Wasteland Border Inspector

Chapter 75 The Greatest Sound is Silent, the Origin of Mother is Annihilated!
Increase information content?
A thought flashed through Cheng Ye's mind, and he quickly carried the starfish into the room and kicked the door shut.

The reason this starfish is named 'Substitute Starfish' is because, as Liu Bi mentioned before, during the outbreak period, human consciousness is sealed inside the tumor, and the infected source controls the body to perform instinctive hunting actions.

Now that the body is gone, the source of infection has returned to this container, driving out the human consciousness inside. Since the consciousness has nowhere to go, it can be absorbed by the collector.

"absorb!"

[Absorbing information; successful information addition: 0.37]

[Enable automatic absorption?]

[Note: No need to touch it after activation; simply stay around the dissipated consciousness for two seconds to absorb it.]

Is it really 0.37?

Cheng Ye was shocked; this was comparable to the reward he received when he found the nascent form of dragon power!

"Turn on."

[Open successfully! 】

This is really an unexpected bonus.

Looking at the lines of prompts that popped up on the panel, Cheng Ye went back to his personal page to confirm again.

The numbers are indeed rising, and the information content has reached 7.47.

Based on the remaining gap, if each source of infection could provide this value, it would only require...
"Exactly two hundred and fifty infected individuals!"

"It's not difficult!"

The killing power was suddenly dissipated by the enormous gains provided by the source of infection.

Cheng Ye took a deep breath and slammed his palm hard on the ground. The killing intent that had been building up in his chest dissipated completely with this strike.

It's strange, I was a little apprehensive before I started this, but now I feel an unbearable sense of joy.

If the boss really runs away with the two young men, he won't be able to sleep well every night from now on.

"Sure enough, I've started to become a wasteland person to some extent too."

Cheng Ye got up, tore open two more bags of nutrient solution and drank them down, while also unloading the iron body to recharge it.

I thought it would take several months, or even half a year, to accumulate enough information for my internship, but unexpectedly, the substitute starfish became an unexpected turning point.

If you can take this opportunity to complete your internship, you will not only unlock the search permission for Lv3 skills, but also significantly reduce the search requirements for Lv2 skills.

Putting everything else aside, the difficulty of gathering all four forces will be greatly reduced.

"We were thinking about whether to go out and make a killing, but now that we can gather information, it seems we can't hesitate any longer."

The thought arose.

Boom.

The floor shook violently, and no one knew where the explosion had occurred.

Through the window, one could see thick smoke rising from the direction of the distant giant wall, but it was quickly extinguished by the increasingly heavy rain.

"The area that Brother B chose for me looks dilapidated at first glance, but it actually has hidden advantages and should be one of the safest areas in the surrounding area."

Cheng Ye stood quietly by the window, watching the bustling crowds in the streets within his sight.

Most of the figures were fleeing, with only a few groups of people exchanging gunfire after bumping into each other. It seems that they had accumulated grudges over time and were taking advantage of the wave of infection to vent their anger.

The most bustling place is the flea market two streets away, which is the old pedestrian street next to Tianyuan Mall.

The pedestrian street is about 700 meters long.

Both sides are old bungalows left over from the past, and many people have added three or four illegal floors on them.

Adding to the maze of winding alleyways, gunfire erupted intermittently in the darkness, indicating that at least several hundred people were engaged in a fierce firefight.

It seems that it wasn't just about seeking revenge, but also about eliminating the threat of an outbreak of infected individuals in advance.

Boom, boom, boom.

Come again?

Cheng Ye frowned, thinking that he would have to put up a sign at the entrance later.

If you need anything, just call out. If you keep knocking on the door like this, the image of those three people from before will instantly flash through my mind, and I can't help but want to take action.

"Hey friend, could you give me your defense communication number? Let's keep an eye on each other."

The middle-aged man, steeling himself, called out from outside the door.

After wiping the floor, the three returned to their room and discussed the matter. They immediately realized that Cheng Ye was a ruthless person who didn't talk much.

If such a decisive killer could be recruited into the fifth-floor watchdog group, it would undoubtedly be the strongest guarantee of combat power.

"no need."

This time, Cheng Ye didn't pretend to be an expert by not replying. Instead, he said in a deep voice, "When the infection wave comes later, I will clear the threat from this building and then go outside."

"what?"

The middle-aged man was startled and quickly took two steps back. "Okay, okay, just pretend I didn't say anything!"

however.

Two minutes later.

Boom, boom, boom.

When the knocking sounded again, the middle-aged man had already prepared his speech and was about to speak.

But despite all the planning, the security door was suddenly pulled open, revealing a huge dark shadow looming in front of them.

"what?"

Instinctively, he took several steps back.

If Cheng Ye hadn't grabbed him, he would have fallen through the hole in the window and added to the stress on the first-floor residents.

"Is something wrong?"

Feeling looked down at from above, the middle-aged man's Adam's apple bobbed twice. "If you want to go out, can the three of us follow you?"

"Follow me?"

Cheng Ye turned his head and looked around. Several doors in the distance cracked open, and several pairs of eyes peered out.

Seeing his gaze sweep over them, the two middle-aged men chuckled and pushed open the door to leave.

They were all neighbors I'd met at the water room before.

However, the environment had changed drastically, and none of the three dared to connect the usually gentle and weak Cheng Ye with the enormous figure wrapped in armor before them.

Cheng Ye also connected the three of them to the past, because at this moment, the excitement and exhilaration on their faces did not seem like they were going to fight the infected, but rather like they were rushing to fulfill a long-awaited dream.

"The three of you."

Cheng Ye was somewhat taken aback, "Aren't you afraid of dying?"

"What are you afraid of? If we don't kill all the infected, how are we going to work tomorrow?"

The middle-aged man, still being held by Cheng Ye, said urgently, "My name is Huang Sheng. I used to be part of the pioneering corps of our Happiness City. After the corps was disbanded, I joined the Public Works Department."

"Don't worry, I won't hold you back, and I've also prepared protective gear and weapons."

"Where's the stuff?"

Cheng Ye reached out and put the person down, suddenly realizing that his strength had far surpassed that of an ordinary person.

Not only his strength and skills, but also his courage and mentality have been completely transformed.

Even he himself didn't realize that he had become so calm when facing danger.

"I'll get it!"

Huang Sheng's room was four single rooms away from his.

He rushed in and in the blink of an eye, he came out with a set of acrylic protective gear.

As for the helmet, it wasn't a protective helmet like his, but a rugby helmet, which was sufficient to prevent contact with infected individuals.

"what about you?"

Cheng Ye nodded slightly and looked at the other two.

The two middle-aged men immediately realized what was happening, and rushed into the room with delighted expressions, quickly taking out their meager equipment.

"Thirteen years ago, I was tricked into selling rotten medicine for two months, and I still regret it to this day. If I had dared to stand up for myself back then, I would have been in management by now!"

Another person quickly chimed in, "We only have small pistols. If you don't mind, the three of us can help you keep watch. Afterwards, you can just share the contribution points."

Cheng Ye remained silent for a moment.

The people in this happy city seem to have some mental issues.

However, he then thought of what Old Song had said: a group can hardly produce a leader; it needs someone to follow along in order to form a fighting force.

Without him, these three would have had to mentally prepare themselves to even step out of their apartment to clean the fifth floor, let alone rush out of the community to fight the infected.

But now that he was leading the way, the three of them suddenly became much bolder and dared to charge out and fight.

He remained silent.

Huang Sheng and the other two immediately felt uneasy, and their previous excitement subsided.

However, they did not interrupt Cheng Ye's thoughts and stood quietly in place waiting.

"How did you get through 13 years ago?"

"Me?" Seeing Cheng Ye looking over, Huang Sheng gave a bitter smile. "Back then, I was working as a truck driver with the pioneering corps to help build the Hongye Bay port, and that's how I managed to avoid the Nightmare Fluke."

"Zhu Xiang".

Another person spoke up, "I sell medicine, um, I sell that sleep aid. The people from the Medical Department tricked me, saying it was to contribute to the buffer zone. I sold it for free for two months, and in the end I was mistaken for a drug dealer and locked up in quarantine for a month and a half. I was beaten up every day in there."

This was terrible; Cheng Ye couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

“Wu Zhihong,” the last remaining person chimed in, “I’m from the recovery faction. We’re here to fight those beasts who secretly spread nightmare parasites. It’s hateful that they got away so quickly; we didn’t kill a single one of them. I’ve regretted it for years.”

"Don't you have any family?"

When Cheng Ye asked again, all three shook their heads, their faces showing complex expressions that hinted at their own stories.

"Alright, if you want to come out with me, you have to obey my orders completely."

"No problem, as long as we're not sent to our deaths, we'll do whatever you say."

I don't know why I trust Cheng Ye so much. Maybe it's because this young man has injected new vitality into the lifeless electronics factory community since he moved in.

Anyway, there wasn't anyone in this tenement building who was ruthless enough to blow someone's head off and throw them out of the window.

Huang Sheng appeared somewhat excited.

"You can create a squad. With squad monitoring, we won't dare to break the rules."

"Ah."

Cheng Ye took out a badge from his pocket and swiped it across the Defense Module. This so-called squad module was somewhat like the face-to-face group chat function on WeChat.

After selecting to create, a string of identification codes will pop up on the screen, which others can enter to join the queue.

"Identification code 175107".

The three immediately pulled out their defense communication devices.

This was the first time they had ever done something like this. Wu Zhihong and Zhu Xiang huddled in front of the screen and clicked several times, but they couldn't find the entry point. Huang Sheng, on the other hand, was quick to enter the code first and then hurriedly guided the two of them:
"Hey, it's right here, click here."

"Yes, add it in. The one that shows the prosecutor's title, that's it."

After a few words of instruction, Huang Sheng was stunned.

Wu Zhihong and Zhu Xiang were caught off guard, but when they entered the identification code and saw the three bright characters "Prosecutor," they were stunned.

The three of them froze on the spot.

He glanced at the defense communication device, then at Cheng Ye, his face showing a look of confusion and helplessness.

"You, you are... a prosecutor?"

"Isn't it similar?"

Cheng Ye couldn't help but shake his head. "If there's nothing else, go back and rest."

"Sixteen minutes left."

The security door slammed shut, and the stench of blood it carried sent chills down the spines of all three.

A few seconds later, three pairs of eyes suddenly met, and an unbelievable, ecstatic joy instantly overwhelmed all other expressions:
"Prosecutor, is this Cheng Ye, Prosecutor Cheng?"

"Unbelievable, there's even a prosecutor living here. He's so young!"

"What's wrong with being young? Being young is great!"

Huang Sheng slapped his thigh excitedly and lowered his voice, "Only young people think about making achievements. None of the people who rose to their positions in our pioneering corps in recent years were over thirty-five."

"But isn't the recruitment standard for the Pioneer Corps under thirty-five?"

"roll!"

The three of them had no choice but to remain calm.

It's true that some inspectors lived in this dilapidated dormitory building in the electronics factory more than a decade ago, but I haven't heard of anyone coming here to "suffer" since.

As the person with the highest status in the buffer zone, the prosecutor has unimaginable authority.

For example.
A drone flew up, and its camera scanned the three people below.

Defense News immediately broadcast:
"Prosecutor Cheng Ye has established a team, and Huang Sheng, Zhu Xiang, and Wu Zhihong have been included in the team."

"Inspector Cheng Ye has been detected to have activated the contribution assessment mechanism. His personal actions will be recorded in the entire process by the drone and submitted to the supercomputer. Rewards will be distributed according to his contribution value!"

This is one of the benefits of joining the prosecutor's team.

There's no need to compete for participants; the drones will record and upload the data to the supercomputer afterward, automatically determining the contribution value.

Every action—firing shots, cleaning up the battlefield, or providing rear support—will be given meaning!
"This prosecutor's identity seems to have a lot of untapped potential for use?"

Seeing the ecstatic expressions on the faces of the three people in the video, Cheng Ye realized the advantages of this mechanism.

With the influence of special rewards and linkage mechanisms, the efficiency of this unity is astounding.

Strangers can be united and formed into a fighting force without any coercive measures.

Moreover, because they were not infected, they were naturally on the same side, and there was no competition for interests.

With drones used for harvesting and rule-making, prosecutors can easily assemble a team of hundreds or even thousands of people whenever they have the idea, should an infection wave hit.

"What's the purpose of this? Why grant prosecutors such extensive power?"

Cheng Ye frowned in thought, and could only associate it with an idealist institutional experiment.

But regardless of his original intentions, this power is undoubtedly a lifeline for his current situation.

Ding.

The alarm clock rang again, and the screen showed 11:40, with only one minute left before the explosion.

He looked up at the hygrometer on the wall, where the pointer was clearly pointing to the 99% mark, and a fine layer of water droplets had condensed on the glass surface.

"Is it coming?"

The sound of gunfire had now completely engulfed the entire buffer zone.

To the wasteland dwellers, this was a death warrant.

But when it reached Cheng Ye's ears, it inexplicably evoked a sense of déjà vu, like the sound of firecrackers exploding on New Year's Eve when he returned to his hometown for the Spring Festival.

Suddenly, the numbers on the screen started jumping forward again.

Cheng Ye originally thought that apart from the intermittent thunderclaps, there would be no more deafening noises.

But he was wrong. When 11:41 arrived, a piercing shriek suddenly tore through the air, soaring into the sky and instantly drowning out all other noise.

Da Yin Xisheng.

Cheng Ye felt dizzy, his eardrums were being torn apart by an invisible pressure, as if he had been punched hard in the head, and a metallic taste rose in his throat.

Amidst the ringing in his ears, he vaguely heard a series of low, whistling sounds coming from outside the window, and more than twenty streaks of fire shooting out from the direction of the inner city.

what is that?
boom!
The fiery meteor crashed into an open space in the southern suburbs, exploding into a blinding ball of light, but without generating any shockwave.

Almost simultaneously, the shrieking stopped abruptly, as if someone had choked it.

[Urgent Report: The original source of the fusion-stage creature codenamed 'Substitute Starfish' has been completely annihilated!]

[Humidity has reached the target level, the source of infection has been suppressed, and the infection is about to enter its outbreak phase. All residents are requested to prepare!]

　P.S.: Yesterday, a reader said I was attacked by a starfish substitute, which is really true (sad). The biggest effect of food poisoning is weakness; I get dizzy after sitting for a while.

　　P.S.: I've been advised to publish two chapters concurrently. I'll adjust it as soon as possible and implement it once I have a few more drafts saved up. Otherwise, I'm afraid that if I write something that's already been written, it will be too late to take it back!

　　
　
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