"Genes determine everything." This is the famous saying of Dr. Maxim Roschet.

Sixty years ago, at the end of the old era, Dr. Rothcutt was an expert in the fields of genes and biology, and he treated science and himself with the same enthusiasm and madness. Since he couldn't find enough volunteers, or test subjects, to practice his genetic research results, he turned his attention to himself.

Within ten years, countless genetic fragments were implanted into his body. These genes work together, mix with each other, and mutate. In the later stages, Dr. Rothcutt's body has become a natural genetic battlefield, with countless genes fighting and mutating all the time, trying to eliminate or control opponents. As a carrier of genes, hundreds of deadly viruses can be found in the doctor's body at any time.

As Cosi, Dr. Rothcutt's daughter, said, from a genetic point of view, Dr. Rothcutt in his later years was no longer a human being.

In his later years, Dr. Rothcut also believed that he was no longer a human being, but an apostle of the gods. Especially after his genes went through a series of recombinations and finally formed a mysterious, stable and brand-new genome.

At that time, the doctor's left hand could condense unusually high temperatures, enough to ignite alcohol. This is a temperature that the human body cannot bear at all. However, the doctor's left hand did not suffer any damage afterwards.

"This is the left hand of God!" Rothchet stared at his left hand and said his second famous saying known to the world.

Over the next year, the doctor's ability to control high temperatures gradually stabilized, and the temperature at which he could condense continued to increase. The doctor recorded the preliminary stable genome and the experience of controlling high temperature, divided the data into three parts, saved two parts, and prepared one for publication to announce his results to the world.

On the day of the doctor's press conference, the war broke out without warning.

The instant high-temperature flames and shock waves destroyed everything, including the doctor who thought he had the body of the gods. However, the doctor's brief but shocking speech has been sent to every corner of the world via radio waves.

The brief war ended as abruptly as it had begun.

The surviving people began to walk out of various shelters and ruins, looking at the world that had changed beyond recognition in horror. Some caring people still remembered Dr. Rothcut's speech and found the safe left by the doctor. The safe, which embodies the crystallization of pre-war technology, is safe and sound, and the data inside is also intact.

This information is the prototype of the first-level spell-like ability: flame.

All human abilities begin here.

Ten years later, in this turbulent era, all kinds of abilities spewed out like mutated insects. Some of these abilities are very stable, some have very short-lived effects, and some even have fatal consequences. Moreover, people have discovered that among those who survive in the wilderness and ruins and are exposed to radiation all the time, various abilities begin to appear without the need for artificial physical genetic recombination.

After classification, aggregation, systematization and a series of quarrels, various abilities with clearly defined and stable effects were finally summarized into five major ability domains: spell-like, combat domain, perception domain, psychic domain and occultism.

Spell-like is a general term for various energy manipulation abilities. In order to commemorate the doctor who was once a paranoid man in magic, this first discovered ability field was named spell-like. Combat domain is the general term for all types of combat attack, defense and movement abilities. Perception domain, as the name suggests, all abilities to detect the known or unknown world can be attributed to this domain. The psychic domain summarizes various types of control abilities, the most common and popular of which are various types of weapon operations, from the most basic cold weapon operation, ordinary firearm control, sniper specialization, etc., to advanced complex weapon system command.

Finally, there is occultism, a field of abilities that is almost useless, and almost all vague abilities that cannot be classified can be thrown into it. In mysticism, the core ability is luck, all kinds of luck. However, those who invest a lot of evolutionary points in mysticism often do not get the luck they imagined. They neither discovered rare mineral deposits, nor obtained huge wealth or superhuman abilities out of thin air, and in the end, they died no less violently than those who majored in other fields of ability. There was once a man who did discover a vein of gemstones, but ended up being chopped into pieces by a greedy mob. Over time, fewer and fewer people practice mysticism.

Of course, the distinctions between domains are not so clear, rigid, and insurmountable in reality. As time goes by, more abilities are emerging, and many new abilities are difficult to simply classify. A specific ability domain, and some abilities require the cooperation of multiple ability domains to appear.

At this time, the former madman Dr. Rothcutt was revered as the father of the Ability Domain. The doctor used his left hand of God to open a door, which increased the stakes for the survival and continuation of the human race in the harsh world. However, until now, people do not know whether the road behind this door leads to heaven or hell.

When those who survived in various bases gradually woke up from the aura of ability, they discovered to their horror that everything in this world was no longer stable, including genes, the genes of all living things.

All living things, including humans themselves, are changing rapidly. The process of evolution and mutation that took thousands of years to complete in the old era has been condensed into just a few years in the new era. The understanding of the world that humans have accumulated over thousands of years is collapsing at an alarming rate.

Look, a row of afterimages passed outside the barbed wire fence. It was a rabbit with red eyes, long ears and a docile temperament that was relying on speed to escape predators. However, no one could guarantee that today this animal would be faster than a leopard. , what will become next year.

Therefore, this new era is called the era of turmoil.

Su walked cautiously in the deep cave. His steps were light and soft, like a flexible cat, moving silently. The thick hooded cloak and bandages all over his body prevent his scent and body temperature from leaking out, making it difficult for dangerous creatures underground that rely on smell or infrared vision to hunt his presence.

In his hand he was holding a thick triangular steel pipe with sharp edges and corners. The front end was sharpened so that it could be swung and stabbed. It was a very terrifying weapon. The modified rifle and pistol are carried on his back and hidden under his cloak respectively. His pistol is powerful but has poor accuracy. However, in terrain such as cave passages, the power of this pistol can be doubled.

The problem is that in this deep and quiet passage, the sound of gunshots can be transmitted very far, which is equivalent to telling the monsters within a few kilometers that I am coming.

Su's eyes emitted a faint green light, and the light kept changing with the changes in ambient light and darkness, and the scenery in the passage became increasingly clear. This is the ability that appears at the third level of visual enhancement in the perceptual domain, low-light vision.

In this cave, the base has arranged several electric lights, illuminating more than 100 meters close to the base. This is a project left over from the base's last exploration. The electric lights further down were destroyed, and the base wisely did not send additional personnel to repair and restore them. But for Su, who has low-light vision, as long as there is a little light, he can see the surrounding scenery clearly.

Su was walking in the dark passage now. The occasional glowing moss in the passage and the faint glow of sewage were enough to make his low-light vision work.

At a corner, Su suddenly stopped, his whole body retracted into the cloak, and slowly disappeared into the darkness.

There was a low rustling sound in the cave, and a ferocious gopher with a length of one meter came out. The two holes of the disproportionately large nose on its head kept moving upwards, and its small eyes were dim. It seems to have almost degraded. Dire gophers and their relatives, the ground-dwelling dire rats, were almost indistinguishable more than a decade ago, but now they have almost split into two species.

Su, who was quietly lurking in the darkness, suddenly moved! The triangular steel pipe pierced out like lightning, piercing the top of the dire rat's nose, penetrating its upper and lower jaws, and nailing it firmly to the ground.

The snout is the most critical point of the Dire Rat. It screamed crazily, clawing at the ground with its four short, thick and sharp claws. The gravel flew everywhere, and in the blink of an eye, it dug a hole in the hard rock.

Su held the upper end of the steel pipe tightly with his left hand, but his seemingly fragile arm was as unshakable as a rock. The dire rat, whose vitals were severely injured, couldn't hold on for even a minute. His body twitched violently and fell to the ground motionless.

Su slowly pulled out the steel pipe, turned the dire rat over, and saw clearly that it was a female rat. The ferocious gopher male rat is used to moving alone, and if the female rat appears, there will always be a male rat following behind her.

Su quickly moved a few steps laterally and stood in the center of the passage where the ferocious gopher appeared. He half squatted with his front legs and his hind feet on the ground. He raised the steel pipe and aimed it at the deep and dark passage. Almost at the moment when he lifted the steel pipe to level, a fishy wind suddenly surged out of the passage, and a thicker and more ferocious male gopher suddenly jumped out of the darkness, biting at Su in the air!

The steel pipe did not move at all. With the momentum of the ferocious gopher, the sharp tip of the steel pipe penetrated deeply into the gopher's throat, passed through the internal organs, and almost burst out of the anus.

Su let go of her hand and quickly took a few steps back. Her posture was light and swift, as if she was gliding on water.

With a click, the ferocious gopher almost used all its strength to close its huge mouth and bite the handle of the steel pipe hard. Although its incisors can chew through almost any rock, they are still not as strong as this thickened steel. With a clicking sound, the steel immediately buckled, and the male rat's teeth also shattered.

The male rat charged too hard, fell from the air, and then slid a few meters on the rugged ground before rushing in front of Su.

Su raised his right leg and stepped on the male rat's head. The male rat screamed and struggled, but it couldn't lift its head from the ground at all. As long as it exerts force, the body penetrated by the steel pipe will feel unbearable pain. Even though it was severely injured, it still struggled for more than a minute before stopping breathing.

Su's beautiful eyebrows moved slightly. To him, these ferocious gophers were a little tougher than they were a few months ago. Such a speed of mutation made him feel very uncomfortable.

Su had no intention of using the steel pipe that had fallen into the male rat's body. He groped on the cave wall for a while and pulled out a wire. This is the lighting circuit installed at the base, which is now abandoned. Su cut off a two-meter-long section of wire and peeled off the patent leather in the middle, revealing the tough alloy wire inside. He wrapped both ends of the wire around his hands and continued walking into the darkness.

Even in a dark and rugged cave, Su Youbi's eyes and rich experience could identify the traces of the ferocious gopher. It didn't take long for him to find the ferocious gopher's lair. There are more than thirty ferocious gophers of various sizes in the nest. The older ones are almost adults, while the younger ones have not yet opened their eyes. It can be seen that these gophers belong to three different litters. Judging from the three-month adult period of ferocious gophers, they can basically give birth to one child per month.

"The fertile period has been shortened by another ten days." Su Mo calculated, feeling even more uncomfortable.

But his bad mood did not stop him from using the alloy wire to trap a ferocious gopher in the air. Then he pulled and shook the gopher, and the gopher flew back, but blood spurted out from its neck and hit the cave wall. After falling, you can never get up again. The bloody alloy wire brushed against the ground again, and seven or eight little gophers instinctively opened their mouths and bit it. However, the alloy wire vibrated slightly, and their heads were almost cut in half.

A minute later, the nest of ferocious gophers was completely extinct. Dire gophers are creatures with a strong sense of territoriality. With this nest of ferocious gophers, there shouldn't be a second nest of gophers within one kilometer nearby.

Su took out a map, added the topography of the passage in the blank part, marked the location of the rat's nest, and then carefully put the map away.

After walking a few hundred meters further along the cave, Su stopped at a cave-in. A hole was revealed behind the pile of earth that could only allow one person to pass through. Beyond the cave entrance is a subway passage that is as complicated, deep and full of unknown dangers as a maze. Coming here means that the 500 yuan bonus has fallen into his pocket, and on the other side of the hole, a genetically modified medicine is tempting him.

Su Ban knelt at the entrance of the cave and listened.

The wind blowing in the subway passage was strong and weak, and there was a faint rustling sound inside. The air is very polluted and the oxygen content is very low, making it unsuitable for ordinary humans to survive. This is one of the reasons why the base cannot explore the subway passages more deeply on its own.

Su was certainly not an ordinary human being. Even he himself didn't know whether Su, who had third-level abilities in the perception field and second-level mystical abilities, could still be considered a human being. After killing the nest of ferocious rats, Su felt that the genes in his body were about to move again. He has accumulated three genetic evolution points. Maybe he can get a new evolution point by walking around the subway passage.

The point of evolution is a common saying in turbulent times. The so-called evolutionary point is actually the space left for new genes after genetic shock. More evolution points mean more space and the ability to withstand the injection of more powerful new abilities. There are many ways to obtain evolution points, and most naturally generated evolution points are obtained for unknown reasons. In addition, the controllable ways for humans are mainly two ways, genetic modification drugs and combat.

Of course, after having an evolutionary point, you still need to obtain a specific genome to form the corresponding ability. Within each competency domain, there are a number of identified competencies. However, more capabilities are still shrouded in mystery. Evolution points gained through combat are often accompanied by new abilities, and most of the time, these abilities are different from known abilities. Therefore, many warriors regard their abilities as the biggest secret. When two ability users meet, after killing each other, there will be a very small chance of acquiring the other's abilities.

Therefore, it is ironic that in these turbulent times, killing does make people stronger.

Su closed his eyes, and the faint rustling sound outlined a clear image of a living corpse in his mind. They wandered aimlessly, their dark red eyes scanning everything around them hungrily. Unlike the zombies that often appear in old-time novels, living zombies are thin, flexible and agile, and can even move much faster than humans. Their strong muscle strength and flexibility allow them to easily climb and move on walls and even ceilings. From a genetic point of view, living corpses can actually still be regarded as humans, but those high-level warriors who have undergone multiple genetic modifications are further away from pure humans.

Fifty years have passed since the war, and many of the living corpses now are second or even third generation. Compared with their parents, they are faster, stronger, and better able to adapt to harsh environments. Many of these living corpses living in subway passages have evolved infrared vision to adapt to environments that often lack any light.

Su once again confirmed that there were no dangerous creatures clinging to the hole over there, then took out his pistol and lightly jumped into the subway passage.

In front of the passage, the chaotic sounds gradually became louder, and the rotten smell unique to living corpses in the air became stronger. After turning a corner, you can see a train leaning over, blocking most of the entire passage. The subway carriages were already extremely rusted, with holes in the body and broken windows.

Through the car window, you can see two living corpses in the outermost compartment, rummaging around for some food.

Su briefly observed the surrounding environment, moved quietly, picked up a few rusty iron pieces and a thin iron wire, quietly returned to the passage, pulled the thin iron wire across the center of the passage, and arranged the iron pieces on the ground. , then picked up a piece of iron, rolled it into a cone shape, and quietly sneaked towards the train.

Ding!

Su gently knocked on the compartment wall. The knocking sound is not loud, but to the keen hearing of the living corpse, any sound that is not harmonious with the surrounding environment is like thunder. The two living corpses immediately stopped looking for food and turned around together, just in time to see a figure disappearing outside the car window. In the eyes of the living zombies who only have animal instincts left, anything that moves is a delicious prey.

Accompanied by bursts of roars, the living corpse rushed to the end of the car with an agility that was not inferior to that of a hound. The living corpse in front jumped up, smashed the broken window with one head, and squeezed half of its body through the window. Got out. As soon as his head stuck out of the car window, the living corpse looked around impatiently, trying to find traces of its prey.

With a soft thud, the sharp conical iron sheet stabbed from below, easily piercing its throat and even cutting off most of its neck bones!

Su stood up slowly, no longer paying attention to the living corpse who was trying in vain to pull out the sharp iron cone, and walked directly towards the passage.

The other living corpse that was blocking the way in the carriage had already lost its patience. It roared, grabbed the legs of the living corpse in front of it, and pulled it back into the carriage. The sharp glass on the window frame cut seven or eight deep wounds into the body of the living corpse, and black-red blood mixed with the internal organs flowed down. But neither living corpse cared. The living corpse with a sore throat was nearing the end of its life. The other living corpse hurriedly squeezed out of the car window, just in time to see Su's back disappearing around the corner.

The living corpse straightened its neck, roared fiercely, and then suddenly exerted force. Its hard feet with long claws stamped on the ground, and rushed through the corner of the passage like a gust of wind!

The living corpse that was almost flying suddenly really flew off the ground! It swung violently back and forth in the air several times before falling heavily from the wire. As soon as it hit the ground, it immediately roared in pain! On the ground, several iron pieces with pointed upwards had penetrated deeply into its back, and its front chest was almost cut in half by the iron wire hanging in mid-air.

There was a crisp click, and Soda opened the pistol's safety. He walked straight past the living corpse that was already struggling unconsciously on the ground, paying no attention to it at all. He slightly raised his head and glanced above, then jumped slightly, his whole body rose lightly more than two meters high, and he had already climbed onto the roof of the abandoned train.

Su's green eyes suddenly flashed with a cold light, and he suddenly exerted force, running along the train like lightning at a speed far exceeding that of a living corpse! Even at such speed, he barely made a sound. Looking from behind, it looks like a black mist slowly disappearing into the distance.

boom! boom! Two thunderous gunshots broke the silence of the subway passage. In the train compartment, two living corpses were shot in the head, and the huge momentum of the bullet almost blew their heads off!

Bang bang bang bang! Four more gunshots were fired almost in succession, and Su had already rushed to the end of the train. Without stopping at all, he jumped directly from the roof of the car. Several more kacha sounds were heard in the air. When Su stepped on the ground again, the bullets in the pistol had been reloaded.

He exerted force under his feet, increased his speed by three points, and the ten-meter-long passage passed in an instant. Su Shi turned into a breeze and passed by the four living corpses running quickly in the passage!

Su suddenly stood still, twisted his body stiffly, and fired three shots with his backhand!

Three living corpses fell in response to the gunfire. The other living corpse turned around in time, roared and rushed towards Su!

Su Jingping looked at the living corpse, motionless. The living corpse only rushed forward a few meters before falling down.

At some point, Su's right hand was holding a tungsten steel dagger that had been painted black to cover up the reflection. The moment he passed by, it was this dagger that completely cut open the living corpse's side ribs.

Su turned around and looked at where the four living corpses had come from. At the end of the passage, two more living corpses appeared. What was strange was that these two living corpses were carrying the body of an adult ferocious gopher. From their red eyes and mouths that were constantly drooling, Su could tell that they were hungry. However, they have no food on hand. This was completely inconsistent with Su's knowledge. Creatures like living zombies had always had the sole purpose of survival to satisfy their appetites. They had no idea what moderation was. If they were given enough food, they would probably eat until they died. . Not only these two living corpses, judging from the shriveled bellies of the four living corpses that had just rushed over, they were also suffering from hunger.

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How could a living corpse not eat the food near its mouth?

Bang bang bang! Su put down the pistol that was still smoking from the muzzle, and walked towards the two living corpses that could no longer stand up. This time, one of his shots was not accurate. The shot that was originally aimed at the forehead hit the chest, so he had to make up for it with a shot. At a distance of more than ten meters, the accuracy of the modified pistol became a big problem, and this time his good luck did not play much role and he was unable to solve the problem with one shot.

The living corpse, which is still composed of flesh and blood, is no match for gunpowder and metal. At such a close distance, no matter where it is hit, there will be a large hole more than 20 centimeters thick in the living corpse.

Amidst the clicking sound, Su first filled the pistol magazine with bullets, and then walked through the living corpses, observing them carefully. Living corpses are creatures with astonishing vitality. Even if most of their bodies are blown to pieces, it is not known whether they can still jump up and bite people.

The two living corpses carrying the ferocious gophers were obviously much thinner than the four living corpses in front of them, and in Su's opinion, who had dealt with living corpses a lot, these two living corpses were already old and were still relatively old. A stage in which you have mobility, but your strength has begun to decline significantly. What's more, what made Su Bi's pupils shrink was that the clothes on the four living corpses in the front were obviously more and stronger than the two in the back. There is not much difference between the four living corpses.

Everything is clear. The four living corpses walking in front are dedicated to hunting and fighting, while the two elderly living corpses behind are responsible for miscellaneous tasks such as transportation. This is a very clear division of labor system. The zombies who are stronger and can fight get more food and better clothing. The old living corpses have to do chores and don't get enough food. What's more important is that these living corpses are no longer completely driven by instinct and have begun to understand restraint!

This shows that these living corpses have formed a group with clear division of labor and distinct classes, which is completely different from the living corpses Su shot and killed in the abandoned train. Sue met a hunting party.

"I hate smart things. Read full-text novels on the Literary.Learning website." Su stood up straight and thought silently.

These living corpses reminded him involuntarily of the alpha wolf in the valley. At the moment before his death, the alpha wolf's eyes were mixed with shock, confusion, anger and curses, which are still engraved in his heart. These living corpses have obviously formed a clear organizational division of labor, which is completely different from the chaotic primary organization of the Carrion Wolf. Among the living corpses, there must be a wise leader. For Su, this was definitely not a good thing. In underground passages, living corpses are already difficult monsters to deal with, and the danger of organized living corpses increases exponentially.

Whether in turbulent times or old times, there is no free lunch. The cost of killing a group of organized living corpses is far more than a rudimentary genetic evolution potion. There were six zombies in one hunting team, so the number of zombies in this nest was probably over thirty. Killing so many zombies was enough to gain an evolution point.

Maybe the base already knew that there were intelligent living zombies moving in this passage, so it would pay such a high price to ask itself to clear the passage. Su thought of Turner and Tony's sincere smiles, and a small shadow passed through her heart. But he immediately put the matter aside. After walking through too many settlements, Su had learned not to expect anything.

Su looked into the deep passage, his green eyes penetrating the endless darkness, searching for traces of living corpses. He is a hunter first and needs to complete the mission before talking about anything else.

At the end of the passage, there was almost complete darkness, and even Su's dim vision could only see five or six meters away. It would be almost suicidal to light in this environment, and he certainly wouldn't do it.

Su breathed out gently, and a faint mist of water came out from under the bandage. He gently pulled down the bandage on his face, revealing the tip of his sculpturally straight nose, and the exposed skin was as smooth as ivory. In the dark passage, the unique putrid smell of living corpses was everywhere. The stench in this passage is particularly strong, and it is obviously an area where living corpses often move. If you are an ordinary person, you cannot move in an area with such a deep stench. This is also a way for living corpses to divide their territory.

He distinguished the breath at the end of his nose, and hundreds of pieces of data flowed down in Su's consciousness like water, finally settling on the scent of the six living corpses lying on the ground.

Su wrapped her cloak tightly and walked silently deeper into the passage like a ghost. The smells of the six living corpses were like clues, gradually leading Su towards their lair. Judging from the intensity of the smell, these living corpses have been hunting for at least two days.

The passage was rugged, and empty cans seemed to have been deliberately placed in some parts of it. These simple traps couldn't do anything to Su, but they slowed down his movements.

Su suddenly took two quick steps, then jumped up and stuck himself into the corner of the wall and ceiling, and then swam forward silently like a gecko.

After rounding a corner, Su jumped down again and landed silently behind a living corpse squatting in the corner. The living corpse was holding an iron pipe in its hand, its eyes glowing dimly, staring into the deep passage.

Su stretched out her hand and patted its shoulder gently.

Roar! The living corpse let out a low roar in its throat and turned its head suddenly! However, before it could react, the sharp serrated teeth of the dagger in Su's right hand slit its throat, and the force was so strong that it almost severed the entire neck.

Su leaned over and gently placed the living corpse on the ground. He could tell from the touch of his fingertips that the muscles of this living corpse were stronger and tougher than any living corpse he had ever encountered, and the sharp edge of the iron pipe had been carefully polished. It seems that this is a sentry. The only thing that makes people happy is that the living corpse does not know that two sentries should be placed.

Su looked at the end of the passage. There was a half-built sand barrier there, but fortunately there were no living corpses guarding it. Behind the sand barrier is a large room, with flickering firelight coming from the half-open door. From time to time, low or high roars from the living corpses could be heard inside.

Such mutated creatures that have just acquired intelligence often have a leader whose intelligence and strength far exceed those of the same kind. The best way to deal with them is to kill the leader in one fell swoop. The remaining zombies are far less intelligent and will naturally fall into chaos. There is a huge difference in the danger between a group of creatures fighting only on instinct and an organized army.

Su stood still, gently pulled up the bandage on his face, covered his nose, and then slowly walked towards the living corpse's lair. He walked faster and faster, and when he was almost in front of the door, he was almost running!

A squeak! He suddenly opened the heavy iron door and rushed into the living corpse's lair!

This is a hall with an area of several hundred square meters. There are more than thirty living corpses scattered everywhere, some are lying down and resting, and several other living corpses have set up a large pot in the corner and are cooking. With ferocious rat meat. In the corner of the hall, a pair of living corpses were panting and roaring, busy mating. In the center of the hall stood a conspicuous large bed, with a living corpse sitting upright on the bed. Judging from the physical signs, it was a female. She actually wore a set of suits and pencil skirts that professional women in the old days usually wore, and her skin was not like other living corpses with large blue-black spots and wrinkles. Her skin can be said to be somewhat smooth, and her appearance is more like that of a human professional woman from the old era. Compared with other living corpses, her figure is slightly petite. She sits upright and crosses her legs, making her look like an office girl.

However, judging from the fact that the other zombies were too careful not to approach this bed, and the red light in her eyes that was brighter than that of ordinary zombies, it all showed that she was the queen of this nest!

The door of the hall was suddenly opened, and there was a loud noise. Almost all the living corpses instinctively looked towards the door, but the door was empty!

The moment he opened the door, Su suddenly bowed and exerted his strength, and his body instantly rushed forward several meters, as if he had moved instantaneously, and he had already reached the center of the hall. At this time, the living corpses looked towards the door, and naturally saw nothing. The moment the living corpses exploded, Su rushed forward another three meters!

Su's pupils narrowed rapidly, showing a strange cross star shape. The cross star was in a straight line with the black muzzle of the pistol, fixed between the eyebrows of the Living Corpse Queen!

In the entire hall, only the Living Corpse Queen did not look towards the door, but saw Su. Her mouth suddenly opened wide, as if she was frightened, and her eyes were filled with horror, and she did not dare to make any move at all!

Seeing her expression like a frightened deer, Su's finger on the trigger actually hesitated. He stopped charging forward and the muzzle of the gun began to lower.

The zombie queen's eyes suddenly lit up with a dazzling red light, flashing her two-inch-long fangs, and rushed forward faster than ordinary zombies! The extremely open mouth made her entire face distorted.

Bang bang bang bang... Six bullets were fired almost at the same time. The first bullet penetrated her neck, and the remaining five bullets drew an arc along her collarbone, completely severing her head. Cut off from the body.

Su Xuxu took back the pistol.

Only then did the living corpses in the hall react. Each one of them had blood-red eyes, roared hysterically, and rushed towards Su like crazy.

Su retreated like a glide on the water again, just out of the living corpse's attacking circle. Then, with fast and delicate steps, he rushed towards a strong living corpse guarding the door. He suddenly stretched out his left hand and grabbed it forcefully. Caught the iron pipe it struck down!

Su turned around casually, and the iron pipe came into his hands. Then he threw his whole body into the arms of the living corpse, and actually pushed the living corpse, which was a full head taller than him, back quickly until it reached its back. It hit the wall next to the door heavily!

Su shrunk his body and slipped out of the arms of the living corpse. He flashed out of the door and disappeared into the deep passage. The heart of the living corpse had grown by about an inch, but it was a bottomless wound.

The living corpses in the hall roared crazily and rushed toward the door!

A strange and sharp whistling sound suddenly sounded in the air, and the iron pipe used by the living corpse just now moved at an incredible speed.

Su cautiously checked back and forth along the passage twice, and only after confirming that there was no problem, returned to the base. This rigorous style made him very popular with large organizations such as Penn & Co., and also allowed him to successfully obtain two Penn & Co. licenses.

The process of handing over the task went smoothly. As Tony said before, Old Anthony was still a very good person. After confirming Su's results, he was at least very willing to pay the remuneration and had no intention of going back on his words. Although he couldn't hide his surprise that Su had completed the task so quickly.

Old Anthony didn't mention a word about the entire nest of living corpses led by a wise leader, which certainly didn't mean that he didn't know about it. However, compared to what Su had encountered in other settlements, Old Anthony could be said to have a good reputation. From this point of view, Tony was not wrong. As for the small information asymmetry, it is really a trivial matter in this era.

A 10-centimeter test tube filled with dark green liquid was the main part of Su's reward this time, the preliminary genetic evolution potion. In fact, the potions produced by the base laboratory are not high in gold content, because this formula tends to improve the ability in the psychic field, while the effect in other ability fields is much worse. Although the psychic field can be said to be the most widely used ability field, the value of improved potions that are biased toward a certain ability field is far lower than that of general-purpose potions with stable effects.

As soon as he got the potion, Su had a vague feeling that it was a semi-universal potion that tended to the psychic realm. If he found a suitable buyer, this potion with reduced effects could be sold for about 4,000 yuan. Although the remuneration of 5,000 yuan was still 20% lower than expected, Su had no intention of dwelling on this detail. Old Anthony might have done this just out of the shrewdness of a businessman. Negotiation requires strength, and Su doesn't think he has the strength to make a base with 20 first-order warriors give in.

After taking a preliminary inventory of the equipment and remaining money, Su bought three more boxes of rifle ammunition for pistols from Tony, and added a bottle of high-purity water, before Su quietly left the base.

The harvest from this mission is quite rich. After deducting consumption and living expenses, the net income is estimated to be around 3,500, not including most of the evolution points brought by clearing a nest of living corpses. Since Su's ability has reached the third level, a living corpse that can provide ordinary people with one and a half evolution points can only bring Su less than one evolution point. Of course, it would be difficult for ordinary people to survive a battle of this intensity.

It's another sunny day.

The sunlight with strong ultraviolet rays scorched the earth mercilessly, but the thick cloak on Su's body blocked out all the sunlight. He didn't walk very fast, but at a constant pace, and it wasn't until noon that he stopped in front of the ruins of a lonely house. During the day when the sun is strong, most mutant creatures will live in their lairs, so Sudo chooses to rush on his way at this time, even though his abilities are better utilized at night.

Su carefully inspected the villa that had lost half of its roof, and only relaxed after confirming that there was no deadly creature hiding, nor was it the lair of some large carnivore like an armored bear.

He took out the bullets for the pistol and used an alloy file less than 10 centimeters to carve strange patterns on the bullets. The warhead of a bullet treated in this way will explode shortly after being fired or when it enters the target, thereby doubling its power. As for the loss of accuracy, he no longer considered it. When Su used the pistol, he would never be more than 30 meters away from the target.

Suning handled the bullets steadily, one after another, seemingly never getting bored or tired. In the blink of an eye, a box of bullets has been processed, and the pattern engraved on each bullet is exactly the same. Even if a precision machine tool is used to engrave it, it seems like this.

Su carefully put away the bullets, then took out the second box of bullets and opened it. It seemed that the two hours of repetitive work did not tire him. The experience of wandering alone in the wilderness taught him that enough patience is necessary to survive.

Su suddenly frowned and caught a very weak but unusual vibration on the ground. He put away the bullets and tools at an incredible speed, and put the rifle in his hand. With a flash of his right hand, he loaded a modified bullet into the chamber. Then he took a few steps to the wall and looked out through a crack in the wall. While doing all this, Su made no sound at all except for the metallic clang of the rifle being loaded.

At this time, Su's rifle had no sight at all. That kind of old-fashioned optical sight was completely useless to Su, whose eyesight had been enhanced to the third level. The reason why this thing is still kept is just to confuse the people in the settlement or base.

Su squinted his eyes slightly to block the reflection in his eyes, and looked out carefully. He himself is good at long-range shooting, so he certainly knows what will give away his whereabouts.

Several kilometers away, billowing smoke and dust could be seen rising from what appeared to be a convoy. It can be judged from the vibrations coming from the ground that there should be at least one tank in the convoy. Looking at the speed of the smoke and dust from a distance, the convoy was not traveling very fast, only about twenty kilometers.

Looking at the direction the convoy is heading, it is the base.

Su's heart moved. After sitting quietly for a few minutes, he finally stood up slowly, hunched over and ran towards the base at a constant speed of 25 kilometers.

Although he was not friends with the residents of the base, Su still decided to go over and have a look. At least the base gave him a warm feeling, something akin to "home". This was something that had never happened before, so even though Su knew that independence would not last long when he entered the base, he still wanted to go over and take a look.

With the ability to treat water, and possibly even a hidden water source, the base becomes the biggest piece of meat in the area. There’s no one who won’t be tempted by the base. The base must either be wiped out or become attached to a more powerful force like Payne Corporation in order to survive. After all, Turner's twenty men alone cannot defend the independence of a base capable of processing clean water.

Su arrived at the outskirts of the base almost at the same time as the convoy. Going all the way in parallel, he already knew the composition of this convoy.

The convoy is one behind the other, each with an old-fashioned chariot from the old era. In the middle are three heavy-duty trucks filled with soldiers, and the most eye-catching one is a wheeled armored command vehicle.

The convoy had a clear goal. As soon as it arrived at its destination, two tanks drove to the front and blocked the exit of the base. More than a hundred soldiers on three trucks set up a second line of defense behind the tanks. Although this group of soldiers does not have the first-level abilities like Turner's team, and the equipment is not as sophisticated as Turner's team, but five times the number and two tanks can completely overwhelm the base's armed forces.

Several more soldiers jumped out of the armored command vehicle. Their dark camouflage uniforms, new-age automatic rifles, and vigorous and powerful movements distinguished them from ordinary soldiers.

Su's pupils, hidden one kilometer away, narrowed slightly. These warriors all possess second-level abilities, and there are two third-level warriors among them! Seeing the sophisticated sniper rifle in the hands of one of the third-level warriors, Su became even more careful about hiding it.

The soldiers at the front had begun to use loudspeakers to persuade them to surrender, while several special operations team members carefully entered the cave. At this time, the roof cover of the command vehicle was opened, and two people in commander's attire stood up from the vehicle and looked at the hill in front of them that concealed the base.

"People inside, listen! This is the guard directly under Roxland Company! Now this base will be taken over by Roxland Company. You are limited to three minutes to open the gate of the base and come out to surrender. The base facilities must be intact! Otherwise, you will be responsible for all consequences!"

While the repetitive, monotonous but real and effective threat from the tweeter was still echoing in the air, dense and dull gunshots suddenly sounded in the cave. Although it was far away, Su immediately recognized that it was the gunfire from the base's automatic defense platform. Then several special operations team members withdrew from the cave in some embarrassment. When they came out, there were two fewer people than when they entered, but the packages they carried were missing.

After a while, there was a sudden loud bang, and a thick smoke containing countless gravels was erupted from the cave. Then the mountain was covered with cracks, and the boom continued. In the end, almost half of the hillside was lifted by the strong explosion. fly!

Scattered gravel kept falling, hitting the tank shell and the soldiers who had been lying on the ground for a long time. Roxland Company soldiers were equipped with steel helmets and bulletproof vests, so few were injured. In the rain of flying stones, although the command vehicle was shaken and flew half a meter high, the two commanders on the vehicle stood upright as if they were nailed to the vehicle.

After the entire hillside was blown away, the gate of the base was revealed. The automatic defense weapon platform outside the gate had long disappeared. The gear-shaped gate overturned inward, and the tractor was also exposed. All it takes is one more blast, or a few direct-aimed rounds from tanks, and the gate to the base will open. Considering the solidity and structure of the base gate, although such an explosion is powerful, it will not destroy the gate so completely. However, for some reason, the base gate is broken.

At this moment, the accident happened. The violent vibrations were transmitted one kilometer away, causing a row of abandoned two-story buildings to collapse. Su, who was lying on the roof, had to jump out and landed gently on the ground.

As soon as he showed his presence, the two commanders in the command car immediately noticed it! The two of them raised their telescopes almost at the same time and looked over. The elite soldiers around the command vehicle also spotted Su and raised their guns to take aim. Of course, at a distance of nearly 1,200 meters, only the Carter Rowen RF1000 sniper rifle in the hands of the third-level sniper was the real fatal threat.

When Su landed, he immediately knelt on the ground, raised his long rifle, and took aim at the third-level sniper. The ground was still shaking, and the strong wind brought by the explosion shock wave roared past, lifting Su's cloak. However, the rifle in his hand did not move at all. When the subsequent shock wave hit, Su saw that the sniper's muzzle seemed to move slightly.

Su's pupils immediately shrank into cross stars, but he did not pull the trigger.

At this distance, without using any optical sights, Su had already recognized that a commander in the command vehicle was none other than Li Ji who broke into his room that night!

The woman was wearing a straight high-ranking officer's uniform, with a dazzling gold star on the epaulettes. Her short hair was tied under a beret. Her face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost, and her eyes were flashing with murderous intent. At this time, Li Ji was completely a fierce warrior who dominated the battlefield. How could she still have the aura of depression that night when she was drunk and infatuated?

The commander next to her raised his hand and pointed at Su Yaoyao and shouted: "Kill that person!"

The third-level sniper responded, tightened his finger on the trigger, and began to take final aim.

Su was as motionless as a statue, his green eyes magnifying the sniper's movements, and even the slightly swollen muscles on his face could be clearly seen. Su did not shoot first. At this distance, as long as the sniper showed signs of firing, Su could shoot first and then dodge. And he had a strong gut feeling that he shouldn't be the one to shoot first.

"Stop!" Li Ji shouted immediately and pressed the commander's hand.

The sniper obviously knew who was the real commander. After hearing the order, he immediately released the cell phone from holding the trigger. The moment he released his finger, the heavy feeling that was weighing heavily on his heart suddenly disappeared.

"Sir, that person is very suspicious. He seems to be following us all the way, and he seems to be a sniper. It's better to kill him..." The commander didn't seem to agree with Li Ji's order.

Li Ji interrupted him coldly: "I told him to let him go! Don't provoke him!"

"But..." The commander was not an easy character to be persuaded.

Li Ji's face became even more gloomy: "Are you trying to question my order for the third time? Answer me, Lieutenant Colonel!"

The commander snapped to attention and replied resoundingly: "I completely obey your orders! General!"

Although the commander was young, brave, and had good military talents, he did not dare to challenge her authority for the third time. Although he was keenly aware that there seemed to be some ulterior relationship between Li Ji and the sniper in the distance, and the faintly burning jealousy made him want to kill the guy immediately, but this did not make him lose his mind, especially When Li Ji reiterated the order for the third time. In Roxland Company, in addition to her outstanding military talents, almost everyone knows that Li Ji is decisive, cruel and unscrupulous on the battlefield. She allowed her subordinates to question any of her orders, but only twice. Anyone who tried for a third chance never left the battlefield alive.

The plan to annex the base this time is her typical style, which is not to give the base any chance for peace negotiations at all, but to directly blow up the gate of the base with a large amount of chemical high explosives, and then conduct so-called negotiations. In Li Ji's opinion, a turtle that has lost its hard shell has no bargaining power. After blowing open the gate, the remaining people in the base had only two choices, either to surrender unconditionally, or to become slaves or free people, it all depended on her mood. Or they would all be executed if they dared to resist.

Li Ji glanced at the elite soldiers around the command vehicle and said coldly: "Put down the gun! Do you need me to repeat it a second time?"

These elite warriors immediately put down the firearms in their hands. They knew that there must be no hesitation when executing her orders, let alone any unnecessary actions or words that could cause her to misunderstand. On the battlefield, Li Ji is a butcher, both to the enemy and to her own people.

After suppressing her men, she looked at Su in the distance. Based on her intuition, she knew that Su would be able to clearly see every expression of hers, despite the distance and the lack of any sights.

She raised her hand and designated Su from a distance. An ambiguous smile appeared on the corner of her lips, and her eyes were as bright as if they were about to spit out fire. She believed that Su would be able to understand her meaning.

"Sooner or later you will be mine!" her left eye said.

"I will definitely catch you!" her right eye said.

Su Moran, without thinking about what would happen after that hypothetical scenario, just put away the modified rifle, turned around and disappeared into the ruins of the wilderness.

Li Ji turned to look at the adjutant next to her, with that ambiguous, lustful smile on her face, which almost made the adjutant's eyes sparkle with anger.

She stretched out her left hand, tapped the adjutant's forehead lightly, and said, "I know you are not convinced. But at this distance, he can easily blow your head off!"

The adjutant's face was ashen and he didn't believe that a person could hit a target 1,200 meters away without relying on a sight. However, out of the corner of his eye, the adjutant suddenly saw the third-level sniper he relied on as his trump card. The sniper was half-kneeling on the ground, his face pale, and his uniform had already been soaked with sweat. Only the support of the sniper rifle prevented him from completely falling to the ground.

It was only then that the adjutant was truly surprised. he know how many battles this sniper has participated in, and also know how brilliant and sturdy his record is. Such a veteran who crawled out from the dead, at a distance where a sniper can be effective, used a Carter Rowen RF1000 sniper rifle against an old-fashioned modified rifle that didn't even have a scope. The confrontation only lasted one minute. How come you are so exhausted when you don’t have enough time? This seems completely unexplainable.

There are so many unexplainable things in the new era, and this is just one of them.

The adjutant's face was still livid, and he did not dare to challenge Li Ji's authority on the battlefield. It did not mean that he was afraid of her. Within the company, his backer has a higher status than Li Ji.

The fiery sun finally disappeared into the clouds, and then the entire sky began to dim. Darkness gradually enveloped the ruins everywhere, and it was another starless and moonless night.