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

However, it is precisely this place that was once like a paradise but has become a forbidden area of ​​life in the post-war world. Severe pollution prevents humans from entering normally, and it also breeds a large number of dangerous monsters with genetic mutations, some of which are hiding in nuclear waste areas. Deep inside, some are attracted out of the city by the surrounding human settlements, becoming one of the biggest threats to human existence in the world today.

Compared with the countless abandoned cities and nuclear wastelands in the post-war world, the scale of the JD abandoned cities and nuclear wastelands is relatively small, and the pollution level is also at a low level, but even so, its existence still makes the newborn city 37 kilometers away The human base has brought great troubles. High-risk mutant beasts that frequently disrupt traffic lines cause the Newborn City base government to pay considerable economic and personnel losses every year.

The plan to 'completely solve the JD abandoned city nuclear wasteland' has not been proposed by anyone, but various difficulties have prevented the plan from being passed, including lack of understanding, distance problems, and a serious imbalance between the price paid and the gains brought by the actions. Therefore, the JD abandoned city nuclear wasteland has been The deserted area has been left there for a long time.

According to Hiiragi's dream development, if the witch's frequent appearance in the nuclear wasteland of JD's abandoned city had not caused panic in the government base, the institute itself would not have been able to persuade the base government to launch a large-scale military operation.

The infantry fighting vehicle they were riding in was driving on the road at an extremely fast speed. The scenery on both sides of the road was far behind them. The strong wind blew through the car window and hit Hiiragi's face, making her have to fasten it up. The rope of the hood prevents his shoulder-length hair from being messy in the wind.

She turned her head slightly and glanced at the dashboard in front of the car. The speed pointer never dropped below eighty along the way. This speed was a bit high for the roads in the post-war world...

Although the road from Newborn City to JD Abandoned City Nuclear Wasteland has been cleaned and repaired, the road conditions are relatively flat, there are no other vehicles in front and behind, and Han Nianling's driving skills as a driver are not problematic...but these are all It's not something they can rely on to maintain such high speed.

When driving on the highway in the outside world, what you need to worry about most is not car accidents, but attacks by mutant beasts. In addition to the piles of scrapped car wrecks on both sides of the road, there are also large areas of dense jungle comparable to virgin forests, which are the most suitable for mutants. Wilderness where beasts live.

Like animals, the mutated plants have expanded to several times their original size, and their expansion and growth rates have also reached an astonishing level. If Newborn City had not arranged for people to spray growth inhibitors in this area every once in a while and carry out Clean up, I'm afraid they have already used their roots to break through the asphalt and completely occupied this road...

"Pay attention to the front!"

Hiiragi, who was focused on the jungle on both sides, did not see the scene ahead, but at this moment, Uncle Lin, the machine gun operator in the last row, suddenly sounded a warning.

Before he could finish his words, Han Nianling had already turned the steering wheel suddenly and stepped on the brakes, causing the vehicle's speed to drop sharply. Amidst a series of harsh friction sounds between the tires and the ground, the skidding infantry fighting vehicle left two black marks on the road. , the people who were caught off guard suddenly fell forward. Fortunately, everyone knew the importance of seat belts, and no one was thrown out.

Although Hiiragi's chest hurt from the sudden stranglehold, it was at least much better than hitting the glass in front.

After regaining her breath, Hiei Jing immediately grabbed the gun beside her and prepared for battle. She knew that Han Nianling would not slam on the brakes for no reason. Since he chose to make such a dangerous move, he must have encountered something unlucky. Do not do this for emergencies.

Uncle Lin's warning sound just now was still lingering in her mind. She looked towards the road ahead and saw a tattered self-modified pickup truck parked quietly in the center of the road ahead a hundred meters away, surrounded by There was only deathly silence in the jungle on both sides.

Bandits robbed the road?

Such an idea immediately popped into Hiiragi's mind, but she quickly rejected it. The terrain here was not suitable for robbery, and the vehicle traffic between the Newborn City and the JD Abandoned City Nuclear Wasteland was also relatively difficult. Frequently, there are many powerful infantry fighting vehicles among them. No one with a little bit of brain would choose to take such a big risk here.

So why is this car parked so obviously in the middle of the road, and where are the passengers on it?

"Go down and have a look."

Han Nianling, who had not spoken a word since setting off from the Firstborn City, gave the order at this moment.

The employer spoke, and of course they, the mercenaries, had to take action. Soon, Hiiragi Jing felt someone tap him on the shoulder.

"Crow, Stone, come and take a look with me." Si Ling suggested.

They are all closest to the car door, and the number of three people is also the most basic guarantee for the team's actions. No one objects to this proposal.

After opening the door and getting out of the car, the three people consciously formed a three-person team formation. They held their guns and carefully observed the changes in the surrounding environment while slowly moving forward.

There was a faint fishy smell in the warm air. This smell was familiar to everyone present. As the distance between them and the modified pickup truck was shortened, the expressions of the three people gradually became serious.

The body of the pickup truck and the ground around it were covered with solidified blood stains. The glass windows were reduced to debris scattered on the ground. The door showed signs of being forcibly broken. There were numerous scratches that tore the outer iron sheet of the pickup truck. The densely packed cloth and Body.

Hiiragi, who was at the front of the triangle formation, stepped forward for a more careful inspection, while Crow and Four Zero stayed on both sides of the modified pickup truck to remain alert.

Hiiragi stretched out his hand and tried to open the door, but to no avail. The deformed door was dead, and Hiiragi could only look inside through the broken window.

The blood inside the car was even more intense. There were stains of blood on the ground, on the seat cushions, and on the roof of the carport. Broken cotton on the seats was everywhere, making it extremely messy. There were also many empty bullet casings and bullet holes. It could be seen that the car had gone through a scene. A struggling battle, but the outcome is already determined...

"The scratches and bite marks are very identifiable, and the food is so clean, not even the residue is left... It should be that the headhunting wild dogs have not escaped." After eliminating the nearby danger, Si Ling and Wu Wu also came over, slightly After taking a quick look, Si[-] determined the culprit behind this bloody scene.

Headhunting wild dogs are the most common mutant monsters in the outside world. They are twice as big as ordinary domestic dogs. Their teeth and claws are very sharp, and their front bodies are extremely strong. They usually live and hunt in groups, and a group consists of one person. The leader leads, and the other members of the group range from twenty to thirty, and sometimes they are nearly white.

It is said that their ancestors were once pet dogs or stray dogs of urban residents. After more than 100 years of mutation and evolution, they have become today's headhunting wild dogs.

Crow reached out from the other side of the car window and took out the two crude homemade rifles inside. These weapons, which are simply made of wood and iron pipes produced in small workshops, can only be used by scavengers and low-level mercenaries. Of course Crow will not Needing such inferior weapons, he checked the bullets in the magazine and took them all out and put them into his own ammunition bag.

This kind of behavior of obtaining supplies from the dead is normal in the post-war world, and it is understandable. Anyone would do it, but what made Hiiragi frown slightly was the crow's reaction to the small oval iron that fell on the seat. The film turned a blind eye.

That is a mercenary's mercenary certificate. It has no value in itself. Its only function is to hand it over to the Newborn City Special Business Processing Center to confirm the death of the owner of the mercenary certificate. It only has the function of changing disappearance to death...

But for the mercenaries, just this effect is already great. It allows the people who care about them to give up missing them, let go of the heavy burden in their hearts, let the unresolved heart let go of everything, and then return to a new life and continue to live in this world. Trying to stay alive...to bring back the mercenary certificate found in the outside world has become an unwritten rule in the mercenary world.

Hiiragi Jing reached out and put the mercenary certificate into her pocket. At least she was still fulfilling this rule, or it was more like a mission for those who had successfully returned from the outside world.

"Okay, since there's nothing here, let's go back. Although it's blocking the road, it won't be a problem for our big car to push through here."

The three people returned to the infantry fighting vehicle and reported the information they investigated to Han Nianling. After confirming that there was no other danger, the engine was restarted. The moving infantry fighting vehicle opened the modified pickup truck as expected. .

Looking through the rearview mirror at the modified pickup truck that was hit by the roadside and gradually receding away, if nothing else happens, this car will become part of the pile of scrap car wreckage around it, and the effective parts and other things on the car will be removed. The scavengers removed it, and then everything seemed like nothing happened, except for an extra death record on the special business processing center.

This is the destination of most mercenaries in the new post-war era. This world is cruel, and the fragility and insignificance of life are fully exposed. They are always accompanied by danger, and then die during a certain mission. A mercenary career can last more than two or three years. They are considered relatively senior, and very few can survive until the day of retirement.

The small episode caused the atmosphere in the car to fall into silence. Si Ling and Xiao Liu, who had been chatting happily along the way, did not speak. They are both mercenaries and death is commonplace for them, but it does not mean that they will be indifferent to death. Maybe in One day, they will also fall into despair and become a small record on the death list. This may be the only trace of their existence in this world.

After walking for a few more minutes, a huge rusty billboard was revealed on the left side of the road. The words "People of JD City welcome you..." written on it were so distorted that I could only barely understand the meaning.

The mercenaries in the car swept away the gloom in their minds. They all knew that they were about to enter the JD Abandoned City Nuclear Wasteland. Since they chose the path of mercenaries, it showed that they were fully prepared. Be prepared, that's what a mercenary's career is, otherwise they wouldn't take on this extremely dangerous mission.

The details of the dream were blurred. When the familiar outline appeared on the other side of the skyline, Hiei Jing felt a little excited and a little panicked in her heart. She subconsciously reached out and touched her vagina, but the hard protective plate blocked it. Her touch, but she didn't care.

All her attention and thoughts are now focused on releasing the ruins of the city. Is the truth she is looking for here?What did the witch 'tyrant' do to her?Can she really find the answer here?

Chapter 13 Meeting at the Birth City Observation Post

As the distance to the destination got closer and closer, the speed of the infantry fighting vehicle gradually slowed down. Han Nianling did not go directly along the main road towards the nuclear wasteland of JD Abandoned City, but in the outer suburbs. At a fork in the road, you left the main road and turned into a trail on the left.

Entering the JD Abandoned City Nuclear Wasteland from here requires a long detour, but you have to pass through a special place: the Birth City Observation Post.

The original site of the Birth City Observation Post was a small town located on the outskirts of the JD Abandoned City. The town was very small, covering an area of ​​only [-] square kilometers. It was still six kilometers away from the JD Abandoned City Nuclear Wasteland. Long before the Birth City Observation Post was established, it was already the place most often visited by scavengers and mercenaries from Birth City.

As an area where humans once lived, there is naturally a large amount of available materials. A remote area like this was spared from major attacks during the war due to its lack of strategic value. It is precisely the place that is the most intact, so most of the buildings are intact and can provide There are many places to stay. After most of the available materials here have been plundered, some people still choose this place as a place to stay overnight for a long time.

However, the good times did not last long, and this place was by no means a safe place: not only was it far away from the Newborn City, but there were so many people passing by, and it was also targeted by many robbers who made a living by robbing.

Passers-by entering the town were killed and robbed by the robbers who had already been ambushing here. Countless deaths like this happened here, so for a long time it became a rather bloody place of death for people to avoid. And stay away.

At that time, the government of the Newborn City Base, which urgently needed an outpost to provide timely information about the JD Abandoned City Nuclear Wasteland, took a fancy to the complete building complex preserved here. If it was selected as a site, it would save a lot of construction material costs and transportation processes. As for the troubles caused by the plunderers, the government at the Chusheng City base certainly did not take them seriously.

Most of these so-called plunderers are just cameos by mercenaries with evil intentions. The few plunderers who really make a living by robbing and killing people dare not confront a human base head-on. The Newborn City occupied this place easily and nothing happened at all. After the conflict, the Birth City observation post officially settled here.

Of course, the stories about the past here were only heard by Hiiragi from other older mercenaries.Hiiragi Jing has been here more than ten times, mostly to protect the material transport vehicles departing from the Birth City to provide supplies to the outpost. However, due to his identity, he was blocked from the gate and could not enter the interior of the observation post.

There is only one real entry, and that is in a dream.

As the nearest outpost base established by the New City in the JD Abandoned City Nuclear Wasteland, this place naturally became the bridgehead for the large-scale military operation in the dream. The army assembly point and material storage point are all here. For people like Hiiragi Jing, For the mercenaries involved in military operations, the government of the Born City base naturally lifted the ban on outsiders at the outpost.

It's just that reality and dreams have diverged a long time ago, and all the established developments in the dream have long since changed: that large-scale military operation did not exist, so the 'nascent city public service construction plan' has not been suspended; this outpost The ban on the entry of outsiders, including mercenaries, has naturally not been lifted.

"That...employer, we people..."

Others in the car were obviously aware of this problem, as Si Ling reminded him in a low voice from the back seat.

"Don't talk, don't get out of the car, don't make any unnecessary movements, just follow my instructions."

Han Nianling still kept her gaze forward. Her simple words did not contain much power, but just because of her status as a senior researcher, these words were enough to make the mercenaries put down their uneasiness.

Soon a standing army post appeared in front of them, blocking horses. Fortifications composed of barbed wire and cement piers lined the road. The watchtowers on both sides of the road were each equipped with a heavy machine gun and a searchlight. As the vehicle gradually approached, Move the muzzle little by little.

Stopping in front of the barrier blocking the road, a soldier who came forward frowned when he saw the mercenaries sitting inside through the car window. He initially thought that this infantry fighting vehicle, which was the standard of the Newborn City, was It was sent by the Newborn City military, but the passengers obviously denied his guess.

"Sorry, outsiders are strictly prohibited from entering the observation post..."

"I'm performing a confidential mission at the institute. These are my personal employees. If you don't want to get into trouble... do you understand what I mean?"

Before the soldier could finish speaking, Han Nianling had already taken out her ID. The words 'Senior Researcher' in gold font on the small leather book were so eye-catching that the soldier standing there was stunned on the spot.

"Do you still want to check?"

"No, no need... you! Open the gate! Allow passage!"

The soldier who heard this question immediately expressed his attitude with practical actions. Seeing that the road was cleared, Han Nianling nodded with satisfaction and said: "It's hard work standing guard."

"Wherever I go, I'm just doing my duty..."

"Remember, this is a confidential mission. I have never been here, and you have not seen me. You should understand the rules of the confidentiality regulations." Before the soldier could say anything more, Han Nianling changed his voice again. , the plain tone fell on the soldier's ears, but he was shocked.

"Yes!" He lowered his head slightly and did not dare to visit the scene in the car window without permission.

The vehicle continued to move forward amidst the roar of the engine, and the outpost was gradually thrown behind them. At this time, Uncle Lin, who could no longer hold it in, sneered: "Pfft... Haha, these soldiers are cowardly, hahaha... …”

"LOL……"

Starting from his laughter, cheerful chuckles suddenly sounded in the carriage. Those standing army soldiers were used to being arrogant, and they didn't have a good look towards the mercenaries. They kept saying they were superior to others and kept calling them "wild dogs". There are a lot of people here. Now seeing the difference between the low-level performance of these soldiers and the usual ones, of course these mercenaries feel happy. Of course, they also understand that today they are just using the identity of their employer to pretend to be powerful.

Hiiragi did not participate in the warm atmosphere of the mercenaries. At this time, she was wholeheartedly looking at the small town they were entering, the station of the Birth City observation post.

There are many patrols walking back and forth on the sidewalks on both sides of the road. The dilapidated buildings on both sides should be nailed with wooden boards and piled with cement bags to become small strongholds for defense. The location of the flower bed has also been transformed into a vegetable garden. The scale of It's not too small, allowing the observation post to be self-sufficient to a certain extent, so everything perfectly fits the fragments of her memory of this place.

In the distance, she could vaguely see a radio antenna set up on the roof of the tallest building. If she remembered well, that was the core area of ​​the entire observation post, where important facilities such as the communications department, arsenal, and granaries were located. A wall and numerous heavy firepower points guard the place.

Just as they were about to leave the town, the car slowed down again and pulled over to an open space on the side of the road. At the same time, a short-haired woman wearing a white coat was seen from a building nearby carrying a black His suitcase was walking towards them. Needless to say, the other person was dressed as a researcher.

The reason why Han Nianling chose to pass the observation post was definitely because of this person, or the black suitcase in her hand.

"Nian Ling, do you really want to do this?"

As soon as Han Nianling pulled down the window, the man walked up with a solemn look. She just glanced at the few mercenaries in the car and immediately expressed her dissatisfaction directly. It was obvious that she and this man Han Nianling should be familiar with him: "Apply to the government as your identity, and the military will provide you with at least two teams of soldiers to ensure your safety."

"Cheng Fang won't let me get what I want. You don't know how many times my application has been rejected by him. He will definitely know about the transfer of the military in advance. Mercenaries do not need to go through any formalities. For me, it is more Safe." Han Nianling's expression, which had no fluctuations from beginning to end, slightly curved at the corner of his mouth after seeing the other party.

"Okay, stop talking. Where is the thing I want?"

"Inside." She had known that she could not persuade Han Nianling to change her mind. She could only reluctantly hand out the suitcase in her hand, took the black suitcase and weighed it for a few times before Han Nianling nodded to express his gratitude. grateful.

"Goodbye."

After a simple farewell, the infantry fighting vehicles gradually left the dust in the sky and disappeared.

Chapter 14 Coming Again

It was only half an hour's drive from Newborn City, but when your feet touched the hard ground, it still gave people the illusion of a long absence.

Combat boots make a rustling sound when stepping on the concrete floor full of gravel and gravel. Under the sunlight, you can clearly see many suspended particles floating in the air. These are just ordinary dust and are not needed yet. As for wearing a mask, of course, the purpose of Hiroyuki wearing a gas mask was to hide her face. There was no gas filter canister installed from beginning to end to avoid unnecessary waste.

The ruins of the JD abandoned city were not far away. At this time, they were on the edge of the nuclear wasteland of the abandoned city, and the infantry fighting vehicles could no longer move forward.

Not only is the roar of the engine likely to attract dangerous monsters that are sensitive to sound at any time, bad road conditions are also one of the reasons, and it is even more dangerous than facing the monster directly.

The collapse of the sewer system in the abandoned city caused most of the roads to collapse. These are the scars left by the war on the earth. Those that have not yet collapsed are already in danger today more than 100 years later. They are hidden under the ground, forming dangerous traps. .

If you are lucky, you have a higher chance of surviving if you fall into a dry sewer. It can range from a foul-smelling stain that is difficult to wash off to a broken leg at worst. However, if you fall in, there will be a lot of water due to blockage. You have to leave it to fate in the sewer.

The water-filled tunnels with an average depth of waist-deep do not seem to pose any danger, but what is at the bottom of those stinking sewage is not only the filth that has accumulated for more than a century, but also more than a dozen deadly mutant creatures. .

Some will quickly burrow into the human body's skin and parasitize, some will eat any body part submerged in water at an extremely terrifying speed, and some will drag the drowning person deeper into the sewer in an instant.

But no matter which one you encounter, very few people can survive. If you want to ensure the safety under your feet to the greatest extent, you must strictly follow the proven safe road sections and proceed carefully.

"Hey, don't look at Shitou, come here and help."

The sound of [-] coming from behind interrupted Hiiragi Jing's distant memories of the ruined city.They naturally understood the common sense of survival in the nuclear wasteland of the abandoned city. Therefore, the infantry fighting vehicle stopped advancing and stopped in the corner of the wall of an abandoned gas station. However, they still had things to do before setting off.

This infantry combat vehicle of the newborn city is not a low-level modified vehicle patched together for civilian use. The good stuff is a great temptation for both scavengers and mercenaries. In order to prevent the vehicle from being used by other vehicles. In order to steal or dismantle parts, they carefully camouflaged the infantry fighting vehicle. In addition to camouflaging the vehicle cover, they also laboriously moved the rusty remains of the scrapped vehicle around to create the illusion of a pile of scrapped vehicles.

Hiiragi once heard that some scavengers are best at seeing through the camouflage of vehicles. They do not search from the ruins, but specialize in stealing and dismantling usable parts from other people's vehicles. Because of vehicle failure, mercenaries and even entire mercenary teams are killed. Deaths occur frequently, and mercenaries will kill such disgusting people on the spot once caught.

However, this kind of person usually cherishes his life very much and will definitely not go all the way to the dangerous JD abandoned city and nuclear wasteland to do such a job, so this disguise is enough.

After finally hiding the infantry fighting vehicle, which was much larger than an ordinary modified vehicle, the mercenaries checked their equipment again while waiting for the mission arrangements from their employer, Han Nianling.

"Everyone comes here to gather and receive their equipment."

At this moment, Han Nianling, who was standing by, found a scrap car on the front cover and put down his black suitcase, and then said to the mercenaries around him.

Receive equipment?

Han Nianling's words made Hiiragi couldn't help but stop the oilcloth in her hand and shift her attention from the new gun in her hand to Han Nianling. She had never heard that there would be additional equipment distributed in this operation.

And when she saw the exquisite in-ear headphones in Han Nianling's hand, which were no more than the size of a finger, her feelings turned from confusion to surprise.

Hiiragi didn't know the exact information about this little thing, but she knew that it should be some kind of high-end mobile communication tool, because in the dream, the captain named Luo Shi was wearing this communication tool.

The communication tool for ordinary soldiers in the army is still a signal transceiver tied around the waist. The conventional earphones they wear need to be connected to it. It does not have a separate signal receiving function. This gadget is probably only used by the security team. Equipment that is eligible to be equipped.

Sure enough, Han Nianling's next words confirmed Hiiragi Jing's speculation.

"This is an individual communication headset currently only equipped by the security team. Under normal communication conditions, no additional communication equipment is needed, but..." Han Nianling protracted his tone, and then used his eyes to confirm that all the mercenaries were paying attention. After that, he continued, "According to the high-end equipment confidentiality agreement, some functions of the communication headsets have been removed, so the communication headsets in my hand only have the function of sending and receiving information, and can only summon each other in the established team channel... …”

"The effective communication distance of a single communication headset is five kilometers. It will be weakened if you enter the JD abandoned city. The theoretical distance is about three kilometers."

The mercenaries' interest originally dimmed when they heard the words 'partial function dismantling'. However, after listening to Han Nianling's explanation of the so-called communication headset data, the mercenaries' eyes suddenly became Became extremely enthusiastic.