Steel steam and flame

Nothing could stop the power of the bullet. It penetrated a circular channel in the crown of the ancient tree and also penetrated the body of the captain of the third team.

A large number of broken tree trunks and branches fell on the snow. The captain's body, only half of which was left, fell freely from the tree trunk and hit the thick snow. The spray of blood suddenly dyed a large area red. place. The sharp friction and whistling sound also reached their ears at this time.

"Hide!" shouted another captain. He asked the veterans on the tree to get down quickly. They must evacuate here immediately. Enemy snipers are hiding far away to snipe them.

But time ran out. This enemy uses special ammunition. Both the alloy of the warhead and the chemical coating on it are very different from ordinary ammunition. It can reduce the red-hot light emitted by the bullet to a minimum. Without careful observation, even the surgeon will have difficulty seeing the almost non-existent ballistic line.

Then, before they finished speaking, the captain and Cassia heard several sharp whistling sounds coming from above their heads, and then the mutilated corpses of several other veterans fell freely into the snow.

"I just judged the position in advance and calculated how they will get off the tree. And the bullets are very powerful, and they can be killed even if they hit the ground. Don't think that the enemy really saw them. It's dark now, the snipers are sure She lost her visible field of vision, so she can't see, so don't worry about it." Cassia quickly reminded from the side that the sniper's attack was scary, especially in the current situation.

The enemy should have been waiting on the sidelines for a long time, always looking for the right opportunity. It was just that it was getting dark, and the captain happened to climb the old tree at that time, becoming the last target before dark.

Cassia did not go looking for the ancient tree as a cover, but urged the other veterans hiding behind the ancient tree to act quickly and leave here by following the original traces left in the snow.

Using ancient trees as cover is still too fragile. Cassia had already experienced the power of that sniper rifle a few days ago. The rotating bullets could penetrate the trunks of several ancient trees one after another. They were now hiding behind a big tree. Apart from psychological comfort, they would not be of any real help to the possible attacks that would come next. As long as the enemy is not worried about those few blue silver bullets, they will have a high chance of being hit while hiding in a place that has been explored by the enemy.

Other enemies must be nearby, just one or two snipers. All of them are surgeons. They are much stronger than the veterans, and their mobility in the snow is far better than ordinary people. This is a very gentle slope, and there is no favorable terrain at all. It was also dark, and the view on both sides was affected. But for the surgeon, the effects of darkness can be minimized by their sensitive eyes.

"Quick! Quick! Stop dawdling. Except for the main weapon, take some solid fuel with you and throw away everything else. Run back as hard as you can to wait for the other teams coming over!" The captain shouted from the side, and he opened the gun at the same time. The light of the flashlight also turned on all the fluorescent tubes in the backpack, and threw them a hundred meters away, hoping to attract the enemy's attention soon.

These soldiers are ordinary people, and their physical strength and endurance are definitely not up to the standards of surgeons. Even though the backpack has been discarded and the load has been reduced to almost the minimum, the speed is still no match for the enemies that may be chasing them. The snow was deeper than the waist. If there was no path that Cassia and the others took when they came, it might be a better choice for the veterans to fight on the spot.

Some soldiers wanted to stay and fight the enemy together, but the captain refused.

"Run back quickly. I can break all of your necks with one hand. Don't burden me here. Otherwise, we can safely evacuate by then. Just because you have one more person here, wait for one." We can't run away." The captain ordered everyone to retreat and stay away from the snow peak. If you meet other teams, tell Major Barron and others about the situation here.

"This place seems to be exposed." All the veterans left here. As the captain spoke, he followed Cassia's example and was busy getting steel-cased bombs and other weapons and ammunition from those backpacks. Of course, the evacuees did not include Cassia. The captain and Cassia knew the basics. In normal times, everyone may behave like ordinary people, and nothing unusual can be seen. But the physical strength and endurance shown in the snow clearly illustrate their own identity.

"The enemy probably intercepted our communication signals and then deciphered them." The captain took off his backpack and loaded all the weapons and ammunition on his body. When Cassia walked towards him, he thought and said, "But I don't think the chance of this happening is very high. The communication of the volcano base cannot be deciphered. Although I have not learned any communication-related knowledge, I don't know what it is. What is the operating mechanism like? But seeing that the enemy seems to be guarding here, something feels wrong. They are a little too relaxed."

"Maybe it's just a coincidence." Cassia threw a few flash bombs to the captain. "I don't know if this thing is still useful. I think the enemy is probably experienced. Captain, you should have a breathing mask. Is it equipped with blackout lenses?" "

"The equipment must be complete." The captain said, putting on the mask, "I hope it's just a coincidence, otherwise, considering that the communication a few days ago has been intercepted by the enemy, I feel as if my whole body is exposed to the enemy's eyes. "The sound of the veterans running behind them could no longer be heard. Only the sound of the leaves rubbing against their heads was left. It was very slight, but that was all at this time.

It was pitch black in the distance, and within a few minutes of dark, the light completely disappeared. Cassia felt for the first time that there was such a clear boundary between day and night. There used to be dusk, or evening in between. Now this vague concept is gone. There are black shadows all around, and scenery such as tree trunks are darker black textures, which can barely allow Cassia and the others to distinguish their approximate locations.

"Actually, we can leave here by ourselves." The captain didn't know what he was thinking. He was stunned for a moment when he loaded the gun, and suddenly said to Cassia, "The hundreds of people on this mission don't know each other. . Just like between you and me, you call me Captain, and I call you Warrant Officer No. 20. We nineteen captains don’t know each other’s identities, and the team codename is our identity.”

"Except Colonel Barron." Cassia added.

"That's not necessarily true." The captain said, looking at the layers of darkness in the woods for a few seconds. The enemy did not appear around them, and there was still time to prepare. "The name is just a code name. We are affiliated with the Volcano Base. , the Volcano Base is affiliated to the Imperial Military, and the Imperial Military has great power in the Imperial Parliament. Of course, the matters going up one level from the Volcano Base have nothing to do with us. I just want to say that even at the level of the Volcano Base , it is not difficult for them to just forge an identity card and then write the data into the super analysis machine. It may be much simpler than we think. "

"It's a matter of moving your mouth, using your brain, and moving your fingers."

"Right, that is it."

"Leave here first, and then think about what is hidden here." Cassia sighed, "Have you encountered this kind of thing before? It doesn't refer to the mission, just what we discussed..."

"Occasionally, sometimes." The captain replied, "There are whirlpools everywhere, and the rank of captain is not awarded randomly. The empire is very strict with most people in this regard. Having strength is a good thing, but not being strong enough is a bad thing. You have to choose something every moment, otherwise you can just stay where you are."