Chapter 19 Improve Friendship

In the following two days, the Germans successively launched three military operations against seizing the bridge. As Shen Yi expected, each time became stronger and more ferocious.

With the help of adventurers, the 2nd Airborne Battalion fought continuously for two days and two nights, forcibly withstood these three waves of powerful offensives, but in these three waves of attacks, the 2nd Airborne Battalion failed to complete a single battle of annihilation, each time it was just Just resist the attack.

In the fourth attack wave, one adventurer was killed, and another adventurer lost a leg. This is the first time the adventurer team has suffered casualties since taking down the bridge. This means that upcoming battles are getting harder and harder to fight over time.

The fifth round of the German offensive was launched at 4 pm on the sixth day.

About 700 German soldiers plus 22 tanks and seven or eight artillery pieces, the crazy bombing almost leveled the town where the 2nd Airborne Battalion was located. The fighting lasted until the early morning of the seventh day, when the German soldiers finally retreated. Looking around, the town was full of desolation.

Wounded soldiers lay down on the battlefield and wailed, while those who still had the strength to walk rummaged around, looking for ammunition in the ruins, looking for enemy soldiers so that they could give the opponent another shot, looking for their own wounded, and seeing what was left. There is no chance of being rescued...

The residents of the small town looked at their dilapidated homes, and were no longer as excited about the arrival of the British paratroopers as before.

They walked unconsciously on the ruins, like lonely souls in the wilderness.

Sitting on an abandoned tank, Shen Yi looked at the desolate scene, motionless like a stone statue.

Gentle came to him and sat down, and said to herself: "Looking at the current situation, one cannot but wonder how this world was formed, and what made it so real. I used to think they It’s just a tool used by the bloody city to test us. There is no real thinking and emotion. But look at them now, they are sad, they are desperate, they are happy, they are painful, they are angry, they hate, they laugh, and they are crazy. You Can you say they are all NPCs?"

Regarding this statement, Shen Yi was obviously stunned for a while, and after thinking about it, he shook his head: "I haven't thought about it so much. I only know that the damn city sent us to this ghost place, let us experience war and bloody Pain, the taste of death and despair, its purpose is never to let us experience the philosophy of life, the meaning of life in battle. So it doesn't matter to me whether they are real people or fake people, the important thing is Can we get out of this place alive."

Rourou burst out laughing, very nice: "That's what I said, but I can't help but think, why does Bloody City exist? Who created it, and what's the point of its existence?"

"Why does it have to be meaningful?" Shen Yi asked back: "Is it true that everything in the world must have an answer? If so, what's the point of human existence? If you don't know what the meaning is, you can't live ?”

Gentle froze: "Don't you think there should be an answer to the origin of the bloody city?"

"I don't think so." Shen Yi replied: "Just like the stars, the moon, and the sun, they all exist. Existence is existence, and there is no meaning at all. Meaning is just a vocabulary invented by human beings, and it has no meaning in itself. I don’t have any interest in why cities exist, just like when I was living on earth, I didn’t think about why I am a human being, why I have to study, why I have to work, and why there are things that I hate. Maybe the bloody city It is a world in itself, and all tasks and rewards are just a part of this world and its way of operation, just like it is only natural for people to eat and drink.”

"Then why are we here?"

"Perhaps it's because life on Earth is self-indulgent, whereas this world can only rely on predation."

Gentle laughed: "I have never heard such a novel point of view.

Then why only humans are looted? "

"Maybe it's not just human beings." Shen Yi replied.

Gentle and stunned: "You mean..."

"If this is a world, then there may be more than one bloody city." Shen Yi replied: "It's like there is more than one country, more than one race, more than one nation... Forget it, I said that there is no need to explore it Why exist, here, our only meaning is to survive, fight and be strong."

Looking at Shen Yi in a daze, Rou Rou said after a long time: "It seems that you have adapted to the new environment."

"Survival of the fittest is the general law of any world." Shen Yi replied.

For the bloody city, this is Shen Yi's opinion.

While many people thought that the Bloody City was a creation of gods, Shen Yi felt that it might not necessarily be a creation of a certain god, perhaps this was the form of the world itself. Just as the essence of matter is movement, the essence of this world is the cycle of life and death. Whether this view is correct or not is immaterial. The important thing is that instead of exhausting energy to explore the meaning of its existence, it is better to quickly adapt to this world. The former is like a scientist on earth who is struggling to pursue the mysteries of the universe. He may be extremely smart or knowledgeable, but he will never be able to find out all the unknown answers. The latter is like the king of the human world. He may not know anything about the composition of this world, but he can look down on the world in his lifetime. As for Shen Yi, he chose to be the latter.

This is also the choice of most people.

"Shen, come to me for a while." Frost's shout planned to talk to Shen Yi softly.

Shen Yi walked over with the gun in his arms: "What's the matter?"

"We are running out of ammunition." Frost gave Shen Yi a bad news as soon as he came up, then turned his head to greet his soldiers, and shouted: "Good job, my brothers, We repelled another German attack. I know you have worked hard, but please hold on, the main force of the Allied forces will be here soon!"

"How long can you support?" Shen Yi asked in a low voice.

"Maybe two days, maybe one day, depending on the intensity of the battle. From yesterday to today, two-thirds of our ammunition was destroyed in one day. If this continues, our heavy machine guns will be used as sniper rifles." Frost walked on the ruins with deep feet and shallow feet, with a triumphant smile on his face, which gave the soldiers confidence.

"How many tanks are there?"

"There is only one tank left, three cannons, and more than 30 shells. The situation can't get any worse."

"The situation on my side is not very good either. My people are no longer as unafraid of bullets as they were at the beginning. The long battle has consumed a lot of our energy. This time it is by no means a trick."

"Yes, I saw it. Some of you are dead." Frost sighed. After all, the special operations team is not an almighty God, and it is impossible to be invulnerable all the time: "That's why I came to you." He stopped and stood Under a shady tree, while no one was around, they said: "We are not only facing the problem of insufficient ammunition, but also insufficient personnel. Almost 200 brothers died. The 2nd Airborne Battalion is actually an airborne company. Now I There are only more than 300 people with healthy limbs, and the rest are missing arms and legs. There is no ammunition, no one, and I am not even sure that I will be able to repel another enemy attack. The worst thing is that the news I just received As soon as the main force of the Allied forces walked out of that section of the road, they were stubbornly blocked by the Germans, and it was impossible to reach Arnhem in a short time."

Shen Yi let out a long breath.

As expected, the battle is getting harder and harder.

A soldier came over: "Hey, Commander Frost, I captured a saber, look, it's so beautiful, it's a Japanese sword."

"That's a good thing!" Frost called back. "Show it to your mother when you get home. She'll love it."

The soldier left happily.

Turning around, Frost said to Shen Yi: "I'm telling you this because I hope you understand the situation we are facing now. Shen, to be honest, I don't think you guys look like professional soldiers. Of course it's no wonder, you are all capable People with supernatural powers. Maybe the British government paid a lot of money to invite you here, maybe General MacArthur regarded you as his hole card, but it seems that you have not played a role in changing the situation of the war. In this case, you can’t Let you die here in vain."

"what do you mean……"

"Go back." Frost tilted his head: "Where did you come from, where do you go back, there is no need to stay here and take risks with us."

With the appearance of Frost's words, an exhorting voice suddenly appeared on the bloody coat of arms: "The plot branch changes direction: Frost's suggestion. Now you can choose whether to give up the optional mission. There is no penalty for giving up the optional mission, no Get any rewards, and the friendship will be zero."

Shen Yi was slightly taken aback, he didn't expect that there would be such a branch of the plot. According to Bloody City, this is a self-rescue measure given by Bloody City at a critical moment. The following battles will obviously become more and more difficult to fight. If you choose to retreat at this time, you can still save your life. If you persist, you will face great danger. The problem is that Shen Yi noticed that the other adventurers didn't have any expressions on their faces, and they didn't whisper to each other, which meant that they didn't receive the information about this branch's change of direction.

In other words, this decision can only be made by yourself.

Why it came out like this? Obviously, such a branch change to the plot is also not available to just anyone. Without enough friendliness, it is not enough to start the branching plot. This should be another hidden role of the plot mission, in times of crisis, it allows you to get out of danger immediately.

But Shen Yi didn't intend to give up just like that.

In his opinion, if he gave up the first official mission like this, while gaining safety, he would also lose the courage to face danger. Since the world of the bloody city is a world where only the strong are supreme, then either die or live strong.

He said to Frost without hesitation: "I will not leave, Frost. As you said, I am indeed not a professional soldier. We are hired by the British government at a high price. It is General MacArthur. But we are not just fighting for money, we also bear the pride and glory of the nation on our shoulders. I hope you understand that not only soldiers have blood, not only soldiers know how to sacrifice for the country. As Citizens of Great Britain, I know what I'm doing. Sacrifice for the country...it's your pride and it's ours!"

Frost looked at Shen Yi blankly, as if he didn't expect Shen Yi to say that.

Finally, he slowly saluted Shen Yi: "Commander Frost, Lieutenant Colonel of the 2nd Airborne Battalion, on behalf of all the soldiers of the 2nd Airborne Battalion, I would like to express my deepest thanks and highest respect to you!"

Reminder, bloody coat of arms reminder: Give up Frost's suggestion, gain Frost's respect, and greatly increase the friendship with the 2nd Airborne Battalion, the current friendship is 450 points. In the next battle, you will get 2.25% of the combat contribution of the soldiers of the 2nd Airborne Battalion. This difficulty task is elementary, and the maximum value of friendliness is 500 points.

This time, Shen Yi was already prepared in his heart.