Girls' Frontline: My Apocalypse with Dolls

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A soldier in a black coat said in a low voice, holding in his hand a half-eaten compressed biscuit.

Another, relatively thin soldier shook his head and brought the steaming cup to his lips.

"Hmm... I don't know. I was smoking next to the barbed wire fence just now, and I had only taken two puffs when I heard a 'buzz' sound, and then the power went out."

"Hey, can you use your brain for once? Such a huge burst of sparks from the main transformer box and cables—if it were sabotage, wouldn't you have electrocuted yourself too? We haven't even seen a body, and there are no signs of damage to the transformer box. A preliminary inspection shows that the wiring connections are in good condition. We are still determining the cause of the incident, but we have preliminarily ruled out sabotage."

"Oh fine......"

The two soldiers were given a good "lecture" by another soldier who arrived later, but judging from their reaction, they seemed indifferent to the accident.

In the barely perceptible darkness, the two girls, whose faces were always cold and indifferent, revealed knowing smiles.

416 tapped Viktor's arm: "I'll go report to the commander. You keep an eye on him."

"it is good."

The little monster then returned to the settlement with satisfactory information.

As a flurry of white snow slid down the slope, the little monster returned to the grassy area, to the land that was still untouched by the snow.

"The situation is quite good, Commander. Their personnel are still relatively scattered, and their overall attitude is rather negative and lazy, as if they don't care about this incident."

Luo Fan hadn't expected this...

"Yeah......"

Surprisingly, they were passive and lazy. Luo Fan thought they would be on high alert because of this. It seems they also think that staying in this godforsaken place is a miserable job.

This situation is actually very advantageous to them. If everyone wants to slack off and no one is patrolling seriously, they can simply use the stones in their hands to distract them.

However, the problem is not completely solved. The trouble is that they still cannot confirm the specific distribution of personnel inside.

Now that there's a major power outage, they can't hack into the surveillance system and can't confirm the enemy's location and distribution in real time. Although there are stones to attract their attention, they're not foolproof; the people they attract might be coming from behind them.

The situation has reached a stalemate; without further action from them, the operation cannot begin...

It looks like the preparations needed to be used ahead of schedule...

"16 Pigeons, take out the Molotov cocktails you prepared earlier and throw them 30 meters to your right."

A fierce glint flashed in the man's eyes. Although this method would have a huge negative impact on the environment, they had no better choice at the moment.

Anyway, this place has become a living hell. As long as they can get out alive, what methods can't they make good use of, aside from the bottom line of humanity?

Please give me a review.

Well, although I've returned, I'm not sure if I'm still in the zone. I can't tell from my own writing. It's normal for my performance to be slow after a month without updates, but since no one has said a word, I have no idea how I'm doing...

Hmm, could you guys post a thread here to let me know how my writing has been since I resumed it? Or you can post it in the book review section. I want to see if my writing still has any semblance of humanity after all this time...

203, let's wait...

"What do you want to do?"

M16, who was resting with his eyes closed, was awakened by Luo Fan. His originally indifferent expression became even colder than before. It wasn't because he was annoyed that he was going to be sent to carry out a new mission, but simply because he was trying to figure out the other party's intentions in carrying out the plan.

Throwing Molotov cocktails, especially at a time like this, is no ordinary plan. This is a time when high levels of concealment are needed. What does it mean to suddenly suggest using Molotov cocktails?

First, we can rule out the possibility of it being used for active attacks, as that's unrealistic. So what else could this thing be used for?

The two people having their "conversation" met eyes, and now they were no longer in the mood for jokes.

An eerie silence descended...

This wasn't the first time M16 had doubts about Lofan's ideas. Ever since the need to make Molotov cocktails arose, she had been pondering what these things were for.

Loving someone doesn't mean you won't question their impulsive actions, even though you don't yet understand their intentions.

After a moment's thought, Luo Fan finally spoke slowly: "Throw the Molotov cocktails in a more distant location and set this patch of grass on fire. It's unlikely that the grass will start a fire naturally in the cold and snowy conditions. The White Eagle military's attention will definitely be drawn to it. And in this kind of weather, the fire will spread more slowly, giving us enough time."

This is my plan.

Although this method is extreme and extremely damaging to the environment, given the current situation, it is a last resort...

This time, the girls didn't immediately raise any questions; instead, they unusually fell silent...

Crazy ideas, ideas that are completely contrary to their current goals.

Even the usually quiet M870 was surprised; this was completely unlike his usual behavior lately. Looking at Luo Fan now, her expression was as if she had seen a ghost.

"Tsk, you're not kidding, are you? Playing with fire? Seriously? Hahaha..."

Although M870 used a relatively relaxed tone, and even chuckled twice at the end, everyone knew that this was not a funny thing; it was probably just her way of easing the atmosphere, though it was a little stiff.

"Seriously? Of course, this is a high-stakes gamble with the outcome at stake, and I know exactly what I'm doing."

The man's tone was unusually cold, carrying an undeniable sense of oppression.

Luo Fan's mind was perfectly clear. If these soldiers hadn't shown him no respect, he wouldn't have resorted to this method. Since he only wanted to do this, he might as well do something even bigger...

M870's smile froze for a moment, then gradually disappeared.

The girls each had their own thoughts, but none of them spoke them aloud. However, they at least understood one thing.

Well, it seems their commander does know what they're doing, so they can rest assured.

Looking around and finding no one else objecting, M16 picked up his weapon and squatted down.

"Then I'll go..."

"Okay, let's finish it as soon as possible."

After saying that, M16 took his weapon and Molotov cocktail and walked into the depths of the bushes on the right.

Although it was supposed to be thrown, lighting a Molotov cocktail in the dark and then throwing it would be too conspicuous. To be on the safe side, M16 decided to do the whole process himself.

The sentries' attention was also interrupted by the power outage, and M16 took advantage of the chaos to leave the settlement and quickly relocate, moving towards the area described by Lovan.

Two minutes later, she found an area with less snow and relatively dry conditions.

"Just right here."

She put her backpack on the ground and took out the tools she needed.

Take out two pieces of cloth, stuff one of them into the mouth of the bottle, light it with a windproof match, aim it at the roots of the dry grass, and M16 raises the Molotov cocktail and smashes it down.

The bottle shattered, and small pieces of burning cloth ignited the remaining liquid, causing it to burn as well.

But M16 did not leave immediately; she remained crouched in the grass, observing the small flame with a cold gaze.

Perhaps due to the weather, the fire wasn't spreading as effectively as it should have. In fact, if left unattended, with the snow falling, it might even extinguish itself on its own in a while...

To prevent the flame from going out, M16 took out two bottles of vodka, poured them on the ground, and lit a new piece of cloth.

"..."

Once the flames ignited on the cloth, the M16 threw it onto the ground where the vodka had been poured.

"boom!"

The flames flickered for a moment like a blooming epiphyllum flower, then returned to normal.

The fire did not expand significantly, but it was enough to ensure that it would not go out halfway, and the rate of spread was just right so that it would not be noticed by the military as soon as it was lit.

After confirming several times, M16 avoided the searchlights and quickly returned to the settlement.

Parting the grass, M16's face regained some color. She thought that perhaps after she completed this task, the other side could proceed with their next plan. However, what she saw first was Luo Fan and his teammates with livid faces, looking up at the top of the earthen mound with disgust in their eyes.

"what happens?"

"Shh..."

M16's question was interrupted by M4's silence.

A few seconds later, her question was answered.

......

"Everyone, except those still on guard duty and the wounded, assemble on the parade ground within three minutes! I repeat, everyone, except those still on guard duty and the wounded, assemble on the parade ground within three minutes!"

Inside the checkpoint above the earthen slope, everyone heard a man loudly repeating this sentence in English through a megaphone.

This is precisely why Luo Fan looked unwell; they had already heard it once before M16.

"Damn it, we just lit the fire and you guys are already calling for a regrouping..."

Luo Fan suddenly felt like he had been tricked, even though they hadn't suffered any losses from doing so.

M16 glanced back at the spot where she had just lit the fire, raised an eyebrow, and then looked away.

The checkpoint was filled with noise again; it seemed these guys were already on their way to assemble.

"Commander, what's the next step?"

AK12 asked in a questioning tone.

"...Let's wait. They should be all assembled by the time the sound ends. Then we'll find another opportunity to go around them."

Well, on the bright side, at least their regrouping makes it easier for us to evacuate, and we don't have to worry about things like throwing stones, as long as we don't get seen by the guards.

Putting everything else aside, he was already quite grateful that he hadn't been stopped and beaten up by Umbrella's men along the way. Even if these were military personnel, at least a fight hadn't broken out...

Let's wait...

Inside checkpoint 204

Three minutes later, the noise subsided, indicating that the soldiers had indeed assembled within three minutes and maintained discipline.

"Alright, guys, even though I woke you up in this weather and at this hour, I can't sleep either. After all, you know this brand-new transformer box couldn't have broken down naturally in such a short time. But there are no signs of vandalism either. So, stay here until the repairs are finished!"

A male voice using a megaphone came from inside the checkpoint again, indicating that the assembly was complete and most people were already standing in their parade ground.

Moreover, judging from the content of the other party's words, these soldiers were not in good condition, so they used meaningless words like "I didn't sleep either" to "comfort" them. Indeed, in this kind of weather and at this time, when everyone is resting, suddenly being called out to stand on the parade ground would make anyone's mentality explode.

But now some are happy while others are sad.

"I'll go up and take a look..."

416 quickly climbed the earthen slope again and arrived at Viktor's side, who was still scouting.

Victor glanced at her but said nothing.

"how's it going?"

"As you have heard, they have all gone to assemble. Only the sentries are still on guard at the watchtower and on the main road. We can go directly in through the damaged barbed wire."

Victor pointed out the locations of several tents, indicating that no one was there anymore.

"Are you sure? I'll go report to the commander."

"OK, go ahead, now is the best time to act."

The conversation ended, and 416 slid down the slope, dashed through the grass, and returned to Luo Fan.

"Commander, now is the perfect time to act. Let's begin."

"sure?"

Doubt still lingered in Luo Fan's eyes.

"Confirmed. Everyone except the sentries on the watchtower and the main road has gone to assemble. Judging from the sounds, the drill ground is to the left of the checkpoint. We can leave directly from the right!"

416 was just short of dragging Luo Fan up from the ground and rushing into the checkpoint. After all, if they didn't leave now, when would they?

"Alright, let's move out!"

Luo Fan ultimately chose to believe the girls' observations, stood up from the ground, and took out a menthol nasal spray from his pocket and sprayed it.

The alchemist slung Pascal back over his shoulder, ready to begin the next phase of the operation.

According to the original plan, everyone was divided into three teams, which entered through three breaches in the barbed wire fence, gathered inside, and then slowly made their way to the exit of the checkpoint.

Seeing his teammates begin to climb the earthen slope, Viktor, who was still by the roadblock, chose to climb over first and take on the reconnaissance mission.

She raised her SMG and, after confirming that the surrounding area was safe, began to slowly move toward the vicinity of the tents.

When Lovan arrived at the roadblock, he saw Victor scouting inside, opening the tent flap to observe the situation.

"and many more......"

Luo Fan raised his fist, signaling the girls behind him to stop.

Although they didn't know what was going on, the girls stopped and waited for the other party's next instructions.

It might be too hasty for everyone to enter at the same time. Let's wait for Viktor to do a quick check first...

Seeing that Lovan did not enter immediately, the other two teams also chose to stop temporarily and wait for Viktor's reconnaissance.