Armor-piercing bullets don't believe in carbon-based monsters

Chapter 323 Facing Death as If It Were Life
"slower."

Lin Yu raised his hand and made a downward pressing gesture.

The scout behind him nodded slightly and then slowed his pace.

The wound on his chest has begun to heal gradually, but the recovery speed, which is far faster than that of an ordinary person, has also brought enormous physical exertion.

The food in my stomach has long been empty, and the water in my body is gradually being squeezed out.

The scout felt waves of intense dizziness, which was a sign of extreme danger.

If he cannot be replenished in a short period of time, he may end up like Lin Yu said, completely losing his ability to move due to exhaustion.

He knew he had to come up with a solution.
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He even started to have designs on the corpse.

Unfortunately, when they sneaked back to the vicinity of the body, they were shocked to find that the body had vanished.

Only some mottled bloodstains and tiny fragments of bone and flesh cut off by the blade remained on the ground.

"The body has been moved."

Lin Yu lowered his voice.

“That’s a good sign.”

"A good omen?"

The scout reached out and touched the dried blood on the ground, then put his finger in his mouth and licked it.

"How can this be considered a good omen?"

Lin Yu saw his actions but did not stop him.

He answered:

"The body couldn't have vanished into thin air; it must have been taken away."

"However, since the nuclear explosion by the Chinese military, we have hardly seen any active 'robots'."

"Those machines on the periphery are just some small flying machines."

"According to the information mentioned by the Chinese military, a nuclear explosion would render most electrical equipment inoperable, which is why this city is 'temporarily dead'."

"If that's the case, then the one that took away this body must not be a robot."

"He's human."

“He will leave traces—follow the traces he leaves, find his whereabouts, and maybe we can find a chance to survive.”

"clear."

The scout nodded.

"The smell of blood is very strong. Should we go after them?"

"of course."

Lin Yu patted the scout on the shoulder.

"Hang in there."

"Can you smell which direction it's coming from?"

"forward."

The scout pointed into the distance, and Lin Yu observed carefully for a moment, quickly calculating the tracking route in his mind.

The huge elevation difference should not have been an obstacle to the two Source Blood users' progress, but considering their current condition, he had to choose a safer option.

“We walked between the two buildings, where there was an aerial track.”

"The upper part of the aerial track is empty, which forms a bridge."

"By passing through there, we can avoid the reconnaissance of those small machines in the air—those things should be similar to the drones of the Chinese army, and we can't let them see them."

"Our landing point should be on a floor of the building across the street."

Will the body be in that direction?

"uncertain."

The scout shook his head and continued:
"But we can go over there first and then figure out how to find our way."

"no problem."

Lin Yu nodded decisively, then patted the scout's arm lightly, and the two of them stood up at the same time.

After crossing the platform between the floors, the two bypassed the grand staircase that offered a wide view and followed a hidden path upwards.

Lin Yu didn't have a map, so he could only rely on his intuition to choose a route.

But they were lucky and didn't take any wrong turns before reaching the entrance to the "sky rail" on a higher level.

"What exactly is this thing?"

Lin Yu looked at the track car that was right in front of him and said in a low voice:
"This vehicle is suspended on the track!"

"Look, it has no wheels and no part in contact with the track!"

"How on earth is this done?"

"do not know."

The scout shook his head.

"Perhaps the Chinese army knows. But we have to go back first before we can ask them."

"That's not necessarily true—we'll just need to get another working communicator."

Lin Yu reached out and grabbed the rails to climb up, and at that very moment, his scabbard suddenly flew uncontrollably toward the rails.

He reacted quickly and grabbed the scabbard, narrowly managing to regain control of the knife just half a second before the impact.

"magnet!"

Lin Yu suddenly realized and said:

"This thing is levitated by magnets!"

"Hold on to your knife and any iron objects on your body."

"Watch your feet!"

"clear."

The scout also gripped his knife. The two of them flipped up, stepped onto the suspended, upside-down track, bent over, and nimbly leaped forward.

The track is not very long; it only connects two buildings a few hundred meters apart.

But when the two walked halfway and looked out, they found that similar tracks were everywhere in the city.

Like a dense spider web, the tracks connect the buildings in the city one by one.

The longest track is so long that it is "boundless".

It resembles a delicate sky bridge.

How exactly was something like this built?

What is the purpose of building such a thing?
Lin Yu could clearly see that all the tracks here were brand new.

Just like the buildings in this city, it shows no signs of having been used.

If it's never used, what's the point of making it?

Isn't this a pure waste of resources?
He had thought that once he entered this legendary city, all the secrets would be revealed.

But now it seems that not only has the secret not been revealed, but an even bigger secret has been uncovered.

"arrive."

The scout behind him patted him on the shoulder.

Lin Yu nodded slightly and lightly jumped off the track.

By this time, they had successfully reached the second building. After the two entered the building, the scout quietly crept to the bedside and took a deep breath of the air that was drifting in from the window.

"The smell of blood is still coming from the south, it must be going downwards."

"But it's strange. I always feel that there is a very special smell in the air."

"A very peculiar smell?"

Lin Yu frowned.

What's that smell? Like engine oil?

"of course not."

The scout shook his head and said:

"I can't describe what it smelled like. I've never smelled anything like it in my life."

"Never mind that for now."

"Continue downwards?"

"Continue downwards."

Lin Yu nodded decisively.

"Take the stairs, go down from this building."

"clear."

Without further hesitation, the two continued down the stairs.

But just as they entered the next floor, Lin Yu suddenly sensed something was wrong.

The surrounding environment began to change.

It was no longer the empty building they had seen before.

Downstairs, familiar things began to appear.

"Living area".

Lin Yu's mind raced.

"This should be the real living area!"

He raised his hand to signal the scouts to follow, then went down the stairs, looked around, and entered the stairwell.

"Balcony, stairs, room."

“This is very similar to the ruins we’ve explored before.”

"This place is still quite new; people might have lived here not long ago."

"impossible."

The scout reached out and pushed open a half-closed door, peeked inside, sniffed around, and then said:

"There is absolutely no smell of human habitation here."

"Like the previous buildings, everything here is fake."

"It's less about people living here and more about the city maintaining the illusion that people live here."

"Come in and have a look." "It has everything here, but no human touch!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Yu also lowered his body and entered the room.

What appeared before him was a standard "pre-catastrophe dwelling".

The living room and bedroom are fully equipped with all kinds of facilities.

He slowed his pace as he entered the room, as if the owner of the house were still there and he might be discovered at any moment.

But obviously, his worries were unnecessary.

The room was completely silent.

"No water, no food."

"Do not."

Before the scout could finish speaking, Lin Yu suddenly interrupted him.

There is indeed no food.

"But water."

He walked into the room that was clearly the "toilet" and reached out to turn on a valve.

The next second, the water gushed down.

The scouts were dumbfounded.

"Tap water".

Lin Yu said in a low voice:

"This design is found in almost all ruins, but most of them are no longer functional."

"But the water here..."

"Smell it, is it drinkable?"

The scout immediately bent down, and after a moment, he answered:

"Yes, you can drink it!"

"This is very clean water!"

"Drink water!"

Without hesitation, Lin Yu scooped up some water and put it in his mouth, and the scout followed suit.

Their parched bodies absorbed the moisture, which restored some of their nearly depleted strength.

After his stomach was finally full of water, Lin Yu leaned against the wall.

"It's getting stranger and stranger."

"I think you're absolutely right."

"This place may really be a human cemetery."

"I once heard a phrase called 'treating death as life'."

“These devices are made to look like someone is using them even though no one is using them.”

"Isn't this a cemetery?"

"We can't do anything about it since it's a cemetery; we've already broken in."

The scout sighed.

"Keep going down."

"I smelled the blood getting stronger and stronger. The corpse seemed to have stopped."

"Stop?"

Lin Yu's expression changed.

We arrived at our destination so quickly?

But based on his observation from above, this place is still a long way from the core area where the lights are already on.

Perhaps there's a fast route into the core area nearby?

For example, those aerial tracks?

Or perhaps it's like the "subway" I've seen in other ruins before?
"go!"

Lin Xu decisively gave the order:
"Follow me!"

"clear."

They both stood up at the same time.

After replenishing their fluids, their movements became much more agile.

As they descended the narrow staircase, their footsteps were so faint as to be almost imperceptible.

“Very close.”

The scout in front raised his hand.

"slower!"

"I smell something else!"

"Someone!"

At this moment, the role of a "sniffer" is fully demonstrated.

Without risking exposure to explore, one can still get a general sense of the surrounding environment.

Lin Yu stopped abruptly and followed the scout forward slowly.

"in front of."

"No more than 200 meters."

At this point, the smell of blood in the air was so strong that even "professional sniffers" like scouts could detect it.

Lin Yu breathed slowly, afraid that his breathing might alert any potential enemies.

The scout gestured for the two to separate.

Lin Yu responded with a hand gesture, then moved to the left, creating a distance of nearly 50 meters between himself and the scout.

"Take a look."

The scout pointed to his research, and Lin Yu nodded slowly.

Then, he leaned out and poked half his head out of the window.

The stench of blood wafted in through the wind between the buildings, and Lin Yu looked into the distance.

And there, a solitary light has already been lit.

someone!

Judging from the target's build, it was definitely a human!

There were two people, and next to them was a piece of equipment that was not small in size.

What are you going to do?
Should we try to save him?
Lin Xu looked at the two people who were engrossed in their work in the distance with a puzzled expression, and gestured to the scout beside him for a question.

"Should we launch a surprise attack?"

In fact, he should have been the one to give such "command" for the operation.

But now, he only has one teammate left, so the so-called command has become meaningless.

The two must agree on what they want to do.

"Look again."

The scouts responded with gestures in return.

He was not cowardly.

He simply felt that the significance of a blind attack might be far less than staying put, observing quietly, and obtaining more information.

"clear."

Lin Yu turned his gaze back to the distance, where, under the light, the two had already set up the equipment they had brought.

Lin Yu couldn't recognize what it was or deduce its purpose.

But next second.

The "mountain city man" standing next to the corpse bent down.

Then, he cradled the head of the already dead corpse.

An unidentified tool appeared in his hand, and he brought it close to the corpse's head.

Flesh and blood splattered!
Now Lin Yu understood.

That was a circular saw.

He's sawing open the corpse's head!
What do I need to do?

Lin Yu's pupils suddenly contracted.

He watched as the man sawed through the hard skull and then split it in two.

He then carefully disassembled the shattered skull and gently lifted out the grayish-white brain.

They want to recycle brains?

wrong.

What they want is something buried in the brain.

The man dissected the brain and then removed a small object from it.

Another man from the mountain town, who was waiting nearby, poured clean water from his kettle and rinsed the contents of the brain, then dried them with a gauze.

He then took the object and placed it into the equipment whose hatch had already been opened.

The two men stood up, checked that everything was in order, and then closed the equipment's hatch. One of them carried the equipment on his back, while the other put the mangled corpse in a bag, and they left the location where they had been "operating."

The stench of blood still lingered in the air.

Lin Yu, however, was stunned into place by the immense shock.

"what are they doing?"

The scout shook his head.

"do not know"

"But if we can find a communicator..."

"We must inform the Huaxia Army about this immediately!"

(End of this chapter)