MECHANICAL: Mechanism

Yan Chi's eyes were about to burst, he tried his best not to shout out in panic, but raised his gun and fired. He could see clearly that the fire was obviously not an attack from a wooden man, but a weapon similar in function to a photon gun He didn't have time to think about why this kind of thing appeared in Lai Muren's camp, and he didn't have time to think about whether the movement would alarm Lai Muren. He had to use firepower to suppress the opponent and create a chance for Elwitt to breathe.

If it wasn't for protecting him, Erwitt wouldn't...

Now the red dragon has not come in at all, there is no cover in the square inch, and it cannot be used. The situation is extremely dangerous.Yanchi's palms were wet with sweat, his mind went blank, and he didn't dare to think about how things would develop if he couldn't do it.

He has to.

Under his cover, Elwitt retreated and leaned against the collapsed rock wall. He first confirmed that the mine would not collapse further in a short time, and then lowered his head and pulled off his clothes to observe the injury.The life of senior generals is very important, so the Academy of Sciences will distribute the ultimate armor according to the military rank: a close-fitting soft armor made of secret gold and silver to protect the main organs.

If it was a headshot, Elwitt might need the rescue capsule to be in place in time, but the situation is much better now, he touched the hidden buckle, opened the soft armor, and was face to face with his own chest.

In the light blue light curtain suppressed by the photon gun, a figure flickered and fell to the ground with a plop.

Yanchi couldn't stop, even though he had clearly seen the other party being hit, he still couldn't relax under the leadership of the stress response, until Erwitt realized something was wrong and grabbed his hand: "Enough."

The battle is raging, but for some reason, these two words fell into Yanchi's ears very clearly. He trembled all over, and stopped his hand unconsciously. Erwitt's hand slowly relaxed, and then he remembered to breathe.

It seems that the wooden people were negligent after all, they only left one watcher here.

Yanchi regained his sanity, and then turned to look at Elwitt's injury: "How do you feel, Your Excellency?"

He is aware of the extraordinary recovery ability of an artificial human like Erwitt, but facing Erwitt's chest and ribs face to face as soon as he turns around is really a challenge to his ability to bear.Resisting the collapse, Yan Chi felt that his despair could not be suppressed anyway: "The red dragon is still outside, can you contact me?"

Unexpectedly, Elwitt shook his head: "No."

Yanchi's expression changed.

He heard the noise outside. He was too nervous before, and the battle inside the mine was enough to grab his attention, but now without these disturbances, the noise of the wooden man being awakened from outside was clear enough.

They were apparently gathered outside the mine, arguing anxiously about something.Yan Chi listened carefully, but still couldn't understand what he was talking about.He doesn't know much Laimu, and most of them are in the scope of daily conversations. Now their vocabulary obviously does not belong to the series of daily language, and they can only distinguish emotions and arguments.

Then the sound of chaotic footsteps went away.

Yanchi understood what Elwitt meant when he said no.

Then, Elwitt also confirmed his guess: "We can't let the news continue to spread and make the situation worse, which means that the Red Dragon must stay outside and execute—"

Yanchi's mind went blank. Looking at Alwitt, who looked as good as before, was in a mess, covered in blood, and clearly said the three words: "Slaughter order."

After experiencing too much shock, Yan Chi didn't know how to react. He was numb for a long time, and stretched out his hand to help Erwitt in a daze: "You are still bleeding, you should find a place to sit down and see if you can take medicine."

Alwitt didn't object, to be honest, when he was breathing, he could still see the abdominal membrane tremble, as if it was about to break, and he became more and more terrified, the visual impact was too great, and he didn't even dare to touch him.

They took two steps forward, Yanchi dragged the corpse aside and prepared to let Alwitt sit down, his eyes glanced at the ears of the corpse inadvertently, doubts suddenly appeared in his numb mind: this corpse is not pointed ears.

Yanchi subconsciously turned the person over, and then realized that the corpse was too short, it didn't look like a wooden man, nor a new human, and then he saw the face of the corpse.It is covered with protruding warts, and both forehead and cheeks have scales converging towards the cheeks.

He was finally overwhelmed, and fell to the ground with a plop, panting rapidly, looking for Erwitt's face with empty eyes.

Erwitt noticed the unusualness of this corpse, and Yanchi's final emotional outburst, he sighed softly, a big hole opened in his chest made him feel a little strange, the burning and pain were suppressed at the bottom of perception, All other sanity is used to deal with this complicated situation at hand.

Rarely, he slowed down his tone, became softer, and stretched out his hand to Yanchi: "Come here."

Can't blame Yanchi for being fragile, he has suffered a lot of stimulation, and what he is witnessing now can be said to be the most daring speculations by the military and the parliament and the secrets that are trying to hide from anyone, and the collapse at this time has saved a lot of trouble , not too demanding.

Yanchi's reaction was very slow, but in the end he stood up with the strength of Elwitt, consciously taking a deep breath so that he could recover his thinking ability as soon as possible.He still remembered that Erwitt's body was fragile now, and that if he used force, his arm might be pulled down, so he didn't dare to really use force.

Yanchi knew very well that this unrepentant corpse on the ground was neither a wooden man nor a new human being, but an intelligent creature from other living planets in this universe.

Yanchi didn't dare to continue thinking about it.

He has never been so clearly aware of his own insignificance, whether it is him as an individual or his group, they are all so insignificant.

As long as the viewing angle is high enough, the original Noah's Ark is just a drop in the ocean. If there is a god, today's new humans are also weak insects.

Live and die day and night, ignorant and unconscious.

Perhaps he knew this was true before, but Yan Chi had never faced the terrifying reality.

He didn't dare to think about why aliens would appear in Laimuren's mine of secret gold and silver, and they were obviously guarding the mine, and he didn't dare to think that if Laimuren really reached a consensus with them, the battle situation would be different. Whether it will flip instantly.

Yanchi was finally enlightened, and understood why Elwitt looked at him like that.He is really naive, thinking that the new human beings have gained a firm foothold but are unwilling to give a little mercy, but must use gunfire and blood to arrogantly and brutally own the entire planet.

This is not the case!

The Laimu people are not lambs, they are another race of intelligent creatures, and they are fully capable of evolving to become their powerful enemies.Even now it is.

Only then did Yan Chi wake up, his men subconsciously looked for the healing spray and pill tape in his backpack, still thinking about his own stupidity and ignorance.

He always thought he understood it, but he didn't.How deep and naive his misunderstanding was.He condescended to give alms, but Lai Muren didn't need it.He thought that he was in the camp of the slaughterers and was born guilty, but he forgot that the invasion of powerful alien species would lead to rapid self-defense evolution of native species.

Laimu people are already evolving.

Yanchi couldn't figure out how they interacted with alien forces, but now it seems that they have indeed succeeded.

How terrible this is, maybe the butcher's knife is turned upside down, and the lamb is a new human being.

Numbly, Yanchi took out the adhesive tape that glued the wound, stroked it on Alwitt's wound, and then put it back.It's too big to stick, and Erwitt is still bleeding. Although Yanchi didn't understand why, he knew that even if he stuck it, he would fall off.

Then he took out the quick-healing spray. Alwitt couldn't continue to look at it. As soon as Yanchi stretched out his hand, he took it over and explained: "Wait until the bleeding slows down before using it. You can also rest for a while."

"Yeah." Yan Chi's consciousness was blank, and he was very obedient, sitting cross-legged on the ground directly: "Are you hungry?"

Elvitt nodded, and Yan Chi handed him an energy bar, looked around, and was about to find a place to light a fire, to see if he could make some hot food to eat.

Alwitt didn't stop him.One is that Yanchi’s mood is ups and downs now, and he instinctively wants to find something to do. If he can’t find something to let him think about it alone, there may be problems.

He bled so violently, which proved that although the alien weapon had a similar model to the ion gun, the actual principle should be different.The photon gun will burn and penetrate directly, and the edge of the wound will be blackened, but it will not bleed.

Elwitt's pain threshold is relatively normal, and has not been changed because of his Gears of War settings, because pain perception is one of the very important basis for judgment on the battlefield, if irreversible damage or error is caused by the adjustment of pain nerve Judgment, that is not worth the candle.This level of injury is healing quickly, and the new muscles and body tissues will push out the shrapnel and impurities in the body. The scene is evaluated from the perspective of Yanchi...

It's really scary.

Alwitt is definitely not without feelings, but he has no expression, his usual rigorous clothes are opened wide, he is losing blood, and his face still has no expression.But after the crimson muscle gradually covered the big hole, Yanchi felt much better.

The food in the pot is hot canned meat with soup, and inside is shredded compressed noodles, which swell after being soaked in broth, but are not soft and slump, but rather chewy.Although this meal still has the general style of the Legion, it is hot soup and hot rice after all.

Yanchi took out a lunch box containing a lunch box, and wanted to ask Alwitt to eat, only to find that his eyes were closed.

His breathing was calm, his long hair was scattered, and even a lock fell on his face. The light from the torch jumped up and down, his eyebrows and eyes became sharper, but because of the dim yellow light, he didn't look too ferocious, but more illusory tenderness, with deep eye sockets , with flowing shadows inside.

Banquet had many absurd thoughts for a while. For example, this place seems to be isolated from the world. If Alwitt is really in danger, it means that he and this legendary commander will die here together. According to common sense, it seems that Should have had a good time before dying or something...

He kept emptying like this for a while, and Erwitt noticed it, and opened his eyes a little tiredly: "What?"

Yanchi hurriedly withdrew his thoughts and was about to pass the lunch box to him. He felt that it would be inconvenient for Alwitt right now, so he was in a hurry. He held the lunch box in one hand and pulled out a spoon in the other, and prepared to feed him himself: "I'll do it." After it’s warmed up, I can use the spray and tape after I finish eating.”

Since he served well, Erwitt did not shirk, waited until the spoon was fed to his mouth, and opened his mouth obediently to eat.Yan Chi got closer, saw his lips that were getting lighter in color, couldn't help reaching out to help him brush the hair off his face.The fingertips touched Erwitt's cheek, and the tiny electric current was transmitted from the small area where the light and shallow touched to the depths of the body.

Yan Chi lowered his eyes, pretending to concentrate on taking another spoonful.

It's hard to talk while eating, but it's too embarrassing to say anything, Yan Chi bit his lower lip subconsciously, his neat teeth exerted force back and forth, his drooping eyelashes trembled slightly, forming a row of slender and thick curtains, appearing hesitant And naive.Erwitt raised his eyes to observe him, but also maintained a peaceful silence.

It is so ironic that the jungle tonight is the hunting ground for the steel red dragon and the explorer team, but there is a peaceful and even strangely warm tranquility in this collapsed mine.

There was also the body of an alien lying on the ground.

Although Yan Chi didn't know how to evaluate it, but he could get some respite and let him calmly sort out his chaotic thoughts, deep down he couldn't help but be grateful.He wanted to talk to Erwitt very much, but he knew that this was not a good time. Whether it was Erwitt's physical condition or himself, he didn't know what to talk about now, so he could only keep silent.

Besides, under the calm appearance, his mind is always playing in a loop, Alwitt is extremely calm, saying the word massacre.

Even if one is not naive, however sophisticated one is, it is still a shock to face the carnage head-on.

After feeding Alwitt, Banquet took two mouthfuls, packed up the tableware, and dragged the corpse further away, preparing to move out of the place to rest, but unexpectedly found that the mine was bigger than he thought. , and there is still the sound of dripping water inside.

It seems that Laimuren has been operating here for a long time. Although the mining method is relatively primitive, the mine is very deep, and it can be seen that it has been maintained. If it is dug deep enough, it is normal to have groundwater.

After Yanchi came back and talked about it, he was ready to treat Elwitt's injury.

The physical strength of artificial people is much better than that of natural people. Even if it is a headshot, as long as the rescue is timely, there is still a chance to recover. If this kind of injury is on Yanchi, it may take several days to lie down without a medical cabin. Months of gradual recovery, while Elwit waited for a few hours with his own healing ability, and now he has almost completed self-evolution and basic healing.

Of course, under the condition of limited energy, this kind of healing will make him enter a weak state, and the effect will gradually slow down, so that he can stay awake and let his brain perform analysis work.

Yanchi felt that his numb brain cells were finally thawing, and when he squatted down to peel off the rags to check the injury, he could secretly click his tongue, thinking that it would be better to make a human.

The newborn skin is delicate and pink, which actually looks very strange, but it feels good in the hand. After spraying the spray on Yanchi, you can see a layer of film sticking to the skin in an instant, bridging the areas that have not fully grown, and then sticking the adhesive tape.

Erwitt turned his head, and with his left hand, which was not likely to be involved in the wound, went around the back of his head to remove the hair tie that bound his long hair.Before Yanchi had time to think, he reached out to help him in advance.Touching Erwitt's hand, he felt that this behavior was somewhat wrong. In his opinion, Erwitt didn't seem like someone who likes others to treat him well. Besides, he is hurt now. Corvette is fragile, so it is even more unclear.

But unexpectedly, Elwitt withdrew his hand obediently, and even lowered his head so that he could take it off.

There was a kind of panic in the banquet pool that he stepped on the ground and didn't know where he landed, but the movement of his hands didn't stop. He didn't expect that Elwitt's hair was smooth, and the surroundings of the scrunchie were messed up, it was difficult to take it off, and he used it again On the other hand.

My hand through your black hair, Yanchi has read this sentence before, but it is the first time I experience it. I never thought that being scratched by the cold hair and wrapped around the fingertips is actually this feeling.

After taking down the scrunchie, Yanchi turned back to get the sleeping bag.Although it is not impossible to lie directly on the ground and fall asleep, but the situation is special, Erwitt is injured, and the humidity here is also high, so there is no need to ignore it, so careful arrangements must be made.

I have been trained as a soldier for a long time, and this is almost instinctive. Yanchi unnecessarily smoothed the corners of the sleeping bag without any wrinkles, and put two energy bars for cooking in it, ready to heat up Let Alwitt rest again.

They seem to have to stay here at least until the red dragon and the explorer complete the massacre mission. This is to ensure that Alwitt will improve steadily during the waiting period, so that Yanchi will feel that he has not been so negligent in his duty, and it is not so useless to let the marshal protect him. Useless, unable to maintain Elwitt, nor take good care of him.

This is a very subtle compensation and guilt psychology. Yan Chi couldn't figure it out for a while, but he did it, and he didn't even feel that there was something wrong.

Erwitt could see better, but he didn't intend to stop him, but let Yanchi take half a tranquilizer before going to bed.

Banquet has not completely returned to normal, he didn't say anything and was obedient, and even looked a little slumped, which was quite different from the angry, enthusiastic and straightforward teenager that Erwitt had just met. There is a difference.

He was lying in the sleeping bag, full of a long-lasting sigh, just like this, turning blood into white hair and burning sincerity into dry bones.

Compared with the earliest artificial man Lerenna, Elwitt cannot be regarded as the oldest, but those 30 to [-] years have become a negligible age after a long time. In short, they have experienced too much, so it is difficult to move frequently. Feelings gone.

Erwitt is not easy to forget things, but he seldom looks back, which is meaningless to him. There is a big gap between his emotional model and natural people, and it is impossible to fully understand each other, and it is not necessary.

Through long-time getting along and observing, he understands natural people and what he protects, and because of this, he has witnessed countless changes, from the aging of soldiers to the alternation of times.

Yanchi was not the first young man he met, and he might even watch him die. Alwitt was fully aware of this, and it was precisely because of this that he had endless tolerance and composure, especially Yanchi Obviously already very remorseful now.

At that time, Elwitt couldn't think of a better way than to push him behind him.Before entering the mine, Elwitt judged that there should be someone guarding it, and even if there is no mine, the camp of another wooden man is definitely closely related to this place, and there may even be more people. It is better for the red dragon to stay outside than to follow in. Safer and easier to proceed with arrangements.

His judgment was not wrong, and the situation in the mine also proved that the previous guess was also not wrong.

The intelligent creatures in this galaxy are not only Muren, but the other party's technological level is much higher than that of Muren, and they are also eyeing this place.

Judging from the current situation, it should be for the Migold Mithril that Laimuren was provided for help.

For Laimu people, it is true that there are tigers at the front door and wolves at the back door, and the suffering will be endless. For new humans, this is definitely not good news.Their foundation is still young, and they are absolutely unwilling to start the war that has destroyed their homeland.

But now it seems that war is inevitable, and even imminent.

The alien's weapon will cause the magnetic field to distort, and all the communication equipment carried by him and Yanchi will be affected. In a short period of time, they will not be able to contact the explorer team, nor can they contact Le Lunai, who is in the capital and may not be online. No matter what Elwitt encounters and what conclusions he draws, he can only keep his eyes open in the dim halo of the torch, analyzing and predicting alone.

The sedative took effect, and Yan Chi slept soundly, without even turning over, resting his head on his hand, breathing slowly and regularly, like a monotonous accompaniment.

Alwitt didn't know how long he hadn't slept with someone else, and he couldn't remember when was the last time, maybe he could recall it when he retrieved his memory, but it wasn't necessary.

A warm life lay beside him, in leaden clouds, stormy, one last peaceful night.

The next day, Yanchi woke up according to his usual biological clock.He grew up in the military camp, and basically he didn't get up in bed, and he didn't know how to stay in bed, especially when he opened his eyes, he remembered what happened to Elwitt's injury last night, so he got up more quickly.

But Erwitt was no longer in the sleeping bag.Yanchi was stunned, and subconsciously reached out to touch it, but it was still warm inside, obviously either it hadn't gone far, or the energy bar was still heating up.

Yan Chi hurried out of his sleeping bag.

The entrance of the mine is still blocked, no movement is heard, and the naked eye can still only see the light and shadow of the torch. If it is not for the reliable biological clock, Yanchi would not even dare to say that it is morning.

He didn't rush to yell, but listened intently first, and soon heard the sound of splashing water.

The underground water inside gathered into a shallow pool. The banquet pool was known yesterday. He breathed a sigh of relief and walked deeper.