"Haaah......haaah......haaah......"

　　Leaning against the sturdy iron door, clutching the assault rifle in his hand, the young man's face was already incomparably pale, but even so, he was still forcing himself to calm down, listening with his sideways ears to the sounds coming from within the tunnel. And by his side, several other heavily armed companions were also looking serious at the moment, guns in their hands as they gazed around vigilantly.

　　"Beth, what's the situation with the captain?"

　　The young man lowered his voice and opened his mouth to inquire on one side, and on the other side, he carefully looked outside through the small hole on the iron door. And not far behind him, only a young girl was working hard to carry out the wound treatment work for a man covered in blood. Only the way the young girl handled the wound was not quite the same as what ordinary people thought, she reached out her hand and placed it on the man's blood-soaked wound, and then a faint green glow was seen to light up, and at the next moment, the wound that had originally lost blood was gradually healed under the cover of this green glow. This magic-like scene did not attract the attention of the others at all, while the young girl's face looked a few points paler after she withdrew her hand.

　　"The captain's blood has stopped, but I have no better way, want to save him, we must take him back to the town ...... only there can be better treatment, I can do only this ...... "

　　Beth cried, looking at the man in front of her.

　　"I'm sorry Captain, it's all my fault, if it wasn't for saving me, you wouldn't have ......"

　　"Oh, don't cry, silly child ......"

　　Hearing the young girl's cry, the man opened his eyes and strained to reveal a smile, he raised his right hand and stroked the young girl's small head.

　　"You're the only authority in the town who has awakened the healing domain, as long as you're still alive, our chances of surviving will be higher. And if you die here, then it will only be a matter of time before we turn into a pile of rotting meat here ...... At least for now, I'm still alive, aren't I?"

　　"But, my authority is only level one ......"

　　Saying this, Beth bit her lips tightly in resignation. She only possessed the lowest level of network authority, and her healing ability was relatively weak, as of now, being able to stop the bleeding of a wound was already the limit of what she could do within her authority.

　　The humans who survived after the Cataclysm, every one of them possessed the ability similar to that in the "system text", and they found that there was an additional "network system" in their brains, through which they were able to realize that they had a "network system", and that they were able to realize that they had a "network system". Through this "network system", these people can communicate and trade with each other in the same way as they do on the Internet. In the post-cataclysm world, telephone and messenger devices are no longer relevant, because anyone who wants to can stand directly in front of each other and add friends to each other. Next, even if they were thousands of miles away, they would be able to contact each other. It was as if they were not in a real world, but in a virtual network world.

　　And some of them, will awaken the system authority, so as to obtain similar novels in the magic or supernatural general power. The young girl in front of her was obviously one of these lucky ones.

　　"Permissions will always be raised, don't be in a hurry, you're still young, take your time. I only gained my first level of authority when I was thirty years old, and I've only now risen to the third level. You are still less than twenty years old, as long as you can go back alive, then you will definitely be able to ascend to the third level faster than me. So, don't cry ...... let others see it, what a bad influence ......"

　　Although this joke made by the man was clumsy, the young girl still nodded, and then reached out her hand and forcefully wiped away the tears at the corner of her eyes. And just at this time, suddenly, the young man who was originally hiding in front of the door, looking out, lowered his voice and opened his mouth.

　　"Be careful! Something is wrong with the situation!"

　　Hearing him speak, the crowd that was originally slightly relaxed all immediately tensed their bodies as they raised their weapons and looked around vigilantly. Even the young girl who was crying just now, at this moment, she also picked up the pistol at her side and took a trained action of aiming and firing. This is this era gave them the brand, in this era, survival or death, is not simply a philosophical proposition so simple. Fighting, likewise, was part of their lives.

　　"Boom!!!"

　　However, before the crowd could get ready, suddenly, along with a loud bang, the thick large iron door suddenly dented inwards, followed by a loud collapse. The young man who was hiding behind the iron door didn't even have time to make any reaction before he screamed miserably, and was crushed underneath the falling iron door, and with a "pfft" sound, the blood and flesh under the heavy pressure suddenly spewed out and ripped apart, smearing a shocking bright red color on the ground.

　　"No...!"

　　Looking at the scene in front of them, the others instantly reddened their eyes as they raised the guns in their hands and pulled the triggers. Accompanied by a series of gunshots, countless ammunitions rushed towards the doorway. Such firepower was enough to eliminate most of the invaders.

　　But alas, not all of them.

　　"Roar ......"

　　The smoke dispersed, and a huge, pitch-black figure appeared in front of the crowd. It was pitch-black all over, and two arms almost as long as its body grabbed the doorframe. The narrow, jackal-like head was deep inside, and its scarlet eyes emitted a bizarre light as it stared at the prey in front of it. Sticky saliva dripped down from amongst the gaps of its sharp, hard teeth, emitting a sickening, fishy odor. The previous round of bombardment that seemed like a raging storm did not cause any damage to the monster in front of it at all, and not even a single scratch remained on its skin that seemed as if it was rubbery and hard.

　　"Damn ......"

　　Looking at the monster in front of them, the crowd's faces turned pale, completely at a loss as to what to do. Because what they were facing was the most terrifying monster in this world and their greatest enemy.

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　　But right now, they were at their wits' end.

　　"Roar ......"

　　Looking at the prey in front of him, the monster once again let out a low roar, it opened its mouth, and its two scarlet eyes couldn't help but look from side to side, trying to look for its prey, but just as the monster was about to launch an attack, all of a sudden, it seemed to notice something, and it violently raised its head, looking towards the back.

　　And at the same time, Beth and the others stared in astonishment. Because just at this time, they suddenly heard a sound that originally shouldn't have appeared here.

　　It was the sound of footsteps.

　　The footsteps that appeared in the tunnels were very smooth and slow, not like escaping or tracking, but rather like an idle stroll. But this, on the contrary, made the crowd more and more cautious, this kind of sound was not supposed to appear here, this was a battlefield, and they knew very well that outside, there were still several energy-absorbing monsters roaming around the place recklessly, and those monsters were the natural enemies of almost all life. Energy-absorbing monsters themselves wouldn't be able to make such regular footsteps, and although they were monsters transformed from humans just like zombies, the two were far apart. If the zombies could still be called the walking living dead, then the energy absorbing monsters were nothing more than monsters in human skin.

　　Then, the sound of footsteps outside, what exactly was going on?

　　The more unknown it was, the more frightening it was. Along with the footsteps getting closer and closer, the people's breathing also began to become rapid, the people in the hands of the dead grip on the gun, side ear listening to the footsteps, I do not know why, all the people feel a kind of almost suffocating fear, as if, this is some kind of unknown omen in general. They had an inexplicable feeling, as if the owner of this footsteps, its danger, was even much greater than the monster near their eyes.

　　"Ta ......"

　　Right at this time, suddenly, the footsteps stopped, and the next moment, a calm and gentle voice, just like that, without warning, sounded in the ears of the crowd.

　　"So hiding here ah ......"

　　"Roar!!!"

　　Right at the same time this voice appeared, the monster that had already tensed its body long ago instantly roared in anger, and then it turned around and pounced behind itself without hesitation. But unfortunately, it was too late.

　　The monster's body was still flying in the air, while its head and neck had already split apart, and the silver-white blade passed through the hard skin that even bullets couldn't penetrate without any pause, as if it was mechanically precise, penetrating the skin, slicing through the windpipe, and chopping off the spine. But this was not the end, on the contrary, the moment that blade detached from the monster's body, it seemed to have transformed into a silver serpent that flew and coiled around the monster's huge body.

　　And when the monster's body landed on the ground once more, it had been completely split. As if it was a cow or sheep used for slaughter, its body, limbs, and everything was sliced open, and a thick bloody odor came from it that was sickening.

　　"What a hothead, striking without saying a word, this is not in line with the etiquette of civilized people."

　　Accompanying these words, a figure appeared in front of them.

　　It was a young man, who seemed to be no more than about twenty years old, wearing a black wide-brimmed hat, with most of his face covered by the brim. And unlike most people in this era, this young man was very neatly dressed, he wasn't even wearing the leather armor, or modified steel armor, that people often wore in this era. Instead, he only wore a black suit, and even a bright red tie, while a trench coat of the same color was draped over the outside. In the man's left hand, he was carrying a pitch-black colored leather case. A head of thick black hair fell down, and paired with that handsome face, it was quite impressive. Only unlike most of the people here, the man in front of him looked more like a yellow man.

　　What happened? Who was he?

　　Looking at the scene in front of them, the people who had escaped death completely froze, but even so, they still gripped the weapons in their hands tightly and aimed at the target that had suddenly appeared in front of them. Their expressions were tense and full of fear, after all, no one knew what this man who had inexplicably appeared here was trying to do.

　　However, Fei Lun didn't really care about their thoughts either, he just pulled down the brim of his hat and swept a glance at the crowd in front of him. From their attire, it could be seen that most of these people were considered warriors who had experienced battles. Even the young man who had just fallen softly to the ground in fear of himself had a death grip on his firearm in his hand, with no intention of letting go. And from their neatly organized formation, it could be seen that despite the suddenness of the incident, these warriors still possessed good military quality.

　　No wonder that old man was so anxious to get them back, such a quality would be enough to protect the security of a second-tier town from most external threats.

　　"You are the Scavenger Squad?"

　　Although from the information bar in front of him, Fei Lun had already confirmed their identities through data comparison, he still opened his mouth to inquire. And upon hearing Ferren's inquiry, the men looked even more tense, especially the three men who had raised their guns and aimed at Ferren, but they were already prepared to open fire. However, very soon, Ferun saw a young girl who was originally standing behind the crowd walk over and hold out her hand to stop their further actions. This young girl looked quiet and graceful, although not particularly beautiful, but also had a special flavor. According to reason, women with such looks rarely appeared outside the gathering place. Either they were captives and slaves, or they possessed special abilities. However, judging from the clean and tidy uniform worn by the young girl in front of her, the other party should belong to the latter.

　　Just at this time, that young girl also spoke.

　　"We are precisely the members of the Scavenger Squad, may I ask who you are ......"

　　Hearing the young girl's inquiry, Ferun first smiled slightly before he opened his mouth to reply.

　　"You may address me as ...... 'Doctor'."