Green crawls all over every street, every tall building.

Dense vines and tree roots crisscross the building, and the concrete walls are covered with cracks and moss.

It's hard to imagine that this was once a bustling town.

The primeval forest and the city seem to merge together, and although this is the case in many urban areas of Qingquan City, it is far less impressive than here.

As far as the eye can see, every frame looks like a world-famous painting! Every shot is like a work of art!

Is this the height that human modeling technology can reach?

couldn't help but take a picture with an over-ear camera, and while being shocked by the scene in front of him, Fang Chang's eyes couldn't help but have a trace of solemnity.

How are they going to get there?

The group was only the last kilometer away from the mission site.

However, this short kilometer, in front of the undulating ruins, seems so far away.

"Background information...... This is one of the core business districts in the eastern district of Qingquan City, and the giant dome in front of us is the goal of our trip. Standing next to Fang Chang, Lao Bai, who was wearing a light cavalry exoskeleton, said against the map before the battle.

Quit smoking asked curiously.

"What's there?"

Tempest: "Zoo." ”

The full name is "Qingquan City Third Ecological Conservation Park", and the structure of the entire facility is similar to the artificial biosphere they discovered at the Zhongzhou Aerospace Experimental Base, but the purpose of use is different.

One is to provide research support for the colonization of outer space, and the other is for the surrounding citizens to watch and play.

The technical content is definitely higher than the former.

But on a larger scale, the latter is much larger.

Ye Shi said with a subtle expression: "...... I suddenly had a sense of foreboding. ”

"Me too, be vigilant and be ready for battle," Lao Bai turned off the display screen on his arm, removed the rope made of nylon fiber from his waist, and threw it to the bundle of Hurricane standing next to him.

"It's time to get to work."

Doing work naturally refers to the hidden task of the scientific expedition group.

In fact, it is not a hidden mission, but due to the high requirements of the task for the class level, only they meet the criteria for receiving the task.

As for the rewards for the quest, it is also quite generous, if you can lock the specific location of Vault 401 and successfully control the area, you will be able to get a total of 5,000 credits!

Of course, this is the most optimistic scenario.

Due to the lack of information in the area, and clues about Vault 401, the team only analyzed that it might be located under the zoo or a nearby subway station.

If you scan the map with VM and find that Vault 401 doesn't exist, or if you have to retreat due to an unmanageable danger such as a dead claw, you can only get an intelligence reward.

However, Lao Bai felt that this was not a big problem for them.

He is also the man who "first killed" the claws of death.

Although it was when the Deathclaws had been crippled by the Marauders' army......

The rope was thrown from the half-collapsed tall building.

Lao Bai skillfully lowered the rope to the slope below, and after confirming that it was safe below, the remaining four members of the team also descended to the surface through the rope one after another.

Wearing a heavy KV-1, the smoking cessation cessant walked at the front with a hatchet in his hand to open the way, followed by Lao Bai, who had already opened the safety of LD-47, and as a perception department, Ye Shi walked in the center of the line, and then Fang Chang who held the "Dawn" compound bow.

Tempest released the Y-1 Firefly quadcopter drone, and set a tracking path with a tablet to keep it at a certain flight altitude.

The group went deep into the dense forest.

The soles of the boots creaked as they stepped over the damp concrete debris, and the moisture mixed with the rustling of the woods and the chirping of insects.

Everyone's nerves are on high tension – or excitement.

The sound of the rustling always made them feel that something was snooping on them in the dark, waiting for an opportunity.

However, there are no dangers along the way.

In addition to encountering a few wandering hyenas foraging, a python hanging on a tree branch startled everyone.

The python was as thick as a tree trunk, and silver climbed from the crack in its mouth to the corners of its eyes, like the smiling face of a clown.

It was probably sleeping on the branch, and it wasn't until it opened its eyes that it sensed its presence and quickly alerted everyone.

"Good thing, just use it to make wine!" A knife stacked the head of the snake, quit smoking and happily picked up the python and put it in the backpack behind the KV-1, making blood everywhere.

Smelling the smell of blood, Yashi took a step away from the side in disgust.

"Oh, why are you the same as Lao Na."

Quit smoking hehe laughed.

"There is still a difference between snakes and insects, can this be the same?"

Fang Chang asked curiously.

"Does this thing work?"

Tempest: "Rational analysis, alcohol can cause protein denaturation and inactivation, and snake wine is the only use...... It's just useless. ”

Lao Bai coughed dryly.

"Well, this topic is not up for debate...... We moved on. ”

Recycling materials is also part of fighting monsters.

Some prey can also be taken to the Hunter Guild or Warehouse for money and contributions.

For example, the three hyenas shot by Fang Chang.

It's just that it's too far away from Aurora, and it's not worth wasting time on prey compared to the high-yield mission they're doing.

The Cow Horse squad moved on.

After passing through a large area of undulating dense forests and gaps in buildings, the group finally arrived near the moss-covered "dome".

The streets are finally wider, with a collapsed tall building just between the zoo and the subway station.

There were several corpses lying horizontally next to the iron fence at the security checkpoint, and everyone was alerted for a moment.

Lao Bai gestured to the Fang Chang next to him, signaling him to cover himself, and pointed to the headset again, then lowered his body and held the rifle, and cautiously approached.

Several of the corpses had multiple blunt blows on their chests and heads, as well as marks from sharp penetrations, which were clearly not from wild beasts.

"Judging by the traces of corruption...... It should be within ten years. ”

Or maybe twenty years.

He is not a professional doctor, and only knows some simple first aid measures such as hemostasis, bandaging, and suturing.

"These people were eaten by wild beasts after they died, and there were many gnawing tooth marks on their bones...... But the fatal wound was the bow and arrow. ”

Listening to the sound coming from the communication channel, Fang Chang looked in the direction of Lao Bai and frowned slightly.

"Bow and arrow?"

"Hmm...... I don't see bullet marks here," Lao Bai searched around, suddenly frowned, and reached out to pick up a rusty iron plaque from the ground that was half buried in the soil, "What is this?" ”

The vegetation was dense and the light here was dim, but through the dappled light, it was still possible to see the outline of a triangular base and flames.

Torch?

Lao Bai's face showed a hint of surprise.

That was several versions ago, when the Vault had just defeated the Chewy Bone Tribe, and the NPC Store had 37 "Torch" telepathic interferometers stolen from Black Snake, which had the function of commanding xenos with brain waves.

Although there are also some intelligence players who have developed the gameplay of pet streaming, there are too few intelligence players in the combat class, and most intelligence players take the life career route, so the gameplay has no sense of existence.

Remember that correctly......

This should be the logo of the Torch Church.

But why is it here?

Just when Lao Bai was confused, two swishing sounds suddenly came from one side, and two arrows went straight to his chest and head.

Bang Bang!

Although the arrow was as fast as lightning, it hit the polymer bulletproof plate and helmet of the Type 5 "light cavalry", leaving only a shallow scratch.

"Grass!"

Lao Bai, who was attacked by a sneak attack, was full of excitement, raised the muzzle of the gun without hesitation, and pulled the trigger in the direction where the bow and arrow were fired.

Sudden ——!

Bullets weave through the forested streets.

Large swaths of wood splattered in the dark shadows, and two terrible screams were heard in the shadows, and soon something fell from the tree.

At the same time, Fang Chang and the night eleven pedestrians also noticed the situation on Lao Bai's side for the first time, and they all set up their rifles in their hands and opened fire to cover Lao Bai who was attacked.

"Lao Bai! What's going on over there? Fang Chang said quickly.

"I don't know! I didn't see what it was...... I should have knocked down two of them, though. Tempest, can you see it over there? ”

Tempest, with his eyes closed, shook his head and opened his eyes.

"The high-altitude vision is too poor, and the drone can't see anything."

There were a few more swishing sounds breaking through the air, and arrows kept shooting out of the shadows, chasing in the direction of Lao Bai. And at this moment, suddenly a Molotov cocktail was thrown out, and the flames instantly burst out in the chaos.

"!"

Attacked on three sides, Lao Bai cursed secretly in his mouth, and while firing back, he quickly retreated more than ten meters, moved behind a collapsed concrete block, and leaned on the bunker to observe the surroundings vigilantly.

The light here is terrible!

And the other party is hiding in the shadows.

If it's just a bow and arrow, there's nothing to be afraid of.

Although the light cavalry exoskeleton is excellent for its defensive performance, it is still no problem to block a shuttle bullet, let alone a cold weapon.

However, I'm afraid that there are other guys on the other side.

For example, Molotov cocktails......

How cunning the hostile NPCs of the wasteland OL are, it's not the first time that Lao Bai has learned it, and even hyenas will outflank them in this game, looking for weaknesses to sneak attack, let alone people.

"Damn, why didn't I find them at all?!" Yajuchi clenched his Pu-9 submachine gun and stared at the forested street ahead.

The field of view here is narrow, and sniper rifles are not useful at all.

Tempest said calmly: "Maybe the other party's concealment attribute is too high, and the passive perception judgment failed, didn't something similar happen." Don't rely too much on panel properties...... By the way, what about your sense of killing intent? ”

Yashi frowned.

"I feel it now! It's on all sides! ”

Tempest: "......"

Fang Chang made a quick decision.

"Lao Bai, there are too many opponents! Withdraw first! ”

"Okay."

Lao Bai changed the magazine of the rifle and left from the bunker.

And at this moment, a few sparkling fires suddenly lit up in the shadows under the dense forest.

Fang Chang quickly shot a burst arrow in the direction of the firelight, and with a "bang" sound, the swishing fragments burrowed into the forest, and soon several black shadows fell from the trees.

However, at the same time, flaming arrows shot out from the forest, like a dense net, covering Lao Bai and the group of cattle and horses standing behind to cover.

The fire bolt didn't hurt much, but it exposed their specifics.

"Whew!!"

The cries of apes came from the jungle, and black shadows waved their long arms through the forest, their long pupils constricted slightly, and they finally saw clearly who their attackers were.

Nope-

Not people, to be exact.

It's a group of apes no more than one and a half meters long, with their arms hanging down to their ankles!

They held not only bows and arrows, but also short spears made of steel bars, hammers tied to concrete stones, and long and short knives that they had picked up from nowhere.

The ape who rushed to the nearest place pulled the trigger, and the fire of the submachine gun exploded instantly, and in just one breath, four or five monkeys fell from the tree and slammed into the ground.

Soon, however, more apes emerged from the shadows, baring their bloody fangs and wielding strange cold weapons towards them.

Monkey!?

Quit smoking and firing with the muzzle of the gun fired, disbelief written all over his face.

"! The monkeys in the wasteland OL can still use tools?! ”

"Who knows, maybe someone taught them......"

Tempest calmly raised his rifle and shot at the apes that pursued Lao Bai one by one, covering Lao Bai's retreat to their surroundings.

Gunshots continued in the forest.

The flickering flames of gunfire repelled the encirclement of the monkeys again and again.

After paying a huge number of casualties, the apes seemed to finally realize that the group in front of them was not easy to mess with, and the pace of the attack gradually slowed down.

The group fought and retreated, quickly retreating from the streets near the zoo and escaping the monkeys near a collapsed commercial plaza.

"I wondered why there were no gnazers here...... Dare is a group of monkeys taking over here! ”

Sitting on the concrete stones, Yaten took a breath and checked the ammunition for the submachine gun.

There are two magazines left!

Since it was a scientific expedition, considering the low probability of encountering a large-scale battle, they only carried the amount of ammunition required for regular combat according to experience.

It's nothing to be afraid of if it's just a group of monkeys, but the key is that these monkeys not only use tools, but also know the terrain, and are not even afraid of death, and they are suspected of mutating.

This is a bit tricky!

Fang Chang: "You should call the garbage gentleman." ”

Putting the drone back into his backpack, Hurricane adjusted his breathing and looked at Lao Bai.

"Do you want to continue?"

“…… There are too many opponents, and we don't have enough manpower, so let's retreat first today. Lao Bai looked at the iron plate engraved with the torch in his hand.

Although the goal was not achieved, the operation could not be considered a failure.

At least they figured out what's going on near the mission target.

And I also found an interesting piece of information.

Fang Chang sighed, his expression regretful.

"It would be nice to catch one...... Even if it's dead. ”

At this moment, quitting smoking, who had not spoken, suddenly raised his hand weakly.

"You mean...... Is this one? ”

A pair of eyes looked over, and saw that this guy's backpack was open, and he was holding a dead ape in his hand.

The Cow and Horse Squad finally got a closer look at what the monster that had been fighting with them for nearly half an hour looked like.

The ape's arms were long, his eyes were small, and his pupils were dark green, like two small mung beans on a potato with a crooked melon and a cracked date. The most prominent of the hideous face are the teeth, which are not only shockingly long, but the two fangs are even turned out of the lips.

The most special thing is that although this monkey has black hair all over its body, it does not have long hair on its back, but has a layer of black scales, which crawl from the neck to the base of the tail.

Night Ten was surprised.

"! Yes, brother, when did you pick it up? ”

Quit smoking embarrassedly hehehe.

"When I was retreating, I just stabbed one to death with a firewood knife, and I thought it was a pity to throw it away, so I took it off and stuffed it into my backpack."

Ye Shi couldn't help but praise: "You are really handy 6!" Great achievement! ”

Quit smoking: "Hey, hey. ”

Fang Chang walked over, took the ape from the hand of the quit smoking, slashed it on its back with a dagger, and found that it was not cut, and a surprised expression suddenly appeared on his face.

"Is this thing cut-resistant?"

Tempest touched his chin thoughtfully.

After a long time, he gave an evaluation.

"It should be good to use as a glove."

At the same time, on the edge of the vine-strewn dome-shaped building, on a tower made of planks and steel bars, stood a man in an animal's skin coat.

His face was coated in dark green mud, he held a telescope made of human bone drilled in his hand, and a circle of camouflage rattan around his neck.

The monkeys around him were in awe of him...... Or fear, as if there was something in him that frightened them.

Watching the group of uninvited guests disappear from view, he cursed, drove away the monkeys that had come to his feet, and put away the binoculars.

"This bunch of shit!"

Two exoskeletons!

And the guns in the hands of the wastelanders!

It's a good thing at first sight!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but have a hint of greed in his eyes.

It's a shame I didn't leave those guys behind!

……

The official website of the forum.

【Bestiary Update:

1. Ironback Ape: Black hair, black scales on the back, living in groups, able to use basic tools and open fire, good at cold arrows, suspected of having night vision, extremely mobile in the jungle, recommended for players above LV8 to hunt.

2. Silver-billed snake: The silver-white pattern extends from the lip gap to the corner of the eye, the base of the fangs can store 120ml of venom, and the venom glands are all over the body, so do not eat.

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[New information in the eastern district of Qingquan City: The eastern district of Qingquan City is a primeval forest, and for some reason the vegetation there is much denser than other areas. 】

[New information from Vault 401: Torch Church suspected of being associated with it.] 】

With the return of the Niu Ma team, the database on the official website has also been updated with the information they have collected in the eastern district of Qingquan City.

New maps!

And new xenos!

Many players are curious about that area that few people have set foot in.

Tail: "Got it!" The new map is the high-rise version of Elm! (o°ω°o)”

Siss: "The number of unintelligible magical beasts has increased. ”

Irena: "Wow! The venom glands are all over the body, is it so scary? (Funny)"

Elf King Fugui: "What do you want to do, I advise you not to think about it." (Funny)"

Fang Chang: "Regarding the new map, let me tell you my opinion, Vault 401 in the Eastern District may become the next novice village, and the progress of the map's strategy will most likely directly affect the speed of the distribution of the closed beta qualification!" ”

Hurricane: "Well, the test progress of this game follows the main story. It is also very true that there is a limit to the capacity of the Vault, and when the capacity limit is reached, the support of the Human Federation for the new alliance will be suspended. ”

Professor Yang, the king of thunder and lightning: ", come on, big guys!" Hurry up! Our happiness depends on you! ”

Riding a donkey to the market: "+1, woo woo, I want to play too." QAQ”

Fang Chang: "Don't worry, everyone, we're already doing our best to attack the new map!" ”

Lao Bai: "The scientific expedition team has increased the mission income according to the information we recovered, and we plan to organize another wave of strategy plans, but there are too many xenomorphs in the local activities, and it may not be enough to rely on a few of us, do you have any good brothers who plan to be together?" ”

Level 99 of picking up garbage: "I'm me, I'm me, Brother Bai will take me!" I'm also part of the Burning Corps! (excited)"

WC Really Has Mosquitoes: "Need Air Support?" My plane has been repaired! You mark them with flares, and I'll do the rest. (squint)"

I was the blackest: "Damn, that thing can still be repaired?!" Aren't they all blown to slag! ”

Fatal: "Don't listen to his bragging, our loser boss has built a new one, but this time it is equipped with a gyroscope and airspeed tube, and it should be able to land...... (sighs)"

Midnight Kill: "Raise your hand!" The Jungle Corps apply to fight! (proud)"

Leather City Paratroopers: "Paratroopers One is ready!! ”

Xiao Xiaoxiao laughed at the bookworm: "Hehe, we're the best at wild. Fight. (laughs)"

Lao Bai: "Steady!" That's you! (bared teeth)"

……

Vault 404.

Manager's Office.

While the players on the forum were talking and discussing, Chu Guang looked at the iron plate with the torch in his hand, and also fell into deep thought.

"Vault 401 opened fifty years ago?"

Yin Fang, who was standing on the side, nodded.

"Based on the information we've gathered, that's true."

Chu Guang continued.

"The torch left Vault 117 twenty years ago...... In other words, they were already eyeing 401 at that time. ”

"What the hell is there?"

If memory serves, the black box stored in Vault 117 is mainly for the production of biomimetic organs, and probably does not contain the so-called "mind control device", and Heya, who has awakened from hibernation for twenty years, has never heard of anything related to it.

It is clear that the xenomanipulation technology held by the Torch Church, which dominates the southern Death Coast, was not brought out of Vault 117, but recovered from other Vault facilities.

And this place is most likely Vault 401.

The treasure chest that was finally discovered was probably accessed twenty years ago, which was not good news for Chu Guang.

Yin Fang changed his posture and folded his arms, and said helplessly: "The three-digit shelter is already considered confidential, and it is impossible to find out the public information, not to mention that after two centuries, I can only lock its approximate location through some indirect clues." ”

After a pause, Yin Fang continued.

"However, when I was investigating the No. 3 Ecological Conservation Park in Qingquan City, I found something quite interesting."

Chu Guang: "What's the matter?" ”

"Seventeen of the twenty biology professors who received admission to Vault 401 have given academic lectures at the ecological reserve, and although the originals of those papers have not been found, it can be confirmed from the ticket information that these lectures frequently mention a thing called 'resonance theory'."

Chu Guang frowned: "Resonance theory? ”

Facing someone's expectant eyes, Yin Fang said helplessly.

"Don't look at me like that, it's my first time in the province of the river valley for archaeology, and I've never heard of these inexplicable things before. The good news is that at least we can now be sure that Vault 401 is near that ecological reserve. ”

Chu Guang pondered for a moment.

"Looks like we have to go in and have a look."

Yin Fang shrugged: "That's what I suggested, anyway, we've confirmed that there's something there, why don't we send your people over to take a look?" ”

Just a bunch of monkeys.

Can it still be turned upside down?

Even the tide was no match for this group of blue coats, and Yin Fang had no doubt that it was only a matter of time before they cleared out a group of brutes.

At this time, there was the sound of footsteps outside the door, and soon the knock on the door followed.

"Please come in."

The door pushes open.

The person who came in was Hea.

Chu Guang raised his head and happened to see the excited expression on her face, so he asked curiously.

"Did anything good happen?"

There is no sale, Heya said with a fluttering eyebrow.

"About the inducible expression serum you asked me to study earlier."

"The results are in!"

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(Thanks to the leader of the "Winter Little Fat Pig Hot Pot City" for his reward!!) ）