I, the native, do as I please

Chapter 169 Special Services
The next day, Vic and the others saw Azu's expressions changed.

This guy paid the boss a lot of money to Hank's mercenaries last night, so that the mercenaries became amiable when they saw his expression.

After having breakfast.

Hank and the others came out after putting on combat equipment. These people were fully armed and carried a large backpack. They walked without panting, including the woman named Karma.

It can be seen that they have been on the battlefield for a long time, and they all look tough.

"All right, ladies and gentlemen."

"If you've had breakfast, we're leaving."

"We'll spend three days entering Goresak."

"In it, we're going through the dangerous Gobi, where we might encounter armed bandits."

"So I hope that during the journey, you can follow my orders."

"Every order."

"If you want to come back in one piece, I suggest you better do so."

"Now, go."

Azu stood up, clapped his hands, and walked in the team very leisurely.

The entire archaeological team, including the elderly Dr. Nick, had nothing on him, but the doctor at least carried a cane.

But Azu had nothing.

Well, except for a sun hat and sunglasses.

Even Amy, a girl, carried a hiking bag full of things.

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Captain Hank smiled and said, "Mr. John, don't you have any luggage?"

Azu shook his head.

Hank joked: "I'm still going to let the tank carry the luggage for you."

Tank was the bald head who made fun of Azu last night. Now he looked at Azu as if he was looking at a vault. He no longer meant to make fun of him. He also showed a bit of naivety, trying to make himself look as kind as possible.

Hank gestured: "Kama, you go with Mr. John."

"I'll leave him and Dr. Nick to you."

Then he winked his eyes at Azu: "Being with Karma is better than being with us big bastards."

"However, don't let her do anything other than fight, even if she takes the initiative."

"I don't want my men to have no strength to fight at a critical moment."

Amy also understood the hidden pun, and couldn't help but glanced at Kamado.

In fact, this female soldier is very tasteful, tall and slender, and a bit stronger than girls like Amy, but she doesn't look like a big guy.

Except for her rough skin and tanned complexion, she is beautiful in other aspects.

And as a female soldier, after dealing with these men for a long time, Kama did not get angry or blush because of this joke.

On the contrary, she said with a dry smile: "I don't think I have to spend so much effort on Mr. John."

Suddenly, a group of men whistled.

Azu also laughed, and at the same time, he had the urge to make this ignorant female soldier suffer a bit.

They walked out of the hotel, and there were six SUVs parked outside.

These cars have been modified, the chassis is high, the wheels are thick and big, and they look full of power.

Two of them also had anti-aircraft guns on them, manned by tanks and another burly black man.

Hank quickly assigned everyone's seats.

Azu shared a car with Dr. Nick and Amy.

Kama, with camouflage painted on her face, sat next to Azu, exuding a delicate fragrance from her body.

The female soldier took out a box of chewing gum: "One?"

Azu smiled and shook his head.

Kama didn't force it, put it away and said, "You shouldn't belong to the archaeological team, why did you come with them to such a dangerous place."

"Is it dangerous?"

Azu spread his hands and said, "Didn't you protect me?"

Karma smiled and said, "Other men wish to be brave in front of me, but you don't care about that at all."

Azu smiled and said: "I don't mind being protected by a woman, besides, I have money to spend, this is the service I deserve."

"Service." Karma nodded, "Indeed."

When they were about to leave, a man on a motorcycle hurried over and spoke in English with a strange accent.

"Sorry, I'm late."

Hank threw a backpack to him and said, "If you're late, I'll have to find another tour guide."

He then introduced to everyone: "This is our guide, Ackerman."

"Ackerman is a living map of this area. If you have any unclear points during the journey, you can consult him at any time."

The local man named Ackerman dealt with everyone with a smile.

A few minutes later, the convoy set off.

At the beginning, the archaeological team was quite excited.

Talking and laughing in the car.

But when the town is far away and the world is barren, people no longer have the excitement just now.

Look around.

There are only a few colors in the world, such as red, yellow, and brown.

There are large and small weathered stones everywhere. Some stones have been eroded into weird shapes by wind and sand, and some have been eroded into holes. When the wind blows, they will make creepy sounds.

Ackerman introduced to the team members through the team's radio communicator.

"There are a lot of canyons, caves and stone forests in this area."

"Therefore, the terrain in this area is complex, and there are too many natural terrains for hiding."

"During the most chaotic and darkest years, every shadow and every cave here was buried with human corpses."

"This is a barren land, the most things here are rocks and wind and sand."

"Our ancestors said it was a land cursed by the gods."

"But even so, we didn't give up on it."

"Our ancestors have struggled and survived here for generations."

"Their experiences can be compiled into tragic poetry."

"Everyone, the water here is very precious."

"In this vast area of ​​hundreds of thousands of square kilometers, there are few rivers, and almost none of these rivers can flow all year round."

"So in this land, being able to occupy the water source is a party's overlord."

"In it, we need to be careful of several forces."

"One is the 'Scythe'. They use a white sickle as a mark. They are equipped with small sickles, and they like to use the sickle to cut off the tongue of their prey."

"They are the most lawless group of villains on this land. The army once wanted to exterminate them, but to find and eliminate them in such a vast area, this is a bit embarrassing for the army of our country."

Ackerman smiled and continued.

"Also to watch out for are 'scavengers' and 'sand leopards.'"

"The former are elusive, they rarely conflict with other forces, and they rarely attack caravans on their own initiative."

"But if you're injured and it's hard to move, they'll show up."

"They're like those carrion worms that eat you away slowly, bit by bit."

"Sometimes they can even linger around their prey for a week until they consume the prey alive before looting."

"As for the 'Sand Leopards', they are not the most powerful, but they have the best equipment."

"God knows where their equipment came from, but it is certain that neither the 'Scythes' nor the 'Scavengers' are equipped as well as theirs."

"They're like leopards, as long as they're on their radar, they'll look for the right moment."

"Then move quickly, one hit kills."

"In addition, it is rumored that the leader of the 'Sand Leopard' has superpowers, but no one has personally seen what it is and whether it really has superpowers."

"In other words, everyone who has seen it with their own eyes is dead."

"In short, now we have entered dangerous territory."

"There's no legal protection here."

"Everyone, be careful."

"Also, ladies, you'd better cover your pretty faces with a hijab."

"That would avoid a lot of problems."

At Ackerman's suggestion, Amy and other women wrapped their hair and faces in black turbans, leaving only their eyes exposed.

Even so, they wore a pair of visors over their faces.

In this way, he completely wrapped himself up.

Four p.m.

Under the guidance of Ackerman, the team drove to an oasis.

Ackerman introduced in the communication machine: "The oasis we will arrive at later is called 'Sabrina', which means 'Goddess of Life' in our local language."

"Sabrina Oasis can be said to be an important supply point in this area, and most importantly, it is only a day or so away from the city."

"So until now, it has not been occupied by any force."

Just when the guide said this, Azu had already seen from a distance that there was an artificial roadblock on the road leading to the Sabrina Oasis.

Although this roadblock is very simple, a few sharpened tree trunks are nailed together, and some stones are piled up to form a simple obstacle.

On the highest support at one end of the barricade, a flag was tied, and the wind blew.

The black flag fluttered in the wind, so that people could see the pattern of a white death sickle on it.

There was a slight smile on the corner of Azu's mouth, and he said to Karma next to him: "It seems that the information on the live map has to be updated."

Karma couldn't laugh now, she lifted a black mask, covering most of her face.

He pulled the goggles down again, and put his hand on the safety lock of the rifle.

At this time, beside the barricade, behind and above a huge piece of weathered rock, people came out.

Those people wore different clothes, but all wore a mask with a white sickle pattern, with fierce eyes, pointing at the convoy and yelling something in the local language.

Ackerman said in the communicator: "They said they belonged to the 'Scythe Regiment', let me communicate with them first."

"This place shouldn't be occupied by the 'Scythes'."

Done.

In an off-road vehicle ahead, the tour guide Ackerman stood up and shouted in the local language.

"Goddess of Life, I am Ackerman Shere Kabuchi."

"Brothers of the 'Scythes', I know your Captain Comper, and we used to have dinner together."

"I wonder if you can let us go?"

When he saw the 'Scythe Group', he no longer talked about entering the oasis, but asked to leave.

A man with disheveled hair came out from the 'Scythe Group', his eyes were yellowish brown, like the eyes of some kind of cold-blooded animal.

The man shouted: "Comper is dead, killed by the 'Sand Leopard'."

"So whether you know him or not, and whether you want to enter the oasis or leave, you have to pay the tax."

"This is Captain Mengge's rule!"

Ackerman said through the communicator: "It's a little troublesome, they are from 'Black Hand' Meng Ge."

"'Black Hand' Meng Ge is a black-hearted person in the 'Scythe Group', and even the members of the 'Scythe Group' are afraid of him."

Then the guide said: "We are willing to pay the tax, as long as you let us go."

The strong man looked at Hank and the others, and said in English with a local accent: "Then, each person pays 1000 yuan, US dollars!"

Immediately.

On the off-road vehicle, the tank manipulating the anti-aircraft machine gun roared: "One thousand dollars per person? How dare you!"

The tank man was tall and burly, and he was manipulating an anti-aircraft machine gun, which made the "Scythe Regiment" retreat involuntarily.

Their faces changed slightly, and they all clenched their guns and put on full alert.

The man with the tawny eyes called out, "What do you want?"

"If you want to leave alive, pay your taxes obediently!"

Dr. Nick shivered in fright. He glanced at Azu and saw that he didn't make a statement. The old man looked at Hank and said, "Why don't you just give it to them? It's important for us to hurry."

"Anyway, Eclay Company said that all expenses on the road can be reimbursed."

Hank frowned suddenly.

Azu also chuckled lightly.

The old doctor is still inexperienced, the more you compromise in the face of these villains, the more they will push forward.

Sure enough, after the old doctor spoke, the expressions of those men became greedy.

The one at the head said loudly: "You guys are too much chatter, now the price has increased."

"Two thousand per person, no, five thousand dollars to leave."

"Besides, don't think we're blind, those women, take off your headscarves!"

Ackerman said quickly: "Everyone, everyone is a person who often walks around this land."

"In addition to Comper, I also know you Occam and Captain Reed."

"Well, let's pay two thousand dollars in taxes each, and let us leave like this, okay?"

Yellow Eye immediately fired a shot into the sky.

boom!
The gunfire scared Ackerman back into the SUV.

Then I heard the yellow eyes shout: "Fart!"

"Who do you think you are."

"So what if you know Occam and Captain Reed."

"If you don't pay the money today, no one can leave!"

Hearing this, Hank whispered through the communication channel of their mercenary team: "Kama, protect Mr. John and Dr. Nick."

"Tank, Tiger, you two wait for my signal and hit me hard."

"Others, make sure none of these bastards get out."

Then, he said loudly: "Listen to them and take out all the money."

"Ladies, take off your hijab."

Immediately, Amy and other women pulled off their headscarves.

The strong men stretched their necks to look at the woman in the car.

Some even walked towards the car to get a better look.

Just then, Hank yelled, "Shoot!"

Bang bang bang!

The bald 'tank' and the black 'tiger' took the lead in manipulating anti-aircraft machine guns to fire.

Bright lines of fire broke through the air and swept over those strong men. When these men were shot by machine gun bullets, a lot of blood and minced flesh burst out immediately.

The power of the anti-aircraft machine gun even smashed the weathered rocks that the villains used for cover.

Hank and the others used rifles or pistols to clean up the fish that slipped through the net one by one with precise bursts of fire.

on an off-road vehicle.

The battle begins.

Azu was pressed down on the head by Karma.

The female soldier pressed Azu's head on her thigh, and then Karma leaned forward, pressed Azu's head with her chest, and almost lay on Azu's body, protecting his important body in this way. customer of'.

Azu was happy to enjoy this unique 'service', as for Karma's life and death, he didn't take it seriously.

After all, he spent money.

It is also necessary to enjoy protection.

If Karma dies like this, it can only be said that her professional level is not enough.

However, the mercenary team recruited by Akeley Company is not ordinary.

All of them are skilled and precise in marksmanship.

Coupled with excellent equipment, it can be said that it is easy to deal with those little thieves.

Fight for a moment.

The people of the 'Scythe Group' were killed and wounded.

None escaped.

Subsequently.

The tanks and others got off and cleaned up the battlefield.

They shoot at people on the ground with pistols, regardless of whether they are dead or playing dead.

In short, a shot to the head is nothing to worry about.

Others are fine.

But the faces of the archaeological team were not very good.

Especially Amy, although this little girl has experienced a bloody incident last time.

But she is not used to it, and it is impossible to get used to such a scene.

He retched on the spot.

Azu naturally didn't change his face. He leaned against the car door and checked the time from time to time, thinking that Hank and the others were wasting too much time.

After Hank and the others killed all the thieves, they got into the car, then turned around, left the oasis, and went straight to the depths of Golesak.

At night.

Under the guidance of Ackerman, they came to a deserted village, and had a rest in the houses that had not been eroded and disappeared by the wind and sand.

Roasting on the fire, drinking a cup of freshly brewed instant coffee, Azu heard the guide say.

"The place you are going to is called 'Gaskell Valley', and in our local area, it is also called 'Devil's Valley'."

"It's deserted, and anyone who has been to the 'Devil's Valley' has never returned."

"It is rumored that there are terrible demons inhabiting there. Even the forces of the 'Scythe Regiment' dare not enter the valley."

"So when the time comes, I can only take you to the entrance of the valley. As for the valley, I absolutely dare not go in."

"I advise you not to enter, it's too dangerous."

"Why would you want to go to that kind of place?"

Listening to Ackerman's voice, Azu suddenly caught another sound in his ears.

He smiled and concentrated on drinking his coffee.

Not long after, a sharp whistle was heard.

Hank, who was sitting on a rock, immediately jumped up: "There is a situation!"

"Turn off the flames and be alert!"

Beside Azu, Kama immediately kicked up the sand and rocks, and extinguished the bonfire.

Then, one by one, they pulled up Azu and Dr. Nick respectively, retreated into the depths of the room, and hid in the shadows.

(End of this chapter)