Volume 2: The Stairway to Heaven (18)
"Hulala~"
A flock of birds was startled from the treetops, leaving only a few particularly daring species, tilting their heads curiously to observe the uninvited guests on the ground. The only species on Earth, with almost no signs of evolution, have maintained their timid habits, keeping themselves safe by avoiding danger in advance.
Liu Yuxin drove the raiders to cut off the vines spreading on the road with a sword, clearing a way for the heavy trucks behind to move forward. In the past few days, he and Gong Liang have discussed it, and everyone agrees that it is not a good idea to stay within the influence of the Nangong family, and they have found a way to the west from the ancient sources, where there is Kunlun Port, which is proud of the entire C area - a miracle that gathers the crystallization of advanced technology and craftsmanship of the entire human race, and is the entrance to the infinite universe of human beings.
And because that place belongs to the pioneer faction, it is difficult for the Nangong family's forces to penetrate into it, and it is an excellent place for them to go at present.
It will not be easy to open up a route that has not been taken for decades, in addition to the fact that the road surface has become potholed and difficult to move forward due to the destruction of crazy growth of plants, Liu Yuxin has also encountered several waves of xenomorph invasion, fortunately, the xenos in Area C have experienced countless combing by the alliance military, and the xenomorphs of the fourth order and above are almost extinct in the hinterland of Area C, and generally the second- and third-order xenomorphs are either ambushed on the spot after a few rounds of battles with the raiders controlled by Liu Yuxin, or they gave up the idea of treating him as a snack.
Even so, Liu Yuxin's situation is becoming more and more difficult. First of all, there is the issue of supply, as weapons like the Raider Mech, which have been specially developed for combat, need a huge system to support them in order to function properly. Although Gong Liang has the ability to repair that surprised Liu Yuxin, the lack of spare parts for the mecha is a hard flaw that they can't avoid, and as the parts in the spare parts box decrease day by day, Gong Liang's face is getting more and more ugly day by day.
Then there is the health problem. The lack of fresh vegetables and medicines made the bodies of the two people begin to slowly weaken, Liu Yuxin is okay, the highly evolved body will appropriately increase the resistance to various diseases and debilitating symptoms, and Gong Liang, who is in poor health, has already begun to swell.
There are all kinds of indications that they will have to venture into crowded gathering places in the near future to procure and exchange some necessary supplies, and find a doctor to treat Gong Liang.
"Brother Liang, where have we been?"
At Gong Liang's suggestion, they equipped the entire convoy with short-range communication equipment before leaving the gathering place, so that they could communicate with each other at any time.
Gong Liang replied with reference to some of the surrounding terrain and latitude and longitude:
"We are now very close to the Kunlun Mountains, and we should get rid of the Nangong family's sphere of influence."
"So should we go find a gathering place to rest for a few days, Brother Liang, you see, we have been walking in an inaccessible area for 15 days, and everything except food and water is almost exhausted, and we can't sustain it anymore."
"Let me see"
Gong Liang stopped the car and studied the electronic map in his hand. Now they are located in the plateau area of about 4,000 meters above sea level, in the old times it was known for its vast land and sparse population, but in modern times, due to the completion of Kunlun Port, a series of security zones with strong military colors have been formed around it, mainly for the spaceport and the army stationed in it to provide services and establish related supporting facilities. Recently, a large number of industries in Area O have been relocated to this area, which has made the originally quiet Qinghai-Tibet Plateau suddenly a lot more lively.
The latest information that Gong Liang paid for shows that there is a small and medium-sized gathering place dozens of kilometers away from them, which is very much in line with their needs in all aspects.
After a little discussion, the two decided to set that gathering place as the destination of this trip, and by the way, to see if they could declare this raider to legalize it, even if they couldn't afford to pay a huge amount of money for the time being, they could barely register an official number in the alliance, and they would not be targeted inexplicably.
When she was about to arrive at the gathering place, Liu Yuxin noticed that something was wrong. The radar of his mech shows that the gathering place is surrounded by dense red dots. Obviously, the small gathering place in front of you is now experiencing a wave of xenomorphs!
Liu Yuxin hesitated, considering whether to intervene in the battle.
Gong Liang persuaded Liu Yuxin to actively intervene, and if the strength allowed, it would be better to save the gathering place, which would greatly improve the local people's perception of them, and everyone who was rescued could become potential friends and helpers.
"Let's go see the situation first! We don't have any connections here, and this wave of xenomorphs could be an opportunity for us to integrate into the local community. ”
Liu Yuxin was persuaded by Gong Liang and quietly sneaked to the front line of the fierce fighting between the two sides.
Besieging the colony is a pack of mutant plateau wolves, a herd of predators that have a few elites in the middle of the third order every time they go out, and it is these strengths that make a pack of only a few dozen wolves a threat to a large colony.
The person in charge of guarding the gathering place was an ordinary twelve-man heavy team, which was relying on the firepower platforms arranged on the walls of the gathering place to support the coolies, but fortunately, there were no ranged units among the xenomorphs in this attack, and the soldiers of the alliance did not suffer any casualties for a while.
After Liu Yuxin watched for a while, she touched the back of one of the strongest mutant wolves, took out an electromagnetic rifle and shot at it. As the saying goes, catch the thief before the king! As soon as the head wolf is injured, the rest of the pack will quickly lose their fighting spirit.
When the electromagnetic rifle fired, the wolf's ears immediately stood up, and at the same time, his body jumped into the grass in front of him.
Most of its attacks were dodged and passed under its belly, but the head wolf spilled a trail of blood when it landed. Liu Yuxin's seemingly random shooting had already sealed the trajectory of the head wolf's movement, and it had to make a choice between where it could withstand damage, and finally the head wolf gave up his thighs.
The head wolf whose hind legs were shot through turned around angrily and pounced, and Liu Yuxin's shot just now also exposed his position at the same time, and he was exposed under the attack range of the head wolf at this time. Liu Yuxin threw away the empty electromagnetic rifle in his hand, and immediately pulled out his battle blade, blocking the head wolf's attack with great speed.
After a muffled bang, the head wolf with its paws on the blade was pushed out by the raider mecha, and the head wolf flying in the air was immediately pursued by Liu Yuxin, and after a few quick steps, the raider mecha controlled by Liu Yuxin caught up with the head wolf, and the blade in his hand shot out like a flying rainbow, nailing the head wolf who was still in mid-air to the city wall.
"Good!"
A burst of cheers broke out on the city wall, and at the same time, a brand-new long knife flew towards Liu Yuxin from the direction of the city wall.
Liu Yuxin's feet suddenly jumped high, and the raider mecha drew a graceful half-arc in the air, and when it fell underground again, the armor already had an extra sharp blade in its hand. As a hand-to-hand weapon of heavy infantry, although it is slightly shorter in the mecha's hand, it is still a weapon to take advantage of, Liu Yuxin turned over the knife flower and cut open a mutant wolf that came up, and threw the blood on the blade to the ground, and the blade once again shone with a dazzling cold light.
Liu Yuxin's strong breakthrough paused the rhythm of the wolves' attack on the gathering place for a moment, and the surviving wolves looked at the head wolf nailed to the city wall, and then looked at Liu Yuxin, who was like a god, and finally chose to retreat.
"Friend, what a skill!"
A heavily armored soldier with a second lieutenant mark engraved on his heavy armor walked over from the newly opened city gate and gave Liu Yuxin a thumbs up.
"I am the ** second lieutenant of the 15th Heavy Infantry Regiment, thank you friends for reaching out to us today!"
"I'm Liu Yuxin, a freelancer"
Liu Yuxin returned the knife in his hand to the second lieutenant and bounced himself out, and from the empty scabbard behind him, it could be seen that it was he who threw the weapon just now to allow Liu Yuxin to continue the powerful attack.
"Liu Yuxin? It's a familiar name, and I always feel like I've heard of it somewhere......"
**After hanging the weapon back, he took off his helmet, and inside was a heroic face, and after thinking about it for a while, he didn't think of anything after all, ** gave up tracing the source, and warmly invited Liu Yuxin to enter the gathering place.
After entering the gathering place, Liu Yuxin couldn't help but be a little surprised, it seemed that this small gathering place was not a special place, why was there actually soldiers from the alliance stationed? This question was naturally raised by Liu Yuxin.
Regarding Liu Yuxin's incomprehension, ** explained with a smile:
"Due to the proximity of this area to Kunlun Port, a military important place, it will be more closely monitored, and the base also has enough long-range firepower to cover and strike at large groups of xenotides, so as long as each place can resist small-scale xenotide tides, there is no need to station a large number of troops like other areas. Based on this special situation, the alliance can take into account every gathering place in the region. ”
A group of people walked and chatted, and after a while they arrived at the central area of the gathering place, ** enthusiastically pointed to a row of buildings in the administrative area:
"Those are the places where we usually stay and work, do you want your friends to come and sit down?"
Liu Yuxin hurriedly waved her hand again and again:
"No, no, I have a companion waiting for my news outside the gathering place, and I will bring him into this gathering place and come back to visit you later."
**As soon as he heard this, he showed a clear expression, took out an IC card from his body and handed it to Liu Yuxin:
"We are very grateful for your help, and you will be the guest of honor in this gathering place in the future, and you can come back here at any time to rest."
If Liu Yuxin didn't interfere in the battle between them, his heavy armor team would certainly be able to defend the gathering place, but it was inevitable that someone would be injured.
Liu Yuxin was not hypocritical, and reached out to take the identity card
"There are still a lot of places to talk about in the future, I hope you won't be annoyed by me then! Hahahaha......"
"How so...... Seeing that you are also in a hurry to bring your companion in, I will not send it. ”
"Goodbye!"
"Goodbye!"
**Looking at Liu Yuxin's back as she gradually moved away, she frowned again:
"Liu Yuxin? I seem to have heard this name mentioned before, who is it? Why can't I remember......"