The system's cold notification tone suddenly sounded.
Xiao Jin's gaze swept across the player panel.
A highly mutated variant, so does that mean this thing was originally human? It only became like this because of a mutation after infection.
Puff! Puff! Puff!
Three flamethrowers slammed into the black, viscous substance writhing in the chest and abdomen of the mutant!
Xiao Jin narrowed his eyes slightly, and his left hand somehow produced the 'Wheel of Destiny'.
Sizzle—!!!
Like a scorching hot iron being pressed into rotting flesh! A piercing corrosive sound accompanied by a sudden burst of foul-smelling black smoke!
The bullet exploded into three blinding red lights at the point of impact, the light frantically corroding the surrounding black, viscous tissue like strong acid!
Under Xiao Jin's attack, the mutant let out a deafening roar of pain, and its entire massive body convulsed violently!
The hit area quickly shrank and carbonized, and the edges of the charred wound continued to be eroded and expanded by the firelight!
Almost at the same instant the bullet hit and the aberration's movement slowed down!
Xiao Jin activated the 'Hand of Death', and a huge black hand burst forth from the ground, with dark fingers wrapping around it, firmly binding the mutant.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, the tip of the Shattered Shadow Blade, sharp and cold, transformed into a stream of light in Xiao Jin's hand, piercing through its head.
The power of high-frequency vibrations is amplified to the extreme!
The next second, the roar from the mutant's mouth disappeared.
The opponent's tough black skin, swollen pustules, and mutated limbs... were like hot knives cutting through butter before the indestructible blade!
"Pfft—"
"Bang!"
The mutant's enormous, bone-spiky, mutated limbs crashed to the ground right in front of Xiao Jin!
Thick, black blood gushed out like an oil geyser from the black hole in the tumor on the brain!
The mutated, sarcoma-like head writhed wildly, its dark red holes staring intently at Xiao Jin, burning with pure, extreme resentment and a destructive desire.
The creature did not give up, but tried to control its tentacle arms to grab its prey that was within reach, but it could not move an inch even as it died.
Thick, black blood spread across the ground like a stream, emitting a stench ten times stronger than before.
Xiao Jin knelt on one knee a few meters away, her violent breathing tearing at her burning throat.
That lightning-fast burst of energy had almost drained all her strength. Fighting while still infected was simply too much of a strain!
Xiao Jin felt as if all the festering wounds on her body were screaming wildly, and the surging darkness in her vision was about to swallow her up.
She could even feel the dark purple veins on her right arm throbbing even more violently after the extreme dance of the shattered shadows, as if they were about to burst at any moment.
"No, we can't stay here any longer."
This is the last day of the game.
The base is now filled with people who died from infection, and there are definitely more than just this one that has mutated.
Xiao Jin never expected to simply survive until the end of the game; the system would almost certainly pull some tricks later on.
Therefore, staying at the base is not a good option.
The air was stagnant, like solidified corpse oil, and each inhalation intensified the burning pain in Xiao Jin's festering lungs.
Resisting the rampant black mist toxins within her body had exhausted her strength. Staying here meant either being torn apart by the mutants or being completely infected.
I have to leave! I must get out before they find me!
Xiao Jin leaned against the cold corner of the wall to stand up. The festering skin rubbed against the rough lining of his combat uniform, causing a sharp, itchy, and sticky sensation.
The edges of my vision were haunting, writhing shadows, and large, purplish-black ulcers on my arms and thighs sent waves of numb, stinging pain through me.
She took a deep breath; even though she was wearing a gas mask, the overwhelming, sweet, and pungent smell of rotting flesh still assaulted her senses.
Xiao Jin forcibly suppressed the surging dizziness, then strode forward, touched the doorknob, and silently slid the door open a crack.
Outside the door, the emergency lights in the corridor were still casting a pale green glow, illuminating large patches of dried, blackened bloodstains and suspicious scratches on the walls.
Dead silence...
It was no longer empty; instead, it was filled with a thick, suffocating malice.
Faint, inhuman roars, like the sound of teeth grinding through thick cotton wool, came from different directions and from the depths of different floors, sometimes intermittent and sometimes faint.
It's those aberrations...
Stepping out of the room, Xiao Jin moved slowly along the cold metal wall, like a shadow blending into the wall.
If she wants to leave, there is only one way she can go.
First, traverse this death corridor and climb the narrow maintenance staircases on either side. The elevators are definitely not working; there must be aberrations inside.
Avoiding the elevator shaft wasn't the end of it; Xiao Jin needed to reach the outermost layer of the base—the central control room, the place he saw when he first entered.
Only there can the base's heavy alloy gates be opened.
The suspended ladder is made of rusted metal mesh, and stepping on it produces a faint but deadly groan.
Xiao Jin lowered his center of gravity to the lowest point, his festering fingers gripping the cold, slippery handrail tightly through his gloves. Every time he lifted his leg, it aggravated the wounds all over his body, and the dark purple veins throbbed restlessly beneath his festering skin.
Under these circumstances, Xiao Jin also needed to avoid attracting the attention of the mutated creatures roaming the base as much as possible. Therefore, her climb was extremely slow and painful, like trudging through sticky asphalt.
One floor, two floors.
Suddenly, Xiao Jin, who had been keeping an eye on his surroundings, spotted a mutant on the suspended ladder in the distance.
The other person swayed in the shadows, seemingly muttering something, clearly unaware of her presence.
Upon seeing this, Xiao Jin's eyes darted around, and then she seemed to have thought of something.
She quickly pulled out a handful of small steel balls from her spatial storage. Xiao Jin glanced at the direction of the deformed creature, then swung it forcefully.
The steel balls, like stars in the sky, drew silver arcs in the air. The crisp sound of their collision echoed in the empty factory, like the tolling of a midnight bell, disturbing all the sleeping nightmares.
As if attracted by the sudden sound, the mutant first let out a low roar, then instantly changed direction, its massive body charging like a wild beast toward the side where the steel ball had landed.
Taking advantage of this fleeting opportunity, Xiao Jin moved like a ghost, using the dim light and shadow as cover, and quickly ran towards the stairwell.
…………
For the next half hour, Xiao Jin continued to climb up cautiously.
Midway through, in order to recover her strength, Xiao Jin found a safe place to rest for a while.
There was no way around it; the side effects of the infection were too severe.
Seeing that her condition was almost right and that it was safe ahead, Xiao Jin continued forward. Occasionally, she encountered a mutant blocking her path, and she used her old method to lure it away.
Or if she happens to encounter someone passing by, Xiao Jin will wait until they have passed before proceeding.
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