Chapter 23 Debt Settlement
Joseph kept walking through the forest. At this time, the skin on his head showed many traces of corrosion, revealing half of his mechanically modified face, like a metal skull.
One eye also glowed red.
"Beast..."
The skeleton-like mechanical half of Joseph's face showed a ferocious expression.
Who would have thought that such a big basket would appear on a mere day of awakening!
How long ago was this news when the children of the inner city awakened?
Shame on Dafa!
But thinking about the thorny nature of those wishing creatures and the giant python-shaped monster he saw when he turned around before, Joseph felt very heavy in his heart.
Fortunately, he has been transformed into a semi-mechanized machine, and combined with some of the devices on his body, he has a very high ability to hide smells. Otherwise, he would probably be caught up by those things.
But even now, through some early warning devices arranged along the way, he has already noticed that those things are approaching.
Although the number seemed small and he could handle it, Joseph had no idea of counterattack!
This is a very smart and cunning willing creature. They will take the initiative to expose their flaws to lure them in, giving them the illusion that they can defeat them.
This was the reason why the two of them persisted for so long before. They finally escaped and couldn't take the risk!
"When I successfully return, I will bring some people to take care of your nest. Mad, you have lost so much!"
Even with Joseph's worth, he couldn't help but feel a little sad when he thought about the losses he had suffered along the way.
Whether it was the booby trap or the repair of the corroded areas on his body, the cost was not cheap.
It’s really a bit embarrassing to lose so much even though you haven’t gained anything.
"I hope that B-level boy can survive, otherwise there will really be no gain at all."
Joseph thought again of the 3,000 units of willingness he had lent and the B-level talent from the outer city.
If that mud-legged guy survives, he can barely make up for some of his losses.
I have lost so much, and I must find a place to make up for it.
Just using the loan relationship to become a follower feels a bit disadvantageous. I have to find a way to become a personal cannon fodder and slave!
This wasteland environment is more dangerous than imagined!
"Go to his home and borrow some more money, and then give him some more 'happiness'. I should be able to make some arrangements. I'll think about it later..."
Joseph was thinking in his heart, why should the mud-legged man from the outer city shed tears of gratitude when he was appreciated by his own son from the inner city?
"Um?"
At this moment, Joseph was stunned for a moment and stopped in alarm. The latest early warning device he had just deployed was triggered, but no effective picture could be transmitted!
Something is coming!
Standing in place, stopping the noise interference caused by his running, Joseph continued to increase his ability to read sounds.
But apart from the sound of the wind blowing through the branches, there was no additional sound that he captured.
Joseph raised his shoulder cannon, and the mechanical arm switched to Gatling mode again. The other hand pulled out a high-energy incendiary bomb. A look of solemnity appeared on the skeleton-like semi-mechanized face, and he kept using the machine. Eyes scan everywhere.
However, the next moment, a bullet hit his head at a tricky angle!
The violent impact made the bullet seem to be directly embedded in the metal skull.
Before Joseph could recover from the huge impact, a tearing feeling from his soul suddenly appeared!
He has felt this attack before!
This is an attack that my father wants to try to adapt to in advance to remind himself of some special attack methods!
It’s an attack from the mental side!
Mental power attached to bullets?
What the hell? !
But his thoughts were immediately shattered by the second bullet, and then the third! The fourth shot!
The continuous tearing feeling interrupted all his thoughts and thoughts!
Da da da~
Continuous bursts of fire came from the treetops in the distance.
The severe pain made Joseph keep twisting in place and struggling to avoid it, but it was of no use. The bullet was firmly locked in his head as if it had eyes!
The alloy exoskeleton, a specially thickened defense for the fatal zone, a defense that even the aliens had not penetrated, was now exploding with sparks of bullet collisions.
The continuous mental shock in his mind made it impossible for Joseph to fight back effectively. He could only activate the shoulder-mounted cannon like crazy and shoot aimlessly.
Continuously breaking the surrounding branches, leaving terrifying holes in those giant trees, and even knocking down two giant trees!
The deformed Gatlin in his hand was swiping randomly like a whip, causing debris to fly around.
The high-energy incendiary bomb that had not yet been activated was helplessly let go and fell to the ground.
Even the next moment, he suddenly opened his mouth, revealing the black hole of the gun muzzle from his mouth, and began to spray continuously.
Like crazy!
Waves of electronic external sound spurted out from the 'audio' in front of his chest.
"Come out! Beast! Beast!"
"Who is it! Who is it!"
But it was obvious that no one could answer his question, and Joseph could only struggle furiously with his mind aching.
Then a bullet finally penetrated the last protection, opened his eye socket protective armor, and penetrated hard.
Ta da da~
After shooting in the sky for a while, Joseph fell straight to the ground.
But even though he fell to the ground, the shooting still didn't stop for a moment. After firing two magazines, Tao Yu started to load bullets into the empty magazines while replacing new ones.
"No wonder mechanical transformation and alien transformation are so popular. They have unique advantages in defense."
Tao Yu looked at Joseph, whose head had been smashed, and couldn't help feeling a little emotional in his heart.
Among the many world fragments in the Abyss, the weak defeating the strong and killing at first sight are quite common situations.
It's not strange for a top-level expert to be shot in the head and then feel resentful.
Many of the stories he heard and the rumors his parents heard had this record.
Obviously, the modification on Joseph's head may have been specifically to prevent others from sneak attacks with firearms. The armor was added and it took more than a dozen rounds of bullets before he lost his ability to resist.
Tao Yu felt uneasy about the subsequent last strike.
In addition to the stronger physique brought by the alien body, the previous Wei Nuo also had full-body armor. They should be so armed for the sake of fault tolerance. The thing to guard against is rollover.
"This bastard is also an old man. He even has a gun in his mouth. If it wasn't for a sneak attack, even if he is knocked to the ground, as long as he is given a chance, he may be overturned."
Tao Yu felt a little sad when she thought about the last shot fired randomly from the other party's mouth.
This is something that has never been exposed when dealing with aliens.
In fact, he had considered destroying the opponent before, and then forcing the opponent to change his will power, but now that he thought about it, he luckily didn't take any action.
That's right, it's not stupid. If you transfer it to yourself, then it will be of no value at all.
Looking at Joseph's body, Tao Yu was silent for a moment, and finally did not choose to touch the body anymore.
After being besieged and forced by aliens, this guy should have almost revealed his trump card.
After all, it is a mechanical modification, if anything else is installed, we will all die together...
Boom~
A violent explosion shot up into the sky. Even from a distance, Tao Yu could feel the strong wind and heat wave blowing from the front!
Looking at the explosive fireball that exceeded the Weino high-explosive grenade, Tao Yu couldn't help but feel guilty.
You are really special! ?
Looking back at the deep rainforest, Tao Yu no longer hesitated. After stuffing a few more fat, white and tender insects into his mouth, he jumped down from the treetops, and then quickly headed east. move in the direction.
The hidden dangers have been solved, and the harvest has been good. Now we can successfully save our lives and survive!
At present, the life-saving ability is almost enough. For the remaining willing power, we can consider extending the use cycle according to the remaining time to increase the cost-effectiveness of the willing power.
Taking advantage of the abundance of meat in the rainforest, try to use up your willpower before going back...
…
"...Zizi~, that kind of willing creature should have a parasitic ability. The young body is very weak and is responsible for parasitic host. It has different abilities depending on the host. We found that the radio station we received was a crashed spacecraft. , but most of the useful things have been destroyed, which is a pity.
"There was an artificial man who had been trying to trick us into feeding that kind of willing creature, and he was killed by us. However, there is a toxin called black water nearby. If you are not careful, it may be dangerous to you. It is not suitable as a new gathering place. Site selection..."
On the treetop, Tao Yu held up his old antique receiver again, receiving the new day's information.
It turned out that the floating city siblings had almost cleared the area on the grassland next door.
Joseph and Weinuo, the two inner city boys, showed all kinds of powerful trump cards at the critical moment of life and death, which made Tao Yu feel a little nervous just thinking about it now.
If the previous sneak attack on Joseph had not incorporated mental attacks, the opponent might have been locked in position from a distance and launched a precise long-range counterattack.
Wei Nuo's madness is also quite exciting.
It doesn't seem strange that the siblings in the floating city pushed the fragment next door.
"... Now the mission objectives have been updated. With the inner city children as the core, they have begun to spread out to explore, select sites for gathering places, and find new world fragments. There are still three days left before the first batch of pioneers return. The first batch of The main task of all the pioneers these days is to stay together as a team and survive.
"After you return to Xingyao City, you will make arrangements based on your specific situation. As long as you return alive, you will have completed the mission. As long as it is a combat talent or an auxiliary talent that we recognize, you will be rewarded with a guaranteed reward of 1,000 units of Willpower..."
Obviously, because of the presence of the black water toxin that can give birth to aliens, the grassland area is indeed not suitable as a gathering place.
If the forest side works harder to develop and spend some time, it has this potential, but obviously the siblings still want to find a better area.
It doesn't matter if it is a temporary gathering place, but if you want to open it as a new gathering place in the long term, there are probably many factors to consider.
Survival environment, survival resources, general situation of nearby world fragments, safety and danger, etc.
Although the guy from the Floating City sometimes spoke a bit bluntly, Tao Yu had to admit that for the ordinary people who entered this time, they were indeed lucky to have two thighs from the Floating City.
Only they can mobilize enough resources to create a relatively stable area.
Just the fact that combat talents and approved auxiliary talents will be rewarded with at least 1,000 units of Willpower after returning is considered very generous.
This is probably a benefit that only space-time anomalies encounter when opening up wasteland, and it is enough for ordinary families in outer cities to have a party.
There is still a big difference in style between the floating city siblings and the two inner city pioneers.
In other words, for the people in the Floating City, the dirt legs in the outer city are not worth mentioning...
Tao Yu traveled alone through the rain forest for several days, and he could also feel the fatigue of being alone.
In terms of strength, he can defeat aliens and giant pythons. Even the giant python alien, if he has a chance to encounter it, it is not impossible to overdraw his body and break it.
His own sneak attack ability can create various possibilities.
but……
The oppressive feeling of having to keep one eye open during rest still made Tao Yu nervous.
I'm afraid that when I open my eyes, I'll see an alien cherry mouth.
Most of the time vigilance and precautions are actually of no use, they are all useless efforts, but he has to remain vigilant at all times.
Whether it was a giant python or an alien, Tao Yuke had used different versions of [lurking].
This shows that they are also very good at sneak attacks.
With Tao Yu's current strength, even if he was successfully attacked in reverse, he would be disappointed.
That is to say, relying on the power of [Bullet Time], you can detect it in advance as long as you remain vigilant.
And now with [Latent·Change], if you can detect danger in advance, your life-saving ability is still very strong, but the prerequisite is that you need to be vigilant enough!
"The endurance and defense are still insufficient. If you can keep escaping into the shadows throughout the whole process, or if your defense is enough to withstand the next sneak attack, then don't be so nervous..."
Tao Yu sighed in her heart, thinking of Joseph's head that had been shot more than a dozen times, and of Wei Nuo's full body armor.
After listening to the radio, Tao Yu climbed down from the tree and used a knife to cut a piece of meat from the roasted wild boar on the fire.
Although there is still some salt on the body, it is just salt without anything to remove the fishy smell. This thing is really unpalatable...
(End of chapter)