Byron's Blade

Among the ten non-commissioned officers who followed Mu Li into the cave this time, Mu Li didn't know most of them, and only Rogge knew her best.I didn't expect that Rogge would be specially recruited to participate in such a dangerous mission. This shows his status in the third squadron. In the eyes of the chief, he can be said to be one of the best non-commissioned officers, and he is deeply trusted, otherwise he would never will let him come.

Non-commissioned officers are different from real military officers. Military officers start as lieutenant officers, while non-commissioned officers still belong to the level of soldiers. There is a huge gap in terms of benefits and power.The highest rank of a non-commissioned officer is a sergeant major. Before Mu Li came to this world, he was a soldier of this class in the army.From a sergeant major to a lieutenant officer, it is hard to reach the sky, unless she has made great military achievements, just like Mu Li once made Fernando's first-class merit, which made her leap from sergeant to second lieutenant directly across the ranks of sergeant and sergeant major.But this kind of meritorious service, there is no way for ordinary people to obtain it, and Mu Li can be said to be one of the few.

Non-commissioned officers are generally summarized as veterans with combat knowledge and skills, while elite non-commissioned officers are even better. Rogge is an elite non-commissioned officer. In the future, it can be said that there is a greater possibility of accumulating military merits and officially being promoted to an officer.

"Second Lieutenant, what should we do next." Rogge stood beside Mu Li, looking down at the deep gap with her.

"Equipped with climbing handles and spikes, let's go down in two batches." Mu Li's order sounded in the ears of every soldier.

"Yes."

The so-called climbing handle and spikes are a kind of rock climbing equipment uniformly used in the army. They are usually contained in the forearm and sole of the powered exoskeleton, and can be taken out for use when necessary.In this way, the use of ropes to hang can be avoided in most cases, which is safer and easier to climb.Of course, some terrains still require ropes, and the belt of the powered exoskeleton is also equipped with claw cables and winches.

As the commander, Mu Li took the lead and climbed down together with four other non-commissioned officers.Rogge was left on top by her, and was escorted by the remaining five non-commissioned officers.

The fracture surface is relatively easy to climb, with a lot of footholds.Coupled with the climbing tools at hand, the diving speed is very fast.The rock climbing handle in Mu Li's hand is a suction cup with barbs and a handle on it for easy grasping.When climbing, you only need to put the handle on the rock wall, press the button on the outside, and a barb will pierce out, drill into the rock wall and hook it firmly. The penetrating power is very strong, and it can basically be applied to all hardness rocks.Press the button a second time to retract the hook for easy removal.

The studs on the feet can be deeply penetrated by kicking them hard against the rock wall, and it is not difficult to recover them, as long as the movements are standardized.Moreover, the hooks can be replaced with powerful suction cups and magnets, so climbing any wall vertically is no problem.

This section of rock wall is not too deep, about twenty meters to the end.Mu Li put away his climbing tools and silently surveyed his surroundings.This is an urn-shaped cave, and there should be no passage in it. The only exit is the broken rock wall they came down from.The entrance of the cave is narrow, and it suddenly becomes clear when entering. The space is huge, and the walls and ground are very potholed and wet, which feels like a stalactite cave.But the geology here is clearly not a karst landform. Judging from the liquid left on the wall and the ground, it is probably caused by the corrosion of the venom secreted by the scorpion-shaped predator itself.

Mu Li did not act rashly, and waited for the other four non-commissioned officers to come down before she issued the first order:

"The people above come down, and everyone is waiting by the rock wall. I will go to investigate the situation first, and I will be back soon."

Everyone was a little surprised, there are very few officers who rush to the front line like this, not to mention that she actually wants to do such things in person, which is really unbelievable.

But an order is an order, and they obeyed without objection.

Mu Li bowed, like a civet cat, and walked past the wall silently.She wasn't very fast, and with the help of night vision goggles, she could see the situation in the cave relatively clearly.In the green, she could see an ugly monster entrenched in the cave, it seemed to be sleeping, motionless, but its body was undulating, it should be breathing.It has a flat body, extremely long head and tail, especially the long tail is extremely terrifying, and the huge barb at the end of the tail can be clearly seen.

This guy is not like a real scorpion, he has no hard shell armor, four feet and two claws, his whole body is wrapped in human-like skin, and he is bald and hairless.Because of the angle, Muli can only see its side and rear, not its front, but its high swollen belly is very obvious, and it really is waiting to lay eggs.Predators look very strange and scary because they have the characteristics of two opposite species, which makes people feel uncomfortable.

Most predators are sterile and have no genitals, regardless of gender.Most of them rely on infecting humans to increase, and they need long-term radiation changes to evolve to a level.But there are exceptions. This scorpion-shaped predator relies on sexual reproduction to expand the population. After the male scorpion-shaped predator and the female scorpion-shaped predator mate, they will voluntarily die on the female scorpion-shaped claws. Next, provide nourishment for the female scorpion.The subsequent egg laying and hatching are all done by the female scorpion alone.

Although scorpion-shaped predators reproduce sexually, their survival rate is very low, and the overall number is very small, far less than the number of predators that rely on infecting humans. It is also a very strange phenomenon.The female scorpion will lay a large number of eggs at a time, which will hatch in the human body returned from hunting. Countless small scorpion-shaped predators will compete with each other for nutrients before they are born. After birth, they will even kill each other until The only scorpion-shaped predator left, this is how this terrifying monster grows.

Because of this, in order to survive, the individual fighting and predation abilities of scorpion-shaped predators are very strong, and their personalities are also extremely violent. This time, Mu Li and others will bump into scorpion-shaped predators. model.

At the corner of the cave less than three meters away from the scorpion-shaped predator, Mu Li saw two figures lying motionless on the ground, not knowing whether they were dead or alive.She was thinking about whether she should take a closer look, when Lan Ni's voice came from the earphone:

"Second Lieutenant Mu, don't approach it lightly. The scorpion-shaped predator's hearing is very scary. If you approach it within ten meters, you can hear not only the sound of footsteps, but even the sound of your heartbeat. You will be discovered by it no matter what."

You are really a roundworm in my stomach, Mu Li thinks that the timing of Lan Ni's words is amazing.

"It has poor eyesight and a mediocre sense of smell. It is recommended to use assassination and quick attack. Don't procrastinate with it. Once it reacts, it will be very troublesome. It is different from the real scorpion. It has no armor, but its long tail is very flexible and can move. Agile, the biggest weakness is the neck and abdomen, and attack these two parts intensively when you find the right opportunity. It has tenacious vitality, and it must wait until it is completely dead before saving people." Lan Ni exhorted in detail.

"Understood." Mu Li's answer was very simple.

Coincidentally, at this time, Rogge's call request came. After Mu Li connected, he heard Rogge's report:

"The ten-member team from No. 01 to No. 010 has assembled and is waiting for Gale's instructions."

Mu Li thought for a moment and replied: "01 to 07 follow me to divert the monster's attention first, and 08-010 presses behind, wait for us to distract the target, immediately go to protect the hostages, and take the hostages to the exit. Don’t let the rest of the battle reach the hostages. Return to the rescue later depending on the situation.”

Because Mu Li is not familiar with the ten soldiers currently under her command, for the convenience of commanding, she has just given each of them a number, 01-010, and logged it on everyone's battle command map. The curved screen on the helmet is clearly visible.Among them, Rogge is No. 01, and Mu Li herself is code-named "Gap", which is not her own choice, this code-name is the special code-name of the red emergency rescue front-line commander.Originally, this code name belonged to Captain Chris, but now it was transferred to Mu Li, after all, she was the one who led the troops on the first scene.

"Nuclear time, 19:28:34, the battle started at 19:29, and there are 20 seconds left... count down three seconds, 3...2...1, act!"

As soon as Mu Li finished speaking, he immediately led seven people around the wall from the side opposite to the hostages.The three non-commissioned officers 08 to 010 took a step slower and approached the hostages more carefully.

The weapons in the hands of all non-commissioned officers are not guns, but cold weapons, mostly standard sabers, and some with bows and arrows, guns, and long swords.Using guns and ammunition to fight against hearing monsters in such dark and narrow caves is almost suicidal.Captain Chris must have anticipated this, and the ones he picked were all masters of cold weapons.Among them, No. 06 attracted Mu Li's attention. This man was not tall, but he was extremely capable. He carried a compound bow and arrows on his back, and a very powerful crossbow hung on his waist. He had more helmets than ordinary non-commissioned officers. He bought a scope and hung it on his left eye. He turned out to be a master of bow and arrow.Bows and arrows are different from guns. There is no gunpowder, so they are not easy to explode, and they will not be accidentally injured by hard rocks. Because they are the latest bows and arrows, they are paralyzing and poisonous, and their lethality is not to mention.

About ten meters away, Mu Li stopped his pace and issued the first combat order:

"06, shoot arrows to attract monsters!"

Without further ado, 06 raised his hand and shot an arrow quickly. As soon as the first arrow came out, he didn't care whether he hit it or not. He immediately reached into the quiver, took out the second arrow, drew the bow and nocked the arrow, and shot out in succession. "Shua, Shua, Shua", the three arrows moving like clouds and flowing water, chasing after the stars and the moon, drew a beautiful arc in the cave, "Puff puff puff", the sound of piercing into the flesh echoed in everyone's ears.

The monster actually reacted immediately when it heard the howling of the arrows, but because of its bulky body, it couldn't completely avoid it. However, the three arrows were originally going for the vital points, but now they just hit some insignificant parts.But it doesn't matter, the arrow contains poison, even if the scorpion-shaped predator itself is highly poisonous, it can still affect this guy.

"Hiss!!!" The monster's long, sharp howling sound echoed deafeningly in the cave. The female worm that was about to lay eggs was touched into the nest and attacked, which made it furious, and the 12-meter-long tail immediately flicked. Swing up and sweep towards the direction where Mu Li and the others are.

"Half-moon shape, outflank attack!"

Mu Li rushed forward with his saber upside down, and behind him, seven officers lined up in an arc, separating the monster from the hostages, forcing the monster into the southeast corner of the cave, planning to surround and kill it.

However, things are not that simple. The attack range of this monster is very wide, and the tail is too terrifying. Whether it is swinging or attacking, the speed is astonishingly fast. .

The so-called Eight Immortals crossing the sea each show their magical powers. At this time, it is not very meaningful to barely maintain the formation, because it is difficult to fight together. Everyone can only shoot each other first and drive the monsters to the corner.So although Mu Li's orders were there, they were not fully implemented. Everyone was trying their best to avoid the monster's tail, looking for a gap to stab it twice.

Mu Li rushed to the front, and was also the first to face the long tail. The tail swept towards her waist. She turned around and jumped over, continuing to burrow towards the monster's abdomen.This monster has a low chassis and is very cunning. It knows how to lie on the ground and only protects itself with its tail. It doesn't turn around to face everyone. Because it doesn't rely on its eyesight, it only needs to listen to the sound to determine who to attack.Therefore, with such a posture, it is very difficult for Mu Li to attack its vital points.

Rogge ran right in front of Mu Li, apparently preparing to attack the monster's abdomen from the side.The saber in his hand was already clenched and raised, but the tail seemed to have eyes, and it suddenly came after him from behind.And this time it wasn't a sweeping gesture, but a thrust, straight to Rogge's back, as fast as lightning.

Sensing the danger, Mu Li ran straight in the direction of Rogge without saying a word. While running, he switched the saber from his right hand to his left hand, and took out the saber thorn from the leggings. With two weapons in hand, Before her tail came, she rushed to the front of Rogge with a gust of wind, with the saber stabbing crossed in front of her body, only hearing a crisp "ding", Mu Li actually blocked the monster's thrust.But she couldn't bear the huge force of the stabbing. She took a lot of steps back in an instant and bumped into Rogge.

Immediately, Mu Li was not afraid of the poison on the hook, and hugged the hook, and the monster had already swung its tail, and Mu Li was immediately thrown into the sky by the monster.

"Second Lieutenant!" Rogge was in a hurry, and ran after his tail. The saber in his hand ruthlessly pierced into the flesh of the monster's side, slashing along the way, leaving a bloodstain.The monster groaned in pain, turned sideways, and turned around.

An incomparably curious picture caught everyone's eyes. The monster's head seemed to be folded and pasted on the back. The head looked like a human head, but the eyes were divided into two sides. Under the curved neck, a pair of huge claws protruded.Scorpion-shaped predators are extremely rare, and it was the first time for many people present to encounter them after serving in the army for many years. When they saw this scene, they immediately felt disgusted.

Mu Li was thrown in mid-air, but she didn't pay attention to it. She let go of her hand in mid-air, and flew towards the rock wall with the momentum of her tail. Rushing down, the military thorn in his hand had already been raised high, and with a roar, he pierced the monster's head.