Chapter 4 Life and Death

If there is someone who doesn't care about the Hundred Days Ghost and doesn't care about the destruction of the former American continent, then he must be the head wolf Bill-Uncle haha-

A flick of the finger is sixty moments, and nine hundred lives and deaths in an instant. While the world is in apocalyptic panic and the madman announces the arrival of a species change, all Bill cares about is the four minutes in front of him. Those four minutes were like tormenting in hell, as long as billions of years; The distance from Fort Leavenworth to Wichita is like an endless journey, and there is no end in sight.

The light was already shining in the east, and it seemed that this morning had come a little too early.

In addition to the interference of some nearby nomadic mercenaries, the aircraft's electronic signals also received some sort of electromagnetic pulse, which was somewhat unusual.

It seems that Bill still has a relaxed expression, still the same cynical look, he is afraid that he will not be nervous for the rest of his life. But it was a different feeling in his heart, and for the first time he had the feeling that he cared very much about something precious. You know, he was born with a golden spoon in his mouth, he lacked nothing, he didn't get anything, he never looked down on anything in the past.

Why Bill cared about Casey, he couldn't figure it out. I only know that once Casey is lost, the man named Bill will no longer be whole.

The more anxious I was, the less I received half of the communication from Casey.

Now that the electronic cage at Fort Leavenworth has failed, the radio recovery is working, as can be seen from the recognition of ground relay communications. The lack of satellites after the war, and the "Sky Dome Fall" orbiter chain destruction incident at the end of the First Sino-Japanese War caused too much space junk to crowd out the space and resources for communication and navigation satellite operations. After the war, there were only a limited number of new satellites that could be launched and could not be used directly by ordinary people, so ground stations became an important means of communication. Bill doesn't care about his crazy brother right now, who has turned off the electronic cage and may want to call for help; But since the radio is unblocked, why doesn't Casey contact him, is it because the radio is broken, or is it because someone from the terrestrial station is on vacation? Bill was afraid to make the worst assumptions anyway. The F-36 wearable's instrument display system was all on the helmet display, and after a long silence in the central liaison area, there was finally a response. Bill the head wolf was pleasantly surprised, but the smile only stayed on his face for half a second. The voice of the call sounded in the headset: "Howling Ridge calls the head wolf, please answer quickly." Emergency, Repeated ......" and "Howling Ridge" are the radio codes for Prince's new product trial production center and research and development base, where the F-36 and wearable systems were developed. Before the death of Bill's father, Prince, it was jointly managed by the government and the military, and undertook the reverse development of the prototype test platform for the wooden man's long-range 'operation' vertical machine, and it was also the birthplace of the American-made whooping ghost system.

"I'm a wolf, tell me quickly."

"Boss! I finally got in touch with you, "The other party's feelings are very 'excited', and his voice is completely distorted.

Bill had no idea who the man was, but he could tell from the communication channel that he was an employee of Prince Corporation.

"We're in big trouble! Here was an attack. The liaison's voice sounded like a cry. In the background there is rumbling engine noise and the clicking sound caused by electronic interference on remote communications.

"Calm down. What's going on. ”

It stands to reason that no one would dare to attack Bill's Howling Ridge. Since the explosion of the Prince's real room and the loss of the prototype of the wooden man, Bill's Gate has upgraded the security here to a considerable level, and he has to start over where his father was destroyed. I didn't expect someone to attack here again.

In peacetime, the attacker would have died without a place to be buried; But the controller's voice sounded like something far more powerful than Howling Ridge was attacking his lair, and it was incredible.

"They're targeting the scalp system! The company's scalp system, they intend to grab! The liaison officer recounted Arnold's situation at Fort Leavenworth incoherently, "Now a lot of people are rushing over, their target is the factory, they are going to '' the Hundred Days." ”

Bill, the head wolf, was taken aback in his heart.

Suddenly, he seemed to know his brother Arnold's wishful thinking. Sure enough, just as before, once you hear Arnold's hyena-like laughter, it is too late to 'see' into his heart immediately. That kind of laughter is a successful laugh, but Arnold often knows in advance that he has succeeded.

"Who's here?"

"Nomads, but very organized, are Northerners, they have a Harrier style. The company's Self-Defense Force drone has taken off, and security has been dispatched. But I can't stand it, there are too many of them, and I don't know how long they can carry it. Can you come back right away? ”

"Which 'door' are you from?"

"I'm the test station liaison, Harlan Walsh."

"Okay, Harran, is anyone hurt?"

"No, the director is at the tower."

"Go back and tell everyone, we're side by side."

"Understood, I understood, Mr. Prince."

At the end of the communication, Bill the Wolf, the head wolf, is faced with a very uncomfortable choice. Yes, Casey was in danger, and he had just sworn that he would never let Casey be harmed in the slightest; But shouldn't the company be left behind, and shouldn't the safety of the company's employees be their own responsibility? More importantly, the scalp '' system used in the experiment, whether lost or used incorrectly, can lead to severe consequences.

Another factor that made him unable to make up his mind was Casey.

The mind is not only about her, but also about what she will choose. This may be some kind of value of the former American Federation, to do what is right, not to choose what you want to do. Casey's unreasonable, eternally honest girl is sometimes embarrassing, but honesty is what sets her apart from her endearing. If she was here, she would have told Bill to go back to protect the company's people anyway, even if her life was in danger.

It doesn't get much more embarrassing than that. After the battle of the castle tower, most of the people who had said they would follow them were gone, and there was no reliable one around them, and all the employees in the company were employees.

Relationships that are maintained by the economy can only be secured at the economic level; When life and death are at stake, we can only rely on the 'handover' of life and death. Bill made a decision. He believed that he would always be a great, invincible, gifted son of Prince, who could do two things at once. The head wolf closed his eyes, used Guò's improved brain 'wave' control device, let the F-36 he was wearing activate all the sensors, mobilized the ground detection equipment of the surrounding Princes, and collected all the nearby Princes hired pilots and mercenaries using Princes products. As long as there is a paid support company, he will provide these people with free products for 5 years. With a little more and time for himself, Bill could have done both.

Whether this solution is feasible or not is actually very debatable. But the nuclear explosion and Arnold's evolution game, Bill hadn't heard of it, and he didn't have time to think about it now. Bill is already a leader, and what he has to do is not to blindly fight on his own, but to deploy all available resources and coordinate the battle. Soon, radar and sensors 'shine' information about nearby people on the helmet display. Suddenly, a shining point of light startled him. Just west of him, very close to Howling Ridge, an A-18E attack aircraft was flying there. This heavy artillery attack aircraft, modified from the Super Hornet fighter-attack aircraft, has unprecedented tactical firepower, and it is ideal to defend the Prince Company at this time. That's not what Bill had in mind. It is important to know that only Prince's employees or planes can be contacted, and the company has only modified the only A-18E aircraft for one person, and that person is the platoon gunner Bob Sveen.

The battle in the castle tower is as vivid as if it had just happened yesterday.

When Bob chose to leave, the head wolf didn't say a word, and at that time he would gamble everything for his own face, from the cause and effect of the castle tower incident. Sadly, he lost Bob, many of his mercenary teammates, and nearly Casey.

Now, when he is in trouble, why is Bob here?

Bill is very different now than he was back then.

He connected to the channel and said directly, "Hey, buddy! Is that you. ”

There was silence on the radio for half a minute before Bob's voice sounded, like some kind of mockery: "Who are you?" Communicate your identity for identification purposes. ”

"It's me, Bill."

Bob's deep laughter seemed to come from the wolf's headphones, as if he was holding back a laugh.

"Uh-huh, Bill, just met you so I can give you the plane back." Bob left feeling that he didn't owe anything to Bill, but he felt a faint sense of guilt for abducting the good plane.

The head wolf also grinned a little: "Come on, buddy, I need you now." ”

There was only a murmur on the "......" radio.

"Actually, I'm sorry for the past." Bill continued over the radio.

"No, don't be sorry. Actually, you're not that ......."

"You're right. You should trust me, it's your fault, but I still want to say sorry to you. ”

"You deserve hell." Bob laughed, just as he had done when they were born and died together, without taboos.

"That's right. You know, I didn't want you to die at the time of the castle tower......"

"Come on, Bill, how do you remember like a. We don't pick words when we speak. Yes, trust is a must. ”

The two men seemed to know each other, and each was silent for half a minute, and Bob laughed again. Ever since he decided to leave everyone alone and go it alone, he had never smiled so happily: "Actually, I just want to hear you say I'm sorry." ”

"Uh-huh, man. You heard me. ”

"Okay, okay, actually, that's what happened with this Hornet."

"Leave the plane alone, you're here at the right time. By the way, why are you here? ”

"It's a long story, I received the signal as soon as I took off from the carrier. Don't forget about this plane, there will be a request for support in the event of an emergency. ”

"Just that alarm-like thing? Wouldn't it be annoying. ”

"Seriously, it's annoying. I should have turned it off a long time ago. ”

"That's probably the most valuable alarm." Bill exhaled deeply, "That is, you know the situation now. ”

"That's right, I've read the briefing, and I've heard your call to Casey. Of course, the work of defending the company was carried out by me, who had the most firepower, and the other party sounded like a lot of people. As for you, hurry up and get our Casey 'girl' back. ”

"No, you have to listen to me."

"Alright Bill, I know you're going to have to call the shots every time, and you're going to have to do the other way around what I say. In short, you are not awkward, but you will never obey your fate, I know this very well. So I deliberately said first, you should go to Casey. "Among the former U.S. federal pilots, there may never have been two people who had such a tacit understanding. Bill the head wolf and Bob are the survivors who escaped from the destruction of the Hundred Day Oni together, and they are the real 'friends' of life and death. In the sky, the F-36 and A-18F fighters once again 'intertwined', just like the old days at the Osan base. Then, the two flew separately towards their respective destinations.