Girls Frontline: Griffin Security

Meanwhile, at the General Staff in Akstan.

The Supreme Commander was scolding a lieutenant general in his office, and he was scolding the latter:

"Comrade Chief of Staff, can you explain to me why you sent the international volunteers to the front line? Do you want to use them as cannon fodder?"

"Comrade Commander, I..." The lieutenant general explained in a low voice with beads of sweat on his forehead, "The battle situation was too intense, and I forgot about Griffin Security Company for a moment..."

"I want to hear the truth!"

The commander angrily pointed at his nose and said, "If you keep talking back, I'll send you to a military court. Do you believe it?"

This is extremely harsh wording.

In the peaceful past, the lieutenant general had never seen the other side so angry.

He lowered his head and explained truthfully:

"We are short of manpower, Comrade Commander. Almost all the reserve troops have been deployed to Karame, so we are unable to replace the people from Griffin Security Company..."

“Oh, good you…good you…!”

"Take it upon yourself!"

The commander's face was almost turning purple at this moment.

Walking to the window sill, he said angrily:

"The mission I gave them is to protect the safety of the rear supply line! And to wipe out the enemy's reconnaissance team!"

"You pushed them to the front line to be bombed. Aren't you afraid that it will discourage the volunteers? How can we get international aid in the future?"

"This is a shame that cannot be washed away even if you jump into the river. I really want to dismiss you right now!"

Seeing that his actions might affect international aid, the lieutenant general panicked, but he still analyzed the situation:

".....The enemy's offensive in the Triangle Forest is very fierce. If we withdraw the volunteer team, the North Guards City will be in danger. Besides, they are now holding the defense line and their morale is high..."

"Do not talk nonsense!"

Unexpectedly, the other party ignored him and walked to the table to sign a document and handed it over:

"You, go to the General Staff's Guard Battalion right now, take away the 1st and 2nd Companies, and replace Griffin's team."

"What about safety here? I can't—"

"Shut up!" The commander interrupted him again. "If you don't get things done this time, I'll send you to jail right away! Do you understand?"

"Yes Yes!"

Seeing that his superior was so angry, what else could he say? He saluted and ran out of the office.

Listening to the footsteps fading away, the commander sat down with mixed feelings...

He really didn't expect that this team of "mercenaries" would be so determined to fight. They were surrounded by the enemy in the tunnel, so how could they continue to fight without surrendering?

Respectable, indeed respectable.

But he still didn't dare to hand over important combat missions to the other party...to foreigners...

Because this is not the mercenaries' own territory, if there are heavy casualties, they will most likely flee directly.

Out of both "pragmatic" and "moral" considerations - the commander finally decided to replace the security company and replace it with active-duty soldiers of the Red Army.

It’s just that Xu Bin knew nothing about this at this time.

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Return to Triangle Forest.

The humanoids and the Red Army officers and soldiers on the high ground did not have much time to brag. It was only about half an hour after they had taken back the reverse slope that the enemy's attack aircraft flew over - several Su-25s launched air strikes in turn, driving them into the tunnel again.

The other side learned a lot this time: after controlling the reverse slope of the mountain, they immediately fired several rounds of smoke bombs to cover all the 303 and 199 militia positions on the south side, and sent out engineers to blow up all the tunnel entrances at the most reckless speed.

Although he had expected the enemy's actions, when he saw the tunnel entrance was blocked, Xu Bin's heart still skipped a beat...

——Humans are instinctively afraid of dark and enclosed environments.

After taking a deep breath for a long time in this lightless chaos, he gradually calmed down and began to communicate with his allies:

"Helmet, Helmet, this is the boss. The exits of the tunnels in my position have been blown up by the enemy. There are no casualties and the ventilation is good. How is your situation?"

"Helmet received," Belik's voice came from the other end of the intercom.

After confirming the situation of his subordinates, he replied: "It is the same with our position. The enemy blew up the tunnel entrance and installed barbed wire outside. The personnel are fine, but the squad leader reported that some soldiers are psychologically unwell."

Look, the most severe test of tunnel warfare is coming.

"Well, these people need their comrades to comfort them. Don't underestimate the psychological counseling work you do there..."

"Don't worry, the instructors are doing all the work," Belik answered Xu Bin in a slow voice.

The latter heard a tremor in his voice...

Obviously, being "trapped" in this narrow tunnel is a terrifying thing:

The darkness is swallowing you up;

The claustrophobic space is like a prison, where you are kept forever. Through the thick soil, you can occasionally feel the movement from above - the enemies have started earthwork. They are enjoying the blue sky and white clouds, as well as the abundant, fresh oxygen on the north slope of the mountain.

Occasionally, some sand will flow down from the top of the tunnel, which may be a sign that the place is about to collapse! Once a landslide occurs, people will have no oxygen to breathe, and the heavy soil layer will burst your blood vessels, causing all kinds of fluids to flow out of your eyes, nose, ears, and mouth.

hiss-!

I accidentally started to scare myself...Xu Bin quickly shook his head.

It has to be said that the volunteer soldiers who created the "tunnel defense tactics"...their fighting will really reached the ceiling of human history.

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After a few more words with Captain Belik, the two ended the call.

Xu Bin leaned against the cave wall exhausted, feeling extremely sleepy. In a state of half-sleep and half-wakefulness, he vaguely heard the sound of Japanese wind chimes.

Ding bell~

Oh no, that weird "dream" is coming again...

My consciousness gradually fell into darkness, and when I opened my eyes again, I was in that cold Japanese-style house. The dead-eyed girl, "Dandele", was still sitting opposite me, watching with an expressionless face.

"Oh, why are you here again?" She said with some disappointment:

"You've been coming to me for two days in a row. Are you... in love with me?"

Xu Bin did not answer the other party, he was still in a "downtime" state.

Every time he entered this strange space, a memory from the past would come flooding back to his mind - the shared memory between him and the person separated by the Yin and Yang.

Every scene in these memories was so real, so real that it made him painful, scared... and made him want to sink into the beautiful dream forever and never wake up.

This time is of course no exception.

Xu Bin was stunned for a long time before he came to his senses and sat down on the tatami with a frown on his face.

"It's so torturous... Why is it like this?"

"Hmm~" Dandelai smiled playfully, "I said before, anyone who goes to Silent Hill with sorrow will be close to death..."

She propped her arms on the tea table, held her chin and said:

"——"Dream Machine", this is the current state. It will slowly increase your attachment to the dead, and then one night, suddenly make you brain dead."

"Dream Machine...? What is that?" Xu Bin asked in confusion when he heard the unfamiliar term.

"As always, I can't answer your question due to the underlying permissions."

Dandelai raised his hand and touched Xu Bin's face, not caring about the other party's attempt to avoid him:

"Actually, I can read your memory. I know everything about you, okay?"

"......"

Xu Bin gave her the middle finger to express his dissatisfaction.

But the latter was not angry at all, and continued: "Everything you have experienced has made me interested in the world... Let's make a deal."

"trade?"

"Well, I will explain to you within the scope of my authority: in many places around the world, there is a thing called a 'Dream Box'. This is why you can dream of coming here after going to Akstan..."

"When a person is dying, a special electrical signal will be captured by the dream box and then transmitted to the dream machine through the network. In other words, the last trace of consciousness of the deceased is stored in this space."

"I have a way to break free from the constraints of the lower-level authority and transfer consciousness to the real world. Similarly..."

"——It can also allow you to meet the dead in this space, how about that?"

.....!

His heart skipped a beat and Xu Bin's pupils dilated.

Almost with his lips trembling, he nodded:

"You want me to help you get rid of these system restrictions, right? Deal."

"Very good~"

Dandelai smiled slightly: "I need time to prepare, which may take half a year in the real world. I hope you don't die suddenly in this half year? It's not easy for me to meet a living person in this damn place."

As she said that, she waved her hand and the other person's vision went dark.

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In the tunnel, Xu Bin slowly woke up...

His face was still covered with tears.