5:40 p.m.

Molten Outpost 2nd Floor Administrative District.

With the outbreak of the painting skin infection in the lower commercial area, people who stayed in the upper area before the shaft passage was closed began to become panicked.

The city's Wi-Fi signal was blocked, and most people didn't know what was going on in the lower districts.

Among these people are the local staff of the Molten Rock Outpost.

Similarly, there are bounty hunters who go to the town hall to collect their quests, and travelers who stop here to rest.

These people are not members of the splinter group, so they do not know much about the causes of the chaos in the lower districts.

However, out of concern for the safety of their families or companions, they were also very anxious, and they all gathered downstairs in the town hall, demanding that the alliance repair the shaft passage as soon as possible and send someone to find out the situation in the lower area.

At this time, these people in the upper area who did not know the truth did not know that the commercial area had already turned into a bloody Shura field.

Only a few high-level members of the alliance learned the general situation before the network was completely disconnected.

In the stationmaster's office, the head of the propaganda department of the outpost slapped the table with a red face and shouted:

"Conspiracy, this is definitely a conspiracy of the Painted Skin Sect! They must have been secretly planning for a long time, otherwise, the infection would not have broken out so quickly, and the lockdown would have been so perfect! We don't even have a chance to remedy! ”

Bud stood by the window against the wall, staring at the noisy crowd downstairs, a hint of coldness and smugness flashing across his face.

But when he turned back to the head of the Propaganda Department.

The coldness was gone, replaced by anxiety and sorrow.

"It's clear, Lawrence, that our site has long been infiltrated by the Painted Skin Sect.

In this regard, I have an unshirkable responsibility! ”

There was a distressed expression on his fat face.

Bud has good acting skills and can't see any pretense.

Some are just apologetic sadness, with deep guilt and self-blame.

"As a webmaster, I really failed everyone's trust!"

Bud sighed heavily and turned back to his seat.

"Stationmaster, you can't be entirely blamed for this matter, no matter who it is, there will be no better outcome in the face of this situation."

The person in charge of the Propaganda Department comforted: "The Painted Skin Sect has been silent for many years, and this time it has made a comeback with a new type of parasite egg, obviously it has been planned for a long time, and the alliance has not prepared anything.

It is understandable that we were caught off guard. ”

In the eyes of ordinary people, such an extreme method as using parasites to infect the whole city can only be done by those madmen of the Painted Skin Sect, and they will not associate it with other aspects at all.

After all, the Painted Skin Sect once had a criminal record.

They had done this kind of thing before the skin worm was developed.

Bard took advantage of this, and only a few words and a few words were properly guided, and it was easy to deflect hatred and eliminate suspicion of the organization.

However, he also knows that the alliance is not all fools, if it is carefully investigated.

Follow the vine and touch the melon, and you can always find him here in the end.

All he has to do now is to hide himself for the time being and stabilize the situation.

When the plan is completed, everything is none of his business.

But for now, the way it should be done is still to be done.

"Alright, let's not talk about that." Bard waved his hand and said to the person in charge of the Propaganda Department: "How is the signal problem handled?" Can you get in touch with the outside world? ”

The person in charge of the Propaganda Department shook his head and said helplessly:

"The site's external cables and beacon stations have been cut off, and we are now completely isolated, unless we can open the gates of the shaft elevators, reach the lower level, and send maintenance personnel out to sea.

Otherwise, we will lose contact with the outside world for at least two days. ”

Hearing this, Bard nodded thoughtfully, and then said in a helpless voice:

"At this point, there is no other choice, find someone to repair the elevator as soon as possible, the longer it drags on, the more people will be infected, and the more unfavorable the situation will be for us."

If the whole city is infected, it won't help if we open the shaft passage. ”

"Yes!"

The person in charge of the Propaganda Department nodded and said: "Personnel have been arranged for investigation and maintenance, and the preliminary judgment is that there is a fault in the circuit system, which should be repaired soon." ”

Bard snorted, and then admonished:

"By the way, those people outside you want to find a way to calm their emotions so that they don't act aggressively."

"Understood!"

After speaking, the head of the Propaganda Department turned and left.

Bud got up again and returned to the window, staring at the crowd around the outskirts of the town hall with a grim look on his face.

Not long after, there was another knock on the office door.

"Enter!"

Bud replied in a deep voice.

The door opened, and this time it was Eddie, the secretary, who entered.

"Stationmaster, it's all arranged!"

Once inside, Eddie locked the door as usual, then stepped over to Bard and whispered.

"How long will it take? When will the person who came to meet him arrive? ”

In front of Eddie, Bud doesn't need to disguise.

The self-blame and guilt that I had shown before are now completely gone.

"If nothing else, it will take about three hours for the lower area to be fully infected, and the receiving fleet is expected to arrive in two hours.

We still have a lot of time. ”

When Eddie spoke, there was a hint of uneasiness and absent-mindedness on his face, and he seemed preoccupied.

Bard soon noticed his anomaly, the fat on his face piled up, and asked with a smile:

"Eddie, do you have something on your mind?"

Eddie was stunned when he heard this, then sighed and said sadly:

"Back to the stationmaster, Lynn, I didn't have time to escape, and I was trapped below......"

"Oh?"

Bud raised his eyebrows suspiciously, groaned slightly, and said suddenly:

"Is that your little girlfriend?"

Eddie nodded emphatically, a sadness in his eyes.

Bud smiled disapprovingly, stepped forward and patted Eddie on the shoulder, and comforted:

"It's just a woman, Eddie, don't take it too seriously.

When this ticket is finished, we will bring millions of marks, where can we not find beautiful women?

You're still young, but you can't be bound by such meaningless things as feelings, I'm very optimistic about you! ”

As he spoke, Bud squeezed Eddie's shoulder twice harder.

Eddie's mouth was tight, and the knot in his heart was clearly not completely resolved.

But he still nodded, and said to Bard:

"I got the stationmaster."

"Well, by the way......"

As soon as the conversation changed, Bard seemed to remember something, and said to Eddie:

"Edmund from the Propaganda Department has just arrived, and you need to keep an eye on the work of shaft maintenance.

lest they move too fast and disrupt our plans. ”

"Good!"

Eddie nodded again, then turned to leave.

He had just taken two steps when he suddenly stopped, turned around and asked:

"By the way, the stationmaster, the number of people staying here in the administrative district is a bit beyond expectations.

When the time comes, our behavior of extracting eggs in the lower area will inevitably be noticed.

What should I do in this situation? ”

The work of extracting the eggs of the painting skin worm is actually very simple, but the number of infected people in the lower area is too large, and it will undoubtedly be a big project to add up.

During this time, witnesses are bound to become suspicious.

However, Bard had clearly already thought of a countermeasure.

In this regard, he just smiled slightly, a touch of ruthlessness and ruthlessness flashed in his eyes, and he said coldly:

"It's simple, when we're leaving, blow up all the shaft access hatches!

The influx of seawater will naturally help us shut everyone's mouths! ”

…………

With the first batch of infected individuals in full swing, the entire lower commercial area of the Molten Outpost, including the living quarters, was immediately plunged into widespread chaos.

In just ten minutes, the number of passers-by who were attacked by the painted skin parasite was as high as hundreds!

The mutated physiology gives these parasites a formidable physique and unparalleled terrifying lethality.

Unarmed ordinary people, in front of this mutated monster, have no power to resist at all.

If you are targeted, there is only one dead end.

Although the mutation time of these parasites is not uniform, after the first batch of parasites completed the mutation transformation, some security officers still maintained their sanity.

They fought back desperately before their consciousness was completely consumed by madness and killing.

But after all, two fists are invincible to four palms, and the number of parasites is too much.

And those security officers who are about to mutate have also suffered a great reduction in their combat effectiveness because of the pain caused by the parasites in their bodies.

Therefore, the meager resistance had no effect at all.

In a very short period of time, the streets and alleys of the business district were full of blood, covered with corpses.

Some of the corpses had been disemboweled, some had their throats torn apart, and the deaths varied.

But without exception, the central system of these corpses was not devastated.

Obviously, the main purpose of parasites is not to hunt for food, but to reproduce.

It's not hard to imagine, an hour or two later.

These corpses, which had been bitten by the painted skin parasite, would inevitably become new hosts and stand up again from the sea of corpses and blood.

At that point, the whole city will be in real terror!

Meng Lei and his party quickly shuttled through the city, wandering among the flesh mills in the streets and alleys.

Although there were several crises encountered on the way, under the fierce blows of plasma pistols and several submachine guns, they were finally saved from danger.

However, after a few uses of the plasma pistol, the energy reserves in the energy pack dropped dramatically.

Worried that when the final door was broken and evacuated, the ammunition would not be enough to penetrate the hatch, and Meng Lei did not dare to squander too much.

Fortunately, at this time, the team already has the most basic armed forces.

From the painted skin parasite that had been killed earlier, everyone snatched a total of four submachine guns.

Although it has not yet been fully armed, at least it has a certain ability to protect itself.

Walking briskly through the dirty, bloody alleys, the screams of the screams and the roars of monsters are everywhere.

The dilapidated and rudimentary outpost of molten rock seems to have been turned into purgatory.

The rich smell of blood wafted into the sky, as if it had turned into substance!

"Da Da Da ......"

"Da Da Da ......"

Short gunshots rang wildly under the rocky dome high in the sky.

As they ran, they opened fire to eliminate the parasites that ran out of the streets and alleys to block the road.

Fortunately, although the number of parasites is large, they can be dispersed but relatively sparse, and there are few cases of clustering.

Therefore, the pressure of the crowd is not too great.

But there are exceptions to everything, just when Hans, who was familiar with the route, led a few people to the war supplies store.

In an alley in front of the store, for the first time, the crowd was besieged by two painted skin parasites!

"! Again......"

Huo Ye, who was rushing forward with a submachine gun, instinctively stopped, took two steps back, and looked at the terrifying figure that suddenly appeared in front of him with a solemn face.

And when he subconsciously raised his gun, he was ready to shoot.

Simon, who hung at the end of the line, shouted at the same time:

"There's also in the back, hurry up!"

"The front is blocked, where am I going!"

Huo Ye yelled angrily while pulling the trigger.

In the killing of the step-by-step crisis, Huo Ye's growth speed is quite fast, at least in terms of reaction speed, he can be called a qualified security officer.

As a short, loud gunshot rang out, a barrage of scorching bullets erupted.

It's a pity that the shooting accuracy is still in the beginner stage.

This shot was originally aimed at the head of the painted skin parasite opposite, but it did not achieve the expected effect.

The high-speed spinning bullet tore through the flesh of the opponent's shoulder, and then shot out from behind, splashing a viscous blood splash.

The painted skin parasite was in pain, and immediately roared and jumped high, clinging to the wall of a tall building beside the alley like lightning.

The next moment, the monster stepped on the wall with its strength, and with a fishy wind, it rushed towards the team.

The series of movements was slow, but in reality, the monster only took two seconds.

Almost a figure flickered by, and the twisted figure blocking the mouth of the alley appeared above everyone's heads.

Meng Lei walked in the middle of the team, originally as a fire support, and quickly drew his gun and shot at the moment.

However, it was too late.

Five twisted and wriggling tentacles flickered before his eyes, stinking scraps of flesh and bones, sweeping towards him.

Meng Lei could only barely raise his arm to resist, and instinctively made defensive movements.

After a muffled sound, a heart-rending pain came.

A huge force directly knocked him to the ground and slammed into the wall on the side.

"Winter!"

The metal wall trembled slightly under the fierce impact, and Meng Lei's head was even more bloody.

The Painted Skin Security Officer, who has been completely infected and parasiticized, has surpassed the limits of ordinary humans!

This impact almost made Meng Lei faint directly, his head was buzzing, and the whole person was stupid.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, he bit his tongue hard, and through the sharp pain, he continued to stay awake.

"Captain!"

"Commander!"

At this time, seeing that Meng Lei was attacked, several people next to him suddenly became anxious.

Hans picked up the diving knife in his hand, turned and swung it at the parasite that had slaughtered into the crowd.

Carl also yelled, grabbed a broken water pipe he found from Old Jack's house, and smashed it down.

However, this level of physical attack is obviously insignificant to the mutant parasite.

Raised his arm and swept it around, and several people around him were suddenly swept away.

Sharp claws glowed in the dimness, leaving several bloody scars on each of them.

Painted skin monsters rush into the narrow alleys, like no man's land!

"Roar!"

A piercing scream sounded, and the painted skin parasite seemed to recognize Meng Lei, and after clearing the surrounding threats, it pounced on the dizzy Meng Lei again.

At this time, Meng Lei had not fully woken up from the severe pain and fierce impact.

Caught off guard, he was knocked down again on the spot.

"What the ......"

He only had time to spit out half a curse, and his head made another intimate contact with the ground.

The terrifying mouth of the painted skin parasite split open, and with a fishy wind, it bit directly into his face.

Meng Lei watched the strange beak-like organ attack straight towards his face, and suddenly his soul was overflowing, and he struggled desperately.

But the strength of the other party was not something he could compete with at all, and in the blink of an eye, the sharp teeth and beak-like dark blue beak-like organs were close to the tip of his nose.

"Poof!"

At the last moment, a short burst of gunfire mixed with a slight crackle rang out above his head.

The painted skin parasite that pressed on his body, the entire cranial cavity was completely pierced by the bullet.

The stinky brain tissue flowed to the ground, and there was no movement when it pressed against Meng Lei.

At this moment, Simon rushed from behind with a gun, flew up and kicked the painted skin parasite away, and then shot twice at the head to make sure that it could not die again.

"Captain, are you alright?!"

The crisis was resolved, and everyone hurriedly helped Meng Lei up from the ground.

Meng Lei covered his head with his hands and shook it lightly twice, still feeling a wave of dizziness.

Looking around, Simon and Charlie not only eliminated the parasite at the end of the team, but also pulled out their hands to help them resolve the crisis.

I have to say that having a professional security officer as a helper can really save lives at critical moments!

"I'm okay, everyone's okay?"

Meng Lei covered his bloody head, and his eyes swept inadvertently, and he found that everyone was all colored.

Fortunately, most of them were only skin injuries, and they were scratched by the sharp fingertips of the painted skin tentacles, which was not fatal.

However, the wound on Xu Hui's stomach looked a little hideous.

Just a little bit, almost disemboweled.

"Lao Xu, how are you?"

Meng Lei frowned and asked with concern.

"It hurts, it hurts!"

Xu Hui endured the severe pain, and sat on the ground weakly, beads of sweat dripping from his forehead, and his face was pale.

Blood was gushing out of his fingers, and he couldn't cover it no matter how much he could.

Simon walked over and looked at it, and said in a deep voice:

"If he was on the ship, this injury would not be anything at all, but the current situation is not optimistic, if he does not find medicine to treat it in time, he will soon fall into a coma due to excessive blood loss......

Halfway through the conversation.

Suddenly, several shrill and piercing roars quickly spread from far to near.

The sound of gunfire and fighting just now seemed to attract the attention of the nearby parasites, and they began to deliberately gather here.

"Let's go, get out of here first, go to the war supplies store, and hide in it!"

Meng Lei's eyes sank, and he didn't have time to take care of Xu Hui's injury, so he decisively gave an order.

Just now, the two painted skin parasites flanked back and forth, causing a certain amount of heavy damage to the team.

Now that Xu Hui is seriously injured again, the situation will only get worse against those monsters again.

At that moment, a few people didn't dare to linger longer, so they supported Xu Hui and walked towards the end of the alley.

There is not only one battle material store at the Molten Rock Outpost.

But the biggest of them all, the place where Hans had led the crowd, was around the corner at the end of the alley.

A few people raised their feet over the painted corpses on the ground and walked quickly to the door of the store.

I found that the door of the store was closed, and it seemed that no one was taking care of it.

"Captain, the door is locked from the inside, there should be someone inside!"

The sharp-eyed Charlie keenly captured the details of the door lock, then strode forward, slammed the door fiercely, and shouted:

"Boss! Boss! Open the door, let's go in and hide! ”

Charlie's voice was so loud that it could have been heard if there were people inside.

However, after shouting a few times, there was no movement in the house.

The roars of monsters in the distance were getting closer and closer, and judging by the sound, there were at least three or more of them.

Everyone was in a hurry.

Hans slammed the door vigorously and roared, "Boss, open the door!" If you don't open the door again, Lao Tzu will directly smash your floodgates! ”

Hearing this, there was finally a reaction in the house.

There was a rustling sound, and the closed door opened from the inside, revealing a round head.

"Stop shouting, stop shouting! Shout again to recruit all those painted skins! ”

The middle-aged man with a big round face, with a hint of nervousness and fear in his eyes, turned sideways to make a crack in the door, and beckoned to several people:

"Hurry up, don't grind!"

Meng Lei thanked the shopkeeper, and several people hurriedly rushed in.

"Boss! Why didn't you open the door just now, what are you doing in the house?! ”

Hans was helping the boss close the door, and they were all muttering dissatisfied.

"Nonsense! Who dares to open the door easily at this time, what if those monsters outside run in?! You're trying to kill me! ”

The shopkeeper was visibly angry, and glared at Hans angrily.

He could hear it, it was this guy yelling to slam the door.

If it weren't for the fear that the other party would really dare to break the net with him, he wouldn't have opened the door if he was killed.

After all, the gunshots that rang out nearby before showed that the other side really had the ability to break the door.

"You're a war store here, I'm afraid you have the most weapons in the whole city, right? Just these monsters, what are you trying to do? ”

As soon as they entered the store, they found that the display cases and weapon racks around the house were full of all kinds of weapons.

The whole store looks like an arsenal of weapons.

Therefore, Jia Quan was very puzzled by the behavior of the store owner.

"I'm afraid these weapons don't have any ammunition, right?"

At this time, Meng Lei muttered.

He had been to the arms dealer in the city of Sil, and found that all the weapons hanging in them were all ornamental samples.

This is because according to the Alliance's security regulations, no one in the city is allowed to touch lethal weapons except for the security officer.

Even arms dealers can only provide samples for people to confirm the feel.

As for the combat effect, it is presented in the form of a video.

Otherwise, with the goods in the war supply store, this painting skin crisis will not make people feel helpless.

"This boss is right, if I had ammunition, I would have been robbed here a long time ago!"

The shopkeeper looked at Meng Lei and sighed helplessly, his face full of despair.

The doors of the store are closed, and the surrounding metal walls reflect a glimmer of light, giving everyone a sense of security.

It's just that the shrill roars and roars outside the door are getting closer and closer, and those few painted skin parasites have obviously arrived here at the same time.

"Shhhh Don't even speak! ”

At this time, the shopkeeper raised his index finger at several people and made a silent gesture.

Everyone immediately stopped talking, and all of them pricked up their ears and looked vigilantly in the direction of the gate.

Heavy footsteps rang out, lingering around the store.

The few painted skin parasites suddenly lost their target, but they didn't intend to give up easily, and searched around the neighborhood.

The sharp claws slashed against the metal surface of the wall, making a piercing grinding sound, and it was not surprising that the opponent could easily tear the wall apart and then rush in frantically.

As the minutes ticked by, everyone watched with bated breath.

Even Xu Hui, who was seriously injured and bleeding, endured the pain, gritted his teeth and persevered, without making even the slightest sound.

After a few moments, the paint-skin parasites seemed to have finally lost their patience.

After a few shouts of filial piety to show his anger, he left the place with heavy steps, looking for a new target.

Listening to the footsteps as they drifted away, everyone sighed.

Although the crisis has been lifted temporarily, everyone knows that staying in a closed room all the time is not a long-term solution.

There are still a large number of people moving outside, and these painted skin parasites will not actively attack the quiet houses for the time being.

But once all the people in the city are killed, they will take the initiative to break down the door, desperately looking for everything that can be parasitic.

These skin parasites are not without intelligence, and the host's instincts and memories during life can cause their behavior patterns to change.

At that time, no matter how tightly you hide, you will be found out.

"Gone......"

The shopkeeper put his ear to the door, and only after making sure that the few painted skin monsters were completely gone, did he fart. He sat on the ground paralyzed, and the whole person seemed to have collapsed, obviously frightened.

"Boss, do you have any medicine, bandages and wetsuits here?"

After looking around the house, Meng Lei found no signs of a wetsuit.

They rushed all the way to the war supplies store against the flow of people, just to find diving suits.

Now, however, there is another task, which is to find medical supplies as quickly as possible.

Otherwise, even if he had a diving suit, it would be difficult for Xu Hui to survive the submarine.

Hearing this, the shopkeeper shook his head and said lovelessly:

"I only sell weapons and equipment, bandage medicine, you have to go to the clinic, and, at this time, what do you need a diving suit for?

The shaft hatch leading to the lower level has been locked and cannot be opened from the inside, so what if there is a wetsuit? ”

"We have a way to open the floodgates, all that's missing is a wetsuit!" Meng Lei asked again, "Do you know where to get a diving suit?" ”

Hearing this, the shopkeeper's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had grasped a life-saving straw, and said in surprise:

"Can you open the door of the shaft elevator? It's true? ”

Meng Lei nodded and said, "Of course, otherwise why are we here with you?" ”

The shopkeeper immediately jumped up from the ground and hurriedly shouted:

"Yes! Yes! I know where there is a wetsuit! If you take me away, I'll take you there." ”