Chapter 34: The Black Market
Following the team, Ling Yi smiled strangely at Li Le, and he turned his head in fright, and never dared to look into Ling Yi's eyes again.
"Walk through the ruins and in front of you is the entrance to the 'garden'. Chris pointed into the distance, slightly distracted.
In the ruins, countless cars were overturned, huge cement bricks and tiles rolled everywhere, and dark blood stains everywhere also recorded the tragedy that had happened in the city.
"The ST virus has swept the world, most of the world's animals and plants have become extinct, only the purple catkins have not been affected, but have grown more luxuriantly. β
Chris tightened his backpack strap: "They only live in that garden, and we're going to take as many samples as we can." β
"Isn't it possible to breed artificially?" Li Le wondered, "Since you already know that kind of plant is resistant to viruses, why don't you pick some of them earlier." β
"Of course, we thought about planting purple catkins on a large scale...... But after a long period of research, we concluded that they must survive naturally in contaminated areas to produce antibodies to the virus. β
Chris spread his hands: "And every time you go to the 'garden', you will lose a lot of manpower and material resources, in addition to the zombies encountered along the way, the purple catkins themselves are also aggressive, and the process of obtaining samples is actually not easy." β
"Cannibal flowers?" Liu Wei's face turned pale and looked up at Daniel Zhang's expression.
"Don't be afraid, even if it's really a man-eating flower, it's gentler than a poisonous scorpion. Daniel Zhang bowed his head and smiled, completely unafraid.
Walking into the ruined town, Ling Yi looked at the large and small American-style buildings around him, from the landmark statues of gods to the newspapers flying in the wind and sand, all the details were almost exactly the same as his impression of the country.
"It's even possible to project a real country directly into a scripted game...... "Diplodocus exclaimed, "it's exactly the same!"
With his hands in his pockets, Ling Yi pretended to be unintentional and said, "You've been here?"
His eyelids drooped, and Liang Long was about to speak, but he seemed to think of something, and then he stopped answering.
"For the sake of safety, everyone should try to look around to see if there are any weapons that can be used. β
Daniel Zhang smashed the fire glass next to the newsstand with a punch, took out the long-handled axe inside and threw it to Li Le.
In fact, there is no need for Daniel Zhang to remind, Ling Yi has also been looking for suitable weapons and equipment in all directions, and the ice dagger is broken, and he urgently needs a weapon to defend himself at this moment.
The ghost card disappeared, and Ling Yi at this moment must pay more attention to his own safety, if he is infected by the virus again, there will be no chance to do it again.
"If you want to talk about weapons...... I know a place!"
Chris smiled: "Everyone come with me!"
After passing through several blocks, it seems that because of the large number of buildings, the wind and sand in the ruined town are significantly smaller than outside.
Although the town's land has been gradually buried by sand due to long disrepair, most of the streets remain in their original state.
"That's what you're talking about...... Arsenal?"
Li Le resisted the big axe, looked at the shattered storefront in front of him, and kicked the glass shards on the ground in disappointment.
"Airy's Bar, once the most notorious black market, often sells good things you can't see outside. Liang Long directly pushed open the door of the store and walked in.
Standing behind Liang Long, Ling Yi squinted his eyes and looked at this mysterious young man, thoughtful.
"If only I could get a gun...... Li Le muttered and followed everyone into the black market shop.
The room was pitch black, with a narrow path and a bar around the corner.
"Everyone be careful, there are probably zombies in there. β
Daniel Zhang pulled out the ghost martial blue night and took the lead.
Following Daniel Zhang, Ling Yi scanned the structure of the black market left and right, except for a few dilapidated wooden tables, there was still a long trail of blood on the ground.
"Have you been preempted by someone else? There are no weapons in here!"
Li Le sat on the chair to rest, and stood the axe aside casually.
"Follow me. β
Following the bloodstains, Ling Yi came to a huge mural.
The eyes of the characters in the painting are stained with blackened blood, which looks like a line of blood and tears from the person in the painting.
"This should be a secret door...... After the outbreak of the zombie virus, the black market owner's shop was also attacked, and he should have been hiding inside. β
Ling Yi looked back and forth around the mural, trying to figure out the mechanism that would open the secret door.
"Then this bloodstain ......" Liu Wei swallowed her saliva and looked at Daniel Zhang.
"That's right, the black market owner should have been injured...... Because the blood of zombies is green. Ling Yi looked at Daniel Zhang in a calm tone, "Open the door directly and violently, it can also save some time." β
Nodding, Daniel Zhang signaled everyone to step back, and then slashed down, and the giant painting was instantly split in two!
In Chris's frightened gaze, Daniel Zhang smashed the secret protΓ©gΓ© hidden behind the painting with one punch!
A puff of smoke poured out of the door, choking everyone and coughing.
"Basement?" Daniel Zhang looked at the dark secret passage, illuminating the steps with the light of the blue night.
"Zombies and weapons should be hidden inside...... Although the town is rife with a lot of illegal trade, the riot policing makes it easy for black marketeers to keep their treasures out on the outside. β
Ling Yi patted Daniel Zhang's shoulder: "If you don't enter the tiger's den, you can get a tiger." β
"But it's too dark in here...... We don't have any lighting equipment!" Liu Wei saw that Daniel Zhang was going to go down, and hurriedly said, "The zombies are hiding in the dark, and the space inside may not be large, in case they are bitten, ......"
"It doesn't matter. β
Ling Yiyi dragged the Diplodocus hiding behind him in front of him, and said with a wicked smile: "We have humanoid radar. β
Greeting all the eighteen generations of Ling Yi's ancestors in his heart, Liang Long was forced to go to the basement with Daniel Zhang and Ling Yi.
The tunnel leading to the basement was narrow and long, and the three of them walked for a long time before finally reaching the bottom floor.
"It's pretty wide. β
Following the light from the blue night, the three of them walked all the way inside, until Liang Long suddenly reached out and pulled Ling Yi and Daniel Zhang.
"There is a voice...... And more than one!" Diplodocus closed his eyes tightly and tried to maximize his auditory function.
Daniel Zhang held the long sword in front of him and asked in a low voice, "Where are they?"
"Two at 1 o'clock, one at 3 o'clock, and a lot of footsteps at 9 o'clock, at least three or more!"
"So many!" Daniel Zhang looked at Ling Yi with a bitter smile, "Shouldn't it be only the black market boss himself?"
"I'm just talking about the ideal ......"
Ling Yi pulled Liang Long to retreat behind Daniel Zhang and said, "When the disaster comes, it is very likely that the family of the black market boss is also hiding in his secret room...... Judging by the current situation, it is obvious that we have won the lottery, and in addition to the boss's family, there are other people in the secret room who have come to buy weapons. β
"Okay!"
Daniel Zhang did not panic, and raised the long sword with one hand: "You two close your eyes." β
Although they didn't know Daniel Zhang's intentions, Ling Yi and the two still obediently did so.
In the dark secret room, only Daniel Zhang heard a low roar, and the sword body of the Ghost Martial Blue Night instantly burst out with shining light, dispelling all the darkness in an instant!
"This is the second hidden attribute of the blue night, the night is gone. β
Daniel Zhang said helplessly: "I originally planned to carry out a sneak attack at a critical moment, but I didn't expect to use it here to illuminate ......."
Slowly opening his eyes, Ling Yi blocked the dazzling light of the ghost martial arts with his hand, and at the same time looked around with his afterglow.
In the corners of the chamber, zombies wander back and forth, and in the closet behind them are all kinds of knives.
It seemed that they were also attracted by the light of the blue night, and all the zombies were stunned for a few seconds before suddenly rushing towards Daniel Zhang and the three like crazy!
"You two be careful, five on the left, three on the right!"
Dropping this sentence, Liang Long didn't even think about it, and ran back!
Taking a deep breath, Ling Yi's gaze passed through the three zombies rushing over on the right, and at a glance he stared at the Tai Dao hanging in the top closet!
"The left side will be handed over to you, and I will attract the right side. β
Without waiting for Daniel Zhang to stop him, Ling Yi rushed out with one arrow step!
"A family of three...... I'm sorry!"
After being transformed by the virus, the body is lighter and more powerful, and in the face of the former family of three, there is no trace of pity in Ling's eyes!
The ugly face of the zombie was already close at hand, and I saw Ling Yi dodge the bite of the female zombie in a flash, and then jumped and flew directly into the air with the girl zombie as a pedal!
"Smack!"
A punch in the air smashed the glass window of the closet, and Ling Yi pulled out the knife with one hand, and then landed steadily on the ground.
"It's so light......
I don't know if it was because of his own strength or because of the attributes of the sword itself, Ling Yi always felt that this weapon was very light to use, only a little heavier than the previous Ice Dagger.
The slender Taidao blade alone weighs more than a meter, and counting the grip, it looks like it's more than half a person tall overall!
Although Ling Yi had never used a similar blade before, after repeated training by the figures in the Manor of the Gods, he now had good strength even if he only relied on instinct to swing the sword.
Sure enough, with a knife in his hand, his heart was steady. β
Holding the sword tightly with both hands, the corners of Ling Yi's mouth raised slightly.
With a roar, the fat zombie man turned around with his teeth and claws, and bit Ling Yi's throat in one bite!
"Do zombies have a penchant for eating people's throats?"
Taking advantage of the ultra-long attack distance of the Taidao, Ling Yidao stabbed out with all his strength, directly penetrating the mouth of the fat zombie man!
Dark green blood sprayed on the faces of the mother and daughter zombies, as if they were stimulated by some kind of stimulation, and the two female zombies began to pounce on Ling Yi like crazy!
Pulling out the sword from the mouth of the fat zombie, Ling Yi's face gradually showed a look of madness......
Violence, although not the only way to solve the problem, is the best option to destroy zombies!
Picking up the blade, Ling cut off the waist and abdomen of the adult female zombie in one breath!
The blade swept through the carrion of the zombie but did not stop, and directly cut off the head of the girl's zombie!
Shaking off the green liquid of the sword, Ling Yi turned his head to look at Daniel Zhang, but found that the other party had already settled the battle, and was waiting for him with a smile on his shoulders at this time.