Chapter 2033

Shelter No. 9, steam rose, and after coming into contact with the cooling pipes above, the steam gradually turned into water droplets, sticking to the metal pipes.

Shelter No. 9 was not peaceful today. The three armored doors leading to the surface were tightly closed; no one was allowed in or out, and a large group of hunters stood guard near the three exits.

The civilians within Shelter No. 9 were not panicked. Although this situation didn't happen often, it happened a few times every year.

District A, in front of an impact cannon station, thousands of hunters were lined up waiting. So-called hunters were the unified term for superhumans in each shelter.

Of course, there were differences in strength among hunters, but because of the assistance of mechanical exoskeletons in combat, there was no clear division of strength levels among hunters.

A hunter's own ability, the performance of the mechanical exoskeleton, how many Shock energy coins they carried to maintain the mechanical exoskeleton's combat duration, as well as combat experience, terrain, and mutual restraint of abilities, all affected the combat power of the hunters.

Therefore, in most cases, hunters had to fight to determine who was stronger or weaker. But in the wilderness, the cost of combat was too high; if things went wrong, they would all perish and become dinner for mutant beasts or alien beasts.

And at this moment, the hunters queuing in front of the impact cannon station were all waiting to receive the treatment medicine. This news had already spread in the hunter circle of Shelter No. 9.

Leader Yahada's approach was beyond everyone's expectations. In most people's minds, Yahada was synonymous with greed and cruelty. But this time, Yahada actually took out the treatment medicine without any conditions and distributed it to every hunter in the shelter.

"Yahada actually didn't take the opportunity to exploit us? This is not a good sign."

An elderly hunter who was queuing spoke. The wrinkles on his face were deep, like knife carvings, and he was missing a piece of his nose.

"We are all his own people, of course the leader will think of us."

A youth behind the elderly hunter retorted, his gaze somewhat unkind.

"Heh, you are his own people, kid. Do you know how he climbed to that position?"

A hunter whose arm was replaced by a mechanical one sneered. The youth was somewhat indignant but didn't continue the conversation. The way Yahada became leader was indeed despised.

The distribution of the treatment medicine went smoothly. After all, this was an impact cannon station; if anyone caused trouble, one shot would turn a large area of people into blood mist.

By noon that day, over ninety percent of the hunters in the shelter had received the treatment medicine. The remaining ones were not in the shelter.

Yahada himself never appeared. The reason he was so generous was because he felt danger.

The treatment medicine was precious, but it could also bring about a fatal disaster. The news that Shelter No. 9 had medicine that could treat Blood Burning would make Shelter No. 9 a target for everyone once it spread.

Therefore, Yahada urgently needed combat power. After the hunters' Blood Burning was cured, they could naturally greatly improve their combat power, which was also what Yahada wanted to see.

Yahada, who could climb to his current position, was certainly not a pig weighing over 450 kilograms. His series of operations could be described as extremely flamboyant.

After Yahada obtained the treatment medicine, he not only distributed it for free to his subordinates, but that afternoon, he lifted the blockade of Shelter No. 9. Everyone could enter and exit freely, and could even go to contact hunters from other shelters.

In any shelter, this was a major taboo. It would greatly increase the probability of traitors appearing, thereby being attacked from within and without by enemies.

But Yahada did just that, and he also ordered all his subordinates to actively promote to other shelters that he had treatment medicine here.

Not just promotion, Yahada also had every subordinate bring 2-3 bottles of treatment medicine as samples to give to hunters from other shelters.

At the same time, Yahada also had his subordinates convey a message: all hunters who joined Shelter No. 9 could get treatment medicine without spending even 1 Shock coin.

Yahada's set of operations made the hidden rebel forces within Shelter No. 9 feel numb. In just one afternoon, four of the five hidden rebel forces within Shelter No. 9 automatically disintegrated, and the remaining one was struggling to hold on.

Looking at this posture, Yahada not only didn't have the risk of being besieged by other forces, but could also recruit a large number of hunters, thereby leaping to become one of the top major forces.

The leaders of the surrounding forces would of course attack Yahada in a group, but as the backbone, the hunters' choice of who to support was not necessarily certain, especially those hunters already suffering from Blood Burning. They would likely defect to Yahada's side. After all, in a war with Yahada, the hunters would be the ones charging at the front, and they would be the ones dying.

Yahada's viciousness lay in the fact that he was disintegrating the surrounding forces without a fight.

Once this situation appeared, Yahada's side would start to snowball, with more and more hunters under his command. In the end, no one in the surrounding area would be his opponent.

For a person like Yahada, as long as he was given a little opportunity, he could operate and strengthen himself.

That afternoon, Su Xiao learned of this news. He didn't do anything else, just continued to prepare the treatment medicine. He had originally thought Yahada would step into a trap, but he hadn't expected Yahada to jump directly into the trap. This guy was greedier than imagined.

6:00 PM that evening.

The light green solution in the metal tank gradually cooled. Su Xiao tapped his fingers on the tank wall, and the mana inside formed crystals invisible to the naked eye.

After finishing all this, Su Xiao stretched his neck, interlaced his fingers, and stretched his palms outward, making a few crisp cracking sounds.

Glancing at the time, Su Xiao casually picked up an apple. This kind of non-mutated fruit was rare.

Pushing the door to walk out of the two-story small building, the dozen or so hunters in front of the door immediately became vigilant. They were all Yahada's confidants.

"Lord Holy Flame, for your safety, please reduce your outings."

A woman whose lower jaw was replaced by a mechanical one blocked the way.

"Oh."

Su Xiao took a bite of the apple in his hand and continued walking forward.

"Please, stop."

The iron-jawed woman raised her hand, intending to block Su Xiao, but Su Xiao didn't stop for a single step, walking past her.

The teeth in the iron-jawed woman's mouth clicked, but she really had no way to stop him.

"Captain, what should we do?"

"What should we do? How would I know? Follow him first."

The iron-jawed woman was somewhat helpless. A miraculous scene appeared: a dozen hunters followed behind Su Xiao. Someone would come up to persuade him from time to time, and Su Xiao would agree very readily, but his actual actions were the exact opposite.

Su Xiao stopped in front of the three-story building next door. The hunters here also began to look conflicted. This was Yahada's residence. Block Su Xiao? Stop joking, who dared to offend this pharmacist?

Don't talk about Yahada; other hunters wouldn't agree either. Who knew if they or their families would suffer from Blood Burning in the future? And Su Xiao was their only hope.

More importantly, no one knew if Blood Burning could be cured permanently. Once there was a possibility of recurrence, Su Xiao was their savior.

"Lord Holy Flame, you, we..."

The hunters in front of the three-story small building were conflicted. They wanted to step forward to block him, but didn't dare.

Su Xiao walked into the three-story small building and headed straight for Yahada's room. Pushing open the door, he saw Yahada enjoying his dinner. This guy had to eat at least 10 meals a day.

"Yahada, any news about that plant?"

Su Xiao tossed the apple core in his hand and sat opposite Yahada.

"Just in time, dinner together?"

Yahada wiped the oil from his mouth, the rings on his hands shining brightly.

"Already ate."

Su Xiao watched Yahada with a smile. A moment later, Yahada stopped chewing.

"There is news. Is that plant called Dibam?"

"That's right."

"Hmm, give me half a month. Half a month later, I will send that plant called Dibam to you."

Yahada took off the rings on his hands one by one and tossed them into a water cup, making a clinking sound.

"Since that's the case, the follow-up treatment medicine is no problem."

Su Xiao stood up, just preparing to leave, when he seemed to suddenly think of something.

"Yahada, has the news spread completely?"

"What?"

Yahada was stunned at first, then smiled, knowing Su Xiao was talking about the news of the treatment medicine spreading.

"Oh, that matter? You'll have to work hard later. As for the reward, five times."

Yahada stretched out a bloated hand. In fact, up to now, he hadn't paid Su Xiao even 1 Shock coin. As for finding the superhuman plant Dibam, there was still half a month, and there would be other excuses after half a month.

Or rather, Yahada didn't know what that superhuman plant was at all. The name Dibam was heard from Su Xiao.

"Five times..."

Su Xiao smiled even more kindly. At this moment, bloodthirst spread with him as the center, eventually converging into a blood beast above him.

"Roar!!"

The blood beast lunged at Yahada without warning. Yahada's face flashed with astonishment, then instantly turned ferocious.

In fact, if Yahada hadn't made that extremely flamboyant set of operations, Su Xiao wouldn't have made a move so quickly. Yahada's behavior was no different from helping Su Xiao create an opportunity.

Facts proved that disguising as a pharmacist was still useful.

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