Chapter 442 The Return of Darkness (Part 5)
Under the cover of night.
Several shadowy figures moved at great speed toward the mountainside and soon arrived at the meeting point.
A pink beetle was parked in an open space.
Beside the front passenger seat, a man standing outside the car was bending over, talking to the person sitting in the passenger seat, his expression unusually gentle and patient.
"Thank you, Captain!"
The sentry's voice was extremely excited as he called out, as if he had found a pillar of support upon seeing Xie Tu.
Hearing the noise, Xiao Yunzhao handed the half-eaten snack to Xie Tu and craned her neck to look outside.
The fire phoenix illuminated the area as if it were daytime.
Xiao Yunzhao saw four burly male sentries standing not far away.
She glanced at it and found it uninteresting, so she took the snacks from the man's hand and continued eating.
Xie Tu stood up and turned to look at the sentries.
The first group consisted of only four people.
The four sentries looked unfamiliar to him; he didn't recognize them.
Xie Tu didn't look at it too closely and asked, "Which unit and team?"
"Dawn is reinforcing the Third Division, Group Seven, Tang Zixuan."
"Dawn reinforces the third unit, Guo Yifei from the ninth group."
"Dawn is reinforcing the Third Division, Team Nine, Zhao Qiang."
"Dawn reinforcements to the third unit, group ten, Sun Chao."
After listening to the four sentries' self-introductions, Xie Tu nodded slightly. "According to the 'Salvation Plan,' from now on, you will be under my command for the time being. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask."
The four sentries exchanged glances.
Tang Zixuan, as the representative, stepped forward and said respectfully, "Team Leader Xie, we have no problem."
They were all Class A sentries of the reinforcement force.
The reinforcement troops belong to the operations department and are mainly responsible for tasks such as clearing out mutants, inventorying spoils, and logistics for combat teams.
Occasionally, they will be assigned temporary missions to newly contaminated areas in the vicinity to handle these low-level areas.
None of them had ever entered a contaminated area with such a high level of danger.
According to the "Salvation Plan" initiated by the four bases, in the event of a joint mission, if the superior is killed or there is no one to command, the highest-ranking sentry commander present will be given priority.
Xie Tu, as an S-class Sentinel, has carried out many high-risk missions and has successfully completed five-star contaminated zones, making him highly experienced.
Therefore, even if the sentries of the reinforcement troops come from other bases.
They must also unconditionally obey Xie Tu's arrangements.
"How many people were involved this time?" Xie Tu asked.
When Tang Zixuan spoke of his missing teammates, he replied with a worried expression, "There are three teams of sentries in our vehicle, a total of twenty people. Team Nine is in the same vehicle as us."
Of the 21 people, including two from Group 9, 18 are missing.
Xie Tu looked at Sun Chao.
Just as Sun Chao was about to answer, he suddenly heard the rustling sound of a snack bag.
He instinctively looked toward the source of the sound.
The sentry had excellent eyesight and spotted the little head peeking out from the passenger seat at a glance.
With a 'whoosh', a pair of little hands skillfully tore open the snack packaging, and then a little head peeked out even higher, revealing a pair of bright, clear eyes.
Her eyes were full of displeasure as she glared fiercely at Sun Chao, who was secretly watching her.
Sun Chao was utterly shocked.
When they arrived, they noticed someone in the passenger seat, but they didn't expect it to be a little girl of six or seven years old.
Xie Tu frowned slightly and tapped his fingers lightly on the front of the car.
Sun Chao snapped out of his daze and focused on the important matter at hand, saying, "We also have three teams with a total of twenty people. Our car was at the very back when we came in. After we came in, the car disappeared, and we were all separated. I saw Huo Feng and met the other three on my way here."
Because they were at the very back, Sun Chao and the others didn't have a chance to greet Xie Tu when they met him on the road, and had no idea that there were other people in Xie Tu's car.
But how could it be a child?
He finished speaking not long ago.
The fire phoenix circling in the sky brought another message.
Ah, another sentry is coming!
The little bluebird scoffed and complained to its owner, "Ah, it's mimicking my voice!"
Xiao Yunzhao: [Beat it up!]
She poked her head out and commanded the fire phoenix, "Get down!"
The fire phoenix circled uneasily for two seconds, then slowly changed its form into a small red bird the size of a palm, obediently crawling into the car and standing in front of her.
Xiao Yunzhao, having finished eating potato chips, pinched the phoenix's wings with her hand and lifted it up.
The little bluebird bristled: "Hey, you're not allowed to touch the other birds!"
Xiao Yunzhao: "Didn't you ask me to help you get revenge?"
The little bluebird stomped its foot: 【Don't touch! Don't touch!】
"Fine, don't touch it then. I'm not going to stand up for you." Xiao Yunzhao angrily picked up the Fire Phoenix and threw it out of the car window.
The fire phoenix almost fell to the ground, but as soon as it gained its freedom, it quickly flapped its wings and flew away.
She's so scary when she shrinks!
The little bluebird realized that its master was actually angry with it, and its icy blue eyes showed shock.
It doesn't remember anything from the past.
But after I woke up, the original body was very obedient to it and put it first in everything. This was the first time I had spoken to it in such a tone.
The little bluebird thought for a moment, then jumped into her arms and nuzzled her with its little head.
Xiao Yunzhao gave a soft hum, stretched her delicate little hand out the window, and said to Xie Tu, "Wipe my hands."
Xie Tu skillfully pulled a wet wipe from his bag, tore open the packaging, and carefully wiped her face.
The sentries kept their eyes straight ahead, all turning their heads to look at the mountain road, not daring to detect any movement from the direction of the vehicle.
Without the light of the fire phoenix, the mountains turned pitch black.
By the moonlight, the outlines of several figures could be faintly seen, moving nimbly towards the mountainside.
"Old Gao!"
Sun Chao recognized his teammate, his voice trembling with excitement, and rushed forward to meet him.
"Thank goodness, you're all alright."
"It's nothing. I don't know what happened in this contaminated area. I didn't encounter any danger, but someone discovered the gun in my hand and called the police. I ran away before the police arrived."
"They call them police, right? That's what we call them in our training sessions."
"Me too. They immediately asked me to show my ID. There were 'people' everywhere, and there was nowhere to hide."
"I wasn't as lucky as you guys. Something seems to have happened on the street; there are police cars everywhere. I was chased by a group of people as soon as I came in, but luckily I ran into Hu Yuchen from the Eighth Group..."
“I know! Many people in the city are being corrupted by dark matter, and they look like they’re about to become distorted.”
"We'll talk about it later. First, I'll go report to Captain Xie."
The sentries exchanged a few words and then stood in front of Xie Tu.
"Thank you, Captain!"
A group of people took the initiative to introduce themselves.
There are currently eleven sentries.
Group 7 has 3 people, Group 8 has 1 person, Group 9 has 3 people, Group 10 has 2 people, and Group 11 has 2 people.
Military vehicles used to transport reinforcement troops consist of 5-7 people per squad, with three squads per vehicle.
Guo Yifei realized something was wrong, "Where are the people from Group Twelve? I can't see a single one of them?"
Xie Tu put the tissues back in the car, raised his wrist to check the time, and instructed, "Wait two more hours."
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