Byron's Blade

The insect swarm on the suspension bridge was only less than 20 meters away from Muli. The bridge was full of corpses, and the pile was getting higher and higher. The insect swarm behind was still stepping on the bodies of its companions and crawling forward.Mu Li's bullets were almost exhausted, and there were still two guns and a crossbow left, and she was about to prepare for hand-to-hand combat after finishing all of them.

The helicopter hovered directly above them, and two officers, a man and a woman, swung down with a large bundle of ropes and quickly landed on the roof of the car. Lannie recognized Lu Diyun and Rui Qiao.Without further ado, they started tying the ropes directly. Not only the six wounded, but Lanny and the military doctor Alita were firmly trapped and tied together with the two.Lu Diyun was protecting her from above, and Rui Qiao was supporting her below, ensuring safety.

During the time when they were tying the ropes, Mu Li had finished firing all the bullets and crossbows/arrows, and put a string of six short-bladed sabers on her body. She grabbed the long-bladed saber and pulled it out Out of the blade.The swarm of insects had already arrived very close at hand, with fangs, sharp claws, and venom all greeting her.She didn't know what she was fighting with at all, but relied on the combat instincts she had developed over the years to chop, dodge, block, chop again, and dodge again.

Repeatedly like this, every second seems like an eternity, this seems to be an endless battle.She felt so tired, she didn't want to fight anymore, she really couldn't hold on anymore, and there were countless wounds on her body, her whole body was hurting, her strength slipped away, the strength of chopping was not as good as it was once, and her body shape Already chaotic, the pace is not accurate, the speed of dodging has decreased, and the wounds are getting more and more.There were swarms of insects in all directions, and she could hardly see the light above her head, and was almost submerged.

"A Li!!!" Lan Ni's scream pierced her eardrums, Mu Li's whole body trembled, her mind wandered, and something scratched her arm, causing her tears to flow from the pain.

"A Li! Catch me!" It was Rui Qiao's voice, and Mu Li felt as if he was hallucinating.

"Clang", the long-bladed saber broke and fell to the ground.She staggered back and tried to hold on. Due to the muscle injury at the back of her neck, she couldn't lift her head up, and she couldn't see above. She just gritted her teeth and stretched out her hand reluctantly. She firmly believed that Rui Qiao could catch her.

Sure enough, a powerful hand grabbed her and lifted her into the air.A monster immediately jumped up to attack her, but heard the sound of a gunshot. The monster screamed and was knocked down, and it was Lan Ni who was hanging above who was shooting.The face under her helmet mask was full of anger and determination, she would never allow Mu Li to be hurt again!

"Pull it up! Pull it up again!" Inside the cabin, Creel yelled at the pilot wearing a headset.

"Yes!"

"Pull them up!" Sistine in the rear was instructing Rogge and three other military police to activate the rope winch and pull everyone up.

"Did you hold her tight?" In just 30 seconds, this was the sixth time Lanny confirmed to Rui Qiao.

"I'm holding her tight, and I won't let go." Rui Qiao said with a little difficulty.

"I'm worried, she doesn't have a rope on her body!" said Lanny.

"There is no way to tie a rope to her now. Don't worry, she is very light. I have a strength of 120 kilograms with one hand. It is not a problem to hold her. We will be on the plane soon, and it will be fine for a while." Rui Qiao tried her best Comfort Lanny.

The winch was running, the rope was shrinking, and Lanny could feel that they were actually being pulled up bit by bit. 20 meters, 50 meters, 80 meters, they rise higher and higher, and they are about to surpass the height of the city wall.Looking up in the sky, under her feet, is a scene that she will never forget in her life.Tens of thousands of Zerg and predators really surged out like a tide, rushing fiercely towards the foundation of the Ares city wall, the moat can hardly see the water surface, and the river is full of wriggling Zerg figures, you Step on me, I step on you, build up the ladder little by little, and climb to the city wall.Lan Ni's ears were filled with roaring and noise, and she felt that all this was so spectacular and exaggerated that it almost made her doubt the reality.

Mu Li was so exhausted that he couldn't speak, his limbs were sore and limp, and there was no good flesh in his palm. If she hadn't been holding on all the time, she might have passed out at this moment.Now she is completely relying on Rui Qiao's one-hand grip to hang in the sky, except for Rui Qiao's arm, there is no safety guarantee.But Mu Li herself didn't feel much fear, she just wanted to laugh proudly, look, God, my life is hard!

Rui Qiao also felt unsafe, and wanted to pull Mu Li up with force, at least holding her with both hands, she would never fall.But when she held onto Mu Li's position, she felt a little weak in her arms, so it was fine to hang her, but it was a bit strenuous to pull her up.Fortunately, Captain Lu Diyun leaned down from above, grabbed the armed belt around Mu Li's waist, and pulled her up, allowing Rui Qiao to hug her with both hands, and also buckled the safety belt on her belt. Buckle, it's safe.Rui Qiao supported Mu Li underneath, and Lan Ni happened to be above Mu Li, she firmly grasped the safety buckle on Mu Li's waist, and her hanging heart finally fell down.

Finally, they were all pulled into the helicopter. As soon as the hatch was closed and the direction of the helicopter dropped, it flew towards the city. At the same time, Major General Creel gave an order:

"Wall Artillery, all attack! Blow up the drawbridge first, and then stop the bug swarm!"

"Boom!" "Boom!", the continuous sound of cannons sounded again, but it gradually faded away in Mu Li's ears, she only felt as if she was resting on someone's thigh, her consciousness gradually became blurred, and she finally couldn't hold on , fainted.

***

Mu Li woke up again in the evening of the next day. When he first woke up, he was surrounded by noisy sounds, messy footsteps, urgent calls, and the clanging of bottles and cans.His nose was filled with the smell of disinfectant, and his whole body was so sore that it took him a long time to move his fingers.

"6 beds! Thigh amputation required!"

"8 beds! Where's the bandage? Why hasn't it come for a long time!"

She tried to open her eyes, but the light made her squint her eyes, and a figure flickered in a trance, and then the figure bent down and said to her:

"Second Lieutenant Mu, you're awake."

It was Lanny's voice.

"Um..." she replied weakly.

There was water to moisten her dry lips, she licked her lips, and then greedily absorbed the water.After drinking the water, she squinted again, which seemed to have passed the confusion period when her brain was chaotic when she just woke up.

"Where are we...now?" she asked.

"The military hospital in the Ares region," Lani replied.

"Bug tide... how is it?"

"The situation is not good. The swarm has already invaded the Ares region. The front line retreated five kilometers from the city wall. Many people died." Lanny's voice was very soft.

"Continue to tell me about the situation." Mu Li looked very calm.

"The Ares region has entered a first-level strategic state, and it has become a battlefield. The city defense battle has become an urban street battle, and the gate of Ares to the city of Athena has been completely blocked. This is the seven-pointed star. The highest military order of the Military Council prohibits anyone from the Ares region from entering Athena through the city gate except for the troops with orders. The three outermost guard areas of Ares have fallen, and the insect swarm outside the city Although it has stopped, at least thousands of Zerg and predators have entered the city, and now the army is busy clearing the city."

"So, the third squadron can't go back now, can it?"

"Ah."

"Captain Chris, what are Rui Qiao and the others doing now?"

"They... are fighting now. There are not enough manpower, as long as they are soldiers, they have to go to the battlefield. There are thousands of Zerg and predators running around in the city. The danger is too great. I don't know when they will be cleared. They have not been able to rest for a day and a night I’ve been fighting. Just now I talked to Captain Chris, fortunately, they’re still alive.” Lanny knew everything, she knew it was useless to hide Mu Li, she would always know.

Mu Li didn't say anything nonsense about "I'm going back to the battlefield now", she knew that in her current state, going to the battlefield would mean death.After a moment of silence, she changed the subject and said:

"How's my... injury?"

Lanny paused, and replied:

"There are more than 60 wounds, large and small, and more than 20 deep ones, which have already been stitched. It is a miracle that no muscles and bones are injured. But the blood loss is too much, and you need to rest. Your...healing ability is very strong , many of the wounds have healed over."

Mu Li frowned, but didn't speak.Her healing ability is strong, she knows it herself, this healing ability has surpassed that of ordinary people, although it cannot be said to heal instantly, but the speed is 5 to 6 times faster than that of ordinary people.

"Second Lieutenant Mu, are you...immune to insect poison?" Lan Ni asked suddenly.

Mu Li didn't say a word, he was a little surprised, is she immune to insect poison?She doesn't know it herself.

"You were scratched and bitten by at least four kinds of venomous Zerg, but the toxicity was quickly neutralized. Most people who are poisoned and do not get the corresponding serum to detoxify in time will definitely die, and worse, they may turn into insects. But you are immune to the four kinds of poison in your body." Lan Ni said bluntly.

"Hehe, I'm really powerful. But I'm not immune to insect poisoning. You forgot, I was poisoned by kudzu insects, and I was still unconscious for five days." Mu Li smiled.

"Really." Lanny replied without further questioning.

The two fell into an inexplicable silence. After a while, Mu Li asked with an unnatural expression:

"You...are not hurt."

Lan Ni looked at her face and saw that she looked away and didn't dare to look at her. The corners of Lan Ni's mouth trembled and she almost laughed out loud.Then he replied briskly:

"I'm fine, thank you, Second Lieutenant Mu, for your concern."

"Did you stay here all the time when I was in a coma?" Mu Li turned his head, looked at her and asked.

"What do you think, I'm a civilian officer, and I don't need to command the battle outside, so what else can I do besides guarding you." Lan Ni replied playfully, blinking her phoenix eyes.

Mu Li looked embarrassed, his cheeks were slightly flushed.

"Major has worked hard, and Mu Li is terrified. Please rest more, major, so that you don't get tired." The war god Mu, who is omnipotent on the battlefield, stammered and said these words in a wooden manner.

Lan Ni sneered and said, "Of course I will go to rest when I'm tired, but I'm not tired now."

Mu Li was devastated, looking at the ceiling secretly sad, and simply stopped talking.In fact, she said so much in a roundabout way, just to express one point: Miss, please go away, don't stay by my side, I feel uncomfortable all over.However, the eldest lady saw through it at a glance, and directly broke it down with one sentence.

Mu Li didn't speak, and Lan Ni didn't speak either.The eldest lady looked at her with a stark stare, and Mu Li couldn't take it anymore, so he could only pretend to look around.But the scenes around these four weeks really shocked her. She thought that this kind of overcrowded hospital scene could only be seen in movies and TV shows, but now it was happening vividly before her eyes.There are wounded soldiers everywhere, and the eight-person ward where Mu Li is located has already added four beds in the corridor, and each bed has more than one person lying on it.But Mu Li still had a bed to himself, and it was separated from the other beds by a certain distance, fearing that it might be the special treatment that Lani gave her.

The white coats of the doctors and nurses were already stained with blood, because many operations were carried out directly in the wards, they walked in a hurry, and they were in a hurry, Mu Li woke up, and there was no time to ask.And through the open door, Mu Li saw that the corridor was also full of beds, full of wounded soldiers lying there, the surroundings were filled with painful groans, and the smell of blood was strong, people who feared blood would probably not be able to stay here for a second. go down.

This is a wartime hospital, and Mu Li has only seen such scenes in some war-themed movies and TV shows.However, one of her sisters has an older brother who is a member of the peacekeeping force and has lived in hospitals in war-torn countries. Those hospitals look like this.

"The bug swarm this time was a huge disaster, and too many people died. Not to mention the soldiers, there are still many innocent people suffering in Ares." Lan Ni said.

"Why did no one observe such a large-scale insect swarm in advance? There was no warning at all. What happened to so many outfield bases?" Mu Li asked with a frown.

"Second Lieutenant Mu, this time the bug swarm is a natural disaster, and it is also a crime. Do you know why Bailey was set in a trap and tried every means to kill her? It is inseparable from this bug swarm. She has long observed that the Himalayas The weather in the Great Western Forest of the Lord is abnormal, and there may be a plague of insects, but the Academy of Sciences did not approve her to go out of the city for field observation, so she went out of the city alone in a fit of anger. It is said that this is a conspiracy to frame her, but in fact it is also an overt conspiracy , because the upper echelons of the Academy of Sciences actually knew about the existence of this bug swarm, but they insisted on concealing it. The unexpected insider, Bailey, was upright, so even if there was a trap, she would definitely jump down."

"But why would the Academy of Sciences..." Mu Li's eyes widened, half of his words were interrupted by Lan Ni.

"Hush, keep your voice down." Lan Ni reached out to cover her mouth, the two looked at each other, and suddenly realized something was wrong, Lan Ni blushed and withdrew her hand, Mu Li pursed her lips in embarrassment.

"Do you still remember that I told you that the raid outside the city gate was to provoke the relationship between the two generals?" Lan Ni cleared her throat and said softly.The left hand subconsciously brushed the fingers of the right hand that touched Mu Li's lips just now.

"Ah."

"Whether it's concealing the news of the bug swarm or the attack at the gate of the city, who is the finger pointing at? Who will be the victim anyway?" Lanny followed her advice carefully.

Mu Li thought for a moment, then suddenly said: "It's Creel."

"That's right, the Ares region is the first to be hit by the insect swarm in the western forest. The attack at the gate of the city also provoked the relationship between Creel and my father. In any case, the victim is Creel. Riel.

And if the bug swarm is so serious that the Ares region falls, or even spreads into the city of Athena, then the target of the victims is not just Creel himself, but will be directly upgraded to the behemoth that occupies the important city in the west of the Federation——Ender Reese family.That person is deliberately dealing with the Andres family, and this is the truth behind this series of events. "

Mu Li shuddered all over.