Trickster Hunter

Chapter 305 67th Field Team

"Then...should we go in?" Jiang Yu hesitated.

"I don't know, the command center didn't give a clear instruction... It probably means, let us act according to the situation." Yin Xiang said, "I think the team leader should be discussing this issue with the commander of this unit now."

Just as Yin Xiang said, two minutes later, the voice of the leader of the 67th field team sounded in the team communication channel: "Attention all members of this team, the content of the mission has changed. We will be responsible for the investigation of Factory 105 and the missing hunter." The search work. Friendly forces will assume the responsibility of security and fire support for us. We are still within the last two kilometers of the target location... Let's check our equipment one last time to make sure everything is safe."

The leader of the 67th field team has a young voice, and his speech before the mission is very formulaic - in fact, a few months ago, this team leader was just a guy in the field department of the institute who nodded and bowed to everyone he met. A newbie, but now, he has transformed into a small leader with more than a dozen people in charge.

There is no other reason, just because those seniors who have been in the job longer than him, who are more experienced and senior than him, have already been sacrificed... Operators like him who have joined the field before the large-scale expansion of recruitment , as long as you can survive until now, you can more or less hold an official position.

The deputy leader of the 67th field team is Yin Xiang, a former investigator and current field operator who has just been transferred from the Investigation Bureau to the Institute of Creatures.

"Oh...the team leader..." Yin Xiang said with a bitter look on his face, "Why did he take the initiative to take over the most tiring, hard and dangerous work for us..."

"Is there any problem with this?" Jiang Yu asked puzzledly, "We are the field department of the Institute of Creatures. Dealing with the Creatures is our job. In terms of experience, we should have more experience than those professional soldiers. …”

"How rich..." Yin Xiang sighed, "It's not like you don't know that except for the team leader and me, all the other members of our 67th field team were recruited after a large-scale expansion of enrollment. They have a What a waste of experience! When it comes to firepower, we are not as good as those who are soldiers... They have machine guns, tanks, and tactical mechas, what do we have?”

Yin Xiang took out his sidearm from his waist - it was a nine-millimeter semi-automatic pistol with a magazine capacity of nine rounds - and then threw it on the empty passenger seat.

"Team leader, is he going to let those heavily armed soldiers watch and let us go into the factory with small pistols to deal with the monsters?" Yin Xiang couldn't help complaining.

"We..." Jiang Yu turned his head and glanced at the parallel armored vehicles. The soldiers on the roof were wearing a set of heavy exoskeletons that were almost the same as power armor. They were holding a 12.5 mm caliber heavy machine gun mounted on the roof of the vehicle. "We should be able to ask them to borrow some equipment, right?"

"It's okay to borrow a few guns, but is there a big difference if you replace the pistol with a rifle?" Yin Xiang shook his head, "If you want me to see, it's better to just drive the tank into it, blast all the way, and destroy everything that moves in sight. Everything was blown up and the whole factory was razed to the ground..."

"Then we don't need to come for this mission. We just need to use drones to bomb the factory area." Ling Xiao said lightly, "The team leader said that the production line of Factory 105 is very important. Our final The goal is to restore the factory to production, not to eliminate the monsters.”

"That's right, I forgot about this." Yin Xiang patted his forehead, "It's annoying... Maybe the monsters that invaded the factory have already destroyed the equipment... To be honest, I'm not afraid of death. But I’m afraid that I will die worthless.”

"We're here." Ling Xiao suddenly said.

The armored off-road vehicle in front of Yin Xiang had stopped, and Yin Xiang also stepped on the brakes.

The soldiers and field operators jumped off the vehicle one after another, while Yin Xiang climbed onto the roof of the vehicle and looked into the distance with the telescope he carried.

As a downstream industry of antimemetic medicine, Factory No. 105 was not built in an industrial park with dense factories. Instead, a separate piece of land was set aside for building factories on the side of a suburban road. Within a few kilometers, there was uninhabited wasteland. , the only man-made facilities that can be seen are the four-lane highway under Yin Xiang's feet and the steel structure wire supports beside the highway.

There is no difference between Factory 105 in the telescope and the picture taken by the drone. Except for the absence of a single person in the entire factory, nothing unusual can be found.

The door of the factory is closed tightly, and the electronic warning sign on the door reads "Production operations are in progress, no one is allowed to enter."

"Weren't the circuits in the factory cut off?" Yin Xiang muttered.

"No." A young man wearing a black and gray combat uniform and a carbon fiber helmet came over carrying two large bags. "Not only was the circuit not cut off, but the communication lines were also open, but no one answered the phone. That’s all.”

"Then it can't be connected to the factory's security system? There should be cameras everywhere inside the factory, right?" Yin Xiang put down the telescope and asked.

"The security system failed and was locked. No one can access it." The young man shook his head. "Even the authority of the institute and the management committee cannot be identified."

"Tsk...it's really a headache." Yin Xiang put the binoculars back into his bag and climbed down from the roof of the car. "I said, team leader, how on earth did you discuss this with others? Do you plan to let the tanks and mechas just go together?" Watch from the outside, and then those of us who don’t even have exoskeletons go in and fight against the monsters?”

This young man, who looked less than thirty years old, was Ding Chao, the leader of the 67th field team and one of the six deputy ministers of the field department.

"The command center issued a death order. The highest priority in the task content is to ensure the integrity of the production line of Factory 105, followed by the search for missing people and the search for traces of strange objects... I can't let the tank directly hit the wall of the factory. Let's drive in?" Ding Chao said helplessly, "But I got some equipment for you, and I also have the exoskeleton you want."

Ding Chao unzipped two large bags. Inside were four sets of all-carbon fiber exoskeletons. The weight of one set, including the motor, was just over six kilograms. It was the lightest model among the military grade. In addition, there are three CQB versions of assault rifles, a drum-fed shotgun that can switch between semi-automatic and fully automatic modes, and all weapons are equipped with thermal imaging and low-light sights - again Coupled with the night vision device that comes with the exoskeleton helmet, at least the problem of vision has been solved.

"To be honest, that 'red-haired witch' has disappeared in the factory... I always have a very bad feeling." Yin Xiang said while wearing a powered exoskeleton, "We can't let the Investigation Bureau send someone to take the lead. ”

The people Yin Xiang refers to are naturally those temporary investigators who have signed a "sell-out contract" - even though he himself scolded the Tianfu City Management Committee and the Anomaly Investigation Bureau when he was a temporary investigator. It was surprising, but when his identity and status changed, he found that his perspective on things would also change...

Although this approach is very inhumane, when it is necessary to use human lives to explore the road, rather than letting the field operators and regular investigators trained by the federation, which has spent a lot of manpower and material resources, put themselves in danger, it is better to let most of these people go first. They are all criminals who have been sentenced to death or life imprisonment, and dishonest people who owe the federal government a lot of money but are unable to repay it. For them, being able to exchange their lives for a valuable piece of information may be the life of them. The most meaningful thing.

Yin Xiang didn't want to admit this. He felt that his idea was a bit shameful... but other than being shameful, he didn't think there was anything wrong with his idea.

If those temporary investigators can survive the mission, the federal government will also give them the rewards promised in advance, and even exempt them from punishment - Yin Xiang has experienced this firsthand, at least, the federal government will not do this kind of thing The above is deadbeat.

"The Investigation Bureau is too far away from here." Ding Chao was busy arranging the equipment and didn't even have time to raise his head. "What's more, there is a huge gap in the reserve of temporary investigators... Several large prisons in Shuzhou are willing to sign contracts with prisoners. Basically everything has been signed, the rest is Those are the people who would rather be shot than be a temporary investigator... Speaking of which, you were also a temporary investigator before, right? Why were you willing to sign that contract? It's not like you committed a felony that carries the death penalty. He was released after a few years in prison.”

"It's not a few years, it's a 27-year sentence." Yin Xiang said, "In addition to owing money, there are also fraud, tax evasion, insurance fraud, forging official seals, etc... I will be punished for several crimes at the same time. At least I have to be here. I spent half my life in prison. At that time, I had no idea about the dangers of the job of a temporary investigator. I thought that if I gave it a try, I might be able to regain my freedom and pay off my debt, so I signed the contract. "

"Then you really won the fight... You are also a talented guy, how could you commit so many things?" Ding Chao glanced at Yin Xiang in surprise.

"I said I was taking the blame for others, do you believe it?" Yin Xiang said angrily.

"Believe it, why don't you believe it?" Ding Chao said naturally, "Did the person who accused you promise you any benefits, or did he have some leverage against you?"

"No... it's just that I was stupid at that time." Yin Xiang waved his hand, "Actually, it's not entirely to blame. Those things have something to do with me... Oh, I won't mention the past things. Forget it, it’s all the retribution I deserve.”

"You are now an operator of the field department of the Tianfu City Monster Research Institute, don't be so discouraged." Ding Chao handed the assembled assault rifle to Yin Xiang, "Since you can survive and become a full-time official, even if your strength is not good, at least you are lucky. It’s definitely possible. Believe in yourself. If you have completed the previous tasks, you will definitely be able to complete them this time.”

"Team leader, are you trying to comfort me?" Yin Xiang was speechless, "Why does it sound weird?"

"Uh..." Ding Chao scratched his head, "I'm not very good at talking, just don't mind... By the way, Ling Xiao and Jiang Yu, are you two ready?"

"I, I don't need this thing..." Jiang Yu pointed to the last set of exoskeleton in the bag, "Can I not wear it?"

"Yes, you are a hunter... You must be physically stronger than this thing, even if you don't wear it." Ding Chao nodded, "This thing might even hold you back."

On the other hand, Ling Xiao honestly wore the exoskeleton on his body - thanks to the motion sensor and smart chip, this model of exoskeleton can be easily operated without prior training, except for a few movements that can exert the flexibility of the human body. In addition to being restricted, this exoskeleton is like a piece of clothing worn on the body. While providing support and power assistance, it will reduce its own presence as much as possible.

As a price, the software accounts for more than two-thirds of the cost, and the cost of the entire exoskeleton is several times more expensive than the electronically controlled exoskeletons worn by soldiers nearby.

"Let's go, I'll take the lead." Ding Chao shook his left arm slightly, and a foldable transparent shield popped out of the hidden slot on his forearm.

…

The 67th field team was formed twelve days ago. Except for Ding Chao, Yin Xiang, Ling Xiao and Jiang Yu, all members have zero actual mission experience - of course, the mission experience here refers to their experience after becoming field operators. Experience, in fact, the 67th field team is already considered a relatively elite team in the field department.

Otherwise, Ling Xiao and Jiang Yu would not have been assigned to this group.

In addition to the four of them, eight of the other twelve team members are active soldiers from the army, and three are full-time investigators of the former Anomaly Investigation Bureau. Although the oldest remaining team member was a civilian before joining the army, But he is a retired scout from the special forces. In terms of skills, tactics and experience, he is not inferior to others in the same group.

At this moment, these sixteen field operators were armed to the teeth. Under the focus of countless sights and cameras, they cautiously approached the No. 1 Factory Building of Factory No. 105.

"The memetic monitoring equipment is not responding." An operator carrying a large metal box whispered. "At this distance, according to the monitoring range and penetration of this type of equipment, it can basically be determined that there is no response in Factory No. 1. Strange thing.”

"Don't be careless, maybe that weird thing has the ability to hide its own memetic fluctuations." Ding Chao reminded, "Read the operation manual of the equipment carefully, but don't take what is in the operation manual as a creed."

Ding Chao paused and added: "This is what a senior taught me when I first joined the company."

"Where's that senior?" Yin Xiang asked in a low voice.

"Sacrificed in the last operation to trap and kill Chimera No. 17." Ding Chao sighed, "I hope everyone will be as careful as possible... I don't want anyone to pay the price with their life because of negligence."