Beside Galba, the darkness and the continuously ringing bell of doom rendered a group of squid soldiers, who were just at the zenith, unable to articulate even a word!
Fortunately, the stuttering sound finally eased some of Galba's fear for a temporary moment.
"What's the fear? We still have these Camel hostages in our hands, Zab, take these hostages with you to check it out..."
Galba forced himself to calm down.
Upon hearing this, the previously stuttering squid soldiers were all thunderstruck!
"No... Captain, I..."
After a long while, the squid soldier finally came to his senses and instinctively wanted to say something.
"This is an order!"
Before the squid soldier could finish speaking, Galba's cold voice rang out directly, cutting off the squid soldier's words.
"But..."
"But!" Galba scolded angrily. "Remember, you are the elite of our cephalopod tribe, our warriors, not cowards!"
"..." In the darkness, the squid soldier's face turned a shade of horror.
Cephalopod tribe, its belief system is...
Honor?
Luminous?
No, neither is correct!
Interests!!
Only interests are the sole belief of the cephalopod tribe!
Even God, if he obstructs their interests, they will not hesitate to nail him on the cross!
What is the supreme interest?
Life!
Without life, any bigger interest is useless!
Now, Galba is actually making him lead the hostages through this pitch-black underground tunnel to find enemies that are even unknown if they are human or monsters!
Galba himself doesn't go, but instead makes him go, which is essentially sending him to die!
Thinking about this, a cold glint suddenly flashed in the eyes of the squid soldier.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!!
Right when the squid soldier's eyes twinkled, the loud noise from the darkness rang again!
The giant sound stimulates the mind of the squid again and again.
Each explosion sends shivers through the hearts of the squid.
They don't know what it is.
They only know that their outer defense lines have all been broken!
Even the well-armed defense lines on the surface are no more!
"Zab, you're still waiting..."
Suddenly, Galba's voice, filled with obvious dissatisfaction, rang out again in the darkness.
But before Galba's words could fall, —
Chocked!
A strange sound suddenly emerged in the darkness.
Galba's voice came to a sudden halt!
"Z... Zab... you... you..."
In the darkness, Galba widened his eyes, his voice halting and his body beginning to frantically struggle.
Before he could struggle free, —
Chocked!
Another strange, almost like a dagger entering flesh sound, resonated again.
Galba's pupils dilated violently.
The struggling body gradually weakened...
"I'm sorry, Galba, it's your fault, I still don't want to die..."
With two swift cuts using a dagger to slit Galba's throat, the squid soldier's face was cold and his voice low and chilling.
"Where did the bloodstench come from?"
At that moment, under the blood smell, the other soldiers in the darkness seemed to realize something, and the squid soldier next to Zab who was nearby exclaimed in suspicion.
"Bloodstench?"
Hearing this soldier's voice, the other squid soldiers were also suspicious and fidgety, sniffing the air around them.
But moments later, a soldier suddenly remembered something and directly said:
"Captain just killed a camel scum, it must be his scent, don't scare yourself..."
Upon hearing this, the remaining squid also came to their senses,
Right, Captain just killed a camel civilian, the presence of bloodstains is also not surprising, they were indeed too nervous.
"Captain, what should we do now?"
After forcing himself to calm down, a squid soldier couldn't help but speak up.
"Stop asking, the captain is dead..."
As the squid soldier's words trailed off, Zab's deep voice rang out immediately.
"？？" Upon hearing this, the hearts of the soldiers were immediately shocked.
Before they could think much, Zab said again: "I have killed Galba. You heard Galba's voice just now, he wanted me to lead you forward to die, do you agree?"
"..." A single sentence left all the squid soldiers silent.
Will you agree?
Of course, it's impossible to agree!
They are not warriors fighting for a cause or faith.
Of course, to be honest, they are also fighting for a cause or faith, but their faith is mane!
And besides mane, the only reason that drives them to join the military is excitement!
The thrill of killing!
The thrill of bullying the weak!
The thrill of burning, killing, and looting!
Before the sand camels attacked them, they had been fighting for mane and the thrill!
Until before April Fool's Day, the sand camels received help from Long Village, their combat power exploded directly, and then they stopped fighting for the thrill, but for mane and the anger brought by the rebellion of a camel scum that they once looked down upon!
Now, under the overwhelming fear, whether it be mane or anger,
Seems like it's no longer important.
If they can't survive, what's the point of anything else?
"Brothers, we have lost. That unknown power outside will break through our last line of defense in no time. In the end, there is only death waiting for us!"
"And our officers, they completely disregard our lives and deaths, hiding in the deepest part of the fortress, yet they push us out to be cannon fodder!"
"Even Captain Galba plans to use us as cannon fodder!"
"Is our life supposed to be sacrificed for these self-centered people? Are you willing to sacrifice your own life for them?"
While the group of squid soldiers were deep in thought, Zab's voice rang out again.
Without waiting for the others to think more, Zab continued:
"I don't want to. I'm only 27 years old, I have decades of life ahead of me. Letting my life be sacrificed by these self-centered idiots, I don't want to! So I killed Galba!"
"Now, we have only one choice left: surrender, surrender to the people outside!"
"This is our only path to survival!"
"This is impossible!" Just as Zab finished speaking, another voice of anger and indignation immediately rang out: "Zab, are you planning to become a traitor? Do you know what this means? You're a shame to our cephalopod tribe!"
"Shut up!" As soon as the voice of anger and indignation fell silent, Zab's voice rang out immediately: "Maharo, do you want to die? If you want to die, then take these camels and go find the people outside by yourself. Nobody will stop you!"
"……” One sentence directly choked all the words of the person who was angry and indignant.
Other squid soldiers who wanted to say something were also immediately silent.
They would not have the slightest pity if others were asked to die, but if they are asked to die themselves, that's another matter.
The oldest among them is not even thirty years old; how would they want to die?
If it weren't for this war, they would still be in a bar or having their own parties, or maybe even working at a silver parrot!
"But we've killed so many too..." After a moment of hesitation, a voice couldn't help but speak up again.
But before the words could be fully spoken...
BOOM!
Another loud explosion suddenly sounded from afar.
Hearing this sound clearer than before, Zab hesitated no longer and said directly:
"Brothers, we don't have much time left. Our only chance to survive is to surrender, and then assist the people outside in rescuing these camels and make amends, otherwise, we will only be walking towards death!"
………
Under the barrage of dozens of sniper rifle bullets, the sturdy steel gate was once again torn apart.
Then, the forest wolf next to the gray wolf directly took out an anesthetic smoke generator from his backpack.
He was about to open it and throw it into the tunnel.
At this moment, a voice suddenly came from within the tunnel.
"Are the people outside the sand camels? Don't shoot! We surrender!"
The sudden sound stopped the forest wolf's actions.
"Captain, the people inside, seem to be squids? They want to surrender?"
After confirming again, the forest wolf cast his gaze towards the gray wolf.
As members of an elite special forces unit, all Wolf Tooth team members are required to be proficient in multiple languages, which is basic.
Understanding the language of squids is not difficult at all.
And even if they can't understand, the bio-intelligent helmet contains more than a dozen mainstream languages, which can translate corresponding languages in real time.
So the voice of the squid was almost immediately translated...
"Surrender? Captain, might there be a trap?"
Upon hearing the forest wolf's voice, the mountain wolves and others around were somewhat vigilant.
The gray wolf did not respond.
After pondering for a moment, the gray wolf finally said:
"Order the people inside to put down all their weapons and come out with their hands on their heads!"
The gray wolf didn't know whether there was a trap or not.
However, once they come out, everything will be clear.
Even if there is a trap, as long as the other party does not have anti-tank cannons with large calibers in their hands, they will not pose any threat to them.
Even if it were the previous human bombs, even if they exploded at close range, it would be difficult to destroy the powered armor they wore.
Upon hearing the gray wolf's order, the forest wolf didn't hesitate and immediately executed the gray wolf's command.
At the same time, the mountain wolves and others exchanged glances with each other, and in unison, they released several miniature drones and mechanical dogs, hiding them in the darkness...
Soon, within their "visual" range, several figures holding the walls and staggering along appeared.
"Are those camel hostages?"
Looking at the emaciated figure with unsteady steps, everyone immediately judged their identity.
After exchanging a glance, the forest wolf directly turned on the spotlight on his helmet and then spoke, using the language of the bactrian camel:
"Are you Bactrian camel civilians?"
...
After some inquiries, the identities of these emaciated figures were confirmed.
At the same time, another six squids also raised their hands and walked out from the dark tunnel.
Looking at the bright helmet spotlight in front of him, Zab's heart skipped a beat.
Under the piercing light of the spotlight, he couldn't see anything below it.
The only thing he could be certain of was that right now, they were like fish in a barrel.
"You, come with me!"
Just as Zab was anxious, a low voice quietly rang out.
The sudden sound startled Zab, and his spirit jolted.
Subconsciously looking towards the speaker, he confirmed that the person was speaking to him after swallowing hard.
Then, he quickly followed the other person, turning around and heading towards the back of the tunnel...
At the same time, the other squids were also separated...
Following the gray wolf, Zab stumbled along.
Several times looking at the back of that figure, Zab couldn't help but think about trying to attack.
However, the thought was eventually suppressed by him.
He had his gun placed at the previous exit, but he still had a knife. However, the figure in front of him, he couldn't even see clearly. All he could see was the faint outline from the light, and this figure seemed to be very tall and strong. He was afraid to fight for life...
After walking through several layers of tunnels, the gray wolf finally stopped, then turned around to face Zab and said, "I ask, you answer. Understand?"
Upon hearing this, Zab also came to his senses from his unease and quickly replied, "Understood. As long as we know, we will all tell everything..."
The gray wolf didn't respond, and continued: "What is your name, age, identity, and position?"
"My name is Zab, Zab·Briggs, I am twenty-seven years old, I am a lieutenant in the Ulysses Village Defense Force, and I joined the Ulysses Defense Force nine years ago..."
In the face of the gray wolf's questioning, Zab dared not hesitate or hide anything. He gave a detailed explanation of his situation, one by one.
"Why do you surrender?" The gray wolf's voice rang out again as Zab finished speaking.
"Because we don't want to see those ruthless men harm any more Bactrian camel civilians…" Zab said subconsciously.
"……" The gray wolf furrowed his brow.
Without a sound, he pulled out an electromagnetic handgun from his leg...
In an instant, Zab's hair stood on end!
Although he had never seen an electromagnetic handgun or knew anything about it, from its appearance, he could tell it was a gun. His intuition told him that if he didn't behave, he would definitely die!
"For life!" No longer daring to hesitate, Zab's legs weakened, and he directly knelt down, raising his hands high, and quickly speaking, "I don't want to die here! I'm only 27 years old, I haven't finished living! Also, I want to make amends. In the past, I committed many mistakes by following those violent men. Now I want to make amends..."
"How many people do you have?" The gray wolf indifferently looked at Zab and didn't care about the truth of making amends. He asked again.
"This time, the total number of people who came out is eight..."
"Eight?" The gray wolf's voice was low.
"Yes, the order of our base commander is to escort these seven sand camels, not... I mean, civilians, out to find out the specific situation outside. Because our commanding officer's unknown means, we have no idea at all about how you broke through our defenses... Our leader is Garba. He wanted to use us as cannon fodder, so I killed him. Another one who was determined to do so was also killed by us..." Zab spoke quickly.
"Seven hostages?" The gray wolf said again in a low voice.
Zab responded immediately, "Yes, this time we came out with seven hostages... but one of them was killed by Garba..."
The gray wolf nodded slightly and said, "How many more layers of defense are there behind?"
Zab: "This is the last layer of defense. We never thought that anyone could break through to this point, so there are no other defenses set up beyond this. We were also temporarily assigned the mission to come out..."
Gray wolf: "So, this is the core of your underground fortress?"
Zab: "Yes, through this tunnel, fifteen meters further is the core of this underground doomsday fortress. There is also a safe door at the end of the tunnel..."
Gray wolf: "How many people are inside the fortress?"
This time, Zab did not answer immediately, but hesitated and said, "Commander, can you guarantee our safety?"
Upon hearing this, the gray wolf looked at Zab and said in a cold tone, "I can guarantee not to kill you..."
Zab let out a breath after hearing the gray wolf's response, and then said, "Without us, there are a total of 235 people inside the fortress. Of which, there are 46 from our Ulysses Village Defense Force, and a total of 189 Bactrian camel civilians and Cypress camel civilians..."
The gray wolf nodded slightly and asked again, "How about the situation of weapons and equipment?"
Zab: "There are a total of 65 assault rifles, 20 submachine guns, 4 M2 heavy machine guns, 6 grenade launchers, 25 pistols, 2 RPGs, 8 boxes of grenades, and ten rocket-propelled grenades. The number of bullets..."
Gray wolf: "Is that all the weapons? No other weapons, like the bombs you tied to the civilians before?"
Upon hearing this, Zab's scalp immediately felt numb.
Unable to help wiping the sweat on his forehead, he looked at the gray wolf with great caution. After not finding anything abnormal, he swallowed hard and continued to speak...
Through a series of questions and answers, Zab reported to the gray wolf all the information he knew in detail.
At the same time, the messages from the forest wolves and others were also transmitted through the helmet communication:
"Captain, the interrogation is over..."
After comparing the results of the interrogation, the gray wolf nodded slightly.
Perhaps it was a prearrangement beforehand, or perhaps the squids truly had no intention to hide. The information of Zab and others was surprisingly consistent.
Without further words, the gray wolf directly led Zab back.
Soon, the group regrouped.
"Commander, we..."
Upon reuniting, Zab glanced at the gray wolf and others under the light, hesitated several times, and finally couldn't help but speak.
"Don't worry, I said I wouldn't kill you..."
Looking at the worried expression on the gray wolf's face, the gray wolf gave a "friendly" signal.
Upon hearing this, Zab let out a breath.
At this moment.
However, the forest wolf next to him directly pulled out an electromagnetic handgun from his leg.
Buzz buzz buzz!
A faint, pale blue light suddenly flickered in the darkness.
"I never said, the Forest Wolf won't kill you..."
The faint whispers of the whispered words quietly emerged in the darkness as the pale blue light flickered.
Puff!
Before the words fell, the heads of six squids were directly penetrated.
Whether it's to survive or make amends.
That has nothing to do with the Wolf Fang.
Making amends?
That is a matter for God!
And their mission is to send these people to meet God!
(Chapter completed)
