Chapter 38: Intermission
Until the night of Pandora was about to fall, the reincarnations of the Hell Squad and the Sapphire Squad still failed to distinguish the winner, and not only that, except for the druids who never showed up, none of the people involved in the battle were fatally injured - the most seriously injured was the Elven Ranger, who still couldn't stand still for hours in a row, and fought with the regular several times, slashing her a few times, but it was useless, and the Terminator's body instantly recovered as before, However, he was hit by the enchanted arrow with several long and deep wounds, and his body was covered with blood, and he looked embarrassed.
She must have regretted using that arrow. He Xie thought about this more than once when he stopped to rest. However, his situation was not much better than that of the Elven Ranger who accidentally dug himself a hole: she was almost swapped from her regular position, and his opponent dodged most of the attacks, leaving countless scratches on the joints of the power armor, and he would have been even worse if it weren't for the quality of the armor worthy of the price.
He Xie used to be mad with anger, but now he has calmed down. That's the result of choosing the wrong opponent, and on the bright side, he already knows his strengths and weaknesses, and all that's left is to find a way to play to his strengths and make up for his weaknesses, such as adding a weapon suitable for this kind of fight, or simply switching opponents.
Next time, of course.
As for now, no matter which side of the reincarnation is, all they need is rest. The long battle drained everyone's physical energy, as well as electricity, ammo, and spell reserves - or mana, depending on the system the sapphire squad's caster belonged to - and even if they continued to fight, nothing would come of it.
And it's getting dark.
He Xie activated the broadcast system built into the helmet. "Guys," he said in a low voice, but when amplified, the entire area of engagement could be heard, "I have a suggestion, and that's it for today. ”
"Oh?" The female warrior stopped out of his reach, cautiously guarded, and asked, "You don't want to break my neck?" ”
Her breathing was still in a rhythm that was neither fast nor slow, so the tone was steady, but the information provided by the sensors showed that her heart was beating fast and her body was trembling slightly, uncontrollably, almost to the limit. He Xie realized that she would not object to that proposal.
"Of course I'd love to do that." "But after playing for so long, we all need to rest." ”
"It's like a human saying." She sarcastically said that it wasn't to stir up trouble but to take advantage, "I thought you guys who put yourself in the machine didn't need to rest." ”
At other times, He Xie wouldn't let her succeed – at least not so easily. But for now, he just wants to solve the problem as soon as possible: "Take my suggestion, or we continue, what do you choose?" ”
"I'm okay with that." "But I don't count." ”
"Then find someone in charge."
The female warrior's gaze unconsciously turned to the direction of the elven ranger, and then, as if sensing the danger of this behavior, she stopped in the middle of it, and then withdrew her gaze as quickly as she could. "Wait," she tried to hide her mistake, "can you represent your people?" ”
"I've talked to them about it." He Xie said. It's a lie, but he's not afraid to be exposed: he's still the leader of the Hell Squad anyway, and at some point he can decide things on his own. And he is not afraid that someone will find out about the secret, and all doubts can be pushed to the communicator built into the helmet. They do have this device, and as for whether or not they used it, the people of the Sapphire Squad won't know about it anyway, and as long as no one questions and opposes it, the guys will believe that he did discuss it with the others.
And the female warrior believed.
"That's it." She nodded, "We're going to stop fighting." ”
He Xie laughed: "So now it's up to you again?" ”
"They'll listen to me." The female warrior said in affirmation. However, He Xie knew that she was trying to find a way to cover the elven ranger and try to ensure her safety.
Considering that his goal was to end the fight rather than risk taking out the number two of the Sapphire Squad - although the probability of success was very high, the Hell Squad always had to pay some price, and to Ho's concern, he could also be a part of the cost, or even the only one, - he decided not to demolish her.
But a little caveat is needed: "You'd better be able to guarantee that." ”
"The same goes for you." She shot back, but she refused to admit defeat.
He Xie shrugged his shoulders and gesticulated. The members of the Hell Squad begin to slowly retreat, disengaging from their opponents before closing them together. The female warrior and her friends were doing the same, and as soon as they regrouped, their figures disappeared without a trace.
Invisibility!
This was something He Xie didn't expect, which made him scared. He quickly raised his guard, preparing to fend off a possible surprise attack. But in the end, nothing happened until the colonel's "Dragon" assault transport plane suddenly flew over their heads with two "Samson" and four "Scorpio".
The Sapphire Squad did retreat.
He Xie breathed a sigh of relief.
The other people's reactions were either similar to him, or a little more exaggerated, Jimmy. Xu lay directly on the ground, and the White Bear's improved MK-6 also turned off, and several mercenaries who had descended from the assault transport plane had a great deal of effort to open the armored hatch of the machine, drag the already unconscious White Bear out of the cockpit, and then get the machine into the cabin. Eventually, a "Samson" fell to the ground and began to contain the exhausted reincarnation.
It was not surprising to He Xie, it was the pilot of this transport plane, and Guo Bo was also there.
He could also think of it with his toes, Qin Lang secretly contacted them at some point, it was very likely that at the beginning, he hoped that they would arrive in time and deal with the enemies who fell there, but his plan fell through, this is normal, reinforcements always arrive after the battle is over, and the biggest use is to collect the corpse of the protagonist, if they arrive early, it only means one thing, they will be finished soon.
But Mo Fei and Guo Bo didn't look like unlucky ghosts who were going to end soon, so they came very "on time" - despite this, when everyone got on the transport plane, Guo Bo explained the reason for being late.
"I wanted to get here as soon as I received an urgent call, but the Colonel encountered a group of unfriendly blue-skinned aliens, and I had to stay and control the situation......"
"We'll have to wait until later." Qin Lang interrupted his old classmate weakly. He suffered a slight injury, broke a few bones, and was afraid that he would need to lie in bed for a few days, but he interrupted Guo Bo not because he wanted to rest, but because he had something more important to say: "Our entire squad needs a targeted training." ”
"Targeted training?" Guo Bo blinked, "I think it's okay, but why?" ”
"This battle exposed a lot of problems, including myself." Qin Lang concluded, "Everyone lacks the ability to deal with sudden crises, there is no command, there is no coordination and cooperation within the team, just staring at an opponent and chasing and fighting, completely regardless of whether the opponent is suitable or not." He paused to catch his breath and continued: "In fact, we all met the wrong opponents, and that's why we got this result." ”
He Xie believes that his assessment is unfair, and not everyone is making mistakes: "Routine can solve her opponents. ”
He didn't expect Routine to stand up against him: "I was just bluffing, and it worked, if that Elven Ranger was smart enough, he would have realized that I wasn't as difficult to deal with as I seemed." ”
"You mean, she can defeat you with a katana?" He Xie felt that this point of view was simply nonsense, even if it was said by the person concerned. "You're the Terminator! Bombs won't hurt you. ”
"Regardless of the spell effect, it is." Conventional took out the enchanted arrow again, strengthening her persuasiveness, "As you have seen, my body can block bullets, but not this arrow. ”
He Xie had nothing to say. The Force, psionic powers, magic, are all things he can't understand, the only thing he knows is that they do work, stealth can shield all his sensors, enchanted arrows can penetrate regular metal bodies, then there must be some kind of spell that can do things that ordinary explosives can't.
It doesn't even have to be so much trouble. He thought about it next. It's not the T-1000 after all, the head is still her weakness, and if the Elf Ranger has another enchanted arrow, or takes back the arrow that fell into her hand and inserts it into her head, then there won't be.
It seems that this is the reason why Routine has never pushed her opponent too hard.
Magic......
He Xie secretly sighed, shook his head, and brought himself back to reality.
Qin Lang was pointing out his last question to Guo Bo: "I didn't inform the others that they had contacted you and Mo Fei. ”
"It won't make a difference." He Xie continued to shake his head, "Even if I know that reinforcements are on the way, I will still let those guys leave in the end......"
He stopped, Qin Lang's expression made him realize that he had missed the point. "It's not a problem to get those people to leave, it's a lack of information between us. Don't forget. "We all had intercoms, you, regular and white bears, and tactical datalinks, and none of them worked." ”
He Xie can only admit that he is right. "Well, that's really big deal."
"What else?" Guo Bo asked.
"That's all for now."
"Then it's decided, and when you get better, you will start targeted training." Guo Bo said, lowered his head and thought for a while, and then asked, "But who will play the imaginary enemy?" I can play one, but you don't need an opponent, so who else? ”
There was silence in the cabin for a few seconds, and then several people looked at the Dark Force user who was piloting the transport plane at the same time.