Chapter 559: The Battle of Faith
Chapter 559: The Battle of “Faith”
Downstairs of the Giant Stone Military Industrial Building.
Looking up at the sky, the Killing Dagger, who was standing like a baboon, said with a look of discomfort.
”Damn it! Why can’t I take a plane!” The one
standing aside, whose good name was given by a dog, glanced at his excavator-like hands and said with a smirk.
”You two pieces of iron lumps, taking you is equivalent to taking two less people, scratching your head and even dismantling the plane, you should save your energy.”
The Kidney Fighter patted him on the shoulder.
”That’s right, save your energy.”
The Killing Dagger said with a look of discomfort.
”I want to dismantle this thing.”
He now understands the pain of the alien players.
Whether it is ugly or not is another matter, the fact that he can’t use conventional weapons is uncomfortable enough.
If he had known earlier, he should have learned from Mosquito, installed a spine with more slots, and installed two big fists as additional prostheses instead of directly replacing the two original arms.
This would be much more reasonable.
”Rich people…”
”You’re such a waste.”
Kidney Fighter and Good Dog looked at this guy with envy.
The cost of modifying a mechanical prosthesis is not free. Depending on the situation, it may account for one-third or even one-half of the total price.
Killing Dagger smiled embarrassedly.
”Don’t worry, you can sell it second-hand, hehe.”
Kidney Fighter rolled his eyes, exposing his self-consolation.
”Who the hell would buy this thing!”
Not wanting to dwell on this regretful issue, Killing Dagger changed the subject.
”Why don’t you go with the plane?”
Kidney Fighter sighed.
”Well, isn’t this accompanying you?”
”Good brother!”
Killing Dagger raised his hand with emotion and wanted to pat the old kidney brother on the shoulder, but the latter was so scared that he dodged in a cold sweat.
”Fuck! Do you want to kill me!”
The good name was given to the dog: “Hahahaha!”
After the preparations were completed, twelve trucks drove towards the east gate of Boulder City and drove along the road under the viaduct to the outside of the city.
On the other side, two Viper transport planes also left the apron, their engines on the abdomen spraying plasma plumes, and flew southward like two dragonflies one after the other.
Sitting next to the cabin window, Chen Yutong looked at the gradually shrinking giant wall and the ruins of tall buildings outside the giant wall, her eyes fixed on it.
Several cows and horses in the same plane looked at Ms. Chen’s back and played jokes about the animal world in the communication channel.
”Spring is here.”
”All things are revived.”
”It’s the season for animals to reproduce again.”
”The male sea turtle is lying on–”
”Shut up.”
Knowing that he couldn’t argue, Lao Bai simply cut off the male microphones of the guys who jumped the most.
Everyone was quiet for a while.
But not long after, a few guys who couldn’t stay idle started mumbling in their private microphones again.
”Hehe, I didn’t expect that Lao Bai, the guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, couldn’t bear the loneliness either.” Ye Shi smacked his lips and said with a smirk.
Kuangfeng looked at him helplessly.
”Why are you so excited about someone else’s girlfriend?”
”Don’t you care about your brother?” Ye Shi laughed and looked at Fang Chang, “By the way, where’s your Dolly? Why doesn’t she send you off?”
Fang Chang coughed.
”I’ll just ask her to send me to the door… Since you’re so worried, you should worry about yourself.”
Ye Shi was stunned for a moment, but soon came to his senses and said with a laugh.
”What should I worry about… I never have a couple when playing games.”
Seeing the young man’s confident look, Fang Chang laughed, and suddenly his eyes moved, and said meaningfully.
”Don’t feel embarrassed, having a girlfriend these days is not a rare thing.”
Seeing Fang Chang winking at him, Kuang Feng was slightly stunned, then smiled and nodded with sudden enlightenment, and said meaningfully.
”Indeed.”
Without waiting for Ye Shi to speak, Fang Chang continued.
”Let’s talk about Wasteland OL. Actually, there are quite a few players who date NPCs, but most players are more concerned about privacy and rarely tell others.”
For example, he himself never shows affection in public, but the good brothers in the group are too enthusiastic, so the official website knows about it.
Ye Shi scratched his head.
”Actually, not many… First of all, language is a problem, and secondly, culture and habits are also one aspect.”
He didn’t know what others thought, but he always felt that it was weird to date an NPC.
It’s okay for a single-player game.
The problem is that this is an MMORPG!
Especially for games in testing, in theory, the development team is collecting player data all the time. Maybe they are having sex behind closed doors in the game, and they are broadcasting live on the big screen in the conference room.
When he thought about doing that kind of thing with countless OPs standing next to him, he couldn’t help but dig his toes into the ground, and at the same time, he felt a sense of admiration for the big-eyed brother.
In that situation, how did he stand up? !
It’s impossible!
”Then you’re wrong,” Fang Chang smiled faintly at Ye Shi, who was confused, and continued, “In the face of feelings, what you said is not a problem at all.”
Ye Shi asked in a low voice.
”Even if it is broadcast live-”
”Hey! The development team will not peek into the private lives of players… I asked A Guang, and he told me.” Ye Shi was just halfway through his words when Fang Chang hurriedly interrupted him.
Good guy.
After laying the groundwork for a long time, he almost got himself into trouble.
Seeing Fang Chang’s embarrassed expression, Ye Shi immediately understood and laughed.
”I believe it!”
Ignoring the boy’s malicious smile, Fang Chang cleared his throat and continued to speak calmly.
”In short, it’s not strange to date an NPC. Especially the residents of the shelter, who have their own attractive buffs for most wastelanders. In addition, wastelanders are more passionate and unrestrained in character. It’s normal for some players who don’t usually have a strong presence to suddenly have a partner.”
Ye Shi frowned and looked at him.
”What do you want to say…”
Kuang Feng suddenly interrupted.
”I heard that Teng Teng seems to have a lot of suitors.”
Ye Shi was stunned.
In a second, his face quickly turned red like an apple.
”Wait… What does this have to do with Teng Teng?! Why did the topic suddenly jump to–”
”Not only is she beautiful, but she’s also a rich woman.”
Ignoring Ye Shi’s incoherent speech, Fang Chang gave Kuang Feng a well-done look, and continued with a smile.
”Even if she suddenly gets married one day, it’s actually nothing to be surprised about.”
Kuang Feng couldn’t hold back his laughter.
”Haha, you’re so bad.”
Fang Chang squeezed his eyebrows at him.
”You too.”
Quit smoking: “Hahaha!”
The cabin was filled with a happy atmosphere.
Ye Shi, who was still talking a few seconds ago, now looked at the wilderness outside the cabin with a look of disappointment and shut up.
Looking at Ye Shi who had turned off his microphone, Jie Yan, who had laughed enough, coughed twice, turned around and said a few more words for Ye Shi.
”Hey, you guys just like to bully brother Ye Shi, and I, an honest man, can’t stand it anymore!”
Fang Chang and Kuang Feng subtly moved their eyes away.
”Isn’t this boring bragging?”
”That’s right! This kid has made a lot of jokes about me…”
But speaking of it, Fang Chang was also quite surprised.
I didn’t expect this guy to be a virgin…
The 800-kilometer flight is only two hours for Viper. A group of good buddies are talking and laughing on the plane. This trip is not boring.
Around two o’clock in the afternoon.
On the horizon covered by mist, the outline of Jinhe City has already emerged.
Concrete buildings stand on the lush plains, with hills and forests on the edge.
Jinhe City does not have the high-density and concentrated buildings like Qingquan City. Only a few urban areas have high-rise buildings, and most urban areas are closer to the layout of modern cities – a center that stands out from the crowd is surrounded by an ordinary cement box.
”What a big city…”
”It feels bigger than the city in reality!”
”That’s nonsense. There was a prosperous era before the wasteland era. According to the description of the prosperous era in the official website, there is no trace of the prosperous era in reality.”
Looking in the direction of Jinhe City, Fang Chang opened the VM map and compared it with the terrain in reality to confirm the approximate location of several mission coordinates.
At this time, the NPC pilot sitting in the co-pilot seat suddenly said,
”It seems that there is something happening near the landing point.”
Feeling that something was about to happen, everyone stopped joking and looked serious.
”Let me see.”
Moving to the left side of the cabin, Lao Bai looked in the direction of Dust Town and tapped his helmet with his index finger.
The helmet of the power armor has a built-in zoom function, and you can see clearly at this distance even without a telescope.
After staring at the direction of Dust Town for a long time, Lao Bai’s brows gradually frowned.
”Armed elements were found near Dust Town, with a scale of about a hundred people… There are too many obstructions, and the exact number cannot be confirmed.”
Kuangfeng said with a serious look.
”Do you want to release the drone?”
Lao Bai nodded.
”To be on the safe side, let’s send a drone over first to take a look.”
Without any nonsense, Kuangfeng immediately opened the drone backpack, took out a Y-1 Firefly drone with folding rotors, and threw it out of the cabin like throwing a paper airplane.
The drone glided for a while by inertia, and soon opened its two pairs of folded rotors and rushed towards the target airspace.
Just as Kuangfeng was operating the drone to fly over the target, Lao Bai continued to give orders in a deep voice.
”There is an abandoned logging site two kilometers north of Dust Town. Group 1 will land with me on the open space on the south side of the logging site and walk to Dust Town.”
”Group 2 is on standby in the air, turn on the weapon safety, and be ready to support at any time.”
The pilot sitting in the front row of the driver’s seat made a gesture.
”Got it!”
The two Vipers parted ways in the air. One descended and flew towards the ground, while the other continued to move towards Dust Town.
At the same time, Dust Town, several kilometers away, was bustling with activity. A large group of people stood outside the two-person-high fence gate.
They were in high spirits. Some carried farm tools, and some carried rifles. They shouted something at the people inside the gate.
A missionary in a robe stood in front of the team, looking at the survivors behind the wall with an arrogant look.
He gathered his emotions for a moment.
He raised his hand to signal the people behind him to stop shouting, and then faced the closed fence gate in front of him and spoke in a solemn and loud voice.
”Surrender.”
”Kneel before the Son of God, kneel on the ground and pray for the forgiveness of the Heavenly Fire. This is your last chance.”
”Otherwise, all of you will be reduced to slaves, and your descendants will work under the scorching sun all day long, and the labor will not be relieved even after death.”
”I will only give you two minutes to think about it.”
After saying this, he hurriedly turned around and retreated into the crowd behind him, letting the believers beside him continue to knock on the door. He
had already pretended to be powerful, and it was obvious that this guy didn’t want to be exposed to the enemy’s gun for too long.
Looking at the fierce guys outside the fence, the residents of the town all had a trace of fear on their faces.
But they were afraid.
Thinking of the three gods living in the town, most people still calmed down, holding their weapons tightly, and leaning against the one-meter-high low wall to wait for battle.
Fuck the torch!
Fuck the Son of God!
The invincible true god stood behind them and had hunted countless jackals and hyenas who coveted them.
They already have their own patron saint, and will not trust those invisible and intangible guys!
Wearing the “Hunter” exoskeleton specially designed for Death Claw, Garbage Picker Level 99 was standing by the window on the third floor of the town hall, squinting at the people outside the town, thinking about how to get rid of those guys with the least casualties.
Unfortunately, the fighting power of the mouse brothers on the front battlefield is too weak, and they are only good at sneak attacks. The newbie of the agility system is not very bad, but it is not very strong either.
Needless to say, the survivors in the town, the morale will collapse if two people die, and in the end, they will probably have to rely on their own output.
But there is a team of 100 people standing outside…
It’s difficult!
Standing next to Garbage, the white-haired mayor swallowed his saliva and reminded him nervously in a low voice.
”My lord… there are too many of them. If a fight really breaks out, I’m afraid we will suffer.”
His name is Qin Baitian, the mayor elected by the villagers of Dust Town, and also the gray prophet of the Great Horned Rat Cult.
To be honest, he didn’t really understand what the Great Horned Rat Cult and the Grey Prophet were, but it was the first time he saw a talking rat and a deathclaw, so he believed in them immediately.
His idea was very simple and plain. Whoever could keep the residents of the town safe would be recognized as the god by him and the residents.
At first, Qin Baitian was extremely devout to the Great Horned Rat Cult, but now the surrounding settlements seemed to believe in the Torch Cult.
Not only were they excluded by the surrounding survivor settlements, but now they were also in trouble.
It was a bit embarrassing to say it, but seeing this scene, he was somewhat discouraged.
If only the Great Horned Deer God could rule this land together with the Son of God holding the torch, he wouldn’t mind adding an extra stick of incense to the temple.
Garbage Jun had no intention of admitting defeat, and didn’t hear the mayor’s wavering mind. He stared out the window and cursed.
”I’m not blind… Damn, how come there are so many people in Hope Town?”
”I’m afraid it’s not just Hope Town… Most of the unfamiliar faces are probably from other settlements.”
After carefully glancing at the big lizard next to him, Qin Baitian continued cautiously and tactfully.
”Sir, it’s not a good idea to go against all the survivors, especially since I heard that they seem to have won over the mutant tribes in this area. Those green-skinned guys are even more incredible. Why don’t we talk to them?”
Good guy!
They’ve even hooked up with the mutants!
These people must not be left alive!
A trace of murderous intent flashed in Junji’s eyes, and almost at the same time, a “whoosh” sound of breaking through the air passed over the town.
Before everyone could come to their senses, the flames of the explosion bloomed on the roof of the town’s mill, and then the billowing smoke engulfed the windmill.
Screams rose and fell on the street, with the faint cry of babies. Nearby residents hurriedly carried buckets to put out the fire, and the morale of the militia standing behind the low wall was shaken.
Artillery!
These lunatics used all the artillery!
The sound of artillery can be heard faintly here, but the shells cannot be seen from where they are coming from. That is why everyone can’t help but feel a little panic in their hearts.
”It’s time.”
The missionary closed his sleeves, took his eyes off his watch, and looked at the chaotic town ahead.
A hint of viciousness flashed in his calm eyes, and a cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
”You are courting death.”
This is the last settlement in Jinhe City that has not been incorporated into the diocese. He will not allow such a stain to remain on the map presented to the bishop.
If these ignorant mud legs refuse to embrace the glorious evolution –
then die!
Seeing that the windmill mill he led people to build was blown off the roof, the garbage man who was watching the battle on the third floor was furious and shouted out the window.
”Fuck it!”
”Fight for me!”
He didn’t need to give any orders at all.
The religious lunatics outside the low wall had already launched the first attack, using the earth slope and tree trunks as cover, holding their rifles and firing in the direction of Dust Town.
The survivors in the town were not to be outdone, leaning against the one-meter-high low wall as cover, and firing their rifles on the top of the wall or through the firing holes.
Thanks to the weapons inventory accumulated by the previous mayor and the alliance, they not only had automatic rifles such as LD-47, but also two Maxim machine guns, which were no less powerful than those religious lunatics.
The only disadvantage was probably the support firepower of the opposite side.
From time to time, one or two artillery shots were heard in the distance, accompanied by the sound of whizzing through the air, and the town was full of exploding sparks.
Although the accuracy was not good and did not cause much damage to the militia near the low wall, it was undoubtedly a heavy blow to the morale of the survivors in the town. The
houses destroyed by the shells were all their homes, and those houses were built by them brick by brick, and their families might even live in those houses!
But at this moment, they had no choice but to fight.
After all, looking at the eyes of those lunatics outside, I am afraid that even if they surrender, those people will never let them go.
There were gunshots inside and outside the town, and the battle became white-hot just after it began.
Although those militants had not undergone any rigorous training, they fought unexpectedly bravely and their morale was extremely high.
Jun Lazi always felt that something was wrong.
The Torch Church has only spread to this area in the past six months. How could these “monks” who changed their jobs halfway be brainwashed like this?
As he was thinking about this, he soon saw a strange scene on the battlefield in the distance.
I saw a believer of the Torch Church had his arm broken by a machine gun bullet. He should have rolled on the ground and cried for his parents in pain, but he didn’t say a word. Instead, a trace of sick blush appeared on his dark face.
The pain seemed to be transformed into something else.
Discovering the abnormality of those people, Jun Lazi suddenly felt a chill on his back.
”Fuck! These lunatics are on drugs!”
A voice came from the communication channel.
”Isn’t this obvious? That Naguo! They obviously took it!”
Trash was shocked.
”Fuck! Naguo has this effect?!”
The voice said: “Nonsense! Have you forgotten the ‘fugue’ state? Those charlatans have a way to make people stay sane while going crazy!”
There are similar examples in reality. For example, during World War II, the German army widely used methamphetamine as a “battlefield stimulant.”
And these drug addicts seemed to be even better. Not only did they take drugs, but they also mixed drugs with religion, reaching a double frenzy both physically and mentally.
Even though their intestines fell out, the group of guys continued to fight fearlessly, just like when they first launched the server.
Jun Lazi felt a little tricky.
If they continued at this trend, even if they could hold on, they would inevitably suffer heavy casualties.
Just when Jun Lazi was in a dilemma, the VM on his arm suddenly flashed, and then a familiar voice came into his ears.
”What’s the situation over there? Why did you start fighting?”
Old White!
Reinforcements are coming!
The light of hope bloomed in his amber pupils, and he shouted excitedly when he heard the extremely reassuring voice.
”Good brother! Hurry up and help me!”
After a burst of electric sound, the voice in the communication channel became clearer and clearer.
”Don’t worry… What’s the situation with those people?”
Jun Lazi said with a smile.
”Who knows! They started yelling at us to join the glorious evolution, we refused, and then they opened fire!”
Lao Bai: “Red name?”
Jun Lazi: “Of course! They started first!”
Since he was a red name, there was no need to hesitate.
Almost at the same time as the voice fell, two rockets drew an arc in the air and landed on the position outside the fence.
The flames of the explosion shot up into the sky, instantly engulfing a dozen militants who left the bunker and moved forward.
Then the sound of rapid gunfire came from the air, and the orange-yellow tracer rushed towards the woods outside the fence like a torrential rain.
The situation between the attacker and the defender was reversed instantly!
Jun Lazi, who was standing by the window, excitedly waved his fist.
”Haha! Beautiful fight!”
Qin Baitian stared blankly at the lizard waving his fist outside the window, and then looked at the burning sea of fire in the distance outside the window. The fear in his eyes gradually turned into admiration.
”Big Horned Rat… Oh no, Big Horned Deer God…”
This lord is indeed the incarnation of a god!
Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but feel a little ashamed for his previous wavering faith, and bowed his head devoutly.
He was really blind.
In order to make up for this sin of disrespect, he was willing to serve this lord for the rest of his life!
Not noticing the change in the expression of the mortal next to him, the unsatisfied Garbage King grabbed the window with his claws and jumped downstairs with a roar.
His feet stepped heavily on the brick-paved street, leaving two pits on the flat road surface. He lowered his body and rubbed the ground with the tips of his hind paws, and his amber pupils flashed with bloodthirsty light.
”It’s time to hunt!”
He is so good at collecting heads!
Can’t let the brothers of the Burning Legion steal all the limelight!
Like a wild horse that has broken free from its reins, Jun Lazi seized the opportunity to enter the battlefield, quickly crossed his own position, roared, smashed open the wooden fence door, and rushed towards the smoke-filled position with his claws waving. In
just a breath of time, two thugs were torn to pieces by him.
In a trance, he saw the whistling claws and the devil-like face. The astonishment on the face of the missionary in a gray robe gradually turned into deep fear.
”Devil! Devil!”
He shouted while running back desperately.
Does that big-horned deer god really exist? !
For a moment, his faith, which was clearer than diamonds, was shaken a little.
But then again, where are the horns of the big-horned deer god?
Why didn’t he see them…
(End of this chapter)
