At five o'clock in the morning, all the team members involved in the mission were ready to go, only one order from the team leader Jiang Yuan.

The southern part of the base was originally a plain, with large farmlands and villages, and a few nice cities. But now all that remains is reddish-brown scorched earth, the ruins of some cities, and huge bomb craters scattered across the scorched earth.

These craters and ruins are a silent indictment of the harm that war has inflicted on them and the evils of war.

Jiang Yuan looked at the team members, and after confirming that nothing was missing, he instructed Liu Jian and led the others to the south gate of the base with heavy steps.

Liu Jian was indeed envious when he saw the reinforced armor of the Black Wolf Squad. Nothing happened yesterday, and he also specifically inquired about the source of the armor.

Unfortunately, everyone's answer is the same. One way is to join the base's garrison, and then get a rudimentary armor, which can then be continuously enhanced through merit or exchanged for new armor. Then there is joining the mercenary squad, and it is also possible to touch the armor, but the conditions are quite harsh.

The armor of the mercenary team is obtained in exchange for the rewards obtained from the mission or the materials found by themselves to go to the base. But the situation of the Black Wolf Squad Liu Jian also knew that it was impossible for them to have no strength to change an armor for him, and it was even more impossible for him to rely on himself.

Speaking of armor, this weapon is also a scarce material, and the production of almost all countries in the world has come to a standstill, and only a very small number of underground factories are still producing in small quantities. However, the required materials are even more scarce, and even small batches are almost out of production.

In fact, among the many squads now, there are still unarmored mercenaries like Liu Jian, but none of the captains or squads like the Black Wolf Squad, who leave the unarmored mercenaries at home, and will give him some rewards.

The armored mechanical feet of the Black Wolf Squad stomped on the ground, making a dull popping sound, and each time they raised their feet, they brought up a puff of smoke and dust.

Large areas of the south, although under the control of the base, do not have a physical security zone as to the north and east.

Most of the places to the south are in danger, and one or more mutants may emerge from one of the murky craters at any point.

Moreover, the plains are not only conducive to human activities, but also to the activities of mutant beasts. There have been quite a few squads in the southern area, and I heard that the base has also organized a collective clean-up operation, but after clearing a batch, new mutant beasts will emerge again in a few days.

"Avoid a crater and watch your feet!" Jiang Yuan said to the others through the communication device.

In addition to Jiang Yuan himself, there are also Chu Tianming and the three of them. Andrew and Lao Mai walked at the front of the line, then Jiang Yuan with the other two team members, and on their right were Chu Tianming and Sun Li.

Three groups of pins headed for their target location, about twenty meters apart, and were able to take care of each other. Lao Pi was alone in front of the reconnaissance, two hundred meters away from their team.

From time to time, the voice of the old skin can be heard from the communication device, but most of them are words like "safe" or "no abnormality".

After receiving Jiang Yuan's prompt, Andrew and Chu Tianming responded to him, and there was no sound after that.

A gust of wind blew, and large swaths of sand were swept up from the ground by the wind and pounced on the Black Wolf Squad. Everyone turned their heads away to prevent the wind and sand from blowing into their eyes.

Jiang Yuan raised his hand and glanced at the time on his armored arm, he had been walking for about two hours, and the team had traveled about fifteen kilometers.

After another five kilometers, Jiang Yuan announced a break. Forty kilometers if they were to go at full speed, they should be at their destination by noon. But instead of racing, they went on combat missions, so they had to keep their power consumption to a minimum.

Reducing the power supply will consume their physical strength, and everyone is a little out of breath at the moment, even Andrew, who is as strong as an ox.

"Be vigilant, be vigilant!" Jiang Yuan stood at a height while resting and looked at the situation around him. As far as the eye can see, the land is desolate, and there are no obstacles to block the view, which allows him to see farther. But in the distance, there was still the same scorched earth, and there was not even a trace of a village.

Half an hour later, the team set off again, and then made it all the way to the mission location. However, everyone was a little confused, wondering if there was something wrong with the brief description of the mission.

The mission location is really just a location, and there is nothing around.

"What is the radius of the mission?" Jiang Yuan asked suddenly.

Chu Tianming shook his head and said, "I don't know, when I got the task, there was no exact description on it, and there were no exact coordinates. Just give a bearing and distance. ”

Andrew looked a little frustrated: "So, we need to search on the spot, and we may not be able to find it?" ”

"That's right." Chu Tianming said, "We can look around here, if there is indeed such a mutant beast here, then we will definitely be able to find traces of its activities." ”

"If you're unlucky, though." Chu Tianming paused for a moment and continued, "I mean, if the mutant beast is unlucky, it has been killed by the other teams, then we will run for nothing. ”

Jiang Yuan looked at the time, it was close to two o'clock in the afternoon. The sun is still four hours before it sets, and the temperature will drop a lot after setting, so if you want to search for the traces of mutant beasts, you need them to do it as soon as possible.

"I think so, let's rest for half an hour, and at half past two, we will still follow the current group, with the current location as the center, and search outward for a range of five kilometers." Jiang Yuan thought for a moment and said, "It's not too far, just five kilometers." Don't be in a hurry if you find any mutant beasts, and after seeing if it's the target, contact the other groups. ”

Saying that, Jiang Yuan turned to Lao Pi again: "Lao Pi, you work hard, your search radius is larger, seven or eight kilometers is enough." ”

Everyone agreed, and after resting, they began to move. The three groups extend outward in three directions and then start the search clockwise. Old Leather ran farther, and he was no longer visible in the endless field, and he could only be heard from the communicator some heavy breathing.

Such a search found nothing on this afternoon of the first day. Their manpower is limited, and the scope of their search is also limited, and it is impossible to search every corner, which is no way to do it.

Seeing that night falls, all three groups of people will go to the original location, but all of them have a listless look.

Jiang Yuan comforted his team members loudly: "Don't be discouraged, it's normal not to find out, which shows that the strength of the target is not too low." And it's not like we didn't find nothing, we found some traces of mutant beast activity. ”

"But that's all traces of oldness." One of the team members who followed Jiang Yuan in the search said, "Except for those, we haven't even seen the shadow of an ordinary mutant beast. ”

Jiang Yuan had nothing to say, so he could only say, "Let's rest for the night and continue to search tomorrow." Now that we've decided on the scope, let's expand it a little bit tomorrow. I'll keep watch for the first half of the night, and the old skin will change for me in the second half of the night. ”

"I'll do it anyway." Chu Tianming stood up and said, "You're tired for a day, let's rest first, I'll keep vigil." ”

Jiang Yuan glanced at Chu Tianming, and did not shirk: "Okay, I'll come in the middle of the night, Lao Pi, you will rest today." But we're not in a safe zone. ”

Everyone nodded, and closed their eyes around the lit fire.