Although the transport vehicle itself does not make much mechanical noise, its huge volume will inevitably produce vibrations when rolling the ground. The thick run-proof tires are very strong, and the movement they make is about the same as that of the heavy-duty tracked vehicles of the previous era. Fortunately,
Strong winds would blow from time to time in the Death City, and the sounds of falling sand and gravel were mixed with those brought by transport vehicles, all of which were recognized as noise by the automatic weapons - at least that's what modern people think of it.
In fact, those automatic weapons have the ability to distinguish between natural noise and man-made vehicle noise, and they have long discovered unusual noises in the city. However, because their database does not contain the signal characteristics of modern vehicles, they can only
The transport vehicles were identified as "unknown civilian vehicles". The instructions they received were to "defend the city and eliminate the invaders", which did not include evacuating civilians. During war, there would not be a large number of enemies disguised as civilians deep into the hinterland, so the system
Naturally, a strategy of ignorance will be adopted. Under normal circumstances, guiding civilians to evacuate is a matter for the human army and has nothing to do with machines like them.
Before "seeing" the transport truck, it's really interesting that those terrifying war monsters thought that modern intruders were the objects of their protection.
There was a lot of wind today, and there was even a small sandstorm, which was a very good thing for the convoy. The more cluttered the environment, the smoother they can "slip around" with the advantage of aerial reconnaissance, and the possibility of being discovered
The smaller it is. Of course, small drones cannot fly during sandstorms, and the entire convoy must stop "hide and seek."
Sand and dust will cover the sighting equipment of those automatic weapons, greatly reducing their "perception" capabilities. At this time, the automatic maintenance program will direct the weapons to return to the base in batches for cleaning and maintenance, so that the number of weapons in the city will be greatly reduced.
, and it takes time for new weapons to be replaced. Therefore, after the sandstorm is over, it is an excellent and relatively safe zone for the convoy. Seizing the time and rushing as fast as possible is what every experienced caravan will do.
The transport vehicle increased its speed, gaining time at the expense of increased traveling noise. More drones took off to plan a safe and shortest route for the convoy. The surrounding building density was getting lower and lower, indicating that the convoy had passed
The most dangerous areas are gradually leaving the city. Everyone relaxes a little and prays for their good luck for a little longer. As long as you get through this last hurdle, there will be nothing to fear in the rest of the way.
Raeder stood bored in the last car, staring at the desolate ruins in a daze. She didn't know the power of these automatic weapons, and she didn't encounter any real dangers along the way, so she no longer had much fear in her heart and felt lonely.
The feeling came back to her. She was still thinking about her attitude towards Xiao Wu, why she felt so uncomfortable, and other tangled questions.
In the field of vision, a ruins not far away seemed to shake. This subtle change was captured by Raeder's high-precision vision module and quickly fed back to the thinking module. The city was dead, so anyone except the convoy would
Anything that moves will arouse Raeder's alertness. This is the passive alert mode she set from the beginning.
"Did the wind blow?"
Raeder stopped being in a daze and zoomed in on the ruins. It looked like the remains of some large machine half buried in the ground. The long years had covered it with a thick layer of sand, making it impossible to see the original
It looks like an ancient sculpture.
The wreckage shook again, and this time Raeder saw it clearly, and it was definitely not a misjudgment. An ominous feeling suddenly appeared, and she quickly increased the sensitivity of the hearing module and pointed the radio range at the wreckage.
"Buzz~~~~"
The dull mechanical sound came from over there, masked by the noise of the motorcade. No one except her discovered that there was a "living" thing hiding in the ruins.
"It's over, it's an automatic weapon!"
Raeder understood everything, and she immediately issued an unprofessional warning to the people in the transport vehicle through the data cable.
"We found an automatic weapon in the rear, everyone, run away!"
The people in the car received the news and quickly checked through the monitor, but they did not see the automatic weapon, so they could only confirm with Raeder again.
"There really are automatic weapons! It's in those ruins! It's right there!"
Raeder pointed in the distance in panic, but she had no way to mark it within the perspective of the transport vehicle, and the people in the vehicle did not know what she was pointing to.
"What are you crazy about? Do you really want to attract automatic weapons?"
Another hunter in the same car leaned out from the groove of the car roof and scolded in a low voice.
"I really saw it! It's over there!"
"Isn't there a ruins over there?"
"The ruins are moving! And there's mechanical noise!"
"Where is it? It's the sound of a transport truck!"
"Really, why did I lie to you! Believe me..."
"Wow~~~!"
A large piece of sand slipped from the "wreck", and the originally gray-yellow surface quickly changed and reorganized, turning into a scene of ruins at the rear. This "Chameleon", which held its position according to the instructions, has entered combat mode, and the car body is slowly rotating to track
Transport convoy. Just now, the vibration generated by the transport vehicle fell off the sand covering its observation equipment. Originally "invisible", it immediately discovered this group of unknown intruders. But as a way to hide itself, it
The surprise ambush unit did not launch an attack immediately. Instead, it silently counted and judged the enemy's threat level, and then notified the friendly forces to call for reinforcements. Now a team of 8 "Fiddler Crabs" used to deal with heavy targets has already arrived.
Coming at full speed, all it has to do is attack the end of the convoy at the right time and block the enemy's retreat.
"Look! There is something there! I'm not lying!"
Seeing the "Chameleon" that had been exposed, Raeder felt a little happy for a moment, because there were facts that proved that she was not talking nonsense and that she was serious!
"We're finished, it's a chameleon! It's a chameleon!"
"Quick! Tell them there's a chameleon behind us!"
"Run at full speed!"
Even if the hunters' visual modules were not advanced enough, the abnormally slipping sand and changing images were conspicuous enough for everyone to understand what was happening. The people in the transport vehicle panicked and hurriedly sent enemy encounter information to the front vehicle. But
Because the fleet now uses a relay-type sound and light communication system, even if all the cars in front automatically answer the transfer, there will still be a delay of about three seconds from the last car to the car in front. But this actually doesn't matter anymore, because the surrounding warning is
The drone spotted a swarm of "fiddler crabs" coming at full speed and alerted the convoy with a much faster broadcast message.
"'Chameleon', an ambush-type unit that has always been extremely rare, uses a low body and optical camouflage to hide in the ruins, and is almost undetectable when stationary. This unit will not attack immediately after discovering the target, but will call
reinforcements, and are waiting for opportunities to try to break up the rear. This unit is equipped with large-caliber traditional artillery, which is enough to destroy a transport vehicle with one hit. Once discovered by them, it often means that they will face a full squad of 'fiddler crabs', which is a threat.
The temperature is extremely high. Once encountered, it is recommended to abandon the rear of the team and evacuate at full speed."
Because of her happiness, Raeder actually read the information about "Chameleon" at this point. No one understands what mode her thinking is in. Maybe this is the eldest lady who has ascended mechanically.
"Wait a minute, abandon the end of the line and evacuate? I seem to be at the end of the line?"
Raeder suddenly looked in the direction where the "Chameleon" was hiding, and saw that the sand was continuously sliding down from a long and erected pipe, and the end of the pipe was pointing towards her.