The fuel ran out, the long shuttle-shaped escape pod went out, and the parachute opened on the top and tail, dragging it to fall into a patch of yellow sand.

The half-human-tall radscorpion was frightened by the movement and fled in all directions, except for a few dumbfounded yellow beetles shaking their antennae in confusion.

The sound of air leaking rang out, and the hatch cracked open.

Several guards with submachine guns were the first to crawl out, half-crouching on the ground and on guard.

After confirming that it was safe outside, one of them immediately returned to the escape pod and knocked on the door to signal his comrades inside to open the hatch completely.

Soon, with the support of two soldiers of the personal guard, the embarrassed General McLen limped out of the escape pod.

This thing is said to be an escape pod, but it is actually a large "rocket", and the slow descent is a few parachutes, so the ride experience is naturally not very good.

Although he sat a few times during the drill, McLaen had no idea that he would use this thing one day.

"This damn bunch of natives...... Maggots ......"

His mouth kept cursing, and his eyes full of gloom searched the sky, fearing that a plane would catch up.

But fortunately, the planes of the alliance did not catch up with him, and the sky was clear for a hundred miles, and everything indicated it.

This is already Luoxia Province.

In addition to him and several soldiers of the Personal Guard, more than two dozen high-ranking officers sat in the escape pod, including his adjutant and staff officers.

This is almost the limit of what this escape pod can hold.

The remaining fuel was not enough to help them fly back to the military base thousands of kilometers away, but it was two or three hundred kilometers away from the river valley province.

When he was in the escape pod just now, he had already learned through the communication channel that the Iron Heart had completely fallen...... And almost less than ten minutes after he left.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shudder.

He didn't dare to think about how rudely he would be treated in the hands of those blood-drinking savages.

At the same time, he learned from the front-line troops that the barbarians had not only captured his airship, but had also hoisted a flag on his bridge.

That flag seems to belong to the Union.

Yes.

By now, he has finally figured out the identity of his opponent.

It's not just the survivor colony in Boulder City that is fighting against the Legion, but the "Alliance" of all survivor colonies in the southern part of the entire River Valley Province.

“…… This pack of wild dogs. ”

McLaren almost gritted his teeth and squeezed the words out between his teeth.

He swears.

He'll be back.

He will make those people pay for their stupidity and wash away this shame with their rancid blood......

……

No matter how furious McClan was, it could not change his embarrassment and embarrassment, and the outcome of the Legion's rout on all fronts of the River Valley Province.

Deciduous Camp.

The gunfire continued for an hour.

Soldiers in black robes and bulletproof armor and servants dressed in pseudo-military uniforms engaged in a fierce exchange of fire between the tents.

An hour ago, under the leadership of a group of veterans of the Death Corps and the Storm Corps, such as the debtor's big eye, the construction site boy and the brick, more than 200 soldiers from the Hu Cong Army quickly occupied the five ammunition depots and weapons depots in the fallen leaves camp.

After controlling the ammunition depot, Big Eye immediately threw his weapon to the soldiers of the Hu Cong Army who had not yet recovered their senses.

"The Legion burned down our homeland! Enslaved our brothers, sisters, wives, children! Today you want to use us as cannon fodder from the front line! ”

"We'll use our fists and gun barrels to tell them that we're human, not animals kept in captivity by these hyenas!"

"If you have a little dignity left, even a little bit left—"

"Grab your gun and follow me!"

To be honest, this mobilization was prepared in a hurry, and the big-eyed people's joint language was only of a general level, but most people didn't hear it very clearly.

However, in the chaos of the gunshots, most people were still infected by the passionate sound, and subconsciously took the rifle and magazine thrown at them.

The rebels rolled their sleeves over their arms to distinguish friend from foe, and engaged in a fierce exchange of fire with the black-robed soldiers who rushed to suppress them.

The most loyal cannon fodder was dragged to the front line, and the more than 3,000 puppet soldiers who remained either only touched the rifle for a few days, or they didn't look at the legion in the first place, and only succumbed to the legion's obscenity to put on this military uniform.

There were only about 500 legionnaires stationed in the deciduous camp, and there were as many as 100 awakened people who had infiltrated the camp alone.

Not only that, but most of these players are also promoted junior officers, and after hearing the gunshots, they directly led their subordinates to defect.

Colway's men soon fell into decline.

Especially after the forward gun bay of the airship was blown up and the flag of the alliance was hoisted on the bridge, those black-robed soldiers fell into despair.

In the chaos, Colway, who was wearing an exoskeleton, held a rifle in his hand and led more than a dozen of his guards to the west gate of the camp.

However, before he could touch the door, more than half of the more than a dozen guards had been killed or wounded, and only four people were left to protect him.

Looking at the sparks flying in the sky and the flickering fires in the camp, a hint of despair rose on Corway's face.

He couldn't figure out why the soldiers of the Hu Army, who had been fighting fiercely with the natives yesterday, suddenly turned their guns and fierce gaze towards them.

Especially those grassroots officers, none of them have a few or even a dozen lives of indigenous soldiers in their hands, and if they defect at this time, aren't they afraid of being captured and liquidated by the other side?

And when did these people collude?

I don't usually see them talking to each other!

At this moment, a fierce general of the army carried a rifle of the Rifle and single-handedly killed him.

Colway subconsciously glanced at his arm, and saw that the sleeve was not rolled up, so he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and motioned to several nervous guards next to him not to fire.

Fortunately, this one did not betray him.

Having just carved out a bloody path from the sea of corpses and bones, the battlefield guy gasped and looked at Colway and said.

"Sir, the traitors who have not done enough have betrayed the Legion! My people are crushing the traitors...... Tragically killed. ”

"In any case, you must not fall into the hands of those barbarians. I'll cover you, so retreat! ”

This sentence was made up by Fang Chang for him, and he memorized it for a long time to achieve it word for word.

In fact, he originally planned to make trouble with Big Eyes and them, and surprise the guy named Colway in front of him, but he suddenly received a new task on the forum last night.

The administrator asked him to continue to play the role of an undercover agent, and also to cover Corway's successful evacuation to the Legion's military base in the province of Luoxia.

Helplessly, the military order is like a mountain, and the chicken soup can only wait for the next time.

But think about it, the defeat of the legion is decided, there are countless hundred-man and ten-man teams that have surrendered in the formation, and there are enough officers who have been captured, not missing one or two.

It's better to let go of a few small shrimps and catch bigger fish in the future.

"These ......dogs who eat inside and out," he gritted his teeth and squeezed the sentence out of his throat, and Colway couldn't help but feel moved as he looked at the pangolins still standing on his side.

Even if all have betrayed themselves.

But there are still one or two loyal fellows who follow him unabated.

He swears.

If you are lucky enough to live, you will definitely live up to this shining loyalty.

"Cover me!"

Seeing that Colway was not suspicious, the battlefield guy breathed a sigh of relief in his heart and said with a loyal face.

"Yes! Sir! ”

……

Shortly after Colway fled, the armored forces of the Skeleton Corps made their way to the south gate of Camp Decidium.

After seeing the towering quadruple cannon, the more than fifty sentries stationed at the gate immediately dropped their weapons and surrendered.

They have wanted to vote for a long time.

I just don't want to vote for those puppet armies who roll up their sleeves.

After all, it was the dog that was fed by itself, and they couldn't accept the humiliation, both psychologically and physically.

But the end result is really the same.

The Skeleton Corps had a limited number of infantry, and after giving the guards their guns, they had them crouch in a row by the wall with their heads in their hands, and handed them to the soldiers who had killed them at the door.

Seeing that the general trend had gone, many soldiers of the Hu Congjun who were still helping the legion resist also rolled up their sleeves and defected.

In the end, more than 50 legionnaires in black robes, under the siege of the rebels, were caught up and surrounded by the Fallen Leaf Ridge.

Among them were junior officers such as the Legion Ten-Commander, as well as the Centurion who had fled here from the camp of the Aviation Marine Corps.

Although most of the legion's troops have surrendered as an organization, there is still no shortage of stubborn resistance.

That doesn't change much, though.

At the order of the Mole, five tanks No. 1 stopped on the gentle half-slope and lined up along the edge of the deciduous camp.

Aiming at the enemy's last position on the hill, Makabazi shouted as he looked at the loader at his feet.

"High-explosive bombs!"

"Close!"

With a shout, the power-based player pulled out the chamber of the armor-piercing projectile, then removed a shell from the ammo rack with a HE casing on it and stuffed it in, shutting the bolt with force.

"Reloaded!"

"Fire!"

With a deafening cannon sound, 88-millimeter high-explosive shells drew a parabola and landed on the top of the mountain of Fallen Leaf Ridge, bursting with patches of smoke.

At the same time, a player with an assault rifle, led by the leaders of each squad, orderly interspersed through the camp filled with gunsmoke and ran towards the direction of Fallen Leaf Ridge.

Standing next to the truck, the mole on the run raised his binoculars and glanced at the mountains not far away, suppressed by artillery fire.

No fortifications were built there in advance.

Wouldn't have thought that they would one day be pushed up the hill in embarrassment.

"Tank formations fired alternately, maintaining suppression, covering the infantry to advance towards the hill!"

There were shouts of excitement in the communication channel.

"Roger!"

The flag of the alliance fluttered hundreds of meters in the air, and with the breakthrough of the fallen leaf camp, there was no suspense about the outcome so far.

Now it should be considered a battlefield cleanup.

Glancing at the shivering survivors in the camp and lying on their stomachs, the mole saw the debt-ridden big eyes and the construction site boy and brick, who were approaching from the direction of the camp gate with a group of people.

The faces of those puppet soldiers were full of apprehension.

The identities of these people in front of you are not difficult to guess,

Even until yesterday, they were exchanging fire with these people.

However, these men did not embarrass them, did not even confiscate their guns, but showed them the direction and told them to go to the wall to help watch the prisoners of the Legion.

As for the players who came together, they didn't go, but stayed.

"It's quite a good time for you to come, and the group of people on the mountain will be handed over to you, don't blame us for not leaving you a mouthful of soup." Said with a big-eyed hippie smile.

Irena standing next to the mole glanced behind him and asked curiously.

"Where's your pangolin?"

The construction site boy replied with a smile.

"The Alliance's senior agents have a new mission, this time to cover Cowell's retreat."

"Corway?" Remembering that he had seen a serial post of the Battlefield on the forum before, the mole immediately remembered the name, "The supreme commander of the deciduous camp?" ”

"Yes, that's him."

Seeing the big eyes nodding, the mole had a regretful expression on his face.

"Damn! Let go of a big fish. ”

Debt Big Eyes smiled and said, "This is also a big fish?" It's just a few small bosses, and the ones on the airship are called big fish. ”

The mole sighed.

"Don't talk nonsense, clean up the battlefield."

The gunfire on the distant hill had stopped.

The infantry of the Skeleton Corps had already pressed up and were heading down the hill with a few prisoners.

Looking at the appearance of one of the prisoners, it seems that it is not quite the same as an ordinary little minion, maybe it is a high-ranking officer.

With his eyes rolling, the mole suddenly looked at the driver's seat of the armored truck next to him and commanded.

"Fugui, you continue to drive west and go to the battlefield guys."

The yawning elf king Fugui rolled his eyes.

"You, why don't you call me the Elf King?"

"Hurry up, before he goes far, go and scare him, and when he hits back, you will pretend that the engine has been broken, and put the steering wheel so horizontally."

As he spoke, the mole gestured with his hand.

The elf king Fugui smiled when he saw it and started the truck.

"Okay, I see what you mean."

The armored truck with the quadruple cannon restarted, broke away from the group, and headed west to make it more difficult for the pangolins.

The mole beckoned, and led the rest of the men deep into the deciduous camp, ready to count the loot with his good brothers.

The legion still has a lot of supplies left in the camp.

These include generators, a synthesizer of nutrient paste, a large amount of munitions, some workbenches and processing tools for disposing of scrap, and enough weapons and ammunition to arm half a division.

Without logistical supply lines, the corps had to produce the ammunition and chemicals needed from local materials.

In the makeshift factory, you can even see the barrels and bullets that have just come out of the car, and even the 100mm shells that have not had time to charge.

Among those captives, there should be some technicians of the legion, otherwise these wastelanders alone would not be able to do these difficult tasks.

While the mole was inspecting the ammunition depot, Debt Eye and the Construction Guy went to the camp of the Battlefield Atmosphere Group.

It was the garrison of the regiment and the officers of the Legion.

The officers' personal belongings, slaves, and some valuable goodies are usually kept here.

Loot the loot.

Naturally, it is necessary to start with the tent of the good brother.

Debt Big Eye and the construction site guy smiled at each other and walked towards the tent.

Maybe the two of them were laughing too obscenely, maybe the blood-stained bayonet was too scary, and the women who were huddled in the tent were full of horror when they saw the rebel army outside.

One of them, a little girl with a short head and light brown hair, suddenly flashed a trace of despair in her struggling eyes.

For as long as she could remember, she had heard from the Legion's instructors that it was their honor to be the dogs of the Legion, and that if they were in the hands of the wastelanders and mutants, they would not even have a chance to be whipped, and they would either be abused to death or skinned and thrown into the oil pan.

When General McLaen gave her and the others to the pangolin "native", she was nervous to death, for fear that he would cook and eat it.

However, in the past half a month, she gradually discovered that that person was not as barbaric or evil as she imagined, and even better than the people of the Legion treated them.

Not only did he not force them to do what they didn't want to, but he even showed compassion for their physical strength, and only let them do some work such as washing clothes.

In order to prevent them from being harassed by other outcasts and wastelanders, he also placed their tents next to his tent.

It was also at that time that even she had a thought in her heart that surprised even herself - it was a good feeling to be the servant of the native master.

However......

The man didn't come back.

It is clear that he fought valiantly until the last moment and was killed by these "rebels".

Rather than being caught by these demons, it is better to ......

Looking at the two people who walked into the tent, a hint of determination appeared on her face, and she quietly grabbed the razor blade on the table, intending to kill herself.

At a glance, I saw the movements of the little girl, and the big eyes that were talking and laughing with the construction site guy were suddenly startled.

Before he had time to ask about the situation, he hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed the little girl's arm and pulled the blade out of her hand.

"Are you crazy?"

The girl who was yelled at was obviously scared silly.

She bit her lip white, her widening eyes filled with horror, and she stared at the man in front of her in a daze.

"Well, I've heard it's called Stockholm syndrome...... But it doesn't seem to be quite like it," the construction site boy interjected with Brick, "Anyway, don't expect your little human language to break it up with her and leave it to the NPCs who manage the logistics department." ”

The Coalition has places like shelters.

It was similar to the camp camps, and the main thing was to house and educate slaves who had been redeemed from slave traders, and poor people who had been rescued from marauders.

Most of these people have lost the ability to live in a normal society in the continuous torture, and it is difficult for them to adapt to the new life both mentally and physically.

Before the "supervisees" are reintegrated into society, they are educated by instructors, taught them to read and read newspapers, and after they have acquired at least one skill to earn a living, they are registered as new residents and released to start a new life.

Although these people were not tortured, they lived as slaves from birth, and there was not a trace of longing for freedom in their eyes.

"This game is a trouble ...... for Nyima"

The officers knew that they would surrender if they couldn't win the battle, but the cannon fodder was about to run out of blood, and the most loyal one was a slave......

Of course, it is not necessarily loyalty to the Legion.

Bigeye sighed.

Although he was in the Department of Intelligence, he didn't really want to think about those complex issues.

Releasing the hand that was gripping her arm, he tossed the blood-stained blade aside, ignoring the blood on his hand, took a note from his bosom and handed it to the girl who was bent on death.

"It's ...... The pangolin is written for you, take it. ”

Looking at the note in her hand, the girl looked dazed.

Obviously, she was illiterate.

The debtor took the note back helplessly, cleared his throat, and read it in a non-standard human language.

"The inn in Dawning City is looking for laundry workers, recommend the Highway Town Inn, that old man named Hook is a good man, and we reached out to the marauders when they came."

"There is no slavery, no oppression in the land of the Union, where we have established our own kingdom, and we swear under the banner that we will never submit to barbarism."

"Therefore, you need not submit to me either."

"You've learned the skills to make a living, you can—and you should go there and live a normal life."

Combined with his own understanding, he modified his wording a little to make those words sound not so difficult to understand.

Several women in the tent looked at each other.

The light-brown-haired girl bowed her head and was silent for a long time.

Debt-indebted Big Eye and the construction site guy casually recovered some of the Battlefield's personal belongings and prepared to bring them back to Dawn City for him.

Just as the two were about to leave, the girl with light brown hair suddenly raised her head and mustered up the courage to stop the two.

"My name is Lisa."

The debt-ridden big eye and the construction site guy stopped and looked at her in a daze, not understanding what the little girl was going to do.

Biting her lip slightly, she continued in a human language.

He ...... If he's still around, tell him for me. ”

"I'll wait for him."

The debtor big eye and the construction site boy looked at each other with the brick face.

"What did she say? I was distracted. ”

"Uh, like her name is Lisa? Wait for that pangolin. ”

"it, cow!"

Seeing the debt and big eyes, he was surprised, and the construction site boy blurted out with bricks subconsciously.

"What kind of cow?"

Debt Big Eyes looked at him speechlessly and rolled his eyes.

“…… Can you please not shake this wit of the scenery? ”

The construction site boy and the brick said with a humble face.

"I ...... In fact, I just want to ask, is it a two-headed cow or a normal kind of cow. ”

“……”

……

The battle on the Western Front came to an end, and Chu Guang, who had entered the Fallen Leaf camp, announced to the local survivors the news of the rout of the legion and the victory of the Alliance.

The area around Shrigaya City will be included in the Restoration Zone by the Alliance, and the Fallen Leaf Camp will be renamed Fallen Leaf City as part of the Alliance.

Survivors captured by the Legion are free to decide whether they want to stay, and those who wish to stay, the Alliance will help them rebuild their homes from the ruins...... These efforts will be carried out in parallel with the advance of the front.

As for the captured soldiers, the League pardoned them for their crimes in working for the Legion during the war.

Although a small number of Legions joined on their own initiative, most of them became cannon fodder under the coercion of the Legion.

Holding them accountable is a bit hurtful.

Of course, if one of the survivors identifies that one of them has committed a serious crime by taking advantage of his status as a servant, he will still not be exempt from the punishment of hard labor.

As always, the Alliance will build a prisoner of war camp near Fallen Leaf City to hold prisoners of war.

They will pay for their war crimes with their labour and in doing so compensate those who have been displaced by them.

Just when Chu Guang was busy leading his little players to clean up the battlefield on the Western Front, the northern frontier of the alliance was ready to move at the moment.

North of Xizhou City.

On the edge of the confluence of a tributary of Tianshui and a barren mountain range, a thousand-strong force was marching unhurriedly towards the south.

The team consisted of a dozen three-wheeled motorcycles and six-wheeled trucks, carrying light and heavy machine guns, mortars, and anti-armor bazookas.

Although these men were armed with infantry weapons, no one doubted their firepower.

It is not difficult to see from the various costumes that the identity of these people is mercenaries.

And in the province of River Valley, the only places that can make a team of thousands of unorganized and undisciplined people like mercenaries are Boulder City and Bougerra Free State.

And judging by the direction in which these people are traveling, it is impossible to guess that they are from the latter.

Walking beside Hadr, the man in the felt hat looked out over a mountain to the south and laughed and teased.

"Wouldn't it be a little bad for us to make a move at this time?"

The corners of his mouth curled slightly, and Hubbard, who was carrying a rifle, said with a lazy face.

"You can't make a fortune if you're always tied up."

The name Hubbard is also well-known in the Free State of Bougerra. This is true both for him and for the mercenary group named after him.

Just a few days ago, he was approached by a mysterious employer through an agent, hoping that he would attack the Alliance's Dawn City from the north.

Hubbard refused the offer without hesitation at first, after all, it was no different from death, and no matter how much he was paid, he had to spend his life.

However, the employer soon provided another clue.

The Legion will adjust its deployment in the desert, and the airships in Uigu City will be redeployed to the province of Tsugashi to support the battle in Oasis 9.

Before that, the Alliance's forces will inevitably be pinned down on the Western Front, and the defenses on the Northern Front will inevitably be empty, and the invasion of Dawn City will not encounter much resistance at this time.

In addition to the information, the employer also said that he could support them with a batch of arms and increased the original 1 million dinars to 1.2 million.

1.2 million dinars, which is not a small amount.

Even if it is an average score, there can be more than 1,000 in everyone's hands...... Although considering the cost, Hubbard will not divide it that way.

And in addition to the bounty, according to the employer, he could dispose of the seized loot at his own discretion.

Hubbard had long heard that Dawn had gathered thirty or forty thousand survivors and hoarded aid worth millions of chips.

Someone paid for the equipment, and the spoils of war were all his own, and Hubbard couldn't think of a reason to refuse on such lucrative terms.

The troops marched to the riverside of the Tianshui tributary.

Looking at Tianshui close at hand, Hubbard immediately ordered.

"Prepare to cross the river!"

In the rainy season, the water is more turbulent than ever, and the tributary is much wider, with a full 1 km at its narrowest point.

But Hubbard was prepared for this.

Just because his brothers had never fought a water war didn't mean he didn't know how to watch the weather.

There are about 20 inflatable rafts the size of double mattresses, each equipped with 4 rowing oars.

More than 1,000 people were divided into two waves, and two teams of hundreds, led by Hubbard, took the lead in boarding an inflatable raft to cross the river, while the rest stayed on the shore to keep watch.

Standing at the front of the inflatable raft, Hubbard looked at the south bank of the tributary of the Tianshui River and the brothers paddling hard in front of him, with a hint of excitement and cruelty in his eyes.

Since the alliance can't take care of this side for a while......

It's time to stay in Dawn City for a few more days.

Although the outcasts were certainly not as beautiful as the dancers of the Free State Tavern of Bougerra, he did not dare to come around at will in the city.

There aren't that many constraints on the outside.

While Hubbard's mind was full of thoughts, his vanguard was only fifty meters away from the shore.

At this time, on the bank of the river not far away, on the edge of the lush mountain forest, a figure suddenly appeared.

Judging by the slightly slender shoulders, it was probably a woman, and it was draped in a cloak with a hood, and the shadow under the hood obscured the entire face.

Hubbard narrowed his eyes slightly.

His intuition of the crisis made him feel a dangerous aura from the man's body.

He tore his voice and shouted.

"Hey, chick on the shore, this isn't the place to go out. Uncle Ben has something to do today, so I don't have time to play with you. ”

The man didn't respond.

Hubbard's expression froze, and he gestured to the brethren next to him, and at the same time his hand reached for the automatic rifle hanging from the inflatable raft.

"Ready to fight ......"

It has to be said that his judgment was very decisive.

And the facts have proved that his judgment is indeed correct.

Merely......

It seems a little late.

Almost as soon as he gave the order, they were only thirty meters away from the river, and the man standing on the bank moved at the same time.

And—

It's incredibly fast!

It doesn't look like a human being.

Hubbard saw her legs bent slightly, and then jumped into the air like a cannonball, spanning a distance of more than twenty meters and landing on an inflatable raft in front.

The force of the impact caused the inflatable raft to snap almost in two, and the mercenaries standing on it flew out screaming and landed in the rushing river.

The moment he saw this scene, Hubbard's pupils suddenly shrank.

Before he could react, the figure that was as fast as a gust of wind had already jumped towards the next inflatable raft, and two white rays of light popped out of her cuffs.

From the flickering afterimage, he could barely see that they were two daggers!

There was no time to parry, and in an instant, the two mercenaries who had just raised their guns were killed, and before they could fall into the river, the man who killed them cut the throats of the two again.

The two slender daggers in his hands flew up and down, like flying propellers, tearing apart the inflatable raft under his feet like flying saws.

The adjutant crouching next to Hubbard had panic written on his face, and the light machine gun in his hand tried to aim at the sturdy figure.

But the man was too close to the friendly army!

He could neither aim nor fire.

"Damn...... I can't see it! ”

Hubbard's eyes flashed with fierceness, and he roared loudly.

"Don't fight it in close quarters, get jumped into the river at close quarters! The rest of the people fired! Crush it for me! ”

Sudden ——!

The erected machine gun finally spewed out tongues of fire, and the adjutant pulled the trigger at Hubbard's urging without waiting for his teammates to jump completely.

Bullets struck the inflatable raft like locusts!

In that dense network of firepower, two mercenaries who had no time to jump ship were killed instantly, and less than five of them successfully jumped into the river.

Even if they don't know how to swim at all.

Having dismantled an inflatable raft, the man, as if tireless, did not stop at all, and continued to leap on to the next one.

In just five minutes, half of the 20 inflatable rafts had sunk, and the mercenaries who had fallen into the water were also killed or wounded, most of them were swept downstream by the turbulent water, and only a few who knew how to water swam towards the north with a frightened face.

Seeing the situation on the river, the mercenaries waiting by the river could only watch anxiously, even if they set up mortars and machine guns, they could not help at all.

The man was too close to their teammates.

A mortar doesn't necessarily kill the man, maybe their boss is gone first.

Seeing the continuous casualties of his subordinates, Hubbard was so anxious that his eyes were red, and when he saw that the shadow was getting closer and closer, he finally couldn't help but shout loudly.

"Retreat! All retreat! ”

Receiving the order to retreat, the mercenary immediately grabbed the oars and rowed vigorously in the opposite direction.

However, the man did not let them go at all, and chased straight after them.

One of the mercenaries pulled out the Iron Fist Bazooka in the box, aimed at the man standing on the inflatable raft, and pulled the trigger.

A white smoke swished past.

Almost at the same time, however, a small quadcopter drone flew straight down from the sky, between him and the man.

Explosions rang out!

The rocket collided with the drone, and at the same time detonated the explosives on the drone, and the sparks of the second explosion instantly engulfed the two inflatable rafts, blowing up the mercenary who launched the rocket.

The frenzied air currents swung across the river, pushing the surrounding inflatable rafts outwards and lifting the hood on the man's head.

Hubbard's eyes shrank slightly.

It was a face with bland features, a slightly abstract outline, like a dummy in a clothing store window.

Realizing what it was, he exclaimed.

"Androids!"

"You're a corporate guy?!"

The man did not reply, and before the blast wave of the explosion had pushed the inflatable raft too far, his legs exerted his strength again, and he leaped like cannonballs towards the ship where Hubbard was.

At the same time, it is also the last one!

Hubbard roared at the sight of the man rushing towards him, and the veins under his muscles writhed like earthworms, and even the muscles of his whole body were expanding.

Immediately after, he simply threw away his rifle, pulled out two short knives strapped to his thighs, and faced the man head-on.

Bell ——!

The sound of two consecutive metal collisions sounded, and the huge force shook his mouth faintly.

The android standing on the inflatable raft took half a step backwards, and although there was no sadness or joy in his bland features, it seemed to show a hint of surprise.

At least in Hubbard's opinion.

"Don't underestimate Lao Tzu...... Lao Tzu is also an awakened person," his eyes burned with fighting intent, and two short knives were placed in front of him, adjusting his breathing, trying to stabilize the shaking center of gravity.

From between his clenched teeth, he squeezed out a defiant word.

"Disgusting monster...... Lao Tzu, this will disassemble you into parts. ”

"Your words, it's too much."

There was no trace of emotion in the current sound, this was the first and only sentence it said after it started.

Two willow-like daggers spun again in its hands.

Like a fighter jet's propeller.

Hubbard twitched his pupils, trying to see the trajectory of the blade, but the frame rate of his eyes was no longer able to capture it.

The android standing at the bow of the ship moved again.

This time, it's faster than it was just now.

Looking at the oncoming dummy face, Hubbard's muscles swelled, and he roared and slashed out, but the feeling of losing control of the empty swing made his heart sink.

So fast!

It was the last thought that crossed his mind.

The android who turned slightly sideways easily avoided his full force, his vigorous steps had already landed on his heel half an inch, and the flying dagger was just a flicker, and it lightly slit the back of his neck.

There, is the center of the nerves.

Because the arteries are avoided, no blood is spurted.

Hubbard's eyes widened and he tried to twist his head behind him, but his body was already out of control, and he fell straight forward on the inflatable raft.

Throwing off the bloodstained dagger, the android standing on the inflatable raft glanced across the river, turned his head and jumped into the river.

Finally came back to their senses, and the mercenaries standing by the river pulled the trigger one after another, and vented their ferocious fire in the direction where the figure disappeared.

The rain of bullets splashed on the surface of the river.

Immediately after that, two more mortar shells fell into the river, and the burst water column rushed more than ten meters.

However, the figure was gone, leaving only a mess of the river and pools of pale red blood......

The mercenaries' faces were filled with horror.

"The Devil ......"

"What's that?!"

"Is it the Awoken?"

"No...... Is that thing still human? ”

It was a completely one-sided slaughter.

Although they were 100% confident that they could destroy it on land, they were ...... in the rushing river. Unless it's an awakened person with reflex nerve reinforcement, it's hard to stand firm, let alone aiming.

There is no such thing as a "steady" in a rifle.

A bearded man swallowed and looked at the brother standing nearby.

"The boss is dead."

He is the centurion of the Hubbard Mercenary Regiment.

But now Hubbard is dead.

He will probably take his brothers and register a new mercenary group under his own name.

The centurion next to him nodded solemnly.

"Hmmm......"

The bearded man continued.

"That'...... What do we do now? ”

They only brought twenty inflatable rafts, and they had no equipment to cross the river, and even if they did, as long as the ghost thing was still there, they would not have a chance to get there.

It has become impossible to accomplish the task.

An older centurion gritted his teeth and said in a heavy tone.

"Withdraw ......"

……

Symbolically, several rounds of mortars were fired across the river, on the one hand, to vent their anger, and on the other hand, presumably to mourn their dead regimental commander.

The mercenaries gathered by the river saw that no one swam up again, and after hesitating for a while, they finally retreated in a swarm.

At the same time, a little further downstream, an android emerged from the river, shook off the water droplets on its body, and walked smoothly to the shore.

"Well done! The host will thank you! ”

The puppet riding on Xia Yan's shoulder gently swayed his calves, and his quiet and beautiful face floated a heartfelt compliment.

Xia Yan, who had hit the soy sauce, felt that he should also say something, so he smiled and said with a little embarrassment.

"It doesn't look like we need to do anything......"

She carried an LD-47S sniper rifle on her back.

It's been a long time since she's fought and she's not an Awakened, but she's not unfamiliar with her abilities—at least that's what she thinks.

However......

Xiao Qi complained.

"Remove the words, Xiaoqi is shot!"

Hearing this, Xia Yan's eyebrows twitched violently, glaring at the guy who was sitting on his shoulder.

"You guy, be careful I throw you into the river!"

Xiao Qi, who was controlling the puppet, bent the corners of his mouth.

"Don't talk about it, if you have the ability, you can throw it away."

Seeing this guy's angry appearance, Xia Yan was so angry that he bared his teeth and pulled it off his shoulder and kneaded it for a while, but he didn't dare to really throw this guy into the river.

It's different from that wastebasket.

Even if Chu Guang's thoughts are not considered, this is also a puppet made by Pai.

After so many days of getting along, she had already become friends with that blue-eyed little girl.

Xiao Qi obviously knew, and when she rubbed her face, she simply disconnected from the doll and lay down.

Lyra shook the blood and water droplets off the dagger, looked at the rubbed doll, and replied in that uninhibited electronic voice.

"Thank you, the support is timely."

Seeing Tianqin looking at this, Xia Yan felt embarrassed for a while, and carefully put Xiao Qi back on his shoulder.

Reconnecting, Xiao Qi shook his calf and continued.

"You're welcome...... Speaking of the androids in the Vault, I thought I couldn't do anything to the living creatures. ”

"Normally, no, but Dr. Method has modified my terms of service to add qualifications, such as judging that the people in the shelter or list are in danger, they can use the necessary force."

With a slight flicker in her eyes, Lyra continued expressionlessly.

"Aren't you too?"

Xiao Qi curled the corners of his mouth proudly.

"Of course, these hateful guys dare to plot against Xiao Qi's master, Xiao Qi must teach them a lesson!"

About half a month ago, its owner had told it that the northern borders of the Alliance might be attacked.

Later, when he traveled to Ryokani City, his owner had probably reached some agreement with the administrators of Vault 101 to send Lyra here.

Seeing that Chu Guang was so worried about the safety here, Xiao Qi transferred two drones and flew to the edge of Dawn City, and by the way, he also pulled Xia Yan, who was studying in Camp 101.

I didn't have to pull her.

The main reason is that the owner is not in the range of communication, and it is strange and bored to stay alone, so it also calls the "servant" who often carries it up and down the stairs.

By the way, show off your beautiful new body with this.

Listening to the communication between the two AIs, Xia Yan felt completely unable to interject.

At this time, she suddenly noticed the eye-catching and cracks on Lyra's body, and said worriedly.

"You're hurt."

Lyra's pupils flickered slightly, and she replied solemnly.

"Minor issues, just some cosmetic damage, the moving parts and controls are still intact, and it doesn't affect my functioning."

This is probably the longest sentence she has ever said.

Xia Yan's eyes sparkled and said.

"I mean, I can fix it for you."

It's a craft she's just learned recently, and she's worried that she won't have a chance to practice it.

Facing the expectant eyes, Lyra was slightly stunned, and looked to the side after a moment of silence.

"That...... Not necessarily. ”

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It's a little late, it's still a big chapter today, and it shouldn't be late tomorrow, probably ......