Wasteland Border Inspector

Chapter 77 Kill, kill, kill! A deafening roar echoes through the extraordinary!
A foul stench filled the air, and even though it was diluted by the rain, it still carried a strong smell of rotting flesh.

thump.

Boom!
The tentacles slammed hard against the building's surface, the sound like a giant drumbeat, causing dust to fall from the walls.

As an inspector.

From the very first day of the course, Cheng Ye had a strong desire to explore the fusion body.

This is because this organism has completely transcended the limitations of carbon-based life forms, resembling an alien creation.

He never imagined that his first encounter with the fusion entity would be a matter of life and death.

"Hide well! Don't expose your back!"

Cheng Ye gripped the Thunderbolt 1 tightly and shouted in a deep voice. The four people in the stairwell held their breath and focused.

If it were a fusion of rotten vines, he would definitely run away right now.

However, the drone's footage showed hundreds of similar tentacle monsters climbing the high wall, and the surge in numbers would inevitably dilute the individual combat power.

This is an ironclad rule regarding the source of infection, and even a substitute starfish cannot avoid it.

"coming!"

Before the words were finished, a distorted human figure suddenly appeared at the entrance of the tenement building.

Without hesitation, Cheng Ye pulled the trigger, pressing his finger firmly to the bottom.

boom.
Boom boom boom.
The reason why Thunderbolt 1 got its name is because the sound of the shots is like a thunderclap.

Bullets sprayed out of the gun muzzle like a shower of flowers.

With a magazine capacity of 32 rounds, even a single person could create a fan-shaped fire network. Pulling the trigger repeatedly, a rain of lead bullets covered the entire entrance!

The humanoid figure that had just poked its head out was almost instantly shredded by the ferocious firepower.

but.
"Not a fusion?"

Cheng Ye was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized what was happening and instinctively dodged to the side with his iron body equipment.

Sure enough, a loud rumble suddenly came from behind the four of them, and a thick tentacle smashed through the outer wall and landed right where they were standing!
"Fuck!"

Cheng Ye's pupils suddenly contracted.

The exterior walls of the electronics factory's dormitory building were not made of concrete blocks and cement mortar as we know them today, but of hollow blocks, and of the old-fashioned standard red bricks.

As a longitudinal load-bearing wall, its thickness is at least 240mm. How could it be smashed through?
"run!"

Without him even reminding them, Huang Sheng and the other two had already scrambled upstairs.

Cheng Ye hesitated for a moment, then rolled away from the tentacles and pounced down the stairs into the yard.

This is the biggest difference between ordinary people and soldiers.

When ordinary people encounter danger, they instinctively flee to their "psychological safety zone." For Huang Sheng and his two companions, their home on the fifth floor was a haven in their desperate situation.

As for the soldiers' retreat, according to Brother B, it must follow an ironclad rule:
This can create conditions for subsequent battles!
Since entering the building would only trap us in a narrow space and prevent us from blocking the attacks of the merged entity, we might as well think in reverse and actively pull the other party away to extricate ourselves from a passive position.

Given enough space to fire, Thunderbolt 1 might just be able to tear apart the fusion's defenses!

After descending the stairs, Cheng Ye glanced behind him. The tentacles of the fusion entity were already pulling outwards, no longer choosing to continue whipping the outer wall and smashing it apart.

Clearly, this is not an ordinary attack; it must require charging up before it can be unleashed.

good news!
"You son of a bitch, come and chase me!"

He roared, shoved the remaining dozen or so bullets of the Thunderbolt 1 back into his back, gripped the Bison combat pistol and the defensive pistol in his hands respectively, and fired in bursts at the same time.

After the delay, the infected from the other buildings have already reached the stairwell entrance.

The targets that were easy to deal with before suddenly became troublesome with the fusion entity chasing after them.

However, Cheng Ye did not panic. The Iron Body's enhancement of his body control was at its strongest, allowing him to barely match the shooting skills of a sharpshooter like Liu Bi at close range.

With the added bonus of moving and shooting, even rolling and jumping won't affect your accuracy at all.

As the merged entity climbed over the tenement building and appeared in front of him, he suddenly stopped in his tracks, a smile spreading across his lips:
"You stupid dog, don't you even know what flying a kite means!"

Regardless of whether the merged entity understood what he was saying, he continued to curse wildly and strode back to the stairwell.

This trick really worked!

The fusion entity no longer took a detour, but used its tentacles to sweep aside the ordinary infected entities blocking its path and chased straight after it.

"Is she clinging to me now?"

Cheng Ye's heart tightened. There was so much meat at the door, but the fusion entity ignored it and kept chasing after him.

Am I more attractive than those people?

"Come on, you little glutton, let me let you taste my flavor."

The stench of decay was almost overwhelming. Cheng Ye held his breath and unleashed the remaining bullets from Thunderbolt 1 all at once.

Boom, boom boom!

Never before has the sensation of pulling the trigger been so exhilarating.

The bullets smashed into the fused body, creating visible holes. Some of them pierced through the body, causing penetrating wounds, and the fused body let out a sharp screech in pain.

It has that original flavor, but that's about it!

Cheng Ye only felt slightly dizzy for a moment, then quickly switched to a ranger rifle and continued firing in bursts.

However, to his utter surprise, this monster
Ran?

Grabbing two ordinary infected individuals from the doorway, the fusion entity disappeared into the rain at an astonishing speed.

Cheng Ye was stunned for a moment. After judging that this was not a fusion entity luring him to chase, he gritted his teeth and gave chase.

At this time, every household in the tenement building was plunged into darkness.

In the dim light of the streetlamp, he suddenly saw a horrifying scene:
The fusion entity was actually devouring the infected!

Its giant starfish-like structure suddenly expanded, swallowing the entire human body whole.

In an instant, the deep craters and holes blasted out by Thunderbolt 1 began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"this?"

Cheng Ye subconsciously reached out and grabbed the high-explosive grenade hanging at his waist. The sweat from his palms was trapped inside his rubber gloves, like raindrops dripping in.

The fusion's performance completely overturned his understanding and utterly shattered the pale descriptions in the data manual.

This is a monster!

A monster that is completely beyond human comprehension!

No wonder humans need to build sheltered cities in the wasteland; if you encounter something like this in the wild, it's definitely a no-brainer.
Ten deaths and no life!

But just now, unless there were four or five people.
That's not enough. Unless there's a squad of eight who can fire with him using Thunderbolt 1 and create a fire blockade, it's unlikely that seven fatal wounds could be inflicted, resulting in immediate death.

Otherwise, things would turn out like this: he escaped and devoured other infected individuals to recover.

But the question is, how many people in the entire buffer zone can afford Thunderbolt 1?

boom.

Bang bang bang bang bang.
In the instant Cheng Ye was stunned, clutching the high-explosive grenade, several gunshots suddenly rang out from the fifth floor.

Is it Huang Sheng and his group?
Do not!
Before he could react, several gunshots served as a trigger, and in an instant, the sound of pistols firing throughout the entire building suddenly became continuous!
what happened?
He looked up blankly and saw:
Hundreds of gun muzzles spewed fire wildly in the rain, the ear-piercing gunfire sounding like dozens of firecrackers being set off simultaneously, making the air buzz.

But what's even more astonishing is that, in addition to the building behind him, every household in the other two tenement buildings facing the merged complex suddenly pushed open their windows.

The dark muzzles of guns peeked out from behind the curtains and through the gaps in the security bars, their intense flames weaving into an impenetrable net of fire in the rainy night!
Bullets swarmed towards the twisted fusion like locusts, sending debris flying from the wall and sparks flying from its body.

What is meant by firepower blockade?

Cheng Ye had never seen it before, but at this moment, he understood:

That's what you call a firepower blockade!
Firepower blockade from ordinary people, from the electronics factory community, from every survivor!

what! ! !
A screech far sharper than before rang out, and Cheng Ye couldn't help but clutch his head and kneel on one knee.

But, but, but the next second, an even more shocking wave of sound swept in, and an incredibly unified shout erupted from inside the tenement building:

"kill!"

"kill!!"

"kill!!!"

It was a roar mixed with fear, anger, and desperation.

Those were elderly men whose murderous intent had not diminished in their youth, middle-aged men whose blood was boiling with rage, women hiding behind windows shouting themselves hoarse, and teenagers roaring and throwing punches.
Those were countless ordinary people in the wasteland who, despite lacking the courage to stand up and confront the infected during the wave of infection, were willing to unleash their courage at crucial moments!

The shouts from ordinary people actually drowned out the shrieks of the fused entity, crushed the inhuman roar, and shattered the extraordinary pressure with a single punch.

this? !

Under Cheng Ye's dumbfounded gaze, the fusion entity, capable of easily taking dozens of lives, escaped again.

His posture was so disheveled it was almost comical.

Almost half of its body was torn to shreds by bullets, and dark green bodily fluid mixed with rainwater left long trails. If it weren't for the fact that two infected had just been captured, this barrage of fire from countless guns would probably have pinned the monster to the building!
"It's a pity. The emergency drills for facing monsters only went this far. Everyone used them very well, but they only focused on joint defense and did not actively pursue them."

Every window in every household was already closed. It was so fast it was almost an illusion. Huang Sheng and his two companions rushed out of the stairwell, shaking their heads and sighing as they looked in the direction the fused entity had fled.

To deal with this monster, the only way is to find that clever connection point so that everyone can fire simultaneously without command, forming a blockade and killing the monster. Afterwards, the merged entity escaped, and the higher-ups never even considered having ordinary residents pursue it; it was practically impossible.

but.

"It's no pity. I will find him, I will kill him, I definitely will!"

Cheng Ye stood up slightly, a hint of unfathomable shock flashing in his eyes.

Old Qu's words echoed repeatedly in his mind at that moment.

So it turns out that it's not just Tianyuan Mall that needs a leader, but a region in general?

perhaps.

The wastelanders here certainly don't lack fighting power, what they lack is someone to gather the scattered sand into a fortress!
What's missing is that tiny spark in the endless wilderness that can ignite a prairie fire!
"Continue cleaning each building. After cleaning, go to Tianyuan Mall."

"Tianyuan Mall?"

Huang Sheng paused for a moment, then nodded, without questioning Cheng Ye's choice.

Having gone through a life-or-death struggle with the fusion beings, those ordinary infected beings in their outbreak phase are no longer a threat.

Cheng Ye dismounted from his iron body and strolled leisurely. Each precise thrust of his triangular spear was accompanied by the screams of the infected as they fell to the ground.

At the same time, a series of prompts flashed before his eyes.

[Escaped biological consciousness detected; automatically absorbing it]

【本次成功补充信息度：0.1、0.04、0.07、0.05、0.21、0.16】

Each loss of consciousness will last for ten minutes.

Once the source of infection has passed this time, it will no longer provide information bonuses, presumably because it has completely dissipated.

After all the infected individuals in the entire electronics factory complex were cleared out, Cheng Ye opened the panel.

[Collector: Cheng Ye]

Current Rank: Level 1 Trainee (16.7/100)

It rose by almost 10 points!
The time was only 00:17, just 36 minutes after the outbreak of the infection.

The rain has subsided slightly.

This downpour is unlikely to last until dawn; at this rate, it should gradually stop in another hour or two at most.

Humanity's home ground is returning, but only if that fusion entity is defeated.

"I wonder how the high walls are doing. There are hundreds of fusion beings there."

Cheng Ye wiped the triangular spear on the infected body and looked through the rain toward the high wall.

The gunfire and artillery fire showed no signs of stopping, but unfortunately all the drones in the vicinity had been destroyed, so there wasn't much to see.

It can only switch to area A-7, which has drone control.

The screen flickered, which was unsettling.

On the not-so-wide streets, the starfish-infected creatures surged forward like a black tide.

If he had to find a suitable analogy, it would probably be similar to the feeling after the concerts he attended before his time travel, where tens of thousands of people were gathered.

However, what surged in the scene at this moment was not human heads, but densely packed, writhing starfish-shaped deformed bodies.

Piled up, shoved, and rolled forward, their tentacles dragging dark green slime trails across the ground, weaving the entire street into a twisted, swaying biological carpet.

The Blood Dragon Legion's defensive line of firepower was spewing heavy machine guns wildly at the end of the street.

However, the effect was minimal, because whenever the fusion body swept past the flank, it would instantly attract the attention of the entire line of fire.

With just a few delays, the infection surge advanced by more than ten meters, and the pressure on the defense line increased exponentially.

unless
boom.

Seeing that the tide could not be stopped, more than a dozen rockets shot into the sky from behind the defense line, crashing into the core of the infected tide like meteors.

The shockwave from the explosion blasted the entire group of infected starfish into pieces, with dark green tissue fragments falling everywhere.

Under Cheng Ye's watchful gaze, the flesh and blood that had splattered on the other infected bodies were instantly devoured.

Several of the ordinary infected bodies swelled at a visible speed, and four slippery tentacles suddenly tore out from their backs!
This...devouring evolution?

He shuddered and immediately realized why this wave of infections was classified as a disaster rather than a plague.

The plague is a malevolent force that gnaws at the bones and destroys the soul; it is the root of human calamity.

Disaster is a raging fire, turning everything to ruins; it is the tragedy of civilization.

Once it reaches disaster level, the wave of infections will not only lead to population decline, but will also completely bury the civilization of this land.

The disaster, however, left a glimmer of hope.

Will it escalate into a disaster, completely destroying the buffer zone, or will it degenerate into a plague, taking away a portion of humanity?

It all depends on everyone's efforts tonight!
"Drag all these infected bodies into an empty room on the first floor, so that other infected bodies can't eat them."

"Yes."

Huang Sheng nodded in response, turned around and ran back to the stairwell, shouting a few times.

In an instant, doors opened one after another, and the residents on the first floor were even more enthusiastic than Cheng Ye had imagined.

The group practically sprinted out, dragging the infected creature into the empty room.

"Captain, even if we leave, they'll come out to clean up. Now that we're protecting them, how could they not be eager to help!"

"Right."

The infected individuals in the community have been eliminated, but there are definitely still many infected individuals circulating in Zone B-7.

He glanced at the area and saw that a third of the red area had started to turn black, and the chemical plant residential area had also turned red.

If no proactive measures are taken, this wave of infection will only become more and more terrifying until it becomes transparent and is swept away by missiles by the defenders stationed at the Happiness Line.

"go!"

The heavy rain will wash away all the bloodshed.

As soon as Cheng Ye stepped out of the community gate, he spotted five infected individuals frantically digging at the iron gate of the Big Meat Canteen.

The middle-aged shop owner, hiding inside, saw the four people appear through the window and immediately screamed in panic:

"Brothers, save me! Next time you come for a big meat feast, I'll give you a 70% discount, or even a 50% discount!"

"Go, help him take care of those guys."

"okay."

Not knowing why they suddenly became so bold following Cheng Ye, Huang Sheng and Wu Zhihong simply drew their short knives and rushed forward, quickly chopping down the infected creatures.

Zhu Xiang immediately stepped forward to cut off the source of infection, and a pleasant notification sound rang in Cheng Ye's ears.

He didn't even have to lift a finger; the level of information dissemination was already increasing!

One of them even gave 0.3, and the total information score is about to break 20.

"Dude, next time we come, remember to choose the big, meaty ones to serve us."

"sure!"

Huang Sheng gave a few words of advice through the window. The shop owner hesitated for a moment, then immediately went out and dragged the infected body inside, intending to hide it in the basement.

This wasteland has never lacked ruthless people; those fussy, sentimental types died long ago before the new era.

On the way to Tianyuan Mall, infected creatures kept emerging from the shadows.

Cheng Ye reacted swiftly, giving Huang Sheng and the other two almost no chance to make a move, as the notification sound of increased information intensity rang out frequently.

But he felt increasingly dissatisfied.

"Killing like this is still too inefficient!"

The thought of three hundred people waiting for him at Tianyuan Mall made Cheng Ye's heart burn like fire.

But this time, it wasn't the burning desire for power or the ambition to climb the ranks.

Rather, it was an indescribable collective fire that only the East could understand!

at last.

After crossing two blocks, the mall came into view in the distance.

The ground was already littered with the corpses of infected, indicating that more than one battle had likely taken place here before his arrival.

Boom.

The metal roller shutter door was pulled open from the inside with a loud bang, and behind the door, a crowd of people surged like a tide, each with a red cloth band tied around their forehead, and their eyes burning with a light no less intense than his.

The three district elders stood in the front row, with Da Long and Er Long standing solemnly behind them, each holding a broadsword.

Seeing that he had stopped and was looking over.

A relieved smile appeared on Old Song's face. He stepped forward and bowed slightly, his voice filled with barely concealed excitement:
"My lord, we've been waiting for you for a long time!"

　P.S.: Here's a 4.8k chapter. Although I only write two chapters a day, I haven't cut corners. It's better than the other guy's 2k chapters!
　　PS2: I'm back to normal, I feel like I'm good again! Please vote for me, I want to add more chapters!!!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)