Chapter 14, Sherwood Forest

The first rays of sunlight came to the east, golden rays shining on the river and reflecting off the dark yellow armor. 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 stones looking around, and the 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 playfulness, replaced by a strict sù and serious application. 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. Squinting at Leona sitting on the stone, she smiled at the corner of her mouth and whispered, "That little guy is playing tricks again, I want to see what tricks she can come up with." ”

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 Deye had a fish there, but instead of putting it in his bag, it was 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, even if it is to go through it directly, it will take almost 500 kilometers to walk. 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. Finish everything and give it to Leona. The little girl didn't eat it herself, but 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. After Heinrich and Leona easily delayed it, Karin blew it in the eye with a silencer-added sniper rifle. The first day passed like this.

At dusk, a group of people found a relatively secret place and set up a tent. 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 personally checked the side 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."

"Shall we make that brood?" Maca asked. He's been suffocated for the past few days, and he hasn't had a chance to make a move every time he fights.

"I don't want to make a big fuss. Then let the bugs run after us. ”

"Huh! I knew I should have brought a sniper rifle. ”

"You can't be sure if you bring it." Philip spit out.

Maca didn't refute either, just looked a little dejected.

"Hein, Leona, Philip, the three of you go to the first three directions to reconnoitre, and report any situation immediately. The rest immediately went into hiding. Karin ordered.

After hiding in place for about ten minutes, Heinrich roared over the communicator: "Mantis King! ”

Everyone was shocked, and Karin immediately issued an order: "Withdraw!" To the north! ”

The Praying Mantis King evolved from the giant mantis, and only one out of 100,000 can evolve on average. The evolved Mantis King is very terrifying, his body is bigger than that of ordinary giant mantises, and his strength and speed are more than twice as high as that of ordinary giant mantises. And compared to the average giant mantis, it seems to have evolved a little intelligence and can command other giant mantis to fight.

Li De and Maca immediately jumped out of the bushes where they were hiding and ran to the north, as they drew their weapons and prepared to meet them at any time. Karin didn't move, she was waiting for Heinrich and Leona and Philip to return.

After a while, he saw Heinrich's figure, he was fighting with a huge bug, holding a semi-automatic rifle in one hand in his right hand and a long knife in his left hand, he did not dare to resist the attack of the mantis king, and used his body to dodge and the long knife in his left hand to block the giant claws of the mantis king, and the rifle in his right hand shot at the eyes, mouth and abdomen of the mantis king, and circled with the big bug.

Karin also picked up the sniper rifle she had prepared and shot at the Mantis King. But the mantis king was fast and physically strong, so he didn't do much damage.

At this time, Leona and Philip also ran back, but they were followed by a group of giant mantises. Seeing this scene, Maca, who hadn't run far, immediately turned around and rushed to Philip's side to answer. Li De also ran to Liona's side to support without saying a word.

Maca's fighting style is simple and efficient, and after a burst of strafing, it has suppressed the impact of the giant mantis. Plus Philip also turned around and shot, so he could handle it.

Li De first used two grenades to slow down the bugs, and then switched to a semi-automatic shooting mode and began to shoot. It's not that he doesn't want to use grenades anymore, it's that Leona has already rushed into the giant mantis swarm.

I saw Leona move quickly, scurrying between the legs of the bugs, holding two long daggers in both hands to attack the giant mantis from its belly, which had no carapace. Li De cooperated in shooting at the bugs, focusing on those that might have stepped on Leona.

For a time, the battle continued to be scorching. Gradually, the giant mantis gathered more and more, and the mantis king also lost the patience to entangle with the humans, and with a loud roar, the two long feet quickly stroked, resisting Heinrich, ignoring Heinrich's attack, and pounced on Karin, who was shooting at it.

Karin and the Mantis King only saw a distance of about ten meters, and the Mantis King's speed was extremely fast, and in an instant, he was in front of Karin, and his two long feet were held high and slashed down. Karin hurriedly dodged back, but didn't want the sniper rifle to be cut in two.

Although she lost her weapon, she couldn't see any panic on the part of Karin. There was a hint of helplessness on her beautiful face. I saw Karin take out an object about thirty centimeters long and five centimeters in diameter from the waist of the mecha. In the surprised and puzzled eyes of everyone, a pink light emitted. Strangely, the light did not shoot out all the time, but condensed together, forming a one-meter-long lightsaber.

I saw Karin step back with her right foot, her shoulders sinking, her left hand in front, and her right hand holding the lightsaber behind her, in a posture ready to go. This offensive and defensive posture gave Karin an immediate advantage in terms of momentum. Looking up at the five-meter-tall Mantis King, he waved his left hand defiantly. This gesture visibly angered the Mantis King, who roared and pounced on Karin.