Life as a mercenary turned into a girl is a bit difficult

The sound of artillery approaching her ears seemed to confirm Hiiragi's suspicion. Although she felt lucky that these nomads had their escape route cut off, she was also worried about Ruoxiang's safety. These nomads were obviously motivated by Ruoxiang's identity as a witch. Later, in such a desperate situation, these nomads are very likely to make crazy decisions in order to prevent Changming City from getting Ruoxiang. If Ruoxiang is successfully rescued, she will face Changming again after this escape attempt. How does the city treat it?

Ruoxiang's situation is much worse than that of Lingjiu. Unlike Lingjiu, Ruoxiang is a well-known public figure both inside and outside Changming City. Her identity and ability as a witch are also valued by the senior officials of Changming City. In this surrounded city How to escape from Changming City and how to hide after escaping are no small difficulties. And can Han Nianling help this time?

Ahead is the familiar road around the island. From here, take the intersection to the left and you will find Epoch Square. Different from the bustle and bustle on ordinary days, the streets here are already deserted. As the war expands, police officers are stationed throughout Changming City. The bells rang one after another, and all the residents hid in the nearest shelter. The familiar street scene made Hiiragi feel a bit strange.

Um?Aren't they going to Times Square?

Vehicles entering the roundabout did not drive toward the familiar road ahead on the left, but turned to the right.

Right?What's the place on the right?

The confused Hiiragi tried hard to recall the driving direction of this section of the road. Suddenly she thought of the introduction given to her by the tour guide when she closed her position... a military restricted area! ?

"What is this place? Are you sure this can lead to the outside of the city?"

Following Ruoxiang's instructions, Hu Jie felt something was wrong the further he walked. It was getting closer and closer to the central part of the city. How could there be a passage to the outside world?Even Hengcang was confused. In terms of familiarity with Changming City, he was definitely better than Ruoxiang who could not move freely, but Ruoxiang would definitely not give random instructions without any basis.

"That place surrounded by blue iron sheets, go in..."

"You mean that military restricted area?"

Hu Jie turned around and saw the military restricted area marked outside the iron fence, prohibiting entry. ', this section of the road belongs to the originally planned evacuation road. The soldiers stationed here were defeated by the nomads as early as the beginning. However, after the news of the complete defeat spread, the nomads here also fled in all directions, so that this The huge restricted area was empty.

"Wait a minute, does it mean that...we have to leave Changming City through the subway entrance here? But didn't the committee announce that this place is sealed with cement?" After a slight pause, Hengsang thought of something that he himself could not believe. Guessing, Ruoxiang nodded slightly and whispered everything she knew.

"Of course, the so-called blockade is just a cover-up. I was brought here for a capability test. From the few words of people here, I learned that this subway is not blocked, and that Changming City has been conducting secret exploration. I heard them say that most of the subway is It is completely preserved and is very likely to communicate with other subway entrances and exits, and even... can directly pass through the NC ruined city underground and directly connect to the Republic of Ofanto in the north..."

Ofanto Commonwealth?That rumored human force outside the Southern Federation and located in the north of NC's ruined city?

After saying so many words at once, Ruoxiang's breathing became a little rapid. After taking a deep breath, she continued to explain: "It's just that due to the complicated situation in the subway, the exploration progress has been relatively slow... Okay, That’s all I know, it’s up to you to decide whether to enter or not.”

Hu Jie frowned and glanced back at the approaching fire, then turned to look at the only subordinate left in the driver's seat, and said without a moment's hesitation: "Go in, let's leave from here!"

Chapter 45 The truth about military restricted areas

After all, it is located near a transportation hub. No matter how important this military restricted area is, it does not occupy a large area. However, the area of ​​less than a thousand square meters is packed with various large-scale construction facilities and fortifications, which is even more impressive. What makes me confused is that the only weapons directed at the entrance to the military restricted area are the machine guns mounted on the two watchtowers, and more weapons are pointed at the trapezoidal subway entrance located in the center of the military restricted area.

Changming City has more than just these precautions. At the entrance of the subway, Changming City has removed the original light-transmitting glass and replaced it with a steel version. Two heavy explosion-proof doors have become a solid barrier for the entrance and exit of the subway station.

"here……"

After seeing such a battle, Hu Jie had to be more vigilant about things deep in this subway station. Although he is not a local, Hu Jie is somewhat familiar with the dangers of the abandoned NC city in the north. It can be said that the entire Changming City is The Southern Federation built a strong military fortress in response to the nuclear wasteland of the abandoned city. However, due to the political struggle within the Southern Federation, this fortress, which was originally only used for military purposes, accidentally became the Southern Federation's economic and social fortress. The federal capital with its political center in one.

Changming City has obviously renovated the interior of the subway to a certain extent. The stairs in ordinary subway facilities have been replaced by cement slopes. There are actually rail systems for cargo transportation on both sides of the slopes. The war within the city has not affected the power supply here. The high-power lighting placed on the top provided a bright environment that was no less bright than the surface, at least until the end of the passage they saw.

Why is it underground again?

Although the roar of the engine in her ears made it difficult for Hiiragi, who was hiding under the car, to hear clearly the conversations of several people in the car, she immediately recognized the passage leading to the underground world with a somewhat familiar style. This is the subway entrance.

Why is there a subway entrance in the military restricted area in Changming City?And why did they go in?Could it be said that this is the passage leading outside Changming City?

Hiiragi Jing is definitely qualified to be called experienced in exploring the underground world of the wasteland. Her underground exploration experience in just a few months has far exceeded that of many people in a lifetime, and each of these exploration experiences is extremely rich: witch, The corrosive monster crow, the mutated mother body of the red-bearded spider... These extremely impressive memories made her extremely resistant at the moment when she followed the car into the subway, but no matter how much she resisted, she had reached this point and there was no turning back.

The passage leading to the underground was not long, and soon Hu Jie and others entered the subway platform...if this place can still be called a platform.

The entire platform has long been built into a large-scale advance base for exploratory operations. Except for the necessary load-bearing columns and other structures, no trace of the original can be seen in the entire subway station. Changming City seems to have no influence on the original content of the subway station. Some spaces are not enough. In addition to the original space of the subway station, Changming City has also expanded a lot of area to the left and right walls for construction.

"Didn't you say you were brought here once before?"

Hu Jie was so surprised that he also noticed the look of surprise on Ruoxiang's face that was no less astonishing than the others. Why was he acting like this since he had been here before?

"This is a military restricted area that is kept secret from the outside world...can I see the whole place without restriction?" Ruoxiang asked with dissatisfaction. Of course, Hu Jie didn't know this, but he still had doubts until now. , but now that we are here, what is he still doubting?

"Although there is a lot of equipment piled up, the supplies here are not very sufficient. It seems that Changming City should have organized a large-scale underground exploration operation not long ago. No wonder this place was not able to hold on as a military restricted area for too long." The driver slowly parked the vehicle in the open space and then turned to Hu Jie to ask the next step, "The subway tunnel is too narrow, our car can't get in..."

"Abandon the car!"

Hu Jie grabbed the gun next to him and jumped out of the car: "Quick! Use the fastest speed to find all the useful things here. We will set off immediately!"

"What about the car? Are you going to blow it up?"

"?!"

For the nomads, this is just a means of destroying the vehicle and destroying clues, but for Hiiragi who is hiding completely, it is a matter of life and death. For a moment, she wanted to get out of the car and raise her hands to surrender, but fortunately The nomad cadre's decision saved her life.

"No need, there is no need to waste limited supplies in a place like this..."

……

Finally...it's finally over...

The sound of the engine was so close at hand, the smell of engine oil almost stuck to her face, and the gravel and sand that kept blowing against her cheeks... Hiiragi never thought that the plots she read in novels would look like this in reality. It was difficult. As soon as her tense body relaxed, Hiiragi immediately fell from the bottom of the car and fell firmly to the ground. The dust floating in her mouth made her spit a few times, but compared to the impact of the muscles on the ground, Soreness is the most concerning thing.

In fact, not long after the vehicle started, Hiiragi felt a bulging sensation in her arms and thighs. After this run, her hands and feet had almost lost all feeling. She relied on her own sense of survival to persist until now, although it is embarrassing to say this. But she had to admit that this was the result of not having done any physical training for quite some time.

As a mercenary who needs to perform tasks in a dangerous gangster environment, physical training is a required course that needs to be carried out every day. The intensity of the training can be adjusted according to needs, but it must not be terminated due to inertia.

But since the short period of studying at that girls' school, Hiiragi's physical training has stopped. Of course, this is due to the need to study and the reduction of personal time, but more importantly, it is the comfortable living environment that makes his mood change, and now Your experience is the price you pay for your laziness.

"Huh..." After gasping for breath, Hiei Jing rolled her body and got out of the car. The nomads took Ruoxiang to close their positions. They had already set off from a tunnel entrance, and there was no extra time to waste.

While rubbing her sore arms, she inspected the forward base. Although there were not many supplies, there were not any leftovers. She soon found a weapons rack nearby with many light weapons hanging on it, and chose one from it. He used a firearm that was lighter in weight and relatively suitable for him - the familiar 7002 submachine gun. He had used it once during the attack on the shopping building in Newborn City. Although it was not as good as the gun Han Nianling gave him, its performance was not bad. Moreover, it is manufactured by the Changming City Arsenal, so there should be no need to worry about reliability in the complex and changeable underground environment.

It's a pity that he didn't have much carrying space in his casual clothes, so he could only stuff two magazines into the carrying bag on his waist and hurriedly followed their footsteps.

Chapter 46 No.2Stalker

The subway track left over from before the war was slightly modified, and it was lined with several small rail cars used to transport people and materials. The external shape of these small rail cars is similar to the rail mine cars commonly seen in various mines. The only difference is that the bottom of the mine car is equipped with an electric drive device and a corresponding simple control platform at the front of the car.

Hu Jie wanted to take one of them and rush on as quickly as possible, but suddenly found that the power of these rail cars had been exhausted, and the wheels were all locked to prevent them from slipping away. They searched around the forward base just now and found no similar keys. and spare batteries. It is obviously a military restricted area that is highly valued, but the material preparation is so inadequate.

What Hu Jie didn't know was that the various supplies here had actually been temporarily transferred away a few days ago to deal with the attacks of nomads. After all, this was the wasteland era of the New Era, and even the most prosperous capital of the Southern Federation had never had sufficient supplies. Pass.

Hu Jie gave up the intention of taking the rail car and had to continue on foot. Although he could not move forward quickly by rail transit, these simple rail cars did not have any defenses or weapons. The flat cement ground and track route showed no traces of craters or damage. The calm construction here at least shows that this area is still within the safe range.

However, such a safe shelter did not last long. After walking along the tunnel for only a few hundred meters, a wall made of reinforced concrete blocked the end of the road. This seemed to be the end of the underground advance base. The frontier, permanent or semi-permanent fortifications constitute Changming City's first line of defense in this underground world.

From this glance, I thought I had already made up my mind, but I couldn't help but feel regretful.

Although he has never been exposed to such an underground environment, Hu Jie, like everyone else in the wasteland world, has heard rumors about the dangers of the underground world. The pollution that seeps into the ground, and the terrifying mutant beasts dormant in the darkness and dampness, can emerge at any time. Tunnels that may collapse... There are too many dangers here, and are these really something that their team of only four and two combatants can handle?

Hu Jie made a gesture to make the others stop while he approached the cement wall. He slowly lay down on the wall and looked behind the wall through the shooting hole on the wall.

The moment he approached, a sinister wind mixed with a fishy smell blew across his face. The world behind the wall had no illumination from wall lamps and no engineering repairs. It was dark, damp, and dilapidated, highlighting the most primitive appearance of this underground world.

Do you really want to go in?

Hu Jie's heart was uncontrollably shaken after just one glance. Years of experience in surviving in the wasteland kept making him resist entering the world behind the wall.

I am the leader of an elite group of nomads, how could I have such an idea?Mingming had already been prepared to die after learning the battle plan, not to mention... Thinking of this, Hu Jie looked back at Ruoxiang with a trace of determination and cruelty in his eyes.

So what if this team is completely wiped out underground? With this witch dead, the goal of making Changming City lose the witch has been achieved. If they are really caught up by the pursuers of Changming City, then they have to do it themselves. Come get to know her!

"Stand further away and look for cover." Hu Jie was determined and had no other ideas. He spoke to the three people waiting behind him. After confirming that the possible ricochet would not pose a threat to their position, Hu Jie stood On the side of the door, he raised his gun and aimed at the electronically controlled lock cylinder on the only iron fence door on the cement wall that could allow people to pass.

However, Hu Jie obviously underestimated its strength. He fired three times in a row, and the bullets flew into the surrounding walls. There was even a ricochet that accurately hit the wall lamp above their heads. Broken glass fell on Hu Jie. On his body, the electronic lock had no effect except for a few white marks.

"Tsk! Han Cheng is preparing explosives to blast the door!" With no other option, he had to use up the small explosive reserves he carried. Han Cheng, the team member who was called out, quickly stepped forward to install the explosives.

With a huge roar, the walls around the tunnel vibrated violently, and the dust falling down was strong and pungent. The echoes that kept hitting the eardrums in such a closed environment and lack of protective equipment were even more unbearable. .

"Ahem..." He waved his hands desperately to disperse the dust in front of his eyes. Hu Jie glared at Han Cheng who was anxious beside him, but he had no choice but to do so. He knew that as the only remaining member of the team, Han Cheng was not proficient in blasting. , an experienced demolitionist can achieve this goal with a small amount of explosives, but he can only directly blow open the iron door by increasing the amount of explosives. Especially considering the solidity of the door, he will not be able to do anything better. result.

"Are you two okay?" Hu Jie hurriedly shouted to Pingcang and Ruoxiang who were hiding in the rear fortifications. Fortunately, the two stood up from the fortifications immediately, but Ruoxiang, who was already dizzy and weak, now He seemed even more uncomfortable, and his weak steps almost put his whole body weight on Heng Cang.

In such a violent explosion, the iron gate was naturally blown open smoothly. The smoke that had just risen was quickly dispersed by the cold wind blowing from the forcibly blasted passage. The cold wind was mixed with vague strange things. There was a loud sound, like a horn sound so low that it could not be detected. Hu Jie couldn't help but tighten his grip on the weapon and slowly stepped closer to the passage.

The high temperature generated after the explosion remained in the air, but the inexplicable coldness after crossing the violently blasted passage made Hu Jie shiver. He took a few steps forward and saw that the door opened by the explosion was The iron gate fell not far away, and the area touched by the explosion was scorched black. However, the deformation of the entire door panel was not serious. It would be no problem to reuse it with a little repair.

"Safety...you follow!"

Going forward, he would be completely away from the area illuminated by the light behind him. Hu Jie did not dare to waste a moment and turned on the light hanging at the muzzle of the gun and gestured to several people behind him.

"Go in."

Pingcang, who was supporting Ruoxiang, followed closely behind. Han Cheng naturally walked at the back of the team. While paying attention to the movements of Pingcang and Ruoxiang, he was on guard against the Changming City pursuers that might be attracted by the explosion just now...

This movement is too big...

The tunnel was too empty and there was no place to hide. This made Hiiragi never dare to close the distance with Ruoxiang. He could only blame it on roughly judging the location of several people based on the sound of their footsteps. The explosion just now made it really hard. People were caught off guard, whether they had stepped on some booby trap set in the dark or accidentally set off some explosive.

Fortunately, Hiiragi Jing, who remained patient, did not rush over in a hurry. It was not until the voices of the two nomads rang again that he breathed a sigh of relief. After witnessing the iron door blown open on the wall and the pungent smell of gunpowder in the air, he Understand what the explosion just now was about.

But is it necessary to use so much explosives just to blow open a door?

Behind the wall is what this subway really looks like. The complicated roads can lead to losing track of the target at any time. Such an environment does not allow her to follow as far as she did just now. Hiiragi Jing hurriedly passed the checkpoint, but she did not notice that she was there. When all her attention was focused on Ruoxiang and others, as a stalker, she also had a pair of prying eyes behind her.

Chapter 47 First exploration of the tunnel

Dark...damp...and dead silence...

After passing through the thick cement wall, they truly entered the underground world. Hu Jie saw the harshness of this environment before they had gone far.

The environment was pitch black without any light. The light from the two beams of lighting could only tear apart a corner of the vast darkness. The countless floating dust in the air illuminated by the light was even more of a hindrance to the view. In order not to waste electricity, In order to obtain more lighting, Hu Jie also gave Ping Cang a green fluorescent stick. This weak light could at least help them see the road conditions under their feet, allowing them to focus more on exploring the front.

In addition to the lighting conditions, the road conditions here are even worse. Large and small puddles are all over the ground. The muddy road is deep and shallow. If you don't pay attention, your entire calf may be swallowed by the mud.

Fortunately, the exploration teams dispatched by Changming City frequently pass by here, and following their remaining footprints will not lead to deep quagmire. More importantly, this also shows that there are at least no deadly creatures like mutant water bugs in these turbid pools.

"puff!"

Hu Jie, who was walking at the front, took a step and his left foot to his calf sank into the mud. The squeezed air exploded into a fist-sized mud bubble on the muddy surface. His calf, which was wrapped in coldness, felt a wave of pain. He was averse to the cold, but he still managed to calm down and suppress his panic, and took the next step steadily.

Compared with the pressure of two nomads closing their positions, it is much greater... However, this pressure may be called the weight of happiness: it is obviously impossible for Ruoxiang to walk in a place with her current condition, so After asking for Ruoxiang's consent, Hengcang carried Ruoxiang on his back and moved forward.Ruoxiang's light weight surprised him. What he cared about more than the weight was the large area of ​​softness that clung to her back.

This feeling made his fear of the underground environment subside a little...

No, no, how could my thoughts be so dirty!Obviously we are still facing a critical moment of life and death... With the defeat of the nomads, Changming City must be safe now...

Heng Cang couldn't help but reach out and touch his pocket. He couldn't help but feel guilty when he recalled the figure who fell asleep and fell asleep with countless spectators in Times Square.

After walking for a certain distance on this muddy road, Hu Jie finally discovered the reason for the serious water accumulation in the environment here.

On the wall of the tunnel not far ahead, a section of cement pipe broke out of the wall. It looked like it should be part of the sewer pipes in human cities in the pre-war world. To this day, there is still a steady stream of dirty water flowing out of it, from the pipes and the tunnel. Judging from the trend, the other end of the sewer pipe should be connected to somewhere in the NC river. The sewer pipe that was damaged during the war was penetrated by the river water, and was continuously guided to this underground space. Over time, it became a quagmire. If no blocking measures are taken, this area may be completely flooded in the near future.

This is not a conjecture, as evidenced by the complete submergence of a section of the tunnel pool ahead. However, since the exploration team can go through, the pool should not be deep. If you can directly flow through it... wait!what is that? !

Originally, they thought that the huge black figure lying quietly in the middle of the pool was just a huge boulder falling from above their heads, but when the searchlight guided their sight to touch it, everyone who witnessed the truth under the light only felt a chill.

Dark and rough protrusions are densely spread all over the surface of the object. This is by no means the texture of a stone. The lighting in the hand subconsciously follows the trajectory of the outer contour. Dark red liquid is solidified on the sharp scales, which is as big as the mouth of a bowl. The bullet holes were surrounded by pieces of flesh that bloomed like petals. The moment the late stench was forcibly pushed into the nasal cavity, it made people feel almost suffocated.

This is... a monster?A huge monster corpse!

"What on earth...is this?" Han Cheng's voice was trembling. He tried hard to move the light in his hand and tried to see the whole body of the monster while searching for all the memories of the monsters he had seen in the wasteland world. However, he In vain, I discovered that I didn’t recognize this monster.

"Like...a reptile monitor lizard..." Hu Jie frowned. Judging from the scales and body shape, they were indeed somewhat similar, but there were obvious differences in the exaggerated protrusions of bone china on their backs, broader and flatter heads and tails. , and judging from the densely arranged sharp teeth in its mouth, it is probably more ferocious than the crawling monitor lizard.

"It seems...a crocodile?" At this time, Ping Cang slowly expressed his opinion behind him.

"Crocodile?" Hu Jie and Han Cheng looked at each other. It was obvious that they had never heard of the name of this monster.

"That's not a monster, it's an animal from the pre-war world. I saw books about this kind of animal in Enlightenment Elementary School when I was a child..." Hirakura slowly opened up the vague memory, "Although the size difference is different from that, But the physical characteristics are basically consistent."

"It doesn't matter whether it's a crocodile or not, they are all monsters that can kill people anyway." Hu Jie turned his attention to the dense wounds on the monster's corpse. It was basically certain that the monster died under the intensive firepower of the Changming City exploration team, but if It was their turn to face such a living monster with only the two guns in the team... Hu Jie couldn't help but feel terrified when he thought of this.

"Captain...the detector detected contamination."

"Put on your mask and move on."

When his attention finally moved away from the monster's body, Han Cheng suddenly found that the green light on the pollution detector hanging on his shoulder was replaced by a yellow warning light spot. Although he knew that the underground must be the place with the most serious pollution, he still I didn't expect it to come so quickly.

Hu Jie hurriedly threw the two half-face masks he had just picked up from the advancing base towards Ping Cang. Although they had no weapons, they did get enough anti-fouling masks and a lot of supplies of filter tanks at the advancing base.

They were too concerned about the corpse of the monster and delayed it for too long. After putting on the anti-fouling masks, the others were busy trying to move on.

Although their eyes were prepared with psychological expectations, the depth of the water was still a bit unexpected. As they moved forward step by step, the water rose to the level of their chests, which forced Hu Jie and Han Cheng to raise the firearms in their hands. The top of his head, and the slightly shorter Hirakura was directly submerged up to his neck. He had to raise his head and move forward while trying to support Ruoxiang behind him.

"Um..."

Just when he was about to pass by the monster corpse, he couldn't help but glance sideways from the corner of his eye. Here was the monster's head, with its ferocious face and white maggots as thick as fingers crawling on it. His foot slipped, but luckily Han Cheng, who had quick eyesight and quick hands, grabbed his arm and led him out of the pool smoothly.

"The next platform is ahead... According to the map of the forward base, this is also the temporary location of the exploration team."

The stretch of road just now was where the water was the most serious. The muddy and soft ground finally became a lot drier as we went further. The feeling of stepping on solid ground again, even though it was only a little bit old, actually made Heng Cang feel a little strange.

"There is a transfer point ahead. Next we..."