Star Abyss Walker

Chapter 162 Base 01 in the Twilight Wasteland

"Ho~~~"

The Spinner Butcher let out a chilling roar, its feet moving like lightning, its six spiny tentacles flailing wildly behind it as it slaughtered the crowd. In just half a minute, two more players were directly strangled to death!

"Come on!"

I protected Ruolin, Fatty, and the others ahead, and said, "Head south, don't hesitate!"

"it is good!"

But at that moment, the star map deep within his mind suddenly lit up, and from it came the sound of a gun firing like a dragon:

"Has any player encountered the orange-tier boss, the Spiked Butcher, in the central Twilight Wasteland?"

"Ok!"

A level 31 hammer-wielding superweapon user responded: "Hey, Dragon Gunner, can you bring some reinforcements? We just can't outrun the Spiked Butcher. If this keeps up, we're all going to be wiped out, damn it..."

"..."

Spear As Like a Dragon hesitated for a moment, then said, "You all escape first. I'll discuss a solution with the Opener!"

Then, not long after, a ringing sound suddenly rang in my ears, triggering a temporary task.

[You have triggered the battlefield mission "Lure the Enemy" (Rank A). Mission objective: Lure the "Spine Butcher" (Orange Boss) to the player base established by the quest giver. Once you get him into the base, you will receive a very generous reward!]

The next moment, all the players nearby were stunned.

"Brothers, have you also received the mission to lure the enemy?" someone asked.

"Received it!"

"Damn, do you have them all?"

"All."

In an instant, everyone looked at me.

"Run! What are you waiting for?"

I opened the map, and a small blue dot appeared not far to the south, marked with the words "Starter Base 01". It wasn't far, probably about five minutes away!
"Cover each other in staggered formations, move quickly!"

I ran fast and quickly rushed up a hill ahead. Then I took out my purple Wind Whisperer, aimed at the Spine Butcher's head, and fired more than ten shots in a row. Each shot did not do much damage, but it was enough to make the Spine Butcher have a slight "head-tilting" action. This delay allowed many players to escape from the jaws of death!
"hurry up!"

Like Cai Cai, she climbed up a hill on the left, holding a purple bomb gun, while the Spiked Butcher below fired a precise barrage of shots.

"Ho~~~"

Enraged, the Spiked Butcher suddenly looked up at Cai Cai's location. Instantly, the spines behind him opened up and, with a clanging sound, they braced themselves on the ground like Spider-Man's spiked armor. Then, as if walking on flat ground, he charged towards Cai Cai on the hill!

"Fuck!"

Cai Cai was shocked.

"Cai Cai, run!"

I quickly switched to a new magazine and fired five more shots at the Spine Butcher's head. The slight delay allowed Cai Cai to run away at full speed.

And so, the group began to provide cover in stages, with the players in front shooting backwards to buy time for those behind, and the situation was no longer as chaotic as it had been at the beginning.

Sure enough, this restraint greatly reduced the players' losses. Although the Spiked Butcher was still fierce, our side suffered almost no casualties.

……

A few minutes later, a brand-new human-built structure appeared in the woods ahead, surrounded by walls and barbed wire. Heavy machine guns even stood on the walls, and alarms blared continuously from inside.

"quick!"

A figure appeared outside the base; it was Gun Like a Dragon. After firing a burst of shots with his sniper rifle, he said, "Ding Han, you're here too! Hurry up and lead everyone into the base. Go up the escalator to the second floor!"

"it is good!"

Clutching my explosive pistol, I charged into the base first, followed closely by Cai Cai, Ruo Lin, and the others. Upon entering, we saw a huge, straight-ahead space surrounded by steel walls at least 20 meters high. The main body of the base was in front of us, where many players were already on the walls, armed and ready for battle.

Without a doubt, they are all players summoned by the Initiator. This GM has quite a few talented people under his command.

"Ding Han, get to the city wall, quick!"

Not far away, the Milk Tea Life-Sustaining Immortal shouted.

"Ok!"

I immediately put the bomb gun into my storage space, and with both hands I used my strength to quickly climb up a vertical steel ladder. Soon I reached the top of the city wall, and behind me, Ruolin, Fatty and the others also came up one by one without any injuries.

"Holy crap, this base..."

Cai Cai stared in astonishment at the scene in the base, utterly shocked.

I also looked into the base. There were not only combat players, but also some players with titles such as Advanced Engineering and Advanced Gunpowder. These were players who focused on secondary professions and were also players summoned by the Opener. Obviously, this incredibly sturdy base was built by these players.

Great!

My heart skipped a beat. If this is the case, an Initiator leading a group of players is equivalent to a small empire. The players' power is inexhaustible, and the Initiator is the emperor of this empire. I just don't know what his purpose is in building this base. Is it just a sanctuary?
From below came the roar of the Spiked Butcher.

"Everyone up to the second floor, quick!"

With a low shout, the gun shot out like a dragon, and everyone scrambled to climb. At the same time, a bell rang in our ears, signaling that the mission previously given to us players by the initiator had been completed.

[Congratulations! You have completed the battlefield mission "Lure the Enemy" (Rank A). Rewards: 60 Character Experience, and an additional 1 Star Coins!]

……

It's alright, character experience and star coins are both valid rewards!
"Ho~~~"

Below, the Spiked Butcher roared and swung his six spiny tentacles, slapping them against the wall. Instantly, the steel wall, which was half a meter thick, was pierced with holes, which looked quite terrifying!

"The One Who Opens the Gate."

Not far away, Spear Dragon stood beside the one who opened the gate and said respectfully, "Our walls seem to be no match for the Spinner Butcher's attack. Its power is simply too great!"

"I know."

The initiator was cloaked, his face hidden beneath the hood, revealing only a pair of eerie eyes, making him appear extremely mysterious.

"Order to open door number 03."

"Yes!"

The spear flashed out like a dragon turning around, and he raised his hand and swung it.

Suddenly, an iron gate inside the base slowly rose, and a hissing sound came from inside.

"Ok?"

Cai Cai, Ruolin, and I all tensed up and quickly walked to the inside of the city wall to look into the base. The next second, we were stunned. In a sealed room inside the base, there was a large group of crawlers. These crawlers were different from those outside. Their name was "Yellow".

In Star Abyss, a yellow name signifies a neutral unit; the enemy will not attack you unless you attack it.

"What's going on with these mutants?" Ruolin was completely bewildered.

I was just as puzzled.

But the next second, the spiny butcher outside suddenly sniffed its huge, bell-like nostrils desperately, as if it had caught a whiff of something extremely repulsive. The next moment, it became furious and roared as it charged into the newly opened room number 03.

Room 03 happens to be the room where those crawlers with yellow names are being held!

"Ho~~~"

The next moment, a spine's tail vertebra suddenly pierced through a crawler's skull, shredding it instantly. Then, the spine butcher swung its arms, tearing another crawler to shreds. The stench of blood quickly spread throughout the base. It seemed that more than 30 crawlers were no match for it and were slaughtered like sheep in a tiger's lap!

……

"very good."

The one who activated it smiled with satisfaction: "Activate the protective device, prepare to extract the spinal cord and blood from the Spinner Butcher!"

"Yes, my lord!"

A level 30 production-type player nodded emphatically and pressed the button on the controller in his hand. Instantly, the floor of room 03 collapsed several meters, and a pair of steel shackles rose from the ground to lock the legs of the Spine Butcher. Then, a mechanical arm reached out and locked the body of the Spine Butcher with a series of complex gears and chains.

"Master, it's ready," said the spear-like dragon.

"Draw it."

"Yes!"

Above, a giant mechanical arm emerged from the building, its tip rapidly transforming into a steel needle that pierced the spine of the Spinner Butcher with a "whoosh." Immediately afterward, two more needles pierced the Spinner Butcher's heart, instantly draining a large amount of spinal cord and yellowish-brown blood.

“Ho ho ho~~~”

The spine-spike butcher's roar was deafening. It struggled desperately, causing the restraints to begin to split and shift.

We were all stunned, as were the casual players. That was a powerful orange-tier boss, the first orange-tier boss we encountered in the 2.0 Demon Realm Rift version, yet it was trapped in this base and even had its blood and spinal cord forcibly extracted!

"Nima..."

CaiCai said in the team chat: "Boss, have you guys noticed anything? This Initiator doesn't seem to be simple either... Why is he extracting the blood and spinal cord from the Spinner Butcher?"

"I do not know……"

The fat man said, "Could it be used for alchemy, in the pursuit of immortality?"

"fart."

Cai Cai said, "Absolutely impossible."

Ruolin stared at me with wide eyes: "Ding Han, you must have guessed something, right?"

"Ah."

I nodded and frowned, saying, "Did you see that? There was a group of crawlers with neutral names locked in room 03 before. We've never seen any similar alien species before. After all, alien species have an innate hatred for humans, so I deduce that these crawlers were actually created by the Initiator."

At this point, I paused, then continued, "Now the Initiator is painstakingly building such a solid base here, and extracting the spinal cord and blood of the Spinner Butcher. The Spinner Butcher is a Tier 4 mutant, the most powerful and highest-ranking mutant we have encountered so far. The only reasonable explanation I can think of for doing this is that the Initiator is researching and creating mutants. He wants to build a mutant army that belongs only to him!"

"I rely on..."

Cai Cai and Fatty stared in disbelief, their faces turning ashen.

(End of this chapter)