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

While the wildly growing tree roots strive for more living space for themselves, they are also squeezing the surrounding things. As Hiiragi saw this scene before his eyes, the huge rock was squeezed in half by the pushed roots. , tree roots continue to flow in from the gap, gradually widening the gap.

However, the resistance of the rock also made the tree roots make compromises, and their extrusion directly created a long and narrow space here.

Underfoot is a flat ground paved with tree roots, which is also a rare piece of dry ground in this jungle. On the left and right sides are the interior of rocks several meters high. There are only two narrow entrances at the front and back that can be entered. Even if you face several times the There is nothing to fear from your own herd, it can be considered a good place with both safety and comfort.

The space here is not too large, but there is no problem in accommodating an entire ten-person forest ranger team.

But the most important thing is that she finally has a safe place to put her feet. Hiiragi can't help but walk back and forth here, letting out the pace that she has been restrained for a long time.

"Here...they haven't been here."

She originally thought that this time it would be the same as the previous three times, repeating the same results and proceeding to the next cycle of inspections. However, the result of Ren Xi's sudden opening was beyond Hiiragi Jing's expectations.

This also made Hiiragi stop immediately and turn all his attention to the direction of Li Qing and Ren Xi and the content of their subsequent conversation.

"sure?"

"Confirm, there are traces left by those people from the Southern Federation at any time here." After some inspection, Ren Xi was sure of his judgment. Although Li Qing asked more questions, he actually preferred Ren Xi's judgment.

"That is to say, the route of the Southern Federation team has changed between the previous camp and this camp." Ren Xi compared the map in his hand and tried to deduce the possible direction of the Southern Federation.

"The journey from the last camp to here is very difficult. Since the Southern Federation team wants to quickly penetrate into the dense forest, it is reasonable to change the route and take a detour."

"If each team has any latest progress, please report immediately."

"Report to the colonel, this is the third search team. We found traces of someone using the C5 camp."

Sure enough, after a brief silence, another team in the channel picked up the clue. After Li Qing relayed the news, Ren Xi's eyes immediately fixed on the camp location marked with the code name 'C5' on the map.

"Yes, they turned south during their journey. The journey there is relatively flat. It should be the advice given to them by Second Lieutenant Lu Shengyang." Although it is not on the pre-planned path, C5 is not far from their last camp. They had never thought that the Confederates would follow the recommended route exactly.

After completing the inspection of the camp, the three of them got out of the cracks in the rocks one after another. After seeing Li Qing coming out, the surrounding team members moved closer to their position.

"Before continuing..."

Just as Li Qing was about to continue issuing instructions according to the plan, a sudden accident interrupted the words he had just squeezed out of his mouth.

Gun body!

Everyone present was startled, and their whole bodies tensed together. The behavior of the companions around them reflected that the movement they just heard was definitely not an illusion.

"This is the second search team. We were attacked by a group of headhunting wild dogs." The report from the leader of the second team came out from the communication headset, with the fierce gunfire in the background and the sound of gunfire coming from not far away. Maintaining a consistent frequency, there is no doubt that that is where they are fighting. "There are so many of them that it is difficult to count the numbers in the dense forest."

"We will rush to support immediately, and other search teams will immediately rush to the nearest camp for defense."

"understand!"

"understand!"

"..."

When the other teams responded in unison, the surrounding air suddenly became tense. If the atmosphere during the march just kept adding fuel to their hearts, then the gunshots at this moment completely ignited their hearts. stand up.

As the team closest to the second search team, the support task falls on them. Moreover, there are many trees in the dense forest. Too many people will only cause operational inconvenience, so the support of one team is enough. In Le Thanh Under the leadership of the police, they immediately rushed towards the direction of the source of the gunfire. The impact of the bad road conditions still did not disappear, but it was already very fast compared to the previous speed that was restricted by the terrain.

Fortunately, the second search team was not very far away from them. After a few minutes, the gunshots in everyone's ears gradually became clearer. Li Qing, who was at the front of the team, also made a warning gesture.

"We are close enough. The headhunting wild dogs should have smelled our approach..."

Before he finished speaking, a high-pitched roar came from not far ahead. The team members following Li Qing raised their guns and stepped forward to stop Li Qing. Ren Xi and Hiiragi Jing were even protected. The safest position in the middle of the line.

'boom! '

After a few breaths, the first gunshot rang out, and the first beam of fire emitted from the muzzle of the team member's gun. The next second, Hiiragi also saw through the gap between the team members' positions, he saw the black shadows constantly coming out of the jungle ahead. Obviously, It was the pack of headhunting wild dogs that attacked them.

The gunshots rang out one after another, and the hot metal shells were thrown out like water. Hiiragi wanted to provide some support for this battle, but she was hindered by her position at the rear and her own height. The restrictions could only be given up. These team members obviously did not regard her as a reliable fighting force.

To be honest, Hiiragi was used to this kind of treatment.

But no matter what, this time it was just a tentative attack by the headhunting wild dogs, and it did not require fire support from Hiiragi. After only half a minute, the headhunting wild dogs left a few corpses and retreated hastily.

"Keep formation and keep pushing!"

After slowly advancing for more than ten meters, the headhunting wild dogs attacked again. This time they no longer rushed straight at them like before. Instead, they used the cover of trees to jump up and down, advancing layer by layer. This was also the reason why the headhunting wild dogs were attacking. The most commonly used combat method in the jungle when facing human troops armed with strong firepower.

The bullet hitting the tree trunk exploded into a shower of flying wood chips, peeling off a fist-sized gap to reveal an area that was blackened by high temperatures.The trees here are extremely hard, and bullets can often only penetrate to a depth of less than half a foot, and then become deeply embedded in the fibers of the trees.

For the human team, the effective shooting range is divided into different areas by trees. Their flexibility in the jungle is their absolute advantage over the human team.

"Firepower crosses and fires, keep our firepower pouring, and push forward little by little." In order to deal with such jungle battles, Li Qing was also prepared. The B-110 assault rifles commonly used by the rangers were all replaced by C -112 submachine gun, the higher rate of fire creates a restricted area within reach of their surroundings that headhunting wild dogs can never enter.

The number of dead headhunting wild dogs was not high, but they were also suppressed and difficult to approach. Considering the limited amount of bullets he could carry, Li Qing decided to quickly rendezvous with the second search team and then retreat towards the camp. Their advantage would not last long. The second search team also heard the sounds of fighting here and should be approaching them.

The resistance of the headhunting wild dog group gradually decreased, and the advancement of human troops forced them to evacuate all the way back. At this moment, a familiar sense of crisis suddenly surged into Hiiragi's heart, and Hiiragi quickly glanced around in shock. , however, the members of the search team who formed a circle did not make any mistakes, and the surrounding headhunting wild dogs still found it difficult to get close enough to pose a direct threat to them.

Could it be that……

Hiiragi suddenly raised her head and looked upward. The scene that caught her eye made her frightened. At the same time, she loudly warned the people around her without thinking: "Be careful up there! They are up there!"

above? !

The body structure of headhunting wild dogs is very different from the ordinary dogs of their pre-war ancestors, but this level of evolution is still not enough to support their activities of climbing trees.

But I didn't expect these headhunting wild dogs to be so cunning. They used their dexterity and sharp claws to cling to tree trunks or branches. They were seven or eight meters above them. There were no less than ten of them at a glance. The number of people, the flashing red pupils showing blood, no matter how funny the posture was, no one found it ridiculous.

Hiiragi's warning surprised everyone, and the headhunting wild dogs that were discovered also launched their attacks at this time. They put away their sharp claws and pounced down from the sky. The spittle sprayed from their mouths also fell on people. on top of the goggles.

Getting closer... getting closer... At this time, it was too late to raise the gun and shoot. Hiiragi Jing pulled out the short knife hanging from the back of his waist.

Rather than fear, what she felt in her heart was a surge of excitement that was ready to go. This body had been neglected for too long. After many days, had it finally come time for her to fight?

Chapter 33 The accident of the search team

Headhunting wild dogs are undoubtedly one of the most successful mutant creatures in the wasteland in the New Era. They have a considerable degree of intelligence, strong adaptability, and outstanding reproductive capabilities. These advantages allow them to have an extremely wide range of activities and are numerous in number, facing different lives. Headhunting wild dogs in different areas of the environment have also evolved into different sub-racial groups.

Everyone who has ever experienced exploring the wasteland knows that headhunting wild dogs are cunning enough, but no one on the search team expected that these headhunting wild dogs are so creative.

This behavior of clinging to tree trunks and then attacking downwards is not mentioned in either the official data of the New City or the public notes of the old mercenaries.

The sudden attack from above caused the team that was advancing steadily to be thrown into confusion. A group of wild dogs wandering around waiting for an opportunity took the opportunity to launch a more violent attack.

"Shrink the formation, the first detachment maintains its firepower, and the second detachment immediately kills the headhunting wild dogs that fall between the teams!"

After Hiiragi Jing, Ren Xi was the second person to discover something strange above the team, so her reaction was faster.

While giving the order, the forelimbs of the first headhunting wild dog had already touched the ground and landed not far in front of her. As long as it turned around slightly, it could attack the person standing behind it with its back turned to maintain external firepower. Suppressed players.

'boom! '

The next second, Ren Xi, who raised his gun urgently, sent the bullet in the chamber into the head of the headhunting wild dog.

A ball of blood exploded on the forehead, and the headhunting wild dog was completely killed before it had time to show off its power. But this was just the beginning. More and more headhunting wild dogs fell into the team and attacked the surrounding people. The team members attacked one after another.

Headhunting wild dogs and humans were entangled with each other when they rushed into the team. In this case, it was impossible to shoot and kill the enemy. It was more likely to accidentally injure the surrounding teammates. Ren Xi, who continued to aim with the gun, was unable to pull the trigger, including The other team members who were fighting against the headhunting wild dogs had no choice but to pull out their sabers and engage in hand-to-hand combat with the headhunting wild dogs.

"Roar!"

Just as Ren Xi was trying to find an opportunity to provide fire support to others, a roar from behind sent a chill down her spine. The voice sounded very close to her.

When she turned around suddenly, what caught her eye was a headhunting wild dog flying towards her. The distance between the two was less than three meters. The ugly face continued to enlarge in Ren Xi's sight. , the stinky smell and blood seemed to pounce on her face before the headhunting wild dog.

Ren Xi wanted to turn around and raise his gun immediately, but the headhunting wild dog was extremely fast. It was impossible to turn around and fire a shot before the headhunting wild dog pounced on him.

In the combat assessment of the institute, Ren Xi's shooting performance has always been among the best. Even many standing army soldiers have difficulty reaching her level. But corresponding to this is her extremely poor fighting ability, and her physical fitness level is just below On the average line.

How can an ordinary human woman who doesn't know fighting skills come into contact with a two-meter-long headhunting wild dog with a ferocious temperament and skilled hunting skills?

In this extremely critical situation, there was only a blank in Ren Xi's mind. She could only instinctively adjust the muzzle of the gun, and turned around to deal with it in vain, even though her speed was too late to catch up.

'puff--! '

Just when the headhunting wild dog had jumped less than one meter away from Ren Xi, a sharp knife stained with dark red blood suddenly appeared on the right side of the line of sight that was originally occupied by the headhunting wild dog, and it was plunged straight into the eyes. Deep in the neck of the headhunting wild dog in front of me.

Immediately, the owner holding a sharp knife slammed into the side of the headhunting wild dog, knocking the headhunting wild dog away from Ren Xi's position due to the inertia of the headhunting wild dog.

Hiiragi Jing? !

It is definitely not easy to become an operator of Han Nianling. Although he is very convinced by Han Nianling's vision, Ren Xi did not expect that this small body can burst out with such a powerful force.

Compared with other team members, Hiiragi herself is in a much easier situation when faced with the headhunting wild dog's aerial attack. So far, no headhunting wild dog has taken the initiative to fight with her, even the headhunting wild dog closest to her. The dog also looked at her and then turned around and chose someone else as his target.

Perhaps because of Hiiragi Jing's petite body, the headhunting wild dogs used this as a basis to directly and roughly judge her as a 'low threat' target.

Although she was underestimated, Hiiragi was happy to do so. It was really a disadvantage for her to face these big guys head-on with her own size. It might be more suitable for her to use her own dexterity to support others and launch a fatal blow unexpectedly.

"Hiiragi... Hiiragi Jing! Are you okay?" Seeing Hiiragi Jing and the headhunting wild dog rolling together, Ren Xi hurriedly raised his gun to prevent the danger caused by the headhunting wild dog getting up again.

"Don't be nervous, it's already a corpse." He got up from the headhunting wild dog's body and pulled out the short knife that was deep inside the headhunting wild dog's body. The blade penetrated its throat accurately, and the next step was to do the last thing of its life. He was twitching, but the stinky smell on the fur of these headhunting wild dogs was so overpowering that even through the tactical mask, Hiiragi couldn't help but retch several times.

In addition, she has already assassinated two headhunting wild dogs like this. I have to say that the weapons given by Han Nianling are really good. Not only the firearm, the performance of this short knife also exceeded Hiiragi Jing's expectations. , easily pierced the headhunting wild dog's skin, and the blade showed no obvious wear.

This gave Hiiragi the urge to continue looking for targets to test the knife with, but her first priority as an employee was to guard Ren Xi to ensure the personal safety of her employer. Moreover, due to Ren Xi's very timely command, more headhunting wild dogs fell. They were shot dead by fire outside the team. The number of headhunting wild dogs that fell into the team was not very large. With the cooperation of the team members, most of them had been wiped out.

The attack by the headhunting wild dogs failed and there were many casualties. The smell of blood from their compatriots in the air finally made them feel weak. After a panicked wailing, all the headhunting wild dogs disappeared into the depths of the dense forest. The messy footsteps and the sound of walking through The rustle of the bushes was all silence.

After leaving corpses all over the ground... they retreated?

The air was filled with the smell of gunpowder smoke and blood, and the surrounding vegetation was stained with splashes of dark red blood. The traces of the headhunting wild dogs had indeed disappeared, but the search team still maintained full vigilance. Who knew what would happen to these headhunting wild dogs? What kind of attack methods will there be?

This vigilance lasted for several minutes, and finally they were convinced that the headhunting wild dogs had really left.

"Each team counts the number of people and reports casualties."

"No one died and four people were bitten, but all injuries were treated."

The team members have adequate equipment protection and rich combat experience. They can also form a numerical advantage against headhunting wild dogs with more numbers and less. With skillful cooperation, this surprise attack from headhunting wild dogs is also a near miss.

After some simple repairs, the search team continued to move forward, and soon they successfully met up with the people of the second search team.

But the current situation compared to their second search team is not that good.

"What's wrong with you? Is there any death?"

The members of the second search team were stationed on a small slope. Behind the quickly and randomly arranged rocks was the place where they had just fought. When Li Qing and others approached, they discovered that almost everyone Everyone was suffering from varying degrees of injuries, even the captain of the second search team who came to see him.

The sleeve of his left arm was completely torn open, revealing the wound on the lower arm that had just been bandaged. The white bandage Yang Aixia, the dark red mark was still faintly expanding, and the protective gear he wore was also everywhere. The marks left after scratching and biting showed how intense the situation between the headhunting wild dogs and them was just now.

"We were attacked by a group of headhunting wild dogs... Those beasts can actually climb trees..." Obviously this team did not even find the same thing above their heads, which made the attack of the headhunting wild dogs a big blow to them. If the rapid approach of the first search team had not shared the pressure on them, I am afraid that the first death among them would have occurred.

However, the injuries of some of them could no longer be solved by the field emergency methods they had.

"One team member's femoral artery in his left leg was bitten through. The blood loss was very serious and he needed to return to the infirmary of the reclamation camp immediately for treatment."

"Arrange two people to send him back immediately." Li Qing shook his head. This happened just halfway through the expected search route. He was confused about how to decide next, but he still had to check with other teams first. What's the situation?

"Have other teams been attacked by mutant beasts? Please report your current status in turn."

"This is the third search team. There was no attack. Everything is normal."

"This is the fourth search team. No attack has occurred. The situation is policy-oriented."

"..."

Each team reported in turn, which made Li Qingxuan gradually feel relieved. It seemed that only their two search teams had encountered headhunting wild dogs, so they should have enough strength to complete the next search mission.

However, when the search team reported that it was the eighth search team's turn, they waited for a long time but did not receive a response from there. This made Li Qing dissatisfied and urged: "The eighth search team... report your current situation."

"Report your current situation!"

He repeated it twice in succession, but there was only the chaotic sound of snowflakes on the other end of the communication earphone. At this time, Li Qing finally realized that something was wrong. He personally decided the captain of each team. He was not very elite, but at least as the captain He is qualified, and he does not believe that delays in reporting will occur due to slack.

When he contacted what happened to the Southern Federation team before, he suddenly realized a possibility that he was unwilling to believe... The eighth search team lost contact? !

Chapter 34 Bloodstains in the Jungle

"The situation...how is it?"

Ren Xi's attention did not receive a verbal response from Li Qing, but the gloomy look on his face was enough to explain the problem.

It has been 10 minutes since it was confirmed that the 10th search team lost contact. During these [-] minutes, Li Qing kept trying to get in touch with the [-]th search team. However, there was still no news from the other end of the communication. His signal was like a dead end. There was no ripple in this dense forest.

After such a long time, it was basically possible to rule out the loss of communication caused by communication equipment failure or personnel negligence. Li Qing had to give up the luck in his heart and face the facts that had happened before him.

In fact, Ren Xi had already expected such a result, and the confirmation just now was not even a fluke.

"Feel sorry……"

Ren Xi glanced back at Hiei Jing who was waiting aside, and after some hesitation, she expressed her apology.Hiiragi Jing clearly requested that he put the young mercenary named Lin Qin in the search team with a safer mission, but as a result, it seemed that he had made the completely opposite arrangement.

"This has nothing to do with Employer Ren. No one expected such an accident to happen. Besides, this is the price of being a mercenary. He is already prepared to deal with it..."