"Ouch~!"
After listening to Bruce Wayne's narration, Sarah couldn't help but sigh, and raised her hands to applaud, saying: "I thought you were just a mortal, but I didn't expect you to be so capable? Okay, okay."
"Because I am Batman." Bruce replied calmly, and said in a deep voice: "Okay, now it's time for me to ask questions, who are you and why do you have such technology."
"Well..." Sarah spread her hands, "It's okay to introduce my battalion headquarters, but if you ask me to introduce the whole reason, then I will have to find someone else to answer your questions."
"You come from other universes." Bruce pointed out.
"As expected of Batman." Sarah clapped her hands again, then stood up and left the metal chair, looking down at the other party, "In view of your mind and wisdom, you were classified as "valuable" by my superiors.
Just leave the rest of the war to us, and you...we will also arrange for you to continue psychological treatment. If your recovery progresses well, maybe..."
"I don't need any psychological treatment." Bruce interrupted.
Judging from his appearance, you can tell that Bruce Wayne is still in a state of extreme anger.
Learning that Diana survived did make Bruce feel a little excited, and he was willing to share his past wanderings in space.
But Bruce will not stay here willingly because of Sarah's words. After all, Diana is just a comrade and good friend, which is not enough to make him give up his suicidal and revengeful actions.
The butler who is both a teacher and a father, the adopted son who has high hopes, and the son who is connected by blood, Bruce hopes that these close relatives can survive, but this hope is slim.
"Okay, don't talk anymore. Your mental state is obviously abnormal. Give yourself a holiday." Sarah said and waved her left hand.
"I...uh..."
Bruce Wayne wanted to say something more, but as soon as the whites of his eyes rolled up and his eyelids closed, he lay on the metal table and fell into a deep sleep.
Moreover, this was also the first "good" sleep Bruce had gotten since the Doomsday War.
At this time, as the door of the interrogation room opened, Fulgrim walked into the room together with four technicians wearing white coats, but whose eyes, arms, and even the entire body had undergone considerable degree of prosthetic surgery.
Technicians used the assistance of mechanical tentacles to transport Bruce Wayne, who was in a deep sleep and had lost all responses to external things.
Fulgrim witnessed the technicians leaving, and heard Sarah, who had left the metal chair and was standing beside him, asking in a joking tone:
"What? Do you have anything to ask of me here in person? If you are willing to call me sister, I might be willing to help you, hahaha~!"
"Indeed, there is." Fulgrim did not hide anything, looked at Sarah and said: "According to father's request, I can temporarily command your 13th Battalion, but in essence, the trophies obtained by your battalion headquarters will also be obtained by Your battalion headquarters makes its own arrangements and has nothing to do with me."
"So?" Sarah asked again.
"So, I hope that when I form my legion, I can borrow some people from you." Fulgrim said bluntly.
"Second some manpower...you mean those two so-called superheroes?" Sarah raised her left eyebrow frivolously.
"Mainly Batman Bruce Wayne, I always feel that... he is similar to one of my original brothers. If he is here, I think my Legion and I can avoid many detours." Fulgrim explained.
"Well..." Sarah pondered for a moment and did not refuse or answer immediately. Instead, she said: "Bruce Wayne is our prisoner, yes, but I don't have the power to transfer the prisoner at will. I'd better wait for Sigurd." We’ll discuss it when the battalion commander comes back, but he probably won’t refuse.”
"Thank you." Fulgrim finally smiled slightly.
"Hey, what can I thank you for? If you really want to thank me..." Sarah walked towards the interrogation room. When she passed by Fulgrim, she did not forget to knock on the gilded armor and said with a smile:
"Bring some more good wine to our battalion headquarters, and then have a good drink with us! Haha~!"
"..." Fulgrim suddenly changed back to his poker face.
But in the end, he had no choice but to laugh at himself, turned around and left the interrogation room.
Currently, his brother Russ has mobilized more engineering departments to help them temporarily consolidate the frontline base to accommodate more incoming survivors.
There are many reasons why compatriots 07 are not allowed to go to Fenris. The main reason is that everything is not stable now, and a hasty transfer will definitely lead to many problems.
Except for the Spirit Wolf squad, some wild wolves and the auxiliary troops of the four regiments who stayed at the advance base, all the remaining troops of the 13th Battalion were devoted to search and rescue operations.
Although the Doomsday War has reduced the human population on Earth Zero-Seven by more than half, there are still a large number of survivors hiding under the surface of the old city, such as the shelter that accidentally saved Diana.
There are also larger-scale organizations and forces that have established surface bases in remote mountainous areas and deserts, and are trying to restore productivity, rebuild order, armies, and market transactions, with populations ranging from hundreds of thousands to millions.
On the other hand, the traitorous government and Apokolips forces did not take this into account at all. If any organization or force dares to cross the line and frequently attack and harass like the rebel army led by Diana, they will receive the "care" of the Destruction Demon.
Genro Sigurd was leading the first combat platoon of the second company on an aerial mobile fortress that was a hundred meters long and about fifty meters wide.
The flight formation is composed of six large transport boats and two escorting pirate fighter planes. The optical camouflage is activated and is located a thousand kilometers southwest of the frontline base, and is continuing to sail rapidly southwest.
According to the information sent back by the first batch of reconnaissance sentries, it can be known that if they sail another two hundred kilometers to the southwest, they will be able to contact a power with three million people living there.
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at the same time.
Genro Sigurd's target is a gathering of forces more than a thousand kilometers away from Philadelphia and the frontline base.
Looking up in the night sky, one can only see continuous mountainous areas. However, there is a lot of cold-resistant and drought-resistant vegetation here, and you can even vaguely see some animals wandering around. The living environment is much better than that near Philadelphia.
And a hidden reconnaissance sentry is staying away from this mountainous area and continues to wander south, trying to collect more information.
Because this reconnaissance sentry had already sneaked into the "city" where three million people lived, and obtained enough intelligence. Its program determined that there was no further investigation value here, and continued to wander south quickly.
On the surface, this place looks like mountains, woods, and desolation, but if you go through the mountains and soil on the outside and go straight to the inside, you can see another world.
It turns out that everything on the surface is an illusion. In fact, most of the peaks in this area were hollowed out and constructed by the former US government for nearly half a century, with the purpose of preparing for nuclear war.
In the mid-to-late 20th century, the United States and the former Soviet Union were in tit-for-tat confrontation. The haze of nuclear war enveloped all mankind. There were many similar underground or mountain buildings within the jurisdiction of both sides.
However, with the disintegration of the former Soviet Union, these buildings were either abandoned or used as tourist attractions, but some are still responsible for storing strategic materials.
This nuclear war evacuation facility in Virginia happens to be used by the U.S. Army to store supplies.
After the Doomsday War, the Marine Corps, whose combat headquarters was also located in Virginia, cooperated with the National Guard, Army and Special Operations Brigade to reopen the refuge facility as soon as possible, and used it as the center to search and rescue in the early days of the Doomsday. as many residents as possible.
More people, more soldiers, more weapons and more resources will indeed greatly increase the chance of survival. Moreover, this is a nuclear-proof shelter.
But there are many complex issues that come with it.
The early days of the apocalypse were fine, but in just three months, a small-scale bloody conflict broke out among the top military officials responsible for the safety of the evacuation facilities.
Because of the loss of contact with the outside world, it was judged that the government, army and social order had collapsed. The original wealthy businessmen, politicians and special classes no longer existed, which inspired the deep ambitions of the officers who held military power.
After the conflict, Hoggart H. David, then the commander in chief of the Marine Corps, became the real power of the refuge.
After all, Virginia is the headquarters of the Marine Corps, and the commander-in-chief has the rank of four-star general and is quite prestigious in the military.
Since then, this refuge facility under the jurisdiction of the Marine Corps has begun to use materials to rebuild the production line, reaching a certain degree of self-sufficiency, and even dispatched convoys to negotiate and trade with other forces.
But with most ordinary residents living here being able to get food, clothing and survive after the end of the world, who is in power seems not as important as it was before the end of the world.
A few hours ago, the reconnaissance sentry used a returning trade convoy to successfully sneak into the secret entrance guarded by heavy troops, and passed through layers of tunnels and firepower points to reach Area 01, which is home to 600,000 people at the same time.
Look around.
I just feel that this is a "honeycomb" city built under the mountain. All the buildings are stacked together in an intricate manner. There is also an aerial cable car in the hollow area to facilitate the transportation of goods and people.
Coming here, if you are an ordinary person in the main universe, you will be so depressed that you can't breathe. The space utilization rate seems to be higher than that of some asteroid mines, but as a local of the Zero-Seven Universe, you will be overwhelmed. Have a strong sense of security.
And there are five similar hive cities located under this rolling mountainous area.
now.
In the easternmost residential area.
Instead of using the word residential area, it is better to describe it as "residential cave", because there are not only simple houses here, but also cave dwellings dug out of the mountain wall.
After a day's work, people drag their tired bodies and crowd into alleys and streets with an average width of about three meters, and then use steep stairs and ladders to return to their homes.
Among them, there was a slender girl wearing a dirty, wrinkled black robe that covered most of her beautiful appearance.
"She" carried an old and mended backpack to the end of the residential area, climbed the ladder to a higher position, followed the path that could only be passed by one person, then opened the door of one of the rooms and Went in.
Close the door and lock it.
The girl then raised her hand to lift her hood, revealing her entire appearance.
Her skin color is a bit sickly white, and she has long black hair. On her face, in addition to her striking beauty, she also has overly obvious dark circles under her eyes.
When the girl takes off her backpack and black robe, she can also find a diamond-shaped "ruby" necklace on her neck.
And for some unknown reason, the "ruby" suddenly flickered with a faint light, which made the girl frown with a look of pain on her face.
"Shut up, I'm not in the mood to argue with you now, Father!"
The girl said something as if she was talking to herself, and "Ruby" gradually became gloomy, making "her" expression no longer so painful.
Immediately afterwards, the girl picked up her backpack again and walked towards a folding bed.
When he looked on the bed, he saw a young man sleeping soundly.
"She" sat by the bed, first took out a box of yellowed medicine from her backpack, placed it beside her, and then took out a bottle of water and two cans of cooked corn kernels.
After "she" opened the two cans with a can opener, she carefully placed them on the bedside table made of a broken wooden box. Then she tried her best to smile naturally, reached out and gently stroked the young man's cheek, and said softly:
"Damian, wake up. It's time to eat and take medicine."
"Forehead…"
Hearing the call, the boy gradually woke up, and when he opened his eyes, the girl saw "his" dark green twins.
To be honest, the boy not only has strong features and handsome appearance, but also has a hint of...Bruce Wayne.
With the name Damian, it is not difficult to guess that the boy is Batman's biological son, Damian Wayne.
After fully waking up, Damian tried to struggle to get up, but with the help of the girl, he finally finished leaning against the wooden wall, half sitting and half lying on the bed.
When the girl lifted off the blanket that Damian used to keep warm, she finally understood why he needed help to even sit up and lie down, because he was missing both his legs and arms.
"It's been a hard day... Raven, if I..." Damian looked apologetic.
"It's okay, as long as you can live well, this is more important than anything else."
The girl named Raven interrupted Damian's self-blame words, smiled, picked up the can, and fed Damian with a plastic spoon while continuing:
"It seems a little strange today. There are a lot fewer soldiers patrolling the city."
?
After chewing and swallowing a mouthful of corn, Damian thought for a few seconds and guessed: "It should be that too much trade has exposed this place."
"Don't be so talkative." Raven said angrily, "If this place also falls, then we really have no place to live."
"..." Damian didn't reply, just accepted the feeding silently.
But the eyes of this "little bat" revealed unwillingness and some kind of self-disgust.
After all, he has become a "human stick" because of his strong skills. No one can accept it.
Fortunately, he still had Raven by his side.
Just this short-term warmth...
"Boom..." but was interrupted by a faint explosion.
