Chapter 35: Necessary Guidance
"If we arrive at the scheduled assembly point No. 4, we will assemble and then prepare to evacuate. If the plan fails, meet here to discuss the next steps. Custer said, pointing to a circle on the map that he had newly marked.
"Okay, that's it. But I'll add one more. Shen Chao looked at it, and there were no obvious tactical loopholes in this plan. Although there are some uncontrollable risks, they are generally within the scope of his acceptance.
"Add what?" Custer wondered, he felt that his plan was perfect.
"One qiē takes our survival as the highest criterion," Shen Chao said word by word.
"Okay. Cassidian looked at him fixedly for a few seconds, and then agreed. Shen Chao also breathed a sigh of relief, he was really worried that Castel's mentality of never admitting defeat and putting the task first would kill him.
Then Shen Chao slowly sneaked to the scientific research ship that was frozen into a large ice pad. Since he had turned off the Nanosuit's external signal, he didn't know the location of the other Nanofighters at this time, and the other Task Force members couldn't contact him at all.
Shen Chao found himself a big tree to use as a cover. Then he opened his small backpack and took out the nuclear battery he got in the plot of Terminator 2.
Although this thing cannot be directly plugged into the nanosuit, it can also be discharged in an emergency like other military batteries. If the situation is urgent, you can use it as an emergency charging device to charge the small-capacity battery that comes with the nano service.
Shen Chaoke never thought of inserting this battery into the nanosuit, but he remembered the movie plot in the third generation of the Terminator. Although this battery has a large power, it is extremely unstable after being impacted. When it explodes, it is like a full-yield aerial bomb. It's too dangerous to wear it on yourself as a fixed accessory.
Before the other members of the task force arrived, Shen Chao began to carefully explore the nearby area under the cover of Custer. This is the periphery of CEPH's activities. If you are not careful, you may be caught by a large octopus and chewed as a snack.
However, he was not too worried, because Custer was taking cover on the high ground with an SCAR-H rifle. With an extended barrel and a ten-fold scope with sniper accuracy.
With Custer's marksmanship, he can provide Shen Chao with accurate and continuous fire support within 500 meters. This distance is enough to suppress the nanofighters.
Speaking of which, before leaving, the two had an argument about what weapon to bring. The two of them only need to replace the standard sniper suit, one as a sniper and the other as an observer.
According to this configuration, in addition to the secondary weapon, the two only need to carry an automatic rifle and a sniper rifle. It can fully adapt to the vast majority of operational needs.
However, Shen Chao objected to such an arrangement, because he only had one sniper rifle in his weapons collection, and it was a rear-pull bolt L96a1. Accuracy is naturally not said. But the rate of fire is the same as any rear-pull bolt rifle.
In addition, in order to adapt to the environment of the island, cope with possible high-intensity conflicts. At that time, Shen Chao also specifically demanded that the main weapon that could be used interchangeably with North Korean ammunition must be selected.
So after a heated argument between the two, the two finally reached an agreement before leaving. Each set off with a SCAR-H rifle, the one that Custer carried had a high-precision barrel, and Shen Chao's own one was a standard barrel with a standard holoscope. is a full melee setting.
Practice proved the correctness of their decision, and at this moment, Shen Chao just asked for the SCAR-H that the other party kept on behalf of him from Custer, holding it, and carefully probing the surrounding environment.
"Custer, are you moving on from the task force?" They should be almost there. Shen Chaotan checked around, and asked on the radio after confirming that it was safe. …,
"There's no sign of a contingent, and it looks like they're not coming over anytime soon." Custer said after looking at the position of the sun. Although the exact time is unknown, the remaining members of the task force are assembled here before noon. Both were impressed.
"Why don't we bring them here?" "Shen Chaojian arrived.
"It seems that this is the only way, but according to the time of day, it is estimated that I will not meet that big octopus." After thinking about it for a moment, Custer said.
"Without the big octopus, with the strength of the two of us, it is really not enough to defeat more than two nano warriors, let alone snatch their nano suits. Shen Chao thought for a while and said.
"We don't do it at this stage, we bring them here to lead the plot in a direction that we are familiar with. We can find another chance. Custer explained in wireless power.
"Even in the face of a single nano warrior, can we simply kill him and take the nano suit?" Shen Chao understood Custer's thoughts, but he was still not optimistic about his arrangement.
"At least give it a try, but if it's easy to grab it, would we still want the nanosuit so much?" Custer asked rhetorically.
"That's right, the next generation of combat platforms. This should have been a product of the interstellar age. With that, the two discussed the specific implementation steps.
The members of the task force are not idiots after all, and they will never be fooled if they disappear for so long while the mission is in progress, and they will not be fooled without making up a good story.
"Prophet, prophet, can you hear me......" Shen Chao called out with the communication module that came with the visor. By this time, he had already exchanged his weaponry back to the standard equipment of the Task Force. Sitting on a stone in front of the research ship, he called out to the other task forces.
"Aztec, is that you?" Where did you TMD go. The prophet's tone sounded quite dissatisfied, but Shen Chao could understand it. It's impossible for any commander to like his men disappearing for no reason.
"Prophet, I've encountered a different kind of monster. Much bigger than the previous monster. I saw a whole team, a dozen North Korean servicemen torn apart by it. Shen Chao said half-truths again. There are big octopuses, and their combat effectiveness is indeed so strong. But it's no longer in this position.
"What, you've met it too, where are you now?" The Prophet asked, he didn't doubt Shen Chao's words, but it seemed that they had already met the big octopus elsewhere.
"My coordinates are XXX, XXX, come over quickly." I found something very strange here. Shen Chao informed his coordinates, and then waited patiently.
The prophet rushed towards Shen Chao with the rest of the team and asked Shen Chao about the situation he had encountered. During the conversation, Shen Chao also figured out the troubles encountered by the other task forces after he turned off the communication.
It turned out that as soon as he separated from Shen Chao, Seck started a search in the predetermined direction, and the result was just as Shen Chao expected. HE FOUND MORE TRACES OF CEPH'S ACTIVITY. Then he tried to contact Shen Chao, and then contacted the prophet after that to no avail.
As a result, the prophet brought everyone to look for Shen Chao, but naturally found nothing. Several people even encountered a large octopus during the search.
Fortunately, they had the advantage in numbers, and they were able to kill the uninvited guest without any danger. was in a dilemma, but Shen Chao resumed the communication and took the initiative to contact them.
"Aktez, what's going on here?" The Prophet asked, looking at the research ship in front of him, which had been frozen into a lump of ice.
Shen Chao didn't speak, he just handed the prophet a map that he had just taken out of the ruins. Let him look at the coordinates of the excavation point marked by the scientific expedition personnel. …,
"Well, this should be the digging point. We're going to check it out there. The Prophet saw the circles on the map and decided.
"How can you be sure? Secker, who was next to him, asked, he had just gone through a hard battle, and now he felt that everything on the island was at unknown risk.
"Acatez, what the hell is going on here?" The prophet didn't answer Seke's question, but instead asked Shen Chao, who was sitting on the side.
"I wish you could sue me, sir." I thought our mission was a rescue operation.? Shen Chao asked, like any soldier who has been cheated by his direct commander.
"yes, what's going on, boss. First the big octopus, and now the boat. None of this was done by the North Korean army, and when did they have a "cryo ray", I felt like I was in a damn comic book plot. Seck was also a little angry on the side.
Norman and Jester next to him didn't speak, but judging by their expressions, they actually agreed with what they said. After all, as elite fighters, there is naturally no problem with their IQ, and at this stage, the mentally retarded will not necessarily believe that this is just a simple rescue operation.
"That's enough, you two. The objectives of our mission remain the same. We need to find Dr. Rosen, rescue him, and evacuate. Nothing else matters" The prophet remained tight-lipped and completely reluctant to say the crucial message.
"I'm not going back anywhere unless you tell us what the hell is going on?" Before Shen Chao could answer, Seke immediately jumped out and said. Although he was more straightforward, he could also see that the prophet was withholding important information from them.
"Shut up, you've all been told the full mission information, and our mission is to find those people and take them away. Let's go now, it's an order. In the end, the prophet gave the order to set out.
Hearing the command, the crowd was still bewildered and dissatisfied, but they followed the prophet's actions. This is the biggest difference between professional soldiers and armed civilians. Professional soldiers are able to do absolute prohibitions.