The setting sun is like blood, and the sky is filled with yellow sand.
The twilight was like paint mixed with rust, splashing on the ruins of the dilapidated city.
The towering Concrete skeleton points to the sky, and the hot wind passes through the exposed Rebar, stirring up waves of dull whimpering.
In addition to the swirling gravel, the air is also filled with a lingering smell of Sulfur and a faint smell of blood.
Boom!
The Double-barreled Shotgun in Kyle's hand spit out violent tongues of fire.
The big steel ball forced the "Blade-Tailed Leopard" in front of him, who was covered in thick bone armor, to stop.
Loken seized the gap, picked up the modified rifle and fired continuously.
Ta! Ta! Ta!
The bullet splashed dazzling sparks on Mutated Beast's hard skull, making a crisp sound like metal collision.
Blade-Tailed Leopard felt pain, raised his head and roared.
Then he jumped up, swung his tail like a steel whip, and pounced towards him.
Kyle, who was rushing at the front, didn't have time to dodge, and saw that he was about to fight Mutated Beast in close combat.
"Be careful!"
Yila opened his eyes wide and gave a sweet shout.
The invisible Psychic Power broke out of his body instantly and turned into a translucent wall blocking the front.
There was a muffled "bang" sound.
The air waves rolled and smoke filled the air.
Blade-Tailed Leopard's huge body was forcibly bounced away.
Yila took advantage of the situation and changed his moves, Psychic Power turned into an invisible Chain, wrapped around the forelimb of the giant beast and pulled it sideways.
The crisp sound of dislocated bones was heard, and Blade-Tailed Leopard lost its balance and crashed into the rubble.
"Well done!"
When Kyle saw this, he immediately pulled out the wide blade Short Knife and pounced on him.
He is very powerful and has rich experience in life and death fights.
It was just a sharp move, stabbing it accurately into its throat along the cracks in its carapace, and then stirring it hard.
The giant beast twitched a few times and then became completely silent.
At the end of the battle, several people leaned against the broken wall and gasped for breath. It was obvious that they had exhausted a lot of energy.
The protective clothing was stained with dark red blood, but fortunately there were only a few minor scratches on the body.
"Well done, Yila."
Kyle wiped a handful of blood on Face Mask and gave her a thumbs up:
"If you hadn't locked its joints, this Peak First Order beast would have ripped out our intestines."
Loken also nodded in agreement, with exclamation in his tone:
"Yila, your Psychic Power is much stronger than last month. It can even suppress monsters of this level, and its control is not sloppy at all."
As he was speaking, the sound of footsteps came from the outside of the ruins, and the gravel crunched under his feet.
Pike, who was in charge of sentry duty, poked his head out from behind the broken wall, followed by a young man.
This man was wearing a brand new high-end protective suit, but not the bulky Gas Mask. There were two micro filter plugs embedded in the nasal cavity.
It seems that doing this is enough to isolate the influence of Radiation on the ground.
He has a young and handsome face, but his eyes are narrow and slit, revealing a shrewd calculation.
This person's name is Norton, a junior officer of Iron City Inner City Materials Management Bureau.
Although his strength is mediocre, he is very good at maneuvering. He got a job at Inner City by making connections.
This time Hunting Blade-Tailed Leopard's habitat and related vulnerability information were all provided by him.
It was with this information that the Hunter team was able to kill it at the minimum cost.
Norton stepped forward, his eyes passed over Kyle and others, and landed directly on Yila.
A gentle smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and his tone was friendly:
"Yila, it seems that the information I gave you is very accurate. You weren't hurt at all, right?"
Pike stood behind, making a face at Norton's back.
The wild child who grew up on this Wasteland has a special intuition.
He always felt that Norton had ulterior motives hidden under his polite skin, and his smile was extremely hypocritical.
What made him even more angry was that this guy actually wanted to pursue sister Yila.
You must know that in his heart, Yila is like a mother, and he is definitely not worthy of this kind of man.
Yila took half a step back, distanced himself, and smiled politely.
That prayer a month ago could be said to have completely changed her.
The Golden Sun that rose in the depths of her consciousness bloomed with fiery Golden Light, forcibly dispelling the Mental Pollution that had tortured her for many years.
From then on, every time she pressed Psychic Power, she no longer had the severe pain that ripped through her head.
On the contrary, it seems to be extremely smooth, and even the mental burden is greatly reduced.
Whenever she calms down, the figure of the God of War bathed in fire always appears in her mind, and she vaguely feels that this Golden Sun should be the incarnation of that man.
Compared with such a great being, the scheming Inner City officer in front of him seemed too mediocre.
Norton was not angry when he saw Yila's alienated attitude, and turned his eyes to Mutated Beast's body on the ground:
"This is Blade-Tailed Leopard from Peak First Order. There should be a relatively high probability that it will condense into Blood Core."
When Kyle and Loken heard this, their eyes lit up instantly.
Regardless of their fatigue, the two of them took out Dagger, opened the beast's skull, and rummaged through the thick cerebrospinal fluid.
"Yes!"
Loken raised a blood-stained ball, his voice trembling with excitement:
"It's really First-Order Blood Core!"
Everyone immediately gathered around, and their joy instantly dispelled the gloom of the past few days.
Pike swallowed his saliva and settled the accounts with his fingers:
"How many kilograms of clean barbecue and Fungus Paste can be exchanged for this? It will be enough for us to eat for more than half a year!"
"Get out."
Kyle laughed and cursed and explained:
"If we save up two or three of these things, we can buy a big villa in Inner City and no longer have to sleep in a tin house in Sewer."
Norton stood aside, with a flash of greed in his eyes, and his fingers slightly clenched into fists.
"Haha, you are so lucky. Such a difficult beast can also open Blood Core, which is really admirable!"
Suddenly, a burst of harsh laughter came from not far away.
Everyone was suddenly startled and turned around to follow the sound.
I saw more than a dozen burly thugs walking out of the ruins Shadows.
They wore tattered leather pants, rusty chains wrapped around their bodies, exaggerated mohawk hairstyles, and their exposed skin was tattooed with twisted totems.
"Who are you?"
Kyle As soon as he asked, he secretly thought something was wrong.
These people are completely different from the sallow and skinny residents in Iron City.
They are predators wandering in the wilderness. After being exposed to Radiation for many years, their bodies have become deformed, their muscles have become knotted, and they have even developed sarcomas.
They are called "Ghoul" on Wasteland. They make a living by robbing and eating even their own kind when they are extremely hungry.
Half of the leading man's face was covered with tumors, and he was holding a bloody Chainsaw Sword in his hand.
Kyle recognized him, his face suddenly changed, he gritted his teeth and shouted:
"Bloodfang Garr!"
Upon hearing this name, everyone in the Hunter team immediately moved closer to each other and clenched their weapons.
Gar opened his deformed mouth and spit out a mouthful of yellow phlegm:
"You know my name, so you are knowledgeable. Do you understand the rules? Throw Blood Core over. I'm in a good mood, and I'll leave you all dead."
Pike and Loken had angry faces, but they knew the gap in strength between the two sides.
There are fifteen people on the other side, but our own side has just gone through a tough battle and is at the bottom of his physical strength.
If a fight really breaks out, no matter how you look at it, you will be at a disadvantage and you will obviously suffer a big loss.
Kyle's face twitched and he turned to look at Yila, wanting to ask for advice.
Yila took a deep breath, his chest rose and fell, and he suppressed the reluctance in his heart.
People die for money, and birds die for food.
She knows that the situation is stronger than the people, and forcing her to fight will only lead to the annihilation of the entire army and the death of everyone.
After hesitating for a moment, he nodded to Kyle.
Kyle took Blood Core from Loken's hand and shouted loudly:
"I can give you things, but you must let us go. Otherwise, even if we die, we will help you with your support. You don't think that we Dawn Hunter Squad are lambs to be slaughtered, do you?"
Gar grinned when he heard this and agreed:
"Wasteland Rules, buy your life with money, just throw it over."
Kyle endured his unwillingness and raised his hand to throw Blood Core over.
Gar caught it and put it in his arms.
"Let's go."
Kyle raised his hand and turned around to greet the team members.
"Wait."
Gar suddenly shouted to stop him again.
"You don't trust your credibility?"
Kyle stopped suddenly, turned around and glared, and the muscles of the arm holding the shotgun tensed instantly.
Gar grinned, and his hand Chainsaw Sword crossed the ground, making a harsh friction sound.
"I promised to let you go, but I didn't agree for my brothers. Don't you think so?"
"Yes, boss!"
The surrounding predators laughed loudly and continued to approach with weapons in hand.
Kyle was furious and picked up the shotgun:
"Gar, don't be too arrogant! Our team is ranked in the top 100 Iron City. If we really try our best, you won't even think about it easy!"
Loken immediately pulled Bolt, and Pike also held Dagger tightly.
Wasteland law, weakness will only lead to more cruel bullying.
Faced with this kind of Danger, they could only prepare for a desperate fight.
Just at this tense moment, a gentle voice sounded:
"Kyle Captain, don't be impulsive. It's better to listen to my advice."
Everyone was startled and turned to look at Norton who was speaking.
Norton smiled slightly, adjusted the collar of the protective suit, walked slowly to Gar, and stood side by side:
"I make the decision for Boss Gar. If you are willing to answer the following questions truthfully, I guarantee that you can return to Iron City safely."
Kyle's eyes were about to burst and he asked sternly:
"Norton, what do you mean?!"
Loken frowned, staring at Norton and the predators who had no intention of stopping them, and suddenly realized:
"You and Ghoul are in the same group! The missing Hunter team in Iron City was all your fault!"
Norton showed no guilt at all, but raised his eyebrows rather proudly.
Gar's robbers did not deny it, and watched their prey struggle with a smile.
Pike spat on the ground. "Bah! I knew you were a bad guy!"
Yila forced himself to remain calm, his eyes cold:
"What problem deserves Officer Norton to spend so much effort and set up a trap to ambush our mere Hunter team?"
Norton restrained his smile and stared at Yila with his narrow eyes:
"Yila, where did you get that Third-Order Blood Core in your hand?"
As soon as these words came out, Kyle and Loken's expressions changed drastically, and they glanced at Yila subconsciously, with horror in their expressions.
The surrounding predators also had their eyes shining, as greedy as a pack of hungry wolves smelling the smell of blood.
Gar pointed Chainsaw Sword at them and threatened:
"You'd better think clearly before talking about it, and don't use nonsense like hunting yourself to trick others."
"A monster that can give birth to Third-Order Blood Core, brothers like me have to take a detour when they encounter it. How can you, a team of losers like you, possibly get it alive?"
Norton took a step forward, put his hands behind his back, and added:
"Yila, you are not qualified to hold that thing at all. Hand over Third-Order Blood Core and the secret, and I will keep you alive."
As he spoke, his eyes glanced back and forth on Yila, as if he was sizing up a rare treasure that was about to be captured.
Speaking of which, Norton was originally very interested in Yila, a woman with outstanding appearance and good strength, and often approached her to strike up a conversation through work.
Half a month ago, he accidentally noticed that Yila's strength had improved by leaps and bounds.
Under Peek secretly, she discovered that she had the priceless Third-Order Blood Core in her hand.
He concluded that this team could not hunt down the high-level Mutated Beast on their own.
Either they have discovered the treasure of Old Era, or they have mastered some kind of hunting secret, or they may even be connected to the mysterious forces rumored to be in Wasteland.
He suppressed his greed and did not leak the secret. Instead, he continued to pretend to be a good person, provided various kinds of help, and drew closer to each other.
Until today, they were led to this deserted neighborhood to catch turtles in an urn.
Kyle laughed in anger, raised his gun and pointed it at Norton:
"You're dreaming!"
Yila straightened his back and spoke coldly:
"That Blood Core is not on me. As for its origin, I will never tell you even if I die."
Norton shook his head and looked regretful:
"Yila, don't be stupid. Just tell the secret and you won't lose a hair, so why risk your own life?"
He turned to look at Pike and said bewilderedly:
"Little Pike, do you want to watch sister Yila and uncle Kyle being chopped into pieces for a secret?"
Pike was filled with disgust and cursed loudly:
"You despicable liar!"
Loken moved his lips and finally gave up the explanation.
That thing was given by that man like God, and its origin is mysterious.
Even if they tell the truth, the gang of robbers in front of them will never believe it and will only think that they are lying.
"If you don't eat the toast, you will be punished with a drink."
Gar licked his chapped lips, with a fierce look in his eyes;
"First capture them and bring them back to their lair. I have plenty of ways to pry their mouths open."
"Humph, just look at how hard their bones are? Do it!"
Following Gar's order, a dozen predators roared and rushed forward.
"Go to hell!"
Kyle cursed angrily, pulled the trigger, and the steel ball knocked over the thug at the front.
Loken fired continuously, retreating while firing, blocking in front of Yila and shouting:
"Yila, run!"
Pike's body twisted for a while, disappearing into the air, and his crying voice echoed among the ruins:
"Yila sister, run quickly, let's go back and bring in reinforcements!"
Yila looked at the enemies coming like Hyena, feeling very anxious.
She knew that she was definitely no match, and running away was not an option.
But we can't just watch Kyle and Loken being dismembered alive by these Ogre.
Suddenly, her eyes flickered violently.
Deep in the consciousness, the golden Blazing Sun emerged again.
A violent and blazing energy followed the connection in the dark, pouring into her mind and body like spewing lava.
This power was so overbearing that it filled her Psychic Power and even changed her character.
Crush the original weakness and reshape it into a majestic and majestic aura.
Looking at Kyle and Loken who were still resisting and getting injured again, Yila's eyes flashed with faint Golden Light, he suddenly took a step forward and shouted sternly:
"Stop!"