Apocalypse: My Apartment Has Traits - Chapter 74 - 68: Two!?
Chapter 74: Chapter 68: Two!?
The people of Wuyin Village looked at Su Lin with eyes full of amazement after hearing what he said.
As allies, they naturally didn’t think Su Lin was ruthless; instead, they sincerely admired his decisiveness and fierceness in the face of the enemy.
“Good boy!” Liu Jun was the first to clap his hands in admiration, “Truly transformed! In the past, I’d never have believed Su Ming could raise someone of your mindset! … And what you said makes sense! Why should I be afraid of Quanzhou Village anyway! In the end, it all comes down to fists determining the winner!”
Zheng Weimin’s expression remained calm, but a rare hint of approval flashed in his eyes as he looked at Su Lin:
“Very good.”
He was always reticent, so getting a clear compliment from him was quite rare.
Su Can heard this and proudly laughed out loud:
“Hahaha! A tiger father begets no dog son! As a grandfather, how could I have a grandson who turns out poorly?!”
Liu Jun rolled his eyes in exasperation:
“Stop flattering yourself! Why didn’t you say this before?”
“Haha! I think you’re just jealous, you old fellow!”
“Jealous? Me? Nonsense! My Xiao Lu will achieve great things in the future!”
“Hehe…”
Su Can and Liu Jun, like two old kids, started bickering over whose grandson was better.
Su Qi, unwilling to pay attention to them, turned to look at Su Lin. His serious face unexpectedly softened:
“You analyzed it very thoroughly; it was us who got stuck on a dead end for a moment.”
Su Lin’s words earned him and the Su Family some face in front of the entire second team, which made him feel greatly comforted.
Su Lin shook his head humbly: “You’re too kind, Uncle. I just happen to see clearly from the sidelines.”
Seeing his attitude of neither arrogance nor impatience, the satisfaction in Su Qi’s eyes deepened.
“There’s no time to lose. Since we’ve decided, let’s act immediately! Better seize the moment!”
He quickly issued orders, assigning personnel to prepare for hunting the Tier One Mutant Beast.
The elite members of the hunting second team couldn’t wait any longer and, upon receiving the command, sprang into swift and orderly action.
A piece of Treasure Meat!
Whether used to enhance their own strength or sold for capital to bid for a Tier One Blueprint next week, in the current dire situation, it was a vital resource that could turn the tables!
Being able to discover such an opportunity at this time and place uplifted everyone’s spirits.
Soon, six people from Quanzhou Village, their faces ashen, were driven into the depths of an industrial zone through the dilapidated gate of an abandoned factory, shivering as if they were sifting wheat flour, with cold arrows and dark gun barrels pressing against their backs.
The factory had long become unrecognizable.
The roof was completely blown off, and the remaining walls wailed in the wind.
Huge rusted steel frames stood askew stuck in the scorched land, and torn burnt cloth hung from broken conveyor belts.
The remaining mechanical arms were half-buried in the grit, and the instrument panel glass had been ground into a white blur by the sand.
One could faintly discern that this was once a snack processing factory, but the internal equipment was utterly destroyed, rendering even the disassembly station useless for transforming it into usable materials.
The six people gingerly stepped into this deathly silent ruin, each holding their breath, their eyes wide open as they tensely scanned every dark corner.
Not far on a sand dune, Su Lin slightly narrowed his eyes, and silently operated the “Observation,” boosting his Qi and Blood, instantly heightening his vision and hearing to the extreme.
His ear moved slightly, catching an extremely subtle “rustling” sound, as if scales were scraping over sand and stone.
Just then, a sudden change erupted inside the factory!
The fat captive’s facial muscles twitched violently, a trace of despairing madness flashing in his eyes as he shrieked hoarsely:
“Scatter and run! At least one of you make it back! Let Squad Leader Liang avenge us—!!”
The six, like startled rabbits, instantly fled desperately in different directions!
The second team’s members tensed up, instinctively about to pull the triggers.
Su Lin suddenly shouted in a low voice, “Wait! Don’t fire!”
His urgent command made the others freeze, causing the six to scatter in an instant.
Liu Jun was taken aback by the sight.
In that split second, Su Qi also shouted in a deep voice:
“Listen to Su Lin! Don’t shoot! There’s movement inside!”
As soon as he finished speaking—
Bang!
The entire factory ground quaked violently, sand and stones flailing as if boiling!
An unnerving surge resonated from beneath the earth!
Under the fat one running ahead, the hard ground suddenly burst without warning!
A gray shadow, like a javelin from hell, tore through the earth with a fishy breeze!
A massive bloodthirsty mouth closed with a swiftness imperceptible to the naked eye!
“Crack!”
With a bone-crushing sound that made teeth ache, the fat man’s head vanished in an instant!
The headless corpse, accompanied by a fountain of spray blood, stiffly toppled backward.
The gray shadow landed gracefully after striking, revealing itself to be a gray giant serpent as thick as a barrel!
Its cold snake eyes swept over another fleeing figure—a scream tearing through the air. The monster’s gargantuan mouth opened wide, spewing an unidentified object like a cannonball!
“Thud!”
The person’s chest responded by bursting open with a bowl-sized bloody hole, their scream cutting off abruptly as the corpse was sent flying backward from the massive impact.
This was only the beginning!
Beneath fleeing feet in another direction, yet another larger pit suddenly cracked open!
An even more massive, more violently aggressive gray shadow burst forth from the earth, swift as lightning!
“Slash——!”
The enormous snake body pierced directly through a person’s chest like a battering ram!
The person looked down in disbelief at the horrific wound in their abdomen, from which black-red matter mixed with bits of viscera gushed. Blood poured forth, unable to even utter a scream before collapsing weakly.
“Two of them?!” Su Can cried out in shock, eyes like tiger’s round with astonishment.
Su Qi’s expression instantly turned incredibly serious:
“There are two giant serpents! They’re incredibly fast! They can also…make remote attacks!”
His heart sounded the alarm, even a shiver of fear following through him unwittingly.
—Fortunately, he listened to his nephew, letting the people of Quanzhou Village be the cannon fodder to probe, otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable!
Su Qi broke out in a cold sweat.
“No way!” Liu Jun made a snap decision, shouting to Zheng Weimin, “Weimin! Lead everyone else to retreat immediately! Two Tier One Mutant Serpents, plus the remote killing moves! Regular members remaining would be throwing lives away!”
Su Qi sped up his speech as he added:
“I’ll stay, along with Old Liu, Yaxin, and the elder! Everyone else must immediately withdraw beyond the safe distance!”
His words were as firm as nails.
Zheng Weimin wasted no time, growling “retreat!”, and turning to leave, reaching out to pull Su Lin beside him.
“Wait! I’m staying!” Su Lin deftly sidestepped away.
“No way!” Zheng Weimin firmly refused.
However, Su Can spoke in a deep voice, “It’s okay, let him stay.”
“Old Su?!” Liu Jun looked over, dumbfounded.
The elder ignored his surprise, eyes burning as they bore into Su Lin, firmly advising:
“Be extremely careful! Wait for the right moment, and don’t advance without certainty!”
Su Lin nodded heavily, “Understood!”
He knew well, would never gamble with his life.
He resolved to only support from the perimeter using a hand crossbow for precise sniping harassment, never taking the risk personally.
With the fivefold accuracy boost from the “Precise Shooting” entry, along with the currently open visibility and ample light, he felt confident in providing effective support from afar.
Two Tier One Mutant Beasts!
This was both an unprecedented crisis and a tremendous opportunity!!
If they could successfully hunt and extract two pieces of Treasure Meat… even Zhong Wubin, resolved to cooperate with Black Scale Village, would have to reconsider!
Yet now, relying only on four including the elder to handle two fierce Tier One mutant giant serpents simultaneously, the risk involved was akin to dancing on a knife edge!
At this moment, Su Can and Zhao Yaxin paired up, while Su Qi and Liu Jun paired as the other, the four darting like agile leopards, swiftly encircling the factory ruins, attempting to isolate one giant snake.
At the center of the ruins, the two gray-scaled giant serpents were feasting unfazed by anyone.
The fat man’s bloated carcass seemed particularly to their liking; each serpent seized an end, tearing at the flesh. The fat man’s body emitted a chilling sound, his skin and clothing suddenly splitting down the middle from the crotch!
Intestines and blood scattered on the ground.
Then they dragged the tattered corpse, twisting their vast bodies, preparing to slither back into the deep cavern.
Liu Jun, realizing the prey was about to escape, panicked internally, raising his hand for a shot!
Bam!
The bullet sailed through the air, striking precisely on one serpent’s back!
Clang—!
A piercing metallic sound resounded!
The bullet only created a streak of glaring sparks across the serpent’s scales, heavily covered in thick gray rock, before weakly ricocheting away!
Liu Jun gasped, eyes nearly bulging out:
“Damn! Is this hide… made of stone?!”
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