There was no more rain in the sky, and the dense dark clouds gradually dispersed. When the clouds cleared and the fog dispersed, golden sunlight shone on a pool submerged in the mining area. The water rippled and shimmered, reflecting a beautiful scene of golden light shining.
A faint rainbow appeared in the distant eastern sky. The guards who had survived the extremely cold rain and came from the east looked sideways and looked at the beautiful rainbow light in the distance. All the dust in the air was brought to the ground by a heavy rainstorm. The air after the rain is especially fresh, and one breath seems to make people's ears and eyes bright.
The aftermath of the battle began at noon in the afternoon. Because the water pool that flooded the mining area was not completely drained, the miners' work was temporarily suspended and they all moved to the high ground in the mining area to rest and standby.
Morley and other soldiers who had experienced battles but had a lot of strength left carried the guards who had fallen in the pool to high ground one by one. Some of them were hit by the high-pressure water spears of the Water Spear Viper. They died for a long time, and their bodies were soaked in the water. Some of them were poisoned with neurotoxins and were carried back to the camp by other soldiers in time, but unfortunately they lost their hearts. and the brain stops functioning for too long, treatment will be ineffective.
A total of six corpses were lined up on the high ground in the mining area. The guards headed by Morley covered them with red cloth and observed a minute's silence for their sacrifices.
Miranda stood next to Molly, looking unhappy. She originally wanted to be on the road to death just like the six soldiers. Because she was hit with a neurotoxin in the first two minutes before the fight ended.
Fortunately, she already had venom-related abnormalities. The pioneer cells outside her body contained more or less some of that aspect of the abnormal virus, which made her weakly resistant to neurological snake venom. That little bit of resistance helped her win the most critical time while she was in coma.
After the battle, the soldiers extracted the serum of the Water Spear Viper as quickly as possible, and the only person who was saved by the serum was Miranda.
Wu Qi and others stood by their tent, keeping a distance from the bodies of the six soldiers and Mo Li and others. Wu Qi hugged his head to his chest, silently glanced at the six pieces of red cloth, then looked up at the golden setting sun, and then returned to the camp.
Wu Qi went back, and Gao Yuan, Guo Baibo, and Chris also returned outside the camp one after another. The little red fox walked lightly into the tent, wagging its tail.
Moli waited for the soldiers to finish their silence, and Moli was the first to look back for Wu Qi. Wu Qi and others had just left. Mo Li looked around but did not see Yongxuan from Wu Qi and others.
There are now only 11 people left in the escort team guarding the mining area, 5 of whom belong to Wu Qi's team, and there are only 6 people on Moli's side, including him and Miranda. With the numbers in hand, Mo Li's side no longer had an advantage over Wu Qi's team. There are not enough soldiers who can carry out his orders. Since he is the captain, his power is naturally not as good as before.
Not only that, Mo Li vaguely felt that after the battle with the Water Spear Viper, the attitude of the four soldiers from Chengdong towards Wu Qi's team began to be a little different. There was nothing he could do about that, the battle was what it was.
In the battle between the Water Spear Viper, Moli played almost no role, neither in command nor in combat. On the contrary, Wu Qi single-handedly turned the tide of the battle around and forcibly pulled the escort team back from the brink of mission failure. Wu Qi's shocking wounds were not his medals, and the remaining four soldiers were not blind.
Wu Qi completely demonstrated his strength in front of all the members of the escort team. At this moment, no one among the soldiers dared to doubt Wu Qi's strength and sense of responsibility for the escort mission. No matter how reluctant Mo Li and Miranda were, they had to obey Wu Qi once.
Continuous failures and setbacks did not make Morley more crazy. On the contrary, he calmed down. Calm people are more likely to be self-aware. Mo Li Minghong now has the title of captain and Wu Qi has no repressive power. As for the revenge kick and the bomb, let alone that.
Mo Li expected that in the best case scenario, Wu Qi would not be interested in managing the escort team after receiving Donglai, but he would not be easily driven by him; in the worst case scenario, Wu Qi would be on an equal footing with him; in the worst case scenario, Wu Qi would be on an equal footing with him. , Wu Qiqiu directly took over the right to speak of the mining area guard team.
After all, in the dilemma of life and death, the rights brought by the system are far less powerful than the sense of security brought by fists, which can make stragglers flock to him.
Mo Li turned around calmly and ignored Wu Qi and others. He gave an order to Dongda: as soon as the water pool submerging the mining area dries up, he would immediately return to the mining area to reorganize.
The convoy and the miners waited for the waterhole to dry up for an entire afternoon. During that time, the convoy did not engage in any battle with any nuclear force about the plague species. All the plague species near the mining area stopped as soon as they saw the pool that flooded the mining area, or they hesitated for a long time at the edge of the forest before returning to the forest.
The soldiers, who were deeply shocked by the horrific enemy attack and the death of their comrades, were able to rest for a whole afternoon. The miners were also frightened, which really relieved their panic and anxiety. Wu Qi and others also stayed in the camp for a whole day, while the others stood guard and allowed Wu Qi to take a long nap. This allowed the cells in his body to recover quickly, ensuring that he could regain his energy and strength as quickly as possible.
Before you know it, night falls. The water pool at the bottom of the mining area finally dried up, leaving only a few scattered small puddles. The miners worked overtime to check whether there were any problems with the machines, and the guards began to stand guard to guard the defense line of the difficult shell in the east of the dark night.
Morley personally stood on the first shift. The lack of numbers made him change his policy. The 11 soldiers, excluding Wu Qi's pet, were exactly 10, and they were divided into two teams to perform duty at night.
On the other side, in the tent of Wu Qi and his party.
Wu Qi just woke up from bed. He got up, and Guo Baibo thoughtfully brought the preserved dinner to Wu Qi. Wu Qi said thank you and quickly provided food and water for dinner to replenish his thirsty body.
A soldier's voice sounded outside the door curtain.
"Hello, can you come in now?"
"Come in." Wu Qi said calmly.
A soldier opened the curtain and walked in. Gao Yuan was walking in the corner reading, Chris was wiping his shiny silver saber, and Guo Baibo was feeding the little red fox some dried meat. Only Wu Qi turned his head to look at him.
The soldier held a rolled up gray cloth in his lap. He showed an embarrassed smile, took a few steps closer, bowed slightly, and handed the roll of cloth in his lap to Wu Qi.
"Brother Wu, if Captain Morley confiscated our electromagnetic rifle before, he will give it to us now."
Wu Qi's expression was as calm as water. He said: "Captain Moli has figured it out. They are no longer suspicious?"
The soldier apologized in embarrassment and said: "Brother Wu is joking, are you the savior of the entire mining area? Without your credit, the escort mission would have failed long ago. How could a soldier with outstanding military exploits like you kill unrelated soldiers?"
Wu Qi opened the roll and found four electromagnetic rifles with clean bodies placed flatly inside.
Wu Qi raised his head and glanced at the soldier who had returned with the gun. He had an impression of the soldier's face, and it was the soldier who had monitored him for Mo Li.
Since Morley sent someone back with an electromagnetic rifle, it meant that he had taken the initiative to lower his profile.
Although Mo Li is hateful, the escort mission is very important to continue, and Wu Qi does not want to waste time on some meaningless making things difficult.
"I know, let me go back." Wu Qi put away the roll and said.