Chapter 1568: Go Deep Into the East and Enter Baiduan Mountain for the Second Time!

September 1, the fourth year of the last calendar.

The fire suppression team drove out at six o'clock in the morning according to the opening time of the front-line checkpoint.

Due to the low number of weapons applications, the vehicle this time was upgraded from the original basic troop carrier to an all-terrain vehicle, which can help the team save at least a week of walking.

The car can accommodate up to eight people. Fortunately, the luggage and supplies can be stored in the storage space and do not need to occupy the space inside the car.

He Qin was responsible for driving, and Merrick sat in the co-pilot to watch the road.

In the middle were Torres and Sanchez, two tough guys, and Neil and Su Mo sat in the third row.

Captain Zhao Lei and newcomer Gao Ruoyun sat at the back to support the team.

It can be clearly felt that everyone was still smiling in the checkpoint, and it seemed that they were not nervous about the next trip, as if they were going to participate in a relaxing and pleasant outing.

However, when they stepped out of the checkpoint, the atmosphere in the car became obviously serious.

Zhao Lei's hearty laughter, which was still going on a second ago, suddenly stopped. Su Mo looked back and saw that he had tightened his jaw and subconsciously clenched his hands tightly.

Merrick, who was in the co-pilot seat, no longer had the heart to tell jokes. His lips were tightly closed, his eyes were as sharp as a falcon, and he kept scanning the surrounding environment. His mind was working rapidly, analyzing various possible situations.

Torres and Sanchez, the two firepower hands, directly grasped the rifles, with their right hands on the butts and their left hands on the safety position to ensure that they could be triggered at any time.

Even Neil and Gao Ruoyun were also very nervous and shared the task of observing the surroundings.

On the contrary, Su Mo sat among a group of mercenary veterans, somewhat idle, and the whole person was very relaxed.

"Aren't you nervous?"

The car drove out for more than 30 kilometers without any abnormality. Neil was relieved and turned to look at Su Mo and asked.

Generally speaking, the most vulnerable part of the mercenary convoy is the front part. The ambush sent by the alien race will attack at this stage when humans are most likely to relax.

Although such incidents have been happening less and less recently, no one knows if they will be attacked in the next second.

"Why are you nervous? It's not long since we got out of the checkpoint."

Su Mo took out a water bottle and drank a sip. "There are still 1,800 kilometers to go... We can't be nervous all the time."

"Uh... You make a lot of sense."

Neil was speechless.

However, the atmosphere in the car was somewhat relaxed as the two began to talk.

As the sun gradually rose from the horizon, the morning sun shone through the gaps in the car window onto everyone's faces, bringing a hint of warmth.

The convoy sped along, and outside the car window was a desolate landscape that was constantly receding. Occasionally, a few weeds that stubbornly grew on the cracked land could be seen, shivering in the wind.

"I have to say that the east is indeed more desolate than the other plates. No wonder it can be used as a base by alien races."

Su Mo turned his head and looked back and forth outside the car window.

Through the teleportation provided by the game, there is a one-day time limit, and it must be traveled back and forth within one day.

So the last time he went to the Baiduan Mountains, Su Mo didn't have much time to appreciate the scenery of the east.

Now, we can truly see the desolation of the eastern plate.

From sunrise to sunset, a whole day passed, as the convoy safely crossed the barren mountains and gullies, the alien attacks we were on guard against did not come.

"Hey, it seems that we are lucky today!" The lines on Merrick's face were no longer as cold as when he set out, and the slightly raised corners of his mouth revealed a trace of relief, "The aliens must have slept together today, and they really didn't come to provoke us."

As always, the cold jokes caused a burst of laughter in the carriage, and the tense mood of the people finally got some relief. Even Zhao Lei, who was sitting in the last row, followed suit and joked, "Maybe our team's aura is too strong, and it has exceeded the upper limit that the aliens can bear in this section."

This is the truth.

The scouts sent by the aliens are also particular.

The closer to the human level, the weaker the strength, and the closer to the eastern alien side, the stronger the strength.

Similar to the screening mechanism, the weaker team may be attacked several times in the first half, while the stronger team can go smoothly to the back.

Another moment passed.

Seeing that the sky was getting darker, the warm orange sunset spread wantonly on the horizon.

Zhao Lei looked at the increasingly dark sky outside the car window, took out the map and weighed it for a moment before issuing an order: "Brothers, thirty kilometers ahead is point 1. Although we did not encounter alien attacks today, we should not be careless and rush to the night. Find an open place to rest for a night, recuperate, and talk about it tomorrow."

"Okay." He Qin, who was driving, responded. The car drove through a canyon and stopped at the entrance of a relatively open plain.

Everyone got off the car immediately and began to build a temporary camp according to the division of labor before departure.

Due to the convenience of storage space, when Su Mo and Neil set up the second tent, Torres and Sanchez had already arranged a whole circle of simple fortifications around the camp through short-term building foam to prevent emergencies at night.

A bonfire was burning in the center of the camp. He Qin and Gao Ruoyun were in charge of cooking. After heating up the popular meal packages on the front line, a strong aroma of rice wafted out from the open pot.

After a while, Captain Zhao Lei and Deputy Captain Merrick, who were in charge of investigating the surrounding situation, came back.

"The situation is not bad. The traces left by the surrounding aliens have basically disappeared. The only ones that can be identified have been at least three or five days old. It seems that they should have given up defending this area."

"That's great. It seems that I can sleep well tonight."

Everyone sat around the campfire. The orange-red flames jumped happily, licking the iron pot on it. As the temperature rose, the rice in the pot gradually exuded an attractive aroma.

Everyone's eyes swept towards the iron pot from time to time, looking forward to the comfort brought by a hot meal.

Zhao Lei took advantage of this gap and carefully took out a metal ball from the inner layer of his backpack. It was the mechanical task ball he received from the task office before leaving.

The surface of the ball flickered with a faint cold light. Zhao Lei gently stroked the surface of the ball, and then pressed a small button on the side. A row of numbers instantly appeared on the surface of the ball, emitting a faint green fluorescent light:

12.54.09

Just one second later, the number jumped to 7.54.08, and the countdown was advancing steadily second by second.

"According to what is shown here, it will be opened around 8 o'clock tomorrow morning, and then we will know the specific content of this A-level mission.

This rather mysterious way of delivering tasks is actually out of careful consideration for the safety of mercenaries.

Going deep into the east controlled by aliens, information leakage often means a catastrophe.

When all teams first accept the task, they can only know the approximate location of the task. As for the more critical and detailed task content, they must leave the front line with the task ball and unlock it after a full day of "safe isolation period".

In this way, if there is an accident on the way, or the team members judge that their own strength is difficult to cope with the upcoming challenges based on the actual situation, there is still room for turning back, which maximizes the safety of the lives of the mercenaries.

"Okay, let's get ready for dinner. "

He Qin lifted the lid of the pot and took a look, then asked everyone to bring their bowls over.

However, at this moment, a rustling sound suddenly came from the darkness not far away, which was particularly abrupt and harsh in the silent night.

"Don't panic, stay alert, and see what's going on!"

Zhao Lei instantly turned over and grabbed the rifle that was always beside him.

Torres, Sanchez, and Merrick, the three main combat forces, were also fast, and they also grabbed their guns and ran quickly to the rear of the fortifications.

Neil, who was about to eat a second ago, put down his bowl, took out the pistol from his waist, and retreated into the darkness.

He Qin and Gao Ruoyun immediately extinguished the campfire. The former got on the all-terrain vehicle, ready to drive everyone away at any time.

The latter picked up the night vision goggles, stepped on the tent and climbed to the top, observing from the height.

In just five seconds, only Su Mo was left standing there.

"No, this makes me look a bit amateurish. "

With his powerful hearing, Su Mo could tell that the sound just now was human footsteps, and from the shallow and deep sounds, the other party's situation seemed not good.

After thinking about it, he simply walked into the tent and began to disinfect and prepare the medical environment.

Sure enough, after about two minutes, three figures stumbled out of the darkness.

"Is it human?"

Zhao Lei's eyes condensed. The three people who rushed over were ragged, covered in blood, and staggered. They looked as if they could fall down at any time.

When the three people approached, with the help of the firelight, everyone saw the gradually brightening faces. They were three faces full of fear and fatigue, and their eyes revealed the fear of surviving a disaster.

"Save us..." One of them spoke weakly, his voice was so hoarse that it was almost inaudible.

"Mercenaries?"

Zhao Lei slightly poked his head out, squinting and asked: "Team name, your names, and the contact code. "

"Edgar, Uriel, Og..."

"Team Youxue."

"AC77B521."

Zhao Lei quickly input the information into the terminal device he carried with him, and the verification was quickly passed.

He then let down his guard a little and gestured to Merrick who was squatting next to him.

The two men stepped forward and helped the three shaky figures to sit down next to the fortifications.

Torres and Sanchez next to them continued to remain alert. After all, leaving the checkpoint is equivalent to going to a world without rules, and it is not uncommon for mercenaries to rob each other.

"What's going on? What's going on? "

By the light of the fire, Zhao Lei could see the miserable appearance of the three people. Their clothes were torn as if they had been torn by wild beasts. Blood was stained on the cloth. Their exposed skin was covered with bruises and wounds, some of which were still oozing blood.

The man who just spoke was in good condition, with only a lot of external injuries, but the arms of the two people behind him were almost broken into 90-degree fractures, hanging crookedly under their shoulders in a weird posture and swinging back and forth.

It is hard to imagine what kind of will to survive they have to be so strong. Run here.

"Water..."

Merrick immediately handed over the canteen. Edgar, the first person to ask for help, took it with trembling hands and raised his head to drink a few mouthfuls to moisten his smoking throat. Then, his eyes were red and his voice was choked with sobs as he recounted their miserable experience.

The Youxue team is a B-level mercenary team.

It is reasonable that they can only accept missions within a thousand kilometers, but they met an A-level team on the way. The other party invited them to complete the mission together and share the reward at that time.

"We thought we could complete it smoothly and earn more rewards... But who knew that we would run into an alien patrol not long after entering the A-level area."

Edgar paused, a look of horror and regret on his face, and then said: "Those aliens were like crazy, with a terrifying number of at least several hundred people, and the patrol density was obviously several times higher than the previous intelligence. Before we had time to react, their attacks came overwhelmingly, catching us off guard."

Uriel and Oger next to them finally recovered after drinking water, and reluctantly interrupted: "The eight of us fought desperately, but we were no match at all. The brothers fell one by one... If their attention was not on the A-level team, and we fought hard to break through, even the three of us would have to die there."

As he said, he also explained their injuries.

"When we were escaping, the car had a flat tire and turned over. Edgar was driving, and the two of us were sniping the aliens in the back without wearing seat belts..."

"How far is that place from here?"

"About 400 kilometers?" Edgar thought for a moment and sighed, "We have been walking for four days and four nights. Fortunately, the three of us have taken the most difficult route, and there are still some supplies left in the storage space, otherwise we would have collapsed long ago."

"Four hundred..."

Zhao Lei was shocked and his face became solemn.

This is the first time that the Fire Suppression Team has gone to the A-level mission area. Even though they have estimated the danger level of this area before, they are now shocked to find that the challenges they are about to face are far beyond their imagination after hearing about the experience of the Youxue Team.

If the patrol density of the aliens is really increased so much, then every step forward will be like walking on thin ice, and they may fall into a desperate situation at any time.

"Brother, listen to my advice. Don't go to the A-level area if you can. If you lose your life, you will lose everything..."

Edgar couldn't help but persuade.

However, how could a mercenary be scared by these few words?

"Come, help them to treat their injuries first. Everyone will take turns to stand guard tonight and be vigilant. Everything will be discussed tomorrow morning." Zhao Lei emphasized and arranged, his tone was calm and firm.

"Do you have a doctor in your team? Many A-level teams don't have one!?"

The three people who survived by chance were surprised, and the relief of surviving the disaster rushed to their heads instantly.

Just now, they persuaded Zhao Lei to go back, and they also had some ideas of hitchhiking.

But now if they can get treatment, even if there is no convoy, their chances of survival will increase greatly.

"Of course, we are not an ordinary A-level team."

Zhao Lei raised his head with some pride, and some fighting spirit was rekindled in his eyes.

After that, he stood up and carefully supported the three injured people with Merrick, and walked quickly towards the camp.

But before entering the camp, a busy but orderly noise came into his ears.

I saw that a relatively spacious open space had been cleared in the corner of the outermost tent, with a clean waterproof cloth on the ground, and various medical equipment neatly placed on it.

Scalpels, tweezers, suture needles, etc. flashed cold light under the firelight, and the smell of disinfectant filled the air.

On the simple table next to it, an emergency light emitted a bright and stable light, illuminating the area as bright as daylight, ensuring that the surgical operation would not be affected by light.

Su Mo himself was standing in front of the operating table, wearing a neat medical gown, sterile gloves on his hands, and a mask covering most of his face, revealing only a pair of focused and calm eyes, and nodded gently.

The three of them were even more happy when they saw this professional scene.

Zhao Lei and Merrick showed a bit of astonishment, and were a little surprised that Su Mo was so big-hearted.

When encountering an enemy attack, most people would immediately pick up their weapons and find shelter to prepare for a counterattack.

Few people are as bold as Su Mo to prepare the medical environment in advance!

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