Chapter 171: I'm Approachable, Despite technically seizing this territory and equipment...

"Huh? What? They're all gone so quickly!?" When Renault mentioned guests arriving, UMP40 saw the group of T-Dolls who had been eating, practically rush out of the workshop in just a few seconds.

Even Renault himself did the same. This level of efficiency...

While UMP40 had guessed the visitors might not be friendly upon hearing Renault emphasize the word "guests," she hadn't expected Renault and his T-Dolls to be so prepared in such a short time.

"Um... CF05? How many enemies are there outside?" UMP40 couldn't see if the other T-Dolls were ready or not. She only noticed CF05 returning to the workshop with her weapon, guarding the workshop door, which made UMP40 realize that Renault and the others were prepared for a confrontation.

And... was it CF05? Why wasn't she holding her own imprinted weapon? Were IOP T-Dolls this advanced now? Could one T-Doll hold multiple imprinted weapons?

"Huh? I'm not sure yet. I just saw a convoy approaching from a distance. This place is a no-man's-land. Besides Sangvis Ferri, neither humans nor T-Dolls would come to such a place."

CF05 said, standing by the window and glancing towards the direction of the vertical farm. Hopefully, they wouldn't be affected over there. They had just sown the seeds, and if the factory were destroyed, those seeds would be lost forever.

"No-man's-land... Where exactly are you guys?"

"Huh? It seems to be near some sea... Oh, right, a port on the northern coast of the Assyrian Sea. The name is a bit complicated, I didn't remember it. Maria should know, after all, not far from there is their Sangvis Ferri raw material factory."

Watching the approaching convoy, CF05 scratched her head. This time, there shouldn't be any problems. Those vehicles were manned by humans and all wore protective suits.

Moreover, the trucks didn't seem to be hiding any heavy weapons. If it was just human combatants with light weapons, they were less threatening than the ELID nfected.

"Do you want to see? I'll transfer the images to the computer." Without waiting for UMP40's response, CF05 directly transferred the video she saw to the laptop. This way, Maria and UMP40 in the mental space could also see the situation outside.

"Huh? The protective suits worn by the people in the cars look very similar to the ones used by regular military forces."

"Not similar, they're exactly the same. The identification codes on those suits haven't been removed. But where did these guys get military protective gear from?" Maria could immediately see the origin of these protective suits and equipment and sneered.

"Really? I've seen Statesec operatives wear protective suits before, and they're quite similar to these."

CF05 scratched her head and happened to see Renault walking out of the dormitory building, standing at the factory gate, arms folded, watching the convoy approaching in the distance.

"Wait! Wait a minute! CF05! How can your commander just stand outside like that! He'll get ELID!"

Seeing Renault standing at the entrance, without any protective gear, even able to smoke in a heavily contaminated environment, UMP40 was shocked.

Since CF05 said this was a no-man's-land, not wearing any protective gear while standing outside, any human would undoubtedly die!

Unless the commander was immune to ELID radiation.

"Oh, it's fine, it's fine. The commander isn't afraid of these things."

CF05 waved her hand. How many times had this happened already? The commander was still perfectly fine.

"But... at least let the others..." UMP40 was about to suggest sending other T-Dolls to scout ahead, but she couldn't bring herself to say it.

"Don't worry, that guy is very capable." Maria naturally knew Renault's situation roughly. These people who came driving should be mercenaries or something similar. For Renault, they posed no threat at all.

...

"Boss! We're here! But..."

Sitting in the second car, Perez looked impatiently at the ruins outside the window. This silent city gave him a very bad feeling, as if countless malicious eyes were staring at his back from beneath the rubble.

"But what?"

Hearing the driver's voice, Perez frowned. From his direction, everything at their destination, the factory area, looked... normal?

Normal my ass! Why was there someone in the dormitory building of the factory complex looking at them!?

"There's someone standing at the factory gate!?"

"What kind of person!? Human or infected!?" The driver's shout made Perez snap out of his horror. He stared at the person outside the window while asking through the communicator.

"Human! Human! But that guy isn't wearing any protective gear!?"

"Stop the car!"

Hearing the driver's shout, Perez immediately shouted!

This was a red zone!

Although the yellow zone was just a dozen kilometers away, obviously, this place was no longer a place where humans could move freely, unless they didn't want to live!

As Perez's voice fell, all the drivers in the convoy immediately slammed on the brakes and stopped the vehicles. The mercenaries in the cars jumped out one after another, looking for cover nearby, vigilantly watching the person at the factory gate.

The person standing there was undoubtedly Renault. This sudden stop of the convoy from dozens of meters away, and the mercenaries who quickly found cover and aimed their guns, all made Renault pause.

He had never seen such timid mercenaries before. The mercenaries he had encountered before when escorting various goods would rush up like hotheads, without saying a word.

Now it seemed that it wasn't that the mercenaries in this world were incompetent, but rather that he hadn't encountered anyone with a normal mindset.

"Commander, there are forty-three people. Based on their weapons and equipment, we can conclude that these people are undoubtedly mercenaries." G36's voice sounded through the headset hanging around Renault's neck. The several T-Dolls who had already equipped power exoskeletons had climbed to the roofs of several factories.

As long as these mercenaries dared to attack, their machine guns could easily send these mere mortals to their deaths.

"Well, let's see how things go. If these mercenaries don't leave, then we'll have to take action. But I'm so easy to talk to, these guys shouldn't refuse my proposal, right?" As he spoke, Renault lifted his foot and walked towards the convoy of mercenaries.

At the same time, he gestured to the T-Dolls who had concealed themselves around the road.

"Easy to talk to? Commander? Are you sure you're not telling a joke?" Hearing Renault's words, MDR couldn't help but laugh and ask.