On the mountain range covered by snow all year round, there were posts secretly arranged by the Earth Alliance on the key mountain paths.
The purpose of these posts was not to kill the invading enemy, but to use their excellent concealment and wide vision to discover the invading enemy and send a warning to the rear.
Since the start of the war with Zaft, the soldiers in these outposts had been rotated three times.
According to the advice of the predecessors of the first three batches, although the fourth batch of soldiers did not have a good time, they were still carefree and did not receive much pressure from the higher-ups.
However, in this leisurely atmosphere, these soldiers who had been accustomed to the cold environment of the snow mountain encountered a very strange thing.
"Hey. Toff. Is there anything interesting recently? "
The morning on the snow mountain was quiet and cold.
Every time at this time, Charlie, the person in charge of the No.3 Highland Outpost, would ask his subordinates to make him a cup of hot coffee. While drinking, he listened to Toff, who was responsible for monitoring the surrounding situation and contacting the nearby outposts, report the situation.
"Yes! Everything is normal. Except for First Lieutenant Hohmann's apple from No.5 Outpost falling under the cliff halfway, there is nothing else. "
Toff's words made Charlie squint his eyes in amusement.
All the outposts arranged in this mountain range knew that Charlie from No.3 Outpost and Hohmann from No.5 Outpost were sworn enemies.
If it weren't for the fact that there was still a deep snowy mountain valley between them, they would have already started fighting.
Therefore, under such circumstances, every time they saw something happen to their sworn enemy, it would make them happy for a while.
"Hehe. Really? Hohmann is really pitiful! Okay! Let me go and comfort him. "
While talking, the happy Charlie casually picked up the apple on the plate next to him and prepared to "comfort" the poor Hohmann.
However, before he could connect to No.5 Outpost, a sudden communication forcibly connected to the communication channel of No.3 Outpost.
"Caucasian Outpost No.3! Please answer if you copy! This is the high acceleration headquarters! Please answer if you copy! "
"Yes! This is Caucasian Outpost No.3! Please instruct me! "
As soon as Charlie received the communication from headquarters, he immediately threw down the apple in his hand, stood at attention with Toff, and saluted the person who appeared on the screen.
"Outpost Three, Lieutenant Charlie. It was said that several strange incidents had occurred in the Caucasus Mountains in the past few days! Two of them were in the area near Outpost 3. Did you notice anything unusual? "
"No …"
When Charlie was about to deny it, he was surprised to find that his subordinate was hesitant to speak.
Thus, he hurriedly coughed and swallowed the words he was about to say. He then looked at Toff.
"Corporal Toff. If there's anything wrong, you can tell me directly! The officer is watching! "
"Yes!"
Under Charlie's guidance, Toff finally spoke his mind.
Three days ago, Toff, who had once gone out on a patrol mission, was patrolling a nearby ravine with his comrades. He unexpectedly discovered an armored unit that was mostly buried in the snow.
Surprised, Toff and the others hurriedly took precautions and split into two teams. One stayed on guard, and the other quietly crept over to check the situation.
In the end, they discovered that the armored unit buried in the snow was actually an ally.
Under this discovery, everyone didn't hesitate and hurriedly picked up the simple tools they carried with them, dug through the thick snow, and rescued all the friendly pilots who still had a trace of breath left.
Toff, who was digging through the snow, also saw a scene that surprised him.
The entire rear half of the Earth's United Forces tank was flattened, as if it was caused by some kind of beast.
This was undoubtedly a lie to Toff, and he immediately threw it to the back of his mind.
But when Toff rescued a person from the horribly damaged tank, that person was still able to maintain a certain level of consciousness. But when he saw Toff, he suddenly grabbed Toff's arm tightly. His face was filled with fear, and his voice trembled as he shouted loudly.
"Hurry …"
"Hurry … Hurry and run!!"
"It … It's coming!! Hurry and run!! Children!!! "
"It … Snow Mountain Ghost is coming!! Hurry and run ah ah!!! "
With a panicked expression and a trembling voice, the person who kept repeating the words was scared out of his wits. Suddenly, he let out a shrill scream and fainted.
Even when the rescue team rushed over and took him and the other dying allies away, he still didn't wake up.
Immediately after, Toff and the others who were preparing to pack up and return to the third outpost were stopped by an officer who warned them not to spread what they saw, heard, and encountered.
Later on, Toff once again saw the officer who warned them to keep it a secret through a communication from headquarters. Only then did Toff decide to speak about this matter that should be kept a secret.
"Oh! So it's you! Then, the matter is clear! Lieutenant Charlie, Corporal Toff! From tomorrow onwards, the outposts in this mountain area will be temporarily taken over by a certain unit! When the time comes, you have to cooperate with the work of this unit! No mistakes are allowed! "
"Yes! Understood! "
After the communication ended, Charlie and Toff looked at each other, but they didn't know what to say.
There was only one question left in their minds.
"What exactly is this Snow Mountain Ghost? Why does headquarters have to go through so much trouble? "
At this moment, in the north of the Caucasus Mountains, in the slightly gentler terrain, a unit formed with the support of Blue Persian Chrysanthemum was slowly taking their first step.
The heavy door was slowly opened, allowing the cold wind to blow into the Gnacou where the heavy transport vehicles were parked.
In the snowstorm that blew into the Gnacou, people wearing safety helmets, thick windproof coats, and thick gloves were standing at the door while waving red light sticks. They commanded the heavy transport vehicles to drive out of the Gnacou in an orderly manner and toward the assembly point outside.
And these commanders standing in the snowstorm were seen by two men standing on the platform above the Gnacou.
One of them was a young man with short brown hair and brown eyes, and the other was a burly man with a buzz cut and a beard.
"Tsk tsk. I didn't expect the Eurasian Federation to be serious this time. The new body that just came off the line was taken out just like that. "
The burly man looked at the heavy transport vehicles that slowly drove out of the Gnacou in amazement.
Under the canvas that covered the rear half of the heavy transport vehicle was the MS that had recently caused an uproar and affected the situation of this battle. Moreover, it was a new type of MS that the Earth Alliance had independently developed and initially carried out trial production after Zeon and other MS used by Zaft.
"It's not a big deal. It's just that the Earth Alliance seems to have recently obtained the OS program that allows natural people to smoothly control the MS. Otherwise, the Alliance wouldn't have carried out the first batch of trial production so quickly. "
The man with brown eyes was undoubtedly the most suitable person to comment on the current situation.
Because he was a pilot who already owned the new MS Red Heresy, and he was also the leader of the famous mercenary group, Giant Snake's Tail, Cong Yunwei. At the same time, standing next to him and watching the three heavy transport vehicles that slowly drove out of the Gnacou was the diplomatic and intelligence personnel of Giant Snake's Tail, Lee de Weiler.
"That's true. But the Alliance seems to have expected this a long time ago. Look over there. "
Lee de Weiler moved his gaze and looked at the innermost part of the Gnacou, then he sighed silently.
"I didn't expect the Alliance's big shot to bring out those dolls."
Cong Yunwei followed his partner's gaze and looked over. The moment he touched the dolls mentioned by Lee de Weiler, a cold light and struggle appeared in his eyes.
"Dolls used for human enhancement experiments? Hmph! "
When Cong Yunwei's cold snort sounded, Lee de Weiler suddenly felt bad.
He knew that those dolls had touched Cong Yunwei's bottom line.
"That's right! Yunwei, the general here seems to want to see us! Let's go! You know, the Snow Mountain Ghost that has been making a lot of noise recently is a moving bounty! "
The Snow Mountain Ghost.
No one knew where it came from.
No one knew where it went.
The only thing they knew was that on a certain morning or night, an armored unit that had completed their training mission was ambushed on a mountain slope south of the Caucasus. The entire unit was annihilated.
During the rescue of the survivors, the strange testimonies of the survivors left the Caucasus headquarters puzzled.
After a few similar incidents, the Caucasus headquarters decided to use the newly formed unit and the highly paid mercenary group, Serpent's Tail, to search the entire Caucasus region. They wanted to uncover the true identity of the Snow Mountain Ghost.
Otherwise, the Eurasian Federation would not have been able to conquer the Sahara Desert and Victoria Airport in such a short time due to the unknown Snow Mountain Spirits.
"Snow Mountain Ghost?"
Cong Yunwei looked at the snow outside the window and ignored Lee de Weiler, who was in a bargaining situation with the commander of the base.
Cong Yunwei wasn't the only one who was looking at the snow mountain.
A silver-haired youth was standing behind a heavy-duty vehicle, using it to shelter himself from the wind and snow.
However, he didn't have the warm environment that Cong Yunwei was in.
The only thing that could keep the youth warm was the thick windproof coat on his body.
Even so, the youth's gaze was fixed on the depths of the snowstorm, on the faintly discernible mountain range.
The next day.
After the snowstorm stopped, it was a sunny day.
The bright sunlight shone on the white snow, and it was as though the snow was plated with a layer of golden radiance. It was exceptionally dazzling.
However, the formation of heavy transport vehicles that had set off early from the base and moved all the way to the mountains along the road that had just been cleared by the forklifts did not intend to stop to enjoy the beautiful scenery. Instead, they relied on their surging power to shuttle through the mountains.
"Yunwei. This is the information shared by the base. Though it's not much, it's better than nothing. "
As usual, Lee de Weiler relied on his powerful diplomatic skills to win the negotiation and placed a thick stack of documents in front of Cong Yunwei.
Cong Yunwei looked down and understood the gist of it.
Although the information seemed a little thick, in reality, the information that might be valuable was probably only two or three pieces of paper.
The rest was mostly nonsense provided by the soldiers who were scared out of their wits.
"Snow Mountain Ghost?"
Cong Yunwei's eyes quickly scanned through the document and noticed a suspected key piece of information.
"Weiler. Do you think this is possible? I'm afraid that even the new model that was captured by Zaft and the satellite fortress that the Eurasian Federation was proud of can't do this. "
Lee de Weiler glanced at the information Cong Yunwei handed over and shook his head slightly.
"Even if the body really came here, its invisibility ability can't be used in snow. I'm afraid that it can't even activate the system in the valley where an avalanche could erupt at any time. Also, based on the testimony of the surviving soldiers, the Snow Mountain Ghost seems to be able to silently appear behind them and launch an attack. "
Cong Yunwei nodded.
"This is also a suspicious point. What's even more strange is that the rescue team that arrived later couldn't find any traces of the MS in the vicinity. Do you think this is really the work of a ghost? "
Lee de Weiler spread out his hands and shook his head.
"I don't know about this. But I do know that there is such a legend around here. Maybe the so-called Snow Mountain Ghost is the local legend of the barbarians. "
"Barbarians can't flatten a tank with a slap!"
Cong Yunwei closed the information in his hand and sighed.
It was better not to read this information.
At least, he could still maintain enough vigilance.
But after reading it, Cong Yunwei's mind was filled with a lot of doubts.
If it was a body with the ability to fly, why couldn't the Eurasian Federation's hidden sentries in the mountains find the enemy's whereabouts?
Could there really be a body in this world that could walk on snow without leaving a trace?
Cong Yunwei couldn't understand. At a certain moment, he suddenly felt that if the lucky guy Law was here, he might have a clue.
The bright sunlight gradually dimmed, and the surrounding snow and trees also gradually disappeared, turning into a snow-white valley with countless grayish-white rocks mixed in.
They had arrived at the mission assembly point.
The hunt for the Snow Mountain Ghost began!
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