At an altitude of nine thousand meters, under the action of inertia, his flying speed reached 800 kilometers per hour.

The thin air blew on him, and the cold-proof clothes made of special cold-proof materials seemed unable to block the biting cold, and he felt numb all over.

Generally speaking, when skydiving in the cold and thin air, it is best to descend to an altitude of 4000 meters in free fall before opening the parachute.

Because at this altitude, the surrounding air is significantly warmer.

But this time, HALO jumped high and opened low, which was completely different from the past.

In the air not far below, there was a sudden "whoosh" sound, and the nylon parachute rope rushed out from the large parachute bag like a torrent, and then opened with a "bang".

The cargo container had reached the minimum parachute opening altitude. Tony glanced at his watch and saw that the reading was close to the preset altitude.

Captain Alan Bright took out a low-visible red light baton, waved it repeatedly to issue commands, and then pulled the parachute open.

The straps were tightened, and the controlled fall was immediately stopped. The violent pull made him feel nauseous.

In the sky, besides him, there were 6 nylon flower buds floating. Very good, everyone opened their parachutes smoothly, without any accidents.

If you encounter an accident with a high opening and low jumping, there is basically no possibility of survival.

Skydiving from high altitudes is also very dangerous. Problems with the oxygen supply equipment can cause people to suffer from hypoxia, and damaged warm clothing can cause frostbite. Of course, the most dangerous thing is a malfunction of the parachute pack.

For example, the parachute may be half-opened or not open due to cable entanglement, or even opened but found to be damaged.

At this time, the team members only have a short time of more than ten seconds to save themselves. If they fail to cut the cable, they will have to throw themselves into the indestructible bosom of Mother Earth.

Two minutes later, the Centaur team and their cargo of supplies touched down at the drop zone, with no casualties.

"Apollo-1, this is Centaur-1, communications check."

"Centaur-1, this is Apollo-1, the signal is good, we will stay in touch for the next 9 days, I wish you a pleasant journey."

"Apollo-1, this is Centaur 0-1, copy."

“Comms Check.”

"Check." x6

After confirming that the communication equipment and communication conditions were good, Allen immediately assigned personnel to collect supplies and took people to set up an ambush area.

Even though it was night, it was unclear whether anyone saw the large container or parachute falling from the sky.

There were a lot of supplies in the container, and considering the weight they were supposed to carry, it would take several hours to take away everything in the container.

Alan turned the radio back on and called softly.

"Apollo-1, I am Centaur-1."

"Centaur-1, this is Apollo-1, go ahead."

"The time required to move the materials in the container needs to be extended, and we need long-term monitoring of the movements in the surrounding areas."

Apollo-1 replied: "Got it, Centaur..."

After a while, the voice continued: "Your request has been rejected by the Air Force."

"What's the reason?"

“Two days ago, this place suffered a severe EMP electromagnetic pulse attack, which directly caused an MQ-20 Avenger drone to crash.

The Air Force believed that this was a premeditated attack on the equipment. So they were reluctant to send any additional air units until the airspace was confirmed to be safe. "

Joey Denny looked out along the fuselage and saw that the C-17 carrying them had already entered the apron.

"I didn't expect that it was the Air Force that was holding us back this time."

Allen joked on the radio:

"Every time we go on a mission, there are always problems of one kind or another. I always wonder if there is something dirty in the Centaur team."

"How about...after I come back this time, I'll find a priest for you?"

"That's not necessary. You know I don't believe in this."

As Alan spoke, he used his legs to lift the heavy ALICE backpack.

The full name of this thing is "Universal Light Personal Carrier Equipment". It was called M1972 during the Vietnam era. It is a very old thing.

The large bag on his back was filled with rations, a total of 9 days' worth of food for 7 people. He had to go back and forth several times to get all of it.

Fortunately, they have the cover of night and carry a lightweight PVS-31 binocular night vision system, which enables them to gain tactical advantages that others cannot achieve in night environments.

Allen immediately dismissed the idea of ​​having an "advantage".

Because the armed forces active here are not only the refugees who have smuggled in, but also military personnel from various parties disguised as PMCs.

Moreover, characters in movies, TV shows, and novels usually make such remarks before a battle, or have such thoughts in their minds, and the endings given to them by the screenwriters or authors are not very good.

"Centaur-1, this is Centaur-4, bad news, we have company tonight."

"You and your team maintain security around here and make sure no one follows us."

The pointer of the fluorescent watch was approaching two o'clock in the middle of the night. Ever since he issued the free hunting permit, the sound of gunfire in the direction of Centaur-4 had never stopped.

It was not a fierce battle, but just a sudden sound.

The moving work was still going on, pushing their physical strength to the limit.

call out--

The sound of a bullet breaking through the air was heard again, which made Alan extremely confused. His mind was in a mess and he couldn't make sense of anything.

He thought he had seen many cruel things, including massacres in Africa, Central Asia and other regions, but he just couldn't understand these sporadic and crazy suicide attempts.

Those people seemed to not care about life or death at all, and were focused on breaking through the fire blockade, as if their minds were infected.

He tried to find a plausible explanation for this unbelievably horrific sight.

As time went on, Allen began to worry. Although they were all killed in one shot, the continued shooting was a signal, and it might attract real armed personnel who were interested in this place.

They also want to understand the situation here. If they can get a piece of the pie, it would be great luck.

In fact, Captain Allen's estimate was correct. There was indeed an unidentified team heading this way.

Chapter 47 Fall

Luhui was crouching in the bushes.

Apart from the occasional gunshot, few people visited this woods.

For several hours, she only heard hurried footsteps and the rustling sound of grass being scraped, and a faint smell of blood drifting over with the evening breeze through the forest.

This panicked refugee was seriously injured and did not even consider clearing up any traces while escaping. He looked as if he would not live long.

“Comms Check.”

“Loud and Clear.”

"Report the surrounding situation," Raphael asked.

"Three hours ago, a seriously injured guy passed by us. Other than that, there was nothing unusual."

"Understood. I'll be changing shifts in half an hour."

As soon as the two people finished their wireless communication, a faint roar came from the dark sky, getting closer and closer, and the sound became louder and louder.

Luhui crawled out of his hiding place and looked up at the sky.

A strangely shaped aircraft was flying at a height almost touching the treetops.

Is that... an MQ-20 Avenger drone? What on earth is it trying to do here? And this altitude is definitely beyond the safety regulations.

The drone suddenly raised its nose, climbed a little, and then immediately lowered its nose and dived a short distance. It barely maintained its altitude and flew northwest.

Lu Hui was stunned.

The thing eventually disappeared into the distant sky.

She was confused. What on earth was going on? Did the person operating it have a special plan? Luhui stared at the direction where the drone disappeared.

The extremely difficult posture to maintain altitude made it difficult for her to convince herself that it was a "deliberate plan".

"Rafael, an MQ-20 Avenger drone just passed over us. Do we have a similar plan before the communication equipment burns out?"

"No."

Raphael said simply, "What's going on?"

So, Luhui briefly told Raphael what she had just seen and heard, hoping to get an answer from her.

Raphael had no answer.

Suddenly, a loud noise was heard in the distance, which made her ask what was going on.

“It crashed.”

"What? Please repeat that, Green Glory."

"Yes, it crashed. Should we go and take a look?" Green Glow suggested.

"No, that's not our job."

"Really? Don't you want to take a look? That should be a very valuable resource."

"With that level of impact, the equipment inside the drone would have been shattered into pieces.

Besides, there is a continuous dense forest to our northwest. The result of it falling into it is that it is broken into pieces. The parts are scattered at least several hundred meters away...

With this much time to search, we can reach the Main River and perhaps start looking for a suitable ferry."

Raphael said this with a faint smile on his face.

Xiao Si is not actually worried about the safety of the drone’s key components, but rather hopes to be able to move around.

It is not a pleasant feeling to lie in the bushes for several hours. Every minute and every second is torture, especially for a smart person, it is no less than torture.

It seems that we have to change shifts early. If we continue to let things develop like this, Xiao Si might get into trouble.

"Shift early, Luhui, you can come back now."

"what?"

"We have limited manpower, so we intentionally extended the duty hours when designing it... I'm sorry."

"Complete rest is important." Green Hui replied.

"It's hard, isn't it?" Raphael said, "This is a heavy burden for you who just woke up. Don't put pressure on yourself."

She explained to her that the simulation of the humanoid's personality, character traits was perfect, thanks to the complete simulation of the original core.

Although the mind core used by the puppet figure has defects, when supported by the computing power of the host, the original functions of the core can basically be restored to normal.

This is the reason why the puppet's mind grows and evolves at an astonishing speed.

From a perspective that Raphael is reluctant to mention, the project of a second generation of autonomous bionic humanoids is bound to emerge.

Humans will definitely choose to start from scratch and design and manufacture core computing modules from scratch to avoid such a situation.

Artificial intelligence that is too "selfish" is a dangerous existence.

Lu Hui wanted to say something, but finally calmed down.

What else could she say? She could only accept Raphael's kindness and put self-improvement first.

There was a rustling sound coming from the 5 o'clock position, and the voiceprint comparison showed that it was Raphael's footsteps.

This is a trick that only humanoids have, recording the sound frequency through their ears and then comparing it to the received sound.

But unfortunately, this method has great limitations.

If Raphael changed his shoes, the sound would be completely different.

This is not the walking posture. That posture is completed by all the muscles, nerves and brain in the body, and cannot be changed at all.

The sound of footsteps is different. The volume and frequency of the sound are not only limited by the material and shape of the soles, but also by the different sounds produced by different surfaces.

Just as they were handing over, a loud "bang" was suddenly heard in the air.

Raphael and Luhui ended their conversation and looked up at the sky at the same time. Could it be that another drone was about to crash?

“That’s…?”

"Ah, that's right."

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