Chapter 13: The Ghost of the Whistling Castle (1)
"They're really going to the Valley of the Crying! What are we going to do, are we still chasing or not? ”
Mars's breath was heavy, and the starlight reflected the rudiments of the Weeping Valley, and if he went further, he would be out of the Cult of the Mechanica's sphere of influence.
On the territory of the Mechanic God Cult, they really aren't afraid, and they can call for support from the Machine City at any time.
But now far from the Grand Canal of Gauria, on the verge of the border of power, even if you call the mechanical city, you will not get any support.
"Chase! It's already been chased here, do you want to return in vain? ”
"I don't believe they walked all night without rest."
"They don't know that there is someone behind them, and they must take a break when they go to the Valley of Crying, and then our chance will come."
"I also agree with continuing the pursuit, this kind of opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and there will be no such store after this village."
A few people, every word you and me, all expressed the idea of continuing the pursuit.
In the cold wind and bleak Gobi, I gritted my teeth and walked for most of the night, and only decided to turn back after chasing here, isn't that a stupid dog!
Mars and the commandos were the first to arrive in the Valley of the Weeping, and instead of startling the snakes, they waited for the other three teammates outside the valley.
"I was right, they went to the abandoned castle in the valley to rest, and did not cross the valley directly."
"Wait a minute, we'll be in place in a minute, and we'll be around the castle together!"
The five of them all smiled on their faces, as long as this wave was successful, they could bid farewell to the desolate Gobi and enter the holy land of their dreams, the Machine City.
Soon the five of them gathered together and walked towards the abandoned castle at the top of the Weeping Valley.
"Look, there's a fire in the castle, it's locked!"
The five of them came to the bottom of the castle and saw the glow of the red bonfire through the shattered windows and cracks.
"It's okay now, and even the time to find someone is saved."
Mars walked around, returned to the front of the castle and said, "After the reconnaissance, there are three entrances to the castle in front and back plus on the side. ”
The captain thought for a moment and said: "The assault and medical soldiers go through the main gate, and the scouts and I outflank from the back door, so the logistics don't need to go deep into the castle, just squat at the side door to prevent the enemy from escaping." ”
"Now, activate the eyepiece and start the action!"
All five of them put on transparent goggles, and then the goggles glow with a cold blue light, displaying complex data and accessibility functions.
Assault, medical, reconnaissance, firepower, logistics.
The primary chips of five different modules are jointly analyzed in real time and start the official operation!
After the captain divided the work, everyone immediately took action.
The wooden door at the back door of the castle has completely decayed under the erosion of time, and only the rusty metal skeleton of the gate can be vaguely seen from the glorious appearance of the castle.
Mars and the captain cautiously bypassed the gate and through the deserted back garden, where they could faintly see the fire high through the cracks in the castle walls.
"Hey, I'm hiding."
Mars couldn't help but whisper, and then asked, "Captain, why is there a castle manor in such a steep valley?" ”
"You're really asking the right person, I really know the history of this castle."
The conversation between the two was so quiet that they didn't even have to open their mouths too much to speak, the sound was absorbed by the goggles through bone conduction and then transmitted to the headsets of their teammates. This near-silent communication minimizes the range of sound propagation and facilitates special tasks.
"Tell me about it, boss."
In Mars's opinion, the Wasteland Gang agents hiding in the castle are already turtles in the urn, and they can't escape.
So it was inevitable that his mentality would be relaxed, and he followed the boss to ask him about the origin of the science castle.
After all, for a fanatical follower of the Cult of the Mechanicus, there aren't many opportunities to come to a sensitive area like Weeping Valley.
"The castle was first ......"
The same story takes place inside the castle.
In the center of the castle hall was a throbbing bonfire and firewood crackling in the flames.
It is said that flames can purify everything, but at this moment, the hall is half light, and the rest of the place is swallowed up by darkness.
The darkness reflected on the walls on a breathtaking scale and shape, and at first glance it seemed that there was some unspeakable ancient beast inside the castle.
But when the picture shifts to the campfire, the orange-red flames shine a ...... Criticism.
Ah Fu sat tremblingly in front of the fire, his dark face glowing red.
"Boss, this castle looks a long time old......
Link was reloading the magazine with bullets and replied, "This castle is almost a hundred years old, it used to be the residence of a certain prince in the desert, and it was abandoned when the prince fled the castle on the day of reckoning forty-two years ago. Fierce fighting broke out between the Free Alliance and the Cult of the Mechanicus near Weeping Valley, and the castle served as a temporary command headquarters and was shelled during the war. After the end of the war, the two sides tacitly agreed to use the Valley of Weeping as a buffer zone, and the place has been abandoned ever since. ”
Ah Fu opened his mouth wide, looked carefully at the four poor walls, and couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect that I, Forbes, would have the opportunity to live in the prince's palace......"
Link finished reloading his magazine, and the nearby treasure rat came to his side and began to squeak.
The enemy has entered the castle.
Click!
Link simply loaded the magazine, got up and said to Ah Fu: "Ah Fu, no matter what sound you hear later, you will sit here honestly and don't move, do you hear?" ”
Ah Fu was just about to answer, when he suddenly heard the twisted and sharp grinding sound of the rusty metal being blown by the wind, coming up all the way up the gap in the abandoned castle, and he was so frightened that he immediately got up from the spot.
The beads of sweat on Ah Fu's forehead were visibly frightening, like rubies in the light of the firelight.
"Boss, I can actually help too......"
Link decisively raised his hand to stop: "You're already doing me a favor by staying here!" ”
Link saw that Ah Fu wanted to say something, and hurriedly added, "I'm telling the truth, you are acting as a decoy here. Take out the fanatics this time, and you will take the first credit. ”
Hearing that he was using bait, Ah Fu's eyes suddenly widened to the limit, and his eyeballs were about to fall off.
"Rest assured, those fanatics will not make it to you alive. You can just sit here and rest in peace. ”
"Okay Xiaobao, let's go!"
With that, Link turned around neatly and disappeared into the darkness with the treasure hunt rat.
Ah Fu wanted to catch up, but the castle was very big, the road was very winding, and the places around the hall that could not be lit by fire were all pitch black, even if Ah Fu wanted to go, he didn't know where to go!
Frightened, he held a kitchen knife in his hand and paced in place.
Link holds the Glock in his hand, without any lighting, and walks in the darkness like a flat ground, coming and going like the wind.
If the blue-walled labyrinth inside the ruins of the city was Link's first attempt at pulling monsters, then the Whooting Castle in Weeping Valley is where he became famous.
In the history of the castle told to Ah Fu, it was once the headquarters of the Free Federation against the Mechanics. But after more than half a year, the friction between the Free Federation and the Cult of the Machine God has gradually risen, and this place will once again be the front line.
Same as the bluewall maze.
Link is so familiar with this abandoned castle that he can walk back and forth with his eyes closed, and the darkness of the night naturally can't stop him.
If you think that Link is limited to this, you are underestimating the meaning of the word 'fame'.
All five mechanical fanatics have now entered the castle.
Before that, Link still needed to listen to the voice, or show up to seduce.
But now, there is a fixed-point report for treasure hunting rats, and there is no need to be so troublesome at all.
He only needs to appear unnoticed, take advantage of his unpreparedness to sneak attack, and withdraw after the fight.
Quietly drip out, don't shoot the gun!
According to the Treasure Hunt Mouse's information, Link already knew about the plans of the five.
"If five people get together, it may still cause some pressure, and choosing to disperse and outflank is simply self-defeating."
His first target was the back door.
The two people who came in through the back door, one was an artillery gunner with heavy firepower, and the other was supposed to be a scout.
The Heavy Fire Gunner is wrapped in exoskeleton equipment, plus heavy fire weapons, so the metal content of the body is the highest.
And the front door is the assault and medics, and the logistics are responsible for guarding the side doors, so the only option to follow the gunners is the scout.
As long as he understands the tactical logic of the primary chip, coupled with the intelligence of the treasure hunting rat, Link seems to have seen the five people enter the castle with his own eyes, and he knows the identities of the five people clearly.
Artillery men with heavy weapons and scouts with scout modules, the two are the most threatening presence for Link in a squad of five.
So Link decided to kill the two first.
As long as you get rid of the gunners and scouts with the most firepower, the rest of them will become headless flies that can be solved at any time by themselves.
51 rounds of nine-millimeter ammunition,
Kill two Lv10 Mechanical Zealots,
Enough is enough!
The fire in the hall on the fourth floor of the castle was deliberately done by Link to attract five people upstairs.
"Alright, let's wait for the fish to take the bait!"
Link had to make his way to the second floor, a sly smile rising into the corners of his mouth......
Although the Captain of the Mechanical Fanatic and Mars were already very cautious, it was still easy to step on some sparse things under their feet, and they unconsciously made various breaking sounds, which made their heads tremble.
"If there is still such a sound upstairs, I'm afraid that the other party will find out before I touch it." Mars couldn't help but complain.
Walk through the first floor of various waste piles to the staircase.
In the past, stairs and wooden floors were carefully maintained every year.
However, after the day of reckoning, the building was empty, and it was completely abandoned for forty-two years.
However, the wooden floor has not been weathered and decayed, and can still carry the weight of people, and can only admire the luxury of this prince back then, and the flooring is made of the best wood, which is still tough after nearly half a century.
Of course, it would be even better without the creaking sound caused by this annoying walk.
Fortunately, the decibel number shown on the goggles is not very large, so you don't have to worry about startling the snake.
The two crept up the spiral staircase to the second floor.
When the light on Mars's shoulder spilled into the narrow corridors of the castle, Mars and the captain all trembled, and they took a sharp breath and tensed!
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