Girls' Frontline: My Apocalypse with Dolls

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Ange was somewhat surprised: "But we've already fired at the military."

"They did not confirm our identity. To be precise, they were not even aware of our existence. Even the USS only knew that such an enemy existed, but they could not confirm its code name or purpose of operation."

AN94's explanation helped Ange understand the current situation. She looked at AK12 again, who was still negotiating with the other party. The two sides maintained a tense state that was on the verge of exploding.

“We’ve met before, remember? Otherwise, you wouldn’t have thrown flares at us.”

AK12 seemed quite confident. As a negotiator, she didn't draw her gun and maintained basic friendliness. But after all, they were the military, and it wasn't something that could be settled with just a few words and a drink.

......

"Captain, he has a very obvious Russian accent..."

Pierce did not respond immediately, but instead explained his "guess" to Chris who was standing next to him.

Chris frowned. He wasn't unaware of what was going on, but he couldn't conclude that it was a foreign force based on that alone. Besides, the enemies they had encountered in the quarantine zone had all opened fire immediately upon contact, while this other party had shown a friendly attitude.

Moreover, as the other side stated, they did indeed recognize the group, especially the masks and glasses; they were the same people, and there hadn't been a firefight during their last encounter...

"I cannot confirm your identity or attitude. To us, you also fall into the category of unidentified targets."

"Oh, there's no hostility at all. We're all on the same side. Last time was a special case. If we had just run away, you would have definitely opened fire, so we had no choice but to throw a flashbang. But in the end, our goals are actually the same."

"...What do you want to say?"

Sweat dripped down Chris's forehead and onto the butt of the gun. Chris unconsciously lowered the muzzle of the gun a few degrees, which AK12 noticed.

AK12 was very satisfied with this and continued to use this as leverage: "Don't you also want to figure out who's against you?"

Upon seeing this, Chris immediately became serious: "Do you know what you're saying?"

"Of course, if I didn't know, how could I have the confidence to talk to you about these things?"

The scene was somewhat similar to when they met again with Lyon, tense and on the verge of war. However, this time the girls were outnumbered, but fortunately, their opponents were acquaintances, giving them room to maneuver.

"Watch your back!"

652 Anjie PART.12

So everyone was busy calming down and having a few words, and almost forgot there was a big guy behind them. Fortunately, a soldier noticed the commotion and "helpfully" reminded everyone.

Of course, the girls had already noticed that the alchemist and AK15 had dragged out the desk from the office and placed it across the corridor to block the monster's advance.

"Don't just stand there like an idiot! This guy is too big for your weapon!"

Chris was about to open fire to provide cover when Ange quickly came to his side, nudged his shoulders twice, and hurriedly ran backward.

After much deliberation, it seemed like a bad idea to engage this behemoth in close combat, so they decided to temporarily lower their guard against the unknown squad and retreat together. (The aftereffects of RE6 mean that high mobility and instant counterattacks make melee combat with monsters no problem.)

The strange roar was the signal that the prey had been spotted. The monster, which looked like a waterlogged pig, dragged its body with all its might, trying to catch up with the target in front of it. Strangely, despite its huge size, which could almost fill the entire corridor, its movement speed did not seem to be affected, and it was still able to keep up with the group at a relatively fast pace.

The members of the rebellious squad must maintain a normal pace and act in conjunction with the military. At this time, rashly leaving the group would inevitably provoke hostility from the other side. Even if their operational efficiency is slightly lower, they must remain tolerant at this moment.

"Where do you think you're going? This thing obviously can't be dealt with by firepower. You need to give us an explanation."

The alchemist bluntly raised the immediate problem: what to do, where to run? The mission objective had not yet been found. Were they just going to drag this on with this big guy forever?

No wonder the military and USS's operations here have been so unsuccessful. If there is more than one of these monsters here, given their desire to complete the mission while also trying to avoid trouble, it is indeed quite difficult.

"My God, this thing is ridiculously ugly..."

Anjie glanced back and felt nauseous. She immediately took out a mint from her pocket and ate it.

The three bears RPK mentioned earlier, stacked together, were actually a large, irregular lump of flesh. It could deform to some extent depending on the space it was in. A large number of corpses and remains piled up, forming the monster's mouthparts and ventral feet, allowing it to move forward in a semi-crawling, semi-wriggling manner.

The AK15 turned around, firing intermittently: "Does anyone have incendiary grenades?"

“It’s with Viktor,” RPK frowned subconsciously, “She’s with another squad.”

Seeing that his temporary partners were openly discussing their plans, Chris, as the captain of the other side, felt compelled to speak up: "Since you have the ability to provide us with the information we want, can you now tell us your purpose for being here and what your plans are?"

As the amount of clutter in the corridor gradually increased, the group began to overturn various large objects onto the corridor while running, hoping to slow down the monster's progress. However, the effect was very limited. Harder objects were ignored, and more fragile items such as wooden frames were crushed into pieces.

Anjie glanced back at the distance and then replied, "We have the same goal as you, and naturally we want the same things. We're going to the sixth floor next, but we can only try our luck. If we can't find it, there's nothing we can do."

After saying that, she remembered the information MDR had obtained, and then sneered, "But we're not completely helpless. Now, let's figure out how to solve the immediate problem."

The so-called solution is really just about how to complete their mission while on the run. The current situation is simply that there is one more team, and the results are shared.

Fortunately, the other party was reasonable and knew that it was not a good time to fight, so they agreed to cooperate for the time being and reconsider after everything was resolved.

"Angie, I've dumped USS and am back online."

Barrett's renewed contact gave Ange a glimmer of hope, and also an opportunity to showcase their professional skills to the military...

She immediately moved to the back of the group, where AK12 and AN94 separated her from Chris, and also pulled MDR into the channel.

"MDR, where are you now?"

"We are approaching the North Campus and will soon enter through the landscaped area."

"Okay, don't come in."

???

The strange command startled MDR for a moment: "Huh?"

"Send the personnel to the West Campus where we were just now, and block the passage to the North Campus from there. Delay as much time as possible to prevent the military and USS from entering. Be careful not to cause any casualties to the military. Just hold them off. That's all."

After a hissing sound of electricity, MDR realized that the other party had hung up the call.

"...What the hell is going on? A new broom sweeps clean, and he's making quite a few demands."

Although he was still complaining, he obediently relayed Anjie's instructions and led everyone to the West Campus.

Anjie naturally had her own plans, and she wanted to avoid being disturbed by others as much as possible during this process...

Barrett, who was on the other end of the line, had overheard the conversation and then asked, "What new plans do you have?"

“Of course,” Ange looked up to make sure Chris wasn’t looking at her, and continued, “Barrett, you carry explosive magazines or thermite magazines with you, right?”

Barrett had a bad feeling about this just from the simple question...

"Yes, what's wrong?"

"Okay, let's switch angles immediately and find a location where we can observe the situation in the North Campus. We need your support now."

......

Sure enough, Barrett's face fell again: "The problem is I can't move that far in a short time, it's too far."

"Perhaps someone can do it for you?"

Anjie smiled and then pulled the other person into the channel.

She spoke again: "Essex, what is the payload capacity of your carrier-based aircraft?"

"It is identical to a normal-proportion carrier-based aircraft, and can also be switched to normal proportions at any time. In terms of functionality and firepower, it is no different from a regular carrier-based aircraft. What do you need?"

"Without scaling back to normal, could we move our sniper to a new location, allowing her to hold onto the fuselage while we move? Would that be feasible?"

Good heavens, even Essex never imagined that its carrier-based aircraft would have this kind of role.

"It's possible, but the security cannot be guaranteed..."

"Trust in the strength of the tactical dolls; they are much stronger than you imagine, hehe."

Barrett listened silently without answering, but she was already planning how to complain to Lovan about the exploitation of employees afterward.

653 Anjie PART.13

"In summary, it's that simple. If you're ready, get going immediately. We're busy here and await your good news, Barrett."

After saying that, Ange immediately cut off the contact, not intending to give Barrett a chance to raise further questions, but in the end, they were both in a precarious situation...

"Chris, don't any of your men have anything useful on them? Can you lend a hand?!"

Anjie shouted in frustration, realizing that if she didn't communicate at this volume, it would be difficult for the other party to notice.

Chris didn't have time to turn back, but still responded: "It was just a special operation. We never considered these biological weapons as a threat from the beginning. The main enemy is those unidentified armed men."

"They're chasing after us now, isn't that a threat?"

“I told you! It’s not the main threat, and our people haven’t given us any information about the hospital. We don’t know what kind of monsters are inside!”

Even Chris was driven to desperation by such a frantic pace, and Ange knew she wouldn't get anything useful out of him, so she could only keep running forward with her head down.

As the two teams raced forward, the alchemist suddenly noticed something, moved to the rear of the group, and shouted, "Keep running, and run faster!"

The girls were unaware of the alchemist's plan, but they understood that she must have some new ideas, so they didn't ask any more questions and sped up their sprint. However, AK15 seemed to have noticed this as well and turned back to stand in front of the alchemist.

What are they trying to do?

Pierce turned around and saw two white-haired female teammates lagging far behind, which made him nervous.

But Anjie just chuckled twice: "Don't worry about it, they have their own ideas."

......

What are you staying for?

"I'm afraid you won't be able to handle it alone."

"Tch, Griffin, do I need you to worry about me?"

"I belong to the National Security Bureau."

"..."

Knowing he was in the wrong, the alchemist said nothing more, looked up at the ceiling with its tiles falling off, then glanced at the enormous creature relentlessly pursuing him, and couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

"You know what I want to do, right?"

AK15 simply stared coldly at the location of the zombie: "I had the same idea, but your volunteering will make the effect much stronger."

"Then stop dawdling!"

With that, the two jumped simultaneously, grabbing onto the loose ceiling tiles above. The weight of the two military-grade humanoid figures immediately caused the tiles to begin to crumble, but that wasn't enough...

"3, 2, 1, push!"

As the countdown ended, the two braced themselves against the walls and began to cling to the detached area with all their might. Instantly, the nearby ceiling emitted a teeth-grinding creaking sound, even forcing out two rats from the crevices. Anyone who didn't know better would think someone was doing renovations in a hospital.

But that's their goal: to take this ceiling down.

Every second, the ceiling would drop a little further, until an adult could easily reach and touch it. At that point, it would be about right...

AK15 took an offensive grenade from his waist and handed it to the alchemist.

"Help me."

"Five seconds, is that enough time?"

The alchemist raised an eyebrow.

"If there isn't enough time, it means your military-grade manufacturing process has been compromised."

"You...! I was just joking."

Despite his words, the alchemist still reached out and pulled the pin off, which was then thrown into the crack in the ceiling tiles by the AK15. The two immediately let go and ran forward as fast as they could.

The giant zombie behind them was still relentlessly pursuing them, completely unaware of what the two had done in such a short time, but the subsequent explosion was enough to make it suffer for a whole day.

Boom!

The powerful impact shattered the already crumbling ceiling, and a large amount of bricks and building materials poured down from above, hitting the zombie and blocking the way. It's unclear whether this had such a strong effect on the behemoth.

But the main group running ahead could only turn around occasionally to look back when they heard the loud noise.

"What on earth are they doing?"

Chris couldn't understand this almost disorganized and undisciplined style at all, but for the team as a whole, the two of them were undoubtedly a great help.

"Anyway, it definitely solved a lot of problems for us, so we don't need to worry about the rest too much." After giving a simple reply, Anjie continued to give orders: "Everyone, as you run, open all the curtains on the side of the road. Don't ask why!"

......

"Barrett, are you ready?"

"Ready? I think. Remember to slow down, or I might not be able to catch it."

After making sure all his equipment was secure, Barrett stood on an empty rooftop, looking around and occasionally worrying about whether he would be noticed.

Considering the subsequent actions, Barrett spoke again: "By the way, do your aircraft have vertical takeoff and landing or hovering capabilities?"

"What function?"

"...pretend I didn't ask."