Byron's Blade

"Second Lieutenant Mu, hurry up and contact Captain Chrissy and tell her to bring someone here." Lan Ni said with a solemn expression, while speaking, she opened her bracelet ID, and quickly tapped the holographic screen with five fingers, not knowing what she was doing .

"No, Major, I don't understand, what happened? Why did Sherlock's granddaughter appear in the jungle?" Mu Li asked in confusion.

"I don't know why she appeared in the jungle, but this pocket watch is Sherlock's relic. It has been kept by his granddaughter for the past five years. His granddaughter's name is Bailey, who is five years older than me. Now She is an expert in the biological field of the Academy of Sciences who specializes in Zerg, and I have a pretty good relationship with her, and we will meet together when I have time." Lan Ni explained to Mu Li while operating the bracelet ID.Then soon, I don't know who she dialed the video call with, and suddenly started talking to a male officer:

"Sistine, are you in the Academy of Sciences in the main city?"

"Lanny? Why did you contact me suddenly." The other party was surprised.

"Don't talk nonsense, answer my question."

"Yes, what's the matter?"

"Do you know what happened to Miss Bailey?"

"You!" The other party was obviously taken aback, and after a while, maybe because they changed to a place with fewer people, they continued to reply: "Lanny, how do you know, we just got the news an hour ago, now They are still suppressed, not daring to speak out."

"I happened to find the scene of the incident, and I found Sister Bailey's pocket watch." Lanny replied.

"What? That's great! Hurry up and send someone to rescue. Is it the [-]rd Squadron of the Mecha Division of the Western Army? I'll send a rescue request right away."

"Tell me the truth, why did Sister Bailey come out of the city? Why did she keep her mouth shut?" Lanny asked.

"Oh, don't ask so many questions, it's very complicated." The other party didn't seem to want to talk about it.

"Sistine, you know me, don't make me use any means to deal with you." Lanny warned.

The other party was silent for a moment, probably because he was familiar with the methods of the eldest lady, so he could only say:

"Sister Bailey had a quarrel with President Aldous ten days ago, because the weather measurements in the southwest, including the Himalayas, have been different in recent months, but Miss Bailey thinks this may bring unknowable However, Dean Aldous insisted that this is a normal phenomenon. In the current development of new weapons, it is inappropriate to waste manpower and financial resources for no reason. The two argued, and Dean Aldous did not agree. Sister Bailey's application for field survey was approved. In a fit of anger, Miss Bailey hired a four-person adventurer team and left the city without authorization with the survey equipment. As a result, something happened. The dean didn't want to publicize the matter, but Contacted the military and police in our main city, planning to activate the secret rescue channel. I just arrived at the Academy of Sciences, and you contacted me, your brain is turning so fast, did you guess something in advance?"

"There are only four people protecting Sister Bailey. If you go out with the permission of the Academy of Sciences, it's too unruly, and the luggage left on the scene is too simple. I can tell that Sister Bailey came out without permission. It's been a while since the accident happened. Yes, the automatic rescue signal of the wristband ID should have been sent back. Since it came out privately, according to the relationship between your family and Dean Aldous, there is a great possibility that he will ask you to open a secret rescue channel, so I will contact you directly It’s up to you.” Lanny briefly explained her thoughts, and then said:

"Tell Dean Aldous, stop trying to hide this matter. Sister Bailey was probably captured by a first-level scorpion-shaped predator. It is very dangerous. She is close to death. Now is not the time to consider self-interest, Miss Bailey If there are three advantages and two disadvantages, the loss will not only be the face. Also, the third squadron will be fully responsible for the rescue, and you military and police should not interfere. Time is running out, I will hang up and contact you again. " said Well, before the other party could answer, Lan Ni cut off the video call.

At this moment, Mu Li also completed the contact with Captain Chris, so he simply asked:

"How are you going to save it?"

"Looking at the traces, there is very little blood on the ground, which proves that Ms. Bailey was not seriously injured, but was just dragged away. The only reason why the scorpion-shaped predator dragged away the prey and did not kill it immediately was to borrow another body to lay eggs .It's autumn, and it's the season. It takes time to lay eggs. Within eight hours, there is a short safety period. After that, the scorpion-shaped predator will cut open the belly of the prey to lay eggs, and it will be too late. We It doesn’t take much time, probably less than half an hour, but the scorpion-shaped predator’s lair should not be far from here, so we can find it soon.”

Mu Li nodded, Lan Ni looked up at her, and then asked:

"When you informed Captain Chrissy, did you tell her how many people to bring?"

Mu Li shook his head and replied:

"I told you about the possible situation of the enemy and the general context of the matter, and the captain responded immediately."

"That's good, Captain Chrissy should know it well. When it comes to going deep into the lair of a first-class predator, ordinary soldiers are basically going to die, and Captain Chrissy will pick up experts." She paused, and she was right. Mu Li said: "Be prepared, you will definitely have to go down later."

"That's natural. It is imperative to save people." Mu Li replied as a matter of course.

"Dididi", at this moment, Lan Ni's bracelet id suddenly rang, she connected again, and found that it was the male officer named Sistine who called her again:

"Lanny, I took the ten-person elite rescue team and the two directors of the Academy of Sciences, and I'm already on the helicopter [Note] flying to you, and I will arrive in about three hours. Your father already knows this It's a matter, his order is that the third squadron should not act rashly, and wait for us to reconcile and rescue."

"Nonsense! Three hours, by the time you get here, Miss Bailey is hopeless! It is impossible for my father to give such an order." Lanny was rarely angry, and her voice was raised.

"I'm just conveying the order, believe it or not. If you and the third squadron don't obey the order, I can't help it, but you are responsible for the rest." Sistine may also be angered by Lanny. With a harsh tone, he hung up after finishing speaking.

"What's the situation?" Mu Li asked, Lan Ni was not in conference mode when she answered the call with someone else, she couldn't hear her.

"It's okay, let's go to the cave first to save time." Lanny replied calmly.

"it is good."

The two didn't talk any more, they lowered their bodies, got their weapons in their hands, and quickly trotted tactically into the depths of the jungle. Following the traces left by the monster along the way, they quickly found the entrance of the cave.The entrance is not very obvious. Predators are generally large in size, but this hole is only more than two meters high. Two meters high is easy for people to enter, but it is a bit small for tall predators.

Lan Ni looked at the darkness in the cave and said:

"The lairs of scorpion-shaped predators are flat and long, arc-shaped deep into the ground, in line with their own body shape. It is very disadvantageous for our combat, because the mech can't go in, we have to induce it to come out. But the scorpion-shaped predators The predator is a type with a high IQ among predators. It is very cunning. It will lay eggs soon. Once it finds the hatch, it will never come out easily. And the most important thing is that we don't know what's going on inside. If If you act rashly, it is very likely that Miss Bailey inside will be killed."

When she said these words, she had actually connected to the conversation mode of the conference with Captain Chris, so she didn't just speak to Mu Li.Although Captain Chris was not at the scene, he immediately responded:

"I understand this point. Wait a minute. Let's make two-handed preparations. Send people from the outside to surround the bag mouth, and then send good people to sneak in from the mecha. It would be best if we can rescue Bailey secretly. If not, we will forcefully snatch it out. Wait until that guy chases him out, and then attack him."

Lanny agreed, and then said:

"Captain, please send some more people to search if there are any traces of the four adventurers around here. If there is no one, I guess they are all in the cave now. The worst case scenario Yes, we may be ready to rescue five people later."

"Yes, Major Lanny." Captain Chris replied.

While speaking, Chris led people to the cave entrance quickly according to the GPS location of Mu Li and Lan Ni.A total of five mechas came, four of which were Ares 2, and the conspicuous custom-made mecha of Captain Chrissy, which changed its majestic appearance in the night to appear murderous and sinister.Lieutenant Jill, Lilian, Second Lieutenant Leon, and Rui Qiao, the seven officers of the third squadron, except for Lieutenant Lu Diyun who organized the search, all came together, and there were also fifteen infantry elite non-commissioned officers who were fully armed with powered exoskeletons. , they came very lightly, obviously very experienced, and the five mechs completed the encirclement position without a sound.

To deal with this kind of single predator, the more people the better, in fact ten people are almost just right, the current number is considered a little surplus.As soon as Chris came, she asked Lanny:

"What's the major's plan?" Obviously she had great confidence in Lanny's resourcefulness.

"My plan is no different from the captain's, but I want to wait another 3 minutes. If there is no news from the four adventurers, then confirm the number of people who entered the cave to lure them." Lan Ni replied.

"Well, it's a strategy for maintaining stability. Then, I will hand over the leader of the lure attack to Mu Li. Do you have any objections, Major?"

Lanny paused for two seconds before replying, "She is the most suitable candidate, and I have no objection."

"Major, please go to the safe area behind, the battle will affect you later."

Lan Ni replied yes, but she didn't move immediately, but dialed a private call with Mu Li.At that time, Mu Li was talking with Rui Qiao alone, and Rui Qiao knew that Mu Li would bring someone in later, so she was a little worried, and kept persuading her to be careful.Lan Ni has much higher authority than her. When a call came, she was immediately kicked out. Mu Li didn't have the right to refuse the call, so she was connected passively immediately:

"You are not allowed to be brave, and if you can't do it later, you can withdraw, understand?"

Mu Li was stunned for a moment before replying: "Oh...I understand."

Wait, didn't she go to save people?If people can't be rescued and they run away, isn't this a mission failure?She doesn't bother to do this kind of thing that deserters can do. Since she wants to save people, she will do her best to save them.Of course, her own life must be saved, she is not a fearless suicidal madman.However, Mu Li was a little puzzled. Looking at Lan Ni's appearance before, she seemed to be very nervous about Miss Bailey. Why did she say something like "If you can't do it, get out" now.

3 minutes had passed, during which time there was news that the bodies of three adventurers were found in the surrounding area, and one was not found.This meant that there was probably another person in the cave besides Bailey, and Mu Li and the others might have to rescue two people.

"Second Lieutenant Mu, you bring ten people in, and the other five people are outside to respond and be responsible for support. Remember, saving people is the most important thing. If you can't disturb the monster, try not to disturb it. If you are disturbed, grab people out immediately. Don't fight it head-on. Understood?" Captain Kris ordered.

"Yes!" A neat response came from the intercom headset.

Mu Li put away his gun, pulled out his saber and held it upside down in his hand, and led ten highly skilled non-commissioned officers, quietly sneaked into the cave under the watchful eyes of everyone outside.

The cave is extremely dark, you can't see your fingers, and the surrounding area is filled with a humid and * breath, which erodes everyone's breathing through the anti-virus oxygen mask.Mu Li led people to sneak in quietly, and everyone turned on the night vision goggles, so they could see the road under their feet more clearly.I can feel that after entering, there is a slowly sloping road. After walking for more than ten meters, I still can't feel the end.

Mu Li carefully observed the surroundings. In the green light of night vision, he found that the cave was overgrown with vines and piled up with rotten leaves. It seemed to be a naturally formed cave, but Mu Li felt that the surroundings of the cave looked a bit too regular, which made her Can't help but become suspicious.She first made a pause gesture to let everyone stop and wait, then she touched the wall by herself, gently pushed aside the vines and moss covering it, and pushed a few layers inside, she actually saw the cement wall.

Sure enough, the cave was formed after the collapse of an artificial building.

After leading the team another ten meters, Mu Li suddenly stopped, because a bottomless ravine unexpectedly blocked everyone.With no road ahead, they had to hang down into a ravine.That monster has a very strong climbing ability, so it went down casually, but they couldn't.

Mu Li secretly screamed in his heart, it's such a terrain, if the monsters are really alarmed, they will snatch people out, this vertical cliff is the gully of life and death.

Mu Li turned on the intercom to inform the outside world of the situation.Ten seconds later, Lanny and Chris finished their discussion and gave Mu Li instructions:

"The first priority is to change, we must wipe out the monsters as quickly as possible, and then save people!"