Chapter 2: Prelude to Chaos XII I

"Boom... Rumble... Boom ......"

There was a rhythmic sound of metal colliding in the slightly dead streets.

With the sound of heavy footsteps, a huge figure appeared at the end of the street.

The figure was eight meters long, and it exuded a metallic sheen. The figure has only one eye, located in the middle of the face, and occupies almost a third of the face; Its upper limbs are long, but its lower limbs are short, just like the ancient great apes described in the Electrobiologue.

There is no doubt that this is a cyborg, a killing weapon developed for the purpose of war.

It seems that due to the long period of continuous fighting, there is no time to return to the base to recuperate, and most of the weapons carried by the cyborg have been destroyed, and most of the armor that originally protected the limbs like armor has also fallen off. But for this behemoth, which is more than eight meters tall and weighs more than four tons, its sharp claws, strong physique, and amazing explosiveness are its best weapons. Even if it loses all its armament, it can still shred a squad (three planes) of marine assault fighters in five minutes.

At this moment, the cyborg slowly scanned the surroundings with its blood-red electronic eyes. It's looking for food.

Cyborg doesn't need fuel, but it needs to eat. Ordinary ingredients, semi-finished food raw materials, and even plant fiber products such as wood and paper can be used as food for it – thanks to advances in genetic modification technology.

Even so, it couldn't find anything to use it for. Ordinary ingredients and semi-finished food raw materials have long been taken away by local refugees; Plant fibers such as wood and paper are flammable, and a small explosive bomb is enough to turn them into ashes.

The cyborg continued to search unhurriedly. It walks very slowly. On the one hand, it is to save energy, and on the other hand, it is also to search the neighborhood more thoroughly. It's not looking for "unpalatable staples", it's looking for "fresh meat".

In the insignificant brains of cyborgs, there was actually no essential difference between the owner who kept them and the food, especially after it had tasted the sweetness of flesh.

Now it longs to pull a few humans out of the rubble. Then moisten your mouth with their warm blood, and fill your stomach with their flesh and bones!

However, for cyborgs with low IQs, it is very difficult to search the ruins for traces of humans. Seasoned hunters know how to look for clues from remaining footprints, used campfires, and food scraps that have fallen to the ground, as do many of the wild animals that infest the jungle. Unfortunately, the size of the cyborg's brain is inversely proportional to its strong body, and the traces left by human activity are too complex for it, and it is unable to carry out coherent logical reasoning in the brain. As a result, the cyborg relies on a multifunctional detection radar that is forcibly implanted in the eye.

The trainer used the harshest punishment to let the cyborg master the combat skills, so that the combat skills were deeply reflected in the consciousness of the cyborgs and became something they could understand. For example, cyborg now knows that it is effective to use metal detection to capture targets when attacking Assault Mechs, and life detection when "looking for food......

……

The half-ruined three-story building still has a lot of things that the owner came to take away in a hurry. From ornate silk dresses to bulky mahogany furniture, the hurried owner was clearly wealthy. If all these luxury goods are sent to auction, they will undoubtedly get very rich returns. But for the young soldier in front of him, these expensive luxuries were of little practical use.

In the kitchen on the second floor, the soldiers did not hesitate to smash the mahogany furniture and remove a food storage box that had been flattened by the beams from the rubble. He pulled out his multi-purpose combat knife, slashed it one at a time along the gap in the four sides of the storage crate door, and then pried it open with all his might.

With a "whoop", the door opened.

The soldier couldn't wait to look inside.

- Finally something to eat!

He pulled out a packet of biscuits that had been almost crushed into powder, and eagerly tore open the package, and shoved a large gulp into his mouth. But before he could start swallowing, the cookie crumbs that slipped into his airways immediately forced him to spit out again.

After an almost suffocating cough, the soldier lay pale on the ground, gasping for breath. After a long time, he slowly sat up and ate in small bites.

With half a pack of biscuits in his stomach, he was visibly much more energetic. Then he got up and began to check his catch: seven packets of cracked biscuits, three unopened but flattened cans of meat, and half a bottle of purified water.

The soldier untied his waist pocket and carefully put the food into his pocket one by one.

But just as he was reaching for half a bottle of pure water, a slight ripple appeared on the calm surface of the bottle.

- Who?

The soldier immediately dropped his pockets and instantly retracted his breath. After a brief pause, he pressed against the wall like a gecko.

Half a bottle of pure water rippled again, and something huge enough to shake the ground was slowly approaching!

A look of chagrin crossed the soldier's face for an instant. He poked his head out and glanced at the source of the tremors.

- Damn!

An armed orangutan!

He cursed the unknown god in his mind, then poked his head out again and looked cautiously.

Most of the orangutan's armor has shredded, revealing large chunks of fluffy skin; The weapons on both hands, arms, and left shoulder have been destroyed, but the equipment on the right shoulder that appears to be a missile launcher is still intact.

There is no doubt that this damned orangutan is just as much a rout as he is.

And when he recognized a series of numbers on the left chest of the orangutan, he was annoyed to find that he had seen this orangutan, and he had quite a grudge. About two weeks ago, his assault unit raided an enemy outpost more than 100 kilometers from the neighborhood. The three armed orangutans, who had just arrived at the ceremony, greeted them "warmly". Although the assault forces eventually completed their mission and reduced the entire base to a sea of fire, the assault forces themselves suffered equally heavy losses and were routed by enemy follow-up forces in the ensuing retreat.

"Boom... Rumble... Boom ......"

Huge footsteps are getting closer, and armed orangutans are getting closer!

An oval-shaped piece of metal slipped silently into the soldier's hand. He gripped the metal block tightly, sweat from his palms almost soaking the leather gloves completely.

- Come on!

His experience with Cyborg has given him a good understanding of how powerful BioBeast's ability to lock enemies is. He didn't expect his breath-holding technique to hide from this orangutan, he just hoped that he could get the opportunity to choose the right time to strike!

- A little closer......

- Bring it closer!

The soldier held his breath and prepared to strike. He had already calculated the distance......

But the vibration of the orangutan's next step never came.

- What's going on?

The soldier raised his head slightly strangely, and finally resisted the urge to look around. But at this time, he suddenly found that there was a huge floor-to-ceiling mirror hanging opposite the wall where he was hiding. The mirror was cracked, but it clearly reflected his figure.

- Not good!

The soldier jumped up desperately and plunged headlong into a large hole in the floor. And the moment he fell down the next floor, a huge palm clawed at the wall where he was hiding.

The orangutan let out an angry roar. In the midst of a deafening roar, a sharp sound suddenly sounded through the air.

There was a loud "boom", and air waves and stones flew sideways. The small building collapsed in half.

- Damn! This brute still has ammunition!

The soldier cursed inwardly as he stumbled into another room.

As he left, a fluffy palm came out of the hole in the ceiling. A large hand that was a meter wide groped around the room, and the furnishings in the room and the murals on the walls were damaged, and the already messy room immediately became a garbage dump.

- Damn orangutans! Damn cyborgs!

The soldier spat hard at the hand, then opened the air window behind him and climbed out. Standing on the roof of the first floor, he saw the orangutan pull out a handful of scraps of wood from the house, stuff it all into his mouth, and chew it heavily. It's like a child reaching into a bucket of cookies and pulling out a handful of broken cookies.

However, the orangutan, which was already showing faint signs of rage, was clearly not satisfied with the taste of the wood. It longs for warm blood, it craves for delicious human flesh!

Taking advantage of the blind spot in the orangutan's vision as they groped in the house, the soldier quickly climbed down the downspout to the third floor.

Run away? He had thought about it a long time ago. The radius of the armed orangutans is large enough to cover twenty kilometers around, and if they want to escape, they must leave the neighborhood, leave the city. And leaving the city, where can he find water and food?

So, he had to find a way to stay and look for a chance to fight back.

It seems that the owner of the house did not build the house according to the standard floor height of a residential house, but deliberately increased the height a lot. So when the soldier appeared on the third floor, he could barely look at the orangutan's ugly face.

- Yay!

The soldier raised his right hand and silently said in his heart: Restoration!

The red light flashed, and the piece of metal that had been held tightly in his hand instantly turned into a long-handled axe.

The soldier grasped the axe in both hands and dragged it in front of him to slowly draw an arc. And as he moved, the blade of the axe gradually appeared a blood-like color. He took a cautious step forward, turned sideways, and struck a ready-to-go.

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled. He followed his habit of being a warrior, and only opened his eyes again after a brief peace of mind.

The crimson blood light had completely covered the blade of the axe. The long-handled axe made of alchemical steel now shimmers with a brilliance comparable to that of a thermal axe!

The unconscious armed orangutan, still with its head down, rummaged through the "cookie bucket". A large hole was smashed into the floor of the second floor, and the orangutan took turns poking his hands into it. With a "bump", its outstretched arm inadvertently hit the lamppost behind it. The reinforced concrete lamppost broke without any suspense, fell to the ground with a loud thud, and crushed a small part of the house.

- Suffer death!

With the crisp cracking sound of glass, a figure broke out of the window on the third floor.

"Broken!"

The soldier shouted, and the axe in his hand was raised high, and a dazzling halo slashed through the air and landed on the huge electronic eye of the orangutan's head.

- Missed! Damn it! It's so hard!

Originally, the landing point of his attack was the center of the electronic eye. Make the most of the length of the pole-handled weapon, and after smashing the outer shell of the electronic eye, insert the entire weapon into the eye socket and directly stir up its brain! However, the orangutan turned its head slightly at the last moment, causing the axe to land the edge of the electronic eye that connected to the flesh.

A terrible roar suddenly resounded throughout the neighborhood.

Simple-minded orangutans can't understand. With absolute force, how could it go from a hunter to a prey in just a few minutes.

It covered its face with one hand in pain, and the other straight hand kept scratching in the air, trying to grasp the "hateful food". Crimson blood mixed with inky black fluid, constantly flowing out of the gaps between the fingers. The electronic eye is the most delicate sensory organ of an armed orangutan, but it is also the most vulnerable. This is a common weakness of large cyborgs.

After the sneak attack, the soldier kicked out his right foot hard, and with the help of the reaction power, he narrowly dodged the orangutan's wildly waving arm in the air. The blood-stained axe slashed off the orangutan with the inertia and weight of its falling, and then the soldier dragged the axe until the orangutan had its foot condyles before jumping away again.

Flesh and blood flipped where the axe slashed, and the orangutan whimpered in pain. It subconsciously retreated, but it didn't want to step on the collapsed lamppost. The lamppost, which was less than a meter in diameter, was like a huge triprope at the moment, shattering and lowering the unlucky ghost who stepped on it to the ground.

The moment the orangutan fell to the ground, it seemed that a small earthquake had occurred on the ground beneath his feet. The soldier's tongue was stunned by the strength of the armed orangutan, and he was glad that he hadn't come into a confrontation with the behemoth.

After receiving heavy blows one after another, the armed orangutans seem to have aroused blood. Bursts of impatient and furious roars replaced painful roars, and the blood-red electronic eyes were still dripping with blood, staring at the "food" that had caused it to suffer a lot.

- Yay! Try this!

Looking at the big mouth of the orangutan that kept growling, a sneer appeared on the soldier's face. He was about to slam the orangutan at the knee, knocking it to the ground, and ending the fight with a directional blast. However, the beast first fell on its own, and then took the initiative to send the best blasting attack point in front of him.

The soldier quickly untied a gray pocket from his belt, and then pressed hard through the bag. When the bag made a beeping electronic sound, he pulled the rubber strap at the mouth of the bag and pulled the bag around a few times as if using a catapult. Then he sent it in his hand, and the bag curved through the air and flew straight towards the orangutan's gaping mouth. As he threw out his gray pocket, he dropped his axe and flew into the alley a meter behind him.

I heard a loud "boom", and broken stones and rubble flew in all directions. Several pieces of rubble hit his calf, and he grinned in pain.

It wasn't until calm returned to the surroundings that the soldiers leaned against the wall and cautiously poked their heads out of the alley.

Although I didn't finally see the landing point of the bomb, the effect of the explosion was still very good. The entire jaw of the armed orangutan was shattered, and the already ugly face was even more bloody and blurred. Except for a few parts of the chest and abdomen where the armor did not fall off, the rest of the place was full of blood.

- Huh...... Pick up a life.

The soldier picked up the axe that had been thrown on the ground, and let out a long sigh of relief, and the nerves that had been highly tense during the battle relaxed.

The damn brute is finally dead.

- Do you need to confirm this?

- No, forget it. The vitality of cyborgs is not something that ordinary people can imagine. Therefore...... It's better not to venture closer.

The soldier shook his head, shackled his axe, and limped to the other end of the alley.

Fight alone and successfully kill an armed biochemical beast. Such an outstanding feats could have earned a Silver Eagle Medal. But what he needed at the moment was not a medal of honor, but water and food.

The battle that broke out just now was short and fierce, and most of the three-story buildings that were one of the main battlefields had been destroyed by the destruction of the orangutans. Was the food you just found affected by the battle? He is very worried now. Seven packets of biscuits, three cans of meat, not much, but enough for him for the next week!

As the corridor leading to the kitchen on the second floor had collapsed during the fighting, the soldiers had to make a detour to the other side of the building and climb up to the second floor via a life-saving staircase.

The kitchen floor had half collapsed, but the floor on which the pantry was sitting was only slightly inclined and had not collapsed. And when he walked through the large hole in the wall and re-entered the kitchen, he was surprised to find that the food that should have been on the floor was gone. Not only the food, but also the multifunctional combat knife stuck in the floor is gone.

- Someone has been here!

The soldier's nerves, which had just relaxed, tightened again. It's not just cyborgs that feed on human flesh, humans themselves do the same!

"Woo......"

There seemed to be a slight noise coming from the hidden food pantry. When I looked closely, a small piece of white fabric was revealed next to the half-hidden door.

The storage box, which is less than a meter high, may not seem like a big one, but after removing all the compartments inside, it shouldn't be difficult to cram one person in.

The soldier slowly raised the axe in his hand and walked slowly to the storage box.

"Come out! No need to hide! ”

The soldier tapped the floor outside the storage box with his axe, signaling for the people inside to come out.

"Woo... Woo-woo......" A whimper came from the storage box, "...... No... Don't catch me......"

The sound coming from the storage box was crisp, much more than the soldiers expected.

“…… No... Don't give Aisha to the big monster as a snack...... Woo, woo...... Don't ......"

- Girls?

The soldier was slightly stunned, and a weak and helpless little face suddenly appeared in front of him. He blinked, and the little face was gone.

"Come out." Unconsciously, his voice softened a lot, "I won't hurt you." ”

"Woo... Woohoo......"

His words did not have the slightest effect, and the girl's cry became louder.

- uh......

The soldier rolled his eyes in his heart, and finally reluctantly reversed the axe and gently hooked open the door of the storage box.

“…… No, don't scratch Aisha......"

The girl's little face turned pale with fright, and her small body desperately squeezed into the storage box, like a frightened little white rabbit.

The soldier immediately spotted his multifunctional combat knife. The battle knife was quietly placed within the girl's reach, but in a panic, she didn't seem to think about using the weapon to protect herself.

“…… Don't, don't come! The girl was even more frightened when she saw the huge axe in the soldier's hand.

"Ah!!h With a high-pitched scream, the girl fainted.

……

“…… Hmmm......"

The girl blinked and slowly got up.

- Here's ...... Which?

There are all kinds of miscellaneous items scattered around it, and there are no windows, and it seems to be a storage room located underground. The dark room was pitch black, except for a faint glow from a flek of fire not far in front of him.

- What is it?

The girl reached out curiously, as if to grab a handful. But before she could touch the small glittering red dot, a man's voice sounded without warning, and she immediately withdrew her hand in fright.

"Are you awake?" A familiar and unfamiliar man's voice came from not far in front of him, "How do you feel?" Is there anything uncomfortable? ”

“…… Hmm" The girl clutched the futon on her body and shrunk again.

"Don't be afraid. I'm not like the brutes who hunt you. ”

The man grabbed a wooden stick and used it as a fire fork, and gently flicked it around the spark, and a red flame rose from it. It turned out to be a campfire.

The flames dispelled the darkness and reflected the girl's pale little face. She nodded slightly, but still tightened her body.

"You......" The man seemed to sense her faint hostility and slowly withdrew his gaze, "...... Sleep a little longer, it's safe here. ”

The girl shook her head slightly, and looked at the dancing fire without saying a word.

The man frowned slightly, his lips moving a few times, as if he still wanted to say something. In the end, though, he didn't make a sound, and watched the dancing flames in the same silence.

- Who is this man......

The girl's eyes never took off the campfire, but she quietly observed the man on the other end of the campfire in another way.

- Very young, should ...... It should not be more than twenty years old.

- There is no fat on the body, and there are no obvious muscles.

- There are thick calluses on his hands, and he should have undergone strict martial arts training.

- There is a bruise on the left foot, which is not serious, but it has a great impact on lower limb movements such as walking and jumping.

- His physical function is lower than normal due to a lack of nutritional intake......

The special ability often referred to as "empty knowledge" provides a lot of information for girls. And the news that the man had a foot injury and a weak body made her feel a lot more relieved.

- You shouldn't have a problem escaping......

The girl's mind moved slightly, and a detailed topographical map of the surroundings naturally appeared in her mind.

- It's about three meters above the ground, which means it's the second basement floor...... Well! This is the Hamburg factory!? That's great! Don't worry about eating!

Sora quickly told her that there were several bags of abandoned flour in the basement of the lower floor, three turns, and that there was a box of cans in the sixth room on the left......

A faint smile appeared on the girl's face unconsciously. But before she could be happy for a while, her stomach screamed first.

"Gollum ......"

In the silence of the basement, the slight noise is particularly alarming.

The man seemed to be awakened by the sudden noise, and he looked up blankly, and the first thing he saw was the girl's little flushed face.

“…… Are you hungry? ”

"Hmmm......" The girl pinched the corners of her clothes uneasily, and her little face turned even redder.

The man picked up the fire fork and flicked it in the campfire a few times, picking out a black lump the size of a steamed bun and a hard lump like a stone.

"Let's eat...... Be careful with scalding. ”

The man cut the lump in half and handed it to the girl.

Unlike the pitch-black skin, the slightly yellowish brown heart exudes a seductive scent. What appears to be the tuber of some kind of plant.

The girl hesitantly took the tuber and took a careful bite.

- Well, it smells good!

Despite the scalding teeth, the girl quickly wiped out the entire tuber.

The hot food went down, and the girl suddenly felt a lot warmer: "What is this?" She bit her fingers lightly, as if she was still savoring the tempting taste. The man in front of him, who could only be regarded as a teenager, suddenly became a lot more kind.

- It seems, it seems that he is not so scary......

"Sweet potatoes. Do you want more? The man flicked a few times in the campfire, then turned over another piece.

The girl bit her lip hesitantly, but still shook her head: "...... No, no. "Food is very precious, so as long as you keep your body to a minimum......

The girl's words didn't come out of her mouth, but the man in front of her seemed to guess her thoughts.

"Eat. A small sweet potato is definitely not full. The man smiled and handed the sweet potato to the girl, "Eat more." When you're full, you have the strength to go home. ”

At the mention of the word "home", the man's smile froze, and a deep tiredness suddenly appeared on the young face, which was usually only seen on the face of an old man who had experienced the vicissitudes of life.

"You...... Don't go home? ”

“…… My home has been ruined by those brutes. ”

"I'm sorry......" the girl bowed her head.

"It's okay...... the man barely squeezed out a smile and coaxed the girl softly, "Eat it quickly, it won't taste good if it's cold." ”

"Mmmm......" The girl took the sweet potato and gently kneaded it in her hand. But before the skin could be torn off, the girl's face suddenly turned bloodless, and her body trembled as if she couldn't contain it.

"What's wrong?"

The girl looked terrified, and her teeth involuntarily fought: "Yes, yes...... Big dogs, they're chasing ......"

A wolf-like canine appeared in the girl's consciousness. With its sturdy limbs and long fangs, it ran as fast as it could.

The man's expression froze, and he quickly pulled out his multi-purpose combat knife, got up and guarded the door.

"Woohoo...... "Canine howls were heard in the darkness.

"Cyborg dogs!?" The man's face suddenly became very ugly.

“…… Don't, don't! The girl shook her head vigorously and tremblingly, as if she wanted to expel the cyborg from her emptiness, but there was no point in such an action," ...... You, you run! Leave me alone...... They, they're going to catch me! ”

Tears uncontrollably rolled down her cheeks. For a moment, the girl seemed to have given up the courage to continue living.

The man glanced at the girl in surprise, and his sharp gaze turned into a gentle stream as it touched the girl. He shook his head slowly but unusually discerningly, "No." I am a soldier of the republic, and it is my duty to protect civilians. ”

“…… You're going to get eaten...... Big dogs, big dogs, a lot! ”

The howls echoing each other rang out one after another, and more and more cyborg dogs appeared in the girl's empty consciousness.

The man smiled, it was a smile full of sharpness and fearlessness: "It's okay, the descendants of the Zhuge family are never afraid of death. What's more, he is the last heir of the Zhuge family! ”

Looking at the man's smile, the girl's mind inexplicably appeared with the man's deep tiredness before. For a short moment, she felt as if she vaguely understood the tired face.

A pair of green eyes appeared in the underground passage. Although the thick pads on the soles of the feet allow the cyborg to completely control its footsteps, the genetically modified eyes cannot hide its inner thirst for flesh.

The cyborg jumped lightly, and after a few takeoffs, it quietly approached the half-hidden door.

However, before it could gain a foothold, a sharp sound of breaking the air burst into the darkness, and a knife more than half a meter long flew towards its foothold.

The sharp knives reflected the fiery red light of a campfire in the air, like a true red lightning bolt piercing through the night.

The cyborg jumped forward reflexively, narrowly avoiding it. And just when it was in the air and had no power to borrow, an axe sealed the place where it was about to fall.

The peculiar wail of dogs begging for mercy is mixed with a heart-pounding sound of flesh and bones crumbling. The sound lasted only a few seconds, and the surroundings quickly fell silent again.

But the silence was short-lived. Several passages around it almost simultaneously reminded me of the running footsteps of quadrupeds. More than a dozen cyborg dogs surrounded the room on the second basement floor almost at the same time as their companions died.

Such a number of cyborg dogs made the girl feel a tingle on her scalp, and the pair of green eyes that were selective and addictive made her feel dizzy for a while.

“…… ...... 15, 16, 17 Is it all here? ”

The man slowly took a few steps back and voluntarily gave up the door. He uses a long-handled weapon, and guarding the door will affect the use of the axe.

"You...... Let's go! Leave me alone! The girl shouted to the man, "I know...... I know you can! No, leave me alone! ”

- He is a martial artist, and he is quite a good martial artist. It's impossible to kill all of them, but it's no problem to escape!

"Nope. I am a soldier of the republic, and my mission is to defend the city! The man looked back at the girl, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "There is no point in my life anymore." They were all gone, leaving me alone...... So, so at least let me do my duty as a soldier......"

The girl froze. It was only now that she truly understood what was hidden beneath that tired countenance.

- He is looking for a reason to end his life! He's looking for a place to bury himself!

The man raised his axe and faced the oncoming biochemical dog without hesitation.

……

The girl stared blankly at his back. Countless messages and countless clips came to her mind like a movie.

Unconsciously, an invisible force lifted her body and pushed her steps forward slowly.

“…… My name is ...... Avrosiuni Stein Rhodes Landas......"

The girl's body gradually transformed, and colorful rays of light poured out from her small body.

“…… An aria who calls the wind. Please accept me! Be your wings! "Chapter 2: Prelude to Chaos XII I

"Boom... Rumble... Boom ......"

There was a rhythmic sound of metal colliding in the slightly dead streets.

With the sound of heavy footsteps, a huge figure appeared at the end of the street.

The figure was eight meters long, and it exuded a metallic sheen. The figure has only one eye, located in the middle of the face, and occupies almost a third of the face; Its upper limbs are long, but its lower limbs are short, just like the ancient great apes described in the Electrobiologue.

There is no doubt that this is a cyborg, a killing weapon developed for the purpose of war.

It seems that due to the long period of continuous fighting, there is no time to return to the base to recuperate, and most of the weapons carried by the cyborg have been destroyed, and most of the armor that originally protected the limbs like armor has also fallen off. But for this behemoth, which is more than eight meters tall and weighs more than four tons, its sharp claws, strong physique, and amazing explosiveness are its best weapons. Even if it loses all its armament, it can still shred a squad (three planes) of marine assault fighters in five minutes.

At this moment, the cyborg slowly scanned the surroundings with its blood-red electronic eyes. It's looking for food.

Cyborg doesn't need fuel, but it needs to eat. Ordinary ingredients, semi-finished food raw materials, and even plant fiber products such as wood and paper can be used as food for it – thanks to advances in genetic modification technology.

Even so, it couldn't find anything to use it for. Ordinary ingredients and semi-finished food raw materials have long been taken away by local refugees; Plant fibers such as wood and paper are flammable, and a small explosive bomb is enough to turn them into ashes.

The cyborg continued to search unhurriedly. It walks very slowly. On the one hand, it is to save energy, and on the other hand, it is also to search the neighborhood more thoroughly. It's not looking for "unpalatable staples", it's looking for "fresh meat".

In the insignificant brains of cyborgs, there was actually no essential difference between the owner who kept them and the food, especially after it had tasted the sweetness of flesh.

Now it longs to pull a few humans out of the rubble. Then moisten your mouth with their warm blood, and fill your stomach with their flesh and bones!

However, for cyborgs with low IQs, it is very difficult to search the ruins for traces of humans. Seasoned hunters know how to look for clues from remaining footprints, used campfires, and food scraps that have fallen to the ground, as do many of the wild animals that infest the jungle. Unfortunately, the size of the cyborg's brain is inversely proportional to its strong body, and the traces left by human activity are too complex for it, and it is unable to carry out coherent logical reasoning in the brain. As a result, the cyborg relies on a multifunctional detection radar that is forcibly implanted in the eye.

The trainer used the harshest punishment to let the cyborg master the combat skills, so that the combat skills were deeply reflected in the consciousness of the cyborgs and became something they could understand. For example, cyborg now knows that it is effective to use metal detection to capture targets when attacking Assault Mechs, and life detection when "looking for food......

……

The half-ruined three-story building still has a lot of things that the owner came to take away in a hurry. From ornate silk dresses to bulky mahogany furniture, the hurried owner was clearly wealthy. If all these luxury goods are sent to auction, they will undoubtedly get very rich returns. But for the young soldier in front of him, these expensive luxuries were of little practical use.

In the kitchen on the second floor, the soldiers did not hesitate to smash the mahogany furniture and remove a food storage box that had been flattened by the beams from the rubble. He pulled out his multi-purpose combat knife, slashed it one at a time along the gap in the four sides of the storage crate door, and then pried it open with all his might.

With a "whoop", the door opened.

The soldier couldn't wait to look inside.

- Finally something to eat!

He pulled out a packet of biscuits that had been almost crushed into powder, and eagerly tore open the package, and shoved a large gulp into his mouth. But before he could start swallowing, the cookie crumbs that slipped into his airways immediately forced him to spit out again.

After an almost suffocating cough, the soldier lay pale on the ground, gasping for breath. After a long time, he slowly sat up and ate in small bites.

With half a pack of biscuits in his stomach, he was visibly much more energetic. Then he got up and began to check his catch: seven packets of cracked biscuits, three unopened but flattened cans of meat, and half a bottle of purified water.

The soldier untied his waist pocket and carefully put the food into his pocket one by one.

But just as he was reaching for half a bottle of pure water, a slight ripple appeared on the calm surface of the bottle.

- Who?

The soldier immediately dropped his pockets and instantly retracted his breath. After a brief pause, he pressed against the wall like a gecko.

Half a bottle of pure water rippled again, and something huge enough to shake the ground was slowly approaching!

A look of chagrin crossed the soldier's face for an instant. He poked his head out and glanced at the source of the tremors.

- Damn!

An armed orangutan!

He cursed the unknown god in his mind, then poked his head out again and looked cautiously.

Most of the orangutan's armor has shredded, revealing large chunks of fluffy skin; The weapons on both hands, arms, and left shoulder have been destroyed, but the equipment on the right shoulder that appears to be a missile launcher is still intact.

There is no doubt that this damned orangutan is just as much a rout as he is.

And when he recognized a series of numbers on the left chest of the orangutan, he was annoyed to find that he had seen this orangutan, and he had quite a grudge. About two weeks ago, his assault unit raided an enemy outpost more than 100 kilometers from the neighborhood. The three armed orangutans, who had just arrived at the ceremony, greeted them "warmly". Although the assault forces eventually completed their mission and reduced the entire base to a sea of fire, the assault forces themselves suffered equally heavy losses and were routed by enemy follow-up forces in the ensuing retreat.

"Boom... Rumble... Boom ......"

Huge footsteps are getting closer, and armed orangutans are getting closer!

An oval-shaped piece of metal slipped silently into the soldier's hand. He gripped the metal block tightly, sweat from his palms almost soaking the leather gloves completely.

- Come on!

His experience with Cyborg has given him a good understanding of how powerful BioBeast's ability to lock enemies is. He didn't expect his breath-holding technique to hide from this orangutan, he just hoped that he could get the opportunity to choose the right time to strike!

- A little closer......

- Bring it closer!

The soldier held his breath and prepared to strike. He had already calculated the distance......

But the vibration of the orangutan's next step never came.

- What's going on?

The soldier raised his head slightly strangely, and finally resisted the urge to look around. But at this time, he suddenly found that there was a huge floor-to-ceiling mirror hanging opposite the wall where he was hiding. The mirror was cracked, but it clearly reflected his figure.

- Not good!

The soldier jumped up desperately and plunged headlong into a large hole in the floor. And the moment he fell down the next floor, a huge palm clawed at the wall where he was hiding.

The orangutan let out an angry roar. In the midst of a deafening roar, a sharp sound suddenly sounded through the air.

There was a loud "boom", and air waves and stones flew sideways. The small building collapsed in half.

- Damn! This brute still has ammunition!

The soldier cursed inwardly as he stumbled into another room.

As he left, a fluffy palm came out of the hole in the ceiling. A large hand that was a meter wide groped around the room, and the furnishings in the room and the murals on the walls were damaged, and the already messy room immediately became a garbage dump.

- Damn orangutans! Damn cyborgs!

The soldier spat hard at the hand, then opened the air window behind him and climbed out. Standing on the roof of the first floor, he saw the orangutan pull out a handful of scraps of wood from the house, stuff it all into his mouth, and chew it heavily. It's like a child reaching into a bucket of cookies and pulling out a handful of broken cookies.

However, the orangutan, which was already showing faint signs of rage, was clearly not satisfied with the taste of the wood. It longs for warm blood, it craves for delicious human flesh!

Taking advantage of the blind spot in the orangutan's vision as they groped in the house, the soldier quickly climbed down the downspout to the third floor.

Run away? He had thought about it a long time ago. The radius of the armed orangutans is large enough to cover twenty kilometers around, and if they want to escape, they must leave the neighborhood, leave the city. And leaving the city, where can he find water and food?

So, he had to find a way to stay and look for a chance to fight back.

It seems that the owner of the house did not build the house according to the standard floor height of a residential house, but deliberately increased the height a lot. So when the soldier appeared on the third floor, he could barely look at the orangutan's ugly face.

- Yay!

The soldier raised his right hand and silently said in his heart: Restoration!

The red light flashed, and the piece of metal that had been held tightly in his hand instantly turned into a long-handled axe.

The soldier grasped the axe in both hands and dragged it in front of him to slowly draw an arc. And as he moved, the blade of the axe gradually appeared a blood-like color. He took a cautious step forward, turned sideways, and struck a ready-to-go.

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled. He followed his habit of being a warrior, and only opened his eyes again after a brief peace of mind.

The crimson blood light had completely covered the blade of the axe. The long-handled axe made of alchemical steel now shimmers with a brilliance comparable to that of a thermal axe!

The unconscious armed orangutan, still with its head down, rummaged through the "cookie bucket". A large hole was smashed into the floor of the second floor, and the orangutan took turns poking his hands into it. With a "bump", its outstretched arm inadvertently hit the lamppost behind it. The reinforced concrete lamppost broke without any suspense, fell to the ground with a loud thud, and crushed a small part of the house.

- Suffer death!

With the crisp cracking sound of glass, a figure broke out of the window on the third floor.

"Broken!"

The soldier shouted, and the axe in his hand was raised high, and a dazzling halo slashed through the air and landed on the huge electronic eye of the orangutan's head.

- Missed! Damn it! It's so hard!

Originally, the landing point of his attack was the center of the electronic eye. Make the most of the length of the pole-handled weapon, and after smashing the outer shell of the electronic eye, insert the entire weapon into the eye socket and directly stir up its brain! However, the orangutan turned its head slightly at the last moment, causing the axe to land the edge of the electronic eye that connected to the flesh.

A terrible roar suddenly resounded throughout the neighborhood.

Simple-minded orangutans can't understand. With absolute force, how could it go from a hunter to a prey in just a few minutes.

It covered its face with one hand in pain, and the other straight hand kept scratching in the air, trying to grasp the "hateful food". Crimson blood mixed with inky black fluid, constantly flowing out of the gaps between the fingers. The electronic eye is the most delicate sensory organ of an armed orangutan, but it is also the most vulnerable. This is a common weakness of large cyborgs.

After the sneak attack, the soldier kicked out his right foot hard, and with the help of the reaction power, he narrowly dodged the orangutan's wildly waving arm in the air. The blood-stained axe slashed off the orangutan with the inertia and weight of its falling, and then the soldier dragged the axe until the orangutan had its foot condyles before jumping away again.

Flesh and blood flipped where the axe slashed, and the orangutan whimpered in pain. It subconsciously retreated, but it didn't want to step on the collapsed lamppost. The lamppost, which was less than a meter in diameter, was like a huge triprope at the moment, shattering and lowering the unlucky ghost who stepped on it to the ground.

The moment the orangutan fell to the ground, it seemed that a small earthquake had occurred on the ground beneath his feet. The soldier's tongue was stunned by the strength of the armed orangutan, and he was glad that he hadn't come into a confrontation with the behemoth.

After receiving heavy blows one after another, the armed orangutans seem to have aroused blood. Bursts of impatient and furious roars replaced painful roars, and the blood-red electronic eyes were still dripping with blood, staring at the "food" that had caused it to suffer a lot.

- Yay! Try this!

Looking at the big mouth of the orangutan that kept growling, a sneer appeared on the soldier's face. He was about to slam the orangutan at the knee, knocking it to the ground, and ending the fight with a directional blast. However, the beast first fell on its own, and then took the initiative to send the best blasting attack point in front of him.

The soldier quickly untied a gray pocket from his belt, and then pressed hard through the bag. When the bag made a beeping electronic sound, he pulled the rubber strap at the mouth of the bag and pulled the bag around a few times as if using a catapult. Then he sent it in his hand, and the bag curved through the air and flew straight towards the orangutan's gaping mouth. As he threw out his gray pocket, he dropped his axe and flew into the alley a meter behind him.

I heard a loud "boom", and broken stones and rubble flew in all directions. Several pieces of rubble hit his calf, and he grinned in pain.

It wasn't until calm returned to the surroundings that the soldiers leaned against the wall and cautiously poked their heads out of the alley.

Although I didn't finally see the landing point of the bomb, the effect of the explosion was still very good. The entire jaw of the armed orangutan was shattered, and the already ugly face was even more bloody and blurred. Except for a few parts of the chest and abdomen where the armor did not fall off, the rest of the place was full of blood.

- Huh...... Pick up a life.

The soldier picked up the axe that had been thrown on the ground, and let out a long sigh of relief, and the nerves that had been highly tense during the battle relaxed.

The damn brute is finally dead.

- Do you need to confirm this?

- No, forget it. The vitality of cyborgs is not something that ordinary people can imagine. Therefore...... It's better not to venture closer.

The soldier shook his head, shackled his axe, and limped to the other end of the alley.

Fight alone and successfully kill an armed biochemical beast. Such an outstanding feats could have earned a Silver Eagle Medal. But what he needed at the moment was not a medal of honor, but water and food.

The battle that broke out just now was short and fierce, and most of the three-story buildings that were one of the main battlefields had been destroyed by the destruction of the orangutans. Was the food you just found affected by the battle? He is very worried now. Seven packets of biscuits, three cans of meat, not much, but enough for him for the next week!

As the corridor leading to the kitchen on the second floor had collapsed during the fighting, the soldiers had to make a detour to the other side of the building and climb up to the second floor via a life-saving staircase.

The kitchen floor had half collapsed, but the floor on which the pantry was sitting was only slightly inclined and had not collapsed. And when he walked through the large hole in the wall and re-entered the kitchen, he was surprised to find that the food that should have been on the floor was gone. Not only the food, but also the multifunctional combat knife stuck in the floor is gone.

- Someone has been here!

The soldier's nerves, which had just relaxed, tightened again. It's not just cyborgs that feed on human flesh, humans themselves do the same!

"Woo......"

There seemed to be a slight noise coming from the hidden food pantry. When I looked closely, a small piece of white fabric was revealed next to the half-hidden door.

The storage box, which is less than a meter high, may not seem like a big one, but after removing all the compartments inside, it shouldn't be difficult to cram one person in.

The soldier slowly raised the axe in his hand and walked slowly to the storage box.

"Come out! No need to hide! ”

The soldier tapped the floor outside the storage box with his axe, signaling for the people inside to come out.

"Woo... Woo-woo......" A whimper came from the storage box, "...... No... Don't catch me......"

The sound coming from the storage box was crisp, much more than the soldiers expected.

“…… No... Don't give Aisha to the big monster as a snack...... Woo, woo...... Don't ......"

- Girls?

The soldier was slightly stunned, and a weak and helpless little face suddenly appeared in front of him. He blinked, and the little face was gone.

"Come out." Unconsciously, his voice softened a lot, "I won't hurt you." ”

"Woo... Woohoo......"

His words did not have the slightest effect, and the girl's cry became louder.

- uh......

The soldier rolled his eyes in his heart, and finally reluctantly reversed the axe and gently hooked open the door of the storage box.

“…… No, don't scratch Aisha......"

The girl's little face turned pale with fright, and her small body desperately squeezed into the storage box, like a frightened little white rabbit.

The soldier immediately spotted his multifunctional combat knife. The battle knife was quietly placed within the girl's reach, but in a panic, she didn't seem to think about using the weapon to protect herself.

“…… Don't, don't come! The girl was even more frightened when she saw the huge axe in the soldier's hand.

"Ah!!h With a high-pitched scream, the girl fainted.

……

“…… Hmmm......"

The girl blinked and slowly got up.

- Here's ...... Which?

There are all kinds of miscellaneous items scattered around it, and there are no windows, and it seems to be a storage room located underground. The dark room was pitch black, except for a faint glow from a flek of fire not far in front of him.

- What is it?

The girl reached out curiously, as if to grab a handful. But before she could touch the small glittering red dot, a man's voice sounded without warning, and she immediately withdrew her hand in fright.

"Are you awake?" A familiar and unfamiliar man's voice came from not far in front of him, "How do you feel?" Is there anything uncomfortable? ”

“…… Hmm" The girl clutched the futon on her body and shrunk again.

"Don't be afraid. I'm not like the brutes who hunt you. ”

The man grabbed a wooden stick and used it as a fire fork, and gently flicked it around the spark, and a red flame rose from it. It turned out to be a campfire.

The flames dispelled the darkness and reflected the girl's pale little face. She nodded slightly, but still tightened her body.

"You......" The man seemed to sense her faint hostility and slowly withdrew his gaze, "...... Sleep a little longer, it's safe here. ”

The girl shook her head slightly, and looked at the dancing fire without saying a word.

The man frowned slightly, his lips moving a few times, as if he still wanted to say something. In the end, though, he didn't make a sound, and watched the dancing flames in the same silence.

- Who is this man......

The girl's eyes never took off the campfire, but she quietly observed the man on the other end of the campfire in another way.

- Very young, should ...... It should not be more than twenty years old.

- There is no fat on the body, and there are no obvious muscles.

- There are thick calluses on his hands, and he should have undergone strict martial arts training.

- There is a bruise on the left foot, which is not serious, but it has a great impact on lower limb movements such as walking and jumping.

- His physical function is lower than normal due to a lack of nutritional intake......

The special ability often referred to as "empty knowledge" provides a lot of information for girls. And the news that the man had a foot injury and a weak body made her feel a lot more relieved.

- You shouldn't have a problem escaping......

The girl's mind moved slightly, and a detailed topographical map of the surroundings naturally appeared in her mind.

- It's about three meters above the ground, which means it's the second basement floor...... Well! This is the Hamburg factory!? That's great! Don't worry about eating!

Sora quickly told her that there were several bags of abandoned flour in the basement of the lower floor, three turns, and that there was a box of cans in the sixth room on the left......

A faint smile appeared on the girl's face unconsciously. But before she could be happy for a while, her stomach screamed first.

"Gollum ......"

In the silence of the basement, the slight noise is particularly alarming.

The man seemed to be awakened by the sudden noise, and he looked up blankly, and the first thing he saw was the girl's little flushed face.

“…… Are you hungry? ”

"Hmmm......" The girl pinched the corners of her clothes uneasily, and her little face turned even redder.

The man picked up the fire fork and flicked it in the campfire a few times, picking out a black lump the size of a steamed bun and a hard lump like a stone.

"Let's eat...... Be careful with scalding. ”

The man cut the lump in half and handed it to the girl.

Unlike the pitch-black skin, the slightly yellowish brown heart exudes a seductive scent. What appears to be the tuber of some kind of plant.

The girl hesitantly took the tuber and took a careful bite.

- Well, it smells good!

Despite the scalding teeth, the girl quickly wiped out the entire tuber.

The hot food went down, and the girl suddenly felt a lot warmer: "What is this?" She bit her fingers lightly, as if she was still savoring the tempting taste. The man in front of him, who could only be regarded as a teenager, suddenly became a lot more kind.

- It seems, it seems that he is not so scary......

"Sweet potatoes. Do you want more? The man flicked a few times in the campfire, then turned over another piece.

The girl bit her lip hesitantly, but still shook her head: "...... No, no. "Food is very precious, so as long as you keep your body to a minimum......

The girl's words didn't come out of her mouth, but the man in front of her seemed to guess her thoughts.

"Eat. A small sweet potato is definitely not full. The man smiled and handed the sweet potato to the girl, "Eat more." When you're full, you have the strength to go home. ”

At the mention of the word "home", the man's smile froze, and a deep tiredness suddenly appeared on the young face, which was usually only seen on the face of an old man who had experienced the vicissitudes of life.

"You...... Don't go home? ”

“…… My home has been ruined by those brutes. ”

"I'm sorry......" the girl bowed her head.

"It's okay...... the man barely squeezed out a smile and coaxed the girl softly, "Eat it quickly, it won't taste good if it's cold." ”

"Mmmm......" The girl took the sweet potato and gently kneaded it in her hand. But before the skin could be torn off, the girl's face suddenly turned bloodless, and her body trembled as if she couldn't contain it.

"What's wrong?"

The girl looked terrified, and her teeth involuntarily fought: "Yes, yes...... Big dogs, they're chasing ......"

A wolf-like canine appeared in the girl's consciousness. With its sturdy limbs and long fangs, it ran as fast as it could.

The man's expression froze, and he quickly pulled out his multi-purpose combat knife, got up and guarded the door.

"Woohoo...... "Canine howls were heard in the darkness.

"Cyborg dogs!?" The man's face suddenly became very ugly.

“…… Don't, don't! The girl shook her head vigorously and tremblingly, as if she wanted to expel the cyborg from her emptiness, but there was no point in such an action," ...... You, you run! Leave me alone...... They, they're going to catch me! ”

Tears uncontrollably rolled down her cheeks. For a moment, the girl seemed to have given up the courage to continue living.

The man glanced at the girl in surprise, and his sharp gaze turned into a gentle stream as it touched the girl. He shook his head slowly but unusually discerningly, "No." I am a soldier of the republic, and it is my duty to protect civilians. ”

“…… You're going to get eaten...... Big dogs, big dogs, a lot! ”

The howls echoing each other rang out one after another, and more and more cyborg dogs appeared in the girl's empty consciousness.

The man smiled, it was a smile full of sharpness and fearlessness: "It's okay, the descendants of the Zhuge family are never afraid of death. What's more, he is the last heir of the Zhuge family! ”

Looking at the man's smile, the girl's mind inexplicably appeared with the man's deep tiredness before. For a short moment, she felt as if she vaguely understood the tired face.

A pair of green eyes appeared in the underground passage. Although the thick pads on the soles of the feet allow the cyborg to completely control its footsteps, the genetically modified eyes cannot hide its inner thirst for flesh.

The cyborg jumped lightly, and after a few takeoffs, it quietly approached the half-hidden door.

However, before it could gain a foothold, a sharp sound of breaking the air burst into the darkness, and a knife more than half a meter long flew towards its foothold.

The sharp knives reflected the fiery red light of a campfire in the air, like a true red lightning bolt piercing through the night.

The cyborg jumped forward reflexively, narrowly avoiding it. And just when it was in the air and had no power to borrow, an axe sealed the place where it was about to fall.

The peculiar wail of dogs begging for mercy is mixed with a heart-pounding sound of flesh and bones crumbling. The sound lasted only a few seconds, and the surroundings quickly fell silent again.

But the silence was short-lived. Several passages around it almost simultaneously reminded me of the running footsteps of quadrupeds. More than a dozen cyborg dogs surrounded the room on the second basement floor almost at the same time as their companions died.

Such a number of cyborg dogs made the girl feel a tingle on her scalp, and the pair of green eyes that were selective and addictive made her feel dizzy for a while.

“…… ...... 15, 16, 17 Is it all here? ”

The man slowly took a few steps back and voluntarily gave up the door. He uses a long-handled weapon, and guarding the door will affect the use of the axe.

"You...... Let's go! Leave me alone! The girl shouted to the man, "I know...... I know you can! No, leave me alone! ”

- He is a martial artist, and he is quite a good martial artist. It's impossible to kill all of them, but it's no problem to escape!

"Nope. I am a soldier of the republic, and my mission is to defend the city! The man looked back at the girl, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "There is no point in my life anymore." They were all gone, leaving me alone...... So, so at least let me do my duty as a soldier......"

The girl froze. It was only now that she truly understood what was hidden beneath that tired countenance.

- He is looking for a reason to end his life! He's looking for a place to bury himself!

The man raised his axe and faced the oncoming biochemical dog without hesitation.

……

The girl stared blankly at his back. Countless messages and countless clips came to her mind like a movie.

Unconsciously, an invisible force lifted her body and pushed her steps forward slowly.

“…… My name is ...... Avrosiuni Stein Rhodes Landas......"

The girl's body gradually transformed, and colorful rays of light poured out from her small body.

“…… An aria who calls the wind. Please accept me! Be your wings! ”