The Mechanic - Chapter 36

[Chapter 36 Wilderness (4)]

“We have to find them! Something must have happened!” Cannon took a few puffs of his cigarette irritably and spat on the ground.

A brown-haired soldier named Josh retorted, “If we look for it, we’ll disappear like them. What’s the point of dying for nothing!”

“You mean to leave the regimental commander alone?! You This ungrateful dog thing!” yelled another hot-tempered young hunter. “You little piece of shit ,

if you want to die, you will die!”

“You bastard! I will beat you to death for the regiment leader today!”

Zhang Xun, who was silent next to him, suddenly said sharply, “Enough! What kind of infighting is going on at this time!”

The mechanic, who had always been reticent and began to pant after walking less than 20 kilometers, seemed to be possessed by Commander Zhang Shuo for a moment. There was a certain awe-inspiring aura, which shocked the unsuspecting twelve people, including Adam. The scene was very quiet for a while, only the heavy breathing of everyone could be heard. A group of soldiers stared at Zhang Xun with angry eyes that concealed panic, as if they could not believe that a weak mechanic would dare to teach them a lesson.

Zhang Xun saw that they had calmed down, so he bravely stood up and said, “If we all go to the rescue, in the end it is very likely that instead of saving the entire army, the entire army will be wiped out. This kind of sacrifice is meaningless. We have to send some people back to report. In case of the situation, remind the headquarters to pay attention to these people in Feathered Serpent City. This is very important. Anyone who wants to go back with Josh to report a letter can explain it at this time.”

Zhang Xun’s tone was calm and calm, almost without emotion, as if completely The objective neutrality is convincing. Cannon scolded in a low voice and said, “The mechanic is right. Blindly dying is not the answer. Who wants to go back with Josh?”

Except for the team leader, Cannon is the oldest. So when the head of the regiment took people to investigate the coal mine, Josh was left to sit. When he said this, the hunters were completely silent, looking at each other, estimating which camp they should choose.

Even though Zhang Xun emphasized the importance of reporting letters, everyone knew that if they chose to go back at this time, if the remaining people survived with the captain, they would be destined to break with those who chose to stay. After all, mutual trust is the most important thing for hunters. Everyone holds the activation button of the neutralizer in their hands, and only brothers who trust each other can support the survival of the dangerous outside world.

But it is still life that is threatened. For many people, loyalty is meaningless if it doesn’t preserve life.

There is no right or wrong choice, just two different paths. Zhang Xun does not believe that moral pressure should be exerted on anyone at such a time. Everyone should pay the corresponding price for their choices.

In the end, four people chose to go back with Josh. They didn’t find too much food, so the five people took all the hares they found. Zhang Xun also gave them a mechanical bug and a mini machine of his own, and told them to move quickly when they heard the alarm. Location.

The whole preparation and departure process was very quiet. The arrogance of the previous quarrel was all extinguished. The five silently took the things that were distributed to them, and left before dawn.

Zhang Xun did not force Adam to go back with the five people, which surprised Adam.

The remaining eight stayed up all night trying to mark the possible location of the mine on a tattered old B.C. map.

“Judging from the weapons and equipment of the other party we have seen so far, I am afraid that many of their technologies were brought by the senior engineer of Titanium, and they have not even been widely used. The most advanced Eden technology. From this point of view, they There is no resistance to technology itself, which is different from us.” Just looking at the dim optical fiber emitted by the flashlight, Zhang Xun looked at the resolute faces in front of him, “They embrace technology, and may even worship technology. Will voluntarily cut off their hands and feet for such a large-scale transformation. Then why do they still buy Red Lady’s weapons?”

All the hunters looked at him blankly, and the youngest hunter asked stupidly, “Yeah, why? what?”

“Maybe the Red Lady has some information that we don’t know. Maybe the Red Lady just wanted to do business with Feathered Serpent City from the beginning, and we were just a means for her to raise the price. But they bypassed The U.S. came this far for more than just weapons. Now we know that they may have a stronghold in the mines. Feathered Serpent City is clearly in Central America, but they have to go so far to set up a stronghold. I have two This is speculation. One is that they are conducting some kind of weapons of mass destruction experiments, and they don’t want to affect their refugee country.” Zhang Xun finished speaking and drank the hot water that had just been boiled on the gas stove in the kitchen. dignified.

“What about the other?” Cannon asked impatiently, “Don’t hesitate, finish it all at once!”

Zhang Xun glanced at Adam and said in a deep voice, “The other possibility is that they have some deal with Eden. The target It’s Paradise Lost.”

A Bulgarian hunter drew a cross on his chest and murmured and prayed to God…

“Whatever it is, how can we save the regiment leader and them? We even have guns now. Not many more. What can you do with that robot?” Cannon said, glaring at Adam.

Adam smiled politely and friendly, “All Eden’s technology is mine. I can do many things. As long as you can let me into their base.”

Zhang Xun hesitated, “I’m not sure this is a good idea. If they have a partnership with Eden, it’s hard to tell if they’re here for Adam. In that case, we’re giving them what they want for nothing.”

“If that’s the case, it’s even easier. “Adam didn’t care, he just spread his hands, “You can use me directly as a bargaining chip and exchange hostages with them.”

Zhang Xun glared at Adam, “Don’t even think about it.”

“Then I have my way to paralyze all their machines .” ”

No!” Zhang Xun said decisively, “I respect you enough for not forcing you to leave with Josh and the others, but if you say one more word, I will put you on standby now.”

Adam had no choice but to keep his mouth shut.

Cannon next to him sneered and muttered, “Mom, he’s as fierce as my family…”

Finally, the eight of them discussed and decided to sneak into the mountains before dawn to find out where their plane was parked. . Such a big plane always needs a platform with a wide hook, so it shouldn’t be difficult to find.

However, three hours later, it was already bright, but they still hadn’t found the shadow of the tarmac. The bushes here are thicker than elsewhere, and the vine branches and leaves can occasionally see an abandoned coal truck leaning against the mountain wall, which has been occupied by plants. Not far from the coal car, they found a thin track among the wormwood and ferns, apparently the track the coal car had traveled before. They proceeded carefully along the track, and finally found a mine entrance on a mountain wall that went straight up and down.

The decayed wooden frame was replaced by newly replaced alloy steel bars, and the plants at the entrance of the hole were also cleaned up, and it was obvious that someone had come in and out. It’s just that there was only the sound of wind and birds in the forest at this time, and there was no half-person figure.

After confirming that there was no one in private, they got out of the woods and walked to the mine. A gloomy, cold wind that seemed to blow from a tomb immediately gave everyone a chill, and there was no way to block the heavy invisible battle suit. Caves always give people this gloomy feeling, like the open mouth of a mountain, waiting for ignorant bugs to fly in.

At this moment, Zhang Xun saw the shallow mark left on the stone beside the entrance of the cave.

James’ mark.

“He really came here before…mostly he was taken away.” Zhang Xun’s heart clenched, and he squatted down to check the nick.

Adam, on the other hand, stood at the entrance of the cave, slightly tilting his head, as if listening to something.

If this is really the entrance, then James and the head of the group are very likely to be here. Cannon had already started walking into the hole first. The rest quickly followed.

Except for the traces of some people at the entrance at the beginning, when we got inside, those traces gradually disappeared. The tunnels, supported by crumbling rotten wood, are low and narrow, in some places you have to bend over to get past them, and in some places there are side roads that stretch out in unknown directions. Going deeper, the natural light disappears completely. Once the light of the flashlight is gone, the darkness that can’t reach your fingers will completely devour them. In the limited aperture, rocks are squeezed from all directions, like the guts of monsters, and they will be digested into scum at any time.

Probably to liven up the somewhat tense atmosphere, Adam said in a relaxed tone: “I heard that mining was a very dangerous profession a long time ago, especially coal mines. If you are not careful, a mine will explode and you will be buried in it with corpses. There are countless miners who can’t be found. There may even be bones of miners from hundreds of years ago in the walls around us.” Adam paused, as if waiting for everyone to digest what he said, and then continued to say that it was completely inappropriate in the The scary facts told here, “The mine is the most suitable place to tell ghost stories. Almost all mines have ghost stories. Some people have heard or seen dead miners in them, as if they don’t know they are dead and still alive. Dig the rock tirelessly. Sometimes when you walk in the mine, you will hear a whimpering sound. If someone calls your name, you must not look back.”

As if echoing his words, from the far and deep darkness, A long, strange sound came out. It was as if someone or an animal was groaning in pain, and the sound shook the surrounding rocks, making the hair stand on end.

Everyone stopped involuntarily.

“What is that…” The young hunter swallowed, his eyes widening with fear.

“There can’t really be ghosts…”

“Don’t talk nonsense! What age do you still believe there are ghosts in the world?”

“I don’t think it’s impossible for ‘ghosts’ to exist. The key is to see how you define it.” After pouring the oil, seeing Zhang Xun’s face is not good, he quickly added another sentence, “But the sound just now doesn’t sound like a human voice…”

There was no help at all…

“I mean, it may be the sound made by the machine. A type of automatic mecha designed by Eden will make a sound like this when it is activated.”

But at this moment, a little monster suddenly appeared in the front. Different red light. A strange, mechanical sound gradually became clear, and it was approaching at an extremely fast speed.

“Lights out! Run back!” Cannon yelled.

The crowd didn’t care about anything, they turned off the flashlight and ran wild. But there is no light, there is a thick darkness in front of you, how can you know which direction to run? Zhang Xun was so stiff that he couldn’t move because of the fear of the dark, and suddenly a cold slap on his wrist. Adam grabbed his wrist with a mechanical hand and pulled him forward.

Those professionally trained hunters can walk fast even in the dark. But Zhang Xun couldn’t do it. He ran deep and shallow, stumbled and stumbled. But the tingling sound of metal rubbing on the scalp was approaching quickly.

Suddenly, Adam pulled Zhang Xun into a fork in the road. He pressed Zhang Xun against the stone wall, covered Zhang Xun’s mouth with his left hand, and whispered in his ear, “Shh…”

Zhang Xun’s heart was beating like a drum, and he was sweating coldly. He tried hard to control the sound of his breathing, because even the sound of breathing seemed too loud.

The numbing metal rubbing sound was getting closer and closer. In the darkness, Zhang Xun saw an ominous red light start to appear around the corner, and then… a curved tentacle stretched out, curled up and swayed, and the top was emitting that uncomfortable light.

WTF? !

It’s not a tentacle…it’s some kind of sensing device made of pieces of alloy. It waved the red light in the air nimbly and softly, as if trying to see or hear something. Immediately afterwards, more mechanical bodies were revealed, some like giant dogs without heads, but with too many legs. The occasional collision of those legs as they moved quickly produced that screeching metallic screeching sound. It has several similar long “tentacles” all over its body, waving in the air constantly, like a super long earthworm, it looks a little disgusting…

Its shape, the flashing red lights, and those too many centipede-like legs, seemed to cause some kind of subtle oppression to the human spirit. A kind of disgust and fear that arises from the bottom of my heart. Zhang Xun realized that this feeling was neither too sensitive nor an illusion. It was deliberately designed…

Fear, the strongest and most invincible instinct of human beings. Whoever controls fear can control everyone.

Because Zhang Xun and Adam were too quiet, the machine didn’t seem to detect them, so they continued to search. At this time, Adam leaned into Zhang Xun’s ear and said softly, “Look, this is the Eden version of the pet dog. Isn’t it cute?”

“…” Which eye did you see that it was cute? !

The author has something to say: Thanks to the little angels who irrigated the nutrient solution~~~: 39 bottles of spicy food; 10 bottles in 1939; 2 bottles of myvanillaworld;

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