I, the motherland, do whatever I want

The next day, Vic and others' expressions changed when they saw Azu.

This guy casually gave Hank's mercenary a large amount of money last night, so that the mercenary's expression became amiable when they saw him.

After breakfast.

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

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

"Okay, gentlemen and ladies."

"If you've had breakfast, we're going to leave."

"It will take us three days to get into Goresak."

"In this, we have to cross the dangerous Gobi and may encounter armed bandits."

"So I hope you will obey my orders during the journey."

"Every command."

"If you want to come back intact, I suggest you do this."

"Now, let's 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 at least the doctor was carrying 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.

See this.

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

Azu shook his head.

Hank joked: "I'm also going to let Tank help you carry your luggage."

Tank was the bald guy who made fun of Azu last night. Now he looked at Azu like he was looking at a treasury. He no longer meant to make fun of him, and he showed a bit of naivety to make himself look as friendly as possible.

Hank made a gesture: "Kama, you and Mr. John go together."

"He and Dr. Nick will be left to you."

Then he winked at Azu and said, "It's more comfortable to be with Kama than to be with big bosses like us."

"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 the critical moment."

Amy also understood the hidden pun and couldn't help but look at Kama a few more times.

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

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

As a female soldier who has been dealing with these men for a long time, Kama did not get angry or blush because of this joke.

On the contrary, she laughed dryly and said: "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 little bit.

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

These cars have been modified, have high chassis, thick and big wheels, and look very powerful.

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

Hank quickly assigned everyone their seats.

Azu shared a car with Dr. Nick and Amy.

Kama, who had camouflage painted on her face, sat next to Azu. She exuded a refreshing fragrance.

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

Azu smiled and shook his head.

Karma didn't force it, put it away and said: "You should not be from the archaeological team, why would you come to such a dangerous place with them?"

"Is it dangerous?"

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

Karma smiled and said: "Other men want to be brave in front of me, but you don't care about this 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, "That's true."

When they were about to set off, a man on a motorcycle arrived in a hurry and spoke in English with a strange accent.

"Sorry, I'm late."

Hank threw a backpack to him and said, "If you are later, I will 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 questions during the journey, you can always consult him."

The local man named Ackerman smiled and interacted with everyone.

A few minutes later, the convoy set off.

At the beginning, the people on the archaeological team were quite excited.

Talking and laughing in the car.

But when the town faded away and the world became deserted, people no longer had the same excitement as before.

Look around.

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

There are weathered stones of all sizes everywhere. Some stones have been eroded by the wind and sand into strange shapes, and some have even been eroded with holes. When the wind blows, it will make a creepy sound.

Ackerman introduced the team members through the team's radio communication machine.

"This area has a lot of canyons, caves and hoodoos."

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

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

"This is a barren land, and the most abundant things here are rocks 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 been working hard here to survive for generations."

"Their experiences can be woven into tragic poetry."

"Everyone, the water here is very precious."

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

"So in this land, if you can occupy the water source, you will be the overlord."

"There are several forces we need to be careful about here."

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

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

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 rarely attack caravans on their own initiative."

"But if you're injured and have trouble moving, they're going to show up."

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

"They can sometimes even linger around their prey for a week until they eat it alive and then loot it."

"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 'Sickle Regiment' nor the 'Carrion Eaters' are as sophisticated as them."

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

"Then act quickly and kill with one strike."

"In addition, it is rumored that the leader of the 'Sand Leopards' has superpowers, but no one has seen it with their own eyes."

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

"Anyway, now we have entered dangerous territory."

"There is no legal protection here."

"Everyone, please be careful."

"Also, ladies, it's best to cover your pretty faces with a headscarf."

"This can avoid a lot of problems."

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

Even so, they wore visors on their faces.

In this way, you can completely wrap yourself up.

Four p.m.

Under the guidance of Ackerman, the convoy drove towards an oasis.

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

“Sabrina Oasis is an important resupply point in the area, most importantly because it’s only a day or so 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 Sabrina Oasis.

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

A flag was tied to the highest bracket at one end of the barricade, and the wind blew.

The black flag fluttered in the wind, allowing people to see a white death's sickle pattern on it.

There was a slight smile on Azu's lips, and he said to Kama next to him: "It seems that the information on the living map needs to be updated."

Karma couldn't laugh now. She lifted up a black mask and covered most of her face.

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

At this time, next to the roadblock, someone came out from behind and on top of a huge weathered rock.

Those people were wearing different clothes, but they all wore masks with a white sickle pattern on them. Their eyes were fierce, pointing at the convoy and yelling something in the local language.

Ackerman said on the communication machine: "They said they are from the 'Sickle Regiment', let me communicate with them first."

"This place should not be occupied by the Sickle Regiment."

Finished.

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

"Goddess of Life, I am Ackerman Shele Capuchi."

"Brothers of the Sickle Regiment, I know your Captain Comper. We once had dinner together."

"I wonder if you can let us leave?"

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

A man with messy hair came out of the 'Sickle Group'. His eyes were yellow-brown, like the eyes of some kind of cold-blooded animal.

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

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

"This is Captain Meng's rule!"

Ackerman said on the communication machine: "It's a bit troublesome. They are the people of Black Hand Meng Ge."

"Black Hand Meng is a black-hearted person in the Sickle Regiment. Even the members of the Sickle Regiment are afraid of him."

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

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

Suddenly.

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

The tank man was tall and powerful, and he controlled the anti-aircraft machine gun, causing the people of the "Sickle Regiment" to retreat involuntarily.

Their expressions changed slightly, and they all clenched their guns and were on full alert.

The man with tawny eyes shouted: "What do you want to do?"

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

Dr. Nick trembled with fright and glanced at Azu. Seeing that he did not express his position, the old man looked at Hank and said, "How about giving it to them? We are on our way."

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

Hank frowned immediately.

Azu also chuckled.

The old doctor is still inexperienced. When facing these villains, the more you compromise, the more they will push their limits.

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

The leader said even louder: "You guys are too hardworking, and now the price has increased."

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

"Besides, don't think we are blind, those women, take off their headscarves!"

Ackerman said quickly: "Everyone, we are all people who move around this land frequently."

"Besides Comper, I also know you Ockham, and Captain Reed."

"Let's do this. Each of us pays a tax of two thousand dollars, and then let's leave like this, okay?"

Yellow Eyeball immediately fired a shot into the sky.

boom!

The sound of gunfire scared Ackerman into retreating into his SUV.

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

"Who do you think you are?"

"How about meeting 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 give me a good beating."

"Everyone else, make sure none of these bastards get out."

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

"Women, pull down your headscarves."

Immediately, Amy and the other women pulled down their headscarves.

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

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

Just then, Hank yelled, "Shoot!"

Bang bang bang bang!

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

Bright lines of fire broke through the air and swept through the strong men. When these men were hit by machine gun bullets, a large amount of blood and minced meat suddenly exploded.

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

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

On an off-road vehicle.

The battle begins.

Azu's head was pressed down by Kama's hand.

The female soldier pressed Azu's head on her thigh. Then Kama leaned forward and pressed Azu's head with her chest. She almost lay on Azuhe's body, protecting him in this way. customer of'.

Azu was happy to enjoy this unique 'service', but he didn't care about Kama's life or death.

After all, he spent money.

You should also enjoy protection.

If Karma dies like this, it can only be said that her professional skills are not good enough.

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

All of them are skilled and precise in their marksmanship.

Coupled with the well-equipped equipment, it can be said that it is easy to deal with those little thieves.

Fight for a moment.

The people of the ‘Sickle Group’ were dying and injured.

No one can escape.

Subsequently.

Tank and others got out of the car and cleared the battlefield.

They fired pistols at bodies on the ground, regardless of whether they were dead or pretending to be dead.

In short, one shot in the head will have no consequences.

Others are fine.

But the faces of the archaeological team members were not so good.

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

But she hasn't gotten used to it yet, and it's impossible for her to get used to such a scene.

He retched on the spot.

Azu's expression remained calm. He leaned against the car door and checked the time from time to time. He felt that Hank and the others had wasted too much time.

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

At night.

Under the guidance of Ackerman, they came to an abandoned village and made a fire to rest in the houses that had not yet been eroded by the sand.

After lighting the fire and drinking a cup of freshly brewed instant coffee, Azu heard the guide say.

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

"It's deserted there, and no one who has ever been to Devil's Valley has come back."

"It is rumored that there are terrible devils living there. Even the forces of the 'Sickle Group' 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 will never dare to go in."

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

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

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

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's something wrong!"

"Turn off the engine and be alert!"

Next to Azu, Kama immediately kicked up the sand and put out the bonfire.

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