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

"Uh... this..." Zhan Zhiqian's sudden and eager change made it hard for Higgin to adapt for a while, but the girl's adoring gaze greatly satisfied his vanity. This was the first time that a woman looked at her with such adoration, " My name is Hiiragi Jing, and her name is Ling Jiu, by the way! Now is not the time for small talk, it’s very dangerous here, so you’d better leave quickly.”

After thinking about it just now, Hiei Jing decided to explain to the other party the safest way to leave. Anyway, a large number of masked people are concentrated upstairs now, and the distance out is not long. As long as they don't make the kind of sound just now, there will be people. Possibility of discovery: "Take the nearby stairs from here to the stairwell on the first floor. The window of the women's bathroom next door is open. Also, be careful of the enemies in the underground garage. You can get out through there."

"Then... what about you?"

From Zhengjing's explanation, Zhan Zhiqian heard that the other party had no intention of leaving together, and she couldn't help but ask nervously.

"We came in to look for someone, and we will leave after we find her." Hiiragi bent down and picked up the gun that the masked man had just dropped on the ground. The gun was small in size and had obvious hand-saw marks on the muzzle. broken traces.Most of them were transported to the newborn city to reduce the size.

"This gun is much worse than the one in the institute. I don't know if I can get used to it..." Hiiragi murmured after weighing it gently.

It looked like there was not much difference in size from the guns I usually used, but the heavy feeling in my hand made the difference obvious. I flipped the bolt again and immediately a metal bullet popped out of the ejection port. I watched it roll down. At a glance at the ammunition on the ground, Hiiragi recognized that it was not the general caliber widely used in the newborn city.

"This is the universal pistol bullet of the Southern Federation..." Lingjiu squatted down and picked up the end of the bullet with his thumb and index finger. After looking at it carefully for a while, he looked at the gun in Hiiragi Jing's hand.

"Did you see anything?"

"Type 7002 submachine gun, a large number of derivative models are used in various city bases in the Southern Federation." Zero Nine added after thinking for a while, "It's just that I have never seen this basic model. The number above All the information has been erased, probably to hide the relationship..."

In other words, these guys are not the plunderers near Newborn City but some forces from the Southern Federation?

Zheng Jing adjusted the speed machine, and the cold and crisp sound of the gun scared Zhan Zhiqian beside her, but soon she came over again and asked with a worried look: "Are you going upstairs? But It's too dangerous for you two girls! There were a lot of footsteps upstairs just now. Let's go out and wait for the patrol team from the Department of Order to come. By the way, maybe the person you are looking for has already left..."

Seeing Zhan Zhiqian quickly trying her best to come up with reasons to stop them from going upstairs, Zhijing only felt funny: "Don't worry about us, didn't you see it just now? We are very powerful, please write it down quickly. , that guy doesn’t know when he will wake up..."

"Are you here to find Phil, the student of smoke technician Dr. Han Nianling?"

Just as Tongjing was helplessly urging Zhan Zhiqian to go downstairs, the other party suddenly accurately stated the name of the person they were looking for. After seeing the unexpected expression on Tongjing's face, Zhan Zhiqian couldn't help but show a proud look: "I'm right. "

"How did you know?"

"I guessed... you just mentioned the research institute, and I happened to meet Senior Phil who came over to ask about the location of my bookstore." Zhan Zhiqian continued to feel proud. "The luxury store downstairs needs to be expanded, and the bookstore with little profit needs to be moved, because the library has launched a large number of borrowing activities for photocopies of books, and there are not many people who have leisure time to read. This kind of bookstore Business is getting harder and harder, but my dad still arranged the bookstore to be upstairs, and Senior Phil should be there."

Dad?Senior Phil?

It sounds like Zhan Zhiqian has a deep connection with this shopping mall, but what Zhijing cares about more than family matters is 'Senior Phil'. Zhan Zhiqian's attitude towards Phil makes people have to be concerned about Sister Feil's social circle. She always wanted to know something: "Do you know Sister Phil?"

"Of course I know her! She is Dr. Han's only student."

The answer from Han Nianling's point of view was a bit inexplicable, so Hiiragi Jing had to change his answer: "Then...does she know you?"

"We will know each other!" Zhan Zhiqian's interest couldn't help but rise again. "Next year I will apply for the preparatory student examination of the institute, and then I will also want Dr. Han Nianling to be my tutor."

This has been the case since Han Nianling's last lecture at the institute. I don't know why this child is so obsessed with Han Nianling...

"boom!"

Before Zhan Zhiqian could finish her words, there was another crisp gunshot upstairs. However, this gunshot was completely different from the guns that Higgin Jing had heard on the street before, which went off after a few shots. This time, it followed The gunfire was followed by a series of shots fired.

A violent ensemble was heard upstairs along with the sound of shattering glass. The sudden change frightened Zhan Zhiqian, who had not yet completely calmed down, once again, but this time she just squatted down and gritted her teeth at the spot where her head was shot, and No more panicked screams.

Chapter 6 Finding goals and additional gains

where is this place?

We went up to the fifth floor of the shopping building, but the picture displayed on the fifth floor was incompatible with the main tone of the shopping building. It did not have a circular corridor running through the entire floor like the previous floors. It's like a shop, and it doesn't look like a place where you can do business.

The tiles that were originally the most commonly used flooring materials in shopping buildings were replaced with dark solid wood slats. The dim light seemed to flicker on and off due to unstable voltage. What about the weak lavender and pink lights? It doesn't look like it exists for lighting. Just standing at the door can smell a very strong smell of alcohol.

Although they were reluctant, there was no staircase leading to the upper floor, so they now had to enter and find another passage.

"Hiiragi Jing..."

Suddenly Lingjiu called her softly from behind.

"What's the matter, did you find anything?"

Looking back, Hiiragi thought it was Ling Jiu who had discovered something new through perception. The fierce gunfight before was enough to make Hiiragi afraid to act rashly, and the lighting here was also a problem. In this case, action He is also more dependent on Zero Nine's abilities.

"No..." Ling Jiu, who lowered his eyes, showed a rather embarrassed expression, with a hint of guilt in his voice, "The smell here is very exciting... I can't detect the scent of other people..."

what?

The unexpected situation made Hiiragi's heart sink.Ling Jiu's perception failed here?That means that the previous method of being able to detect people around you at any time and take action based on this will no longer work. Entering here rashly will lead to an extremely dangerous situation.

Also...could Zero-Nine's perception turn out to be a keen sense of smell?Or does the sense of smell take up a large part of the dominant factor?

"Sorry..." Ling Jiu, who slowly lowered her head, apologized softly for not being able to play her due role here. In fact, she also knew that the important reason why Hiiragi Jing decided to take her with him in the end was that her perception could provide extremely important information. s help.

"It doesn't matter. It's not your fault. It's enough for us to be careful. Besides, aren't you more powerful than me in combat? If it weren't for you just now, I wouldn't have been able to take down that guy easily on my own." Hiiragi Shizuka He shook the gun in his hand and comforted him with a smile. "As soon as I come down, please pay attention to my back."

"Yeah!" Hiiragi affirmed that he was useless. The most important thing was that the other party did not blame himself for the failure of perception. This had never happened in the previous Southern Federation period.

Carefully looking behind the door, Hiiragi confirmed the source of the strong smell of alcohol that filled the air at a glance: a semicircular arc-shaped bar was located beside a wall that separated the area, whether it was the bar or the display window behind it. There were a large number of broken wine bottles and glasses in the center, and countless drinks mixed with glass fragments were flowing freely on the bar and the ground.

Recalling the price tags of alcoholic beverages she had seen before, Hiiragi couldn't help but feel a pang of pain. The losses here were enough for her to carry out nearly a hundred regular commissions.

In addition to the bar, there are many sofas in this area, and the direction they face is several circular stages located in the center of this area. It seems that it should be a place to enjoy talent shows, but it is strange. What's more, there is a metal pipe connecting the ceiling and the ground in the middle of these circular stages. Wouldn't this cause discomfort to the performers on the stage?

They entered the door quietly. The hard floor under their feet was replaced by an extremely thick woolen carpet. This helped them to minimize the sound of their footsteps. The two of them cooperated with each other to confirm whether there was any danger around them while heading towards this floor. The building continues deeper.

In addition to this stage area, there are a large number of entertainment facilities on the other side of the floor. Compared with a shopping building, this is more like a leisure hall that both mercenaries and ordinary residents are very keen to go to.

Life in the wasteland world has caused a lot of mental stress on people, so the existence of entertainment and leisure venues like this that can allow people to release stress is very necessary.

Hiiragi often goes to the leisure center when she is not performing tasks. Even if she does not like crowded places, she will not completely isolate herself. Games and communication can replenish her energy before the next task.

The leisure hall, like the tavern, is also a gathering place for rumors. Although there is no actual evidence for the oral experiences and rumors here, as long as you are not gullible, you can still find some interesting information. As for some more exaggerated rumors, just leave it to your imagination. It’s quite interesting to hear the full story.

However, she has never been there since she became like this. It's not that she doesn't have time, but that every time she wants to go out for a look, she is always firmly rejected by Phil.In her eyes, the people having fun in the leisure room were no less than dangerous monsters, ready to swarm at any time and tear her apart and eat them when she stepped into them.

In comparison, the entertainment equipment and environment here are much better than the leisure hall. Even if it looks messy due to a battle that took place here, you can still see the previous feeling and cleanliness of this place. The big reasons for creating a messy environment Some of them are debris hit by bullets and overturned tables and chairs, rather than cigarette butts and phlegm thrown by someone. The most common flies and mosquitoes seem to have disappeared here.

After safely passing through an area where entertainment facilities are placed, we once again crossed a small door that separated the area. The area we arrived next occupied a somewhat larger area.

casino?

After looking around, Hiiragi determined the functions of this area. Of course, the only basis for her confirmation was the card tables that she barely knew. As for other equipment with different shapes, she had no idea at all. She could only go through the above The numbers displayed confirm that these should be related to the casino.

At this point, she could finally see that this was a larger leisure hall with more variety, but like this commercial street, it was aimed at people from the wealthy class.

It’s just that I haven’t seen the stairs going up after walking for so long. Where on earth could Sister Phil be?

"Hiiragi Jing..."

Just as Hiiragi's footsteps stopped at the door and she didn't know where to start, Lingjiu suddenly reached out and patted her back: "The smell here has weakened a lot."

"Has your senses recovered?" Ling Jiu's implication made Hiiragi feel happy. Such good news meant that they would no longer be bumping around like headless flies.

"Well, recover a little bit." Lingjiu said, pointing to a door not far ahead, "There are two breaths in there..."

VIP room?

The name plate embedded in the wall beside the door explains the name of the room behind the door. The people who can huddle quietly inside are definitely not the masked ones who are looking for something, and are probably hiding here. Ordinary people.

Could that be Phil?

Hiiragi, who was doubtful, hunched over and walked toward the door. Lingjiu, who also kept quiet, stood on the other side of the door consciously.

After making some eye contact with Ling Jiu, Hiiragi stretched out his hand and slowly pulled down the door handle to open a gap. He looked around but found no one. No, even if there was an influence of the smell, since Ling Jiu could take the initiative to say It should be a confident discovery when it comes out.

Hiiragi's eyes naturally fell on the cupboard in the corner, which was the only place she saw where someone could hide.

Thinking of this, Hiei Jing directly pushed open the door, but she didn't expect that there was a wine bottle placed behind the door. The wine bottle pushed down by the door made a crisp sound the moment it touched the ground. Just as Hiei Jing's eyes fell While she was looking at the empty wine bottles rolling behind the door, her ears heard something rushing towards her from the other side against the wall.

"careful!"

Ling Jiu, who was behind him, pulled Hiiragi away, and at the same time, her body stepped forward and squeezed into the door.

The extremely fast speed made it impossible to see how she moved. When she regained consciousness, Lingjiu had already grabbed the attacker's wrist. A sharp fruit knife was thrown to the ground, and then Lingjiu quickly kneeled him. Suppressing him underneath him, he quickly grabbed the opponent's arm.

"Hiss - it hurts, it hurts... be gentle, be gentle! Be gentle."

The person subdued by Lingjiu let out bursts of pain, and his voice felt a little familiar to Hiiragi Jing's ears, as if he had heard it somewhere.

"Lingjiu, let him go." Afraid that his shout would attract the attention of the masked person nearby, Hiiragi hurriedly stopped Lingjiu's behavior.

"You, aren't you those people?" The fat man in black formal clothes slowly stood up, and when he saw Hiiragi's face clearly, he recognized him before Hiiragi, "Huh? Are you that mercenary? "

"You are..." Looking at the fat young man in his twenties, his memory gradually came back to him, "That guy who urinates everywhere!"

"What about urinating everywhere? You said I was irrigating the farmland." This inexplicable name made the fat man's mouth twitch hard, but he had to admit that he did impress the other party in this regard the last time they met. deep impression.

Then he turned his eyes to Ling Jiu. He originally wanted to complain a few words about the other party's gentle attack, but he didn't expect that it was another person he knew: "Aren't you the girl who followed that convoy? Why are you here? ?”

Lingjiu didn't answer, but looked at him calmly, as if he was ready to suppress him at any time if he still had the possibility of attacking. His previous attack on Hiiragi Jing was very dissatisfying. Unlike the girl who just got off him, his attack just now The attack was truly murderous.

"Is it Hiiragi Jing?"

Just when Hiiragi was about to ask the fat man for relevant information, the cupboard that Hiiragi had been eyeing from the beginning was suddenly opened, and the figure Hiiragi had been looking for was inside.

"Sister Phil!"

Chapter 7 The real target of all the commotion

"!"

She originally thought that it would take some more time to find Phil, but Hiiragi never thought that she would find the Phil she longed for here.

When she saw Phil, whom she was worried about, appeared in front of her intact from the cupboard, Hiiragi immediately dropped the fat man who was about to say something and hurried to her, nervous eyes constantly looking at her. Phil looked up and down.

There were so many things Hiiragi wanted to ask Phil, but countless words were blocked in her mouth by expressions of emotions that she was not good at. In the end, she only blurted out a frustrated greeting: "You... you're not hurt." "

The worry about Phil is not just because she is one of the people he cares about, but more importantly, Phil is different from Lingjiu, Han Nianling, Hu Lan and Ren Xi. She is just an ordinary person. The researcher students have never received training in combat and have no ability to resist these masked men who are well-trained in holding firearms. Who knows what harm these masked men will cause Phil.

"Thank you for your concern. I'm fine." Phil knew very well about Hiiragi's inability to express emotions. She reached out and touched Hiiragi's head while smiling to indicate that everything was okay.

"I'm sorry to make you worry. I didn't expect that the shopping building is under maintenance, and even the bookstore has been moved to another location. I still can't find it..."

"But this is thanks to the help of Mr. Ai Cheng and Grandpa Gen. If it weren't for their help, I would have been caught by those people." As he spoke, Phil looked at Ai Cheng.

Ai Cheng had already closed the door and sat down on the sofa against the wall. He responded nonchalantly to Phil's thanks: "You have no need to be grateful. I just took advantage of the situation to save you. After all, that guy was in the way." I only took you with me on our way because we were afraid that you would reveal our whereabouts to those people."

Ai Cheng shirks Phil's thanks, but in any case, it is true that he helped Phil.

"Thank you, thank you Sister Phil for your help..." Hiiragi came to him after a slight pause and slowly bowed down, "People who urinate everywhere."

There is no need to thank you or anything.

Just when Ai Cheng was about to respond, the second half of Hiroyuki Jing's statement made him choke on his own saliva. Even he couldn't help but care about this happening again and again in front of three young people of the opposite sex who all looked good. At the mention of it, he had to suppress the irritated discomfort in his throat and said in a low voice: "My name is Ai Cheng..."

I thought this guy wouldn't care at all, but I didn't expect that he would feel ashamed. This could be regarded as her finding a place for Lin Qin who had left the Newborn City.

At this point, Hiiragi Jing began to carefully observe the young man named Ai Cheng. Hiiragi Jing then discovered that Ai Cheng's clothes were so exquisite. His suits and leather shoes were extremely clean, and his hair style was meticulously taken care of. Even his face There is also a slight touch of light makeup on top.

Even though Hiiragi Jing knew nothing about clothes, she was still certain that Ai Cheng's current clothes were expensive and he must be a child from a rich family with a good background. However, she had heard that Ai Cheng's family members were Shouldn’t young people receive an elite education?What happened to the last public urination?

And even with his current slovenly appearance, it is difficult to connect with those people. With one hand, he deeply unbuttoned the top two buttons of his coat and shirt and scratched something inside. He took off his leather boots and put his feet together. He even took off half of his socks on the coffee table in front of him.

Hiiragi Jing believed that he was the kind of bastard who lay on the side of the road in the slums with nothing to do and spent the whole day just relying on a little help.

Is he really the kind of guy who comes from a powerful family?Or is it that he took this clothes from somewhere while the shopping building was in chaos?

"We are preparing to escape from the shopping building now, why don't you come with us?"

Until now, Ai Cheng has not asked a word about how they came in for shopping, and even in this dangerous situation, he has not hurriedly asked them to leave with him. Hiiragi Jing, who was standing at the door, was originally waiting for the other party to speak. , since he helped Phil, it was natural for him to escape with him.

But Ai Cheng's look of wanting to stay here made Hiiragi unbearable.

"Leave? You can't leave." Ai Cheng yawned lightly and changed to a more comfortable position on the sofa. "Even though you were lucky enough to find a passage into the shopping building, that's because The reason why those guys are short of manpower makes it difficult to completely blockade, but now their blockade should have been raised from the first floor to the area above the fifth floor. They only need to guard a few stairwells to completely block our passage downstairs. It is estimated that now the downstairs Most of the manpower has basically been transferred."

Hiiragi looked at Ling Jiu, who closed his eyes for a while and then opened his eyes again and nodded to Hiiragi. In his perception, there was indeed a lot of aura in the nearby area.

What this guy said was actually right?

Ai Cheng's words surprised Hiiragi Jing. She didn't expect that this sloppy guy could analyze so accurately. She thought he was just a kid from a rich family who was just sitting back and enjoying his gains, but this Ai Cheng didn't seem to be as simple as she thought. This made Hiiragi Jing slightly changed his mind.

"So what do you think we should do next? Wait here?"

"Judging from the current situation, it is indeed the case. Waiting here and not acting rashly is the best way, and we have no choice." Ai Cheng pointed at the door and said, "Hold here and wait for the people from the Order Department. Just come here."

"But... I heard the conversation between them. It seems that there are people from them over there at the Wei Order Hall..." Hiei Jing disagreed with Ai Cheng's hope in the Wei Order Hall.

Phil, who remained quiet after hearing her words, was extremely surprised: "What? The Order Hall is also..."

"Don't worry, the help the Department of Order can provide to these people is nothing more than transporting a batch of weapons and delaying the mobilization time. Do you think it will be a waste to be set up by a city base as an agency to maintain internal order? This is a commercial street that Newborn City attaches great importance to, and it is the base government’s second source of income after activation potions, so they won’t be able to cause trouble for long.”

"Since you said that, those people should also seize the time to search this area. Sooner or later we will be discovered by them..." Hiiragi Jing still couldn't be as relaxed as Ai Cheng. She turned her eyes to the door, always vigilant. The sound of approaching footsteps could be heard at any time.

"There is no need to worry about this at all. I sent my attendants out to attract their attention. Before they can accurately confirm my location, those guys can only run after my guards." Ai Cheng glanced at the top of his head. On the ceiling, the faint sounds of messy footsteps and vibrations made the corners of his mouth curl up involuntarily, and then he looked at Lingjiu again, "Compared to this, I have a problem here, why didn't you follow that woman? Let's go back together. Although they are tight-lipped about your affairs, judging from the strict control you are subject to, you should not be free to move around as you please..."