Chapter 74
As the last rays of the setting sun were swallowed by darkness, everything went dark.
They walked along the forest path down the mountain to their lodging, which was the shortest route and would take about half an hour.
No one walks here. There are many mutated plants and poisonous insects in the forest, but it's uncertain whether there are large wild beasts.
Zhou Zhi walked in front, and Xiao Shengyun followed behind.
Are you cold?
"There's fruit growing here, I wonder if it tastes good."
"I can't see the road. How far is the next stop?"
This city, built on a mountain, has only one winding mountain road. They took a small path that led directly from the top of the mountain to the bottom. Every so often, they would reach the winding mountain road. By the seventh time they reached the road, they were almost at the foot of the mountain.
Xiao Shengyun felt the voices keep ringing out.
It's too quiet here, and he hates silence.
"It's not cold."
"The fruit is inedible."
"It's just 300 meters away."
Zhou Zhi was very patient and answered every question, no matter how boring it was.
They walked slowly as night deepened, and it seemed there was nothing there.
A cry suddenly came from afar.
hunting.
Long tentacles pierced through the chests of those who came before.
There were no lights here, but Xiao Shengyun used his night vision to see the killer's face clearly. It was the octopus driver from earlier in the day.
So busy? Working two jobs, day and night.
However, this shouldn't be considered working; it should be considered eating.
Every living thing needs to eat, and pollutants are no exception. Their only food source is the nutrient solution provided by the arena, but this month a goat appeared. He is too strong, and once he enters the arena, he may be forced to go up on stage. Many pollutants are now afraid to even enter the gate.
Without nutrient solution, they began to prey on their own kind. Since cannibalism was forbidden in residential areas, they could only search outside for those who had not returned in time. Thus, the night became a curtain to cover up the killings.
The octopus, with half a hand still in its mouth, swung its suckers and charged toward the two of them.
The two took a short knife and a gun before leaving, but the gun only had five bullets, which was not worthwhile to deal with such a small monster.
As the man charged forward, Zhou Zhi used his talent, causing the driver's movements to freeze for a moment. At the same time, a short knife was drawn and plunged directly into the driver's head.
Some blood mixed with black liquid gushed out, and he took half a step back, the liquid splashing in front of him.
Dead? That simple?
"It's resolved so quickly?" Xiao Shengyun had just taken out the knife.
But the driver's body did not collapse. The eight tentacles on his lower body continued to extend, and their ends gradually swelled up, as if eight brains had grown out.
"So hard to kill." Xiao Shengyun took his knife and slashed at the end of the tentacle; the thing was rather disgusting.
The tentacles, as if alive, slender like snakes, dodged the blade and pounced on Xiao Shengyun's wrist. The sticky, soft sensation from his wrist made his hair stand on end.
The driver seemed to be dead long ago. Generally, a contaminated being has only one brain, which can be influenced and consumed, but the body must obey the instructions of this brain when making decisions. However, it seemed that each tentacle on the driver's body had its own brain.
As Zhou Zhi tried to control himself, a scream rang in his mind.
Hungry!
I'm so hungry!
I want to eat!
This isn't a brain; it's just a low-level controller that Zhou Zhi can't control. Similarly, this kind of low-intelligence pollutant won't cause any major trouble.
These tentacles were mostly used against Xiao Shengyun, while half of them lunged at Zhou Zhi.
There was no coordination between them whatsoever; Xiao Shengyun used black thread to separate them like wrapping sausages.
it hurts!
pain!
The black lines tightened at the base of each brain, and without the body's supply, these mentally challenged brains quickly stopped attacking.
Meanwhile, Zhou Zhi's blade dodged nimbly, and the tentacles quickly tied themselves into a bow. The bow swayed left and right, trying to untie itself, but instead became more and more entangled.
The two men chopped off the eight heads one by one, just like peeling an apple.
Without his brain, the driver's body finally collapsed completely, with the victim's body just a few meters away.
"It's finally over. So it turns out nighttime is 'hunting' time." Xiao Shengyun pulled a bottle of nutrient solution and a card from the driver's pocket, which should belong to the previous victim.
"There might be other hunters here, be careful."
Zhou Zhi gripped the short knife tightly, a rare hint of coldness appearing in his eyes.
The unknown is the most terrifying. Knowing why it's not advisable to go out at night, the two of them actually felt more relaxed.
You can go back and rest now.
The faint lights in the distance indicate that we will soon reach the residential area.
The path down the mountain was quite steep, and Xiao Shengyun used a black string to probe the way ahead.
The sound of footsteps on grass rose.
rustling—
The grass nearby rustled a few times, followed by a louder cracking sound, startling birds and small insects in the woods. At the same time, a huge car engine roared into the air.
There's something there!
The two reacted at the same time, their backs pressed together, their vision dim, and they could only rely on their hearing.
Xiao Shengyun was also uncomfortable with physical contact. The heat coming from behind made him want to run away. He gritted his teeth and pretended that nothing had happened.
Soon, they were able to see what the guest looked like.
It was a huge toad, its surface covered in slime and bumps, with bright red eyes.
Clearly, this is a contaminant.
Can there be pollutants in this city?
The two were startled. In terms of sheer lethality, the pollutants were even harder to deal with than the polluters, making the mission even more difficult.
Seemingly smelling the blood of a living person, the toad pounced quickly. Xiao Shengyun dodged swiftly, and the short knife struck the skin with a piercing sound.
The skin of this thing seems harder than steel; it's impossible to insert it.
The pustules on the crab's skin were cut open, and foul-smelling mucus splattered all over them.
Zhou Zhi tested his talent and was able to control it.
The toad slowed its movements, and Xiao Shengyun tried to plunge the dagger into its eye.
The dagger became an extension of his organs, and he could clearly feel what it was like to take a life.
Its eyeballs were pierced, and the blade penetrated its nerves, reaching its brain. The intense pain caused the toad to briefly lose control.
Neither can my eyes.
Faced with this colossal creature covered in copper and iron walls, Xiao Shengyun hurriedly retreated, his mind racing.
The toad lunged at Zhou Zhi, but Zhou Zhi used his knife to wrench its claws and quickly retreated. He exuded an aura that was deadly alluring to pollutants.
The arm holding the knife was tingling slightly. Human stamina is ultimately limited, and having just gone through a battle, it was inevitable that I was feeling a bit tired.
Xiao Shengyun wanted to go and provide assistance, but it was too late.
Mind control.
The instant the toad's palm strike came, Zhou Zhi used his talent and dodged to the side, causing the toad's claws to slap the tree behind him.
Just as Xiao Shengyun was about to step forward, he was caught off guard and blinded by a beam of light.
A huge wire mesh was fastened to the toad.
At the same time, the roar of cars sounded above, and a group of fully armed people got out of the vehicles, wearing the same black uniforms as the city gate guards.
"Target spotted! Target spotted!"
Only after the leader reported did they see Xiao Shengyun and his companion. Their clothes were disheveled, and the pollutant next to them had blinded them and had half of its skin cut off. It was obvious that something had happened.
The man in the black uniform stammered, "Did you make this?"
He was somewhat incredulous. This toad was very lethal; it had injured half of the guards in the breeding area and escaped. How could two people without heavy weapons have seriously injured it?
"We only entered the city recently, how did we let this thing out?"
Xiao Shengyun had a guess; he noticed the words "breeding farm" on the other party's uniform.
"I'm sorry, this was indeed our negligence." The man apologized. Now was not the time to talk. The others closed the iron cage and injected a drug into the spine. The previously frenzied toad instantly calmed down.
It seemed that the spine was its weak point. Xiao Shengyun secretly observed, but due to the toad's enormous size, it was difficult for the two of them to reach its back with their attacks.
This group of people works at a fish farm, and the contaminants left due to a mistake.
They treated Xiao Shengyun and Zhou Zhi as hunters for the night, a kind of hunting tacitly approved in the city. Hearing that the two had only been here for a short time, they invited them to work at the breeding farm.
“New citizens are usually assigned a job after a week. If they are not assigned a job, they can only go to the fighting arena. You are quite strong. If you are interested, you can try the breeding area.”
The man then gave them some nutrient solution and medicine.
It was already past midnight when they returned to their lodgings. Both of them were exhausted after two battles. Xiao Shengyun took a shower and became more refreshed before starting to examine the pile of spoils they had acquired that day.
He unscrewed the metal can and carefully poured out its contents.
The so-called nutrient solution was a black, viscous liquid with a pungent smell.
What is this?
When Xiao Shengyun put his finger into the cup, the nutrient solution seemed to come alive, crawling up his finger. He carefully tasted it twice, and it tasted pretty good.
The black liquid inside the cup kept churning, trying to climb out of the rim.
Xiao Shengyun quickly put the lid on.
"This should be an extract of pollutants. Each pollutant has a source nucleus, and these liquids are located around the source nucleus. They are the liquids with the highest concentration of source matter in their bodies."
Zhou Zhi was very familiar with this thing; he used to deal with these things every night in the laboratory.
It is easy to deduce that the animals raised in the breeding area are all pollutants, and they extract substances from the pollutants to make nutrient solutions.
However, where do the pollutants come from? Raising pollutants requires significant resources and financial strength, so where do these resources come from?
However, judging from the escape of pollutants today, the combat capabilities of these guards are within a controllable range.
They need to replenish their food now. Xiao Shengyun looked at Zhou Zhi. Nutrient solution can be used as food, but would Zhou Zhi agree?
Would a human drink a solution from a monster?
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