Chapter 102

Lin Chen, Xia Nuan, and Old Zhou had just finished watching the sunset on the wall and were preparing to return to the command building to rest,

when a faint knocking sound suddenly came from outside the base gate. The three looked at each other,

instantly becoming vigilant—the base location was hidden, and very few outsiders could find it.

Lin Chen asked the system: "System, detect who is outside the gate, is there any threat?" 【Detecting, the target is an elderly female, carrying no weapons, vital signs are weak, no threat signal detected yet】 the system replied.

The three walked to the gate, Lin Chen saw an old lady with gray hair standing outside through the gate surveillance camera,

wearing a tattered cotton-padded jacket, carrying a cloth bag in her hand, looking very weak.

"Who are you?

" Lin Chen shouted through the gate. The old lady raised her head and said in a hoarse voice: "My name is Song Jia,

I encountered mutated beasts on the road and ran for a long time before arriving here, can you let me in?"

Old Zhou looked at the old lady's pitiful appearance,

and said to Lin Chen: "She doesn't look like a bad person, it's so cold outside, let her in,

at least give her something to eat." Lin Chen hesitated for a moment and asked the system again: "System, confirm she has no abnormalities? Is there any hidden danger?" 【Detecting again, the target has no abnormalities, is carrying no dangerous items, no hidden threats】 the system replied. Lin Chen nodded and pressed the open button, and the gate slowly opened.

Song Jia had just walked into the base and hadn't had time to speak when a black shadow suddenly darted out from the forest next to it.

That black shadow was extremely fast, and before the three of Lin Chen could react, they saw a slender,

knife-like finger pierce through Song Jia's chest. Song Jia's eyes widened,

blood flowed from her mouth, and her body fell softly. Immediately after, the black shadow reached out,

grabbed Song Jia's corpse, instantly pulled it into the forest, and the sound of chewing soon came.

The three were so scared that they retreated quickly, Lin Chen immediately pressed the close button, and the gate closed quickly. Through the crack in the door,

they saw a 4-meter-tall giant standing in the forest, its body covered in black scales,

with only one arm, and at the end of the arm were three sharp, knife-like fingers,

which were lowering its head to gnaw on Song Jia's corpse. "What is that thing?" Xia Nuan's voice trembled,

gripping Lin Chen's arm tightly. Lin Chen immediately asked the system: "System, detect the information of this giant,

what kind of mutated creature is it? What are its weaknesses?" 【Unknown mutated creature detected, codename "Blade-Arm Giant", body scales are hard, weaknesses unknown, attack power is extremely strong, it is recommended to activate the base defense system immediately】 the system replied.

"Activate the defense system!" Lin Chen ordered the system. 【Base defense system activated, automatic defense cannons have locked onto the target, surveillance cameras are continuously tracking】 the system prompt sounded, the automatic defense cannons on the wall aimed at the Blade-Arm Giant in the forest, but did not fire for a long time. "Why aren't you attacking?" Lin Chen asked anxiously. 【The target has entered the forest, trees are blocking the defense cannon trajectory, unable to attack accurately, avoiding accidental injury to base facilities】 the system replied.

The three retreated into the command building, closed the gate tightly, and leaned against the wall panting heavily.

Xia Nuan couldn't help but cry: "Song Jia is too pitiful, we shouldn't have let her in,

if we hadn't opened the door, she wouldn't have died." Old Zhou also had red eyes, lowering his head and not speaking.

Lin Chen didn't feel good either, but suppressed his emotions and said: "Don't blame yourself, that giant was too sudden, we didn't expect it either."

Just then, the blackening gene in his body suddenly spoke, its tone full of mockery: "You're a coward again?

Scared to hide when you see a giant, why didn't you think about the danger when you opened the door just now?" "You are a piece of trash, you can't even protect an old lady,

and you dare to say you want to protect Xia Nuan and Old Zhou?" "If you were a little useful, you should have rushed up and killed that giant just now, instead of hiding here crying!"

"The system said the defense cannons couldn't attack, can't you go up yourself? You have the Absolute Zero ability and are still afraid you can't beat a giant?"

"I'm not a coward,

that giant is too powerful,

if we go up now, we're just throwing our lives away!" Lin Chen retorted. "Throwing your life away? You didn't even try and you say throwing your life away?"

The blackening gene continued to scold, "You are a coward, meeting a strong person and not daring to go up,

only knowing how to hide behind and let the system protect you!" "Where did your courage to kill zombies and the Shadow Organization go before?

Now that you see a powerful giant, you're afraid?" "If you don't dare to go up, just keep hiding here,

waiting for the giant to break in and eat us all!" "I'm embarrassed for you, having superpowers and still being so timid, Xia Nuan is really unlucky to follow you!"

Lin Chen was angered by the scolding, but couldn't refute—the speed and attack power of that giant just now,

he really wasn't sure he could win. "I'm waiting for an opportunity, waiting for the defense cannons to be able to attack before I make a move!"

" Lin Chen said. "Waiting for an opportunity? Are opportunities waited for? You're just looking for excuses!" The blackening gene sneered,

"If you had some backbone, you should rush out now, even if you can't beat it, you have to try,

instead of hiding here and arguing with me!" "Besides finding excuses, what else can you do? Meeting things and retreating,

like a shrinking turtle!" "You think hiding here is safe? If that giant breaks in,

we'll all die!" "You are a useless thing, you can't protect anyone, and you dare to say you want to end the doomsday?"

The two argued like this, the blackening gene constantly mocking Lin Chen for being timid, cowardly, and useless, while Lin Chen refuted time and again,

saying he was considering the overall situation and avoiding unnecessary sacrifices. They argued for three hours,

Lin Chen's throat was hoarse, and the blackening power in his body gradually calmed down. He panted and

asked the system: "System, detect the location of the Blade-Arm Giant, is it still near the base?" 【Detecting that the Blade-Arm Giant has left the base area, moving toward the east of the city, current distance from the base is 10 kilometers, no signs of returning】 the system replied.

Lin Chen breathed a sigh of relief and said to Xia Nuan and Old Zhou: "The giant is gone, it has already left the base.

" The three walked to the gate, confirmed through the surveillance camera that there were no abnormalities,

and only then dared to open the command building door, slowly walking into the base. The pool of blood where Song Jia fell was still there, the surroundings were empty, and only the sound of the wind from the forest remained.

Xia Nuan looked at the bloodstain and cried again: "Song Jia is so pitiful, she just wanted to find a place to take refuge,

but ended up with such an end." Old Zhou sighed and said: "In the doomsday, there are too many things like this, all we can do is try our best to protect ourselves,

and not let more people suffer." Lin Chen was silent, walked to the bloodstain, and said to the system:

"System, clean up the bloodstain here, to avoid leaving a scent that attracts other mutated creatures." 【Base cleaning program activated, bloodstain will be cleaned up within 5 minutes】 the system replied. The three stood to the side, watching the bloodstain disappear bit by bit, no one spoke, and the air was full of heavy atmosphere.