The armored car was not so uncomfortable. That was Lloyd's first reaction.

Although it seems that such an iron box can accommodate more than a dozen people, it will not be too comfortable subjectively, but the truth is the opposite.

Think about it, too, if riding in an armored car is a very uncomfortable thing, how can the soldiers show 100% combat effectiveness when they arrive at the battlefield?

In terms of the basic configuration of armored vehicles, the positions of commander, driver, and machine gunner are required, and the members will change according to the roles they play on the battlefield - for example, the command armored vehicle also needs to be equipped with a wireless communication unit and a tactical commander. And the escort armored vehicle of the garrison has a greatly optimized operating system, which makes it possible to operate it by one person. Make the positioning of armored vehicles more flexible and changeable.

Of course, relying on the system to operate the armored vehicle independently will inevitably be sluggish due to multitasking. However, the guided force armored car used by Noelle is an older model, and it is a pure transport armored vehicle, which is not equipped with a machine gun, so it does not need a machine gunner, and with the support of an automatic system, even if it is only Noelle, it can be easily controlled.

The armored car is roughly divided into two areas, the operational area and the crew area.

The operation area is no different from the front row of the general guide car, with a variety of dazzling data screens and small operating levers densely packed to form the operating platform, which is connected to the steering wheel.

Behind the operator's seat is the passenger area, which is somewhat similar to the "private room", with two rows of couches facing each other, and the horizontal sofa at the end of the tail together to form a "concave" shape. This area can accommodate up to 8 people, with a maximum capacity of 15 people if there are special needs.

As mentioned earlier, the sofa is not soft, but it is comfortable. Although the air is not circulated, there is a special ventilation fan, and although it is a little embarrassing not to see the scenery outside the window, it is not far from the cockpit, and you can see it a little from the bulletproof glass in front of the driver. There are also emergency food and simple medical supplies on board, which can be said to have taken everything into account.

In this car sat Lloyd and five others, as well as a few unfamiliar members of the guard. After all, the only one who can barely be regarded as an acquaintance of the Support Section in the garrison is Noelle, although Randy is a member of the original garrison, most of the people he knows are stationed at Belgard Gate and are directly under the command of the garrison, while Noelle They belong to Tangula Gate and are under the jurisdiction of Deputy Commander Sonia.

"It's surprisingly comfortable!"

Randy leans back on the couch with his axe and gun. The occupants were not exceeded, and among them there was a small child and a thin man, and the space was very large.

"Huh? So Randy, haven't you ridden it? ”

Lloyd was taken aback, thinking that Randy, a former member of the garrison, had more or less been in an armored car.

"Haha, not every guard has this honor. I was at that time, but I didn't even have a lot of sorties. ”

"Actually, Big Brother Randy is just lazy and skips training and tasks."

Theo pointed out Randy's situation pointedly, and judging from Randy's empty expression, what he said was quite accurate.

"Aha, everyone has a time when they want to rest, but when I want to rest, it happens to be a car."

Randy nonchalantly flaunts his skipping history behind the active security guards.

"Please don't impose that on 'humans.'"

It's Tiou's sharp spit again. Randy sneered and said no more.

For a moment, there was only the sound of the engine honking slightly.

With a slight tremor, the Noel team, consisting of three armored vehicles and a total of twenty people, arrived at the scene of the crime.

Since the main goal is still to search for griffins, Sonia has only sent a minimum of searchers for the missing troops, and to be honest, she is now short of available manpower. Because of the mediocrity of the commander of the garrison, it directly led to Sonya's restraints, and the support section could offer to help, and she was too late to be happy.

The destination is the southeast of Knox Forest, which is the area that was previously the bodyguard of the Carrumon Consortium and the area in charge of Ranster. There, the group found the unconscious members of the guard. A total of twenty people, two armored vehicles.

You remembered that "they" probably had three squads, that is, 12 people staying here.

Can just 12 people really do this kind of thing?

It's not that I doubt the strength of the combatants of the Karumon Consortium, to be honest, let alone the garrison, even if it is Libel's royal guard, the 12 combatants of the Karumon Consortium can easily deal with twenty or thirty people.

However, it is difficult to be silent.

For example, if you are given a cup of ice cream, it is easy to try to eat it all, but it is very difficult to eat it all and not leave a little bit of it in the cup.

If someone raids the garrison, what is the first reaction of the garrison? Fight back? Avoid? The first priority, of course, was to inform the command by wireless communication: "We have been attacked, by some force. "So that the above can revise the battle plan in time.

In this case, Deputy Commander Sonia received information that "one patrol has been wiped out" rather than "one patrol has been lost".

To be honest, Yu-Tatsumi didn't believe that the Karumon Consortium had the strength to wipe out the guards before they could react.

However, the first thing you need to do is to search the site.

The air is humid, and the damp and cold air gives people a feeling of cold loneliness.

Ten members of the missing garrison were outside, each holding a weapon, and various parts of their bodies had suffered gunshot wounds, and bullets that did not penetrate their skin could be felt in some of the members' bodies. The gunpowder reaction was barely confirmed on the grass at the scene, and bullet casings and perforations in trees could be found at the scene. The other two were in their respective armoured vehicles, both of which were shot in the chest.

All twenty people received gunshot wounds of varying degrees, without exception, all of them were still alive, and without exception, they all fell into a coma.

"What shall I say...... What a clumsy planting technique......"

Randy speaks Lloyd and Yuu Tatsumi's thoughts.

"Huh?"

Ellie let out a surprised voice. Obviously, they had just started to explore the scene, but they didn't expect that they had already come to a conclusion.

Theo also looked curious.

Hearing Randy's emotion, Noelle walked over and gave Randy a military salute: "Officer Randy, do you already know that this is a blame?" ”

Noelle also sensed that there was something unnatural at the scene, but not to the point where he could categorically conclude that he was to blame the Karuman consortium. Soldiers need hard evidence to make a conclusion, so Noelle feels that he needs to continue his investigation.

"Haha, there's no need to use honorifics at me, and you don't need to call me a police officer. About this, na, You Jun, can I leave it to you to explain? ”

Randy said, secretly winking at Yumi Tatsumi, and gently poked his companion's waist with his elbow, with a look of "I'm optimistic about you!" Come on for the performance! Expression.

Ahh Yuki Tatsumi is amazed by Randy's acuity.

Well, forget it. Anyway, it's not a big deal, Noelle's words, give her a little more time for her to investigate, and she will definitely find out, right?

It just so happened that Noelle cast some strange eyes at him. Of course she found out about Randy's little movements, but as for what it meant, she didn't quite understand. Probably because Yu-Tatsumi's eloquence is better than Randy's. She simply thought so. You shrugged his shoulders and analyzed:

"There are so many doubts. It's so much that it's like the other party isn't even ready to blame, just passing on the message. The first is that the bullet stays in the body, which is of course impossible, and with that kind of bullet speed, it makes no sense that the bullet will remain in the body. Moreover, the wound could not be like this. ”

Lobbying, crouched down and tore the shoulder clothes of an unconscious member of the garrison, which had a small round hole in it.

"I see. If it was a heavy machine gun, the wound couldn't be so regular, right? ”

Noelle understood what he meant, too.

Indeed, this wound is not so much "pierced by a bullet" as "someone has stabbed it with a bullet".

"And then there is, the amount of bullet is clearly wrong. How could there be only two or three bullet holes in a heavy machine gun shot? Of course, this can be explained by luck, so it should not be a decisive doubt. But the next question is not so simple, if the Karumen Consortium combatants come to attack, there is no reason why the garrison will be wiped out before they have time to report, right? ”

Very simple reasoning.

There were two people in the car. When someone outside the car is attacked, they have plenty of time to report it to their superiors. True, the heavy machine guns of the Karuman consortium were able to tear through the armor of armored vehicles, but both armored vehicles were intact.

"I see, the way to stun them is not a weapon, but something else." Noelle nodded, and after being swam like this, she had the thought that "it really should be like this". This somewhat speculative approach made Noelle feel deeply inadequate.

"There's one more problem. If there really was a shootout here, the resistance of the garrison side would have been too passive. You see, there is no sweat, the muscles are loose, there is no trace of fast running on the ground, and even although the rifle is taken out, the fingers are not hooked on the trigger, if this is really the reaction of the garrison to an attack, it is really not flattering. ”

"It can't be so dull! This is a scenario of artificial forgery. ”

Yu's aggressive method has achieved impressive results. Noelle frowned slightly, looking like he was going to wash away the shame of the garrison, which made You really happy.

"Yes. This scene is clearly not normal. It's as if the people of the garrison fell asleep at the same time, and then someone did all this while they were sleeping. As for them, they are still asleep. ”

Lobbying appalling words.

If there is such a person, then he is simply more terrible than the Karumen consortium. The Karumon Consortium is a violent organization on the surface, and it is terrible to be trapped in a dream and killed unconsciously.

"Is it possible to do this kind of thing?"

Ellie said, shuddering. The enemies that can make people fall into such a deep sleep are terrifying.

"Ah, it's possible. But it definitely requires a lot of preparation. Unfortunately, I know someone who is good at this kind of thing. Luckily, she shouldn't be in Crossbell and won't be our enemy. ”

Lobbying shrugged.

"So, since it wasn't the Karuman consortium that did it, then someone should blame them, right?"

Noelle asked in the semi-affirmative.

"Well, that's not necessarily."

"Huh?!"

"Didn't Randy say that before? It's too clumsy to be believed. I don't believe that the guy who dares to blame the Karuman consortium can be so stupid. ”

"So—then why did he do it!"

Noelle was a little angry, at the unknown mastermind. If it is said that the sacrifice of the garrison is required to blame the Karuman consortium, Noelle is barely understandable, but if he can't even achieve this purpose, then what is he going to do with the garrison!

"I think it's a declaration of war or something. Under the banner of the Karuman Foundation, and then wait for the message to reach the ears of Karuman Haas. But...... According to my previous guess, the griffon monster must be hiding in this forest. If you think about it together...... I can't think of it as just a declaration of war...... No, no, no, maybe the Karumen consortium is suspicious and deliberately makes such a situation, as long as hypnotic gas is used...... No, that doesn't make sense......"

While you came to a conclusion, she denied her own conclusion, and thought in a rather chaotic manner. It seems that he really has no clue.

Everyone was also entangled.

Still, the things that need to be done still have to be done. For example, moving wounded members of the guard into armored vehicles and disinfecting them. Then two people were taken to the hospital in an armored car, and the rest continued the search.

Originally, this was supposed to end like this.