Chapter XVIII Fear and Conquest
Far north, the mountains stretch endlessly, stretching from north to south for hundreds of kilometers. The highest peak of the mountain range is located in the north-central part, a large lake with a radius of more than 100 kilometers is embedded in the earth, the main peak starts from the lake surface and rises straight for more than 2,000 meters, and three glaciers hang straight down to the bottom of the turquoise lake. Snow mountains, glaciers, waterfalls, lakes and barren beaches, if you ignore the lead clouds in the sky, time seems to stand still in the old times.
Crossing the peak, which dominates the view hundreds of kilometers away, a little bit of a difference begins. In the bitter cold of winter, it should be the season when snow and ice cover the earth, but on many mountain peaks, only patches of snow can be seen, and there are scorched marks and scattered craters everywhere.
In a small valley, there is not a single tree left, replaced by a dense forest of detachable simple houses. A road winds its way out of the valley. Rows of openings are carved into the two walls of the valley, from which steel rails extend and converge radially to the cargo loading and unloading yard at the mouth of the valley. The valley is full of busy people, and occasionally a few men covered in gunpowder can be seen sitting on ammunition boxes, smoking and drinking without hesitation. They didn't seem to feel that what was sitting under their butts could easily lift them up to a hundred meters in the air if it exploded.
There are several self-powered trains parked in the cargo dump at the mouth of the valley, and a dozen terrifying men are loading boxes of supplies from the yard. A train was full, so it slowly left the platform and followed the tracks at the foot of the hill into one of the caves. The men who carried them in the yard were all more than 2.5 meters tall, each muscle was full and open, the tendons were knotted like a giant python, the bulging and high-spirited Cheng DΓΉ was exaggerated to the point of horror, and those heavy boxes that were one meter square and hundreds of kilograms were as light as toys in their hands. Even in the biting cold wind, many of them still wore their upper bodies, shaking their muscles as if showing off.
On the various peaks around the valley, there are various positions such as artillery emplacements and missiles, and on the highest peak, countless antennas of unknown purpose are constantly rotating, monitoring the movements of the vast world around the valley.
The sky was a cloud of radiation that would never melt away, and it was late at night, but it was not complete darkness. The surrounding peaks are emitting a faint glow, a sign of high radiation. In this busy valley, the lights are bright, and countless snow-bright searchlights illuminate every corner of the valley.
There are busy people everywhere, as if they don't need to sleep at all. The valley is noisy and bright, and it is strange that such a conspicuous target in the battlefield area is too easy to attract enemy attacks.
Suddenly, a shrill siren sounded over the valley, but it didn't seem to affect the lives of the people in the valley at all. There was a little orange fire in the dark night sky, and experienced veterans could tell at a glance that it was a missile that was flying. The missile was extremely fast, with a pronounced wake, and quickly approached the valley from a high altitude. The cannons laid on several peaks in this direction roared at the same time, and several streams of shining tracer bullets converged in the air, weaving a net of bullets precisely in front of the missile's trajectory.
The missile hit the net head-on, and suddenly a glittering orange fireball appeared in the night sky, and burning debris splattered everywhere. Then, two much smaller missiles took off from the two peaks and flew murderously in the direction of the missile's attack. They only have a faint blue flame on their tails, but they are noticeably faster.
A few veterans who were still talking casually looked into the air, and one of them said, "This kind of boring drama comes once a week." β
Another guy with a stubble on his face smiled and said, "If there is no work at all, those guys who guard the mountain will suffocate to death." β
At this moment, there was a faint whistling in the air, and a small ball of missile fragments wrapped in flames fell diagonally, looking at the direction of these veterans. But they were chatting as if they hadn't seen anything.
The flaming fragment struck one of the veterans on the head with a crisp thud, then bounced to the ground, jumped a few times, and fell silent. The fragment was not small, and the terrifying rush caused the veteran's head to sink down, causing the cigarette to fall to the ground in his mouth, but the veteran just spat out a foul word, then bent down to pick up the cigarette, put it back into his mouth, and continued to talk as if nothing had happened, and the rest of the people ignored it, and the topic did not pause for the slightest, as if it were just a falling leaf that fell on the veteran's head.
In another corner of the valley, more people gathered together, shouting and scolding, and from time to time their limbs made large movements, and the atmosphere was extremely enthusiastic. These men, men and women, each holding more or less money in their hands, waved vigorously and screamed hysterically. They formed a large circle, and in the circle was a strong-looking, muscular man confronting three Northland Violent Bears, weighing hundreds of kilograms. The man was completely **, his body was full of criss-crossing scars, many old wounds that seemed to be left by explosions and warheads, the bumps were white, and some of the marks were bruises and red wires, which were the strangulation marks of the shackles and the new wounds of the whipping.
Unlike the brown bears of the old days, the Northland bear is larger, more irritable, and more aggressive. The long, grayish-white fur on their bodies is thick and stiff, and the thick fur can easily withstand the attack of the blade of the machete. There are thin scaly tissues on the shoulders and backs of the violent bear, and as long as the radiation is there, these extremely hard scaly tissues will continue to grow, becoming thicker and harder, until it kills the violent bear. An elderly bear can even resist heavy machine gun fire!
Violent bears can crush rocks lightly, and their claws are as hard as steel. And the man surrounded by three violent bears, except for his own fists, did not even have a cloth on his body to cover his body.
The man already had many claw wounds on his body, but it did not affect his combat effectiveness at all. He carefully watched the bear's movements, moving slowly. Despite the low roar of the three Violent Bears, they did not attack, and it was clear that they had suffered a lot from the previous fight. Finally, the largest violent bear couldn't hold back its temperament, roared, and the man stood up, and slapped his claws on the man!
Instead, the man stepped forward, grabbed the palms of the violent bear with one hand, like steel tongs, and actually withstood the huge weight of hundreds of kilograms of the violent bear! The violent bear roared, lowered his head, and just wanted to tear the man's flesh and blood, but the man roared, his head first tilted back, and then like a copper hammer, it smashed heavily on the front kiss of the violent bear!
The man's forehead immediately opened and blood flowed, but the bear's nose collapsed completely, and even all four fangs were broken!
The bear whimpered, rolling on the ground in pain, crashing in all directions. But every time it crashes into the crowd of onlookers, one or two big men grab its fur and throw it back into the middle of the circle. Someone even flew up lazily and kicked it a few times in a row, rolling back to the center of the field.
In the middle of the circle, the ** man's head was dripping with blood, but he stood proudly, coldly scanning the other two violent bears. Although the two violent bears couldn't stop roaring under the stimulus of the smell of blood, they didn't dare to rush up. was glared at by the man again, and even gradually retreated.
At this time, a bald man squeezed out of the crowd and shouted: "Enough! Apparently the three little sheep did not have enough to eat! Let's keep them and deal with the other soft eggs! I've won this one, come on, throw all your money away! β
Most of the people around were shaking their heads, sighing and cursing, and threw the banknotes they were holding into the field, while a few happily gathered the results all over the ground, and then got together with the bald man to divide the money.
A few sturdy men walked into the arena, chained the two intact bears, and dragged them away alive. The bear struggled desperately, but to no avail, and was dragged all the way away. The seriously injured bear was brought aside, slaughtered and skinned on the spot, and cooked in meat and soup.
The bald man counted the money in his hand and looked very satisfied. He walked up to the man with the ** body, grinned, and said with a smile: "Well done, white-skinned monkey!" β
The scarred ** man stood silently and didn't say a word, only occasionally, a vague hatred flashed in his eyes. This hatred is not only against the bald man, but also against all the people present, whether it is a man, a woman, an old man, or a child. He was nearly 190 centimeters tall, and his physique was definitely burly and strong, but the men and women in this valley were generally tall, almost everyone exceeded two meters, so he looked extremely thin in comparison.
Two men in uniform walked by, not like servants or soldiers, but like mercenaries or bodyguards. They put handcuffs and shackles on the inner ring of the man with spikes attached to the inner ring, sprayed some medicine indiscriminately on the wound, and dragged him away.
The bald man shouted at the two bodyguards: "This monkey has made me a lot of money, and he will give him a pot of bear meat in a while, and the portion should be enough!" β
"No problem!" One of the bodyguards replied.
The two bodyguards quickly pulled the man away, and under the light of the snowy light, the man's messy short hair was red like a fire, and he didn't know if it was blood or the color of the hair itself, which made the bald head feel a little dazzling. He tried to think about it, but he couldn't remember the color of the man's hair. In fact, it is not surprising that in the eyes of this bald head, and in the hearts of most people, this man is regarded as a plaything for pure pleasure like the three-headed violent bear. The bald head shook his head, putting aside the question that had jumped in inexplicably.
At this time, there was a small commotion on the periphery, and several men who exuded a faint murderous aura walked around a woman like a pure white rose. They walked very fast, and those men were all expressionless, and even the look in their eyes was a little blank, but those who had been on the battlefield for a long time knew that most of those guys who had killed too many people only had two expressions, one was perverted fanaticism, and the other was Mu Ran like this.
Seeing this group coming, even the most unruly veterans shifted their positions and made way for a passage.
In addition to her throat-dry look, the woman in the center of the line wore a dark gray suit, and the crisp trousers perfectly accentuated the length and line of her legs. It's just that her outfit and excessive neatness are incompatible with the smoke-filled atmosphere of this valley. It's no surprise, though, that Persephone has the ability to be the center of attention wherever she looks.
Persephone snapped and turned to look at the crowd on the other side. Her gaze directly ignored the countless men who wanted to be the focus of attention, and fell on the fiery red-haired, handcuffed and chained man. The man, who was covered in scars and bodies, was also taken aback, and looked up at this woman who was more beautiful than he had imagined, and the hatred in his eyes decreased slightly, but he was a little more surprised and confused.
After staring for a few seconds, Persephone withdrew her gaze and said to the servant beside her, "Who is that man?" Sue his master, dress him, don't let him run around naked, and keep him clean. I don't feel comfortable looking at this. β
With that, Persephone went on and never looked at the man again. One of the servants stayed behind and just said to the two bodyguards who were holding the man in tow, "Did you all hear that?" Then he followed Persephone.
The two bodyguards looked at each other, they had just arrived here, and they didn't know what the woman was from, why was her tone so big? There were only a few simple laws in the valley, and that was to give priority to the conscription of General Kaplan, the commander of the garrison, by merit. And these laws themselves are also maintained by General Kaplan's own strength and the elite guard.
At this time, the bald man squeezed out of the crowd behind, and when he saw the two bodyguards holding the man in a daze, he immediately had anger on his face and shouted loudly: "Why are you still stunned here if you don't drag this white-skinned monkey away?" β
For this bald man, the two fierce bodyguards also looked very afraid, and quickly said what had just happened. The bald head looked into the valley with a puzzled expression, but the woman and her retinue had long since disappeared into the depths of the valley.
The bald head frowned, staring at the red-haired man who was staring at ** several times before he muttered and scolded: "I can't see that you, a monkey, actually have a woman's fate, it's really weird!" But what is that woman, who dares to order me? Women, aren't they just for men to ride? β
After he finished saying this, he suddenly found that the faces of the people around him were very strange. Just when he was a little confused, a person behind the bald man suddenly sneered and said: "Bald Nas, it's okay for you to think like this, if you say so, it's likely that you won't be able to be a man tomorrow." β
The bald man was furious, turned around and looked, the anger on his face immediately disappeared without a trace, smiled awkwardly, and said, "Colonel Renfil, why are you here too?" β