"It's so dark here, I don't know what will come out." His leather boots squeaked on the stained road as he looked around. It was his first time in the sewers. Although it smelled bad at first, he got used to it after a few sniffs.
"Are you scared?" Sun Jiao mocked.
"Of course not." Jiang Chen waved the PK200 assault rifle in his hand and grinned. "I've never been scared of those guys, why would I be scared of these things?"
As he pointed the flashlight over, a few fat rats half the height of a human scurried into the shadows.
In the apocalypse, the scariest thing was not zombies or mutants, but humans. For this point, Jiang Chen finally had some experience.
From the tremor, it was confirmed that the mercenaries were all dead. With a ten-meter tall building collapsing, it would be impossible to escape. No one would have expected such a trap to be hidden in such a seemingly abandoned building.
The main support structure of the building was tagged with explosives and set up with radio fuses and camouflage. With a press of a button, the entire building would be reduced to rubble.
At first, Jiang Chen was worried that the sewers would be damaged by the explosion, but now it seemed like he was overthinking it.
Other than scaring the nearby creatures away from the area, the collapse of the building didn't have much impact on the sewers. It was obvious that the government before the war put in a lot of effort to ensure the durability of the infrastructure.
It was shameful. If this was the modern world, they would have been buried together.
"Do you think the leader of the Huizhong Mercenaries would vomit blood if he heard that his entire team was buried?"
"Of course he would. As soon as we appear at the Sixth Street, he would bring people to kill us." Sun Jiao poured cold water on Jiang Chen's confidence.
"Uh, this is going to be troublesome." Jiang Chen paused for a moment as he didn't think of this possibility.
"But it doesn't matter. A lot of things can be bought elsewhere. Plus, it's not impossible to find an opportunity to get rid of the Huizhong Mercenaries. "Sun Jiao naturally uttered the terrifying words.
[This violent maniac …] Jiang Chen wiped the sweat off his forehead. He didn't think about taking out their entire family. However, he still had to chop off the hand that was reaching out.
Jiang Chen didn't want to do something risky without any benefits. Even though the Huizhong Mercenaries were evil beyond redemption, he saw himself as a businessman, not a ranger.
Yaoyao silently followed behind the two, looking around anxiously.
"What's wrong, Yao Yao? Don't be afraid, follow behind me. I'll protect you. "Jiang Chen shamelessly patted his chest. Because he took care of the pursuers, he was in a good mood. However, Yaoyao's worshipful eyes showed that she believed him.
"En!"
"How many bandits did you kill just now?" Sun Jiao rolled her eyes at him and interrupted his bragging.
"Hehe, at least one or two." Jiang Chen awkwardly scratched his head. Seeing the disbelief on Sun Jiao's face, he immediately changed his words. "Injure them. Just make them lose their ability to fight for a while."
Jiang Chen had to admit that his shooting skills sucked. After all, the feeling of shooting live ammunition and the controller of an FPS game were two completely different things. However, he believed that with more practice, he would eventually become a qualified warrior.
"Pfft." Yaoyao covered her mouth and giggled. However, she seemed to have realized that she shouldn't "laugh" at the master, so she cautiously closed her mouth.
Her expression was comical.
In this relaxed and joyful atmosphere, the three of them headed in the direction of "home."
"How much longer?"
"It should be nearby. There's an exit." Sun Jiao looked at the holographic image in her hand and frowned.
Suddenly, Jiang Chen felt a sudden sense of danger.
His heart was beating very fast.
Sun Jiao also seemed to have felt something as she suddenly stopped.
Bang! Bang —
Whoosh! Whoosh …
Gunshots rang out without any warning!
The bullets from the shadows on the other side of the corner pounced at them. Sun Jiao pushed Jiang Chen back and knocked into Yaoyao behind him.
But Sun Jiao was powerless to dodge.
"Mhmm …"
Sun Jiao groaned as she covered her shoulder in pain and fell to the ground. The Sirius in her hand fell to the side.
"No!" Jiang Chen's eyes were instantly bloodshot. He roared and within half a second, he sprang up from the ground and desperately pulled Sun Jiao back.
The bullets slammed into the concrete road and splashed a bunch of gravel. Not far away, a howl that sounded like a strange cry reverberated in the sealed space, echoing with a cautious person's response.
Sun Jiao …
But Jiang Chen couldn't hear any of it.
Looking at Sun Jiao's closed eyes, the pain spread from Jiang Chen's toes to his scalp and almost took over his entire body.
All the things that happened in the past few days instantly seeped into his mind.
The rude woman, the seductive woman … the woman who loved me …
She pushed me away …
But she …
Looking at the bloodstains all over her body.
Looking at the lively Sun Jiao now in such a weak state, Jiang Chen felt like his heart was being cut by a thousand knives.
Her eyes were like flames.
"Do you know how to bandage it?"
"Yes, yes!" Yao Yao was also on the verge of tears when she saw the bloodstains on Sun Jiao.
Also, it was the first time she saw such a ferocious expression on the face that always had a gentle smile on it.
"I don't know how, please." Jiang Chen stuffed the first aid kit in his backpack into Yao Yao's arms and walked to the corner with the assault rifle.
Ohhhhh! Rumble rumble rumble!
The unintelligible screams expressed their violence, and the light from the bullets exposed ugly but joyful faces. Just like the natives, they were probably the people living in the sewers, so they were used to the darkness. Even if there was no light, they could see clearly.
Any passerby would become their food.
Whether it was mutated rats or humans.
"Haha, bastards!" Jiang Chen roared in fury as he peeked out from behind the cover with the rifle.
The bullet grazed his cheek, but he didn't feel fear. It was as if the nerves were cut out from his body.
All that was left was slaughter.
Following the flashing light, Jiang Chen pulled the trigger.
It was a surprising feeling.
It was as if every cell in his body was screaming and wildly agitated, but this feeling didn't erode his rationality. Instead, it made him extraordinarily clear-headed and allowed him to vent his anger.
This clarity was only for the sake of killing.
What Jiang Chen didn't notice was that the EP on his wrist flashed a faint yellow light.
He removed the empty clip and replaced it with a new one. Jiang Chen roughly pulled the bolt, then raised the rifle and continued to fire.
Gradually, his vision became restless, and everything he saw seemed to be in a turbulent flow of water. The strange interference made Jiang Chen roar in anger, but the anger only fueled the spread of the mutation.
Just as he was trying his best to contract his eye muscles and force his pupils to focus, the scene that appeared on his retina changed.
The bouncing scarlet dots were hidden in the darkness, pulsating like hearts beside the flickering flames.
Or rather, the heart.
Jiang Chen let out a low roar and fired at the red dots.
"Ahh-!"
"Woosh!"
The unknown scream made Jiang Chen's eyes even more violent. He even left his cover and moved toward the target while firing.
The tactical flashlight was a nightmare for the natives who were used to the darkness. Their field of vision was completely white. They couldn't even see anything after they peeked out of cover. The natives could only shoot randomly.
But the scattered bullets didn't have the slightest effect on Jiang Chen.
The kinetic energy penetration of the PK2000 made their crude bunkers appear pale. Even if they hid behind cover, they couldn't hide their beating hearts.
The "hearts" that were hit burst out with blood before everything returned to normal. Jiang Chen didn't know how many bullets he fired. He just wanted to tear apart all the red dots that made him furious.
Gradually, the sound of gunfire from the opposite side stopped.
Jiang Chen's cruelty and ferocity made the barbarians living underground feel fear.
This man … is the devil!
Abandoning the old rifle in his hand, a man with a mental breakdown screamed as he rushed out of cover. But in the horrified eyes of his companions, his heart exploded as blood spurted out.
The natives hiding behind cover were defeated. They ran for their lives, but they were killed by Jiang Chen's bullets.
"Scumbags, stand still. Your Grandpa Jiang Chen is here! Haha! "Jiang Chen screamed as he crossed the cover with his rifle.
Suddenly, he saw a still beating heart in the corner of his eye.
The dark-skinned boy looked at the smirking Jiang Chen with fear. The pistol in his hand couldn't fire because of the jam.
Tatata!
The rifle in Jiang Chen's hand spewed out bullets as he used the bullets to tear apart the heart that made him frustrated.
"Next! Who is it! "
The rotten wooden door blocked Jiang Chen's path. Jiang Chen kicked the door open.
A disgusting stench assaulted his nostrils. Organs, broken limbs, blood … there were also maggots crawling on the floor and bones covered in minced meat. In the middle of the cave was a giant pot. Next to it was a "living person" that had lost his limbs and was barely breathing.
Blargh!
Even the crazed Jiang Chen held his stomach and retched. But in the next second, he stood up with a menacing smile, raised his gun, and began to fire. The shivering females crawling on the floor and the living person that could not be saved were all included in the firepower.
"Ahhhh!"
The creature that was unknown whether it was male or female screamed in agony. The person covered in blood let out a cry of death. The bloody mouth revealed a smile of relief. The muzzle of the gun reflected on Jiang Chen's twisted face. He was angry, but he didn't know why he was angry. Because he couldn't even remember his own name.
He only wanted to kill, and that was the only thing he knew to kill. Because only by killing could he extinguish the scarlet that disturbed his mind.
Ka!
The bullet was jammed.
Jiang Chen roughly slapped the side of the gun in an attempt to fix it. However, he didn't notice that the fish that escaped the net under the body had a vicious glint in its eyes.
"Ahhhhhh!"
Screaming in a strange voice, the person covered in blood pushed Jiang Chen to the ground when he wasn't paying attention. Under the messy hair was a pair of bean-sized pupils. He sat on Jiang Chen's body and used all the strength and weight in his body to stab the knife in his hand into Jiang Chen's throat.
This knife had dissected the bodies of countless survivors.
"Haha, little bastard! Go die … "
Jiang Chen roared with a menacing smile. He raised his hand to block the falling wrist and kept the knife above him. No matter how hard the person tried, he couldn't move an inch.
The disgusting color … ROAR!
Jiang Chen wanted to rip the person's heart into pieces. Not with a rifle, just with his hands …
However, the restless nerves suddenly went into a trance. The soreness instantly covered all the muscles in his body. It felt like after a long run, the muscles were filled with lactic acid.
The person was overjoyed. He screamed a few times and desperately pushed the knife in his hand down. It was about to pierce Jiang Chen's throat.
Bang!
Blood …
The person was stunned. He stared at the bloody hole in his abdomen and slowly raised his head.
It was a crying face that shone with sorrow and fear.
So "ugly" … he wanted to rip it apart …
But before he could make a strange scream,
Bang!
Another gunshot rang out.
This time, it pierced through his skull.
Yaoyao cried as the gun in her hand slipped to the ground. She picked it up from a boy's hand. She knew how to deal with a jammed weapon.
After she dealt with Sun Jiao's wound, she coughed up blood and the first thing she said was —
"You, go catch up to Jiang Chen. He, he is in a dangerous state …"
Looking at the pleading look in Sun Jiao's eyes, Yaoyao began to worry about Jiang Chen. Although she was scared, she didn't know what made her overcome her fear. Yaoyao chased after Jiang Chen.
When she saw Jiang Chen fall to the ground, her heart almost stopped.
She picked up the gun from the ground and removed the jammed bullet. Yaoyao suppressed the fear in her heart and pressed the trigger.
It was her first time killing someone. Although the thing she killed was not worthy of being called a human, it was just a beast in human form.
…
Vaguely, Jiang Chen felt a warm and soft touch hugging his head. His head was placed on his knees, and he was hugged tightly in his arms.
Vaguely, he also heard a girl's cry.
Water droplets fell on his cheeks and his cracked lips …
Is it salty?
Not the taste of blood?
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