Girls' Frontline: My Apocalypse with Dolls

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Anjie had already finished preparing and was about to leave, but just before her right foot stepped out of the door, she seemed to remember something was wrong and stopped in her tracks.

Turning back, RPK tossed a crudely modified AR15 into her hand.

"The commander specially prepared this for Ange, saying that since this place is not the usual location, it is impossible to prepare Russian weapons here, so we should make do with it and not worry about the bullets."

"...Wow, I was wondering why something felt missing. Turns out it was a handy tool."

Anjie smiled to herself, then expertly inspected the weapon. Although it didn't come from her hometown, she had come into contact with it to some extent while working in other places, and the necessary training taught her this knowledge, so using it wasn't a problem.

All the necessary parts were included, and the modifications were quite thorough; it seems he has some legitimate arms dealing channels...

After a body search, several full magazines were found inexplicably in her ammunition pouch. Ange was not surprised by this; she guessed it was just some extra little feature. It didn't matter; it was good that it was convenient to use.

"Let's go. It's quite far from here. Let's go and come back sooner." Anjie quickly popped a mint into her mouth, her face turning cold with the impact of the candy, as if a small piece of candy had pulled her back to the years when she had narrowly escaped death.

"Remember, do not fire on the military first, do not act on your own initiative, ship girls cannot use ship equipment without permission, do not speak Russian, avoid unnecessary diplomatic incidents, it's that simple."

After stretching their necks, their gaze returned to the scene before them. The group had arrived outside and were looking down at the dilapidated city through the stairwell railing. Their target, however, was standing several kilometers away.

"We'll be the fastest and best team. A new broom sweeps clean, and I'll show them what I'm capable of. Let's all work hard together!"

"Ah."

"it is good!"

Some gave quiet approval, while others deliberately raised their voices to match the atmosphere. In any case, Anjie could feel their sincere attitude, and that was enough.

The upward curve of his lips was similar to that of Luo Fan; the commander always felt genuinely happy when facing his reliable subordinates.

So, let's go...

......

“This hospital is very large, and the outer walls are quite intact, so we can’t see inside,” Ange said, examining the hospital’s structure from inside a building near the hospital. Then she turned back and asked, “Kaga, Essex, how’s the reconnaissance going?”

Everyone turned around and saw two aircraft carrier girls behind them conducting reconnaissance through their carrier-based aircraft. They had also obtained the terrain information of the hospital in a timely manner.

When the carrier-based aircraft returned to its hull, the two men restored the photos they had taken and handed them to everyone.

Essex added, "It's much bigger than I expected, and it may take a lot of time to find the target location."

Anjie nodded thoughtfully. As she said, the hospital was quite large, with a rectangular enclosed building structure. It could be roughly divided into four sections: east, south, west, and north. The central section contained a landscaped area, temporary medical examination points, and patient accommodation areas, as well as corridors connecting the various sections. The terrain was quite complex, and the landscaped area was severely obstructed by a large amount of ruins and lush vegetation, making it difficult to see the interior clearly.

This looks like a pretty troublesome place...

640 Anjie.MISSION PART2

"So, Anjie, who goes in, from where, and where do we start the search?"

AK12 laid the photo flat on the ground, looking at her former boss with a smile, but she seemed to already know what he was thinking.

Anjie quickly stood up and began issuing instructions: "Start from the south side where we can see now, go through the south gate, go around the green belt to enter the hospital, then start screening, find the location of the computer room, confirm whether the computer room facilities are complete, and while you're at it, look for any usable documents."

After saying that, Ange turned around and confirmed the mission arrangements: "Barrett, continue to look for a building in the south for observation and cover. Tirpitz, go to the east. The other two... aircraft carriers, Kaga and Essex, you can stay nearby as you please, just make sure the carrier-based aircraft are conducting reconnaissance and providing timely fire support."

The main combat power of an aircraft carrier still lies in its carrier-based aircraft. Although the ship girls themselves have strong protection and considerable close-range firepower, they are mostly unable to play their role under the current mission nature. It would be better for them to serve as effective information positions.

"The rest of you, follow me, understand?"

"clear."

The girls nodded in agreement, and Anjie didn't delay. She immediately picked up her equipment and headed outside: "Then, let's begin the operation. Set off immediately for your respective target locations!"

......

The team responsible for the field operation had begun to stealthily move along the chaotic streets, avoiding areas with clusters of zombies. Using the numerous cover points, they successfully approached the vicinity of the hospital's south gate. For some reason, the vegetation seemed to be growing more vigorously than before the outbreak, even giving Ange the illusion that the light was being significantly blocked.

"We're almost there, Barrett. Ship girls, how are things going for you?"

“I’m in position, but my field of vision is significantly limited,” Barrett clicked his tongue, sounding somewhat annoyed. “A lot of trees are blocking the view of the block, so I can’t effectively observe the situation in the southern part of the block, even though I’m in the best position for visibility.”

"This is Essex. Carrier-based aircraft are on patrol. Visibility is clear, weather is stable, but there are... cumulonimbus clouds. The weather is expected to worsen."

"Kaga is in position, no issues. Tsk, there really is nothing here..."

Kaga, being a ship girl accustomed to living in the port, found this serious and professional combat atmosphere rather unsettling, as she preferred a simple and direct approach to problem-solving.

Tirpitz had already moved an office chair to the floor-to-ceiling window high up in the office building, overlooking the hospital and Angie waiting for her report...

"Tirpitz is in position, all artillery is loaded and ready to go."

“Let’s pray we don’t need these cannons,” Ange nodded, then waved to the others, signaling them to move forward: “Well then, we’re going in. Wish us luck.”

"I wish you good luck in martial arts."

Kaga's cold laughter was the last sound Ange heard through her earphones.

After briefly considering the personalities of these ship girls, Ange composed herself and led the group around the green belt. As Barrett had said, a large number of plants obscured the view of the hospital's south entrance. There was even an oval flower bed right in front of the south entrance, and two palm trees with exaggerated vitality were practically blocking the hospital entrance, to the point that one had to push aside the leaves to pass through.

"I seem to recall reading in a book that human remains are the perfect source of nutrition for plants, but I'm not sure if that's what it means?"

Everyone immediately turned around, their faces extremely grim. The scarecrow even spoke up, saying, "Interference, this joke isn't funny at all."

"It's just to liven up the atmosphere. Besides, the plants here are really growing ridiculously, aren't they? I don't think they ever had such strong vitality before."

With his free left hand gently stroking the sharp leaves of the palm tree, the disruptor was secretly amazed before returning his attention to the mission.

Anjie turned on her flashlight and shone it into the hospital. Apart from a lot of dust, dried bloodstains, and debris, she couldn't see anything special.

"We're in..."

Handcarts lay scattered haphazardly on the floor, steel-framed chairs were arranged unnaturally in the corridor, clearly intended to block the advance of some monsters, and even the ceiling was damaged to varying degrees, with pieces hanging overhead, seemingly about to be blown down by a gust of wind at any moment...

"Be careful, we don't know the internal structure."

AK12 and Victor took the lead to confirm that there were no threats around, while Scarecrow and Judge stayed at the entrance to guard the rear. Ange followed the two and slowly moved forward to check the situation.

What is known now is that a very serious physical altercation occurred at the front desk. Splattered blood, a tangled telephone cord, broken potted plants, and scattered receipts seem to suggest that this was where all the violence and conflict began, and they are trying to glimpse what happened here...

MDR took his equipment and went behind the front desk to check the computers, but shook his head in less than a minute...

"It's completely broken, it's unusable, we'll have to move it to another place."

After saying that, he added with great disdain, "These guys are really geniuses, using monitors and computer cases to smash people's heads. They have a strong will to survive."

"That's no nonsense, we're about to die."

It seemed that the front desk couldn't get any useful clues, so Ange had the idea of ​​splitting up: "Alchemist, come with us."

Everyone turned around and noticed Ange's new instructions: "Me, the Rebellious Squad, and the Alchemist, we will search to the west, and the rest of you will search to the east. This will be more efficient."

Then he gestured with his chin toward AK15: "Give them one of the packages; maybe they'll find it first and be able to use it."

AK15 nodded and then handed one of the large satchels to the disruptor.

"Hurry up, there's no time to lose. We can't guarantee that no one else is eyeing this place."

The alchemist snorted twice, then prepared his fist blades and walked to the front of the group.

That's just how Ironblood Works is—unconventional and independent. Ange can understand that, and with an alchemist around, she can handle certain special situations more efficiently.

However, in such a confined ruin, no matter how impatient you are, you have to take it slow, looking back every few steps. After all, being able to hear some zombie noises is reassuring, but the worst thing is to hear nothing at all. If some monster learns to stay silent, that would be troublesome...

"The first floor is mostly for consultations, let's go upstairs and take a look..."

P.S.: I found naming this part of the chapters troublesome, so I simply named them this way, which also seems more sophisticated.

For the next period of time, the story will likely be told from the different perspectives of the three characters, each with their own role and influence on the others. The three storylines will be interwoven, and I'll try my best to make it engaging.

641 Anjie.PART3

There are windows in the stairwell that offer views of the outside of the hospital, but due to plants blocking the light and dust settling after the building was damaged, most of these windows have lost their function and cannot be used to see anything outside. Since there is no light inside the hospital, Anjie can only use a tactical flashlight to check the situation inside the building.

"This is the outpatient department..."

Shining light onto the sign hanging on the second-floor ceiling reveals descriptions of the outpatient department and other related functional areas. They may not find the computer room they're looking for here, but finding some valuable documents might help them achieve their ultimate goal.

“Search these clinics and see what you can find.”

Anjie gave the order in a low voice, and then she and AK12 entered the side clinic, while the other members went to explore different areas.

There is still a faint smell of disinfectant, which is much more tolerable than the smell of blood, especially for humans like Anjie who cannot selectively ignore their sense of smell. However, the thick layer of dust is still a major health hazard, and that's where masks come in handy.

AK12 brushed the dust off the glass of the locker, then opened it and began searching through it one by one, while Anjie went to the desk to look for the documents on the table.

"Medical records, medication prescriptions, schedules, attendance records, patient lists..."

AK12 was reading the contents of the locker to himself when Anjie's eyes lit up when the list of wounded was mentioned. She whispered, "Take out that list of wounded."

AK12 nodded, then finished organizing the contents of the list of injured persons and piled them on his desk.

Anjie also found some interesting items in her desk drawer...

"Amphetamine, salbutamol aerosol, prednisolone acetate tablets, diazepam tablets, fluoxetine hydrochloride, olanzapine, risperidone..."

AK12 pondered for a moment, then spoke: "Psychotropic drugs and asthma medications..."

The two exchanged a glance, seemingly to confirm something, and quickly picked up the list of injured people and went to the next-door clinic, where they also found the same type of medication in the desk drawer.

"AK12, please confirm the list of injured patients for most of the symptoms or types of injuries in the early stages of the outbreak. I'll go check if anyone else has these medications over there."

"clear."

After giving her instructions, Anjie quickly went to her teammates' consultation rooms to conduct her inquiries. She needed to confirm something...

"AN94, can you find any medications for asthma or dopamine antagonists in your desk drawers?"

“Indeed, we can find them, and quite a lot,” AN94 nodded, then handed over two empty medicine bottles: “These drugs were used in huge quantities in the period before the outbreak, and it seems that the supply has fallen short of demand.”

The two were talking in the hallway when RPK and AK15, who were searching another examination room, arrived after hearing the commotion...

"It's the same here, but we've already run out of medicine."

As they said this, AK15 also showed several empty bottles, which suggested that the clinic they were searching had a much higher drug consumption.

So, now all that's left is the result with the AK12...

Everyone returned to the consultation room where AK12 was, and she closed the list and put it aside, her right eye inexplicably opening a crack.

"Most of the injuries are from bites and gunshot wounds. It should be clear that most people who are shot are not bitten at the same time. In other words, a large part of those who are infected and those who are shot are unrelated."

“Is that so…” Ange said thoughtfully.

This is a bit strange. We initially thought that people were infected and developed symptoms before being shot and taken to the hospital. But now it seems that in the early stages of the outbreak, a large number of people were brought here because they were shot. Could it be that a riot broke out among the crowd and many people started looting while armed?

“大多为口径统一的5.56*45中间威力弹，少有.45ACP、.22lr以及9mm，甚至找不到常规的鹿弹弹丸。”

When AK12 noticed this, he also found it strange. Given the type of ammunition used, it didn't seem like a conflict between armed civilians; it was more like...

The alchemist appeared out of nowhere, and asked疑惑地问道, "Could it be...?"

......

"Wait a minute, let me check with Helian first to see if she has any leads."

Ange temporarily interrupted everyone's thoughts. Indeed, before Helian could provide a definitive clue, all their current speculations would easily cloud their future judgments. Therefore, it was best to have other clues to corroborate their assumptions before making such guesses.

But ultimately, Ange herself had the same suspicions...

She returned to the consultation room, sat down in the office chair, and contacted Herian.

“Helian, do you have any leads over there? We’ve found a clue here.”

"Not yet, we're still on our way to the incident site," I could hear hurried footsteps and the sound of whistling wind on the other end of the headset. "What's wrong? Have you found anything?"

"...We discovered a large number of patients with gunshot wounds, and based on the type of ammunition, we initially predict that a large number of injured refugees were sent here for medical treatment after the border riots."

After much thought, Anjie finally voiced her conjecture.

Helian understood immediately and nodded, saying, "You want us to confirm as much as possible whether the military took responsibility for this matter in the subsequent period, right?"

"Yes, we need to clarify the military's stance: whether opening fire was unavoidable, given the sheer number of casualties this time."

"Understood, we will do our best, please wait patiently."

After saying that, the other party hung up the call first, and Ange returned to the corridor to continue the discussion about the findings.

"Then, let's return to the drugs we found," she cleared her throat and began, "most of them are medications that relieve asthma and suppress dopamine secretion, that is, sedatives. From this, we can suspect..."

"The outbreak came very suddenly, catching the hospital off guard and leaving them without effective countermeasures. Furthermore, given that doctors in outpatient clinics cannot prescribe medication without authorization before diagnosis, payment, and medication dispensing..."

RPK added with a cold laugh, leading even the alchemists, who were superior in combat skills, to the conclusion: "They can only administer medication based on the surface symptoms in advance, intending to delay the onset of the disease in infected individuals, but at most they can only provide temporary relief."

The subsequent situation is not complicated. The question is, how did GRE and Umbrella interfere with the hospital during this period...?

"There is a situation!"

642 Anjie.PART4