On the Death Coast, on a floating dock paved with steel plates, a group of construction workers in overalls are coming ashore one after another with shovels and toolboxes.

They were soldiers of the Imperial Expeditionary Force and had previously been stationed at the port of Fritters.

Although the league occasionally dragged them out for target training, it was clear that the player had no intention of throwing them to the front line from the start.

And thankfully, that's the case.

When they walked to the shore, many people vomited on the spot, their faces turned pale, and their hands and feet were numb.

The reason for this is, of course, seasickness, but also half of it is due to the miserable conditions on the beach.

I saw swollen and mutilated corpses lying haphazardly on the beach, some blue, some green, and some human. Although the corpses in the trenches have been removed by the player, some of the mutants who died in the sea were then washed onto the beach by the waves.

Not just corpses, but also xenos that smell and wander around.

Some of the big, unspeakable sea crabs were the first to smell the rot, and pounced on the carcasses to nibble on them, and feasted on the buffet.

The crowd swallowed saliva and stomach acid, and walked to the shore with stiff legs.

However, at this moment, a gunshot suddenly rang out on the shore.

"Bang ——!"

The sudden sound of gunfire startled everyone, and the muscle memory they had developed made them subconsciously lie down until they saw a blue coat wearing an exoskeleton approaching them.

"Don't be nervous, it's me."

Carrying a shotgun to the dock, he smiled and waved his hand, and then pointed to the row of floating docks at the feet of the crowd.

I saw a mutant sea crab more than a meter tall lying crookedly in the waterlogged sand pit, and the entire side of its head was shattered by the bullet of the shotgun.

The carapace was so similar in color to the sand that no one who had paid attention to the corpses on the shore noticed it.

Looking at these frightened expeditionary soldiers, he said with a smile.

"Keep an eye on your feet, the pincers of this thing are so strong that they can break your legs in a single stroke...... We've already spent enough money on you, and we don't want to put a prosthetic leg on you. ”

Seeing that no one spoke, the half-year-old stopped talking nonsense and continued straight to the point.

"Your task is simple, clean up the corpses on the beach, drag them together and about five kilometers from the coastline, and then incinerate them with the fuel we provide to you......"

"The Torch Church's military forces in the vicinity have been dismantled by us, so there should be no danger. Of course, I can only say yes, after all, anything can happen on the battlefield, you have to keep your eyes open and be prepared for all possible dangers. ”

"That's the way it is, it's better to ask questions now, and if not, you can get to work."

Throwing down these words, the half-year-old waited for a while, and when he saw that no one said anything, he was about to turn around and leave.

But at this moment, a young man raised his hand tremblingly.

"I ...... There's a problem. ”

His voice was a little timid, as most of the rat-people did when communicating with them.

Half a year old didn't care, and waved his right hand.

"Then ask quickly."

The young man swallowed and spoke quickly.

"Why don't you just let those crabs eat them......"

In his opinion, there is no need to care about these things, anyway, the crabs can be eaten cleanly.

Listening to this whimsical idea, the half-year-old laughed out loud and said in a teasing tone.

"When you've fed them, guess what they're going to be?"

Why are these NPCs more like NPCs than themselves?

He was about to turn around when the young man whispered again.

"What if you get a little farther away from the docks? Dig a puddle there and bury the body in it...... Maybe we'll be able to lure the mutated sea crabs here. ”

It's not that he thinks it's troublesome to move the corpse, but mainly because he thinks that this crab can be eaten, and it's a pity to drive it away.

When they first arrived at the port, they picked up the crabs that were killed by the Union soldiers, and roasted them with the Union soldiers.

Half a year old glanced at the young man in surprise.

Boy.

Are the NPCs in this game so real?!

But one thing to say, it's a good idea for him to think about it in his head.

Of course, the main thing was that he also wanted to improve the food, so he walked up with a smile and patted the young man on the shoulder.

"Brother, what's your name?"

The young man said tremblingly.

"Dan ......"

"Then call you Adam, haha, the future crab tycoon Adam."

As he spoke, the half-year-old threw a string of keys with license plate tags in his hand, and then thought of something and stuffed the guy in his hand again, and continued with a smile.

"The truck was borrowed from you, and you have all these people...... And this shotgun and walkie-talkie. I want your crab farm to be at least five kilometers from here, and call us if it's attacked. ”

The young man named Dan was stunned for a moment, then nodded in ecstasy.

"Don't worry, sir, leave it to me, I will make sure you are satisfied!"

From the smile on the face of the Alliance soldier, he seemed to see an opportunity to change his fate!

If this is done well, maybe you can stay......

Half a year old didn't care, smiled and made a "go get busy" gesture, and then walked back to the shore.

Standing on the shore and waiting, he asked after stepping up to the sky and seeing him coming.

"Is that okay?"

Half a year old said with a smile.

"What's the problem, it's good to use that mutant's corpse waste, don't be so serious haha."

Maybe when the battle is over, this mutated sea crab will become a local specialty.

Seeing his hippie smiling face, he made a helpless expression when he stepped into the sky.

"Okay."

He didn't think it mattered, just don't affect the delivery of supplies anyway.

……

The dusk that hung over the horizon was gradually falling.

At the same time that the expeditionary forces of Youtiao Port came ashore one after another, Duke Nehak, who refused to get off the ship on the South China Sea Alliance fleet, finally hesitated to go ashore after seeing General Li Minghui go ashore.

He is also the Grand Duke of the Empire, and he can't be underestimated.

It's not all.

As the Grand Duke of the Empire, now that the expeditionary force has finally landed on the territory of the Torch Church, it is a bit unreasonable for him not to say it.

But what he didn't expect was that the situation on this shore was even more tragic than he imagined, and the thick smell of blood did not blow away even after a whole day of sea breeze.

Standing on the undulating steel plate, Duke Nehac felt as if his nasal cavity was soaked in blood, and he only felt his legs and stomach weaken.

Is this the front line......

His Adam's apple moved up and down, swallowing almost dry saliva, his pupils filled with uncontrollable fear.

Although he had seen the true strength of the Alliance in the holographic screen, the death he saw through the screen was far less profound than what he felt at the moment.

These guys aren't human......

Whether it's these guys lying on the beach, or those who are camped on the shore......

They are all devils!

Pushing away the guards who had come to support him, he moved his stiff steps toward the shore.

Not far away is the Alliance's camp, with tents lining the edge of the beach and watchtowers lit up.

He had a glimmer of hope that the camp would be filled with wounded, that the battle would defeat both the Torch and the Alliance, that the Empire would be on top of the world, but the moment he walked into the camp, all hope was lost.

The soldiers sat in the positions where they had fought and lit bonfires where the enemy had fallen.

They didn't care about the bullet marks and blood on the ground, so they sat down in front of the campfire, and even laughed and roasted the meat and sang.

And not even just the soldiers of the Union.

He saw with his own eyes that several soldiers of the expeditionary force were also seated by them, and among them were those who knew musical instruments, improvised the piccolo of the province of Borneo, and beat drums made of animal skins and bones, to accompany the hoarse and majestic singing.

“…… The gears of heaven have fallen into the furnace. ”

"Boiling molten steel splashes out of the furnace."

"Immortal disasters never stop."

"We will reforge the kingdom of mortals!"

“……”

"The Hound of Chaos has been decapitated."

"The flame of punishment is the end of lies."

"If reversing black and white is the way to heaven......"

"Then let's turn it upside down first!"

He couldn't understand what they were singing, but he felt the blood in his veins churning with the melody.

A hint of fear suddenly appeared in his heart, especially when he saw that the soldiers of the expeditionary force were also humming softly.

The lyrics seem to contain some kind of rebellious curse......

Someone spotted him, smiled and pointed over, and when he came to his senses, he had been pulled to the campfire and sat down together.

The two guards who were next to him were also pulled to the campfire.

“…… Be happy, don't be bitter, the war is coming to an end! ”

"You still have a lot of problems to worry about, but at least now we can celebrate our common victory......" The Killer Dagger smiled and patted Duke Nehak on the shoulder, "This is a victory for all mankind, not only for us, but also for you." ”

“…… Less, less nonsense! ”

Duke Nyhak's eyes widened like a rat with his tail trampled, and he was very old.

"We had no problem, we were fine! It's you who have the problem, it's you who put those stinky things...... Bring that wasteland to the province of Borneo! Before you came to us, we were fine! ”

His beard trembled, his lips turned blue, and he didn't even realize the contradiction in his words—the first said that it was good now, and then it was good before the alliance came.

Looking at the living clown, the players laughed out loud, and the Dagger Killer slapped him on the shoulder with a smile.

"Of course you're good, people buried in the soil can't speak."

He vaguely remembered that when they caught this guy, he was almost alive in bed.

Without waiting for the bearded and glaring duke to refute, the dagger man poured him a glass of wine.

"Come on, drink wine and eat meat, today is a day worth celebrating, don't hurt your peace for a little thing."

Looking at the meat leg stuffed into his hand, Nehak couldn't help but think of the corpses all over the ground, his face was slightly pale, and he asked in a trembling voice.

"What kind of meat is this?"

Seeing his frightened appearance, the killing dagger immediately knew that he wanted to be crooked, so he said with a smile.

"Monster meat, we just beat, it tastes a bit like bear meat...... Try? ”

Seeing the provocative eyes, Duke Nehak didn't want to be looked down upon, so he took a bite with a black face.

The aroma of the barbecue spreads between his lips and teeth, and the oily taste makes his eyes shine.

Well......

Does this taste surprisingly good?

Although the people in this alliance were a little rude, he had to admit that these guys still have a set of cooking skills.

Seeing that the duke was no longer noisy, the players continued the banquet with laughter.

The Killer Dagger was laughing and talking nonsense with his teammates, when suddenly a light blue icon popped up on the VM.

"Lao Bai has something to call me, I guess I'm on a mission, you continue to eat, I'll go first."

After greeting his teammates with a smile, he picked up his helmet and put it on, and walked to the command tent in the depths of the camp.

When he opened the curtain and entered, he saw Lao Bai and Fang Chang standing next to the command table, staring at the map spread out on the table meticulously.

It was rare to see the two of them show such serious expressions, and the murderous dagger immediately guessed that it was estimated that he had come to a big job, and his face suddenly showed an excited expression.

"Got work?"

"Well, and it's a big ......job," Fang Chang, who pinched his chin, nodded, and summarized the information he had just heard from the Guards.

To put it simply, the middle and upper echelons of the Torch Church have a ghost who leads the way, and since he is not on the "evacuation list", they hope to surrender to the alliance for a chance of leniency.

The murderous dagger thought that this guy was really a little unlucky.

Generally speaking, since you know that there is this list, you have to be on the list.

It turned out that this person was interesting, knowing that the list was not on the list.

But leaving aside how this guy got into this, there was another thing that puzzled him the most.

The top brass of the Torch Church plan to run away?

These guys have been surrounded by them as the eighth king of the Weng, where can they run away?

Is there still a place on earth where they can stay?

Wait, is it—

Looking at the stunned expression on the face of the Murderous Dagger, Fang Chang said with a faint smile.

"Looks like you realize it without me explaining."

The Murderous Dagger nodded, and said with a solemn expression.

"The Torch Church has a spaceship on its hand......"

Fang Chang: "......"

Lao Bai coughed dryly.

"What do they want the ship for...... You think about it again. ”

The murderous dagger was stunned.

"Huh? That...... Where else can they run? ”

"Actually, it's not impossible," Fang Chang suddenly said, "Maybe it's a spaceship, maybe it's a space station, maybe it's a satellite, or even a hard drive...... However, it is very unlikely that they will escape directly in the spacecraft, and I am more inclined to think that they are intending to transmit signals to devices in outer space through some kind of high-power transmitter. ”

The planet's outer space is littered with the wreckage of spacecraft, including some satellites that are still working, and even automatic weapons.

Due to the widespread application of nuclear fusion technology, many of the outer space equipment left over from the era of the People's Union of People has calculated its service life in centuries.

After a pause, he continued.

"If that's the case, I have reason to believe that they have completed the transfer of data at this point in time. Don't forget, those guys don't exist in the first place, and they've already uploaded their data to the so-called Sanctuary. ”

The murderous dagger was stunned and said in confusion.

"Isn't that ...... There's no point in chasing after it now? ”

"It's not meaningless, although the migration of intercepted data may not be realistic, but at least we can figure out where their data is sent and what ......"

Staring intently at the map, Fang Chang continued with a normal meaning.

"Where the hell are our enemies."

"Enemy......" The killer dagger did not understand what he was saying, and repeated the word inexplicably.

Lao Bai looked at him and explained.

"I agree with the chief that there may be other supporters behind the torch."

Murderous Dagger: "The other supporters are ......"

Looking at the Dagger Killer who still didn't know anything, Fang Chang said bluntly.

"Remember the third update in the previous Beta 0.6 version, the South Gate II galaxy and the world of Gaia?"

"Damn, you mean...... The pie that was planned? The killing dagger looked at him confusedly, "But isn't that the whole life......

Fang Chang smiled faintly.

"Then you're underestimating Ah Guang too much."

When everyone thinks it's a joke, it's probably not a joke.

He can be sure that the map five light years away is ready, and that it has been influencing the game world since Beat 0.6, but most people don't realize it.

He wasn't 100% sure that the Torch was backed by the Gaia Forces, but he was 100% sure that the quest in front of him was the first link between the player and the quest chain related to the New World!

He could even assert that similar opportunities may have arisen before, but no one had triggered them.

It is precisely because of this that this mission will fly directly to them like a straight ball.

Most of the events in this game may seem isolated from each other, but if you dig deeper, you can find a connection to each other!

He can confidently say that no one knows Ah Guang better than him!

After listening to Fang Chang's analysis, the killing dagger also felt like that, and his eyes became brighter and brighter.

"In other words, our opportunity to establish an opportunity with the world five light years away lies in this mission? Wait, Gan! If we fail, won't we miss the opportunity to open a new map? ”

Fang Chang shook his head and said.

"That's not true, since the game team has made the map, it will definitely give players a chance to go. It's just that many of the missions in this game are unique, and the opportunities given to each player are limited, so if we miss it this time, it should be triggered by other players next time. ”

"It's useless to analyze these now, let's go back to the mission itself first."

Lao Bai coughed lightly, ended the topic that had gone off track, looked at the map spread out on the table and continued.

“…… According to the Guards Corps, the Torch Higher-ups are currently hiding in an underground facility known as Vault 20. The entrance to this vault is located in an abandoned old industrial park, and like Vault 182, it is a vault that has been abandoned for many years and then reactivated, so it will not be difficult for us to break through the security system. ”

"The NPC who gave us the information is named Karen, and we now have her biometric information, whether it's fingerprints, iris or measurements...... Ahem, in short, she may have important information in her hands, including the whereabouts of the Torch Church's top management, the supporters behind the torch, and the information on the Completion Life Research Project. So our first priority is to ensure her safety, followed by the suppression of the entire research facility and the seizure of Vault 20. ”

"According to the coordinates provided by the Guards Corps, this shelter must be about 100 kilometers away from our landing site. A third of the road in the middle is still hilly, and the road is in poor condition, so I am afraid that not much heavy equipment will be invested in this battle. ”

Fang Chang nodded.

"It's better to use a Viper to break in quickly...... After all, it belongs to the realm of heaven, and it would be better to fight quickly. ”

"I think the same as you," Lao Bai grinned and continued with a serious expression, "In addition, the Guards remind us that we must be careful with friendly forces...... The institute was very close to the 310,000th Legion, only about fifty kilometers away. If we make too much noise and make them realize that there might be some treasure there, it's hard to say if they're going to step in and mess things up, and we must not let the Torch researchers fall into their hands. ”

The Willant is also the holder of the Completion Lifeform technology, and the eight-fold clone is the product of this project.

In fact, it's not just the legions, they have to be careful with the academy.

The former are at least active in the light, while the latter are mostly active in the dark, and it's hard to say if they already know something.

After all, although it is true that it is the alliance that has been fighting against the torch, it is not necessarily the alliance that knows the torch best

Long before the birth of the Alliance, the Academy had already noticed the crisis that had emerged in Haiya Province, and it was they who "instigated" the Alliance to enter the area around Geumhe City.

"So there's no air support available?" The Murderous Dagger said with a solemn expression.

Fang Chang: "There is nothing wrong with air support, and a small amount of artillery bombardment should be fine, but I am afraid that the saturated barrage coverage should be more cautious, which is tantamount to telling the legion that we have a large-scale operation on the ground...... It's best if you can solve things in a low-key way, and if you must use it, try to wait until you retreat or finish it. ”

"That's pretty much," Lao Bai nodded, looking at the Killer Dagger and continuing, "Also, according to the information provided by the informant, there are the ruling team of the Torch Inquisition, and the Knights of the Holy Light who are loyal to the First Templar. The former was less than a company, but the latter probably had a battalion and was loaded with a large number of high-tech weapons. ”

"In addition to this, our drones also found a mutant force of more than a thousand in size in an abandoned city not far from the facility...... It is suspected to be a mutant tribe that has been withdrawn from the Ten Peaks Mountain. In the event that a critical Torch Church facility is attacked, there is no reason why they should not rush to their aid. ”

"Therefore, I intend to divide the force into two parts, one of them as a feint force, carrying light equipment and parachuting near the abandoned city on the Overlord transport plane, to launch a surprise attack on the local mutant forces and attract the attention of the torch as much as possible. The others took the Viper Transport Plane directly to the entrance of Vault 20 and worked with Nei Ying to take down the entire facility! ”

"That's a good idea!" The murderous dagger nodded with bright eyes, but when he saw that both of them were looking at him intently, he couldn't help but be stunned, "Uh...... What are you looking at me like that? ”

Speaking of such an important combat meeting, how can you be alone.

What about the other brothers?

Lao Bai and Fang Chang glanced at each other, and finally it was the latter who walked in front of the murderous dagger and solemnly rested his hands on his shoulders.

“…… This arduous and glorious feint mission, we intend to hand over to you a battalion! ”

Murderous Dagger: "......"

Scald!

(End of chapter)