Chapter 1735: Underground Base

"Captain, you got something, you can come and have a look." The voice of the tracking expert sounded through the intercom, and the captain agreed, looked at his black adjutant, and said, "Let's go, take a look."

In the cemetery behind the village, the tracking expert was squatting on a piece of grass, and the nearby grass was cleared by him, so a footprint was exposed. The footprints extended towards the depths of the cemetery. Behind the cemetery was a forest, and after that, there were continuous mountains.

"How?" The captain asked after meeting with the tracking experts.

The tracking expert pointed to the woods behind the cemetery and said: "I found footprints in this grassland, which looked very messy. They went to the back of the cemetery. It is worth mentioning that most of these footprints seem to belong to wild animals. , but one group is owned by humans. Judging from the size of the footprints, it should be a child of twelve or thirteen years old, weighing no more than 25 kg. I suspect this is a survivor of the village. He may be able to tell us what happened here .”

The captain called the communication soldier over, and said, "Send a message to the headquarters with our coordinates, and then send it every 20 minutes."

"Okay, boys. Let's get started, open your insurance, and be ready to fight at any time. I hope everyone can go back together when they come together." The captain shouted, and then said to the tracking expert: "Lead the way. "

The team quickly passed through the cemetery and entered the woods at the foot of the mountain. The light in the woods is dim. Today is a cloudy day, and there is no sunshine in the first place. In addition, the trees in this forest are full of branches and leaves, and the light in the woods is even more dim. As we walked, it started to rain, and the air in the woods became humid, and the rain wet the soil, making it more difficult to track. Even this trained tracking expert can no longer find clues as quickly as before.

The speed of advancement slowed down so much that they walked out of the woods at noon. Tracking experts found a set of footprints on an exposed rock. Fortunately, there was not much rain in the morning, otherwise these footprints would have been washed away, and now there are still faint traces. Footprints indicate that survivors of the village made their way into the mountains.

The team was resting nearby, and the captain was also looking at the set of footprints. His black adjutant whispered: "Boss, I think it's better to suspend the mission and let the higher-ups find another way. We are only a small number of people, and the supplies we brought are not enough." It’s not enough, I’m afraid it’s dangerous to rush into the mountains.”

The captain nodded and called the communications soldier to report the situation to the headquarters. A moment later, the headquarters sent a message asking them to go deeper and rescue the survivor. The deadline is two days. If no one is found within two days, the team can retreat immediately. This obviously took into account the team's supplies. With the food and water they carried, they could spend three to four days in the wild. With a little control, the round-trip time is still sufficient.

At 1:00 p.m., the team continued to set off. After entering the mountains, the air became dry and the traces left by the survivors became clearer.

It's just that these footprints are always mixed with the traces left by wild beasts, and judging from the size of the footprints and the span between the two footprints, these beasts are not small in size and heavy, obviously they are extremely dangerous things . What surprised the tracking experts was that the traces left by the survivors did not disappear because of the presence of these wild beasts. It seemed that they were either mixed with these wild beasts, or they were walking along the path passed by the wild beasts.

Both of these things make people wonder why a twelve or thirteen-year-old child was not eaten when he walked with a dangerous beast. If it was the latter, why did he follow the trail left by the beast?

Perhaps the answer can only be known by hitting the survivors.

Marching in the mountains was boring, the team stopped and went, tracking clues and deepening. Sometimes they rest in the stream, sometimes they can only rest in the shade of the mountain. Soon as night fell, the captain selected a high ground as a temporary camp, and soldiers inserted sensors around the high ground to arrange defense lines. A few soldiers lit a fire, set the pan used for marching on the fire, then poured in instant food, added water, and soon a pot of beef stew was ready to enjoy.

Each person was given a bowl of broth exuding a strong meaty aroma, which tasted full of flavor, but the taste of artificial flavors was too obvious. But being in the wild, they couldn't help being picky. What's more, as a soldier, as long as you can fill your stomach, no one will plan whether the food is natural and delicious.

After dinner, the captain was cleaning the gun. The adjutant came over, sat down and said, "This is very unusual, sir."

"I know."

Of course the captain knew how dangerous it would be for a survivor, a child who was not yet an adult, to enter the mountain alone. In this vast unknown area, no one knows what will happen. Even their well-equipped soldiers are not willing to enter the mountains easily. But that child, why didn't he escape from the village and go to another small town a few kilometers away, but into an uninhabited mountain area?

The matter itself is suspicious.

In addition to those beasts, tracking experts can't tell what they are. He only knew that judging from the traces left by the beasts, these beasts had human-like forelimbs and rear legs like cattle. Such a beast has never been seen before. Even after the Battle of Daybreak, there were many mutated creatures on the surface, and none of them fit the description of the tracking experts.

A group of unknown beasts, a twelve or thirteen-year-old child, all of these put too much unknowable cloak on their mission. What puzzled the captain even more was the decision of the headquarters. Why did they insist on tracking down the survivors?

"Anyway, let's find another day. If there is no result tomorrow, we will leave this ghost place tomorrow evening." The captain said.

The black adjutant shrugged, that's all he could do.

Meanwhile, a soldier at Pretender Rock is dozing off on the high ground below. He is no longer a recruit. Son, so even if you sleep, it is only a light sleep. When the Pocket Intelligence on his wrist vibrated, the soldier woke up immediately. The screen of the smart brain shows that there are several sensors that have signal feedback. In the area set by the sensor, once there is a creature whose weight exceeds the set value, it will alarm.

The soldier immediately reported the situation up, and at the same time took up his gun and trotted towards the location of the alarm sensors. When he hid behind a big rock and poked his head out to look. Under the bleak moonlight, a pair of red eyes were staring at him. The soldier was taken aback. Those eyes were so calm, completely different from the eyes that a beast should have. However, the head with curved horns and hind legs like a cattle all pointed out the fact that it was a beast. .

Then the beast rushed towards the soldiers. Its movements were so vigorous and powerful that there was a muffled sound of breaking through the air as its body pushed forward. The soldiers immediately raised their guns and fired, and the clear gunshots tore through the tranquility of the night. The captain who was wiping the gun on the high ground and the adjutant next to him immediately jumped up. They looked towards the gunshot, and vaguely saw a black shadow pounce on the soldier, and then the soldier shouted, and the gunfire stopped just like that.

"Hurry up, hurry up, go and see what's going on." The captain yelled, and he had rushed down to the high ground with his gun and opened fire on the beast.

The beast quickly dragged the soldier's legs away, and the soldier's cry was heard all the way. When the captain rushed to the scene of the accident, the beast had already left, only the sensor's alarm sounded from the soldier's dropped brain. What made the captain shudder was that from the beginning to the end, even though he was shot, the beast did not make any sound.

The captain and the black adjutant looked at each other.

The next day, the captain gathered the team on the high ground and said, "That unlucky Robin was taken away, and I don't know whether he is dead or alive. Judging from the speed of that beast, I think it is extremely dangerous and possesses certain intelligence. It is conceivable that there will not be only one such beast. I think it will be quite dangerous to rescue Robin, and this is not within the scope of our mission. The headquarters may not allow us to do so. So if we want to rescue, we must bear it ourselves risk."

"Then now, I need to know what you think, so let's decide by voting. Those who agree to rescue our companions, raise your hands."

After the captain finished speaking, he raised his hand: "I promised to find a woman for that kid, and I won't give up on him until this promise is fulfilled."

Hulala raised a large piece, only a few soldiers did not raise their hands. The captain called those people out and said, "Since you don't want to go, then I won't force you. Go back to the village and wait for news from us. If we don't come back within three days, you can go back to the headquarters by yourself."

After several people left, the team leader led the team to leave the high ground. Under the tracking of the tracking experts, they finally came to a cave. This is a cave at the foot of a high mountain, without any cover, the dark cave entrance seems to lead directly to the gate of hell. Standing at the entrance of the cave, you can feel the cold wind blowing inside, which means that the cave is very large and deep, and no matter where it leads, there is air flowing.

The team entered the cave, and the terrain was fairly flat at first, but gradually began to slope downward. The captain is already certain that this is not a natural cave, but a tunnel dug artificially. Because this tunnel goes straight, and in nature, the least thing that exists is a straight line!

"It feels like going to hell." The black adjutant whispered.

The captain didn't answer, and used actions instead of words. They had already put on tactical helmets, and the flashlights on the helmets shot out beams of light, illuminating their way forward. After walking in this way for two hours, a gate blocked the way. This is a steel gate, and the armor with a width of 30 centimeters tells the soldiers that this thing cannot be opened by manpower. Fortunately, the steel gate opened a passage, and a passage was faintly visible inside. As for where it leads, it is not known.

"Damn it, this is an underground base. Why didn't we know there was such a base in the mountains?" The captain called the communications soldier: "Can you reach the headquarters?"

The communicator shook his head and said, "No, we are too far from the ground, there is no signal here."