"This is it."

Everyone walked out of the dark passage and arrived at the wide exit. Following Aurora's snap of her fingers, a large number of light sources suddenly lit up in the dark space in front and illuminated the feature space.

Erica glanced at the space in front of her, and couldn't help but feel a little complicated. There seemed to be some remains of the previous camp here, with a few abandoned tents and some fences or debris still remaining in nearby corners. The only difference was that

Most of the tents here have been evacuated, leaving only an empty camp site.

However, although there were no previous camps and landmark locations to distinguish the location, Erica could still more or less determine the contents from many details in the current camp ruins. For example, there were some remains on the ground in front of her at this moment.

There were no scratches covered by footprints and ruts, and Erica also remembered from these marks that this was the place where she fought the lich, and these scratches on the ground were caused by the lich using a certain method.

It was left over from when I was planting magic.

As we walked forward, the messy cargo boxes and the earthen stove that were still there were naturally the location of the cooking tent. I remembered that someone had attacked Ruby nearby, but Ruby was also unlucky and accidentally got hit.

Recruited.

It seems that it was precisely because of the impact of this incident that Ruby almost stopped eating food of unknown origins from then on. There was even a period of time when this guy was eating chocolate endlessly. Erica from Earth

The food brought there would not even touch the various ingredients native to this world. Even if Erica ate up all her chocolate inventory at that time, she would rather eat compressed dry food than eat what Diana used.

Sweet porridge cooked with local grains.

Thinking of this, Erica couldn't help but smile. It's a pity that Ruby didn't follow today. Otherwise, Erica would have been very interested in teasing this little guy. But as everyone moved forward slowly, Erica

But gradually she stopped laughing, because a ground not far away that had obviously been artificially treated caught Erica's attention.

There are still some dark traces left on the nearby walls, which should be ashes burned by black gunpowder and partially dried blood stains, while the section of ground directly in front of the wall covering has been filled with landfills.

This indicates that this is the place where Diana was attacked, so the blood stains on the opposite wall are probably mixed with Diana's blood.

Erica subconsciously stopped here, then slowly walked to the location of the landfill and stepped on the loose soil on the ground. As she gently pushed the soil away under her feet, only, under the floating soil,

Naturally, a lot of black soil that had solidified into chunks was exposed.

These are also the products of blood coagulation, and she should have shot herself near here. The reason why Erica shot herself was not that she really had that idea, but she gambled with her life.

It's just a handful. Although this bet was actually not valid from the beginning, after all, Erica did not realize her serious importance to the goddess Severna at that time.

Of course, Erica later received severe criticism from Severna, and she also received a lot of punishment. Not only was a lot of items confiscated by the angry Severna, but she was also grounded for a week. But through these things

Erica also more or less realized some facts that she had never thought of at first, that is, she did hold a lot of weight in Severna's heart, and this weight was not at all like an act of caring for the heir of a good friend.

However, Erica didn't bother to think about unnecessary things. After all, thinking wildly in the absence of relevant clues would only make all kinds of things worse.

Erica sighed softly, and then she looked at the clods of soil mixed with blood on the ground. Erica firmly believed that the blood stains on the ground should not be hers, because Erica remembered what Avrola said later.

However, after Erica committed suicide, her body disappeared from the same place. Not only the body, but also the blood stains and other traces scattered from her body disappeared without a trace like melting ice.

It seems that all this is Severna's method. As for why she would deal with her traces in this way, it is unknown. After all, it is a matter of the gods, and Erica will not be involved in these related matters many times.

She has to use her brain on things because she still cannot understand many things through normal thinking.

While Erica was standing here in a daze, suddenly Diana quietly came to her and gently held Erica's left hand with her right hand. The touch and warmth of the interlocking fingers made Erica

Suddenly coming to her senses, she turned to look at Diana, who had deliberately pulled the hood of her cloak very low. This angle really made it impossible for her to see clearly the face hidden under the cloak.

"It's okay, I just reminisced about it a little bit. I don't have any other thoughts." Erica said casually in a very casual tone, because she felt that Diana had kept silent about this matter since An.

There must be some psychological impact or burden, so Erica would not mention it if it was unnecessary. But this time both of them are here, so it is inevitable.

Because there is some possibility of being moved by the scene.

Diana kept her head down and said nothing, but Erica noticed from the subtle changes in the palms of her hands that Diana must still be concerned about this matter. In short, this emotion is definitely not something too positive, so Erica

I feel it is necessary to quickly change the focus of attention so that Diana can return to a normal state of mind.

"Let's go, let's do business first." Erica took Diana's hand and planned to take her away from here. At the same time, he held her in his arms and comforted her in a low voice: "Don't think about it, no matter what.

How it was before, in short we are all still alive and well now, and that’s enough.”

"Well... not anymore..." Diana suddenly raised her head and looked at Erica, and Erica unexpectedly noticed that the corners of her eyes were a little red. But then Diana smiled and said something subtle.

: "This life is yours, and I promise you that I will not let her suffer any harm in the future...including you..."

"Don't be so weird, your life is yours, and it was Severna who resurrected you at that time..." Erica held Diana in her arms and comforted her carelessly for a long time, and finally waited until she felt like it and said

After she was almost there, she pulled her and continued walking towards the underground cave door not far away. But when she was halfway there, Erica suddenly felt that something was wrong, so she cautiously tried to ask Diana

: "You...are you hiding something from me? Or...did Severna say something to you that I didn't know about?"

Diana still didn't respond, and she didn't even raise her head to look directly into Erica's eyes. However, when she heard Erica's question, her body involuntarily stiffened, and it was this moment that made Erica almost sure.

Her own questions. However, Erica did not ask the reason. She just hugged Diana and walked forward slowly. She also suddenly changed the topic and talked about what time she would go home this afternoon and what she would eat for dinner.

some type of.

Diana also responded wordlessly, but her heartbeat became faster and faster, because the moment she didn't respond to Erica, she felt a trace of guilt in her heart, and even felt as if she had betrayed Erica.

Erica felt as guilty as Erica. Of course, Erica herself didn't actually have any such thoughts. She just felt that there was some little secret between Savina and Diana that she didn't know about. This essentially made Erica feel

She felt itchy in her heart. But in the final analysis, if either of them is unwilling to talk about this matter, then Erica will not ask casually. After all, this is their problem. If she can know, maybe there will be problems in the future.

Other opportunities.

"How's it going?" Aurora, who had been guarding the gate for a long time, looked at Erica and Diana hugging each other and walking towards each other, and asked jokingly: "How do you feel after visiting your own 'cemetery' again?

?That’s the resting place I built for you myself, why don’t you give me some thanks or praise?”

"A cemetery?" Erica looked back with a smile without any anger at all, and then still joked: "There aren't even any flowers or decorations, just a layer of soil and it's considered a cemetery? In the end,

At least you have to get us a big ornate sarcophagus, and it's best to get some marble statues like that to make it more impressive. Oh, by the way, the statues must be gilded, preferably the ones at the entrance of the Beauty Hotel.

The kind that’s more impressive…hiss—”

Erica was interrupted by an elbow from Diana before she finished teasing. Then Diana, who seemed to be in a bad mood, glared at Aurora and Diana fiercely, and then said nothing.

I went directly to the office in front of the gate.

"I'm so heartless. What can I do if I just say a few words to you?" Aurora pouted and complained to Erica: "You two left happily at that time, but don't forget that the person who gave you two the finishing touches was

Me! Your two corpses disappeared one after another without any reason, so I really don’t know how to explain it to everyone. If the goddess hadn’t informed Ruby later, maybe I would have been there on the spot without waiting until night.

Go crazy!”

"Thank you for your hard work." Erica endured the numbness in her abdomen, forced herself to straighten up, patted Aurora on the shoulder, and pretended to be a leader and praised her: "Thank you, Miss Astral, for your kindness to us.

For your support and care in the progress of the work, how about I give Miss Astrad a special AKM as a reward when I return? That was the first batch of AKM shipped from the factory in 1959...ah..."

Before Erica could finish speaking, Aurora punched her in the abdomen again. Although Aurora didn't use any force, the previous paralysis in Erica's abdomen had not recovered yet, so although the blow was gentle,

The touch still made Erica a little unsteady and she almost fell to her knees.

"Are you okay?" Aurora quickly supported Erica, but after seeing that she was okay, she threw her away and patted the AK-308 rifle on her shoulder and said, "I'll stick to this one! This one is the most useful.

It went smoothly.”

"That's not possible. I only have an AK-308 in my hand." Erica adjusted her breathing and then straightened up and explained: "This thing is a prototype gun. There may not be many in the world. I finally managed to get it."

I got one from a relationship, and it was originally intended to be used as a collection. How about you change it? Can I get you another one?"

"But... I'm used to it..." Aurora protested in a slightly aggrieved low voice, and like a little girl protecting her rag doll, she protected the AK-308 that she had polished.

In my arms.

"Get used to it?" Erica suddenly became happy when she heard this. She walked up to Aurora and said, "What you are used to is not the gun, but the .308 WIN bullet."

Aurora shook her head to show that she was wrong, but she was sluggish for a few seconds before shaking her head, so this probably meant that she was not sure whether this was the case.

"I probably know that you prefer .308 caliber, which is a semi-automatic weapon with 7.62×51mm NATO caliber. There are quite a lot of weapons of this type. After all, 7.62NATO is the standard caliber standard of NATO, so the weapons of NATO countries

Manufacturers have many such semi-automatic weapons, and even foreign trade weapons from other countries also use this caliber. The AK-308 in your hand is a good example." Erica pointed at the gun in Avrola's arms and teased.

Said: "This is produced by the Kalashnikov Factory. In the past, NATO was their mortal enemy, but now, in order to generate more revenue, they have to make some foreign trade weapons using enemy bullet calibers."

"Then... what do you recommend?" Avrola loosened her grip somewhat and put the AK-308 on her back again and asked: "I want this kind of semi-automatic weapon, fully automatic is fine, except for machine guns.

.”

Avora deliberately glanced at the M60E4 machine gun hanging on Erica's backpack, because she knew that this thing also used the same type of bullets. After several gun battles, Avora gradually understood it clearly.

Her combat position and the standards of the weapons she uses. In short, she is really not good at big things like machine guns, and the most important thing is that she does not have that kind of physical strength. But relatively speaking, she is not particularly good at long-range sniper rifles, after all.

Her long-range shooting results have been mediocre. Therefore, the most suitable weapon for her at present is naturally a mid-range and short-range rifle, but this type of weapon is exactly the most suitable in Erica’s arsenal.

rare.

Erica is a mercenary with a background as a machine gunner, so most of the weapons she stores are automatic rifles or machine guns, and the rest are various self-defense weapons at most. As for semi-automatic rifles, most of them are collections or trophies.

Moreover, there are many types of weapons and most of them are unpopular items. For this reason, after testing it many times before, Aurora did not feel that it was so smooth, and those that barely felt good were mostly divided up by others, such as Diana.

The M14 EBR on the back.

"Actually, I feel that there are many weapons suitable for you. After all, in the army over there, various new types of semi-automatic weapons are emerging in an endless stream. Due to various new tactical needs, such weapons are divided into many categories.

Types, but because of my professional background, I don’t have a thorough understanding of this type of weapon, but in general, it’s definitely enough for you to choose.” Erica held her chin, thought for a while and then said:

"There are many kinds of EBR, SSR or DMR, both military-standard and civilian-modified, and their performance is good, and they also use full-power ammunition from different countries... By the way, how about SCAR? In fact, I

I also planned to get a few SCARs for fun at the end of the year. I think SCAR-H... uh, no, the standard should be Mk17 SSR. This is suitable for you based on the paper data. After all, many people say that Mk17 SSR will be used in the future.

It will definitely surpass old antiques like the M14 EBR..."

When Aurora heard this, she subconsciously tilted her head and glanced at Diana who was checking the door mechanism in the distance. Then she looked back at Erica expectantly and said, "Are you serious?"
To be continued...