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

Most of the words are derived from the names of those who patrolled the area... but the people before the war were different from the people in the New Age. They all had their own surnames.People without surnames are a large group in the New Era. There are various reasons for this. For example, because Hiiragi himself was an orphan, the word "Hiiragi" was randomly found in the dictionary he found in the ruins. Excerpted.It has no special meaning.

As for the reason, it's simply because I'm tired of being called 'hey' or 'kid', so a special and identifiable name is still necessary.

This random naming method is quite common. I remember that it was a trend among the orphans around me at that time. Those who could read were very popular. Some people would even use the food they had finally stolen in exchange for a chance to name. These orphans seem to want to find a sense of belonging more than the code name...

Those are one of the few memories that deserve to be labeled as 'good', the time I spent with my sister... wait, what's my sister's name...

"found it!"

Jiaheng's exclamation interrupted Hiiragi's thoughts, and she really couldn't restrain her excitement.

No matter how anxious she was, she had to be cautious and restrained in order to ensure the integrity of these old papers. The more she searched, the more disappointed she became. If they couldn't find the layout diagram of this underground network, they would have to go back. Go to the ground to face the dangerous Corrosion Bird, or waste a lot of time and energy exploring the passages one by one.

The appearance of the map finally made her let go of the pressure in her heart. She quickly took out a disposable imaging camera and took a picture of the network layout map spread out on the table, and marked the blurred areas in the photo with a marker.

"Fortunately, the sudden fall gave this town no time to react. Otherwise, the documents here would not be preserved now." Jiaheng said, kicking an iron basin under the desk, and Hiiragi Jing noticed that it was Filled with black charcoal.

Could it be that the reason why the documents were concentrated in this room was to facilitate their destruction during the war?

"The documents here are quite complete and can provide very reliable research materials for our understanding of the pre-war world. It's a pity that the beam of light came here..."

Just as Jiaheng was reluctantly looking through the files on the desktop, Lingjiu's warning suddenly came from the passage, and the childish voice continued to echo in the passage.

"Danger is approaching!"

Chapter 48 The Red Bearded Spider Attacks

Jiaheng and Hiiragi rushed out of the room in response, and other team members who had also received the alarm also gathered here immediately.

"Which direction?"

Jiaheng's inquiry was clearly informed by Lingjiu's instructions.

"there."

Following Ling Jiu's direction, Jiaheng looked towards the darkness deep in the passage. The light of the lighting lamp in his hand could not explore the entire passage. The blurry darkness still obscured people's sight. Just as Jiaheng was squinting. When she squinted her eyes and tried to see something from the darkness, the assembled team reported a new abnormality to her.

"Leader, the team is missing two people...that direction is where their search area is."

The team leader responsible for counting people looked rather ugly. Ling Jiu's warning just now was loud enough and caused waves of echoes in the narrow underground passage. There was no possibility that they didn't hear it. Combined with Ling Jiu's warning, Judging from the situation of the two team members, I'm afraid the situation is already in serious danger.

"Prepare for battle."

The squad leader's report completely dispelled Jiaheng's last doubts. The crisp sound of flipping the safety rang out among the teams. The team members turned off their respective lighting equipment and turned on the night vision goggles that had been temporarily suspended to save power.

The vast green once again occupied the entire field of vision. The huge visual span of the picture made Hiiragi rub her eyes vigorously as she could not adapt to it. Just as she reached out to adjust and reset the night vision device, her keen hearing suddenly detected a faint strange sound. .

It was a rustling, continuous sound, like the sound made when the dumped fine gravel and gravel hit the ground, weak and crisp.As for how this sound coming from deep in the passage ahead actually came out, Hiiragi Jing couldn't imagine.

"Did you hear anything?"

After Hiiragi Jing, Jiaheng and others also gradually noticed the sound that was gradually approaching here. They looked at each other to verify that the movement captured in their ears was not an illusion, but no one could explain the source of the sound. Come.

However, there was no need for them to spend extra thought on guessing. After only a few seconds, the communicator of the sound had already appeared from the darkness in front, appearing in the lens of their night vision goggles.

That's... a red-bearded spider? !

The familiar figure that was the size of a palm and covered with reddish-brown fur made everyone stunned. Were those rustling sounds originally the footsteps they made when crawling on the wall?

That's it?

The highly nervous people thought they were going to fight some kind of vicious mutated creature, but they never thought that it was this kind of creature that appeared in front of them.

The wasteland world has long had a clear understanding that red-bearded spiders will not take the initiative to attack. Therefore, after seeing these creatures, many team members relaxed their fingers on the triggers and began to check whether their clothes were properly worn. Gaps exist to avoid the possibility of skin contact with the trichome toxins of these organisms.

However, looking at the red-bearded spiders that were getting closer, Ling Jiu suddenly said a sentence: "They... have malice in them."

"Fire! Stop them from getting closer!!!" In the next second, Jiaheng raised the muzzle of his lowered gun without any hesitation, and sternly issued his order to the surrounding team members.

"Are you crazy? That will anger them..." Before Wu Jiaxu could finish his objection, fire erupted from Jiaheng's gun, and the bullets sprayed towards the swarms of red-bearded spiders. Go and instantly tear the target into pieces.

With Jiaheng's command to drive and fire as an example, the team members, including Hiiragi Jing, also grabbed the squad in their hands. The bullets quickly harvested the life of a large area of ​​red-bearded spiders. The fragments and residues of arthropods were flying in the sky, and the dark green slurry exploded. The cement walls of this underground facility are given a new color.

Dozens of red-bearded spiders were quickly annihilated by the metal storm that lasted just a few seconds, but this was far from over. More red-bearded spiders emerged from the darkness. The death fate of their kind did not make them retreat. The danger of these mutated creatures seemed to be aroused, and the numbers that kept coming were getting larger and larger. At the same time, their crawling speed also increased by more than one level.

Whether it's the walls, the floor or the top of your head, every crawling place is filled with figures of red-bearded spiders. It is roughly estimated that the number of red-bearded spiders here is as many as hundreds. The dense sounds echo in the passage, and they hit each other. On everyone's eardrums, the continuous crisp sound makes people's scalp numb.

"Prepare sonic bombs!"

In the face of such a huge number, it would be too inefficient to use bullets to block the attack. As soon as Jiaheng finished speaking, a team member stepped forward and took out a sonic bomb from his waist. He raised his finger and pulled it out. Ring, press the safety grip piece with your hand to prepare for throwing.

Everyone fell to the ground one after another, and the sonic bomb was released at this moment, drawing a parabolic trajectory in mid-air.

"boom--!!!"

Using a sonic bomb in such a closed space, Hiiragi was already mentally prepared to accept the impact, but what she didn't expect was that this sonic bomb produced by the Southern Federation actually had such a huge effect: the impact of being compressed by space. Becoming more powerful, the two ends of the channel became the only two paths for this impact to be released.

Hiiragi felt like an invisible heavy hammer hit her forehead. Even though she had fallen to the ground and curled up her body to protect herself with all her strength, the impact seemed to have penetrated smoothly. Everything was so shocking that it made people feel dizzy, and the roar that lingered in their ears undoubtedly amplified the dizzy effect several times.

"Sorry, I forgot you weren't wearing protective equipment like headphones."

His weak arms managed to hold up his body, but he was unable to stand up again in a short time. Seeing Hiiragi's embarrassment, Lingjiu hurried forward and grabbed Hiiragi's straps to lift her up forcefully.

She didn't know how much sincerity Jiaheng's apology contained, but Hiiragi didn't have the energy to dwell on it. She took off her mask and patted her cheeks hard, stimulating herself to get rid of the influence of the sonic bomb as soon as possible. When she returned to normal, she moved forward again. When I looked over, I saw that the ground was filled with red-bearded spiders.

They curled up into a ball with eight legs that were tight and stiff, like specimens. They behaved just like those ordinary spider creatures. Only the occasional twitching could prove that they were still among the ranks of living creatures.

"Most of the red-bearded spiders were shocked to death, and the remaining survivors are not far away from death. After all, they are creatures that rely on the stinging hairs on their feet to sense. Such an impact is enough to destroy all their sensory abilities." Jiaheng said for these The lying red-bearded spider came to a conclusion, and then told others what she had just discovered, "In addition, I have found the basic layout of the underground facilities here. There is indeed an underground passage leading to the center of the town. There is also The location of the so-called integrated command headquarters, as long as the passage does not collapse, we can pass here to reach our destination.”

This news has obviously boosted the morale of the team. Even if it is not yet known whether the underground passage is smooth, it is an additional option besides returning to the surface to face the pursuit of the corrosive monster bird.

Now that the route has been determined, there is no need to stay any longer. The integrated team immediately set off again under the leadership of Jiaheng.

Regardless of whether they were dead or lingering, everyone stepped directly on the bodies of the red-bearded spiders without any hesitation. Except for the two little girls, Hiiragi Jing and Lingjiu, the red-bearded spiders under the feet of everyone else were on the ground. Under the heavy pressure, one by one they exploded.

Walking about a hundred meters away, the T-shaped corner in front divided their possible path forward into two directions: left and right. They already knew the route. Of course, Jiaheng didn't need to spend time exploring. Going right here was the best way to reach their destination. route.

It was also after passing this corner that this underground passage really had some traces of red-bearded spiders.

A dense web of spider webs is in front of the road, and there are also large and small ball-shaped silk balls hanging from the top of the passage, which are the prey of these red-bearded spiders, and two of them The human-sized silk balls were the most conspicuous, and there were also firearms belonging to the Confederate members left on the ground below them.

"That is……"

There is no doubt that those are the two missing team members,

The team members quickly moved forward and used the daggers in their hands to cut through the tough spider webs, and finally dug out a palm-sized gap in one of the silk balls, revealing the faces of the team members included in it.

"It's too late..." The fingers in front of the nose could not feel the response of the breath, and everything confirmed that the two team members had no vital signs.

"These firearms were not used, and we did not hear gunfire. It seems that they were careless about these red-bearded spiders." Jiaheng picked up the rifle on the ground, and the magazine that fell into his hand still maintained sufficient weight. If you break the law, you will be attacked by a red-bearded spider and die. Once a large amount of poison is injected by the red-bearded spider, it will indeed have the effect of killing an adult.

"But...why do these red-bearded spiders take the initiative to attack..."

The traces here indicate that Lingjiu's warning and Jiaheng's counterattack just now are correct, but Wujiaxu can't understand why the red-bearded spider, which cannot take action against humans, behaves so abnormally.

"Who knows, maybe it's also because of the influence of the ether-like substance."

That ether-like substance can cause the mutant beasts contaminated by the virus to undergo crazy temperament changes, and it is natural to influence the red-bearded spider to actively attack. Thinking from this point of view, it is not surprising.

Chapter 49 Underground Lair

Continuing to go deeper into this underground network, both sight and smell are equally profoundly aware of the long-lasting dust here. The previous area can still frequently exchange fresh air with the outside, but the enclosed gas here seems to be different from this. The facilities in Pianwangdao are the same age, and an increasingly strong smell of mold and rot mixed with an unknown odor keeps pouring into the nasal cavity.

Perhaps the ventilation duct above the head still retains some of its functions, or the cracks in the wall can communicate with the outside. Although the air here is turbid, the oxygen content is not dangerously low. The oxygen content value on the air detector It has always maintained a safe range above 18.00%.

Since the deaths of two team members confirmed that the red-bearded spiders living here are actively aggressive and have the ability to cause death, the team has become extremely cautious. They have regained the skills they had when entering the sinkhole. Uneasy and nervous, this underground place is definitely not a safe place.

Those webs made by horizontal bars in front of the road can no longer be peeled off by hand according to your own habits, because in addition to catching and hunting small prey, another important function of these spider webs is to sense the basic situation around them. They are sensory organs. With the extension of peripherals, any movement that occurs on the spider web can be quickly fed back to the red-bearded spider group.

The team would accidentally touch the spider webs as they moved forward. Due to this problem, they had been attacked by several groups of red-bearded spiders, and the number of spiders in each attack was more than a hundred.

After all, individual red-bearded spiders are fragile, and the narrow channel terrain is also extremely beneficial to the team. The red-bearded spider swarm that cannot be spread out can basically only attack from the front and rear directions. A cluster of this size cannot pose a threat to the team. What a threat.

But the problem is that the team members don't know how many red-bearded spiders live in this webway, but they know the number of weapons and supplies they carry. It is difficult to deal with the almost infinite swarm of red-bearded spiders with limited supplies, and the number of red-bearded spiders is reduced. The only feasible way to consume is to avoid unnecessary conflicts as much as possible.

But doing this is easier said than done.

In addition to the webs visible to the naked eye, there is also a large amount of spider silk laid on the walls or the ground. These are difficult to detect even under sunlight, let alone through night vision devices in such a dim environment. of double filtering.

After paying a lot of ammunition and sonic bombs, the procession of red-bearded spider corpses was finally about to pass through this closed passage. Not far ahead was a spacious underground space. According to Jiaheng, this area was there. A large distribution area of ​​underground network channels, one of the hubs where various network channels gather.

The exit in front was less than [-] meters away from the team. When the sight passed the exit not far away, the wider space did not eliminate the sense of depression brought by the narrow passage. On the contrary, the picture they saw brought a new perspective. Wheel of fear.

That is... the red bearded spider's nest! ! ?

The trembling steps under his feet gradually shortened the distance between himself and the exit, and the images in the distribution area gradually separated from each other. In this way, they gradually became complete in everyone's sight. His sharply shrunken pupils fell uncontrollably in front of him and were difficult to move away. .

What was before them was a huge egg-shaped nest made of countless spider silks. Countless spider webs connected its head and bottom to the cement, and relied on the surrounding four load-bearing wires that were tightly wrapped in spider webs. The pillar stands in the center of this distribution area, with countless red-bearded spiders crawling on it.

In addition to the core spider nest in front of you, there are countless fist-sized spheres also made of spider silk attached to the top of the walls and the ground in the distribution area. The surfaces of these spheres are covered with countless holes, and there are countless tiny white juvenile red spiders. The bearded spider crawls between these holes, and there is no doubt that these spheres are the red bearded spider's nursery silk sacs.

The people who were clinging to the wall did not dare to move rashly and could only cautiously poke their heads out to peek at the scene inside.

"Is there anywhere else we can go?"

Wu Jiaxu's question is also what others want to know the most. The distribution area in front has become the site of the red bearded spider's nest, and it is necessary to take great risks if you want to travel through it.

"..." Jiaheng did not answer Ujiaxu's question but remained silent for a while. His gloomy eyes suddenly flashed with light, "Report immediately, how many sonic bombs do we have?"

This sentence has shown that Jiaheng has no extra routes for them to choose, and passing through the distribution area in front is the only feasible route for their party.

"Six more."

After counting, the team leader reported the number of explosive bombs currently in the team. This number was much less than Jiaheng expected, but it was enough.

"The next route is a passage on the left side of the distribution area. The straight-line distance to us is about 18 meters. Considering the impact of factors such as the weight on the body, spider silk, and rugged road conditions on us, all members ran this distance Most of the time it takes is between 20 seconds and [-] seconds. Although the power of the sonic bomb is great, its lethality will be much weakened when placed in a more spacious distribution area. Therefore, most red-bearded spiders are difficult to kill with a direct hit and are instead stunned. But that’s enough.”

Jiaheng picked up a stone and drew a rough route directly on the ground covered with a layer of dust to provide others with the concept of the route. It was not difficult for others who had circulated detailed photos to find it from this simple diagram drawn on the ground. A rough but accurate reference.

"According to previous experience, the lasting effect of a stunned red-bearded spider losing its ability to move within the effective range will be between five and six seconds, but the further the distance, the affected effect will gradually decrease. Fortunately, the distribution The area is still a closed space. The deterrent effect in such an environment will not be overly weakened. The reverberating sound waves are our best cover..." At this point, Jiaheng's tone paused slightly.

"We don't need to cause many casualties. Our only purpose is to quickly move through here to the target location and save all available resources to prepare for the final battle. Do you understand?"

"Yes!"

According to Jiaheng's plan, the team captain and deputy captain, each holding three sonic bombs, approached the entrance. Each team member nervously watched the three fingers raised by Jiaheng...

"Throw!"

Each finger that fell back represented the passage of each second, until the last finger fell back into place, and the sonic bombs thrown by the two people at the same time landed accurately on the left and right of the front distribution area.

"boom!!!"

A huge noise resounded violently in the distribution area, countless debris fell like raindrops, and the entire underground network seemed to tremble in response.

The two overlapping explosions instantly pressed the start button of the plan. The team led by Jiaheng ran towards the target with all their strength. Only then did Hiei Jing realize that Jiaheng and Han Nianling were both researchers, but they had the same abilities as military personnel. In terms of training quality, Wu Jiaxu is far inferior. No wonder Jiaheng asked Lingjiu to drag him away.

Just as Jiaheng analyzed, except for a few meters around the impact point of the sonic bomb, most of the red-bearded spiders did not die suddenly under the attack of the two sonic bombs. They kept twitching their eight legs like staggering alcoholics. Staggering around, those fragile larvae suffered heavy casualties.

one two Three……

Quickly walking through the lair area, Hiiragi moved towards the target without looking aside. While running, she secretly counted in her heart, until at the number seven, the expected second round of sonic bombs sounded again, and the lingering sound The concentrated area that has not been dispersed once again faces another round of impact.

This is exactly one of Jiaheng's plans.

While the first round of sonic bombs was taking effect, the two people holding the sonic bombs had already thrown the next one. The delay was exactly seven seconds, which was stuck in the state where Jiaheng expected that most of the red-bearded spiders would be awake. , the continuing shocking effect gave the red-bearded spiders no chance to react.

close!

The target intersection was not far ahead. They had already run two-thirds of the way. The results visible to the naked eye were rapidly magnified by their footsteps. It was logical that the last two sonic bombs would buy them another sufficient period of time to continue. time, but when they were close to the huge egg-shaped nest, the nest that they thought was completely controlled suddenly changed.

The huge egg-shaped nest suddenly expanded, and the chaotic contraction rhythm came from the unknown movement inside the nest. Before the team and others could react, Lingjiu exclaimed: "Be careful!"

But this time Zero-Nine's warning was too late. Suddenly, an arm with an unusually thick and sharp appendage emerged from the nest, piercing the body of the nearest team member. The severely injured team member did not die immediately, and was possessed. The body with its limbs raised in mid-air was still struggling and letting out a shrill howl.

what is that? !

"Don't look back! Keep throwing sonic bombs!"

The sudden attack disrupted the team's rhythm. Jiaheng's scolding tried to get the plan back on track. This situation was beyond everyone's expectations. But at this point, they had no chance to hesitate or retreat.

Throwing a few seconds at night almost suppressed the red-bearded spiders who were about to return to their senses, but they desperately found that such sonic shock did not seem to have the slightest effect on the existence inside the nest.

The white nest collapsed and a black crack ran through the top and bottom. More appendages poked out of the crack and gradually expanded the width of the crack. Finally, when the crack expanded to a certain area, the being inside poked out its huge body.

"Female spider! It's the mother body of a female spider!"

Chapter 50 The Queen of the Red Bearded Spider