soul bondage

As the first day we came to the "Alien World", Stiletine and I stood at the door of the dormitory early.At this time, we are all heavy-headed, no wonder, we didn't sleep all night last night, I used ICT to check all the problems I could think of, and the man next to me was talking to me all night Fleets of the free world battle.

As the largest arsenal of the Star Alliance, the Iron Cave space station has military equipment and technological level second only to Dust Star, the seat of the Star Alliance government. on most planets.No wonder, after all, the combined power of dozens of races is far stronger than any civilization that develops alone, and we students selected from various planets have to live here for a year and a half in order to become scouts of the Star Alliance , I thought that scouts were just ordinary special forces soldiers, but after I checked, I found out that scouts are the most proud individual combat units of the Star Alliance. In addition, we have to undergo physical and genetic modification, as well as mental training. I originally wanted to ask a little deeper, but obviously, ICT can't tell us more about these things, but I'm sure not everyone Able to save until the day of the graduation ceremony.

Although ICT told me a lot of things, but to put it bluntly, it is where the toilet is, how to take off the nano-combat suit, or such trivial matters as stipulated by the trainees during the training. Location, and some things I want to know, ICT will refuse to answer on the grounds that my level is not enough.What a disappointment!

I rubbed my sleepy eyes, and looked around quickly before the instructor came.Stettin and I's dormitory is located in a long corridor, and the color is the same as our room, which is dark gray with no vitality. Except for one single room after another, there are only four or five similar monitoring things floating in mid-air to monitor We acted as if we were a bunch of violent juvenile delinquents who could get into a fight at any moment.

In this corridor, apart from us, there are more than 113 other people standing, all looking around curiously like me.Although I have also seen some videos and pictures of earth leaders talking with alien envoys on earth, I can guarantee that no one on earth can see such a variety of aliens up close and personal like me .There are at least five or six alien races in this corridor, among them is the Tuoan introduced on ICT, a highly intelligent life form with six eyes and a hard dark brown carapace all over its body.Rui Beast, from the 1.6 star area known for its dangerous environment, is known as the greatest pioneer in the universe, and is also one of the races that colonize the most planets. If you use human eyes to describe it, Rui Beast is like two Mi's human-shaped lizard, but the Rui beast I saw seems to be thinner and shorter than the Rui beast shown on the ICT.The Rui Beast seemed to have noticed me too, but when he looked at me, he was not as scary as I imagined. Instead, he looked at me nervously, then quickly lowered his head, and quickly shifted his gaze to avoid me. Nothing happened.In addition, there are Kochts covered with fluff, Yasuo people who are only [-] meters tall with a pair of big black eyes, and vegetarians, with horse legs and eagle claws, and chokers on their heads. Lophis full of tentacles.

"It seems that we will be together in the future." Stettin said to me with a smile.

I also smiled and nodded, but at this moment, I was attracted by the person who came out of the room on the right, with a black face full of barbs, strong limbs and a pair of dark blue eyes, as well as the iconic That beak full of sharp teeth, damned Lorgar!The guy noticed me too, glanced at me a couple of times before turning back to chat with his companion.God damn beast!I cursed in my heart.

"Stand up for me, you boneless things!" Instructor Kan came out from behind the opened door and shouted loudly. Everyone, including me, immediately stood at attention, and the originally noisy corridor suddenly changed. It was so silent that one could hear a needle drop on the ground.

"Every time I see you bastards, I get angry. Look at you bastards, I wish I could kill you with one shot! Everyone lined up in two teams and gathered here, didn't you hear me? Come here!" Instructor Kan said After giving the order, we quickly lined up in two neat columns. One Lofis seemed to be very interested in Instructor Kan. He looked forward twice, and finally Instructor Kan stepped forward to take special care of him.

"Does it hurt?" Cam asked the man.

"It hurts, Instructor Kan." The beaten Lofes said tremblingly.

"Are you Lofes androgynous?" Kan suddenly changed his attitude and asked curiously, scratching his chin.

"Ah, no, no, we are divided into females and males." Luo Feisi was taken aback for a moment, then stammered.

"Then speak up like a man, don't be a sissy." Kan slaps him again.Then leave him and walk back to the head of the team.

After seeing what happened to this unlucky guy, everyone followed Kan obediently, even the footsteps were soft, as if they would be punished when they landed.

In this way, we passed through three or four passages that looked similar, and walked into a spacious elevator. Compared with the elevators on the earth, this elevator is much larger. It is absolutely no problem to accommodate three or forty people, but for some reason, Kan After the instructor pressed the up button, everyone crowded behind. There seemed to be an air wall between us and the instructor. Kan looked at us contemptuously and shook his head.

After a long ten seconds, the elevator door opened, a dazzling light came in, and a grand scene came into view.

"Iron Cave welcomes you, a bunch of trash."

I have never been so excited in my 18 years of life, and I can say that the sight here will definitely be unforgettable in my life.In my memory, there is no city that can bring me such a shock. Under the brilliant light, countless huge buildings stand in front of my eyes reflecting the light. Different from the buildings on the earth, the houses here are not only It is taller and more majestic, and has no sharp edges and corners, all of which are composed of smooth lines.Between the well-arranged high-rise buildings, there are countless pure white magnetic tracks interspersed among them, and the magnetic rail trains pass through them at high speed, like silver flying snakes.On the ground, some strangely shaped vehicles sometimes run close to the ground, and sometimes rise into the sky, blending into the sky full of vehicles.

I looked up and watched countless devil-like cars pass by my eyes, and suddenly I had the illusion of being in a sea of ​​steel.

"It's amazing! Isn't it?" Stettin exclaimed with his mouth half-opened. His whole face can be described as mesmerized. The two sickle-like mouths clicked, but I think his expression and mine Should be about the same.

"Looks like we've come to the right place." I responded jokingly.

"Turn on your ICT." Instructor Kan said in front.

We followed his instructions and pressed the switch to activate the ICT worn on the right arm. After an orange pattern appeared, a man's voice rang in my ears.

"Welcome to Iron Cave. From officially entering Iron Cave, ICT's smart housekeeper system will be online 26 hours a day. I am your ICT smart assistant G18. Please tell me your name and previous name."

"Yes, Yu Zhe, Chu Mingyu."

"Your identity has been found in the archives. You are not allowed to use names other than Yu Zhe during the Iron Cave. We will save your former name and personal records in the archives. Your ID has been bound to your DNA. After training During this period, Tiexuan will use this to monitor your behavior, I wish you a happy day. Dr. Yu Zhizhi, do you have any questions?" G18 asked in a monotonous, toneless voice.

A group of us followed a section of white stairs to a place that looked like a waiting station for a magnetic rail car. After I stood up, I looked around. Except for Instructor Kan who was waiting for the bus with his arms folded, everyone else While quietly asking about various things about ICT, Shi Tieting, beside me, even asked such boring questions as to what delicious food is nearby.Alas, this guy is really generous.

"Where will we train, G18?"

"You will receive a one-and-a-half-year special training and a half-year extreme-level assessment at the military thorn base in Iron Cave. After that, you will complete the tasks assigned to you by the Star Federation as a scout. The Star Federation will evaluate each scout based on individual performance. inspection."

"What if it fails?" I asked curiously.

"If you are eliminated during the training period, you will undergo degeneration surgery to deprive you of your scout status. If you fail to meet the expected standards of the Star Federation due to your own reasons during the period of becoming a scout, you will be forced to retire, and then you will be assigned to different units according to each person's performance. , but those who are eliminated will lose their qualifications as scouts forever. During the training period, if they violate relevant laws, they will be punished according to law, and those who are serious will be sent to the decomposition room."

"What is a decomposition chamber?" I had an ominous feeling.

"The decomposition chamber can decompose the body of any living thing into molecular size, which is a kind of euthanasia used in humanitarianism." G18 replied in the usual flat tone, as if the matter I asked it was normal.

I swallowed hard.

"Then, is there any other option? For example, when I get tired of my current identity one day, can I find a normal job and become an ordinary person to live a normal life again." I asked nervously.

"Unless you can become a scout and serve to a certain age, the Star Alliance will not be obliged to provide you with any help. However, according to the usual situation, scouts are a high-risk unit, and few people can survive to retire." G18 calmly responded.

I touched Stettin vigorously with my arm, and he turned his head and smacked his lips, tilting his head and looking at me with compound eyes.

"Did you know what happened to most of us when you joined?" I asked anxiously.His eyes glanced at Instructor Kan from time to time, for fear that he would overhear.

"Ah, I know." Stettin looked at my face, "I think you were tricked by the observers with the excuse of a better life?"

"This is my own decision." I countered pretending to be firm, but the illusion of a new life in my heart was almost shattered.

"Your face is almost the same color as my eyes. I heard that many students like you and me are selected due to certain characteristics of themselves, such as the death of a relative, the destruction of the home, or some relatives. Guys who don’t agree with their living environment. Just like me, the civil war in my homeland, my family was destroyed, if I hadn’t met a kind person, I’m afraid I would have died, and you might be similar.”

"My parents passed away in an alien invasion five years ago. Like you, I was adopted by people without blood before I came here." I whispered.

"So, to put it bluntly, people like you and me are victims of war. Instead of spending a lot of manpower and material resources to bring us back to society, it's better to let us get involved in the war again like our parents. At least we die more than them significance."

"Is this contrary to human nature?" I don't want to be a humble pawn, involved in any inexplicable war at the mercy of others.

"Relatively speaking." Stiletine said with a wry smile.

"Why are you two still standing there stupidly? Get the fuck out of here!" Instructor Kan stepped out of the parked magnetic rail car, slapped each of us, and kicked and kicked into the car.I rubbed my hot cheeks, it seemed that this time I was on a thief ship and I couldn't get off.Forget it, no matter how bad it is, it is better than being there.

After the magnetic rail train left the station, all of us were lying behind the window and looking at this novel world. Looking at the countless vehicles soaring in the sky, I unconsciously asked: "What kind of transportation is that?"

"This kind of transportation is called a nuclear energy vehicle. It has a titanium alloy body, has injectors and an automatic navigation system, and is amphibious on land and air. A standard electric energy vehicle can carry six to eight people. It is the most commonly used transportation in the universe. According to different environments and uses, it can be modified to support the operation of nuclear energy, and it can travel [-] to [-] kilometers as long as it is charged for about ten hours."

"Where's that big black guy?" My eyes fell on a black spaceship. There are two turrets, and two things that look like laser cannons are placed on the left and right sides of the nose under the cockpit, and there is an unknown device in the middle.

"This is a military air combat ship independently developed by the Star Alliance. It is equipped with four guided missile launchers, two 14.6 mm caliber metal storm machine gun towers and a magnetic rail gun. It is the most important air combat unit of the Star Alliance. It is divided into There are two kinds of assault type and transport type, this is the assault type armed boat named 'Night Falcon', and there is also a transport type combat boat 'Silver Ray'."

"Look! Yu Zhe, here we are. This is the Army Assassin's Base." Shi Tieting excitedly pointed at the dark silver buildings in front of him. Under the light, they shone like stars in the universe. Overshadowed by it, shouldn't it be low-key as a military facility?

"Get out of the car and line up, stand up quickly for me." Instructor Kan got out of the car and said to us.We lined up in a long line and walked out of the station silently under the leadership of instructor Kan. There was no one in the whole station except us, and it seemed empty and silent.In the station, there are many display boards emitting dim blue light that are slowly moving, looking like a group of ghosts without bodies wandering around us silently.I looked at the words on it, and they were all angular alien symbols. Although an extraterrestrial visitor like me can communicate with other creatures through the instruments on the ears, I may still need a pair of high-tech glasses.

Just as I was focusing on the blue screens, the gate of the station opened. After passing through a long passage, we came to a door with two machine gun towers hanging above it. , the orange laser sight slowly swept over everyone, making me breathless.

Instructor Kan walked to the door and knocked twice on a monitor, and the door opened.He didn't take us to go any further, but walked to the left into a dim passage. After walking in the closed passage for some time, we finally saw the light of the front entrance.

"Next, you will enter the zero-gravity zone. Now each of you enters the equipment room to get the injector, wear it on your leg, and then take the EMP launcher." Said instructor Kan into the equipment room, we followed After entering, in my imagination, the equipment room should be filled with countless advanced weapons and equipment, but when we actually walked in, we found that there was only a small open space and a circle besides a pile of random sundries. After more than [-] of us went in, this small space felt crowded and a little sweaty.Under the command of Instructor Kan, each of us strapped jets on our calves, and put on respirators and protective helmets. After everyone disarmed and adjusted the EMP safety device, Instructor Kan came from among us. Squeeze through and walk back to the door.

"Is everyone ready?" Instructor Kan shouted.

"Yes, instructor." We replied in unison.

"Then, get ready to suffer, little bastards." Instructor Kan smiled maliciously, then stepped aside and pressed the monitor on the door.

The moment the door closed, all of us were sucked in by the powerful gravity behind us.Accompanied by the eardrum-shattering screams around us, we were all sucked into a huge transparent sphere after enduring the impact as if we were involved in a hurricane.

After the shock, I found myself floating slowly. Around me, some people were fiddling with their limbs curiously, and some were playing with jets and flying around inside the sphere.

I also connected the injector to the G18. After the connection was completed, a virtual joystick appeared on my right hand. I lightly pressed the only button on it, and the injector took me forward slowly. moved a few meters.

"Try pressing it to the bottom, wow!" Stiletine passed me quickly.

I smashed my thumb down hard, and I flew away as fast as possible, and then hit the glass wall hard.

"Take it easy, friend." Stettin leaned towards me gracefully.

"How did you do it?" I said leaning against the wall, and a cloud of white mist spit out of my mouth blocked my sight.

"After bumping into the wall three times and people twice, I can learn it without a teacher. This kind of thing needs to be practiced diligently, but the Rui beast that I hit just now seems to want to beat me up. Fortunately, I ran fast .Oh! look, there he is."

I looked in the direction he pointed, and saw a big Rui beast flying towards us while cursing the damn bug.

"You should apologize, or I think you will die badly if you are caught by him." Before I finished speaking, he yelled 'run away' and flew out.And the Rui Beast rushed over a second or two after Stettin escaped, and I rolled to avoid him, only to hear a thump from behind, the impact must have been severe.

"Damn it, I almost caught that dead bug. You know that bug." Rui Beast asked me panting.

"I apologize to you on his behalf, this guy is a bit over the top, I hope you don't mind." Although I said it, my fingers kept resting on the injection button. rise.

"Who are you? You need to apologize to me!" This big guy who was two heads taller than me gave me a hard look through the transparent mask. Why did Stiletine provoke him?

"Yu Zhe, hello, Earthlings." I smiled and stretched out my hand, but my heart was very disturbed.Unexpectedly, the ferocious beast in front of me stretched out his huge hand to wrap my right hand.

"Gash, Rui Beast. He deliberately laughed at me, mocked me for not being able to fly well, that bastard."

I looked at him, and it was really surprising that the dinosaur-like big guy who was about two meters in front of me showed an expression of resentment after being teased.

"No! No one is laughing at you, you use the injector very well! If possible, can you teach me? I'm not very skilled." I asked, in fact, this Rui beast named Gash is not bad, it seems that people Don't be fooled by appearances, even if he's an alien.

"Really! I...I fly very well?" Gash looked at me in surprise, as if he thought my words were incredible.

"Really! Of course it is true, so can you teach me?" I asked tactfully.

"Yes, yes, first you have to hold the virtual handle well, then put your legs... relax... just... like this, and then press the button." Because of the praise, Gash stuttered a little excitedly, I couldn't help laughing .

"Looks like you made a new friend, Gash." A Lofis came to us.Although I saw Luo Feisi for the first time today, for some reason, I felt a sense of déjà vu, especially those yellow eyes.By the way, Raul, could it be that Raul is also Lofes, but I feel a little angry when I think of him. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't be such a cannon fodder scout, but I can't completely blame him, after all is my choice.

"My name is Ryan, and I'm in the same room as Gash, hello." Lofes in front of me said in a poetic voice. As soon as he spoke to a friend of Luo Feisi, he had an inexplicable affection for him.

Just as I was about to reply, a black shadow appeared between us.

"What are you going to do?" Stettin asked in a low voice, his arms still waving in front of his chest, looking very funny.As a result, Ryan was confused.

Stettin looked at me puzzled, and I smiled and pulled him aside.

"Calm down, let me introduce you, these two are Gash, Ryan. Two, this is my friend Stettin."

"What's going on here! Don't you want to fight them? Look, this big guy has called his helpers!"

"My name is Gash." Gash whispered.

"We didn't want to do anything, but if I were you, I should apologize." I patted Stettin on the shoulder to persuade.

"But the guy's expression at that time really made people afraid to approach."

"My name is Gash." Gash raised his voice.

"It seems that this friend from Norising and this friend of mine have some misunderstandings." Ryan also joined our conversation.

"Hello, you have a good voice, Rui..."

"Ryan."

"Ah, Ryan, nice to meet you. I heard that you Luo Feisi are all vegetarians, while Rui Beast is a carnivore. It seems that you and the big guys will have a lot of trouble in the future." Stiletine nodded seriously He nodded, but his hands were still on the buttons, and he seemed ready to escape at any time.

"You don't need to worry about it. Also, I'll say it again for the last time! I have a name, and my name is Gash!" The Rui Beast, who was nearly two meters tall, said every word.

Ryan and I looked at each other, and then separated the two who were about to start.I said goodbye to the two of them briefly, and took Stettin to fly elsewhere. In the next few minutes, neither of us spoke. I also took this opportunity to practice how to use the jet for a while. At that moment, a familiar voice suddenly sounded in my ear.

"Looks like you guys are having a good time! To be honest, I'm not happy to see you guys so comfortable. Remember what I said? Suffer a little bit, Outworld brats."

As we all looked around curiously, many stick-like things protruded from different directions.

"Oh my god, I've seen this thing on the internet," Stitting screamed.

Just as he was speaking, these sticks suddenly shot countless blue lights at us.I subconsciously dodged a blue light that passed through my ribs, but not everyone was so lucky. There were many people around me who were hit, and the screams filled my ears instantly. Watching a Toan lose consciousness after convulsing for a while, but can't do anything.

"Leave the open area and go to the edge, these spikes are no joke!" Stettin waved at me vigorously, then rushed towards the glass wall.

"Can't combat uniforms protect us?" I also pressed the button to the end, and the injector took me away from the firepower network composed of blue light.

"The battle suit can only protect against the reaction force and the attack of ordinary weapons, but the spike is a weapon that can stimulate the nerves of the human body. I'll go, it's so dangerous!" Stiletine dodged a blue light that was shot at his face.

"Damn it! The Star Alliance strictly prohibited the use of spikes for purposes other than medicine more than 30 years ago, because spikes can stimulate biological nerves and make life worse than death for those who touch him. What a bunch of hypocrites. own laws."

"Careful to the right." I yelled.

"Almost." Stettin stepped aside.

I took the EMP transmitter hanging on my waist and looked around. One-third of the people had lost consciousness, and the remaining dozen people were running around like me. I counted them carefully. At a glance, there are a total of eight transmitters in this enclosed space.In groups of two and two.Cross-shot us, change direction after two shots, right-left-up-down, damn it!

I rolled over and avoided the attack of the spikes. After making sure that no spikes were aimed at me, I stepped hard on the glass wall and floated to the right side of a set of spikes. The moment one of the spikes turned to me, I pulled the trigger, an EMP round fired, and before it reached its target, I turned the gun and pointed it at another spike.In one fell swoop I disabled a set of spikes.In the distance, I saw that Ryan also killed a group, and Gash was shooting randomly from the sidelines.

"Be careful behind you." I yelled at them, but it was too late.Gash, who was still cheering, was hit straight, only heard him roar and then lost consciousness.

"No!" Ryan yelled, wanting to grab his unconscious companion, but a beam of blue light hit him mercilessly, and after a burst of pain, the two bodies slowly drifted away into the distance .

"Destroy you." Stettin, on my upper left, and a Kocht dealt with the third set of raging spikes.Now there are only the last two left. Just as I aimed the gun, two EMP pulse rounds hit the last set of spikes impartially. I looked in the direction of the ballistic. See you earlier today. The Lorgar man who arrived was holding two EMP launchers in both hands. After confirming that he had hit the target, he threw the launcher away, and then scanned around with his eyes, which happened to meet my eyes, and he nodded slightly. .

"Good luck, earthlings."

"Each to each other." I responded in a cold tone, but there was another voice in my heart—fuck you!

"Looks like you guys are what I thought, a bunch of trash. You're embarrassing me with just eight slow-moving spikes." When we crawled out of the sphere's valve At that time, instructor Kan stood among several soldiers and researchers and said to us with a sneer.

"Instructor, what should they do?" I pointed to my companion who was still floating inside the sphere.

"They have passed out because they couldn't bear the severe pain caused by the spikes, but it doesn't matter." At this time, Instructor Kan clapped his hands, and several robots sprang out from the four half-person-high holes behind him.These robots have four silver arms and a white torso. There is an oval bulge directly above the torso, and a green light spot on it is constantly rotating clockwise, while the place where the feet were originally was replaced Silver tracks instead.

"Smart servant, clean up the pile of garbage in the zero-gravity zone. Those who are still awake, come with me."

"Instructor."

As soon as Instructor Kan turned around, Stie Ting stopped him from behind.

"Anything else?" Instructor Kan asked impatiently.

"Sir, using spikes for any purpose other than medical purposes is against the law, you should know that?" Stiletine said righteously, without a trace of fear in his eyes.Seeing the hostile smile of Instructor Kan, I quickly patted Stettin from behind, but the latter took a big step forward instead, as if he wanted to fight the Caron in front of him to the end.

"Really, according to what you said, it seems that I am going to the Supreme Court. But I will tell you clearly today, here, I am the only law, even if I kill all you little bastards, no one will I will stand up for you." Instructor Kan slowly walked towards Shi Tieting.

"Who do you think you are? You, a Nori bug, still want to question me!" After speaking, Instructor Kan pulled out a rectangular object from the back of his waist, pushed the soldiers on both sides away, and rushed to the front of Stiletine's slender body to activate the device that looked like It was a razor, and a blue light slowly gathered at its port. Stettin's expression was distorted by anger and fear, and at the moment the blue light touched him, a howl unique to the Nori came from his black mouthparts. Issued, it sounds heartbreaking.

"A high-power handheld spike with adjustable power is a new toy developed by the Star Alliance." Instructor Kan said while fiddling with the toy in his hand.

I looked at Shi Tieting, who was limp on the ground, and suddenly felt extremely hopeless. There is no new life here at all!Raul lied to me!He turned me from an ordinary person into an oppressed slave, and all my good wishes were shattered at this moment.

I watched as two sages rolled up Stiletine's body with their tentacles, and quickly walked out through an open door.I tried to follow, but was finally pulled back by the fear in my heart.

Under the dim light, I had to walk through the long passage with the few remaining students, and under the guidance of instructor Kan, I walked into a laboratory-like place, which was much more spacious and bright than before , but it was also much noisier. It seemed that there were nearly a hundred people in dark blue overalls working here, and around the room, a dozen guards in gray uniforms and holding weapons stood upright, This environment is out of place.

"This is the most important research institute of the Star Alliance, where you will undergo a comprehensive body transformation, and we will use the power of technology to turn you into powerful fighters, the most proud military force of the Star Alliance - scouts. "Instructor Kan spoke to us with a smile on his face, when a door opened automatically in front of him, and he waved us into a dark secret room.

"What will become of us?" asked the former Lorgar.

"You will become the blades of the country serving the Star Alliance world. Among the 25 students, only a few of you have passed the first assessment."

I was very surprised when I heard the news. Before that, my goal was as long as I didn’t become the last few to be eliminated. As a result, I can have such a good result now. It seems that I am not useless.

"Steting, he also..."

"He doesn't know how to obey, so he is not qualified to join you. Remember, you will spend the next two years in special training hell, and the five of you will be leaders of others, not only leading your 25 Individuals, but also to lead the rest of the students."

"Anyone else?" a Toan asked.

"We recruited a total of 180 students, and only 21 of them passed the assessment like you. Now, are you ready?" Instructor Kan smiled ferociously.

"Get ready for what?" I just wanted to say something when I felt something hard against my waist, and the next second I felt as if my body was pierced by thousands of scorching steel nails. I twitched non-stop due to the severe pain, and finally, I fell to the ground amidst the painful groaning. In the gradually blurred vision, I saw two wise servants slowly approaching me.