Night World Players

Chapter 22 The Value of Eight Thousand Retracements

"You actually know of my existence?"

A hoarse voice sounded in Rast's ears.

Along with ripples like rippling water, the figure of an iron cross quietly emerged in the empty position in front of Last.

This was a middle-aged man in military uniform, and the iron cross on his forehead was much deeper than any iron cross Last had ever seen.

The bullet fired by the sniper rifle was now embedded in the muscles of his left chest, and his skin had a diamond-like luster.

This pointed bullet, which was powerful enough to penetrate steel plates and had previously blown up the hearts of several Iron Crosses at a distance of a hundred meters, now hit at a distance of almost zero, but could not even penetrate the flesh and blood of this Iron Cross.

The next moment, his muscles heaved and surged, and the pointed bullet was squeezed out of his blue-gray skin. The bullet twisted and deformed into a ball of bright yellow scrap iron and fell to the ground with a crisp sound, and the wound healed quickly.

Rast was very familiar with the figure in front of him, both before and after he was infected and became the Iron Cross.

When he was still a human, he was the captain of the Deep Blue Harbor Royal Marines. More than half of Rust's Grand Theft Auto, Vice City journey was ended by the Marines led by him.

After being infected by the Iron Cross Plague, he became the leader of the Iron Cross in the port area and the strongest mutant.

A very small number of mutant individuals that have evolved special abilities will appear in the Iron Cross, but before this, Last and Hiltina had never encountered a single mutant... This was not because they were lucky, but because all the mutants that appeared in the entire port area were eaten by the Iron Cross in front of them.

The mutant ability of the Iron Cross leader is devouring, which allows him to gain the special ability of devouring all mutants. Whether it is the "invisibility" he used in his previous sneak attack on Last, or the "hardened skin" that can withstand a pointed bullet from a sniper rifle, they are all products of his devouring.

If Deep Blue Harbor is compared to a level-breaking game, then apart from the pure background of the evil god after his arrival, the Iron Cross leader is the final boss of Deep Blue Harbor.

In the past cycles, Last reached this final level more than eight thousand times, and failed more than eight thousand times. Almost every death was related to the Iron Cross leader in front of him.

"I smell the same kind in your blood, but you are obviously not an ordinary infected person."

The figure of the Iron Cross leader appeared and disappeared in the air around Last, slowly circling around Last. He had actually arrived a long time ago, but had been hiding and lurking on the side, observing and lurking until the time was right before he chose to show himself.

"From your weird shooting skills before, and the fact that you were able to see through my invisibility, I think you must be a special mutant too."

"And unlike other mutants, your mutation and uniqueness are reflected on the spiritual level. This allows you to suppress that desire and impulse, and not let sadism dominate your rationality..."

"Also, you seem to be able to predict the future to some extent."

It was hard to imagine that under the dual stimulation of Rast's blood and the evil god statue, this Iron Cross could still maintain such a level of rational analysis. If the plague swept across the continent in time, and the Iron Cross became a new race, then he might be able to become the king of the Iron Cross race.

"The mental mutation and suppression of sadistic desires are very important to us."

"A species whose desires and bestiality override rationality cannot survive for long, let alone build a complete order and society."

"If your ability can solve this drawback, then the Iron Cross will be the superior evolutionary form of mankind. We may be able to work together to build a new civilization that is superior to mankind, and you will be the prophet of our tribe." The Iron Cross leader spoke sweet words, but was always looking for the moment when Last showed a flaw. He did not need any tribe's prophet, as long as he devoured Last, he himself would be a prophet.

He had no doubt that he could devour Last, just as he devoured other mutants effortlessly. The Iron Cross leader gained some kind of perception ability through devouring, so he could clearly see that Last's life was like a candle in the wind.

The efficacy of the serum has begun to wear off, and with it come sequelae and backlash. Last's internal organs are groaning fragilely, a precursor to organ failure.

However, the Iron Cross leader was somewhat afraid of Last's ability to foresee the future, so he decided to wait for Last to show signs of fatigue before taking action. Anyway, given the other party's physical condition, he would not be able to hold on for too long.

In fact, he had waited for this opportunity very quickly. Last's legs went weak and he could no longer maintain the alert posture with the bayonet in his hand, and he fell weakly to his side.

At the same time, the Iron Cross leader also moved, and the blade stabbed towards Rast's abdomen.

He couldn't wait to see the wonderful sight of the boy being disemboweled and his intestines mixed with blood splattered all over the ground. This was his nature as an Iron Cross, which had been suppressed for a long time before and he could no longer endure it at this moment.

The white blade pierced through Rast's soft abdomen, and the blood that was full of temptation to him splattered. The Iron Cross leader stared at Rast's face, trying to see the panic and despair of his prey when he was dying.

But in the blood rain, an arc was clearly outlined on Rast's pale face.

What is he laughing at?
Just as this thought came to his mind, the next moment, the Iron Cross leader heard a creaking sound of breaking metal above his head.

Those were the six pistol bullets that Last had fired with his single-action rapid-fire rifle. The Iron Cross leader dodged them easily at the time, but now it seemed that those six full-metal jacket bullets were not aimed at him at all.

Even the sniper rifle using pointed bullets only temporarily hindered the Iron Cross leader's movements and caused him minor injuries... How could Last waste his last pistol bullets on such meaningless shooting?

Above the two men's heads was a metal platform weighing dozens of tons, and Laster was aiming at the weak connections of the metal structure from beginning to end.

The plan to destroy the building structure had already begun when Rast fired the first shot in front of Hiltina. The platform was already shaky, and the six bullets hit the last six breakpoints.

In order to realize this plan, Rast took into account the time it would take for the metal to break and even the psychological activities of the Iron Cross leader.

It is true that Last failed thousands of times in this level, but that was because he was alone in the previous cycles. Last had to retain the physical strength and condition for the subsequent installation of the bomb and evacuation of the port area, otherwise it would be meaningless even if he defeated the final boss in front of him.

But this time, Rast no longer has these constraints and shackles because he has a teammate like Hiltina.

Therefore, he could exchange injuries for injuries, lives for lives, and use violent tactics that he had not been able to use before.

boom--

As the last metal support rod broke, the steel structure collapsed and fell from a high altitude, taking with it dozens of tons of steel bars and fuel tanks placed on the platform.

(End of this chapter)