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

Hiiragi Jing and others turned to look at Poluk. Because of a misunderstanding, she was now the apparent witch among them.

"I know, let's just deal with that big guy when the time comes." Poluk curled his lips. Although he looked quite impatient, He Xiaoyu's reaction was very satisfactory.Because the person in front of her is a witch. Isn't the rumored witch such a cold and heartless character?If it were Hiiragi Jing, Ruoxiang, or that Castor who had a witch temperament, she wouldn't believe the other party's words easily...

As for Irene, it's possible... He Xiaoyu couldn't help but recall Irene's reaction when she mentioned 'seeds' in the first conversation. That was also her only reaction so far, although she didn't know that she and Hiiragi were outside the door. He said something, but the topic was obviously related to witches.

At this point, the intelligence team has done everything it needs to do, and the rest can only be left to time.

Hiiragi Jing and others did not stay at the ambush position on the hill, but continued southward across two positions and stopped. According to the plan, this will be the middle position of the ambush convoy, which means that regardless of the heavy exoskeleton No matter which vehicle the mecha appears on, the witch can approach it in time at the shortest distance.

The arrival of Hiiragi Jing and others naturally attracted the attention of other members of the intelligence team on the battlefield. They had long known that this was a special support team from the south that included a reformer, but they did not expect that there were five seemingly young people. A little girl younger than Su.

Some people greeted them, and some came up with the intention of catching up with them. It was not because they had other intentions, but just out of curiosity and the need to get acquainted with fellow intelligence team members. For these inevitable interactions, Ruoxiang and Cass Special is very skillful in dealing with it.

It wasn't until an officer patrolling the position arrived that the gradually heated exchange finally ended, and the atmosphere in the position returned to the tension and excitement of fighting.

Hiiragi's communication with the intelligence team has always been limited to people with higher status. However, after communicating with these ordinary members, Hiiragi gained a new understanding of the intelligence team in Fenglin City.Slaves... Most of the members of the intelligence team are slaves, miners, and any poor people, and the proportion of people in the Advancement Association headquarters who are not from the north is actually very small.

"The slave group is indeed an important target for the intelligence team to develop manpower... Not everyone is used to numbness, there are still people who dare to resist those rotten and cruel oppression." Custer seems to have a good impression of the intelligence team, ever since he saw the black market The human slaves on board had no good impressions of Ofantuo after that.

"Is the war between them and the Advancement Association really a continuation of the war a hundred years ago?"

"Here comes the car!"

Suddenly, a warning came from someone unknown, and everyone lay prone on the edge of the trench. The five witches all raised their heads and looked towards the dense forest in the south, where countless startled birds flew out of the tree crowns. Escape further to the horizon.

Chapter 40 The white-haired witch

First there was a faint buzzing sound that could be heard in the ears, and then it quickly expanded into the roar of the engine and the sound of the tracks crushing the gravel on the road.

Soon, in Hiiragi's sight, a figure larger than an ordinary vehicle appeared from the dense forest. It was a running steel beast, covered with armor plates welded by rivets, leaving only two armor plates in the front made of bulletproof glass. The protective long and narrow observation window requires the joint action of several pairs of road wheels to support this huge body and move forward at a speed of thirty kilometers per hour.

The billowing dust was kicked up by the wind and waves behind the chariot. The dry ground had not seen rain for a long time. The roads outside the jungle were cracked to varying degrees, but there was no dust in the dust behind the chariot. No other teams were seen.

Is it the reconnaissance team responsible for exploring the road ahead?

In the unstable environment of the wasteland world, it is essential to always conduct advance reconnaissance of the road ahead. Under normal circumstances, the most mobile and flexible unit is generally chosen to perform reconnaissance missions, just like the last time in Vibus Town The same as the organized large caravan, as for the forward distance of the investigation unit, it is linked to the distance that the team's communication means can reach.

What really puzzles Hiiragi is that the size and tracks of this tank are obviously not suitable for reconnaissance missions that rely on flexibility. Could it be that the configuration of that army is all heavy-duty vehicles?But this doesn't seem to be consistent with the situation He Xiaoyu introduced to them.

As the heavy tank approached, the witches could see its details clearly. The jungle camouflage paint on the surface was covered with scorched marks. The machine guns and artillery originally located on the roof were only left with incomplete rotating platforms. , the surface of the armor plate seemed to be dented due to heavy blows, and several rivets were in a semi-dissolved state, with burning black smoke rising all over the body.

What happened to it?

Hiiragi and Caster looked at each other and felt that the development of the situation was somewhat beyond their expectations.

"Look, that car."

When the heavy tank drove to a distance where ordinary human eyesight could observe the details, the members of the intelligence team on the position immediately broke into a commotion. Everyone could see that this vehicle had obviously suffered an unknown heavy damage not long ago. Do you want to It wasn't just the intelligence team that ambushed them?Or did they encounter some powerful monsters in the jungle?

"Ah-"

Even when the intelligence team and the witches were confused, the chariot that drove in front of them suddenly made a crisp explosion, and with thicker black smoke pouring out from the car, the high-speed heavy chariot completely collapsed. And it stopped on the road just over 100 meters in front of Hiiragi's position.

Now how to do?Even the team commander on the position was a little at a loss. The plan given to him by the team leader never mentioned how to deal with this situation. According to the original plan, the reconnaissance vehicle crew and the vehicles in the front row should be let go and handed over to the rear. I was responsible for the position I launched, but now the original plan is obviously no longer needed.

But soon the team commander seemed to have received new orders. He called the names of two people and then walked out of the trench to check. Hiiragi Jing and Custer quickly followed: "Can we also go? take a look."

"This... Okay, keep up." After a moment of hesitation, the commander remembered that the team leader had told him to try his best to meet the requirements of these people, and nodded in agreement.

Leaving the cover of the position, a few people cautiously approached the tank. The members behind the attack also set up various weapons to prevent accidents. Although the heavy firepower weapons on the heavy tanks have been decommissioned, no one can guarantee it. Will there be cold shots peeking out of those shooting windows in the car?

In order to avoid the shooting range of the shooting hole, they deliberately made a circle and approached from the rear tailgate.

The temperature is rising?

As they got closer to the infantry tank, they clearly felt that the surrounding air was gradually heating up. The tank in front of them seemed to be a huge heat source. When they walked to the tank, the hot problem was enough to make them exposed. The skin felt prickly.

The commander tentatively reached out to touch the handle of the tailgate. He quickly pulled his hand away due to the stinging pain upon contact. He was more shocked by the high temperature of this tank than the residual burn on his fingertips.

"The exterior temperature of this car is abnormally high. We can't open it until it cools down..." He used the bulky brick-like communicator carried on his back to report. Before he finished speaking, the tailgate suddenly made a sound. Then a large amount of dissolved metal liquid flowed out from the hinge position of the link, and the thick tailgate fell to the ground under the surprised eyes of everyone.

That is……

The scene inside the car was displayed before everyone's eyes. Five unrecognizable charcoal piles were scattered in the already riddled space of the car. After a brief moment of confusion, everyone realized that these were once the occupants of the car. The two accompanying people The members of the intelligence team immediately put down their guns and turned around to vomit. The team commander's face was pale, but he still managed to make the report.

The expressions on Hiiragi Jing's and Castor's faces were equally bad, but it was not just because of the tragic situation in the car, but because they felt a lingering aura.

"Everyone!"

At this moment, He Xiaoyu's voice came from the communicators in the ears of Hieragi and Castor. The team commander also stopped reporting and carefully put his ear to his own communication. It was obviously He Xiaoyu's voice on the public channel. Speeches from all those who have access to the communicator: "High-risk monsters appear in the target. The target has been attacked. The operation is terminated. Retreat immediately! Anything that cannot be taken away is put aside..."

"What?" Even the commander couldn't help shouting in surprise, but he quickly adjusted himself, "Sorry, I have to go back to reorganize the team quickly. You two should evacuate as soon as possible. There should be no one else on the team leader's side. s arrangement!"

After saying that, he took the two team members who had finally recovered and returned to the position. Hiiragi and Custer left the road but did not turn back immediately. Instead, they waited patiently where they were. Sure enough, after a while, the headset communicator sounded a snowflake sound. Then He Xiaoyu's voice came out: "The plan has changed..."

This is an independent channel where only He Xiaoyu talks to them. When this channel is activated, it means that the facts are different from what she just reported.

"What exactly attacked that army?" Custer asked first.

"I don't know... our scout only had time to send back a message before losing contact: he saw a burning flame in the middle of the road..."

Just as He Xiaoyu finished speaking, Ruoxiang's voice suddenly intervened: "Hieragi Jing! Irene, she suddenly ran towards the jungle!"

"Why did that guy run so fast..." Poluk's surprise could be heard in the background of her hurried call.

"It seems something happened on your side." After a moment of silence, He Xiaoyu's voice sounded again, "Is the attacker a witch?"

"That's probably it..." The seed that she had been thinking about was suddenly intercepted by a strange witch who came out halfway, and also showed her powerful strength to annihilate an excellent army. It was impossible for Irene to calm down.

"Then...do you need help?"

"No need...by the way, leave the car behind, and then seal off this area to prevent anyone from entering." After finishing speaking, Hiiragi immediately took Custer to join Ruoxiang Poluk. Seeds are the top priority. Seriously, she is related to Irene's life and safety, not to mention that there are five witches on their side. Even if Ruoxiang and Caster who do not have direct combat ability are thrown in and she has a combat ability that is not up to the level, there will be waves. Rook and Erin form a two-on-one situation.

Of course it would be best to avoid a fight...

He Xiaoyu was very fast, and soon she drove the flat-top car to them.

"There are not many vehicles available for the intelligence team, so please cherish it a little bit..." He Xiaoyu handed the key to Hiiragi Jing and sighed softly, then glanced meaningfully at Hiiragi Jing and others, "You guys... forget it. , drive carefully, there are explosives on the vehicle. They were originally used to destroy the armor of the tank. Now they are for you to use..."

After saying that, He Xiaoyu turned and left. The artillery position contained the most important weapon of the intelligence team. Even if it couldn't be taken away, it should be hidden as much as possible. The chaos caused by this anticlimactic operation could not be separated from her finishing.

……

The bad road conditions brought violent bumps. This flat-top vehicle, which was on the verge of being scrapped, did not have a complete shock absorption system like a military vehicle like a heavy tank. Custer, who was holding the steering wheel, stared at the road ahead, trying to hurry up. While catching up with Irene, I had to be careful that bumps might trigger the explosives packed into the back of the flatbed. The rough appearance of these handmade explosives made it difficult to trust her safety.

"Irene! Can you hear me? We are on our way..." Sitting in the passenger seat, Hiei Jing kept calling Irene, but what she got was still the complicated snowflake sound. Even Irene's response was only broken syllables. , unable to connect content that can be understood.

"The signal is unstable, and the obstacles in the dense forest area are very big..." Custer lifted the handbrake, and the flat-top car cumbersomely maintained a very high speed and passed through a turn beautifully and gracefully. The confused Hiiragi gradually recalled the scene at the terminal. Among the many honors I saw on the plane, this young lady was the runner-up in the junior category of Formula Racing.

Could it be that guy Ren Xi is the champion...

"The temperature seems to have risen..."

At this moment, Poluk suddenly said something, which also made Hiiragi and Custer immediately alert. The high temperature... was the same as that heavy tank...

"Boom boom boom!!!"

There was a sudden violent explosion not far ahead, and then hot air waves passed through the glassless windows and blew on everyone's face.

When the flat-top car jumped over an uphill slope along the road, the army that was regarded as the target by the intelligence team appeared in their sight.

After being scorched by the fire, the car body has dissolved to varying degrees. The carbonized organic matter has spread a black carpet on the ground. A strong scorching smell permeates the air. There is no doubt that this army has been completely destroyed.

"Eileen!"

In front of the destroyed convoy, Hiiragi and others finally saw Irene's figure. Irene did not respond to Hiiragi's and the others' approach because she had already focused all her attention on confronting her not far ahead. on the figure.

It was a girl wearing a shabby combat uniform, standing on the roof of a van with a relatively complete structure. Her wanton aura made her identity as a witch unmistakable. Her fiery red pupils seemed to be flowing with lava, and her arrogant smile seemed Irene's hostility was not taken into account, but the most eye-catching thing was her long snow-white hair, with little sparks flying out from the hair. Not only the hair but also the eyelashes were of this snow-white color.

Chapter 41 Fierce battle between fellow witches

Her fiery pupils briefly glanced at the abandoned vehicle inserted into the battlefield, and then looked at the carriage at her feet. The white-haired witch's right hand suddenly lit up with lines as hot as magma, and just as she was about to lean over and reach out to the carriage, a round Crescent Moon's slash missed her in an instant.

"Chang-boom!!!"

The swift slash sank into the wreckage of the scrapped chariot behind her, and then penetrated several trees on its straight path without losing momentum. After a brief silence, a series of groans and collapse sounds of giant trees continued to be heard from the dense forest. , accompanied by the loud noises, an empty section looked extremely abrupt in the jungle with rich vegetation. Without the obstruction of the tree crown, the soft light of dusk was able to penetrate this land that was dark all day long, and the fallen leaves stirred by the air flow were like a heavy rain. Flying, the violent rustling gradually returned to peace.

"You want to...do something?"

The white-haired witch maintained her leaning posture, but her flaming arm had not yet touched the carriage. Although she was still several centimeters away, she had already melted into the shape of her hand on the surface of the armor plate.

Facing Irene's warning, the smile on the white-haired witch's face disappeared at all. She seemed to have already anticipated Irene's actions, and the flames in her pupils became more active.

"Wait...wait a minute!"

Hiroyuki got out of the car and hurried to Irene's side, trying to break the tense atmosphere: "Fighting is not the only option, we can talk about it."

Of course, Hiiragi didn't suddenly have any pacifist ideas in her head, but getting along with Irene, Custer, and Poluk gradually made her realize that witches are not incommunicable objects, or at least they are not human beings. It's that she can talk to herself as a witch, and it's best if she can achieve her goal without conflict. The second thing is that the moment she was glanced at by the other person in the car, she once again spoke from the depths of her heart. A strong warning sign.

"Oh? Let's talk about it?"

The white-haired witch raised her brows as if she had discovered something extremely interesting, and her face stretched out with a playful look on her face: "How... do you want to talk about it?"

"Well, can you give us that seed? We really need it... Of course, if we can find it next time, we will definitely give it to you. If there are any other requests, we will try our best to satisfy it..."

"Pfft-ha...ahahaha..."

Before Hiiragi finished speaking, the white-haired witch's expression was already uncontrollable and she burst out laughing. The girl holding her belly and rolling forward and backward on the roof of the car had no image at all. Her unbridled laughter seemed particularly special in the dense forest. Harsh, the laughter lasted for more than ten seconds and then stopped abruptly. At the same time, the white-haired witch also stopped and stood up straight again. Her eyes moved from Hiiragi Jing back to Irene, this time her smile was tinged with emotion. Unconcealed contempt: "Sad counterfeit...doomed to be unable to escape the fate of backlash."

Irene's expression did not change at all due to the white-haired witch's ridicule, but the hands holding the scythe were already clenched hard, and there was a 'click-click' sound between her finger bones.

Hiiragi took a deep breath and held her short sword without continuing to speak. She already knew that the guy in front of her was an individual who could not communicate, so a battle to snatch the so-called 'seed' was inevitable.

"Although they are all defective products, they are enough to supplement my nutrition..." The white-haired witch said something of unknown meaning, and sparks suddenly erupted from her nose, and the magma-like lines that were limited to her right hand gradually gradually Emerging from other parts of the body, the surrounding space writhing with heat, "Remember my name - Heat Death."

"Danger!"

"careful!"

Irene suddenly pushed Hiiragi away and put up a giant scythe in front of her. The next second, Heat Death, who was still standing a hundred meters away, appeared in front of her, leaving only a string of ghosts behind her. Sparks floating in the sky that have not yet been extinguished.

Seeing that Irene had hidden her body behind the scythe's defense, Heat Death seemed to have not seen it and punched Irene's prepared defense.

"boom!!!"

A violent explosion sounded, and at the moment when Heat Death's fist came into contact with the blade of Irene's sickle, a ball of flames burst out from the contact surface. The violent impact caused Irene to be knocked away without any support left. Got out.

The rolling body crashed into the depths of the jungle, hitting several giant trees and rocks along the way and dragging a long ravine on the ground where rotten leaves and silt accumulated.

Hiiragi Jing had no time to pay attention to Irene's specific situation. Just as Heat Death knocked Irene away with a punch, the opponent's eyes were already fixed on Irene who pushed her away. He didn't even look at the person who was knocked away. As soon as Irene turned around, her second fist was already aimed at Hiiragi Jing, ready to charge up.

Was that flame just now her ability?

Hiiragi didn't sit still and wait for death. The moment Reji punched Irene, she had already pulled out the short knife from her waist and struck it down at the opponent's outstretched fist. However, the sharp blade quickly dissolved the moment it came into contact with the opponent. The hot metal solution flowed down her arm, and the melted sword was obviously no longer able to fulfill its combat duties.

"Hmph..." Reji let out a mocking snort and threw his second punch at Hiiragi Jing again!

"Stop!"

A hollow and light voice came into my ears. This sentence sounded like it was just a cry from the opponent's companion in panic. It should have been automatically filtered, but for some reason, Heat Death, who was already in a fighting state, burned this sentence deeply into his mind. There seemed to be an inexplicable force that interfered with her thinking, and her movements stopped just as the cry meant.

Heat Death soon realized that something was wrong with her, but just as she was about to move, a figure had already taken advantage of this short gap to rush to her side, and with an excited cheer: "As long as I kill you, I can prove it." I'm better than her!"

what?

At the edge of her sight, she found a bloody long knife slashing towards her. The heat death quickly raised the temperature of her whole body. However, she found that the knife did not melt as she imagined, until she noticed the stick attached to it. After receiving the witch's breath, she suddenly realized that this weapon came from the opponent's ability as a witch.

So many witches?

When his thoughts took back control of his body, heat death suddenly exploded under his feet. Driven by the reaction force, heat death quickly retreated half a step, dodged Poluk's blow, and quickly jumped up to the high altitude. Countless blood The condensed spikes immediately burst out of the ground, trying to chase the opponent's figure, but Heat Death, who had already been influenced by him, smiled scornfully, her neck suddenly lit up, and something could be clearly seen through the skin that was moving rapidly in her throat. gather.

Poluk was still thinking about pursuing, but the alarm bell in her heart stopped her in her tracks.

The next second, violent flames spurted out from Heat Death's mouth. A storm composed entirely of high temperature and flames swept through the entire land below. The pursuing spikes were completely annihilated into ashes at the moment of contact, and the flames completely engulfed itself. Poluk, who was covered in charred black, managed to escape from the wave.

She rolled continuously to eliminate the stubborn flames on her body. Her curly short brown hair and large blisters and burns on her skin made her look a little embarrassed at this time.

"Kill me? Even talking in sleep is too ridiculous."

The white-haired witch stepped out of the sea of ​​fire. From time to time, flames would burst out of her mouth following the syllables she spoke. The sparks lingering around her kept appearing and extinguishing. It was obvious that those flames in the jungle did not cause anything uncontrollable. of wildfires.

Not far from the battle, Ruoxiang's body suddenly collapsed. Fortunately, Castor on the side reacted quickly to hold Ruoxiang from falling to the ground: "What's wrong? The previous injury hasn't healed yet. ?"

"No...ha...ha...she..." Ruoxiang breathed heavily, and the sweat beads on her forehead seemed to have gone through a strenuous exercise. In addition to the stinging pain in her throat, What made her care was her heart palpitations. The moment her ability took effect on the white-haired witch, a sense of unreasonable fear enveloped her whole body. It was an instinctive and uncontrollable emotion.

She had never had such a feeling before, whether she was using her powers to thousands of listeners in Epoch Square or facing Hu Jie, who was transformed into a monster and was mentally exhausted: "Ha...that...that witch...is different... "

"Different?"

Custer looked solemnly at the battlefield ahead. At this time, Poluk had been punched away by Heat Death. The blood bottle that was thrown out shattered into powder in the explosion, and the blood contained in it was in Poluk. It had already been evaporated by the high temperature of heat death before it could be mobilized. It seemed that the spare blood would be unable to work on this heat death witch.