The eastern part of the city, diagonally opposite the waterworks.

Abandoned malls.

Flying snowflakes slowly fell from the broken ceiling window, covering the ground with a thin white veil.

A roaming sharptooth stamped on the white veil, leaving a clear paw print.

Suddenly, a slender wooden slats were trampled off by the sharptoothed beast, making a crisp "pop" sound.

Immediately afterwards, the entire mall suddenly resounded one roar after another.

With the sound of rapid footsteps, more than a dozen sharp-toothed beasts gathered from all directions of the mall to the source of the sound.

However, when they used their keen sense of smell to smell the wooden bars on the ground and the smell around them, and confirmed that they were not humans, these hideous-looking sharp-toothed beasts reluctantly dispersed again.

The abandoned shopping mall, which used to be unattended, has become a hunting ground for sharptooth beasts.

And the target they want to hunt is Lu Dachuan and others!

At the same time, it is located in the east wing of the third floor of the mall, in a shop.

The entire shop has almost been emptied, and only a few shelves are left that cannot be moved.

Behind the shelves, there was a sound of low, heavy breathing.

"Phew... Phew..."

Six explorers, wearing gas masks and heavy coats, sat on the ground, their backs pressed against the shelves, their hands tightly gripping their weapons.

In addition to crossbows, there are also types of weapons made of iron, long knives and short spears.

Every explorer and scavenger on the surface knows not to make too much noise unless they have to.

Because that would only attract mutants and put themselves on the brink of danger or even death.

This is the basic iron rule of survival on the surface, and it is also the bloody lesson of countless predecessors who died on the surface!

Therefore, under normal circumstances, firearms with more power but no small movement are not the first choice for explorers and scavengers, but crossbows and lethal cold weapons have gradually become the main weapons of explorers.

Walking in the snowstorm, looking for all useful items, fighting mutants to the death...

That's why the profession of "explorer" gets the best treatment and universal respect!

"They shouldn't have noticed us yet..."

Leaned back and saw Lu Dachuan's abdomen and thighs, the bandages that had been soaked with blood, Arthur on the side, subconsciously frowned:

"Captain, how are you feeling?"

Facing the concern of his teammates, Lu Dachuan just shook his head and replied in a deep voice:

"It's okay, it's okay."

"Damn! If we had just struck a little faster, things wouldn't have gotten so bad..."

Seeing Arthur's annoyed look, everyone just remained silent.

Originally, everything was going very smoothly until the Sharptooth Tide suddenly appeared:

The explorer team arrived at the waterworks with ease, and quickly led several low-level mutants entrenched in the plant to the open area outside the factory, and wiped them out.

Just as the explorer team was about to evacuate the scene, it didn't come to fruition, and the strong smell of blood attracted two sharptoothed beasts.

In response, the explorers immediately responded.

A sharptooth was shot on the spot.

The other sharptoothed beast, however, let out a distinctive howl just before it was killed.

The tide of sharptooth beasts roaming nearby was quickly called over.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Lu Dachuan immediately led everyone to hide in the abandoned shopping mall diagonally opposite.

It's just that the beast tide came too fast, so fast that everyone was caught off guard.

At the last moment, Lu Dachuan and another explorer in the back took the initiative to take on the heavy responsibility of the palace, using the obstacle at the entrance of the mall to slightly block the menacing tide of sharptooth beasts, and bought precious time for the others to evacuate.

Although the two managed to escape in the end, both were attacked by the Sharptooth.

Especially Lu Dachuan, his left abdomen and left leg were left with shocking scars.

The other explorer was much less injured, but his left arm was cut several times, and after being bandaged, his life was basically safe.

However, Lu Dachuan's situation is not optimistic.

If you don't get treatment as soon as possible, you may even die of blood loss!

Looking at Lu Dachuan's pale face under the gas mask, as well as his chest rising and falling, Arthur, as the deputy leader of the team, had a solemn expression and made up his mind:

"Captain, that bastard Li Jingui directly ignored our request for help, and there is no news from other shelters, now in this situation, no one will come to save us, we can only rely on ourselves!"

"If we wait like this, we'll all die! Or let me break through and help you get attention..."

Before he could finish speaking, Lu Dachuan interrupted him loudly:

"Nope! Even if I had to do it, I should do it! It is my duty as the captain to bring you home safe and sound! ”

Even though he sounded very weak, from his resolute tone, he could still feel Lu Dachuan's unshakable attitude.

However, Arthur, who had always supported him unconditionally in the past, opposed his decision for the first time:

"Old Lu, everyone at the subway station is still counting on you, leading us to overthrow that damn hangman, you must not die here!"

"Let me go!"

The two of them are at a stalemate, and the rest of the team volunteers as if they didn't even know it was a suicide mission...

While Tomorrow's Team was arguing, at the same time, two blocks away from the abandoned mall.

On the roof of a ruined five-story building, a black figure was lying there, holding a brand new binoculars in both hands, looking into the distance.

While observing the situation in the shopping mall in the distance, the figure muttered to himself:

"Well, at least twenty of them, distributed on different floors..."

"Luckily, I brought an alarm clock..."

This person is naturally Chen Xi.

Under his caution, the road was peaceful.

A small episode worth mentioning is that while on his way, he happened to encounter a lone sharptooth.

After the [Agility] attribute reached ten points, Chen Xi's reaction was also a little faster.

The sharptooth was killed before it could howl.

And the outdoor binoculars in his hand are the items that exploded after killing the sharptooth.

[Item Name: Outdoor Binoculars]

[Grade: Excellent]

[Note: Climb high and look far!] 】

For this, he paid the price of two bullets.

However, Chen Xi felt that it was very worthwhile!

The appearance of the telescope allowed him to observe the movements of the Sharptooth Tide in advance, and also made him more confident in his rescue plan.

If the success rate of rescue at the beginning is 50 percent.

Well, after that, the success rate has gone from 50 percent to 70 percent!

Getting up from the ground, Chen Xi stuffed the binoculars into his backpack and walked quickly towards the staircase, still reciting words:

"The difference between humans and mutants is that people can use their brains, while the brains of mutants are controlled by desires."

"So, no matter where you are, use your brains more!"

And his rescue plan, which the mutant would never have thought of, is a fusion of the great wisdom of mankind.

The plan is very simple, just four words:

Turn the tiger away from the mountain!