8. Seattle

Gain 20 XP.

Gain 16 XP.

Gain 13 XP.

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Gain 1 XP, level up 1, and gain a skill point.

The speed of using the crystal nucleus to obtain experience value decay is much faster than Ding Hao expected, and after spending nearly 1,000 crystal nuclei, Ding Hao finally rose to level 4, and then Ding Hao couldn't wait to point his new skills on concealment.

Stealth: Makes you disappear from the sight of others, allowing you to sneak up on enemies undetected until you attack or cancel them.

Ding Hao found a place where no one was there and tried this new ability, and found that the effect of this thing was the same as in the game, that is, the whole person directly became completely transparent, and only a close and careful observation could find a trace of distorted outline, and if it was a little farther away, it would not be visible at all.

Of course, there is no perfect ability, even if Ding Hao uses concealment, he will leave footprints on the ground, he will also touch bent branches, and he will also show outlines in the wind and sand, so if you want to fully exert this ability, you have to combine it with the environment.

Everything is ready, then it's time to go.

The copper mining town is at least 50 kilometers away from Seattle, and Ding Hao does not plan to run over such a long distance by himself, but uses a tricky way.

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The town produces high-quality copper ingots, but people cannot feed on the mines, so the smelted metal must be sold to nearby settlements in exchange for food, water, fuel, and even weapons and ammunition, and the delivery route for the metal passes through the vicinity of Seattle.

"Hey, boy! Look over there, that's Seattle, and I heard it used to be a very beautiful city. On the Mercedes-Benz truck, a middle-aged man with a beard and a Remington 700 sniper rifle pointed to the ruins of the city in the distance and shouted to Ding Hao.

Under the sun's rays, the ruined ruins take on a mixture of gray and green, like a fusion of decay and rebirth.

"Are you sure?"

"Of course, there are not many urban ruins of this scale in the entire West." The middle-aged man was holding the gun and wanted to say something more, but suddenly found that Ding Hao stood up suddenly, and then jumped out of the car!

"Hey! What are you doing? The middle-aged man hurriedly got up to catch Ding Hao, but in a hurry, he could only watch Ding Hao jump out of the car.

After Ding Hao landed on the ground, he rolled off the impact, first waved his hand in the direction of the transport convoy, and then directly turned around and jumped into the grove on the side of the road.

The United States of Blue Eagle was once known as the lighthouse country of the earth and the country of hope, but Ding Hao was walking on the streets of Seattle at the moment, looking at the wreckage of cars and the ghouls wandering in the ruins, and felt only despair.

Sure enough, all beings are equal under the nuclear bomb, and in the face of deadly heat and shock waves, no one is more noble.

The sharp hunting arrow was put on the arrow platform of the super blade by Ding Hao, the spreader on the finger hooked the bowstring and slowly pulled back, the tough bow arm bent a little bit, Ding Hao put the crosshair on the head of the ghoul in front of him, and then the index finger and thumb were slightly forced, the spreader opened, and the elastic potential energy accumulated by the bow arm instantly straightened the bowstring, and the hunting arrow flew out with a thud, accurately penetrating the skull of the ghoul 30 meters away from the eye socket at a speed of 80 meters per second, and the ghoul was taken around by the arrow before falling to the ground softly.

Hearing the sound of his companion falling to the ground, another ghoul hurried over to see what was happening, and when it found that its companion had been shot in the head by an arrow, it couldn't help but jump up and search fiercely left and right, trying to find the location of the attacker.

Shout! There was another soft sound, and the sharp steel arrow continued to magnify in the ghoul's eyes, and then simply pierced the ghoul's head, and the ghoul fell back sharply, falling directly to the ground.

Ding Hao, who was in hiding, was like a transparent ghost, first recovering the arrows pierced on the ghouls, and then checking every car on the street.

But unfortunately, after the shock wave of the nuclear bomb and the wind and rain of 80 years, all the cars parked on the road were seriously damaged, and there was no chance to repair them, so they could only be sold as scrap metal.

The sun was gradually sinking in the west, looking at the sky that was getting darker and darker, Ding Hao could only give up the search and find a place to live first.

Strictly speaking, the ghoul is actually a nocturnal creature, and the ghoul is a creature with innate infrared vision and a very keen perception of the night. Although Ding Hao has a stealth skill, he doesn't know if this skill will cover up the infrared light source on his body, so it's better to be careful. And without the sun's ultraviolet suppression, individual ghouls can even turn into an extremely dangerous night demon at night.

Compared to ordinary ghouls, the Daredevil's movements are more agile and fast, and even climbing the wall is like walking on the ground, even the most experienced warrior will be caught off guard by the Daredevil. Fighting the Daredevil requires not only the front and back, but also the ceiling overhead, to prevent the Daredevil from sneaking up from above. It is said that the combat power of ordinary night demons is already much higher than that of the ghoul glowing species.

Since there is such a monster now, Ding Hao must find a safe enough place to spend the night.

Walking along the street for a while, Ding Hao found a gun shop. The United States of Blue Eagle is a country where guns are rampant, and gun shops are as ubiquitous as KFC. Maybe this would be a good place? Looking at the signboard of the gun shop that had almost completely fallen off, Ding Hao couldn't help but walk in.

The reason why Ding Hao thinks this is simple, compared to other places, the warehouse where guns and ammunition are stored should be more sturdy, and it may be an ideal temporary residence.

But before that, there's going to be a big cleaning. Looking at the corpses all over the ground, Ding Hao pulled out a hunting arrow from behind his back.

Ghouls look like dried corpses, and when they lie on the ground, they look no different from ordinary corpses, but if you look closely, you can still see the subtle movements of these monsters, such as the shaking of fingers, the rotation of heads, and the rise and fall of the chest. Most of the unlucky ones killed by the ghouls did so without looking closely and rushed to the middle of the ghouls, and then were ambushed and killed in hatred.

Ding Hao didn't want to make such a mistake, this kind of death was too stupid.

The bowstring was ajar, and Ding Hao shot an arrow at the ghoul lying in the center of the gun shop, and the sharp arrow directly nailed the ghoul's head to the ground, and the surrounding ghouls lying on the ground got up to check after hearing the sound.

These guys' hearing is annoying! This is why Ding Hao uses a bow and arrows instead of a gun, there is no silencer, and a shot will at least alarm a large number of ghouls around, and it is not a joke to be surrounded by these monsters.

Taking advantage of the fact that the ghouls would not be able to find themselves in the sneak for a while, Ding Hao shot out one arrow after another, shooting the ghouls to the ground one by one. But after all, the rate of fire of the compound bow cannot be compared with that of a firearm, and when the fifth arrow was fired, the remaining few ghouls finally "heard" Ding Hao, who was half-squatting at the door, and then rushed over with claw-like hands.

Ding Hao shot a paralyzing shot with an arrow, and the arrow wrapped with light blue electricity nailed to the knee of the fastest ghoul, the ghoul was weak under his feet, and fell to the ground at once, and by the way, he also tripped the ghoul behind him, and the two ghouls suddenly rolled together. But before Ding Hao could put the next arrow on the bow, the tripped ghoul rushed towards Ding Hao with both hands and feet.

Seeing this scene, Ding Hao could only put the compound bow into the interface space, and just when the ghoul's claws were about to catch him, he suddenly flashed sideways, reached out and grabbed the ghoul's neck while dodging the ghoul's claws, and slammed it against the door frame with the help of inertia.

The grievance of being hung and beaten made the noseless ghoul roar angrily, broke free from Ding Hao's clamps, and then opened his shriveled mouth and bit Ding Hao's neck. But in the next moment, Ding Hao stabbed it into the ghoul's mouth with a dagger, accurately penetrating the ghoul's already rotten and shrunken brain......

Although the ghouls resemble corpses, they are actually still alive, and the ghouls are instantly killed when their brains are scrested.

The ghouls who were hit through the knees by the arrows lay on the ground and screamed, and once their legs were hit hard, the ghouls with atrophied brains did not even want to move. Ding Hao pressed his knees against the ghoul's back, and twisted the ghoul's head with both hands, only to hear a rattle, and the ghoul who was struggling under him suddenly stopped moving.

The ghouls in the lobby of the gun shop were cleaned up by Ding Hao, and after retrieving a few arrows that were still usable, Ding Hao sneaked into the store with a dagger. Since you have to clean it up, you have to clean everything inside and outside the house, otherwise you won't be able to sleep at all.

Inside the gun shop is a long shooting range for customers to try out their guns, and there are offices and a workshop dedicated to refitting firearms. When Ding Hao opened the door of the office, he saw a swollen ghoul crawling on the mottled desk, and estimated that this was the owner of the store.

Ding Hao drew his bow and pointed an arrow at the ghoul's head, which directly slashed half of the ghoul's brain, and the green brains spilled out. Lifting the ghoul corpse from the desk, Ding Hao carefully searched the office. It stands to reason that the owner of the gun shop should have some special private collections, and Ding Hao is particularly interested in this.

"I hope I can find something good." Ding Hao opened the drawer of his desk with the key hanging from the ghoul belt, searched and found a beautiful and heavy mahogany box inside, and then opened it with anticipation.

"My God......" Looking at the weapon lying quietly in the box, Ding Hao's eyes widened with excitement.

Lying in the box is a silver glittering revolver, with a domineering appearance and hard and cold lines, all showing its nobility and elegance.

Ding Hao recognized this gun, this revolver is the legendary M500 that can kill African elephants with one shot, known as a hand cannon! The M500 uses .50 Magnum rounds and has a kinetic energy of 3,500 joules, which is comparable to high-powered rifle rounds. This pistol was not used for military purposes, but for hunting large game. Before the outbreak of the end times, there were no large animals in the world for it to hunt, and it was too late for people to protect the only remaining animals.

But now, in this dangerous era of mutant creatures, it is the natural stage for this weapon.