However reluctant some may have been, no one objected.
People are always accustomed to obeying the more powerful. This kind of power includes power, wealth and the most primitive physical strength. In modern society, the latter is the most insignificant and completely incomparable to the first two. But in the end of the world, no longer Coupled with the isolation here, the latter undoubtedly has the upper hand.
And Luo Yuan has overwhelming power in the team, so he naturally has the right to speak for himself. This is a silent understanding. Even if these newly joined soldiers have no thoughts of betrayal in their hearts, they instinctively obey this established rule. And even the superior of these soldiers, Captain Xia, is the same. Even because he is a soldier, he is more obedient.
Next, make a fire and deal with the prey that Luo Yuan dropped before.
After a while, the meal was ready. Everyone gathered around and ate in silence.
During this period, few people spoke, everyone looked tense, and the atmosphere seemed a bit solemn.
Wei Xiaohu chewed a piece of plant tuber hard while drinking the broth. It tasted good and had an indescribable aroma when chewed, but the texture was very rough. When swallowed into the throat, it would cause pain in the esophagus, but as a living thing For a soldier who takes one day at a time, this pain is nothing.
Speaking of which, he has only been a soldier for half a year, which is plus three months of recruit training. However, he has already experienced seven missions, including several major battles, and he is already considered a veteran.
He joined the army as a refugee, and there are many refugees like him. Almost hundreds of thousands of refugees flow into the reconstruction area every month. Except for some talents who meet the needs of the reconstruction area and the old, weak, women and children who have no fighting ability, , most of them were forcibly drafted into the army, and he, a private enterprise employee with a high school degree who worked on the assembly line before the end of the world, was naturally not considered a talent.
Just like the assembly line in a factory, countless soldiers die every day, and countless new soldiers are added to the team every day. Human life is just a cheap consumable in the apocalypse. The only difference is that what one produces is a product. And the other one is a soldier.
To be honest, he was a little lucky to have crashed in this forest. If it was in the reconstruction area, he would have been on a combat mission again at this time. Of course, it was more likely that it had turned into the excrement of mutant beasts and turned into a military zone. Casualties were a negligible portion of the casualty figures reported in the General Staff Battle Damage Report.
However, we are about to experience danger again.
He secretly glanced at Luo Yuan, maybe even he didn't notice it. His eyes were full of awe, and he seemed to be aware of his own gaze. Luo Yuan turned to look at him, and he quickly lowered his head. , hiding his head and drinking soup, until Luo Yuan stopped paying attention to him, he breathed a sigh of relief and his heart beat loudly. When he realized what he was doing, he couldn't help but curse in his heart, why are you so afraid of him? He's not a mutant beast.
Luo Yuan swallowed the last piece of meat into his mouth and put down the bowl and chopsticks. Seeing that Luo Yuan had finished eating, everyone subconsciously speeded up and finished today's breakfast in less than a minute.
"Don't waste any time. The sun has not fully risen yet and the temperature is not high yet. Let's set off right away!" Luo Yuandao said and stood up.
Huang Jiahui looked at the children and said softly: "Chen Jiayi and the others should stay. It would be too dangerous for them to go?"
Only Huang Jiahui and a few close women here have the courage to refute Luo Yuan's words.
Luo Yuan glanced at the three children. They did not dare to speak, lowered their heads slightly, and looked nervous. Only Deng Chao was a little eager to try.
Luo Yuan thought to himself: It is true that newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, but after all, they are still too young and too weak. If they go there, if they are not careful, they will die there.
He nodded and said, "Okay, you three can just stay. When the time comes, hide in the cave and don't come out. Also, remember to close the hatch."
Deng Chao and the other three nodded vigorously: "I understand!"
Everyone checked the cuffs and trouser legs, then tied them carefully again, and then checked daggers, guns and other side weapons again and again before feeling relieved.
The apocalypse has been going on for almost a year. Everyone has already become a survival expert. Things like trouser legs and cuffs are easy to be penetrated by creatures but are not easy to detect. They are tied up almost all the time and are only absolutely safe. When the time comes, it will be loosened for a while to allow blood circulation.
Afterwards, everyone picked up their knives and followed Luo Yuan towards the forest.
The open space and the forest are two completely different worlds. As soon as you step into this place, your vision becomes dark, as if it's evening, and the air becomes cool, making you stop sweating all over your body.
Stepping on the soft dead leaves, a large number of strange insects and mutated creatures quickly flew out of the dead leaves, and some even crawled over the insteps.
Some creatures are still colorful and frightening to see.
Huo Dong walked at the end, holding the handle of the knife firmly with his hand, his body like a tight bowstring, his expression was unusually solemn, his eyes looked around again and again, and his ears listened carefully to the movements in all directions.
He vaguely felt that Boss Luo was really serious this time and didn't care at all. Because he noticed that Boss Luo walked in the front this time and basically never looked back along the way, unlike before, where he usually walked in the middle.
It seemed that he had to rely on himself this time. Thinking of this, he was slightly distracted.
At this moment, a strong throbbing suddenly arose from his heart. Almost at the same time, a strong wind came from behind his head. The hair on his body stood on end and he was trembling all over.
"Coming!" A thought came to his mind like lightning. The next moment, as if by instinct, he quickly drew his sword and without thinking, turned around and slashed at his back.
Drawing the sword, twisting the waist, stepping forward, and slashing with the back, all the movements were as if they were honed over thousands of times, all done in one go, extremely smooth. In an instant, a snake-like mutant creature about two meters long with flat fleshy wings was struck by its blade. Hit the ground.
The body of this strange snake is extremely tough. The blade cut into it and only cut into a quarter. The severe pain of the wound only aroused its ferocity. As soon as it hit the ground, its tail flicked and its body was like a spring board. He wanted to pounce again, but Huo Dong's reaction was faster.
He held the knife in both hands and leaned back as hard as he could, like a cheetah about to hunt for prey, and suddenly rushed forward with a lunge. The blade fell quickly as he bent down and crouched down, and struck the soft ground like lightning. .
Under the huge force, the entire strange snake was immediately cut into two pieces, and the earth was cut into a depth of thirty to forty centimeters.
Seeing that the situation was resolved, Luo Yuan, who had originally tightened his grip on the handle of the knife, also relaxed.
This operation is just to test and exercise everyone's strength, and it is not to let them die. Of course Luo Yuan will not ignore it. Although he has not looked back, his perception has been paying attention to the surroundings. With his reaction, as long as it is not speed Mutated creatures that are too fast can save people at the last moment.
Others also felt the movement behind them, and the team quickly stopped.
"Are you okay?" Cao Lin turned around and asked with concern.
Huo Dong chopped off a few more times and cut off the head of the strange snake. The danger was completely eliminated, and then he stood up. His breath was a little short and he waved his hands: "No...it's okay!"
His face was slightly pale, but there was a hint of excitement in his expression. In his usual training, he had never been as smooth as today. The series of movements just now were just flowing and smooth, done in one go. When he used the sword, all the strength in his body was condensed. With a burst of energy, the power was completely stimulated, and it was particularly smooth. After a few cuts, although the whole body was a little sore, my heart felt extremely happy, and even the tension in my heart was reduced a bit.
Luo Yuan saw that Huo Dong was a little exhausted, so he let everyone rest for a few minutes before moving on.
As the group went deeper and deeper into the forest, mutated creatures appeared more and more frequently in the woods. There seemed to be endless dangers hidden here. The density of mutated creatures was mind-numbing, and most of them moved extremely fast, making their attacks difficult to guard against. , completely different from the mutated creatures in coastal areas, but even more dangerous. In just ten minutes, there have been several dangers.
Except for one time when the mutant creature that attacked was too powerful, Luo Yuan had no choice but to take action. The rest of the attacks were dealt with by everyone alone.
As dangers were eliminated again and again, the anxiety on many people's faces gradually dissipated and was replaced by excitement. They have already felt that these ten days of hard training have brought about earth-shaking changes in their strength.
And strength means that they can live longer.