Chapter 017. Time slows down
Slowly pulling his legs out under the body of the death claw, Liszt was gasping for breath as he supported his body with both hands, and even a stream of retching could not help but appear in his trachea with his wheezing. In particular, the bloodshot in those two eyes was already covering the whites of his eyes, almost as terrifying as if his eyeballs were about to burst.
But he didn't look uncomfortable in the slightest, there was only an excited look on his face, he gasped heavily, he rolled over and leaned against the outer wall of the apartment behind him, the excitement and pride between his eyebrows couldn't be suppressed, and finally he couldn't help laughing.
When facing the death claw just now, Liszt did not feel much nervousness in his heart, but fell into a kind of mental trance. And he saw that there was also a lot of data flow in this world, it was really as if the time of the whole world had slowed down a little, so that his brain turned quickly, and without the slightest hesitation, he fired at the hideous head of the death claw, and he also knew that he could definitely hit!
"Ding...... Kill Deathclaw (test subject) ×1 and earn 1000 points. ”
"Ding...... Detect your high level of mental concentration and unlock the ability: Time Slowdown. ”
He leaned against the cold wall, the smile on his lips curled, and this was the system prompt just now. But when he remembered the so-called time slowdown, the smile on the corner of his mouth couldn't help but curl, this seems to be the built-in cheat code system when playing the "Call of Duty" clearance mode!
Slowly shook his head and smiled, this kind of surprise made him come a little unbelievable. Originally, he was able to exchange various materials and soldiers in "Call of Duty", which already made him feel that this golden finger was quite good, but he didn't expect that after this golden thigh came out, his confidence in surviving the nuclear war in 2077 was almost doubled to 100%.
You must know that in Call of Duty, there is not only time slowdown, but also a lethal shot, grenade fission, infinite bullets, unlimited stamina, etc., and even invincibility that is immune to nuclear bomb attacks. If you count the abilities of teleportation, wall penetration, perspective and other abilities in the plug-in, it is almost impossible to meet the swamp crab queen who can take two fat nuclear bombs in "Fallout" without dying, and he is the goods that are shot in seconds.
"However, there must be a limit to this ability... Otherwise, my head wouldn't have hurt so much..."
Gently rubbed the corners of his eyebrows with his hand, the original wound on his forehead was still there, and now he fell into a dizzy state. But it was definitely not the same as before, it was completely a sick feeling of dizziness, so he couldn't help but spit to the side, and scolded secretly: "It's really... It's uncomfortable..."
The three U.S. Army soldiers around him had already approached him, the M4A1 assault rifle in his hand was still tightly pressed against his shoulder, looking at the dead claws that had been silent, and still did not dare to leave the muzzle of the gun from the motionless corpse, but the faces of the three people were shocked and incredulous.
Before he pounced in the shadows, before he could see what it was, this terrifying monster killed half of their squad in a single turn, and then continued to torture and kill three more soldiers half a minute later. But now a civilian used a handful of antiques from more than a century ago to easily rip off half of his skull, and directly bombarded to death, how can they believe it?
"Good young man, it's something to be proud of to be able to kill this monster."
The old man in the general clothes at the original window had already turned over the window frame, jumped down and stood on the lawn looking at the death claw corpse next to him, the red and white brain pulp revealed after the skull was lifted did not make him feel the slightest discomfort, and carefully looked at the huge body and the sharp claws of the two claws, he couldn't help but sigh and said: "What is this... What a horrible thing! ”
The old man sighed softly, turned his head to look at the jeep communication vehicle in the gray mist outside, and showed a certain sad look on his face. But the experience of the battlefield still made him quickly calm down, and the old man in the general uniform held the AKS-74U short assault rifle, turned his head to the three army soldiers and said, "Has the communication system been restored?" ”
"No, we still can't get in touch with headquarters or any of the troops."
A soldier gently reached out and pressed the headset, but a murmur made him frown slightly, and there was a little more loss in his eyes. After slightly reaching out and adjusting the headset a few times, the loss in his eyes became a little more, and he looked up at the old man in the general clothes and shook his head and said, "Not at all." ”
"The communication system is out of order? I thought that only civilian communications would not work. ”
Feeling better, Lister slowly used the Winchester M1887 shotgun as a crutch to prop up his body. However, he listened to the conversation between the old man and the soldier, pinched the corners of his eyebrows with his hand, and asked with some disbelief: "At least you should also have satellite communication and backup communication methods, right?" ”
"Without preparation, our troops didn't know any operational needs until they received the order from the Federal Command, and the follow-up order they received after entering the city at noon today was just a simple maintenance of law and order in the city."
The old man in general clothes turned his head to look at Liszt, but he didn't have much secrecy about Liszt's identity as a civilian, just shook his head and said: "Our brigade has not been on defense duty for the past two months, and it was supposed to be on vacation, so there was no preparation at all. He paused, and there was a little more anger in his eyes, he coughed twice and said again: "We didn't expect that the so-called maintenance of law and order in the city would evolve into a group of damn monsters responsible for exterminating this group of damn monsters!" ”
"Wait, you said your brigade only entered this small city at noon today?"
Liszt instantly grasped the unreasonable loophole in the old man's words and his own encounter, his brows furrowed tightly, he looked at the old man and the other three soldiers with obvious anger on their faces, but he couldn't help but swallow and spit, and asked urgently: "Then when did the troops that entered the city this morning, as well as the large-scale evacuation of citizens, happen?" ”
"You mean the troops who entered the city in the morning? It should be the 9th Combat Brigade of the 1st Mechanized Infantry Division of the Army, and I once talked to their brigade commander about the situation in the city. ”
The old man in the general clothes frowned slowly, and suddenly he also noticed that something didn't seem to be right, rubbing his extremely smooth chin, and his eyes also carried the wisdom of his age: "Now that I think about it, we don't have much communication, and the large-scale evacuation of citizens is also the responsibility of the First Combat Brigade." As he spoke, his brows furrowed tightly, and he looked up at Liszt as if he had suddenly realized, and said in a loud voice, "Something is wrong! ”
It's not just wrong, it's just something wrong! The troops on both sides did not explain clearly at all, and for the 1st Combat Brigade of the 9th Mechanized Infantry Division of the Army, which was stationed in this small city before, it had already fought fiercely against that terrifying monster, why would there be troops who would serve the old man enter this small city again?
"Damn, we have to get back to the command post on Plantagenet Street!"
The face of the old man who will be dressed is already full of haze, in the battlefield filled with gunpowder and in the secret political officialdom, he has experienced countless bloody storms, but he didn't expect to be involved in a shocking conspiracy today, how can he be angry? And he clenched his fists, gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "If the military court can't manage it, then Lao Tzu will lead the troops and the federal government to ask about this matter clearly!" ”
The three soldiers beside him were silent, as soldiers of the brigade headquarters company, they had completely obeyed the orders of the old man, whose identity had gradually become clear. And when they heard this, they couldn't say much, just clenched their M4A1 assault rifles and waited for the next orders and battles.
"This gentleman, I am the brigade commander of the 16th Mechanized Brigade of the Army's Rapid Reaction Force, Major General Bunal."
The old man took two deep breaths, turned his head to look at the gray mist around him, but his face became more and more embarrassed. After pondering for a moment, he slowly raised his head, there was not the slightest dimness in his eyes, only the sharpness of an eagle, he stretched out his hand to Liszt, nodded and said, "I don't know what you call it?" ”
"Liszt, civilian, car mechanic, retired soldier."
Stretching out his hand and holding it tightly with the old man in the general's suit, Liszt's palm suddenly had a feeling like holding a stubborn stone, and the rough and old palm was still strong with him, which should be the strength of a real soldier. And Liszt also nodded tightly: "I served in the 16th Mountain Division of the US Army as a company commander. ”
But Liszt said his name and the number of the unit he had served, but the old man in front of him, Bunaar, was slightly stunned, and a pair of eagle-like eyes swept over Liszt's calm face, and there was a little smile and relaxation in his expression: "Except for the Butcher of Heaven, who else dares to kill a terrifying monster head-on?" ”
The three soldiers behind him also looked at Liszt with a little shock, and the shock in their eyes was even more obvious than when they saw the dead deathclaw corpse just now. In the American society, which advocates individual heroism, Liszt has saved his company like a dazzling hero on many occasions when he is in extreme danger and should have been wiped out according to military deductions, and there are quite a few admirers in the army.
"Something from the past, General, I think we'll have to get back to the command post sooner if we can."
Liszt didn't care about this former reputation, for him, after knowing the progress of this world, he cared more about whether he could survive the next series of chaos. Not to mention the war between the United States and the Soviet Union in less than ten years, nor the war that invaded Canada, it is still difficult to say whether he can see the sun tomorrow tonight.
And what is more important in Liszt's heart is whether he can hide in a safe place in the global nuclear explosion that broke out on October 23, 2077, 18 years later, and live peacefully in those decades of nuclear radiation and nuclear winter, quietly waiting for the arrival of a new world in the wasteland.