The Tucker Grand Canyon is long and deep. The sky was covered with dark clouds, and gusts of wind blew through the canyon in a sand and gravel. invades all that exists. Looking down from above, a locomotive travels through the canyon like an ant. There was a long line of smoke trailing behind.

"You almost killed me." Lying in the extended carriage of the locomotive, Blood Pupil complained dissatisfiedly.

"Haven't you killed it yet?" Robbie replied with a grin. A look of nonchalance. "Look, if I don't create such a good environment, how can you discover your abilities? Bullet time, what a rare and exclusive ability. You're simply a natural cosmic mercenary! ”

"That doesn't change the fact that you almost killed me." The blood pupil frowned and injected a green injection into the body. This is Robbie's compensation after the last incident, which can replenish the depleted physical strength and relieve the burden on the muscles.

"Ha, don't worry too much." Robbie smiled heartily. "You have to trust my skills. Those three shots won't hit you even if you don't dodge them. Of course, it's better if you dodge it yourself, and now you should know how powerful bullet time is. ”

"It's ok. It's just a bit more mentally depleted. With my current ability, I can use it at most once a day. The blood pupil shrunk into his sleeping bag, the wind in the canyon was cold, and he needed to keep warm.

"It's good to use it once." Robbie smiled. Maneuvering the locomotive to dodge a few rocks. "It doesn't stop time, it speeds up your sensory nerves in an instant. It makes you feel that this world has become slow or even stopped. You can see the bullets shooting at you, you can see the lightning that is almost stagnant, and you know how rare this is. This means that you can sneak a pause at any time during a fight, while your opponent is left in the dark. ”

"But it doesn't keep my body up to speed."

"It's just that you're not capable enough. As your abilities increase, bullet time accelerates not only to your sensory nerves, but also to reflexes and muscle fibers. You should be clear about what that means. ”

"I see." The blood pupil raised his right arm and looked at it, blood was still oozing from under the bandage wrapped on it. "But that doesn't mean you don't have to pay compensation. To dodge your bullets, my body is overloaded. ”

"Alas, you really hold a grudge." Robbie nodded helplessly. "Okay, I'll give you a promise, when this mission is over, if I successfully pass the trainee mercenary assessment, I will give you a good compensation. Trust me, this compensation is beyond your imagination. ”

"It's another blank check. It's an old thing, and now there's no check. Blood Pupil muttered dissatisfiedly. Then retract into a sleeping bag. "I rested. Hopefully, you'll be there when I open my eyes. According to mercenary rules, the wounded are entitled to preferential treatment. ”

"Oh, sleep, sleep, sleep. Hell mercenary rules. I'm going to tell you all about it!! Robbie replied through gritted teeth. Then it was sped up. The jolting of the locomotive suddenly intensified. But the blood pupil didn't seem to feel it, and soon entered the dream.

"Damn it, damn it!! What kind of vassal is this?? Why do I think I'm a vassal?? Robbie looked up to the sky and sighed. The pain is unbearable.

The days that followed were tense and boring. It is said to be nervous because it faces the sneak attack of high-level mutant beasts almost every day, and the mutant beasts in the depths of these canyons are completely different from the edge zone. It's not just weird abilities. Also very cunning. They know how to raid in groups, and they also know how to detect guerrillas. The two harassing people were annoyed. It's boring because these battles are basically bloodless.

In retaliation, he has always dutifully played the role of a wounded. Unless there is a threat to yourself, you will never make a move. So ninety percent of the mutant beasts along the way were killed by Robbie. It also showed the blood pupil the combat effectiveness that a trainee mercenary should have.

Robbie's way of fighting is gunsmithing.

Unlike what Blood Pupil had ever seen, his spearmanship was not limited to two winged butterflies. In fact, he is adept at wielding all kinds of firearms, whether it is a pistol or a rifle, or even a heavy sniper gun. Without exception, in his hands, he played like a butterfly wearing flowers. His fingers are very dexterous and can assemble a bunch of parts into a gun in less than a second. You can also instantly take out the firearm hidden on your body out of the reach of the blood pupil. Unless he used bullet time, the blood pupil didn't know where he got these guns from. ,

Moreover, there are too many types of firearms he uses, and at least the blood pupil has seen at least more than twenty kinds of long and short guns along the way. The ghost knew where he had hidden these guns. And the power of these guns in Robbie's hands made the blood pupils look sideways. He had never seen a single bullet kill a mutant beast. And this is a normal thing for Robbie. It's not just about the power of the gun, it's more about his gunnery. Not only accurate, but also terrifying marksmanship that can directly hit the enemy's weak points.

As a temporary vassal, of course. The Blood Pupil also gradually showed Robbie his amazing melee abilities.

He only had a few fights, and as a matter of secrecy, Blood Pupil did not use his newly acquired foot 'colony', but only the first hand (i.e., the fist gauntlet). But even so, he still made Robbie fall through his glasses. Powerful enough to tear through the scale armor of a mutant beast with his bare hands, his speed, and his keen fighting instincts. Let Robbie, who has long been optimistic about him, raise him to a higher level. Although compared to a fully armored warrior, the blood pupil's resistance to blows is limited. But he has the speed and good reflexes that make up for it. Even Robbie frowned a little when Blood Pupil attacked with all his might.

And in the fifth battle, Robbie was even more startled by the blood pupil. Blood Pupil finally uses the beam knife in his elbow during an adversity. The sudden outbreak of the sword light was like the moon. Robbie was shocked. He saw with his own eyes that the blood pupil used that brilliant light knife to slash head-on from a mutated Tyrannosaurus rex from a height of ten meters. Cut each other alive with the central axis as the center. The mutant Tyrannosaurus Rex's hard scale armor was as fragile as a piece of paper in front of the light of the spatula.

"What kind of weapon is that?" After the battle, Robbie didn't forget to ask the question.

"I thought you wouldn't ask." The blood pupil was still shrunk in his sleeping bag, and he replied sickly.

"Just curious." Robbie shrugged his shoulders. "The weapons of the cosmic mercenaries are much more powerful than this. I'm just surprised that such a good weapon can be seen in this backward and ignorant world. Energy Light Knife. It must have been something that came out of the world realm above level five. ”

"Maybe." The Blood Pupil did not continue the topic. He didn't want his secrets to be exposed too much. Fortunately, Robbie also realized that his problem was not appropriate, because according to the rules of mercenaries, cosmic mercenaries have the right to keep their equipment secret.

After three days, the two of them were now deep into the canyon. This depth is already very dangerous. Although the two of them still maintained a strong propulsion, everyone knew that if they continued at this rate, at most two days, both of them would be torn to pieces by the swarming high-level mutant beasts.

While camping for the night, Robbie finally said what the mission was about.

"We'll be there tomorrow. A cave in the middle of Tucker Canyon. I have a map there. This mission is about the cub of a starry beast in a cave. Here's the material for it. Robbie sipped his dinner slowly as he handed Blood Pupil an electronic tactical board.

The Blood Pupil took the tactical board and pressed it gently. A curtain of light immediately rises, revealing images and data of a monster.

Robbie began to explain. "Starry Sky Beasts are rare creatures in the universe that live on the free energy that devours the universe. There is nothing threatening about it. But it's not the same when they give birth. Starry Sky Beasts require a lot of energy and minerals to grow. So they usually produce their cubs on certain planets. As the cubs grow, they burrow into the interior of the planet. Absorbs heat energy from the Earth's core and devours minerals. The growth time of a cub is two hundred to one thousand years. In the process, it will continue to attack the parasitic planet. The last reaches the star core. By that time......"

"The planet will be destroyed." The Blood Pupil closes the tactical board. Faint answer.

"That's right. An adult maze would be about one-third the size of a parasite, and you can imagine how much energy and minerals it would need. Fortunately, its cubs don't have much attack power. Robbie smiled and opened another tactics board.

"That's our main enemy. A metal worm. Feed off the excrement of the beasts. It's kind of a parasite plus a guard. Small in size but large in number. We don't need to kill them all, as long as we can snatch the maze cubs with their interference. Newborn maze cubs are small in size, but they have a high value for play. This is also the reason why this task was given to the cosmic mercenary. ”

The Blood Pupil glanced at the data of the metal worm and found that the attack method of this lifeform was very simple, with only two types: ramming and spitting acid. But the power is amazing. The force of its impact can reach more than three tons. Being hit by such a monster has only broken bones and can go all the way. Acid spitting, on the other hand, is less powerful, but it covers a wide area. If you are contaminated, it will be difficult to get out.

"It's not something to deal with. But you can try. The blood pupil looked at the tactics board, raised his head and said. The map for me to study, and tomorrow we will go? ”

"Yes, let's go tomorrow. So enjoy this peaceful night. We won't come out alive tomorrow night if we don't complete our mission. Night is the time of activity for the Starry Sky Beasts, and even the non-aggressive cubs can easily kill us. Robbie smiled softly and reached out to draw a cross on his chest.

"May the Lord have mercy on our two lost lambs...... Amen. ”

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