"More evidence is needed to support ...... whether the 'Dallas Petroleum Association' and the current ACA 'Conservatives' are the same organization, or whether the latter is just a disguise of the ghostly former, but there is no doubt that if the 'Conservatives' are just demons in the guise of innocents, as stated in this article, then the League must do everything possible to avoid reaching any agreement with the 'Conservatives', otherwise the centuries-old struggle of mankind will be in vain......

-- An article in the League's left-wing journal "Today's Politics."

***

Iraq, which was nurtured by the Euphrates and Tigris rivers and inherited the mantle of ancient Babylonian civilization, has become the largest forbidden area for life on earth for more than 100 years.

Compared to Baghdad, Chernobyl is like a nursery.

The sandstorm covered the lifeless city, and Ling Yu wore a breathing mask, he didn't wear a protective suit, and he didn't cover his body with a ray protection coat like the girl behind him - or maybe Ling Yu's outfit itself didn't have any bare skin.

But his right hand holding the gun, the fingertips exposed to the air still had a feeling like fire, it was a devil called nuclear radiation, reminding Ling Yu of his position.

This is the only vestige of a real "nuclear war" on Earth.

On a scientific basis, a nuclear attack does not cause long-term contamination like a nuclear leak, but from the very nature of nuclear weapons - radioactive elements, such as uranium and plutonium, are used in nuclear weapons as fission raw materials, in other words, when a nuclear bomb explodes, these radioactive elements disappear with fission, although some may remain. But it is also relatively easy to clean up, and even the two extremely immature nuclear weapons dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki more than 200 years ago did not completely abandon these two cities, not to mention the third-generation neutron missile nuclear weapons technology that has been very mature in the middle of the 21st century. Although there is strong nuclear radiation, there is very little sustainable contamination.

However, a dirty bomb is a different matter, a dirty bomb itself does not necessarily have to be a nuclear weapon, it can even be an ordinary explosive or two, wrapped in a large pile of radioactive waste, which is a dirty bomb.

In the case of dirty bomb weapons, the purpose of the explosives is not to kill or injure, but to blow deadly nuclear waste into the atmosphere. Let these nuclear wastes be accompanied by convective winds to contaminate large areas, and these nuclear wastes are often highly radioactive metals, such as cobalt-60, cesium-137 or strontium-90 in spherical or powdery form, and the half-life of these metals is often about 30 years, which means that the radiation effect will be halved every 30 years, and it is these metals used in the dirty bomb detonated by the Petroleum Association in Philadelphia, so Philadelphia is not deserted.

However, in order to completely paralyze the oil production capacity of the Middle East. In order to prevent the resumption of crude oil extraction in the Middle East for the foreseeable period of time, the dirty bomb used by the Petroleum Association in the Middle East was heavily adulterated with plutonium-239 with a half-life of 24,000 years.

That's why Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which were really attacked by nuclear weapons. and the fact that Philadelphia, which had been attacked by a dirty bomb, was quickly rebuilt, and that the entire Middle East was still listed as a death zone.

"Crackle—"

Ling Yu lowered his head, looked at the Geiger counter on the back of his hand, turned his head and nodded at the girl holding the huge navigator, Ling Yu, who walked in front, was responsible for finding a fairly accessible path from the area full of radiation, while the girl behind him was carrying a navigator with a protective shell three times larger than the instrument itself. Make sure the two don't get lost in the sandstorm.

The main means of killing of nuclear radiation are three rays, alpha, beta and gamma, of which the first two, alpha and beta rays are simply a joke. Alpha rays can only travel 7 centimeters in the air, and a thick piece of paper can completely block it, let alone human skin. Similarly, even a hundred times more penetrating than the alpha rays, the beta rays can only stop at a few millimeters of aluminum sheets, and a heavy coat or jacket can guarantee that the human body is not attacked by beta rays.

The real horror is the gamma rays, which are electromagnetic waves, γ rays can easily enter the inside of the human body and ionize with cells in the body, killing cells and even destroying genes.

The only nemesis of this terrifying stream of high-energy photons is distance, and it was once said in physics that "distance is the greatest shield of gamma ray protection", in other words, the best way to survive from gamma rays is to stay away from it.

The Geiger counter in Ling Yu's hand is this function, to remind the user not to get too close to the gamma rays, lest they be taken to heaven by the invisible god of death.

However, gamma rays are not completely unstoppable, and in theory, heavy metals can resist gamma rays, such as lead, and in fact lead is widely used simply because it is heavy enough and happens to be the cheapest.

"There used to be more than six million people living here, and now it's only full of resentful undead."

It seemed that it was because of the long silence that Xia Fengyan felt a little depressed, and when she passed through the sandbag and could vaguely see the ruins of the city not far away, she broke the radio silence and whispered.

"They don't have any chances."

Ling Yu did not accuse Xia Fengyan of emotion, but nodded, Baghdad did not build any nuclear bunkers - it may not be accurate to say this, there may be one or two special bunkers for VIPs against nuclear attacks, but ordinary people have no chance when the nuclear bomb falls.

"This is it, Tigris."

Xia Fengyan's voice and the faint sound of running water came almost at the same time, Ling Yu adjusted the spotlight on his chest, but he still couldn't see the river, and could only judge that it was in front of them by the sound of flowing water.

"We're in the vicinity of the former Abbasid Palace, so it's a bit of a detour, but it's faster than I thought." Xia Fengyan's optimistic tone filled the channel, "Considering that the sandbag will blow up the surface radioactive material, the feasible path has been changing, and it is already very soon. ”

"Hmm."

Ling Yu agreed with Xia Fengyan's words, his distrust of this woman did not mean that he had to oppose this woman everywhere.

"We then head south along the riverbank, across the Ahlar Bridge, and south through the embassy district to the west to South Street, which is the west side of the university town."

"Let's go."

Ling Yu still just nodded, and continued to move along the road that seemed to be a highway on the ground.

According to Xia Fengyan. The reason given is that the black gold yàn room is located just below the university town of Baghdad, on a U-shaped loop peninsula that bends to the west of the Tigris River, and the reason given is that the real yàn room must have needed a water supply and drainage system, so it must be built along the Tigris River, and the university town has many underground facilities, which is relatively easy to renovate. Although it is possible to go north to the University of Baghdad, Xia Fengyan gave a study of the flow rate to prove that in this ghost town, there is indeed a facility that takes a large amount of water at the location of the university town of Baghdad.

"This is it."

After another half an hour of careful movement, Ling Yu and Xia Fengyan had already reached South Street, that is, the west bank of the Tigris River across the river from the university town.

The so-called peninsula is naturally surrounded by water on three sides and connected to land on one side, and the side that connects to land is the main gate, and the "weak point in the structure" will naturally not be the main gate.

"This is supposed to be an old escape route, connected to the old sewer pipeline. Probably designed for some research institute in a college town. ”

Xia Fengyan put down the navigation device, and then threw a punch with his right hand, directly smashing the lead-wrapped navigation device into a U-shaped scrap metal, and then walked to the side, and opened a sewer cover about thirty centimeters thick with one hand.

Ling Yu raised his eyebrows slightly, not to mention chemical TF, this kind of strength alone can probably reach the standard of dual-line TF.

"From here, the last time I came was okay. However, the pipes are clearly in disrepair, and God forbid this is our last. ”

The metal ladder has long since been corroded. Xia Fengyan jumped down directly, making an OK gesture at Ling Yu above, Ling Yu looked down with a flashlight, and then pressed the radio.

"Have you arrived?"

"I've been waiting for a long time, Captain." It was Arya's voice, obviously. Vivien and the others' gate attack detachment was also in place.

"Five minutes later, the attack started." Ling Yu's left eye turned, showing a five-minute countdown, and then he supported the edge of the sewer with his right hand and jumped straight down.

The sewer was filled with river water, and the Geiger counter on the back of Ling Yu's hand only lasted less than three seconds before the meter exploded. This is a lethal radiation measurement for ordinary people, but it is not too much of a problem for TF.

"Right ahead, the passage is not very advanced, it is connected to both sides of the river bank with a water pipe, but fortunately it is wide enough."

Following the direction that Xia Fengyan was pointing, Ling Yu saw a gate that had been opened, and inside the gate was a circular pipe with a diameter of 2 meters, about fifty centimeters of stagnant water.

"It's a good place for an ambush, so be prepared."

Xia Fengyan half-jokingly teased Ling Yu's distrust of him, and then walked straight into the pipe, Ling Yu had no expression, but smiled coldly in his heart.

It's not really dangerous.

"Isn't the ACA noticing such an obvious backdoor?"

Ling Yu walked through the pipe, asking questions casually.

"At the end of the pipeline is a protective wall, which I can't break through, and for the ACA, this 'structural weakness' should have long been gone."

Xia Fengyan's voice was very indifferent, as if she was still humming quietly, she was holding a flashlight in her left hand, and her right hand was inserted in her well-built waist, just like a model who was shopping.

"I know you have an indestructible pistol, though, so this path will work for you." Xia Fengyan continued to walk forward, turned his head, and snapped his fingers, "So to put it bluntly, I'm here for your gun." ”

"You're smart."

Ling Yu sneered and commented, but he couldn't tell if it was ironic, Xia Fengyan didn't care, and the two of them quickly crossed the water pipe and entered the sewer pipe on the west bank of the Tigris River.

And the metal wall is just around the corner.

***

"When the time comes, let's go."

On the other side, Arya looked at the countdown with 30 seconds left, inserted the extended magazine into the Type 2025 pistol, pulled the gun to load, turned off the safety, inserted the gun into the holster, and then watched Payne step on the accelerator, the car was accelerated to top speed, flashed directly around the corner, and rushed to the gate of the building in the distance.

"Don't wait for me!"

Vivien, who had been sitting in the back seat and didn't make a sound all the way, was obviously angry because she was left behind, and raised her hand to push the roof of the SUV directly, and then she turned over and jumped on the roof.

"Let her go."

Arya shrugged and glanced at Payne, and the whole car crashed into the gate!

The gate deliberately painted with rust for camouflage directly blocked the impact of the off-road vehicle, but it was also strictly deformed, and Vivian on the roof of the car jumped high and flew over the gate, and the golden girl in the air stretched out her right hand, and the metal box behind her transformed into a huge jet-powered hammer.

Piercing sirens sounded, and soldiers in ACA uniforms finally rushed out of the underground base through the passage mouth covered by optical camouflage devices.

Vivien didn't speak, but just dodged and rushed in front of a group of ACA exoskeleton soldiers, smashing two soldiers into a puddle of flesh with a hammer, and then with a swing of the hammer, the remaining three flew out in a twisted shape that humans would never have been able to do.

"I'm in a bad mood today, so I don't really care about some rotten meat on the hammer."

The girl took a step back, pulled out a bloody rainbow with a flick of her right hand, pinned the hammer behind her back, and angry flames erupted from her eyes. (To be continued......)