Steel Steam and Flame

The surrounding environment told Delya that the test-like adaptation was the most difficult from the beginning, far exceeding the two or three years when Cassia fell asleep.

However, she knew that she was prepared, and there would be no more time to prepare. The small countries in the Red Star era were the best environment for examinations. At present, the number of people gathered in the seven coordinating countries will definitely become a target in the eyes of the enemy.

It's a bit like an open-book exam, Delya had this idea. Not only does he know the enemy's purpose, but he can also bring the corresponding books and materials to the examination venue. The next thing you need to do is to answer the questions seriously.

Information gathered here from various taverns and steel security branches. After Delya accepted and analyzed it, she immediately knew the difficulty of this exam. The bad news is that the questions on the exam paper are not found in the books and materials. But the good news is that although she has never done similar problems, she still has a lot of ideas and has already begun to implement them.

Secret population surveys are being carried out in the seven coordinating countries and the surrounding small countries. As for the more remote places, Delya is currently thinking of ways. The various basic substances that were hoarded a few years ago began to come into play one after another. After food, materials, medicines, etc. gradually gained considerable purchasing power, there was no longer a shortage of people who were willing to do some work for this purpose.

While the various response preparations of the small countries were being carried out nervously and orderly, within the empire, near a small city near an extreme area, a team composed entirely of surgeons stopped and used the surrounding trees as materials to build a Rest camp in the wild.

The heavy rain intertwined with the rain curtain, dyeing the pale color of the big city behind into gray.

Those who went to investigate after that time were members of the reconnaissance team. The long hours of fighting and movement had accumulated physical and mental fatigue on all members of the team. The more avoidable the death of team members, the more it destroys the psychological defense of the entire team.

The increasingly difficult situations to deal with have become fewer and fewer, and the complex situations that the team encountered when they set off are no longer the time to set up a heavy firepower point, move your finger, and press the trigger to complete the mission. From platinum bullets that can eliminate all enemies, to acid platinum bullets that can also be defended, until recently, the security encountered has required the use of pneumatic weapons for close combat.

The increase in combat weakness allows the team to see its own limitations.

After walking out of the big city, No. 0 did not look back in front of him, "I know that there are not many similar cities in various parts of the empire. The further time goes by, the weaker the infected body will be. At this time If we go back and clean up again, the price we pay will increase exponentially."

When the first gaze came over, within a breath, the gaze from Qi Zhou came to him like crazy, hitting Zero's body hard. Among the pair of eyes that were filled with penetrating gray-white, the figure of No. 0 became increasingly turbid. They can feel the pressure brought by Zero and the life-threatening safety, but in Zero's eyes, even if they have no life breath, they are just a pile of dead things like buildings at this moment.

"Let's go and see the battle lines."

Zero passed through most of the big city, feeling that he could no longer explore at this point. He suddenly lost all desire to explore the big city, Qingcheng turned around and returned along the original route. I was like the leader outside, watching the piles of infected bodies, and left without any interruption.

There is no smell of humans or surgeons in the big city, but there are very few signs of life. Outside the building covered with white flowers, less and less life is awakening. They all smell of pollution, a smell of decay.

I looked at the team in the back who were still setting up camping tents, and sighed: "You and Mr. Cassia may only be suitable for acting alone. I should continue to stay in that team. Our love has become a burden." "

"We should consider returning." Among the team, the captain who was still alive was thinking, and as the captain, No. 0 was also thinking.

Number Zero's figure was gradually swallowed up by the rain curtain. But a little while ago, the sky under the big city suddenly turned dark red. There was a hoarse roar of terror from the infected body, and nearly a hundred anti-ground aerial bombs penetrated the rain clouds and fell onto the ground.

"A breeding ground for infections that exists under the ground?" Thinking of the information he had received, Zero asked himself as he walked aimlessly. The withered white flowers allow the infected bodies in the building to reveal their form. They have not gathered yet, standing by the window, behind the door, or in the large alley full of shadows.

"Where should we go? There is no Mr. Cassia in the southern forest, and the Flame Alliance needs too little help. The major countries are the battlefields of Sister Ovelia, Sister Ye Jielin and others..."

The infected bodies in the big city did not take any action, and it seemed that they were only staring at No. 0. Apart from this, they have other actions.

"I don't have the intelligence to be right or wrong. I can sense safety. Whether I actively attack you or not can be used as evidence."

"Will there be similar cities in the Far Sea Commonwealth and the Flame Alliance? Artificially cultivate the infestations, and then use vehicles to transport them over long distances? If those infectants go to the front lines, they may influence the outside world. The balance. That is what the enemy can do. After all, special humans and consumables are considered inferior, and 'natural disasters' can be summed up and become the reason to be questioned."

The big city behind seemed noisy, and the sound of rain completely covered it. Zero maintained a constant speed and approached very slowly. The appearance of the city he saw was exactly the same as what he had observed in his mental perception. There was a difference.

Before I received the information from the Alliance, I had no intention of returning. Outside the light rainstorm, the team that was setting up a camping tent had not yet reached its extreme position. The security we will encounter now has the possibility of swallowing us up.

"The seventh dead city, maybe." Zero said to himself as he walked under a patch of white flowers. Intangible things were released from under me, a toxic substance, or a suppressive substance. energy of. Along the path I walked, all the white flowers within a few dozen meters on both sides withered and turned into decaying gray. Eventually, they lost their form and returned to becoming rich pollution and spreading mold.

The pollution of white darkness and corruption allows us to hide, but the flooded eyes can be hidden no matter what. They overlap each other and stare straight at No. Zero.

While muttering, Zero took out his communicator and pressed the answer button. After waiting for the other side to connect, the communication was disconnected after a few short words.