Ark Journey

As soon as he finished speaking, his rosy lips smelled of alcohol. W put his arms around Xue Zhi's neck and kissed her passionately.

"Poor soundproofing?"

"it does not matter."

Chapter 26: Ambush

The body and spirit are always refreshed after a battle with the one you love. W, who got up early, was gathering the other five team leaders to discuss tomorrow's mission, and Xue Zhi was pulled over to listen.

To be honest, Xue Zhi really didn't want to come. After all, the most he could understand about those maps was a contour line. Maybe it would be of some use on the scene, but if he could only give some suggestions on the deployment of troops on the sand table and map, then he would be useless. He could not compare with players like W who were rated as excellent in tactical planning, or even those veterans who had experienced many battles.

After listening for a while, Xue Zhi got a key piece of information, that is, the place they need to defend this time is a forest in front of a hill. The commander of the Tower of Babel is worried that someone will infiltrate here, so he arranged for Hedley's troops to defend here.

This terrain is good. After all, you can hit the high and low, and the direction of this hill is just right to form a barrier. Although there are no automatic rifles here, a crossbow will do. And there is a forest in front. When the time comes, bury mines in the forest and force those people to retreat directly. At the very least, it can cause casualties. Anyway, the mission is not to annihilate them, but to defend. Or just pour a few buckets of magma down and set the mountain on fire.

Just as Xue Zhi was thinking about what he would do, W suddenly elbowed him in the waist and said, "Do you still have the drone you used that time? I want to buy five in the name of the team. Our drone crashed during the last operation. I was planning to buy one from Babel Tower or Scar Mall, but the powerful performance of your drone made me give up that idea."

After returning to the mercenary group, W, who finally had money to spend, straightened her back for the first time. Although she and Xue Zhi had a very close relationship, she couldn't just take his things.

Xue Zhi was stunned for a moment. This was the same idea as what he had thought yesterday, so he nodded and agreed: "Buy? That's fine, but I only accept Originium products, pure Originium, synthetic jade, or Originium fragments."

W agreed: "Okay, these things are more useful than pure gold and coins of various countries to some extent."

【-twenty four】

The agreement was reached, and Xue Zhi quickly replaced the drone, while a team leader around W took out some synthetic jade from his bag and placed it on the table.

When Xue Zhi used Originium fragments to recharge for the first time, he found that there was an additional option independent of all the exchange interfaces, which was "1 Pure Originium = 36000 Points (exchangeable)".

And when he picked up the synthetic jade, the recharge message was also displayed.

[Do you want to recharge this synthetic jade? Estimated points +200]

I picked up a few more pieces and found that the points increased in the same way, which shows that the uniformity of this kind of source stone products is very high.

Putting down the synthetic jade, Xue Zhi stroked her chin and thought for a moment before saying, "Five drones with multiple operating terminals and personnel training, 5 pieces of synthetic jade, how about that?"

The team leader who had just taken out the synthetic jade and was obviously in charge of the accounts nodded: "If the performance is as powerful as Captain W said, coupled with your service, then the price is reasonable."

Seeing that the deal was done, Xue Zhi smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's definitely worth the money. Find a few smart ones to come with me, and I'll teach them how to use this thing."

Soon, the drone pilots selected by each team began to learn how to use the new drone under Xue Zhi's guidance. Before teaching, Xue Zhi thought again and again and decided to turn off the fairy's personality module. After all, this function does not play any positive role most of the time.

It didn't take long for pilots who were already familiar with drones to basically master these powerful and high-performance drones with the help of the fool-proof operating system and artificial intelligence.

The entire mercenary group was ready and headed to the mission site after leaving the wounded and some garrison personnel behind.

W brought 4 teams out this time. They are now rushing towards the target location at a speed of about 10km/h. Each of them is carrying a large amount of weapons and food. It can only be said that he is worthy of being Terra Superman.

There were no accidents on the way and we arrived at the designated location in the afternoon.

The scouts moved forward, and after making sure that there was no one within a certain range, the pilot released the drone. Then the entire team went out and began to bury a large number of mines and remote-controlled explosives in the woods.

The style of Team W was naturally to approach her. Many people in this team were good at using explosives, and several 60mm mortars had been set up behind the hill.

Everything was ready. After confirming for the last time that the communication was smooth, the team rested behind the hill. The mission was to start at midnight, so they had to take advantage of this opportunity to get enough rest.

The sentries arranged in advance were hidden in the surroundings, and the drones were quietly hanging in the air. As night gradually fell, thermal imaging and low-light night vision were activated. The information obtained by these high-precision detectors was integrated through artificial intelligence and transmitted through data links, and the final comprehensive picture was projected onto each operating terminal.

In the early morning, the resting mercenaries woke up one by one. They half-lay down behind the rocks of the hill, moving their bodies quietly while waiting for possible enemies to appear.

Xue Zhi lay beside W, scanning the forest ahead. He could see as clearly at night as during the day without the help of any equipment, and no movement could escape his eyes. Although he had killed many people, this strange feeling of being on the battlefield still made him a little nervous.

A rustling sound was heard, and everyone immediately became alert. Xue Zhi saw a strange animal of considerable size carrying an Originium growth on its back slowly walking towards the minefield from the depths of the forest.

W put down the night vision binoculars and cursed inwardly: "Damn it, how could the sand beast grow so big! It might trigger the landmine!"

Xue Zhi raised her hand and said confidently, "Leave it to me."

After hearing Xue Zhi's words, the archers behind who had picked up the crossbows also released the triggers, but still stared at the target through the scope.

The sand beast that was foraging for food was unaware that the end of the world was approaching. At this moment, it was looking for the nest of an Originium worm. The next second, a sharp earth thorn shot out from the bottom to the top, pierced its brain and then suddenly retracted. The rough surface of the earth thorn produced huge friction, which moved the body of the sand beast. The ground seemed to open a mouth and cracked, swallowing its body and the flowing blood together under the drive of the earth thorn, and then quickly closed back to its original state without leaving a trace.

The shooters who witnessed the whole process whispered in surprise: "'Sarkaz foul language', it can aim with naked eyes at such a distance at night?"

These mercenaries who make a living by fighting have a higher opinion of Xue Zhi.

The danger was over, and just when W breathed a sigh of relief, many orange human silhouettes suddenly appeared on the operating terminal.

The real goal is here.

Chapter 27: The Beginning of the Mission

"Come so fast?"

As soon as the target appeared, W tightened his grip on the remote control, but after the tenth figure appeared, no new people appeared. The drone's surveillance range was large, and those people were still far away from the minefield, but they were coming this way.

Looking at the guys on the operation terminal who were keeping a certain distance from each other and doing simple camouflage, W said to himself: "It's not a large army, it's a reconnaissance team?"

At this moment, the communicator beside my ear heard the question from other teams: "Captain, do you want to fight?"

She put down the remote control after a brief thought. The sound of the bomb exploding would be heard far away, and they were standing far apart. Too many bombs would have to be detonated to solve the problem. As for what to do, she looked at Xue Zhi beside her. Due to his powerful force and Originium skills, W felt that any tactical plan might not be as reliable as letting him just kill someone directly.

Xue Zhi read W's thoughts from her eyes. He needed points anyway, so she stood up with her back bent: "Okay, I'll go over there."

He did not use the Originium technique this time, mainly because he was worried that some unnoticed small things would be left behind and alert the subsequent main target. Large-scale land turning would be easy to see at a glance, so Xue Zhi planned to go there in person.

"Well, be careful of the minefield, be careful not to let anyone escape and leave any traces." W warned Xue Zhi before she left, and then she gave the team leaders the order to wait: "Stay hidden, don't take action."

"I'll do the work, don't worry."

Xue Zhi jumped up nimbly, using thick branches as footholds to avoid the minefield below. After several leaps and turns, he came close to the group of people. He held his breath, relaxed his body, and almost merged with the entire forest under the moonlight.

Hiding in a tree, Xue Zhi quietly watched a scout passing by below, thinking about how to kill him silently.

Just then, a gust of night wind blew, and the whole forest was filled with rustling sounds.

It's now!

Xue Zhi seized the opportunity and poured an ice cone from top to bottom into the brain of the scout below. At the same time, he summoned the wind element to make the night wind stronger, so the sound of flesh tearing was blocked by the sound of the wind and the sound of the wind blowing through various things.

Holding the limp corpse, Xue Zhi carefully placed it on the ground, and at the same time controlled the earth element to form a small pit to gather the flowing blood. Then he turned into a ghost in the forest and began to kill.

The wind was howling, as if the devil from hell was roaring. Xue Zhi was running through the woods at an extremely fast speed, but without making any extra noise.

The mercenaries in the rear were horrified as they saw the human figure representing Xue Zhi on the operating terminal, leaving a warm afterimage as he moved swiftly through the woods. The drone even displayed his speed, 25m/s.

Two, three...

Xue Zhi didn't need to worry about the lethality. As long as he got within a certain range, he could easily kill any scout.

Beheading, stabbing skulls, breaking hearts, the efficient and silent killing method made the smell of blood gradually spread in the forest, but he adjusted the direction of the wind to put those who were still alive in the upwind position.

In less than a minute, all ten people fell in the forest. No one launched an effective counterattack, and no one even noticed Xue Zhi approaching.

【+3211】

Judging from the points they obtained, these were all elites, but just like the veterans of thousands of battles were no different from children in front of the Primarch, these elites were no different from children in front of Xue Zhi.

After pulling off the dog tags, Xue Zhi didn't spend much time collecting the spoils and buried them all in the ground. Regular soldiers like these didn't have much on them, but mercenaries would carry part of their wealth.

After making sure that there was nothing left, Xue Zhi jumped back onto the branch and returned to the hill. The whole trip took less than five minutes.

Lying back next to W, Xue Zhi smiled and said, "Done."

W was also very satisfied with his high efficiency and could only say that he was worthy of being her man: "Yeah."

After eliminating this small reconnaissance team, the sound of the wind returned to being faint and no new movement was heard.

It was still hot in Kazdel on a summer night, with countless mosquitoes flying around. Fortunately, the mercenaries here had adapted to the climate and had common insect repellent ointments to use.

At two o'clock in the morning, when people are most sleepy, many mercenaries have already taken out stimulating substances such as mint, stuffed them into their mouths and started chewing.

The team closest to Hedley sent a routine communication, saying that they did not see any units coming here.

W leaned closer to Xue Zhi. She found that it was always cooler next to him: "After we get through this early morning, the most difficult time will be over."

Xue Zhi, the most energetic one, took over the task of being on guard at this moment. With his current physical condition, as long as he didn't want to sleep on his own, he felt that there would be no problem at all for him to stay awake for three to five days.

The sounds of nature filled the night, and no enemy appeared until the sun rose.

After arranging a few people to stand guard, W ordered the team to rest on the spot: "Now that things have come to this, let's eat first. Take turns to rest and recover your strength."

The mercenaries who received the order took out their dry food and started eating, while some just lay down and began to rest.

However, before he had taken two bites, the sentry on guard sent a signal that "the enemy appeared."

The mercenaries who received the signal threw down their dry food and those lying on the ground immediately stood up. Many of them whispered insults to the group of people from the Military Committee, asking them to come at any other time but now when they were resting.

The drone switched to observation mode and marked the target entering the forest with a striking white frame. At this moment, W's team was on full alert. The person in charge of blasting had already put his finger on the button of the remote control, waiting for them to go deep into the minefield.

boom!

The first mine was detonated, sending thick smoke billowing into the sky, visible through the forest.

The Military Commission's team did not retreat, but instead sped up their pace. They planned to force their way through the minefield!

W showed a mocking smile on her face. She calmly looked at the increasingly huge numbers on the operation terminal and couldn't help but sigh: "You are so brave."

Huge explosions continued to sound. Faced with the minefield, the commander of the Military Commission had no way to deal with it, unless he let the magicians go in front and use Originium skills to attack indiscriminately to detonate the minefield, but this would cause great casualties to these spellcasters.

Because no one would often use something like a mine that is not very powerful. If it becomes more powerful, its size will also become larger, making it easier to find. However, the mines on W's side have been specially modified by her, and each one is both powerful and concealed.

Seeing that the enemy's main force had penetrated deep into the enemy's territory, W detonated the explosives.

boom!

An even louder explosion was heard, and the dust stirred up formed a huge mushroom cloud. Even the hill a little further away was shaken, and many rocks rolled to the ground.

Chapter 28: Mission in Progress

The drone's detector was obscured by smoke and dust, and it could not see the situation below for a while.

W calmly ordered: "Mortar attack."

The mortars that had been set up in the back row roared at this moment, and the shells arced into the smoke and dust, sparking streaks of fire and detonating a large number of unexploded mines.

Xue Zhi, who was watching from the side, suddenly had an inexplicable feeling of being on a battlefield on Earth, because this attack mode was too modern, just bomb, bomb, bomb, it was not Terra at all.

When the shells were exhausted, the mortarmen immediately picked up their weapons and returned to the defense line.

The smoke and dust had not yet dissipated, but many enemies who were lucky enough not to be killed by the explosion had already rushed out, and the first wave to greet them was a dense rain of arrows.

The whizzing sound of breaking through the air continued to be heard, instantly turning the person rushing in the front into a hedgehog.

The few who dodged or withstood the rain of arrows were served by Xue Zhi's ice cones. Ice cones emitting cold air appeared out of thin air and shot at all the enemies on the field, including those who were knocked down by the arrows.

Most of the mercenaries were still admiring Xue Zhi's combat awareness of finishing off the enemy, but what they didn't know was that Xue Zhi only wanted to grab kills and gain points.

A strong smell of blood began to spread, and just when the first wave of enemies were killed or wounded, a high-energy beam as thick as an adult's arm suddenly shot out from the thinning smoke.

hum!

A high-frequency vibration sound echoed throughout the space where the light beam passed, but this powerful blow only hit the thick rock wall of the hill due to lack of aiming, and did not cause any casualties on this side.

Although no damage was caused, the huge heat carried by the high-energy beam blew away the smoke and dust, revealing the Military Council troops hiding under an earthen hemispherical wall.

"Go! Kill these Babel..."

Seeing that the vision was clear, the leading officer shouted loudly, but before he could finish his words, a violently bouncing fireball hit the ground above his head. The defense wall that had just been extremely strong under the mortar bombardment melted and collapsed like cheese in the horrible light and heat emitted by the fireball.

Then a huge explosion engulfed the front half of the troop.

Xue Zhi would not wait for anything. Once he took action, he would never hesitate.

The firepower was full, the nameless wind blew away the dust, and a large number of restless fireballs were thrown at the Military Committee's troops as if they had no energy. He alone was equivalent to the firepower of several mortars.

A strange vibration was felt in the air again, and the energy field also changed. Xue Zhi, who was acting as a fixed turret, immediately locked onto the location where the energy was concentrated.

Noticing Xue Zhi's gaze turned away, the elite magician who was about to use the Originium Technique felt his hair stand on end as if he was being stared at by a beast. He ignored the energy backflow caused by the sudden termination of the Originium Technique and suddenly jumped to the side. The ground shook, and he changed his position in time but still failed to avoid the attack. He was pierced in the abdomen by the ice cone, and the fireball that followed ended his pain.

The biggest threat is now lifted.

The mercenaries who had finished shooting arrows began to charge forward with swords drawn. The minefield was no longer ahead. Xue Zhi waved her hand and released dozens of small ice shields, which surrounded each mercenary rushing forward and protected them from attacks from all angles.

The sound of swords clashing continued to ring out as the two sides fought in a group. In order to prevent accidental injuries, Xue Zhi also picked up a knife and joined the melee.

The Military Commission's troops, which had been bombarded heavily, were already at an absolute disadvantage. Basically, everyone who could still stand had several bleeding wounds. When facing W's team, which was intact at the moment, it was a one-sided massacre.

Xue Zhi was rushing in the front at the moment. He didn't need to defend himself, but just attacked purely. Every time he raised his hand, someone fell miserably under his knife and died.

"Hey, boy, remember to maintain your formation. Don't rush forward so far. The enemy has not completely lost its ability to resist."