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

In addition to the stronghold, the tunnel has also been repaired. There are lights at regular intervals to provide light. The bundles of wires above the head are messy and dense.

It can also be seen that the two forces have completely different attitudes towards the underground. One side focuses on blocking, defending and preventing, while the other side actively explores and works step by step.One cannot directly say who is right or wrong between the two attitudes. After all, Changming City with a population of several hundred thousand people is located directly above the subway entrance on the Southern Federal side. You must be cautious about any actions in the underground world.

Besides, if you want to establish a large number of strongholds like Ofanto and organize transportation teams to connect them, it will inevitably consume a lot of manpower and material resources, and most of Changming City's financial resources have been invested in the northern defense line facing the NC ruined city, opening up a third underground It is obviously impossible to achieve two large-scale defense lines.

But even if Ofanto doesn't have these burdens, investing so much energy underground still makes Hiiragi wonder, what do they want to do?Is it to fight against the Confederacy?No, such a large sum of money is more than enough to deal with the armed forces deployed underground by the Southern Federation. In a resource-constrained wasteland world, no political entity can allow such a serious waste of resources... Or is Orfanto looking for something in this subway station? thing?

It's impossible to deduce anything based on the amount of information we have now. Before, we could get information from just a few words exchanged between soldiers. However, the closer we get to the so-called 'headquarters', the more silent these soldiers become, and now they have become silent. To the point where just now a soldier even threw away most of the handmade cigarettes in his hand and straightened his clothes seriously.

It looks like it's coming soon...

Oops!

The familiar brake lever sound came from the cab at the front of the transport convoy, and Hiiragi could clearly see the sparks splashing from the bottom of the edge of the carriage.

"here it is……"

After passing the next corner, the tunnel suddenly becomes extremely wide. The noise in my ears gradually drowns out the noise of the transport truck. The rails extending from different directions converge here. Take a closer look at the interior of this spacious tunnel. With nearly eight tracks running in parallel, it is obvious that Ofanto has undergone extensive renovations and the site has become an important transportation hub in the underground world.

Of course, it doesn't stop there. To the left and right of the track are exaggerated platforms. The noisy noise comes from the hundreds of hardworking workers on the platform. They are the same as the workers on the transport convoy that I ride on: sunken eye sockets, cheeks Thin, ragged clothes, and stooped stature... The suffering of the workers due to long hours of heavy labor and lack of sunlight in a dark environment can be seen with the naked eye.

Behind the platform are several stairs that extend upwards to the headquarters. The tall figures on both sides of the stairs at the entrance gave Hiiragi a deep shock...

Is that... an exoskeleton?No, no, this is simply a humanoid mecha!

Compared with the height of ordinary workers, the huge black humanoid is three to four meters tall. It is more like a humanoid combat vehicle than the armor worn on the body. The cockpit located in the upper part of the torso is covered by a black one-way Wrapped in the mirror, the large firearm in his hand has specifications that cannot be used by ordinary people. Judging from the caliber standards of the Southern Federation, it can already be called a 'cannon'.

"get off!"

After the transport vehicle was completely stable, Hiiragi and Hengcang were immediately pushed by the soldiers and jumped onto the subway platform. Hiiragi, who was still worried about the crowded platform and difficulty in walking, immediately found that he was overthinking it. After seeing these heavily armed Austrians, After the Fantuo soldiers appeared, the surrounding porters immediately walked away in fear, and the area within ten steps around them was like a forbidden area.

The Ofanto soldier team looked at these workers with obvious contempt, and then ignored them and continued to escort Hiiragi and Hirakura up the stairs.

Hiiragi and Hirakura's attention remained on the tall humanoid mecha from beginning to end. Instead of being pushed by the soldiers, they couldn't wait to climb the stairs to have a closer look.

The metal surface is somewhat rusty due to the humid environment underground, but this does not affect its appearance full of mechanical beauty, but rather adds to its beauty. "So handsome..." He is very attractive to both Hirakura, a man, and Hiiragi Shizune, a former man.

With the two young children staring at it with wide eyes, the humanoid mecha stood a little taller...

"South Area 03 Xunyou Team applied to return to camp..."

After showing their documents, verifying their identities, and registering in, after completing a series of procedures, the area in front of them that was blocked by a wire fence was finally opened to them, and the two had no choice but to leave from where they were.

The defensive position composed of sandbags and barbed wire is as expected. There are even newly built concrete bunkers on both sides of the passage. Ofanto soldiers with loaded guns are located in them. From here, you can overlook the entire platform below. The cold muzzles of the guns can respond to any breakthrough at any time* *condition.

There seemed to be someone waiting for them at the entrance.

"South Area 03 Xunyou Team reports to the general leader!"

The captain of the team immediately took a step forward, and the four of them raised their hands and saluted in unison to a man wearing a black big-brimmed hat who was walking toward them and clearly identified as a commander.

"You have come at the right time. The Commander-in-Chief has just issued an order: All Xunyou teams in the field should return to the headquarters and stand by. All patrol tasks will be handed over to the reserve team. Hurry up and get supplies and rest..." The bearded officer issued a temporary order. The latest order, it can be seen that the four Orfanto soldiers were shocked by this.

"Then...these two people?"

"Take them to the detention room first like the previous ones. The commander-in-chief doesn't have time to take care of other chores now."

"Yes, is there going to be a war?"

"I don't know..." Officer Hu Za sighed deeply, "Most of the engineering team had evacuated from the restricted area a while ago, and only a team of demolition crews were on standby. There was almost only the last layer of concrete wall left. , the war defense engineering in the pre-war era was really amazing..."

"If you don't say so much, hurry up and get ready. I have to contact other Xunyou teams to return."

Although she couldn't quite understand the conversation between the two, Hiiragi confirmed at least one thing: there was indeed something beneath the ground that Ofanto wanted to explore, and it originated from the pre-war era, but as a prisoner, she didn't Pay attention to these.

The soldiers of Ofanto who took the order saluted again, and Hiiragi Jing and Hirakura were led into the corridor on the left.

There was nothing new worth paying attention to along the way. Most of the people we met were still workers pushing carts to transport supplies. Perhaps it was because of the war preparations mentioned by the bearded officer just now that this place seemed so busy.

The flow of people gradually thinned out as we walked in, until we saw two soldiers standing guard at the end of the corridor. Hiiragi knew they had finally arrived.

"I'll leave these two to you. At least treat them with caution until the Commander-in-Chief asks."

"Yes!"

With the dull closing sound of the iron door behind them, Hiiragi and Hirakura were locked into a cramped room. A roll of straw mat and a small table with three legs were all there. There was no lighting inside the room, and the only The light source is the light in the corridor, and only a small part can pass through the small bed on the iron door to provide indoor lighting.

The only good thing is that this room has obviously been idle most of the time. The cement floor is also very dry and there is no obvious smell. It's just that there are cement walls in all directions and no windows. There is no way to escape. Of course there is no way to start.

"Let's rest first and recuperate our strength... close the position. Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

"No...I'm a little tired." Perhaps because he had been traveling for so long, Heng Cang looked a little drowsy. Before Hiiragi Jing could say anything, he lay down on the straw mat... Sure enough, it was the same thing as before I fell asleep so quickly due to lack of sleep at the bottom of the transport truck...

Just as Hiiragi was about to sit down on the empty seat on the straw mat and rest for a while, a very familiar voice suddenly came from the other side of the wall with extremely poor sound insulation.

"Captain, what should we do next?"

Chapter 61 Surprise of pollution disease

It really is them...

Whether it was luck or misfortune, the nomad team they had been searching for was right next door to them, and it seemed that he had become their cellmate.

It's not surprising if you think about it. This end of the subway is almost full of Ofanto's speed warriors. It's surprising that these two nomads were not caught.

What are they talking about?Even her breathing slowed down, Hiiragi concentrated her energy and pressed her ears against the rough wall.

"...How long did I sleep?"

"I don't know...about half an hour." Seeing that the captain was rubbing his eyes to wake up and not paying attention to his question, Han Cheng couldn't help but said again, "Captain..."

"What else can we do?" Hu Jie put on his turban again and glanced at the only surviving member of his team. He was very young, but also lacked calm patience. "We are the prisoners of others now. In these few days, we are the prisoners of others." What else can you do in a cell that’s less than an square meter?”

"Didn't the commander-in-chief want to see us? It seems that the relationship between these Ofanto people and the Southern Federation is not friendly. Maybe... we might be able to do something as nomads..."

"Han Cheng!" Hu Jie suddenly interrupted Han Cheng's speech with a moderate but extremely serious voice, "Before you find out Ofanto's intentions, you are not allowed to mention anything about Ofanto without my permission. Nomad stuff.”

"Have a good rest and be energetic...don't think about things for the time being..." Perhaps knowing that this could not completely calm Han Cheng down, Hu Jie said in a very low voice, "It seems that these mysterious things are Fantuo is preparing for a large-scale military event, and that may be our chance..."

After these words were spoken, the room on the Nomad's side fell into a long silence... It seemed that nothing could be heard, and there was no voice from Ruoxiang. I wonder if she was also on the other side.

And that large-scale military event... It should be the reason why all the Ofanto Xunyou teams returned to the base that I heard on the platform before. Even Hiiragi Jing felt that this would be an escape while taking advantage of the empty strength of the Ofanto base. the best time.

"Hey! You two, save some food. This is a day's ration."

At this moment, the small window on the door was suddenly opened, and then something was thrown in casually. After these words were dropped, the footsteps left.

Compressed dry food?

The dim light made it difficult to see clearly. Hiiragi slowly walked closer and discovered what was thrown in. Inside the vacuum transparent packaging bag was a mixture of various cereals and grains that had been compressed into pieces. It looked quite... Because it looked familiar, she had eaten this kind of food a lot during her time as a mercenary in Newborn City. This kind of food that was both satisfying and not expensive was quite popular among the army, mercenaries and civilians.

It's been a long time since I was a personal operator and I haven't eaten such compressed dry food again. There are not many opportunities to go out to perform tasks. Even if I have the opportunity to go out to eat, it is a higher-level energy nutrition ointment.I don’t know what these compressed dry foods from Ofanto taste like.

There were three packages of compressed dry food that were thrown in. Each package was no more than half a palm in size. It felt very solid in the hand. The dry food may have become very clumping due to being stored for too long, but it was not inedible.

Although she was not hungry now, Hiiragi still tore open the packaging of one of the pieces. The nomad just said it right. Replenishing energy and maintaining physical strength is the first priority now.

so hard……

Her teeth struck the very solid hardness. If she hadn't bitten some crumbs with the unique aroma of grains, Hiiragi would have thought that this was a trick played by Orfanto soldiers to tease them with rocks, soaking them with saliva. The softened dry food was not difficult to chew but was very dry. It was no exaggeration to say that the process of swallowing was like swallowing a mouthful of sand. It took Hiiragi quite a long time to finish the biscuit that was half the size of a palm.

Needless to say, the taste is simply grains mixed with fat and a little salt and sugar for seasoning. It is not much different from the compressed dry food from Newborn City, except that the texture is harder and drier.

The remaining two packets should be reserved for her. Since she became like this, her appetite has become much smaller. A piece of compressed dry food is enough for her to satisfy her hunger.

Just as she picked up the remaining two bags of compressed dry food and returned to the straw mat to sit down, she accidentally glanced at Hengcang's frowning eyebrows from the corner of her eye.

There were beads of sweat on his forehead, and his breathing was rapid and heavy. Realizing that something was wrong, Hiiragi immediately covered Ping Cang's forehead with the back of his hand. The temperature transmitted was obviously not within the normal body temperature range of the human body.

Got a fever? !Hiiragi has only learned the most basic trauma treatment, and her medical-related knowledge is very limited.

In this hot summer, the underground environment is stuffy and humid, so catching a cold is unlikely... Could it be a wound infection?This is the most common cause of fever symptoms for Hiiragi as a mercenary. The underground environment has poor ventilation and poor sanitary conditions. It is indeed easier to cause infection here.

Perhaps the scratches were caused by carelessness during the previous escape. If not treated in time, it will be life-threatening!

Find where the wound is first!

Hiiragi hurriedly dragged Heng Cang closer to the door, where there was the only light source shining directly like a prison cell.

At this time, Hengcang was already in a semi-conscious state. Hiiragi's dragging did not wake him up. Fortunately, Hengjing was not too heavy. After confirming the light, Hengjing immediately began to untie Hengcang's plaid shirt.

I thought it would take a lot of effort to find the wound, but what I didn't expect was that when I unbuttoned the second button, I saw the real cause of the fever at a glance, but it was not the wound I had inferred... The skin on Ping Cang's chest is covered with irregular blue and red patches, and dense blisters of different sizes are located on it.

It's not an infection...

After maintaining a still posture for a moment, an uncontrollable storm suddenly arose in Hiroyuki's heart. An electric numbness spread from her back and scalp to her whole body, until her eyes were so wide that they were unbearably dry, and she was pressed. Press the pause button to start thinking again.

As a mercenary, Hiiragi is very familiar with this, which is the nightmare in the hearts of everyone who lives in polluted areas all year round - pollution disease!

This disease, which occurs when a certain level of pollution is ingested into the body, has a very high mortality rate. Of course, the most frightening thing is the endless pain it brings to the patients. Those swollen, deformed, rotten bodies that are still alive in pain are Hiiragi Shizune's. I will never forget the picture for the rest of my life.

Why does closing a position cause contamination syndrome? !

Could it be that there is actually a lot of pollution underground?

When this problem arises, even Hiiragi herself just wants to give herself a slap in the face. Above their heads is the NC Abandoned City Nuclear Wasteland. It is a highly polluted forbidden area that even the anti-pollution suit with the highest protection level currently used by humans cannot last long. How can there be no pollution in the underground environment?

In other words, over 100 years of rainwater erosion and sedimentation, the pollution level in some areas underground may be even higher than on the surface, and Hengcang followed her to the present without even wearing the lowest level anti-pollution mask... But I have ignored this most basic wasteland law because of my long-term life without the threat of pollution and the lack of pollution alarms.

But why...why is nothing wrong with her?

Chapter 62 Finding Drugs

So far, she has not felt any discomfort, and all the symptoms of pollution that she knows about have not been shown on her body at all. Her body temperature and breathing are normal, her hair and skin have not fallen off, her thoughts are clear, and her mood is stable... Perhaps the time when pollution symptoms appear There will be differences according to personal constitution and pollution level, but these differences are almost negligible in the face of extremely high intensity pollution.

But why am I so normal?She breathed the same air as Heng Cang, walked the same distance as He Cang, but why was it that only He Cang contracted the pollution disease?

Could it be that after that time... that time when JD destroyed the city, Han Nianling used the top medical resources he had as a senior researcher to clean up the pollution in his body? Could it be that his body formed an opposition after that? More resistance to pollution?

It doesn't make sense either...

I only knew of a few cases during my studies. However, this so-called 'stronger resistance' only increases the upper limit of pollution that the body's immunity can withstand. Reducing the probability of pollution outbreaks does not completely eliminate the impact of pollution. , there is no way he could survive unscathed in such an extremely polluted environment.

No matter what the reason is, she can't explain her current state, but Hiiragi knows that closing her position won't wait until she finds out the answer.

The methods for treating pollution in the Southern Federation are roughly divided into two types. One is blood purification equipment, and the other is various anti-pollution drugs. The former is the first choice for the wealthy class, while the latter is the common treatment method for people in the Southern Federation. The two methods are suitable for It has a good therapeutic effect on early stage pollution diseases.

Hiiragi doesn't have anti-pollution drugs. Who would have thought that she would use these when participating in a Ruoxiang concert. However, she does have three tubes of activating drugs hidden in the inner pockets of her boots, although they are not specifically Anti-pollution drugs can to some extent inhibit the spread of pollution. After all, the key environment for use of activation agents is polluted areas. The time when activation agents need to be used must be the most dangerous time of the battle. By then, protective gear to resist pollution may have already been used. Suffered varying degrees of damage due to high-intensity fighting.

These three tubes of activation potions were not specially prepared by her just in case, but she had forgotten about them ever since she put them in at Han Nianling's request, and she only suddenly remembered them now.

Hiiragi quickly took out the medicine tubes. These medicines provided by Han Nianling were much smaller than the activation medicines on the market, with a dosage of less than ten milliliters. There were no numbers or words on the glass tubes for reference, but since It came from Han Nianling, so there is no doubt about its efficacy.

With a little force at a special position, he pried off the protective plug at the needle. After confirming that the liquid was flowing normally, he inserted it into Hirakang's chest.

Even though he was mentally prepared, the speed of the drug's effect still surprised Hiiragi. After just a few breaths after the injection of the drug, a drunken blush quickly replaced Ping Cang's pale complexion, and his breathing became thicker and heavier. , this is a manifestation of the activation agent forcing the body to take in more oxygen and accelerate metabolism.

"Uh... um..." After unnaturally squeezing out a few syllables from his throat, Heng Cang's closed eyes finally slowly opened, "Hiiragi... Hiiragi Jing? It's... so hot here..."

"You have a fever... take a good rest first..." Hiiragi hesitated for a moment before deciding to be selective about the facts and tell Ping Cang, "It's the early stage of pollution. Don't worry. I just gave you the activation medicine and the symptoms were suppressed. ”

While explaining, Hiiragi hurriedly got up and moved the straw mat over so that Hengcang could lie down in a more relaxed position. Then he took out another tube of his activation potion and stuffed it into Hengcang's hand: "This is the activation potion produced by the Newborn City Research Institute. Only senior researchers can use this good thing. If you feel... uncomfortable later, just give yourself another injection."

Activating potion?

Even though he was exhausted when he heard the name, he still managed to raise his eyelids and glance at the needle in his hand. Is this how it feels to use such a precious thing?My body is so hot, my heart is beating so fast,

and many more……

Although his head was in a daze, his thoughts were still sharp. He immediately noticed the hidden meaning of Hiiragi Jing's words: "Hiiragi Jing, you...where are you going to go later?"

"There."

Hiiragi pointed to the top of his head. Directly above the room they were in was the exhaust port of the ventilation duct. The exhaust port was very narrow. Even with Hiiragi's size, it was very difficult to enter. It was also located very high, at least three meters above the ground. At the height above, there are smooth walls all around. Logically speaking, there is no possibility of touching there, but the Ofanto soldiers would never have thought that there would be something like an activation potion on the two children who were escorted here.

Plunging the last activating potion on his body into his arm, he felt an instant surge of strength, gentleness and comfort... Is this really the feeling of an activating potion?It is indeed what Han Nianling came up with. Not only does the effect of the medicine react very quickly, it will not cause any pain to the user, and the muscles will not feel sore or swollen. It is much stronger than those activation medicines circulating on the market. .

Get ready to start...

Hiiragi pressed his legs a few times to warm up, then slowly bent his knees and squatted down. After taking a deep breath, he stretched his legs hard, and his hands easily grasped the iron mesh cover blocking the vent. On the board, the grid has large gaps, so Hiiragi's slender fingers can easily grasp it.

Holding the vent cover with one hand, he took out a knife with the other hand and used the blade to unscrew the screws fixing the cover. Even if he was hanging his body in mid-air with one hand, it didn't feel strenuous. In a short while, the cover was opened, and he grabbed it with his backhand and passed the level. Hiiragi stood up at the mouth of the pipe and sent his body into the ventilation pipe.

Before leaving, he waved his hand to the closing position to indicate that he had no problem, then hid the cover back into the distance, and began to crawl forward in the customs clearance channel.

There was a lot of dust inside the pipe, and there were dense spider webs blocking the way. Before she could climb far, Hiei Jing felt that her hair was covered with a layer of sticky spider silk, and there seemed to be something else between the hair. It was crawling, making my scalp itchy.

But they are just harmless little insects and don't need to be taken care of. In comparison, what Hiiragi needs to pay more attention to is the dust in the pipes. It would be bad if it is irritated to the point of making him sneeze.

Sure enough... Ruoxiang is not here.