Chernobog Core Energy Zone, 3:00P.M.
"Why are you putting me in your group?"
Dim lights flickered overhead, and in front of him was a messy corridor. Noah crossed a broken beam that had fallen to the ground and exposed steel bars. He looked up at the ceiling where dense wires were exposed. He felt like he had returned to the day when Amiya pulled him out of the sarcophagus.
Kelsey is in charge of most things, and commanding on the battlefield is her job. But now that the Rhode Island team has fought monsters all the way to the final BOSS, Kelsey has called her, a player who controls a controller, to this place where there is almost no danger. This makes Noah a little confused.
Although there are some die-hard members of the integrated movement stationed in this place, it is still not enough to see in front of Mon3tr. That Source Stone monster only needs to roar to scare timid enemies to death, and the rest will be immediately devoured by green flames. It can basically be called mowing the grass. Why does she need a tactical commander?
Besides, he has no one to direct him...
With Kelsey alone next to him, Noah felt like this old lynx had rekindled an old relationship and deliberately sent away those operators to create a world for two.
It sounds interesting that a beauty who can fight save a timid and humble beauty who can eat.
"In the core city command tower, the decapitation team will be attacked by the integrated movement from all directions."
Kelsey lowered her head and walked around a fallen steel beam, turned around and held Noah's wrist, pulling her over.
"That kind of battlefield is not something you can participate in live."
Although his voice and face were still as cold as usual, Noah still felt a hint of warmth. The world between two people was just her unreliable guess, but Kelsey's concern still made Noah couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, and a small smiley face appeared on the screen.
"When fighting the guerrillas, we could also reorganize our formation by retreating. But in the command tower, they didn't even have a chance to breathe."
"This battle has a clear goal, and Amiya and Rosemary's team can no longer be distracted."
In other words, you are a burden.
The XD on Noah’s face instantly changed to :(
"This pair... Ouch!"
A flying knife came from the darkness. Noah slipped and almost fell to the ground, but he escaped the sneak attack. When the bright sharp weapon pierced the wall, a pair of dark green eyes appeared behind the attacker.
Immediately afterwards, with a dull explosion, a thick mist with a pungent Originium smell spurted out from the corner like wind, and quickly dissipated. Noah looked towards the source of the sound and could see nothing except a big black hole.
"Isn't it too early for Amiya? She is just a child."
Noah stood up and patted the dust on his clothes, then jogged two steps to follow Kelsey.
This was the third sneak attack she encountered underground, but she accidentally dodged it each time, and then it was time for Mon3tr to clean up. As mentioned above, Kelsi plus Mon3tr is enough to eliminate all threats underground, she is just here to show off her cuteness.
Of course, it could also be bait. After all, the attacker just threw weapons at Noah as if he couldn't see Kelsey.
"The child you are talking about is already the leader of Rhode Island, even if she only has..."
The shadow on the ground suddenly came alive and rushed towards Kelsey. This was a smart attacker. He saw the good luck in Noah and the power of Mon3tr in the darkness, so he shifted his target to a woman who seemed to have no fighting power.
Unfortunately……
Kelsey suddenly raised her arm and pinched the attacker's arm precisely as if there were eyes in the back of her head. Then she turned around and raised her leg, sending the sole of her shoe into his chin, making this guy pay. The cost of fainting plus five teeth. Noah stared blankly at the Queen of Rhode Island throwing the enemy aside like trash, and his jaw almost dropped.
Is it true that my ex-wife is so good at beatings?
No wonder my former self broke up with her...
Who can withstand this? !
"14 years old."
After making up for what she just said, the Queen stopped and turned her head slightly to glance back. Noah understood and quickly stepped over the "corpse" of the unlucky guy and followed Kelsey, so as not to make her unhappy again.
No matter how harmful it is, you still have to fight when you should quarrel, and you still have to respect when you should respect. A real man can bend and stretch, but he is not as knowledgeable as her.
Although I am also a woman now.
"Don't underestimate her ability, not only in combat, but also in command. But if you are there, she will have to focus on taking care of you, which is fatal enough for this battle."
Noah nodded.
This is true. The final decisive battle was one against many, not the chaotic scene of most battlefields, and Amiya could handle it.
"You'll be safe with me."
"I think you're in danger."
The entire corridor fell silent.
The creaking of wood, the sound of wind blowing through the cracks, and the sound of falling gravel all disappeared, leaving only two vivid heartbeats. Noah swallowed, wanting nothing more than to slap himself.
What did you say? This is it! Do you think you have a long life? !
“We have a responsibility that only we can fulfill.”
Kelsey looked back at Noah and continued moving forward. In the picture captured by the camera, the Queen of Rhode Island still had the same cold face, and it seemed that she did not take what she just said to heart.
"Our communications will deteriorate further as we get deeper into the sarcophagus."
"At that point, we're truly alone."
Sarcophagus...
Noah grasped the key point of the words, and the facial muscles covered by the mask suddenly tightened, and then relaxed.
Kelsey knows the secret of this thing and the full function of the sarcophagus. But judging from the current situation, she probably didn't find what she had hidden, so there is no need to worry.
"etc……"
Ahead is a relatively empty fork in the road, with a large number of cardboard boxes placed against the wall, covered with dust and fallen latex paint. There is a hole next to the corner filled with cardboard boxes. Judging from the broken stones and the condition of the edge of the hole, it seems that it was just exploded.
"Doctor, please hide for a while."
Kelsey raised her arms to protect the doctor's body and pushed her back.
"Why?"
This puzzled Noah.
Danger?
But my sixth sense didn’t detect anything? My own "War Luck" has not been triggered, so it is obvious that it is very safe here.
Seeing Noah who was looking around with no fear at all and a little curious, Kelsey put down her arm.
"...If you don't want to, or are too bored, I won't stop you."
It was like a script that had already been decided. As soon as Kelsi finished speaking, a cough came from the entrance of the cave, from far to near. Noah moved his gaze into the darkness, frowning and thinking about something.
This voice is very familiar, he must have heard it many times before...
A hand wearing a black fingerless glove stretched out from the darkness and held the edge of the hole. Noah moved his eyes away and saw her red nails.
Immediately afterwards, a girl with silver-gray hair walked out of the darkness. Her face was gray, but it did not cover up the bright red on her body, which stung Noah's eyes.
Leather pants and skirt, a short assault gun tied with a black belt, and very conspicuous red horns on both sides of her head and tentacle-like dull hair on the top of her head.
Hey, I met an acquaintance.
"Ah you are……?"
The aftermath of the explosion still affected W's brain, making her unable to recognize the two guys in front of her for a while. But that touch of green woke her up instantly like a wind oil essence, and her voluptuous rose-like vertical pupils swept across the two people in front of her, followed by a mocking laughter.
"……ha."
"Rhodes Island? My luck is really bad."
————————If W gets into a fight with the dog————————
While Noah and Kelsey were enjoying their two-person world, the beheading team prepared for Tallulah had arrived at the periphery of the command tower. Looking at the Sakaz mercenaries who were on tight guard, Amiya ordered everyone to rest where they were and pay attention, and sent scouts to investigate the situation in order to be fully prepared.
Valentin unhooked his weapon and sat by a section of wall, his dust-soaked hands gently caressing De Shuang in his arms, looking up at the towering command tower in front of him.
The nerves that had been tense all the way were completely relaxed at this moment, even though what was waiting for him ahead was an almost invincible enemy. Now that there is no way out, it is better to adjust your mentality and think about how to fight next.
"How's it going?"
Amiya squatted by the window and stared at the Integration Movement soldiers around the command tower, with only a small head exposed. The voice in the headphones didn't sound like an underage girl at all, and for a moment Valentin felt that Noah was still directing them.
But when the pair of long ears pressed down by the helmet caught his eye, Valentine chuckled and once again focused his attention on the extremely oppressive building.
I don’t have many memories of this tall Valentine tower that stands in the center of the core area. I only remember that such a magnificent building was once controlled by the government. When he was living happily in Chernobog, he was thinking more about how to survive better among three people, Vera, Xing Yihuang and Raphael.
But one thing is certain, the command tower in the past has never been as dark as it is now. It looks like a tall tower made of coal blocks, with a dark red light reflecting on the surface.
This is probably the shock power brought by Tallulah...
Just like the former Winter Scar Froststar and Marching Mode Patriot.
Considering Tallulah's Origin Stone skills, Valentine felt that the building's exterior should have a few more cracks glowing with orange-red light, so that it would look more like obsidian solidified by magma.
"No entrance has been discovered to the east."
"No entrance has been discovered to the west."
"There is an entrance to the north, but it is guarded by soldiers."
"How many troops are there?"
Amiya asked further.
"Quite a few, no less than twenty people visible. These people have established a small stronghold around the entrance, and there are two patrol teams constantly moving between the strongholds, each patrol team has ten people."
"Where's the sentry?"
Stronghold, patrol...
A bit troublesome.
"Handover in place, no chance. We must see blood this time, otherwise we won't be able to get in."
"Sniper, any chance for the patrol?"
"Each patrol has a communications soldier, who is protected by ordinary soldiers. Unless we can defeat the entire team in an instant, we will still be exposed."
On the top of the building, the sniper operator stared at the communications soldier in the patrol through the scope and let out a light tut.
"The defense is too tight. If you go in, your whereabouts will be exposed."
The entire core city was in chaos, fighting was going on everywhere, and the rebels and supporters were mixed together, which was even worse than when Qicheng fell. But at this time, the command tower where Tallulah was located was extremely quiet. It seemed that the chaos in the outside world had nothing to do with her, the leader of the integration movement, which gave Amiya a headache.
She believed that her elite operators were all fighting masters who could fight one against a hundred, but the strength of these Sakaz mercenaries should not be underestimated. Amiya hopes that all her operators can return alive from this battle, so she avoids unnecessary battles whenever possible.
But now we have to fight.
Looking at Amiya leaning against the wall and thinking deeply, and the dark building exuding an ominous atmosphere not far behind her, Valentin suddenly remembered a poem.
"Dark clouds are pressing down on the city to destroy it, and the armor's light is shining towards the golden scales of the sun."
Black clouds, black towers, black people. They burned the flames of war towards the infected, and Rhode Island was the wall that blocked the flames. It is a pity that the sun is not shining on the armor of these operators at this time, and there will be no sunshine in the future. Their nobility will be buried under the ruins together with the collapse of the integration movement, and no one will know.
Your names are unknown, but your deeds will live forever.
This sentence is suitable for the Rhode Island operator at this time. At a small level, they are just fighting for the status of the infected. Even if they stop cutting the city, it will not make the world much better for the infected; at a big level, behind them are Ursus, Yan Kingdom and even all of Terra. The life of the world, this operation will end an upcoming cruel war.
But no matter the outcome, no one except Rhode Island will remember these people, and even their relatives will not know what their children did and what they died for.
"I'm really a noble person, a person who has escaped from vulgar tastes, and a person who has sublimated the meaning of life."
He laughed softly to himself, pulled the USP out of the holster, and checked it one last time. Along with the crisp sound of bullets being loaded, a small lightbulb appeared in his ear, and the little dragon man, who was always thinking very fast, suddenly thought of something.
"Jiao Zhengyu? Jiao Zhengyu!"
He closed his eyes and came to the spiritual world, yelled at the dark sky, and called the artificial intelligence that had been fishing recently to his side.
"what?"
A white-haired film dressed in military-style clothing appeared next to Valentine, holding a sandy-yellow M4 assault rifle in his hand. He rolled up the sleeves of his tactical jacket, revealing the large skull tattoo on his arm.
It seems that this guy recently went to Africa to be happy.
"Didn't you say that my only mission is to save the world?"
Valentin excitedly bumped into the shoulder of the macho version of Jiao Zhengyu, and the smile on his face was as bright as a blooming flower.
"so what?"
Jiao Zhengyu took a few glances at the suddenly excited Xiaolongren, then took two steps back holding the gun.
"I'll be done in no time!"
His voice sounded as excited as if he had won five million in the lottery.
Tallulah wants to trigger the Yanwu War by cutting into the city and hitting the dragon gate. The fight between these two big countries in the world of Terra is bound to cause a series of adverse reactions, and it is very likely that the entire world will be involved. Although there are no nuclear weapons here, there are mobile natural disasters. No one knows how many people as powerful as Tallulah are hiding in the violent institutions of these countries. A real fight might be even more tragic than World War II on Earth.
So if the next mission is successful and Valentine's team successfully pulls out the buds of this war, wouldn't this be saving the world?
Looking at Xiaolongren who explained the reason with excitement, the macho version of Jiao Zhengyu patted his face.
"That's not what I meant when I gave you the mission to save the world."
He calmed down and his words were meaningful.
"In the world of Terra, what limits human development is not war, but ore disease and natural disasters."
"These two are almost unsolvable disasters. That's why I called you here. Get rid of the ore disease or natural disasters, and beat down those who stop you."
"And war...war..."
Jiao Zhengyu stared at Valentine's face.
"The war will never end. If you prevent this one, those politicians will try their best to design another one. Will you, Rhode Island, arrive in time to nip the war in the cradle?"
"So this doesn't count. As you thought at the beginning, it can only count as saving the infected. After all, the ones who will be most directly affected after the start of this war are the infected."
"Of course, if you can realize your dream, a world without darkness will prevent all future wars."
He patted the dragon man on the shoulder.
"I will consider the task completed for you and give you another wish."
Jiao Zhengyu rejected the plan submitted by the agent and gave a clearer direction. Valentine was not surprised by this.
In the beginning, he came to Jiao Zhengyu for a theory just because of a flash of inspiration, which was considered as taking advantage of a loophole. If the drill succeeds, you can get rewards and retire successfully; if you fail, it doesn't matter, just continue to stay in this world until Rhodes Island completes its great cause.
The most important thing is that Valentine wants to talk to this artificial intelligence, as if he will never see him again.
Valentine had never experienced this feeling of saying goodbye to the world. This was probably why every soldier wrote a suicide note before the war.
"It seems that you are not sure about the upcoming battle."
Jiao Zhengyu noticed this feeling and changed back to his original appearance. For Valentin, the appearance of this thin film boy was his most profound impression of Jiao Zhengyu.
"I don't know why I feel this way, obviously..."
Valentine licked his lips and laughed dryly.
"Obviously..."
He didn't know what to say.
"Don't think too much, just fight hard."
A familiar feeling came from his arm, it was Jiao Zhengyu's hand. Just now, the macho version of Jiao Zhengyu slapped his shoulder with such force that he felt a little uncomfortable, but he is feeling much better now.
"Every battle has its meaning, every death brings new insights."
"This is something you have to go through to grow up, in the world of Terra."
Poof.
Valentine laughed.
"Are you cursing me to death?"
"Then what can I say, tell you to stop fighting, surrender to Tallulah, and sell your teammates to keep yourself safe?"
Jiao Zhengyu knocked Valentin on the head.
"You think too much. Your output is supported by Amiya and Rosemary. You are just a healer. What are you afraid of?"
"Can Tallulah target you specifically? Does she have a crush on you or does she want you to be her son? Even if you die, you have to take the back seat, right?"
"If Amiya and Rosemary are really dead, I think you will kill yourself quickly. Giving you such a powerful medical spell is not just for you to set off fireworks. You have to play its due role, buddy."
A series of words with unique local characteristics made Valentine laugh out loud and brought him back to the real world. Jiao Zhengyu didn't say goodbye, and all that was left to him was "Get out".
Although it looked like he had been scolded, Valentine's heart felt much more relaxed, and the feeling of imminent death was also much lighter. At this moment, the sniper's urgent voice sounded on the communication channel, attracting everyone's attention.
"I saw Officer Chen! She knocked down the sentry at the small stronghold and rushed in!"
"Holy shit! What is this red light? Everyone in the stronghold has fallen!"
"Repeat! The small stronghold has been cleared! The small stronghold has been cleared! Officer Chen has entered the control tower, Officer Chen has entered the control tower!"
"The guards at the main entrance have begun to move. They are very fast! They have entered the best attack range! We can catch the enemy by surprise!"
The sudden accident directly disrupted Amiya's long-planned plan, causing her to choose another radical plan.
"Everyone!"
Amiya threw away her helmet, and her big ears that had been pressed on the back of her head stood up. The black rhombus instantly condensed behind her, and countless translucent threads extended forward, connecting to all the Originium explosives that the scouts had just buried on the roadside.
"The sniper operators are in position!"
"Heavy-armed operators are in place!"
"Guards officers are in place!"
"The warlock is in position!"
"Medical operators are in place!"
Valentin wiped the blade of De Shuang's sword sharply with his left hand, put the weapon on his shoulder, and walked to the front of the team. The scars on his hand healed instantly, and the bright red blood seemed to seep into the bright blade, making the reflected light even more dazzling. Under the blood energy that enveloped the weapon, there were countless dancing blue electric lights, accompanied by the shocking thunder before the rainstorm.
"attack!"
