"That’s a Lightning Cloud, don’t go near it!" Huang Sheng warned.
Due to unique atmospheric conditions, the lightning within Venus’ atmosphere can last a long time. On Blue Star, lightning is just a fleeting moment, but here, lightning can last for dozens of minutes!
"Such a powerful Electric Field!" Xiong Manni exclaimed, "If we deploy weather weapons on this planet, could we wipe out most of the Zerg here?"
"Not necessarily," Huang Sheng replied. "Zerg have exceptional adaptability, with countless genetic templates for evolution. Since they originate from this planet, they must have corresponding capabilities."
They talked while releasing detectors into the atmosphere.
Here, signals are extremely susceptible to interference. Underneath the Sulfuric Acid Cloud Layer, there’s also an active ionosphere, and most of the detectors sent earlier went silent.
In these highly corrosive Sulfuric Acid Clouds and the layer with over 97% carbon dioxide beneath, they had already discovered some flying Zerg.
These Zerg resemble birds, with a layer of biofilm on their surface that insulates them from toxic gases and acidic substances.
"Capture a sample and send it back to the Warship," Huang Sheng instructed a few team members to perform the operation.
As they moved through the atmosphere, they discovered that the clouds also housed Nuclear Giant Beasts, though they had not yet evolved to the Planet Dominator level.
"No flying Planet Dominators have been found in Venus’ atmosphere for the time being, consistent with our previous findings," Xiong Manni summarized, "thus, it’s inferred there are far fewer Space Insect Race near Venus."
"Then it must be on the surface or underground!" Huang Sheng accelerated his descent and ordered, "Land on the surface, Venus surface exploration."
"Roger!" The armored units descended, and as they reached below Venus’ atmosphere, the wind speed decreased significantly, thereby increasing the Mecha’s speed and stability.
Penetrating the Sulfuric Acid Cloud Layer, Huang Sheng could already see Venus’ surface.
"Temperature: 457 degrees Celsius, Carbon Dioxide content: 96.5%, 89 times standard atmospheric pressure." The AI system updated the data.
Everyone gazed at the scene before them, feeling a shiver down their spines!
It was as if they had arrived not on a planet, but in Hell!
In the sky, concealed by thick Sulfuric Acid Clouds, they couldn’t see the Sun at all; not just a piece of the sky, the entire planet’s sky was !
And within the surrounding clouds, thunderstorms and lightning were constantly generated, as nature incessantly released terrifying power!
On the planet’s surface, there were exposed rocks and dust, a barren land without any trace of life. The only visible things were the countless volcanoes!
There were very few craters because such thick clouds caused most meteors to melt away as they rubbed against the atmosphere.
Even larger asteroids would explode within the atmosphere, falling to the surface and forming mountain ranges.
Venus is known to have the most volcanoes in the Solar System!
It has over a million volcanoes, and its volume and mass are very similar to Blue Star’s, at 0.86 times that of Blue Star.
Imagine, on Blue Star, what would it feel like to have a million volcanoes? Almost every region would have active volcanoes!
Gloomy Sulfuric Clouds, thunderstorms, lightning, carbon dioxide, and toxic gases, volcanoes, craters... Such a harsh environment almost felt like despair!
"This environment is more real than a nightmare!" some team members complained.
"Yeah, I’ve been to Mars, and Mars is much better. At least you can see the Sun on Mars!"
"You know, after the Zerg modified Mars, you could even see green plants, which gave a bit of a familiar feel. Here you can’t see anything."
The group found that there were no plants or other Zerg seen on Venus’ surface.
"Zerg detector has not found any Zerg information," the AI system reminded.
"Could the insects all be hiding underground?" Huang Sheng was puzzled, because even with this harsh environment, Zerg could survive in magma and outer space. Why would they be afraid of this place?
"Landing site: Ista Land, Max Mountain Range." Huang Sheng’s landing site was one of Venus’ two main continent-like highlands.
The Max Mountain Range here is two thousand meters higher than the Himalayas, and the area of the highland is comparable to Kangaroo Island on Blue Star!
The surface was covered with black-brown rocks, forming a stark contrast to the red-brown surface of Mars.
"Commencing component analysis..." The armor’s analyzers began to analyze the rock compositions, "Sample contains 45% silicon dioxide, with remaining components being aluminum oxide, iron oxide, and calcium oxide. Identified as high-aluminum basalt."
Basalt is a type of volcanic lava, and the entire Venus surface is covered with this kind of rock, likely related to its large number of volcanoes.
"All teams conduct spot investigations and report situations," Huang Sheng commanded.
"Team A has not discovered Zerg."
"Team B has not discovered Zerg."
"Team C has not discovered Zerg."
None of the teams found any presence of Zerg.
This situation made Huang Sheng and Xiong Manni even more puzzled. Where had all the Zerg gone?
"Proceed to the volcanic craters for investigations. Zerg need to absorb energy, and the greatest possibility is at the volcanic craters," Huang Sheng instructed.
"Roger." All teams began moving towards the nearby volcanic craters.
"No Zerg on the surface?" Xiong Manni controlled the unmanned Mecha, walking aimlessly on Venus’ surface, while the Biological Detector continuously showed no signs of any biological information.
"Zerg were found in outer space and within the clouds, why are they absent when we arrive on the surface?" She was eager to know the answer.