In twelve seconds, Zhang Heng shot a total of seventeen arrows, and none of them missed. More than half of the dogs were killed or injured.
When he landed on the ground, he leaned against the wall of the badminton hall to avoid being attacked again. He then drew the Shrouded Sheath from his waist and killed another six dogs with ease. The rest of the dogs finally began to feel afraid, and they no longer charged at him. Instead, they ran away with their tails between their legs.
Zhang Heng did not chase after them. After this incident, the dogs should be terrified and would never come back. On the other hand, the battle just now had almost depleted all the arrows in his quiver.
After that, he searched the badminton hall again to make sure there were no other stray dogs inside. After that, he returned to the room where he stored the food.
Kratos had already started to clean up the mess on the ground outside the house. He also took out some food that was not contaminated and was barely enough for them to eat for the night and tomorrow morning. "After dinner, we can go to the nearby houses to collect some food," Zhang Heng suggested.
However, Kratos shook his head and said, "No need."
"Hmm?"
"Let's go back to the Pripyat Hotel tonight." Kratos seemed to have made up his mind.
"Are you guys going to investigate Shelbinate?" Zhang Hen raised his eyebrows. "But the experts haven't noticed that the reactor might melt through the concrete slab and come into contact with the pressure suppression pool, causing a thermal explosion. That's why the three engineers who opened the drainage valve haven't appeared yet, and the miners haven't arrived at Pripyat."
"Their work is undoubtedly important, and they can even be called heroes. But to be honest, I don't think they are the people we are looking for," Kratos said.
These days, she watched her and her companions' health deteriorate little by little. Coupled with the fact that she hadn't received any news related to the main mission, Kratos finally began to doubt the direction he had chosen.
"Although I don't want to admit it, it turns out that we haven't made much progress in Pripyat these days. What we are doing now is just a waste of time, and every day we delay will increase the amount of radiation we inhale. Maybe the repairman and the doctor are right. We should leave this place as soon as possible, find a safe place, and wait for the official investigation results."
"Are you going to look for a doctor and repairman?" Zhang Heng asked.
`Not necessarily to look for them, 'said the Mouse. `To tell the truth, we don't know where they are now. When we get out of here, we can look for a hospital to examine our bodies.'
In this day and age, there was no such thing as mobile phones or WeChat. Communication was basically done through letters and landlines. The Maintenance Technician and the Doctor had not decided where they would go before they left. With how big SL was, it was very likely that they would not meet again in this dungeon.
"This is just the result of our preliminary discussion," the subdued teenager said. "We also want to ask for your opinion. As far as I'm concerned, I'll go wherever you want me to go. If you still want to stay here, I'll stay and accompany you."
Although the boy's physical condition was the worst among the three, and he seemed to be in urgent need of treatment, he still seemed to be determined to follow Zhang Heng until the last moment of his life.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a little tragic, Mouse tried to ease the tension. "In fact, the situation might not be that serious. Shelbina is the chairman of the committee, and he presides over the disaster relief work. So, the possibility of him being a key figure is very high. Maybe we can complete the main quest tonight. Everyone can return to the real world safely, and Coconut can be saved."
Of course, such an outcome was a happy one. However, after experiencing disappointment again and again, the players were now a little uncertain.
At this time, Kratos noticed that there were only two arrows left in Zhang Heng's quiver, so he asked, "Did you encounter some trouble just now?"
"Well, it's not really trouble. I just encountered a group of stray dogs in the badminton hall, but I've taken care of them," said Zhang Heng.
"A group of stray dogs? Here?" Kratos was a little surprised.
Most of the stray dogs in the city were hungry, and they were trying their best to find food. There was no food near the stadium, and logically speaking, it shouldn't have attracted stray dogs. What's more, there were so many of them, and they even found the players' food storage room.
Zhang Heng asked, "Who was the last one to leave today?"
"Me, it was me." Mouse raised his hand.
"Did you close the door when you left?"
"Uhh … I don't remember. When I woke up this morning, my leg hurt so bad. At that time, all I could think of was how to make my leg feel better. Later, when I went out, I realized that I forgot to take my gas mask with me. I had to take a detour back. Maybe I forgot to lock the door when I came out again," said Mouse. "I will pay attention next time, but I guess there won't be a next time."
The players didn't blame Mouse for this incident. Although most of the food and drinking water were contaminated by the stray dogs, on the other hand, this incident finally prompted them to make up their minds. They would no longer go around in circles and face the final outcome.
After tonight, Kratos would know if he was going in the right direction.
After the players finished their dinner, they lay in their hammocks to recuperate and prepare for the night's operation. Although they had decided to leave Pripyaji and wait for the official investigation results if there was no progress, everyone knew very well that this was just another distant hope.
If they left with the maintenance workers and doctors, they might be able to survive until that day. Now, however, because they chose to stay in Pripyaji and continue to receive radiation, everyone's physical condition had deteriorated to varying degrees. It was probably too late to wait for the official investigation results.
Therefore, everyone had placed their bets on tonight's operation. Now, it was finally time for the mystery to be revealed. Everyone's heart was filled with anxiety.
Rat had complained more than once about the difficulty of this Instance Dungeon. Not only did they suffer a nuclear explosion the moment they stepped out of the Dungeon, but the Main Quest was so vague that there was no hint at all. Moreover, they had tried two different directions in a row without any results. Rat even began to suspect that the Gods behind this Instance Dungeon wanted to kill them.
Among the four of them, Zhang Heng was probably the only one whose attention was not on the operation at night. Before that, he had a bigger problem to solve.
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