The dark sewers were filled with dampness, and the moss on the walls loomed in the dim light, refracting an ominous grease sheen.

The rubber-soled boot kiss made a slight creak on the wet ground, like the sound of rodents grinding their teeth.

At the same time, it seemed to be the only sound echoing through the entire waterway.

This is the sewer below 17th Street in Avent City.

One thing to say, the Willant people do have two brushes in the construction of cities.

Although the maintenance of the city's infrastructure has been almost halted due to the war, the city's drainage system is still in good working condition, and the sewage is still running smoothly under the warning line of the river and not flooding the walkways on both sides.

Having said that, the situation here is still not very rosy.

In just three days, the Avant City Security Bureau has received seven reports of "sewer xenomorph injury incidents", and the news of mutant rats nesting in the drainage system of Avant City has caused panic among nearby residents.

In order to protect the lives and property of the survivors of Avent City, and to ensure that the reconstruction work can proceed smoothly, the Goblin Corps took on the task of 1000 silver coins, 200 contribution points, and 5000 regional reputation.

At this moment, two sturdy figures marched forward and backward on the narrow aisle.

On the way here, the two of them have already dealt with dozens of xenomorphs.

Not only mutant mice, but also elusive mutant cockroaches, and mutant flies that shoot eggs.

Although they have not yet seen the shadow of the xenomorph nest, they can basically confirm that the information provided by the Security Bureau is conclusive.

“…… I didn't expect there to be so many xenomorphs hiding in such a residential area. ”

"It's a wasteland, after all."

"Damn...... The game is too realistic in strange places, and I still prefer to play a less stinky one. ”

"Calm down, that's a thousand silver coins."

"Got it, got it."

The two wore the same style of five-style exoskeleton, a fully protective helmet, and a lightweight tactical backpack and possible demolition tools on their backs.

Since it's an insured piece of equipment, it won't be too distressing even if it's hung up.

Therefore, although the two of them cautiously searched the corners of the sewer, the expressions on their faces did not show much tension other than calm and disgust.

There is even time for small talk.

"Aren't the locals afraid that xenomorphs will suddenly come out of the ground while sleeping?"

"I don't think it's useful to be afraid of this kind of thing, why don't you put a gun on the bedside table?"

"Yikes! Sounds weirdly exciting. "Imagine waking up in the middle of the night and going to the toilet and bumping into a mouse half a person tall, the ghost can't help but shiver.

She's not afraid of mice.

But only if it's head-on.

Speaking of which, though, mutant rats and mutant cockroaches are indeed the weakest xenomorphs in the wasteland.

The mutant hyenas up there are slightly stronger.

And even for a weak wasteland like a small fish, killing a mutated hyena is not a difficult task, and it is not a problem for the Willantes with gunpowder flowing in their veins.

As for the next generation, it's hard to say.

However, fortunately, there is also a telepathic interference device that uses the technology to drive away xenos, and it is still possible to limit the range of movement of xenos.

Just as the ghost was thinking wildly, a small voice suddenly came from the side.

"Squeak—"

Hearing the faint movement, Feng Qing immediately moved the tactical flashlight over.

The beams illuminate the shadow-shrouded corners.

Underneath the twisted metal pipe, a pair of round eyes were staring at her in horror.

The little creature seemed frightened, his gray hair stood on end, and he trembled and threw his legs backwards, but there was nowhere to retreat.

While the war left the survivors of the city hungry, the rats in this city ate unexpectedly fat.

"Oh, what a fat one!" The ghost leaned over and took a look, rubbing his index finger against his chin and commenting, "But then again, can this rat that isn't taller than its knees be considered a xenomorph?" ”

Feng Qing thought thoughtfully for a moment, then shook his head slightly.

"Not really."

The so-called xenomorph is an anomalous species, and although there is no clear definition standard, this natural organism that conforms to common sense obviously cannot be regarded as xenomorphic.

Anyway, you have a lot of claws, right?

Feng Qing reached out and grabbed the rat by the neck and pulled it out of the twisted metal pipe.

The frightened rat squeaked, flapping its paws and legs, biting her hand with its teeth, but the not-so-sharp rodent could not bite her tactical gloves at all.

"Alright, alright...... I won't kill you, I hope you can surprise us. ”

With a soothing mouth, she removed a piece of plastic tape with a letter chip from the exoskeleton's tactical lanyard, carefully tied it to the struggling mouse, and gently threw it out.

As soon as the fat mouse hit the ground, it immediately rolled and crawled into the darkness in the distance.

There is only one thought on its mind at the moment, and that is to immediately sneak back into its lair and hide!

Unbeknownst to him, however, the cunning human had installed a transmitter on him, waiting for him to come home.

Looking at Feng Qing fiddling with the VM screen, the ghost sighed and said.

"It suddenly occurred to me that this kind of task should be given to a strong man to do, and that guy's words should be done in an instant."

Feng Qing, who was staring intently at the screen, replied casually.

“emmm…… Theoretically, yes, but you can't expect someone to fly to Avent City for a thousand silver coins. ”

And it's not a job that can't be done.

After a few moments of talking, the little mouse with the transmitter had already taken refuge in the nest, and shrank inside, trembling and not moving.

According to the early evidence of the Allied Biological Research Institute, mutant rats and average-sized rats do not live apart because of the difference in size, and even tend to mix together and divide social classes according to size.

Looking at the signal point on the screen that was no longer moving, the corners of Feng Qing's mouth curled into a smile, and he shared the coordinates with his teammates next to him.

"That's it."

"Let's get it done." The ghost moved his arm and took out his pistol and loaded it.

However, just as she was about to walk forward, Feng Qing suddenly reached out and grabbed her shoulder.

"Wait a minute."

"What's wrong?"

The ghost turned his head in confusion, but saw that Feng Qing didn't speak, just made a silent gesture and closed his eyes.

Vaguely aware of something, the ghost immediately fell silent and lowered the beam of the flashlight.

There was silence in the sewers, except for the sound of water flowing quietly in the darkness.

The tips of the hair next to his ears shook slightly, and after a long time, Feng Qing finally opened his eyes and said slowly.

"There's movement, it's not far away."

The ghost nodded solemnly and looked in the direction not far away.

"Hmm...... I heard it too. ”

Both are Agility players.

Although perception is not their strong suit, they have an extraordinary sense of sight and hearing, and are able to proactively spot anomalies in their environment.

The two exchanged glances in tacit understanding, turned off the flashlight, lowered their footsteps, and walked to the corner at the end of the aisle, leaning towards the source of the sound.

One hundred meters.

Fifty meters......

It's nearby!

There was silence all around, and the slightest noise just now seemed to disappear out of thin air.

Feng Qing controlled the rhythm of his breathing, and his index finger gently picked off the safety of the submachine gun.

Her instincts told her that it might not be a rat hiding in the dark, but something else.

At this time, a soft "tick" sound came from the side.

It seemed to be the sound of sewage dripping from a broken metal pipe in a puddle, but the moment it sounded, it made Fengqing tighten the string in his head.

Almost instinctively, she quickly raised her left arm to block the left front of the helmet!

And at the same time, a crisp sound pierced through the deep darkness, accompanied by a dull "bell" and nailed to the bulletproof lining of the exoskeleton bracket on her left arm!

The sharp edge pierced hard into the polymer material, almost touching her arm.

Fortunately, she blocked it, otherwise the icy cold would have stabbed her in the face.

The ghost quickly set up the muzzle of the gun and opened the tactical flashlight hanging under the muzzle, but saw no one in sight, only an electromagnetic emitter with a mechanical base and infrared sight embedded in the twisted metal pipe.

"It's a trap!"

Now that the enemy hiding in the shadows has already set his sights on him, there is no point in continuing to sneak.

As he spoke, the ghost pulled the trigger and shot the fixed weapon that was aiming at it with two thuds.

Solving the danger, she quickly looked at Feng Qing on the side and asked with concern.

"Are you alright?"

"I'm fine."

Looking at the dart embedded in his arm, Feng Qing indifferently took it off, took it in his hand and looked at it, and said thoughtfully.

"This is not the work of a xenomorph......

It's not like it's poisoned, and it's most likely an organic toxin extracted from xenomorphs.

As for the reason, it is naturally to facilitate the camouflage of the cause of death.

After confirming that Feng Qing was okay, the ghost breathed a sigh of relief, but soon became alert again.

The danger has not been completely resolved.

The enemy is still hiding in the shadows!

She could feel the murderous intent hidden in the darkness, getting closer and closer to them!

That guy would never let them out of the sewers alive, and would definitely try to keep them here!

"The remnants of Tyr?"

"It's hard to say, maybe it's the Enlightenment? Didn't you read the forum that they hijacked a scientific research ship and killed several college prospectors," put the darts into the tactical harness, Feng Qing compared the map on the VM screen, and looked ahead vigilantly, "Anyway, this is not just a xenomorph nest......"

It's not just the traps here, but also the xenomorphs they encountered before are artificially spreading, and the purpose is to hide the unspeakable secrets hidden in the sewers.

That is to say-

They've triggered a hidden mission!

Thinking of this, Feng Qing suddenly lifted his spirits, exchanged glances with the ghost with excitement written on his face, and instead of retreating, he continued to move towards the depths of the gloomy sewer.

Just as the two continued to move forward, Flynn, who was hiding in the dark and watching the surveillance, became nervous and couldn't help but curse.

"!"

This is a secret stronghold, or safe house, set up by the Enlightenment in the underground of Avent City.

It is through this secret stronghold that the disciples and guides who are active in the area hold regular meetings, exchange information, and plan operations, and the xenos who are active in the sewers are also released by them in order to hide their eyes.

It's just that what he didn't expect was that the alliance pipe was so wide, even the rats in the sewers had to be managed.

Seeing that the two soldiers were getting closer and closer to his stronghold, Flynn could only take the risk of activating the bait deployed in the path of the two men, guiding them into the ambush circle for hunting.

However, something he didn't expect happened.

The skills of those two soldiers are not ordinarily good, the guy who walked in front only raised his hand to block the deadly poison dart, and the guy in the back didn't give him a chance to mend the knife at all, and he burst the trap he carefully arranged with two shots!

Now it's a big deal.

Not only did he not kill anyone, but he also exposed the secret hidden in the sewers!

There was no time to hesitate, Flynn immediately got up from the holographic computer and removed the exoskeleton that was hanging aside.

The signal in the sewers was in terrible condition, and the two soldiers who were operating in the sewers probably hadn't reported what they had discovered.

It's still too late!

Transparent ripples spread out along the armor of the exoskeleton, quickly merging with the environment like snowflakes falling into the water.

Flynn with all his equipment didn't say a word, picked up the rifle that was resting at the door of the safe house, loaded it, stepped through the security door into the sewer where he couldn't see his fingers, and followed the guidance of the surveillance screen projected on the tactical eyepiece, hid his killing intent and chased in the direction of the target.

In any case, those two little mice must not be allowed to go back alive!

At this moment, Flynn was already vaguely aware that the soldiers of the Alliance were keenly aware of the killing intent hidden in the darkness, just like some awakened people who had unlocked special talents.

However, it is clear that he does not realize that the warriors of the alliance will not only do this little work, but also that there is something like the "official website forum" that cannot be explained by common sense.

Otherwise, he would never have done such a meaningless stupid thing as "wiping his ass", but blew up the stronghold as soon as possible and turned his head and ran.

There is no point in killing one or two players, and his coordinates will be exposed on the forum in the next second!

At this moment, Fengqing and the ghost were still cautiously searching forward, and they also did not expect that the other party did not run away, but directly killed them.

At this moment, an undetectable movement suddenly came from the corner of the side.

The two quickly pointed their tactical flashlights over there, but saw nothing.

Guessing that the other party might have optical camouflage, the ghost decisively pulled out the dagger tied to his arm and swung it forward, but unfortunately it didn't cut anything but air.

"Hey, no."

A lonely ghost put the dagger back, expertly grasped it with his left hand, and placed it under the pistol.

Feng Qing frowned slightly, quickly removed the flashlight, and looked around with his gaze.

She could be sure of what she had heard.

It's an experience honed on the battlefield for a long time, and her ears won't lie to her!

At that moment, out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of moss clinging to a metal pipe ten meters away.

The beam of the flashlight will shine on it with a colorful grease luster, but at this moment, the faint oil shine has obvious tears!

The moment he met the invisible gaze, Feng Qing only felt that his heart was being dragged to his throat.

Right there!

"Over there!"

"Which side?!" Hearing Feng Qing's shout, the ghost who was on guard in the other direction quickly turned his head.

"Sudden ——!"

The sound of submachine gun fire responded to her inquiry, and Feng Qing, who didn't have time to report the point, simply pulled the trigger and pointed out the direction of the attack to his teammates next to him with a ballistic.

As she expected, the orange-yellow tracer didn't hit the twisted metal pipes, but slammed into an invisible wall, sending ripples in circles.

Under the outline of the ripples, a pitch-black figure slowly revealed its figure.

The other party was obviously caught off guard, and he was firmly caught by a shuttle shot, staggering backwards and almost falling to the ground.

"-"

Flynn roared angrily, raised the rifle in his hand and was about to return fire, but saw a figure as swift as the wind had already killed in front of him, turning into a little cold and stabbing at his face.

"Bell ——!"

The sound of metal echoing through the narrow tunnel, and Flynn was able to block the fatal blow as he drew his scimitar, but cold sweat was already crawling all over the back of his head.

I thought it was two thieves, but I didn't expect to run into special forces!

The ghost, who couldn't hit him, didn't give him time to think nonsense, quickly lowered his body, and slashed at his side with another dagger.

Rao is also experienced in a hundred battles, and Flynn, who was caught off guard, was also a little unable to parry, so he could only barely turn sideways and take the blow with a bulletproof cuirass.

The dull sound of an axe hitting a wall sounded, and this time it was the ghost's turn to widen his eyes.

"Holy! You can't even cut this?! ”

It was her full blow just now.

Even if it was the bulletproof cuirass of the Type 6 heavy exoskeleton, she had the confidence to poke a hole in it.

However, this guy's reaction was nothing more than a kick.

Flynn grinned in pain after being hit in the abdomen, but thanks to this, he finally found an opportunity to fight back, flying up and kicking the flat chest.

The ghost only felt as if it had been hit by a truck, and even the exoskeleton flew out upside down, and crashed into the wall with a scream.

This kick broke at least three of her ribs, and although it didn't hurt much, it directly knocked out the line.

Without having time to confirm the injuries of his teammates, Feng Qing, who calmly put on a new magazine, re-set up the submachine gun, pulled the trigger and poured suppressed fire on the man, pinched two grenades in his hand, and pinched the time of the explosion.

Just as a shuttle of bullets swept away, she threw the two grenades in her hands at the target.

Less than 1.5 seconds after the grenade came out of his hand, the explosion instantly shook the entire sewer!

The scorching blast slammed into her bulletproof breastplate and raised arms with shattered fragments.

With such a close-range explosion, she herself also suffered a lot of damage.

But—

The damage taken by the other party is obviously higher.

Throwing away the submachine gun, Feng Qingqing pulled out the short knife hanging on the tactical backpack, and rushed straight into the thick smoke, ready to rush forward to deal a fatal blow to the opponent.

However, the moment she stepped into the smoke, a warning suddenly rose from her heart.

She bent her knees almost instinctively, and the whistling blade swept over her head almost at the same time.

"Whoosh——!

So fast!

Is it the speed of that exoskeleton?!

Feng Qing's pupils involuntarily contracted slightly.

Before she could react, a knee hit her in the chest, almost knocking her out of the air.

"Hmm-"

There was a painful snort from her mouth, and Feng Qing only felt a hand grab her neck and lift her whole person off the ground.

She held her last breath in her chest, and smashed the short knife in her hand the head of the person in front of her, but as soon as she slashed half a circle in the air, she was blown away by a punch.

Click-

There was a sound of bones breaking, and she felt the loss of sensation in her right arm, presumably dislocated.

With her toes out of reach of the ground, she lowered her left hand and tried to touch the tab on her backpack, but the other party apparently saw her intentions, and pinched her right hand directly on her left shoulder, followed by a creaking sound.

Although I didn't feel the pain, sweat still poured out of my calm face like a waterfall.

There's something about this guy.

At that moment, her shoulder was probably shattered.

Looking at the little ant who was pinched in his hand and could only die and struggle, Flynn had a hideous smile on his face with bloodshot lips.

"It's the Burning Corps, I admit that you have two hits, but unfortunately, it's still a little weaker than me."

Feng Qing, who was about to drop the line because of suffocation, suddenly felt that the hand holding his neck was slightly loosened.

There was a violent cough, and her shaky consciousness came to her senses again.

This guy ......

It's really tasteless as a villain.

She said impatiently.

“…… Why so much nonsense, hurry up. ”

Hearing the cold voice, Flynn's pupils contracted slightly, and the triumphant smile froze on his face.

The voice......

Woman?

Flynn reached out and grabbed Fengqing's helmet and ripped it off the exoskeleton.

Looking at the loose hair and softly lined face, his eyes instantly filled with the confusion of doubting life, as if the hard-won victory had suddenly been discounted.

That expression was very annoying, Feng Qing pursed his lips and looked to the side.

Perhaps irritated by this action, the hand that grabbed her neck tightened a little.

Flynn stared at her.

"Let me ask you again, which regiment are you?"

Didn't you ask this time?

Feng Qing complained in his heart and said nonchalantly.

"Goblin Corps...... Flying the plane, what, want to compare with me to the sky? ”

"Fly...... How could a pilot appear here! You're fooling me! ”

Furious, Flynn's entire face contorted.

Although he couldn't see the expression on that face, Feng Qing could probably hear something in his tone.

This guy probably regrets that he couldn't test the strength of the Burning Corps.

Maybe a little bit of surprise, even horror.

But this kind of thing doesn't really matter.

“…… Haven't you heard that villains die from talking too much? You're talking a lot. ”

Feng Qing, who wanted to start resurrecting the reading note earlier, reminded him, after all, the longer he dragged on here, the longer his teammates would wait at the resurrection point.

Flynn took a deep breath and suddenly calmed down, looking at the woman he was holding in his hand with a cold look in his eyes.

“…… Less bluffing, die. ”

As the words fell, his right hand was about to crush the neck with force, when a tingling electric current suddenly swept through the back of his neck and seized control of his exoskeleton.

Someone sneak attack?!

Flynn was suddenly startled in his heart, and secretly said that he was going to suffer, but it was too late to turn back.

I don't know if it was a virus or a close-range electromagnetic pulse, the exoskeleton on his body was like being filled with lead, completely locked in place, unable to move!

Cold sweat poured out of his forehead.

At that moment, a hand was placed on his shoulder, and the sound of a hippie smiley face came from behind him.

"You're pretty well equipped, how about sending it to me?"

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(Recommend a new book, "Gatekeeper of All Worlds", interested friends can pay attention to it~)