Girls Frontline: Griffin Security

On the other side...

Upon learning that the building had been successfully captured by friendly forces, Xu Bin left the sniper position with a sense of relief.

He had really had enough of staying in that stuffy bedroom!

The room was full of the smell of brick chips...and the pungent smell of gunpowder that made my lungs itchy.

He wanted to take a shower and change into new clothes quickly...

I would rather eat something other than compressed biscuits and have a good sleep.

The pain caused by being under high mental stress for 24 hours in a row is unimaginable.

When going downstairs, Xu Bin even missed a step. If SV98 hadn't hugged him in time, he would have fallen down with a big bump on his head...

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"Commander, a large number of friendly forces have entered the city, and we are ready to evacuate the community."

As soon as he walked out of the apartment building, Xu Bin saw UMP40 standing next to the Hummer, waiting for him with a radio on his back.

He yawned and said, "Okay, let's go..." Then he stepped forward to take the communicator and gave evacuation orders to all the humanoid teams in the city.

Maybe it was because he was too sleepy, Xu Bin always felt that he was not standing steadily when he gave orders.

In fact, he wanted to contact the 3rd Company again to ask how many of his new friends were still alive, but he felt that such communication was not good and would affect other people's normal work.

So I could only smile bitterly and get into the Hummer, ready to evacuate as planned...

But at this moment,

Suddenly, the radio beeped, and a voice came out that surprised Xu Bin:

"Uh....Helmet calling boss, helmet calling boss"

——It’s Belik. Why did he contact me on his own initiative?

"Boss got it, go ahead," Xu Bin replied as he took the intercom.

"Well, you...have completed your mission, haven't you?" the other end of the radio continued, "The soldiers of the 3rd Company hope that you can come over to the roof of the cooperative building."

Hmm...? Roof?

Hearing this request, Xu Bin felt a little confused and wondered what else he could do upstairs at this time.

But he finally decided to go.

So he picked up the kettle and drank a few sips of cold tea. Xu Bin said to AK47, who was driving in the front seat:

"Turn around after you leave the community and take me to Company 3"

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The Hummer quickly drove out of the community.

Along the way, Xu Bin could see the convoy of friendly troops from the 50th Division driving in an orderly manner on the streets.

They had trucks, tanks, ambulances, etc. There were so many of them that Xu Bin was a little embarrassed for a while...

——If I drive my car around everywhere, will it delay other people’s combat deployment?

Xu Bin followed a convoy and walked for a distance in the direction of the cooperative. He vaguely saw a Red Army soldier holding two fluorescent sticks and directing traffic at the intersection ahead.

So he rolled down the window, and when he passed by the other party, he leaned over and asked:

"Hey man! I'm heading to the co-op building, can I follow this convoy?"

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh——

At this time, a group of rocket barrages flew across the sky again.

Their tail flames illuminated the soldier's face, surprising Xu Bin...

It turned out to be a girl carrying a rifle.

The girl smiled, followed the Hummer for two steps and said:

"You must be a comrade of the International Volunteers. This convoy is not acceptable. We are going to the city library to build a field hospital. You must leave the convoy at the second intersection ahead so that you will not block others."

Her English was quite fluent. After she finished speaking, she saluted Xu Bin's car and continued to direct traffic.

Xu Bin turned around and sat back in his chair, feeling somewhat touched again.

...

The starting point is not far from the cooperative building.

However, there was a blackout along the way, and Xu Bin did not want to block the movement of the friendly forces' convoy, so his car stopped and started for more than 20 minutes before arriving at the gate of the cooperative.

When he got off the bus, he felt even more tired...

"Hey, Commander, are you going to go up there yourself?"

Seeing Xu Bin walking out of the car and waving his hand, UMP40 asked with some confusion.

But the other party just nodded and didn't say anything more. Because the battle was over... He was afraid that after seeing the bodies of his new friends, he would lose his defense and embarrass himself in front of the humanoids, so he planned to go in alone.

Inside the building, the reinforcements had already begun cleaning up the battlefield.

They were busy carrying bodies in groups of three or four in and out of the main gate.

If the body is that of a friendly soldier, then carefully put it in a body bag and have at least two people carry it out respectfully; if the body is that of an enemy, then first confirm whether the person is dead or alive, then drag them out by the collar, or throw them directly out of the second-floor window.

As Xu Bin went upstairs, he looked around at the body on the ground with a flashlight.

Tsk... I saw Corporal Aiyi from the 3rd Company. He fell at the entrance to the second floor.

Xu Bin remembered his name because this guy often delivered documents to him before the war, and they became familiar with each other after chatting a few times.

He seems to particularly like playing football...

As he continued to go upstairs, Xu Bin saw fewer and fewer corpses.

But he was familiar with every officer and soldier of the 3rd Company who died.

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Finally reached the top floor.

When Xu Bin pushed the door open, he saw Amir, Belik and others standing on the rooftop waiting for him.

"Um…?"

"Why are there less than 20 people here?" Xu Bin frowned, "Don't tell me that this is all you have left!"

"No, how could that be?" Belik smiled bitterly. "Excluding those killed or seriously injured, there are still 68 people left in our company. Most of them are handing over to friendly forces downstairs."

“Is that so…” Nodding, Xu Bin let out a long sigh. He was really scared just now.

"I know that you helped plan this attack plan, so don't feel too much psychological pressure!"

At this time, Bielik stepped forward, put his arm around Xu Bin's shoulders, and brought him to the soldiers, continuing:

"You should be proud of yourself! Xu Bin. Without you, we would have died more than a dozen times in Triangle Forest, right?"

"That's right, Boss Xu!" another soldier also said, "Until now, I still can't believe it - we actually did it! In the Triangle Forest, we blocked the attack of the Sand Union with a team of less than 500 people. Not to mention that we have now fought here and surrounded the enemy in the direction of the city center."

"Yes, he really minimized our casualties..."

Listening to everyone's voices of comfort, Xu Bin felt warm inside.

It was in Akstein that he experienced the feelings between "comrades-in-arms" for the first time.

"Swish, swish, swish -"

At this time, another barrage of rockets cut through the night sky.

After illuminating the faces of the people on the rooftop, it continued to fly in the direction of the enemy...

——There were tears and relieved smiles on everyone’s face.

"So many shells..."

Xu Bin looked up, looked at the red track flowing in the night sky, and couldn't help but sigh in a low voice.

A weak country, tonight,

How dare they bombard the powerful Shalian army with such fierce artillery fire...

In the eyes of socialists, this is a heinous act.

"Did you call me up here just to watch the fireworks together?" Xu Bin continued.

"Of course not! We don't have that kind of romantic sentiment." Belik smiled and shook his head.

Then he shifted his gaze and looked at a company deputy and shouted:

"Um... Lieutenant Abram, bring the flag!"

"Yes! Comrade Captain!"

A lieutenant with a dirty face came running over at this time.

In his hands, he was still tightly holding a pole with a bright red flag hanging on it...

"This is the flag of our Akstan, Xu Bin," Amir interrupted, "Originally, our 3rd Company's mission was to plant the flag on top of this building before we could complete our mission..."

"But just now when I was planting the flag, I suddenly felt that something seemed to be wrong! It seemed that a 'particularly important person' was missing..."

"Yes...! Important people." When he said this, Belik took the flagpole from the lieutenant.

Then he looked at Xu Bin and said:

"After discussion and research by all the officers and soldiers of the 3rd Company, we now unanimously agree that you, Xu Bin, are the one who deserves this honor the most! So we would like to ask you to plant this red flag on the roof!"

"Let me do it...?"

Looking at the bright red flag with a hammer, sickle and five-pointed star in front of him, Xu Bin was not sure whether he was qualified to take it.

"Of course," the soldiers around also encouraged, "There is no better candidate than you. Our entire company should learn from you!"

Then,

Bielik straightened his back and turned to face Xu Bin...

Holding the flagpole with both hands, he stretched it forward and said:

"Comrade Xu Bin, please!"

“…”

"……it is good"

The latter finally nodded and carefully took the flagpole.

Then he turned and walked towards the east edge of the building...

The short distance seemed to take several years. Xu Bin always felt that the red flag in his hand was as heavy as a mountain.

All along the way, he was thinking:

Myself - what do you really want to do?

World War III—Is It Really Over?

The world - how to break out of the vicious cycle of conflict?

If there is one force that can lead all of humanity forward and away from false struggles, what is it and where can it be found?

Xu Bin couldn’t figure out these questions... because he had never been exposed to or studied some of these ideas when he was on the island.

Anyway, let’s plant the flag first.

Xu Bin looked down at his feet...

Here, there are deep soil troughs for planting potted plants. Xu Bin first poked it with the end of the pole and felt that the soil layer was quite thick.

Then he used all his strength and thrust it down hard -!

"Hula-"

A strong wind happened to blow, causing the red flag to flutter violently above Xu Bin's head!

Not sure if it was an illusion, but Xu Bin felt that at this moment, countless pairs of eyes were watching this scene downstairs.

The Red Army soldiers would be greatly encouraged after seeing this. They have realized that it is only a matter of time before Karameh is recaptured. They may also be thinking: In this world, their army composed of proletarians - the Red Army is the most powerful.

The Saudi Union soldiers in the city center should also be able to see a corner of the flag. It means that at this moment, Akstan's main force has completed the siege of the city. The only outcome waiting for them, the invaders, is to be surrounded and annihilated!

The Red Army's mobile route from the Northern Guards City to the junction of Balbek is about to be completely opened up - their plan to completely drive the Soviet Union army out of the border has become a foregone conclusion!

Xu Bin's heart, which had been tense for many days, finally relaxed.