"That's it, the fork in the road further is the swamp demon lair, pull over." Ryan turned sideways and said to the ATV driver, the vehicle in front of him had slowed down and stopped in front of a dead pine, and in the sparse snow, the four Iron Army jumped out of the car and stood solemnly at the dead pine with guns, for fear that a man-eating spider would pop out of it to join in the fun.

"Pick up your gear, we're on foot." Ryan grabbed the backpack bag and hung it on his shoulder, the steel wire hand bone sleeve pushed open the car door, in an instant, the snow was knee-long, and the backpack bag and his own weight were more than three hundred pounds, although the military exoskeleton greatly reduced the burden on the soldiers, but to march in such a harsh snow for a long time, it was still a double test of will and physical strength.

"Whew~" The hot air sprayed from the mouth and nose condensed a cloud of fog in the visual mask, and quickly dissipated, the temperature gauge on the left showed that the field temperature was minus 52 degrees Fahrenheit, the reason why the Iron and Steel Academy did not use hydraulic booster rods for the improved version of the "Raider" exoskeleton is here, the trek in the ordinary state will make the steel freeze and brittle, and once the battle is engaged, the short piston movement will heat up rapidly, thus greatly reducing the reliability and life of the equipment. Ryan heard a faint "click", it was the exoskeleton renamed "Oak Leaf" with antifreeze lubricant on itself, they are the most elite special forces team of the Steel Army, and naturally have the right to enjoy the Talos combat logic system.

"Da Da~" Sergeant Ameli finally swept the dead pine. "Good fellow, it's going to be a nest of spiders in the spring." Ryan walked over to the sergeant and watched his teammates spontaneously trample on the swept spider larvae one by one, there are many species of spiders in the wasteland, large and small, but people are used to calling them man-eating spiders, and their commonalities do not need to be repeated. If you don't want to wake up in the morning and be stung in your boots until you fall unconscious, then it's best to get rid of the evil.

The two ATVs turned around and returned to Plain City, where people would freeze after a long stay in such a harsh wilderness environment, and once the engine was turned off, restarting was a long process, and each vehicle was a valuable asset.

Nine Iron Army soldiers gathered, Sergeant Ameli had supreme command, and a sketchy map popped up on each person's visual panel. "We're near the ruins of Athens, we're going to walk about a hundred kilometers to the target point, turn down the heating efficiency, I

We have to mark the mission point for the follow-up lightly armed troops at this time tomorrow, and they are not allowed to fire until they have to, and when they encounter mutant creatures of ordinary level, use cold weapons to solve them, do you have any questions? ”

"No, Sergeant!" The interactive panel popped up with the team's reply, and the sergeant stretched out his fist, and the other eight teammates put together their fists in turn, touching each other lightly. "Take care of each other's backs, let's go."

The Oak Leaf exoskeleton was not heavy, weighing only thirty pounds without armor plates, and the Iron Army soldiers slid on sleds, the wide planks provided plenty of grounding, but the snow grew thinner as the Special Operators moved farther away from the ruins of Athens.

"Heighten your alert, we're going to the Athens Swamp and turn on the Life Detector." Ryan received Sergeant Amelie's communication, he adjusted the main control board in his left hand, and the searchlight immediately spread out a trace of red lines, sand scorpions and sand lizards lurked under the sand sea of the wasteland in summer, and there were also hibernating snow pythons under the snow of the wasteland in winter, and a large number of swamp monsters mutated from aquatic creatures gathered in the former wetland park, a toad taller than a human stood on both feet, spitting out letters like mosquito catchers and treating people as after-dinner snacks, just those two pairs of crazy copper bell eyes were nightmares.

The special combat team wears a special contact suit to connect to the exoskeleton hardpoint, and the M5 Talos version in the hand is plugged into the exoskeleton signal transmission line, which can be handed over to the combat system to handle the shooting if necessary, even if the arm is shot, the inertial bone mechanism can ensure continuous firepower.

The frozen swamp only has the sound of the cold wind cracking branches, and the swamp is overgrown with extraordinarily thin sentinel trees that grow in order to compete for the sun, this kind of trees that can be wrapped around the arms have extremely developed root systems, absorbing as much as possible the poor nutrients of the soil, and their rhizomes are an important food source for the swamp monsters, and seeing the sentinel trees means that there are several swamp monsters soaked in the mud at the root of the tree.

"Keep your distance and don't get in trouble." Habart opened the way, he didn't have a gun in his hand, but a huge hand-pulled chainsaw, not only the inhabitants were at risk, but even the trees also had a large number of cannibals, and the complex and dense vines had a sense of reflex, and the branches were entangled, and those who fell into the trap might have the luck to break free from the corrosive liquid, but they were not heard of

The swamp demon who rushed to the news, so it was a win-win situation.

The chainsaw tore through the vines that obscured the sky, and where there was water there were such love-hate plants, the vines could be made into vine tea, but their exuberant growth invaded the farm and squeezed out the nutrients of other crops. It's all over the old highway. "Burn it, John." The sergeant said.

Little John's exoskeleton fuel jet shot out intermittent high-pressure gas flames, scorching the vines that were faintly approaching, and an eerie atmosphere spread, and Ryan just had an ominous premonition. "Whoosh!" The bright red tongue letter broke through the air and entangled him in an instant!

"Damn! I'm in trouble! Ryan shouted, vine movement was a precursor to the swamp attack! Ryan, who was dragged by the huge pulling force, couldn't help but move, and he pulled out his saber with his backhand to cut his tongue.

"Three o'clock!" The Life Detector alarm was belated, and Sergeant Ameli immediately turned to the right and pulled the trigger, a hurricane-like rain of bullets covering the creature that appeared to be a swamp monster. "Puff puff~" The warhead fell into the dense vines, and the shot hit the swamp monster's extremely flexible skin may not be able to cause enough damage.

"Supercharge!" Ryan said, the steel arm of his right hand burst out with an auxiliary propulsion airflow, and a knife cut off the tongue letter, and before he could untie the entwined long tongue, Ryan shook the ADS rifle behind his shoulder, and several arrow-shaped bullets with nooses were fired. "I shot! Pull me! Ryan shouted.

The Wenle brothers immediately hugged Ryan's shoulders left and right, desperately tugging at the tight and straight noose, and in an unusually bleak roar, the two blue and black swamp monsters were dragged out of the mud of the sentinel tree alive, the wet slime flowed all over the ground, and the eyes were disproportionately red and the eyes were rolling their eye masks, and the two beasts were still delusional about their hind limbs to defeat the steel army, Cole approached closely, and the alloy sword cut off the legs of the swamp monster. "Damn, if only it were a corbel!"

"Then I'll bake it for you!" As soon as Little John turned the spout, the swamp monster suddenly struggled like crazy, but there were three exoskeletons firmly in control, and everyone silently watched as the two mutant creatures the size of calves turned into a mass of charcoal.

"Let's keep walking!" Sergeant Ameli shouted, this scene is nothing more than a small episode.

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