Vault 32

Chapter 18 Darkness
In this dangerous urban road, the Jeep communication vehicle has already taken advantage of its speed and convenience, which does not constitute a good cost performance.Judging from the fact that a complete deathclaw could kill all of their light infantry squad, we can also know that if they continue to drive forward, the risk factor will increase exponentially.

They all bent over and walked quickly on the side of the low wall carefully, just like the way Liszt and O'Neill walked.As a regular army, they are all in the standard urban offensive mode. As long as there is any situation, they can support each other or retreat separately.

Moving quickly towards the Gorse Street, the gray fog still shrouded the surroundings. Except for the street lights on both sides of the road and the lights on the apartment buildings, the fog was so foggy that it was impossible to see clearly.This feeling is like hell, there is no sound other than his own footsteps, and occasionally turning his head to look at his teammates behind him feels unreal.

The journey was extremely quiet, and it was strangely safe. Liszt, Buner and three other soldiers gathered together and carefully hid in front of an apartment building.And Liszt carefully looked at the surrounding situation, then turned his head and said softly: "If I remember correctly, after turning the street ahead is the Plantagenet block."

"That's right, there is indeed Plantagenet Street behind the corner ahead."

Old Buner stood up slowly, his gray hair was stained with sweat due to his fast walking, but he stretched out his hand to stroke it indifferently, and squinted his eyes full of aging lines to scan the surrounding dense fog , but the gray area still made him unable to see clearly. He couldn't help but frown and said, "But I remember that at least one platoon of soldiers is stationed here."

He still holds the AKS-74U short assault rifle that Liszt gave him. This 5mm small-caliber, powerful, flexible and compact assault rifle is quite popular with him now.Especially as he glanced at a few points in the gray mist, his brows furrowed more and more, and he said in a low voice, "This is not right."

(Here I want to point out that I have a small problem. The caliber of the AKS-74U short assault rifle is 5mm, not 45mm. I made a mistake before. I hope that when you read it in the future, you will follow the 5. 64mm let's see...)
"Of course it's not right."

Liszt took over the conversation. As a young man, his gaze was clearer, but what he saw was not the street in front of him whose visibility was no more than 30 meters. On the road, he took a deep breath and said to Old Bunar, "Maybe we should prepare for the worst."

"What?" Buner's face was serious, and he scanned the area Liszt had just seen with his eagle-like sharp eyes, but his face became more serious and serious.He held his breath slowly, narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Liszt, gritted his teeth but let out a cold snort: "I think things might not be that bad."

However, the three U.S. Army soldiers behind him did not understand the meaning of what they said, nor did they understand it too much. Instead, they all scanned the surroundings with their M4A1 assault rifles, and vaguely protected Old Bunnar. In the middle, there is a pattern where people can retreat and escape into the apartment building, and can directly and quickly occupy the surrounding favorable terrain.

Slowly lowering his head, the old Buner subconsciously reached out and rubbed the AKS-74U short assault rifle in his arms, and rattled the rough wooden handle with his fingers. He raised his head after a while, but his expression was a little tired and lost. With a hoarse voice, he said slowly: "Probably not? I have a whole mechanized infantry brigade."

"If your troops really follow your orders."

Seeing Bunar's slightly red eyes, Liszt just shook his head and didn't say much.He glanced at the silent street, walked slowly forward to the street, squatted down gently and touched the asphalt street pavement with his hands, raised his head with a serious expression and nodded to Bunar: "However, the answer must be I came to the conclusion that you are not the only commander."

Gently raising his hand, two fingers that groped the ground were lifted up, and right in front of Liszt, a layer of fine dust appeared on these two fingers.Old Bunar's face was extremely ugly, even the faces of the three soldiers changed slightly, but Liszt blew hard, and then said lightly: "This is the rubber track that was run over, and then left behind." Dust." Looking at the direction of the street, Liszt looked straight at Buhner and said, "Many tanks have to be run over to form the tracks."

When dozens of tons of tanks enter urban roads, rubber must be mounted on the tracks, otherwise the weight and hard tracks can easily turn the roads laid by the city government into a mess. , It is simply impossible to continue to allow vehicles to continue to pass.

But after all, it is a tank weighing tens of tons, and the powerful weight produced when it is crushed over the road will crush any small stone or object into a powder shape.And Liszt breathed slowly, stood up holding his Winchester M1887 shotgun, looked at Old Buhner and nodded, "It's useless to talk about other things at this time."

"Let's go and have a look, otherwise I will directly call the Federal Supreme Military Court and ask how this should be handled!"

Gritting his teeth heavily, under the gray hair of old Bunar, a face was extremely gloomy and suppressed anger.The knuckles of his grip on the rifle were slightly white, and he directly walked forward with the AKS-74U short assault rifle, gritted his teeth and said angrily: "Scatter to both sides, be alert, and fire immediately to warn the enemy! "

"understand!"

The three U.S. Army soldiers immediately followed closely, and at the same time pulled the old Bunar who was walking in the middle of the road to the edge, and walked carefully against the walls and corners of the apartment building.And the soldier at the front was also exploring the way with a rifle in front. Regarding their own lives, the life of this old man was the most important thing they should consider.

But Liszt, who was behind, couldn't help exhaling slowly, squinting at the seemingly familiar and unfamiliar small town behind him, shaking his head and also quickly following up.After being assigned to this small town for more than a year, he has never felt as strange as this night, as if it was the first time he came to this small town.

"It's not scientific."

Equally vigilant at the back of the line, Liszt shook his head involuntarily as he looked at the streetlights that were still on and the brightly lit apartment buildings that still seemed to be living with people, but the uneasiness in his heart was also throbbing and rising.Spit fiercely towards the side, he smiled helplessly and said, "Isn't this a social science experiment that got caught up in those scientists?"

Judging from the urgency of the scientists in the "Radiation" series, the current situation has to make Liszt think about it.If we count from the current year 2059, those shelters that are actually mainly social experiments have also begun to be gradually built.Even the original shelter, which is not among the 122 shelters, is estimated to have been built.

However, as a biological weapon, deathclaws did not have much use in the US-Soviet war in the pre-war world, or in the history of "Radiation", there is no record of large-scale deployment of deathclaws on the battlefield.In contrast, the power armor that can be seen everywhere in the wasteland of "Fallout" assumed the image of the savior in the US-Soviet war, and was thrown into the war on a large scale, successfully saving the world from the powerful armor of the Soviet Union. U.S.

"Wait, there is a situation ahead!"

While Liszt was still thinking wildly, the old Buner who was walking in the middle saw the soldier's raised hand at the front.He immediately stood still and squatted down, signaling to Liszt and the other two soldiers behind him to stop advancing. Liszt also looked up at the front, but couldn't help frowning slightly.

Subconsciously turned his head and looked back, although it was still dark and gloomy in the gray fog, the lights on both sides of the road and in the apartment were still bright, dispelling a lot of darkness.But when Liszt looked up at the front, there were only patches of darkness at the end of the street, so he couldn't help cursing in a low voice: "Damn it."

In the darkness at the end of the street, it was really completely plunged into the deepest darkness.There is no light in it, whether it is the lights on both sides of the street or the lights in the apartment buildings, they have all disappeared. Only in the gray mist, there seems to be a dark giant standing silently, waiting for its prey** Devour it when it hits.

"Lister!"

The slightly hoarse voice of the old Bunar sounded, and Liszt in the rear immediately ran over with a Winchester M1887 shotgun in small steps. He still had a lot of respect for this old general.And the old Buner didn't show the slightest courtesy to Liszt, just like treating his own staff: "What do you think of the situation ahead?"

The darkness in front made them all uneasy, and it seemed to be the human nature to fear the darkness. Even the old Bunar, who had been an army commander for so many years, could no longer accept so many bizarre things today.Especially looking at the extremely strange darkness in the silence in front of him, he took a deep breath, stretched out his hand to loosen a button on his chest, gritted his teeth and said, "Our luck doesn't seem to be very good today."

His face gradually became calm, even expressionless.After quickly checking the AKS-74U short assault rifle in his hand, the old Buner smiled indifferently at Liszt: "It seems that you, as a civilian, shouldn't have come with me."

"War makes civilians go away? But I am a retired soldier who is ready to be recruited by the federal government!"

Liszt shook his head lightly. This world is not much different from the United States in his previous life. Except for a few details, the laws, sophistication, and local customs are almost the same.Facing the current rather difficult situation, he snorted softly and said, "I still want to know why that terrifying monster appeared in this small town!"

(End of this chapter)