Chapter 555 Departure—"Target Nest"
The agreed time soon arrived.
Xiao Jin woke up early, and as planned, she went to the command room to meet the base commander.
At this moment, there were other players in the command room besides Xiao Jin.
"Everyone is here." After seeing Xiao Jin, the base commander sat up.
Xiao Jin glanced around and then stood to the right of the door. Next to her was a young man wrapped in bandages. Black mist seeped out from the gaps in the bandages, and he was wriggling like a living thing...
Xiao Jin withdrew his gaze, his fingers unconsciously stroking the hilt of the knife at his waist.
The base commander stood on the command platform and said in a cold voice: "There is only one goal for this operation - to destroy the mother nest of the fog ghosts!"
She pointed to the red area marked as the "Dead Silence Zone" on the screen map and continued, "The military is responsible for clearing the way and providing fire support. Your mission is to break through the core area, find the core of the mother nest and destroy it!"
"Remember, try to reduce casualties as much as possible." She paused and glanced at everyone: "But if there is a chance, I hope you can complete the mission."
The truth is so cruel.
The base leader's words made one thing clear: players can abandon people in the base when necessary.
As the leader of the military, the one-eyed dragon did not show any reluctance when he heard this. He stood straight, as if ready to sacrifice at any time.
Xiao Jin and other players remained silent. They knew in their hearts that giving up was impossible. In the system mission, the survival rate of the indigenous people would affect their final evaluation.
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The convoy slowly drove out of the base, and the heavy armored vehicles rolled over the broken road, making a dull roar.
The dull roar of the engine tore through the brief silence around.
The convoy, consisting of a reinforced military truck and several modified off-road vehicles prepared by players, slowly drove towards the distance like a steel behemoth, and plunged into the suffocating, rolling blood-red fog.
The military did not send many troops this time, only more than 30 elite soldiers, all fully armed and with solemn expressions.
Including Xiao Jin's group of players who were temporarily recruited, the entire team has less than fifty people.
Because of the thick fog ahead, the car could only drive on the road very carefully. The lights of the cars in front and behind were all turned on, and the one-eyed Zhao Chun, the leader, held the communicator tightly, not daring to slack off for a moment.
Xiao Jin, the man in black armor and the smiling tiger Yu Liu were now assigned to the same off-road vehicle.
In fact, this is also the tacit choice of the other players. Compared with others, they don’t want to sit with Xiao Jin and the other two.
Therefore, when the vehicles were being allocated, they got into the cars first in tacit understanding, so that Xiao Jin and the others were left staring at each other.
The armored man's movements are the fastest and most direct.
His heavy metal combat boots made a dull sound as they stepped on the ground. His tall body brought with it an invisible sense of oppression. He opened the heavy rear door of the SUV as if no one was around and got in first.
The position he chose was close to the inside, with his back against the wall of the carriage, ensuring that his back was absolutely safe - this was a battlefield instinct that was ingrained in his bones, and it was obviously a lesson he learned after experiencing countless life-and-death battles.
He didn't even look at Xiao Jin who followed behind.
Xiao Jin had no objection to this and even agreed with it. She also hated exposing her back to unreliable "companions".
She followed him swiftly and also chose a window seat on the other side of the back seat.
Half of her face was reflected in the cold car window. Xiao Jin's eyes were as sharp as a hawk. He glanced vigilantly through the glass at the ruins outside the window that were distorted by the thick fog.
The last person to get on the bus was the Smiling Tiger Yu Liu. He gave this name himself, but I don’t know if he used a pseudonym like Xiao Jin.
His face still had that harmless, gentle smile that seemed to never disappear, which was totally out of place in this solemn environment.
"Haha, I hope everyone will take care of me in the next mission." He said with a smile, his voice had a bit of lazy magnetism, as if he was not going to carry out a mission, but to go on an outing.
He didn't seem to care at all about Xiao Jin and the other man's fight for the back seat. He even adjusted the angle of the seat comfortably, as if this was his exclusive sofa.
After Yu Liu finished speaking, the car was completely silent.
Xiao Jin has always been indifferent to such venomous snakes who appear warm on the outside but are actually cold on the inside. Besides, she is not someone who likes to be polite with others, so she simply ignores them.
As for the armored man, he never even looked at the others from beginning to end, let alone introducing himself.
No, when he first met Xiao Jin, he still glanced at her.
Faced with no response, the smile on Yu Liu's face became more "kind", while the young soldier in the driver's seat swallowed silently.
"set off!"
At this moment, the team leader Zhao Chun's low and powerful command came from the communicator, breaking the brief silence in the car.
Hearing this, the soldier in the driver's seat seemed to be relieved, and the roar of the engine suddenly increased.
About five minutes later, Zhao Chun's voice came out again from the car radio: "We estimate that it will take at least six hours for the team to reach the mother nest coordinates!
But this is when everything goes well!" He paused and emphasized his tone.
The voice penetrated the bulletproof glass and thick fog, striking everyone's heart: "Everyone, please be extremely vigilant! The closer we get to the fog ghost's lair, the more attacks we will encounter!
Once we are delayed, time will only be stretched out infinitely, and neither we nor the base can afford to waste time!"
The atmosphere in the car instantly became tense, like a fully wound bow. The soldier subconsciously tightened his grip on the rifle, his knuckles turning slightly white.
Suddenly, a charming female voice came from the radio.
"Don't worry, Captain Zhao."
Xiao Jin glanced at it lightly. She remembered the voice. It was that fox girl!
"We have an agreement. The base not only needs to destroy the mother nest, but also needs a large amount of purification serum. If a fog ghost appears, just leave it to us."
After all, players also need special substances extracted from the serum to produce more transmogrified metals.
Even if it exceeds the agreed amount, maybe they can use the extra serum in their hands to exchange for some strengthening stones from the base commander.
So you can never have too much serum.
As the fox girl finished speaking, Zhao Chun and other NPCs remembered the player's treacherous and unpredictable methods, and they couldn't help but feel more confident.