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

It's a raider attack!

After all, the ambushers' armed strength was far behind the elites from the Newborn City. Our own powerful firepower soon suppressed the ambushers in the jungle, making it difficult to fire, and the four heavy-duty aircraft that followed the convoy Machine guns and two vehicle-mounted [-]mm twin-barreled cannons began to show off their power.

For a time, the sound of gunfire and the sound of bullet shells falling to the ground were densely packed together. The powerful and surging firepower swept towards the location of the attacker's firepower point like a tide. In an instant, several trees that could not withstand the bullets fell suddenly.

Under the powerful firepower attack from her own side, it was difficult for the weapons in Hiiragi's hand to participate. She could only watch this scene with wide eyes, excited and shocked. This was the first time she had seen such powerful firepower with her own eyes. The combat effectiveness of both sides was basically Not on the same level.

From the look of Lingjiu, she seems to have become accustomed to it. That's right. The weapons of the Southern Federation convoy are several levels higher than the current Newborn City convoy. Not to mention dealing with such robbers, even against high-risk monsters. That's enough.

The bullet storm that lasted for several minutes gradually subsided, but the Newborn City side did not stop attacking immediately.

They then fired dozens of grenades into the two-day jungle, and the successive explosions startled a large number of birds in the distant dense forest. They crowded into a huge black cloud and flew quickly into the distance.

After the smoke and dust caused by the explosion gradually subsided, Luo Shi issued the latest order: "The first team went to the left, the second team went to the right, inspect the battlefield to detect dangers, and the medical team went to check the overturned vehicles and treat the injured. "

The original forest areas on both sides were swept away by intensive firepower, leaving an open space covering an area of ​​[-] square meters. The charred land exuded the acrid smell of gunpowder smoke. There were large exploding wooden piles, the tallest of which was no more than calf height. The attacker's body was probably reduced to debris.

Each team of 12 people opened the door and formed a combat formation and slowly approached both sides. The medical team on the vehicle behind the team quickly ran towards the overturned armored vehicle in front. This battle only lasted It came to an end in less than 10 minutes.

Chapter 25 There are some good things in my car

In the wasteland world since the establishment of the New Era, robbers and other bandits have never been uncommon, and it is not uncommon to seize other people's materials by violent means.

They may be poor people who are unable to maintain food and clothing and take risks, mercenaries who want to make extra money to enrich their lives, or killers who use their identity as robbers as a cover to kill a certain person to achieve a certain purpose. Or maybe he is just a psychopath who simply enjoys killing and robbing others...

All in all, there are various reasons for the emergence of marauders, but the important reason why marauders are rampant across the land of the Southern Federation is the lack of security forces.

The civilized order established by humans can only be maintained around human bases and large settlements. The world outside is still full of disorder and chaos. As long as you cover it up a little... or even without any cover-up, no one will know where you are in the outside world. At the same time, driven by the huge pressure of survival in the apocalypse, many people have embarked on the path of marauders.

However, most of the time, the marauders are just temporary guests. With the strict control policies against marauders introduced by major bases in the past few years, the marauder activities have also been curbed a lot.

Few people really regard it as a profession to make a living anymore. After all, the risks are still there: teams with a little value will hire more people to protect them along the way. Not to mention making a fortune, I might even risk my own life.

Moreover, once the al-Qaeda government learns that an individual is engaged in looting activities, he will most likely face the death penalty. Even if he survives, he will be expelled from the city. He may even implicate his family, and face losing relatively safe shelter and living in the wilderness. The result is that people with ulterior motives have to think twice before taking action.

What Hiiragi Jing didn't expect was that their convoy would actually become the target of looters. Those heavy firepower weapons mounted on the top of the armored vehicles should not be difficult to identify, but facing such firepower, the group of looters not only Instead of retreating from the difficulties, he even took the initiative to attack them.

Is it because their ability to identify weapons is too amateurish, or is their impoverished situation forcing them to take risks, or is it because they are lucky enough to think that they can defeat the convoy in the first round of sudden attacks and lose the ability to fight back?

The tense atmosphere continued until the two teams completed their search of the forest areas on both sides. After receiving feedback of "safe" results, Ross finally lifted the order restricting others from leaving the vehicle.

Although Han Nianling didn't want to let Hiiragi get out of the car due to safety concerns, but considering the high temperature in the closed environment of the car and the other person's heart that was difficult to calm down after the battle, she finally agreed to Hiiragi's desire to get out of the car. car's wishes.

Hiiragi's first reaction after leaving the car was to observe the degree of damage to the vehicle he was riding in. There were several palm-sized network cracks on the bulletproof glass of the car window. However, when Hiiragi reached out and touched it, he discovered Except for the center area where the bullet directly contacted, the other parts of the glass were still extremely smooth. No matter how hard she pressed, the bulletproof glass remained solid, compact and motionless.

Then she looked at the armor of the car door. Countless bullets had knocked off the camouflage coating of the car body, leaving a white scratch and a small dent. Obviously, the protective ability of the armor had not been damaged. You can still use it after repairing the appearance.

Seeing this, Hiiragi had to admire again the courage of those looters who only had light weapons and homemade bombs to dare to attack.

"Researcher Han..."

After seeing Han Nianling and others get out of the car, Luo Shi, who was in charge of the on-site personnel command, immediately came over and asked about the situation of their car with concern: "Are you okay?"

"Ha, the armor of the R&D department is quite trustworthy." Han Nianling, who pushed open the door and got out of the car, chuckled, then turned around and reached out to knock on the body of the armored off-road vehicle, making a thick and dull sound, "By the way, what happened just now Are there any casualties on our side during the battle?"

"There are no deaths, just a car that was overturned by explosives and the unlucky guy who was so hot that he didn't wear a seat belt just suffered some minor skin injuries. We can continue on the road after we turn the car over, but this will probably take some time. "It's..." At this point, the corner of Luo Shi's mouth twitched hard for a few times, which showed that he really held his breath for what he just encountered, "What a fucking unlucky thing. I bumped into a group of things that didn't open to the eyes. The people in the car Didn’t they see those guns and cannons?”

Although being attacked is also one of the risks of going out, it is almost no longer a consideration for Luo Shi, because he really can't think of anyone who would dare to attack such an armed convoy along the way from Chusheng City to Changming City. , but now he has finally seen it.

"Are there any known clues about those marauders?" Han Nianling said, looking at the figures of the team members who were still on guard in the dense forest.

"I'm still looking..." Luo Shi patted his forehead regretfully, "Unfortunately, out of caution, I blew it up a little too much. It will take a lot of effort to find valuable clues..."

It was a bit too broken... Luo Shi's words fell into Hiiragi Jing's ears, and she couldn't help but silently turned her head to look at the mess on the side of the road. Such a large formation to fight back against this poorly equipped group of people was not too many. Isn't it too much of an exaggeration to get married?

"Report! Major Luo, we found something."

While Han Nianling was communicating with Luo Shi, a team member who climbed over the fence on the side of the road quickly ran towards this side. After a hasty salute, he quickly handed the discovery in his hand to Luo Shi.

It seemed to be a necklace made of metal wires, with dozens of teeth from headhunting wild dogs and other mutated beasts hanging on it, and strung in the middle of the necklace was a piece of metal that was severely deformed and burnt black, but You can still barely make out the simple sheep head skull pattern engraved on it.

Hand-polished jewelry like this is not uncommon in the wasteland world, and has a wide range of uses. It can be used simply for decoration, to show off force, to identify one's identity, or to convey some meaning, etc. For example, the string that Hiiragi Jing carried before The necklace...that is what Hiiragi considers to be the most important thing in her heart.

It comes from an important person…

However, the meaning of this jewelry seemed to be far beyond Hiiragi Jing's knowledge. When they saw this necklace for the first time, Luo Shi and Han Nianling's expressions suddenly became extremely serious.

Um?what happened?

"Can you show me that necklace?"

Before Hiei Jing could ask her doubts about the necklace, a voice from behind her broke the silence between Han Nianling and Luo Shi.

Ai Cheng?

At some point, Ai Chengzheng had already gotten out of the car and was walking towards them. The guard named Genn was holding a black long-handled umbrella for him to block the sun above his head.

The vehicle they were riding in was in the parking space behind Hiiragi Jing and others, and the model was exactly the heavy armored off-road vehicle Hiiragi Jing saw in the farmland that day. As Ai Cheng, a young man with a good background, it was the personal vehicle of Ai Cheng. The vehicle's protective capabilities were only as good as those of the military off-road vehicle they were riding in. Hiei Jing took a quick glance and discovered that there were almost no traces on the armor, and even the glass was intact.

It seemed that they had just gotten out of the car, but when Ai Cheng glanced over here, he showed great interest in the necklace, and Luo Shi threw the necklace away without hesitation. Give it to Ai Cheng and the others not far away.

The necklace quickly flew to Ai Cheng, but he himself had no intention of reaching out to take it. Just when Hiiragi Jing thought he didn't react in time, Gene, who was holding the umbrella, had his right hand hanging naturally by his side a second ago, and then Within a second, he reached forward and grabbed the necklace.

so fast……

The fierce shooting speed once again showed Hiiragi Jing's extraordinary personal qualities. Witnessing this scene, Luo Shi and Han Nianling narrowed their eyes thoughtfully.

After taking the necklace handed over by Gen Bangshiting and looking at it over and over for a while, Luo Shihan Nianling and Hiiragi Jing were quietly waiting for his evaluation. After more than ten seconds of observation, Ai Cheng said: "This thing... The damage was worse than I imagined..."

"But..." Just when Han Nianling and Luo Shi were slightly disappointed by this comment, the following twist brought their attention back, "Based on the material and details, it's probably true. …”

The affirmative reply made the two of them look at each other subconsciously, and they both saw a trace of surprise and seriousness in each other's eyes, while Hierui Jing was still confused. She thought Ai Cheng's words could clear up her doubts, but now she was surprised. People are more confused, is it true?What is true?What's going on with this necklace?

"Can...can you be sure?"

Such a reply made Luo Shi still not dare to believe it easily. Ai Cheng, who had already had the evidence, was about to explain. Hu Lan, who suddenly got out of the car from the other side of the driver's seat, took over his words and explained: "Is there any string on it?" There are strange teeth that are long and jagged. They come from a mutated creature called a sand rat. They only appear in the desert in the western part of the Southern Commonwealth. I personally don’t think anyone would go there specifically. I'm going to a place to buy the teeth of this kind of monster just to pretend to be a robber in the Newborn City area..."

Hu Lan's answer made Luo Shi fall into silence. After seeing that the two parties no longer had the intention to communicate, Hiiragi Jing waited for her chance to ask: "Well... what exactly is this necklace?"

"The necklace is not important, what is important is the symbol of the sheep head skull..." Ai Cheng said, shaking the piece of iron on the necklace in front of Hiiragi Jing's eyes, "Although it is a bit ugly, the person who designed it is The aesthetics are indeed not very good, but don’t underestimate it, it represents an organization of marauders that has been wandering in the western part of the Southern Federation all year round - the nomads."

Nomad?

strange name

"It's normal that you haven't heard of it. After all, it is a group that has only emerged in recent years. The scope of activities is quite far from the Newborn City." Ai Cheng said and threw the necklace back into Luo Shi's hands. "They were originally just a group of The deportees from the base, refugees in the wilderness, desperadoes, etc. form a loose group. They usually attack some convoys with insufficient protection. Internal conflicts also occur from time to time. Like many marauder organizations, they are originally small players with no climate..."

"However, just a few years ago, a small group among them seemed to have discovered a large pre-war military warehouse. After receiving a large amount of pre-war weapons and equipment, they quickly grew and unified the surrounding looter organizations. Peak It was estimated that the number of people during that period was nearly a thousand. Later, they took on the name of nomads and began to frequently attack convoys. Even the Confederate Army's transport convoys were robbed several times. The deeply affected Confederate Army was finally defeated in one year. In the summer before last, they had discovered their gathering base and joined forces with local armies from nearby city-states to quickly launch an annihilation offensive against them. In the end, they were wiped out with more than [-] casualties... This group should have escaped and fled. This is the remnant of the army..."

"So...anything else you want to ask?"

Ai Cheng seemed to really enjoy the process of showing his knowledge to others. Hiiragi Jing, who had received the complete answer, had a general understanding of this group of raiders called nomads. There were no more questions related to them, but she did There are other questions.

"Don't you feel hot on the way?"

That's right!Everyone here looks like they are sweating profusely, and their sweat-soaked clothes cling to their chests and backs. However, only Ai Cheng and Gen are different. Their clothes are no different. There were few others, but there was no trace of sweat on the clean skin. It was really puzzling to appear like this in such a hot environment.

Faced with this question, Ai Cheng was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Hiiragi Jing's question had such a wide scope. However, he immediately returned to a proud and unconcealed showoff look: "Oh, of course, not only It's not hot but also very cool. My car was specially customized from the military factory of Beifeng Heavy Industry. It not only has strong protection capabilities, but also is equipped with air conditioning, car audio, bookcases, drink refrigerators and other equipment. How about my car? There are other good things in there, do you want to sit on it and give it a try?"

Air...air conditioning? !

As early as Ai Cheng said the word 'air conditioner', Hiiragi's eyes suddenly lit up. She didn't hear the introduction at all. She didn't expect that luxurious coolness to fill Ai Cheng's car, especially when she listened to it. After receiving Ai Cheng's invitation, he couldn't help but tremble all over.

However, after a moment, the impulse in her heart was suppressed by the rising sense of responsibility.

"No... no."

"Oh?" Looking at Hiiragi Jing's appearance, he must have been tortured by the high temperature, but he didn't expect that the other party refused so decisively, which surprised Ai Cheng.

"My current identity is that of Employer Han's personal operative, and my duty is to be responsible for the personal safety of the employer. If such an attack occurs again, it would be a complete dereliction of duty if I fail to rush to the employer in time." Although it is a pity, Hiiragi Jing There are also professional ethics that need to be adhered to, and the fact that she is a mercenary is the reason for her refusal.

Chapter 26 Communication in the car and the checkpoint in Xiti City

The melodious and soothing violin music caressed the body and mind as gently and delicately as drizzle. Although she only had one music appreciation class experience, Hiiragi still remembered the type of this piece. It seemed to be called... string quartet?Of course she doesn't understand the so-called music appreciation, but at least it sounds good as background music during this increasingly boring journey.

The spreading cold air dissipated the heat accumulated on the body surface, and the pain lingering in the brain was relieved, restoring a sense of clarity to the groggy brain. The arrival of coolness when being tortured by high temperature made every cell in the body feel numb. He let out cheers, but the honest reaction of his body completely went against Hiiragi Jing's subjective wishes.

She had just rejected Ai Cheng's invitation, but now she was riding in Ai Cheng's car. It was not because she suddenly regretted her previous decision, but because of some unexpected force majeure - heat stroke.

After flipping the overturned armored vehicle back over and confirming that the group of marauders called nomads would no longer pose a threat, the convoy continued its journey. However, less than 10 minutes later, he was injured Something was wrong. The painful and swollen brain made people jump repeatedly between the two states of wakefulness and drowsiness. The heart beat even harder than when it was in a fighting state just now.

Ling Jiu, who was sitting nearby with a keen sense, immediately noticed something strange about her. After confirming the symptoms of heat stroke, she was immediately transferred to Ai Cheng's car by Han Nianling.

Although this was not her subjective choice, when she thought about the fact that she had made such a beautiful statement to Ai Cheng not long ago and ended up getting in the car, she felt an urge to jump out of the car and run away. , this slap in the face caught people off guard.

Just when Hiroyuki was lying on the bench with her head buried in the pillow, feeling extremely ashamed of her situation, a sudden chill came from the back of her neck, causing her to let out a short and sharp exclamation. When she looked to the side, she discovered that Ai Cheng was looking at her with a playful expression, and the glass bottle in his hand that was exuding cold air and covered with fine water droplets was the culprit that had just stimulated her.

This teasing behavior seemed to deliberately mock her, making the already ashamed Hiiragi even more irritated, but after all, she was now enjoying someone else's car air conditioner. The so-called "eat people with soft lips and short hands" Hiiragi had no choice but to press the button The anger in his heart softened his tone: "What...are you doing?"

"Haha, don't get me wrong, because you didn't respond for so long, I thought you were suffering from severe heat stroke..." Ai Cheng said, shaking the glass bottle in his hand, "Here, here to relieve your heat, this is from the car refrigerator Drinks in it.”

"thanks……"

After hearing what Ai Cheng said, Hiiragi Jing noticed that there was actually a large refrigerator underneath Ai Cheng's location. The open door was still emitting a hint of cold air visible to the naked eye... To be honest, even now, even if I'm afraid Hiroyuki wouldn't be overly surprised that there is an arsenal hidden in this car, but she has to lament the quality of life of the powerful.

Hiiragi Jing, who had just woken up from a semi-coma state and was dehydrated, really needed something to relieve the dryness in his mouth and tongue. Without thinking, he took the drink handed by Ai Cheng and brought it to his mouth. There was a small squeaking sound in the drink. It is the sound made by the explosion of countless small bubbles in the drink.

Such carbonated drinks will be quite popular in the summer, but the carbonated drink that Ai Cheng handed to him is significantly different from the carbonated water commonly sold in the newborn city. As soon as it was brought to his mouth, Hiiragi could smell it. There was a faint sweet and sour smell, and after taking a tentative sip, the unexpected surprise quickly spread in the mouth, and the cool feeling along with the liquid reached the depths of the body.

The sweet and sour taste of the drink itself is not too strong. What is particularly outstanding is the light fruity aroma. This is completely different from the slightly sweet taste of carbonated water that is common in Newborn City with a small amount of sugar added. After understanding the taste, Jingyi raised his head and drank half of the bottle.

After holding her breath for a few big swallows, Hiiragi let out a deep breath. This unparalleled pleasure brought a huge sense of physical and psychological satisfaction to people.

"This is made by the pastry chef at home. I don't know the specific recipe. I guess I added some lemonade and sugar cane juice. How is it? How does it taste?" Ai Cheng's brief introduction explained this. The bottle was not an ordinary carbonated sugar water, and even if there were similar drinks in the Newborn City where fruit and vegetable production was limited, they would not be cheap.

"It tastes good... By the way, how long have I been asleep?"

When Hiei Jing looked out the window, the unfamiliar scenery made her realize a problem. When she heard Hiei Jing's question, Ai Cheng raised his eyes and looked at his watch: "Almost... half an hour has passed."

Has it been this long?

During that dazed state, Hiiragi couldn't feel the passage of time. This answer was obviously not within Hiiragi's expectation, and it also made her a little anxious: "Well... my body has almost recovered, and it's time to go back now." …”

The headache symptoms have basically been relieved, and even if I am still a little drowsy, it is still to an acceptable level.

"Huh?" Ai Cheng couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. He was surprised by Hiiragi Jing's decision, "Do you think the environment here is not good? Or do you mean you don't like me sitting aside?"

"No, it's not. It's just that I feel that since my physical condition has improved, there is no need to bother..."

"Even if it's just an ordinary heat stroke, it can't be cured by taking such a short rest." Ai Cheng directly refuted Hiiragi's reasons before Hiiragi finished speaking, "This is not a troublesome problem. If it is If the condition is delayed to a more serious level, then the financial and material resources spent on you will not be so simple. The surrounding area is in the wilderness, and even if you don't have the medical capabilities of the nearby Xidi City, I’m so hopeful.”

"But, my employer..."

Not long after Ai Cheng finished speaking, Gene Bonstin, who had been driving the vehicle silently, also spoke: "Miss Hiiragi Jing, you and I have the same responsibility to ensure the safety of others, so I can understand what you want to do. I have to do my duty, but I also hope that Ms. Hiiragi Jing can also understand that maintaining one's own health and best condition is also a prerequisite for protecting the safety of others, otherwise it will be dereliction of duty in another sense."

"And the current convoy is still moving. Unless necessary, we should try to avoid stopping as many times as possible. We are in the middle and we cannot stop because of your request, Miss Hiiragi Jing..."

Well, I couldn’t explain my super-long self-healing ability to the two of them in a few simple words. At the same time, what Gern Bunstein said was not unreasonable. When the entire team was rushing forward, I because It is indeed not appropriate to ask for a stop on this matter.

Hiiragi can only stop insisting and wait until he settles down in Xidi City to rest before changing cars.

Just when Hiiragi turned her gaze out the window and was about to spend the rest of her time watching the endless jungle of giant trees, she suddenly noticed that the speed of the vehicle seemed to have slowed down.

What happened before?Could it be another raid by looters?

"It seems...a checkpoint in Xidi City?" Hiei Jing's doubts were quickly answered by Ai Cheng who popped his head out of the car window to watch.

"Master Ai Cheng, this is very dangerous..."

"I know, I know." Gen's reminder made Ai Cheng impatiently retract half of his body and raise the window. Although he couldn't see the scene ahead in the car, his eyes were still staring in that direction. , "When we passed here last time to Newborn City, we didn't have these. Why did Xidi City suddenly add a checkpoint in this direction?"

Chapter 27 The turmoil at the checkpoint

The remains of the collapsed viaduct have piled up a natural obstacle on the road. A man-made gap of four to five meters in width is currently the only way to cross this obstacle.

The checkpoints of Xidi City were set up around this passage. The surrounding open space was filled with three-legged horses tied with sharpened wood, followed by a semicircular ravine and a wooden wall. The fortifications were built, and not far away, a cylindrical column that was more than ten meters high and still strong was transformed into a simple observation tower, and the upper and lower channels relied on a rough rope ladder.

The road ravine that was broken due to a heavy impact under the lower viaduct was simply filled with gravel and then put on a few wooden boards to make a patch. When vehicles pass over it, you can still hear it even through the thick glass. Several crisp 'click' sounds were heard. Fortunately, no accidents occurred as the motorcade passed by.

After waiting for several minutes for the horses blocking the road to be moved away, the convoy followed the guidance of the checkpoint soldiers and slowly drove into the checkpoint camp. After passing through the gate of the wall, Hiiragi also completely saw the reality of this checkpoint. Condition.

The scale of the checkpoint is not large, far less than that of the observation post set up by the Newborn City in the abandoned city of JD. A few shacks made of cloth and wood are all the buildings in the camp. Many of them still have signs of being unfinished. It seems This outpost has just been established not long ago, and there are only about five or sixty soldiers stationed here.

Rather than 'soldiers', Hiiragi actually felt that these people looked like local militia guards. Some of them wore patched casual clothes, some wore homemade camouflage made of simple green color blocks, and some Then he went bare-chested, only carrying a badly damaged tactical vest that he found out from the trash heap.

It's not just their clothes that are confusing, but also their weapons. So far, Hiiragi has seen six kinds of weapons, including the most common standard weapons of the Southern Federation, and also many crude and crude home-made weapons. , the only unified weapon is probably the more than six wooden-handled grenades each of them hangs on their waists. This kind of cheap, effective and easy-to-produce weapon has always been the favorite of the people in the New Era Wasteland.