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

Because the river flows through the original bustling urban area of ​​the city, the buildings along the way have become extremely tall, and the streets along the way are almost full of abandoned vehicles, and some have even rushed into the river or crashed into other vehicles. In the shop on one side, the pockmarked road made the team's progress more difficult, even if they risked the collapse of the building by walking along the sidewalk along the side of the building, the scrapped cars, building debris and plant roots blocking the road It doesn't make people feel much more relaxed.

After walking across a rusty but still solid iron bridge more than ten meters away, and crossing the JD River, they officially entered Area 04A.

Compared to Area 06, Area 04A has reached a new level of danger. This is the general consensus of those who have experienced missions in the Birth City and are still alive. The mercenary team who has been there at this time has the most intuitive experience of this.

"Ugh!"

"careful!"

Si Ling, who was walking at the front of the team, had just taken the next step when the ground, which seemed complete to the naked eye, suddenly collapsed. The sudden weightlessness made Si Ling couldn't help but exclaim. Fortunately: Uncle Lin who was arranged behind him was just for this. He was already prepared for the situation to arise. He grabbed Si Ling's back collar and pulled him back from the edge of the collapse.

"Back! Everyone back!"

Uncle Lin pulled Si Ling's back collar and quickly pushed away in small steps, quickly moving away from the expanding hole. In the blink of an eye, the intact area just now was replaced by a hole with a diameter of two meters, and the fallen The gravel splashed a series of water splashes, and in the puddle below, black worms the size of fingers were scurrying crazily in the direction of the falling gravel, stimulated by the sound and water waves. The dense worms were visible just at a glance. It can make people's scalp numb. You can imagine how disastrous the consequences would be if Uncle Lin failed to take action and let Si Ling fall into the water.

"It's a nest of mutated water bugs. There are probably thousands of them here."

After confirming that the ground under his feet was not in danger of collapse, Uncle Lin released Si Ling's back collar, looked into the pothole and said with a frown.

"Thank you... thank you." The shocking scene in the pothole left Si Ling with lingering fear. His feet felt a little weak for a while, making it difficult for him to even stand. Although he had tried several potholes before, This is the first time I have stepped on a mutated water bug's nest like this.If Uncle Lin had taken one step slower, he would have been completely lost here. This thank you was very necessary.

As the threat of ground collapse deep into the abandoned city becomes more and more serious, any careless mistake will lead to serious consequences.

"Because it is close to the river, there are many underground drainage systems in this area, and the planning is complicated and confusing..." Uncle Lin shook his head as he spoke, obviously unable to understand the sewer system of JD Abandoned City, "On the sidewalk just now, There are actually six sewer manhole covers that are not in the same straight line in a short distance of seven meters. The pre-war world may have been more complicated than we thought..."

"At the next intersection, we will turn right and leave the river bank. It should be safer this way...wait, what is that?"

Just when Uncle Lin raised his head to confirm the location of the next intersection, what he saw made him feel unbelievable for a moment. And the next second, he pointed his finger at the people who cast their eyes and forgot to think for a moment. , just staring blankly made the surrounding atmosphere fall into a dead silence.

Not far away, at the intersection formed by two intersecting roads, a monster's corpse was lying quietly in the middle of the intersection. This shocking corpse was huge and unusually large. It was more than ten meters in size, with dark green scales all over its body, and a huge bloody hole was opened in its belly. Its internal organs had long been devoured, and most of the body was only covered with scales. with bones

This is a mutated monster called a reptilian giant lizard. The danger level of the mutated creature is estimated to be above level B. It is an extremely powerful existence in the people's perception of the Newborn City. Its hard scales can withstand strong impacts and Explosions, ordinary armor-piercing bullets and rockets cannot cause effective damage.

Logically speaking, the habitat of such a creature should be in the inner city area of ​​02 or 01, but this is Area 04A, and of course the outer city area. Why does the reptile monitor appear here, and it is still in the form of a corpse? Appear.

So who is the hunter who can kill such a being?

Chapter 21 Known and unknown dangers

The answer to this question is still unknown, but this is not the only surprise Area 04A gave them...

"Look at the sky...the sky! Look at the sky! What kind of monster is that?"

Xiao Liu, who was at the end of the team, did not pay all his attention to the corpse because his sight was blocked, but it was also because of this that he paid attention to directions that others had not noticed.

On the other side of the gray sky, the first glimpse through the goggles was not very clear. However, soon, this was not enough to be a problem. The black figure captured by his sight in the sky was heading towards them. It approached rapidly, until the wreckage of the tall buildings below became the reference for judging its size. Strong fear suddenly surged up. If he had not maintained a trace of rational restraint, he would have screamed out in surprise.

Everyone could hear the strong fear suppressed in Xiaoliu's voice. When everyone turned away from the corpse and turned their eyes to the sky, their expressions couldn't help but change at the scene they looked at. The group's individual performance was not much more calm than Xiao Liu's.

It was a huge bird-shaped monster. Behind the dust in the air, the outline that could barely be discerned with the naked eye was very blurry. And the most eye-catching thing about this dark cloud-like body was the pair of sharp, pale golden spears. Even the dust in his eyes can't block the cold light in them, and his eyes can't help but send out a chill in his heart just a little bit.

The pair of wingspans stretching for more than ten meters cast a shadow that almost enveloped the entire intersection, including everyone's location. The black feathers were stained with unknown dark green mucus, and as the wings moved, With each instigation, a large amount of water droplets and viscous dark green liquid fell on the ground and the abandoned car body. After a few seconds, the dark green liquid seemed to be boiling and bubbled continuously. Objects contaminated with these liquids Then it sinks in the continuous boiling reaction of the liquid, leaving a small depression soon.

"Hurry and hide in the building, these liquids are extremely corrosive!"

Uncle Lin shouted loudly. Others could see the danger without him reminding him. At this time, he couldn't care less about whether there were dangerous buildings around him that might collapse. The mercenary team immediately withdrew from the sidewalk and headed to the right. Running to a building is not a hasty choice. No one forgets to quickly use the naked eye to determine whether the load-bearing structure is intact and damaged before entering the building.

"This way, come in!"

Uncle Lin, who was running at the front, stopped in front of a severely deformed rolling shutter door. He quickly put the gun on his back and put his free hands on the seam of the rolling shutter door, because there was already a big dent in the rolling shutter door. , so all he needed to do was to expand the gap big enough for one person to pass through. This was not difficult for him. He put one foot on the door frame and pulled hard. The rolling shutter door deformed even more with a harsh sound, and it became even more distorted. He also achieved the results he wanted.

The mercenary team quickly entered and hid, and just when the last person stepped into it, the strange bird in the sky suddenly stopped flapping its wings and swooped down towards the intersection below it. Its body seemed to turn into a A cannonball fell straight down, and just a few seconds before it was about to contact the ground, the wings that were shrunk on both sides suddenly shook with force. The huge air wave brought up caused the body to hover sharply in mid-air, and the sharp claws took advantage of the situation. The half corpse was picked up and returned to the sky.

The strong wind and waves blew up a cloud of dust that filled the entire block. The strong wind blowing into the building from the gap made people almost unsteady.

In the outside world, a few accidents will cause a series of irreparable consequences.

And just in the direction they passed, a crumbling building was completely destroyed by the last straw brought by the strong wind. It was constantly trembling, and the reinforced concrete wreckage was about to collapse. Such a collapse accident is very rare in JD. It is a common sight in abandoned cities. All abandoned buildings will face this day. However, the direction in which it fell made every mercenary who looked at it widen their eyes - the iron bridge.

That was the iron bridge they just crossed to enter Area 04A!

The fragile bridge body had no ability to resist the falling high-rise buildings. Together with the huge cement blocks, it crashed into the river, causing high water splashes and stirring up the entire calm river. The water waves hit the sky. Several scrapped vehicles were rolled up to the streets on both sides and dragged into the seemingly bottomless river, which was accompanied by vibrations and loud noises on the entire ground. The impactful scene made everyone who poked their heads out of the building gasp. fell into sluggishness.

No one thought that such a situation would happen. The iron bridge was destroyed in this way, and what serious consequences this result meant. Everyone who knew the terrain of JD's abandoned city knew clearly in their hearts: that iron bridge was theirs. It is the only connection channel between the 04A eastern area and the 06 area.

Now...it's over...

"What kind of guy is that..." Si Ling raised his head and stared at the strange bird flying further and further away with half a corpse, and murmured in shock. His chaotic brain was as groggy as if his thinking had not yet returned to normal.

"That's the Corrosion Monster Crow." Han Nianling stood up from the ground and answered Si Ling's question while patting the dust hanging on his body by the wind. There were white scratch marks on the suitcase, which must have been passed through quickly just now. A narrow gap remains.

"Impossible! The Corrosive Monster Crow can't be so big." The crow leaning against the wall retorted with a raised voice. The scene just now clearly scared him a lot, and his breathing in his chest was still very rapid, but this did not affect him. Continue to raise his voice.

"But that's a mutant, and it's a mutant of a young bird. Have you noticed those dark green corrosive liquids? Those are egg liquids, which means that the young bird has just hatched out of its shell not long ago." Han Nian Ling did not react to Crow's retort, but continued to explain further in a calm tone. Her words also caused the mercenaries to fall into a new round of silence. After thinking about it, no one was not shocked. Cold sweat.

If it was just a juvenile body, how big would it be in adulthood? There was such a terrifying monster inhabiting the ruined city of JD, and it was right next to them... In addition to the mutated corrosive monster crow, there were also other monsters around it. How many other high-risk monsters are hidden?

With the escape route cut off and being in such an environment, who knows what kind of dangers there are ahead of the road. The biting coldness climbs up everyone's spine and spreads to the back of the head little by little. In addition, in this After all the crises they encountered before...someone finally couldn't stand the suffocating depression anymore.

"This...is this far beyond the level of danger described in the commission? The expanded pollution area, the expansion of the activity range of the swift zombies, and why those two monsters appeared in Area 04A... Your job is to work with These are related! You know all this, right! What are you doing for this? You saw it, the bridge collapsed! Now we can’t come back, what should you do in this situation? "

Crow fiercely questioned Han Nianling, and pointed the gun in his hand at Han Nianling. In his eyes, this so-called senior researcher was the culprit who put him in this desperate situation.

"I don't bother to explain anything, and I don't care about your anger. I just want to explain that everything that happened in JD Waste City also did not expect the situation to be so serious, but I admit that I have hidden something from you, but this is The researchers' high-density information cannot be accessed by your identities, so I am sorry that I cannot tell you." Even when Han Nianling was pointed at a gun, he did not show the slightest panic, and remained calm from beginning to end, but stood aside and remained calm. Hiiragi Jing, who was far away, noticed that Han Nianling quietly reached for the pistol hanging on his waist.

She was already prepared, Hiei Jing thought so, and Han Nianling was able to pull the trigger quickly before the crow, she didn't know why she vaguely believed it.

"What's more... I've said it before: you can quit at any time if you want, and I've given you the chance to regret it." Han Nianling's tone further incited Crow's anger.

"You guy..."

Seeing the internal conflict in the mercenary team, Hiei Jing wanted to step forward to stop it, but Uncle Lin took action more promptly. He reached out and pressed the barrel of the crow's gun: "That's enough, calm down. This is not the time for internal strife. Now What we need to do most is to find a way out of here first instead of sending bullets to each other. Do you want the blood to attract more monsters?"

"Yeah, let's find a way to get out of here first."

Si Ling and Xiao Liu also came forward to persuade them. The obstruction and rhetoric of so many people made Wu Yao regain his senses. What he did was indeed driven by an impulse. He glared at Han unwillingly. After Nian Ling glanced at it, he snorted coldly and put his gun away.

Seeing that the situation within the team had finally stabilized, Uncle Lin breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Crow also had experience as a mercenary. He could still regain his senses in a short time after being impulsive. The most feared thing about the current situation was internal strife. His mercenaries Soldiers have a lot of experience and have seen too much.

It is not uncommon for the psychological pressure brought about by desperate situations to become the flashpoint of conflicts between team members. People are most emotionally sensitive at this moment. It is a luxury to hope that humans will always remain sane, but we must not miss hope because of impulse, let alone They still have a glimmer of hope...

"Employer Han, tell me about your method." He had already seen that Han Nianling's calmness was not pretending to be calm, but out of confident self-confidence. Coupled with her status as a senior researcher, she was very interested in D. The understanding of the city must be much more detailed than that of mercenaries like them, and the choice of route must be documented. This is extremely necessary for a shrewd senior researcher, otherwise he would not choose a team like them. Nishi Minato's mercenary team.

Uncle Lin's words made the other mercenaries turn their attention to Han Nianling, and even the crow who had just turned his back angrily could not help but turn his head slightly.

"Everyone gather here..." Han Nianling glanced at Uncle Lin lightly. Han Nianling was not surprised that he knew that he had filed a record. An old mercenary who could live to this age would not be so shrewd. Worse than anyone else, and she was already ready to explain.

Han Nianling squatted down on one knee and picked up a stone fragment. At Uncle Lin's reminder, Xiaoliu quickly turned on the light on the barrel of the gun to provide light in the dark room.

"Although the bridge has collapsed, there are still two routes we can take to leave Abandoned City D and return to the Birth City Observation Post..."

"This is our location... Area 04A is located on the east bank of the JD River. To the north is Area 06, which is separated by a river from us. There is no passage in this direction..." Han Nianling said while using stones Drawing a concise map on the thick layer of dust on the ground made her explanation more intuitive.

"Next, we have two directions to go. One is to go east, to the unexplored Area 09, and then to the north for a long way back to the Birth City Observation Post. On the way, we need to pass through a large area. Mutated jungle. The other is to go south, to Area 02A near the center of the city, and then cross the bridge there and return to the other side of the river. From here, go north and return along the same route we took into the JD Abandoned City... You choose .”

After saying this, Han Nianling threw the stones aside. After her voice fell, the movement in the room, including the atmosphere, fell into a dead silence. Only the breathing of the people through the gas masks could show a trace of life here.

Han Nianling's first words originally brought hope to the team, but his next words poured cold water on the newly ignited hope.

Going east and entering the unknown Area 09, you still need to take a long detour through the mutated jungle. The mutated jungle is no less dangerous than the JD Abandoned City, and the dangers involved are self-evident.But going south, heading to Area 02A, which has 'danger' written on it, seems to be full of dangers.

The difference is that one is a known danger and the other is an unknown danger. How to choose between the two...

Faced with such a choice, no one dares to act rashly. This is a multiple-choice question that determines their life and death. Will they successfully return to the New City or become a dead soul in JD City, or will it be the end of the two roads they face? It's all death. This is the life of mercenaries in the post-war world. The fate of the people is always unknown. Every decision they face is a game of life and death.

After a long silence, someone had to break the situation. After looking around, Uncle Lin sighed in his heart. He took a deep look at the young Xiaoliu beside him and said in a slightly hoarse voice: "Area 09 is an unknown and unexplored area, but we also don't know much about Area 02A. The civilian market in the newborn city does not have a map of Area 02A, the nuclear wasteland in JD Abandoned City. How much does Employer Han know as a senior researcher? "

"I still know the general terrain..." Han Nianling answered truthfully, "I've seen it a few times because of my job."

Just general terrain?Can what Han Nianling knows be used as a reference for moving towards Area 02?

However, while Uncle Lin was still weighing the matter in his mind, Hiiragi Jing, who had remained silent, suddenly spoke and delivered an explosive speech to their ears.

"I remember the detailed map of Area 02A."

"?!"

Hijajing's words were shocking. Now not only the mercenaries, but also Han Nianling could not help but cast a surprised look at Hiiragi Jing. This changed the previous impression of indifference, but there was no one under the cover of the gas mask. See.

"Shitou, do you really know the detailed map of 02A?!"

Si Ling reached out and grabbed Hiiragi Jing's shoulder. Because he was so excited, he forgot to control his strength, which made Hiiragi Jing feel a sharp pain in his shoulder.

She shook off the hand on her shoulder, and then drew a brief map with pebbles on the ground just like Han Nianling had done. After taking a look, several other people turned their attention to Han Nianling. At this time, Being able to verify is certainly not their qualification. A few seconds later, Han Nianling nodded slightly in the eyes of everyone and gave them the answer they were most looking forward to: "Yes, that's it, it's more detailed than I know."

"Take a short rest and prepare to go to Area 02!"

Uncle Lin, including Uncle Lin, could not suppress the ecstasy in his heart. None of the mercenaries explored why Hiiragi knew the map of Area 02A. They were all immersed in the joy of surviving the disaster, or maybe they were interested in 02A. There is no excessive concept of the importance of district maps.

But as a senior researcher, Han Nianling is different. She knows very well how confidential the map of Area 02A is. A small second-level mercenary cannot obtain detailed map information even through special channels. So this one is called Hiiragi Jing. How did the second-level mercenary know?The dream she mentioned and herself were more valuable for research than she thought... This time, there was a little more desire to explore in her eyes when she looked at Hiiragi Jing.

Hiiragi Jing knew nothing about Han Nianling's psychological activities, and her attention had already flown to the sky.

On the surface, she looked calm and checked her weapons and equipment, but in fact, the strong emotions deep in her heart were as strong as anyone else. The map of Area 02A has been deeply imprinted in her mind for probably her whole life. will not forget.

Because the burial place where she met her death in the dream was there - Area 02A.

Chapter 22 The cunning senior researcher

Relevant information about the central city of the JD Abandoned City Nuclear Wasteland has always been classified as high-level confidential information in the database of the Newborn City Base Government. Naturally, there is very little public information about Area 02 that falls into this category.

Most of them are just hearsay and rumors without solid evidence and lack credibility, but there is only one fact that is recognized by all residents of the Newborn City: that is the 'high risk' label placed in the central city of the JD Abandoned City Nuclear Wasteland.

Severe pollution levels and high-risk monsters have turned this place into a restricted area for explorers. Even if the Newborn City base government wants to enter and explore, it is extremely prying. Only the elite Born City can be qualified and capable to take on the central city. Security forces.

In Hiiragi's dream, the Newborn City base government paid a huge price to set up an ambush ring against the Witch "Tyrant" in Area 02A: the security force with only 200 people came out to cooperate with the tanks of the heavily armed troops, Tanks and armed helicopters conducted a sweep of Area 02A, and the losses recorded on paper alone were shocking enough.

What's more, this is only part A of the 02 area. The remaining three BCD divisions, the Newborn City Base Government, have no ability to continue to enter. They can only assign heavy troops to build a defense line facing the three BCD 02 divisions to avoid accidents. According to the assumptions of the base government, the only area that the "Tyrant" passes through is Area 02A. As for other areas, it only needs to avoid the occurrence of emergencies.

But such a beautiful idea could not be realized, and an accident happened. It was not the attack of the monsters in the BCD partition on the ambush circle troops, but the narrow 02A ambush circle that could not accommodate too many reconnaissance teams, resulting in a scout team being far away from each other. The Tyrant's route was too close and exposed.

This is also the fundamental reason why the al-Qaida headquarters finally decided to organize an induction team.

Looking back now, Hiiragi can't help but feel a little emotional. This induction team was destined to become an "abandoned child" in this war from the beginning. The haste of this large-scale military operation left the base government lacking the unexpected plan. With adaptability, sacrificing an induction team to achieve the mission is already the best solution.

'Huh...huh...'

At this time, the members of the team who had entered Area 02A were breathing slightly faster and heavier than before, and they could only communicate with each other through communication headsets even in face-to-face situations.

The air in the central area is not only higher in pollution, but also lower in oxygen content. This difference is actually negligible. Only in the more core 01 area do you need to equip additional oxygen bottles.

However, the JD Abandoned City Nuclear Wasteland, which is currently in a state of mutation, cannot be judged based on past experience. Even the outer areas have already seen pollution spread, and the spread of hypoxic areas to Area 02A will not allow People are surprised.

"Drip drip drip!"

During the march, the pollution alarm inside the gas mask worn by No. [-] suddenly sounded a rapid alarm. This built-in alarm works on the same principle as the pollution alarm everyone wears on their shoulder straps. The difference is that one is to detect The pollution value of the surrounding environment, and the other is to detect the pollution value in the compartment of the gas mask. When the built-in alarm of the gas mask sounds, it means that the canister is about to expire.

Si Ling quickly held his breath, and at the same time reached out to take off the canister on the gas mask and put it into the bag of his carrying equipment. Then he took out a brand new canister from another pocket and put it on. The breath he was holding was prominent again. Breathing also returned to the normal frequency range.

This is already the third time he has replaced the canister since he entered Area 02A. The highly polluted environment has accelerated the consumption of the canister. You must know that in the entire operation before this, he only replaced the canister. They only bought the canisters once, and the others were similar. There were very few canisters left. This was still the case when Hiiragi tried his best to choose the outer route. If they walked towards the depths of Area 02A, their canisters would I'm afraid it's all been consumed long ago.

"Employer Han..."

Si Ling touched the empty bag and signaled to Han Nianling. Han Nianling had expected it and took out two brand-new canisters and handed them to him.

Although there were many accidents encountered in the JD Abandoned City Nuclear Wasteland, Han Nianling did not break his promise to provide poison canisters. There is no need to worry too much about the canisters for the time being. This has made the mercenaries so far So far there is nothing to worry about.

"At three o'clock, about two to five hundred meters away, there is a wandering zombie coming this way..."

Uncle Lin, who was walking at the front, suddenly raised his hand and made a gesture. Then he raised his gun and pointed it at the target he saw. As he pulled the trigger, after a slight sound, the walking corpse in the scope was shot. Killed by a bullet that penetrated the brain, completely returning to true death.

This was the No. 13 walking zombie they had encountered along the way, but the ordinary walking zombie was not the advanced zombie Hiiragi had encountered before.Uncle Lin is also responsible for the sniping mission. After all, only his gun is equipped with a magnification scope. Any accidents in Area 02A need to be avoided at all costs, so it is safest for Uncle Lin to act as a sniper.

The method of killing the enemy with one bullet is the most effective way to reduce the possibility of extraneous problems. If the monster dies in one hit and makes a strange death, no one can tell what kind of ghosts will be provoked.

"Safe...forward."

After killing the zombie, the team was not in a hurry to set off. After looking through the scope for a while to confirm that it was a lone wandering zombie, Uncle Lin started moving forward and they moved forward again.

But there was a layer of doubt that couldn't be wiped off Uncle Lin's face from beginning to end: "Another ordinary walking corpse walking alone...it has seen a ghost."

The others also understood what Uncle Lin's doubts were. Apart from the dangers brought by the environment, they did not encounter dangers from monsters along the way. The monsters they encountered were all ordinary walking corpses like this.

Even Area 06 in the outer area can encounter a first-order swift zombie. How come Area 02A, which is more dangerous and more polluted, encounters such a single ordinary zombie one after another?Normally, most of the ordinary walking corpses in abandoned cities move in small groups, while lone walking corpses are more common in open wilderness suburbs.

"and many more!"

At this moment, Han Nianling suddenly spoke up and asked the team who were about to go back on the road to take back their steps. Just when everyone thought she had discovered some hidden danger and raised their guns to alert, she suddenly opened her suitcase, and then Taking out a stand, the mercenaries had seen her repeat this action more than ten times before, and naturally they immediately realized what Han Nianling was planning to do.

"Master Han...this is Area 02A." Uncle Lin rubbed his finger over the muzzle of the gun that was smoking and heating up, and frowned slightly. Although he did not encounter any danger along the way, this does not mean that the danger does not exist. , the danger of staying in 02A is really so dangerous that it makes people’s hair stand on end.