Arknights is too real, right?

April 13, 1093, Terra Calendar, 10 a.m.

A convoy consisting of two jeeps and one armored vehicle was driving on the road leading to the ruins of Mandal City. It was estimated that it would arrive at the designated location around this evening.

As we headed north, the temperature became colder and colder, and a layer of frost formed on the car windows.

However, the atmosphere inside the car was completely opposite to the cold outside.

Wei Na frowned and looked at Xia Feng.

I don’t know what’s going on, but Xia Feng has been as happy as a monkey since he saw ACE yesterday. He would touch this and look at that, and chat with him about everything. This made Wei Na Unconsciously, he was somewhat suspicious of Xia Feng's orientation.

After being quiet for a while, Xia Feng rummaged around in the back of the car again, then found a small yellow box and pulled out a cigarette from it.

"Brother ACE, try the red plums from my hometown."

ACE smiled and waved his hand.

"Forget it, the space in this car is so closed, smoking will affect everyone."

Xia Feng smiled and put the cigarette into ACE's hand.

"It's okay, just smoke and I'll help you open the window a little."

After saying that, Xia Feng stretched out his fingers and started to press the car window.

Wei Na couldn't stand it anymore and shouted at Xia Feng unbearably.

"Xia Feng, can you be honest for a moment!"

"Hey, aren't I happy?"

"Brother ACE is also troubled by the fact that you keep pestering me like this. We are going to Mandel City in the evening. Can you please let me rest quietly for a while?"

ACE smiled indifferently.

"It doesn't matter. This little brother is quite interesting. My body is very hard and I don't need a rest."

After Wei Na said this, Xia Feng felt that he was a little too excited. He breathed a sigh of relief, leaned on the backrest and stopped talking.

He knew that during the Checheng riots three years later, almost all of Brother ACE and his team died there. He saved the life of a comrade at the cost of an arm at the last moment, and then he himself was reduced to ashes in the flames. .

And that team should be the [Reaper] mercenary team he is leading now.

Xia Feng didn't know what prompted ACE to lead [Death] to join Rhode Island in the future and abandon his identity as a mercenary. Perhaps, ACE, who has experienced countless cruel wars, understood that only Amiya can end the endless chaos in this world. Be desperate.

Forget it, he couldn't understand those things. Anyway, now he saw the living ACE brother, which made him happier than anything else.

After resting for a while, Xia Feng couldn't help but poke the ACE next to him.

"Brother ACE, do you usually like drinking?"

"Well, when I'm not on a mission, I like to have a drink with my companions, but I can't drink now. It will affect my next actions."

Xia Feng laughed.

"Haha, you don't have to drink it now. All the wine I brought was consumed by Wei Na yesterday. Let's do this. Next time, next time I will find a way to get you a bottle of Wuliangye."

Although he didn’t know what Wuliangye was, ACE nodded his head honestly to express his gratitude.

"Thank you for your kindness, but we will be separated after this mission is over."

"Just leave your address and I can mail it to you."

"Oh, okay, if we have another chance to meet in the future, I'll invite you to have a drink at my friend's bar."

Xia Feng nodded.

"It's a deal."

After saying that, Xia Feng raised his fist and lightly collided with ACE in the air.

Xia Feng smiled happily, but he still didn't know that this operation in Mandel City would completely change his life.

afternoon.

After a quick meal in the car, the group continued heading north without stopping.

The strategic significance of time is greater than anything else. If you can arrive one minute earlier than your opponent, you can seize a slight advantage.

It is also important to survey the scene, understand the terrain, and find suitable ambush locations and safe retreat routes if an inevitable conflict occurs.

A map of Mandel City was transmitted from the Victoria headquarters through communication equipment. However, this map was from 27 years ago. Although the place may have completely changed now, it is better than nothing.

Vina Indra and ACE placed the map on their seats and discussed the battle plan seriously.

Xia Feng was bored sitting alone by the window. He reached behind his back and took out a can of Wangzai milk. After thinking about it, he took out another can and threw it to Kate who was sitting in the passenger seat. past.

As the saying goes, if you are prosperous and I am prosperous, it is not as prosperous as everyone else. Only when everyone is prosperous can we be truly prosperous.

Pulling the tab open, Xia Fenggang put Wangzai's milk to his mouth.

There was a sudden "clunking" sound from the bottom of the car, and the whole car suddenly fell into a violent jolt, and the Wangzai milk at his mouth splashed directly into Xia Feng's face.

Suddenly, the gang member responsible for driving quickly stepped on the brakes, and the car drifted directly to the side of the road. The huge inertia almost caused the car to roll over.

Fortunately, the vehicle behind me was not following too closely, so that a rear-end collision would not occur.

After the car stopped, Xia Feng felt dizzy for a while, and then he wiped a handful of milk on his face.

"Damn, what's going on!"

Kate stuck her head out of the car window and looked behind her.

"It seems like something hit the chassis."

Logically speaking, there should be no obstacles on the road for this kind of trade and transportation. If this situation occurs now, it is likely that someone has deliberately set a trap.

Vina picked up the hammer from the back of the car.

"Come on, come down with me and take a look."

"yes."

Everyone picked up their weapons and followed Wei Na out of the car. Xia Feng also followed with half a can of Wangzai milk left.

The road was covered with a thin layer of white snow, and there was no obvious abnormality.

Everyone followed the tracks of the wheels and soon discovered a raised semi-circular object more than 30 meters behind. Because it had just been scraped by the chassis of the car, the snow on the semi-circular object had fallen off, revealing a light gray surface. .

"What is this?"

"It looks like a stone."

"Who was so stupid as to put the stone in the middle of the road?"

Vina looked unhappy.

"Kate, smash this rock for me. Everyone get in the car and we'll continue setting off immediately. What a bad luck."

Kate nodded, then raised the battle ax in her hand and smashed it against the semicircular object.

"when!"

There was a muffled sound, and Kate's whole body trembled, feeling her arm hurt from the shock.

And the semicircular object was still lying quietly on the road, not moving at all.

"Fuck, it's so hard, it's so fucking hard that my hands are so numb."

Originally, Vina had already walked away, but when she saw that Kate didn't even smash a stone with her axe, she immediately turned back.

Now, in addition to the members of the Glasgow Gang, there are also people from the [Reaper] team watching. Kate can't even smash a stone. Isn't this embarrassing?

Vina held the Contract Victory Hammer and pushed Kate away.

"It's so shameful. You can't even smash a stone. Let me do it. I'll show you what it means to open up the world!"

I saw a glimmer of light flashing in Wei Na's eyes, she jumped up, picked up the hammer and drew a beautiful arc in the air, and the strong wind blew away all the surrounding snowflakes.

ACE showed an expression of admiration. Just from the strength of Wei Na's blow, he was not confident that he could receive it head-on without any harm.

Xia Feng whistled beside him.

"Come on Wei Na, show them your skills."

"boom!"

The next second, the hammer hit the round object, and a sound that was several times duller than before was heard.

Wei Na took back the hammer and walked to Xia Feng with her head lowered.

"Help me get it."

"oh."

I saw Wei Na handing the hammer to Xia Feng to support, while she gritted her teeth and kept shaking her fingers.

"Damn, it's so hard, my hands are so numb from the shock."

At this point, everyone was no longer calm. No one dared to doubt the power of Wei Na's hammer. However, the semicircular object in the middle of the road remained motionless, not even a small crack.

Just when everyone was thinking about what this thing was, the round object suddenly shook.

Then, under the surprised gaze of everyone, a little girl pushed open the round object like a pot lid, rubbed her eyes and got out from underneath.

"Wow, it's already dawn. Who was knocking on the door just now?"

The next second, when she saw clearly the group of people surrounding her, she immediately got back into the "pot lid".

A timid voice came from inside.

"Who are you? Why are so many people surrounding me? I...I haven't washed my face yet."

Although the little girl's appearance only flashed past, Xia Feng instantly recognized who she was.

Xia Feng held up half a can of Wangzai milk and made an astonishing sound.

"Turtle!"