Chapter 9: Operator Miller, cf. Part I (Part II)
After an arduous and dangerous trek, Zhao Xi and Zoya successfully reach Landing Site D, where they encounter Wendy, who is dressed strangely and has a relationship with her. With a beautiful boy (?) was exchanging views on their true gender when a smart terminal carried by someone suddenly received a contact signal.
The signal was sent by Amiya to Action Group A4, in which the girl explained the situation: the special operations group led by her, during the evacuation from the city of Chernobog, encountered a group of infected people who claimed to be an integration movement. The latter paralyzed the city's functions and attacked Rhodes as they did ordinary residents, and after repelling several waves of enemies, they encountered a large number of infected people, led by the cadre Mephistopheles, who were trapped on the edge of the lower city.
Overhead, a looming natural disaster is approaching, surrounded by red-eyed enemies who want to kill, and all the girl can do is call for help to break the blockade.
Zhao Xi, who had just witnessed someone's simple but great sacrifice, was very willing to help, but unfortunately I don't know if the quality was worrying or the action was too intense, and the smart terminal happened to malfunction, resulting in the youth being unable to send messages.
After discussion, the three of them decided to walk to the target area and then improvise, and the new joiner quickly proved that he was not a vase of beauty.
"Poetry of the Anemo God."
Gathering from all directions, the emerald green wind whirls and finally clings to the arrows on the back of the harnessed bow. Reciting the name of the move in a calm tone, the boy who stepped on the fire hydrant with one foot aimed at the infected person emerging from the corner of the street, and flicked his fingers out to release the bowstring.
Compared to the spells released by Zoya, Wendy's attack visuals are more exaggerated, and the power is significantly improved. Like a rampant tornado, flying arrows will plough deep trenches into the ground, ready to hit the axe-wielding giant man who probes from the corner of the street.
The heavy heat-insulating suit that wraps around the whole body, and the joints are also covered with metal protectors, like a hockey player's male carrying a long-handled axe, which looks like a ruthless character. Coming to his senses and encountering a sneak attack, the person who was hit by the arrow in the chest immediately raised his head and shouted, while reaching for a hand in his trouser pocket.
In the next second, the green arrow exploded suddenly, forming a huge cyclone with it as the core. Unexpectedly, the other party still had a back hand, and the strong man let out a dull shout, and then was swept into the air, flipping like clothes in a drum washing machine.
It rotated, absorbed, and tore like a black hole, and the green cyclone of destruction lasted for half a minute, before the energy was exhausted and became invisible. Falling to the ground with a pop, the strong man was covered with large and small wounds, and spit out a hoarse sound after the breathing apparatus.
"You... We... Yes..."
stepped forward to mend the back of his head, looking at the cracked stones under his feet, Zhao Xi couldn't help but feel a little envious. "It's so powerful, this kind of guy can be knocked down with one blow~"
"Didn't you just beat one too?"
"But it took me more than a dozen sticks to get it done, and I almost made him successfully launch a flare." Recalling the previous battle, Zhao Xi said that Wendy's way was efficient. "Is this a drain?"
"It's okay, the wind here hates them and is willing to help." With the green felt hat on top of his head, the young man looked at the end of the street, and his beautiful eyes added a little sadness. "There used to be a tavern here, and the mead was delicious..."
Imagining the prosperity and liveliness of the past, Zhao Xi also sighed, and noticed that Zoya was climbing down from a high place, and the young man hurriedly changed the topic and said, "How is it ahead?" ”
"Two sorcerers, one dressed like this, five ordinary infected." After a slight pause, the girl, who went to observe the enemy, continued: "The good news is that they stay at the intersection and don't patrol around like these guys. ”
Is it fixed, that's really good news. Praying that the Rhode Island trapped party would hold out until he arrived, the young man clenched the baton in his hand, only to notice that Zoya's expression was a little stiff. "What, are you not feeling well?"
"No, it's fine." Shaking her head in denial, the girl sniffed hard and raised her finger to the front. "I'm fine, let's go, go rescue those innocents."
There is no doubt what Zoya experienced during the investigation, but I chose to hide it, and Zhao Xi and outsiders couldn't investigate it deeply. Leaving his worries and worries behind, the young man stepped forward and headed towards the position indicated by Zoya.
Perhaps with Heidlin's blessing, the infected sitting at the intersection happened to have a few blind spots, making it impossible for them to detect the three who were hiding and moving through the rubble. Carefully pushing open the already charred door, Zhao Xi tiptoed up to the second floor, and then breathed a sigh of relief.
Through the open window, he could see both sides of the fierce battle, and he had finally caught up.
The battle had been going on for quite some time, and the Rhode Island side had formed a formation with shields in front, mid-melee weapons, and long-range projection in the rear, and successfully fended off an overwhelmingly numerically superior enemy with several commanding heights and improvised barricades. Under the banner in the center of the team, several seemingly commanders observed the situation and adjusted their own arrangements at all times.
The front line is not leaky, and the defenders even launch small-scale counterattacks under the leadership of the blonde female knight from time to time, which is quite a bit of an upper hand, but Zhao Xi, who is on the edge of the battlefield, looks at it for a moment and quickly sees the weakness of Rhode Island--
Too few people, and too wide a front in comparison.
Occupying almost all the commanding heights in the vicinity, the integration movement sprinkled all kinds of long-range strikes like no money, from stones to Molotov cocktails, from source stone spells to unknown explosives, Zhao Xi even saw several infected people operating mortars on the roof of the building in the distance; On the ground, infected people are constantly coming from afar to join the bloody fight, and even though they are far inferior to Rhodes Island in terms of equipment and discipline, they still frequently threaten the back row of the defense line with their large numbers.
The Rhode Islanders might have been able to hold out much longer if they had tightened their lines, but they couldn't: at the innermost of the line, dozens of unarmed men and women huddled together, either with a simple salute or with their uneasy family members in their arms and looking around with terrified eyes.
It was a civilian who was taken in by a humanitarian person during the retreat from Rhode Island, and it was precisely because Zoya knew this that she insisted on participating in the support with Zhao Xi.
The situation is no longer optimistic, but the device is still not powerful, which makes Zhao Xi angry. "Gan, if I knew earlier, I would have asked for one more replacement!" Complaining to himself, the young man suddenly felt someone tap him on the shoulder.
Looking back, Zoya's smiling expression came into view. "Uncle, guess what I found?"
Without giving the young man a chance to think more, someone took the initiative to reveal the answer and stuffed something into his hand. Seeing the appearance of the thing he was holding, Zhao Xi was instantly overjoyed and said, "Good job, thank you!" ”