Rumble!!

The blast spreads out, kicking up a cloud of dust in the very center of the frame.

There was a cacophony in the operational command center.

"Grenade!"

"Grass - they have artillery!"

"The enemy gun emplacements have been locked...... Fixed-wing drones are on their way...... Intercepted by enemy anti-aircraft fire. ”

"Hit?"

"No...... The image is being collected, it is supposed to be a cluster bomb with a proximity fuse, it is supposed to be launched through some kind of individual rocket launcher. They don't shoot high enough to pose a threat to us...... They should have found out that there was already a ceasefire. ”

"You used three."

"Because I'm not sure, the attacks are coming from many directions and are scattered across the forest. What kind of material did they probably use to block the heat source...... Done, two artillery pieces have been knocked out, and a large number of enemy targets are suspected of being nearby, applying for the use of tactical nuclear bombs. ”

"Dismissed, it's not time."

"Received...... Conventional ammunition is empty and is returning home. ”

The light fixed-wing drone hovering in the air began to return in the direction of the Trailblazer.

This small aircraft does not have a high bomb load, and it is mainly used for reconnaissance purposes, and it cannot be as unscrupulous as a gunboat.

Besides, they had to save some time for the evening action.

Lu Yang's face was heavy, staring at the big screen in the command center, and he clenched his fists.

"How's the casualty?"

"They fired 20 shells, and only two of them were predicted to land on us, and they were all knocked out by our close-up fire."

Hearing this, Lu Yang breathed a sigh of relief.

The Trailblazer can rampage through the wasteland, and it can't go this far without some skills. They have a total of 5 light rapid-fire close-in guns based on the principle of electromagnetic acceleration, four of which are located on the outside of the waist of the 4 steel platforms, which can cover 4 sides and an upward inclination angle of 60 degrees and a depression angle of -5 degrees. The other is located on top of one of the steel platforms and is deployed vertically in a modular format.

In fact, this "point defense system" has a blind spot, and the closer it is, the busier the defense becomes. However, in addition to the close-in defense guns, they also have reactive armor to deal with, as long as they are not covered by saturated firepower, there is no special worry.

It's just that their allies are a little uncomfortable......

"What about the other 18?"

The staff sitting in front of the console said embarrassedly.

"Except for 4 that missed a full 1 kilometer, the other 14 were all going to the camp with blue jackets, and the angle of inclination was too poor to intercept the efficiency, so we only knocked out 12 ......"

The shells were all directed at the camp with the blue coat, so much so that he couldn't help but suspect that the men were aiming at the smoke wafting from the camp.

It's exactly noon.

Those blue coats seem to be cooking?

The Legionnaires probably mistook the smoke for steel or other production facilities, apparently unaware that many of those modular production units were emission-free......

Li De scolded: "Damn! These dogs say, bullying the soft and afraid of the hard! ”

Lu Yang's fists clenched.

Although he wanted to avenge his allies, reason still prevailed.

The other side is provoking them to take the initiative.

Now is not the time!

Squeezing three words out between his teeth, he turned and walked out the door.

"Wait until it's dark!"

……

10 km away.

The artillery positions turned into a sea of fire.

The fixed-wing drone flying in the sky launched a surgical strike on two artillery pieces at the same time, and two high-explosive missiles fell from the sky, directly causing the two artillery pieces that Vanus was hiding in the woods to physically cease.

It was accompanied by 600 medium-caliber electromagnetic acceleration projectiles, killing about thirty clone soldiers in a fit of rage.

But it doesn't make much sense.

That cannon fodder Vanus is as much as there is.

He even regretted that he did not deceive the opponent's tactical nuclear bomb.

But thinking about it from another angle, this also confirmed his guess that the equipment carried on the Trailblazer was not as exaggerated as he imagined.

Think about it, after all, this group of people is not even a professional soldier.

What is it in their own words?

Occupational security guards?

However, two guns were replaced by two conventional shells, and this wave was still a bit of a small loss. Especially the air defense bazooka on his side, which didn't even touch the other party's camera, is a dangerous signal.

Looking at the position of the sea of fire, instead of any frustration, a trace of greed flashed in Vanus's eyes.

“…… Is this the power of metallic hydrogen? ”

With only 1 kilogram of charge, the volume is equivalent to 1 liter of water, but the power is 35 times that of T and the speed is more than 2 times.

Vanus didn't know the esoteric knowledge, but the power of it was palpable.

If the Legion had mastered these weapons, Vanus felt he could lead his men all the way to the East Coast and build an empire even bigger than it had been two centuries earlier.

There is no doubt about it!

At this time, his adjutant walked towards him.

"Sir, the other party is not moving."

Vanus's eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked south.

"Looks like they're going to save the main event for tonight."

The adjutant said respectfully.

"Just as you predicted."

"That's inevitable," Vanus ordered, raising his chin slightly, "bazookas, grenades, cluster grenades, and explosives...... All available anti-armor weapons were sent to the brothers on the front lines to be ready, and they were told that the day had come to be faithful! ”

The adjutant nodded excitedly.

"Yes!"

……

Action camps.

Chu Guang, who was standing in the smoke, raised the war hammer in his hand forward, and the nitrogen gas wall formed by the high-pressure air flow stopped all the fragments one by one and blew them away.

The crow who hugged the vine looked confused, looking at the back of the manager in the rolling dust, and little stars gradually floated in his eyes.

So handsome!

She was so focused on watching that she accidentally forgot someone......

"Woooooooooo

Chu Guang glanced at the vine vine struggling in her arms—and the wooden box that fell to the ground—and slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

Out of habit, he asked anyway.

"Are you alright?"

The suffocating vine finally broke free, her hair was messy, her face flushed, and she glared in annoyance at the raven who had almost sent her away.

"What are you doing! I'm almost dead! ”

The latter, however, is not self-conscious at all.

At this moment, the crow's attention has been completely taken away by the handsome side face and back, and he only cares about the chick pecking rice, nodding his head, and his stammering voice has become sharper.

"No, it's okay! Administrator, the Raven is not going to die, but you, the ...... It didn't hurt, did it? ”

Chu Guang smiled faintly.

Joke.

If that could hurt him......

He won't come up to help.

With his 12 points of perception and 11 points of agility, plus the speed bonus provided by the exoskeleton, he will definitely be able to run away.

In fact, when the first shell landed next to the Niu Ma team, Chu Guang had a preliminary judgment of the power of the explosion.

The charge should be a conventional explosive, the charge is estimated to be 2~3 kg, and the killing radius is estimated to be about 10 meters.

Of course, the power of shrapnel is difficult to say, and if you are unlucky, you will not die or be crippled if you are not scratched.

So when he sensed that the second shell was coming towards him, Chu Guang simply didn't lie down, and directly pulled out the hammer behind his back and pointed forward, opening the "shield wall".

The drop point is 12 meters away.

The high-pressure release of the air flow perfectly prevents the shock wave and fragments generated by the explosion.

Not only did he save the clothes that Fuji had managed to make, but Werther, who was standing next to him, was also rescued by him.

This favor will have the opportunity to be used.

"Ahem! Ahem...... Thank you, you saved my life. ”

Werther felt his heartbeat freeze as the shell fell, and it wasn't until a strong wind poured sand into his mouth that he woke up from choking.

"You're welcome."

Looking at the two craters in the camp, as well as the little player who fell to the ground on the side, Chu Guang stared at him with a heavy expression and continued to ask.

"I wonder what the hell is going on?"

Werther swallowed and said nervously.

"I don't know, I'm in contact with the logistics department, but my colleague hasn't replied to me...... I guess they're in a hurry right now, can you give me some time? ”

Chu Guang nodded.

"This is not urgent, it is important to treat the wounded."

Witt's mood sank, and he hurriedly said.

"I'll help you!"

Chu Guang hurriedly persuaded: "You hurry up and get in touch with your colleagues first, we can deal with it here." ”

Unexpectedly, Witt was stunned, but nodded anyway.

"Good ......"

Next to another explosion crater.

Roshan Da Bun, who has a thick body, released the tail and Sisi in his arms, with a frightened expression.

"Be careful."

Although she was also scared, she instinctively hugged the two people next to her, and used her thick and strong back and fur to block the flying shrapnel.

The white bear fur is covered with blood, but it doesn't hurt, and xenomorph players recover quickly, and it is estimated that it will heal in a while.

Speaking of which, this is the first time she has hung a lottery since she entered the game.

"I think your worries are unnecessary, and Ao was clearly planning to lie down towards the crater." Si Si rubbed his face and dignified his messy bangs and hair, "By the way, Si Si also thinks that your behavior is superfluous. ”

Sure enough, as soon as the words fell, a tail shouted angrily from the side.

"Gan! Didn't die! Brush it again! ”

Sisi sighed and grabbed the tail of the fist that swung into the sky.

"Stop Ah Wei, this is too fake."

Roshan Big Bun: qaq

It happened suddenly.

Although the sirens sounded two hours ago, no one expected that nothing happened when the sirens sounded, and after two hours the shells fell.

Two shells landed in the camp, wounding more than a dozen people, two of whom died instantly.

They stood far away from the wrench, and were lucky not to be affected. On the Trailblazer's side, only Werther was alone in the camp, and was rescued by Chu Guang.

Only worlds where the player is injured can be achieved.

Surprisingly, the Niu Ma team, which was near the point where the shells landed, was only slightly injured.

But think about it.

The player with the highest perception in the whole server is in their team, and the cooperation of the four people is very tacit, almost as soon as the night is ten years old, the other three people immediately disperse with him and lie down.

The worst thing is quitting smoking......

The child was five meters away from the center of the explosion, and he lay down in the wrong direction, so he pounced directly on the landing point, and with a bang, he couldn't even find the body.

Next to the crater, looking at the charred half of the leg, Ye Shi couldn't help but smash his tongue.

“…… I suspect that he was targeted by Brother Guang. ”

The wind patted the dust on his clothes, and after taking a look at the miserable situation, he couldn't help but look away.

"This is so miserable...... As soon as I entered the game, the person was gone. ”

Lao Bai sighed and said.

"But the compensation of 100 silver coins is not a bad thing, this brother doesn't even have to move bricks, and he can buy a rifle directly when he comes up...... Anyway, why should we hide? ”

Night Eleven's face was confused.

"That's right...... Why are you hiding? ”

I almost got a subsidy!

Fang Chang patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's okay to hide, if we can't survive within four days, won't our priority exploration rights be taken away by others?" ”

Hearing this, Ye Shi, who was still regretting it a second ago, also reacted at this time

"Shhh...... It seems to make some sense when you say that, but fortunately you didn't die. ”

Tempest nodded.

"If we're not sure when the bug will be fixed, the subsidy is more profitable for newcomers, and it's average for us."

Lao Bai: "Indeed. ”

Central of the camp.

A group of players rolled on the ground and wailed, the scene was so miserable that it was sad to hear and cry.

"I don't think I can do it anymore!"

"Head, my head, it hurts! It's a bullet shock! Make it up to me! ”

"Can you act like this? Is this game a headache? ”

“giao！ I forgot! ”

"Grab my VM...... Bring it back for me! ”

"Damn! You're just going to have a kick, right? I can't stand it anymore! ”

"Anyway, what the hell blew up! Where is the enemy? Brothers, copy the guy and fuck it! ”

Chu Guang couldn't stand it anymore, kicked a few players who were obviously messing around offline and calmed down for two seconds, and then he was honest after going online again.

At this time, Lu Yang, wearing power armor, came from the direction of the Pioneer.

Looking at the shelter dwellers lying on the camp, his heart couldn't help but tighten, and his heart was full of self-blame.

These people are here to support them.

As a result, they are drawn into a fight that does not belong to them.

It is clear that the men of the Legion are coming for their own people.

"The wounded and the dead...... I've arranged for someone to be sent to the shelter, and I need an explanation about today's events. ”

Looking at Chu Guang who was coming, Lu Yang was silent for a while.

"It's the Legion."

Chu Guang was slightly stunned.

“…… Corps? ”

"Well," said Lujan, nodding, "it's an organized group of marauders, mostly active in the western region. Recently, however, they appear to have sent an expeditionary force to the Great Rift Valley in the northern part of the valley province, where they are fighting the local survivors. ”

Thinking of the news brought by the merchants of Honghe Town before, the nomads who wandered from the north, and the radio he heard in the old mayor's house, Chu Guang felt that all kinds of clues seemed to be strung together.

He nodded lightly and said.

"I've heard of it...... But I only know that there is a war going on in the north, not what they are fighting. ”

Lu Yang: "I do know some inside information, but I'm afraid it has little to do with today's events, and I guess you're not interested." ”

"I want to know," Chu Guang said, staring at Lu Yang, "please let me know if it's convenient, it's important to me and my residents." ”

Lu Yang was silent for a while, and then spoke slowly.

"Then I'll start with the things in the north."

Chu Guang quietly waited for him to continue.

"In fact, not only the legion, but also many people in the enterprise are full of interest in the Great Rift Valley. It used to be the National Geopark of the People's Union and the site of the "Pangu" energy storage center. ”

Hearing an unexpected term, Chu Guang was slightly stunned.

"Pangu Energy Storage Center?"

Lujan nodded.

"Yes, in the pre-war era, people built many magnificent wonders, and the Pangu Energy Storage Center is one of them. Due to the large difference between day and night grid load in the central region, it is mainly used to store the surplus of the grid, and at the same time use these surplus electricity to improve the atmospheric environment. ”

Chu Guang frowned.

"Storing the energy of nuclear fusion? Here's how to do it. ”

Lujan: "It's said to be the electrolysis of seawater. ”

Chu Guang: "How much ...... do you get?"

Lu Yang: "I don't know, I've only heard a lot, and the chlorine gas produced as a by-product can even be used as an industrial raw material to supply the surrounding industrial areas, so there is a lot of solid hydrogen stored underground in the Pangu Energy Storage Center, and other things. ”

"In the early years, it was garrisoned by the 111th Orbital Airborne Division, and after the Wasteland Era, it is said that there was a period of military control, and a large number of survivors who fled from other areas were accommodated, and then it is not clear...... Anyway, by now, it's a big survivor stronghold. Their industrial capacity was not strong, but they inherited a lot of pre-war equipment, some of which can still be used today. ”

"I think you can guess that these high-threat strategic facilities are usually designed with strong defenses, and one of the things I've heard is that those facilities are still working."

Chu Guang nodded.

Although he had not seen it, he could imagine the extent to which it was protected by society before the war.

Even his own hammer can put a nitrogen shield.

Wouldn't it be too much to put a plasma shield on the Rift Valley or just put it on a special field shield?

As for whether there is such a thing, I don't know.

Anyway, even cold fusion is there, guess boldly.

It's okay to guess wrong.

Lujan continued.

"In the past, the people of the company sent an expeditionary force to the Great Rift Valley, but in the end, it must have failed. Based on the information we gathered during our travels, the Legionnaires also sent an expeditionary force to the Rift Valley about a year ago, but it seems that they have suffered a big loss. ”

Chu Guang: "Then why are they here?" It's at least 500 kilometers from the northernmost part of the province of River Valley, right? The actual distance is not thousands. ”

Marching on the wasteland is not a great plain, and even if the big ruins can be bypassed, the small ruins have to be walked step by step.

Unless it can be run over all the way like the Trailblazer.

Lu Yang said in a deep voice.

"I'm afraid they're coming for us."

Chu Guang: "...... Coming for you? ”

"Yes," Luyan nodded, "it is obvious that there are only two corridors running through the province of the river valley, one in the central plain and one in the south. Although the Pioneer allowed us to carry a large amount of production across the wilderness, there was also a significant drawback, and we had to walk the plains. ”

Chu Guang frowned and said, "But why do they want—"

Lu Yang shook his head and said.

"There's no why, it's one of the rules of survival. Strictly speaking, as I told you earlier, the Legion is an organized group of marauders who drive cheap clone cannon fodder to fight, enslaving captive survivors for servitude. When we were planning our route, we deliberately chose the road that was farther away from them, but we didn't expect to be targeted. ”

Chu Guang nodded thoughtfully.

Also.

Such a big fat sheep passed by on their own territory, and everyone wanted to get some wool down.

It's nothing more than a question of how.

But then again, the people of Boulder City can sit still.

The two biggest forces in the wasteland have opened their doors at their doorsteps, and they are hiding at the edge of the Third Ring Road, but they are calm, and they are stunned that there is no movement at all.

Chu Guang was not mistaken, the combat effectiveness of that group seemed to be quite strong.

Isn't it still claimed to provide defense outsourcing?

Why didn't you see the salesman coming?

Lujan: "That's all we have, and they probably expect to get something good from us and help them win the war that was doomed from the start." ”

Chu Guang: "How many of them are there?" ”

Lujan: "Two thousand. ”

Chu Guang: "??? ”

What's that?