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Moreover, although the wound looked quite horrific, the bleeding did not seem severe, indicating that no organs or major blood vessels had been damaged.
Payne deliberately risked looking up and around, but there was no one moving in the unfinished trench, and the muzzle flashes were at least a hundred meters away.
Very strange.
Never mind that! The most important thing now is to get Alpha out of here!
...No, wait a minute! Alpha won't be a problem for the time being. The most important thing right now is to get B Company out of trouble!
Payne saw that, since they could not touch the electrified barbed wire, B Company split into two groups and ran around the barbed wire on the company commander's orders.
However, this place was completely exposed, and the soldiers became moving targets. Under the enemy's dense firepower, soldiers were constantly being shot down, their screams echoing throughout the area.
These Frenchmen really played their cards right, using electrified barbed wire to block them out and then launching a surprise attack while they hesitated about whether to advance or retreat.
If they retreated like F Company, then the French would have achieved their objective of repelling the enemy.
If they are determined to detour and continue their attack, the French are confident they can inflict heavy losses on them.
This trap is brilliantly designed.
If they encountered a regular army, they might indeed be in a dilemma, but Payne has beast girls!
When Payne came over earlier, he noticed a rock about the size of a coffee table standing not far from the barbed wire fence, but since it would be difficult to hide even for just one person, he didn't pay much attention to it.
But now it's time to make use of it!
"Grace! Use that stone to break the barbed wire!"
"it is good!"
Payne immediately raised his gun and fired at the enemy, covering Grace as she ran back to the vicinity of the huge rock.
Even for a bovine beastman, lifting such a large rock was quite strenuous. She tried twice before finding the right point of leverage, using all her muscles together, holding her breath, and pulling hard.
Grace didn't notice that a soldier with a short, yellow haircut was hiding behind the rock.
With a tremor of the earth, the blond soldier felt the sturdy bunker beside him move, and large amounts of soil and grass fell from above.
Several bullets struck the ground nearby, but he was completely unaware of it, staring blankly as a burly figure lifted a stone weighing over a ton and turned toward the barbed wire fence.
"Paine! Step back!!"
Like a superheroine, Grace carried the stone on her shoulder. Even when bullets hit her feet or even the stone itself, it did not disrupt her balance. She walked forward step by step.
It was dry, hard ground, but where Grace had stepped, there was a clearly visible footprint—truly, one footprint for each step.
"Back off! Back off now!!"
After running out of bullets again, Payne yelled and waved for everyone to get away from the electrified barbed wire.
After seeing that Lacey had already dragged Alpha away, Grace, who was already two meters in front of the barbed wire, did not hesitate any longer. She took a deep breath, swung her arms, and threw the one-ton boulder at the barbed wire.
In the next instant, Payne rushed over and tackled Grace.
With a terrifyingly loud crackling sound, as if someone had thrown a flashbang, the barbed wire, struck by the boulder, exploded into a bright arc of electricity, sparks falling like rain.
Payne had only hoped to create an opening so everyone could pass through quickly, but the outcome exceeded his expectations:
The barbed wire was pulled by the enormous force, and several wooden stakes were ripped out of the ground and fell to the ground, creating a huge gap in the entire defensive line.
Moreover, a flash of light, not from gun muzzle flashes, appeared in the distance where the French were located.
Perhaps the generator exploded?
Just to be on the safe side, Payne pulled out his dagger and threw it onto the barbed wire—nothing happened.
"All done! Let's go this way!!"
At Payne's shout, the soldiers who hadn't yet left the area immediately stood up, and those who had planned to take a detour also returned the way they came, rushing through the gap in a swarm.
Even traveling through unfinished trenches is much faster than taking a detour.
The enemy is going to be dumbfounded now—
Judging from the density of gunfire, they probably didn't deploy many troops here.
The enemy originally intended to gradually wear down the Germans as they bypassed their route, but to everyone's surprise, the Germans used brute force to break through the barbed wire and charged straight through!
Seeing that things were moving in a positive direction, Payne breathed a sigh of relief and, while helping Grace back, said:
"Electricity is a very dangerous thing! Remember to stay as far away from it as possible from now on! Do you understand?"
"Uh... I understand... I understand." Grace seemed to still be in shock from seeing the dazzling arc of electricity. "Thanks... thank you."
It wasn't that she didn't want to lie down, after all, the French were still firing continuously, but the way she threw the stone meant she couldn't immediately fall backward.
If Payne hadn't pushed her, she might have actually fallen forward.
Even at a distance of two meters, she felt all the few hairs on her tail stand up the instant the electric arc erupted.
If she had actually fallen forward, and been more than a meter closer to the electric arc, she might have been in grave danger.
Did Payne knowingly pounce on me when it was extremely dangerous? ...
Grace wanted to say something more, but Payne quickly moved on from the matter. After giving Grace a brief compliment, he pulled her toward the large black dog lying on the ground not far away.
"You're welcome, you did a great job this time too. We need to check on Alpha's situation as soon as possible."
Chapter 109 CVIII. After the Beast Girl Was Injured
Some time had passed since Alpha was injured, and now she finally felt the pain, clenching her teeth and panting heavily.
"Hiss—being hit by a bullet... does it really hurt this much?...Hiss... Ah..."
"Bear with me for a moment while I check your injuries."
As he said this, Payne pressed his ear against Alpha's chest, trying to discern her breathing amidst the chaotic gunfire.
My heart was beating quite fast, but very strong and very regular;
His breathing was rapid but powerful, without any discordant noises.
"Can you describe where it hurts?" Payne asked again.
"It's...it just feels like my skin and flesh are hurting...ouch..."
"What about your heart and lungs? Are you experiencing any discomfort?"
"...Heart? Lungs? What are those?"
"No one even taught you this...?"
However, based on the information available, it is preliminarily determined that the heart and lungs were not damaged.
This should be the best of all the bad news.
As Payne looked up to bandage her wounds, Alpha couldn't help but ask, "Will...I die...?"
Payne said confidently, "No, your injury isn't serious. It will heal with a little rest. Remember not to say the word 'death' in the future."
"Ha...that's good..." Alpha smiled with relief. "Although I saved you before, I won't be able to stay by your side anymore..."
"Sigh, this time it's my fault too."
Payne said with some remorse, his hands pausing for a moment, "I should have realized it sooner. You guys don't really know much about combat. I should have shouted louder and made you lie on the ground..."
"You saved me, but I failed to protect you."
“It’s okay…it’s not your fault…hiss—” Alpha said, grimacing again, probably because Payne’s bandaging was causing her unbearable pain.
"Alright, alright, that's enough. We're taking you back now."
After the bandage was finished, Payne asked Lacey to help her straighten her clothes, then turned to pick up the helmet that had been left aside.
Ruby brought Alpha's helmet back earlier, but for some reason, she not only didn't put it on Alpha, but also left it aside.
It doesn't seem like something this little squirrel would do.
When Payne picked it up, he discovered that there was a bullet hole right above the helmet.
The strange location of the bullet hole immediately reminded Payne of the situation at the time, and Alpha's strange injury seemed to be explained:
At the time, Alpha tried on Lacey's helmet with exposed ears, while keeping his own helmet in his hand the whole time.
After Payne yelled at her, she was somewhat bewildered because she didn't understand the order, and her hands, which were gripping the helmet, unconsciously rose to her chest.
Then, as she turned around, a bullet struck her helmet.
Perhaps because of the distance, the bullet had lost much kinetic energy after penetrating the helmet. The helmet and bullet fragments were embedded in her body, but not too deeply.
Those damn Frenchmen, they even used exploding shells.
Alpha really got incredibly lucky this time.
But we can't let our guard down yet. We can't examine her closely enough to see if she's really damaged any vital organs, and whether she can survive an infection is also a question...
Since wearing a helmet that had been hit was considered unlucky, Payne made her continue wearing Lacey's helmet with exposed ears, intending to have a medic take her back to the rear.
But after looking around, he was disappointed to find that B Company had been badly suppressed in this open area, resulting in a large number of wounded soldiers, and the limited number of medics were simply not enough to handle the situation.
Fortunately, a squad of soldiers soon emerged from the darkness, and the medics from the company immediately came forward to help treat the wounded.
As for the infantry, they hurried past Payne and his men as if they were missing a train, and they noticeably slowed down when they reached the barbed wire.
Only when they saw B Company soldiers in the unfinished trench area did they step over the barbed wire fence using the boulders Grace had thrown, and hurriedly chase after them.
This must be the F Company that went missing before?
The gunfire was coming from a great distance; the French had probably been forced to retreat by B Company. Their arrival was truly timely.
“Pain…Pain!”
Hearing a beast call out timidly, Payne turned around and saw that it was Xiao En who had come over by mixing in with the F Company's crowd.
“I…I relayed your message to the company commander, and then the company commander sent someone to bring F Company and me here,” Xiao En said as he approached Payne.
“Yes, well done.” Payne nodded. “Did you see Stephen?”
“I didn’t see her…” Xiao En said, looking at Alpha lying on the ground, and immediately showed a look of panic: “Ah! She…is she injured?!”
"Don't worry, her injury isn't fatal. We'll send her back to the rear later."
"Ah...that's...that's great...you scared me, phew..."
Although he had already learned about F Company's attitude towards the beast girls from the Black and White Duo, the soldiers didn't react much when they saw Xiao En mixed in with F Company. Therefore, Paine hesitated for a moment before going over and calling over the two medics carrying the stretcher.