Chapter 264 The prototype of the mother nest and the recovered samples

"What it is?"

   On the half-collapsed pedestrian bridge.

  The spring commander wearing a gas mask and a heavy cavalry exoskeleton, holding a telescope in his hand, stared intently at the hundred-story building directly opposite.

   The streets were filled with a grey-green mist, making it impossible to see too far.

   But even so, he could still clearly see a circle of dark red marks crawling faintly in the middle of the 100-story high-rise building.

  According to the sign on the VM map, the name of this 100-story building is "New Era Data Center", and there is a nearby subway station named after this.

  Thinking back more than 200 years ago, this place should have been a lively place.

   The three little players standing next to him also took out their binoculars and looked towards the tall building directly opposite.

   The Battlefield Atmosphere team murmured.

   "It seems to be the 41st floor."

   My darkest heart moved.

   "Could it be the brood?"

  The Battlefield Atmosphere Team looked at Mengxin in the team.

   "You're an agile student, why don't you come and take a look."

   Zhang Hai immediately said unwillingly.

   "Don't do it! It's obviously going to die! I'm not going, I'm going to go by yourself."

   I shook my head the darkest and said with a sigh.

   "This newcomer is too embarrassed."

   Zhang Hai rolled his eyes: "Why are you pretending to be a big-tailed wolf with a hammer, you are a version earlier than Lao Tzu, don't you blush!"

  I am the blackest: "#@%!"

  The spring commander opened the VM, compared with the description in the database, and whispered.

   "The mutant incubator is dark red, the spore release rate increases, and the surrounding slime molds will spontaneously move towards the incubator.

   There are indeed many gnats wandering on the street.

  Although there is no obvious sign that they are all moving in the direction of the hatching room, they are indeed swaying in the street during the uncharacteristically broad day.

   And the surrounding gray-green mist is probably caused by the spore cloud!

With a flash of excitement in his eyes, Commander Spring Water immediately set a marker on the map, and took a picture of the building with the headset hanging around his neck.

  Photos are in hand!

   "Get it done!"

   After waiting for a while, the signal light of the VM flashed slightly, and the seal of task completion was affixed to the task bar.

   Not only Quan Shui, but the other three players in the team also received a reminder that the mission was completed.

   "Damn it, take a photo and get 100 silver coins?!" Zhang Hai's eyes bulged out.

   One hundred more points to contribute!

   This money is too good to make!

  Although he is the kind of player who cultivates both the life profession and the combat profession, he mainly focuses on setting up a stall at the north gate and pulling noodles.

   Today, I saw the version update. I was a hunter on a whim. I randomly formed a passerby team. I didn't expect the mission revenue to be so high!

   A bowl of ramen noodles costs 5 silver coins, after deducting the cost of 2 silver coins, he has to make 34 bowls of ramen to earn so many silver coins!

   Discovering this busy point, Zhang Hai couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

   The income of these professional combat players is too high!

   Sure enough, the price of ramen has to increase!

The little players next to    didn't know it, and they were still smiling and smiling.

   I am the darkest hey hey smile and said: "Understood, the version answer is the camera!"

   Battlefield Atmosphere Team: "Damn, your understanding is a bit enterprise-level!"

   Zhang Hai looked at Brother Quan Shui in high spirits.

   "Brother, what's next? Are there any follow-up tasks?"

  The Battlefield Atmosphere Team has opened the insurance of the rifle, looking at the gnawers wandering across the street, eager to try the tunnel.

   "What do you say? Do you want to go in and take a look?"

  Quan Shui shook his head and said.

   "The mission didn't say, it just showed that you can choose to stand by in place, reinforcements are coming from the outpost... Estimated arrival time is one hour later."

   Zhang Hai: "I rely on? So long?"

  Battlefield Atmosphere Team: "It's already fast. Now you can move directly from the B3-level tunnel to the Garden Street subway station. Before, I used two legs to walk. It took an hour or two to walk to Bette Street!"

  Commander Fountain checked the task bar.

   "There is also a resource point search task nearby, an office building with coordinates 230m away, one hour should be enough... How about we finish the branch line first and then come back and wait?"

  I am the darkest: "Oak!"

   Battlefield Atmosphere: "I have no opinion."

   Commander Quan Shui waved his hand.

   "Well, let's go!"

  …

   Actually it didn't take an hour at all.

   Whether it is a branch line to search for resource points, or reinforcements from several kilometers away.

   But what Commander Izumi didn't expect was the unexpectedly luxurious lineup of reinforcements.

   Not only the manager wearing the blue power armor, but also Miss Heya, who usually stays at home, followed.

   Standing on the half-collapsed overpass, Heya only glanced at it and made a judgment in a positive tone.

   "You can't go wrong... The creep has already expanded to the outside of the building. If the creep formed by these slime molds is allowed to continue to expand, they will develop into new mother nests in a month at the latest."

  Chu Guang glanced at Heya.

   "Doesn't it matter if you don't wear a gas mask?"

   "It doesn't matter," Heya said as usual, "a spore cloud of this magnitude is just a little dust to me."

All right.

  Bionic organs are really convenient.

  Chu Guang couldn't help thinking in his heart, when he got a chance, he could do it himself.

   Standing on the other side of Chu Guang, Vanus, who was wearing an orange chemical protective suit and a gas mask, also stared at the building in front of him.

   After thinking for a while, he said.

   "I recommend blasting the building."

  Chu Guang looked at him and asked.

   "Can the incubator be solved by blowing up the building?"

  Vanus said succinctly.

   "Not necessarily, but it will make complex problems easier!"

   "The viability of slime molds in open spaces is very poor. Except for a few natural caves, it is difficult to see gnawings in the wild. To completely eradicate the hidden dangers caused by the reproduction of slime molds, the only way is to completely clean up these concrete garbage."

   paused, and Vanus added after that.

   "That's what we do on the west side of the continent!"

   Never heard of such a crazy thing, Heya looked at him in surprise.

   "This is crazy too... Have you considered the possible chain reaction of doing this?"

   Blasting up a tall building is not as easy as saying it.

  These are all concrete buildings that survived the nuclear explosion and stood firm for two centuries, and their sturdiness can be imagined.

Taking ten thousand steps back, even if enough explosives are prepared to completely blow up the load-bearing structure, the fallen reinforced concrete blocks are unlikely to be broken into **** like tofu blocks, but more likely to form a tens of meters high, Hundreds of meters long "three-dimensional maze".

   This might make things even more complicated!

   At least until the building is blasted, both the safety passage and the elevator shaft can reach the 41st floor.

   Vanus' expression didn't agree with Heya's surprise.

   "First of all, we focus on blasting a large area. Second, we certainly don't set off the explosives and leave them alone."

   "After the blast, we'll bombard with heavy artillery, drop incendiary bombs from airships, and send out our clone troopers...until the source of infection is completely destroyed."

   "Not only these concrete wastes, but also those already paralyzed underground transportation networks and drainage systems, we will also blast them down."

  Heya couldn't help but said, "Maybe you just buried the problem out of sight."

  Vanus shrugged.

   "Maybe, I'm just offering a solution. This work has been going on for two centuries, and at least in areas where these strategies have been implemented, it's working fairly well."

  There is no need for such high-density housing on the wasteland, and the population concentration effect in exchange for huge maintenance costs is worthless here.

   At least in Vanus' eyes, the only difference between these useless things and garbage is that the latter can at least be recycled.

   And these high-rise buildings, after recycling the resources that can be used in them, there are only endless troubles left.

  Heya looked at Chu Guang.

   "I don't recommend blasting the entire building, unless you are 100% sure that you can completely remove the slime mold by blasting the building, otherwise the complex environment may make the problem more difficult."

"Anyway, whatever your final choice, please at least provide me with a test tube sample! I need to figure out the biological process of these mutant slime molds from hatching room to mother nest, which is critical! It will help us understand our enemy!"

  Chu Guang didn't give Heya an answer immediately, but looked at the outpost "Chief Contractor" on the side--Leave someone under the knife.

   Of all the players, he is probably the most knowledgeable about engineering.

   "How many kilograms of explosives would it take to blow up such a building?"

  Leaving someone under the knife frowning and thinking for a long time, he said.

   "1.1 ton T en T, 3500 detonators should be fine."

  Chu Guang moved slightly.

"so much?"

   said with a wry smile under the knife.

   "This is a conservative estimate... I'm afraid more explosives are actually needed."

High-rise buildings with hundreds of stories can be found everywhere in Qingquan City, and they are often five to six hundred meters or even kilometers upwards, especially in the direction of the city center. It can easily hang the tallest building in the world.

   Of course, Remainder also admits that games and reality are incomparable, and only fools will go to the virtual world to find 100% reality, even though most operators will promote it like this.

However, assuming that the physics engine of "Wasteland OL" is professional enough, he will analyze it from a professional point of view. If such a high-rise building wants to withstand earthquakes and other possible natural disasters, not only the strength of cement will be stronger than that in reality. The cement is two ranks higher, and the amount of steel invested is probably astronomical.

   Just when he left someone under the knife to calculate in his heart, Chu Guang also made a calculation in his heart.

  1.1 tons of explosives can make 3,000 rounds of 100mm shells!

too expensive!

   And this is a conservative estimate...

   In case of a dangerous building, it would be like a ticking time bomb.

   On the contrary, if the player is sent to clear the mutation incubation room on the 41st floor, the price may be only some active substances, thousands of bullets and a few liters of fuel.

   Thinking of this, Chu Guang immediately made a decision and released the task through the VM.

  【Main goal: Destroy the slime mold incubation room located on the 41st floor of the "New Era Data Center"! 】

  【Secondary goal: Collect mutant samples! 】

After the    mission was released, Chu Guang looked at the little players beside him.

   "We now have enough clues to prove that the spore cloud gathered in this area was released from the 41st floor of the new era data center."

   "In order to prevent the creep from expanding further and creating a bigger threat in the area, we need to completely remove it before the tide comes!"

   "This task is critical, it is about whether we can deal with the threat of the wave more calmly, and we have only one week left."

   "I need you guys to fix this trouble within a week!"

   Hearing the serious and urgent tone of the manager, the faces of the players such as Commander Quan Shui, instead of seeing any tension, were filled with excitement.

   Time-limited missions?

   And it's also a main story mission!

   This is not much more interesting than doing a daily branch line!

   "Don't worry, Mr. Manager!"

  Commander Quan Shui raised his right fist excitedly and knocked on the front armor of the six-type heavy cavalry exoskeleton, "For the revival of the People's Federation! For the peace of the northern suburbs! I will definitely live up to my mission!"

   All the good things were said by this guy alone, and the other players didn't come up with the right words for a while. The Battlefield Atmosphere Team had an idea and added a sentence after it.

"Me too!"

  I the most black, Zhang Hai, and the players who came from the outpost also hurriedly followed suit.

  “+1!”

   "Me too!"

  I am very glad that these players have such awareness, and a smile of approval appeared on Chu Guang's face.

"Um."

   "The future of all of us is up to you!"

  …

After the    mission is released, the strategy will start soon!

   A total of 20 players participated in the action, and the leader was the spring commander with the highest proficiency in the "command" skill.

   The supplies needed were quickly transported from the warehouse on Bette Street to the target location through two-headed cattle.

I got the drawings of the building from the scientific expedition. Brother Quan Shui didn't start immediately, but after fully observing the surrounding terrain, he divided twenty people, including himself, into four teams of five, ABCD, and formulated a detailed plan. battle plan!

"Group A serves as the forward, with the agile warrior as the team leader, and the perception department as the blackest as the second team. From the elevator shaft to the 43rd floor, enter the room on the left side of the exit, blast the floor with explosives, and push down. To the 42nd floor - right above the hatching room!"

   "Your mission is the most critical."

   "I need you to deploy explosives right above the mother's nest, blow down the entire ceiling above its head, and then dump the prepared fuel to physically kill the slime mold in the hatching room!"

   Hearing the mission he was responsible for, the Battlefield Atmosphere Team clenched their fists excitedly.

"Stimulate!"

Commander    Spring Water continued to look at the other squads.

   "Your mission is equally important."

   "Group B will serve as the reserve team, with the Awakened Kakarot of the Power Department serving as the team leader, and cooperate with Group A to enter the building to fight."

   "If Group A goes down the street, you are responsible for taking their place."

   Kakarot put the light machine gun on his shoulder and grinned.

"receive!"

   Fountain looked at the player next to him and continued.

"Group C serves as the cover team, and the leader is the next-door Pharaoh. Your task is to clear the aliens from the outside of the building to the elevator in the building, guard the buttocks for the AB team, and cover their evacuation after the operation. Or, in the event of an accident Time to recycle their gear and VMs."

   "Group D will serve as the support group. I will personally lead the team and arrive at another building on the east side of the building. Four 20mm anti-tank rifles will be erected near the fortieth floor to provide fire support for you from outside the battlefield!"

"above!"

Commander    Springwater is very satisfied with his plan.

   Making careful action plans is what he does best.

   However, at this moment, the darkest I suddenly spoke.

   "Wait a minute, why are you OB outside the battlefield again? Are you also an Awakened?"

   Zhang Hai couldn't help but complain.

   "That's right! You're wearing power armor, are you embarrassed?"

  Other players also came back to their senses.

Yup.

   Why did this guy stuff himself into the back row again?

   Commander Quan Shui flushed and retorted.

   "What power armor, it's called an exoskeleton! Do you know what an exoskeleton is? And I'm an intelligence department. Is there any problem with commanding at the rear?"

  Is there something wrong?

   There is nothing wrong with it!

  The battlefield atmosphere team wearing the Miner I rolled his eyes and loaded the LD-47j with the drum in his hand.

   "It's alright, don't explain it, let's hurry up."

   Having been a teammate for so long, he has long been used to this old Gou coin.

   Tucao returns to Tucao.

   It is very reassuring to have a reliable commander.

   Each team started to move step by step. Group D encountered a little trouble on the way to the support point, but still reached the target position within half an hour.

   instructed the team members to erect anti-tank rifles by the floor-to-ceiling windows, Commander Fountain said calmly in the communication channel.

   "Group D is in place! The other groups are starting to move!"

   Three neat responses came from the communication channel.

"receive!"

  The three squads standing by under the flyover immediately began to act.

   The five players in the cover group spread out in front of the team, skillfully raised their rifles, and shot down the gnawers who were blocking their way with a single shot.

   The sound of gunshots echoing in the street quickly attracted the attention of other gnaws. I saw that those bloodthirsty beasts quickly turned their eyes to this side, and rushed up like wild dogs.

   Gunfire on the street!

  The battle is about to start!

   The crawler lurking in the ruins, his scarlet eyes locked on everyone on the street, and his mouth let out a dangerous growl.

   seems to have found an opportunity to attack, it roared, and suddenly rushed out from under the ruins.

   If it were a normal mercenary squad, I’m afraid it would have been caught off guard by this beast. However, it is not facing ordinary people, but a group of players with rich combat experience!

   That head just came out of the corner of the street, when there was a thunderous sound from the waist of the tall building on the east side.

The   20mm muzzle sprayed flames, and four thick and long tracers fell from the sky.

  Two high-explosive bombs slammed next to the monster, and two armor-piercing incendiary bombs hit the monster's back and shoulders respectively.

   "Crack-!"

   A shrill roar echoed in the street, and the creeper who had just emerged stumbled to the side.

  The Battlefielder immediately seized the opportunity, raised the rifle in his hand and filled the beast's head with a shuttle, then freed up his right hand and gave a thumbs up to the building behind him.

   "Nice job!"

  The cooperation of the four teams is quite tacit.

   In just three minutes, hundreds of eaters have been eliminated from the street. The three Mengxin waiting under the overpass received the task and ran forward with the supplies.

   Send a supply of 10 silver coins and 10 points of contribution.

  Although there is no chance to shoot, it is not bad to go up and feel the atmosphere of the battlefield.

   Whether it is profit or fun, this task is much more fun than cutting down trees!

   Looking at the players who had advanced to the downstairs of the building, Vanus couldn't help saying with a surprised expression on his face.

   "Are the residents of your shelter all military?"

   This was not the first time he had such an idea.

   But the drone aerial shots I saw on the screen a few times before are far less than the visual impact of being on the scene like this now.

   Looking at the flickering fire at the main entrance of the building, Chu Guang said in a relaxed tone.

   "Some are, some are not, but that doesn't matter. Battlefields are the best teachers, and whether they start at 1 or 0, there is a chance to be a 10 here."

   At first, the players rushed in a rush. Later, it was quickly discovered that some of the "monsters" AI had morale settings. Dividing into groups to tactically intersperse the weak links of the defense line would be more effective than a simple charge.

   Later, in addition to tactical interspersed, they also learned fire support, alternate cover, divided encirclement, and used different types of tactics for different types of enemies.

   Here, no matter how stupid people are, they should know what to do next time they die.

  Vanus' expression was slightly dumb.

  He always feels...

   How does this theory resemble the clone tactics he learned at the military academy?

  What about battle damage?

  Isn’t it worth considering?

  When did the blue jacket become so sturdy!

  Vanus was puzzled.

   Heya, who was standing aside, didn't care much about these details, her pretty face was full of excitement, but it had nothing to do with the battle itself, but her conjecture was verified.

   "Sure enough, my guess was correct!"

   "Elevated spore levels in the air will make the fruiting bodies more aggressive, and the resulting cloud of spores will weaken the limitations of light on the movement of the fruiting bodies!"

   "It's unbelievable!"

  Chu Guang's heart moved slightly.

   "If you use incendiary bombs to clear the area of ​​spores—"

  Vanus shook his head and said.

   "The amount of fuel that needs to be consumed will be astronomical, and the symptoms will not be cured. Only by eliminating the source can the wave be fundamentally ended..."

   The gunfire in the distance has basically ended, and the alien species on the first floor of the building have been completely cleared.

   Mengxin, who served as the logistics team, sent the second wave of ammunition to the front line. The three teams that entered the building have reached the elevator shaft.

   There are two loud explosions away from victory.

   Looking away from the VM, Vanus looked up at the south.

  There is the direction of the city center.

   Behind the steel jungle was supposed to be a blue sky, but now it was engulfed by a gray-green cloud. From a distance, it looked like an endless sea of ​​mist.

   After a moment's pause, he continued.

   "Otherwise it will be like this, every other year or two."

  …

   At the same time, in the city of megaliths more than ten kilometers away, the high-pitched alarm bells echoed over the streets, as if they were emanating from the giant wall.

  Yaya, who was picking through the grocery store, was startled by the sudden alarm bell, and hurriedly looked towards the street outside the window.

   There was a commotion among the pedestrians on the street, and many people quickened their pace. Several militiamen passed by on the street and seemed to be shouting something at the pedestrians.

   Put the glass bottle in his hand back on the shelf, and Fujito also stood on tiptoe and glanced outside, but he couldn't see clearly, so he asked in a low voice.

"what happened?"

   Ya Ya swallowed his saliva.

"do not know."

   Standing by the side, Xu Shun was more nervous than the two of them, and unconsciously put his hands in his pockets.

   Noticing the reactions of several customers, the old woman sitting behind the counter smiled and said in a slow voice.

   "This is your first time here."

   Xu Shun, who was standing beside him, nodded and asked immediately.

   "May I ask what happened outside? Did something happen?"

   "That's right, but there's nothing to panic, it's just a wave... This isn't the first time."

   stretched out a trembling hand, the old woman picked up the bronzed glasses on the table and put them on, then skillfully took out three gas masks from under the counter and placed them on the table.

   With an amiable smile on her face, she continued.

   "Gas masks, 100% new, only 20 chips per set."

   "If you don't want to get sick, you'd better buy one."

   (end of this chapter)