Chapter 1156: The Ghost of Death (6)
Patrick quickly retracted his dagger and caught the communicator. In front of him, Kasia flashed his mechanical watch and pointed it at Patrick, as if he was worried that his current state would not be able to count himself well.
Sonic Detective tells Kasia that the man in front of him has injected himself with some kind of potion, as evidenced by the fact that the gray and white keratin changes color. The texture is smoother and not as rough as earlier. Keen insight reminds Kasia of Zero. In my memory, the only one who changed color all over his body was Zero, and the scales fused into one, and then turned into a blood-like bright red. The man's state is far less than that of Zero, but the change in his breath has something in common, moving towards violence and mental uncontrollability. It's like all kinds of animals that blow up their hair when they perceive danger.
The minute hand, which represents the final pronouncement, walks on the dial of a mechanical watch, and the circle is drawn to coincide with the beginning and end points. Patrick stared at the man in front of him, then returned his gaze to the watch that made a slight noise.
"If I don't open the cross pupil, does that mean I have a chance now?"
It's a joke to let people give up their lives at will, no matter how you look at it. Until the end, Patrick wasn't the kind of person who would give up on himself. It's just that even though the other party's eyes are pitch-black pupils, the figure reflected in them looks so small. The pressure is much stronger than that of his captain, McDonald, and there is a difference between the two.
"Captain McDonald is oppressed by being in a high position, and that's because I know who the captain is, and what he has in the family. If you want to resist, you have to think about a lot of things. But in front of me, I feel that the oppression is only because I know in my heart that there is an irreversible gap between the strength of the other party and the other party, and it is not affected by other factors. β
"No, the effect of the injection should allow me to exert almost 1.5 times my original comprehensive strength in a short period of time. The strength increases, and the hardness of the armor is about twice as muchγγγ"
Patrick couldn't figure it out, and he was a little scared to think about it. Now I feel like I have met a natural enemy, and I have to rely on my head to give orders for any action. If the other party does not move, he can only be forced to remain still to deal with it.
"Will plot his own death in the knight's squire, the other party is definitely planning a big plan. And the most important part of this plan was his own death. It can be seen from the fact that the family association sent a team to investigate, and the enemy definitely has what the major forces want to get, that is, as long as the news that the other party is not dead spreads, even if I die, I still win. In the near future, the other side will definitely meet me again under the encirclement and suppression of various forces!
"Thirty seconds to go. An indifferent voice rang out, and Patrick's gaze refocused. Affected by the potion, his thoughts were moving much slower than usual.
"Will you keep the promise?" asked Patrick, as if he was sure of something, "I'm dead, and I won't know anything after that, how can I be sure you'll let Danriel go?"
"It's up to you. If you have the ability to convince your teammates, everyone will be at ease. Besides, you and the man who is rushing over must be members of the ranks, and all of them have lost their lives here, and I don't think I would have let it go if I were a knight's squire. At the very least, we will investigate the cause of your death and what happened to you. The large number of Imperial personnel gathered here is not the result I wanted. Being able to walk freely on the streets without pretense was one of my extravagant wishes. β
"So, I'll try to avoid you guys. I can guarantee that. β
Patrick set the time and began to adjust the frequency on the communicator. The enemy in front of him didn't move, and Patrick gently pressed the contact button, so quiet that only the sound of air was left in the storage space, and the electronic noise and shouting of the communicator were gently heard.
"Da-da-γγγ" Cassia tapped her finger on her watch, signaling that Patrick didn't have much time left.
Nodding his head to indicate that he knew, when the electronic murmur died down, an eager female voice came: "Patrick, what's going on, what's going on, why haven't I been able to contact you." I'll be in the warehouse right away!"
"There's a little bit of a situation in between, don't worry. Patrick's voice was soft, "Don't go near the warehouse just yet." Also, there's a very important thing to tell you now, and I think it's better for you to find a place that isn't too noisy to stop and listen to me. It's important, after all, a lot of people are involved. β
The footsteps on the other side immediately stopped, and Patrick caught the movement before continuing his words: "I came into contact with the enemy just now, and I understood something. β
"Then you know he'γγγ"
"Just hear about me, don't interrupt halfway. Patrick raised his voice slightly, and was about to speak, when he noticed that Kasia had come to him, and a hand two or three times smaller than himself had reached out.
With a smile on his face, Patrick knew what the look meant, so much so that his hot body temperature dropped a few degrees at this moment. It's signaling for himself to hand over the communicator. The movements were a little stiff, and Patrick thought about the time it would take him to call out the name of his enemy, but for a moment he didn't have that power, and his throat seemed to be blocked.
When the stiffness wore off, Patrick realized that he didn't know when he had let go of his hand, and the communicator was lying quietly in the hands of the enemy.
Kasia covered the part of the voice with her hand and whispered, "Mr. Patrick, please don't make unnecessary movements. In particular, a slight hitting sound is generated by touching the communicator with a finger, and the dangerous act of passcode language is transmitted. Don't speak with subtle hints, these are very dangerous. Your teammates are less than five hundred meters away, and it will take you less than ten seconds to catch up with them. β
Releasing the communicator, Kasia placed it next to Patrick's ear and motioned for him to continue.
"There is a huge organization behind the enemy, which is not something we can fight at the moment. Not even if the captain comes. I think the best, and as soon as possibleγγγ should be to give up here immediately, which is the best option for us at the moment. Patrick paused for a few seconds, his heart beating rapidly after being spotted making small movements under forced pressure.
"Patrick, the enemy is right next to you, right, are you threatened?" Danriel was keenly aware that from the moment Patrick spoke, she sensed that something was wrong.
"No, all you need to do now is remember my words. Patrick was completely dead, and it was out of helplessness, "I've been injected with the medicine, but it doesn't work anymore. The other party is not another knight squire, but another organization. They have sent so many forces here that we alone cannot resist. When the captain comes, he will only encounter danger. β
"Where are you now, I'll come right over. "There was footsteps.
"I'm in a safe place, I'm injured, it takes about half an hour to recover, I'll go to you later. During this time, you'd better finish sorting out our stuff and let the others leave the mine base. It's just that on the rebel side, you should have a good reason to convince them that we're not giving up on this place. I'm afraid that the Lieutenant Colonel will become another enemy when he knows we're going to give up here. Finally, don't go near the storage warehouse, where there are definitely enemies waiting for you. They broke my communicator first, and I barely escaped with a broken hand. Although I also want to go back and find that arm, maybe there is a possibility of docking. But there is no chance, the enemy has our basic information in his hands, and I think the other party will definitely wait for you to lead the team to jump into the trap. β
Patrick pretended to cough a few times to make his words more credible. He knew that Danriel was attentive and sensitive.
"I'll contact you later, I hope you're doing what I say by then. There are some things that are not understood in the communication. With that, Patrick let out a breath, and Kasia cut off contact and took a few steps back.
Patrick looked at Kasia, relaxed. He asked, "Mr. Kasia, before you do it, I want to ask about one thing, and it can be said that I have no idea of resisting." Of course, there are also things that make me think exactly what I did just did was done. β
Kasia crushed the communicator and said "yes".
"I wonder how big the gap is between us? From the very beginning of my contact with you, my judgment has been rising. β
"Pick the most intuitive reference, the thirty-six ferocious creatures of the knight's squire. You should have an exact understanding of them, and if you don't enter the scaly state, it will be very troublesome to get the signal generators in their bodies. β
Patrick tossed the dagger to Kasia: "Then I probably know." β
Sure enough, it is indeed far more difficult to deal with than Mr. Zero. Patrick's last thought was this, he didn't feel the pain, but he was aware of the fear and fear in his heart.
The short sword made of Ultimate Alloy worked well, but instead of taking it with him, Kasia stuck it in the ground next to Patrick's corpse. "If there were such people around every knight's squire, in a year or two, these people would surely meet the expectations of the Imperial Council. Kasia sighed, recognizing that if she wanted to keep up with these people, she had to do something she had been unwilling to do. Using someone else's corpse to build a ladder to a high place has always been the easiest and most efficient way to do it, provided you don't make yourself the material of the ladder.
Sensing that the other group was far away from the storage warehouse, Kasia found the box containing the artillery and steel-hulled bombs. After placing these things in the necessary places and setting up the delay mechanism, I left the place.
A few minutes later, Kasia mixed into another team and went to a warehouse to defend. In the mines, Vermer's radio signals were not received, and Kasia could only tell from the rebels' reactions that three anti-aircraft weapon launchpads had been destroyed. Moving the time forward a bit, Kasia estimated that the attack and bombardment from the king's side would be two hours later.
The situation of the general air defense base must be known to the rebel forces, and without air defenses, the base here will definitely not be able to resist in the face of the attack prepared by the king's forces. Combined with the information they heard along the way about the evacuation, it is likely that the rebels will abandon the mines, leaving only a few to delay the attack there.
In the case of evacuation, the Warframe, which is an important reason for the establishment and construction of the mine base, will definitely be the first thing to be considered. Kasia, who was at the end of the line, quietly broke away from the group and rushed to the place where the armor was assembled according to the map in his head.
As he made his way there, Kasia spotted a truck in the wide cavern leading to the assembly site. Without thinking about it, Kasia caught up with the truck, got on his stomach, and hid in the compartment.
In less than five minutes, the sound of the vehicle's engine stopped, and three steel assemblages that looked like tall buildings appeared in the sonic sound.
The three armors were all wrapped in various frames and stout robots, and the most complete one had already shown the appearance of a basic warframe. Although there are many less ingenious details than the one piloted by Ovilla, Kasia has no doubt about the destructive power they can exert on the battlefield against tanks and high-powered fuel planes when they are assembled.
The cavity used for assembly is actually an enlarged mine, and the sound indicates that the top is artificially cordoned off. And on the rock wall of the mine, along with the progress of the armor assembly, there is also a track-like lifting mechanism.
The steam furnace was destroyed, and seven or eight surgeons in power-assisted armor were manually dismantling the ultra-vapor compression device under the command of a group of technicians. During this time, other vehicles arrived here one after another, parked on the empty platform that is used daily to load and unload parts.
The vehicles that arrived were all filled with surgeons. And among these people, the connection born of blood reappeared. It was someone else, and Kasia immediately identified her, the woman Patrick had contacted not long ago.
"Commissioned to deliver these things?" Cassia sighed involuntarily, "I hope this is how she left the mine without the rebels noticing, and will follow Patrick's words and give up helping the rebels and leave here." β