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1. Escape

Those light spots are catching up.

Lin Shuang glanced back. They were densely packed and moving among the ruins, like some kind of living thing breathing.

She strode forward, holding a gun in her right hand and tugging on Su Lin's sleeve with her left hand.Su Lin's fractured left leg was already numb from pain, and the rhythm of the steel pipe supporting the ground was completely disrupted. Every staggering step seemed to be tearing the stump of the leg from her body.

"How far is it?" Su Lin gasped for air, her voice trembling.

"Two kilometers ahead, there is a mechanical processing plant - it is a maintenance point marked on the old map. It is ten times closer than Qingquan Town." Lin Shuang stared at the front, "The steel-concrete structure can withstand impacts."

"How far exactly?"

"Two kilometers."

It is two kilometers, and ordinary people can get there in fifteen minutes.But Su Lin dragged her injured leg and walked among the rubble-strewn ruins. The two kilometers felt like eight kilometers.

The strange noise behind him is getting closer and closer.It was not the sound of human running footsteps, but the tiny sound of arthropod appendages scraping the ground. It was densely packed and rustling, like heavy rain hitting iron sheets, but it was colder and more sticky than the sound of rain. It made people's scalp numb.

"System, real-time distance of mutated organisms."

"The leading group is about 400 meters away from the host. Cockroach speed: about 5km/h. Giant rat: about 10km/h. I will catch up with you in six minutes."

Six minutes.Su Lin's legs were exhausted from walking thirty meters per minute.Two kilometers takes more than an hour.The mutation wave will arrive in six minutes.

Lin Shuang quickly deduced the pros and cons in his mind and made an immediate decision.

She stopped suddenly, took off the crossbow from her back, and gave it to Su Lin.There are twelve more quivers in the quiver, save them.

"Hold it. It's wound, the trigger is light, don't touch it."

Su Lin took the crossbow, her arm suddenly sank, and she realized that this standard crossbow was much heavier than it looked.

"What are you going to do?" She was worried.

"Lead them away." Lin Shuang took out the last half of a compressed biscuit, broke it into pieces, and scattered it outside the backpack.Then he poured the last few drops of water from the pot onto his trouser legs - the water had the smell of blood, which could attract them.

"You're crazy!" Su Lin grabbed her arm, her eyes full of panic, "Thousands of them, you will be torn apart!"

"I can't die." Lin Shuang gently opened her fingers and said in a calm tone, "You go to the factory as fast as you can. I'll lure them away and look for you."

“What if I can’t get rid of it?”

"Then find a way out."

As he finished speaking, Lin Shuang caught a glimpse of a gap in the southeast corner of the enclosure - a blind spot where two ruined lanes intersected, and the mutant tide had not yet completely sealed it.She turned around and headed straight for the gap, scattering debris as she ran.

The wandering green will-o’-the-wisps behind her instantly turned around like iron filings attracted by a magnet, and rushed towards her like crazy.

Su Lin stood there, holding a heavy gun in her arms, staring blankly at Lin Shuang's figure disappearing into the shadow of the ruins.The dense wave of mutated creatures surged past her fifty meters away, and no one stopped to look sideways - all the ferocious attention was firmly attracted by the figure full of food smell.

She bit her lower lip, suppressing the sourness and panic in her heart, turned around, held on to the steel pipe, limped, and moved towards the factory with difficulty.

2. Factory

Lin Shuang was galloping among the broken walls, the sound of the mutated tide behind him like a chasing wave, always close to his ears.

She doesn’t need to look back, she can tell the distance by the sound.Getting closer.

The mutant creature's full movement speed has already caught up with her sprint limit.Her short-term burst speed could barely match that of the Wasteland Giant Rat, but her physical strength couldn't last long.After three minutes, his physical strength dropped, and he was caught in a dead end.

She must find a stronghold that can be high up to avoid danger and isolate the pursuers within three minutes.

Lin Shuang glanced around while running, and the system simultaneously reported the distance to the heat source.Surrounding alternative locations: The entrance to the underground parking lot is blocked by debris, the structure of the collapsed shopping mall is crumbling, and the main drainage channel is narrow and easy to be blocked. None of them are safe.

At this moment, a huge thing came into view.

There is a tall tower in front, made of concrete, like a chimney.

"System, scan the heat source."

"There is no heat source in the tower, the structure is complete, and the height is about 40 meters."

The vertical wall is impossible for giant rats and cockroaches to climb.Even if they are stacked at the bottom of the tower, they will never be able to reach the upper platform.

Lin Shuang immediately changed direction and ran towards the cooling tower with all his strength.

There is a half-open rusty inspection door at the bottom of the tower, and the dilapidated door leaf is swaying gently in the cold wind.She rushed into the door, pushed it shut with her backhand, picked up a thick steel pipe on the ground, and held on to the door handle.

The tower was instantly plunged into darkness, the air was humid and dull, mixed with the pungent smell of mold rot and bat guano.Lin Shuang turned on the military flashlight - it was stolen from the reaper camp last night and it still had enough power.The light beam swept across the inner wall, and the rusty iron ladder snaked upwards. Although it was covered with rust, it was still stable in bearing the load.

She stuck the stone ax behind her waist, held the dagger in her mouth, clasped the ladder crossbar with her right hand, held it up with her left hand, stepped on the ladder with her left foot, exerted her power on her right leg, and climbed up inch by inch.Every time she raised her left arm, the wound tore apart. She gritted her teeth and blood dripped down the elbow onto the steps.

After climbing to about ten meters high, she stopped on the first floor platform.Looking down, giant rats are piled at the bottom of the tower, out of reach.

The access door has been forced open by an angry giant rat.

Several huge giant wasteland rats blocked the door, their nostrils waving wildly to sniff the scent, and then they all raised their heads, their green eyes locked on Lin Shuang high up.

They accurately detect the location of their prey.

But everything was as Lin Shuang expected. Although the front paws of this group of mutated giant rats could briefly cling on, their hind legs were unable to support the body to climb vertically. They could only gather at the bottom of the tower and scream anxiously. The more they gathered, the more they gathered, forming a dense mass of darkness.

Lin Shuang leaned against the stone wall of the platform, breathing heavily.The old wound on his left arm cracked again during the strenuous climb. The warm blood soaked into the bandage and slowly slid down his forearm. Fortunately, it did not affect his movement for the time being.

She looked down at the bottom of the tower and visually measured the scale of the mutation tide.A black swarm of rats and cockroaches surged at the bottom of the tower, at least three thousand of them, and they were still gathering from all directions.

"System, scan surrounding heat sources."

“The density at the bottom of the tower is high and becomes thinner as it goes outward. The heat source signal continues to increase and is expected to reach a peak in four to six hours, and then gradually subside. "

A full four to six hours.It meant that she had to huddle up on this small inspection platform and spend a long night.

Lin Shuang turned off the flashlight to save power, leaned against the stone wall and closed her eyes in concentration.Next to the vacant back, the crossbow had already been left to Su Lin. Now only the stone ax and dagger were left beside her - the crossbow was given to Su Lin, and she had to hold on until the rendezvous.

Once a mutated creature is lucky enough to climb up the ladder, she can only kill it at close range.

It’s safe for now, but has Su Lin arrived at the factory successfully?

3. The other side of the factory

Su Lin walked and walked for nearly an hour before she saw the outline of the factory.My legs had no feeling and were supported by steel pipes.

The scale of the factory far exceeds expectations, covering an area of ​​more than 2,000 square meters.The main body is a giant steel structure factory building, with a three-story brick-concrete auxiliary office building standing next to it.The walls of the factory building are made of concrete blocks, with a thickness of no less than 30 centimeters. The windows are narrow and are all welded with anti-theft iron bars, giving it a natural advantage in defense.

She walked slowly around the factory area and finally found a hidden breakthrough - the rear window of the office building was broken, so she stepped on the window sill and climbed in.

The interior of the office building was in a mess, with overturned filing cabinets scattered on the floor and waste paper, and tables and chairs randomly pushed to corners.The ground was covered with a thick layer of dust and there were no fresh footprints. It could be seen that it had been abandoned for months and no one had set foot there.

Su Lin turned on the flashlight and illuminated the dark corridor. After confirming that there was no living thing hiding, she checked the rooms floor by floor.

The first floor consists of a foyer, reception room, bathroom, and a simple kitchen.There were several cans deep in the cupboard, stained with rust and their labels blurred.She didn't dare to open it, so she let it go.

The second floor is dotted with offices, conference rooms and data rooms, and there are many yellowing documents and scattered items stacked up.Su Lin found a stack of yellowed drawings in the data room, which were the original construction materials of the factory.

The third floor is the lounge, tool room, and a locked closed room.Su Lin picked up the steel pipe and smashed the lock, pushed the door open, and saw——

The third floor is the tool room, filled with wrenches and screwdrivers.There was also a small machine tool, gathering dust but intact.

Su Lin’s heart skipped a beat, and her eyes lit up.

These tool parts are like a treasure trove for Su Lin, who has a background as a fitter, and Lin Shuang, who has studied engineering.With these, it is enough to transform equipment, build defenses, and repair materials in the wasteland.

But she had no time to rejoice.Lin Shuang is still trapped in the cooling tower, surrounded by thousands of mutated creatures. She must first thoroughly check the safety of the factory before finding a way to send a safe signal to Lin Shuang.

Su Lin found the fire stairs on the side of the office building, held on to the railing, jumped on one leg to the rooftop, and then climbed along the connecting ladder to the edge of the factory roof.

The night was as thick as ink, and it was difficult to see the full picture of the mutated tide, but one could clearly hear the crawling noises coming from all directions, lingering densely around the ears, and even the entire ruined land was faintly shaking.

She glanced across the distance. She couldn't see Lin Shuang's figure, but she could clearly see the majestic outline of a cooling tower. The top of the tower had fine metal reflections, looming under the hazy moonlight.

It’s Lin Shuang!

Su Lin immediately returned to the third floor, took out a broken mirror from the office drawer, and shook it in the direction of the cooling tower.As long as there is light, Lin Shuang can understand. Page (1/3)