"According to the map, if there are another fifty miles ahead, you will arrive at Hangu Pass."

"Is it so fast?"

"No, didn't we say that our expedition is very dangerous, but this..."

"It's already very dangerous. Think about it, are there still few monsters we encountered along the way? In this damn Gobi Desert, whenever we see a living person, he will be hostile to us, plants, animals, and even corpses. If you are not careful, you will die a few..."

"I still find it incredible. You must know that the Empire dispatched six military regions to a total of 500,000 people. This is not just a logistical support. The financial, material and delayed production capacity are all spent together... It's completely a sky-high price! What's the result? Did we throw our 500,000 people out for an outing?"

Under the night, beside the fire.

Zhang Cuihua shook her head and said, disagreeing with the words of the officers around her.

This expedition was too different from what she imagined. Not to mention the overwhelming monsters attacked, they could only win after more than half of the loss in the expedition. But at least they should set up a tent and fight a battle, right?

What's the result?

There are many harassing monsters encountered during the expedition. Occasionally, a company or a company unit was ambushed by a few small monsters who were still fighting.

Not to mention the monster army, in fact, the expeditionary army encountered problems, it would be better to attack a unit-level stronghold of the bugs.

Very disappointed!

If that's all, what was the motivation of the empire for this expedition, and what were the officers looking forward to?

Stand up.

A cup of clean water was picked up from the motorcycle that was packed with water purification, and after pouring it into the stomach, Zhang Cuihua raised her head and looked at the stars in the sky.

Um.

The stars here are a little larger than those in the empire, probably because there is no pollution.

"Hey, Cuihua, what are you thinking?"

Someone was calling her on the side.

It's Ranran.

Zhang Cuihua raised her eyebrows, took two more cups of clean water, took out two capsule-like reagents from her arms and threw them into the water, and then handed the cup over.

"Hey, I'm in a bad mood, have a drink with me."

Zhang Ranran, who took the water cup, looked down and then took a sip with a smile.

"I'll use the stimulant now, what should I do if I encounter danger in the future?"

"It's a big deal. Where did you get the danger? I'm just free now."

"Yes, but where did the eggs come from? Who planted them? Why haven't I heard of them?"

"Get out!"

"Hehehe..."

"By the way, how is your stubborn donkey? Has it been released?"

"No, I was still pressed into the calm convoy behind. When I went to see him in the morning, the young man sat in the luxurious carriage specially prepared for him, lying on the table and wondering what to write there, anyway, it was awesome."

"It's a divine thing?"

"Yes, after seeing me, the young master came straight from here, grabbed my hand and started howling, saying, "I'm wrong, we're all wrong, so we can't go back, and we can never go back again." I don't know what happened to him."

"The first time I went out of the house, I was under too much mental pressure?"

“…”

"What's wrong? I'm wrong?"

"It's not like you who can eliminate people like this. They are also top students who graduated from the First Military Academy. When we first applied for the exam, we were still more than 170 points away from them. No matter how unreliable people from the aristocratic family are, they won't be as if they were said..."

The two of them leaned against the water purification motorcycle, chatting in each sentence.

In fact, they didn't care much about Li Qing.

Li Qing, who was locked up, was just a reason for their chat. As for the words that the "half-crazy Young Master" said, they were just some seasonings between the conversation.

Regardless of whether it is true or not, it sounds very interesting at least, and you won’t be able to talk about it and lose the topic.

After a while.

The water mixed with stimulant was almost drunk. When he heard a few more cannons coming from afar, Zhang Chunhua threw the water cup into the recycling port of the carriage and stretched lazily.

Under the military uniform, it looks bulging in front and curling in the back.

Wave at Zhang Ranran.

"It seems that I won't leave tonight. I'll go back and have a good night."

As she spoke, she walked towards the position of her carriage.

In place.

Zhang Ranran held the water cup and looked at her reflection in the water cup and felt a little lost.

She didn't say something just now.

In fact, it was not just Li Qing, but as she got closer and closer to Hangu Pass, she also began to feel panic.

Especially after seeing Li Qing this morning and hearing what he said, "Don't go forward anymore" and "we can't go back anymore", the fear in my heart became more and more serious.

It's just that kind of empty, I don't know what to do, I just want to find a corner to hide myself, it's better to be stronger and darker, and no one can find her after Cang went in.

She knew she was scared.

But I don't know what I'm afraid of.

Looking at his own reflection in the water cup.

One second.

Two seconds.

Three seconds.

"ah!"

Zhang Ranran screamed and threw the water cup directly.

Back.

Cover your heart.

One hand touched the position where the dagger was pinned to the waist.

His eyes were fixed on the falling water cup.

"What's wrong? What's going on?"

An officer who heard the noise from the fire beside him looked here.

Zhang Ranran was stunned for two seconds and shook her head at the other side.

"It's okay, I just got burned."

As he spoke, Zhang Ranran pushed out a smile and then turned around.

When she walked over, she deliberately bypassed the scattered stimulant-dried water on the ground.

Is it an illusion?

It's an illusion.

How could my reflection in the water cup look frightened and desperate......

......

......

"The Hangu Pass is ahead. Well, according to the report of the vanguard, it is completely abandoned and there is no trace of human survival. However, some of the houses inside are still well preserved. If there is no accident, we will probably be able to drive in and camp tonight."

"Ah, the city was closed many years ago and was abandoned for many years. Are we just moving in like this?"

"What else? This desert is so big yellow sand, if you don't live in the city, where can we advance troops live? You can't build another city on this big Gobi stall, right?"

"Yes, but this city is not very dirty, I heard that such abandoned cities are the easiest to attract snakes, insects, rats and ants, and mutant monsters to settle down..."

"Where is that? This place is relatively dry. The Sharp Knife Army did not find snakes, insects, rats and ants in the city. However, there are quite a lot of skeletons. It looks so stormy. At least it was left fifty years ago."

"What fifty years ago?"

"The body is probably someone who died fifty years ago, and no one has been inspected."

"No, it's only been thirty-eight years since those bugs appeared. I remember teaching them when I was in school. More than thirty years ago, there should be someone here..."

"Who knows, anyway, this is the answer given by the Information Department. In their specimen test, the pile of corpses in the city have been deserted for more than fifty years... It is probably there before the disaster."

"This is a strange thing..."

"Why do you care about so much? Anyway, the Sharp Knife troops have already come in to deal with it. They will follow the people from Suwei Battalion to clean and build it. When we go in, it will be clean and almost the same as camping on weekdays. There is just a wall that blocks the wind around."

"That's right."

As he spoke, two young officers walked through the carriage where Zhang Ranran was.
To be continued...