Chapter 172: After the Fact
In the early morning in the mountains, it is still dark. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
The low hardwood trees are clearly not long growing, and walking in them smells like a rainforest trek.
Hafei Bai was walking with Mikasa, the ground was muddy and wet, and the splashed dirt made Mikasa cry bitterly.
This is a newly changed skirt, and it only took ten minutes to get dirty, and it really was a wrong choice, and you shouldn't wear a light color at this time.
"Hafeibai, where are we going, I should have ...... if I knew I was going to run so far" Mikasa frowned, pulling at the hem of her skirt in dissatisfaction, and suddenly two shameful growls came from her stomach.
"yes, yes, I should have brought a lot of snacks if I knew I should have brought them, right?" Yu Feibai replied playfully.
“...... Of course not!"
Mikasa, who was exposed to his thoughts, was annoyed and ashamed, and was about to find a way to debunk the deception of Yu Feibai last night, when his eyes suddenly froze.
On the path ahead, two rows of footprints appeared.
One big and one small.
Mikasa suddenly remembered some legends in his mind, and there was a hint of panic in his beautiful star-like eyes, and he complained in a cold tone: "Hey, we seem to be lost." ”
Yu Feibai glanced at it, but suddenly smiled proudly: "No, I found it! Keep up with these footprints!"
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On the first day of the Third Battle of Kwantung, the National Defense Self-Defense Force (NDSF) was completely wiped out and the auxiliary units of the People's Police lost 60% of their combat strength.
The losses are not insignificant,
But...... At least it was held.
When Aldebaran was suddenly wounded, the army of aragus, far outnumbered, surrounded it and receded like a tidal wave.
The next day, it rained in the Tokyo area.
The cold rain that fell so hard that Rentaro was soaked all over, and water droplets kept dripping from his chin.
The temperature was 15 degrees, so low that it was hard to believe it was July.
This is not without reason.
Rentaro looked up at the iron-gray sky, and yesterday, the huge stone monument, a huge structure, collapsed.
The severity of the impact is even more evident today after the night.
The morning news reported that when the megalith collapsed, a large amount of dust raised flew into the sky and even reached the stratosphere, forming thick clouds.
As a result, the sun is obscured, and the Tokyo area will not see the sun for about three days.
The sound of the collapse can be heard even on the edge of the Tokyo area, and the earthquake caused by the collapse is heard throughout the country.
According to the latest weather observation models, the whitened megalithic dust and dust will be affected by ocean currents and spread to the north, and it is expected that dust will also occur in the Hokkaido region north of the map.
The [Black Rain] that is now drenched in Rentaro should be caused by the dust and ash that was rolled up when the megalith monument collapsed and the ash of the megalith tablet dissolved in the rain.
Although the government says there are no harmful substances in it, the truth is doubtful, at least no one wants to drink rainwater.
To make matters worse, for the next three days, the sun's rays did not reach the ground, and the sky remained gloomy.
After all, the civilian police corps only crossed the hell last night, and the gloomy atmosphere of defeat spread everywhere, if at least the weather can be clear, the secretion of serotonin, the substance in the brain, will make people feel better......
The mud on the soles of the shoes is muddy, which makes it even more uncomfortable.
Rentaro looked up.
In the far distance, what should have been the majestic mountain of Monument 32 is now like a huge goal, and it has been opened wide.
Using this gap as a base, the Reserve Self-Defense Force that had come to support moved the small metal defense array left around the megalith monument from the previous hunting festival to the rear, forming a temporary blocking line.
But obviously, although it can block the gastrulation animals within stage two, for Aldebaran, the description is false.
Zhou Yuan is an open great plain, and the promoters are scattered.
The area has been turned into a mountain of rubble, and the ground has been lifted up, faithfully showing the fierce battle between the protozoa and the Self-Defense Forces.
Everywhere were large holes in very strange shapes, each the size of a basketball court, mixed with stained blood and a silvery solid of unknown composition.
The place where Rentaro walked today was the place where the Self-Defense Forces' infantry division had been deployed, but now it is in ruins.
As for the support team, those timid fellows were scared to the point when they just looked at the battlefield after their comrades were defeated.
If it weren't for the fact that they had to clean up the battlefield because of the military orders, I am afraid that they would have been eager to return to Tokyo Ward immediately.
It's as if the police can survive if they can't hold it.
It's foolishness.
Rentaro glanced at the several officers who were whispering around in the distance, and spat viciously.
He carried several empty body bags under his arm.
This morning, the surviving promoters gathered and entered the site of the Self-Defense Forces in the name of searching for survivors and rescuing the victims.
However, it was discovered that this was a nominal mission published for a concealed purpose.
The SDF facilities they went to had been completely destroyed, and the SDF officers had all fallen to the ground, with marks of bites from the mouthparts of the protomerang animals everywhere, and there was no help.
When the People's Police Corps, which was the rearguard, was attacked by Aldebaran's army, he had already understood the fate of the Self-Defense Force, which had been the vanguard.
However, when I saw it directly, I was still shocked, and sure enough, they were quickly wiped out by Aldebaran.
Presumably, they were also attacked by the Spear of Light.
Rentaro stopped, looked at the busy battlefield, and was stunned.
"Rentaro, what are you thinking? Are you feeling sorry for these people who died in battle?"
There is a beautiful girl's voice like a clear spring on the side, and you can tell that it is Yanzhu without asking.
Rentaro shook his head and sighed, "Not exactly, I was just thinking about yesterday." Of course, there is a part of this. ”
No matter who suddenly saw so many deaths, they couldn't stop their hearts from shaking.
This is not caring, it is simply the experience of blood and fire on people's hearts.
"By the way, Yanzhu, did you see Brother Nagato and Mikasa today?"
Yeonzhu was stunned, and then showed a dangerous expression: "Aren't they supposed to be recuperating in Tokyo City?" Rentaro, you shouldn't be tempted by Mikasa, right?"
"Put away your filthy thoughts. Rentaro's expression was calm, but he was very puzzled in his heart.
It's weird, it must have been Mikasa last night, why hasn't it been so long?
What exactly are they doing?
"Oh......" Yanzhu, who was left out in the cold, was sullen.
There is neither a war pact nor a captive between protophylloids and humans, and if a war breaks out, it will inevitably turn into a war of annihilation.
As a result, there were hardly any injuries that needed help, and there were no casualties.
Only death.
As for those who are not here, it is more appropriate when they have become protozoans - if you have to say captives, the soldiers who mutate into protozoans are barely counted.
The real purpose of what the police are doing now should be to recover the bodies before they decompose and cause a serious epidemic to spread, and then send them to the homes of the bereaved families.
While saying something like 'hard work' in his heart, Rentaro tried to collect every part of the body as carefully as possible and put it in a body bag.
It was a big project, and the carcasses were badly missing, broken to pieces by the protozoa.
On the other hand, the rest of the brain is thinking about the reasons for the defeat of the Self-Defense Forces last night.
So far, there have been two battles of Kanto.
In the first Kanto Battle in 2021, the Self-Defense Forces ended in a crushing defeat.
In the same year, the Second Battle of the Kanto Region was a complete victory for the Self-Defense Forces.
Through the Second Battle of the Kanto Empire, the Self-Defense Forces studied tactics to solve the problem of the original intestines, and during the past ten years, they recuperated and cultivated their troops.
Therefore, they were confident that they would be able to win a third time.
As a result, they were hit head-on.
It's unbelievable to be beaten so easily.
Although I saw the power of the [Spear of Light] last night, if we really had to fight for firepower, the Self-Defense Forces would never have fallen behind.
What exactly is the difference between these two battles?
As long as you can't think of a clear cause of defeat, you can't find a way to defeat them.
A near-convicted instinct drove Rentaro to act, and in search of a way to walk around the ruins of the battlefield.
It wasn't long before he discovered anomalous things scattered everywhere.
The heavy armored combat vehicle was cut in half.
Judging by the sharp profile, this is cut by the Spear of Light.
Other fighters were unable to move in the caverns, and only stumps could be seen in the cab, apparently being shot down and dismembered.
Looking around the area, other self-propelled cannons and missile launchers have fallen into the same miserable fate.
This is probably the work of a cave python-type protosagularis that Rentaro also encountered.
They dig tunnels directly below their main weapons, break through the dirt to create cavities, and cause the strata to subside.
No matter how capable the chariot's tracks were, it was impossible to escape from a vertical deep hole.
Rentaro's admiration for their extreme precision is beyond fear.
Last night, that strange snake was in front of Rentaro to deal with Hidehiko Ido, who was the commander.
And that cone assault array.
The enemy's commander-in-chief command is so powerful that it's almost like a completely single group.
It is obviously an intestinal animal with a theoretical IQ lower than that of humans, but it turns out that it uses the art of war to a great extent, completely crushing its own army, which is more convenient for information exchange.
How exactly do they share intelligence?
You know, the protogulars don't have the communication skills of humans, so how can they command?
At this moment, Rentaro's head ached.
That's right.
He had the same question before.
Indeed, at that time, Rentaro saw the uniform movement of the original intestines, much like a dense school of fish migrating in the sea, trying to make the whole group look like a big fish.
This scene instantly overlapped in the mind with the posture of the protogulars like a swarm of mosquitoes retreating around Aldebaran.
With a flash of thought, Rentaro couldn't help but scream.
Could it be that the principle?
In this way, Aldebaran's true ability is ————
"Tsk, it's miserable here. ”
The sound of stamping puddles and extremely depressed complaints made Rentaro turn around.
A tall, blond young man in sunglasses was standing there with a depressed expression, surrounded by a young girl who looked a little like him.
The already mottled blonde hair became even darker after being drenched in [Black Rain], and the angular handsome face under the sunglasses seemed a little sad for some reason.
It's familiar, it's ......
Rentaro was stunned and suddenly reacted.
That's right, Katagaki Tamaki.