Steel steam and flame

The half of the sky in front of me is still dark red, but the smell of smoke has reached here in advance. The occasional blowing wind changed from cool to warm, and the man could easily imagine the scene of the fire spreading from here. It would be a bright red, and the firelight would illuminate everyone's faces.

The correspondent behind him immediately retreated and went to the secret camping base where they were stepping up their efforts to prepare fire breaks for the coming wildfire. Most of the people were sent out to cut down the surrounding trees, and it was necessary to create an empty area around the camp before time, which could not allow the flames to pass.

As the news spread, more than a dozen teams armed with pneumatic weapons and forged steel swords also set off from all directions in time, heading towards the large ring of burning flames. They acted as firefighters. Because detailed geographical maps of mountain ranges have been measured before, as long as there is real-time information on the path of the mountain fire, relying on the characteristics of the mountain topography, it is only a matter of time for the fire to extinguish itself.

But like the man's worries, others were not worried about how long or where the fire would spread. Instead, think about how much the enemy can do in this time-limited conflagration.

The fire in front of him is just a starting point. Soon, the belt-like mountains overseen by other families will ignite little flames, turning into fires that swallow up the trees in the mountains.

"It is true that we did not consider the enemy in detail. It was our mistake." The man said to the dark red night sky in front of him, sighing and getting excited. Only such an opponent can make him experience challenge and interest. Turning around, the man took a deep breath. The smoky air seemed to give him a different kind of intoxication. After stretching his body, the man looked at his hand that was shaking due to clenching. It was a palm wrapped in a glove made of soft material. On the back of his hand, wrist and knuckles, there were soft gloves. All come with alloy pieces of the right size and shape. The man's body attire at the moment was roughly similar to the gloves.

It is very similar to the knights from history books thousands of years ago. Almost the whole body is covered with just the right alloy armor, and the joints are flexible connections, which will not affect any movements in the battle. As a man's weapon, only a slender sword hanging on his waist can be seen at this time.

The man walked silently, making no sound when he returned to the camp, and the armor on his body did not make the slightest friction sound due to its reasonable design. The color of the distant sky is gradually brightening, and the spread of the fire makes the dark red color become brighter and brighter.

At roughly the same time, too many people looked in the direction of the first flame. There is no smell of smoke, but it is very relaxing to see the red corner of the sky under the cloudless night sky in summer. The transmission of information must be fast. According to the mountain terrain map, many teams have already started cutting down trees in the mountains in advance to create channels to block the flames.

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Every city has a different look in the early morning, and the small country seems much quieter.

Most of the light outside the windows came from street lamps, and except for two or three main streets, most shops were closed. On the top floor of a residential building, Hai was sitting by the window of the living room, with a smile on his lips, looking at this peaceful scene calmly. From time to time, his eyes skipped over the city, spanning a long distance in an instant, and looked at the almost imperceptible faint red light at the end of the skyline.

When another sound of breathing sounded in the room, Haicai stood up and drew the thick curtains to block the light that was not too dazzling when the lamp was turned on. Directly under the lamp is a long table made up of three tables, with a more detailed map on it, a map of belted mountains.

An area has been drawn with a red circle, and corresponding to the actual location, a mountain fire has already spread, gradually approaching the fire break cut out by the surgeons.

When Lyle entered the room, his steps were extremely light, as if he was afraid of breaking the silence here. He brought wine and food, as well as a stack of papers in a cloth bag - some were densely packed type, and some were photos with unknown meanings. It is undeniable that some of the things needed for these things come from Lyle's intelligence team, some come from Ye Jielin, and others are provided by Ovelia and Violet. The information from the three parties will be summarized at his place on a regular basis. As a person who plays several roles, he does not feel distressed by the amount of information and the cumbersome analysis. I have a morbid obsession with this feeling of control. I like to guess what the other party will do and how they will move, and then I will quietly admire it from the side, adding something from time to time to increase or reduce the difficulty of the goal.

Hai opened the newly arrived information and browsed through it one by one. Hai took the wine poured by Lyle as if to moisten his throat: "Approximately how many teams were observed." When asking, Hai picked up a red pen and marked it on the map. Start marking them one by one. It's still a circle, just different in size. These are the wildfires that begin to spread, as the plan for Mavis to meet Cassia, pinpointing Cassia's location, and deducing his next move is the main focus.

"Close to a hundred teams, calculated from the traffic flow on the road that night. Multiplied by a reasonable multiple, it is about two hundred teams. The number of people in each team is different, and the average is only thirty-five people. "Lyle answered seriously, "In addition, there should be three teams they use to fight, each with close to 400 people, equipped with not much long-range fire support. But these are not enough in front of the family forces in the empire. One ship The airship can kill most of them in the blink of an eye.”

"I remember that we sent several airships over, right? Miss Ye Jielin's team is very strong, especially in terms of weapons. Most of the airships from other families were modified from merchant ships, but Miss Ye Jielin's entire team It is a regular military airship. With the support of Webley Arms Company's technology, its performance is extremely good. There should be no problem in protecting this group of people." Calmly speaking, Hai finished marking on the map and then used a green pen to draw an area. , he has locked in a general area. Further segmentation requires more information and corresponding time.

"We are still on the way, but because of the wildfires spreading everywhere, we can definitely make it in time."

"That's good." Hai put down his pen, extremely satisfied with the result, "Is there any new news from Manoma? Although we cannot interfere with the actions of high-level surgeons, it is also fun to have a general understanding of their plans. "

Sitting on the chair next to the table, Hai tapped his temple: "The target of their plan has never changed. It has always been Miss Ye Jielin. The only and certain way to lock Mr. Cassia is that their group of people I won’t do anything that I’m not sure about rashly.”

"It's pretty quiet right now, probably." Lyle's words were somewhat uncertain. "After all, as high-level surgeons, all we can observe is whether there is any big movement."

"It will definitely show up, don't worry." Hai said comfortingly, then narrowed his eyes and continued in a warm and magnetic voice, "We will set off tomorrow night. If we are lucky, we might be able to catch up with Mr. Cassia after the incident is over. .”