Chapter XVI, First Mission

After a whole night, everyone ate dinner in a hurry. Because the mission traveled more than 300 kilometers in total, everyone considered bringing more things with them to avoid unexpected situations.

It wasn't until about ten o'clock in the evening that Karin appeared in front of the team again, roughly checked the equipment of all the team members, nodded, and said: This operation is a confidential operation, and we can't even let our own people find out. So we don't have access to vehicles, the only thing we can use is combat mechs. Assemble at zero o'clock, everyone rests, and in the evening there is a hasty march. ”

Li De tried to fall asleep, but he couldn't fall asleep after tossing and turning.

This time it was completely different from the last time he went to grab mines, the last time he knew where he was going and what he was going to do; Knowing that there will be someone, he will have the protection of the combatants by his side. But this time, he did feel an invisible pressure writhing in his heart.

Unable to sleep, Li De came out of the barracks. At this time, the barracks was no longer noisy during the day, and there were no various armored vehicles that came and went frequently.

The barracks were as quiet as a sleeping giant, mighty and quiet. Occasionally a patrol of soldiers walked by, like the snoring of giants, and then returned to silence.

Li De climbed onto the roof of the barracks, felt the breeze blowing all around, and tried to relax his nervous heart. Take a deep breath and exhale it slowly to relieve your tension. He looked up at the stars in the sky, the new ball of Seleone had very little rainfall, and the sky was always clear and bright. He tried to find the direction of Arkansas, but after trying for a while, he realized that he really didn't have the skills of an astronomer and gave up.

"It's almost time, ready to go." A beautiful and cold voice came, and Li De realized that there were still people on the roof of the barracks beside him.

Liona sat in a shadowy corner of the roof, dodging the bright moonlight and starlight. Li De turned his head and looked at Leona who was walking from behind. Her white and delicate face glowed coldly like a full moon in the starlight.

"Aren't you nervous?" Lide asked, surprised that Liona could still be so calm at this time.

"Nervous." Liona replied coldly.

"You know, if something happens, you're likely to die."

"You're not going to die. I will protect you. ”

"Huh?" Li De felt nonsensical, is this little girl nervous and stupid?

"You're not afraid of death?"

"Even if I die, there's nothing."

Li De was silent for a while, and said: "Don't worry, I'm the one who wants to be a general, I won't die so easily!" ”

"Be careful yourself." With this sentence, Leona jumped off the roof of the barracks.

Li De looked up at the starry sky again, not understanding what Liona meant. But I feel like I've calmed down a lot. He also jumped off the roof and into the barracks.

Put on the combat mech once again and activate the assist mode. Li De felt that the package he packed at night seemed to be a little heavier, and now he felt that it only weighed a few kilograms in his hand. With weapons and bags on his back, Li De quietly sneaked out of the front line.

Behind a small dirt slope outside the southwest of the base, Karin's team has assembled. Without a sound, Karin made a gesture, and the six figures sped out towards the south.

To the south from the front line is a vast wilderness. There are hardly any plants in the wilderness, and the view is wide. So Karin's team chose to leave overnight, out of the sight of the scouts.

After a night of rapid marching, with the help of their armor, they had covered a full distance of a hundred kilometers before Karin gave the order to rest.

Now, Karin's team has come to a small river. The small river runs through the whole wilderness, and here the water becomes wider, more than thirty meters above the surface, and the current is not very rapid. The river also brings a long-lost green, and in front of the river is a dense forest.

The first rays of sunlight were ushered in in the east, and the golden sunlight sprinkled on the surface of the river, reflecting a little bit of golden brilliance, and then shining on the dark yellow armor, which made the warriors wearing the armor a little heroic.

By the river, Karin's team, who had not unloaded their armor, took a break.

After the night's rapid march, Karin and Heinrich were like nothing, and Liona was a little short of breath. Li De and Philip sat on the ground tired, gasping for breath.

Maca was the worst, carrying the heavy machine gun and hanging all the way to the rear, and Karin also saw that he was dying, so she ordered an hour of rest and breakfast.

After a brief meal, Karin and Heinrich discuss the next route.

Li De and Philip had just recovered a little, and sat on the stone and looked around.

The big black man Maca was lying on the ground, panting. Although with the help of the Booster Warframe, running can only use one-tenth of the original strength, but for Maca, he is really not good at running.

Lide looked at Karin from the stone, the woman who had completely changed after receiving the task. There is no previous laughter, replaced by a strict sΓΉ and a serious look.

Li De looked at Karin, who was frowning slightly, and found that this witch could really exude a deadly charm no matter what state she was.

Liona suddenly appeared in front of Lide, holding two fish in her hands. This little girl is also really energetic, she has run all night, and she still has the strength to go fishing.

"Roast them, I won't." Dropping the fish, the girl turned and sat down on a large rock beside her, closing her eyes and ignoring the others.

Li De didn't say much, he knew that Liona didn't like to talk too much. So they lit a fire, cleaned the guts of the fish, and started the barbecue.

The smell of meat wafted away, and everyone looked at Lid, and Heinrich seemed to want to say something, but Karin stopped him again.

Karin squinted at Leona sitting on the stone, smiled at the corners of her mouth, and whispered, "That little guy is playing tricks again, I want to see what tricks she can make." ”

After taking the fish test, it's time to rest. Liona took a fish wrapped in tin foil and stuffed it into her bag, and left without saying a word.

Li De also took a fish, but instead of putting it in his bag, he put it in the bag of Maca, who he was in charge of.

The direction in which Karin's team is heading, after walking more than ten kilometers, will enter the jungle area. This forest covers an extremely large area, and it is impossible to get around it, and even if you go through it directly, you need to walk almost a hundred kilometers.

And jungle areas have always been the most dangerous places. Because it is a paradise for the Zerg, there are places to hide everywhere. Behind the trunk of the tree, in the bushes, a giant mantis can jump out and attack you at any time.

As soon as Lynn's team entered the jungle, they changed formation. Heinrich and Leona were at the front, and more than a dozen meters behind them were Karin and Marka, and Lide and Philippe were at the end.

The order of this formation is also exquisite. Those in front of you are required to be fast, have good stealth skills, and be able to spot enemies and traps.

The person who walks in the middle is required to be able to take care of the front and back, have good coordination and command skills, and be able to pay attention to the situation on both sides at the same time.

The person at the bottom asks that the traces be hidden to prevent tracking by bugs or other people with special purposes. In short, they passed by without leaving a trace.

Therefore, after entering the jungle, the speed of travel slows down. It took less than twenty kilometers in one morning.

During the lunch break, Leona brought some small animals, and Li De saw that they were all small creatures in the jungle, looking a bit like mice, and he didn't know if they were edible or not.

Li De glanced at the little girl and did not speak. I made a smokeless stove of the field standard, roasted all the meat, and gave it to Leona.

I thought that the little girl would have a meal at noon, but Liona didn't eat it herself, so she wrapped it up and put it in her bag. Li De felt very strange and didn't ask anything.

In the afternoon, Karin's team encounters a giant mantis. Heinrich and Liona easily delayed it. After wearing the enhanced armor, everyone's strength and speed have increased greatly, and the giant mantis is no longer so photographable.

After Heinrich and Leona caught the mantis's attention, Karin blew it in the eye with a silencer-equipped sniper rifle. The first day passed like this.

At dusk on the first day, a group of people found a relatively secret place, set up a tent, and prepared to rest here at night. They've been running for forty hours straight and need a break.

After wearing the mecha for a day, Li De felt uncomfortable all over. This armor is not designed to be worn for a long time, and the sweat and salt secreted by the body cannot be well eliminated from the body.

And the most inconvenient thing about combat mechs is when it's convenient. For this reason, Karin's team stopped en masse several times and took turns to solve it. The disadvantage of women in this regard is even more obvious.

The makeshift camp was finally arranged, and it was already completely dark. After a brief dinner, Karin began to assign the vigil. They were divided into three groups according to the combination of the previous march, and took turns to be on duty for the night. All personnel are not allowed to take off their armor while sleeping.

Nothing was said all night. Early the next morning, Karin's team cleaned up the traces left behind, and Karin checked them herself before continuing their journey. At yesterday's speed, Li De roughly calculated that it would take about five days to pass through this jungle.

On the first day, Lide followed the team at the end of the group and learned a lot from Philip how to find and hide his tracks. Learning on a mission is about learning more than when you train. On the second and third days, Li De practiced and absorbed these techniques repeatedly.

At the same time, Karin noticed something unusual. They seemed to encounter bugs more frequently, and at one point, they even spotted five or six giant mantis and a giant beetle, which really startled the rest of the team.

"There should be a bug nest around here." Karin judged. "But we don't know where it is, so we're going to find its approximate location first so we can avoid the bugs."