Are you massacring the contaminated area?
“Clatter…”
The fluorescent green, dark blue, and orange-red cores of the strange beasts poured out from the opening of the tactical backpack like beans and fell into the detection equipment.
At the same time, the bar indicator next to the instrument began to rise steadily. When the light representing the value soared from green to red, the numbers on the monitoring screen also skyrocketed exponentially.
"Damn it..." Recorder No. 3 was completely dumbfounded as he stared at the bar indicator that had soared to red and was creeping towards the critical purple. His finger trembled slightly as it hovered over the emergency stop button. "Are you going to destroy the contaminated area?"
This detection instrument is a portable device. Although its capacity is limited, it is enough to record the players who enter the competition area for one day. It is also enough for three days of complete competition. This is the common sense that "Leviathan" has gained after organizing competitions for nearly a hundred years.
But someone broke this common sense. Liu Xia was able to hunt so many mutant beasts in just one day. Even the contestants next to him couldn't help but look at the colorful monster cores that were still falling out of the tactical backpack.
By the time the testing instrument was almost full, the columnar indicator light had reached the top and could not go any higher. It even began to flicker continuously, slowly leaving a charred mark on the screen, as if it was about to explode.
“Stop, stop, stop!!!” Recorder No. 3 shouted loudly, and with panic in his eyes, he repeatedly stopped Liu Xia from pouring the alien beast core into the instrument, “Stop pouring!”
If this testing equipment breaks down today, all the points he has earned through hard work this year will be lost.
Liu Xia finally stopped. She was so focused on pouring things in that she didn't notice that the indicator light had turned red with a hint of purple.
There was still a small amount of alien beast cores left in the bag. In particular, the core of the alien beast that was about to break through to level six was hidden in the car along with the mechanical heart by her and she didn't take it out at all.
Recorder No. 3 wiped his sweat and looked at Liu Xia as if he was looking at a monster. It was no wonder, after all, he had never seen a player who could get hundreds of alien beast cores at once since he started working as a tester.
Although it contained a number of Level 2 and Level 3 Exotic Beast Cores, the sheer number was too great to bear. What Recorder No. 3 didn't know was that many of these Exotic Beast Cores were selflessly donated by the Hyena Gang.
"I was just being too narrow-minded. Please don't take it to heart." Recorder No. 3 immediately adjusted his attitude and apologized respectfully.
This result has already ensured that he will be selected into the S-level hunting team, and he, a small follower, is not someone he can afford to offend.
Liu Xia smiled noncommittally, having long been accustomed to Recorder No. 3's sudden change of attitude. She asked, "Have you finished recording?"
The staff of the Black Gold City are essentially a level lower than the hunters. Their status is not much different from that of ordinary residents who specialize in labor-type jobs. They are extremely respectful to high-level hunters, especially the troops directly under "Leviathan".
Recorder No. 3 quickly replied with a smile, "Alright, alright. You can go and rest for a while. You can return to the city once all the players have been tested."
"These beast cores will be converted into your personal points and distributed to your exclusive black card."
Liu Xia nodded, turned around and walked towards Song Xuan's jeep.
She didn't plan to stay here and wait like everyone else, nor did she particularly care where to get the so-called exclusive black card. She just wanted to quickly return to Dr. Lin's hospital in the City of Black Gold.
The mechanical heart that was very important to both her and He Tianlin was still in the car. She had just taken it out because it was inconvenient to put it in the backpack, so she had to go back and keep an eye on it.
Not only did the attitude of recorder No. 3 give the contestants room for speculation, but judging from the feedback from the instrument values alone, the contestants observing around also knew in their hearts that there would inevitably be one less spot on the S-level hunting team.
Feng Ziqiang, who was following the team not far behind and witnessed the whole process, once again felt that his attitude of immediately giving in was correct. He even regretted that he had just provoked such a ruthless guy. He was really looking for food in the toilet because he had lived a good life for too long and was tired of living.
Feng Ziqiang thought in frustration that he had to find an opportunity to show his goodwill, so as to avoid being hated and bullied by this woman who was about to join the S-level hunting team.
In the wasteland era where the strong are respected, whoever is stronger is right, and whoever has the stronger fist has the final say.
Even in the Black Gold City, which has relatively mature rules and regulations, this principle still exists, but it cannot be fully stated. Otherwise, Feng Ziqiang would not have cut in line so unscrupulously in the first place.
The trophy inspection team continued in an orderly manner. This time, no one wanted to cut in line. After all, no one wanted to run into a ruthless person who looked ordinary.
Liu Xia had just been observing the situation around the jeep to make sure no one approached. Except for that unexpected conflict of queue-cutting, his eyes almost never left the car.
Fortunately, the iron box containing the mechanical heart was still intact in the hidden compartment in the car.
Liu Xia carefully opened the iron box, and the purple level six alien beast core with a hint of golden light first came into his sight. He felt relieved halfway until he saw the still slowly beating heart appear in the waterproof cloth.
Once Liu Xia discovered that the things inside the waterproof cloth were missing, she would immediately go back to ask the big guy who had just caused trouble for her for an explanation.
After carefully placing the iron box containing the mechanical heart and the sixth-level alien beast core into his tactical backpack, Liu Xia finally relaxed in the passenger seat. His tense nerves, strained from a day and night of unrest, slowly relaxed. His heavy eyelids slowly closed, shielding his tired eyes.
Liu Xia still didn't open her eyes until a familiar sound of footsteps came from far away to the front of the car. From the sound of the soles of the shoes rubbing against the ground, she knew that it was Song Xuan who came back. It was a strange feeling of familiarity.
Just like in the real world, when her father and mother who have been away for a long time come back, she can tell at home whether the footsteps come from her father, mother, or the neighbor next door as soon as the footsteps come out of the elevator.
Song Xuan's footsteps stopped in front of the car door, and he even slowed down his pace. Not only did he not call her or open the car door, but he just stood there quietly without making any movement.
If Liu Xia had not been able to hear Song Xuan's breathing coming from the driver's window, she would have thought that the footsteps just now were an illusion and that no one was standing there.
When a patrol team passed by and saw the deputy commander of the guard standing there blankly, they wanted to greet him, but Song Xuan stopped them with a gesture.
Song Xuan was afraid of waking himself up.
Liu Xia couldn't help but feel a little sweet in her heart. This was a rare feeling of being cared for that she could experience in the wasteland world.
This is a different feeling from the family and comradeship represented by He Tianlin, who was worried about her safety and was willing to risk his life to come to the mine to support her, and Ding Ruotong, who was always concerned about her physical condition.
Although everyone around Liu Xia knew very well that she did not need to be protected, and even that she had always been in the position of protecting others, Song Xuan still tried his best to protect her, regardless of her strength.
"You're back..." Liu Xia opened her eyes and looked out the window, meeting Song Xuan's gentle yet deep gaze. She had no intention of letting this man continue standing outside as a bodyguard. "Is everything settled?"
Liu Xia stretched and rubbed his eyes somewhat awkwardly, trying to hide his slightly overwhelmed emotions after suddenly looking at each other. He didn't even know what he said.
The sudden eye contact made Song Xuan subconsciously look away for a second, like a little boy who was caught doing something bad, but in just a moment he looked back at Liu Xia's face.
"It's done." Song Xuan replied as he opened the car door and got into the driver's seat. "I've already arranged for that noisy guy, Hao Feiyang, to be taken back to headquarters for interrogation."
Song Xuan deliberately did not use much force when closing the door. The car only shook slightly before forming a closed private space again.
Liu Xia had calmed down by now and looked at Song Xuan: "What about the tattoo?"
With a gentle look in his eyes, he continued with a smile, "Don't worry, this kid won't be able to survive tomorrow. Those guys in the interrogation department are very skilled and will make him confess everything about the tattoo soon."
Liu Xia nodded. Apart from the mechanical heart, the thing that concerned her most now was the blue whale tattoo. It was related to who was the real culprit of her parents' death in the real world, and also to the reason why the real world was about to have a full-scale nuclear explosion.
That's billions of lives at stake. She must find out something with the guidance of a few clues and do her best to help the country find the cause of this incident in advance.
If a nuclear explosion can be avoided, that would of course be the best outcome. Even if the possibility is very slim, any help counts.
And now that she has the country's support behind her, she no longer needs to go it alone against the multinational group hiding behind the scenes. It is obviously not just an ordinary company and does not take human life seriously at all.
Whether it was her parents, cousin, or even the other group of people who kidnapped Bai Fei, they were all killed without mercy.
Bai Fei was probably kidnapped on purpose, most likely as a torture to force her to find the source code.
But Liu Xia didn't know why he did this a year after his parents' death instead of forcing her from the beginning. Perhaps only Bai Fei knew the reason.
However, Liu Xia was not so obsessed with figuring this out, and the answer was not important to her.
The next time she returns to the real world, perhaps it will be the day she avenges her parents.
Half an hour later,
All the spoils brought back by the players have finally been counted, and the data has been transmitted back to the city in real time. Under the guidance of the staff, the players returned to the troop transport vehicles, which drove out of the venue one by one in an orderly manner and headed towards the City of Black Gold.
Some of these contestants were delighted, while others were extremely frustrated, especially those who were almost in the top ten. The real-time on-site inventory method allowed the contestants to have a clear idea of their results.
If nothing goes wrong, the contestants will appear in the square of the inner city in half an hour. The top ten contestants will be qualified to join the S-level hunting team and receive the awarding ceremony from Governor Qi Yao, the supreme commander of "Leviathan".
As the convoy got closer and closer to the City of Black Gold, although it was already dark, one could still vaguely see that the gray and yellow sky was gradually tinged with a hint of blue. That was the original color of the sky, and it could only be barely seen within a two-kilometer radius of the City of Black Gold.
This also means that they are almost here.
The heavy alloy gate slowly opened, and the leading black jeep drove into the city first. Night had already fallen, and the street lights in the outer city residential area, which should have been dim, were unusually bright. The long light strips extended all the way to the inner city area, as if to welcome the return of the heroes.
Liu Xia had no interest in joining the S-class hunting team. She was just after the mechanical heart. If it weren't for the blue whale tattoo on Hao Feiyang's body, she would even have planned to deliberately hand over a small amount of spoils to get away with it. After all, she had already got what she wanted.
Now that the tattoo has appeared, she has decided to temporarily use the power of "Leviathan" to explore the bottom line of the so-called "Mother Goddess" mentioned by Hao Feiyang. This is much more reliable and safer than their small group blindly searching for it.
Liu Xia didn't want to take the team on an adventure because of her own affairs. She would go crazy if her companions almost died again. Whether it was He Tianlin or Ding Ruotong, they were already family members in her mind.
Song Xuan, on the other hand, is an even more magical existence, somewhere between a family member and a lover. As the contact with him grows, the memories of Song Xuan begin to slowly emerge. Although they are only scattered fragments, they seem to be engraved in the mind.
Whenever Song Xuan's childish face overlapped with his current mature and tough face, Liu Xia would fall into a trance from time to time. The intimacy and intimacy were very wonderful.
Liu Xia couldn't help but fall into this state again. She shifted her gaze from Song Xuan's resolute jawline and looked at the already opened inner city gate.
This was her first time coming to the gate of the inner city. The walls of the inner city were thicker and more majestic, even taller than the walls of the outer city. Even the gate was made up of thick three-layer alloy gates, and one had to pass through a moat to enter.
At this time, the heavy suspension bridge had been lowered. The tires of the black jeep rolled over the metal suspension bridge first, and then the second and third troop carriers followed closely behind. There was no creaking sound from the bridge surface, and there was not even a swaying amplitude, which was enough to show how good the quality of this suspension bridge was.
In the square, nearly a thousand contestants lined up in front of the steel platform, and there were only ten contestants standing in the front row. They were the contestants who won the most spoils in this selection.
Liu Xia only had some impression of a few of them, namely the ghost, the woman whose half face was mechanical, and the madman Qiang who had a conflict with her.
No wonder he was so arrogant before, he does have some strength.
Scarhead might have appeared here, but unfortunately he is dead now.
These players are all covered with mechanical prosthetic limbs to varying degrees, with the least covered area being nearly 60% or more. Liu Xia is the only exception, without any mechanical prosthesis on his body.
Qi Yao, the supreme commander of "Leviathan", stood on a steel platform. His figure was like a steel blade drawn from its sheath, straight and sharp. He was wearing the special military uniform of the Governor of Leviathan. Every seam shone with a cold metallic luster, as if the uniform itself was a suit of armor.
His face, the only part not covered by machinery, was colder and harder than any metal. His nose was straight, his lips were tightly drawn, without a single unnecessary curve. His features were as sharp as a knife, and his brow bones were prominent, casting shadows that obscured his deep gray eyes, making it difficult to discern his emotions.
Beside Qi Yao stood ten guards in military uniforms. Each of them held a velvet tray with a red background, on which was placed a dark gold hunter badge. Each badge was engraved with a different number. The only thing in common was the lifelike image of a golden wolf head.
The wolf's head and even its fur were carved out. It nodded slightly and looked sharply at anyone who looked at it, as if it would pounce out of the badge at any time and bite the person to death.
"From today on, whether you are outsiders or ordinary workers, you will no longer be guerrillas."
Qi Yao's icy voice echoed throughout the square through the loudspeaker. His tone was low and steady, leaving no room for doubt. "You are the 'Blade of Leviathan', members of the S-rank hunting team!"
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