After learning that Meng Lei and his party actually had a way to open the shaft passage hatch leading to the lower area.

The fat boss of the war supplies store immediately lit up with his eyes and almost cried with joy.

For some time before, the shopkeeper had almost fallen into complete despair.

This sudden explosion of painted skin parasites was beyond everyone's expectations.

No one thought that the infection crisis of painted skin, which had been dormant for many years, would make a comeback in such a way.

In particular, the destruction of the passage leading to the upper and lower floors was an obvious act that threatened to kill everyone in the city, and the shopkeeper had lost the confidence to continue living.

Suddenly, hearing such good news, the shopkeeper seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw as if he had drowned.

He immediately said that as long as Meng Lei and the others were willing to leave with him, they would provide a sufficient number of diving suits free of charge.

For this request, Meng Lei naturally would not refuse.

At that moment, several people immediately gathered around and began to discuss the course of action.

"In order to meet the needs of some individual customers, our store usually prepares some ready-made wetsuits and stores them in the warehouse.

There are about a dozen wetsuits in the warehouse now, which is enough for us to consume. ”

The fat boss said very quickly:

"However, the warehouse of our store is in Zone B, which is six or seven blocks away.

If you want to get there, you'll have to pass through at least half of the city! ”

After a pause, the fat boss took a deep breath and said:

"Plus, even if we got the wetsuit, we had to cross most of the city to get to where the shaft access was.

So along the way, I'm afraid that there are many crises! ”

Although the Molten Outpost is not as magnificent as the city of Sil, it covers an area of nearly one square kilometer in the commercial area alone.

It's hard to get through such a large area while wearing a heavy wetsuit.

But at this point, everyone had no other choice.

Those wetsuits in the fat boss's warehouse are everyone's only hope.

The mastermind behind this incident, since the passage to the upper area has been destroyed, it is naturally impossible to repair it in a short period of time.

By the time they had repaired the shaft elevator, the daylilies were cold.

So now I can only break open the hatch to go down to the lower level and swim back to the submarine in a diving suit before the whole city is infected.

This is the only way out.

Meng Lei looked at the time on the wall clock in the house, it was almost six o'clock in the afternoon.

After a little hesitation, he spoke:

"It only takes about an hour for this kind of skin to go from infection to complete parasitism.

It has now been half an hour since the first outbreak of infection.

We didn't have much time left, and we had to get our wetsuits and open the shaft in less than forty minutes.

Otherwise, when the second batch of infections breaks out, the number of painted skin parasites in the city will increase exponentially!

When the time comes, we will have no way back! ”

Everyone nodded when they heard this.

The new type of paintskin that appeared in the outpost of Molten Rock was not more dangerous than before, and the speed of infection was too fast.

Just take the scene of corpses strewn all over the city now, and wait for those corpses to rise up from the pool of blood again.

At that time, the whole city will be reduced to a paradise of monsters, and no one will be able to move an inch!

"That's right, boss......"

After Meng Lei finished saying what he just said, he suddenly looked at the fat boss again and asked:

"Where is the nearest clinic or hospital?" My friend is injured and must be treated as soon as possible! ”

The fat boss looked at Xu Hui, whose face was getting paler and paler, sighed and said:

"The hospital is too far away, and the nearest clinic has to be detoured to get there, so I'm worried that it's too late!"

Hans frowned, and spoke:

"Or ...... Let's go our separate ways? All the way to the clinic to get medicine for Xu Hui to treat, all the way to get a diving suit, and finally gather at the shaft passage? ”

Meng Lei took a deep breath, and after thinking about it again, he shook his head and rejected Hans's suggestion.

"No! Our firepower itself is not abundant, and it is even more dangerous to go separately! It's safer for everyone to act together! ”

Simon also nodded and agreed:

"The captain is right, it is too risky to act separately, and we must concentrate all our forces in order to fight our way out without attrition!"

The captain and the safety officer had spoken, and the crowd said no more.

Meng Lei took a deep breath and made a final summary:

"First go to the hospital to get medicine, treat Xu Hui's wounds, and then go to the warehouse to get equipment!

Without further ado, let's go! ”

"Yes!"

When the words fell, everyone agreed.

Then, everyone checked the ammunition left in the gun.

The fat boss trembled with fear or excitement, and opened the door of the store, and Yuguan poured out of the store.

is still in the old formation, Huo Ye is at the forefront as a pioneer and takes the lead.

The owner of the supply store followed closely behind, pointing the way to everyone as a living map.

In the middle of the team are Meng Lei, Jia Quan and Charlie, who are in the center, and the one who hangs at the end is still Simon, who is still experienced in combat.

"The Ancient God Emperor"

As for Carl and Hans, they are responsible for acting as Xu Hui's crutches.

The two of them supported Xu Hui, who was bleeding from his abdomen, one left and one right, to ensure that he would not fall behind.

The group walked briskly through the narrow steel jungle, and in the dim light of the city, the screams in their ears came one after another.

The killing feast of painted skin parasites is still going on.

The Molten Outpost, with a total population of only a few thousand, had plummeted by a full third in less than an hour!

At this moment, most of the people are being chased and killed by monsters, and they have moved from the commercial area to the living area.

Very few people took refuge in their homes in time.

It was so rushed that the panic spread so fast that people didn't have time to react.

And the person who hides in the first place will never open the door to others in this case.

Meng Lei and the others walked all the way and saw that the doors on the first floor of many buildings were tightly closed.

The subtle noise coming from inside can be easily judged to be someone hiding inside.

Meng Lei had no time to pay attention to these people, and walked quickly through the filth and mud of the flesh mill.

On the road, human corpses and severed limbs can be seen everywhere.

There are still many people who are dying in pools of blood and do not die immediately.

After seeing Meng Lei and his group of heavily armed personnel, they all showed an extreme desire to survive, and weakly begged them for help.

However, Meng Lei and the others ignored them all.

It was clear to everyone that the people who had been bitten by the painted skin parasite had been treated, even if they did not die for the time being.

But it won't take too long for the painted skin parasites that spread into their bodies through saliva and blood to complete the parasitism smoothly.

In the case of complete failure of dermatozonet,

In fact, from the moment they were bitten, their fate was already sealed.

Without distraction, everyone rushed to the medical clinic and went deeper and deeper into the city center.

The power system malfunctioned, and as time went on, the lights around began to flicker on and off.

This closed city, standing in the hollows of rock formations, is becoming more and more eerie.

Between the wings of the nose, the rich smell of blood mixed with the foul stench, and the pungent sweetness of alien moss, almost disgusting.

In my ears, there was a scalp-tinging wail and a monster's piercing scream.

In this moment, the city turns into purgatory.

Meng Lei and the others walked on the familiar streets in the past, but they seemed to be stepping into the abyss step by step.

At the beginning, the pace of the crowd was relatively fast.

But the more they move in the direction of Zone B, which is closer to the living quarters, their speed is invisibly slowed down.

More and more corpses piled up along the road, causing serious blockages on the already not spacious street.

As a last resort, they could only trample on the corpses and walk through the mountains of corpses and the sea of blood.

Fortunately, most of the first painted skin parasites had given up killing in the commercial area at this time and began to move towards the living area.

Although the entire business district is like the center of purgatory, the number of parasites is not very large.

So along the way, everyone did not encounter much danger.

Occasionally, one or two lone monsters were encountered, and they were quickly eliminated under the fire of four submachine guns.

And the amount of equipment in the team has gradually increased.

In the end, eight people were almost a shot per person!

The eruption of ferocious firepower, even if you encounter two parasites at the same time, you can calmly deal with it.

However, the frequent gunshots, while piercing the way forward for everyone, are also some kind of signal, exposing their existence.

Many of the parasites began to turn around and move closer to the center of the business district.

The sound of claws tearing through the wall, mixed with the shrill roar of monsters, quickly gathered from all directions.

The dense voice, the scalps of several people listening to it were numb, and they couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

"Quick! Hurry up! ”

Meng Lei ran wildly with a gun in the middle of the team, while constantly whispering and urging.

Bursts of dizziness hit him from time to time, and when he hit his head just now, he was hit with a slight concussion.

But he gritted his teeth and held on, following in the footsteps of the team.

"Lenny, where is the clinic and how far is it to get there?!"

Lenny is the name of the owner of the supply store, and while rushing madly along the way, everyone has a certain understanding of each other through simple communication.

In the face of Meng Lei's question, the fat boss followed closely behind Huo Ye and ran wildly, while shouting without looking back:

"It's coming, it's coming! Cross the street in front and you'll be there! ”

Seeing that the target was close in front of them, everyone burst out of their physical potential, and galloped forward like a girl.

At this time, the roar of filial piety around was closer.

The speed of movement of the painted skin parasite is not at all comparable to that of ordinary people.

What's more, Meng Lei and the others are still dragging a wounded soldier, and their speed will inevitably be affected.

Fortunately, in this short distance, with all the gallop, it was barely possible to arrive before a large number of monsters arrived.

Finally, when the roars and roars around the team approached the edge of the 100-meter range.

In the dimness, the flashing red cross sign finally appeared in everyone's sight.

"There! Fast! ”

Huo Ye yelled, raised his feet and jumped over the corpse on the road, took the lead in front of the door, and then slammed the door desperately, shouting:

"Is there anyone, open the door quickly, do me a favor and open the door, we have to save people!"

Huo Ye's voice was anxious and panicked.

And this time, without waiting for him to threaten him, the closed door of the clinic was quickly opened from the inside.

By the faint light above his head that seemed to flicker intermittently,

It can be seen that a delicate and beautiful girl poked her head out of the crack in the door and beckoned to Huo Ye.

"Shhh

Huo Ye was immediately overjoyed, but he didn't enter the house at the first time.

Instead, he turned around and squatted at the door, while vigilantly holding his gun, and shouted at Meng Lei and them:

"Commander, hurry, hurry! Those monsters are coming soon! ”

As he spoke, Meng Lei and the others also arrived one after another, and crossed the corpse-strewn streets one after another.

Everyone first helped Xu Hui, who was already too weak to move, in, and then walked into the door of the clinic one by one.

The girl looked at the group of them all fully armed, and a trace of surprise flashed on her pretty little face.

When everyone was inside, the girl came to her senses, and immediately closed the door gently, and locked it from the inside.

At this time, a group of painted skin parasites attracted by the gunfire also rushed to the vicinity.

Everyone hid in the flickering lights of the clinic, and clearly heard a large number of heavy footsteps, running around.

Suddenly losing their target, the painted skin parasites were visibly furious, letting out a piercing scream and crashing wildly down the alley.

Everyone hid in the house, and they didn't dare to breathe.

Xu Hui bit his clothes, desperately endured the severe pain caused by the torn wound, and almost fainted.

It took two or three minutes before the roar around me gradually became clearer.

However, the sound of heavy, hasty footsteps showed that the monster outside had not gone far and was still lingering nearby.

But at this time, Meng Lei and the others had no more time to delay.

Xu Hui's injuries had to be treated quickly, and they had to rush to the warehouse to get the diving suits, every minute and every second was incomparably precious.

Gently moving his steps, he came to the girl's side, and Meng Lei asked in a low voice:

"Hello, are you the doctor at this clinic?"

The girl nodded in shock, then shook her head again, and whispered:

"I'm not a doctor, I only come over occasionally to help, and I work as a salesperson temporarily."

Meng Lei nodded, and then asked:

"Where are your bandages and disinfectant? Our friend was scratched and needs to be treated quickly, please help me get it, thank you! ”

Meng Lei was very polite and polite to the girl.

It can be seen from the girl's decisive behavior to open the door just now that this is a very kind person.

Hearing this, the girl turned her head and glanced at Xu Hui, nodded, turned around and tiptoed to the counter, and took out a medical kit.

Then he came to Xu Hui's side, and without waiting for Meng Lei and them to make a request, he began to heal Xu Hui's injuries on his own.

The girl's technique is very skillful, and she obviously usually does it often.

Disinfection, suturing, bandaging, a series of processes are quite smooth, and Xu Hui's injuries are quickly treated.

"It's okay, it's stable for the time being."

The girl silently packed up her tools, still quietly. Mi said, in a very small voice.

Meng Lei and the others saw that Xu Hui's face had improved significantly, and they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief at the moment.

At this time, the girl looked at Meng Lei again, with a trace of doubt on her face, and asked:

"Are you the security officers of the city? How come I have never seen you before? How's the situation out there now? ”

Meng Lei sighed, shook his head and said:

"We are not from the Molten Rock site, and we are also passing by and have inadvertently become involved in this crisis.

Now the situation outside has completely collapsed, and most of the people in the business district have been slaughtered.

Those painted skin parasites are starting to move to the living quarters, and it is estimated that it will not be long before the whole city will fall completely! ”

After speaking, Meng Lei looked at the girl and said sincerely:

"Thank you so much just now, how much is the total cost of treatment, I will transfer it to you."

Although it is the end of the world, it is unknown whether it will survive or not.

But Meng Lei felt that at least the attitude should be there, and he couldn't be saved by others and then prostitute for treatment.

If people don't mention it, they have to express themselves, and they can't take advantage of it so naturally.

Hearing this, the girl shook her head violently, and said with sadness and sadness in her eyes:

"Forget it, it's all at this time, what's the use of asking for money? We're hiding here, we're going to be killed sooner or later, and helping you is just a little longer......"

After speaking, the girl silently huddled in the corner of the clinic with her legs crossed, staring at the ground with blank eyes, stunned.

The helpless and desperate figure made the hearts of those who watched inexplicably blocked.

Meng Lei and the others glanced at each other.

Through eye contact, everyone seemed to have made a unanimous decision.

Such a kind girl, within their power, could have helped her and taken her out of here.

According to Lanny, the owner of the supply store, there are more than a dozen sets of diving suits in the warehouse, and one set for each person in their team is more than enough.

If the girl wanted to, she could have fled with her.

"The ......"

Meng Lei moved his feet slightly, leaned near the girl, and asked in a low voice:

"We're trying to figure out how to get out of here now, do you want to come with us?"

Hearing this, the girl raised her head slightly, and her dark eyes suddenly flickered.

But then, her expression turned low again, she shook her head with a wry smile, and said sadly:

"Leave? Where can I go?

All this is a conspiracy of the alliance, they have long blocked all retreats, and the ordinary people who have left their own people in the safe administrative area, business area and living area are just victims of their goal, and we can't escape......"

As she spoke, the girl seemed to remember something, her eyes were slightly red, and a touch of crystal was flashing.

Hearing this, Meng Lei and the others were stunned.

The conspiracy of the Alliance?! Victim?!

Although they have a certain guess about the truth of this painting crisis, they suspect that it is related to the high-level of the Site Alliance.

But when such words came out of the mouth of a girl who worked in a clinic, it was obvious that something was wrong.

Meng Lei suddenly frowned, and asked with a solemn face:

"What the hell is going on? What do you know? ”

The girl shook her head, as if unwilling to say more, curled up in the corner of the clinic and began to sobble alone.

Seeing this, Meng Lei didn't want to ask any more.

Even if his heart was full of doubts, he didn't want to make it difficult for others, not to mention, the other party had just helped him.

At this time, Huo Ye looked up at the wall clock on the wall of the clinic, and said in a somewhat anxious tone:

"Commander, there is no time, we must leave as soon as possible, otherwise, the second batch of large-scale parasites will break out!"

Half an hour, in many cases, will pass by unconsciously.

Meng Lei and the others rushed over from the supply store, and it took nearly ten minutes.

Hiding those monsters and treating Xu Hui, another seven or eight minutes passed, and the time left for them was not even fifteen minutes!

Meng Lei nodded, naturally knowing that time was pressing.

He looked at the girl again and said seriously:

"We really have a way to get out and go through the hatch of the shaft access to the lower level, the problem has been solved, and now it's just a wetsuit.

Once we got our wetsuits, we were able to get back on the submarine and escape from this lair of paintskin! ”

Hearing this, the girl finally stopped sobbing.

But she seems to have lost all her thoughts at the moment, and psychologically gave up her desire for life.

In the end, he shook his head and said softly:

"Thanks, let's go, leave me alone, I want to ......"

In the middle of speaking, suddenly from the direction of the second floor of the clinic, a hoarse voice sounded:

"Lynn, come with them, if there is really hope, you must live well......"

When everyone heard this, they turned their heads,

Unexpectedly, on the second floor of this clinic, there was still a person hidden.

It was an old woman of about sixty or seventy years old, wearing a doctor's white coat, holding on to the handrail of the staircase, and stepping down in the dim light.

"Aunt Dolly!"

After hearing the old woman's voice, the girl got up from the ground and stepped forward to help the old man.

The old woman waved her hand, touched the girl's head dotingly, and said softly:

"You had the opportunity to go to the administrative district to escape this catastrophe, but for the sake of me, an old woman who doesn't have much time, you were trapped below.

Now that you have the opportunity to leave, you must cherish it.

The tragedy of the Molten Outpost is a tragedy for very few people to know the truth.

Now that you have the clue, you have to publish it and report it to the Alliance to avoid more tragedies. ”

The old woman's voice was hoarse, with a hint of dying exhaustion.

The girl hugged one of the old woman's arms, and the tears that had just been stopped came out of her eyes again.

"Aunt Dolly, let's go together, I don't want to leave you here alone!"

The old woman shook her head and smiled:

"I can't walk anymore, in the environment full of painted skin parasites outside, it will only drag you down, or stay here, maybe a miracle will happen......"

Everyone knows that the so-called miracle has no hope of happening.

But if they want to take this old woman on the road, Meng Lei and they will not agree.

As the old woman said, she will only become a burden to the team.

And, if you follow them, you may die faster, and you might as well stay here and live longer.

Under the repeated guidance and persuasion of the old woman,

The girl finally agreed with tears in her eyes and left with Meng Lei.

Hans, who had always been sticking to the door and paying attention to the movement on the periphery, frowned and said:

"Captain, those monsters outside haven't gone far yet, what should we do? Kill it? ”

Meng Lei took a deep breath, a trace of determination flashed in his eyes, and he said in a cruel voice:

"Then let's kill it, if we go out now, we will be besieged by a few monsters at most, and if we delay for a while, what we have to face will not be as simple as a few monsters!"

As the words fell, the old woman on the side suddenly looked behind Huo Ye, the elastic band was torn open in half under the vigorous exercise, revealing a huge backpack with a layer of eggshells.

She frowned slightly and said:

"This bag contains ...... Swift dragon eggs? ”

Hearing this, a group of people turned their heads to look.

Only then did he suddenly remember that Huo Ye was still carrying the Xunmeng Dragon Egg that was fished up from the nest.

Even Huo Ye himself had just realized this.

Just now, I was only concerned about killing monsters and running away, and I actually forgot about this thing.

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Huo Ye hurriedly took off his backpack, scratched his head depressedly and said:

"I said why do I always feel that something is wrong, my body is so heavy, and my feelings are running all the way with this thing on my back!"

Looking at the large backpack that was casually thrown on the ground, the old woman nodded thoughtfully, and suddenly said:

"Actually, you can bring it with you, maybe it can help you at a critical moment."

With that, the old woman turned and walked to the counter and took a bottle of saline from the medicine shelf.

After the syringe was drawn, a full bottle of normal saline was injected into the Xunmenglong egg.

"This Swift Dragon egg looks like it's about to hatch, and the saline can speed it up to break through its shell, and maybe before you leave, a baby Swift Dragon will break out of its shell.

When the time comes, if you encounter danger, throw the little swift dragon out, and I believe it will definitely lead you away from a large number of targets. ”

After a pause, the old woman continued:

"This ugly little monster is a fast ......"

Hearing this, everyone was dumbfounded.

I never thought that this monster egg would have such a magical effect!

If it is really like what the old woman said, when it comes to the critical moment, maybe it can really save the day!

"Thanks for the reminder!"

Meng Lei thanked the old woman seriously, from the bottom of his heart.

The old woman waved her hand disapprovingly, and said to Meng Lei:

"Let's go, it's too late."

After a pause, the old woman touched the girl's head again, and said to Meng Lei:

"Take care of Lynn, it's my last wish......"

In the reluctant crying of the girl.

The door of the clinic slowly opened, and the group rushed out nervously!

As soon as he appeared, a painted skin parasite wandering around the neighborhood immediately spotted everyone's traces.

The terrifying mouthparts that tore and bloomed like flowers continued to drip fishy mucus and erupt into hoarse screams.

Then, the arms that had already turned into tentacles waved wildly and slaughtered fiercely.

"Fire!"

"Kill!"

Everyone reacted immediately, except for the two people who were supporting Xu Hui, six submachine guns fired fiercely at the same time.

A scorching and dense rain of bullets poured over, and the terrifying and ferocious painted skin parasites were beaten into a sieve on the spot.

At the same time, the long-lost sound of gunfire was like a signal announcing the official start of the battle.

A dozen or so painted skin parasites roaming around the neighborhood let out a screaming sound in unison, and the cornices and walls quickly gathered.

"Lenny, lead the way in front, everyone hurry up, all follow!"

Meng Lei roared loudly, did not dare to stay in the same place for a long time, and led everyone to stride towards Area B.

More than a dozen painted skin parasites, if they appeared at the same time, the entire team would be wiped out in an instant.

Fortunately, the locations of these monsters are scattered, and the order of appearance is also divided into front and back.

Under the attack of everyone's concentrated fire, one after another mutated monsters wearing tattered security officer uniforms fell one after another in the torrent of firepower.

The painted skin parasite that uses humans as parasites, although its explosive power and nerve reaction speed have been terrifyingly improved.

But the physiology is still human after all, and it is impossible for any flesh and blood to escape the sanctions of overheated weapons.

Everyone rushed all the way and continued to advance towards Area B.

The girl followed the team in a panic, and her little face turned white with fright when she saw the corpses and stumps scattered in the streets and alleys around her.

On weekdays, she had never seen such a bloody and terrifying scene, her calves couldn't help but tremble, and she almost couldn't keep up with the pace of the team several times.

However, it seems that because it carries all the sustenance of the old woman.

She has been controlling her emotions strongly, gritting her teeth to endure the fear and nausea in her heart, following the team closely, and never dropping the chain.

This made Meng Lei look up to her with admiration.

The distance of three or four hundred meters, because no one in the team was holding back, it took less than five minutes for everyone to complete the whole journey.

But at this time, there are more and more painted skin parasites that rush to hear the sound.

Judging from the sound of footsteps and roars, there are only four monsters within a range of ten meters, and there are four in all directions!

At a certain moment, when Huo Ye had just rushed out of a bloody alley.

Suddenly, in the darkness in front of him, a distorted and deformed shadow swept by with a gust of fishy wind.

Huo Ye subconsciously opened fire, and the bright muzzle flame flashed, but he failed to concentrate on the target.

In the blink of an eye, the shadow was gone.

"Be careful!"

In the next second, Simon at the end of the line just had time to shout two words.

Another shadow suddenly came from the sky, and a twisted and wriggling tentacle poked out like lightning, directly piercing Charlie, who was supporting Xu Hui in the middle of the team.

The sharp tentacles were so fast that Simon and Carl could only dimly see a dark shadow.

Immediately afterward, Charlie let out a scream and was dragged away by the monster towards the corner of the alley.

"Help! Captain, Simon, save me! I don't want to die! ”

Charlie howled frantically, and he struggled desperately.

However, his strength is obviously insignificant compared to that of a painted skin parasite, like a contest between a baby and a giant.

The crowd only had time to see the painted skin parasite stumbling on the corpse on the ground, dragging Charlie with force, and disappearing at the end of the alley in the blink of an eye.

"! Charlie! ”

Simon was furious and rushed to rescue Charley.

But in the next second, Charlie's miserable wail was heard nearby.

With the creepy sound of chewing and the sound of flesh tearing, under a dimly lit rock dome, it endured for a long time......