Suâs injuries werenât that severe to begin with, and after a night of rest, most of his bodyâs functions had recovered. As for the little bit that remained, he would only need six hours at most. For injuries that he needed several days to recover from before, he only needed a day or so now to completely recover. This was a benefit of the Black Dragonridersâ advanced medications. The only thing which seemed to be a bit of a hassle now was that the nutrient-filled liquids that were extremely effective for normal people werenât particularly useful now for Su.
Su sat alone in the tent. He turned on the tactical tablet and carefully observed the terrain of this place. It was already noon, and it was close to winter. The sky was covered in thick clouds filled with radiation, and at three in the afternoon, the sky would already become completely black. The temperature already decreased to around negative five degrees. Fortunately, the wind that blew over was still quite dry, so it probably wouldnât snow for the next two days. If it did snow, then traces of Blue Scorpionâs damaged tank might be completely buried.
Those living in the wilderness often prayed for it to not snow or rain. Rain and snow both possessed fatal levels of radiation, and it covered this great earth in an unforgiving baptism. The fine raindrops and snowflakes sealed up everything from the skies down to the earth like a net. They were even more deadly than the sunlight constantly covered by the clouds. If one was drenched in the rain for a long time, oneâs body had a chance of developing mutated tissues.
The direction the damaged tank headed in was the northwestern direction, and roughly speaking, it should pass by a place that wasnât too far from N958. Of course, there was a chance that it might change directions midway.
Su still decided to chase after them alone and see if he was lucky enough to stumble upon their forward operating base. However, before leaving, Su planned to have Li Gaolei bring some people with him a day later to wait at a position fifty kilometers away.
Was this the end of the lone wolf? This thought emerged in Suâs head as he packed for his departure within his own barracks.
He used half an hour to manage the things he was taking with him, and then he walked out from the camp. Driving a vehicle was normally the quickest route of advance, but Suâs stamina was far greater than an ordinary personâs. In the age of turmoil, almost all roads were damaged, so his running speed wouldnât be much slower than that of an ordinary off-road vehicleâs. Another thing to consider was fuel. Fuel was extremely expensive, and the long journey would make it even more expensive, to the point where even the current Su wasnât willing to use it.
When Su walked out from the camp, Li was currently leaning against a pile of ammunition boxes while tossing an alloy military knife around in a rather bored manner. Su smiled towards her before walking towards the distance.
âHey, about that⊠leader!â Li shouted after Su, but she was clearly not used to this new title. âYou are going to risk your life again?â
Su smiled and said, âHow did it come to risking my life? I was just going to take a look to see where Blue Scorpionâs forward operating base was so that we arenât caught completely unprepared next time. This is my line of profession. Donât forget that I was a hunter before I entered the Black Dragonriders.â
Li scratched her maroon colored hair and said with a bit of difficulty, âThen, this⊠I wonât follow you. Even if I go, I probably canât help you. I have to stay here. There are still some idiots under Kane who arenât good at listening. I donât want them to lose their lives in the next battle because of this.â
Su stood in front of Li and carefully looked at this stubborn girl before saying, âSeems like you truly grew up.â
Li released a snort and said, âNonsense, I was already extremely mature before.â
Li truly did mature a bit. She was using her own way of sharing the burden.
Su laughed, feeling as if the sky had become a bit brighter. He gave Li a departing wave before turning around and leaving for the north.
Li suddenly shouted towards his retreating figure. âHey! Remember to come back alive! If you donât come back, it wonât be easy for us who became your subordinates in the future!â
Liâs final words seemed a bit excessive. Su turned around and gave her a signal of guaranteed success and said, âRelax! I wonât give you guys the chance to rely on someone else!â
âIf onlyâŠâ While watching Suâs figure disappear into the distance, Li muttered a few times to herself.
She suddenly felt a bit gloomy. Why did she have to be so worried about him? The hatred and humiliation from before hadnât even been settled! Even if Su saved her, she didnât feel that his reason for doing so was that pure. The wage Su gave her every month was only a hundred yuan. Even though Li wasnât that sensitive towards money, she could still tell from the list of Black Dragonrider equipment that a hundred yuan seemed like it couldnât really purchase anything. The little things she liked were, for example, dual-use tanks that possessed both air and land superiority, high speed transport vehicles that could temporarily float in the air and travel underground, or bombardment tanks that could cover an area with firepower. Even if a few zeros were removed from the ends of these things, it would still be more than a hundred yuan.
So why did she suddenly feel happy after hearing his final sentence? The more Li thought about it, the more depressed she became. Her left hand suddenly moved, and the military knife flew out with lightning speed, nailing itself into the edge of an ammunition chest more than ten meters away. The relatively heavier handle rotated another ninety degrees before stopping.
Kane stared rigidly at the military knife that was less than five centimeters from the tip of his nose, and sweat continuously poured out from his face. Even though he had experienced many life and death situations, this knife suddenly appeared in front of his eyes while he was listening attentively, so it produced an extremely intimidating effect.
Li walked over, and after pulling out the knife, she stared fiercely at Kane again before walking off.
As he watched Liâs tall and straight figure, Kane shook his head and said in a soft voice to himself, âWith this mother dragonâs combat abilities, she would be more than enough even if she went to become a dragonrider. How could she have become a subordinate and only take a hundred yuan?â
Li who had originally walked far away turned and coldly said, âIt makes this old woman happy! Why do you care?â
Kaneâs face immediately became extremely brilliant. Only when Liâs retreating figure completely disappeared from his line of sight did he chuckle and say, âEven her Perception Domain ability isnât low. En, she really does have the potential to be a mother dragon!â
When night descended, Su was still running along the wilderness. For him, the darkness was a friend instead of an enemy. Even at night, he could easily track the main battle tankâs whereabouts.
At this moment, the tactical tablet suddenly vibrated. Su took out the tablet, and after tapping lightly on it, Helenâs face appeared on top of the screen.
âSu, donât look for Blue Scorpionâs forward operating base for now and wait for back-up. The results of the preliminary assessment of the Blue Scorpion mecha has already emerged. Their level of technology is higher than what we anticipated, and there are some key parts to their technology where we have not broken through yet.â Every time Helenâs pretty face appeared, it would always bring about a terrifying effect of impotence.
Su gradually slowed down his footsteps and stopped. He looked at the brightly lit city in the distant horizon and said, âYour news came a bit late. I believe I already found Blue Scorpionâs forward operating base.â
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