Chapter 118: Arrival and Initial Entry!

On an abandoned highway.

Three pitch-black high-speed assault vehicles, shaped like ghost manta rays, sliced three blurred afterimages across the abandoned highway.

"Monkey, you're smarter than me—what do you think the City Lord brought us out here to find?"

Man Niu, while wiping his custom alloy war hammer—thicker than a man's thigh—asked in a deep, muffled voice.

His black nano combat suit was stretched tight by his exaggerated muscles, brimming with explosive power.

Sitting opposite him was a slender teammate codenamed Monkey, who handled reconnaissance and stealth for the Heaven's Punishment squad; he kept his eyes closed, not even lifting an eyelid at the words.

"Don't ask what you shouldn't. We just need to carry out the City Lord's decision."

"Hey, I'm just curious!"

Man Niu scratched his head sheepishly, then glanced at the silent figure in the driver's seat who hadn't spoken since departure.

"Dragon, say something—aside from Monkey, you're the quietest one on this trip."

The man called Dragon stared ahead, hands steady on the wheel, and merely spat out two words in response to Man Niu's teasing.

"Drive."

"Got it!"

Man Niu shrank his neck, daring not to speak further.

He now realized that in this Heaven's Punishment squad, there were two beings you absolutely did not want to provoke.

One was Captain Han Ya; the other was Dragon.

First, she had earned the City Lord's deep trust; more importantly, after working together so long, her abilities had utterly convinced him.

As for the other… it was simply because he couldn't beat him in a fight.

Since injecting that miraculous Super Soldier Serum, his strength had surged explosively.

So, Man Niu eagerly went to challenge Dragon to a fight, only to find he was worse than before—previously he could hold out a bit, now he couldn't last ten moves.

This left him feeling deeply defeated, yet all the more admiring of Dragon.

After sharing Black Tortoise's power, Lin Yue's perception now stretched nearly a kilometer, so he could clearly sense everything happening inside the other vehicles.

Lin Yue thought Man Niu's behavior was fine, then glanced at Han Ya and curled his lip.

All day long with a stern expression—aren't you tired?!

"Up ahead, we're almost there."

Shaking his head, Lin Yue gazed at the strange yellow‑green expanse ahead and spoke calmly.

As his words fell, everyone in the vehicle silently checked their weapons and gear.

The closer they got, the stronger the pungent chemical stench in the air grew—just smelling it made one feel uneasy.

The convoy halted before a rust‑streaked sign reading "Suchen Chemical Industrial Park."

As far as the eye could see, there was utter desolation, the ground a weird, scorched black.

Looking deep into the industrial park, the crowd saw thick toxic fog obscuring vision, only vague outlines of buildings discernible.

"Good heavens… does anyone alive really dare to come here?"

Man Niu couldn't help but exclaim after stepping out of the vehicle.

He could hardly imagine how much courage the survivors mentioned by Doctor Sun Qian must have mustered to dare enter this zone.

"City Lord, this fog is toxic—and it seems to interfere with electronic equipment."

Han Ya pulled out a tactical tablet, watching the constantly flickering display, her delicate brows knotted tight.

"This place feels a bit off."

"It's more than just off."

Lin Yue stepped out of the vehicle, a strange light flashing in his eyes.

From the moment he entered this area, he sensed a… different aura.

It was a foul aura mingling brutality, chaos, and… an indescribable sense of hunger.

This aura was deeply concealed; without Black Tortoise's keen perception shared with him, he likely wouldn't have noticed it.

He turned to Han Ya and the others, seeing that though they looked grave, they obviously hadn't sensed the aura.

"Looks like the Super Soldier Serum isn't omnipotent after all."

Lin Yue sighed to himself.

"Everyone, listen up—from now on we move in three‑person teams, alternating cover as we advance."

Lin Yue kept his discovery to himself; he wanted to use this chance to truly test the Heaven's Punishment squad's current strength.

"Han Ya, you lead the first team to scout ahead. Man Niu, you take the second team to cover the rear."

"Yes, City Lord!"

The eleven quickly split into three teams in a triangular formation and cautiously moved inward.

As soon as they stepped in, a sizzling sound from beneath their feet made everyone's scalp tingle.

Seeing their specially alloyed combat boots contact a yellow‑green liquid on the ground, white smoke began to puff out!

"Holy shit! This stuff on the ground is deadly toxic!"

A team member muttered a curse.

"Don't overreact."

Han Ya's calm voice came through,

"Detour around those pools and keep moving."

As they went deeper, the park's terrain grew ever more complex.

Collapsed factories, twisted pipes, and swamps bubbling with toxic gas were everywhere.

Several times they nearly stepped into those hidden swamps.

Fortunately, they had all been injected with the Super Soldier Serum, which gave them senses far beyond ordinary people; otherwise the consequences would be unthinkable!

"City Lord, look!"

Just then, Han Ya, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped, pointing at a huge skeleton not far away that had been gnawed down to just a bone frame, her voice tinged with solemnity.

That was the skeleton of a mutant creature over ten meters long; judging by its bone structure, it must have been a mutant giant lizard in life.

But now, its hard bones were covered in dense bite marks, as if tens of thousands of ants had gnawed on them.

"It looks like we have guests."

Lin Yue's gaze swept over the skeleton, and he uttered a very strange remark.

The instant his words fell!

"Shasha..."

A dense scraping sound that made scalps tingle came from all directions!

Immediately, amid the thick yellow-green poisonous mist, pairs of scarlet eyes lit up!

"They're corrosive ants! Level-1 mutant beasts! Watch out for their acid!"

A team member who had studied mutant creatures spoke up to warn them!

The next second, hundreds of mutant ants the size of house cats surged out from the shadows of ruins and pipes like a tide, lunging wildly at them!

"Get ready to fight!"

Han Ya gave a clear shout, and her short dagger flashed out of its sheath!

"Damn! It's this bunch of beasts again, this time I'll smash them into mincemeat!"

Maniu roared with excitement, raising his alloy war hammer high and being the first to rush forward!

As the saying goes, enemies meeting burn with extra hatred!

Before, when they went out hunting mutant beasts again, Maniu almost got killed by hundreds of corrosive ants; now his physical abilities have undergone an unprecedented boost, yet he still hasn't taken revenge!