Chapter 336: The People of Latveria: Children!
Snap!
A heavy magnetic boot crushed a small stone buried in the snow.
It also supported the power armor to continue moving up the steep slope.
Rorschach did not ask the Stormtroopers to slow down their pace and hide their tracks.
He even hoped that the rebels' outer sentries would discover them in advance.
This will reduce unnecessary conflicts.
However, after advancing about six kilometers, they were about to approach the rebel stronghold.
There was still no sign of any living being within the range of Rorschach's eyepiece.
Only some of the hibernating animals who felt the ground shaking were unexpectedly awakened.
He popped out his little head in surprise with a confused look in his eyes.
At this moment, Rorschach suddenly raised his hand and made a stop gesture.
The stormtrooper squad following behind him immediately dispersed around.
They hid their tracks behind thick coniferous trees and large rocks.
The grenade launcher held tightly in his palm was ready to fire.
Rorschach used the communication device to ask Iron Man David:
"David, are you sure the rebel base is here? If they don't even have mobile sentinels outside, how can they fight guerrilla warfare against the official forces of Latvia? Are they relying on luck for a long time?"
"My Lord, if nothing unexpected happens, the rebel base is in this area. However, according to the Internet, the rebels were most recently active about a month and a half ago. Perhaps..."
The mechanical voice from Iron Man David slowly reached Rorschach's ears.
The unspoken words also caused Rorschach to fall into silence temporarily.
It seems that if nothing unexpected happened, then something unexpected must have happened.
Otherwise, a group of rebels who have been fighting the enemy for many years would not be so lax in the defense of their stronghold.
"All stormtroopers, be alert and form a defensive formation!"
Rorschach, wearing a metal helmet, issued an order into the communication device without turning his head.
"Gao Qi! Chief! Sneak forward and conduct reconnaissance! If it is not necessary, do not use the grenade launcher to alert the enemy!"
Rorschach's words had just fallen.
Stormtrooper Gao Qi and the Chief quickly put down their bolters.
He pulled out a large Catachan saber that was as big as a machete.
The two men grasped the dull sabers.
Carefully driving the power armor, he quietly moved towards the top of the steep slope.
At this time, Craig, who was always taciturn, was guarding near the Bain brothers with a grenade launcher.
To prevent any accidents that might happen to the large supply boxes carried by everyone.
Five minutes later, Gao Qi's voice suddenly broke the silence of the communication channel.
The information obtained was passed on to Rorschach's ears.
"Chief, I think the situation may not be what we expected... You'd better come and see it yourself."
"Got it. Stay alert."
Rorschach turned his metal helmet.
After making a gesture to the three people behind him to move forward.
He drove the power armor without hesitation and ran upwards as quietly as possible.
Soon after, just below a coniferous tree at the top of the hillside.
Gao Qi and the chief, who were kneeling on one knee, were looking down at a short figure who was curled up.
At this moment, it seemed that he heard the sound of Rorschach approaching.
The chief raised his metal helmet and spoke briefly to Rorschach as he stepped forward:
"Chief, we found an underage child who was still breathing weakly. He must have eaten some poisonous roots of a plant by mistake, which caused very serious food poisoning."
Rorschach walked up to him and nodded subconsciously.
He looked down through the eyepiece at the young child, who was curled up at the roots of a tree and was wearing tattered and thin clothes.
He immediately turned around and shouted to the people behind him,
"Craig, take out a dose of Panacea powder!"
Because the complete panacea is so effective.
So, in addition to the entire Elixir that each Stormtrooper must carry.
Rorschach also had the automated servo-bots grind up the elixir completely.
Completely divided into small doses of one to one thousand.
For symptoms like food poisoning.
Even a one-thousandth of a panacea is too luxurious a treatment method.
This was originally one of the aid materials that Rorschach used to bribe the rebels.
Craig responded quickly upon hearing Rorschach's order.
He immediately took out a bottle of panacea capsules from the storage space under the power backpack.
Craig drove the power armor forward quickly.
Gao Qi and the chief quickly made room for him to receive treatment.
Craig knelt on one knee and carefully used his metal fingers to pry open the young child's mouth, which was covered with blue-green vomit, and gently poured in a capsule dose of panacea.
At the same time, he also checked the physical condition of the young children.
Then he reported to Rorschach without even turning his head:
"The boy should be around ten years old, but judging from his physical growth, he should have been malnourished for a long time. If he is also a rebel, then, with all due respect, leader, it would be better for us to carry out the assassination and decapitation missions ourselves. It is unlikely that we can rely on the rebels."
"Craig, focus on the current situation and see what happens."
Rorschach, wearing a metal helmet, did not give a clear response to the other party's words.
He just stared through the eyepiece at the little boy whose face was gradually turning red, and fell into deep thought.
"Well..."
At this moment, the panacea powder gradually took effect.
The little boy, with his eyelids trembling slightly, opened his eyes with a blank expression.
He first blinked his small green eyes and was in a daze for a while.
Then he noticed the several black metal giants surrounding him.
However, it was beyond everyone's expectations.
The little boy who had just woken up did not show the fear and panic that other children would have when faced with unfamiliar scenes.
His expression gradually hardened as he just fumbled out of his tattered clothes.
He took out an old grenade with a shiny metal shell, and then raised it in front of everyone!
"You lackeys of the Harlem family! The people of Latveria will never compromise... I, I'm going to heaven to find my mother!"
The green-eyed little boy's innocent voice just fell.
Craig's metal hand quickly stretched forward.
He easily snatched the old grenade from the other person's small hand.
Craig weighed it for a moment.
He turned his metal helmet and whispered to Rorschach who had just leaned over:
"Chief, it's just a dud with the gunpowder extracted..."
Rorschach nodded subconsciously.
He stared through the eyepiece at the little boy who slowly pouted his lips and had tears welling up in his eyes.
He said word by word:
"First, we are not the Harlem family's lackeys! We fight for humanity!"
"Second, you possess the highest quality a human can possess, which is the courage to die heroically... For your courage, I am willing to help you chop off a hundred heads of your enemies so that you can pay tribute to your deceased mother."
"Third, as a little man who likes to blow himself up... hold back your tears and snot!"
The words haven't been finished yet.
The little boy who was wiping his snot and tears with his ragged sleeves was stunned for a moment.
In an instant, the whole person went from sobbing softly to crying uncontrollably.
Afterwards, everyone present subconsciously focused their attention on Rorschach's tall back in silence.
Thank you for your support!
(End of this chapter)