Time: Early 2:00 pm on the 28th, that is, when Hu Biao and others began to escort Professor Thomas. After the official start, it lasted about 8 hours.
Location: In a certain uninhabited town that is more than fifty kilometers away from Luo City.
I watched a team headed by an M1A2 main battle tank, followed by five armored vehicles and more trucks, appear outside the town.
Hu Biao suddenly became energetic. He ignored the wound on his left arm that was missing a piece of flesh and shouted loudly:
"Come on, follow me and fight out. Don't let these orcs escape."
The voice from Hu Biao's mouth had just fallen. More than a kilometer away, the leading M1A2 tank, rotating its turret with a 120mm smoothbore gun, was already the first to fire.
With a loud explosion of "Boom~", several orcs who were attacking a three-story building in the town were blasted into the sky.
Then, more than a hundred human soldiers, who looked very elite at first glance, quickly advanced under the cover of armored vehicles.
In the end, under the tactics of Hu Biao and others, the last one in this group of orc pursuers was beaten into a sieve by White Elephant with a six-barrel Gatling.
Upon seeing this, the nerves that had been tense in his mind relaxed slightly, and Hu Biao immediately collapsed to the ground.
He muttered and cursed fiercely: "What the hell! It's finally safe now..."
No wonder Hu Biao looks so decadent now.
God knows! In the past 8 hours, they faced the pursuit of the Orc Guards. How hard it was and how much they paid to reach their current location.
Anyway, during the unbearable escape process, even Hu Biao forgot how many battles they had experienced.
Because the orcs had powerful mounts like war bears for transportation, their unlucky escape team would be overtaken by the orcs from time to time.
Then a brief but fierce battle ensued between the two sides.
In order to reduce the pressure, Hu Biao also consciously separated some indigenous personnel and asked them to escape in other directions; this not only gave the indigenous people a way out, but also attracted some pursuing soldiers.
But according to calculations, the Zhongzhou team was in the process of escaping.
Five team members including Driver, Bazi, Su Hong, Heitan Tou, and Fat Chicken died one by one in the battle.
The remaining personnel are all injured now, and their combat effectiveness continues to decline sharply. It is difficult to say whether they are even 30% of what they were in their heyday.
In addition, there are now less than ten of the indigenous troops under their command, including the original sin's follower: the blond girl Annie.
And Dr. Thomas is even more unlucky, because all of his elite soldiers are now dead.
Because the power pack of the exoskeleton armor was completely exhausted before 7 o'clock in the morning, the soldiers inside were forced to abandon this powerful war weapon and began to move forward on their feet.
And holding the orc's large-caliber submachine gun, the battle was not smooth at all.
Then, these escorts, who were at the level of special forces in terms of personal combat effectiveness, gradually all died in the battle.
No way! The first target of the orcs' pursuers is definitely Dr. Thomas with a chicken coop hair style.
The powerful man will capture him alive at all costs, and even if that doesn't work, he will kill him on the spot.
In order to protect this old white man with a chicken coop haircut, the few guards he had were all quickly killed in the battle.
It was only because of the fight to the death of everyone in the Zhongzhou team that he was able to survive until now without even being injured.
Fortunately, it was more than an hour ago.
After escaping all the way to this town, Zhuye used a contact frequency given by Dr. Thomas, and finally successfully contacted General Douglas who was in Los Angeles through the signal shielding method of the orcs.
Admiral Douglas immediately dispatched reinforcements and arrived at the critical moment...
In the following time, Hu Biao and others got on a truck in the convoy and sped towards the Los Angeles base.
Although it was a little crowded, I don’t know how much easier it was compared to the previous process when I could only rely on my legs to walk.
More importantly, I wonder if the orcs have completely given up their pursuit of Dr. Thomas when they arrived in the current area.
Anyway, they didn't encounter any fighting along the way.
When they looked through the gaps between the carriages on both sides of the truck, they saw that the roadside had changed from being full of wilderness to being filled with fortifications among the ruins.
Or maybe after the barricades and sandbag positions were set up, Hu Biao and the others' tense mood gradually relaxed.
Finally, when the unique sea smell of approaching the sea could be smelled in the nose, the speed of the convoy gradually slowed down.
There is no doubt that this should be the cube.
At such a moment, the system’s bitchy voice resounded in everyone’s heads again:
"Congratulations to Commander Hu Biao, to all members of the Zhongzhou Team, and to all netizens; the side mission 'Escorting Dr. Thomas' has been completed.
Specific reward content will be released at a later date, please be patient and check carefully."
Damn it! When he heard this, Hu Biao almost got angry.
At this time, the grandson of the system is still somewhat vague about everything about the side missions.
However, the more he behaved like this, the more Hu Biao and others began to look forward to the rewards for completing this side mission, looking forward to some impressive rewards or benefits.
At this moment, Lao Qi's hurried and surprised voice suddenly sounded:
"Lao Hu, that woman is awake~"
After hearing this sentence just now, Hu Biao was still a little confused. It took him a while to realize that the so-called "woman" should be the one who ran through the minefield with the child in her arms.
Then, when Lao Qi and the others evacuated Immokalee Fortress, they did not forget to take Lucky Man with them.
Needless to say, that blond girl is quite beautiful. The problem is that the old sps in the Zhongzhou team have never had any negative thoughts about her.
Her existence only means that in that battle where human lives were as cheap as ants, the Zhongzhou team did not do anything cruel.
Even among so many people, only one mother and son survived.
Such a result is still a very good comfort in my heart.
So after figuring out which woman had woken up, everyone, including Hu Biao, became even more happy.
Immediately, Hu Biao shouted:
"Don't push through, the smell is so strong on everyone, be careful that eight of them will faint again; Lao Qi took her outside, the air outside is better.
Po Luo, I remember that you still have some high-calcium milk powder for middle-aged and elderly people. I quickly donated it to feed the child. Isn’t that poor baby not eating or drinking for a long time?
Damn, that’s not right! Zhu Xiulian, please find some water to soak the milk, and use a spoon to feed both adults and children a little."
Suddenly, under Hu Biao's series of explanations, everyone started working with joy on their faces.
The main reason is that when people continue to die in battle and die from serious injuries, this situation of some people gradually getting better has really made everyone sincerely happy.
*******
Coincidentally, the weak-looking blonde woman had just been moved to the rear of the car where the air was better.
The convoy came to a complete stop, and it seemed that it had really reached its destination.
Hu Biao poked out his head from the tarpaulin at the rear of the car and could see it soon.
After getting out of the car, Dr. Thomas just nodded to a waiting major general, and then, escorted by a group of soldiers, walked straight towards the truck where Hu Biao and others were.
Upon seeing this, Hu Biao knew that Dr. Thomas was here to fulfill their promises and benefits.
This thing is involved in the completion of the third phase of their mission. It can be said that Hu Biao became energetic in an instant.
He quickly adjusted his expression, hoping to look more miserable.
Maybe if Dr. Thomas becomes soft-hearted, he will provide more benefits.
But Hu Biao soon discovered that what he had done was equivalent to being shown to a blind man.
Because when Dr. Thomas approached, before Hu Biao could say anything, the old white man suddenly straightened his eyes and trembled violently all over his body.
It seems that he is extremely emotional and needs to take Suxiao Jiuxin Pill immediately.
A few seconds later, the old man cried out: "Brother Su, baby Jessica, you are suffering".
At the same time, he rushed towards Hu Biao, and then pulled Hu Biao to shake hands with one hand. He immediately hugged the woman who had just been helped to get up and held her tightly in his arms.
It turned out that along the way, Dr. Thomas had never seen clearly the appearance of the woman with her head hanging down because she was in a coma.
Now that he has seen it clearly, it must be someone very important to him who would have such a strong reaction.
The woman immediately burst into tears and hugged the other person.
In short, under the observation of hundreds of people present, for the next ten minutes or so, the two of them were whispering something in their mouths while holding their heads in their hands and crying...
After a long time, Thomas stopped crying.
He used a handkerchief to carefully wipe the tears and snot from the woman's face, and then made a grand bow to Hu Biao and others.
Then, with his mouth full of gratitude, he said:
"Dear Hu, and gentlemen, thank you for selflessly saving my daughter Jessica, by the way! And my grandson Xiao Aili.
Six months ago, Jessica disappeared during an outing.
I have been trying hard to find them, but no good news has come. I just know that the poor ones have fallen into the hands of the orcs, and I thought they had been poisoned long ago.
Fortunately, she got lucky with you.
Thank you Brother Su! They are already my only two relatives in this world, and they are also the greatest meaning of my life. You don’t know that after losing them, I only held on with the belief of revenge for them.
Keep working."
"Yes, you should thank Brother Su." Hu Biao echoed.
Although they didn't think at all that what happened before them had anything to do with 'Brother Su'.
If it must be related to someone, it is also the work of the grandson of the system; without having cerebral thrombosis for more than 20 years, there are only a few people who can come up with this kind of routine.
Of course, Hu Biao can only say "Brother Su bless you" now.
Kind words like 'It doesn't matter', 'You're welcome', 'Everything is what we should do' were never uttered at all.
The main reason is that he is still counting on Thomas' repayment. What if a white man like the other party is too upright and becomes polite to him, and then picks up the matter of repayment and puts it down lightly?
Fortunately, Hu Biao's worries did not happen. After Thomas pondered for a while, he seemed to have made a very important decision in his heart.
Then he took a look around, waved his hands and told the guards behind him to move away.
Then he pulled Hu Biao and walked a few steps to one side, using a voice that only the two of them could hear clearly.
He spoke softly: "Dear Hu, since you have saved poor Jessica and little Ali, you will naturally enjoy my greatest help.
So what I originally promised you seems to be completely unable to meet my agreement.
Is that so? I don’t know why, but I think the physical fitness of you Easterners looks very good, and you can definitely be selected for our top-secret ‘super soldier’ program.
I will tell you the specific content of this ‘super soldier’ plan later.
Now you need to know that if you are willing, I can let you participate in a plan that will make you stronger quickly; eventually, a human will have the powerful ability of an orc.
But in your Eastern terms, there is no such thing as a free pie.
Such a change process is quite dangerous, with almost a 50% chance of death; you'd better consider whether you want to participate, and just let me know the details early tomorrow morning."
In the following time, under Dr. Thomas's serious explanation, Hu Biao finally understood the 'super soldier' plan. What was the specific content?
After listening to this, Hu Biao was like a sand sculpture and was stunned for a long time.
After finishing the relevant content, Dr. Thomas also brought the blond woman Jessica and the child named Little Eli.
Under the protection of a large number of soldiers, he left here.
As for Hu Biao and the others, because Dr. Thomas made a few remarks when he left, of course they received preferential treatment.
Although they were still placed in a military camp, compared to the refugee camp-like military camp last time, I don't know how much they were removed.
At least in this military camp, they can take a refreshing cold shower.
The food provided in the canteen only has limited types of mashed potatoes, sea fish, kelp, etc. But at least the mashed potatoes are not only made from ungerminated potatoes, but there are no limits, you can eat as much as you like.
Even the wounded received some basic treatment.
The wound was re-treated. At that time, the wound was only treated urgently, and some anti-inflammatory drugs such as cephalosporin were also used to prevent the wound from becoming infected and causing damage.
Knowledge has gone through a difficult defensive battle for several days, and then embarked on a long escape.
After cleaning up, having a big meal, and treating their wounds, Hu Biao and others, who were already exhausted, did not fall asleep on the camp bed.
Instead, they summoned all the slightly injured members of the team, as well as Zhu Xiulian, the only remaining member of the team, male and female college students, and high school students for a meeting.
After everyone sat down, Hu Biao said:
"Do you know the super soldier plan that Dr. Thomas and the others have worked out..."
In fact, Hu Biao only learned the secret from Dr. Thomas not long ago, so no one in the team naturally knew it.
When Hu Biao spoke in this way, he was just showing off.
In the following time, Hu Biao also began to explain in detail:
The 'Minuteman Type 1' exoskeleton armor that is secretly installed in Hu Biao's space ring is actually just a castrated version.
Dr. Thomas would not be willing to come up with a version with stronger combat effectiveness, or they would not be able to produce it.
It's because operating that thing requires the personnel to have superhuman physical fitness.
Otherwise, just like when a fighter jet is in operation, it will put an astonishing load on the pilot's human body; the human body will also be unable to bear this kind of powerful exoskeleton armor under fast, large-movement maneuvers.
Once in combat, the operator experienced dizziness, nausea, and temporary blindness.
Even the situation of fainting directly can be said to be simply tragic.
In the past, Dr. Thomas even selected the soldiers with the strongest physical fitness and fully capable of acting as pilots for experiments.
However, after training, these soldiers can only operate a castrated version of the 'Minuteman Type 1' to the maximum extent possible.
And it has become the strongest mobile force in the hands of human forces in California.
It is a pity that as the human forces in California retreated again and again under the crazy attacks of the orcs, they were about to be driven into the sea.
Such a emasculated version of the 'Minuteman Type 1' suddenly seemed to have insufficient performance.
In other words, it cannot completely change the situation of the war.
It's just a stronger version of the 'Minuteman Type 2'. If it is operated by a normal human being, even if it can barely move, it will not be able to exert sufficient performance.
It was not until recently that Dr. Thomas found a solution to this situation through experiments.
That is to use some technical means to purify the power of the captured orc blood, and then let humans take it directly instead of injecting it.
Through this method, it can achieve the same effect as an orc, with a surge in physical fitness and the power of blood.
In this way, it can fully meet the rigid requirements for operating such a powerful piece of equipment as the 'Minuteman Type 2'.
Of course, the methods just developed above are still imperfect in many places; even if Thomas exhausted all the equipment and biological methods at hand, such use would still be quite dangerous.
If ordinary people take it, they may only have a 30% success rate to survive and become a bloodline strongman.
If some professionals take long-term exercises to improve their physical fitness and physical fitness to a relatively strong level, they can achieve a success rate of 50%, which is also the limit that can be achieved currently.
And if those who do not succeed, a large part of them will burst their blood vessels and die on the spot; only about 35% of the people will be lucky enough to survive.
Therefore, Dr. Thomas's repayment plan for Hu Biao was actually to give them a chance.
As long as you don't die after taking the bloodline, you can be selected into the most elite human army in California.
Although you need to perform the most difficult tasks, you can always enjoy the best treatment; food, women, medical care, everything that may have been ordinary before, but is now extremely precious.
Such a result, in Dr. Thomas' opinion, is a pretty good place to go.
Many people have risked their lives in order to get these things, but they still can't get them.
After all, even if they did not join this plan, Hu Biao and others would have become mid- to low-level officers in the ordinary army and would still need to perform combat missions.
Often they are still cannon fodder-like combat missions, and the gains are often not worth the losses...
After spending some time explaining what he learned about the 'Super Soldier Project', everyone present was silent for a long time.
Not only is there a huge amount of information hidden in the above paragraph.
Mainly, they have reflected that they are really lucky to get such a result of participating in the super soldier project.
In other words, I was almost fooled by the system.
Because during the defensive battle of Immokalee Fortress, if they had not acted out of their hearts, they would have been unable to bear the thought of losing their lives.
The black Chinese medicine doctor and others took the risk and rescued Jessica and her daughter.
Even during the retreat, everyone took turns carrying such a woman on their backs like a relay, but now I'm afraid it will be a different outcome; Dr. Thomas's gratitude is definitely not that strong.
In addition, during their escape, their bloodline power never broke out.
It's not that I'm reluctant to explode, it's that my body is too weak to explode.
Also, due to the severe period of weakness, he could only exert 30% to 40% of his usual combat effectiveness, but this was actually a very favorable situation.
Based on Dr. Thomas's research on the power of blood, if Hu Biao and the others were to break out, they would probably be exposed immediately.
In short, if any of the above two points are not achieved, how can there be so many good things today?
Good guys! Think about it, in the third phase of the mission, they can drive the stronger "Minuteman Type 2" to participate in the mission. It's completely a shotgun exchange for a cannon, right?
For a moment, these guys felt a little excited in their hearts, okay?
And when everyone was happily imagining that the scene of driving an exoskeleton armor and beating orcs was a bit too brutal.
Hu Biao coughed a few times, attracting everyone's attention, and said seriously:
"Brothers, I am thinking that the qualification to participate in the 'Super Soldier Project' is the best reward for the system's side missions.
So whether you want to participate or not is such a silly question, I won’t ask more here.
What I want to say now is, what details should everyone pay attention to when participating, so as not to be exposed when the time comes, so that the fun will be greater?"
"You must join. If possible, try to see if you can get relevant technical information. This thing should be very valuable."
After Yang Dongli heard this, he echoed this sentence.
In the subsequent time, he added some points that he thought needed attention:
"But everyone must pay attention when the time comes. This kind of blood may kill people after taking it. It is like a "three-no" product. You should not swallow it stupidly.
When the time comes, be smart and just show off, but keep everything in the space ring.
In this way, we will have about thirty-seven or eight people who can show various successful effects after taking it; the remaining translators and others, plus these netizens, have no blood power.
There are about ten of them in total, so it’s good to consider it a failure at that time; after all, a 100% success rate, this thing will make people suspicious."
After Yang Dongli spoke, with such a mature and solemn statement, everyone's heads were raised, and they felt that they believed it...
In the following time, everyone added some small details, and finally arranged everything for pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger.
Most of the team members began to fall asleep again at this time; because eating more and sleeping more are the best ways for them to recover their bodies.
It was just after Hu Biao showed a regretful expression towards Zhu Xiulian.
He walked out of a large dormitory where he was and walked towards a hospital not far away.
Because he wanted to see how the seriously injured members of the team were doing and how long it would take them to recover.
These involve the future of the team and the number of personnel who can participate in the "Super Soldiers", which is quite important.
The problem is, he just walked into the hospital and didn't have time to find anyone to ask where the rooms for his guys were.
As a result, I saw an acquaintance, that is, the real villain, Major James, who had received several bags of sand cigarettes and supplies from Hu Biao, saying that he wanted to help him establish relations.
When Hu Biao discovered the other party, he was leaning dejectedly on a bed in the corridor, with an indescribable look of decadence on his face.
Major James, whose left arm was missing, also discovered Hu Biao.
So after he opened his mouth, he said apologetically: "Hu! I'm really sorry about you.
I had completed 80% of the work, and when I had at most one day to complete the procedures, the massive attack by the orcs happened.
Under the circumstances at that time, I really had no way to transfer you down."
By the way! If Major James hadn't mentioned the above things, Hu Biao would have forgotten about them; he could also accept the reasons given by the other party.
Therefore, he immediately and generously said that it didn't matter, and he didn't blame Major James at all.
After chatting for several minutes, Hu Biao asked casually before leaving: "By the way! Major James, what's wrong with your arm?"
After hearing this, James yelled with a distressed look on his face.
"Damn it! I don't know why we were so unlucky. When a group of us were evacuating in a car, the car actually overturned while driving on a flat road.
Among the people in the car, Officer 0 was basically dead. The only one who survived was me, who also had a broken arm.
But the guards didn’t do anything wrong at all, how evil is that?”
Hu Biao: "..."
Because he knew that such a result was definitely related to his sand smoke.
ps: The book will be finished at the end of this month, or at the beginning of next month, so I am too lazy to divide it into chapters today, so I will post it all at once.