Steel steam and flame

The remaining four people stayed in a warehouse that had emptied most of the supplies. They stayed in silence and barely spoke to each other. Sometimes the four of them would look at each other, as if they wanted to speak but were worried about something, so in the end they didn't say anything.

It was Fennia who often broke the silence. As a rule, she would report the surrounding situation to Gardner in a low voice every two hours. Fenya spent most of the rest of the time eating, chewing slowly and carefully, from compressed food to some of the high-end goods they later found in the airship - cans and the like. Finally, it was Feniya who went to the crew control room and found a box of wine, which was greatly welcomed when she brought it over.

I don’t know if the wine played a role in relaxing the atmosphere. Although the four of them had long been immune to alcohol, after each of them drank one or two bottles, they gradually started talking to each other more. But it was all just gossip. Neither Gardner nor the other two talked about the current situation or their past. As for why they came to the forest and why they were released, the four of them seemed not interested.

The day passed like this, and the silence at night was even more terrifying. The four of them rest in a relatively tacit understanding, and one of them will always open his eyes when the other three close their eyes, paying attention to the movements around them. Around eight o'clock in the morning the next day, the injury on Gardner's back was much better. At least among the four, he was the most flexible in terms of physical movement.

She began to weigh the supplies that needed to be carried. At about ten o'clock, Fenia went to Gardner's side, each picked up weapons and some useful things, and left the airship. The other two followed naturally, as if they had a tacit understanding without speaking. A four-man squad seemed to be the idea from the start.

The injuries to the legs of the twenty-seven people who survived the dragon's breath were not serious, so it would not affect their running speed. The speed of Gardner and others was very impressive. After two hours, they were already more than 100 kilometers away. On the way, we found some traces left by other teams yesterday. Several teams left one after another. There was almost no difference in the direction of travel. They all chose the shortest route.

At 12:30 noon, the four of them rested at the foot of an ancient tree. Feniya was always responsible for keeping vigil around them.

"The range is too big." After only a few minutes of rest, Feniya fell nimbly from the ancient branch and went to the three of them.

"The surrounding environment is very strange. Although this is my first time here in the southern forest, based on my experience in other extreme areas, it is like a protected area, free from intrusion by other creatures, and we have not yet Get out of this area." The man who spoke looked very young, with a face that looked like he was about thirty years old, and a strong body, the kind of person full of muscles that is often found in gyms in the ordinary world.

"I don't know if it's good or bad." Gardner, who was sitting on the side, sighed, "If it weren't for the attack of the former Dragon Knight, we would have faced this lord. In short, both sides will be bad. I hope that before we leave, the Dragon Knight The deterrence left behind is still there, and this lord will not take the initiative to attack."

"After that..." Fenia is the kind of person who ruins the atmosphere. When the other three people tried their best to avoid mentioning the topic of leaving this place and meeting the second-type creatures, she spoke naturally and always said Chewing compressed food in the mouth. The large-scale reconnaissance consumes her energy extremely quickly.

"I hope those who are ahead can help us do more." Gardner replied and stopped talking.

The twenty-minute break passed quickly, and the four of them got up and started on their way again. Along the way, you can occasionally see traces left by people who left earlier. Compared to being far away from the airship, Gardner and the others were becoming less and less concerned with handling the traces. It can be seen from the traces that the condition of the front personnel is not very good, and the rest intervals are short.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, after advancing nearly two hundred kilometers again, Feniya finally saw some small bugs in her perception. Their moods were somewhat relieved, but the distance was not long, and the small battlefield with two corpses left them in a small battlefield, which made their hearts heavy. A large number of green wolf corpses, probably around fifty in number, were scattered around the battlefield. Bullet casings were scattered all over the floor. Judging from the traces and blood coagulation, this should have been encountered by the first batch of people leaving at night. The corpses had been eaten by other Category II creatures, and many of them had their bones exposed. Moreover, many of the gnawing marks were extremely fresh, as if they had left shortly after arriving here.

The four of them did not stay here. The smell of blood was still in the air and would not completely dissipate in a short time. Those fresh gnaw marks also worry them. It's as if there are more terrifying things around, forcing these second-type eating creatures to leave.

A few minutes later, another trace of battle appeared in front of the four people. It's cleaner here. Except for some black blood and bullet casings on the ground, there is nothing else. The four of them glanced at each other, and then Gardner and the other three focused their attention on Fenia.

"Except for bugs, there is nothing else." Fenya said, also confused about the abnormality in the surrounding environment. Her instinct told her that she could go no further. Something dangerous was coming in the direction they were heading. Just like when you see a heavy truck on the road and wonder if the truck will suddenly swerve towards you, you subconsciously warn and avoid danger.

"Don't you think it's weird?"

"No matter how weird it is, it's useless. The best thing to do is to leave here as soon as possible." Gardner replied, but Fenia suddenly stopped, and he and the other two instantly became nervous. There was still basic cooperation, and the four of them immediately separated, distanced themselves, and went to the nearest ancient tree to guard the surroundings.

"Don't move, just keep your body close to the tree." Feniya reminded.

"Is it a second-category creature? What kind and how many are there?"

"It's not a second-category creature, it's almost certain to be another surgeon." Fenia has closed her eyes and focused most of her energy on investigating the surroundings. "We don't know the number yet, and we're not sure whether the other party has discovered it." Us. But we'd better keep it that way."

"Feniya?" After Gardner's voice came, Feniya opened her eyes with confusion on her face.

"It's the same type of surgeon. The other party also uses sound waves to detect the surrounding situation. I captured the sound wave pulse signal sent by the other party. I still don't know how wide the other party's detection range is. At least at this time, the other party is 30 meters away from us. Two thousand meters away. Only this information, please be patient." Fenya spoke softly, "I will speak out in time if there is any situation and be ready for battle."

Just after her words lasted a few breaths, Feniya felt something else. Her mouth moved, as if she was tasting some delicious food. Her eyes were now focused on the front. Behind the trees, Feniya seemed to see something. She was thinking about various possibilities.

"Captain, why don't we surrender?" The words that suddenly came out of Fenia's mouth less than a minute after the last sentence made Gardner and the others not sure how to answer. The three of them all looked over, and there was no need to interpret the questions in their eyes.

"Due to the strength of the throat, the strengthening of this part of the structural tissue has not been completed, resulting in my use of sound waves staying at a very preliminary stage. The detection range has indeed been an advantage in various employment tasks in the past, far better than sensing heat The range is nearly three times stronger, and the team hardly suffered any hardships in the battle. This is the main reason why you are willing to always believe in me, captain." Feniya spoke very slowly, some like last words, "The opponent is in the sound wave. He is much better at using it than me. He should have discovered us a long time ago, but because I can also use sound waves for detection, the other party may be using this to test and consider something. But a minute or so ago, these tests and The consideration is complete, the opponent has launched an attack. It is a low wave, and there is no obvious reaction yet, just because the energy accumulation is not enough. We still have about two to three minutes to consider, please make a decision as soon as possible."

"Also, there is no obvious solution to this kind of attack at present. At least I know that there seems to be no good way except to rely on physical strength to resist, or to kill the opponent, or to escape from the area of ​​influence. But this None of the three methods we could achieve.”

"Where is the enemy? Now that they are here, are they those who set off early?"

"Maybe they are all dead, maybe there are people who survived, it's unclear at the moment." Feniya immediately responded to the other two's questions. She kept staring ahead, "I don't know where the enemy is, and they obviously know my detection range. The limit has never appeared in the range. I recommend surrendering so as to have a chance to survive. Because the opponent only needs to stand around us and wait for a few minutes to render us incapacitated. In other words, when we actually die, I don’t even know where the enemy is or what he looks like.”

After finishing speaking, Feniya suddenly opened her mouth wide and inhaled: "I choose to surrender. Time is running out. I don't want to waste it here! The other party should be right in front of us!"

"Surrender!" Gardner chose to believe in his team members. The remaining two people looked at each other at this moment, and they could see the struggle in each other's eyes.

"Then... surrender. One or two of us don't have enough strength to walk to the edge of the forest. The distance is too far, the supplies are not enough, and with the injuries on our backs... what should we do? The other party How will we know we choose to surrender?”

"Just follow me." Fenya breathed a sigh of relief. She immediately left the ancient tree and stood in a relatively open place. She lifted up her backpack and weapons one by one and threw them to a place ten meters away in front of her. Then she raised her hands in a common posture and stood where she was. The ground does not move. Gardner and the others also followed Feniya's movements until the four of them stood in the same position. Feniya immediately felt that the powerful low-pitched ripples disappeared from her perception.

"The other side is not attacking anymore." Feniya's words have always made Gardner and others feel confused, because they can't feel those things at all. But the three of them suppressed their thoughts and waited for the enemy she mentioned to appear.

"There is only one person, two thousand meters away from us."

"A person?" The other two spoke first. Fenya didn't react at all.

"The speed is very fast, 1,500 meters." Feniya continued to talk about the detected situation, "Still alone, no one else is following."

"The count is correct, there are four of us, right? Can we find an opportunity?"

"One thousand meters, and still no one can keep up." Feniya continued her words, ignoring the words of others around her. "It's best not to have other ideas. The opponent's speed is at least less than three seconds to 100 meters, so he is very flexible. "

"I think we can make a choice based on the situation after seeing the other party. If the other party won't let us go, there's no reason for us to stand here waiting to be killed by him, right?" Seeing that his words were not responded to, the speaker also consciously shut up. On the mouth.

"We're here." As soon as Feniya finished speaking, a figure appeared in the gap between the silhouettes of the ancient trees. After a breath or two, a masked man stood about ten meters in front of the four people.

"Are you the last batch?" The masked man looked around and asked.

"Yes, there is no one behind." Gardner was about to speak, but Fenia rushed to answer.

"In that case... let me ask two questions first. Please answer them honestly, because this is about your lives." While speaking, the man observed the four people in front of him, especially their facial expressions. Feniya also captured extremely strong high-frequency sound wave pulses. "The first question is, are you all prisoners who have just come out of prison? The second question is, starting from the current time, when did you enter the prison?" Time. Miss, let’s start from you.”