Girls' Frontline: My Apocalypse with Dolls

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"Ah......"

M16 glanced one last time at the shattered window, gave a faint smile, and then disappeared with his teammates into the vast darkness hidden by the green belt.

We trust that our naval friends will take good care of our commander.

......

"Damn it, AK15, loosen the bolt and let those two Night Demons in!"

In the darkness, Luo Fan roared.

This can't go on; they need to let those two monsters in...

584 split into two groups

Kaga's eagerness was the source of Luo Fan's confidence. AK15 deliberately bumped the door latch when opening the door to make a noise. Sure enough, the two Night Demons immediately noticed the commotion at the end of the corridor. Long-term hunger drove their already low-intelligence brains to rush toward the unopened brown wooden door.

boom!

The Night Demon charged in much faster than expected. Lovan, who was on the side, almost lost his balance due to the impact. Fortunately, 94 managed to steady himself. Kaga and the executioner rushed forward from the darkness and attacked the Night Demon before it could even roar.

Having changed into casual clothes and gloves, Kaga showed no mercy in this hand-to-hand combat. Her two slender hands quickly found the torn mandibles on the Night Demon's jaw, firmly grasped them, and exerted force...!

Like a piece of paper that already had a tear, it was easily torn in two, and blood gushed out like a bursting water pump. The skull could only remain stable in that ugly head because of the support of the muscles.

The executioner and the architect worked together, with the executioner first holding down the Night Demon while the architect crushed the Night Demon's skull. Although it was a little slower, it was still enough to kill the Night Demon before it could resist.

Such efficiency was within Luo Fan's expectations. After finishing the task, he picked up his MP7 and said, "Let's go and look around outside."

The work was effortless, and the girls immediately followed suit. It was unlikely that the ammunition and supplies were stored in the office area, and they still had many areas to explore as soon as possible.

"What a novel prey! But hunting it down is much more satisfying than sinking it with carrier-based aircraft..."

Kaga casually flicked the bloodstains off his gloves, muttered a few words to himself, and then returned to the group.

The exploration was more peaceful than expected, thanks to the zombies' natural behavior patterns. At night, they would leave their dens and venture out into the streets to hunt for prey, leaving few zombies in the dens. However, it was still necessary to avoid unexpected situations like the one just now.

Everywhere on the second floor, traces of a battle could be found: partially decomposed corpses, shell casings, and leftover or damaged firearms. The hardships of the resistance were as vivid as those in a museum. But Luo Fan had no interest in exploring this history; what he wanted were the relics left behind by his predecessors and the location of that batch of ammunition.

"Commander, we entered from the west entrance. We've explored a quarter of the first floor and haven't found any ammunition, but there are a lot of shell casings and weapon remnants. There's a high possibility that the ammunition was hidden in the police station."

45 has given the signal to enter. After confirming that it is safe, Luo Fan responded: "Received. We have also found a lot of signs of battle. After completing the search of the second floor, we will try to search upwards. After you search the first floor, try to head to the underground area."

"Received, stay in touch."

After ending the call, Luo Fan began to ponder...

If it were me, I definitely wouldn't want to store supplies in the main fighting zone. Based on the zombies' attack route, the first floor would be the first to fall. After that, I wouldn't choose to defend underground, as it would be easy for zombies to block my escape route. However, if I were on the second, third, or fourth floor, I could move using pipes, fire escape ladders, ropes, or similar means. My field of vision would also be better, and in this rainy season, it wouldn't be as prone to bacterial growth due to dampness. Corpses could be thrown downstairs instead of piling up on the ground...

In conclusion, Luo Fan didn't believe the supplies would be stored in the underground parking lot. However, since they were now splitting up, it was better to let Team 404 and the others check, while they continued exploring upwards. The higher they went, the lower the likelihood of a zombie invasion, and the fewer people they were, the less risk they would face—a reasonable assessment...

"Let's go upstairs and take a look. We've explored the whole area, but we haven't found anything."

Just as he was about to set off, the destroyer beside him suddenly tugged at Luo Fan's sleeve...

"Should we start from the fourth floor? There's a higher chance they'll put things there."

“I agree,” AK15 rarely said. “If it is a group, it is difficult for non-combat personnel to access it under unified control, which facilitates unified allocation and storage. Given that the second floor is known to be an office area, the fourth floor may have more potential as a temporary storage area.”

“Me too… um, yes, no one likes to leave supplies near a war zone,” AN94 nodded in agreement.

With so much supporting evidence, Luo Fan agreed with the idea: "Let's go then, let's start directly from the fourth floor."

Saving time as much as possible and avoiding pointless wandering is quite important to them.

......

As a sniper dreamer, she did not participate in the positioning report just now. As an ultra-precise Sangvis Ferri far superior to fixed-point strike doll, she has a more special status. She is currently on the 24th floor of the Hopes Tower, where she is conducting observation and far superior support with Tirpitz, who is a battleship.

"I admit I never expected that people in the future would choose to use a little girl as a model for manufacturing military products."

Tirpitz was indeed very curious about this. At first, she didn't even recognize what the Dreamer was holding. After all, as a ship girl, she had only come into contact with the concept of electromagnetic weapons in the battle against the Sirens. But to have it in the hands of a little girl, and to have the size of a weapon condensed to this extent, was something she had never heard of before.

"Humans have a lot of perverse tastes in all aspects, and I may be one of the products of these perverse tastes, whether in terms of lethality or personality."

The dreamer wasn't annoyed by the other person's words; on the contrary, she might have seen them as a roundabout compliment...

"...Just consider it as me satisfying my own curiosity." Tirpitz shook his head.

“Don’t take it to heart,” the Dreamer smiled. “I’ve seen far more offensive looks and words. Curiosity is human nature, especially for someone as flesh and blood as you and the Commander.”

Tirpitz glanced at the girl beside her. A simple conversation had already given her a sense of the other person's depth, so she said no more and continued to do her job.

"Hmm? Wait a minute... I think I've seen something interesting..."

In the silence, the Dreamer inexplicably raised his head and, without needing a sniper scope, locked his gaze on a corner around the police station.

"What did you see?"

"There."

The dreamer merely pointed to a dusty corner below the building, and Tirpitz accurately caught where the other was pointing.

"...I need to remind them that something has happened."

585 Night Demon's Lair

Sometimes snipers feel that they have a fairly easy task: simply stand in one place and leave on time. Since they are not involved, their own safety pressure is naturally much less. However, this is based on the premise that there are no enemies to deal with.

"Attention all those at the western exit! I urge you to move immediately. There are... five, seven, ten, thirteen, nineteen... USS units moving in your direction. They are expected to come into view in two minutes."

"Sirius, Akagi, is the commander with you now? Tell the commander to be careful, a large number of enemies have appeared on the streets to the northwest. Do not move towards the police station for the time being."

The two observers kept each other informed of the situation, but the members of the USS did not always act according to the initial plan.

"Watch out, they're starting to speed up..."

......

"The commander is with my sister right now. They are currently on the second floor of the police station and will not be coming out anytime soon. We are on the first floor of the police station and are preparing to explore underground."

"I understand, then..."

Tirpitz glanced to the side and saw Dreamer still communicating with her teammates, guiding the support team to their relocation. Although it looked extremely dangerous, she would never risk her teammates' lives in a critical moment.

That's just because she hasn't met the dreamer from before yet...

“The support team, don’t try to retreat to other blocks,” Dreamer said in a deep voice, his gun already pointed at a corner of a block. “There’s more than one squad moving in your direction right now, and three military teams are also moving towards the area. Your only option is to go into the police station together and hide, or at least into the compound first.”

Helian was already aware of the seriousness of the situation, but if they chose to go into the police station, the entire neighborhood would be lost, and they would no longer be able to check the outside situation on their own when they decided to come out.

She said with difficulty, "We cannot afford to clash with the military right now, Dreamer. If the USS does clash with the military, we should have the snipers conduct deterrent fire and try to force them out of this area."

"I understand. We will also try to eliminate non-friendly snipers. You guys should focus on protecting yourselves first."

At this point, Helian had no choice but to lead the group of humanoids into the police station compound and hide them in the green belt. Soon another conflict would break out here, but what was unusual was why such an event would happen at night. How did they have the courage to confront each other at the risk of being discovered by the Night Demon?

“Miss Helian, be careful…” M4 suddenly pressed down on Helian’s head and ducked into the bushes beneath her: “The enemy is in sight.”

......

"Let's hurry, the situation outside is more troublesome than planned."

At the basement entrance, 45 and her teammates put on their night vision goggles and, after confirming everything was in order, stepped onto the blood-stained staircase. The strong smell of blood that could be smelled from the bottom of the stairs suggested that the environment below would be worse than they imagined.

However, most of the Ironblood members were on their side, and there were even a few ship girls, so they didn't need to worry about anything even when facing Night Demon.

They cautiously made their way down the stairs, eventually getting a clear view of the situation inside the basement...

Those shelves seemed to have become a breeding ground for evil, with tumors climbing and growing wildly on them. Their subtle, almost imperceptible, throbbing activity mirrored that of all life on Earth, struggling with nothing to survive. We could even describe the scene before us in this way...

"This is truly a living basement..."

"That's what the disruptor said."

"Never mind these weird things for now," 45 continued, gun in hand, advancing alongside M16. "Complete the mission. Try to find that batch of ammunition. If you can't find it, evacuate immediately, the faster the better."

The girls knew why they had come here. They stopped paying attention to the disgusting crimson prison and began to try to venture deeper. Although they tried to avoid the grotesque flesh and blood, their large numbers meant they inevitably encountered some.

"Ugh...that's disgusting..."

Shoukaku lifted her leg and kicked the piece of flesh beside her foot aside. Fortunately, the commander had changed them into civilian clothes beforehand; otherwise, they probably wouldn't be able to wear their original clothes in this kind of environment.

Be careful, there are more than just these freaks whose survival is uncertain here; there's also the familiar Night Demon Howl, an old friend I saw once in Raccoon City, and there might be even more here.

Their mission was to explore the area, but after actually going through it, they found that there was very little to explore. Many doors were blocked by large chunks of flesh. To be honest, even if the ammunition was behind those blocked doors, there would be no point in exploring further. The composition of the flesh was unknown, and rushing in would be riskier than facing the Night Demon head-on.

"careful......"

At the next entrance, M16 peered out and saw a large number of neatly parked vehicles in the open and dark space.

"It seems they've moved from the warehouse area to the parking area, Measurement Officer, please confirm this further."

M16 will temporarily serve as the squad leader of the Sangvis Ferri team. By utilizing the ability of the Metrologist, who is the architect's "personal" observer, the situation inside the parking lot can be better confirmed.

She only needed to glance at the door to grasp almost all the information, as if an invisible wave swept across the walls of the entire underground area, able to detect the presence of every object she touched.

"A small number of Night Demons, at least twenty vehicles, and five Hummers."

"Perhaps the ammunition we're looking for is among those Humvees..."

Ouroboros whispered his conjecture, and everyone agreed. After all, only those Hummers in the entire underground area could be associated with military products, and the small number of Night Demons would make their next move easier.

"However..." the surveyor seemed to have more to say, "I can see that some Night Demons only have their upper bodies; their lower bodies, it seems, are still connected to the ground, and you can still see many muscle fibers..."

"...Let's act first. We'll talk about Night Demon later."

The immediate priority is to locate the ammunition. As long as the number of Night Demons is not large, it shouldn't be difficult to eliminate them while exploring.

Perhaps the stench of blood at the scene was enough to mask their body odor, rendering the Night Demons' sense of smell ineffective. Coupled with the restlessness of the flesh and blood, these nocturnal monsters were completely unaware that a group of intruders had already infiltrated their lair.

586 Evacuate immediately

Little maid, please help me...

Understood......

Although he didn't understand infantry tactical hand signals very well, the alchemist still tried his best to explain his ideas to Dido in a simple and easy-to-understand way. After reaching an agreement, the two of them acted at the same time and tore apart the two patrolling Night Demons in front of them. However, Dido was obviously more composed. If she hadn't been worried about getting herself dirty, perhaps the Night Demon would have met a similar fate to the one under Kaga's command.

After dealing with the roadblock, the group quickly moved forward, using the vehicle's hood to climb over, avoiding too much noise while running and thus keeping out of the sight of the nearby Night Demons.

"Tsk tsk tsk, right here, and there are quite a lot of them."

The first Scarecrow to arrive began counting the batches of ammunition: "One, two, three, four... there are at least twelve boxes, which should be enough for us for a while."

“No, not just…” Ouroboros said in a deep voice, then grabbed the door of the Hummer next to him and ripped it off to the ground with a sudden force: “There’s more in here. You guys check over there too, there might be some more in the car.”

Then everyone remembered to check the vehicles, so they all went to the vicinity of the five Hummers and disassembled the doors to inspect the interiors.

Sure enough, perhaps because they had to give up before they could finish moving the ammunition, the ammunition boxes were still properly sealed, and several batches of ammunition were found in the back seat or trunk of each Humvee.

"There are already more than twenty boxes in total, which seems to be enough for us to splurge for quite some time."

The disruptor was particularly pleased, since the heavy machine gun she used required a lot of ammunition. This batch of supplies was a godsend, and even if the ship girls occasionally used artillery fire, they wouldn't be put in a difficult situation again.

Xiao 9 opened one of the ammunition boxes and then asked in confusion, "So what should we do next? Contact the commander to come down, or move it out?"

"Let's inform the Commander first." 45 had already made up her mind, and the fact that the headset was left unused was the best proof of that.

Once the connection was established, 45 began reporting: "Commander, we found a large quantity of well-sealed ammunition in the underground parking lot, totaling twenty-six boxes. Do you plan to come down and collect it later, or should we move it out first?"

Meanwhile, in an office on the fourth floor, Luo Fan was also sitting on an ammunition box, nodding slightly: "Is that so? We've found quite a lot of ammunition here too, and we're having the leader collect it. You should try moving it out first; it'll be safer in the compound than in the underground parking lot."

Not bad, the harvest is much greater than expected. I thought only the upper floors would store ammunition, but I didn't expect to find it underground as well. It seems that we won't have to worry about ammunition consumption for a while. As long as we conserve it, it will be more than enough to simplify things for the ship girls at critical moments.

"Received, we'll get started immediately..."

boom!

A loud bang stunned 45, who was engrossed in her call. When she and the other girls looked toward the source of the sound, they saw Akagi raising her right hand, with pieces of Night Demon lying around her. It was clear what had just happened...

"What's wrong? It's just a trivial little problem to solve."

Akagi seemed oblivious to anything amiss, simply smiling at her companions, unaware of why they were looking at her with such disbelief.

But what the girls were looking at were the vertical pupils gleaming with ferocity behind Akagi. They hadn't noticed them when they arrived, but now they were, as if the tremors of the ground had awakened the vicious creatures in their anthill...

"You've gotten yourself into trouble, you know that?"

Sorry, I don't know~

"Just as I predicted, Akagi-senpai will cause trouble because of her embarrassing personality~"

"Heh, as expected, the Commander still needs Taihou the most~ Akagi-senpai's reckless style always brings trouble~"

"Run with your stuff!!"

The alchemist roared and threw out the ultraviolet flare he was carrying. The group immediately began to divide the work, carrying the ammunition boxes on the ground in preparation for evacuation.