Steel steam and flame

After ascending the snowy slope, there was no longer any obstruction to the view. This is true for both Cassia and Shanerna.

Knowing the enemy's final destination, Cassia thought for a while at the foot of the slope, and finally changed direction, planning to take another route to the ruins of the Xuefeng Base. A bit of a detour, but much safer. The enemy is always a sniper, and the wide view behind the slope is a bit troublesome for him. The current physical condition is still recovering, and things like avoiding danger may cause sluggishness.

The temperature had risen a little at this time, and the light seemed brighter. The light snow continued to fall, and the snow surface reflected a strong white light. Cassia had to artificially filter these lights, and if she looked at them for a long time, her eyes would be affected to some extent.

On the way forward, the intensity of the explosions continued unabated, and the fighting between the two sides seemed to be escalating all the time. Cassia climbed up the gentle slope made of accumulated snow, looking back from time to time during the journey, taking advantage of the height to observe whether anyone else had climbed out of the snowy sea-like area below.

Major Barron and Captain, as long as no special accident occurs, they will not end up suffocating to death. On the contrary, for the other veterans, Cassia couldn't think of any advantages for them to survive in such a natural environment. With a final sigh, and after confirming that there was indeed no living target in his eyes, he hurried towards the huge gap.

A lot of time had passed when we arrived, and the gentle snow-covered slope was far behind our feet. The slope of the snow peak itself is much steeper than Cassia's visual inspection. Most of the time when climbing, you have to use your hands and feet to ensure your body's safety.

Many convenient trails have also been carved out on the mountain rocks, and there are some simple stone steps carved out on them, which provide a lot of convenience for Cassia who is on his way. On the way, we also encountered many stone holes that were pounded out by sticks. All of them were filled with rusty soil, which were traces left by the corrosion of the steel cylinders that had been embedded in them. These things are a bit like the equipment used in training. Cassia guessed that they were facilities used by the base to exercise the soldiers' physical fitness.

There are still a few straight winding roads on the mountain, but after the avalanche, almost all the trees around the road were carried away from the mountain by the snow. The road is directly below the gap, so there is really no concealment at all.

Arriving at the gap, Cassia rested for a while. In front of him were the real ruins of Xuefeng Base, a base that was once placed inside the mountain, roughly in the shape of an oval. I thought it would be pitch black, but when I saw it I realized there was plenty of light inside. The Xuefeng base is not closed. When it was first constructed, many huge holes were drilled in the upper half of the Xuefeng mountain. They were drilled like patios on floors all the way to the top. The shape was somewhat similar to an artificial volcano crater. On the one hand, it is to collect more natural light, and on the other hand, it is also intended to collect natural water sources. The perennial ice on the top of Xuefeng was the main water source for the entire Xuefeng base at that time.

The walls of those holes are all covered with ice and have been eroded by nature over the years. Below is an open flat land, covered with huge shell craters, with gravel splashed out. There are also ruins of large buildings, with many trees growing on them. Most of the wreckage of the airship was concentrated near the airport. It seemed that it was completely shot down before it even took off.

There are some new buildings beside the ruins. It is a small building with a rather novel style, very Manomana style. It was built only a few years ago and many things still smell fresh.

"House?" Cassia stepped on the gravel slope under her feet and entered the ruins of the base little by little. The surrounding gravel fills part of the ruins of the base, which is also a natural gentle slope. They are all rock fragments from the mountain that was blasted away. Each piece is much larger than Cassia's body.

He wondered why there was a usable house here, or why there were people living here. Judging from the condition of the house, we can estimate the approximate construction time. It should have been built in recent years and was not built by the enemy. The side of the house was cleaned very clean. After getting closer, I saw that the surrounding ground was covered with bloodstains. There were probably more than a dozen people, Cassia estimated in her mind. But he said to himself, this number will only be less, not more. After all, in his eyes, the entire area was dyed red, and the blood had turned dark brown, probably a week or two ago. No body was seen, so it must have been disposed of.

There is no one there now, and Cassia is ready to go over and see what's going on. After arriving at the ruins, the four people who had been paying attention completely disappeared. The biggest target now is the two airships attacking each other.

The two airships are on the other side of the base, just mirroring Cassia's position. Both airships were parked on the ground, separated by a ruins, and the cannonball attacks were blocked by the ruins. Only aerial bombs can be used freely, but the attack power does not seem to have the effect they want.

There was damage on both sides, but the situation on the enemy's side was much worse. But in Cassia's view, the dents on the surface of the airship's armor layer and the large holes that were blasted did not cause any harm to the two hulls, both of which were more than four to five hundred meters in length. things. It can only be treated as a minor problem.

Both sides had the idea of ​​saving ammunition, and were not keen on relying on powerful artillery shells to blast away the large ruins in front of them. How the two created the current situation, Cassia really couldn't figure it out in her head. But he knew that at this time, neither the enemy nor the volcano base would be the first to activate the lifting device and fly. That would make them targets in the air without any maneuverability. The airship's ascent phase is almost a fixed process, the difference is only in time.

The aerial bomb was launched into the air from the landing airship, and then rushed towards the enemy with a long tail of fireworks. But most of them detonated together in the air, and only a handful of them were able to break through the protection of the anti-aircraft anti-aircraft machine guns controlled by the differential engine, and hit the airship's armor layer.

Both parties were very patient and spent their time there.

At this time, Cassia also passed various ruins along the way and relied on their cover to arrive near the small house.

After walking a few steps, a beeping sound came from the house. It is similar to the mechanical sound of a typewriter printing line breaks. Cassia felt familiar and recalled it in her head. Then she remembered that the sound was the same as in the military school. Every time the school issued various notices and documents, the wall cracked and those documents were printed out. The sound is exactly the same.

"Is there anyone?"