Life as a mercenary turned into a girl is a bit difficult

"Stop talking!" Just when Han Cheng lowered his head to study the map, Hu Jie suddenly let out a nervous shout. Following his gaze and looking forward, Pingcang discovered that there seemed to be a faint flickering fire at the exit of the tunnel. .

Chapter 48 Gunfight Underground

Sandbags, barbed wire and waterproof partitions formed a low but effective bunker at the exit of the tunnel. After Hu Jie briefly asked Pingcang and Ruoxiang to wait where they were, he led Han Chengmao to crawl towards the tunnel. The exit of the tunnel is near.

It is obvious from the fortification traces that this subway station is also used as an outpost by Changming City Station. It is only separated by a tunnel from the forward base and is also an important node where two railway lines intersect. Changming City is not The reason is not to be stationed here permanently. What worries Hu Jie is that even if Changming City is in chaos at this time, it cannot rule out the possibility that the troops stationed here have not been transferred.

Hu Jie, who was stuck behind the sandbag, carefully stuck his head out and looked beyond the sandbag. The flickering fire came from a bonfire surrounded by discarded iron barrels not far away. In addition to the crackling sounds coming from the fire from time to time. You can also hear the faint sound of snowflakes.

After waiting for a long time, Hu Jie and Han Cheng did not hear anything unusual, so they slowly stood up and looked at the subway station. As a transfer station, it seemed much larger than the advance base just now. Judging from the traces of stairs left in the center, this was originally a two-story structure, but the collapse of the ground completely blocked the connection with the outside world and compressed the originally huge space into a flat trapezoidal space. The fragments of ruins separated by space make the place look even more cramped.

The two people who crossed the sandbags roughly searched the outpost. There were no troops from Changming City staying here. Compared with the advanced base just now, it had a richer atmosphere of life. Next to the bonfire was a grill stained with black oil. The shabby sofas surrounding the area were covered with mostly-threaded magazines. The radio that was turned on could only hum in vain due to the signal, but the traces found in the warm atmosphere made people feel uneasy.

"Judging from the burning degree of the wood in the fire, it was just added not long ago..." Hu Jie reached out and took out a piece of wood from the fire. It seemed to be part of the wooden chair. The part burned by the flames was only thin on the outside. "They didn't even have time to put out the fire when they left in a hurry...It's impossible for them to not understand the hidden dangers of using fire in such a closed environment."

"Is it an emergency?" Although I don't know why the people here left, the personnel stationed underground have not been transferred due to the chaos in Changming City. Just knowing this is not enough to let the underground environment People are optimistic.

"Since the people left behind here have just left, wouldn't it be great if we choose another road to avoid them?" Hengcang said, pointing to the signboard hanging on the wall with the subway ticket purchase process and subway traffic map printed on it. Several subway lines intersect here, and they have at least three more routes to choose from.

"Just now at the advance base, I have obtained the progress map of Changming City's exploration of the NC Waste City subway station. The line we took just now is numbered as Route A. The east-west route that intersects with this station is Line A1, heading towards The east route has been found to be buried in ruins and cannot even reach the next station. Two stations have been found in the west direction. The exits of these two stations are located inside Changming City, which is the same as the entrance we entered. It is a military restricted area, and the tunnel subway leading to the next station is filled with water from the NC River. In fact, we can only continue to move north."

What seems like a variety of choices is actually just a one-way street with no choice.He couldn't help but feel worried about whether he could truly escape from Changming City.

"Continue to the next platform. There is always an exit that leads outside Changming City."

Without staying here too long, everyone headed towards the next tunnel. This time, the tunnel was smooth. There were no muddy puddles or swamps to impede the progress, and no monster corpses were seen lying across the middle of the road. However, as expected, The platform exit here is also blocked as before.

However, this time the blockade was not caused by the collapse of the internal space of the subway station, but by a collapsed tall building outside that hit the subway entrance and exit. All kinds of overturned furniture piled up at the entrance and exit from inside the collapsed building. On the stairs, Pingcang suddenly realized something when he saw this: "I know this collapsed building. It is located in the north of Changming City. I have seen its ruins from a distance at the northern city gate, because it is not The traffic lines have not been cleared, and we have already left Changming City!"

left?

The words of closing the position made Hu Jie and Han Cheng couldn't help but raise their heads. All they saw in their eyes was darkness. They all knew that there was a thick rock formation above their heads, but they knew that the land above their heads was no longer enclosed by the tall city wall. This certainly encouraged them.

Although there is no road to the ground, it at least proves Ruoxing's statement and the possibility of leaving Changming City from underground space!

Sometimes hope is that simple.

"set off!"

Hu Jie and Han Cheng didn't even have time to conduct a simple exploration of this site, so they moved non-stop towards the next tunnel, so everyone believed that they could always find a site leading to the ground if they continued forward.

But soon, a new discovery halted their unfettered pace.

Not far into the tunnel, Hu Jie was sensitive to a familiar smell in the air that was filled with the smell of moisture and mildew.

Blood!

There is no need to remind everyone that they stood still immediately. Not everyone is as sensitive to changes in smell as Hu Jie, but the searchlight in his hand has already helped them focus on the source of the bloody smell.

That was a corpse...a corpse wearing the military uniform of the army belonging to Changming City.

No matter how dangerous the underground environment is, the appearance of a dead soldier's corpse is not something worth making a fuss about. The huge monster corpse had already vaccinated them, but the wound that caused the soldier's death was not the sharp point of the monster. Instead of sharp teeth, there were several gunshot wounds located on its chest.

He died by human weapons...

And there was not only this corpse, but a second soldier's corpse appeared a few meters away. The coagulated blood came from the bullet holes in the helmet with the octagonal logo printed on the corpse's head.

The craters on the walls and the bullet casings on the ground all told that a fierce gun battle had taken place here, but why?What force were these Changming City soldiers having a gunfight with?But besides the armed personnel of Changming City, who else can enter the subway world of NC's abandoned city? Or is there internal strife within the Changming City army stationed underground?Or are they some nomads who went underground like them?

Chapter 49 The first shot underground

Maybe there really was a conflict between other nomad members who entered here accidentally and the Changming City army who stayed here...

The nomads have maintained a relatively loose organizational structure since they were dispersed. In order to expand the momentum of this operation, they also urgently recruited a group of looters and settlement nomads who were dissatisfied with the Southern Federal Government to join the operation. Among them, they did not obey orders. There are many people who leave the team just to take advantage of the situation and make a fortune.

In any case, these discoveries mean that the Changming City army staying underground has entered a state of high alert for combat, and they may encounter the Changming City army at any time ahead.

A group of things that fail more than succeed...

Hu Jie could do nothing but scold these "allies" who would only cause chaos. After all, they were not useless at all in disrupting the situation in Changming City.

"There are only two corpses of Changming City soldiers. In such an environment, the aim is quite accurate." Han Cheng approached step by step. Most of the gunshot wounds on the corpses were concentrated in the vital parts. To achieve this in dim light, The level of shooting accuracy speaks for itself.

Can looters and vagrants who simply lack professional shooting training do this?

"Turn off the flashlight!" Hu Jie suddenly said and turned off his searchlight, then suddenly turned around and snatched the fluorescent stick from Ping Cang's hand, lying on the ground and pressing it under him to prevent it from being exposed to any light. Seeing this, Han Cheng and Pingcang hurriedly lay down on the ground, not caring that the sewage on the ground soaked their clothes.

The next second, a beam of light suddenly appeared in the darkness ahead, shining in the direction of the few people. Fortunately, Hu Jie reacted in time enough, and the few people were not touched by the light with the help of the low sandbag position. .

However, the owner of this light did not seem to have any extra thoughts to explore the entire inside of this tunnel. The sound of rapid footsteps continued to approach, and the sound of the leather boots on the ground became more and more intense in everyone's ears.

It's now!

The guy who was running quickly towards this side was obviously not aware of the existence of Hu Jie and others. He ran quickly and did not slow down when he got closer. If he got closer, he would inevitably run the risk of being discovered. Now it was Hu Jie. At the perfect moment he was waiting for, Hu Jie, who was lying on the ground, suddenly stood up. The hand holding the barrel of the gun was already ready to go. The gun butt made of solid wood drew a semicircle in the air and hit the man's face hard. .

The sudden sneak attack gave the person being attacked no time to react, let alone the possibility of dodge. After a muffled sound, the person being attacked simply fell backwards.

Han Cheng, who had quick eyes and quick hands, had already stood up and slashed the opponent's wrist from the side with a knife from behind, knocking the gun out of his hand. He then pulled the opponent's arm back and forced him to kneel to the ground. After Hu Jie completed the control, Only then did Han Cheng have the opportunity to see the other party clearly.

The simple and even somewhat shabby cement camouflage and the eight-pointed star military emblem on the chest basically confirmed that this person was just an ordinary Changming City soldier.

"Which team are you... from? Are you here to support us? We are short of manpower and there are a large number of wounded people who need to be transported out!"

The butt of Hu Jie's rifle just hit him really hard. It took the soldier a while to recover. He was hit in the face by the light of the searchlight at close range and couldn't open his eyes at all. He could only squint. He squinted his eyes to confirm that there was a figure standing in front of him.

"What's going on here? How many nomads have gone underground?"

I originally thought that by finding comrades who were also nomads, and gathering more of them, we could successfully deal with the dangers of this underground world. However, after hearing the word 'nomads', the soldier's face immediately showed a confused expression: "Nomads" Herdsmen? Are those people nomads? But the captain and the headquarters have informed us that the armed forces of those people cannot be from these forces... You, who are you?!"

Not a nomad?

Hu Jie and Han Cheng were slightly startled when they heard the news. What happened in the underground world did not seem to be as simple as the conflict between the remnant team of nomads and the remaining troops in Changming City as they had thought before. Moreover, judging from his tone, It seems that they are unaware of the chaos happening inside Changming City at this time.

"Aren't you reinforcements?! Who are you? How did you get underground?" The Changming City soldiers who were not aware of anything immediately began to struggle, and Han Cheng unceremoniously stepped him to the ground.

"Answer the question honestly, it's not your turn to ask me yet!" With the cold muzzle of the gun pressed against the back of his neck, the soldier's struggle immediately quieted down with the crisp sound of loading. After he truly realized the danger of these people, he hurriedly spoke again and again. nod.

Better than expected.

"What exactly happened here? What are you fighting again?"

"I...I don't know. Just the day before, the front line reported that the outpost of the G3 station had lost contact. Several teams were dispatched to investigate. As a result, they were attacked by unknown armed forces today. My team headed towards the base. Sent a call for help but got no response...so I was sent over to check..."

the day before?

At that time, the nomads were still in a state of lurking, and they did not know that there was such a secret hidden in the underground of Changming City. That is to say, when the nomads were carrying out sabotage operations in Changming City, a war was also going on underground in Changming City. The fierce fighting was only due to the emphasis on the situation in the city and the nomads' massive offensive operations. Many combatants in the military restricted areas and advance bases were transferred away, so that these Changming City troops who were still fighting underground Lost contact with headquarters.

"Do you really not know who the people who are fighting you are?"

"I really... really don't know. It may be an unknown force that entered from other subway entrances. We only know that they are very well-equipped, have a certain degree of night vision equipment, and speak common language but with a strange accent."

Well equipped…strange accent…

In addition to Changming City's exploration troops, there are actually other forces in the underground world that was originally thought to be a forbidden area for humans. They can cause considerable casualties to the Changming City army. As a nomad, Hu Jie is naturally happy to see it, but these company commanders What is the attitude of the forces that even Mingcheng doesn't know their identity towards them?

"Everything I said is true. That's all I know. You..."

"boom!"

The soldier's words were cut off abruptly by the sound of a gunshot, and the column of blood splattered turned the barrel of the gun on the back of his head scarlet.

"you."

Looking at the soldier who turned into a corpse under the muzzle of the gun, Pingcang's face was ashen and he covered Ruoxiang's double pressure. He wanted to say something, but his trembling lips could not say anything.

"Do you want us to let him go and report our whereabouts to Changming City?" After completing the execution, Han Cheng tore off the soldiers' clothes and wiped the inside of the gun clean. He glanced at Ping Cang and knew what the young man wanted to say. Something like, "Whether it's us or them, it's common for people to die. If you don't want to be captured, just shut up and follow us."

"Did you hear clearly?"

Chapter 50 The Twisted Walking Dead (Happy New Year Everyone)

He neither likes nor dislikes the attitude of the soldiers of Changming City's army to close their positions. As a member of the lower class of society in Changming City, he has seen corruption and violence among the army, and he also knows that the army has the responsibility to protect the city. , he is also relatively familiar with the profound conflict between nomads and the Confederacy.

However, after seeing Han Cheng execute the Changming City soldier without hesitation and issue a warning to him without concealing his intention, it was not until this moment that Ping Cang suddenly realized something: this man whom Captain Pan had despised The nomadic organization that serves as the savior of civilians in the Southern Federation is also by no means a good person.

"Follow!"

After seizing the firearms and ammunition from the soldier, Hu Jie and Han Cheng continued to explore forward. The moment they stepped over the body of the Changming City soldier, Ping's steps paused slightly. He glanced at the man walking away first. Hu Jie and Han Cheng, who were in front, quickly bent down and took out the dagger from the pocket on the soldier's corpse and hid it in their arms.

The whole process took only a few seconds, but Heng Pingcang himself was so shocked that he broke into a cold sweat. Even Heng Cang himself didn't understand why he did this, but the sense of crisis in his heart prompted him to make such a decision, at least In the end, I can have a weapon in my hand to protect Ruoxiang.

Hu Jie and Han Cheng did not notice the small move of closing the position. At this time, they focused entirely on the front of the tunnel. No one was sure whether the gunfire of executing the Changming City soldier just now would attract other people's attention.

After nervously raising their guns and aiming for several minutes, there was no movement coming from the front. The tense nerves of the two men relaxed a little. Just when Hu Jie was about to give the order to continue moving forward, as if in response to their previous expectations, there was an obvious sound. The sound suddenly reached everyone's ears.

It's just that the direction the sound came from was not in front of where they had been vigilant, but behind them, and... very close at hand.

Hu Jie suddenly turned around and shined the light in the direction of the sound, only to see the body of the Changming City soldier who had been executed just now shaking.

Is the body alive?Are you going to become a zombie?wrong!How could the corpse transform so quickly?The speed of corpse transformation is proportional to the concentration of pollution, but so far the pollution in this area is still within the acceptable range. It is impossible for the soldiers who have just been executed to become walking corpses immediately. Thinking of this, Hu Jie hurriedly turned the light of the searchlight toward Remove the back of the body.

"hiss--!!"

When his eyes touched the hidden black curtain, even Hu Jie, who had fought dozens of human monsters, couldn't help but take a deep breath at what he saw. Everyone present was captivated without exception. The scene in front of me made me break into a cold sweat. What on earth is this?

The slender limbs were bent back like a spider to support the body. The bulging abdomen and limbs showed an extremely strong contrast. The deformed and twisted body even made it unclear whether it was a walking corpse or a monster. The human shape seen indicates that it should belong to the category of walking corpse.

Under the lights and the onlookers of Hu Jie and others, this twisted zombie seemed unconcerned. It still lowered its head and gnawed on the soldier's corpse as if no one was watching. No, it was not gnawing... After calming down for a while, Hu Jie immediately discovered This zombie with blood on its face has lost its lower jaw. The still bloody wound must have been destroyed by a large-caliber weapon. This makes it unable to eat normally. It can only lick the bullet hole of the corpse with half of its remaining tongue. The blood flowing out of it.

Perhaps it was because he hadn't eaten for a while. The zombie's licking movements were greedy and rapid, and blood foam was coming out of his leaky throat. It felt like he had eaten more than he had spit out.

"Where did it come from?" Hu Jie motioned to Han Cheng to continue pointing the searchlight at the walking corpse, and he began to search for other possible passages around him. Although they came all the way in a hurry, it was impossible to find them. For such a big walking corpse, as expected, a cave was found at the top of the tunnel where Hu Jie was. The deep darkness led to nowhere, and the hole was large enough for this walking corpse to pass through.

Since their attention had been focused on the Changming City soldiers, no one noticed the cave above their heads. It seems that the source of danger is not only the front...

He was probably attracted by the fresh blood... Hu Jie calmed down and picked up the gun again, pointing the black muzzle at the monster's head. No matter what it was, ensuring his own safety was the primary goal.

"boom!"

"Chong--!"

As Hu Jie pulled the trigger in his hand, a dazzling fire exploded from the top of the monster's head. At the same time, dust splattered on the nearby wall. The raised dust was extremely clear under the light.

What just happened?

Hu Jie stared blankly ahead. The smoke drifting from the muzzle confirmed the fact that he had just pulled the trigger. It was impossible for such a close-range design to miss. There were indeed white scratches left on the wrinkled scalp of the zombie, that is, Say...the bullet was deflected? !

But...how is this possible? !

The weapons in Hu Jie's hands, both firearms and ammunition, were captured from the elite army of Changming City. They were not the workshop weapons used by most nomads. Their power and reliability were extremely outstanding, and they had no problem penetrating the outer armor of most monsters. , but it was precisely this kind of bullet that only left a white mark on the head of this walking corpse?

The development of reality no longer allowed him to think too much. Although he did not cause any harm to the walking corpse, the action of shooting him just now diverted its attention from the corpse. It stopped licking and propped up its body, and it had already lost its strength. The vibrant blue-gray pupils moved towards them like mechanical movements.

"Quick! Run!"

Hu Jie snatched Ruoxiang from behind Ping Cang and tucked it under his arm. He ran forward without hesitation. That walking corpse was extremely dangerous!The experience and intuition that helped him survive in various crisis-ridden environments began to send a strong alarm to him when he was targeted for the first time!

The only way to have a chance of survival is to run away quickly!

Seeing the three people fleeing, the zombie completely gave up on the corpse at its feet. Whether it was angered by the hit on a vital spot or the bloodthirsty instinct of killing living creatures, killing these humans became its primary target.

The slender limbs shuttled particularly freely in this narrow and complicated tunnel. For Hu Jie and others, the obstacles that needed to be overcome were like walking on the ground. Even if Hu Jie reacted quickly and distanced himself from it, But soon the zombies were gradually pulled closer at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Han Cheng and Hu Jie continued to take advantage of the gaps to shoot at the zombies, but the bullets only caused fire on the zombies' bodies, and the effect of delaying the movement was minimal.

If you continue like this, you will soon be caught up!Someone is needed!Needs fresh blood to distract it!Hu Jie's eyes naturally fell on Ping Cang, who was running at the end of the team. It was time for this young man to show his value. The ruthless look flashed in his eyes, and just when he made a decision and prepared to move. The second before the gun was aimed at closing the position, Ruoxiang had remained silent along the way. At this time, Ruoxiang broke her silence.

"stop!"

Chapter 51 Abandonment and Salvation

It was like the pause button had been pressed on the running machinery. The twisted zombies that were still moving their limbs to chase them one second were frozen in all their movements in the next second.

But the inertia that was still running quickly would not disappear just because of the stopped movement. This huge and slender body fell heavily to the ground, and even the rusty subway tracks on the ground were rolled over by it. The body was shoveled to the ground, and the broken rails and rivets scattered in all directions, embedding themselves into the surrounding walls with a destructive effect.

This walking zombie can actually understand? !

Hu Jie already had a sufficient understanding of Ruoxiang's abilities before the action began. Naturally, he was also very aware of the constraint that the ability exerted by the witch requires the other party to understand the meaning of the language. In other words, this walking zombie could understand what just happened. The meaning of Ruoxiang's words, even a simple word "stop", at least shows that this walking corpse has begun to acquire intelligence.

Second level, no!Maybe even on top of that!

Seeing the chasing zombie fall to the ground, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. However, in less than a few seconds, the walking zombie propped itself up again. The rails that had just splashed caused a lot of trauma to its body. , there was even a steel rail the length of an arm pierced into his distended abdomen, but this did not stop it from continuing to hunt.