From the 7th Steel Company to the Synthetic Division

Chapter 264 Fear of Death

About 500 meters west of the chemical plant, there is a small factory building covering an area of ​​less than 2,000 square meters, which appears to have been idle for a long time.

But there have been significant changes at this time.

Not only can one clearly see fully armed soldiers standing guard on the periphery, but several places inside have also been obviously renovated.

One of the low-rise buildings with a tin shed was covered with a camouflage net and turned into a command center.

The sturdy man sitting in the house was none other than Yuan Lang, the squadron leader of the railway who claimed that he had gone out for some business and had not returned since.

Sitting opposite him was a tall man, he was Chen Jun who was specially invited to participate in the assessment.

"Captain Chen, among the new recruits taking the test this time, three are from your company. To be honest, which one of them do you think is the best? Who among them do you think can complete the rescue mission?"

Yuan Lang seemed to be asking Chen Jun casually, but in fact he wanted to find out Chen Jun's background.

Chen Jun knew what happened in the original plot. If nothing changed, he naturally knew the answer. Xu Sanduo was the only one who completed the task.

But now, affected by the butterfly effect, the outcome is bound to change drastically.

Chen Jun really couldn't guess who would be able to complete the task.

So he could only say in a vague way: "The soldiers sent out by our Seventh Company are all elites. I have confidence in all three of them."

"We have known each other for quite some time, so we are friends at least. Why are we playing tricks on each other?" Yuan Lang joked.

"I'm not kidding."

Chen Jun smiled and explained, "Chengcai has great personal talent, Wu Liuyi is willing to endure hardships and study, and Xu Sanduo is just a numerical freak.

All three of them have their own strengths, and any of them will have a chance to complete the task if they play well.

but……"

Chen Jun suddenly stopped talking at the end, and did not continue. Yuan Lang was itching to ask, "But what? Tell me."

"But I'm actually more interested in Wu Liuyi and looking forward to seeing how he will perform," said Chen Jun.

As a future time traveler, Chen Jun has more or less understood how Xu Sanduo and Chengcai performed in this assessment.

Even if there is a butterfly effect now, the overall style will not change much.

The only one who was participating was Wu Liuyi, and he was really interested in how he would perform in such an exercise.

"Wu Liuyi is a very stubborn and stubborn person. His performance should not be bad."

Yuan Lang was still very optimistic about Wu Liuyi, and he did not hide his love for Wu Liuyi at all. But he changed the subject and said, "But I am more interested in Xu Sanduo and Wu Zhe. They are completely different from the others."

Xu Sanduo is indeed a very different person, and anyone who is with him can feel his uniqueness.

As a top student with three degrees, Wu Zhe possesses the most powerful brain among newcomers, which is indeed worth looking forward to.

"Wu Zhe is indeed very good, but I don't think that special forces is the best path for him."

Chen Jun said this very suddenly, and Yuan Lang immediately felt a strong sense of crisis. He stared straight into Chen Jun's eyes and said, "Let me tell you first, you can't have any ideas about Wu Zhe.

I know you have five spots, you can choose any of the others, but he is not an option, and our A team really needs someone like him."

He is a highly educated academic with good personal qualities, and everyone loves him when they see him.

Not to mention Yuan Lang who values ​​talent!
Wu Zhe had long been on Chen Jun's talent list, and the position of future information battalion commander had already been reserved for Wu Zhe, so he would definitely find a way to poach him.

Seeing how nervous Yuan Lang is about Wu Zhe, it’s a bit too early to bring it up now.

Chen Jun, who was not in a position to give an answer, decisively chose to change the subject, picked up the handheld game console next to him that was as thick as a brick and was a rare item these days, and said, "Captain Yuan, this thing has a lot of game categories.

The assessment has just begun, and it will probably take some time for the results to come out. Waiting is really boring, how about we find a game to compete with each other?"

"Okay."

Yuan Lang didn't want to expose the topic, so he followed up with, "Then let's play Metal Slug. We have one life each, and let's see who can fight longer."

"Metal Slug? That's my strong point. You're worse than this." Chen Jun said proudly.

"Everyone can brag, but you'll know when you compete."

Yuan Lang confidently took the handheld game console, entered the game skillfully and started operating it.

……

Here, Yuan Lang and Chen Jun were leisurely and even had the childishness to play games and competitions.

Outside the gate of the chemical plant, the situation has entered a high-pressure state at this moment. More than a dozen chemical defense vehicles drove over, and dozens of fully armed people got off.

In order to further test the combat capabilities of newcomers and maximize the effectiveness of this actual combat simulation.

All the newcomers were divided into groups of two, and together with the other two veterans formed an action team to launch rescue operations from four different directions.

In order to ensure relative fairness of the competition, the entry points of the four groups are the same.

The teams were assigned to the four directions of southeast, northwest, northeast and southwest, and all entered the factory through the criminals' only "loophole" - the sewer, based on the intelligence specially provided by the headquarters.

Group A, where Xu Sanduo and Chengcai were, went to the west, Group B, where Wu Zhe was, was assigned to the south, and Group C, where Wu Liuyi was, was assigned to the east.

The four people in each group, starting from the team leader, have action codes 1 to 4.

Before the official operation began, Qi Huan called all the teams together and announced: "Another conflict broke out early this morning. Two explosions occurred in the factory, causing a large amount of poisonous gas leakage. Be sure to bring protective equipment during the operation.

The criminals now have a large number of hostages and have retreated to the factory's largest warehouse, which is the last explosion point.

Your mission, in addition to rescuing the hostages, is to defuse the bomb at all costs. Please note that this must be done at all costs."

After hearing this, everyone realized that defusing the bomb was more important than rescuing the hostages.

After all, even if we think in the worst case scenario, if all the hostages died, it would only be a matter of a dozen people, but if the chemical raw materials were detonated by the bomb, it would be a matter for the entire city.

It is clear at a glance which is more important!
Seeing that Qi Huan made the matter sound so serious and the entire factory was already filled with biochemical poisonous gas, the newcomers' faces suddenly turned ugly.

It can be seen from the unusually tense expressions that everyone is becoming very nervous.

The one who reacted most violently was Xu Sanduo. He actually had a physiological reaction due to nervousness, and his stomach was churning with strong urge to vomit.

This is a body spasm reaction that occurs when people are overly nervous.

Fortunately, Xu Sanduo was able to hold it back. In order not to embarrass the 7th Steel Company, he forced himself to swallow the nausea that was rising up in his stomach.

After explaining the relevant precautions, Qi Huang formally issued the order to take action.

The four rescue teams abcd who participated in the operation put on chemical protective suits and gas masks, and headed straight for the entrance under the leadership of the captain.

Before leaving, Wu Liuyi, as the "old man of the Seventh Company", gave Chengcai and Xu Sanduo an encouraging look.

Then they followed the captain of Group C. The entire team remained highly alert and vigilant, and went around the right side of the factory to the east entrance.

The entrance to the sewer was covered with stone slabs, and faint yellow smoke could be seen coming out.

Seeing this scene...

Although Wu Liuyi was very nervous and scared, his sacred sense of mission as a soldier and his single-minded character of completing the task prevented him from retreating and his eyes became more determined.

He cooperated well with three other teammates and opened the cement slabs weighing dozens of kilograms.

"Hu~~"

As soon as the slab was lifted, thick smoke immediately poured out. Once the smoke has a strong color, especially the rare colors of red and yellow, it will always be more irritating to people's nerves.

The moment Wu Liuyi saw the yellow smoke, he instinctively held his breath.

It took a few seconds to react.

He was now wearing a full set of chemical protective clothing and a full-body gas mask on his face, and his tense body gradually relaxed a little.

"Potassium hydrogen compound, lethal concentration. Check chemical protection equipment again."

C1, the team leader, took out a detector, put it into the sewer for inspection, made a report, and then issued instructions to the team members.

have to say.

The acting skills of this group of old A's are really online, a hundred times better than some of the first-line young actors in later generations.

Wu Liuyi no longer had any doubts and was truly in the mood for a life-and-death battle. He followed orders and quickly checked the chemical defense equipment.

He made an OK gesture to confirm that there was no problem, using tactical actions instead of answering.

"Down!"

The team leader received the signal and gave the order decisively.

A group of four people jumped into the sewer one after another, and groped forward carefully along the super-large sewer that is a must-have for large factories amidst the thick yellow smoke.

After passing through the sewer, we soon entered the underground air-raid shelter.

Because the smoke in the air-raid shelter was too thick and the layout of the passages was extremely complicated.

Group C walked very slowly.

No one spoke either.

Besides the sound of people walking, there was also the unusually heavy breathing due to difficulty breathing while wearing gas masks.

No other sound was heard.

After walking for about two minutes, the leader of Group C, C1, further upgraded the alert and divided the team into two parts, with the front exploring the way and the rear following up.

Wu Liuyi, a newcomer codenamed C4, stayed behind to follow up and deal with the aftermath.

Wu Liuyi didn't know what the situation was like ahead. The only information he could receive was the conversation between the team leader and the veterans in the headphones.

"C1, where are you? Over."

"Ahead of you, keep following, over."

"C1, please pinpoint our current location, over."

"It's impossible to be precise. The structural drawings of the air-raid shelter from the 1950s have long been lost. Over."

"There are so many surprises. I have a question. If I die, C1, will you miss me?"

……

Listening to the intelligence exchange coming from the headphones, I couldn't even get into the location, and even the word "death" was specifically mentioned, making the atmosphere even more tense.

Wu Liuyi's frown deepened and the pressure grew.

Creating more pressure on the newcomers is exactly what this group of veterans needs to do.

This kind of conversation continued along the way, and the content of the conversation was leading in a bad direction, constantly outputting various dangerous information.

It wasn't just Wu Liuyi who was being guided by the language, the pressure was already as heavy as a mountain.

The same was true for Wu Zhe, Xu Sanduo and Chengcai in the other two places. Under the guidance of their group leader, Mr. A, the pressure in their hearts increased exponentially.

Breathing became heavier.

Panting like a cow!

Under strong stress stimulation, the ability to withstand stress is crucial.

Increasing the pressure on newcomers through language is far from the limit of this assessment. Yuan Lang has also prepared a more advanced second stage.

After the team had advanced for about five minutes, the planned unexpected situation occurred.

"We have entered the underground area of ​​the factory. The enemy is likely on guard and may be encountered at any time. Please be careful. Over."

When C1 had just finished reminding everyone on the intercom, fierce gunfire suddenly broke out in front.

"Da da da da da..."

The gunshots came suddenly and densely.

Wu Liuyi had no idea what was happening in front of him. It was the first time in his life that he had fought a gun battle with the enemy. When he heard the gunshots in front of him, his mind was confused for a moment.

The old soldier next to him stretched out his hand and pushed him to the ground.

"Be careful, stay hidden, I'll go to the front for support."

After saying this, Old A, who was guarding the rear with Wu Liuyi, rushed out without waiting for Wu Liuyi to react, and soon disappeared into the dark passage.

Only Wu Liuyi was left, still confused, lying on the ground listening to the fierce gunfight.

At the moment when the gunfight broke out, the walkie-talkie, which had been filled with sound, suddenly became quiet, without any sound.

In addition to being able to hear the intense gunfire and vaguely see the flashes of gunfire.

There is nothing anymore!

After about half a minute, Wu Liuyi finally came to his senses. The fear brought by the exchange of fire could no longer suppress his instincts.

"C1, how are you guys doing up front?"

Wu Liuyi used the walkie-talkie to make a call, trying to find out the battle situation ahead.

There was no response.

"C1, can you hear me? Do you need my help?"

No one responded on the walkie-talkie, as if they had all been killed by the enemy. Wu Liuyi's heart suddenly tightened.

Fear of death, worry about comrades, anger at the enemy, desire to complete the mission...

Various emotions intertwined in Wu Liuyi's mind, making him unable to calm down at this moment, and his whole brain was in a state of confusion.

Wu Liuyi didn't know what to do, so he could only crawl forward on his stomach.

I want to go to the front to provide support and see what is happening.

As a result, just as I turned a corner, I heard fierce gunfire again in front of me, and bullets hit the wall, sparks flying.

The whizzing sound of the bullets passing through the air reached his ears even more clearly.

I felt the bullet's killing power at such a close distance, with the bullet only half a meter away from hitting my head. The fear of death has never been so close.

No matter how stable Wu Liuyi's mentality was, his mind was in a mess at this moment.

(End of this chapter)