Planet of Sand and Oasis of Iron

Chapter 47 47. They're just some simple minions, so there's no need to be nervous.

The elimination of these invaders went very smoothly. Those people had never expected that an Astartes... cough, independent mercenary would suddenly appear among a group of weak miners and defense teams.

He is not an ordinary independent mercenary, his tactical skills and personal protection are top-notch!

It is impossible to defeat the enemy with such a bunch of junk in our hands. Our army is defeated!
This kind of thinking spread like a virus, and the enemies pouring into the passage began to retreat... It sounds unscientific, but think about it.

No matter how hard you and your teammates fire, you can't penetrate the enemy's defenses, but that 'guy' can leisurely aim at anyone who comes into his range.

Even if it's just a helmet, a hand, or any part of the body, as long as it's exposed, it will be immediately penetrated by the firepower that can tear apart the limbs!

Under this kind of psychological pressure, more and more people were defeated, but Sefer couldn't be happy.

There was no other reason. After escaping, the other party not only blew up some mines, but even blocked the elevators for going up - these bastards used rappel.

If I follow their rope up, and these guys cut the rope, I'll fall into an unknown depth in the mine... I won't die, but I'll have to run back up.

That's no different from losing.

So Seifer didn't pursue the matter any further. After confirming that the bodies were indeed corpses, he picked out one whose clothes looked more upscale and pulled it back. When he returned to the warehouse, he saw many miners hiding there and talking among themselves.

Many wounded were dragged up, their condition not being good. Furthermore, the communication was still completely silent.

"These wounded..."

"You're back—and what about those guys who raided the mine?"

Another person who looked like he was in charge ran over, wearing a crooked helmet. "Independent mercenary, may I ask who you are..."

"Red Crossbow Arrow, let's not talk about that for now. Where did these wounded come from?"

"The underground mining area, those damned defense forces, those traitorous bastards..."

Sefer checked the time and saw that the man had been cursing for two minutes after he started talking.

Seeing that the time was almost up, he asked the reason in detail and felt that the people in this world were too unstable. How could they turn against him so quickly?

The other party's plan was actually very simple. They wanted to capture the entire mine during the day and then transport the high-quality minerals produced out.

Anyway, no mercenaries have accepted the commission to defend the mine, so as long as we can incite the defense team to rebel, then there will be no problem, right?

Replacing the empty magazine... I didn't bring many when I came here, so this is a big problem.

It's not that these things in the mine are unusable, but it's obvious that they haven't equipped themselves with many good weapons. From what Sefer can see now, there is not a single high-powered weapon that mercenaries like to use.

There were only some detonators, impact drills and power minecarts used for mining. The real weapons were on the defense team's side.

Cypher was a little confused. Did all the defense teams betray him?
The man said angrily, "That's right! These traitors are just sitting in the mines cleaning out worms or pirates and other thieves out there. And yet they're still not satisfied!"

"So when did they start to hint at betrayal? I mean, it felt like their attitude changed."

The person in charge thought carefully and then said, "About three months ago, the boss temporarily lowered the defense team's salaries because the funds were not running smoothly."

Cypher was silent for a moment.

Then decided not to discuss the topic anymore.

He asked the technical guys that Tien had brought with him... to set up defenses in the area leading to the main entrance. These guys were very efficient and quickly stacked up the mineral bricks to form a thick brick wall defense.

The approach of adapting to local conditions is very good and impressive.

More and more miners were arriving, some injured, but no one was reported dead—presumably the defense team wasn't willing to harm the workers. They simply wanted to disgust the so-called big boss, then run away with the massive amount of minerals they'd produced, sell them somewhere, and start living.

He should not be the same group as those strange pirates who rushed in earlier... Seifer repeatedly checked the man he dragged in, but he found out that he was wearing all kinds of branded clothes, so he had no idea which force he belonged to.

"In short...in short, mercenaries. The boss said that when the mine encounters a crisis, you can submit a commission. Although communication is interrupted now..."

"Well, I'll accept this commission. But you have to give me the map of the mine."

Seifer put on a backpack full of detonators and hung a handful of the men's weapons on the backpack.

The door leading to the depths was opened a crack, and Sefer walked down with a wired walkie-talkie and a communication line hanging on his waist.

They said that when they arrived at a communication point, they would connect the lines there, so that people above could know what was happening below. It was normal that the rock layer blocked wireless communication.

The door behind him slammed shut. Seifer walked in the slanted passage, which was actually not narrow and even had a relatively bright light from the independently powered mining lamps. He only felt that there seemed to be some strange echo in his ears.

It is said that workers who stay in the mines for a long time will suffer from constant mental disturbances due to these energy-rich ores, and will experience hallucinations and auditory hallucinations.

Considering that even strange phenomena may occur in these huge energy fields, a few biological disorders are indeed not a big deal.

Walking underground where he could faintly hear sounds, Seifer looked at the map and the real-time calculated location mark, and suddenly broke into a run.

——This mine has more than one entrance and exit. In addition to the main road, there are also some branch routes, and these branch roads are connected to different mines.

In other words, perhaps while he was advancing cautiously, those 'rebels' of the defense team had already escaped with a large amount of high-purity minerals!
He sprinted with big strides, the sound of "clang clang clang" as he passed through a communication point. He paused slightly, hung the cable in the designated area, and then continued sprinting.

From top to bottom, the fixed-structure mining area rushed into the old mining area. There was no time to lament the unmined minerals scattered throughout the large underground cavity. Sefer rushed into the new mining area and finally heard someone complaining.

Before they had time to evacuate, several defense teams that needed time to load the truck were complaining loudly about the mine owner, implying that they would definitely deal with that man if they had the chance.

Still filled with resentment, Seifer took off the wired communication device from his waist and squatted in the corner to listen silently.

"Almost finished loading... I'm so exhausted. Is this the last load?"

"No need to complain, after we finish this job, we brothers will..."

The sound of the machinery making the conversation unclear, Seifer listened briefly and decided to lean forward to take a closer look. Just as he stepped aside, he saw a man in defense uniform holding a few bricks and looking at him from two meters in front of him.

The fear is that your head will show up and run into a bullet hole.

Then give up your previous thoughts immediately, muster up your courage, and go for it!

Several people who were moving things and chatting suddenly heard a scream. Everyone looked towards the source of the sound and saw a mercenary with silver light rushing towards them, holding his teammate in one hand!

Without waiting for them to react, the mercenary swung his companion away, and he hit the forklift's cockpit glass like a rag. After a short scream, he fell silent.

"What are you...Pfft!"

A powerful and heavy punch hit the man's stomach, and he curled up on the ground and trembled. The remaining people quickly picked up their weapons, but were horrified to find that the mercenary's movements were incredibly agile.

As he pulled the trigger, another person was hit in the face by a punch. Finally, two people opened fire, but the bullets only made a few "ding ding" sounds when they hit each other.

The bullets had no effect, and the man reached out and grabbed their guns. Before the two men's horrified eyes, the weapons quickly turned into a pile of meaningless scrap metal.

"Alas--"

"Don't shout, be quiet, I'm going to ask you a few questions, just answer them."

Especially the emotionless voice that seems to be synthesized by a machine, it is really terrifying!
(End of this chapter)