Summoning Mercenaries

After listening to Simon's self-report, Kent felt chills all over his body, and his hairs were standing on end. After all, he escaped with the bones of his comrades-in-arms. Thinking about it, he felt horrible.

But Simon was able to successfully save himself in a death-defying situation, which also proved that Simon could stay awake in the face of extreme situations, and even had a way to deal with it. Even if the means were not good, the end result was that he survived.

At this time, Kent patted Simon's shoulder lightly again, and comforted him: Actually... this is Paz's spirit, I wish you survived, otherwise... I won't be able to see you.

Hehe. Simon chuckled lightly and said, I know, Paz told me before he died that no matter what method he uses, he must escape to avenge him and his dead comrades.

Hmm. Seeing that Simon didn't have too much psychological burden, Kent was relieved.

Then Simon said: After that I was rescued by local residents and managed to get in touch with the headquarters.

When I returned to the base in Europe, intelligence said that the drug cartel had disappeared from the face of the earth after taking out our combat group, and there was no clue that it went to that area, or even the planet.

So the higher-ups can only announce that this operation ended in a disastrous failure. We have suffered the biggest loss since the establishment of the Special Operations Department of the Joint Army, you know?

I know. Kent nodded, and deliberately smiled, trying to ease Simon's sad mood, and said, Hehe, this is all over, isn't it? Besides, don't you still have me?

I can't live without you, so you have to live well and protect me, Simon!

Hehe... Simon finally let go of his sad face and said: My mother's death made me retire from the army and return to Mars. I didn't expect to catch up with this crisis. You and Laura are my last relatives. I can't lose you any more.

Kent was also moved: That's... the two of us live together, and Laura!

Kent didn't know what his parents looked like, but he did know what Laura looked like. After all, there was a virtual photo of her sister in the mission briefing.

The reason why it is only Laura is because he judges that his parents may have died at the mouth of zombies. After all, there is no mission to remind him to rescue them.

Of course, this is all Kent's speculation. Although he belongs to the self-preservation group, after hearing Simon's sad memories, he also decided to rescue his sister Laura and, if possible, his parents whom he had never met.

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While the two were talking, a large service area appeared in their field of vision.

Since Mars is nearly twice as small as Earth, and the population is concentrated in the northern hemisphere, there are small and medium-sized towns every few hundred meters on both sides of the highway, which means that there are definitely a lot of zombies in this service area.

Fortunately, there are one-person-high guardrails on both sides of the expressway, and the distance between the expressway and the town is kept 200 meters.

This service area also belongs to the high-speed ring, so it is also partitioned by guardrails, and the zombies should only be drivers and passengers.

...

Slow down. Simon reminded.

Um.

Kent kept the speed at 20 kilometers per hour, and the pickup began to drive slowly towards the service area.

As the distance from the service area got closer, more and more vehicles were crashed on both sides of the expressway, and many zombies could be seen kneeling on the ground and gnawing on something, which was not good for Kent's pickup truck. Don't ask, just focus on what's in front of your mouth.

Seeing this situation, Simon checked the magazines one by one. After installing the silencer, he confirmed that the firearm was in the best condition before pulling the bolt to prepare for the next possible situation.

But when Kent saw this situation, he frowned and said, Hey,

Simon, your gun has a suppressor, but my AK-12 does not. What if I am in danger and have to shoot? Shouldn't the gunshot attract all the nearby zombies?

Wait. After fumbling around from the armed belt, Simon pulled out another silencer, put it in the empty slot in front of the gear, and said, Here's one for you. Remember, don't shoot unless necessary. Silencer Devices are consumable items.

I'll go, how many things are on your body? Kent glanced at the muffler and said in surprise.

Simon didn't answer this boring question, but put on his mask again, and said, Just two, make good use of them.

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As the pickup truck slowly drove into the service area, the scene presented in the field of vision of the two of them could not be called 'hell' too much.

Because there are wreckage everywhere, some vehicles are burning with open flames, there are dried blood stains on the ground, there are clothes residues, and even a lot of internal organs and so on.

Kent drove the pickup to a slow stop next to the gas station, picked up the AK-12 attached to the door, and picked up the muffler in the empty slot.

There is a sound of click, which means that the silencer has been installed on the AK-12.

Fortunately, the silencer that Simon brought is a universal type, and this AK-12 also uses a 5.56 x 45 mm NATO barrel, otherwise Kent is just a blank board person at this time.

Get out of the car, I'll refuel the car, you cover. Simon opened the door and reminded again, saying: Remember, put the zombies close to shoot, or you will waste bullets.

Yeah. Ken nodded and opened the door to get out of the car.

But the difference is that Simon quickly half-kneeled on the ground after opening the car door, and looked around with a gun to confirm whether there was a clear dangerous target.

Kent, on the other hand, opened the car door and staggered half-kneeling on the ground. He didn't know which side to look for the search target, the left side, and then the right side.

To put it bluntly, Simon got out of the car in a tactical move and got in place quickly.

As for Kent, he has played many war games and knows tactical moves, but he is still a rookie, and there are many zombies not far away, which makes him very nervous, so he doesn't know which side to look at.

After confirming that his side was safe, Simon slowly got up. Seeing the poor Kent, he shook his head helplessly, stood up and began to refuel the pickup.

...

Ow...

Forehead...

ah...

Listening to the wailing sound not far away, Kent's nervous mood was not relieved, but intensified.

At the beginning, he also claimed that he hoped to encounter the end of the zombie crisis, because zombies are the best to deal with.

But now in the real zombie crisis, looking at the wandering 'dead corpses' not far away, the uncanny valley effect has reached its peak, and an inexplicable sense of fear wells up in my heart.