Wasteland Border Inspector

Chapter 71 Thunderbolt 1, Rangers, Rain Night Killer!

The wind stopped.

The rain was pattering.

The deep corridors of the tenement building seemed to echo with ghostly wails, one after another, each cry louder than the last, filled with an intense and mournful atmosphere.

After switching the power supply, the voltage became unstable, and the light bulb flickered slightly, its brightness fluctuating.

Cheng Ye sat upright on the small bed, but at this moment he had no mind to pay attention to these sounds and these changes.

The panel is now open.

[Collector: Cheng Ye]

Current Rank: Level 1 Trainee (7.1/100)

Life Level: 0

[Skills: Moving Shot, Beast Instinct, Iron Body (Talent)]

[Not yet unlocked.]

[Evaluation: You are only one step away from meeting the minimum requirements for a Civilization Collector. Deepening your understanding of life levels will help you resist parasitic contamination from native organisms.]

"At the life level, it can resist parasitic pollution."

After staring at these words for a long time, Cheng Ye let out a soft breath and closed the panel.

As far as the eye could see, there were four weapons on the bed, two long and two short, and the floor was piled with disassembled cardboard boxes.

The shorter ones are the Bison Fighting Pistol and the Prosecutor's Defense Pistol.

He used 9mm ammunition, and he had already stored 40 boxes of it in advance, with 24 rounds in each box.

The long one is a Happy City enhanced version modeled after the modern AA-12 automatic shotgun.

【Thunderbolt-1 Automatic Shotgun】

It fires 12-gauge shotgun shells and can be equipped with miniature grenades.

With a firing rate of up to 370 rounds per minute, it requires E-level privileges to purchase due to its extremely fierce firepower, and costs as much as 120 contribution points.

If ordinary residents were to purchase their ammunition, they would need to contribute points because of its terrifying lethality.

But the inspector was different; he could buy ammunition with Happiness Coins. He bought 1500 Happiness Coins worth of ammunition in one go.

It includes 25 boxes of buckshot, each containing 12 rounds, designed to destroy targets in an area-of-effect attack.

Two boxes of high-explosive shells, four shells per box. The shells have fuses installed inside the warheads. The safety is released 3 meters after the shell leaves the muzzle. The effective range is 200 meters. The shells can penetrate 8 mm of cold-rolled steel plate before exploding. The shock wave has a kill radius of 2 meters.

Let alone a starfish fusion, even a rotten vine fusion should avoid its sharp edge.

Next to the PL-1 is a bullpup assault rifle modeled after the AUG-A3.

Ranger-1 Assault Rifle

Because of its modular design, the barrel and other accessories can be replaced at any time, making it highly adaptable. It is one of the best individual soldier equipment in Happiness City and costs 45 contribution points.

With a theoretical rate of fire of 700 rounds and using 5.56 ammunition, he also stockpiled 20 boxes of ammunition, each containing 50 rounds.

The two weapons alone cost a total of 165 points.

The cost of bullets reached 2700 Happiness Coins.

Fortunately, the heavy rain a few days ago restricted the entry and exit of the convoy. After the weather cleared up, the convoys entering and leaving Area A came in an endless stream, bringing in nearly 50 points of terrifying income every day.

In addition, four infected individuals were detected when Scorpius opened the warehouse to release people earlier.

According to regulations, these incomes should be credited to the currently on-duty inspector.

However, Cheng Ye did not take all of it; he only received 80%, which earned him 52 points.

All things considered, I made a net profit of 157 points in three days.

As usual, he shamelessly borrowed money again, finally managing to get the weapon configuration to its maximum potential.

"In terms of pure equipment, I'm no worse than anyone else!"

"His courage is also considerable!"

Cheng Ye let out a long sigh, his chest filled with a complex mix of emotions.

It's hard to say exactly what it is; it could be anxiety, excitement, or even exhilaration.

From an ordinary person who was so frightened by firing a gun for the first time that his hands trembled, to a prosecutor who now feels his heart surge with excitement when he looks at firearms.

He had completely forgotten why he was afraid in the first place.

As he consumed more and more bullets, something deep within his genes seemed to be completely awakened, causing his heart to race whenever he saw a gun, and making him want to pull the trigger and fire explosively.

Is this something that is ingrained in the very bones of people from Dongda University?
Cheng Ye forced a smile and turned to look at the bedside.

The protective suit, custom-made by Turbulence Equipment Shop, is composed of flexible alloy plates in different parts.

With just a light spray of the included special spray, the nail plates will adhere tightly to the body and will not fall off no matter how vigorous the activity.

If you want to take it off, you must use another bottle of the accompanying spray.

The fusion body can withstand kinetic energy below 400J, and his suit of armor is no less capable, with each part able to withstand 240J kinetic energy impacts 16 times.

Although it was no match for high-powered firearms, it was at least difficult for ordinary small pistol bullets to harm him in the slightest.

It can be said that, except for his head, he now has comprehensive and thorough protection.

"As for the head."

Cheng Ye also bought the right equipment, a protective helmet that looks like a motorcycle helmet.

But after trying it, he hesitated.

Helmets severely restrict vision, especially peripheral vision on both sides, making it difficult to keep track of everything.

Furthermore, the effectiveness of mobile shooting techniques obtained from Master Tian would be significantly reduced after wearing a helmet. "Let's see how things go first. If it's easy to kill and poses little threat, then I won't wear a helmet."

"You must wear it if there is any danger!"

Cheng Ye was making plans in his mind, but his hands didn't stop moving.

He reached out and grabbed the Whirlwind Dagger from beside the bed; a faint orange-red light flashed in his pupils.

Whirlwind Thorns are of little use against large plant infestations, such as Rotten Vines.

But from the very beginning, his purpose in choosing this weapon was very simple.

kill.

A single strike is enough to render the opponent incapable of fighting.

The Whirlwind Dagger remains effective against humanoid infected creatures, as it is far safer than slashing with a knife, whether it's piercing starfish tumors or inflicting fatal wounds.

"When I become stronger, I can switch to a more powerful cold weapon."

After being connected by a threaded rotation, the Whirlwind Spear was joined to the spear shaft forged from black stone, becoming a triangular spear about 1.45m long.

The spear shaft has a warm, smooth feel to it, yet when you grip it firmly in your palm, it provides just the right amount of friction, giving you a sense of security.

Ding.

The defense communication device suddenly rang, and Cheng Ye immediately grabbed it to look at it.

The time is exactly 20 PM.

As expected, the second wave of the information ban on some residents has finally been lifted!

"Three and a half hours left"

Cheng Ye muttered as he got up and moved to the window.

The streets outside the window remained outwardly calm, with no signs of chaos breaking out.

Even when gunshots occasionally rang out, they would stop abruptly and be quickly drowned out by the sound of rain.

"No chaos, this is the best-case scenario."

A crazy thought surged in his mind.

Although Ding Yishan had explicitly forbidden inspectors from the A, B, and C districts from leaving the defense area, the inner city's broadcasting station also sent a second message strictly prohibiting people from wandering around the three districts and causing the infection to spread.

But whether it was Liu Bi's instructions or the experience "taken" from Li Matai and Miao Yang, it was all based on his advice.

All three of them clearly told him that if there was danger around him, such as an infected person in the apartment building, the best option was to take the initiative to quickly eliminate it. Staying at home would only allow the infected person to spread further and eventually cause a small-scale outbreak.

Liu Bi and Miao Yang may be reckless, but if even a scoundrel like Li Matai said so, there must be some truth to it.

But the reason it's described as crazy is because at this moment, he wasn't thinking about taking the initiative inside the tenement building.

Instead.

"Let's go to Tianyuan Mall!"

As the area most likely to experience an outbreak of infection in Zone B-7, identifying the threat in advance would greatly benefit the actions taken after the outbreak.

His plan was to immediately abandon the idea if the buffer zone fell into chaos after the second wave of messages were unblocked.

But now, the streets remain calm.

Before the third wave of overall information was released, everyone returned to the building.

Right now, with few people on the streets, the probability of infection is actually the lowest, making it the best window of opportunity for action.

"set off!"

Cheng Ye turned around and went back to the bedside, beginning to put on his armor.

A special spray adheres evenly to the inner lining of the nail tip. When gently applied to the skin, the nail tip adheres firmly like a magnet, and the flexible material perfectly fits every joint.

When the last armor plate snaps in, the cold metallic touch instantly brings a profound sense of security.

On the back, the armor comes with two clips for mounting long spears.

He lifted the weapons up and pulled them, and the two spears were firmly locked in an "X" shape.

He casually tucked two short guns into his waist holster, then took out a custom-made black hood and a large raincoat.

The hood was pulled over his head, leaving only his eyes visible.

Looking at the reflection in the glass, although it appeared bloated, it completely lost the feeling of a normal human being, adding a sense of dormant, enormous power.

Walking in the rain at night, one can indeed feel a bit like a murderer in the rain.

Open the door.

He happened to run into the middle-aged man who had brought him water that day, and noticed a dark shadow looming over him.

The middle-aged man was stunned. When he looked up, he felt as if he could barely breathe.

Are you going out?

"Ah."

Cheng Ye nodded hoarsely, glancing at the middle-aged man's trembling hands as he walked over.

The other party had already gripped the most common defensive pistol in the buffer zone, clearly startled.

However, just as the two were about to make contact, the middle-aged man forced himself to remind them:
"Things aren't safe outside right now. Did you receive the message?"

Cheng Ye paused for a moment, then walked over and patted the middle-aged man on the shoulder.

"Don't go out tonight. You guys are good at enduring hardship, but this kind of thing is best left to the young people."

(End of this chapter)