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

The social structure of mutants is also very simple. Violence seems to be their universal law. Only the strongest individual can become the leader of a group. However, they have a certain degree of intelligence. In addition to crude cold weapons, they even Learned the use of thermal weapons in battles with humans.

The weapons they currently use are all captured and they don't understand their working principles. Once the bullets are exhausted, the weapons in their hands are reduced to melee weapons that can only be wielded.

However, the situation is not static. In the study course arranged by Han Nianling in the First Born City, she learned that many mutants have begun to learn to distinguish the caliber of bullets. It can be seen from the encounters between mutants in the reclamation camp in the sinkhole that they are beginning to become conscious. Reserve ammunition of the same caliber bullets.

Because there is no gender mutant, there is no way to talk about a family unit. However, until she understands the way mutants reproduce, she doesn’t know whether Aunt Xiong’s care for Clay is an inherent habit or whether she has been with humans for a long time. Learned in the process of living together.

If Sister Phil knew what was going on here, then the thesis should be settled, and the graduate school exam is a certainty... But after so long, Phil should have passed the exam. She worked so hard and was so cold. It shouldn't be difficult for her to become a verification researcher with Nian Ling as a mentor.

I don’t know how Sister Shang Shu’s teaching work is being arranged. Have Lingjiu and Han Nianling returned to the Newborn City? I don’t know if it was the family atmosphere between Clay and Aunt Xiong that touched her. She couldn’t help it. I think of the old friends over there in the Newborn City.

"Hiiragi Jing? Aren't you still sleeping?"

The unoccupied houses in the village have become the best temporary residence for the convoy members. The walls, watchtowers and other fortifications are all ready-made, which saves the effort of setting up tents and finding high ground for sentry. After simple cleaning, you can move in directly. The witch still has Su was arranged in two adjacent houses. Hiiragi Jing, Irene and Ruoxiang lived in the same room.

The structure of the hut was still intact, and the collapse of half of the roof was not a big deal to them who were temporarily staying. It was rare for them to have a relatively stable environment. This night, Jingjing couldn't sleep at all, so she had to get up and sit at the door of the hut where they stayed, looking behind them. At the location of the mountain, Keira and Arrow stayed there, responsible for observing the recovery of the mutants' subsequent wounds and protecting Clay's safety. In fact, nothing could be seen in the pitch-black environment. Hiiragi was still thinking more about memories at this time. and daze.

She didn't expect that Ruoxiang was still aware of her movements, which were already very light. Has Ruoxiang, a witch who is not good at fighting, grown up without realizing it?

"Since the last time I encountered heat death, the periods of sleepiness have been significantly less than before..." Hiiragi shook his head when he saw Ruoxiang naturally sitting on the threshold next to him. Since that time, the body's biological clock has greatly improved. It was a big change and she still needed time to adapt.

"What are you looking at? Are you thinking about that mutant?"

Regarding the mutant, considering the team members' need for rest, Wu Kuan did not announce it immediately in the camp. However, Hiiragi Jing shared these insights with the witches. Unfortunately, no one could help. Ai There is no need for Lin to explain the difference between all monsters that she can defeat and those that cannot be defeated.

Both Custer and Poluk were witches who had recently awakened from prison. They had relatively rich knowledge about pre-war, but their understanding of fighting monsters had just begun. Only Ruoxiang had a certain understanding of the existence of mutants. Yes, but this understanding is actually far inferior to Hiiragi's own.

"Ruoxiang...did you hear a saying when you were in Changming City?"

"..."

"Some researchers once believed that walking zombies would gradually regain intelligence and memory as they advanced. When they evolved to a certain level, walking zombies could coexist with humans... Almost everyone just thought it was ridiculous, let alone this kind of thing. It is possible to guess that once the zombie really regains his intelligence and memory, after eating so many people, will he still have the moral principles and ways of thinking of the human period in his cognition? And should he defend the people he has eaten? Are you responsible?"

"In fact, mutants are closer to humans than walking zombies... The conjecture of coexisting with mutants was raised earlier, but this conjecture also disappeared faster, because someone actually tried this conjecture. He is a B-level researcher at the New City Research Institute. In order to quickly be promoted to A-level, he made the most daring contact with mutants..."

"He...didn't succeed?"

"According to the eyewitnesses who recorded it again, he took the initiative to leave the protection of the soldiers and get close to the mutants, and then his head was smashed by a stone hammer as soon as they met..." Hiiragi clicked her tongue and couldn't help but be disdainful of the researcher's reckless behavior, "Then he His death provided three papers for his colleagues, and one of them was promoted to an A-level researcher."

"This man's story has become a joke... There are as many as twenty safety regulations formulated because of him..." Hiiragi paused here. She is not a researcher, but she also understands that this man's reputation has been completely ruined due to this time. All the research projects and students he had achieved were hindered by this, "But if the deeds of this mutant are announced, it will be a huge earthquake..."

"Then what are you worried about?" Ruoxiang, who had been a quiet listener, asked.

"It's not really distressing. I just feel confused that something that has always been taken for granted suddenly has such an exception..." Hiiragi suddenly stopped talking and looked above her head. Ruoxiang also made the same move, her eyes There was only a dark sky, not to mention the moonlight, not even a single star could be seen.

Gradually, the surrounding air suddenly became turbulent, and the gentle evening wind gradually became fierce. The three bonfires in the camp kept swaying, and the occasional sparks were blown away by the air current.

Deep in the hearts of Hiiragi Jing and Ruoxiang, the palpitations that aroused their awareness became stronger and stronger, until their eyes could barely identify an outline in the dark sky. She suddenly faced the team members standing guard against the wall. Shouted: "Careful! Get out of there!!!"

Hiiragi had done the fastest from detecting the crisis to issuing the warning. However, he still failed to catch up with the sudden danger. Before the two of them had time to deal with the warning from Hiroyuki, the huge black shadow had already swooped down at high speed. The claws grabbed one of them and immediately raised them up. In this way, one of the team members was lifted high into the night sky, and the random screams gradually faded away.

Ten seconds later, a bloody thigh fell from a high altitude and knocked over a bonfire in the camp. Burning firewood scattered everywhere, and it also announced the first death the team had encountered.

"Attack! It's a monster attack!"

The warning sound that sounded instantly spread throughout the camp. The team members who were sleeping one second were suddenly woken up by the sense of crisis the next second. They took action one step ahead of their conscious bodies, putting on their clothes and carrying them in a desperate manner. They picked up their respective weapons and rushed to the preset positions around the wall to meet the enemy.

"Don't go out! Monsters are in the sky!"

Hiiragi, who had already stood up, dragged Ruoxiang back into the house. The No. 2 team member standing outside quickly rushed towards the nearest house, but just after running a few steps, a sharp claw made of Hong Kong steel pierced his front. The chest, back, and feet were forced off the ground and also moved high into the air.

This time, he was not too far away from the ground. Hiiragi could see several black shadows gathering around him, and then with a burst of ear-piercing tearing, blood, water and minced meat were scattered on the open space around the camp.

"Don't go out, everyone stay indoors!"

The successive deaths made Wu Kuan's eyes bloodshot, and the voice of trying his best spread throughout the camp.

What it is?

Seeing that no team members appeared in the outdoor sky, the monster immediately paid attention to the building. Debris continued to fall from the only half of the roof, and the fragile walls and beams groaned under the load. Soon, a ball the size of a basketball His head poked towards the room from the other half of the missing roof. In Hiiragi's eyes, it looked like an ugly bird covered in sarcoma and not covered with any feathers.

"die……"

As soon as it appeared, Irene had already woken up and grabbed the sickle, ready to swing out with the knife. Anyway, there was no outsider in the house and she had nothing to worry about.

The blade easily cut open the monster's long neck. The poor monster had no idea what kind of existence it had chosen as its prey.

At the same time, gunfire rang out one after another in the camp, and Hiiragi immediately broke the window adjacent to Custer's residence and got in.

"How's it going?"

"We're fine! Custer and Bobby are both strong."

Custer's voice came from the darkness, and the air was filled with blood and Bobby's roar. It seemed that they had also defused an attack.

"Where's Su?" Then Hiei Jing hurriedly asked the only human among them.

"I'm here, Pollock and Poppy reacted quickly, and together they killed a monster."

"There's no need for him, just me alone is enough." Poluk seemed a little dissatisfied with the big dog taking away her credit.

"It's enough to stay indoors. Don't go out. We don't know how these monsters attack yet." Judging from how easily Poluke and Irene killed these monsters, they are not very strong, so there is no need to go through them. There are so many worries, the only thing that needs attention is Wu Kuan's side. Kayla may be under a lot of pressure on the back mountain side at this time.

Thinking of this, the black liquid in Hiiragi Jing's palm gradually surged. Under the cover of darkness, the witch's ability could solve a lot of troubles for the team.

Chapter 57 Monsters that avoid sentience

"This is... what kind of monster..."

The successive deaths of two of the same kind seemed to have temporarily stopped the attack of these monsters, but Irene and Ruoxiang were not in a hurry to cross the narrow alley between the houses to join them. This was of course deliberately arranged by Hiiragi Jing.

The shacks in the village are already narrow, and having too many people is not conducive to their battle, especially when Irene's scythe can be swung into half of the house, and the witches lack destructive long-range attacks. Means, if you want to support Irene's wind blade on Wu Kuan's side across an open space, it is the only option. Irene who stays there can also have the best observation angle.

Taking advantage of this gap, Custer lit a torch to provide rare lighting for the late night room, and then immediately approached the corpse of the slain monster. Under the light of the fire, the true appearance of the monster that attacked them was revealed. In the eyes of everyone.

It was a mutated bird monster about the size of an adult, with a thick and smelly liquid flowing out of its sharp beak. The entire head, including the slender neck, was not covered with feathers, and the blue-gray skin was covered with large and small hairs. The small sarcoma, the dark and messy long feathers are as sharp as the sharp thatch, and the most fascinating thing is the hook-like claws on the feet. I have already seen how they grabbed two adults high into the sky. Jing is well aware of its horror.

"It's very fast..." Poluk's face showed a bit of unwillingness when he mentioned the monster's characteristics, "It was able to dodge my first knife, otherwise Bobby wouldn't have had the chance to cut off his beard."

Hearing his name in Poluk's words, Poppy immediately barked and squatted on the ground, his thick tail happily sweeping up dust on the floor. Apparently, he didn't know that his heroic biting behavior just now caused this incident. The jealousy of a famous witch.

But why should even dogs be jealous?

"My perception ability seems to have weakened. If Poluk hadn't noticed the sound on the roof, I wouldn't have even known that these monsters were approaching..." Castor recalled the whole process just now, and his perception ability was more effective than direct observation. Solving this kind of problem is a big deal.

"This is not your problem..." Hiiragi Jing on the side said to correct Custer's misunderstanding. She couldn't help but frown deeply when recalling the scene just now, "Ruoxiang and I didn't notice them at the first time. The existence of these monsters is the problem of these monsters themselves."

Hiiragi Jing's words caused the witches in the room to fall into silence for a moment. The information in this paragraph cannot be ignored by anyone. As witches, they deeply know how important perception is to combat. Searching for enemies and predicting dangers, this ability gives them This gives the witches the advantage of seizing the initiative in the battle. Once it fails, the impact will be self-evident for them, who rely heavily on perception to fight.

These monsters, which are not very powerful, are able to avoid their perception. How do they do it?Of course, more importantly...how many monsters like this are there in the wasteland?

"Perception? What perception? What are you talking about?" It wasn't until Su's confused questioning voice woke up Hiiragi Jing and others. Because they were so focused on the issue of perception, they even forgot that there was an ordinary human being beside them. The fact that the girl was listening.

"Uh... acuity! You know, the one who predicts danger..."

"Sixth sense!" Su's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had discovered something terrible, "I have read about it in novels before: experienced warriors can faintly sense lurking dangers!"

"Absolutely..." Unexpectedly, Su actually gave the most reasonable explanation himself, which saved Hiiragi Jing and others the trouble of finding reasons. It's time to thank the person who wrote the novel Su read.

"coming!"

A sound on the roof caused the atmosphere in the room to become tense again. Poluk suddenly raised his head and looked at the roof. Poppy, who was squatting on the ground, immediately stood up, his hair stood up, and he lowered his body into a fighting posture.

"Custer!" Hiei Jing did not forget to shout to Custer as he pulled out the dagger. Custer, who instantly understood the meaning, took hold of Su's wrist and walked towards the back room.

This is the true understanding, and comparing with someone is really a judgment call...

"Ugh?"

"Leave the battle to them! All we can do is not cause trouble to anyone." Su seemed to be infected by Custer's decisive gaze, and after taking a deep look at the two people preparing for the battle, Su nodded vigorously, She didn't need Custer's guidance but took the initiative and walked quickly into the back room. The moment she left, Poluk threw away the glass bottle he had already prepared.

As the glass bottle hit the wooden beam, it exploded, and several sharp spikes made of blood pierced the roof made of straw and branches. There was a random thumping and weird chirping sound from across the roof - "Gah. Ah - ho..." The smelly liquid flowed into the house along the spikes or the cracks in the damaged roof.

The sound didn't sound like the common roar of mutant beasts, nor did it sound like a sharp cry. If I had to say it, it was more similar to the sound made by the trembling, rotten and rough vocal cords of the zombies.

"boom!"

The monster's offensive continued. The windows that were simply blocked with wooden boards were shattered by the violent impact. The black shadow that rushed into the room ran into a large net of black liquid before it could wave its claws. The monster that was suddenly trapped had no time to take advantage of its speed and was slashed in the neck by Hiiragi who came with a knife.

It is difficult for ordinary blades to cut as easily as a giant scythe or a blood knife. Hiiragi could only rely on brute force to use the short knife in his hand as an ax to chop continuously before finally cutting off the monster's seemingly slender neck.

"Boom boom boom!!!"

Just as Hiiragi and Poluk were concentrating on dealing with the monster's constant harassment attack, the adjacent house suddenly made a loud noise, dust and gravel were raised into the sky, and the wall made of mud and wood collapsed, and On the pile of ruins that had been turned into a shantytown, a tall figure flamboyantly stretched out its wingspan several meters long and screamed shrilly.

It is larger and stronger, and more importantly, it only has a hazy reflection in the witch's perception, which may be more efficient than the naked eye. Sure enough, those who continue to die are It's just a small role.

"Irene! Ruoxiang!"

The collapsed shack was exactly where the two of them were. Just as Hiiragi had time to call out their names, the figure turned into black smoke and emerged from the ruins. At an extraordinary speed, it passed over the monster's neck and raised its head. The scream of his head suddenly stopped, and then he slid straight from his body to the ground.

Before she could say anything, the shack she was in also heard the overwhelming sound of collapse. A large area of ​​​​roof suddenly covered the roof. Hiiragi and Poluk fled to avoid the consequences of being buried. The cover of the building was completely destroyed. What tore apart and crushed the roof was not the monster itself, but a log several meters long. From the artificial chiseling marks on it, it could be seen that it was originally part of a shed in the village.

Will these monsters use the advantage of high altitude to move heavy objects to hit them?

The lack of accuracy was enough to make up for this shortcoming in quantity. Wooden blocks, stones...all the heavy objects that could be found and grabbed high into the sky were dropped by the monsters one after another, constantly bombarding the ruined shack below.

Hiei Jing, who used the black liquid to block the falling heavy objects one after another and watched the sky, suddenly changed her expression. The gradually enlarging black shadow directly above her was not wood and stones, but the wreckage of a scrapped car and a bus. The length of the car is more than ten meters long. Even if it is still in the air, the shadow formed is enough to cover the entire shed below.

Directly above me! ! !

Being able to carry such a huge weight is beyond the reach of ordinary monsters. Even if she is not the leader of this group of monsters, she should be an individual with a very high status. However, she does not have any means or energy to reach high altitudes at this time. .

Hiiragi suddenly turned around and ran towards the back room, which was separated by a wall. Because the roof had already been completely destroyed, Castor and Su huddled in the corner of the wall. Poppy loyally used her huge body to block these things for them. Falling gravel and debris, but it definitely couldn't hold up the remains of the abandoned car.

"Get close to me!"

It was too late to think about anything else. Hiei Jing could only urge the black liquid to surge wildly, forming a hemispherical shield around her to include everyone. Almost the next second the hemisphere was formed, a huge impact force swept the arc. The top of the sphere was dented, and you could clearly see the shape of the bottom of the car plate reflected on the black liquid. Hiiragi himself only felt something hit his chest hard, making his breath suddenly choked.

Fortunately, the protection of the black liquid finally supported the safe space for three people and one dog. Then it receded like a tide and submerged into Hiiragi's body. The wreckage of the vehicle that overturned on one side seemed to have been cut in half. , the piece that hit the black liquid was so deformed that its original shape was almost invisible.

Hold on... hold on.

Panting heavily with lingering fear, Hiiragi, who was beating her chest to help her breath, only felt a wave of fear. She actually didn't know whether the black liquid that weighed several tons and fell from the sky could hold her up. What she could do Just use all her strength and put it all together. Judging from the results, she may be more confident in this weird ability...

but……

"Hiiragi Shizune?"

Su's eyes were less intimate and more fearful. After seeing with his own eyes how those weird liquids submerged into Hiiragi's body, Su could still behave like this, which can be called very calm.

How to explain it?

"Um..." Hiiragi Jing suddenly asked Su as if she was exhausted, with her pouting lips moving, "Have you ever heard of a witch?"

"Varied……"

"Hoohoho!!!"

A harsh roar suddenly broke into the chaotic battlefield, and the sharp whistle sounded like a series of sonic booms in the air. Then, in the sky directly above Hiiragi Jing and others, there was a muffled sound of flesh being penetrated, and thick and strange raindrops. The fishy smell fell down and covered Hiiragi Jing and the others. The monster that was still hovering in the air suddenly became impatient and chaotic. The behavior of throwing objects stopped one after another, and then the chaotic sound of flapping wings gradually disappeared.

Recalling the strange roar just now, Hiiragi immediately realized the identity of the owner of the roar - the mutant named 'Auntie Bear'.

Chapter 58 The end of a night of chaos

The chaos that lasted almost all night left a mess on the ground. They came to this abandoned village to set up camp and have a better rest, but they never expected that they would encounter the biggest crisis and the most serious crisis the team had ever encountered since setting off from Fenglin City. of casualties.

The death of the three team members was definitely a heavy casualty for the convoy. Two soldiers standing guard at the entrance of the village were unfortunately killed in the sudden attack by the monster at the beginning. Later, a team member was unfortunately hit in the head by a stone during the battle. Killed on the spot.

Flying monsters have always been the most troublesome monster type in the wasteland. They can ignore the terrain, city walls, and any ground-to-ground defenses built on the ground and directly launch attacks from the air on humans behind the defense line. This attack direction is also the most unexpected. , the most difficult to defend.

The generally effective method is to hide in solid fortifications and use intensive anti-aircraft firepower to fight back. However, the environment in which the convoy is located obviously does not have such conditions, especially in the dark and lack of light conditions, even if the convoy members are not stingy. The limited bullets cannot effectively kill the monster. Instead, the monster uses the muzzle flash to lock its own defense. The death of only one person in the subsequent battle is definitely a miracle favored by fate.

Of course, they didn't know that it was Irene who actually helped them solve most of the monster attacks. The monsters who were focused on the team members didn't even notice those deadly wind blades, and the killing and resistance from the witch quickly attracted Most of the attention from the monster group.

After the chaos that lasted almost all night, how to deal with the mess on the ground was the most troublesome thing. After this chaos, everyone's nerves were tense. In the second half of the night, everyone was holding their weapons tightly. Deep fear comes from the threat in the night.

The bodies of the three fallen teammates, except for the last one, could only be gathered into a few remains. After the team members held a brief moment of silence, they were gradually ignited to ashes with flames and fuel. The whole process had to come out of the shelter of the shed. The process was carried out in the open space. Under the leadership of Wu Kuan, the team members carefully collected the ashes. As for the burial process, they had to wait to find a place after dawn.

After dealing with the dead team members in the shortest time, it was the mutant named 'Aunt Bear'. Neither Wu Kuan nor Keira and Aluo who were responsible for taking care of it expected that this mutant would take the initiative to help. them.

Perhaps guarding her existence together with the villagers here has become part of her daily life here.

And its sudden appearance in the sight of other team members forced Wu Kuan to advance his plan to make contact after dawn.However, Wu Kuan originally thought that its appearance would inevitably cause chaos in the team, but what he didn't expect was that the team members accepted it unexpectedly high.

Perhaps it was Auntie Bear's action of participating in the battle with a short wooden spear regardless of her injuries that won the goodwill and trust of the team members; perhaps it was the team members' lack of awareness of the existence of mutants, as there are usually a few mutants in the hinterland of Ofanto; or it may be that Wu Kuan and Kayla also have high reputations in the team, and their guarantee can make the team members more convinced. In short, compared to fighting monsters, the emergence of mutants only caused a little splash.

This mutant who could only communicate with simple phrases and words attracted the attention and curiosity of most of the team members. The sadness and nervous fear of the team members' death gradually faded away. If it weren't for Arrow and Clay Bear's aunt, The reason for the rescue was because he was injured. The communication with this mutant could even continue until dawn. Soon, under Wu Kuan's arrangement, the convoy dispersed into a combat group of three to four people, assuming firepower and security points in different sheds. The angle of fire can cover each other, which is the best way he can think of to deal with air threats.

Because the monster crisis has not been completely eliminated, the team members still need to hide in houses with relatively complete structures. Fortunately, there are many shacks in the village, and there are still places that can provide a certain degree of protection. At the same time, in another area where the witches are located A heated exchange was also taking place in the cabin on one side, but the difference was that Su was the only one involved in this exchange, and the excitement it aroused was no less intense than the discussion on the other side with more than a dozen team members.