The Three Great Legions, Perfect Coordination!

Xingfu City has three major legions.

Each, with its unique functions, builds three interlocking lines of defense for survival.

The first line of defense, the Blood Dragon Legion, is primarily responsible for sweeping and deterring. They patrol the surrounding areas year-round, weaving a dynamic defense network, reducing the threat of Infected through high-frequency actions. They are most skilled in mobile warfare and assault warfare.

The second line of defense, the Crusader Legion, is mainly stationed near the Hydroelectric Station, protecting core infrastructure such as surrounding industrial factories, ensuring the city's operational energy and production lifeline is secure.

The third line of defense, the Xingfu Legion, is responsible for guarding the Xingfu High Wall. Equipped with elite armed forces and a systematic defense system, they construct a three-dimensional ultimate defense line.

"Could something have happened at the Hydroelectric Station?"

Cheng Ye's heart gave a thump.

To improve energy utilization, Xingfu City built most of its large factories near the Hydroelectric Station.

If something happened, it would either be a collision with an Infected Tide Raid or an armed attack from another Sanctuary City.

But with the combat power of Xingfu City's three major legions, the latter had not occurred for nearly twenty years. Conversely, the former, encountering an Infected Tide, had a high probability.

Of course, there was also a special situation that was most unwilling to consider.

Opening the Collector Panel, he glanced at the charge value, which had reached 54% in the upper right corner.

Cheng Ye felt slightly at ease and calmly ordered, "Raven, pass down the order. The Guard will temporarily suspend their shift change and all come to assist with the inspection."

"Owl, you come in with me. If anything is wrong..."

"My lord, rest assured, I understand." Owl's heart tensed, and he immediately realized the problem.

If the Crusaders were returning to the city on official business, they should have reported to the Inner City remotely and notified the checkpoint long ago.

But now, they were approaching at high speed, and only notified the checkpoint via vehicle notification.

Recalling the malicious incident that had just occurred at the Central Checkpoint, it was not difficult to imagine what was approaching.

A vehicle full of Infected?

"Young Calf Fears No Tiger, you kid, you've got guts!"

Li Maitai had already packed his backpack. Turning around, he saw Cheng Ye sitting behind the alloy table again. He couldn't help but sigh, quickening his steps.

By the time the vehicle entered the diversion channel, his figure had already disappeared into the rain.

"Guts?"

Cheng Ye narrowed his eyes, his gaze piercing through the rain, fixedly staring at the slowly approaching vehicle.

The approaching vehicle was not the common Dajinbei, but a new car he had never seen before.

The vehicle was shaped like a compressed Hummer, long and flat, with sharp lines outlining its boxy silhouette. Its metal body gleamed coldly under the lights.

The car stopped steadily before the isolation barrier. The passenger door sprang open with a bang, and a hulking figure leaned out.

Clad in a gray-blue Crusader Legion uniform, with shoulders as broad and back as thick as an upright Grizzly, he looked to be well over two meters tall, exuding an incredibly intimidating aura.

Even though Cheng Ye had been training diligently recently and had honed a certain ruthless spirit, he still felt his breathing become uneven as he watched this Grizzly stride through the puddles.

Damn it, even if the Wastelander genes are reverting, how can they spawn such a monster?

Cheng Ye cursed inwardly, his hand involuntarily reaching for the Buffalo Combat Pistol at his waist.

Even Infected from the same Infection Source wouldn't have uniform strength.

The stronger the host, the more terrifying the mutated monster.

Those Infected who could leave their names in books were mostly powerful figures who had once dominated the wilderness. He had never seen an insignificant nobody mutate into a Jinx.

Wait. If the stronger the person, doesn't that mean the stronger the skills I can search for?

The thought of the Search Skill instantly eased some of Cheng Ye's apprehension, replacing it with excitement.

Inside the Isolation Pod, there were no such powerhouses.

Encountering one in the wilderness meant they wouldn't cooperate.

Only now, sitting before the inspection table and holding the title of Inspector, did he have the chance to "Search Strong from Weak."

As long as the person wasn't infected, the probability of uncovering good skills wouldn't be small.

The changes in Cheng Ye were clearly visible to Owl, who stood beside him.

Noticing that the Inspector was no longer fearful but excited, he inexplicably felt bolder himself.

Since he was already an Observer, he planned to go all out to climb up.

Compared to an Old Scoundrel like Li Maitai, it was obvious that following someone like Cheng Ye offered opportunities to earn Merit and climb up!

If that was the case, what was there to be afraid of?

"Halt!"

Cheng Ye grabbed the Loudspeaker, his voice like a whip tearing through the rain, lashing out at the Grizzly.

"I am Wu Rui, a Level 2 Squad Leader of the Crusader Legion. I have already communicated with the Checkpoint. I apologize for troubling you, Inspector, to work overtime."

The Grizzly, Wu Rui, announced himself and obediently stood outside the cordon.

"Working overtime is fine. It's only a little past eight. I need to know why Captain Wu returned in such a hurry without notifying the Inner City."

"There was an accident. One of my teammates was injured by an Infected and needs to be sent to the Inner City for treatment."

"What?"

Owl, who had been holding his gun in a defensive stance the entire time, was shocked. Was that a reason you could just give?

Listen to that. Attacked by an Infected? Anyone who didn't know better would think he just tripped on the road.

"I can vouch for him. He hasn't been parasitized by an Infected. Please, Inspector, be lenient and give my brother a chance to live."

"You vouch for him?"

Cheng Ye tapped his fingertips on the table, shaking his head slightly. "The rules of the checkpoint, Captain Wu should understand them, right?"

"Clearly."

Wu Rui swallowed, his heart sinking.

The reason he, a Dongren, chose North Station was precisely because he didn't want to be troubled by rules from other Dongren at South Station.

Even if he came to North Station, he wouldn't mind being extorted a little by the inspectors here.

But no one expected that the person on duty at Quarantine Gate A at North Station would be a Dongren.

Moreover, this young inspector wasn't as easy to deal with as he appeared on the surface. The calm and reserved demeanor he displayed at this moment made him seem like an old hand who had been on duty at the checkpoint for many years.

"Save my brother's life, and all of us in the Chishou Squad will owe you a life, Inspector."

"Bring the person over. Let me see."

Things had come to this point. It wouldn't make sense not to examine the injured person.

As Cheng Ye pressed the button for the isolation door, he unholstered the Buffalo Combat Pistol from his waist and placed it on the table.

Just then, Raven, who had gone to summon reinforcements, arrived with ten On-Duty Guards. The air at the checkpoint instantly tensed.

"Okay!"

Wu Rui turned and went to the armored vehicle.

A fine rain fell, the drops pattering on his face, leaving damp traces.

The side door of the armored vehicle opened, and four soldiers in Crusader uniforms quickly carried a wounded person out of the vehicle.

Hiss.

Almost simultaneously, everyone gasped.

The injured person's left leg was completely gone, severed at the hip, leaving a blood-soaked bandage.

From his lower abdomen upwards, a hideous wound tore across to his shoulder, flesh and skin rolled outward, like tattered cloth ripped open by sharp claws.

Could he be saved?

As if sensing Cheng Ye's doubt, Wu Rui spoke again to explain, "The Inner City has special Bio-revival Technology. It's just external trauma; the survival rate is above eighty percent."

"Revival Technology?"

Cheng Ye clicked his tongue inwardly. This was another term he couldn't find in his memories.

And strangely, even with such a severe injury, the person on the stretcher could still manage a faint smile as he looked over.

"He's...?"

"A Special Talent brought by the Ancestral Gene. His pain receptors are one-tenth of a normal person's."

It wasn't Wu Rui who replied, but the injured man on the stretcher, who should have been barely breathing.

This guy could actually speak on his own.

"Name?"

"Dai Zun."

"Age?"

"29."

"How did you get injured? If you can't explain clearly, Captain Wu can tell me."

"It's fine. How I feel now is about the same as getting a little scrape on your hand. The pain has already passed."

A smile flickered across Dai Zun's pale face. "Infected entered the Battery Factory. They parasitized the workers' bodies and hid in the Feed Pipe. I went in and killed it."

So fierce?

Cheng Ye's eyelids twitched. He didn't know how thick the Feed Pipe was, but it must have been a confined space.

Without support, this was practically going in with the resolve to die.

"Everyone else, step back. I need to examine the wound."

"Withdraw."

Wu Rui gave Cheng Ye a deep look and waved his hand at those behind him. The seven people returned outside the cordon.

The Isolation Gate slammed shut. Ten Guards simultaneously aimed their guns at Dai Zun on the stretcher.

"Damn, this Inspector Cheng really has guts."

Seeing Cheng Ye put on rubber gloves, he actually intended to get close to the high-risk suspected infected.

Everyone gasped. They had never seen such a bold inspector.

Of course, Cheng Ye himself was a little nervous, but as soon as he heard the words "Special Talent."

He immediately opened his panel. After hesitating for less than a second, he gritted his teeth and decided:

He'd go for it!

At this moment, Wu Rui's cooperation on the Collector Panel was stuck at 54%, making it difficult to increase further. It was just enough to search for the LV.1 skill.

But Dai Zun's cooperation was miles ahead, reaching an unprecedented 94%!

This was the first time Cheng Ye had seen such high cooperation.

"LV.2 skill. If I can find this Pain Reduction talent, it would be too powerful."

Maintaining one-tenth of the pain constantly was not a good thing. The perception of external dangers would be greatly dulled, potentially weakening combat effectiveness.

But. a skill was different!

Once acquired, Cheng Ye could equip or unequip it at any time. He could enjoy the damage resistance advantage brought by pain reduction without bearing the risk of impaired perception.

"Brother, you need to cooperate with me completely from now on, or I can't guarantee anything."

Cheng Ye crouched down and gestured with his chin towards the back.

Actually, he didn't need to hint. The more than ten red dots shaking on the ground had already aimed at the stretcher. If Dai Zun made any transgression, he would definitely not escape "Physical Exorcism."

"Tell me, you want to live too, right?"

"That's right. I don't want to die at the hands of a Common Infected. It would be too unjust."

Sweat beaded on Dai Zun's pale face, his Adam's apple bobbing violently. "Whatever the Inspector says, I'll do. I'll cooperate completely."

"Very good. I like your attitude."

The cooperation on the panel increased again, reaching 97%.

Cheng Ye was slightly delighted and picked up the instruments on the table to start measuring.

"Body Temperature, 38.7."

"Heart Rate, 144."

"Respiratory Rate, 17."

With each set of data he read out, Wu Rui's expression outside the door grew more grim.

As he approached the checkpoint, he already knew what had happened today, and thought, This is bad.

According to the checkpoint's rules, anyone with two or more sets of abnormal data had to be put into an isolation pod.

And now, Dai Zun's data showed his body temperature was definitely over the limit, with only his heart rate hovering on the edge of 140.

Although there was a 5% measurement tolerance, if Cheng Ye insisted the data was abnormal, Dai Zun would only have one outcome.

"One set of abnormal data!"

Hoo.

As the words fell, a suppressed gasp came from outside the door simultaneously.

At the same time, the numbers on the collector panel flickered again, reaching 98.9%.

Just a hair's breadth away from 100% cooperation.

"You're very nervous. Although you've blocked pain, I can feel your fear."

"Relax. I'm not like other inspectors. As long as you're not infected, I can guarantee you'll leave here alive!"

As Cheng Ye spoke, he opened the black box and took out the vital sign dual-mode detector and the rotten light metabolism detector.

However, just as he was about to begin the examination, his hands suddenly paused, and a faint smile slowly curved his lips.

[Dai Zun, 100% (Perfect), Retrievable Scope: Intelligence, Item, Skill (Lv.2)]

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