Chapter 21 (I) The Dead Forest of Chernobyl
The sound of the helicopter propeller did not hide the roar of the six-barreled machine gun on the arm of the fourth-generation cyborg, and the sound of the machine gun completely engulfed even the sound of resistance and screams in the camp, but Tang Shuxing, who had already walked to the helicopter hatch, seemed to be able to hear the sound of those large-caliber bullets hitting the bodies of those werewolves.
In less than five minutes, the roar of the six-barreled machine gun ceased, and the massive mechs spun in a direction through the snow, walking with heavy steps towards the clearing, cutting down the trees along the way.
In the end, the fourth-generation cyborgs stood on the side of Tang Shuxing, I don't know if it was the relationship between the standing posture, Tang Shuxing always felt that the thing was staring at him.
The Mi-26 helicopter flew over, hovering over the upper end of the cyborg, and the surrounding soldiers stepped forward, locked the hook to the steel cable, and then called the helicopter for it to take off.
The cyborg was hoisted away again, and Tang Shuxing always felt that the body had been staring at him all the time, and his face was sneering.
"Hey-" Gromov suddenly slapped Tang Shuxing on the shoulder, "It's time to go, what's the fuss, don't look at it, you will have a chance to see it in the future, this thing is our magic weapon, and it is also the last killer weapon, who do you think has a better chance of winning when the corpse and the cyborg fight?" β
Tang Shuxing shook his head: "Each has its own strengths. β
"I know you've defeated Indian knockoffs, and I have to warn you that this is a real cyborg, and even if you fight in close quarters, it's a dead end." Gromov led Tang Shuxing to the helicopter, and before the helicopter took off, Tang Shuxing saw the soldiers dragging the broken bodies of the werewolves one by one and walking in the jungle.
Tang Shuxing pointed below and said, "They ...... What are you doing? β
"Rename the forest below. It's called Wolf Forest. "I just want to make this jungle live up to its name." β
Tang Shuxing didn't speak, just kept staring down, watching the soldiers hang the werewolf's corpse and limbs on various trees, until the helicopter flew farther and farther away, until there was only a vast expanse of snow left in his eyes.
Deep in the jungle, lurking in the snow, Gulanda took Xueya with Xueya, and six other werewolves watched from afar, watching as the soldiers hung the stumps of their people.
The other werewolves buried their heads in the snow, trying to calm themselves. Don't wolf. Don't go for revenge.
"Hold my hand!" Gulanda dragged the people around him, and the people around him held the people around him, and the eight last werewolves hid in the snow hand in hand, and Gulanda said again. "Remember. Remember for me, that's the price! The price we pay for our stupidity. β
"Revengeβ" Xue Ya whimpered.
"No more revenge!" Gulanda bowed her head.
"Do you believe that man?" Xue Ya turned her head to look at Gulanda.
"Faith!" Grunda nodded. "The fact that we are alive is the best proof that our hatred will only snowball. In the end, we were all crushed to death. Run! The farther away the better, the world may not belong to us in the first place. β
Gulanda got up and urged the others to leave, while she stayed there, looking at the "Wolf Forest" in the distance, stretching out her fingers and patting them on her chest, the only etiquette at the funeral of the wolf clan, and a way for them to laugh at death.
Then they departed and went away.
When Grunda and Tang Shuxing met again, it was five years later.
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The helicopter flew towards Chernobyl, but the pilot told them that after all, it was in the territory of Ukolan, so they could only stop somewhere northeast from here, although it was a dead place, but some time ago a helicopter of the Asia-Europe forces was destroyed by a portable anti-aircraft missile while carrying a scheduled patrol mission, and they could not take this risk.
"By the way, there is something to tell you, someone should have asked me to tell you." After getting off the plane, Gromov sorted out his equipment and looked nonchalant, "The Asia-Europe forces have carried out the 'Ark Plan', and your companion is also in the plan, and he is already on the way to Africa on a freighter. β
"Huh?" Tang Shuxing was surprised, and then Gromov recounted the incident in detail and comforted him that this was the best outcome.
"Got it." Tang Shuxing heard that it was Zhan Tianya's arrangement, and he understood that there were some things that could not be returned to the sky, and the war would definitely break out, but he didn't know when it would break out and in what way. Perhaps the Kiev incident was the beginning, but the lead was too long, and it was ignited before it burned into the explosives themselves.
Zhan Tianya's worries are not unreasonable, originally India was also one of the observer countries of the Eurasian forces, but at the most important moment, suddenly defected, even if it was forgotten, it also directly entered a state of war with Pakistan without warning, and now I have not heard any news that the Indian Congress will join the Federal Republic of Shandu, and I don't know what tricks are playing.
"Let's go, walk about ten kilometers or so, and we will reach a small village, but from the results of our investigation, there are only one or two people in that village, maybe homeless, maybe someone else." Gromov walked forward.
"Where is the real yΓ n room that Sergei built posing as Yuri?" Tang Shuxing is concerned about this, and only by finding there may be able to find the real Sergei.
"On the banks of the Pripyat River, right next to the cooling reservoir of the nuclear power plant, it's really dangerous there, and it's normal for people to work there for a long time and die of cancer or scurvy or something." Gromov led the way, and as they walked through a dense forest, it suddenly became clear to them - most of the trees ahead had been cut down and collapsed to the ground, and there were dead grass on all sides, and there were some warning signs around them, but they all looked old.
"I used to come here to study during my internship, and I thought it was strange that the trees and leaves in the radiation zone rot very slowly, and I could also find some animals with mutated bodies, voles and the like, which were three to five times larger than before." Gromov shook his head and said, "Many years ago, we were still in a high-radiation area, but now it is much better, at least we will not die." β
Tang Shuxing stood there looking at the scene in front of him. It is as if I have seen the future of the world, and if a full-scale war breaks out, it will be impossible to use nuclear weapons, and it will be a blessing that the earth will be able to maintain the current appearance.
After passing through the dead place, I finally saw the so-called small village, which was nothing more than an observation point set up by the Ukoran government, which was set up everywhere around Chernobyl, at intervals, with all kinds of first-aid equipment, as well as simple dust masks and hats, etc. There is also a small amount of professional protective clothing.
The small village was full of tents outside. At the center point is a reinforced concrete watchtower, as tall as a normal five-story building, but narrow, the same as a lighthouse. It's just that the lighthouse is cylindrical. And this watchtower is boxy.
The tents around the tower were patched. The ground was cleaned, and there was a huge pit on the right for burning garbage and burying it, and the pit was dug very large from the beginning. The guide is full of stagnant water.
"This is it?" Tang Shuxing pointed to the tower.
Gromov nodded: "Yes, it's here." β
The two of them walked towards the tower, and when they reached the door, they saw the locked gate. Tang Shuxing stepped forward and held the lock, and found that the lock was still new, and it seemed that it had been replaced within half a year, and it had not rusted too badly, which showed that this place had been inhabited for a long time.
"Anyone?" Gromov shouted in all directions, his voice echoing through the swamp ahead, and no one answered, except for the occasional sound of something wading through the swamp.
Tang Shuxing pulled out the dagger and made a gesture to pick the lock, but heard a crisp loading sound, and then the two looked up and saw a person's body leaning out of the window on the second floor of the tower, the person's hair was almost gone, his pale face was bloodless, the vascular network under the skin of his arm was still clearly visible from such a distance, and he was still holding an AN94 assault rifle in his hand.
"AN94......" Gromov glanced at it, knowing that this guy must have lived here for a short time, the Russian army only began to be equipped with this assault rifle in 1996, and it began to be widely popularized in 1999, but in the end it did not replace the AK series rifles.
Judging from the old and new weapons in the man's hand, the gun has only been out of the factory for five years.
And the man was still holding the magazine tightly, and the appearance of holding the gun was very strange.
"Hey, we're friends, we're here to deliver supplies." Gromov unfastened his backpack, but the man looked nervous.
"Open it slowly." The man spoke, speaking in a strange voice like a child in a stage of voice change.
Gromov nodded, gave Tang Shuxing a look when he untied the backpack, and the moment he threw the backpack on the ground, Tang Shuxing suddenly squatted down, and Gromov stepped on his shoulder and jumped up, grabbed the muzzle of the guy's gun, and dragged him down directly.
The moment the man landed, he was caught by Tang Shuxing, and Gromov also took the opportunity to take off the AN94 magazine, glanced at it and threw it aside, because the lock of the magazine had long been loose and damaged, so the man held the magazine tightly and pushed it up, if it hadn't been resisted, the magazine would have fallen down a long time ago.
"Don't be nervous! Take it easy! Gromov searched the man's whole body, took out all the offensive things such as knives on his body, and then motioned for Tang Shuxing to let go of him, and asked, "We are really not enemies, so you don't have to pretend to be like that, we are just here to find someone, find someone named Yuri. Constantine. The man of Ferdorf, an environmentalist and professor, was very knowledgeable. β
The man stared blankly at Gromov, his body stiffened there, motionless.
"Well, maybe his name is Sergey or something." Gromov asked tentatively, "You know what? β
The man still didn't speak, and Gromov pulled out his pistol and pressed it against the man's head: "Listen, I don't have that much time to spend with you, I'm here to find him, not to kill you, and I've brought a letter of pardon from the government, if he's still alive, you can call him out now and sue him, the government has pardoned him for his past crimes, and he doesn't have to hide here anymore." β
"A letter of pardon?" The man opened his mouth to say the word.
Sergei took out the letter of forgiveness that had been prepared long ago from his backpack and showed it to the man, who looked at it and nodded vigorously: "Sergei is here, Dr. Sergei is here, I will take you, you will come with me." β
So saying, the man walked away with the letter of forgiveness, and walked towards the nearby forest of death, which was not dense, and after walking a few steps, he stopped and waved the letter of forgiveness in his hand, motioning for them to follow.
Tang Shuxing and Gromov glanced at each other, and then picked up their things and slowly followed, while paying attention to their surroundings. (To be continued......)