Chapter 220 Testing Weapons
The air in the early morning was chilly. As soon as you stepped out of the window you felt a gust of cold air. Even the closed hall still made people shiver.
Lu Weiyi wrapped Zhuang Mingxu's coat tighter before pushing the door open and going out.
"Ouch, it's so cold." Dean, who was following behind, covered his nose, leaving only his eyes exposed. "Is it so cold outside?"
The temperature dropped to more than 20 degrees, and the few ordinary people never came out again. The basement had complete living facilities, and the toilet above it was closed when they occasionally went there. They never officially experienced the current severe winter.
The thigh-high snow was not cleared and was completely frozen.
Lu Weiyi went up first, and then they carried Zhuang Mingxu up together.
The wheelchair didn't even leave a trace on the snow, and the people walking on it felt like they were walking on ice.
After leaving the station, the surroundings were empty. Lu Xi held his proud weapon and wanted to find a zombie to show it off, but he walked for a long time and didn't find one.
"There are no zombies nearby," Lu Weiyi exposed his thoughts.
Now, they don’t dare to let a group of people go out until the zombies are completely cleared out.
Lu Xi was lost.
"Let me operate it." Antonio was most familiar with it. He took the gun made with his supernatural power from Lu Xi, looked around, and fired a shot at the vertical stone pillar building across the street.
A white bullet-like object flashed by and hit the stone pillar with a bang. Invisible energy burst out suddenly, and overwhelming frost covered the stone pillar within a hundred meters. Even from such a distance, one could still feel the instantaneous biting chill.
For a moment, no one spoke.
"How is it? How is it?" Lu Xi excitedly stepped forward to ask Antonio about his experience.
"Not bad." Antonio shook the gun in his hand and saw that the color of the crystal core embedded in the gun had dimmed a little. He thought that some of the energy had been consumed, but...
He looked at the ice sculpture not far away, threw a flying knife, and it hit the ice sculpture twice with "clang clang", leaving only a few marks. It seemed to be strong enough.
Li Zhuang asked, "Are you planning to freeze the zombies directly?"
"…This is just the initial form of expression. I haven't figured out how to subdivide the others." Lu Xi was dissatisfied with his words and reached out to grab the gun, but Li Zhuang got it faster.
"The energy shot out should be related to the shape of the crystal core, right? If a fire crystal core is placed, will fire energy be shot out?"
"That's the theory, but because fire is highly destructive, I have been using other crystal cores for research, and I'm not sure if this gun can withstand the energy of fire," Lu Xi said.
"Let's give it a try." Antonio was very interested in knowing what the scene would look like when the fire energy was shot out.
“…” Lu Xi was still a little reluctant to throw away the things he had made for the first time, but without experimentation he would never make progress, “If it breaks, just keep working on it.”
"No problem," Antonio said, reaching out to Lu Weiyi.
Lu Weiyi rummaged through the space, took out a B-grade fire crystal core and handed it to him.
Antonio adjusted the size, embedded the crystal core into it, and fired another shot in the direction of the stone pillar. After the shot, as fire broke out in the sky, Antonio was the first to throw away the gun in his hand, and a "hissing" sound came from under his feet.
The ice sculptures in the distance had been engulfed by the fire. As the outer circle of ice melted, the stone pillars inside shattered into small pieces and fell all over the ground. A large area of the surrounding snow was also melted by the fire, making it extremely abrupt in the world of ice and snow.
And under my feet, the frozen snow on the ground melted into the outline of a gun...
"Not bad." Li Zhuang rubbed his fingers, showing some interest in this new weapon.
"The temperature is too high. We really can't bear it." Antonio picked up the gun from the snow and checked it. The inside of the gun barrel had been slightly deformed due to being burned. He handed it to Lu Xi to take a look. Lu Xi took a deep breath and said, "It needs to be improved."
"There's nothing wrong with the general direction," said Li Zhuang.
"Of course, little Lu Xi, if this research is successful, people without superpowers can use the effects of superpowers as long as they have a crystal core." Ning Yuan put his arm around Lu Xi's neck and looked at the gun in his hand excitedly.
"Good, keep it up." Lu Weiyi was also very happy that Lu Xi had made progress. After all, he had put in too much thought.
With this, the overall strength of the team can be greatly improved.
"This is Zhang Qian's research theory. Actually, my idea is to research a converter that can convert various crystal core energies into the required attributes. For example, a converter with fire attributes can convert any crystal core, even if it has no attributes, into fire attributes for use. This way, it will be more practical."
After all, the most numerous ones are attributeless crystal cores, and the attack effects launched by wood and earth attributes do not meet his expectations.
"Make a few copies of this first." It will definitely be able to be used in emergencies at critical moments. Zhuang Mingxu looked at the collapsed column in the distance and said to a few people who were discussing it together.
Along with the bangs of Lu Xi's continuous experiments, the temperature began to rise gradually.
When May officially arrived, the snow began to melt, and there were muddy streams everywhere. If you stepped out, your shoes would either be half covered in mud or you would fall into a snow hole. So they simply reduced their outings.
When the daytime temperature reached around ten degrees, the group decided not to delay any longer and leave as soon as possible.
"We are in a very coincidental location. To the east is the direction of Yueban Bay, and to the northeast is Kyoto. Where should we go first?" The day before departure, Lu Weiyi called everyone to a meeting.
The locations of the two places are clearly marked on the map, there is no such thing as going the same way.
It was not appropriate for Zhuang Mingxu to say more at this time, and no one spoke for a while.
Li Zhuang, who was standing at the outermost edge of the team and leaning against the wall, spoke first, "We are not sure whether Yueban Bay is suitable for living at the moment. Let's go there and take a look. If it is not suitable, let's not think about it and just settle down in Kyoto."
Lu Weiyi agreed, and seeing that no one else objected, he said, "A-level zombies appeared outside. They set off without stopping and headed straight for Yueban Bay."
"Do we have to turn into the suburbs of Pingjin here?" Wu Yue asked, pointing at the red route map.
"Yes, the Pingjin weapons research and development base is there. Let's go over and see if there is anything practical." As soon as Lu Weiyi finished speaking, Lu Xi's eyes lit up.
Wu Yue finally looked at Lu Weiyi, "If it is suitable for living together, should we act separately?"
"Make a decision after reading it," Lu Weiyi said, and took out the arrangements they had agreed on before, "Divide the team's responsibilities specifically, with two deputy captains, Li Zhuang and Ning Yuan. Diplomacy will be handed over to Xu Sa, and all materials and logistics will be coordinated by Zhuang Mingxu. If you have any opinions, raise them now."
"Deputy Captain, please take care of him." Antonio bowed to Li Zhuang and Ning Yuan and joked.
Ning Yuan already knew the news. He bowed in return and said with a smile, "Everyone, please cooperate with us."
Li Zhuang raised his chin and asked Lu Weiyi, "What do you want to do?"
Lu Weiyi pursed his lips and smiled, his eyebrows curved into a crescent, showing rare happiness. With shyness and a little complacency, he said cunningly and proudly, "All the things I don't want to do are yours."
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Early the next morning, the group bid farewell to the place where they had lived for a month and headed east.
The rising temperature is like a silent hint that everything is coming back to life, and things that have been dormant for a winter are quietly emerging.
Traveling day and night, they were attacked countless times by zombies of varying scales. The benefits of being at a high level were fully demonstrated at this time.
Not long after turning into the city, a large group of zombies rushed over like hyenas smelling blood, one after another.
There are very few ordinary zombies nowadays. Most of them are Class B, with some Class A mixed in. When attacked by groups of zombies, they are often unable to react and get injured. Even trucks have been burned by supernatural powers several times.
"Is this the fifth fucking time? Why do I feel like there are more and more zombies each time?" Ning Yuan, Gu Qingji and Li Zhuang, three A-level soldiers, were guarding the rear. They became a little anxious when they saw that there were twice as many zombies chasing them as last time.
“There are more A-level ones,” Li Zhuang added.
"There are also some in front," said Lin Yimu who was sitting in the front driving seat, stopping others who wanted to go to the rear to provide support.
"We are surrounded, they have a purpose," Xu Sa glanced to the left and right, and said to the black shadow running towards them from afar.
"Do zombies know how to siege?" Wu Yue couldn't accept it. If the zombies even knew the strategy, wouldn't it mean that it would be even more difficult to fight them in the future?
As they were talking, the zombies on all four directions took the lead in launching the attack, using all kinds of superpowers to pile up without regard for their lives, relying on the overwhelming numbers and even ignoring the restraint of their superpowers. The group had no choice but to fight back.
Lu Weiyi didn't know if the zombies had intelligence, but the first time they were just chased, and the number of people was not large. The number of people increased every time afterwards, and they were no longer limited to chasing, until this time they were surrounded and intercepted...
Lu Weiyi looked around. They were now on a mountain road leading to Pingjin City. The last village they passed was a few kilometers away from here. They were entering the suburbs ahead. There shouldn't be so many zombies. They could only have come from somewhere else.
From somewhere else, specifically chasing them...
"It should be under control." Apart from this, Lu Weiyi couldn't think of anything that could attract the zombies to chase after him without getting lost.
"Control? You mean...psychic zombie?" Gu Qingji immediately thought of the psychotic zombie that buried everyone.
"Maybe." Lu Weiyi really didn't want to fight against the mental zombies. It was okay if they were at a low level, but once they were at a high level, he would be easily caught. He looked around, compared the map, and said, "Break through the zombies in front and rush out."
Lu Weiyi was the first to get to the front of the car. For the first time, he used his mental power on a large scale to control most of the zombies running towards him, making them stop in place without using their powers. "Attack!"
In fact, he could also directly order the zombies to attack each other, but that would require constant control, which would consume more of his superpowers. In the current situation, he should save as much superpowers as possible.
Xu Sa's lightning system covered a circle, and after a crackling sound, a group of charred corpses fell to the ground. Antonio's metal system also provided support and at the same time killed most of the zombies a little further away. Finally, he could barely see the road ahead.
"Let's go!" Lu Weiyi shouted, and they worked together to deal with the last few in front, and the truck rushed out at full speed.
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