Volume 1 Section 134 Honesty
The thick muzzle followed the target, moving at an extremely slow pace.
Su Hao has been aiming, and his mental consciousness detection tentacles have been extended to the extreme. Within the radius of his consciousness, he has become accustomed to locking with this dual mode, and the accuracy naturally increases exponentially.
"Bang ββββ"
A massive bullet with kinetic energy spun out of the muzzle of the gun, with a muffled thunderous sound, like lightning striking the locked nezumi head.
The bullet drilled into its right eye and exploded inside its skull.
The nezumi exploded above the neck in an instant, scattered pieces of flesh and bones scattered like a rain of flowers, and dark red blood gushed out from the inside of the neck cavity. Its two forelimbs swung in the air, as if trying to grasp something to keep it balanced. Then, after walking back and forth a few steps with staggered steps, he collapsed weakly.
The other three-headed rat man stood up straight at the same time, and cast a murderous and frightened gaze at Su Hao.
Their vision is incomparably sharp, far from being comparable to zombies.
In an instant, the nezumi had spotted the group of humans shooting from a distance.
They slammed their bodies towards the ground, and rushed in the direction where Su Hao was in the standard running pattern of a quadruped.
Su Hao pulled the trigger again.
The millimeter warhead that came out of the disembowelment burrowed through the mouth of the rat-man running at the end and went through the abdomen, blowing the entire body apart.
The rat-man's brain doesn't seem to have evolved a sense of "fear" or the like. The tragic deaths of two companions did not have any deterrent effect on the other two nezumites. They are still running wild, faster than they were a few seconds ago, no weaker than the human champion in the 100-meter race.
Su Hao kept staring at the black cross in the scope.
Wind direction, distance, speed, and other data are constantly changing in his mind, correcting one final calculation after another. The powerful recoil of the millimeter cannon causes these data to be temporarily disturbed, and then quickly stabilizes as the muscles and nerves adjust.
At the moment when the rat-man rushed into the fifty-meter radius of the detection consciousness, Su Hao pulled the trigger for the third time. The rat man who was hit by the warhead rolled in the air several times in a row, as if he was dragged back by some kind of force, and exploded into a puddle of bloody slurry.
The moment he pulled the trigger, Su Hao had already released the grip of the cannon on his shoulder, and pulled out the carbon battle axe inserted in the outside of the backpack with his backhand. He slashed the battle axe down against the lunging nezumi, the sharp blade breaking through the nezumi skull with a "snort" sound, crushing the ferocious mutant creature to the ground with irresistible force.
It screamed frantically, its sharp claws clawing at its limbs, and white scratches immediately appeared on the asphalt. The moment those hard claws rubbed against it, even sparks were clearly visible.
Su Hao stepped on the nezumi neck with one foot and shook the battle axe embedded in the nezumi bones from side to side. The mutated creatures that couldn't move were still screaming, making weird and inexplicable "squeaks" sounds. A lot of blood flowed from the crooked mouth, and although the head was split in half, he did not die on the spot. The nezumi writhed back and forth until nearly two minutes before he finally stopped breathing.
All the team members gathered around, with their different facial expressions, and stared at the rat man on the ground with bated breath.
They all have actual combat experience, and they have all seen different types of mutated creatures.
However, this is the first time that such a scene has been used in a short period of time, combining hand-to-hand combat and shooting, and resolving the battle accurately, quickly, and crisply.
"Mutated creatures aren't scary."
Su Hao picked up the spar from the cracked rat head, wiped off the blood and brains, put it in his pocket, and said in an extremely serious and serious tone: "Don't rely too much on guns and bullets. Thermal weapons can only be advantageous at effective distance. Too far away or too close can make a very different difference. Rememberββββ if the target comes into the range of the active response of the mind-consciousness probe, it means that you must be prepared for hand-to-hand combat. β
The destination of the CR team is still the building where the former CR team was collectively killed.
Several heavy trucks unloaded their weapons and ammunition and returned along the road they had come from.
In the empty and unmanned building, only Su Hao and nine team members remained, as well as mountains of materials.
"We don't have a lot of time. According to the pre-assigned tasks, we will do whatever we need to do, and strive to complete the basic defense configuration work before nightfall. β
After saying this, Su Hao's two boxes full of millimeter ammunition were sandwiched under his armpits, and one was picked up in each of his hands, and he walked towards the rooftop of the building.
The remaining blood stains on the ground had long since dried up, turning into puddles of black dirt.
On that unrelenting night, Su Hao threw all the corpses from the upper floor. Mutant creatures won't let go of this rare fresh flesh. They were eaten cleanly, and not a bone was left.
The amount of weapons and ammunition unloaded from trucks is enormous. After inspecting the mechanical and electrical facilities inside the building and confirming that the solar cells were intact, Bai Yuncong turned on the power supply, slowly lowered the elevator on the side of the roof that was originally used for cleaning operations, and slowly pulled up a pile of spare materials from the hall on the first floor.
While he was busy with these things, Su Hao and several other team members loaded the disassembled millimeter cannons, lifted them in the direction of the west street entrance, and set up a heavy combined gun mount.
This quadruple cannon is not a single weapon. It has a longer range and is more powerful. Since there were only ten fighters in the entire team, Su Hao only needed two doors, which were installed on the roof of the building and the corresponding windows on the tenth floor.
Bai Yuncong walked over with two boxes of ammunition, silently looked at Su Hao, who was debugging the machine gun firing boundary, and said calmly: "Can we go back alive?" β
This sentence was asked very suddenly, but Su Hao didn't feel strange.
He straightened up, looked at the two team members next to the gun mount who had stopped what they were doing, and focused his gaze on Bai Yuncong.
"If I'm not mistaken, this should be your common problem."
No one objected to Su Hao's words, and the indifferent and wordless face meant recognition.
"I don't want to die, and no one wants to die."
Su Hao bluntly proposed the positioning of the entire team for this mission.
He looked around at the doubtful eyes around him and said seriously: "Each of us has more or less problems, and there are various defects that are difficult to make up. I know you have thoughts about this mission, and think the chances of survival are almost zero. But that's not the case. The chances of us making it alive to complete the task are quite good. I'm familiar with mutated creatures and know their habits. These monsters have not yet evolved intelligence, and at this stage, they can only act on biological instincts. You must change your mindset ββββ we are not food for monsters, we are hunters. We'll kill them all and get enough loot from them. β
Bai Yuncong stared at Su Hao's eyes and slowly shook his head: "This is not the key to the problem. That's right, you're the new captain of the CR team, and we're just joining. We all know what happened to this team. All but you were killed. Don't you think you should say something about it? β
A young member of the team interjected: "We have chosen to join the army, and we are already mentally prepared to die in battle at any time. But I don't want to die in vain. β
Another member of the team agreed: "We know that you are very strong. Being able to escape from the city on its own speaks volumes. The previous battle was actually a show. Lieutenant Su, we recognize your strength, but that doesn't mean we also think you're a qualified commander. β
He did not call Su Hao "captain", but replaced him with a military rank.
Su Hao sighed slightly in his heart, he shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands: "It seems that we still need to communicate with each other." β
Bai Yuncong put down the ammunition box in his hand, his eyes were a little complicated: "This mission is directly assigned by the headquarters, and we have no way to disobey the order." The current regulations on the management of the military are even stricter than in the past. Lieutenant, there are no outsiders here, and we'll soon be dealing with thousands of mutated creatures. Of course, there is another wayββββ we can hunt scattered monsters and collect three hundred milligrams of silver bones in exchange for the next assessment machine
The atmosphere at the scene was very heavy, and the attitude of several team members was not friendly, but through Su Hao's eyes, he could still see that he was smiling.
"Your goal is just to assess?"
Su Hao raised his voice: "Do you want to stay in the training camp forever?" Or do you leave by lottery on a rotational basis? That's right, every time you take the assessment, you will leave a part of the silver bone balance, and if you add up, you can get the second and third chance to pass the assessment. But have you ever thought about it, it's not fair to the people who stay. They also pay a lot, and they also fight and fight for it at the cost of their lives. Why can't you look farther? Mutated creatures are not as scary as you think. They have no intelligence, they are stupid. We occupy a good position, we have powerful weapons and plenty of ammunition. Is this an opportunity, understand? It only takes one battle and everyone here can leave the camp. We can win, we can definitely win. β
As he spoke, Su Hao turned his gaze to Bai Yuncong: "Second lieutenant, we have met before. I love your dedication to your duties. You're understandably suspicious of me. Believe me, my sense of responsibility is no worse than yours. To be honest, I could have faced hundreds of mutated creatures on my own, killed them all, collected enough silver bones and hedrons, and passed the test alone. But it didn't work, the CR squad was a unit. I'm your captain, and I'm obligated to let everyone pass the test. It's not a lottery, it's not a one-by-one departure. To go, let's go together. This is the goal, and this is my vow. β
Su Hao's explanation was clear enough, and the fierce momentum in his words was awe-inspiring.
Bai Yuncong stared at Su Hao, his eyes blazing: "I have no doubts about your ability. I just want to know what happened to the last mission of the ββββ CR team? β
Su Hao took a deep breath: "Do you really want to know the Dao?" β
Bai Yuncong nodded: "As you said before, this is our common problem. Without answers, it's hard for us to work together, let alone trust each other. β
Several members of the surrounding team showed the same expression on their faces.
Su Hao could sense that Bai Yuncong was actually not hostile.
He just felt lost about the future, unsure if he would be able to complete the assessment alive. Confusion, confusion, fear...... All kinds of negative psychological entanglements can easily make people lose their concentration. After all, mutated creatures are synonymous with "unknown" and "strange" to humans
"We are under siege by monsters on a large scale. The situation was terrible, five people were seriously injured, and we retreated to this building, trying to hold on to the terrain until dawn. Some people don't like to be active during the day, and having sunlight means being safe. We closed the sluice gates downstairs and shot the climbing mutants from here. The dried blood on the ground was left at that time. β
Su Hao took a step to the side, revealing a large patch of blood under his feet. He quietly looked at Bai Yuncong and the others and continued to make up lies
"It's dawn, but the mutated creatures besieging the building are still numerous. Meng Yan and Li Zhenmei discovered that the problem was with the woundedββββ who had been bleeding and stimulating the olfactory nerves of the mutated creatures. They told me to go downstairs and get lime and deodorant to mask the smell of blood. When I came back with my things, they threw all the wounded downstairs. β
"What did you say?"
One of the team members asked in disbelief, "They, they even killed their own people?" β
"When people are desperate, they tend to do crazy things."
Su Hao didn't explain much. What he said was actually a repetition of the story made up to the military judge: "Meng Yan, they want to kill me." I blew open the window on the sixth floor with a grenade and slid to the opposite side with the help of a gunfire cable. β
As he spoke, Su Hao walked to the south side of the rooftop, pointed to a clear borehole in the wall of the opposite building, and continued: "Meng Yan, they are busy blocking the monsters that climb up from downstairs, and I will take this opportunity to occupy the commanding heights, shoot them one by one, and shoot them all. β
On that blood-colored night, Su Hao made enough evidence.
Drills, cables, and the remaining shell casings in the opposite building are essential camouflage. These things were originally intended to be used in response to the Judge Advocate General's investigation, but they were not intended to be used to convince the new members of the CR team in the first place.
Not all lies mean shame. Deception, often with good intentions.
The eyes that looked at Su Hao gradually drove away the coldness and hostility, became understanding and emotional, and tended to agree.
"We all need a solid and reliable back. We are comrades-in-arms. Believe me, this is not a show, but a task that we must face together. β
Su Hao finished the last sentence in a sonorous tone, and stretched out his hands to all the team members around him.
Night is falling.
A few pale blue flames rose in the hall on the first floor, people boiled water in marching pots, made tea bags into hot drinks to remind the brain, and served with self-heating cans and cakes, and the dinner was simple but delicious.
The conversation between Bai Yuncong and Su Hao on the rooftop of the building quickly spread among the CR team. Some believe it, others remain silent. Regardless, the gap between the players and the new captain is being bridged. Although it is not yet to the level of absolute trust, Su Hao's ability and various "evidence" are narrowing the distance between them.
After dinner, it was almost eight o'clock.
Su Hao asked all the team members to hurry up and sleep. Perhaps in order to express his apologies for his reckless words during the day, Bai Yuncong insisted on taking up the guard task and giving Su Hao the opportunity to rest. After a few arguments, Su Hao could only smile and pat Bai Yuncong's shoulder, leaning against the wall and lying in his clothes.
He believed that Bai Yuncong would not make a move that would endanger him.
Trust is slowly accumulated from small things.
The night is getting deeper and deeper.
Su Hao quickly snored. It wasn't intentional, he did sleep soundly.
This kind of full-body relaxation makes the nervous team members slowly become relaxed. The fear and excitement before the battle were gradually replaced by fatigue and hardship. Soon, the building became peaceful, with only the pale blue cold lights silently releasing light, driving away the boundless darkness.
At three o'clock in the morning, Su Hao was awakened by the vibration function of the watch on his wrist. He yawned and stretched out, just in time to see Bai Yuncong coming down from the rooftop, waking up the sleeping team members one by one.
Sipping a cup of strong tea and chewing on the dispensed gum, people began to count their belongings and make sure their weapons were in operational condition at all times.
Su Hao approached the exit of the building and forcefully opened the heavy steel gate. Suddenly, a fresh cold air came to the face, which made people's minds wake up.
He turned around, looked at the team members standing around, and asked in a calm tone, "Are you all ready?" β
No one spoke. The young faces were full of eager expressions. Because of the excitement, the complexion appeared reddish.
This is a city inhabited by mutated creatures. In the silence of the night, speaking out loud can easily lead to unnecessary trouble.
Su Hao nodded in satisfaction, raised his right hand, and waved it down.
"Let's go, let those damn cannibal monsters know we're awesome. Kill them allββββ"
Su Xiao drove a police car that he got near the building yesterday, slowly drove through the street at a low speed of 20 yards per hour, and drove towards the end of the road in the distance.
Sergeant Liu Han sat in the back seat with an assault rifle, tilted his head, and looked at the scenery outside the window in a daze.
"Didn't you wake up? Watch your surroundings carefully, we're almost there, be on alert. β
Liu Han is tall and thin, and he belongs to the kind of young man who is very literary and artistic. Su Xiao was a little helpless about this collaborator who was temporarily arranged for him.
"I didn't sleep, I kept watching."
"See?"
Su Xiao stared nervously at the front, and occasionally glanced at Liu Han fiercely from the rearview mirror: "You keep your eyes on it, look at a fart."
Liu Han did not change his fixed posture, and said briefly: "I am trying to use the method that the captain said, to lock those monsters with mental awareness. He is right: with the naked eye, it is true that there may be errors due to factors such as light and distance, but there is no problem with the mental consciousness. β
Su Xiao snorted coldly and stopped talking.
Ahead, is the operational objective of this mission.