Steam Old Days: The Extraordinary Begins with a Corpse Collector

Chapter 34 Battle

Sean's voice echoed in the empty corridor.

The five members of the team stopped and scanned their surroundings warily.

"Check the weapons!"

At the burly man's command, everyone except Titan, who was holding a shotgun on his back, drew their revolvers from their waists.

"Stand back to back, enter slowly, be aware of your surroundings, and let's go!"

The burly man gave the order again, and the five men immediately shrank their formation, forming a tight circle, back to back, with their weapons pointing outwards, like hedgehogs curling up to protect themselves.

They slowly stepped into the core area of the pumping station.

This place was once the powerhouse of the city's sewage treatment. Although it has long since stopped roaring, the tall steel frame still stands there.

Although it was rusted and had lost its original metallic luster, it was also covered with slippery moss.

But when people see it for the first time, they are still shocked by its enormous size.

The cranks on the machine stretched out in all directions, and the pipes spread out like giant pythons, coiling around the walls and ceiling.

The sewage flowed slowly from the ditch below, making a low gurgling sound.

Hannah gripped the revolver, observing her surroundings, a strange sense of unease rising within her.

She frowned involuntarily: "It's too quiet..."

The burly man beside him chimed in, "Yeah! It shouldn't be this quiet! The intelligence said the ghouls would be fighting here, but why can't we see a single one?"

The eerie silence was like a net, trapping everyone in the team.

The network cable tightened continuously, making it difficult for the five people to breathe.

Sean pushed up his glasses, his gaze behind the lenses filled with doubt.

Ethan dropped his initial arrogant expression, holding a gun in one hand and reaching for the short sword at his waist with the other.

Titan, on the other hand, was like a silent tower, standing in the center of the group without uttering a word, ready for battle at any moment.

The five people had different expressions, and couldn't help but move closer together.

"Brother, perhaps the intelligence is wrong? I feel something's off here, maybe we should retreat first!" Ethan said.

The burly man glanced around; the silence around him made him a little nervous.

"You're right, Ethan."

As the leader of this squad, the burly man was responsible for his team members; this place was truly bizarre.

"Let's leave through the passage opposite, and check things out while we're at it. That's it, let's go!"

The burly man gave the order.

The five of them then began to move forward slowly.

Step by step, when the five people were halfway there, a sharp howl suddenly rang out from somewhere in the pumping station.

Then came two howls, followed by three more.

The final howls echoed throughout the space, making it impossible for them to determine exactly how many ghouls were there.

"Prepare for battle!"

The burly man roared, and the circular formation instantly tightened even further.

Just as he shouted it out, a dozen ghouls crawled out from the dark cracks in the pipes, under the bases of abandoned machines, and from the stinking ditches.

Hunger and madness gleamed in his eerie green eyes.

The ghouls brandished their claws and charged towards the five members of the squad.

Suddenly, gunfire erupted from the steam pumping station.

……

"Wow! This is really lively!"

Lyndon, who had joined the squad, stood outside. He sat in the aisle, toying with a fang in his hand, with the corpse of a ghoul beside him. It was clear that the ghoul had met an unfortunate end.

Lyndon listened intently to the sounds coming from inside.

He was calculating, calculating the situation inside, calculating when he should rush in to reap the rewards in order to maximize his profits.

After all, that demon-hunting team wouldn't just stand by and watch them steal the ghoul king's core.

……

Ethan's short sword also turned into silver light, slashing at close range.

Each swing of the sword leaves a deep gash on the ghoul's body.

Blood splattered everywhere, and screams of agony filled the air.

"this one?"

Ethan flicked the blood off his sword, a hint of disdainful mockery on his face.

"Be careful!"

Just as Ethan was showing off, a ghoul took advantage of his momentary lapse in attention and tried to ambush him from behind.

Fortunately, Hannah was quick-witted; she swiftly dealt with the enemy in front of her and then turned her gun around.

boom!

The silver bullet sliced through the air and blew the ghoul's head off with a single shot.

Minced meat fell from Ethan's head.

He dusted himself off and gave Hannah a thumbs up.

"Thank you, Second Sister!"

"Don't relax!"

Hannah warned sharply, then turned and chopped off the head of another ghoul.

The five men killed wave after wave, but ghouls continued to emerge from the deeper shadows.

Furthermore, the newly emerged ghouls were clearly in better condition than the initial ghouls, and were larger and faster.

"Titan, conserve ammo! Ethan, Hannah, provide close-range cover! Sean, make your move!"

The burly man quickly adjusted his tactics.

Titan put away his gun and tore a ghoul in front of him in half with his bare hands.

The ghoul's intestines and internal organs were scattered all over the ground.

The four quickly gathered together and surrounded Sean.

Then Sean took off his glasses and took out a small bottle of potion from his pocket.

"Cover your ears!" the burly man shouted.

The four people quickly covered their ears.

Sean drank the potion, and then a blue light emanated from his body.

He took a deep breath, and his chin swelled up like a toad's, forming a large bulge.

A low, muffled rumble, like thunder, emanated from his throat, as if a storm was brewing.

"Wow!!!"

Sean opened his mouth.

A piercing scream, indescribable in words, suddenly erupted.

That wasn't a simple roar, but an ultrasonic wave carrying violent spiritual power!

The azure ripples spread rapidly in all directions from Sean's center.

Wherever the sound waves reach, even the air seems to distort.

The first few ghouls were the first to be hit; their skin was torn apart like paper in an instant, and their flesh turned into a cloud of scarlet blood mist in a flash.

"Wow!!!!!!"

Sean opened his mouth wide and amplified his roar.

This time, even the ghouls in the distance were not spared. The sound waves were like countless sharp swords, blasting them into clouds of blood mist floating in the air.

It looked so spectacular, like a firecracker being set off.

When Sean stopped yelling, it was as if a rain of blood had fallen over the entire pumping station.

The air was thick with the pungent smell of blood, and the ground was littered with piles of minced meat.

The sound waves also affected the pump station itself, shaking off the thick moss on the walls, causing the metal pipes to groan under the strain, making some hanging parts clang, and even causing some cracks to appear on the sturdy mechanical crank.

The massive steam engine frame hummed and resonated, as if it might fall apart at any moment.

"Well done, Sean!"

The burly man roared.

Blood was flowing from his nose and ears, as did his teammates.

The team members felt a significant relief as they looked at the carnage and blood scattered all over the place.

Sean collapsed to the ground, managing only a weak smile.

Just when the team members thought the crisis was temporarily over, another unexpected event occurred!

Boom!Boom!Boom!

Heavy footsteps came from inside the pipes.

This was followed by a series of gasps, like the roar of a machine.

A colossal figure slowly emerged from the dark pipe.

"They're here! Get ready!"