Chapter 113: Sudden Blockade of the Black Market
Xiao Ran stood in a simple warehouse deep in the black market. The air was filled with the smell of cheap cigarettes and disinfectant.
Sitting opposite him was a short man with his face hidden under a hood, who called himself "Lao Kui".
Lao Kui is an experienced black market businessman, who is said to have smuggled a lot of arms and contraband. But Xiao Ran can't care about these now. He just wants to get the information about the virus sample as soon as possible.
"Are you sure the information you have is reliable?" Xiao Ran asked straight to the point in a direct tone.
Lao Kui took a slow puff of his cigarette; his expression couldn't be seen clearly in the smoke.
"Whether it's reliable or not depends on the price you offer. People like me only care about money, not people."
"You have seen the supplies I brought. They are enough to exchange for the intelligence you have."
Xiao Ran pointed to several boxes of high-energy batteries and rare earth metals piled in the warehouse outside. Those were the base's backup energy supplies. For this transaction, Xiao Ran specifically asked Su Wanqing for a transfer of them.
Lao Kui's eyes flickered, as if he was evaluating the value of these supplies.
"These things are good, but they're not enough. I need more."
"What do you want?" Xiao Ran frowned. He was disgusted by Lao Kui's greed.
Before Lao Kui could speak, a noisy sound suddenly came from outside the warehouse.
Several militants wearing black uniforms and armed with automatic weapons rushed into the black market, their target directly targeting the warehouse where Lao Kui was.
"What's going on?" Xiao Ran was shocked and stood up quickly, tightening his weapon in his hand.
"Hide quickly!" Lao Kui exclaimed and pulled Xiao Ran behind a pile of debris.
Gunfire rang out immediately, and the ringing in my ears was deafening. The militants fired fiercely, and several bullets hit the wall of the warehouse, splashing a cloud of dust.
"Who are they? Why are they attacking here?" Xiao Ran asked in a low voice while looking for an opportunity to counterattack.
Lao Kui looked pale and replied, "I don't know. They don't look like ordinary bandits. They are well-trained, and... their target seems to be some forces within the black market."
Xiao Ran didn't have time to ask further questions. He knew that he had to deal with these militants as soon as possible, otherwise they would expose their identities.
He rushed out of the cover in one step, using his body skills to dodge the enemy's bullets, while at the same time pulling out a pistol from his waist and shooting at the opponent accurately.
Several militants fell to the ground, but more enemies arrived soon.
Xiao Ran was agile and moved around in the warehouse, using the terrain for cover and continuously shooting at the enemy.
His fighting skills were very proficient, and every shot hit the vital point without any waste.
However, the enemies were numerous and had strong firepower, and Xiao Ran gradually felt overwhelmed.
At this moment, he discovered that one of the fallen militants had undergone a strange change in his body.
His skin began to darken and harden, his muscles swelled wildly, and his eyes were filled with blood-red light.
"Not good!" Xiao Ran was shocked, he recognized this change.
This is a special kind of evolved zombie, more powerful and dangerous than ordinary zombies.
The evolved zombie roared and rushed towards Xiao Ran with extremely fast speed and amazing strength.
Xiao Ran didn't dare to take it head-on, and quickly retreated. The sharp claws of the evolved zombie scratched his arm, and blood gushed out.
"This... what is this?" Xiao Ran felt unbelievable. He didn't expect to encounter evolved zombies in this place.
At this critical moment, Lao Kui suddenly stood up. A silver tubular device appeared in his hand, and shot several dazzling blue lights at the evolved zombie.
"boom!"
With a loud bang, the evolved zombie's body was blown to pieces, and a foul smell filled the air.
"This...what kind of weapon is this?" Xiao Ran looked at Lao Kui in shock. He didn't expect that this short businessman had such powerful strength.
"This is my personal property, don't be curious." Lao Kui said calmly, "However, I warn you that using this weapon will cause a huge commotion and may attract more enemies."
Sure enough, as the explosions sounded, more militants rushed into the warehouse, their faces filled with anger and murderous intent.
"We are surrounded!" Xiao Ran said with a serious tone.
"There's no other choice but to fight hard." Lao Kui sighed, "It looks like we're all going to be in trouble this time."
Under Lao Kui's command, he used explosive weapons again to clear out the surrounding zombies.
But this time the explosion was more severe, causing the roof of the warehouse to collapse and the black market facilities to suffer serious damage.
In the chaos, Xiao Ran noticed that the evolved zombies seemed to be very sensitive to a certain smell in the air, and their movements became more crazy and rapid.
He sniffed it carefully and found that it was a faint stench, similar to the smell of residual gas in the virus sample.
"Could it be that these evolved zombies have a direct connection with the leader of the survivors?"
Xiao Ran speculated secretly in his heart. He remembered the intelligence he had intercepted in the laboratory before. It seemed that the leader of the survivors had been conducting some kind of secret experiment, trying to create a more powerful zombie.
"Xiao Ran, hurry up and leave! This place is going to collapse!" Lao Kui shouted loudly.
Xiao Ran nodded, and rushed out of the collapsed warehouse with Lao Kui, escaping from the siege of the black market.
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At the same time, in the temporary command center of the base, Su Wanqing was studying the replenishment mechanism of the jade bracelet.
She tested it on several lab rats, trying to activate more unlocked properties.
"The jade bracelet's reaction seems to be related to the urgency of the environment." Lu Zhao analyzed on the side, "The more dangerous the environment, the greater the replenishment power of the jade bracelet."
Su Wanqing nodded. She had verified this from the previous battle.
She suddenly had an idea and decided to try using the jade bracelet in different environments to see if she could absorb more unknown potential.
"Lu Zhao, can you set up a simulated environment to simulate a high-risk combat scenario?" Su Wanqing asked.
"No problem." Lu Zhao nodded and started the operation immediately.
A few minutes later, a simulated battle scene appeared before them.
The scene was full of zombies and various dangerous traps. Su Wanqing took a deep breath and activated the space function of the jade bracelet.
“Swish!”
A dazzling light shot out from the jade bracelet, and several boxes of energy supplies were sucked into the space.
Su Wanqing was delighted. She found that the replenishment mechanism of the jade bracelet was just as she expected. It could adjust itself according to the danger level of the environment.
"It seems that the potential of the jade bracelet is far greater than we thought."
Su Wanqing said, her eyes full of expectation. She believed that as long as she could fully grasp the secret of the jade bracelet, she would be able to find hope for survival.
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