15. Dead and back to life
When Ding Hao found this technician named Dane, he was repairing a broken armed off-road vehicle, the body of which was full of dents, scratches, and even corrosion marks, and it was hard to imagine what kind of battle this car had encountered.
"You're Dane the Technician?" Ding Hao asked the person who was lying under the car.
"That's right, it's me." An oil-stained face came out from under the car, and then a young man slipped out of the car, "Are you looking for me for something?" ”
"I need a car, so Gabre asked me to come to you and say you could help me a little." Ding Hao handed the note in his hand to Dane.
"Cars?" Dane wiped his oil-stained hands, took the note and began to look at it, "Oh, you're the traveler who helped the team get the corpse of a special ghoul and wanted a car in return?" ”
"Yes." Ding Hao nodded.
"Man, I appreciate everything you've done, but you should know how much a good car is worth right now." Dane tapped on the shell of the jeep behind him, "But I have a compromise, which is that what you end up giving you may be a little different." ”
"What do I end up with?" Ding Hao asked curiously.
"A buggy, and it's a single one." Dane said. "Although it is relatively small, it is definitely a usable off-road vehicle, and the performance is not bad. You know, it's not easy to find a car to drive these days, we don't have many here, let alone give it away as a reward, and the single buggy is the only thing we can get our hands on. ”
The so-called single-person buggy refers to the kind of ultra-small off-road vehicle that is about two meters long and about one meter wide, and can only ride one person. Compared with the general off-road vehicle, this mini off-road vehicle is lightweight, small in size, weak in grip, very testing the driver's skills, and there is no windshield, and the ride comfort is almost none. However, the advantage is that this kind of car is simple and sturdy, low-tech, easy to repair and modify, and suitable for the current wasteland environment.
"It doesn't sound unacceptable." Ding Hao scratched his head, "When will I get it?" ”
"Ha, you're too anxious." Dane walked over to the back of the repair desk and pulled open a canvas, revealing a small skeleton that looked like wreckage, "You can see it, it's just a tattered frame now, and it's not going to be done in a day or two." And I don't have enough materials on hand to completely fix it, and there are some important parts that you have to go out and find. ”
Dane found a piece of paper, drew the general shape of each part with a pencil, and marked the name: "These parts are suspension parts, brake parts, traction parts, turbine parts, and engine parts, and I think you can find them in the wreckage of the car outside." Dann found a few tools from the scattered parts around and handed them to Ding Hao along with the drawings, "These tools are for you, so that you can easily disassemble those parts." It took me about a week to fix the frame, and I had to get the parts to me within a week. ”
"You can walk around here during this time, and a lot of us here need help, if you want to." Dane winked at Ding Hao, and then continued to go back to work.
When Ding Hao finished chatting with Dane, Prester also put down the radio in his hand and ended the conversation.
"Ding Hao, our Doctor Zareth here wants to talk to you." Prester said to Ding Hao.
"Zareth? Who is he? Suddenly someone wanted to look for him, Ding Hao felt very strange, "What is he looking for me for?" ”
"Dr. Zareth is the main researcher of the new anti-radiation agent, and he is also an expert in the study of ghouls." Prester took Ding Hao into the elevator, "Sigit reported to Zareth that tank ghoul you encountered, Zareth is very interested in it, so I want to ask you for details." ”
The elevator soon reached the 7th floor, the entire seventh floor of which was a research laboratory, separated by thick, bulletproof glass into a number of individual operating rooms. Through the transparent bulletproof glass on both sides of the passage, Ding Hao saw several people wearing chemical protective suits dissecting the ghouls on the operating table, and when they looked closely, the ghouls were the high-jumping ghouls killed by Ding Hao.
Prester took Ding Hao directly to the office on the 7th floor, where two people, an old man and a young man, were chatting about something, the younger one was Si Jit, and the older one should be Dr. Zareth.
"Ah, Ding Hao, you're here." Seeing Ding Hao open the door and come in, Si Git's eyes suddenly lit up, "Let me introduce you, this is our Doctor Zare, who is mainly responsible for researching special ghouls, and he is very interested in the super giant ghoul you discovered." ”
"My name is Ding Hao, it's a pleasure to meet you." Ding Hao stretched out his hand and shook Doctor Zare, and said straight to the point: "What do you want to know about that giant ghoul?" ”
"Sit down first." Doctor Zareth motioned for Ding Hao to sit down first, then poured a glass of water for Ding Hao, "I'm very interested in that ghoul you found, if I can, I want to know all the details." ”
"Absolutely." Ding Hao began to tell about everything he saw in the agricultural warehouse, starting with the ghoul sentry guarding the door, then the tense trading place, and then the tank ghoul.
"You're saying that tank ghoul is mating with multiple female ghouls at the same time?" Dr. Zareth pushed his glasses on.
"It's not all female ghouls." Ding Hao thought about the scene he saw at the beginning, and was deeply impressed in various senses, "A small half of them are male ghouls. ”
Zareth: "......"
Sigit: "......"
Preste: "......"
"Ahem!" Dr. Zareth coughed dryly twice, then digressed, "The strong have multiple spouses, and apparently the ghouls have begun to take on the rudiments of society. Ding Hao, please continue. ”
Next are some details, including the specific characteristics of elite ghouls and the specific characteristics of tank ghouls. Then Ding Hao stole fertilizer and was chased by the ghouls as a result of making noise, and the tank ghouls used the debris on the ground to smash Ding Hao, and finally the incendiary bomb affected his vision, giving Ding Hao a chance to escape.
After Ding Hao explained all these things in detail, the people present fell silent.
After a moment, Dr. Zareth broke the silence, "Looks like we've got an extra neighbor to mess with." ”
"I feel like using heavy weapons such as anti-tank missiles or anti-tank mines should destroy it." Prester spoke his mind.
"Don't act rashly yet, we don't have a lot of heavy weapons in stock." Dr. Zareth put a stop to Prester's thoughts, "Have the quartermaster prepare a batch of Molotov cocktails, and everyone who goes out must bring them just in case." ”
"Aren't special ghouls only present at night?" Sigit asked, somewhat strangely, "Our people usually only go out during the day. ”
"The tank ghoul has a hard shell attached to it, and it may not be afraid of ultraviolet rays." "And in terms of size, it's also a threat to the safe houses we've set up, and we need to give the out-of-town people the ability to protect themselves against tank ghouls." ”
A monster of this size, unless it is a military bunker, the average safe house really can't stop it.
Just when everyone was discussing how to deal with the tank ghouls, a rush alarm suddenly came from the laboratory outside, and Ding Hao and the others glanced at each other, and immediately opened the door of the office and rushed out.
The place where the alarm was raised was the laboratory where the high-jumping ghouls were dissected, and I don't know what those researchers had done, but the high-jumping ghouls who should have been dead were actually alive again! What a surprise! And the high-jumping ghoul has green glowing dots all over its body, apparently evolving into a glowing species.
The three researchers in chemical protective suits were working together to press the high-jumping ghouls to the operating table, but the high-jumping ghouls who were about to turn into glowing seeds were so powerful that their trembling bodies were obviously about to be unable to support them.
"Open the door!" Ding Hao shouted to Dr. Zare. "Before it finishes evolving, let's kill him quickly!"
In fact, Ding Hao's suggestion is a violation of the experimental safety protocol, but when the high-jumping ghoul completely evolves into a luminous species, these bulletproof glasses will really not be able to stop it, and then it will be a real disaster for the entire stronghold.
Once he figured out the joints, Dr. Zareth entered the password on the controller next to the lab door.
"Warning, the experiment is not yet complete, and opening the door will have serious consequences." A warning sound can be heard from the speaker below the controller.
"Confirm, open the door." Zareth said to the speaker as calmly as he could.
"The door is open, and a report will be sent to Chief Gabry." As the security warnings ended, the doors to the laboratory opened silently.
"You guys stay outside, I'll go in alone." The lab is too cramped, and if too many people go in, it can cause accidental injury. Moreover, the walls of the laboratory are all bulletproof materials, which are powerful to prevent ricochets from accidentally injuring himself, and Ding Hao rushed into the laboratory alone with only a fighting dagger.
Feeling someone enter, the high-jumping ghoul who was suppressed by the three researchers suddenly brightened up with green dots, and suddenly lifted the three researchers away with a sudden force. Fortunately, the chemical protective suit has a certain defensive ability, and the three researchers who were lifted off the wall only felt a little chest tightness and shortness of breath, and their eyes were black, and they did not suffer any serious injuries.
"You get out, I'll deal with it." After listening to Ding Hao's words, the three researchers ran out of the research institute as if they had been amnestied.
Seeing the researcher flee, the high-jumping ghoul let out a whistling and lunged towards the door of the lab. But the high-jumping ghoul was still in mid-air, and was knocked to the ground by Ding Hao's elbow. After knocking over the ghoul, Ding Hao rushed forward, and then kicked the head of the high-jumping ghoul with a heavy kick, this kick brought a sharp wind, obviously the power should not be underestimated, the high-jumping ghoul rolled to avoid Ding Hao's kick, and then got up and waved his hands like sharp claws and pounced towards Ding Hao.
The high-jumping ghoul's attack was swift and sharp, but Ding Hao, who had mastered the skill of the spirit monkey, reacted faster, only to see Ding Hao flash sideways, and while avoiding the scimitar-like claws, he also backhanded the dagger into the back of the high-jumping ghoul.
Stabbed in the back, the high-jumping ghoul let out a howl as he reached for the dagger in his back. However, the ligaments of the high-jumping ghoul were obviously not very flexible, and they couldn't reach the handle of the dagger, but Ding Hao seized the opportunity to kick it on his side waist, and the whole thing was kicked to the ground.
Then Ding Hao pounced directly on the high-jumping ghoul, holding the ghoul's head with both hands and twisting it vigorously, only to hear a rattle, and the neck of the high-jumping ghoul was directly twisted into a right angle!
Kill the High Jump Ghoul Glowing Seed to gain 150 experience points, level up by 1, and gain a new skill point.