Chapter 353 - Assessment Point
The mobile base vehicle painted with a layer of desert camouflage does not drive very fast to begin with, and the undulating sand dunes make it even slower. Moreover, it also has to consider battery storage, so it can only drive 12 times a day. For hours, not only did the vehicle need to rest and recharge, but Chen Fei, the driver, also needed to take a breather.
Even if you spend thousands of energy points to upgrade the "Super Capacitor" skill to level 50, the capacitance has more than doubled, but through the "Optical/Electric/Magnetic/Crystal Energy Universal Conversion and Management Component" "The electricity replaced by itself still cannot last 24 hours.
My whole body felt hollowed out, as if I had no interest in anything, even the beer no longer tasted good.
After three days of grinding and grinding, the mobile base vehicle arrived at an oasis in the inner circle of the Central Desert. Fortunately, I had a means of transportation. Otherwise, I would have to at least walk this section of the road just to trek on foot. Ten days.
Moreover, there are many high-radiation areas along the way. If you don’t want to take more anti-radiation drugs, you will have to work hard to go around in a big circle, which will only take more time.
According to satellite positioning, the location of the small oasis with a diameter of less than 1 kilometer is exactly where Team 18 is scheduled to stop.
Oasis has the advantages of an oasis. You can obtain water and some food locally, reducing the pressure on supplies. The amount of radiation in a small area is also very low, so you don’t have to worry about excessive radiation. However, the disadvantages are also obvious. It's more of a danger than a disadvantage.
The oasis will inevitably become an important habitat that mutants instinctively compete for.
“Warning, there are more than 300 mutants within a radius of 5 kilometers, and there are no mutants in the core area!”
"Adam", who was in charge of managing the mobile base vehicle, issued a warning.
The large area surrounding the oasis is clearly a small stronghold of mutants. There are a large number of mutants above and below the sand, and some mutants visible to the naked eye are wandering back and forth.
Perhaps reaching some kind of tacit understanding, those mutants did not crowd the small oasis. Instead, a lake, green grass, and an oasis scattered with some big trees and bushes became A safe and pure land.
Perhaps sensing the approach of the behemoth mobile base vehicle, many mutants looked up warily, but none of them made any rash moves. Perhaps they were still uncertain about the combat effectiveness and threat of this big guy.
The 20-meter-long mobile base vehicle is enough to frighten some timid mutants due to its size.
Team 04 and Team 18 were secretly sweating.
Adrian Benjamin, a first-level fire magician, said with some worry to the members of Team 18 who were packing their equipment: "Are you really going to go there?"
After all, they only have 12 people. members, but there are more than 300 vicious mutants outside. The only way to enter the oasis is to attack with all your strength.
However, this is the scheduled assessment point for Team 18. The mobile base vehicle of Team 04 can bring them all the way, which is the utmost kindness. If we rush to help, maybe both teams will fail the assessment at the same time. .
One assessment point can only accommodate the next team.
"Don't worry! It's a piece of cake, you go first!" The gray-bearded captain of Team 18 waved his hand confidently, turned his head and said loudly to the Yu clan brother carrying the rail sniper rifle: "Simba, first Do the furthest thing.”
"Roger that, sir!"
The young man from the Yu tribe carrying the magnetic rail sniper rifle led the huge and heavy ammunition box, one step deeper and one shallower, to the top of the sandy slope. He set up the thick and long gun body and took a stance.
This location is enough to cover the entire small oasis.
First beat the mutants in the distance until they scream. The mutants in front may still be confused. This is indeed a good way to safely reduce the number of mutants.
"Then... I wish you good luck!"
Seeing that the other party was already prepared, Adrian Benjamin said no more.
This is a severe test that each team must face, and dangers are inevitable, but for those with abilities who are engaged in combat work, these are commonplace.
The members of Team 04 waved goodbye to their counterparts in Team 18. After riding in the same car for the past few days, the two teams became familiar with each other.
The mobile base vehicle turned around and moved faster and faster. Seeing this behemoth far away from the oasis, the mutants nearby who were paying attention to it breathed a sigh of relief.
Adrian came to the driver's seat in the carriage and asked, "Chen Fei, how many more days will it take for us to arrive at the scheduled location?"
In order to take Team 18 along, the mobile base vehicle traveled an extra day. , but you still need to arrive at the assessment location within the scheduled time.
Chen Fei glanced at the electronic map and said: "It will take 18 hours to drive to the destination."
With the current battery life of the mobile base vehicle, it is impossible to drive continuously for more than 18 hours. 12 hours, even if you can, people can't stand it for so long The roller coaster state of time requires uninterrupted rest. On the one hand, it is necessary to restore physical strength. On the other hand, more importantly, it is necessary to maintain the combat effectiveness of most people and cope with mutant attacks that may appear at any time, so it is accurate. The time is two days, or even three days is not surprising.
“Beep!”
Not only Chen Fei, but also various electronic notification sounds sounded from everyone else.
“There is a message coming!”
Adrian, the first-level fire magician who was talking to Chen Fei, frowned slightly, took out his mobile phone, and checked everyone Group messages received at the same time.
Due to the ubiquitous nuclear radiation and mutants, it is impossible to establish a large number of communication base stations in the central desert of Yangzhou Continent to cover signals to every corner, so everyone's communication equipment is Can connect to satellite.
There are also multiple relay drones following that will alternately stay in the air for long periods of time to help supplement the signal strength and minimize the impact of nuclear radiation and special mutants on communications.
"Team 07 is destroyed!"
Adrian, who was the first to see the news, looked in disbelief.
How long did it take for Team 04 to not even arrive at the scheduled assessment site when they received the news that another team was suddenly wiped out without any warning.
You must know that the personnel ratio of each team has been carefully considered, and the abilities are comprehensively covered. Even if the overall combat effectiveness of the teams is high or low, there will not be too much difference.
Everyone in Team 04 was already mentally prepared for the dangers in the desert, but...
Another loud call ring rang.
It's Gori's liaison officer Rossi. This guy has been indifferent to Team 04 since the departure. It's probably not good to call him at this time.
"It's Rosie, please keep your voices down, and Apu, don't talk nonsense!"
The cautious Adrian explained it first, and then answered the call.
“Why is it only connected now?”
Rossi's voice was as if he had been fed gunshot, full of impatience and irritability. Before Adrian could answer, he spoke quickly: "You all already know about Team 07, right?"
Adrian responded businesslikely: "Roger it, Rossi Liaison Officer!"
Rosie said very rudely: "You all be careful, don't die casually!"
"Hey! Old Man Luo, are you worried about your bonus? ?”
The big black guy Apu really made a name for himself, and he couldn’t control himself from telling the truth again.
The cabin of the mobile base vehicle was completely silent.
“…”
Good guy, it’s so amazing that I can’t stop dying.
Everyone's attention focused on the big black man again, staring so hard that he had to swallow his next sentence, but looked innocent.
This upright boy is talking nonsense again.
"Who? Who is talking? Is it you? Adrian?"
There was a sudden silence during the call, and then the furious voice of the liaison officer came from the phone.
He will not admit that his bonus is tied to the team responsible.
Team 07 was wiped out unexpectedly. Not only did all the bonuses of the liaison officers go to waste, but they also had to be held accountable to determine whether the liaison work and various warnings were conveyed in a timely manner.
“Uh...it’s not me, someone is watching a movie!”
Adrian had no choice but to open his eyes and tell lies with a wry smile. It wasn't a video call anyway. He could talk nonsense without any proof
"Humph! Be careful!"
Liaison Officer Rosie gritted her teeth and hung up the call.
I couldn't get off the stage twice. No matter who it was, my mood would become very bad.
“Huh…”
Adrian let out a sigh of relief and slowly put away his phone, finally getting through it.
He turned his head, straightened his face, and said in a bad tone: "Apu, next time someone calls, stand farther away!"
Twice in a row, The liaison officer was furious with this big black man. Sooner or later, everyone in Team 04 would have to settle this debt. Why did this unexpected disaster happen?
"Oh! Oh!"
The big black man touched the back of his head, feeling a little at a loss.
Until now, he didn't realize his mistake.
......
After 15 hours of driving on the continuously bumpy mobile base vehicle, a terrain that was incompatible with the vast sea of sand appeared in front of the field of vision.
A rocky hill appeared on the desert horizon.
Captain Adrian Benjamin, who temporarily acted as the navigator, compared the satellite map and positioning coordinates and said loudly: "15 kilometers directly ahead is the crater of an extinct volcano. That's right, that's our assessment point. .”
The mobile base vehicle arrived near the assessment point earlier than expected.
Exhausted from the car ride, Maori Meixin lay on the table and said feebly: "We can finally stop!"
She has gradually begun to adapt to such up and down movements. It was a bumpy ride, but I still felt dizzy and couldn't tell the difference between east, west, north and south.
Adrian's cell phone rang. He picked it up and looked at the others and said, "Shh! It's Rossi's liaison officer!"
Then he glared hard. With one glance at Apu, the others immediately pushed the big black man into the toilet and locked him in.
"Hey! What are you doing? Let me out!"
Bang bang bang!
Monk Zhang Er was confused and Apu slammed the door hard in the toilet.
"Don't make any noise, the captain needs to answer the phone."
A guy, Kitli, an A-level metal superpower, kicked the door angrily.
"Oh!" The big black man finally stopped, and the others all showed expressions of relief.
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(End of this chapter)