In the original plan, the evacuation helicopter, scheduled to arrive in the evening, approached the airport amid the surprised gazes of AK47 and the others.
AK47 squinted as she watched the helicopter approaching in the sky, her memory telling her that the helicopter above was definitely the one that had brought them to this place yesterday.
The scratches on the fuselage were exactly as she remembered. "Did we send a signal for evacuation?" she frowned, asking G3 and the others.
Hearing this, all of them shook their heads involuntarily.
M1 Garand, who had heard AK47 and the others' conversation clearly, said, "Spread out on the spot, stay alert. Besides the nose gun on the helicopter, there may be heavy weapons in the cabin."
As M1 Garand finished speaking, P90 and others, holding sample guns, immediately rushed into the carriage, grabbed some bullets, and then stepped out to hide behind nearby ruins.
UMP45 and others did the same, while Elf, who was still a bit bewildered, was lifted by HK416 and carried to hide in a cover.
The series of actions by M1 Garand and the others, though complex in description, took only three or four seconds.
By the time AK47 and the others reacted, M1 Garand was already waving at them from behind cover.
"Come over here quickly."
"Okay okay!" AK47 hurriedly responded and, along with M14 and the others, arrived behind the cover where M1 Garand was.
"Hey, why do I feel like you guys are moving so fast? Normal tactical dolls can't move that quickly, right?"
AK47 didn't feel anything when they hadn't started moving, but as soon as she saw P90 and the others move, she felt that something was off.
These dolls moved too fast...
"Shh!" Hearing AK47's question, M1 Garand didn't immediately respond, instead raising a finger to gesture for her to quiet down while she dialed Renault's phone.
"Commander, there's a helicopter approaching from the north of the airport. They don't have Griffin identification signals, but the Griffin logo is painted on the fuselage."
"Oh? Understood, let's see who these guys are for now. Of course, if they attack, take them down, but 416's gun shouldn't have exploded yet, right?"
"No, the sample gun is currently in good condition."
"Good, don't worry, SPAS-12 is ready. If you have any problems over there, call her over."
Renault, hanging up the phone, sighed silently.
These guys kept coming back every now and then, although they didn't cause him any trouble, it was like having a fly buzzing around his ear constantly.
Annoying.
"HK416, it's up to you in a moment." M1 Garand, who had put away her phone, gave HK416 a thumbs-up nearby, making HK416 somewhat incredulously point at herself.
The implication was clear: HK416 couldn't believe that Renault would let her use a rifle to shoot down a helicopter. That is a bit too far-fetched!
Even though the bullets were made by Renault himself, trying to penetrate the helicopter's armor plate with them was... no, it was possible.
This helicopter should be semi-civilian, with the armor plates on the fuselage probably pre-war products. If it had been modified, it wouldn't look like this now.
Moreover, even if it was a Griffin helicopter, it wouldn't usually have so many scars on the fuselage.
And the machine gun on the helicopter... Griffin didn't have the authority to equip machine guns on their helicoptera especially on helicopters transporting personnel.
In Renault's area, one could see machine guns on powered exoskeletons every day, so one got used to it. It was almost forgotten that Griffin was not allowed to use these heavy firepower weapons.
Although Griffin might indeed have some heavy weapons with great power, the key was... this was just an old helicopter, who would equip such few and unusable weapons on it?
About half a minute later, the helicopter, which was getting closer and closer, flew directly over the airport, but perhaps seeing the ELID infected people lying on the ground, the other side did not land but instead began to patrol around the airport.
M1 Garand and the others were all hiding in the ruins outside the airport at this time, naturally not worried about being spotted by the helicopter.
The truck had been hidden by M1 Garand behind a collapsed building when it arrived, and combined with the color of the vehicle being similar to the ruins, it might not even be found even if one looked closely.
"Those guys in protective suits again. M1 Garand, do you want to take them out directly?" P90 shook the sample gun in her hand.
However, as soon as these words came out, AK47 and the others were speechless.
Why did it feel like something was off with Renault's dolls?
Normally, shouldn't they send communication first to confirm the identity of the other party and then ascertain their intentions...
Ugh, it's so troublesome. If everyone on the helicopter is an enemy, they probably would've been shot to pieces by now.
Is... is there something wrong with me? How come I've never thought before that this process is so complicated?
AK47 scratched her head, feeling a little scared of her sudden thoughts.
"Don't act rashly for now. Wearing protective suits doesn't mean the people inside are all the same, can't we be a bit more cautious?" M1 Garand gave P90 a glare.
What's the rush?
They're not in a hurry to go back anyway. What's the harm in waiting here for a few more minutes?
"There's no response on the public communication frequency, and they've rejected all communication signals." P38, on the other hand, agreed more with P90's idea.
There was almost no communication equipment on this helicopter, and there was no noise either, so it was definitely not a problem with the communication equipment being damaged.
"Well... then how about I go out and test the waters?"
G3, who was squatting behind M14, was a bit anxious at this point.
After all, hiding like this wasn't a solution. It might be better to let her go out and test the true identities of these people.
"Um, that works too. P90, go with her for protection."
M1 Garand nodded. The helicopter had been hovering in mid-air, neither sending out signals nor showing any intention to land. It was really unclear what these guys wanted to do.
"Okay! Leave it to me! Let's go! Let's go over and see what's going on!" P90 looked up at the direction of the helicopter's gun, deliberately pulling G3 along, circling around and approaching from the side of the helicopter.
"Huh? Huh!?"
G3, whose arm was being pulled by P90, was suddenly lifted off the ground in front of AK47 and the others, holding her etched weapon in her hand, looking somewhat bewildered at the rapidly passing scenery.
"Hey! Why don't you come down?!"
As G3 felt her feet touch the ground, P90 was already standing in front of her, shouting at the helicopter. Unfortunately, P90's voice was completely drowned out by the roaring noise of the rotating rotor blades.
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