Green covered every street and every tall building.
Dense vines and tree roots crisscrossed, buildings leaned to the left and right, and concrete walls were covered with cracks and moss.
It was hard to imagine that this was once a prosperous urban area.
The primeval forest and the city seemed to be integrated together. Although many urban areas in Qingquan City were like this, they were far less shocking than here.
Looking around, every frame was like a world-famous painting! Every shot was like a work of art!
Is this the height that human modeling technology can reach?
I couldn't help but take a picture with the ear-hanging camera. While being shocked by the scene in front of me, Fang Chang couldn't help but feel solemn in his eyes.
How should they get there?
The group only had the last kilometer left to the mission site.
However, this short kilometer seemed so far away in front of the ups and downs of the ruins.
"According to the background information... this is one of the core business districts in the eastern part of Qingquan City. The dome in front of us is the target of our trip." Standing next to Fang Chang, Lao Bai, wearing a light cavalry exoskeleton, said while comparing it with the pre-war map.
Quitting asked curiously.
"What is that?"
Kuangfeng: "Zoo."
The full name is "Qingquan City Third Ecological Protection Park". The structure of the entire facility is similar to the artificial biosphere they found in the Zhongzhou Space Experimental Base before, but it differs in the purpose of use.
One is to provide research support for outer space colonization, and the other is for the surrounding citizens to watch and play.
The technical content is definitely higher in the former.
But in terms of scale, the latter is much larger.
Ye Shi said with a subtle expression: "... I suddenly have an ominous premonition."
"Me too, be alert and be ready for battle," Lao Bai turned off the display screen on his arm, took off the rope made of nylon fiber from his waist, and threw a bundle to Kuangfeng standing next to him.
"It's time to work."
Working, of course, refers to the hidden mission of the scientific expedition team.
In fact, it is not a hidden mission, but because the mission has a high professional level requirement, only they meet the criteria for accepting the mission.
As for the reward of the mission, it is also quite generous. If the specific location of Shelter No. 401 can be locked and the area can be successfully controlled, a total of 5,000 silver coins will be rewarded!
Of course, this is the most optimistic situation.
Since there is no intelligence in the area, and the clues about Shelter No. 401, the scientific expedition team only analyzed that it may be located under the zoo or a nearby subway station.
If you use VM to scan the map and find that Shelter No. 401 does not exist at all, or encounter difficult dangers such as Death Claws and have to retreat, you can only get intelligence rewards.
But Lao Bai thinks that this is not a big problem for them.
After all, he is the man who "first killed" the Death Claw.
Although the Death Claw has been crippled by the concentrated fire of the large force of predators...
The rope was thrown down from the half-collapsed high-rise building.
Lao Bai skillfully lowered himself to the slope below. After confirming that it was safe below, the remaining four members of the team also lowered themselves to the surface through ropes.
Quitting, wearing a heavy KV-1, walked in front with a hatchet in his hand to lead the way. Following closely behind, Lao Bai had already opened the safety of the LD-47. Ye Shi, who was a perception system, walked in the center of the team, followed by Fang Chang, who was holding the "Dawn" compound bow.
Kuangfeng released the Y-1 Firefly quad-rotor drone and set the follow path with a tablet, allowing it to maintain a certain flight altitude to follow.
The group went deep into the dense forest.
The boots squeaked as they stepped on the wet concrete debris, and the soles of the shoes made a creaking sound. The damp air was mixed with the rustling of the woods and the chirping of insects.
Everyone's nerves were highly tense - or excited.
The rustling sound always made them feel that something was spying on them in the dark, waiting for an opportunity to move.
However, there were no dangers along the way.
In addition to encountering a few hyenas wandering around for food, only a python hanging on a tree branch scared everyone.
The python was as thick as the tree trunk, and silver crawled from its mouth to the corners of its eyes, just like a clown's smiling face.
It was probably sleeping on the tree branch, and it was not until it opened its eyes and looked over that Ye Shi sensed its existence and quickly reminded everyone.
"Good stuff, just right for soaking in wine!" After cutting off the snake's head with a knife, Jie Yan happily picked up the python and put it into the backpack behind the KV-1, making blood everywhere.
Smelling the bloody smell, Ye Shi took a step aside in disgust.
"Hey, how come you are the same as Lao Na."
Jie Yan laughed.
"Snakes and insects are still different, how can they be the same?"
Fang Chang asked curiously.
"Is this thing useful?"
Kuangfeng: "Let's analyze it rationally. Alcohol will cause protein denaturation and inactivation. The only use of snakes soaked in wine is... it is useless."
Lao Bai coughed dryly.
"Okay, this topic can't be argued to any conclusion... Let's move on."
Recycling materials is also part of killing monsters.
Some prey can be exchanged for money and contributions at the Hunter's Guild or warehouse.
For example, the three hyenas shot dead by Fang Chang.
However, this place is too far away from Dawn City. Compared with the high-yield mission they are carrying out, it is not cost-effective to waste time on processing prey.
The cattle and horses team continued to move forward.
After passing through a large area of undulating dense forests and building gaps, the group finally arrived near the moss-covered "dome".
The streets here are finally relatively spacious, and a collapsed high-rise building is right between the zoo and the subway station.
There are several corpses lying next to the iron fence at the security checkpoint, and everyone is alert in an instant.
Lao Bai gestured to Fang Chang next to him, asking him to cover himself, and pointed at the earphones, then lowered his body and held the rifle, carefully approaching.
Several corpses had blunt wounds and sharp piercing marks on their chests and heads, which were obviously not left by wild beasts.
"From the signs of decay... it should be within ten years."
Or it could be twenty years.
He was not a professional doctor, and only knew some simple first aid measures such as hemostasis, bandaging, and suturing.
"These people were eaten by wild beasts after they died, and there were many bite marks on their bones... but the fatal wound was the bow and arrow."
Listening to the voice coming from the communication channel, Fang Chang looked in the direction of Lao Bai and frowned slightly.
"Bow and arrow?"
"Well... I didn't see any bullet marks here," Lao Bai looked around, frowned suddenly, and reached out to pick up a rusty iron plate half buried in the soil, "What is this?"
The vegetation is dense, and the light here is very dim, but with the mottled light, you can still see the outline of a triangular base and flame painted on it.
Torch?
Lao Bai's face showed a hint of surprise.
That was several versions ago. At that time, the shelter had just defeated the Bone Chewing Tribe, and the NPC store put on the shelves 37 "Torch" mind interference devices snatched from the black snake, which can use brain waves to command aliens.
Although some intelligence players have developed pet flow gameplay, there are too few intelligence players in combat professions. Most intelligence players take the life profession route, so this gameplay has never had much presence.
I remember correctly...
This should be the symbol of the Torch Church.
But why is it here?
Just when Lao Bai was confused, two whizzing sounds suddenly came from the side, and two arrows went straight to his chest and head.
Clang clang!
Although the arrows were as fast as lightning, they only left a shallow scratch on the polymer bulletproof plate and helmet of the Type 5 "Light Cavalry".
"Fuck!"
Lao Bai, who was attacked by surprise, shuddered all over, raised the muzzle of the gun without hesitation, and pulled the trigger in the direction of the arrow.
Tut tut tut——!
Bullets shuttled through the streets covered with dense forests.
Large pieces of wood chips splashed in the dark shadows, and two shrill screams came from the shadows, and soon something fell from the tree.
At the same time, Fang Chang and Ye Shiyi's group also noticed the situation on Lao Bai's side at the first time, and they all raised their rifles and fired to cover Lao Bai who was attacked.
"Lao Bai! What's the situation on your side?" Fang Chang said quickly.
"I don't know! I didn't see clearly what it was... But I should have knocked down two. Kuangfeng, can you see it over there?"
Kuangfeng, who had his eyes tightly closed, shook his head and opened his eyes.
"The high-altitude vision is too poor, the drone can't see anything."
There were several more whizzing sounds, and arrows kept shooting out from the shadows, chasing in the direction of Lao Bai. And at this moment, suddenly a Molotov cocktail was thrown out, and the flames instantly rose in the chaos.
"Damn it!"
Attacked on three sides, Lao Bai cursed in his mouth, while firing back, he quickly retreated more than ten meters, moved behind a collapsed concrete block, leaned against the bunker and observed the surroundings vigilantly.
The light here is very poor!
And the other party is hiding in the dark.
If it's just bows and arrows, there's nothing to be afraid of.
Although the light cavalry exoskeleton is not good at defense, it is still no problem to block a volley of bullets, not to mention cold weapons.
However, the fear is that there are other guys on the other side.
For example, Molotov cocktails...
It's not the first time that Lao Bai has experienced how cunning the enemy NPCs in Wasteland OL are. In this game, even hyenas will make detours and attack from weak points, not to mention humans.
"Fuck, why didn't I notice them at all?!" Ye Shi clenched the Pu-9 submachine gun in his hand and stared at the densely forested street in front of him.
The field of vision here is narrow, and the sniper rifle is useless.
Kuangfeng said calmly: "Maybe the opponent's concealment attribute is too high, and the passive perception judgment failed. Similar things have happened before. Don't rely too much on the panel attributes... By the way, what about your killing perception?"
Ye Shi frowned.
"I feel it now! From all directions!"
Kuangfeng: "..."
Fang Chang made a prompt decision.
"Lao Bai, there are too many opponents! Retreat first!"
"Okay."
Lao Bai changed the magazine of the rifle and left the bunker.
At this moment, a few clusters of stars suddenly lit up in the shadows under the dense forest.
Fang Chang quickly shot an explosive arrow in the direction of the fire. With a "bang", the flying fragments penetrated into the forest, and soon several black shadows fell from the trees.
However, at the same time, burning arrows shot out from the forest, like a dense net, covering Lao Bai and the cattle and horse team standing behind to protect them.
The fire arrows did not cause much damage, but they exposed their details.
"Ah!!"
The sound of monkeys came from the jungle, and black shadows waved their long arms through the forest. Fang Chang's pupils shrank slightly, and he finally saw who was attacking them.
No——
To be precise, it was not a human.
But a group of monkeys that were no more than 1.5 meters long and whose arms hung down to their ankles!
They held not only bows and arrows in their hands, but also short spears made of steel bars, hammers tied with concrete stones, and long and short knives picked up from nowhere.
Ye Shi aimed at the monkeys that were approaching and pulled the trigger. The submachine gun burst out with firepower in an instant. In just one breath, four or five monkeys fell from the tree and hit the ground heavily.
However, soon, more monkeys came out from the shadows, baring their bloody fangs and waving all kinds of cold weapons to surround them.
Monkeys! ?
Jieyan raised the muzzle and fired, with disbelief written all over his face.
"Fuck! Monkeys in the wasteland OL can use tools?!"
"Who knows, maybe someone taught them..."
Kuangfeng calmly raised his rifle and fired, killing the monkeys chasing Lao Bai one by one, covering Lao Bai's retreat to their surroundings.
The sound of gunfire continued in the forest.
The flashing gun flames repelled the monkeys' siege again and again.
After suffering huge casualties, the monkeys seemed to finally realize that the group of people in front of them were not easy to mess with, and the rhythm of the attack gradually slowed down.
A group of people fought and retreated, and soon withdrew from the streets near the zoo, and got rid of the monkeys' pursuit near a collapsed commercial plaza.
"I just felt strange, why there are no gnawers here... It turns out that a group of monkeys occupied this place!"
Sitting on the concrete stone, Ye Shi took a deep breath and checked the ammunition of the submachine gun.
There are two magazines left!
Because it was a scientific expedition mission, considering the low possibility of encountering large-scale battles, they only carried the amount of ammunition needed for conventional battles based on experience.
If it was just a group of monkeys, there would be nothing to be afraid of, but the key is that this group of monkeys not only know how to use tools, but are also familiar with the terrain, are not even afraid of death, and are suspected of mutation.
This situation is a bit tricky!
Fang Chang: "We should call Junshijun up."
Putting the drone back into his backpack, Kuangfeng adjusted his breathing while looking at Lao Bai.
"Do you want to continue?"
"... There are too many enemies, and we don't have enough manpower. Let's retreat today." Lao Bai looked at the iron plate with a torch in his hand.
Although the goal was not achieved, this operation cannot be considered a failure.
At least they figured out the situation near the mission target.
And they also found an interesting piece of information.
Fang Chang sighed, with a rather regretful expression.
"It would be nice if we could catch one... even if it's dead."
At this moment, Quitting, who had been silent, suddenly raised his hand weakly.
"Are you talking about... this?"
A pair of eyes looked over, and saw that this guy's backpack was open, and he was holding a dead ape in his hand.
The members of the Niu Ma team finally got a close look at what the monster they had been fighting for nearly half an hour looked like.
This monkey has long arms and small eyes with dark green pupils, just like a crooked potato with two small green beans. The most prominent feature of the ferocious face is the teeth, which are not only shocking, but also have two fangs that are turned out of the lips.
The most special thing is that although this monkey has black hair all over its body, it has no hair on its back, but a layer of black scales that crawls from the neck to the base of the tail.
Ye Shi was surprised.
"Fuck! Good brother, when did you pick it up?"
Quit smoking smiled embarrassedly.
"When I was retreating, I just stabbed one to death with my hatchet. I thought it was a pity to throw it away, so I took it off and stuffed it in my backpack."
Ye Shi couldn't help but praise: "You are really good at this! You have done a great job!"
Quit Smoking: "Hehe."
Fang Chang walked over and took the ape from Quit Smoking's hand. He cut its back with a dagger and found that it was not cut. He was surprised.
"Can this thing prevent cutting?"
Kuangfeng touched his chin thoughtfully.
After a long time, he gave a comment.
"It should be good for making gloves."
At the same time, on the edge of the giant egg-shaped building covered with vines, a man in an animal skin coat was standing on a tower made of wooden boards and steel bars.
His face was smeared with dark green mud, and he held a telescope made of human bones in his hand, and a circle of camouflage vines was around his neck.
The monkeys around him were in awe of him... or afraid, as if there was something in him that frightened them.
Watching the group of uninvited guests disappear from his sight, he cursed, drove away the monkeys that were close to his feet, and put away the telescope.
"This bunch of trash!"
Two sets of exoskeletons!
And the guns in the hands of those wastelanders!
It's a good thing at first glance!
Thinking of this, a trace of greed appeared in his eyes.
It's a pity not to leave that group of people behind!
...
Forum official website.
[Monster illustration update:
1. Ironback Ape: Black hair, black scales on the back, living in groups, able to use basic tools and open flames, good at shooting cold arrows, suspected to have night vision, extremely high mobility in the jungle, recommended for players above LV8 to hunt.
2. Silver Mouth Snake: The silver-white pattern extends from the lip seam to the corner of the eye, the base of the fangs can store 120ml of venom, and the venom glands are all over the body. Do not eat.
]
[New information about the East District of Qingquan City: The East District of Qingquan City is a primeval forest. For some reason, the vegetation there is much denser than other areas. ]
[New information about Shelter No. 401: The Torch Church is suspected to be related to it. ]
With the return of the Ox-Horse Squad, the official website's database also updated the information they collected in the East District of Qingquan City.
New map!
And new alien species!
Many players are curious about the area that few people have set foot on.
Tail: "I understand! The new map is the high-rise version of Elmwood District! (o°ω°o)"
Sis: "There are more magical animals that I can't understand."
Irena: "Eh! Venom glands all over the body, is it so scary? (Funny)"
Elf King Fugui: "What do you want to do? I advise you not to think about it. (Funny)"
Fang Chang: "Regarding the new map, let me tell you my opinion. Shelter No. 401 in the East District may become the next Novice Village. The progress of the map's strategy will most likely directly affect the issuance speed of the closed beta qualification. speed!"
Kuangfeng: "Well, the testing progress of this game follows the main storyline. The capacity of the shelter has a limit. After reaching the capacity limit, the support of the Human Alliance to the new alliance will also be suspended. This is also very real."
Professor Yang, the King of Thunder and Lightning: "Fuck, come on, big guys! Hurry up! Our happiness depends on you! T.T"
Riding a donkey to go to the market: "+1, woo woo woo, I want to play too. QAQ"
Fang Chang: "Don't worry, we are already trying our best to conquer the new map!"
Lao Bai : "The scientific expedition team has increased the mission income based on the intelligence we recovered. We plan to organize another wave of strategy plans, but there are too many alien species active in the local area. It may not be enough to rely on just a few of us. Are there any good brothers who want to join us?"
Garbage Picker Level 99: "Me, me, me, brother Lao Bai, please take me with you! I am also a member of the Burning Corps! (Excited)"
WC Really Mosquito: "Do you need air support? My plane has been repaired! You use flares to mark it, and leave the rest to me. (Squinting smile)"
I am the darkest: "Wow Tanks, can I still repair it? "Do n't you all fry it!" "Don't listen to him bragging, our losing boss made a new one, but this time I installed the gyroscopes and the air -speed tube, and I should be able to land ... "Xiao Xiaoxiao Book Worm:" Hey, we are best at the wild. (Bad) "Lao Bai:" Stability! Ten years ago? "The Torch left Shelter No. 117 twenty years ago... That means they had already set their sights on Shelter No. 401 at that time."
"What exactly is there?"
If I remember correctly, the black boxes stored in Shelter No. 117 are mainly used to produce bionic organs, and should not contain the so-called "mind control device". Heya, who has awakened after twenty years of dormancy, has never heard of anything related to that thing.
Obviously, the alien control technology held by the Torch Church that dominates the Southern Death Coast was not taken out of Shelter No. 117, but was recovered from other shelters.
And this place is likely to be Shelter No. 401.
The treasure chest that was finally discovered may have been taken away by someone twenty years ago, which is not good news for Chu Guang.
Yin Fang changed his posture and hugged his arms, and said helplessly: "Three-digit shelters are already confidential, and it is impossible to find public information. Moreover, after two centuries, I can only lock its approximate location through some indirect clues."
After a pause, Yin Fang continued.
"However, when investigating the third ecological protection park in Qingquan City, I did find some interesting things."
Chu Guang: "What is it?"
"Of the twenty biology professors who received tickets to Shelter No. 401, seventeen of them have held academic lectures in the ecological protection park. Although the originals of those papers can no longer be found, it can be confirmed based on the ticket information that these lectures frequently mentioned something called "resonance theory." "
Chu Guang frowned: "Resonance theory?"
Facing someone's expectant eyes, Yin Fang said helplessly.
"Don't look at me like that. This is my first time to come to the River Valley Province for archaeology. I have never heard of these inexplicable things before. But the good news is that at least we can now confirm that Shelter No. 401 is near the ecological protection area."
Chu Guang pondered for a moment.
"It seems that we can only go in and take a look."
Yin Fang shrugged: "That's what I suggested. Anyway, we have confirmed that there is something there. Can't you just send your people over to take a look?"
Just a group of monkeys.
Can they still turn the tables?
Even the wave is no match for this group of blue coats. Yin Fang has no doubt that it is only a matter of time for them to clean up a group of beasts.
At this time, footsteps were heard outside the door, and soon a knock on the door sounded.
"Come in."
The door opened.
The person who came in was He Ya.
Chu Guang raised his head and saw the excited expression on her face, so he asked curiously.
"Did something good happen?"
Without keeping the secret, He Ya said with a beaming face.
"About the induced expression serum you asked me to study before."
"The results are out!"