Who's fighting with whom?
Qin Ze couldn't help but sigh, "The Son of the Version will never go out of style."
The weak protest against version updates, while the strong simply adapt to them.
"It's the same scavenger we encountered in the Ring Mountains," Thousand Faces said excitedly.
"Good heavens, his brain's practically popped out."
Qin Ze immediately switched his perspective to Thousand Faces.
At this moment, Thousand Faces is on the top floor of a tall tower.
Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, you can almost overlook the entire military fortress.
The scene outside the city walls can also be seen in its entirety.
Hundreds of scavengers launched an attack on the fortress from the wasteland.
This scene reminded Qin Ze of the beast tide.
They're not exactly the same, but they're about 90% similar.
The artillery deployed on the fortress opened fire first.
Dense barrages of bullets rained down on the open ground in front of the fortress.
The towering flames instantly engulfed all the scavengers.
Qin Ze raised his eyebrows.
That's it?
Why aren't you sleeping at night, all of you coming over to deliver supplies?
However, the next second, the scavengers, their bodies mangled, burst out of the flames of the explosion.
Their eyes were bloodshot, and the vast majority of them were missing limbs.
Some people even had their intestines and internal organs protrude.
Even so, their speed did not decrease at all; on the contrary, they ran faster and faster.
They all seemed oblivious to fatigue and pain.
Qin Ze was dumbfounded.
Is this even human?
He had previously harbored doubts about whether the scavengers had been Corruption.
In retrospect, the Ring Mountains is indeed a Corruption.
Unless you're hit by a shell and blasted into pieces.
Otherwise, the scavengers would go without hesitation, even if they had no legs, they would use their arms to support themselves and run.
Such a fearless attitude is comparable to that of the old guys in the Self-Destruct Squad.
The fortress walls were very high.
The scavengers rushed to the base of the wall and gathered together.
They held hands.
Dark red Flesh and Blood sprouted from their bodies.
It was like super glue that stuck everyone together.
Hundreds of scavengers were thus Fusion into a massive, molten monster.
Like a slime, it clung tightly to the city wall, slowly inching upwards.
Qin Ze shook his head. "This is getting more and more outrageous. What on earth is happening in this world?"
The artillery and machine guns deployed on the fortress walls began to concentrate fire on the slime.
However, the barrage of bullets seemed to hit cotton, achieving no results whatsoever.
Just as the slime was about to climb over the wall, several large barrels of hot oil were suddenly poured over it.
Soldiers holding flamethrowers stood in a row, pointed their guns at the slime, and pulled the triggers.
call--
Several streams of fire shot out, igniting the slime.
In an instant, cries of agony echoed throughout the fortress.
A ripple stirred within the Thousand Faces Spiritual Sea of Consciousness.
The slime's voice contained a profound psychological impact.
Qin Ze looked towards the top of the wall.
The soldiers, however, acted as if nothing had happened.
His body didn't even sway.
Although the mental impact wasn't very strong, it was still something Low-Level Martial Artist could withstand without injury.
The mental strength of these soldiers is comparable to that of Advanced Martial Artist, which is rather terrifying.
Under the scorching heat, the slime slid off the wall and disintegrated.
The charred and mangled corpses of scavengers were piled up below the city wall.
All defensive fire at the fortress ceased.
The night raid thus came to an end.
The entire process will take no more than twenty minutes.
After the battle, the soldiers returned to their posts.
They showed no joy at their victory, as if they were already used to it.
Qin Ze withdrew his gaze and couldn't help but observe the tower he was in.
This is the room on the top floor of the tower; it's empty and completely unfurnished.
Even the walls are the original concrete color, without any paint.
Thousand Faces said, "Stop looking, the entire tower is like this."
"There are dozens of rooms of varying sizes downstairs, all of them empty."
Qin Ze couldn't help but wonder about the tower's purpose.
This is the highest point in the entire fortress; could it be used as an observation tower?
However, there were no soldiers stationed here; it seemed deserted.
"Perhaps it's just a half-finished product," Qin Ze muttered to himself.
Thousand Faces continued, "There's another particularly strange thing."
"I've searched almost the entire fortress, but I still can't find their mess hall."
"This fortress has at least ten thousand people, so the mess hall should be quite large."
"But I didn't see them, nor did I see them gathering anywhere to eat or anything. The cafeteria was acting all mysterious; was there some military secret inside?"
"And I couldn't find their supply depot either."
I was hoping to find some good stuff inside.
Qin Ze couldn't help but think of the dinner that had been delivered tonight.
There were more than ten hot dishes alone, with a good mix of meat and vegetables.
In addition, there are several kinds of fresh fruit, as well as dessert.
This is the military front line.
The abundance of choices in a single dinner suggests that the fortress had a large logistical support system.
With a scale so large, it's impossible to hide it.
Qin Ze asked, "Is there any classified information in the commander's office?"
Mentioning this, Thousand Faces was even more speechless.
"Forget about the office, I don't even know who the commander is now."
Everyone in this fortress is dressed the same way.
"He didn't have any shoulder insignia or armbands that could identify him."
"I even suspect there's no command at all in this base."
Qin Ze frowned.
How can such a massive fortress function without a commander?
After Thousand Faces's explanation, Qin Ze felt that this Northern Fortress exuded a strange atmosphere.
"Keep searching, make sure you find their leader."
Qin Ze then recounted the battle that had just taken place outside and the strange things that happened inside the fortress to everyone in the chat group.
[ On the Slacking on the Sidelines: What are we waiting for? Those guys are confirmed to be Polluter. Tell Passerby A to open the door, let's rush over there!]
[ Scholar: What's the rush? We don't even know their strength. What if they have several Level Nine? Are we just going to throw our lives away?]
The Slacking on the Sidelines cold and the fire died.
[ Catch a Fox Spirit: We can now be fairly certain the Corruption is in the Ring Mountains, but to be on the safe side, we still need to investigate their capabilities.]
[ Fairies Don't Poop: Go outside and catch two tongues]
[ Beast Tamer: We have two neighbors next door, let's ask them first]
Soon, everyone unanimously decided that Qin Ze would go to the "blue-skinned" neighbor to get information.
Wang Biao was filled with doubt as he watched Qin Ze get up and walk towards the door.
Apart from him, everyone else in the cell seemed to have a telepathic connection; they could understand each other's thoughts simply by exchanging glances.
Wang Biao sighed, feeling as if he were isolated from the world.
Qin Ze knocked on the wall next door. "Are you finished eating? Let's talk."
The short, thin man wiped his mouth and came to the door. "It's been a while since I've seen anyone outside the shelter. So, what do you want to talk about?"
Qin Ze pondered for a moment, "How did the catastrophe occur?"