Zhongzhou Aerospace Experimental Base.

As the marauders in the underground ecological park of Building 3 surrendered, the last sporadic resistance was extinguished.

When the captured marauder leader "Ka" heard that they had been defeated by a group of blue coats, every muscle on his face was written with disbelief.

But whether he accepts it or not, the outcome of this war has already been decided.

From the beginning to the end of the battle, it lasted 1 hour, 15 minutes and 7 seconds.

There were more than 200 players participating in the battle, 28 were killed and 21 were injured, except for 4 who were seriously injured and chose to make up for it, the rest were minor injuries that were not disabled.

There were even 5 physique players, and in less than half an hour after the end of the battle, the wounds had basically scabbed, from severe injuries to minor injuries, and from minor injuries to abrasions.

At the same time, more than half of the battle losses in this battle were paid by the forty players in Group A who served as the feints.

As a tough force facing the marauders, they were incredibly able to contain more than eighty percent of the marauders' combat strength under the condition that they were absolutely inferior in strength, terrain, and firepower, and repelled two charges of the marauders in a row, creating a decisive fighter for the large forces on the Eastern Front.

In recognition of their bravery, Chu Guang presented a medal of honor to all forty players.

Although the Closed Beta medal doesn't have a physical item, just a small logo that can be displayed on the VM's character page and forum profile, this reward is undoubtedly a surprise for players who are keen to unlock and collect game achievements!

On the Marauders' side, there were 152 participants, 94 killed, and the remaining 57 were taken prisoner and half were seriously wounded.

This battle is a big victory!

……

“…… If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never have believed this report. ”

Returning the VM in his hand to Chu Guang, Vanus, who saw the battle from beginning to end through the perspective of the drone, still had an expression of disbelief on his face.

The gap in equipment between the two sides is not obvious.

Although Vault 404 projected two rounds of support rockets, the morale blow was significantly more effective than the actual lethal effect.

On the other hand, the marauders on the heights have taken over significantly more legions.

Through the aerial images of the drone, Vanus saw at least five light machine guns.

And that's not even counting the four trucks!

In terms of topography, the marauders are condescending, relying on existing houses and walls as shelters.

The only thing the shelter residents could rely on was the roots of the pine trees and the snow piled up around them...... None of these can be called reliable cover, at best they can be regarded as better than nothing.

Vanus couldn't imagine how the inhabitants of the Vault had taken down the entire high ground at the cost of just over thirty people.

Compared to Vanus's incredulity, Chu Guangzhi's expression was expected.

Although the casualties in the battle report were much lower than his expectations, they basically met his expectations.

Taking the VM from Vanus's hand, Chu Guang didn't mention the gambling contract for the time being, but looked at him and asked.

"What do you think of those marauders?"

After a moment of silence, Vanus gave an evaluation.

"They don't look like ordinary predators."

However, Chu Guang was not satisfied with his answer.

"It's nonsense, of course I know they're not ordinary predators, and what I want to know is, do you see a familiar shadow in them."

Vanus was slightly stunned, frowned and thought for a moment and said.

“…… When you say that, it's a bit like that, although they have certain tactical flaws, you can see that they are professionally trained. ”

And the person who trained them is likely to be his former colleague!

At this moment, there was the sound of footsteps outside the door of the temporary command post, and I saw a guard standing at the door, standing upright and saluting.

"Report! The results of the interrogation have come out, and we have plucked them out of the mouths of the captives, who are only the vanguard, and the large army is still behind. Their leader told them to hold out until dawn, saying that reinforcements would arrive by tomorrow morning. ”

Ok to arrive before tomorrow morning.

A strange expression appeared on Chu Guang's face.

What kind of confidence does this have to be, so that you can feel that this rabble can hold out in front of your players until tomorrow morning.

"How many people are in their large army."

The guard shook his head and said.

"It can only be determined that it is a team of 1,000 people, and the specific number is not clear."

Chu Guang looked at Vanus.

"What is the average size of a legion's thousand-man team?"

Vanus thought for a moment and said.

"The average is about 2,000 people, if it is less, there are 1,000 people, and if it is more, it may be 5,000, depending on the configuration of the 10,000 people to which it belongs. For example, the 1,000-man team I led before was 2,000 people, mainly light infantry, equipped with two howitzers. If they are confident that reinforcements will arrive before dawn, they should have wheeled vehicles, or some other vehicle that can maneuver quickly. ”

Chu Guang tried to ask.

"Do you have tanks?"

"How can I possibly know this," said Vanus, "I sincerely suggest that it is better to send a squad of scouts and search north along the route they are transporting supplies. ”

"I've already sent someone."

Chu Guang glanced at the map, and saw that Fang Chang and the three of them had already left the original observation point and moved to the experimental base.

He prepared some equipment for them there.

Should come in handy.

……

At the same time, Zhongzhou Aerospace Ecological Experimental Base.

On a chaotic battlefield, Fang Chang and his party finally received the equipment that the administrator had given them - two bicycles.

"Damn? Just give us two bikes? ”

Looking at the bicycle in his hand with rough workmanship and material saving, Ye Shi, who was completely dumbfounded, didn't know where to start complaining for a while.

There are three people, so let's give them three!

Lao Bai, who had joined them a few minutes ago, smiled and patted him on the shoulder.

"The trucks are all moved to transport supplies, it's good to be able to give you two bicycles, be content, how many people come by car, and you have to use your legs to rush when you go back!"

Unlike the picky Night Ten, Tempest has no problem with the vehicle in his hand.

After all, he rides this thing to class every day.

"Lao Bai, you can't come."

"I'll get a hammer, I'll get hurt like this." Lao Bai lifted his clothes up, revealing the bandages on his stomach.

There were two lumps of blood printed on it.

Even though it's dry, it's still shocking to watch!

Looking at this wound, Night Ten exclaimed.

"Damn, are you alright?!"

Lao Bai said with a smile.

"What's going on in the game, wait a while and lie back in the training cabin, maybe it'll be completely fine tomorrow."

At this time, Fang Chang suddenly remembered something, looked at him and said.

"Speaking of which, Lao Bai, I just wanted to ask, how did you get that first kill?"

Hearing this, Lao Bai's expression suddenly became a little subtle, and he looked away awkwardly.

"Uh, I'm going to say I picked it up, do you believe it?"

Fang Chang gave him a blank look and threw the question back.

"What do you think?"

……

Inside the experimental base.

Five trucks drove up the heights, and together with the four trucks seized from the marauders, a total of nine cars were parked in a neat row in the clearing.

Under the command of the deputy captain of the guard, the players are carrying large bags of loot and loading them onto trucks with a snort.

Cleaning up the battlefield is also part of the campaign.

Although the captured supplies are "mission items" that belong to the Vault collective, these mission items can provide additional "War Scores" to all players participating in the campaign during the reward settlement process after the end of the campaign.

It is precisely because of this that players move so hard.

If it weren't for the guards watching, these guys wouldn't have even moved the tables and chairs in the lab!

Battlefield Atmosphere Group: "Wait, why can't corpses be counted as trophies?" Isn't it possible to produce resurrection coins? ”

Me blackest: "That's not reasonable!" ”

The construction site boy and bricks: "I can help drive, let's pull a few more trips, and ensure that there is not even any ground left for this experimental base!" ”

The players next to the truck are chattering and noisy.

Walking over from not far away, the boxes of supplies on the Lubei truck couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"We should be able to have a fat year this year!"

Nearly 50,000 rounds of ammunition, filled with dozens of large boxes. Cotton clothes and bedding for the winter are bundled one by one

15 tons of green barley, 15 tons of croissants, enough to fill several trucks!

It was evident that it had taken a lot of time for the marauders to bring these supplies from the rear.

In addition, there are more than 30 boxes of dried rats, cockroach chips, mystical jerky, and a large number of nutritional pastes of unknown composition.

However, it seems that the administrator does not intend to keep these suspicious foods of unknown origin.

The paste was poured down the hillside, and the dried rats, cockroach slices, and dried meat were thrown into the fire and burned, as much as they could.

The order from the administrator was to evacuate by twelve o'clock, and to take with them all the supplies they could use first.

As for those that are not used and inconvenient to take away, they should be destroyed on the spot, and not a single bullet that can be used will not be left for those marauders!

At this time, Lu Bei suddenly saw a few strange boxes, and when he opened the lid, he was shocked.

It's a cannonball!

"Why are there still shells here??"

Lu Bei counted it, and there were quite a few of them, and there were more than 50 rounds. The caliber didn't look small, and he gestured with his hand, and it looked almost 10 centimeters.

But he didn't see any artillery here, did he?

These marauders aren't going to use them as bombs.

The slightly older guard, standing next to him, said.

"Maybe the artillery is behind, I heard that the vanguard arrived here first."

"Just the vanguard?!" Looking at the residents of the shelter who were preparing to evacuate, Lu Bei said nervously, "What if those marauders attack?" Wouldn't it be too early for us to withdraw now? ”

The slightly older guard continued with a smile.

"What are you afraid of! We removed the fuel rods from the reactor and took away their supplies, so what if they took the high ground back? You can still conjure up food! ”

……

Next to the construction site where supplies are loaded and unloaded.

Chu Guang, who was wearing power armor, finally saw the big lizard that was 4 meters long in a dirty tent.

Speaking of which, after crossing over to the wasteland for so long, this was the first time Chu Guang had seen the Claws of Death with his own eyes.

And at such a close distance!

Looking at the animal in front of him, Chu Guang fell into deep thought.

If you look at it this way......

The garbage gentleman is really a little similar to this thing.

"Xiaoqi."

"Yes, master, do you have any orders?"

"Help me take a picture with this deathclaw."

“……？”

Although he was confused by the owner's request, Xiao Qi still lowered the drone and took a picture of Chu Guang and the dead claw at the door of the tent.

Photos are sent to the helmet.

Chu Guang admired his appearance for a while and nodded with satisfaction.

Not bad.

Go back and post this selfie on the official website!

At this time, Chu Guang suddenly noticed that the dead claw's eyes opened at some point, and a pair of amber pupils were staring at him.

Chu Guang, who was staring at him, did not panic at all, and silently pulled out the nitrogen power hammer behind his back, and his index finger had already hit the touch button of the hammer handle.

It seemed to sense the danger from the hammer, and the deathclaw lying on the ground instantly became much more honest.

Glancing at the metal collar around the neck of the deathclaw, Chu Guang then looked at the old man in his robe who was standing in the tent.

As Lao Bai mentioned in the forum, this person is obviously different from those predators in terms of dress and temperament.

Especially the gray robe with the hood, which always gave him a mysterious feeling.

No nonsense, Chu Guang asked straight to the point.

"What's it around its neck?"

The old man replied softly.

"It's a miracle, my lord."

Chu Guang was slightly stunned and glared at the old man.

"Speak human words."

The old man was unmoved.

"The name of this device is Miracles, Your Excellency. If we had to explain it, it would allow us to establish a spiritual level of communication with the aliens. ”

Through the old man's determined eyes, Chu Guang could now confirm that this guy himself didn't know how to explain this thing and how it worked.

But it doesn't matter.

There are exactly two specialists in the Vault, one who is proficient in implanting mechanical devices such as prostheses, and the other who is proficient in biology.

Chu Guang believed that one of them would definitely be interested in this thing.

Putting aside the question of the dead claw for the time being, Chu Guang looked at the old man and asked.

"Let me change the question, who are you?"

The old man said softly.

"Apostle of the Torch Church, my lord, you can treat me as a neutral third party."

Torch?

…… Church?

Hearing the familiar word "torch", a strange expression appeared on Chu Guang's face, looking at the old man in front of him who didn't seem to understand the situation.

"You were captured by me on the Marauders' position, and then you were embarrassed to tell me that you were a neutral third party?"

Looking at the old man with a stunned expression, Chu Guang continued.

"We'll settle the account with the torch later."

"Now, follow me with your things."

"I'll take you where the captives should be."

……

The sky was overcast.

With the roar of the engine, three pickup trucks with steel plates cruised around the outside of the experimental base, and finally did not muster up the courage to drive to the high ground and left for the north.

A few more hours passed.

Around noon.

Three pickup trucks with steel plates came back again.

In addition to these three vehicles, there were more than two hundred marauders, led by twenty ten-captains, divided into twenty squads, and pressed the high ground from the east and west sides at the same time.

The man with a telescope in his hand and only a handful of hair on his head looked in the direction of the experimental base, and the corners of his mouth curled up with a triumphant smile.

"Looks like those people ran away."

His name is Steel Fang, and he is the centurion of the Chewy Bone Tribe, who belongs to the Thousand Men under the command of Black Snake, and is also the descendant of the clan where the leader of the Chewy Bone Tribe belongs.

The man standing next to him at this moment was wearing a navy blue coat and an eyepatch on his left eye, whose name was Kevin, and he was once the commander of the Legion Commander who belonged to the expeditionary force.

After the defeat of General Klaas, on his way south, he happened to meet the people of the Chewy Bone Tribe.

These marauders are interesting.

After seeing his navy blue coat, they did not attack him for the first time, but gladly accepted him.

Kevin was confused by them for a while.

You know, the average marauder will be excited to make them into leather sofas or something else after catching the Legion, and show them off as trophies.

However, these predators are very pragmatic.

The deserters of the incorporated legion have been transformed into staff officers and instructors in the Chewing Bone Tribe.

Here, Kevin also met many deserters who were just as hopeless as he was to return home.

Xiang had nowhere to go anyway, and he had no other skills to earn a living except for fighting, so he stayed here.

Looking at the overexcited steel teeth, Kevin felt that he should remind him, so he coughed lightly and said.

"This does not bode well...... Since they chose to evacuate, it means that in their eyes, this place has lost its original strategic value. ”

Hearing this, the steel teeth who were excited, their expressions instantly gloomy.

At this moment, his men trotted over and brought him a battle report from the front.

As Kevin's crow's mouth said, the worst happened.

His men easily recaptured the experimental base, but there was only an empty shell left.

Those who attacked them not only took away the supplies prepared by their troops, but even removed the fuel rods located in the ecological park located in Building 3!

The only ones left were the twenty or so seriously wounded, who were thrown directly into the lobby of Building 3, where they were lying on the floor and wailing.

These shameful thieves!

War-feared cowards!

And those pig teammates are stupid enough, too! Guarding such a high ground can't even last a night!

Steel Fang clenched his fists and looked in the direction of the experimental base, anger spurting in his eyes.

It was supplies they had looted after robbing several survivor strongholds, and there was even a share of him, all to pave the way for the army to go to the front.

Kevin could probably guess what was going on in his mind, but cautiously suggested it anyway.

"Without supplies, even if we send a large army, we will only be able to suffer from cold and starvation here...... This place has lost its strategic value, retreat. ”

"You can't just leave it at that!" Steel Fang's eyes narrowed dangerously, and he said hatefully, "They should be survivors in this area!" We've got to get our supplies back! ”

Kevin looked at him, stunned.

Grab it back?

From the madmen who snatched the high ground in just one night?

Does this guy really know what he's talking about???