Chapter 22: Dead End
The town in front of it was technically a very small human settlement, and there were no regular protective measures. So the town is now abandoned, and a few zombies roam the town's dilapidated streets aimlessly.
Alan glanced at the situation in the town: "I can only try my luck." ”
Alexia nodded and walked up first. The wandering zombies smelled fresh flesh and turned their heads, and the rain trickled down their rotting skin, gathering a pool of blood beneath them. The zombie roared, and its sluggish body suddenly became flexible, and it rushed towards Alexia like a mad dog.
"Bang!"
After the crisp gunshot, the zombie's head was completely shattered, the gunfire spread throughout the town, and more roars rang out, and Alexia was still holding the alchemy musket flat, and then said to Allen: "Go find the power car, leave it to me here." ”
Alan nodded, and quickly rushed into the town.
Although it has been abandoned, it should not be long. The food in many of the rooms has not spoiled yet. Eren was so fast that he had circled the town in a short time, and when he returned, there were already a dozen broken bodies of zombies lying on the streets.
"How?" Alexia asked, putting away her alchemy musket.
"It's not bad luck." Alan raised the car keys in his hand and led Alexia into the basement outside a resident's room.
"The car is not bad, but maybe because of financial problems, the owner ordered a power motorcycle." Alan reluctantly walked to the center of the basement and tore the hood open, revealing a slightly rudimentary powerbike.
This two-wheeled vehicle is not slow, but due to the zombies in the current Republic, it is too dangerous to use a motorcycle without a carriage. Few people would order such transportation, but this time it was for Alan and the two to catch up.
"That's it."
Alexia said as she flipped into the car and began to check the operating system.
In the Republic of Steppen, where steam power is widespread, in order to save energy, most vehicles use low-energy steam engines, and the fuel is high-compression black oil. This fuel has been technically compressed, so that even a very small reserve can keep the power car on the road for a long time.
Watching Alexia expertly inspect the condition of the powerbike, Alan turned back and entered the owner's room. He picked out two clean outfits and went to the basement again. He handed one of the women's garments to Alexia, who didn't want to enjoy the visual torment of the road any longer.
Alexia took the women's trench coat and put it on, and then motioned for Alan to sit in the back of the car, the basement was connected to the outside entrance by a ramp, Alexia stepped on the accelerator to the end, the powerbike made a rumbling and whistling sound, and the exhaust pipe connected to the steam engine spewed a string of sparks, followed by a black smoke screen.
"Sit down!"
As soon as Alexia's words fell, the power bike rushed out, and Alan could only stretch out his hands and put his arms around Alexia's waist. The body in his arms stiffened instantly, but then softened.
"Honestly, if you dare to move your hand, I'll cut it off for you." After a word of warning, Alexia sped off on her powerbike.
The rain was still heavy, but Alexia was surprisingly good at driving, and no matter how rough the road was, she was able to maintain high speeds without worrying about overturning. At first, Allen's body tensed and he was ready to abandon the car and leave, but after driving for nearly an hour, he finally relaxed and began to think about his own thoughts.
Raymond's strength became more and more terrifying, and in a short period of time, he had almost established an extremely complete prototype of power. Alan can imagine that once a large number of blood corpse beasts appear, then Raymond will really have the possibility of mastering a terrifying power that can compete with the knights.
On the other hand, in addition to the transformation of his body by the prototype virus, Alan didn't dare to try too much at all. He didn't want to become a monster like Raymond, but in the current situation, it was impossible to defeat Raymond alone.
Let's not talk about whether I can see Raymond's body, once the blood corpse beast appears on a large scale, I can only escape. Not to mention Kelly, who has never shown up, and Jared, who should be Raymond's personal bodyguard. Now, Alan wants to improve his strength, and it seems that there is only one way to go. But the more this happened, the more uneasy Allen's heart became, and he was really afraid that one day the virus would suppress his consciousness.
The rain had gradually stopped, and Alexia had been driving on her powerbike for nearly three hours. Along the way, Alan behind him didn't say a word, and he could see the other party's preoccupied appearance from the rearview mirror.
"What do you think again?" Alexia couldn't help but ask curiously.
"Nothing." Alan smiled, "I was just thinking about how I could make myself a little stronger as soon as possible." ”
"You're already strong, I've never seen anyone jump that high." "You should make good use of the virus to modify yourself, but don't rely too much on it. ”
Alan couldn't help but feel happy, the female knight in front of her was the ace warrior of the Knights, what better choice to talk about combat experience and skills than to ask Alexia?
"I don't really understand." Alan humbly asked, "What should I do?" ”
"You know, when I was in the Cadet Knight Training Camp, the first thing my combat teacher taught me was to fight on my own." Alexia said slowly, "Don't rely on external forces, only your own strength is really powerful." Just like you now, what the virus has given you is talent and strength beyond ordinary people. But if you're not strong enough, you won't be able to tap into all the potential of the virus, and you're squandering that opportunity. Although I don't approve of the modification of the virus, if it can make you stronger and allow you to contribute to humanity, I think you should make good use of it. ”
"What you have to do now is to perfect your fighting skills and style without triggering the virus, and turn yourself into a truly sharp sword. And once you do that, then with the blessing of the virus, you will show explosive growth, and your combat ability will be magnified countless times. So, it's all about your understanding and experience of combat. ”
Alan couldn't help but fall into deep thought, and it took a long time for him to speak, "If, I mean if, can you train me if you have time?" ”
Alexia was silent for a moment before she said, "There is an unwritten rule in the Order that each regular knight can only accept one disciple who is a beginner. ”
Alan couldn't help but be disappointed when he heard this, and he couldn't help but smile a little awkwardly: "It's really a strange rule." ”
"It's okay if I want you to take you as an apprentice, but I want you to join the Order." Alexia said suddenly, and even Alan didn't expect such an answer.
He couldn't help but feel ecstatic, and then asked excitedly, "Are you serious, the Knights will accept people like me?" ”
"Although the Order of Knights has made it clear that it must be composed of pure-blooded people, it is not without precedent throughout the history of the Order. However, you must remember that if you want to join the Order and become my apprentice, then you must contribute to the Order so that you can counteract the troubles that come with your status. Alexia paused for a moment, "This is a great opportunity, we just need to get the news and I'll be able to speak for you." ”
"Why are you willing to take me as an apprentice?" After calming down, Alan asked the question that puzzled him.
"Because when you mutate, I can solve you with my own hands!" Alexia suddenly said something that sent chills down Alan's spine.
"You're such a good teacher." Alan teased with a wry smile.
Alexia didn't answer, and there was silence between the two of them again.
Suddenly, Allen's nose moved, he turned his head sharply, and his infected eyes opened: "Hell, these guys are catching up." ”
In his infected sight, huge blood-colored figures were rushing in the distance, and the dazzling red energy was as rich as blood shadows.
"Accelerate, accelerate, we have to get rid of them!" Alan reminded loudly from behind the seat.
"It's already the fastest speed." Alexia said a little anxiously, and she suddenly turned to look at Alan, "You come to drive." Fast! As she spoke, she stood up directly on the power bike, Alan was startled, and hurriedly reached out with both hands to hold the handlebars, Alexia stepped over against the top of Alan's head, and then sat upside down on the saddle, she took off the alchemy sniper rifle and looked into the distance through the scope above. Sure enough, surging black shadows rushed up from the end of the road!
The Blood Corpse Beast landed on all fours, its huge tail stretched straight out, and its movements were as fast as lightning.
"Hold on!"
Alexia's scope was already covered with the head of a blood corpse, and she took a deep breath and suddenly pulled the trigger.
"Bang!"
With a crisp gunshot, I saw a blinding line of fire disappear into the air, and the blood corpse beast that was chasing behind the two and running in front let out a roar, and its whole body was blasted upside down and flew out.
A bullet casing flew out, and Alexia pressed a new bullet into the chamber. Just as she was aiming for the second Blood Corpse Beast, the entire power bike suddenly shook, and Alexia shouted, "What are you doing, steady!" Steady! ”
"We're annoyed!"
Alexia turned her head sharply, and saw that not far away, as if an earthquake had occurred, the entire ground had cracked into a huge ravine dozens of meters wide!