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Chapter 348 Protect civilians!

The words of Atlas, the platoon leader, suddenly made the federal officer in front of him sober up.

Yes, if I start fighting so recklessly, everyone will see through the live broadcast that it was the Federation that first attacked this "humanitarian aid" team.

Even if this incident can be calmed down in the end, when the superiors hold someone accountable afterwards, they will definitely find someone to take the blame, and a small officer like me will definitely not be able to escape responsibility.
Thinking of this, both the sergeant on the front line of the confrontation and the commander of the federal reinforced company calmed down.

The non-commissioned officers who received the order immediately restrained their troops to prevent accidental discharges under the high-pressure environment.

The company commander of the reinforced company also hurriedly took the deputy company commander to the confrontation area.

Looking at the Atlas armed forces that were ready for battle ahead, and the spider robots that had occupied the surrounding high terrain, he thought of the HCP and main battle tanks that were moving around the outskirts of the town.

Even though the company commander was extremely unwilling, he could only suppress his dissatisfaction and planned to resolve the current situation through negotiation.

Of course, he was mainly considering the possible public opinion problems that might arise, not because he was worried that his lightly armed and reinforced subordinates would not be able to defeat the enemy.

After coming to the Atlas reinforced platoon leader, the federal company commander did not say anything polite and asked directly:
"So what do you want?"

"We don't want to do anything. We at Atlas don't want to get involved in this war. We are just trying to protect innocent civilians."

The platoon leader of the reinforced platoon, a Roma with a ram's head as his bestial feature, spoke seriously and at the same time, in accordance with the requirements of the pre-war training, he once again emphasized Atlas' position and mission.

"Innocent? These people may not be. If some of them had not secretly assisted in hiding the remnants of the empire, my patrol team would not have suffered heavy losses in this town!"

"But you don't have any evidence now, right? You can only rely on the weapons in your hands to forcibly interrogate, and in my opinion, your so-called "interrogation" is not much different from direct violence."

"Okay, we have no evidence." The federal army's company commander nodded, as if he had given up, and continued:

"It's not decent for both of us to continue to be deadlocked here, so could you please give us a solution?"

"We will take in all the refugees, including the female refugees you have detained. We will leave immediately after we have taken them in, and we will not interfere with your subsequent combat operations."

To be fair, the federal army also knows that under the current circumstances, the solution provided by Atlas is the most appropriate.

At least it will not further tarnish the image of the federal army in front of the public, and the other side does not intend to interfere with their combat operations.

But thinking of the brothers who had been lost in the town these days, the company commander was still very angry, and he wished he could shoot all the civilians present.

But at the last moment, his inner reason finally prevailed.

"Okay, we accept."

Before the federal officer could finish his words, his entire upper body, along with his combat exoskeleton, suddenly exploded.

"boom!"

Then, a crisp sound came late.

This sudden change stunned everyone. The tactical visor of the ram-headed Roma who was negotiating with the company commander was covered with blood and minced meat.

This was sniping from a large-caliber anti-material weapon.

"Enemy attack! Take cover!"

The federal sergeant who initially negotiated with the Totoro team reacted quickly. After their company commander was blown into a pile of minced meat, he immediately issued a warning and hid behind an armored vehicle nearby.

The sniper attack just now was like a signal. The surrounding buildings that had been cleared by the federal army suddenly became lively again. A large number of tungsten alloy high-speed piercing rods, along with several charged particle beams and anti-vehicle missiles attacking from high altitudes, quickly covered the negotiation area.

The situation, which was originally slowly easing from the "dagger-drawn" situation, fell into chaos in an instant.

On the combat vehicles of the Atlas side, the anti-sniper radar quickly acquired the location of the attack. With the information shared by the data link, the tactical visors of the infantrymen quickly put red marks on the windows of several buildings in the distance.

Although the attacker would definitely not stay at one window, it still allowed the Atlas soldiers to figure out the direction of the attack.

"Platoon leader!"

The captain of the Totoro Squad rushed to the side of the reinforced platoon leader and grabbed a handle under the back of his neck. The motor of the combat exoskeleton on his body suddenly made a 'sizzling' sound of high-power operation.

With the extra help, he dragged the platoon leader, who was not light after putting on his equipment, to the rear of a nearby medium-sized multi-legged tank.

Just as the upper body of the federal army company commander was blown up, the platoon leader of the Atlas reinforced platoon also had his right arm broken.

"Medic! Where's the medic?!"

While shouting anxiously in the communication channel, the lion-headed man took out a bag of gel-like substance from the tactical bag mounted on his waist, tore it open and poured it directly on the broken arm.

Soon, the exoskeleton worn by the platoon leader also released gel and white spray synchronously, and quickly reacted with the gel, eventually completely covering the cross-section.

At the same time, the platoon sergeant and the medic also rushed over, and the Atlas combat vehicles also fired a large number of thermal smoke bombs to cover the battlefield.

The medic quickly opened the combat terminal hidden in the arm armor for a remote connection, synchronizing the combat exoskeleton's monitoring data on the wearer's body functions. At the same time, he observed the cross-section of his right arm and checked whether there were any other injuries on the body.

"The good news is that this is the only serious injury and the bleeding has stopped temporarily. But the bad news is that according to monitoring data, the platoon leader has a serious trauma reaction and cannot be treated in the current environment. He must be sent back to the rear for treatment immediately."

The sturdy and powerful-looking medic operated a few times on the combat terminal while speaking, synchronizing the injured person's information to the cloud.

After obtaining the information, the camp in the rear will prepare the treatment or surgical environment in advance based on the type and severity of the injury.

"Sergeant Thebes, I order you to take over my command and prioritize protecting civilians while counterattacking according to the code of engagement."

The armless platoon leader woke up at some point. He put his remaining left hand on the platoon sergeant's shoulder and gave orders with difficulty.

"Platoon leader, I will take over the command, but I must first find a vehicle to take you back to the rear."

"No, the only heavy firepower we have is these infantry fighting vehicles and multi-legged vehicles. We can't let them retreat now!"

The platoon leader whispered a voice command, and the injection device built into the combat uniform quickly carried out a round of intramuscular injection.

Under the effect of tactical stimulants, the pain in various parts of the body was immediately relieved a lot, and the whole person became more energetic.

"But."

"Don't bother saying but, I can still hold on for a while, just follow the order!"

Just when the two sides were in a stalemate, a heavy armored vehicle with its turret removed and the body raised, and a blue light flashing on the top, crashed through the wreckage of cars on the street behind and rushed over with the roar of the engine.

At the same time, a lively girl's voice appeared in the communication channel.

"Don't panic! The doctor is here!"

(End of this chapter)