At the same time as the words fell, the five people dispersed to the surrounding bunkers in unison.
Lao Bai rushed into the building on the street, kicked open the half-open door, put the rectangular box containing the fuel rods in a safe place, then loaded the sickle assault rifle in his hand, and quickly approached
By the window.
The movements are completed in one go.
"Arrived at location!"
"+1"
"I'm fine too!"
They have carried out coordination like this countless times. According to the green dots on the VM map, the five-person team was evenly spread out around the building and controlled all possible approaching directions.
There are almost no blind spots!
The crew of the cattle and horse team nervously waited for the battle to begin.
However, a long time passed and the streets were still silent.
Still no sound.
Quitting, who was standing in the front row with Lao Bai, held his breath and carefully observed his surroundings...
However, except for the vines swaying gently by the window and the leaves swaying in the breeze, there was no obvious movement on the entire street.
Is it an illusion?
Just as this thought came into my mind, there was a whooshing sound above my head.
Before anyone could speak, something exploded above their heads.
boom!
Standing behind the half-collapsed concrete wall, Ye Shi was stunned for a moment.
"What the hell?! Mortar!"
In fact, the combat efficiency of mortars in street fighting is very poor. There are bunkers everywhere, and the fragmentation damage range will be extremely limited.
However, the other side didn't seem to realize this, and fired three more shells at them.
These shells exploded in the air without exception, and they were all twenty meters away from them!
"And it's an air burst bomb..." Kuangfeng frowned, glanced at the signal on the VM screen, and then quickly glanced out the window, narrowing his eyes slightly.
Tiny fibers fall slowly from the air, like cilia on a dandelion.
That's the culprit that blocks the signal!
"It's a signal jamming bomb!"
Ye Shi's curses could be heard in the distance.
"Damn! I just said why the drone can't move!"
The latest "Type 5" light cavalry exoskeleton sold in the NPC store is not equipped with a tactical helmet with eyepieces, but also includes a palm-sized small close-range reconnaissance drone installed on the shoulder, which can share the field of view with oneself or others.
On the eyepiece of a teammate's helmet.
But now.
Drones have lost their meaning.
Not only was Ye Shi's drone useless, Guangfeng's "Y-1 Firefly" quadcopter also lost its function.
Lao Bai turned on the helmet's speaker and shouted at the top of his voice.
"Ye Shi, find the commanding heights, find the observers and kill them! Quit smoking and follow me, we will find a way to take down their mortars!"
The advantage of the language barrier was fully demonstrated at this moment. They could not understand the NPC's words, and the same NPC could not understand their communication.
"receive!"
I was about to get up after quitting smoking, but at this moment, thick tongues of flame suddenly shot out from the window directly across the street, and bullets came like raindrops.
A piece of debris exploded on the concrete slope, and he was so frightened that he quickly lowered his head and hid behind the bunker, moving low amid the chaotic gunfire.
Seeing that his teammates were suppressed by firepower, Lao Bai immediately raised the rifle in his hand and fired at the window directly in front, covering the transfer of his teammates.
At the same time, intensive gunshots were heard from the other side of the street.
There is a strong wind and a long direction!
Lao Bai frowned.
The combat quality of these people is not like that of a ragtag team!
At least
Much better trained than those predators!
"Free Fire!"
Shouting loudly, Lao Bai emptied the last bullet in the magazine towards the window across the street, replaced it with a new magazine and began to move towards the outside of the bunker.
The mortars on the opposite side continued to fire, and soon the signal in this neighborhood would be completely isolated from the outside world. Ye Shi was moving to higher ground, and communications with the shelter should be restored in areas above the 20th floor.
At the same time, Fang Chang and Kuang Feng had already engaged the enemy.
The four-man team approached from their flank and hit them right in the face. The spray of gunfire flickered in the narrow alley, and the whole street was covered with flying gravel and dirt.
There was no communication between the two parties.
A fierce exchange of fire broke out in the silence.
He was shot twice in the chest, but luckily it was blocked by the bulletproof plate. Fang Chang gritted his teeth and let go of the empty PU-9 submachine gun. He held the Dawn Compound Bow and raised it. His pupils suddenly shrank slightly.
Bullet time!
The flying dust suddenly slowed down.
Also slowing down is the entire world.
Including himself!
After locking onto the figure in the smoke, he pulled out the bowstring as quickly as possible and loosened his fingers.
The bowstring vibrated at a frequency visible to the naked eye, and the three-sided arrow fired with full force disappeared into the smoke as fast as lightning.
Meanwhile, bullet time is lifted!
Whoosh
The black shadow's chest collided with Fang Chang's charged arrow, and he fell back to the ground with a groan.
Seeing the jet black armor on the man's body, Fang Chang's eyes flashed with surprise.
Who are these people?!
…
He stretched out his hand to drag his teammate who had been hit by an arrow and fell to the ground back behind the bunker. Dimit, who was holding an assault rifle in his hand, was also filled with surprise.
It wasn't that he was surprised by the identities of these people. Their goals were very clear and they knew who these people were. However, what surprised him was that the equipment and combat awareness of these people completely exceeded their expectations.
Pre-war police exoskeletons!
Where did they get all this good stuff!?
However, no matter who they are, don’t even think about slipping away from here today!
"The left lung is penetrated! LaVine is about to die!" the medical soldier handling the wounded shouted loudly.
"Hemostatic spray! Hurry! Help him treat his wounds first!"
"These barbarians... are actually using bows and arrows?!" As soon as a soldier finished speaking, a hail of submachine gun bullets flew over his head, scaring him so much that he hurriedly hid.
"Don't underestimate them!" Dimitar shouted loudly, "The bow in that man's hand is weird!"
Helmet-assisted aim?
Or electronic eyes?
This reaction speed is a bit ridiculously fast!
Especially since this group of people had seen through their ambush in advance, he was even more surprised.
Their exoskeletons can block heartbeats and 90% of heat sources. Even the awakened ones of the intuitive system will not find them at such a long distance, right?!
Dimitr pulled a frag grenade from his waist, but before he could pull the tab, a whooshing sound broke through the air almost simultaneously with the explosion, and it exploded above his head.
Hundreds of steel balls exploded from the arrows, directly sweeping across a cylindrical surface, and they who were hiding behind the bunker were caught off guard.
Fortunately, the exoskeletons on their bodies prevented the flying shrapnel, otherwise this arrow would have killed and injured most of them.
Dimitar did not dare to take it lightly. He immediately clenched his fists and signaled his two teammates who could still fight to spread out and surround the ruins on both sides to avoid the opponent's dense fire area.
Just as the hearts of this group of people were shocked, the face of Fang Chang who shot the arrow was also full of surprise.
He took an explosive arrow and was fine?
Good guy.
Then come again!
Without hesitation, he pulled out another exploding arrow worth 50 silver coins and put it on the bowstring. Fang Chang was preparing to charge up and shoot when the strong wind next to him struck him on the shoulder.
"They've got it covered!"
Fang Chang's expression changed slightly and he made a decision immediately.
"Fall back!"
…
The B4 floor viewing room of Vault 404.
The digital screen on the wall is simulating the flames of the fireplace, making a calming crackling sound.
The environment here is really good.
The only drawback is that it's easy to forget day and night.
Chu Guang did not go out for inspection today. Instead, he sat on the soft sofa and flipped through the popular science books taken from the bookshelf.
The name of the book is "Past, Present, Future".
Although some of the things mentioned in it were only superficial descriptions, they still opened Chu Guang's eyes.
"As early as the 20th year of the Prosperity Era, the scientific research ship of the People's Federation has explored all the planets in the solar system and started the exploration plan of Nanmen II."
"Until the 30th year of the Prosperity Era, the Nanmen II exploration plan has been initially completed, and the People's Federation's first colonial ship successfully left port..."
"Namen 2 must be 4.24 light-years away from the earth."
"Is this mastery of faster-than-light navigation?"
When his eyes stopped on a certain line of description in the book, Chu Guang had a strange expression on his face.
"...Gravity bond?"
According to the description in the book, during the Age of Prosperity, physicists from the Human League discovered that there was a "gravitational link" between two massive celestial bodies.
Aerospace engineers call it a "gravity channel."
Although in the classical motion mode, no matter what acceleration the spacecraft uses, it will take hundreds or even thousands of years to fly from the solar system to other galaxies. However, if it uses a gravitational channel, the spacecraft will only take a relatively short time.
It is possible to "jump" between two massive star systems.
Generally speaking, the time taken for a transition is directly proportional to the mass of the spacecraft and the distance from the celestial body, and inversely proportional to the mass of the celestial body. There is a specific formula to calculate it.
According to this formula, jumping between the solar system and the Nanmen System will be faster than jumping between the Earth and Mars.
Yes, there are many gravitational channels.
It can exist between star systems, between planets within a star system, or even between star clusters. However, due to the problem of jumping points, almost 99.99% of gravitational channels cannot exist even if they exist.
There is no use value.
Fortunately, physicists from the People's Federation have solved this problem. They not only calculated the method of determining the course of the gravity channel, but also summarized the formula for calculating the jump point, allowing human civilization to use the gravity channel to conduct "hyperspace navigation"
became possible.
This also laid the foundation for the continuation of the era of prosperity.
Controllable fusion solves the problem of energy, and the discovery of gravitational channels makes colonization outside the solar system possible, while solving both the problems of matter and living space.
Human civilization also ushered in its first "ascension" and took the first step from interstellar natives to interstellar hegemons.
To be honest, this popular science book makes this paragraph feel like a cool article.
Perhaps considering that the audience of the book is children, the author described the colonial cabin sailing to Nanmen 2 as a paradise on earth.
As for now...
It's more like after a failed tribulation.
Not only was his power completely destroyed, but the entire human union was also destroyed.
Chu Guang now somewhat understands Yin Fang's feelings.
The more I learned, the more frustrated I became.
"Nima..."
"It would be better if I could travel a hundred years earlier!"
If you don’t understand, just ask, is it too late to drink fake wine now?
According to the book "Past, Present, Future", if you travel to the beginning or even the middle of the Prosperity Era, as long as you don't commit suicide by going to the dormant cabin to engage in "time travel" and "want to have a look at the future", you will not die until you die.
We may not see the collapse of the prosperous world.
Chu Guang turned back a page.
Regrettably, this popular science book does not explain the "gravitational tie" in detail, just like most popular science books in the parallel world do not post the complete derivation process of the theory of relativity, but just generally summarize it as
"Finding shortcuts from hyperspace".
Chu Guang still knows a little bit about hyperspace, which literally means multi-dimensional space.
And this was what surprised him the most.
In "modern physics", force is usually explained as the process of collision between the particles that make up matter and the particles that transmit force. Under such a framework, the four basic forces, except gravity, can be consistently explained and calculated.
and compatible with experiments,
This is the "standard model".
It is also the cornerstone of modern physics.
However, this model is not perfect. Just like Newton's classical mechanics cannot explain the motion laws of massive celestial bodies, this model also has limitations of the times and cannot be perfectly compatible with gravity.
So someone proposed "string theory". Under this conjectured theoretical framework, the three fundamental forces were interpreted as open strings, and gravity was interpreted as closed strings.
Based on this conjecture, gravity can span all dimensions.
The physics of the two worlds seem to be connected?
Although it is only one conclusion of two sets of theories.
Staring at the line of description in his hand, Chu Guang suddenly thought of the recordings he had previously unlocked on the B2 floor, and the part about the morphogenesis field mentioned in them.
"...There can be gravitational bonds between star clusters. Then is there a similar bond between the universe and the universe?"
Chu Guang doesn't know how much mass the universe has. It's just like oil reserves. With the advancement of exploration technology, it may be possible to "dig out more and more."
But assuming that the masses and distances of the two universes are infinite, Chu Guang tried to bring in the simplified formula mentioned in popular science books, and obtained that the mass of the spacecraft m is infinitesimal.
In other words, according to the theory of "gravitational bond", even if there is such a bond between two parallel worlds, not even a single quark can be allowed to pass between them.
But what if it is a particle with "rest mass 0"?
Such as photons.
The transmission of information requires a carrier, and being able to exchange carriers means that the transmission of information is possible. As for what this medium is specifically, I am afraid only physicists in the era of the People's Federation can answer it.
"Perhaps the morphogenesis field connecting parallel worlds is based on a similar theory."
"But how is the parallel world positioned?"
Chu Guang closed his eyes gently and digested the knowledge he had just absorbed for a moment.
The 20 points of intelligence played a little role.
If I were not a manager, I might be able to become an astonishing physicist on the parallel earth.
At least the content in this book alone, if updated to the database on the official website, would be enough to cause an earthquake in the physics world of the parallel world.
Maybe I can even win the Nobel Prize.
But this is the ideal situation.
The Earth in the parallel world does not have the ability to verify these theories, and the superficial descriptions in popular science books are not enough to serve as rigorous scientific conclusions. At best, they can be used as a "right direction."
As for himself, there is a high probability that he will be regarded as a messenger of "higher civilization", and this popular science book will most likely be regarded as evidence that "higher civilization has a good intention to enlighten the earth's civilization."
Then here comes the problem.
How many silver coins should I sell this book for?
Thinking of Brother Guangfeng in the server, Chu Guang couldn't help but smile.
"Let's upgrade."
"When you help me revive the People's Federation, how about I give you the title of Chief Physicist of the Federation, and give you a few Nobel Prizes by the way?"
Of course.
If you can't bear it, don't blame your brother.
Just when Chu Guang turned down a page with a wicked smile, Xiao Qi's voice suddenly came from the side.
"Owner."
"What's wrong?"
"Your Legion signal has disappeared from the map."
What the fuck?!
With a start, Chu Guang quickly closed the book in his hand and threw it aside. Without saying a word, he picked up the tablet on the table and opened the map.
Five green dots have disappeared from the east side of Qingquan City.
"system!"
A light blue window appeared in front of him. Chu Guang cut directly to the player list and saw the online icons of several players, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
It is only the radio communication that is disconnected, not the morphogenesis field!
The clones are still alive!
It should be some kind of signal interference device that blocked their signal.
Although there is a possibility of accidents, the safety of the fuel rods is related to whether Vault 401 can be used, and no accidents are allowed in this matter.
It only took a second to make a judgment. Chu Guang stretched out his index finger and tapped on the tablet, then clicked Send on the "pre-edited" task command.
"Let Mosquito's plane go over and have a look!"
Xiaoqi's energetic voice came.
"okay!"
At the same time, on the runway in the north of Shuguang City, a wooden airplane turned its propeller and slowly drove out of the hangar door.
A minute ago, Mosquito, who was teaching his apprentices how to operate a glider, jumped into his car without saying a word and put the dog-skin pilot hat on his head.
The two machine guns on the aircraft have been replaced from 7mm small water pipes to 10mm Maxim-II, and the entire wooden glider has completely changed from a reconnaissance aircraft to a ground attack aircraft.
Mosquito used paint to draw a shark tooth on the nose of the plane. The entire nose of the plane looked like a shark with its mouth wide open.
Although the skin does not have any offensive power, it looks cool.
Who would dare to say that he licked the ground like he was peeing in the future?
"Practice on your own! You can do whatever you want except go to heaven!"
The four training aircraft are not equipped with weapons, so even if they go up, it will be useless.
However, upon hearing these words, the four apprentices instantly became unhappy.
Death: "Gan!"
Chaihun: "You're eating alone again!"
God of Death: "Come down and I'll drive!"
To stop the fight: “%￥#@!”
"Gungungun, can I do some serious tasks for you? Let's go get a certificate in reality first!"
Death: "Do you have any evidence?!"
There were not many mosquitoes beeping, so he smiled and pushed the switch all the way. When he reached the take-off speed, he pulled up the control stick and lowered the helmet's windshield at the same time.
The task is simple.
Cruising in the eastern district of Qingquan City, searching for Lao Bai's signal from the air.
If an accident is discovered, provide support.
If it's safe, scout their direction before running out of energy.
Intuition tells Mosquito that when this kind of task is usually done, the second situation can be basically ignored. You don’t have to think about it, 80% of it is true!
The entire squad disappeared from the map.
I'm afraid the enemy's background is not small!
Hot blood surged throughout the body, and although the distance was still more than ten kilometers away, Mosquito's index finger had already touched the safety switch.
"Brother cute!"
"wait for me!"
…
Qingquan City East District.
Gunshots sound like firecrackers.
Let Qing Qing stay in place to contain the machine gun on the opposite side, and Lao Bai went around to the flank and planned to get rid of the nasty mortar first.
However, when he arrived at the location, he discovered that things were not as simple as he thought.
I saw a heavy-duty exoskeleton standing in the center of the flower bed of the community, with two armored arms supporting the ground, as if in a running posture, and the cannon barrel tilted up on its back firing continuously.
Every time a cannonball is fired, a cloud of dust rises from the ground.
What the hell is this mortar?
It’s clearly an exoskeleton version of a self-propelled artillery!
The three exoskeleton soldiers guarding the "self-propelled artillery" immediately spotted Lao Bai the moment he appeared, and without saying a word, they raised their rifles and fired at him.
After almost being shot down, Lao Bai, who was hiding behind a residential building, immediately put his gun out of the bunker and fired back.
However, the opponent was obviously not a vegetarian. Three assault rifles opened fire at the same time, and the ferocious firepower suppressed him back.
The three soldiers wearing exoskeletons did not stop there. They formed a triangle with tacit cooperation and fired alternately towards him.
Looking at the cracks in the bulletproof plate of his left arm, Lao Bai gritted his teeth and replaced the magazine, and first began to move towards the half-collapsed building next to him.
There is no signal in the entire area. It should be that the dust from the interference bomb has been blown over. Now he doesn't even know whether his teammates are dead or alive.
Fortunately, the cannon barrels on the back of the heavy exoskeleton have ceased firing, so the pressure on Fang Chang and the others can be reduced.
"Damn...where did these people come from!?"
Could it be that Fang Chang was targeted by the planner for smashing the market and shipping?
Isn’t that right?!
They are not the only ones cutting leeks.
Just when Lao Bai was secretly surprised, a gunshot was heard in the distance.
Among the three exoskeleton soldiers who were chasing after him, one of them was shot in the side, his bulletproof plate cracked, and he almost fell to the ground.
The teammates next to him immediately grabbed the man and pulled him into the bunker next to him. Forced by the threat of sniper rifles, they did not dare to come out of the bunker and could only take a detour through the ruins with a narrow field of vision.
"pretty!"
Lao Bai was overjoyed and did not miss this golden opportunity. He immediately struck back and suppressed them who were about to make a roundabout move.
The two sides are in a stalemate!
They leaned against each other's bunkers and fired cold guns.
However, what made Lao Bai's heart sink was that the "self-propelled artillery" started firing again.
And this shell hit directly ten meters to his side!
As a last resort, Lao Bai gave up suppressing the three exoskeleton soldiers and retreated to the building across the street from the community.
Wu Lun, who was squatting behind the bunker, changed his magazine, gritted his teeth and chased after him with his two teammates.
The other party was more difficult than he expected!
There was no news from Dimit's side, but someone actually bypassed their front and penetrated the mortar position 600 meters away from the firefighting area.
With his index finger tapping on the exoskeleton helmet, Wu Lun came up with a plan and shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Surrender! You are surrounded!"
"We will not kill you as long as you are willing to hand over the black box you stole from us!"
The sound echoed in the streets.
Lao Bai, who was holding the assault rifle, frowned.
What is this guy talking about?
His couplets are not as good as Fang Chang, and he can only dance a few words. Sometimes it is okay if he speaks slowly, but if he speaks fast, he will be confused.
However, if you don’t understand, you don’t understand, and you can’t let your momentum be weak.
Lao Bai imitated the other person's pronunciation and returned the sentence intact.
"Surrender! You have been surrounded!"
Wu Lun: "???"
It's okay that we're surrounded.
Is this person's mind hallucinating?
However, just as he was thinking this, a piercing scream suddenly came from the air.
Wu Lun suddenly looked back and saw a "shark" with its mouth wide open, roaring towards the mortar position behind them.
A flash of fear flashed in his eyes, and he yelled.
"Ted! Get out of the way!"
Ted, who was wearing a heavy-duty exoskeleton, apparently noticed something strange in the sky and quickly retracted his arms from the ground.
However
It's too late!
Two 10mm machine guns spurted tongues of fire from the shark's bloody mouth!
"Ah da da da! Go to hell!"
Using its mouth to output firepower, the mosquito trembled wildly along with the cabin, excitedly pulled the trigger to the bottom, and used the crosshair to swipe at the exoskeleton carrying the gun barrel.
Although the body is covered with bulletproof plates, an exoskeleton is an exoskeleton after all. No matter how many bulletproof plates are hung, it cannot stop the fixed-wing firepower.
Faced with two 10mm machine guns, the heavy exoskeleton was beaten into a sieve in just a few seconds.
The ammunition box and battery instantly erupted with sparks half a meter high. The man didn't even have time to scream, and was blown to pieces along with his armor.
The plane increased its altitude again and flew towards the sky.
"asshole!"
Staring hard at the plane, Wu Lun's eyes were bloodshot.
His teeth were almost broken, and his index finger dug the trigger to the bottom, emptying the entire magazine of bullets. He did not stop until the plane disappeared from sight.
The same goes for the other two teammates.
The anger almost made them lose their minds.
However, as the captain of the team, his remaining sanity finally allowed Ullun to calm down quickly.
The opponent has air support!
Although it is just a ridiculous propeller plane, those two heavy machine guns are no joke. Their equipment is not advanced enough to defy common sense.
This is a valley province far away from the Death Coast. It is right at the doorstep of the other party. The supplies and reinforcements from the opposite side are almost unlimited, but there are no supplies or reinforcements available on our side.
Thinking of the man's previous shouting, Wu Lun's heart sank slightly.
Maybe that person wasn't joking.
The reinforcements of these people have really gathered around!
They only have one chance!
If no one is caught, the only option is to adopt plan B, continue north and seek help from the predators they have funded.
There was no time to hesitate. Wu Lun immediately pulled out the signal gun from his waist and fired a signal bomb into the sky to alert his teammates in front.
Immediately afterwards, he shouted at the two teammates beside him.
"withdraw!"
…
The battle is over.
The opponent abandoned their position and retreated into the ruins.
The mosquito circled in the sky several times, but finally found no opportunity for a second dive. After confirming the safety of his own people, he began to return.
Quitting took the box containing the fuel rods with him, and after meeting up with Guangfeng, Fang Chang and the others, they headed towards the direction of the signal flares for reinforcements.
Here they met Lao Bai.
"What the fuck?! Are you okay?" Looking at the torn bulletproof plate on Lao Bai's chest, a surprised expression appeared on his square face.
"Don't worry too much, I only got hit by seven or eight bullets," Lao Bai removed the drooping bulletproof plate and said with emotion, "If this were in reality, I would probably be gone."
Guangfeng coughed lightly.
"No need to estimate, just be confident."
Nervous about quitting smoking.
"Want to chase?"
Lao Bai shook his head.
"Chasing a hammer, the mission is urgent. Call Ye Shi back, and we'll be on the road quickly... If they get reinforcements, we'll be in trouble!"
How to chase?
Until now, their VM signal has not been restored, and the other party has withdrawn into the ruins.
You can't just leave the fuel rods here.
Looking at the heavy exoskeleton that was killed in the explosion not far away, Fang Chang stepped forward and pulled the charred corpse out of the armor.
After groping for a while on the corpse, his long, square hand suddenly paused and took out a necklace from the collar with a burnt iron plate strung on it.
There is a torch engraved on it.
"Did you find anything?" Lao Bai came over and asked.
"Um."
Fang Chang nodded and shook the iron sign in his hand.
"The torch symbol... has his name engraved on it, but I don't recognize the words."
Looking at the remains of the exoskeleton that had been burnt black, Lao Bai took off a flare from his waist, pulled off the ring and threw it next to the remains of the exoskeleton.