As time passed, the situation quickly became scorching.

The Skeleton Dog slowed down the recon team's retreat, while the ocean of skull surrounded it, dragging the scout team into the quagmire of fierce battle with its fearless undead spirit and deadly bone sword.

As a criminal soldier, Li Nuo stood at the forefront of the squad to meet the enemy.

To his left and right were Imperial soldiers, behind him were stone staircases that seemed to be endless, and in front of him were skeleton soldiers with hollow eyes and a faint purple light radiating from their skulls.

Not only did he have to keep his line steady and slowly retreat upwards, but he also had to be wary of attacks from skeleton soldiers and skeleton dogs.

It can be said that it is always in a state of dual-purpose, both hands and feet, and there is no room for the slightest mistake.

A second ago, he swung his engineering hammer and smashed the skeleton's head.

In the next second, he had to push out the grip of the engineering hammer to block the bite of the skeleton dog.

If one is not careful, he fails to keep up with the rhythm of the enemy's attack, and his calves, arms, and abdomen will be cut by the sharp bone sword, spilling his own blood on the ground and walls.

Blood oozed from the slender wound, staining the sinner's uniform red, and down his shirt and trouser legs, pouring into his shoes, soaking through his socks and soles.

The problem that comes with this is that the soles of the feet slip and the center of gravity is unstable.

And the dizziness and tinnitus caused by the loss of blood echoed in his head like a death knell, echoing, echoing, until he died.

Li Nuo could no longer remember how many times he had swung the hammer, and he could not estimate how much blood he had shed.

His vision began to blur, beads of sweat hung on his eyes, and the trance caused by blood loss came in waves.

He constantly swung his hammer in a low roar, obeying his body's survival instinct in response to enemy attacks, allowing the pain of his wounds to build up in every corner of his body.

He felt like he was on a vast battlefield, surrounded on all sides by inexhaustible enemies.

He is like a flat boat sailing in the ocean, either grasping the sampan and trying to survive, or... Go with the flow and resign yourself to fate.

I must not die here, my journey has only just begun.

Li Nuo shouted in his heart and forcibly cheered up, but in only three or five seconds, he fell into a state of mental malaise due to excessive blood loss and physical exhaustion.

"Hold on! Support is coming! ”

Sergeant Mars used the butt of his rifle to pull away the sharp blade in front of Lenovo, grabbed the other man's arm, and pulled the vain sinner back from the brink of falling.

"Sir, there are too many enemies! We have to do something! ”

One of the soldiers in the queue shouted:

"Sin Soldier 888 did a great job of awakening the undead, and we took out some of the undead... But he's just a sinner after all... I mean... It's time for Sin 888 to answer the call of the Empire and accept the mission given to him by the Empire! ”

When Li Nuo heard this, he immediately felt bad.

The so-called "mission" is nothing more than throwing him to the skeleton soldiers, using a large number of biochemical decoys on his body to drag the enemy and ensure the safe evacuation of the reconnaissance team.

If this scene really happened, Li Nuo felt that he would never be able to survive, and he would definitely turn into a puddle of mud torn apart by the skeleton soldiers.

He barely raised the engineering hammer in his hand and slammed it into the skull of a skeleton soldier to prove that he still had the ability to continue fighting.

However, due to his excessive weakness, his hammer only caused the skeleton to stumble a little, and did not knock the skull flying.

Through the tactile feedback in his hand, Li Nuo knew that he had missed the attack.

He wanted to prove that his actions had failed, and a trace of sadness spread in his heart.

Sergeant Mars suddenly increased the force in his hand, firmly wrapped his arms around Lenovo, and conveyed a firm belief to the other party:

"Nope! Soldier! I refuse your offer!

"The empire raised us as adults and taught us patience, struggle, perseverance, and hard work. When the divine mission comes, we will accept the glory bestowed by the Empire...

"But! Not now!

"Sin 888 has proven to us his fighting faith. If he is going to accept his fate here, then I hope he can fight until the last moment. ”

Sergeant Mars's voice exploded in Lino's ears:

"Do you hear that, Jarvis? Fight, keep fighting! Let the flame of empire burn in your heart, illuminating your path, until your body is reduced to ashes in this flame! ”

Mission, Destiny, Glory, Empire... Li Nuo had no concept of these things.

He is a traverser, not a native of the Empire.

For the time being, he didn't have time to delve into the memories of the original owner, feel the growth process of the original owner, and experience how the empire took care of its people.

But he knew very well in his heart that continuing to fight with all his might was his only chance to live.

Alas, what a tragic start, why is the system I got not the system that bombs the sky.

At the end of the day, I'm on my own...

Leno looked up at Sergeant Mars, nodded heavily at the fierce gaze of the other man, and then grabbed the engineering hammer and beckoned to the skeleton soldier.

His attacks were weak and weak, but he was still fighting.

The soldiers around him seemed to see the imperial fire burning on him, and they deeply felt how strong the sinner soldier's fighting faith was.

Who would refuse a wounded who still has the courage to continue fighting?

Who would be willing to deprive an imperial man of the opportunity to continue fighting?

Even if this person is just a criminal soldier, as long as he proves himself, he deserves to be respected.

The soldiers no longer discussed the matter of leaving the guilty soldiers.

Li Nuo's actions aroused their desire to fight and their competitive spirit.

They have to prove that they are better than a criminal soldier.

The battle cries of valorous battle grew louder and louder, drowning out the footsteps of the sea of skeletons, echoing in the cold and lonely staircase of the tomb, composing an opera of life and death without an audience.

Time passed minute by minute, like blood escaping from Li Nuo's body drop by drop.

Leno felt cold, his mind was blurred, and he longed to gulp a lot of water—a hallucination that occurs when blood loss is severe, representing imminent death.

His blood dripped and flowed all the way, staining the steps red, paving a bloody path to death.

Are you going to die?

A miserable smile appeared on Li Nuo's face, which was hidden under the breathing mask.

His grandmother's, it's really unlucky, to have such a crossing start...

Deconstructing the core system, this thing is clearly not suitable for combat.

Its proper use should be research, cracking, translation, scientific research, and so on.

Going to the battlefield with such a system that is biased towards theoretical research is indeed a bit of a "man who regrets his life when he goes wrong"...

Li Nuo was on the verge of delirium, and could only swing the engineering hammer stiffly.

Just as he felt like his life was about to leave him, a loud whistle came from the staircase above the reconnaissance team.

Li Nuo glanced back, and his heart was relieved, it turned out that before he knew it, he had retreated to the above-ground area of the tomb.

"Chirp~~"

The whistling soldier stood at the top of the stairs and shouted to the reconnaissance squad below:

"Soldiers, attention! We've got a bee syrup bomb ready! You must get out of the corridor as soon as possible, and we'll cover your evacuation! ”

Li Nuo squeezed out the last of his physical strength, followed the squad of soldiers to run upward, and stepped into the area above the tomb under the cover of a barrage.

Finally... saved...

With one foot stepping over the doorway of the staircase, Li Nuo was short and fell to the ground weakly.

The same was true of the privates and corporals around him, only Sergeant Mars remained standing.

Three beehive-like bombs flew over their heads and fell into the stairwell.

The fuse of the bomb burned rapidly, and smoke rose from the bright sparks.

After a thud, the three bombs exploded at the same time, and the smoke erupted, and countless small black dots flew out of the exploding bombs and pounced on the skeletons.

These small black dots seemed to be bee jelly that had been transformed by the Empire, and Li Nuo smelled a sweet and greasy smell.

After the black bee jelly collided with the skeleton soldier, it exploded again, splashing a large cloud of black muddy water on the skeleton soldier.

As soon as the skeleton's bones touched the black muddy water, they melted away as quickly as ignited cotton wool.

In just a dozen seconds, such a large group of skeleton soldiers who had made the reconnaissance team extremely embarrassed melted into a pool of black muddy water...

Li Nuo saw that the skeleton soldiers were dissolved, and the last trace of desire to fight in his body dissipated.

His eyes were black, and he lay on his back.

Just when he thought he was going to die of blood loss, two medics in white uniforms lifted him off the ground and put him on a stretcher.

A flexible tube about the thickness of a finger ran from his mouth into his throat and finally stopped at the epiglottis.

The medics pressed the air bags in their hands and manually pumped some kind of green liquid into the hose.

The green liquid squirmed through the hose and flowed into Linuo's esophagus.

The desire to drink water brought about by blood loss stimulated Li Nuo, and he subconsciously swallowed the unknown liquid.

Outside of his sight, the wounds on the surface of his skin began to grow green lumps, and the bleeding was quickly stopped.

At the same time, a warm sensation appeared at the wound, making him feel as comfortable as soaking in a hot spring pool.

By the time he was carried into the makeshift medical tent by the medics, he unexpectedly found that his mind had become much clearer, and he was no longer as groggy and weak as before.

I don't think I'm going to die here... Li Nuo looked at the needles and water that the medical soldiers gave him, and injected scarlet plasma into his body, and he felt a sense of vitality returning and reviving.

As the body temperature returned to normal, the dizziness decreased, and fatigue and drowsiness hit, Li Nuo couldn't help but fall into a deep sleep.

....

Half-asleep and half-awake, Li Nuo heard footsteps approaching.

He opened his eyes slightly, and saw Sergeant Mars who had just opened the curtain.

"How's your case, Jarvis?"

Sergeant Mars came to the bedside, looked at the wound on the other's wrist, nodded and said:

"It seems that the recovery is good, and the special drug slurry provided by MI3 has always been effective and effective."

Li Nuo raised his arm, glanced at the green scabs on his skin, and sat up at the head of the bed.

Don't say it, there are indeed two medical supplies for this biochemical mutation route.

The medical combination of green potion and scarlet plasma actually pulled him, who almost died of excessive blood loss, back from the brink of death.

And judging by the mechanical wall clock on the wall, he only slept for half an hour.

In such a short period of time, his injuries were completely reversed, and most of his physical strength was restored...

This medical supplies of the Tardis Empire, there is something.

Leno briefly checked his condition and looked up at Sergeant Mars:

"Sir, how are the other three reconnaissance teams doing?"

Sergeant Mars shook his head slightly, with some regret in his eyes:

"Similar to us, those three teams were also besieged by necromantic constructs, and each team suffered some battle damage. But fortunately, we have figured out the situation on the basement level of the tomb. Sergeant Alvin is working on a plan to clean up the basement level, and it is estimated that in another hour we will be back in that area. ”

Li Nuo thought for a moment and asked again:

"Are all three sinners alive but me?"

The sergeant was slightly stunned, as if he didn't expect Li Nuo to care about other criminal soldiers...

"Those three sinners... One man died in battle, and the other, like you, nearly died. ”

Dead a sinner... Li Nuo pursed his lips.

Although his duties are different from those of ordinary criminals, from the perspective of being consumables, he still hopes that his fellow criminals can live a little longer...

Sergeant Mars didn't know what Leno was thinking, he raised his hand and pointed out of the tent:

"Come, come with me. Before you can officially purify the basement floor, you still have some preparation to do. ”

Li Nuo stood up, picked up the blood-stained uniform at the head of the bed and put it on, and followed the sergeant to the tent door.

Before leaving the tent, Sergeant Mars paused, pondered for half a second, and said:

"Jarvis, in the previous battles, my teammates have seen your courage and faith. In order to better fulfill the orders given by the army commanders, I think it is necessary for you to get acquainted with them...

"I hope you don't blame the soldier who proposed to leave you behind in battle, because his proposal was the usual practice of the Imperial Army. This does not represent my attitude towards you, nor does it represent the attitude of my teammates towards you in the next period of time. ”

Li Nuo nodded:

"Yes, sir. I know. ”

Sergeant Mars opened the curtain on the tent.

Li Nuo saw a group of soldiers outside the door, it was the corporal and private who had fought hard with the skeleton soldiers before.

As soon as they saw Li Nuo, this group of soldiers who had previously questioned whether the guilty soldiers could afford the glory of the empire cast an approving gaze.

Only one of them had some dodging and shame in his eyes.

Li Nuo knew that this man was in the middle of the battle, and proposed to leave the soldier behind.

At this moment, what Li Nuo saw was not a pig teammate who betrayed his teammates, but a qualified soldier who dared to make suggestions at critical moments and strictly abided by the combat discipline of the imperial army.

Li Nuo can forgive him, or he can pretend to forgive him, and then hold a grudge and wait for an opportunity to protect.

However, Li Nuo survived and fought to the last moment on his own will, without relying on the help of the system.

Even Sergeant Mars mediated.

In this case, Li Nuo has the power to forgive the verbal fault of others.

Li Nuo shook hands with the soldiers one by one and introduced himself to each other.

When it was the turn of the soldier who was dodging his eyes, Li Nuo shook hands and said with a smile:

"Well, I'm not bad, am I?"

Li Nuo's smile dissolved some knots in the soldier's heart.

The soldier took a breath and said sincerely:

"I'm impressed with your performance. I used to think that the criminals were greedy for life and death, disrupting discipline, and a bunch of rats who wasted food, but you showed me the other side. Please forgive me for saying things that I shouldn't have said, you don't deserve to be left behind, you deserve the honor of victory over the enemy. I'm convinced of your performance. ”

"I won't hold a grudge against you for what you said, trust me." Li Nuo smiled faintly and nodded:

"I'm Leno Jarvis and I'm from Nandu Province. You can continue to call me Sinner 888. ”

The soldier shook his right hand vigorously:

"I'm Private Koben, from the Eastern Province, I was a horse worker before joining the army, and I was the only child in my family..... Anyway, it's an honor to have your forgiveness, Jarvis. ”