"Captain, we found something. You can come over and take a look." The voice of the tracking expert sounded from the walkie-talkie. The captain agreed and looked at his black deputy. "Let's go and take a look."
In the cemetery behind the village, the tracking expert was squatting on a patch of grass. He had cleaned up the grass nearby, revealing a patch of footprints. The footprints extended into the depths of the cemetery. Behind the cemetery was a forest, and beyond that was a continuous mountain range.
"How is it?" the captain asked after meeting up with the tracking expert.
The tracking expert pointed at the forest behind the cemetery and said, "I found footprints in this patch of grass. They look very messy, and they are heading towards the back of the cemetery. It is worth mentioning that most of these footprints seem to belong to wild beasts, but there is a set of footprints that belong to humans. Judging from the size of the footprints, it should be a child around 12 or 13 years old, weighing no more than 25 kilograms. I suspect that this is a survivor of the village. He might be able to tell us what happened here. "
The captain called over the signalman and said, "Send a message to headquarters with our coordinates. Send it every 20 minutes."
"Alright, kids. Let's move out. Open your safeties and prepare for battle at any time. I hope that everyone can come together so that we can go back together, "the captain shouted and said to the tracking expert," Lead the way. "
This small team quickly passed through the cemetery and entered the forest at the foot of the mountain. The light in the forest was dim. It was cloudy today, and there wasn't much sunlight to begin with. Coupled with the lush foliage of the trees in the forest, the light in the forest was even dimmer. As they walked, it began to rain. The air in the forest became humid, and the rain soaked the soil, making it even more difficult to track. Even if he was a trained tracking expert, he could no longer find clues as quickly as before.
The speed of their advance slowed down, and they only walked out of the forest at noon. On an exposed rock, the tracking expert found a set of footprints. Fortunately, the rain in the morning wasn't heavy, or else the footprints would have been washed away long ago. Now, only faint traces were left. The footprints indicated that the survivors of the village had entered the mountains.
The team rested nearby, and the captain was also looking at the set of footprints. His black deputy said in a low voice, "Boss, I think we should stop the mission and let the higher-ups think of another way. We only have this few people, and the supplies we brought aren't enough. It might be dangerous to enter the mountains rashly. "
The captain nodded and called for a messenger 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 time limit was two days. If they couldn't find him within two days, the team could retreat immediately. This clearly included the team's supplies. With the food and water they had on them, they could stay in the wilderness for three to four days. If he controlled it a little, there would be enough time for him to go back and forth.
At one o 'clock in the afternoon, the team set off again. After entering the mountains, the air became dry, and the traces left behind by the survivors became clearer. However, these footprints were always mixed with the tracks left behind by wild beasts. Judging from the size of the footprints and the distance between the two footprints, these wild beasts were not small and heavy. Clearly, they were extremely dangerous creatures. What made the tracking experts feel strange was that the traces left behind by the survivors did not disappear because of the appearance of these wild beasts. It seemed like they were either mixed in with these wild beasts or walked along the path that the wild beasts had taken.
No one could understand why a twelve or thirteen-year-old child was not eaten when he traveled with a dangerous beast. If it was the latter, why did he follow the tracks left behind by the beast?
Perhaps the answer would only be known after defeating the survivors.
The march in the mountains was boring. The team walked and stopped as they followed the clues and continued to go deeper. Sometimes they would rest by the stream, and sometimes they could only rest in the shade of the mountains. Soon, night fell. The captain chose a high ground as a temporary camp. The soldiers inserted sensors around the high ground and arranged a line of defense. Several soldiers started a fire, put the military pan on the fire, and then poured in fast food and water. Soon, a pot of stewed beef was ready to enjoy.
Everyone was given a bowl of meat soup that emitted a strong meat fragrance. It tasted delicious, but the artificial flavor was too obvious. However, being in the wilderness, they couldn't be picky. Moreover, as soldiers, it was enough to fill their stomachs. No one would think about whether the food was naturally delicious.
After dinner, the captain wiped his gun. The adjutant walked over and sat down. "This is very unusual, chief."
"I know."
Of course, the captain knew how dangerous it was for a survivor, a child who had not yet reached adulthood, to enter the mountains alone. In this vast unknown area, no one knew what would happen. Even well-equipped soldiers like them were not willing to enter the mountains easily. However, why didn\'t that child escape from the village and go to another small town a few kilometers away? Why did he enter the uninhabited mountains?
This matter was full of doubts.
In addition to those wild beasts, the tracking expert could not say what they were. He only knew that judging from the traces left behind by the wild beasts, these wild beasts had human-like forelimbs and ox-like hind legs. Such a wild beast had never been seen before. Even after the Battle of Dawn, there were many mutated creatures on the surface, but none of them matched the description of the tracking expert.
A group of unknown wild beasts and a twelve- or thirteen-year-old child all gave their mission too many unknown clothes. What puzzled the captain even more was the headquarters\'s decision. Why did they insist on tracking the survivors?
"No matter what, we\'ll look for another day. If there are no results tomorrow, we\'ll leave this damn place tomorrow evening. "The captain said.
The black adjutant shrugged and could only do so.
At the same time, below the highlands, a soldier disguised as a rock was napping. He was no longer a recruit. Even if he slept, it was only a light sleep. When the pocket-sized brain on his wrist vibrated, the soldier immediately woke up. The screen of the brain showed that several sensors had signals back. In the area set up by the sensor, once a creature whose weight exceeded the set value appeared, an alarm would be sounded.
The soldier immediately reported the situation and jogged towards the location of the alarm sensors with his gun. When he hid behind a large rock and poked his head out to look. Under the dim moonlight, a pair of red eyes was looking at him. The soldier was shocked. Those eyes were so calm that they didn\'t look like the eyes of a wild beast at all. The head with curved horns and the hind legs like cattle all pointed out the fact that this was a wild beast.
Then, the wild beast pounced at the soldier. Its movements were so vigorous and powerful that its body made a low piercing sound as it advanced. The soldier immediately raised his gun and fired. The crisp sound of gunfire tore through the tranquility of the night. The captain and the adjutant beside him, who were wiping their guns on the high ground, immediately jumped up. They looked at the source of the gunfire and vaguely saw a black shadow pouncing on the soldier. Then, the soldier shouted and the gunfire stopped.
"Quick, quick, quick, go and see what\'s going on." The captain shouted. He had already rushed down the high ground with his gun and fired at the wild beast.
The wild beast quickly dragged the soldier\'s leg away, and the soldier\'s cries could be heard along the way. By the time the captain arrived at the scene of the accident, the wild beast had already left. Only the brain that the soldier had dropped was still ringing with the alarm of the sensor. What made the captain shudder was that from beginning to end, even if it was shot, the wild beast didn\'t 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 bastard Robin was taken away. I don\'t know if he\'s dead or alive." Judging from the speed of that wild beast, I think it\'s extremely dangerous and has a certain level of intelligence. It can be imagined that there won\'t be only one of such wild beasts. If we rescue Robin, I think it will be quite dangerous, and this is not within the scope of our mission. Headquarters may not agree to us doing so. So if we want to rescue him, we must take our own risks. "
"Then now, I need to know what you think. Let\'s vote. Those who agree to rescue our companions, raise your hands. "
After the captain finished speaking, he raised his hand and said, "I promised to find a woman for that kid. I won\'t give up on him before I fulfill this promise."
A large number of hands were raised, and only three or so soldiers didn\'t raise their hands. The captain called those people out and said, "Since you don\'t want to go, I won\'t force you. Go back to the village and wait for our news. If we don\'t come back in three days, you can return to headquarters on your own. "
After the few people left, the captain led the team away from the high ground. Under the pursuit of the tracking experts, they finally arrived at a cave. This was a cave located at the foot of a high mountain. It wasn\'t concealed at all, and the dark cave entrance seemed to lead straight to the gates of hell. Standing at the entrance of the cave, one could feel the cold wind blowing from inside. This meant that the cave was very large and very deep, and no matter where it led, there was air flowing.
The team entered the cave. At first, the terrain was quite flat, but gradually it began to slope downwards. The captain was already certain that this wasn\'t a natural cave, but a man-made tunnel. This was because the tunnel was straight, and in nature, the last thing that existed was a straight line!
"It feels like we\'re walking down to hell," the black adjutant whispered.
The captain didn\'t answer, using actions instead of words. They had already put on tactical helmets, and the flashlights on the helmets shot out beams of light, illuminating the path ahead of them. After walking in this manner for two hours, a large door barred the way. It was a steel door, and the armor that was 30 centimeters wide told the soldiers that this thing couldn\'t be opened by manpower. Fortunately, the steel door opened to a passage, and a passage could be vaguely seen inside. As for where it led to, it was unknown.
"Damn it, this is an underground base. Why didn\'t we know there was such a base in the mountains?" The captain called the signalman. "Can you contact headquarters?"
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