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

"Intercept them." He Xiaoyu said very straightforwardly, "The current intelligence team needs a victory very much, and as the contacted team members arrive in Fenglin City, we also need more weapons to arm ourselves."

"In addition, the team deliberately concealed their itinerary. The rulers of Fenglin City did not know their existence. Therefore, even if they were attacked on the road, they would not receive assistance from the army here. After leaving Fenglin City, they would lead to the king. There are many roads in the capital, and then we will not be able to grasp the whereabouts of this team."

"Wu Kuan recognizes your strength. With you and the witch joining in, this operation is absolutely feasible."

Yes, Hiiragi Jing has explained the existence of a witch among them. After all, they have brought news about Man. Fenglin City will definitely establish contact with Man soon. Only with the witch as an ally can the intelligence team allow them to continue their journey. Airspace Ruins help.

However, from the way Wu Kuan and He Xiaoyu looked at Poluk, it seemed that they had mistakenly recognized the actor responsible for the identity of the witch, but this small problem is not harmful.

As for the team itself, Hiiragi still has doubts: "Then, what is the purpose of their return to the capital?"

"It is said to be to escort something... It should be something unearthed from the pre-war underground military facility. The exact thing is kept strictly confidential. We only know that the spy called that thing 'seed'..."

"!"

Before He Xiaoyu finished speaking, Irene, who had been showing indifference to the conversation, suddenly stood up. Because her movements were too large, she accidentally knocked over her chair. Such a big movement immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the room. , but Irene ignored these and just stared at Hiiragi Jing closely. Although her face was still expressionless, Hiiragi Jing could sense the eagerness in Irene's heart.

"I'm sorry, please wait a moment..." Hiei Jing waved to He Xiaoyu and then signaled to Custer and others before walking out of the room with Irene.

After confirming that no one would notice here, Hiiragi then started to ask: "What happened?"

"..." Irene didn't speak but stretched out her arms, and then slowly rolled up her long sleeves under Hiiragi's gaze.

The scene that caught his eye made Hiiragi's pupils shrink suddenly. The gray skin color under the cloth was obviously not a normal color. It was as if it had turned into translucent glass and you could faintly see the blood vessels and bones in it. At the same time, Wisps of black smoke will wander through it.

"This is……"

"The fate of being a defective product." Erin pulled off her sleeves to hide her arms again. "Every time I use my abilities, I will be assimilated by the black smoke. I will become weaker and weaker until I become a part of them."

"A defective product? Irene, you are a defective product even though you are so strong? What does that mean? Are you and Zero-Nine...forget it, you don't know her either..."

Irene's shaking head was destined to disappoint Hiiragi: "I don't know, I just know that I am... different from you."

You guys... Hiiragi suddenly understood that Irene was referring to herself, Ruoxiang and others, but what did this mean?Are witches different?Isn’t every witch a special individual?

"I remember I had high hopes from a lot of people, a lot of people looked forward to my possibilities...but in the end I failed..."

"Then when did this happen? How many more days can it last?"

"It started a long time ago, and it started to intensify after experiencing what happened underground... I completely lost control after fighting the commander that night..."

"So that 'seed' can cure you?"

"……Yes……"

"What is that seed?"

"Backup energy, an important supply for the witch...a gift from my mother...I only know these uses..."

"I understand."

Hiiragi waved her hand to indicate that Irene didn't need to say any more. She led Irene back to the room and sat down again in her seat: "We can join, but there is a condition."

"That 'seed' is what we need."

After Hei Jing finished speaking, not only He Xiaoyu but also Custer and the others sitting on the same side couldn't help but become curious. He Xiaoyu glanced at Irene, but the other person's still indifferent expression could not read any usable information: "Then I Do you know what that is?"

"I don't know, I just know it has something to do with the witch."

"Okay, the deal is done."

Although they paid for a trophy of great research significance, without the help of the witch, the intelligence team would only have suffered more or even failed. Furthermore, for them now, a victory and real weapons are more important than that 'seed' 'It is much larger. Even if the Fenglin City intelligence team obtains the seed and does not have the conditions for research, it will still have to find ways to safely transfer it to the north before it can realize its true value.

"When will we start taking action?" Hiiragi Jing did not hide her eagerness. Irene was the strongest among them, and her continued weakness would have a great impact on their group.

"The operation will start in three days. The location will be chosen at a mountain pass, which is the only way for them to go north. The people from the intelligence team will first take down the checkpoint there and then pretend to be soldiers at the checkpoint. The remaining people will Ambush nearby..." He Xiaoyu generously explained their designated combat plan, "But before that we still need to divert the attention of the spies in Fenglin City."

"What are you going to do?"

"It's very simple. Just attack a few small checkpoints around Fenglin City as an intelligence team. Just leave this to us."

After talking about the business, He Xiaoyu also planned to do his best to be a landlord: "You guys haven't settled down yet, so it's up to us..."

"No need." This time it was Custer who was talking to He Xiaoyu. He saw her smiling and said, "We have already found a place to live, so I won't bother you all."

"But the power of spies in Fenglin City is still very strong, and the residence of an ordinary hotel can be easily detected..." Wu Kuan wanted to persuade him a few words, but Custer politely refused.

"Please rest assured that safety issues are also under our consideration. No one will find our residence." There was a little pride in Castor's calm tone. It seemed that she was expanding her abilities. Very confident.

"Okay, if that's the case, then bring this with you. You can establish contact with me at any time." Seeing Custer's insistence, He Xiaoyu did not continue to persuade her. She reached out from her pocket and took out five small in-ear earphones. "This is the communicator of the intelligence team. It can contact me directly or establish a communication channel independently. However, due to pollution interference and technical problems, the theoretical longest communication distance is only five kilometers, and it will also be affected by terrain, climate, etc." I will inform you at any time if anything happens."

……

In an inconspicuous dark corner of Fenglin City, a wisp of inconspicuous white smoke floated in the air. No one noticed that just a second ago, there were five figures standing here.

After establishing a cooperative relationship with the intelligence team, Hiiragi and others immediately left the underground and entered Custer's space without staying too long. There were many things that were inconvenient to explain to the intelligence team and needed to be explained to Custer and others. Just be clear.

"So we actually have no choice but to participate..."

After staring at Irene's arm for a long time, Castor couldn't help but think about it. There is no doubt that her ability performance is the most similar to Irene's. Not only are they both in the form of 'smoke' as a carrier, but they also have room for expansion. Ability, according to Eileen's explanation, excessive use of ability led to such consequences.

"Huh? Were you still weak when you fought me?" Poluk's focus was somewhat different, and competing with Irene seemed to have become her obsession.

"Will...will it hurt?" Ruoxiang tried to use her experience in caring for injuries in Vibus Town, but this kind of thing made it difficult for her who only knew how to deal with trauma.

"So do you have any clues about the 'seed' in your memory?"

"No impression." Even Custer, who is most likely to know, said this. Naturally, others don't have to count on it, "Unless we can enter the underground facility and find relevant information..."

That's true, but that's not something they can do now, otherwise why would they need to form an alliance with the intelligence team.

Chapter 38 Preparation for the ambush

Fenglin City has never been a wealthy city, and a leader of the autonomous people who was appointed as a model manager has never seriously managed this city base that was picked up for free. Except for the core inner city, the rest of the area is under the control of local gangs. under rule.There is never a day without hunger, chaos, disease and violence.

Even so, this city still attracted a population of [-], for no other reason than 'safety'.Of course, the so-called security does not refer to the social order of the residents in the city, but specifically refers to the threat from external monsters.

Because there are large-scale human strongholds in several directions around, and their warning range covers almost all areas leading to Fenglin City, Fenglin City has never been threatened by large groups of monsters or zombies since its establishment. This is also the reason why some people are still willing to settle in such a chaotic and impoverished area.

It's just that for the rulers of Ofanto in Fenlin City, a new external threat has quietly arrived.

A patrol consisting of six people, a pickup truck, and a van was surrounded and annihilated in the wild. Two checkpoints were attacked by unidentified armed teams. The management of Fenglin City, which was like a stagnant pool, was finally captured by these sudden attacks. The situation created some waves.

The Ximao Autonomous Territory was once an inconspicuous tribe among the many jungle tribes. However, because it was the first to surrender to Ofantu's rule and move its entire family out of the jungle, this act was personally signed by the king of Ofantu Community. Awarded, and the first prince fully funded the establishment of today's Fenglin City for the Ximao tribe.

After enjoying peace for a long time, the Ximao tribe has long lost the sharpness that the people of the dense forest are proud of. Like many of the new nobles in Ofanto, Ximao has quickly been corrupted. Most of the important military positions are held by the tribe's Feng. The operational efficiency of the Lincheng army can be imagined, and it opened the eyes of the intelligence team who were always paying attention to the movements of the Fenglin City army.

After receiving the news of the attack, Fenglin City immediately dispatched an army of more than 100 people to station in the city defenses on the east side, because these attacks were concentrated in this direction, which was also the result of deliberate guidance by the intelligence team.

However, not long after the army walked out of the city gate, Wu Kuan, who was in charge of monitoring, received news that made him laugh or cry: the army in Fenglin City was broken up.

Some of the troops who were marching less than one kilometer secretly returned to the city. The other soldiers who saw this behavior followed suit, and soon even the commander of the army ran away. This time the army The dispatch was hastily completed.

Wu Kuan had already expected that the army in Fenglin City would be miserable, otherwise the intelligence team would not have developed so smoothly in this city, but he did not expect that they would reach such a level of corruption in the army. Although the performance of this army was It's a good thing, but it doesn't fit in with the intelligence team's plan to lure Fenglin City's military forces eastward. After all, it's still hundreds of people with guns and live ammunition. If they are really attracted by the news of the intelligence team's ambush, then for them Very disadvantageous.

Fortunately, the management of Fenglin City finally made adjustments after a period of chaos. They transferred more than 100 people from the relatively reliable inner city guards and then recruited a group of mercenaries mixed with slave soldiers to continue according to the regulations. The previous plan was to move eastward into fortified strongholds.

Of course, it is impossible for the poor Fengling City to provide a living job for a population of more than 1. Therefore, the number of groups engaged in robbery and mercenary work is very large. Immediately after the recruitment notice was posted in Fengling City, Attracted a large number of people to go with them. The number of people far exceeded the employment scale required by the notice. Of course, not everyone was fighting for a spot. Those who belonged to powerful local gangs and experienced mercenary groups, most of whom worked Hiring, moving, cleaning and other chores are within their scope of work, even if the pitiful remuneration is not enough for food and clothing, it is enough to make them flock to it.

In the past few days, there have been many fewer dry and numb figures sitting and standing on both sides of the muddy streets of Fenglin City, and the crowded crowd has become rarer and thinner.

This result far exceeded the effect of the intelligence team's planned plan. Compared with the regular troops huddled in the city, the armed groups wandering around that were half bandits and half mercenaries were the biggest instability factor in the ambush plan. According to It was originally planned that the intelligence team would first spread false employment announcements in other human strongholds to attract them to leave Fenglin City. With such a layer of protection for mercenaries, the variables have been suppressed to a minimum.

The effect of the preparation and execution of the ambush plan far exceeded everyone's expectations, but there was one thing that Wu Kuan couldn't let go of: he couldn't find where Hiiragi Jing and others would stay in Fenglin City.

As a member of the intelligence team who has been rooted in Fenglin City for many years, Wu Kuan believes that he knows the city far better than any local local snake with high qualifications. The first version of the city's pre-war sewer system He personally led people to inspect and map the map, and he also discovered the underground space where the intelligence team's headquarters is located.

However, he arranged for people to search for any accommodation service in Fenglin City and did not find the location of Hiiragi Jing and others. Perhaps Hiiragi Jing and others lived in more than just hotels. Based on this consideration, Wu Kuanyou began to search. Residential houses that have the ability to provide shelter for outsiders, but still nothing.

The secret sentry he arranged in Fenglin City had seen one or two of the girls purchasing supplies on several occasions, but when they followed them, they often lost track of each other on a dead end road or a dark alley. , every tracking is a fruitless result.

Could it be that they live in a sewer space that has not yet been discovered? However, judging from the situation reported by the secret whistle, these people do not have too many stains on their bodies. Their clothes have not been changed, but the owner of the supply store who has been close to them has not heard anything unusual. The smell, this shows that their living environment should be very good, and they even have clean facilities. Where is this kind of place?Is it possible that they live in the Ximao family's mansion?

In short, Wu Kuan tried his best in the past two days. Until He Xiaoyu informed the other party through the communicator to come to the intelligence team headquarters, Wu Kuan did not have any information about the other party's residence.

Seeing the five girls who had returned to the intelligence team after two days, Wu Kuan still didn't ask the question "Where do you live?" because of face issues.

"The plan has been completed. The remaining mobilizable armed forces in Fenglin City are within the controllable range. Even if they are aware of the movement of the ambush site, these forces are only enough to maintain the defense of Fenglin City itself. They will not Having excess maneuver power will disrupt our battlefield."

Jing Jing knew that He Xiaoyu was telling the truth. While getting familiar with the environment in Fenlin City these days, she clearly felt that the number of armed idlers carrying various weapons and swaggering through the city had decreased a lot. Although the caravan from Vibus Town was approaching the city, Before leaving, a group of people were hired to strengthen the escort force on the way back, but it was impossible to achieve such an obvious effect.

"So this time we come..."

"Based on the speed of the team reported in the line report: they will enter a rough ambush circle at dusk, and we can start taking action before nightfall." He Xiaoyu explained the intelligence team's plan to Hiiragi Jing and others, "We are already in The preparations have been made, and now it’s time for you and the witch to show off.”

"Why do you want to rush before nightfall? Wouldn't it be better to ambush at night?" Custer asked based on his own knowledge.

"Because of night blindness, many of our intelligence team members come from poor families, so they lack adequate nutrition... And that team is well-equipped, and individual night vision equipment is standard equipment for soldiers, not to mention those heavily equipped exoskeletons and We have armed vehicles, and the night environment is very unfavorable to us."

After He Xiaoyu finished explaining, she paused for a few seconds as if waiting for possible questions. After confirming that no one among the five girls continued to ask questions, she said: "Well, everyone, let's leave now..."

"Wait...wait a minute!"

At this moment, the door was suddenly pushed open, and the girl named Su looked at He Xiaoyu eagerly: "Team, team leader, if even they can go, can I also participate in this outing? I can help Yes, so does Bobby..."

"Member Su..." He Xiaoyu sighed and said seriously, "Your mission is also very important."

"While a large number of the Intelligence Group's troops were setting up an ambush, the Defense Force here was very empty. You and Bobby need to protect this place..."

"But……"

"Please protect our backs for us. This place can only be left to you. This is the responsibility you should bear as a formal team member."

He Xiaoyu waved her hands as she spoke and seemed unwilling to continue the topic. Su could only close the door with a disappointed look on her face. This was not her first request. This time she was just making her last effort. As a result, Nothing has changed.

Chapter 39 The ambush unfolds

Chapter 39

It actually took less than a week from knowing that a well-equipped special army would be heading to the royal capital from the south to the formal execution of the ambush plan. Even though the time was short, the intelligence team's preparations were not at all Not only did they prepare several comprehensive plans to deal with emergencies at every planning stage, but the intelligence team also demonstrated superb operational capabilities.

While inducing Fenglin City to divide its troops to the east, they also made arrangements for the ambush site for that army. This is a valley pass only five kilometers southwest of Fenglin City. After comparing several site selections, the members of the intelligence team finally selected The ambush location was set up here.

Compared with the mountainous and hilly terrain of the Southern Federation, Ofanto has more obvious plain terrain, at least that's what Hiiragi has seen so far.

Therefore, if the opportunity is missed and the army is allowed to go deep into the plains, it will obviously be impossible to organize an ambush with the current strength of the intelligence team. He Xiaoyu, the current leader of the Fenglin City Intelligence Team with the highest position, will also personally participate in this ambush. , it can be seen that the intelligence team attaches great importance to the ambush operation.

Under the leadership of He Xiaoyu, Li Jing and others returned to the ground from a never-traveled passage. The exit was located at the foot of the city wall of Fenglin City. A flat-head car had been parked in an uninhabited corner. The body seemed to be made of Different vehicle parts were pieced together, and the mottled appearance looked the same as those abandoned vehicles that had been abandoned on the road since the pre-war era. If He Xiaoyu hadn't taken out a bunch of keys and successfully started it, Hiei Jing would have thought it was... This is a pile of scrap metal that has been forgotten here.

Amidst a series of unsettling screams from the engine, Hiei Jing and the others boarded this flat-top car that was extremely close to the scrappage threshold. Due to the limited number of seats in the car, He Xiaoyu was originally arranged to take over as the driver. Fortunately, the girls' figures It's petite and even if it seats six people, it's not a problem but it seems a bit crowded.

Soon the flat-head car carrying everyone drove out of the gate of Fenglin City. No matter how poor the management of Fenglin City was, it still knew how to respond when dealing with the crisis. The number of soldiers guarding the gate was obviously much greater than before. They even piled up sandbags and pulled up barbed wire, but in this way, the number of people who wanted to eat cards at the city gate was also turned up several times. When they passed the city gate, they saw a group of soldiers surrounding an outside force. The caravans asked for property other than the city entry tax in the name of hunting down spies in the north, while those caravans still waiting in line retreated and turned to other directions after seeing that something was wrong.

"That's good. Reducing the number of caravans traveling to and from Fenglin City can also minimize the probability of accidents." Fenglin City sent assists to the intelligence team one after another, and many plans have produced effects far beyond expectations. , but He Xiaoyu was not blindly optimistic. She knew very well that the soldiers in Fenglin City were not the real opponents of the intelligence team.

"What about the spies?" Custer thought clearly about this. "Don't they know that this army is going to pass through the boundaries of Fengling City? Won't the movement here attract their attention?"

"This is indeed a problem." He Xiaoyu explained, "But they don't have much power to mobilize. Even if they know that the movements on the east side are deliberately caused by the intelligence team..."

"Oh?" Custer let out a light sigh, and after a moment of thinking, he suddenly said, "Won't you deal with the rulers and spies of Fenglin City?" Although it was a question, her tone of voice confirmed her guess.

"That's right..." He Xiaoyu nodded slightly in approval, "Ofanto agents are a department directly under the First Prince. They are the First Prince's eyes and ears. Their acting style is also eccentric, and they conflict with the local nobles or administrative departments. It's a common thing. You have a very flexible mind. Do you want to consider joining the intelligence team? Many of our senior positions are seriously short of staff."

"Actually, to the management of Fenglin City, the threat from spies is greater than the threat from the intelligence team."

"Do the management of Fenglin City really dare to attack the spy? Aren't they afraid of the first prince's revenge?" Custer ignored He Xiaoyu's attempts to win over him and continued to delve into the conflicts between the two parties.

"Of course it wouldn't dare to do this if it was an ordinary city base, but the Ximao tribe's special status will not easily fail, and Fenglin City is located in a remote place, which is not a place that will be taken seriously. Moreover, the first prince is here Ofanto doesn’t cover the sky with one hand, he won’t really break up with the southern nobles behind Fenglin City because of the deaths of several spies... Maybe he will in the future, but now his focus is still in the north. "

While chatting without a word along the way, they soon arrived at the ambush site. The winding dirt road passed through the pass between the mounds in front. The intelligence team's ambush position was around these two 100-meter-high mounds. Established by Qiu.

Seeing the vehicle in which Hiiragi Jing and others were riding approaching, a member of the intelligence team standing in the middle of the road waved a flag in his hand to stop the vehicle.

"Explosives have been planted on the road ahead...Team leader?" The member of the intelligence team responsible for blocking the vehicle paused when he saw He Xiaoyu jump out of the driver's seat. Obviously, he did not expect that the team leader would come in person.

"Continue to report... arrange for people to find a place to place the vehicles." He Xiaoyu turned around and signaled to Hieragi Jing and others to follow, and then walked side by side with the member towards the ambush position on the hill, "How is the arrangement now? Where is that army?"

"Everything is set up. News came from the south half an hour ago that the army has passed the No. [-] mark. It is expected to pass here around seven in the afternoon. The team consists of eleven vehicles... five of them are carrying It is a wheeled chariot with heavy firepower. The specific caliber is unclear, and our people dare not get too close..."

"You are doing the right thing. The most important thing now is not to alert others..."

While understanding the situation, He Xiaoyu led Hiiragi Jing and others to the high ground of the mound. Behind the lush weeds were dozens of fully armed members of the intelligence team. There were also artillery pieces from the intelligence team placed in a newly cleared open space. The positions ranged from light mortars to wooden cannons. The most eye-catching thing was a cannon made of steel pipes and gas tanks. It was obvious that the intelligence team had used all the heavy firepower they could find.

"There are twelve ambush positions on both sides of the ambush position, supported by trenches..." He Xiaoyu pointed in the direction, but the dense vegetation and the excellent camouflage of the intelligence team made it impossible to see the specific location of the position, but it doesn't matter. They, He Xiaoyu, have already made arrangements, "You don't need to do much, you just need to arrange for the witch to behead the opponent's heavy exoskeleton mecha when it appears and participates in the battle, and leave the rest to the intelligence team." ”

"Don't worry, I will keep the information about the witch a secret. I told the team members participating in the exhibition that some of you are transformers who have been transformed by biological core implantation surgery..."

Hiroyuki asked He Xiaoyu about the so-called bio-core implantation surgery. The other party only knew that this was a technology developed by the promotion association headquarters. A thing called a bio-core was implanted into the spinal canal of the surgeon's cervical spine. Successfully The winner will gain physical fitness far beyond that of ordinary people, while the loser will die on the spot according to the headquarters.

To Hiiragi, it sounds like an activation potion with permanent effects. Of course, the effect of the activation potion is time-limited but there is no risk of death on the spot.