Arknights, but the sickly pretty girl starts

When investigating a series of explosions in the warehouse city, a group of criminals had created a large number of incompletely burned bombs in retaliation against the government, causing serious Originium dust pollution in the core urban area.

In other words – these are dirty bombs.

The garrison is secretly manufacturing illegal Originium weapons!

Fengpi's mind was buzzing. She had initially assumed it was just someone reselling source stone artifacts, something illegal, but at most, just a personal act. But making a dirty bomb, and then brazenly storing it in a warehouse at a garrison, wasn't just a personal act. It was a crime! And a crime of the most serious kind!

Fengdi knew that he could not hesitate, so he immediately took out his camera and recorder and recorded all the evidence.

In the future, all of this evidence can be used as evidence to bring the colonel to a military court!

"I've done it, but... some of the boxes are already empty. What should we do?" What terrified Fengdi the most was that these Originium dirty bombs were only a part of it, and a considerable number of boxes were already empty.

Where did the dirty bomb in here go?

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"Since you are here, then come out." When Horn entered the military camp, she was under all-round surveillance. In this tense situation, she realized that she had come at the right time.

"Lieutenant..." At this time, Adjutant Hill finally came out. "I'm sorry to see you at this time."

"...Don't give me official jargon." Horn didn't intend to argue with this adjutant. "Where is Hamilton? I want to find him."

"...The Colonel is busy with something very important. I'm sorry I can't have you disturb him. I can stay here to chat with you." Adjutant Hill's expression remained unchanged, making his toothbrush mustache look a little funny. In the past, a great mime actor had a mustache like this, so many people thought people with such a mustache had a sense of humor. However, now, Bugle didn't want to care about humor...

"You'd better give me a reasonable explanation--" Horn's anger has been accumulating for a long time. Since she came to Hill County, she has been running into obstacles. Even a clay man has some temper. Although her military rank is not as high as Hamilton's, due to the special nature of the Storm Commandos itself, Horn is not directly supervised by Hamilton. In other words - there is no subordinate relationship between them.

"...This has nothing to do with you. You just need to stay out of the way of the Colonel." Hill shook his head. "Don't make things difficult for me. We're all colleagues..."

"Oh, colleagues?" Horn sneered, "From the moment we entered Xiaoqiu County, have you ever considered us colleagues?!"

Horn stared at the Hill adjutant in front of him, "Hill Adolf, I need an explanation - you'd better answer me as soon as possible, otherwise, I promise you, you don't want to know how long it will take me to deal with you."

"..." Hill's expression was very ugly, "...Even if you kill me here, it will not change the colonel's decision."

"You..." Horn was about to say something, but soon, a roar like firecrackers rang in her ears. But she knew that it was not firecrackers - it was the sound of artillery!

"Bombardment... where did you bombard? No... you... could it be..." Remembering his previous inference, Horn grabbed Hill's collar in disbelief, "You actually bombarded the city of Xiaoqiu County with dirty bombs made from stolen Originium products???"

"...You know more than I thought." Hill twitched his lips. "But since you already know, I'm sorry... I have to take you down here."

Soon, everyone in the barracks pointed their weapons at Horn, but all Horn wanted to do now was laugh, a laugh of fury. She had thought that as Victoria's soldiers, they should know that there were certain things they couldn't do. This was Victoria's territory, no matter what! No one had the right to fire a dirty bomb at Victoria's homeland!

"Idiot!" With a roar, Victoria's white wolf finally revealed her brutality. Hill was violently smashed directly against the wall, and suddenly spit out a mouthful of blood.

As the captain of the Storm Commandos, Horn's strength is unquestionable. She is a soldier among soldiers and a true enemy of a hundred men.

Victoria's white wolf revealed her ferocity at this moment.

"...something's happened." Noah informed Bagpipe and Kuro, who had just heard the artillery fire. "Captain Bugle and the soldiers in the barracks have fallen out. I think a fight has already started. Go and provide support as soon as possible."

"team leader?"

"understood."

The two people's reactions were different. Fengpi was of course extremely anxious, but for Kuro, this was actually not very surprising.

Moreover, she didn't think that Horn could be defeated by the people in this camp. Judging from the combat power, the bagpipes alone were enough to take on a squad of fifty people. As the captain of the bagpipes, Horn naturally couldn't be so weak.

Soon, they heard the sound of artillery fire coming from the military camp. This was not the artillery fire from the artillery camp, but the artillery fire from the horn.

"Captain!" Fengdi no longer cared whether this group of garrisons were friendly forces or not. He loaded the city-breaking spear in his hand and fired a shot at the blockade in front. With a loud bang, the soldiers who had originally blocked their way were blown away. Although the force was not the greatest, it was estimated that they would not be seriously injured - but at least they would not be able to stand up again in the short term.

At this time, Horn was also rushing out. Originally, she wanted to meet with Hamilton, but now she wanted Hamilton to pay the price.

It can be said that she was so bloodthirsty that she had no choice but to stop herself from killing him. However, that was all she had to do... not kill him.

The sudden attack from both the horn and the bagpipe caused this group of soldiers to collapse faster than expected. The same was true for Kuro. In this situation, she did not hold back. With the combined efforts of the three of them, they rushed directly to the artillery position, where Hamilton, with half of his face burned, was.

The first round of shelling had ended, and before them lay a devastated hilly county.

At this time, Horn had rushed forward, grabbed Hamilton's neck tightly and lifted him up. The soldiers around him wanted to rescue him, but Hamilton himself stopped them.

He stared at the furious white wolf in front of him.

"—You're late."

"You bastard..." Horn wanted to stuff this guy into the barrel of a gun and fire him out. "What have you done?"

"What did I do? I successfully struck a blow against Victoria's enemies, winning us a hard-won victory." Colonel Hamilton, his face grimace from the burns, sneered. "The scum who originally occupied City Hall and other important facilities have been eliminated. We will retake the city bit by bit."

"There are innocent civilians here!"

"Are you still thinking about the civilians? I repeat, Scamander, this is a war, and no victory is without bloodshed."

Hamilton grabbed Bugle's wrist, which was pulling at his collar, and ordered, "Put me down, Lieutenant Bugle. This is an order—"

Chapter 16: Search and Rescue

"Colonel Hamilton, I have no reason to accept your orders. In fact, Victoria is ashamed of you!"

Horn could no longer control her disgust for this hypocritical man. If it weren't for the last bit of reason that prevented her from breaking Hamilton's neck, there would only be a proud corpse here.

At this moment, she only felt disappointed. She was disappointed that these beasts who deserved to go to hell were actually her colleagues. She was disappointed that she didn't have time to stop the bombardment, and then... she also felt disappointed with Victoria herself.

Then Horn let Hamilton down - at this time Hamilton thought she had finally obeyed, but the next moment, Victoria's White Wolf's iron fist fell on the other half of Colonel Hamilton's face. Putting him down was just to exert better force. Colonel Hamilton's body flew out like a kite with a broken string, and even stopped after smashing a cannon. The colonel turned into a shell and immediately spat out a mouthful of blood containing internal organ fragments.

Although I still feel a lot of annoyance in my heart, it turns out that beating the culprit can solve 80% of psychological problems.

"...From now on, Colonel Hamilton is ill—I will take full command. Who's in favor, who's against?" After defeating both Hill Adolf and Hamilton beyond repair, Bugle cast a cold glance at the defenders. "I'm the highest-ranking non-commissioned officer here. According to regulations, I automatically assume command. Is that alright?"

"..." The defenders who were beaten up by Horn, Bagpipe, and Kuro immediately understood the hierarchy. They immediately changed their expressions and lowered their heads.

"Triangle, lead the team into the city. We need to take over the command of the garrison. Colonel Hamilton was seriously injured and fainted in the attack. Now he has lost his command ability. Adjutant Hill Adolf is also unable to take over the command. According to the regulations - we will now take over the command of the border defense forces of Hill County. Understand?" The commanding soldiers threw Hamilton into the prison where they had interrogated the Tara people before. Only then did Horn notify the Triangle team outside the city to enter the city.

Now that the dirty bomb has been launched and the matter is settled, what they need now is to rescue the people in the disaster area as soon as possible.

-

Boom...

The muffled thud of the cannons left the people of Xiaoqiu County, already engulfed in flames, somewhat bewildered. Was it going to rain? It wasn't until they looked up at the sky that they realized what was about to fall wasn't the rain that would nourish all things, but rather, a barrage of invitations to death.

The Shenchi troops in the bombing area were faced with artillery fire before they even had time to evacuate. Many troops were physically dispersed, scattered here and there.

The bombardment inflicted further unbearable pain on the already ravaged land of Xiaoqiu County. After one round of bombardment, just as the people were still congratulating themselves for not being hit, the dust that filled the air like gold dust instantly made them realize the reality of the situation...

Originium dust almost enveloped all the victims near the impact point - how many people became infected today?

There is no distinction between Victorians and Tara people, the Originium dust has no racial discrimination. When these dusts symbolizing death and terror spread, people are still unaware that a tremendous change is taking place in their bodies.

The Originium crystal clusters formed after the incomplete combustion of the Originium bombs densely condensed in the wounds of the streets and buildings, just like pure black flowers rapidly blooming in the mud.

The only thing to be thankful for was that the bombardment did not launch a second round, which allowed many people who dodged the bombardment and avoided the Originium dust in time to still have a chance of survival.

At this time, Outcast, who was still in the city, also commanded everyone in Rhodes Island to lie on the ground, as close to the ground as possible. As an experienced person, she reacted faster than most people to the bombardment and then pulled everyone to lie on the ground together. After this round of bombardment, the Rhodes Island office was very lucky not to be out of the range of the bombardment.

It's just an aftermath—

After the first round of bombardment ended, Outcast raised her head, and then she saw black crystals suddenly growing on the curtains.

"Is everyone okay?" Outcast stood up and asked. Although everyone in the office was frightened, at least they were not directly hit or splashed.

"Thanks to your reminder, we all hid in time... Ahem, little Jenny, how about you? Are you okay?" Oliver was a little dizzy from the shock, and his throat felt sweet, but at least he was still alive. As soon as he got up, he began to ask about Jenny's condition.

"I'm fine. Outcast completely protected me... But, what happened outside? I heard a lot of people screaming, including children."

Jenny stood up and wanted to go out to see what was going on, but was stopped by Outcast, "Jane, you can't go out yet! Everyone, continue to lie down near the bunker and stay as far away from doors and windows as possible!"

Outcast was worried about the second round of artillery fire, but after waiting for a long time, the second round of artillery fire did not sound - although Outcast was still a little doubtful, but soon, the communication from the headset was sent.

"We've taken control of the barracks, but the dirty Originium bomb has already been launched—we failed to stop the first round of bombardment." Noah briefly reported the current situation, "But now we have taken control of the artillery position, there won't be a second round of bombardment. I'm sorry..."

"...This isn't your fault," Outcast responded. "You've done your best. From now on, leave it to us professionals."

After learning that Noah and Horn had taken control of the military camp, Outcast immediately pulled the others together, put on dust masks, opened the warehouse, and took out all the early stages of acute infection blockers stored inside.

What they need now is to rescue as many people as possible after the bombardment - these people are still covered by high concentrations of Originium dust.

"Oh my God...are these all active Originium? Are those soldiers crazy?!" Oliver pushed open the door and saw a scene that looked like hell on earth. Although there was only one round of artillery fire, the damage caused was far beyond people's imagination. At this time, Rhodes Island could no longer continue to abide by the regulations - Rhodes Island's only priority at this time was to save the people.

Everyone has been given blockers and certain medical supplies, and they are now the hope of the people in the disaster area.

"...Huh...Huh..." Jenny's reaction was the biggest. After all, she was a native of this place, and seeing the familiar streetscape destroyed and black crystals growing on the wounds had the greatest visual impact on her. "...Everyone...what on earth is this..."

"This is the work of a dirty bomb. Every moment people are exposed to Originium dust increases their risk of infection. We're racing against time now. Jenny, I don't have time to make you feel bad. I'm sorry. You need to save people first."

Outcast patted Jenny on the shoulder and said, "From now on, you are a glorious Rhodes Island operator."

"Operator Rhodes Island..." Jenny covered her heart, her eyes finally changing from confusion to determination, "Yes, we can't stay where we are."

Hanging the medicine box, the girl started running.

Will was kicked by his teammates to go see his parents first, and the rest of them carried medical kits to search and rescue. Not only Rhodes Island was taking action, except for Horn who needed to stay in the barracks to prevent this group of people from causing any more trouble, Kuro, Noah and Bagpipe also joined the search and rescue.

Originally, Will wanted to follow the main force, but everyone understood that at this time, the people he most wanted to see were his parents - so the understanding Rhodes Island operators kicked Will away.

As for Shredder and Oliver, they were also ready to go. Outcast watched as Oliver assigned tasks but didn't mention her, so she asked, "Don't forget me, Oliver. I'm also a temporary operator under your command now."

"Ma'am, please stop joking." Oliver shuddered. This was a genuine elite operator of Rhodes Island, a true elite. It was difficult for him to even meet him normally, and he actually wanted him to take command?

This should be something that the Doctor, Dr. Kel'tsit, or Miss Amiya can do, right? How could I be so worthy of such a task?

"Seriously, leave the area around District 10 to me." Outcast was not joking this time. She was also an operator of Rhodes Island, so naturally she had to assume the responsibilities of a Rhodes Island operator.

"That's the bombing center, the most dangerous..." Oliver wiped his sweat repeatedly, "How about changing places?"

"What else? Please also give me a temporary communicator so that we can keep each other informed of the progress." Perhaps because he felt that Oliver was a bit nagging, Outcast grabbed the medical kit and communicator himself, and ran out of the base without waiting for Oliver's reaction.

Noya also connected to the Rhodes Island channel and explained the bombing. The garrison's reason for bombing Hill County was simple genocide. They believed they could not defeat Deep Pool, which had the support of the Tara people. Since they could not distinguish who was a spy, they decided to wipe out the enemy and civilians in one fell swoop. The use of dirty bombs was precisely to prevent future trouble. All patients with oripathy would be centralized, which would give the garrison an excuse to later eliminate the Tara people.

This was obviously inhumane, but it was efficient, and that was why Colonel Hamilton carried out the plan.

Of course, this was somewhat difficult for Jenny to accept - considering the people as the price of victory? Shouldn't the Victorian army protect the Victorians?

However, Jenny's words only made Outcast tell her a crueler truth.

"Over the past few hundred years, the Victorian army has crushed countless nations and peoples across this land, never relying on mercy."

Jenny was speechless. She suddenly understood that in the eyes of the residents of Tara, the thugs were righteous.

"They are all organizations that only care about exploiting the lives of innocent people to seek their own benefits. They all have the same ugly and callous faces beneath the different masks. What's the difference?" Outcast asked.

"So... is Rhodes Island the only one doing the right thing?" Jenny asked as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw.

"How well do you know Rhodes Island?"

"I trust Uncle Oliver and the others, and I have always trusted you since the first day I met you..." Jenny responded, but then came another question.

"How well do you know me?" Outcast asked again.

This time, Jenny was speechless.

"Outcast means you shouldn't give the right to choose to others, Jenny. You must make your own judgment—even if it will bring about bad consequences, it must be your own judgment, otherwise you won't be able to go further." At this time, Noah's gentle words were soothing the confused Jenny, "At this moment, what do you most want to do?"

"...I...want to act with you. I want to help the injured people outside as much as possible."

"Even if some of them were just throwing stones at you and chasing you away?"

"...Just like Ms. Noah said, I have to face my own heart. I have to know what I want to do now, and then...I can't stand idly by and watch evil deeds. No matter how many times, I will stand up and do it - stand up." Jenny felt that a flag was raised again in her heart.

"Oliver, did you hear that?"

"very clear."

"Then, as Rhodes Island's representative in Hill County, please remember to send Miss Jenny a Rhodes Island uniform. I believe Miss Jenny will be an outstanding member of Rhodes Island's future."

"Ha, you may not believe this, but I've already made the plan. I'm just waiting for little Jenny to speak!"

"Indeed, Jenny knew at first glance that we were one of our own!"

"Oh, that's good. Jenny, welcome to Rhodes Island—"

"Congratulations, Miss Jenny." Noah also gave a gentle blessing. She also believed that people like Miss Jenny were on the same side as Rhodes Island and were the most suitable candidate.

"Next, I will command your search and rescue through the coordinates. I will try my best to improve the efficiency of the search and rescue. Please obey my orders--" In front of Noah was a tactical map of Xiaoqiu County, and her eyes had begun to glow. Maintaining the state of the Eye of God for a long time had taken a great toll on her spirit, but she could not care less now.

In her eyes, nothing can escape her——

The clear and accurate instructions were broadcast on the channel as accurately as a machine. At first, the operators were puzzled as to why the other party would report the coordinates, but when they arrived at the coordinates, they could immediately find the victims who were still alive. The first or second time was fine, but when the other party's report was 100% accurate, these operators began to marvel.

cough cough...

"Sector 10…C2, F7 area, the building collapsed, about three meters deep, two people are trapped—hurry."

"Understood, can we use firearms to break through the obstacles?" Outcast's response was simple and clear.