The tall monster was doing a brutal act, tearing apart the remaining clothes on Kosley's body, tearing off the skin piece by piece, and pasting it onto his body, the skin that had been attached to it soon took on a kind of quilt

The state of "absorption" is no longer dripping blood and it can be seen that there are gaps and layers, as if they have been integrated.

A pair of sunken white eyes couldn't show any emotion, but it stared at Andy's movements from time to time to show that it hadn't forgotten Andy's attack just now, or on the contrary, that shot had already made it hold a grudge.

Andy stood still and didn't move, the confusion just now made him unable to confirm how fast the guy in front of him was acting, if its speed was beyond the ordinary, then it would be a fool's thing to give it its back, the shotgun in Cosley's hand should have been fired, the gunshot just now is proof, but this did not have any impact on the monster, and the same is true of the shot he fired just now, the python can easily smash half of the target without armor, or punch a big hole in the target with armor, Neither of these effects is reflected in the monster.

The head was badly deformed, but it didn't let the monster fall to the ground, nor did it hinder its actions.

"Shooting doesn't work..... Is it? Andy muttered as he watched as the monster ripped off a large piece of skin and stuck it on himself, judging by the way the skin gradually melted into its surface as it squirmed, perhaps this perverted practice was some kind of meaningful act for it to eat.

The thermos cup gradually rolled over and rolled towards Andy's feet, still stained with Kosley's blood.

The man was torn to pieces in a few moments, and even the body was being skinned, and it seemed that it was no longer valid to continue to expect him to take him to the so-called safe zone, so maybe the walkie-talkie on his body could provide some help...?

The monster stopped and threw the pieces of the corpse on the ground, and Andy saw the broken walkie-talkie under its feet.

The stalemate lasted only a short moment, and the monster suddenly burst out at an alarming speed and rushed towards Andy.

"Bang bang-" The gunshots rang out, and Andy, who was holding two guns, immediately fired four shots at the monster, in view of the abnormal physical exertion in V mode, Andy did not use it, but shot directly himself, and with the blessing of his strong wrist power, each shot hit the monster's body, but the effect looked similar to the first shot, and the bullet hit a big dent Yes, but it had no effect.

The monster stopped for a moment, but as soon as Andy stopped shooting, it approached Andy again at an alarming speed.

Looking at the pale yellow skin on the other person's body and the skin of Cosley on it, it must be a fool's act to make direct contact with his fist.

Seeing that the monster was about to rush to the distance close to his face, in desperation, Andy kicked the thermos cup on the ground towards the monster and interfered with it, and then continued to fire.

The bullet instantly burst the thermos cup, and the almond water inside splashed everywhere, and a lot of it was spilled on the monster's body.

"Gollum-hmm-" The monster suddenly began to make strange noises, its limbs writhed strangely, and a large amount of fluid began to secrete from its white eyes, and then it let out a deafening roar.

"Ahh——!!h The effect of this time is really amazing, making Andy think of why Cosley was desperate to find the thermos cup when he was dying, it turns out that the liquid in it has some kind of lethality to the monster?

"Bang - Bang ——!" Two guns fired again, and two huge holes appeared in the monster's chest and stomach, and this time it immediately collapsed.

Translucent blood flowed from the monster's corpse. Andy stopped and looked around, there was silence all around, and the walls and pillars were not as green in color, which was a good sign.

Kosley was unrecognizable, and all that remained around the fallen monster was fragments and fragments, and the skin that had been clinging to the surface of the monster had fallen off and quickly turned black.

The fragments of the thermos cup and the traces of almond water were everywhere, and everywhere there was blood that Coslie was tearing and peeling from the monster, and this scene could only be said to be a mess.

"Whew...."Andy, who had calmed down from the adrenaline, noticed that there was a musty smell in the air here, the ground was very damp, and the original yellow-green color had turned dark brown after being stained with various liquids.

There was a very small movement coming from behind, Andy turned around to look, and found that Xiao Huang, who had been violently beaten by him, didn't know when he woke up and was trying to sneak away.

Faced with Andy's raised muzzle, he immediately stood in place with his hands raised.

"....." had a nervous look on his pale, mustachioed face, but he was calm.

"Are you awake? I thought you'd have to sleep longer. Andy slowly approached with a giant python, seeing the large caliber that could obviously collapse half of his body with one shot, this little yellow didn't dare to move, just stood silently in place.

"Are you dumb? What's your name? Walking up to Xiao Huang, Andy lowered his pistol and stared at him.

"Chris....", a deep voice came, and he answered the question, but didn't say more than half a word.

Andy looked at the man in front of him who called himself Chris, and couldn't see anything other than that he wasn't very flustered.

"Chris, my name is Andy, can you answer some of my questions?" Chris's lips moved, and the change in the direction of his eyes indicated that he was attracted to the beep boy on Andy's arm for a moment, but the two pistols made him impossible to ignore.

"Yes.... But I want to take some medicine first, do you want me to do that? With Andy agreeing, Chris's hand slowly reached for his back.

"Stop, don't put your hand over yet, turn it around for me to see." Andy raised his pistol again to stop him, because he thought that the V mode was no longer as good as it used to be, and that he might not be able to seize the opportunity if this person suddenly attacked him with a weapon.

Chris also quickly raised his hands and slowly turned around, and then under Andy's gaze, a huge one was imprinted on the back

A few bottles were found in the bloated back structure of "A", which did indeed look like medicine bottles.

"What kind of medicine is this?" Andy snatched a bottle with no label on it, and when it was unscrewed, it looked like an ordinary pill.

"It's just antibiotics and vitamins." Chris spoke in a voice that was so calm that it bordered on indifference, as if there were no mood swings.

He swallowed a few pills and put the bottle back in its place.

"Why do you eat them?" Andy walked around Chris, the suit almost completely enveloping him in its normal state, so that he didn't have to touch anything here, including the air.

Chris reached out and pointed to his face.

"My.... My protective equipment doesn't look like it was in its original state, there are a lot of microorganisms in the air here, and the flora can change drastically from area to area and even from time to time. It is difficult to count and confirm this information, but the quantity has remained at a relatively high level..... Wear, uh, wear this kind of on your body.... I don't know how to describe it, is this some kind of one-piece Kevlar body armor? It's defenseless against what you can't see in the air. Andy listened to this man's words and felt that this man was extraordinary.

"Chris? What kind of scientist are you? Chris thought for a moment and nodded slightly.

"Uh... Scientists, do you say... I do have a Ph.D. and I currently work for a research institute, and if you use the general secular definition, then you can really describe me as such, a scientist... Although I personally don't think I'm worthy of that title yet. Andy thought to himself, this man was not in the same group as Kosley, but it sounded like he was from the same world.

The people of the wasteland, as far as he knew, only the pedants of the New California Republic's Bone Yard State University would call themselves doctors, and they must not be so modest.

For Chris, in his mind, PhDs seem commonplace, and they don't even necessarily deserve to call themselves scientists.

"Sounds like you're totally deserved, so, Dr. Chris? That's what I call you, what do you think happens to people if they are exposed to the air here for a long time? Chris still looked calm and waved his hand.

"Oh, you just call me Chris.... Do people react when they are exposed to this air, you ask? Short-term exposure will hardly cause any problems, and the body's, immune system will be enough to deal with... Do you understand what I'm saying? Well, if exposed for a long time, the reactions are varied, generally causing the person to be stuck in a certain mood for a long time and often make wrong judgments, or.... Severe auditory and visual hallucinations, hysteria and psychological problems. Of course, there are many different kinds of variations that I can't list all of them. Andy suddenly felt that the air around him was full of bad things, he raised the beep boy and took a look, his sanity value didn't seem to have dropped because of the almond water, but this situation should not last forever.

Chris looked curiously at Andy's beep boy.

"Is that some kind of portable terminal? It looks interesting, but I really haven't seen a style, is this popular in your area? Andy rummaged through it, found a gas mask, and took it out of the beep-beep kid and put it on his face.

Chris rubbed his eyes and asked a little incredulously after a moment.

"Am I wrong? ... Where did you get it from? Andy didn't bother to answer, the gas mask produced in this wasteland is even the filter cartridge, and the sealing is even more elusive, it is difficult to say how much it can play, but even if it only has a psychological effect, it can be regarded as a little help.

"Don't care about unimportant details, Chris. Let's say something we should make clear quickly, I'll get straight to the point, Chris, I wish I could get out of here, what do you have in mind? Chris's eyes twinkled.

"This.... We usually act in groups, with no less than three people at a time, and the route is strictly selected according to the plan. I'm the only one here now, I'm just a researcher and not in charge of leading the way, so.... Frankly, I don't have a way to go back. The spatial structure here is complex, not all places can remain stable, and it is not uncommon for the previously confirmed roads to change after a few days, so if you want to go out, I suggest that we take a step at a time. Andy looked at him for a moment, and the man didn't seem to be particularly honest.

"Chris.... Will you help the people you meet here? Chris's eyes glanced to the upper left.

"Oh, we, if we can, well, we'll try to do that." Andy suddenly walked up and pulled the hood of Chris's hazmat suit down.

"Hey! - What are you—" The rough movement startled Chris, and he took a few steps back until he was leaning against the wall.

Looking at the old man in front of him who was about fifty years old and had gray hair, I really couldn't tell his age just by looking at a small part of his face leaking out of the protective suit.

"You're lying, Chris, I've heard you don't help the wanderers here at all, and sometimes you even shoot." Chris leaned against the wall, fidgeting at Andy's sudden attack.

"You're... Who did you hear about it from? Be.... The one over there? He pointed with his chin to the Cosmopolitans who were all over the ground.

Chris swallowed a mouthful of saliva, looked at Andy who was noncommittal in front of him, and began to explain.

"I, I don't know how long you've been in here, I think.... You shouldn't have been in here for long, right? If you look at your mental state, you can see that the person should be an mEG person. Listen, Andy, you've been lied to by him.... They were a junta group that had always wanted to take full control of the area by force, but then they became weakened due to division and civil strife. If they claim that we are completely unreasonable and bad, and that they want to take you back to their camp to take care of you, it is a lie, and when you get there they have a way of forcing you to become their soldier and make you die for them. Andy looked at Chris, unmoved by what he said, just asking him to continue, about themselves.

Chris's eyes rolled and he looked around a few times before he started talking again.

"We... We come from a research center. Andy nodded slowly at him.

"I've heard of it, is it called an asynchronous company?" Chris smiled.

"No... That's just a misinterpretation, the connotation of which .... I won't be able to get it to you for a while, and if you want to ask me about the proper name for my organization, you might as well call it ... Institute A. Andy chewed on the new term, and the different terms "institute" and "company" seemed to imply different meanings.

"What are you all working on?" Chris pointed his fingers up, down, left and right.

"The main subject of our research is the place itself, we have named it the Backrooms, you may have heard of different names for this place from others, such as 'liminal' or 'level' or something like that, but these are all erroneous conclusions based on one-sided observations, and we think that this is a unique parallel space, with a total area estimated to be 600 million square miles, which is the area of the surface of three Earths.... You understand what I'm saying, right? When Andy heard this, he suddenly felt that this place is boundless, and it is difficult for a person to cross this so-called level in his entire life

"Backrooms".

"What is your relationship with the SA government?" Chris glanced at Andy and answered the question cautiously.

"We do... We have maintained a certain friendly relationship with the SA government, after all, they have reached a stable funding relationship with us, but this does not mean that we are some kind of shady guys, I know that some people have some extreme prejudices about the SA government, but there is no need for this to spread to our A Institute. Andy's wandering eyes moved from side to side, making Chris feel a little stressed.

"So, do you think you'll never fire at wanderers you encounter and are willing to help them?" Chris smiled dryly.

"I think we are all adults and should have a certain depth of thought.... I don't need to say how dangerous it is here, you've already experienced it yourself, haven't you? Accidents are a common occurrence in the explorations carried out here, and many people have suffered from deadly biochemical contamination or biological infections despite their apparent appearance, and we have suffered a lot in the past. Also, those mEG people are always trying to get weapons from us, and they may say nonsense about what was picked up or something, about this .... Would you believe it? ”