Chapter 234: No Survivors?

【Due to the effect of your title 【Language Spreader】, you have triggered Accelerated Eureka!】 Yun Mu, who was in the middle of aiming and shooting, suddenly felt a coolness in her brain. With a flick of her hand, the muzzle that was about to veer off-target was corrected.

"Bang!"

A Fishman's head was struck by the bullet on the spot. Its hard skull saved its life; even though its body fell to the ground, there were still no signs of it being dead.

"Hoo."

Yun Mu took a deep breath, pulled the bolt with a cold expression, and fired another shot directly at the head of the fallen Fishman to finish it off.

"Bang!"

This time, the opponent's body finally stopped struggling. At the same time, a message notification from the Game Panel appeared in her mind.

【Through arduous training and study, you have mastered the passive skill 【Shooting lv1】】 【Your Precision Correction +2, Critical Hit Rate +1%】

【When you use firearm weapons to deal damage to enemies, damage +2%.】

A wealth of techniques regarding firearm shooting flooded into her mind. Yun Mu's hands, which were in the middle of reloading, paused slightly.

Someone is coming!

Several figures of Transcendental beings suddenly appeared in her Perception, and all of them were at the Expert level!

If she guessed correctly, these people should be the ones from the Fifth Mechanized Infantry Regiment that the Guard Team Captain had told her about earlier.

The so-called Mechanized Infantry Regiment naturally does not refer to the mechanized infantry on Earth, but a Legion composed of ordinary Soldiers, plus Automatic Machine Soldiers, as well as Third-rank Expert Transcendental beings of the 【Mechanic】 series, the 【Mecha Pilot】s.

In essence, these people are no different from the Mecha Unit of the Guard Hall.

It is just that the missions they execute are different, and there are differences in the Steam Mecha they pilot and the models of the Automatic Machine Soldiers.

They haven't arrived too late; after all, no abnormal situations have occurred on her side either.

It is just a bunch of Monsters gathered at the bottom of a deep pit. Yun Mu had made a simple estimation; the deep pit in front of her is nearly seventy meters deep.

Under normal circumstances, if no other accidents occurred, it would be absolutely impossible for these Monsters to come up from below.

But she trusts her own deduction. The fact that she was caught in a pincer attack by the enemy in her previous dream must be because no one was sent to guard this place! Yun Mu put away her weapon, summoned the painting 【Sunset】, and with one 【Explosive Flame】, she blasted all the Monsters gathered below.

Afterward, she stood quietly in place and began to wait.

Not many minutes later, four very rugged-looking Steam Mecha appeared within her field of vision.

Unlike the overall brass-colored, more slender-looking Steam Mecha of the Guard Hall, the Steam Mecha used by the Fifth Mechanized Infantry Regiment could be seen to be much wider just from their appearance.

Aside from the standard Rotary Machine Gun on the left and right hands, as well as the Steel-Core Armor-Piercing Bullets fired through the Steam Pump, Yun Mu also noticed things resembling artillery barrels on both sides of the mecha's shoulders.

It even seemed like there were additional weapon mounting slots on the back of the mecha, which could be used to add an extra weapon or mechanical accessory to the mecha according to the preference of each Mecha Pilot.

Of course, this was just her guess; after all, from her position, she couldn't see the back of the mecha.

She could only see the various different weapon accessories they were carrying on their backs.

The Steam Mecha walking at the very front had two extra artillery barrels mounted on its back, the same as those on its shoulders, which was equivalent to possessing four artillery barrels; it looked very intimidating.

And the one walking behind it was carrying a fiery-red gas tank, with a long gray-black tube connected to the tank, looking like a Flame Thrower.

Speaking of Flame Throwers... here is a small piece of trivia: these exposed gas tanks do not actually explode just by being hit a few times by bullets, as shown in games and film works.

After all, the people who design this equipment are not idiots. They had already prepared many safety measures during the design phase, and it would only be officially put into combat after undergoing rigorous testing.

Of course, the gas tank itself is not an absolutely safe product either. Under abnormal circumstances such as improper use, damage, or excessive Heating, it is still possible for an explosion to occur.

However, even if it really did explode, relying on the defensive capabilities of the Steam Mecha, Yun Mu believes it probably wouldn't suffer very serious damage—let alone things like critical hits or entering a weak state as in games, which are not even worth thinking about.

Having finished with the first two Steam Mecha, what the third one was carrying was quite interesting.

It was actually carrying a Metal Shield on its back? Yun Mu really couldn't figure it out. The defensive performance of the Steam Mecha itself is already very outstanding; it could be said that the entire body of the mecha is the pilot's shield.

As for what the point of this extra-mounted shield is, she is afraid she truly cannot understand.

Looking at it this way, the Alloy Battle Axe on the back of the fourth mecha looks much more refined.

When Yun Mu noticed the people from the Fifth Mechanized Infantry Regiment, the other party had clearly already noticed her.

The two sides gradually closed the distance. Then, the pilot of the Steam Mecha walking at the front—the one with the two extra artillery barrels mounted on its back—opened the hatch and asked Yun Mu: "What are you doing here?"

"..." This guy's rank is definitely higher than Duo Li, who is an ordinary Guard. After thinking for a moment, Yun Mu immediately replied: "Reporting, sir. I am here under the orders of the Guard Team Captain to watch over this pit."

"If any special situation occurs, I am to notify you immediately."

"Very good." The other party was clearly very satisfied with Yun Mu's attitude. He nodded: "You may return to report. We will take over from here."

"Yes."

Hearing the other party's words, Yun Mu nodded and turned to leave without hesitation.

Four Steam Mecha, and they are Elites of the Fifth Mechanized Infantry Regiment; there shouldn't be anything to worry about.

Taking advantage of this time, she intends to carefully search the sewers.

Relying on the ability of Blood Perception, she can easily discover those Monsters infected by the Scarlet, and her perception range is also very large, allowing her to find those guys crawling out from hidden corners.

In her dream, the terrifying infectious ability of those Monsters left a very deep impression on her.

Even letting one escape into the city would be a very terrifying thing.

Fortunately, the residents of the streets nearby have already been evacuated by the Guard Hall, and the area has been sealed off by both the Church and the Guards. Even if one or two guys slip through and run out, as long as they can be dealt with from a distance, there is no problem... but if possible, Yun Mu clearly trusts herself more, which is why she wants to carefully search for any fish that slipped through the net.

"As of now, it seems there is no problem..."

She ran a lap through the area sealed off by the Guards, with her Blood Perception ability turned to the maximum, and did not find any guys crawling out from small paths unknown even to the Guard Hall.

At the same time, the battles at the various upper and lower level entrance areas were also gradually entering a white-hot stage.

The Monsters responsible for the vanguard disappeared, and in their place were the monsters Yun Mu encountered in her dream.

Fortunately, this time they were fully prepared and did not give the enemy a chance to charge to their faces. Relying on the narrow passageways at each entrance, they used the Steam Mecha and the dense firepower of the Guards to eliminate the enemy outside the range where they could pose a threat.

And in the deep pit guarded by the four Steam Mecha, when that wriggling giant lump of flesh appeared, it was drenched from head to toe by sticky liquid falling from the sky.

Before it had time to think about what this thing was, scorching flames descended from the sky, igniting the previously scattered liquid oil! Subsequently, the firepower of the four mecha poured out. After holding on for less than two and a half minutes, this wriggling lump of flesh of unknown origin was eliminated in the artillery fire.

On the other side, Yun Mu, who was searching the entire sewer for any possible fish that slipped through the net, actually really discovered a gap.

In a crack that was difficult even for a single person to pass through, one after another, Scarlet-infected humanoid Monsters had their bodies constantly scraped by the jagged walls, squeezing their way out step by step.

Looking at the scene before her, Yun Mu was actually quite curious.

Can't these guys just blow up the entrance to widen it?

Is it that they can't do it, or they haven't thought of it, or perhaps they are worried about collapsing the sewer? Yun Mu first ruled out the latter two possibilities; after all, these monsters don't look like they have any intelligence.

Unless they are being directed by someone behind the scenes.

But her intuition does not think so.

The way these monsters attack humans, and the way they immediately Self-Destruct upon getting close, actually makes her unable to help but associate them with a certain green blocky creature.

She feels that these monsters are just like that; they only start to Self-Destruct when they sense a human nearby.

Otherwise, if the ones in front cleared the path for the ones behind, this place would have been widened long ago; would they really need to be squeezed in here until they are covered in wounds, with almost zero efficiency? "Bang!"

The head of the monster squeezed at the very front exploded instantly. Yun Mu held her gun with both hands, gently pulled the bolt to eject the shell, and then fed a new bullet into the chamber.

No matter what these monsters are thinking, for her at this moment, this is just them lining up to be killed, providing her with target practice to level up her skill.

"Bang!"

While Retreating to create distance, Yun Mu raised the Tokov Type 3 in her hand and fired abruptly, blowing up the head of the monster behind.

The corpses in front blocked the monsters behind, and for a moment, the passage of the road and Yun Mu's attempt to aim at the monsters further back became much more difficult.

But it doesn't matter; she has a way.

"Come out, Xiaoqie!"

Tapping the Game Panel, Yun Mu summoned Chester.

"See those corpses in front? Use your skill on them, Acid Spit!" After summoning Xiaoqie, she squatted down and patted the Treasure Chest lid of the other party.

"Gaba gaba!"

Chester received Yun Mu's command, opened its big mouth, and sprayed a large amount of thick green acid into the gap.

This liquid is extremely Corrosive; the moment it made contact with the corpses, it began to corrode them rapidly.

And after the corpses were corroded, the monsters squeezed behind them began to poke their heads out one after another.

"Very good."

Yun Mu raised the corners of her mouth with some joy, raised the firearm in her hand, and continued to pick off the heads of these monsters.

Every time she hit a target, she would try her best to increase the distance, or force herself to aim for harder-to-hit parts, such as eyes, navels, or some pustule on the monster's body.

And when the monsters' corpses piled up to a certain amount, she would let Xiaoqie release the Acid Spit skill again to clear away the corpses.

Just like this, not knowing how much time had passed, when the bullets in Yun Mu's hand were almost gone, no more monsters crawled out from this gap.

And Yun Mu's 【Shooting】 skill also quietly reached the lv3 level.

【After arduous training and study, your passive skill 【Shooting lv1】 has been upgraded to 【Shooting lv3】】 【Your Attack Power +2, Spell Strength +1, Focus +1】

【When you use firearm weapons to deal damage to enemies, damage +6%.】

"Phew, that was a real blast of shooting."

Looking at the message of the skill level upgrade in her mind, Yun Mu couldn't help but show the joy of harvest on her face.

She put down the Tokov Type 3, carefully scanned the area with her Blood Perception ability, and after confirming there were no problems, she left this place.

And after leaving that place, the first location she headed to was the deep pit in the sewer.

She saw that the four Steam Mecha of the Fifth Mechanized Infantry Regiment were sitting at the edge of the deep pit, and they had no intention of greeting her after seeing her.

Yun Mu curiously leaned in to take a look; the mecha were almost undamaged, but in the deep pit below, it was a completely different story.

A large number of severed limbs, along with smashed flesh and blood mixed with some black, white, and yellow things, combined with the stench of the sewer itself, was simply unbearable. The most eye-catching thing was that large lump of meat corpse. Yun Mu only needed to take one look with the Appraisal Eye brought by her Civilization trait to know why those monsters in the dream could have left through this deep pit back then.

【Wriggling Meatball】

【A monster created through a Ritual of sacrificing a large amount of flesh and blood, capable of wriggling its own flesh to transform into any shape it desires.】

【Possesses the ability to transform any creature into a living corpse that obeys its commands; it killed all the humans who held the Ritual the moment it was born.】

【Living corpses possess the ability of Self-Destruct; the specific lethal range is related to the life energy within the living corpse. The stronger the physical body of the creature before death, the more life energy it contains.】

【【Targets】 contaminated by the Self-Destruct of a living corpse will be infected. The judgment of the 【Target】 is determined by the Wriggling Meatball; as long as it wants, theoretically, even a Stone by the side of the road can be infected by it.】

【But a Stone is just a Stone; even if infected, it cannot move, although it can explode.】

【Note: The Wriggling Meatball has no brain. (Physically)】

"Ritual... sacrificing flesh and blood, damn it."

Looking at the information provided by the Appraisal Eye, Yun Mu suddenly thought of something, and her expression turned somewhat ugly.

Could the flesh and blood sacrificed by those guys holding the Ritual be the very Monsters that the Guard Hall wiped out?

In other words, did the Guard Hall help them successfully hold the Ritual?

And after the Ritual was successfully held, they created the monster Wriggling Meatball, but were instead killed by it and infected into the living corpses under its command.

Looking at it this way, doesn't that mean there isn't a single survivor, no one left alive? Then how can I go and interrogate them for information? Is it possible that it was all for nothing again!? (End of chapter)