Chapter 78: Extraordinary symbiotic ecology, tears of the horned starfish!

The Defense Communication is still receiving information.

Starting from the first one, more and more information about advanced fusion bodies was synchronized.

For some reason, when Cheng Ye guessed that the fusion body was targeting him, he was still a little worried and held on to a lucky mentality.

But at this moment, he suddenly calmed down and looked far away in the direction of area B-3.

"Big Dragon."

"exist."

"The fusion is coming."

"clear!"

Dalong was stunned at first, then he reacted instantly. The honest expression on his face suddenly faded, and an unconcealable violent aura burst out from the corners of his eyes.

In recent years, bloody conflicts have frequently occurred between communities due to conflicting ideologies. The Tianyuan community has been able to expand to its current size not by relying on the charity of other forces.

"Everyone, form a formation, form a formation now!"

Dalong shouted loudly, and everyone was startled, whether they were dealing with the source of infection, on guard nearby, or chatting with acquaintances in the hotel, and then they took action with amazing efficiency.

Wow.

"Brother Meng, the fusion is coming, please lend me your cover!"

"Damn it, hurry up and get in here, the fusion is about to arrive and you're still talking about the hammer?"

The hotel leader was stunned for half a second, then immediately turned around and yelled at the people behind him.

The soaring casualty rate was one of the important reasons why the Pioneer Corps was disbanded a few years ago.

The frequency of fusion bodies appearing is increasing, and they can easily take the lives of dozens or even hundreds of people.

It is already difficult for humans to fight against such monsters in the wilderness. They can often only fight and retreat, relying on pulling the front line to repel the fusion.

But now, on his own territory, he has nowhere to retreat.

If the 300 people in the mall were killed, there would be no chance of survival for those people in the hotel.

“Get moving!”

"Don't just stand there! Get out all the guns and other useful belongings! Hurry!"

The roars of Mengge and Dalong resounded throughout the entire area.

None of the hundreds of people panicked, and they assembled quickly at a speed that even Cheng Ye, a modern man, was amazed at.

The sandbags in the bunker were moved out and four machine guns were quickly set up at the designated positions.

The rooftop between the four floors of the hotel was gradually filled with figures climbing up and skillfully setting up their gun lines.

Two teams rushed to the opposite side of the block, while the other two teams cut off the end of the block.

Facing the impending fusion, without Cheng Ye's orders, everyone had spontaneously formed multi-dimensional shooting positions such as pulling, sniping, frontal suppression, flanking attacks, and guerrilla harassment. The entire tactical layout seemed to have been practiced countless times.

"Two hours later, you brought back two little brothers."

"But I'm not idle either."

In the distance, there seemed to be the sound of tentacles hitting the ground.

Cheng Ye grinned and put the defense pass back into his waist.

Although it is unknown where this news came from, the mystery of the advanced fusion body has been completely revealed.

After all, it's just a monster with a little extra brains.

But the brains of the wastelanders have always tended to be violent, and turning into monsters has weakened their IQ to a certain extent. The fact that they rushed in recklessly when faced with the kite tactics before was the best proof of this.

“They have negative thoughts about me”

Cheng Ye quickly retreated to the shelter and quickly scanned the people he had come into contact with during this period of time.

Garcia is definitely one of them. He was beaten by Liu Bi and needed emergency treatment. This guy must hate himself to death.

But Garcia is the inspector, and the checkpoint will definitely transfer him before the outbreak, and will never allow him to become a fusion body and wreak havoc.

Could it be those quarantined people who were released earlier when the warehouses were opened?

Cheng Ye's mind flashed with the behavior of those people before they left, but he quickly rejected this idea.

That emotion didn't seem to be strong enough to make it chase him even after it transformed into a fusion body.

After all, it was the inspector's official duty to open the warehouse and release people, and he was not deliberately targeting them.

So, who could it be?

“Here I come!”

Dalong shouted loudly, interrupting Cheng Ye's reverie.

Almost at the moment the words fell, a tentacle fusion appeared at the end of the street.

Two metal tentacles hung behind it, carrying it forward like robotic arms.

"So arrogant?"

"Give me the rockets!"

Reaching out to take the green rocket launcher, Cheng Ye calmed down and decided to test the waters with one shot.

The tail flame gushed out the armor-piercing shell.

As expected, this fusion body was only arrogant on the surface, but was actually in disguise. The moment the rocket was fired, it changed direction strangely and accelerated to avoid it.

Boom.

The armor-piercing bomb exploded behind him, and the two tentacles of the fusion body danced wildly and rushed towards him at an accelerated speed.

Almost at the same time, the sound of tentacles colliding was heard from the back of the hotel. These monsters actually knew how to attack from both sides!

"Fire!"

Before the dragon's roar had died down, dense gunfire rang out like popcorn, and hundreds of bullets formed a fire net and pounced on the fusion body.

This was not a fire blockade spontaneously organized by the residents of the electronics factory, but a real military front.

The fusion body in front had never seen such a scene before, and was shot into a sieve in an instant.

"Done?"

"Two more fatal wounds to go!"

It is very simple to judge the fatal injury of the fusion body. As long as the part does not heal quickly after being hit, it is considered a fatal injury.

At this point, there were five holes visible to the naked eye from head to toe, and it was obvious that the last two were still missing.

Unable to withstand the violent firepower from the front, the fusion body suddenly retreated to the alley next to it.

But Cheng Ye, who was holding a rocket launcher, was waiting for this moment. He did not aim directly at the fusion body, but pointed the muzzle at the alley entrance and pulled the trigger!

boom!

A blinding flame erupted at the entrance of the alley, and the fusion body that had just rushed into the alley was forcibly blown out by the blast.

“Now!”

Erlong, who was standing on a high place waiting for an opportunity, suddenly had his eyes lit up and pulled the trigger of his rifle to the bottom.

Beep..beep beep.

More than ten rifles fired from high above, instantly turning three of the five tentacles on the fusion body's head into minced meat.

"Still want to run?"

Cheng Ye quickly changed the bullet and fired again.

boom.

The exploding fire waves engulfed the monsters, and the primary fusion form was turned into minced meat in the flames before it could even get close to the front line.

However, just as the minced meat was falling, a black shadow suddenly jumped out from the alley!

The huge mouth opened and swallowed all the broken pieces of meat into its stomach.

It was visible to the naked eye that the five tentacles behind the black shadow trembled slightly, and a new tentacle was actually pulled out from the body!

It’s that advanced fusion!

"Sure enough, the infected bodies killed by the explosion will be absorbed a second time."

Cheng Ye was not surprised.

This news was not mentioned in the intelligence, but he saw the evolutionary devouring after the explosion with his own eyes.

I think the person who sent the information was afraid that knowing this would restrict his actions and he wouldn't be able to kill even a fusion.

Instead of worrying about the advanced fusion body continuing to absorb and become stronger, it is better to kill the two annoying primary fusion bodies first.

"Ignore him, hit the one behind!"

No one had time to think at this moment. The six-tentacle fusion form absorbed the minced meat and disappeared into the alley again, but the fusion form behind it had already arrived.

The sound of dense tentacles colliding was getting closer and closer, and the battle line changed again.

Cheng Ye picked up the defense communication kit from his waist, took a look at it, called Huang Sheng over, and handed the rocket launcher to him.

"You come and fire later, I will create opportunities for you!"

"good!"

Huang Sheng had no idea what the opportunity Cheng Ye was talking about, so he could only take a few deep breaths and suppress all the anxiety in his heart.

Boom.

The fusion form clinging to the wall approached rapidly, with two tentacles raised.

But at the moment when everyone opened fire, a thick black and yellow fluid gushed out of the monster's mouth.

Four or five hotel militiamen who were unable to dodge were covered in body fluids and instantly turned red like charcoal and fell limp.

"Damn it, it's double alienation!"

Meng Ge roared, his eyes red, and pulled the machine gun to fire wildly.

The bullets formed a line, but the fusion body was extremely cunning. It did not linger in the fight. After spitting out body fluids, it retreated behind the building and never showed up again.

What should I do about this?

"I'll do it!"

Realizing that this is the limitation of humans in dealing with fusion bodies, they can only passively form a front line to defend and it is difficult to actively launch an attack.

Cheng Ye didn't hesitate at all. While equipping his iron body, he took out the Thunderbolt 1 and held it in his hand. Without thinking, he rushed out of the defense line and rushed to the back of the street.

This is how a life-and-death battle works; passivity and initiative change in a split second.

However, at this moment, a black shadow, as if it had been lying in ambush for a long time, fell from the sky with an angry and ferocious look.

The six tentacles gathered into a ball and fell down with tremendous force, about to smash Cheng Ye into a pulp.

"You beast, I've been waiting for you!"

With the intelligence of the fusion body, it would definitely not understand that even if it hid, it would still be detected by the drone's heat source.

The so-called disguise is like a child covering his eyes and thinking he has deceived the world.

Boom, boom, boom!

Cheng Ye roared, and the body control brought by his iron body made him stop in his tracks while rushing forward.

The muzzle of the gun turned instantly and the trigger was pulled in the direction where the shadow was coming from.

Dazzling sparks flew out. Evolving from four tentacles to six tentacles, the defense of this advanced fusion body increased by at least 50%!

The deer bullet that could easily penetrate the defense was actually bounced away by most of it, and only the weak points between the body's fascia were penetrated, leaving behind fine holes.

“Die, die!”

The severe pain drove the fusion body completely crazy, and it pounced forward desperately.

But the next second, a silver ball rapidly enlarged in front of its eyes, and the moment it touched...

boom!

It was no longer the sound of PL-1 gunfire, but the violent explosion of high-explosive mines!

A terrifying shock wave exploded in front of the fusion body, and even though Cheng Ye was several meters away, he was still blown away without any resistance.

Papapapapa

Dense shrapnel whizzed towards him, and he could only use his arms to protect his head and rely on his armor to withstand the impact. He crashed into a street trash can like a meteor, rolling four or five times before he barely stopped.

"team leader!"

"grown ups!"

The moment screams exploded from behind the front line, Huang Sheng gritted his teeth and pulled the trigger of the rocket launcher.

Although he didn't understand how Cheng Ye calculated the timing of the fusion body's appearance, this moment was undoubtedly the best time to open fire!

Boom.

Armor-piercing rockets exploded at extremely close range.

The gust of wind blew away several militiamen near the front line, and their lives and deaths were unknown.

But in this situation, no one cares about casualties.

Because if the monster cannot be killed, it will not be just a few people who will die, but hundreds of people, including the entire B-7 area.

Da da da da.

Before the smoke had cleared, all the firepower was already pouring out crazily.

Bullets rained down on the center of the explosion. No one cared about the state of the monster in the smoke. The only sound was the resolute roar of emptying the magazine.

Taking advantage of this gap, the hidden spewing infected body appeared again, and a stream of black and yellow body fluid suddenly spurted out.

The militiamen guarding the end of the street tried their best to dodge, but more than a dozen of them were still splashed with body fluids, and fist-sized holes were instantly corroded in their bodies.

"Fuck it, hit me!"

Dalong and Erlong were so bloodthirsty that everyone was pulling the trigger frantically like crazy.

Huang Sheng also changed to the second rocket.

However, just as he was about to pull the trigger, a black shadow flashed in the smoke, and the advanced fusion form escaped again!

Even though it only had three of its six tentacles left and half of its body was blown to pieces by high-explosive mines and rockets, it still did not reach the stage of death and could still recover by devouring flesh and blood.

"You beast, stay here!"

Erlong was so anxious that his eyes turned red. After he had used up all the bullets in his rifle, he jumped down from a high place with a machete in his hand, desperately trying to use his life to hold back the fusion body and create an opportunity for Huang Sheng to launch a rocket.

But what surprised everyone was that when the fusion body faced the two dragons rushing towards it, it stopped abruptly, and turned to flee with its body twitching.

No, he could have swept the two dragons away or swallowed them directly, so why did he change direction?

Are you scared?

No.

no!

"Zhang Can, Zhang Can, I know it's you, stay here, stay here!"

Erlong chased after him like crazy, and when he reached the edge of the wall, he threw the machete with all his strength.

The blade spun and hit the fusion body's back, but it didn't even scratch the skin.

The monster simply turned around woodenly, allowing everyone to see a face covered in slime sticking out from the huge hole in its body.

"Zhang Can, it's really Zhang Can!"

"He's a fusion, he became a fusion!"

His face was full of pain, his eyes were tightly closed, and only opened slightly when Erlong shouted.

But that’s all.

In just a blink of an eye, the fusion body completely disappeared in the gaps between the buildings, leaving behind militia soldiers with bloodshot eyes all over the street.

Everyone understood that when this monster reappeared, it would be resurrected with full health.

The ammunition just wasted, the fallen brothers, and Inspector Cheng

Cheng Ye?

Dalong turned his head suddenly and was about to yell at someone to go and rescue them, but he saw a figure staggering and sitting up in the garbage pile.

"No, don't chase us, gather the troops first!"

Cheng Ye's voice was hoarse, and the dizziness from the explosion was still surging in his mind.

When he was blown away by the shock wave, his head was spinning, but his body didn't feel any pain at all.

The strange feelings intertwined together, making him fall into a state of being neither awake nor dizzy.

Well, to put it in game terms.

It's just stiffness!

Although he was awake, he couldn't make any movement.

Fortunately, this state did not last long. As he took off his iron body, the severe pain stimulated his nerves and his body quickly regained consciousness.

"Captain, don't move!"

Zhu Xiang was the first to rush out of the front line, holding a simple medical kit in his hand, completely ignoring the possibility of another attack from the Spouting Fusion in the dark.

He finally breathed a sigh of relief after removing the garbage from Cheng Ye's body.

Although the armor was damaged in many places, it was not completely torn apart. Cheng Ye's breathing was still relatively steady, and he did not seem to be seriously injured.

"I, I'm fine."

He took out the red medicine from his side pocket and swallowed it in one gulp. The rich heat flowed down his throat, dispelling some of the surging pain.

In order to recharge his iron body, he could only endure the discomfort and stand up.

"Sir, that monster is Zhang Can. He has become a fusion and he is taking revenge on us!"

Dalong also rushed over and supported him, looking dazed and absent-minded.

"Zhang Can?"

Cheng Ye was stunned.

He vaguely heard someone calling a name, but couldn't make out what it was.

"Is it the young man who is leaving the community?"

"It's him, it's him. He turned into a fusion and came back to take revenge on us!"

Dalong clenched his fists, "If I had known, I should have shot that bastard!"

It’s a pity that I didn’t know it earlier.

Cheng Ye was slightly distracted. He even thought of those people who had been released from the warehouse, but he didn't expect it to be Zhang Can.

That's not right. The two of them just met and didn't even say a word. How could he have such a strong negative obsession that he had to kill him to get rid of his hatred?

But now is not the time to delve into the reasons.

"Don't worry about me, go prepare the defense line and distribute the bullets!"

Arranging Dalong to gather the front, Cheng Ye took out the defense channel. Fortunately, it was not broken. The screen was showing the real-time position and picture of the fusion body:

In a tube-shaped building community on the verge of collapse, Zhang Can jumped down from a height, and the three remaining tentacles grabbed the infected body and stuffed it into the huge mouthparts.

As soon as a dissatisfied infected body pounced on him, it was hit by his tentacles and sent flying backwards. The survivors in the community were stunned and thought that there was an internal conflict among the infected bodies.

In just over ten seconds, hundreds of infected bodies surrounding the community were thrown into chaos by Zhang Can's crazy devouring.

Cheng Ye also noticed the relationship between devouring and recovery.

"He needs to eat more and more to recover, which means his ability has a limit!"

At first, Zhang Can was sprayed a few times by him, and he could complete all the repairs by grabbing an infected body.

But now, at least five infected bodies must be devoured to barely heal one wound.

The tentacles behind it demanded more, and after swallowing more than ten, new tentacles still did not grow out.

"So, this is actually a war of attrition?"

Having grasped the key to winning, Cheng Ye stood up and no longer felt much pain.

This made him immediately realize the correct use of the iron body.

"Since I can't feel pain during battle, if I can stack the thickest armor to infinitely increase my defense, wouldn't that allow me to withstand any attack?"

As the thought came to mind, a deafening buzzing sound suddenly came from above my head.

Um?

Cheng Ye subconsciously looked up and saw a transport drone, seven or eight times the size of an inspection drone, flying low between the gaps in the buildings. The metal hatch opened and accurately dropped a silver-gray box.

[Supplies have been delivered, please verify the badge to accept]

?

Any supplies?

Cheng Ye was stunned for a moment and took out the defense communication card, but there was no new prompt on it.

But his intuition told him that this box of supplies must be directly related to the person who sent him the letter.

Is it a checkpoint?

Or a faction in the inner city?

"I can't care about that anymore. Let's talk about the future later."

Only by surviving can you be qualified to think about the future.

Zhang Can was recovering by devouring the infected body and had no time to think any further.

The badge swiped and the supply box popped open.

A set of golden-red armor came into view. The material was very similar to the armor he was wearing, but it had a more fierce metallic luster.

Even through a layer of rubber gloves, Cheng Ye could still feel the warm texture of the armor's surface with his fingertips, as if it contained some special energy.

bite.

A prompt came from the defense communication. He picked it up and took a look, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

[Fire Lotus Armor, made of the extraordinary material - 'Lotus Steel', can absorb direct kinetic energy impact]

[Price: 2800 Contribution Points]

[The advance payment has been deducted from your account. Please spray and wear according to the instructions.]

"Armor made of extraordinary materials?"

Cheng Ye's brows jumped suddenly, and an irrepressible ecstasy instantly spread in his heart.

As for the selling price and the deduction, he threw them all out of his mind at this moment.

Zhang Can may make a comeback at any time. Let alone 2800 points now, what if it is 28,000 points?

Borrow as much as you can, and it would be best if you can borrow a set of magical equipment to let Zhang Can see what a "loan god" is.

"Can I have more and deduct it from my account?"

Unfortunately, there is no prompt in the Defense Communication.

Cheng Ye could only shake his head and give up. He picked up the adaption removal spray and sprayed it on the armor on his body, then began to change his clothes.

The magical thing is that this set of Fire Lotus Armor was obviously not made according to his body shape, but after putting it on, it fits him better than the previous equipment. A warm and soothing current seeps in through the gaps in the armor, as if it has become one with his body.

"nice one!"

His eyes suddenly lit up, and he saw three brick-like blocks under the box, with a palm-sized remote control next to them.

['Binder' biological sticky bomb, automatically attracts creatures within a one-meter radius when thrown, and explodes remotely]

[Three bombs must be detonated simultaneously to kill the advanced fusion form]

[Price: 145 Contribution Points/piece]

[The advance has been deducted from your account. Please stand ten meters away from the explosion after gluing.]

"Really?"

He picked up the sticky bomb and hung it on the side of the armor. He felt the heavy feeling, and Cheng Ye experienced the charm of the RMB warrior for the first time.

It’s so cool!

Zhang Can can devour infected bodies to become stronger, but behind him, he has an entire Happy City.

Not only can it monitor the location in real time, but it can also provide equipment gains.

[Detected that the target fusion has been repaired, please prepare for a second battle]

[The second fusion body has re-entered the one thousand meter range, position: 67 degrees to the side and rear]

"here we go again?"

Cheng Ye took a deep breath, took out the red medicine and swallowed it, then took a deep breath of the blue medicine.

As a cool breeze rushed into his mind, the dizziness quickly subsided. He picked up the Thunderbolt 1 and replaced the buckshot with explosive bullets.

We must not let this fusion escape again. Now is the time for a decisive battle.

If they continue to consume at this rate, the ammunition brought from the supply point will soon be exhausted, and Zhang Can will definitely not give the team the opportunity to open the next supply point.

Once only cold weapons are left, the battle will be lost!

In less than half a minute, under the real-time monitoring of the drone, the disappeared spitting fusion finally appeared.

Seeing Cheng Ye, wearing golden and red armor, rushing towards it without dodging or avoiding, it was obviously stunned for a moment, and then let out an angry howl.

But the next second.

"kill!"

"kill!!"

"kill!!!"

Almost subconsciously, a roar louder than a howl burst out from everyone's throat.

Just like when Zhang Can was suppressed in the electronics factory area, the roar of the mortal once again overwhelmed the extraordinary ability of the fusion body!

At the same time, the accumulated firepower suddenly erupted, completely covering the spewing fusion body.

Unlike Zhang Can who could withstand pistol bullets with his body, the skin of this fusion body was far less tough, and three or four large holes that could not be healed were instantly shot in it.

“Ouch!”

It roared in pain, but what made it tremble even more was the golden and red figure that had rushed over.

Boom, boom, boom!

Four explosive bombs were fired from the muzzle of PL-1, accurately blocking all escape routes.

At the same time, a silver-white high-explosive bomb was thrown.

Boom.

The blast of air came rushing over, and Cheng Ye subconsciously knelt on one knee to resist it, ready to be blown away again.

But to his surprise, the Fire Lotus Armor actually emitted a red light, forming a red arc of light visible to the naked eye in the shock wave!

The arc of light lasted only a moment before shattering, but the remaining impact force only made him roll twice on the ground before he came to a steady stop.

Is this the power of 2800 contribution points?

The fusion body fell to the ground with a howl. With its remaining intelligence, it could not understand why humans dared to rush up. How could these weak creatures who should have been hiding behind the cover and trembling have such powerful defense and killing power!

It’s a pity that the holes all over his body are not enough to support him to escape again, so he swallows to recover.

All they could do was watch the golden and red figure stand up and walk towards them with firm steps.

"Gurgle"

A middle-aged man's face struggled out from the twisted starfish-shaped body, with a hint of honesty and simplicity between his eyebrows. No one could connect this face with the terrifying fusion before their eyes.

Seeing Cheng Ye approaching, it struggled to open its cloudy left eye, and a look of relief flashed across its face:

"Kill quickly, kill me!"

"As you wish."

Bang.

The muzzle of the combat pistol spewed out flames, leaving a hideous hole in the middle-aged man's forehead.

The fusion body that was still struggling a second ago suddenly stiffened, and the still twitching tentacles and arms dropped at the same time, completely motionless.

[The target fusion has entered within 200 meters, position: 11 degrees above]

The defense communication system sent another reminder.

At this moment, more than 20 surveillance drones are floating in the sky around the Hongguang Hotel, and the dense buzzing sounds merge into a wave of sound.

Poor Zhang Can thought he could hide in the gaps between the buildings and hide himself from the public, but he didn't know that every move he made was clearly captured in the real-time picture.

Cheng Ye quickly retreated along the wall of the alley, took out the explosive magazine and inserted it into Pili 1.

These are the last four explosive bombs.

But, that’s enough!

Zhang Can fell from the sky and landed in front of the dead infected body, grabbed it and stuffed it into his mouth.

In the blink of an eye, a seventh tentacle tore out from his back.

At the same time, a face full of resentment stretched out from the starfish and stared at Cheng Ye who was standing at the entrance of the alley.

"You, damn it!"

"Zhang Can, I have to make it clear that I have no grudge against you."

Cheng Ye couldn't help but shake his head. Just from the look in his eyes, he was 100% sure that Zhang Can really hated him and didn't recognize the wrong person.

But the two of them clearly didn't even speak to each other, they just made eye contact in the mall, so why was there such a strong resentment?

"No grudges or hatred?"

A ferocious roar was heard, "You, you deserve to die, you deserve to die!"

"I'll give you three chances to say this. If you keep barking and biting like a dog, I'll give up on communicating with you."

Cheng Ye frowned. "You gave up taking medicine and went out to die. What does it have to do with me?"

"I didn't give up! It was you! You forced me to give up!"

"I force you?"

"If I were the prosecutor, I would have survived and I wouldn't be like this now. You are so weak and don't deserve it at all. You are the one who deserves to die!"

"Heh." Cheng Ye laughed out of anger. "So, you feel afraid to take medicine because of me?"

"I, I dare, why wouldn't I dare?"

puff.

A bag of dark brown anti-epidemic powder was thrown out, rolled twice, and fell in front of Zhang Can.

"eat!"

Cheng Ye sneered and raised his gun, "Come on, eat it for me, I love you stubborn people the most!"

"you!"

Zhang Can's ferocious face suddenly retracted into his body, and the fusion body that was trying to argue a second ago suddenly went crazy.

The seven tentacles danced wildly like snakes, and the whole body rushed towards the alley entrance like an out-of-control bull.

But unfortunately, he stopped abruptly after taking just a few steps.

Cheng Ye flashed back, and Da Long and Huang Sheng, carrying rocket launchers, came out at the same time, grinning and pulling the trigger.

"You don't really think I'm chatting with you about family matters?"

The words fell.

boom!

The horrific explosion swept through the alley, sending debris flying everywhere and rushing out of the alley like raindrops.

Before the smoke cleared, Cheng Ye took out the remaining four high-explosive mines and, without thinking, threw them all into the alley where flames were surging.

There was a series of loud explosions, mixed with Zhang Can's heart-wrenching roar.

"kill!"

"kill!!"

"kill!!!"

This time, Cheng Ye also joined the suppressing army and roared with all his strength.

The refreshing feeling comes, just like taking a cold shower on a hot summer day.

In the smoke, the black shadow flickered again, trying to escape as before.

But Erlong, who was standing on the roof with his men, was no longer holding a broken machete, but a machine gun full of bullets!

"Zhang Can, if you're still a human being, don't run away!"

Erlong pulled the trigger, and the hail of metal bullets from the four machine guns forced the black shadow back into the alley.

At this point, there was only one direction left for him to escape.

front.

"Come on, let me see your courage. Don't you even dare to eat the anti-epidemic powder?"

Cheng Ye made a sarcastic remark. When the anti-epidemic powder was mentioned, the hesitant fusion form suddenly lost the ability to think and roared to break through the fire blockade.

Even when several bricks hit it during the charge, it was completely unaware until it rushed out of the alleyway and realized:

Hundreds of militiamen had already gathered around, each with a smile that was so happy that it was eerie.

What are they laughing at?

What are they waiting for?

"Zhang Can, you don't have much time to escape."

Holding the remote control, his fingertips hovering over the detonator button, Cheng Ye breathed slightly.

Now, as long as the monster leaves the crowd, he presses the remote control and everything will be over.

A difficult high-level fusion would be an extremely desperate nightmare if it were in the wild.

But in the buffer zone, Cheng Ye couldn't even imagine it.

He was a trainee inspector, a newcomer who had traveled to the wasteland world for only three months, but he was about to achieve the achievement of killing a high-level fusion body.

Should we celebrate or be thankful?

"I will make you regret it!"

A roar escaped from the ferocious face, and the two remaining tentacles were powerless to slap the ground, making even the threat seem comical.

However, just as he was about to leave, Cheng Ye was about to press the button.

Boom.

Boom.

Clang clang.

At the end of the street, there was a sound of gongs and drums.

A dense crowd emerged from the shadows. The three elders in the front, wearing red jackets, had hunched backs but walked with unusually firm steps.

Two big drums were placed on a cart, and the shirtless man kept swinging the drumsticks and hitting them, shaking the ground so much that it seemed as if the ground was shaking.

Zhang Can froze in place, Cheng Ye was stunned holding the remote control, and all the militia soldiers were a little dazed.

Only Erlong jumped down from the roof, his voice hoarse: "When I knew it was Zhang Can, I informed Mr. Qu. I want to let his wife see what kind of person her husband is."

"Erlong!"

Dalong shouted, his eyes twitching. "Zhang Can is still one of us, a brother. It's fate that he got infected. You're going too far!"

"I went too far?"

Erlong smiled miserably. "I carried him back from the pile of corpses. He swore to heaven that he would not betray us, but what did he do? How many of his brothers did he kill in order to survive?"

"I didn't live a life of mediocrity!"

Zhang Can's face struggled out of his twisted body, a trace of fear on his ferocious face. "I can't die! My wife is about to give birth, and I have to live to see the baby."

"But do we deserve to die? Do they deserve to die?"

Pointing at the dozen or so people lying at the door of the hotel, all of them were militiamen who had been burned by body fluids.

Erlong roared, "You are a coward, you are a disgrace to the Tianyuan community, and a shame that will be etched on my face for the rest of my life!"

"No, I'm not!"

Rarely, Cheng Ye actually saw a trace of fear that only humans could have on the face covered with mucus.

Advanced fusion, it turns out that such emotions still remain?

"Achan!"

An old voice echoed from the crowd. Mr. Song, who was over sixty years old and hunched over, actually broke free from the person supporting him and slowly walked up.

"Mr. District?"

Someone stepped forward to stop him, but he waved his hand and walked towards Zhang Can on his own.

"Mr. District."

Cheng Ye raised the remote control in his hand and said in a deep voice, "You can stand there and talk to him, but you can't go any further."

"Prosecutor Cheng, please rest assured. I crawled out of the tide of infection and have fought against no less than three digits of fusions. Ah Can, he is still conscious."

Old Song forced a smile and didn't stop until he was three steps away from the fusion body.

"Mr. Qu! I'm really not afraid of death!"

Zhang Can's tentacles trembled violently, like a wounded beast.

"I know. I know everything."

Old Song smiled and comforted him, then suddenly reached out and slapped himself in the face.

The crisp sound stunned everyone, even Zhang Can looked surprised.

"It's Mr. Qu. It's Mr. Qu who made you become like this."

"As for me, I'm old and afraid. I'm always rushing you to take over, which puts too much pressure on you."

Under the dim street lights, Old Song's eyes sparkled. He murmured and took a few steps forward. His dry right hand gently rested on Zhang Can's outstretched forehead, and his fingertips stroked the skin covered with mucus.

It was visible to the naked eye that the huge fusion body suddenly jolted, and the two tentacles behind it miraculously calmed down.

"The burden of these thousands of people falls on you, Achan. You can't bear it. You should have escaped long ago."

"Mr. District, I..."

Zhang Can's lips trembled, and his face covered with mucus began to twitch, and he let out suppressed sobs like a human.

"Don't worry, Erlong asked me to bring your wife over, but I didn't listen to him."

"Now, Mr. Qu will give you a chance."

Elder Song leaned down, bringing his gaze level with Zhang Can's. His voice suddenly became clear, yet with a hint of sharpness that could not be concealed:

"Go over there, kneel before Prosecutor Cheng, and admit your mistakes to him. Then you'll still be a member of our Tianyuan community, a hero from our collective. I'll let your wife and your children know that their man, their father, is a real man!"

"Or, you can eat up Old Qu now and think that Old Qu's old eyes have made a mistake and recognized the wrong person, A-chan!"

"Mr. Qu!"

A terrifying roar once again came from the center of the starfish.

But this time, there was no impact, but a bloody and painful wail.

Under the shocked gazes of the crowd, this advanced fusion form actually slowly propped up its body and used its trembling tentacles to support itself and move towards Cheng Ye.

"team leader."

"No need." Cheng Ye waved his hand, interrupting what Huang Sheng was about to say.

As an inspector, he had seen thousands of cases in the manual.

But no case has ever brought him such a huge shock as this moment.

Can a person who is fused and parasitized actually have emotions and resist the contamination of the parasite?

boom.

The giant starfish fusion body slammed down and knelt three steps away from Cheng Ye. Its two tentacles hung down like rotten cotton, and mucus oozed out from the holes.

"Prosecutor Cheng, you are not mistaken. I am a coward."

"Shoot me, please give this coward a last shred of decency."

Cheng Ye was stunned for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Where are your wife and children?"

Unexpectedly, Zhang Can understood the hidden meaning, and his distorted face suddenly calmed down:

"There's no chance of me turning back."

"Can't, or don't want to?"

"No." Zhang Can's voice suddenly became hoarse. "This is pollution, pollution that starts from the soul. I can feel it. I do have a chance to resist that extraordinary pollution, but I..."

He pondered and squeezed out six words from his mouth, "One thing is missing."

"What's the meaning?"

“I can’t describe it, but I can feel that I am inherently incomplete.”

Zhang Can's tentacles suddenly trembled violently. "It's like there's a hole in my soul, a missing gene!"

"Um?"

Cheng Ye was slightly stunned, but before he could think deeply about the meaning of this sentence.

The group of drones above seemed to explode, and suddenly made a sharp and piercing sound at the same time.

"ah!"

Zhang Can, who had regained his sanity a second ago, suddenly showed pain on his face, his eyes were instantly swallowed by blood, and his hanging tentacles suddenly rose up like poisonous snakes!

"Quick, kill me!"

"Zhang Can, listen, you must cooperate with me 100%!"

"I, I will cooperate with you, Prosecutor Cheng, I will fully cooperate with you!"

The howls of pain were terrifying.

Facing the waving tentacles, Cheng Ye took out a pistol from his waist, his movements looking a little hesitant.

But in the dimension that only he could see, the panel quietly unfolded.

【Zhang Can, 100% (perfect)】

[Searchable range: Intelligence (guaranteed hit), Items (guaranteed hit), Skills (Lv1, probability -15%, Lv2, probability -1%)]

"A guaranteed hit appeared, and the chance of finding the skill dropped so low?"

Cheng Ye's pupils suddenly shrank. This was the first time he saw such a statement on the search panel.

The information and items glowed with a brilliant blue light, while the skills were extremely dim, covered in a layer of gray light.

You should know that perfect coordination can increase the hidden probability by 50%, but now it shows that there is only a 1% probability of searching at Lv2.

Is it because of insufficient energy?

Or has Zhang Can's life form reached another level?

"Intelligence, or items?"

The charge value is only 69%, one chance.

Before using the panel, he wanted to search for intelligence and wanted to find information about the extraordinary.

But now, Cheng Ye hesitated and his eyes fell on the object.

He had a feeling that if Zhang Can's life form had evolved, he would get...

"Search, items!"

【Search successful! 】

【Zhang Can (with ecology)】

[Searchable item range verification:]

[Search successful, you obtained the special item - Tears of the Horned Starfish]

[Tears of Horned Starfish (Extraordinary Item)]

[Description]: It is said that when the horned starfish witnesses true emotions, it will shed tears. Each tear has incredible power. After taking it, it can bring huge gains to the creature in a short period of time, reaching the extraordinary level.

[Power Direction]: Guard

[Effect]: Immediately enter the symbiotic protection state of the starfish, lasting for 5 minutes.

During the duration, you will receive the following benefits:

Strength: increased to 3165kg

Speed: Increased to 100m/4.95s

Defense: Increased to completely ignore kinetic energy impact below 157,000 joules

Skills acquired: Meat Recovery (Super; Lv5), Soul Scream (Super; Lv6)

【Note】: After the co-ecology ends, the user will receive the "Guardian Blessing of the Horned Starfish"

[Note]: Blessing of the Horned Star Guardian: Permanent immunity to mental shock skills (level less than Lv6)