Chapter 9: The Ghost Mother (1)
When encountering more than two walking corpses, Hong Yi will control the mechanical dog to join the battle, under the attack of alloy minions, the flesh and blood of the walking corpse cannot be stopped at all, and occasionally Hong Yi will encounter danger, a walking corpse pounces on Hong Yi, and a claw hits Hong Yi's back, and it is also a loss for Hong Yi to wear an armor vest, otherwise he will be scratched by the claws of the walking corpse, which is equivalent to a death sentence.
In less than an hour, Hong Yi had already killed more than twenty walking corpses in this area.
The corpses emitted a foul stench under the scorching sun, and Hong Yi replaced the pistol with a new magazine, before pulling out the dagger and gouging open the heads of these walking corpses to find the brain crystals.
More than 20 walking corpses brought Hong Yi a rich reward, not only increasing the experience value of the hunter upgrade to 26 points, but also bringing Hong Yi two white brain crystals.
This is the first time Hong Yi has dug out the brain crystal, naturally he is quite excited, wipe the blood and brain pulp adhered to the brain crystal, and put it in the sunlight to see, the two brain crystals are as dazzling as gems.
No one knows how brain crystals are formed, and even few people know the role of brain crystals, they only exist in the brain of mutant bodies, in gathering places, this kind of thing is not easy to sell at all, large companies, mercenary associations and official institutions, all rush to buy, two white brain crystals, can be bought for at least two thousand dollars.
For this alone, Hong Yi has earned it this time.
In addition to the brain crystal, Hong Yi also pulled out the two sharp canine teeth of the walking corpse, a total of forty-two, all of which were washed and put in the backpack.
Collecting the walking dead canine teeth is the task that Hong Yi received this time, he needs to collect eighty walking dead canine teeth and hand them over to the Mercenary Association, where he can get 1,200 Singapore dollars, plus 2 mercenary association contribution points.
Judging by the progress now, it seems that the task will be easily completed.
Of course, Hong Yi's most important purpose is to gain experience points, and he is only 24 experience points away from being promoted to the hunter level.
Continuing to walk north, Hong Yi encountered some wandering walking corpses again, some of them did not know how long they had been wandering in the wild, the clothes on their bodies had rotten, their skin had been exposed to the sun for a long time, their hair fell out, and they were no different from skeletons, and there were also some walking corpses who had just been infected with the virus, and their appearance was even more disgusting, many of them were unlucky mercenaries, they were bitten or scratched by walking corpses, they would be infected with the virus, and they would become this kind of monster in tens of seconds.
Without exception, these walking corpses were shot and killed by Hong Yi.
However, the further you go, the fewer wandering walking corpses, and the fewer hordes of corpses or other mutants, which is obviously not normal.
Hong Yi knew that there was only one possibility, there must be a mercenary supply point nearby.
The wilderness is a place for mercenary activities, and sometimes it is impossible for them to cross more than ten kilometers, or even hundreds of kilometers, to return to the gathering place to replenish supplies, so mercenary supply points appear in the wilderness.
Because the mercenaries in the vicinity will go to rest, rest, and buy and sell items, it is normal that there are no mutants around, and if there are, they are basically killed by the mercenaries who pass by. The mercenary supply point will choose to be in a relatively safe environment, at least easy to defend and difficult to attack, and after looking around, Hong Yi soon saw a supply camp located on the edge of the ruins of an ancient city.
"Adjutant, call up the information on this supply point!" Hong Yi gave instructions to Adjutant Zhinao at this time, and before in the Mercenary Association, Hong Yi used his identity as a mercenary to download a lot of basic information, including information on supply points within a hundred kilometers around the No. 7 gathering place.
Adjutant Zhi Brain is worthy of being the pinnacle of human technology, and soon passed the information of the supply point to Hong Yi.
"D4 supply point, located 21 kilometers northwest of the No. 7 gathering place, on the eastern outskirts of the ruins of the ancient city of Yancheng, resident three defense T5 combat robots, the wall is a high-strength alloy steel plate, 3 meters high, 4 cm thick, relying on four buildings to build a defense system, there are separate generators, D4 supply points can be traded, rested, get food and water, and need to pay S$50 to enter......"
Information about this supply point appeared in front of Hong Yi's eyes one by one, since he encountered a supply point, Hong Yi also planned to take a look, and after a few hours of fighting, he also needed to rest, and the safe D4 supply point was undoubtedly the best place to go.
At the entrance, Hong Yi saw a combat robot guard armed with a heavy assault rifle, in addition to a staff member of the Mercenary Guild who was responsible for collecting the entrance fee.
After paying S$50, Hong Yi entered the supply point.
The supply point is not large, consisting of a few dilapidated buildings and a large open space, where food and water are sold and all kinds of weapons are sold, and there is even a small bar, of course, alcohol is not cheap in the gathering place, and it is even more expensive here.
Most of the mercenaries like to drink, and they live a life of licking blood every day, the pressure can be imagined, and alcohol is undoubtedly the best decompression drink.
At this moment, several mercenaries were drinking, talking vulgar and unbearable meat jokes, while more mercenaries were sitting in the open space to rest, or tidying up their equipment, some in groups of three or five, and some were alone like Hong Yi.
Hong Yi habitually swept around, and Adjutant Zhi Brain calculated the number of people here at a very fast speed at this time.
"Mercenaries, thirty-one, two employees of the Mercenary Association, and three T5 combat robots."
This is the power of the adjutant Zhi's brain, if Hong Yi is willing, he can even scan everyone's appearance with his own eyes, and then record their appearance.
Conversely, mercenaries who also possess the Lieutenant's Brain can do the same.
Hong Yi with a mechanical dog obviously also aroused the idea of many mercenaries, mercenaries are also divided into grades, Hong Yi is the lowest F-level mercenary, and the other mercenaries here are not high-level, a combat mechanical dog is expensive, and the mercenaries who can afford it belong to a minority, so Hong Yi with a mechanical dog is quite popular.
In this place, in addition to Hong Yi, there is only one three-person mercenary team with a combat-type mechanical dog, but the other party's mechanical dog is obviously not an assembly product, and in terms of size and materials used, it is obviously much better than Hong Yi's patchwork.
Hong Yi walked directly to the stall selling food and water, bought a freshly baked meatloaf, and then found a place to sit down and start eating.
Although the ingredients of the meatloaf are very ordinary, the grilled food is very good, Hong Yi eats it very carefully, and swallows it after chewing it fully, so that the food can be digested more thoroughly.
At this time, another mercenary walked in, there was only one person, and it seemed that he was also a lone ranger, but this mercenary was obviously much more embarrassed, his clothes were tattered, and his expression was haggard, and judging from the direction he came, he came out of the ruins of the ancient city.
The mercenary was carrying a backpack and a bloodstained battle rifle with minced flesh stuck to the serrated bayonet at the front of the rifle, as if he had just experienced a major battle.
As soon as he entered, he looked around with wary eyes, like a wounded and tired beast, and then went directly to the stall selling food and water, bought three large meatloaf and a large bottle of drinking water, paid for it, and the mercenary hid in a corner and ate it, during which he put his backpack in front of him and held it firmly in one hand, obviously the contents were very important.
This mercenary has attracted the attention of many people, but no one has come to ask, mercenaries outside can't inquire about other people's affairs at will, this is a big taboo, and if you don't do it, it will cause conflicts.
Somehow, Hong Yi felt that the mercenary was very strange, the adjutant Zhi's brain could detect that the other party's heartbeat was very fast, there was a sweat on his body, and there was a trace of fear in his eyes, and the slightest wind and grass would make the mercenary nervous.
Hong Yi continued to eat the meatloaf, when the last bite was minced and swallowed, a jeep drove into the supply point, Hong Yi saw that it was the mercenary team he had met before, obviously the other party had successfully annihilated the small group of walking corpses, which could be seen from the expressions on the faces of the five mercenaries.
And the other party obviously saw Hong Yi too, after all, there are not many mercenaries with mechanical dogs, especially the distinctive mechanical dog like Hong Yi.
Because of the relationship, the young mercenary who had spoken to Hong Yi before nodded at Hong Yi at this time, and said hello, and then the five of them got out of the car, two of them went to buy food and water, and the other three found an open space to sit on and rest.
One of the main functions of the supply point is to provide a safe resting place for mercenaries in the wild, if you rest in the wild, if you accidentally take a nap, you may wake up and find that you have been surrounded by mutants, and there is not even a residue left after being eaten.
Hong Yi plans to leave after resting, he is only twelve experience points away from being upgraded to the hunter level, that is to say, he can probably hunt twelve more walking corpses, and Hong Yi is quite looking forward to being promoted to the hunter level and unlocking a skill at the same time.
At this time, the young man who had contact with Hong Yi in the five-person team came over with two meatloaf and a bottle of water and handed them to Hong Yi.
"Brother, I'm sorry before, you take these things, many friends and multiple roads in the wild!"
This person is also real, in order to hunt a small group of walking corpses before, so he drove away Hong Yi, and now this is compensation, and he does things in a very orderly manner.
There are not many people who are so reasonable, Hong Yi is also a little stunned, and he doesn't know how to answer the other party, the young man was still about to speak, but at this moment, an extremely piercing scream suddenly came from outside the supply point, the sound was very loud, and the eardrums of the people were painful.
The mercenaries were taken aback, and most of them reflexively grabbed the weapons around them, showing horror on their faces.
"What's going on?" One of the mercenaries asked, but apparently no one answered him, as no one knew what was going on.
There was silence then, but soon there was a slight tremor on the ground, which grew louder and louder as time went on, as if thousands of horses were galloping towards them, accompanied by a noisy low roar and neighing.