Volume 1: The Endless Wilderness Chapter 2: Beasts in the Mist
In the utility warehouse of the K1 base, Su Chen poured in it for a long time, rummaging through two boxes of well-sealed gas masks.
The gas mask in front of him was very different from the appearance in Su Chen's cognition.
Its appearance is transparent, as thin as a cicada's wings, and it is firmly absorbed as soon as it comes into contact with Su Chen's skin.
Su Chen suddenly felt uncomfortable, and the membrane covering his nose forced him to breathe more heavily, making it difficult for him to adapt to the rhythm of breathing for a while.
This is just Su Chen's personal feeling after wearing it.
In addition to this, there are two caveats to this gas mask.
For one, the self-adsorption gas mask is a disposable product that will be disposed of once taken off during wear.
Second, the mask only provides a six-hour safety period when it is successfully worn.
Su Chen was able to accept these two precautions.
Compared to the old-fashioned gas mask, which is heavy and easy to obscure his vision, this one is obviously more satisfying to him.
The utility warehouse at the K1 base is currently quite complete, except for the lack of food and weapons, the stock of daily necessities is very complete.
Su Chen adjusted to the rhythm of breathing while wearing a gas mask, while rummaging through the equipment he needed to go out.
In the end, Su Chen decided to bring a travel backpack, which contained some essential supplies and emergency items.
In addition to this, there is a multi-purpose military shovel and an unbladed chopping knife that you can carry with you.
After the preparation was completed, Su Chen came to the elevator on the basement floor of the K1 base.
As the elevator slowly rose, Su Chen's breathing rhythm involuntarily accelerated.
Tension is inevitable, and this is a different world, not a virtual world that can be resurrected infinitely after death.
Bite!
As the elevator door opened, Su Chen's thoughts were interrupted, he gritted his teeth and stepped out before the elevator door closed automatically.
Above the K1 base was a hidden cave, Su Chen turned on the low-light flashlight prepared in advance and went straight along the rock wall.
The cave was not deep, Su Chen came all the way to the entrance of the cave safely, and when he turned his head, he found a camera with a faint red light.
Su Chen stretched out his hand to wipe the mist off the lens, looked up at the thick gray mist in front of him, and didn't know which direction to go for a while.
"Xiao Kill, give me a road map!" Before Su Chen left, he checked Xiao K's information database, and there was no map around the K1 base in it.
Su Chen thought that he would be able to come and go freely without a road map, but now he had just arrived at the entrance of the cave, and he was persuaded to retreat by the dense fog in front of him.
"Turn on map mode... Sorry for the host, we don't have a map yet. ”
"Good guy, what do I want you to do, you used to be able to load the whole map, but now after the update, you can't even load the big fart."
As soon as Su Chen's complaint ended, the emotionless voice of the killing system sounded in his ears again, "The map entry function and punctuation annotation function have been updated. ”
Su Chen did not respond with a cold face.
The so-called map entry function of the system, to put it simply, is to let Su Chen explore the map by himself.
The map provided by the system was originally dark, and Su Chen lit up wherever he went, and automatically recorded the surrounding environment and terrain.
This is to be put in the virtual world, Su Chen will be very interested, but in the dangerous poisonous fog, a wrong step can be fatal.
Even so, at this moment, Su Chen still had to rely on the map mode of the killing system to survive.
After all, there is a lot of poisonous fog, and it is easy to get lost, and Su Chen, who relies on the map mode, can lock his position at all times, at least he will not spin in place.
Su Chen took a deep breath, even if the road ahead was full of dangers, he couldn't retreat.
He would rather die in the poisonous fog of extinction in the mouths of the natives than starve to death in shame.
Leaving the entrance of the cave, Su Chen could clearly feel that the surroundings had become more humid and weird.
Su Chen's heart was even more vigilant, and he had to stop every few steps to observe the movements around him.
The surroundings were quiet and windless, except for the rustle of Su Chen's feet stepping on the fallen leaves, no other sound could be heard.
The quieter it was, the deeper the danger was hidden, and while Su Chen stopped, he closed his eyes and looked at the map from time to time.
On the one hand, he had to make sure that he was not going down the wrong path, and on the other hand, he had to at least make sure that he would not take the wrong route in retreat in the face of danger.
Su Chen's worries may have been unnecessary, he walked for half an hour, and he didn't encounter any living creatures along the way.
It must be a good thing that he didn't meet strange creatures, but there were more and more trees around, and an unspeakable strangeness rose in Su Chen's heart for no reason.
As Su Chen continued to move forward according to his train of thought, strange changes gradually appeared in the trees in front of him.
Through the layers of thick fog, Su Chen saw a number of alien trees that looked like they were kneaded by humans and some animals.
The bark of these large trees is blood-red, and the branches are thick and long, like the tentacles of some kind of creature.
What's even more bizarre is its leaves, which are bright red in color, and if you look closely, the leaves are covered with black spots, as if they are the eyes of some kind of creature.
Just a few simple glances, Su Chen was like a cat with fried hair, reason was swallowed by fear on the spot, and his body ran back like crazy with instinct.
At the same time, the noise caused by Su Chen's running stimulated the good dreams of some kind of creature around him, and soon a sharp and piercing roar reached Su Chen's ears.
Su Chen, who lost his mind, was recalled to some reason by this roar, he was ruthless, bit the tip of his tongue, and as the smell of blood in his mouth spread rapidly, Su Chen's reason completely suppressed the fear surrounding his heart.
As soon as reason suppressed his fear, Su Chen heard the grinding sound and the heavy gasping of the beast behind him.
"Damn it!" Su Chen scolded in his heart, hurriedly closed his eyes to confirm the route map, and at the same time kept running fast with his feet.
With the blessing of the two negative buffs of hunger and weight, even if Su Chen ran wildly with all his might, he still couldn't get rid of the unknown beast behind him.
The original owner of Su Chen's body was originally a scientific researcher who stayed at the K1 base, and his physical strength and endurance were very average.
After Su Chen's many times of consumption and this strenuous exercise, the weak body that couldn't withstand the toss couldn't be stretched at all this time.
The heart that almost jumped to his throat and the faint feeling of weightlessness made Su Chen understand that he couldn't run anymore.
If he gritted his teeth and continued to run, he would soon lose his ability to resist due to lack of physical strength.
Su Chen's original plan was to lure the unknown beast to the depths of the cave at the K1 base, where there were still quite a few traps that had not been triggered.
It's a pity that the plan can't keep up with the changes.
Su Chen gradually slowed down, and at the same time threw down the multi-functional military shovel in his hand, firmly grasped the mountain knife with both hands, and prepared to fight against the water.
As Su Chen's pace slowed down, the beast behind him seemed to be afraid of Su Chen's hind hand, and followed closely to slow down.
Su Chen knew that the other party was observing him, and he tried to adjust the rhythm of his rapid breathing, and at the same time stopped and turned around, looking at the other end of the voice.
Through the gray fog, Su Chen could only see the general outline of the beast.
This beast is not very large, and it is not much different from an adult gray wolf.
But it's just similar in size and very different in appearance.
Through the layers of thick fog, Su Chen could see six wriggling mysterious objects growing on its back, resembling tree vines and like tentacles.
In addition to this, its mouth is completely cracked, like a blooming chrysanthemum.
This made Su Chen suddenly think of the rip dog in a certain biochemical film.
What kind of beast is this, it is simply a terrifying beast that has undergone some kind of catalytic mutation.
"Damn! This dog system must have teleported me to a post-apocalyptic world like a zombie outbreak. Su Chen scolded in his heart, and his hands that clenched the mountain knife increased his strength by two more points.
The strange beast in the mist did not stop moving forward as Su Chen stopped, it walked steadily, and kept approaching Su Chen.
As it got closer and closer to Su Chen, Su Chen saw its true appearance through the layers of dense fog.
This wolf-like beast had no fur, only wriggling flesh and blood, which looked very similar to the blood-red bark that Su Chen had seen before.
Other than that, the weirdest thing is its eyes, which grow in the center of the top of the head.
At this moment, its dark green one-eyed eye was staring at the mountain chopper in Su Chen's hand.
When the distance between the two sides was less than three meters, Su Chen could even see the traces of its flesh and blood wriggling, as well as the six flesh tentacles that were eager to attack him.
Roar!
With the low roar of the alien beast, it took the lead in attacking.
The beast leapt to its feet, six tentacles on its back dancing in the air.
The top of these six tentacles resembled a sucker, and there were four asymmetrical sharp fangs growing on the edges, trying to attach to Su Chen's skin and frantically absorb Su Chen's flesh and blood.
Where had Su Chen seen such a big scene, he was so panicked that he had to bite the tip of his tongue to let the pain stimulate his nerves.
Su Chen, who sensed the pain, suppressed his fear and panic again, he snorted softly and waved the mountain knife in his hand.
Although the mountain chopper weighing ten catties did not have a blade, under the joint swing of Su Chen's hands, its strength was extraordinary.
The beast that jumped into the air had no way to dodge, and the completely cracked chrysanthemum mouth was the first to be hit hard.
An irresistible force pushed its body, knocking the beast out of the air.
As the alien beast fell to the ground, Su Chen gasped for breath in relief.
Su Chen didn't expect that a random wave would be able to repel or even injure the alien beast, it seemed that the alien beast in front of him was not as invincible as he thought.
He still has hope of life!