my stealth fighter

Chapter 356 Encounter
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A hand-hewn wooden barrel was thrown to the ground.

Number 33 licked his lips, licking the last drop of water into his mouth too.

There was only one barrel left on her back, and Catherine's side was similar. The forest trek consumed more drinking water than they thought. They had already paid attention to saving, and only drank one or two sips at a time, but they were still consumed quickly.

Will it still rain?
They looked up at the sunset glow in the sky, and there was not even the slightest sign of rain.

"Let's find a place to rest today." No. 33 suggested, and carved another arrow on the tree, "At least I won't be hungry today."

On the way, No. 33 killed a few pheasants. Although I don't know if they are protected animals, they must be eaten if they should be eaten, and a living person cannot starve to death.

No. 33 did not expect that the several shurikens hidden by him were actually used to kill chickens.

The most troublesome thing is the lack of water. These pheasants have to be plucked, gutted, bled, and then washed a little bit, otherwise Catherine is very picky about this and refuses to eat anything, making No. 33 secretly slander her for not eating. It's really a pity to go to Hongye Academy, her cleanliness should get along well with those rich ladies.

Therefore, part of the rainwater they carried was used to clean the pheasants. Catherine roasted several stones red with a cross sword, and then wrapped the cleaned pheasants with leaves and baked them between the stones. Produces smoke.

Eat and drink enough today, but the remaining water is at most enough to drink tomorrow. Even the minimum life support can only last for two days. It is absolutely impossible to do such a luxury of washing prey with clean water tomorrow.

Catherine looked back at the way they came from. They turned back and forth, hoping that someone could see their marks and catch up, but it was obviously hopeless, because they kept moving forward, even if someone saw their marks, they would catch up It also takes time.

They couldn't pin all their hopes on others, so they could only continue to walk in the direction where the rescue team's helicopters appeared.

"Why don't you take a rest and continue walking overnight. The temperature at night is low and the water consumption is less." Catherine suggested.

No. 33 shook his head, "The situation in the forest at night is too complicated, and walking is slow, the loss outweighs the gain. It is better to rest early, get up before dawn tomorrow, and set off when the first ray of dawn appears in the east..."

Just as she was talking, Catherine suddenly raised a hand, "Hush! What's the sound?"

33 shut up and listen.

"Helicopter? It's a helicopter!"

They heard the roar of the propellers in the distance. Unlike the helicopters of the official rescue team that only appeared in the sky and disappeared in a flash, the sound of the propellers this time was gradually becoming clear, which meant that the helicopter was approaching their direction. At least not out of reach.

They jumped up excitedly, lost in the forest for a few days, experienced all kinds of inconveniences in life, they are extremely eager to return to the civilized world, even eating bran and swallowing vegetables in the civilized world is better than suffering from lack of water in the forest many.

What's more, they have a lot of important information to convey to the outside world, so there is no need to let Lilith continue to wreak havoc.

The sound of propellers seemed to come from all directions, and it was impossible to tell which direction it was coming from.

"Climb up the tree!"

Without thinking about it, the two threw off the wooden barrels they were carrying, jumped onto the branches, and used their strength to jump between the horizontal branches, trying to climb as high as possible.

"Over there!" Number 33 pointed.

Catherine saw it too, two helicopters flew in one after the other from the northerly west.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone on the fuselage glass and propeller, reflecting a dazzling red light.

To their surprise, the paintwork of the two helicopters was different from that of the official rescue helicopter. What was even more strange was that there was something hanging from the bottom of one of the helicopters, but it was too far away to see clearly.

No wonder the two helicopters did not take the same route as the official rescue helicopters, they must be private or independent helicopters.

No matter where the helicopters come from, judging from the current flight route, they will fly through the air two or three kilometers away from them within one minute.

"Catherine! Signal them with your sword!" 33 reminded.

The opportunity is fleeting, and the crew on the helicopter will not deliberately observe the situation behind them. Once the helicopter passes them, they will never have the opportunity to observe their distress signal.

Catherine stood on a high horizontal branch, holding a tree trunk with one hand, and holding a crossed sword high in the other hand.

The blade emitted an incandescent light, and the branches and leaves that were a little closer were first scorched, and then sparks and light smoke rose.

She swung the crossed sword left and right, hoping the helicopter's crew would notice.

Turn your head this way, take a look this way!
"This way! This way!" Knowing that his voice would be covered by the noise of the propeller, No. 33 couldn't help shouting, otherwise it would be even more uncomfortable to do nothing and watch.

The first helicopter flew over without even slowing down, and they felt a little cold. Just when the second helicopter with something hanging was about to pass by, the nose of the helicopter suddenly tilted slightly, and it made a brake to stop and slow down. , and then the fuselage slowly circled, with the nose pointing towards them.

Catherine swung the crossed sword more vigorously, and No. 33 screamed louder.

The first helicopter also stopped moving forward, and the two helicopters were hovering in the air, not approaching them for the time being, probably because the pilot was asking their superiors for instructions.

No. 33 and Catherine became tense again after finally being relieved. The two helicopters obviously did not pass by here for rescue missions, so the pilots were hesitant.

"Please! Even if you don't want to save us, at least inform the other helicopters of our coordinates!" No. 33 said anxiously.

Judging from her experience, if the two helicopters were performing some ulterior and secret missions, they might not only fail to save them, but would also keep their secrets about seeing them.

"People are being dragged to death, you have to rescue them, people are going to be killed, you have to stop them."

Catherine bit her lower lip and silently recited the words in the proverbs, as if she was telling the helicopter pilot.

In fact, the helicopter only hovered for a few tens of seconds, but these tens of seconds seemed as long as centuries to them.

The driver picked up the intercom: "Miss Aurora, we have encountered a new situation here."

Jiang Chanji and the others were advancing in the forest while looking for the mark left by No. 33, and they all stopped when they heard the words.

Aurora picked up the walkie-talkie: "What's going on?"

The others stared worriedly at the intercom, thinking it was some bad news that the vampire had escaped from his cage or something.

Pilot: "We saw a flashing signal. It may be that someone is in distress and is calling for help."

Flash signal?

Could it be those people who, like Ouyang Caiyue, ventured into the forest to offer rewards?
Under normal circumstances, no matter who you meet, even someone who is obsessed with money, you can help if you can. Otherwise, if you just sit idly by, the other party may die in this virgin forest, but these two Helicopters shoulder too important a mission, carrying witnesses and physical evidence of the air crash, so they cannot take risks casually.

Aurora: "Who is it?"

Driver: "It's too far away, the light is not good, and I can't see clearly."

"Could it be No. 33 and the others?" Xiaosui said, which was what everyone was thinking.

Aurora: "You can take a closer look, but be cautious and report the situation at any time. Rescue is not allowed without my order."

"As ordered."

The two helicopters changed direction and flew towards No. 33 and them.

When the helicopter flew close and No. 33 recognized the logo of the Aurora family drawn on the fuselage, he finally relaxed completely, and guessed who the pilot was contacting and asking for instructions just now.

Sure enough, they came for her.

There was a hot current in No. 33's heart, and the stagnant air that had been stuck in her chest for several days was finally cleared by the hot current, which was even easier than leaving the forest.

It seemed...they weren't particularly desperate to get rid of her either.

"What's that?" Catherine squinted her eyes against the setting sun, staring at the cage suspended under the helicopter, and always felt that the cage contained a human being instead of an animal.

No. 33 is in a good mood, no matter what is in the cage, as long as he can leave this forest.

Pilot: "The signaler is a woman, she... she is holding a cross-shaped two-handed sword that emits a strong light."

Aurora and Jiang Chanji didn't react when they heard it, because they had never seen Catherine's cross sword, but Arabella who took the opportunity to sit and rest jumped up and shouted excitedly: "It's Catherine! That's Catherine! "

Everyone was surprised and happy, and hurriedly asked: "Are you sure?"

"Absolutely right! Only Catherine can light the cross sword!" Arabella clasped her hands together and prayed to the sky, thanking God for keeping Catherine safe.

Aurora: "How many of them are there?"

Pilot: "I only see two."

two?

Everyone who was cheering for joy suddenly froze their smiles on their faces.

The number 33 and the five nuns add up to a total of six people. It is now certain that one of the two is Catherine, and the other is likely to be number 33, otherwise the number "33" would not be specifically marked on the mark.

What about the other four nuns?
Of course, it is also possible that the driver’s vision is limited and he did not see the other four nuns. After all, the forest is too dense. If the other four nuns were standing under the tree, the driver would not have been able to see them.

But when they thought of the two wooden bowls that everyone had discovered before, a bad premonition gradually enveloped their hearts.

Could it be... only No. 33 and Catherine survived?

Arabella's mood suddenly fell from the peak to the bottom. Although Catherine is still alive, she is glad and grateful, but every nun in the monastery is her good sister, and they have taken good care of her since childhood. She could not bear to hear of the death of any of the sisters.

Aurora: "Come closer and ask about their identities."

The helicopter quickly lowered its altitude, and the strong airflow stirred by the propellers caused No. 33 and Catherine to swing back and forth with the branches.

The helicopter with the hanging things hovered in the air, and the other helicopter flew as low as possible and hovered over their heads. The pilot poked his head out and shouted: "What's your name?"

"I'm No. 33! She's Catherine! Are you sent by Aurora?" No. 33 put his hands around his mouth and shouted.

The driver nodded and fed back the information to Aurora.

If it is other survivors, or people who entered the forest for a reward, Aurora will ask the driver to record the coordinates, and then send the coordinates to the official rescue team, and the official rescue team will carry out the rescue, but since it is No. 33 and Catherine It's another matter - No. 33 and Catherine have been reduced to the point of cutting wood into bowls, the situation is definitely not good, and there is no longer any delay.

Aurora thought for a while, "Helicopter No. 1 is on standby in the air, Helicopter No. 2 is approaching for rescue, pay attention to safety."

An iron cage containing vampires was suspended under the No. 1 helicopter, which was inconvenient for rescue.

Helicopter No. 2 took the lead and further descended.

These two helicopters have undergone special modifications. The cabin door on one side was removed and replaced with electric winches and ropes. On the 33rd, a woman who was a few years older was sitting in the cabin, holding a baby. He looked at them impatiently.

I haven't seen this person on the 33rd, let alone this baby, and I wonder who this is?Why come to such a dangerous forest with a baby?And the baby is still in a backpack?Which country's customs?
"Wait a minute! Get you up immediately!" The driver shouted, "Leave the rope!"

The co-pilot squeezed from the cockpit to the passenger compartment, operated the electric winch, and lowered the long rope.

"Sorry! It's windy! Can you jump up and grab the rope?" the pilot yelled.

When walking in the forest, they felt only a slight breeze, because the dense trees blocked the wind, but the wind above the canopy was quite strong, and the hanging rope was swayed by the wind.

The lowest end of the rope was still five or six meters away from the horizontal branch where No. 33 and the others were standing, but the pilot dared not release the rope any further. A tragedy of devastation.

"no problem!"

No. 33 wears the shoes issued by the Ninja Academy, which are similar to light boots, allowing her to easily jump to a height beyond the reach of ordinary people. Although her ninja uniform is too worn out, the shoes are fine.

The same is true for Catherine. The monastery is not short of money, but they chose to practice in order to hone their minds.

This height is not difficult for the two of them, the only thing that is slightly difficult is to master the strength, if they jump too high, they will directly hit the high-speed rotating propeller.

"I'll go first."

No. 33 said, knees bent, and was about to jump, when the displeased woman in the passenger cabin of No. 2 helicopter seemed to have seen something, pointed to a nearby location and said, "Isn't there a third person?" ?”

When No. 33 and Catherine heard this, their hearts skipped a beat, and they said it was going to be bad!

They have always been two people, where did the third person come from?
Sure enough, what they were afraid of would happen, and before they could react, a figure jumped up from a nearby tree and rushed towards the No. 2 helicopter at an extremely fast speed.

(End of this chapter)