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Chapter 201 Exploration

When the searchlight swept across, Wang Hu's hand froze in mid-air.

He originally wanted to curse that the pump monster for looking disgusting.

But the next second, he lunged forward half a step, his finger pointing intently at the thick water pipe above the water tank.

"Old Su."

"There were words on the man's clothes."

Su Yuan's mechanical left eye clicked and spun.

The focal length is reduced.

Zoom in again.

The yellowish-green water vapor was peeled away in the lens.

The person was hanging upside down below the pipe wall, his arms wrapped in a grayish-white membrane, his body swollen from being soaked in sewage. The dust suit, which should have been blue and white, had been turned into a grayish old cloth by the sewage.

He wore a cracked transparent sign around his neck.

There are two lines of incomplete characters on the sign.

The Blue Star Era.

The subsequent numbers were covered by mud, with only a few broken digits visible.

Su Yuan slightly increased the pressure on the steering wheel with his left hand.

The mechanical left eye paused for a moment.

Wang Hu also saw it clearly.

His Adam's apple bobbed.

"Blue Star".

"How come there are people from Earth here?"

Little Fire lay on the dashboard, its tail tip frozen.

Just as it was about to speak, a dull mechanical friction suddenly came from deep within the water tank.

Click.

Click click click.

The mutated pump, a hybrid of machine and flesh, has awakened.

The massive central pump chamber suddenly contracted.

The grayish-white membrane on the outside of the pump bulged up at the same time, and the gears and old bearings inside spun wildly, producing a series of ear-piercing wear noises.

next moment.

A stream of high-pressure sewage gushed out from the crack in the pump chamber.

The water jet, mixed with broken bones, rotten mud, rust, and blackened pipe fragments, shot straight towards the Devourer.

boom.

A deep crater was blasted into the concrete ground.

The cracked ground and foul-smelling water splashed to both sides.

The front of the Devourer was pushed back half a meter by the shockwave, and the crooked front beam scraped the ground, leaving a trail of blinding sparks.

The half-sheet of metal on the roof was shaken violently, and a new crack appeared on the edge.

Wang Hu grabbed the car door frame.

"This water cannon is even more outrageous than the heavy artillery of a fortress."

Little Fire rushed to the pale green dial, its six claws scratching frantically at the surface.

"Master, you can't force yourself to eat it."

"The fire shield came at a great cost to pass through the gas corridor."

"Less than 20% of the industrial cooling water remains."

"The cylinder temperature is still hovering around the red line."

"The rear tires are severely worn."

"Two sets of right-side suspension chain links have broken."

"If we were to experience another high-pressure frontal impact, we might not just crash, but the entire vehicle would be dismantled from its blind boxes."

Wang Hu gritted his teeth.

"Don't be so accurate in describing how you open blind boxes."

Xiao Huo turned to look at him, her golden vertical pupils filled with anxiety.

"Tiger, I don't have any humor modules left."

"I really can't take it anymore."

Su Yuan did not answer.

His mechanical left eye swept across the water tank.

Water pressure.

Spray interval.

Pump cavity contraction amplitude.

The radius of the water pipe swing.

Central main pump shaft speed.

The area of the old-era superalloy shell exposed.

Lines of cold numbers danced in his left eye.

The sound of tracks rolling over the rails could be heard from the rear passage.

The Black Gear drilling fortress vehicle finally drove out of the gas-filled corridor.

Its outer shell was blackened in large areas, and white steam was rising from the gaps in the armor, but its overall integrity was so bad that it was annoying.

The adjutant's voice came through the public channel, hoarse from the shock of surviving a disaster, and arrogant with renewed vigor.

"A water vein control zone has been discovered ahead."

"Attention all units."

"Prioritize valve control."

"Hey, you scrap metal truck behind, don't block the road for the regular troops."

Wang Hu's face darkened.

"That bastard was hiding in a turtle shell, but now he's alive again."

Xiao Huo whispered, "His skin is more resistant to deception than the fortress vehicle's."

Wang Hu glanced at it.

"That's an improvement in your statement."

Inside the fortified vehicle.

The adjutant stared at the monitor screen, his eyes already red.

There is a clean water pipeline behind the water storage tank.

Although it was partially contaminated by the Pump Monster, Little Fire's scan data had already been synchronized to the residual frequency band of the public channel, and the Black Gear Technician had also seen it.

There is indeed deep, purified water below.

Real water.

It's not recycled water, and it's not filtered bitter water.

It's something that can expand the entire water fortress three times.

The adjutant's chest heaved violently.

I just embarrassed myself by falling off the cliff.

The swamp is shameful.

The gas-filled porch was so badly damaged by that broken-down car that its face was swollen.

The water is right in front of us now.

He couldn't let Su Yuan steal the credit again.

Huo Chen's wheelchair platform was parked in the center of the command cabin. He looked terrible, and the life support tubing swayed slightly.

"Don't rush."

"First, determine the attack pattern of that thing."

The adjutant turned around abruptly.

"Governor, the water source is just ahead."

"That beat-up car has already gotten onto the platform."

"If we wait any longer, who will have control over the valves?"

Huo Chen lifted his eyelids.

"You want to rob me?"

The adjutant lowered his voice.

"This is Black Gear's operation."

"We have fortified vehicles, mechs, and firepower."

"Are you really going to let a piece of scrap metal stand next to the water tank and distribute the water?"

Huo Chen stared at him coldly.

The adjutant avoided eye contact and immediately pressed the tactical channel.

"Mech number three, five, and seven."

"Pass the target vehicle."

"Occupy the valve area."

"Fire at the parasitic tissue in the pump body."

Huo Chen's face darkened.

"I told you to stop."

The adjutant gritted his teeth.

"Governor, I'm fetching water for Black Gear."

"If you punish me afterward, I'll accept it."

Three heavily armored mechs rushed out from the side and rear of the fortress vehicle.

They tread on old tracks, their armored boots rolling over puddles, heavy machine guns deployed on their shoulders, and vents on their backs spewing out hot air.

As it passed by the Devourer, the loudspeaker of the foremost mech was turned on.

The driver's voice carried a muffled chuckle from behind his mask.

"Scrap should just stay out of the way and cool off."

"For real firepower attacks, you still have to rely on regular troops."

Wang Hu grabbed a wrench and was about to get up.

"Old Su, I request permission to knock open his cockpit."

Su Yuan looked at the pump monster ahead.

"wait."

Wang Hu abruptly stopped.

"Wait for him to die?"

Su Yuan said calmly, "Mm."

Three mechs stood side by side in front of the water tank.

The heavy machine guns rotated simultaneously.

Da da da da.

A large-caliber bullet penetrated the outer membrane of the pump monster.

Large gaps were torn in the grayish-white flesh, and dirty blood and murky liquid sprayed everywhere.

The Black Gear soldiers shouted from behind.

"efficient."

"continue."

The adjutant clenched his fist tightly inside the fortified vehicle.

"Did you see that?"

"Now that's what you call proper firepower."

Before he could finish speaking...

Where the outer membrane of the Pump Monster was torn open, the dark, old-fashioned pump body inside was revealed.

When the bullet hit, it only produced a string of sparks.

It did not penetrate.

There was no deformation.

Even the dents are extremely shallow.

The black gear technician's expression changed.

"Super alloy pump housing".

"Don't attack the outer layer, retreat first."

The driver didn't even have time to back up.

The pump shaft in the center of the monster suddenly reversed direction.

Several thick pipes covering gears, rusted iron, and fleshy membranes were pulled out of the tank.

Just as the leftmost mech raised its arm guard, a fleshy tube swept across.

boom.

The mech's chest cavity collapsed directly.

The cockpit was torn into a shattered metal box. The person inside didn't even get a proper shout. Blood and glass shards splattered onto the back wall.

The central mech hurriedly retreated.

The pump chamber is compressed again.

This time, it wasn't a spray of water.

It is a corrosive water jet that is compressed into a thin line by high pressure.

The water jet cuts through the air.

The central mech's waist armor was cut open first, and white mist sprayed out from the hydraulic lines inside. Then the entire mech shifted from the middle, and its heavy upper body slid down, smashing over half of the guardrail next to it.

The third mech was so frightened that it retreated frantically, its feet slipping, its shoulder-mounted machine gun firing wildly, bullets hitting the steel frame of the ceiling, and debris falling all over the ground.

The adjutant slumped in the command chair of the fortified vehicle.

The color drained from his face.

"How could this be...?"

"That's a heavily armored mech."

Huo Chen did not scold him.

Just looking at the surveillance footage, his gaze was chillingly cold.

The surrounding black gear soldiers were thrown into chaos.

Some people are calling for a retreat.

Someone called for help.

Someone raised a rocket launcher, but didn't dare to lock on.

Because that pump monster's water jet only needs one more hit, and whoever stands in front will be shattered.

Inside the Devouring Wasteland.

Xiao Huo held his breath.

Wang Hu looked at the severed wreckage of the mecha and slowly lowered the wrench.

"Regular army firepower for assault."

"It does look quite professional."

Su Yuan remained in the driver's seat.

It didn't move.

The numbers in the mechanical left eye kept scrolling.

His gaze passed through the membrane, across the exposed area of the pump casing, and finally settled on the central main pump shaft, as thick as a water tank.

That thing went through half of the water tank.

The old-fashioned bearings grew together with the mutated flesh and blood.

With each rotation, the pump chamber completes one compression.

Water jet.

Water cannon.

Pipe pumping.

It all depends on it to drive things.

Flesh and blood are skin.

The pump shaft is the skeleton.

Su Yuan pulled down the handbrake with his left hand.

"Wang Hu".

Wang Hu immediately looked up.

"exist."

"Prepare the winch."

Wang Hu's eyes lit up.

"Understand."

Xiao Huo suddenly turned around.

"Master, we are really not in a good position to charge now."

"The cylinder temperature is still above the red line."

"Tire grip has decreased."

"The frame is severely fatigued."

Su Yuan shifted gears.

bang.

The lever emitted an unhealthy metallic clanging sound.

"It's not suitable for it to continue turning."

Little Fire opened its mouth.

Then, gritting his teeth, he lunged at the control panel.

"I'm monitoring the tank temperature."

"Tiger, you keep an eye on the winch."

Wang Hu had already rushed to the back of the vehicle and reached out to grab the heavy winch delivered by the black gear set.

The winch cable still had burrs left from the last time it towed the fortified vehicle.

The claws are large, and the edges of the barbs are covered with wear marks.

Wang Hu wrapped his palm with fireproof cloth and dragged the steel cable outwards.

"bring it on."

"We're getting its tooth pulled today."

Su Yuan stepped on the gas.

The pitcher plant's engine emitted a roar as if it were about to explode.

The front of the Devourer suddenly lurched downwards, and then it surged forward.

It's not a straight line.

Su Yuan turned the steering wheel to an exaggerated angle.

The wrecked car plunged into the muddy ruins, its left wheel running over a broken pipe, its right wheel rolling over a puddle, the car swinging in a strange arc.

The pump monster's water jet swept across.

Little Firepoint shouted.

"Left tangent line".

Su Yuan didn't release the accelerator.

Ahead, there was a leaning, abandoned steel beam, one end buried in the sludge, the other end sticking out, its surface covered in rust.

If a normal car were to come into contact with this thing, the chassis would immediately break apart.

Su Yuan pressed down directly.

The front wheel of the Devourer climbed onto the steel beam.

The car body jerked violently upwards.

The shock absorber on the right side made a cracking sound.

The entire car bounced off the ground and flew more than three meters.

The water jet scraped under the car.

A section of the chassis support was cut off and flew out amidst sparks.

The car landed.

Boom!

The rear wheels pressed heavily on the broken concrete surface.

Everything in the carriage bounced up.

Wang Hu's shoulder slammed against the car wall, but he couldn't loosen the steel cable.

The little fire was jolted so badly that half of its body slid off the dashboard, and it only managed to stay in the air by wrapping its tail around the handbrake lever.

"Anomaly in the chassis structure."

"Another unidentified part is missing from the right side."

Wang Hu roared.

"Being unknown means it's unimportant."

Little Fire roared back.

"Wasteland repairs aren't calculated that way."

Inside the fortified vehicle.

All the Black Gear technicians stood up.

"It rushed in."

"Has it gone mad?"

"With that kind of chassis strength, it would fall apart during high-speed cornering on this kind of track."

The other technician stared at the monitor, his face blank.

"It didn't dissipate."

"It's still accelerating."

On the screen, the Devourer, dragging its leaky carriages and smoked black shell, rampaged through the attack net of the Pump Monsters.

High-pressure water cannons blasted behind it, causing the ground to crack open.

The meat tube swept across the rear of the car, but Su Yuan dodged it with a reverse tail swing.

The front beam of the car crashed into an old railing, breaking it, and used the reaction force to forcefully change its angle.

That car didn't look like a legitimate vehicle at all.

It's more like a wild dog driven to desperation in the wilderness, covered in wounds but still with its teeth, biting its target and refusing to let go.

Huo Chen stared intently at the screen, his thin fingers gripping the armrests of his wheelchair tightly.

His guard whispered, "Governor, should we provide fire support?"

Huo Chen stared at the trajectory of the Devouring Wasteland.

"Don't fire."

"You can't keep up with his pace."

The guard shut up.

The Pump Monster was clearly enraged as well.

The central pump shaft speed began to increase.

The fleshy tubes around the water tank all rose up, bringing with them rusted valves and old gears as they surrounded the Devourer.

Su Yuan's mechanical left eye rotated rapidly.

He didn't look at the meat tubes.

Just look at the pump shaft.

The car body brushed past the edge of a broken pipe gallery.

The left door had a long scratch from the protruding steel frame.

Wang Hu stood at the back of the vehicle, half of his body sticking out of the hole, holding a winch hook in his hand.

Hot steam, putrid mud, and metallic dust covered his face.

He didn't dodge.

"Closer."

"Old Su, come closer."

Su Yuan suddenly turned the steering wheel.

The Devourer skidded along the bottom edge of the water tank.

The rear of the car was sideways.

The tires left black marks on the wet concrete, with soot and moisture mixed together.

The central main pump shaft of the pump monster has a section of gear slots exposed.

The gap appeared for less than half a second.

Wang Hu stepped on the rear side beam of the vehicle with both feet, straightened his back, and roared as he swung the grappling hook out.

The steel cable swept through the air.

The hook precisely engages with the gear mesh.

Click.

The barbs got stuck.

Wang Hu pulled hard on the steel cable with both hands, and after confirming the rebound, he shouted at the top of his lungs.

"It bit me to death."

Su Yuan didn't pause at all.

Engage low-speed, high-torque reverse gear.

The handbrake was pulled.

floor the accelerator.

Rumble.

The engine speed instantly surged into the red zone.

The front of the Devourer suddenly tilted back, dragging the entire vehicle backward.

The steel cable is taut.

The pump monster's main pump shaft was pulled, and the gears suddenly stopped turning.

The pump monster emitted a piercing mechanical wail.

The flesh and blood in the water tank contracted violently, and several fleshy tubes immediately coiled towards the steel cable, trying to shake off the hook.

Su Yuan turned the steering wheel all the way.

The Devourer used the side of its vehicle to wed the crack in the ground, while its four rotten tires spun wildly.

The rubber smell is pungent.

White smoke rose from the edge of the tire.

The frame began to groan as it could no longer bear the strain.

Little Fire stared at the dial, its claws almost leaving marks.

"The winch is overloaded."

"The frame torsion exceeds the standard."

"There are two sets of shock absorber chains remaining on the right side."

"Engine cylinder temperature surge."

Wang Hu rushed back into the carriage, grabbed a water hose, and sprayed water wildly at the edge of the engine compartment.

sizzle.

The car was filled with white mist.

"Water it when you're about to hit the top."

"If it dares to explode today, I'll put the cylinder head back on."

Little Fire shouted, "This isn't something you can put back in!"

Wang Hu roared, "Then let it not explode!"

Su Yuan remained silent.

His left hand firmly gripped the steering wheel.

His mechanical left eye locked onto the main pump shaft offset angle.

0.7 degrees Celsius.

one time.

1.6 degrees.

The pump monster is also pulling back.

The old-fashioned mutated motor began to roar wildly, and the pump shaft attempted to turn again.

The steel cable was pulled and swayed from side to side.

The Devourer was dragged toward the water tank.

The tire left four black friction lines on the ground.

Wang Hu noticed out of the corner of his eye that the rear of the car was getting closer and closer to the water tank, and his expression changed.

"It's even more powerful than a fortified vehicle."

Little Fire immediately cried out, "Master, if you keep doing this, we'll be dragged back!"

Su Yuan's broken right wrist pressed against the stop lever, forcing it back another half step.

A chilling grinding sound came from the gearbox.

"Let it drag."

Wang Hu was stunned.

"What?"

Su Yuan coldly replied, "Borrowing strength."

The Devourer did not stubbornly remain in place any longer.

Su Yuan deliberately loosened the brakes by half an inch.

The car body was pulled forward by the pump monster.

The main pump shaft experienced a sudden rebound, causing its rotational speed to briefly increase.

Just as its gears re-engaged at the point of force, Su Yuan slammed on the brakes and then floored the accelerator.

The entire vehicle of the Devourer lurched backward.

The steel cable transmitted a violent recoil.

That force flowed into the main pump shaft gear along the hook claw.

crunch.

The spindle offset angle jumped to 3.9 degrees instantly.

The pump monster's pump chamber compression rhythm has become disordered.

The water jet deflected and cut into the inner wall of the water tank, causing large pieces of old concrete and the membrane to fall off together.

Inside the fortified vehicle, the technicians shouted themselves hoarse.

"He's using a recoil torsion shaft."

"It's not just a simple delay."

"He's waiting for the gears to mesh."

The adjutant sat in the chair, his face ashen.

He stared at the smoking, wrecked car on the screen, his lips moving slightly.

Not a single word could be squeezed out.

Huo Chen stared at the monitor, his gaze growing increasingly somber.

That's why he dares to drive a beat-up car.

"It's not Che Qiang."

"He knows when each piece of scrap metal can die and when it can still bite."

on the platform.

The pump monster struggled wildly.

More meat pipes were pumped into the Devourer.

One of them swept in from the side, heading straight for the cockpit.

Wang Hu grabbed a wrench, leaned out of the broken window, and smashed it hard against the old valve on the outside of the fleshy tube.

clang.

The valve was turned askew.

The tube was at a half-foot angle, grazed the roof of the car, and carried away the half-charred piece of metal.

The car roof in the gas-filled porch was completely bald in one spot.

Little Fire looked up at the empty hole.

"The roof is gone."

Wang Hu's face was covered in sweat and mud.

"The view is much better now."

Little Fire was so angry that it flicked its tail, but it didn't have time to argue back.

It lunged at the control panel, manually shutting down several unnecessary circuits and forcing all the remaining coolant into the engine.

"The cylinder temperature dropped by two bars."

"It can only last ten seconds."

Su Yuan said, "That's enough."

He released the brakes again by half an inch.

The pump monster is pulling like crazy.

The Devourer glides forward.

The steel cable vibrated sharply.

The main pump shaft attempted to reverse, crushing the claws.

This was the moment Su Yuan had been waiting for.

The mechanical left eye locks onto the narrowest point of the gear slot.

He slammed on the handbrake.

Click.

A cracking sound came from inside the handbrake lever.

But before it broke, it completed its final locking.

Su Yuan floored the accelerator.

The engine unleashed a violent thrust.

Low-speed reverse gear puts all the torque into the rear wheels.

Instead of retreating, the Devourer combined its entire weight, tire friction, frame torsion, and winch pull into a single brute force.

The steel cable was stretched to its limit.

The main pump shaft offset angle jumped to six degrees.

Seven degrees.

Nine degrees.

The entire central pump chamber of the pump monster began to vibrate.

The gears of the old era were misaligned.

Several huge bearing covers burst open.

The steel balls inside rolled down, carrying sewage, making a loud noise all over the platform.

Xiao Huo's voice became hoarse from shouting.

"The shock absorber chain broke."

"Left rear tire detached."

"The winch base is cracked."

Wang Hu rushed to the winch, grabbed the base with both arms, and bulged the veins on his forehead.

"Stop cracking your tongue."

He was pressed down on the winch, his shoulders and back numb from the shock of the steel cable, and the fireproof cloth in his palms was cut by the burrs.

Blood mixed with black oil dripped down.

But he didn't loosen his grip.

Su Yuan's eyes remained unchanged.

Press the accelerator again.

A muffled popping sound came from inside the engine.

The frame emitted a series of metallic screams.

The main pump shaft of the pump monster finally gave way.

crunch.

boom.

The main pump shaft, which was as thick as a water tank, was pulled off the track and bent by the steel cable, and the gear meshing point was completely jammed.

The next second, a large section of the central gear set shattered.

The pump chamber lost its rhythm and suddenly collapsed inward.

The grayish-white flesh parasitizing the outer layer was torn apart by the mechanical core, large pieces peeling off the pump casing and falling into the water storage tank.

The flesh tube lost its drive and drooped limply.

The high-pressure water jet came to an abrupt stop.

The pump monster emitted a long, mournful wail, as if it were leaking air. The central pump body rotated one last half-turn before completely jamming.

The platform fell silent.

Only the engines of the Devourer were still churning violently.

The winch cable bounced back and forth, tapping against the steel beam at the rear of the vehicle.

No one spoke inside the fortified vehicle.

The Black Gear soldier watched the bent main pump shaft through the monitor, swallowing repeatedly.

That's not the rule.

It's not a missile.

It is not a military heavy artillery piece.

It's just a steel cable.

A broken-down car.

A shirtless, muscular man was holding a winch.

A one-eyed driver stepped on the red line and forcefully pulled the mechanical heart of the old-era mutated pump monster to a standstill.

The adjutant sat frozen in the command chair.

Of the three mechs he just sent out, two were instantly killed, and the other is still lying in the distance, too afraid to move.

And the junk truck he said should be sitting cool off to the side was smoking next to the monster's corpse.

Huo Chen raised his hand and pressed down on the life support tube, and only spoke after several seconds.

"Everyone."

"Stay put."

The adjutant suddenly looked up.

"Governor, water supply..."

Huo Chen didn't even glance at him.

"You still want to rob me?"

The adjutant's lips trembled.

He looked at the still-heating steel cable at the rear of the Devourer on the screen and finally swallowed his words.

In the water storage tank.

The old valves, now out of control of the pump monster, began to burst open on their own.

First one.

Next is the second one.

The third.

The rusted valve disc rotates, and the jammed pipeline is forced open by back pressure.

Rumble.

A stream of cold, clear deep water gushed out from the pipe above, washing away the putrid mud and grayish-white flesh membranes on the tank walls.

Water fell into the collection pool below, creating a large cloud of white steam.

The pollution levels in the gas detector dropped rapidly.

Xiao Huo was completely stunned.

The next second, it jumped straight up from the control panel.

"Clean water".

"Master, it's pure water."

"The mineral content is high, but there are no severe toxins."

"It can be filtered before drinking."

"It can also cool the engine."

Wang Hu loosened the winch base, sat back, and gasped for breath.

"Then what are we waiting for?"

"Take over the tube."

The small fire had already burst out of the carriage, dragging the pipes towards the direction of the water flow.

It ran halfway before rushing back, grabbing two more spare water pipes, its paws moving so fast they were almost blurry.

"Open the water tank valve."

"Open the cooling branch."

"Filter tank connection".

"Tiger, help me hold this one down."

Wang Hu got up and stepped on the water pipe connector.

"It's being pressed down."

Clear water flowed into the water tank of the Devourer.

The previously deflated cooling system began to recover.

One by one, the red lights on the dial went out.

The green light comes on.

Xiao Huo looked at the row of green lights, his golden vertical pupils even getting a little wet.

"Cooling cycle restored."

"Cylinder temperature dropped."

"The engine can breathe again."

Wang Hu unscrewed a thin tube, letting clean water flow into the old metal cup.

He stared at the clear water in the glass for two seconds, stunned.

Then he tilted his head back and took a swig.

The icy water flowed down my throat.

He shuddered.

"Real water."

"Holy crap."

"It's not bitter."

Little Fire also caught a little with its paw, licked it, and its tail instantly stood upright.

"It tastes good."

"It tastes much better than industrial cooling water."

Wang Hu looked at it.

"You've also drunk cold water?"

Xiao Huo is very serious.

"Testing, not drinking."

the other side.

The flesh membranes binding the survivors of the Blue Star dust suits began to wither.

After the pump monster died, its flesh membranes lost nutrients, and its grayish-white surface quickly turned black and cracked.

The person hanging upside down slid down from below the pipe wall.

Wang Hu's expression changed, and he immediately rushed over.

"To pick someone up."

He stepped across the slippery platform, reached out, and caught the person in mid-air.

The other party was very light.

It's abnormally mild.

The person inside the dust suit was so thin that their bones were skeletal, their face was pale from being soaked in sewage, their lips were cracked, and their breathing was so shallow it was almost impossible to breathe.

Wang Hu carried the person back to the carriage.

As they passed within the sight of the Black Gear soldiers, several soldiers instinctively raised their guns.

Wang Hu stopped and turned to look.

He didn't speak.

He simply pulled the wrench out from behind his waist and lightly draped it over his shoulder.

The soldiers froze for a moment.

The gun barrel slowly drooped.

No one dared to stop them.

The third mech, not far away, was still lying on the ground. The pilot was huddled in the half-open cockpit, staring blankly at the Pump Monster's corpse and also at the Devourer.

He didn't come out.

They didn't dare to fire.

Next to the Devourer.

Xiao Huo has connected all the water pipes to the maximum flow rate.

Water was continuously poured into the water tank to rinse the radiator, fill the spare bucket, and even Wang Hu used two broken oil drums at the bottom of the carriage to store water.

The Black Gear soldiers' eyes turned red.

Clean water is life in wasteland.

But now the Devourer is gullibly filling bottles right in front of them.

Nobody moved.

Because the mechanical tug-of-war was still replaying in everyone's minds.

The adjutant gritted his teeth inside the fortified vehicle.

"Governor, at least make them distribute it according to the agreement."

Huo Chen closed his eyes.

"The agreement is that they scout the way, and we provide the water and cooling system."

"They're the ones who drew the water."

The adjutant grew anxious.

"But this is the Black Gear's legacy operation."

Huo Chen opened his eyes and looked at him.

"The mechs you sent out are still smoking."

"You want to talk to that car yourself?"

The adjutant's face stiffened.

Huo Chen pressed the public channel.

"All members of Black Gear, stand by."

"Do not approach within 20 meters of the Devourer."

"No water grabbing allowed."

"Those who disobey orders will be treated as rebels."

The channel was quiet.

A few seconds later, responses began to come.

"receive."

Wang Hu placed the survivor of the Blue Star dustproof suit on the floor of the carriage.

Xiao Huo dragged over a clean cloth and placed it behind the other person's head.

The person's transparent name tag was covered in mud.

Wang Hu rinsed it with clean water.

The remaining characters are revealed.

Blue Star Era 2024.

Pangu Field Team.

The rest of the name was scratched off, leaving only the character "许".

Wang Hu frowned.

"Pangu".

"It's this thing again."

Su Yuan walked over to the man.

His left hand still gripped the remaining black oil on the steering wheel, his right wrist was bleeding from the sudden movement, and his mechanical left eye slowly rotated.

The man's chest rose and fell slightly.

My lungs were full of mud and sewage.

Wang Hu unscrewed the cup and lifted the other person's chin with his hand.

"Slower."

He gave the man half a mouthful of clean water.

The other person's throat did not react at first.

Two seconds later, his body jerked violently.

"cough."

He coughed up some mud and black water, curled up, and scratched at the floor with his fingers.

Xiao Huo immediately pressed down on his shoulder.

"Don't move."

"You just fell off the Pump Monster, and you're in very poor condition."