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Southern sector, underground.
Inside the giant transport tunnel, the air was filled with a strange smell mixed with engine oil, gun smoke and moist soil.
On the dome, powerful lighting strips cast a pale light, illuminating the entrance platform as bright as day.
Teams of soldiers wearing "dragon scale armor" exoskeletons lined up in neat rows, standing silently, like gray-green statues.
Beside them, the warriors from each battalion and company were in a much more disorganized formation.
However, the murderous aura they exude is far beyond the reach of ordinary soldiers.
A military folding table was unfolded in front of the team, on which was spread a huge cross-section of Dragon's Tooth Fort.
Second Battalion Commander Zhongli, wearing his signature gold-rimmed glasses, tapped his fingers lightly on the blueprint.
"Our battalion is responsible for the defense of the fifth circle, the third group of Dragon Fang Forts, and the No. 1 Firepower Fort."
"Based on past experience, the Abyss Monster's counterattack will be like a mad dog. The duration of the battle is estimated to be between 24 and 72 hours, and extreme situations cannot be ruled out."
"Because we are advancing on all fronts, our manpower is tight. During this period, there is no rotation of guards. We have to rely on ourselves!"
"Our battalion is lucky. This time, our assigned mission is to defend the fort, not to occupy the auxiliary fortifications!"
"But the more this happens, the more we can't let down the chain!"
"Next, I will arrange the specific tasks..."
"The first company is responsible..."
......
Zhongli spoke slowly and clearly, analyzing every detail of the mission and every possible emergency situation.
But as he spoke, his voice paused slightly.
Because his eyes accidentally swept across the team.
At the end of the company of warriors accompanying the army stood three girls.
A heavily made-up bun with a bun on her head, a woman with long straight black hair and dead fish eyes, and a gloomy woman with short hair that reached her ears and looked like a wandering soul...
No matter how you look at it, it doesn't seem very reliable.
Three question marks popped up above Zhongli's head.
He looked at Liu Jianjie, "What's going on with those three?"
"Oh! You mean those girls?" Liu Jianjie puffed out his chest, quite proudly. "Isn't that the saying 'don't judge a book by its cover'?"
Zhongli was so angry that he laughed.
"What? You want to get me three more 'Captain Jiang's'?!"
"Well......"
Liu Jianjie was choked and speechless, his black face turned purple.
......
At this moment, there was a sudden commotion at the edge of the platform.
Zhongli let Liu Jianjie go, frowned, and turned to look over.
I saw a tall figure carrying a standard Guandao, pushing aside the crowd and walking towards me with big strides.
When Zhongli saw the person coming, his face instantly became so gloomy that water could drip out of it. It was even uglier than when he saw the three "quails" just now.
The man came closer, revealing a face with deep contours and dark skin. It was Zheng Ye.
His face was a little pale and his lips were pale, but he still stood straight.
Zhongli stared at him and asked word by word.
"Where's your discharge notice?"
Zheng Ye held the Guandao with his mechanical arm and reached into his pocket with his intact right hand.
Soon, he took out a pile of paper scraps and spread them in his palm.
"Tear it up."
He spoke briefly and his voice was as hoarse as two pieces of sandpaper rubbing against each other.
Zhongli's temple was throbbing.
"Where's the electronic notification?! Where's the file?! It's already been approved!!!"
Zheng Ye curled his lips and threw the paper scraps away.
"I sent a pack of cigarettes to Fatty Wu and asked him to withdraw it from the system for me."
"You fucking bastard..." Zhongli cursed, his vision blurry. "Where are your wife and kids?"
"Let them go back first." He lit a cigarette, took a puff, and said dejectedly.
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