Steel torrents pioneering a different world

Chapter 15: A Ghost Transformed After Infection? (Please Read and Recommend!)
Upon hearing this, Zhao Chong felt a chill run down his spine and quickly walked into the burned-out house that the team members had been digging out.

Upon arriving at the scene, Zhao Chong saw his team members carrying out a shallow, handleless iron pot that had been buried under the rubble but had miraculously survived largely undamaged.

He looked around and found scattered items nearby, including simple kitchen utensils that were clearly made of wood.

To Zhao Chong's surprise, these kitchen utensils were several sizes larger than those used by normal people.

An absurd thought arose in his mind: "Could it be a stove used by giants from another world?"

These kitchen utensils are rough, larger than those used by normal people, and all show signs of long-term use.

Even more noteworthy were the crops that were unburnt and salvaged from the ruins.

They look remarkably similar to corn on Earth, but the kernels are larger and fuller!

“A larger iron pot and cooking utensils…and grain…” Zhao Chong’s pupils contracted slightly: “What about the other places? Check them too!”

Soon, the teammates had unearthed quite a few smaller kitchen utensils.

Zhao Chong finally breathed a sigh of relief: "An interesting world. This village should be a gathering place for humanoid creatures. Not only are there creatures similar to humans, but there should also be more advanced intelligent creatures."

"Report: These places were destroyed not long ago; these ruins seem to have been hit by some kind of shock wave!"

"A shockwave? Is it magic?"

"I'm not sure, there's too much snow, it needs to be cleared carefully. I feel like this place is similar to the shockwave from an explosion!"

"Hey, I've found something here!"

A soldier poked at some items in the snow with a twig: "Is this food from another world?"

"Report: Many essential items were found in the ruins, but they were not taken away. The houses appear to have been burned in a concentrated manner, and we could not find any large-scale burial pits around the area..."

As he listened to the report, Zhao Chong's mind raced.

"Could it be that a more powerful and wealthier tribe launched a surprise attack? Their goal wasn't to plunder resources, but rather... to capture people? But why didn't they take all those valuable resources and food? Why did they burn them all?"

Just as Zhao Chong's thoughts were racing, a short, sharp shout from Xiao Zhou suddenly came from outside!
"Stop! Stop!"

Zhao Chong and the others immediately touched the gun handles and walked out.

"Ow—!"

A hoarse, ferocious roar, similar to that of a dog but filled with bloodlust, boomed from afar...

Before Zhao Chong and the others could even escape the ruins, they heard Xiao Zhou's even more urgent shouts and commands...

Then, muffled and rapid gunfire tore through the wind and snow, shattering the tranquility of this desolate ruin!
After Zhao Chong went out with his gun, he saw that Xiao Zhou and Chang Nuo, who were on the upper floor, had already finished shooting.

"Xiao Zhou, is the enemy unknown?"

"Captain, it's Sai Sai, the military dog ​​that went missing before!"

Upon hearing "Sai Sai," Zhao Chong felt a chill run down his spine. He quickly climbed to a higher spot and approached Xiao Zhou's position.

Seeing Sai Sai still struggling and growling ahead, his pupils contracted: "What's wrong with it?"

"Captain, Sai Sai seems to be having health problems. Chang Nuo's thermal imaging equipment shows no signs of life. I noticed something wrong with its belly and hind legs. It's not obeying commands, like it's being controlled in a movie. I just fired three shots at it, and it's still struggling."

Zhao Chong frowned, looking at Sai Sai, the military dog ​​that had fallen dozens of meters away, still wriggling slightly, but he didn't see any blood splattered in the snow, which struck him as odd.

"You all keep watch around, I'm going to take a look!"

Zizzi~
"Reconnaissance team, what have you spotted ahead? Over!"

"Report! Our comrades have found Sai Sai, who was lost earlier."

"Sai Sai? Is it still healthy? Was it chased by a wild animal?"

"No, let me check first, and I'll report the details later."

"Received. Support troops have assembled and are preparing to head to your operational area!"

"Safe here, all done!" "Keep communication channels open at all times."

"understand!"

Zhao Chong ended the call, then released the safety on his Type 191 rifle and carefully approached Sai Sai, noticing something strange about the struggling military dog.

The once vibrant German Shepherd military dog ​​now has many holes in its body, and a large hole in its hindquarters has almost crippled it.

The wound wasn't filled with tender flesh and blood; it was covered with a blackened scab that had already congealed.

As he watched the other creature writhe and crawl toward him, like a military dog ​​infected with a "zombie virus" from some science fiction movie, Zhao Chong gasped.

Suddenly, the half-dead military dog ​​stared at Zhao Chong with its icy blue eyes.

A wave of dizziness and disorientation washed over me.

During that time, he felt as if someone had crawled into his head.

Zhao Chong instinctively, subconsciously, aimed at Sai Sai and pulled the trigger!

Da Da Da~
The steel bullets, propelled by the flames of gunpowder, rained down on their former military dog ​​comrades.
Click~
The sound of an empty gunshot restored Zhao Chong's spirits.

Looking down, he realized that a whole magazine of bullets had been emptied in a daze.

Looking at the military dogs ahead again, I noticed that the black-backed military dog's head had been riddled with bullet holes, and its eerie blue eyes had also been damaged.

What's strange is that the military dog ​​Sai Sai's body can still move.

Zhao Chong was certain that it was not a muscle spasm after a biological death, but an attack posture supported by some strange energy, crawling towards Zhao Chong with a clear purpose.

However, due to the impact of modern kinetic weapons, Sai Sai's body structure was completely deformed, and he almost lost the ability to crawl!
Zhao Chong cautiously took two steps back, looked at the infected military dog, then switched magazines and carefully finished off the dead Sai Sai with a few more shots to its limbs...

"Captain, why did you suddenly fire so many shots? Sai Sai is riddled with bullets!"

"It's so strange!" Zhao Chong said after changing to a fully loaded magazine. "I saw its eyes when I got close. Its blue eyes are very strange; they seem to have gained intelligence and are trying to control me."

While they were talking, Zhao Chong fired two more shots at Sai Sai's still writhing body.

This time, the other side was completely incapacitated.

"Get the restraint straps, contain them properly, and take them back for them to study. I think Engineer Li and the others need these."

Upon hearing that this thing could even manipulate people's minds, Xiao Zhou, Chang Nuo, and the others immediately perked up: "Great!"

"Avoid contact at all times!"

Zhao Chong looked around as he watched Xiao Zhou and the others busily and cautiously working.

A few minutes ago, the snowstorm stopped, and apart from the campsite that was faintly visible a few kilometers away, the white snowfield here was pristine.

Ga~
The crows, which had been startled at some point, flew over and circled overhead again.

Zhao Chong resisted the urge to fire a burst of bullets at the other party.

Looking at the ruins behind him, and the otherworldly grains that the soldiers had sorted out but which had not been completely burned, Zhao Chong really wanted a piece of chewing gum.

"Let's quickly confirm the safety of the air composition here! Wearing this closed protective suit all the time is so uncomfortable."

While they were thinking, the soldier had already collected all sorts of specimens: "Report to the captain, the specimens have been collected and we can return at any time."

Zhao Chong looked around and then at the open space around him: "Set up a camouflaged image acquisition device over there by the tree and see if any guests come here tonight."

"Okay, Captain, but the signal is very poor here, so we'll have to observe manually!"

"fine!"

While the soldiers were setting up the disguised battlefield image acquisition devices, Xiao Zhou had already properly contained the mutated Sai Sai.

The group stopped watching and returned to camp with their spoils...

(End of this chapter)