Chapter 267 The way to deal with the tide!

   "Boss, help!"

   "Damn, this nibbler doesn't talk about martial arts! Why do you still grab Lao Tzu's equipment?!"

   "Get out! Don't bite Lao Tzu's shield!"

   "Clothes! My clothes!"

   "If you don't understand, just ask, is this game serious???"

   "Come closer to me! Gan! Don't you **** run away!"

  In the subway tunnel, the noise of the players echoed.

The sixth in the corner of the strength department is still trying to stabilize his teammates, but the sniper in the agility department has run away without a trace, leaving only the perceptual department's Lost Mengxin shivering, and the intelligence department's props teacher staged a chase and run on the spot .

  Looking at the four little Mengxins who were chasing after the nibblers, I felt dizzy when I quit smoking.

  He felt like he was just smoking all night, and he probably couldn't figure out how these people got the qualification for the closed beta.

   Gan!

   How angry!

  Looking at the IDs of these people, he thought they were awesome.

  Seeing that the big boss didn't move during the whole process, the props master hurriedly asked for help.

   "Boss! Shoot quickly!"

   Quit smoking and couldn't help spraying.

   "Damn, what a **** gun to hit the eater!"

  But if I don't make a move, these cute newbies may not see the sun tomorrow.

  Finally quitting smoking, he turned on the insurance, raised the sickle assault rifle in his hand, and shot two bang bangs to kill the eaters surrounding the prop belter.

  Then, he pulled out his hatchet, rushed forward and slashed wildly, leading his apprentices to fight a **** path from the siege of the eaters.

  He leaned against the wall and took a breath, quit smoking and swung the ax covered in black slime.

   One thing to say, this nibbler feels really enhanced!

   Whether it is speed or strength, there is a clear difference from those he met in the tunnel in the previous winter.

   Even though he had experienced many battles, he still felt a little bit tricky.

  However, this does not prevent him from pretending to be aggressive in Mengxin.

  Take a deep breath, quit smoking with steady breathing, and said calmly.

"There are only a few attacking methods of the nibbler. Grab it with your hands, jump up and bite it. Don't panic when you hit your face. Remember not to get entangled with them. Just hit it with a shield to make it lose its balance, and then take the **** to it. It’s enough to say hello on the head...you will get the hang of it the more you get used to it a few times.”

   Leaning against the tunnel wall and panting heavily, the four little players who survived the catastrophe listened to Quit Smoking explain the strategy skills, their eyes sparkling.

   "The boss is awesome!"

"too strong!"

   "Is this the T0 combat power!"

   "Invincible!"

  Listening to the embarrassment of these people, Quit Smoking coughed dryly.

   "Cough...It's not as exaggerated as you said. Didn't you read the strategy?"

   "Look! We've been doing our homework for a long time!" The sixth child in the corner chuckled, and continued, "I'm in the strength department! I'm a DPS player in the front row!"

  The other three also raised their hands in unison.

   Lost Mengxin: "I, I, I perceive! Professional scouts!"

  Bai gave a sniper: "I'm in the agility department, so I'm just short of sniper!"

  Props belt teacher: "I'm in the intelligence department! After awakening, I plan to use the brain wave mechanical flow! Late stage dad!"

  Smoking Quit: “…”

  He seems to know what the problem is.

  …

  The four hundred players have all left shelter 117, and followed the old players to the world outside the shelter.

  Through the VM equipment associated with the "Passing the Torch" task, Chu Guang can easily grasp where the newcomers have gone, what tasks they are doing, and who is leading them.

   Coupled with the "hummingbird" drone patrolling in the air, he can even move the camera above the players' heads to peek at the screen.

  Of course, there are also a few hard-headed players who decide to take the 5 silver coins issued by the novice gift package and go to the wasteland to venture alone.

  Sandbox game.

  High degree of freedom is part of the game content.

   As an excellent planner, Chu Guang certainly would not interfere with each player's specific gameplay.

  He only makes macro decisions and rule rulings to ensure that most individuals are running on the right track.

   A few exceptions are irrelevant.

  The meaning of the rules will be reflected after they own the property in the game.

  When the newcomers are equipped with magical costumes, and have a lot of buddies or sisters in the game who have a stronger relationship than in reality, they will naturally understand that obeying the rules is not for others, but for themselves...

  Vault 404.

  Chu Guang, who had just gone to the shelter next door to finish his training with the newbies, took off his power armor and went straight to the medical laboratory on the B3 floor.

  Budge, dressed in a tin can, happened to be there when he got here.

  Since he lived in the refuge, he would wander around to the medical laboratory whenever he had time to inquire about the latest research progress on the slime mold variant.

   Before Heya came out of the analysis room, Chu Guang looked at Butch sitting on the chair and asked curiously.

   "Is there no mutant slime mold in the province among the clouds?"

  Barge: "Of course there are. Whether it is a cloud-listed market or a cloud-based market, it is almost impossible to completely eradicate them."

  Chu Guang: "I heard that the Legion will limit the living space of slime mold by demolishing cities."

   There was a giggling and mocking sound floating out of the tin can.

   "Hehe, don't listen to the idiots of the Legion bragging about demolishing those high-rise buildings? The entire People's Federation's nuclear bomb reserves have not been used, can they have this ability?"

   Chu Guang gave him a strange look.

   "Why did People's Federation demolish its own house?"

   "Who knows what happened two hundred years ago," Bucky shrugged, "I heard that there are still many companies in the Prosperous Era."

   While talking, the alloy door of the sample analysis room opened

  Heya in a white coat came out from behind the door, and handed a wrist-mounted computer into a tablet to Chu Guang who just came back from the outside.

  Chu Guang glanced at the densely packed data on the screen. Although he knew every letter and number, he couldn't read them together.

   But that's okay.

  If I can understand it, what else do I need her to do.

"This is?"

  With unconcealable excitement between her brows, Heya said happily.

"A detailed analysis report on the juvenile brood! Thanks to the samples obtained by your residents, we now have a more comprehensive understanding of the formation of the brood, and this further confirms my guess - these slime molds Dominated by some kind of unified consciousness, and the transmission of this information is likely to be realized through spores!"

   That is to say...

  Spores are not only reproductive cells, but also a medium for information exchange between mutant slime molds?

   Similar to insect pheromones?

   Chu Guang, staring at the tablet, fell silent.

   It really is a convenient creature.

   At this time, Butch, who was standing aside, suddenly became nervous.

   "Wait, that is to say... the brood gives orders through spores? Will the slime mold on me be controlled by the spores released by the brood?"

   Heya looked at him and said.

   "Did you get infected outside Qingquan City?"

   Butch nodded nervously.

   "... After I was infected, I walked west and north for five or six hundred kilometers before arriving in Qingquan City."

  Chu Guang said.

   "Five or six hundred kilometers, it should be beyond the boundaries of the River Valley Province."

He Ya said in a relaxed tone: "Then don't worry, these mutant slime molds have strong regional attributes, they rely on RNA transcription proteins to identify their own kind, only the same kind can have a unified consciousness coordination, and different The slime mold 'identification code' is different from region to region."

   Hearing this, Bucky finally breathed a sigh of relief.

  Chu Guang looked at Heya, and asked the question he was most concerned about.

   "Does this brood have any weaknesses?"

  Heya answered very simply.

  "Its weakness is the weakness that all living things have. If it is killed, it will die."

  Chu Guang: "..."

   Saying this is tantamount to not saying it.

  Heya replied bluntly.

"If you want to kill them completely, the best way is undoubtedly fire, followed by explosives. Strong acid is also a good way, but the cost is too expensive. If you want to ask if there is any shortcut, unfortunately, currently Look no, unless..."

  Chu Guang immediately asked: "Unless?"

"Unless we can find a way to get samples from the brood in the city center," Heya said confidently, "According to the model I have established, more than 80% of the spores in the city are produced by the brood in the city center, and A series of other fruiting entities, including nibblers, hatching chambers, and even new broods, are ultimately rooted in the oldest brood located in the city center!"

  Chu Guang: "..."

  What is the difference between this and not saying?

  The honest and upright Butch vomited out his inner thoughts for him.

  “…I think even without model analysis, this conclusion can be drawn by looking at it with eyes.”

   Heya glanced at him.

   “Eyes can deceive, but data can’t.”

  Chu Guang coughed lightly.

   "You're right, data won't lie, but what we need most now is a way to crack the wave, and we don't have much time left."

  However, what surprised Chu Guang was that these slime molds had formed a highly organized hive society as Heya guessed.

  They imitate not only the forms and hunting methods of other creatures in nature, but even go deep into more complex social levels.

  Some fruiting bodies are responsible for reproduction, some are responsible for development, and some are responsible for hunting. When necessary, the nibblers as "worker bees" will even sacrifice themselves to become the nourishment for the expansion of the creep in the incubation room.

  The spore cloud covering the whole city can even provide information services for the slime mold species in the city like a local area network, and these species themselves act as routers, releasing spores all the time.

  If you want to destroy them, there is no shortcut.

   After a pause, Chu Guang continued.

   "As for the samples of the brood... Your request is difficult, but I will try my best to help you find a way."

   Boulder City, located on the edge of the Third Ring Road, may have a solution.

  Chu Guang heard from Xia Yan before that some powerful mercenary regiments can go deep into the city center to search for relics of pre-war civilization.

  As long as he has enough chips in his hand, this problem may be solved with money.

   While Chu Guang was deep in thought, Butch, who was sitting beside him, hugged the iron can on his head in pain.

   "Damn...why on earth did I have to travel this far."

  He has already begun to regret it.

  Perhaps, I should do the same as other alumni who choose to travel for graduation, just travel in the province of clouds.

   There is no need to go so far, and there is no need to set the goal so high as soon as you come up.

  When he thinks that his handsome face has turned into this ghostly appearance, he wants to die in pain.

  I will become like this, no matter how I think it is the fault of that guy Luo Hua!

  Chu Guang glanced at this friend who came from afar with a strange expression, and said in a kind reminder.

   "Actually, it doesn't matter if you take off the helmet, I think... the people in the shelter won't mind your appearance."

   Rather...

  Strange-looking NPCs are more popular?

  However, after hearing Chu Guang's words, Butch shook his head bang bang, showing strong resistance.

   "I don't even want to kill me!"

  …

at dusk.

   The little buddies who had been playing the game all day, dragged their tired bodies and tattered equipment, and returned to the outpost.

  When they set off from Shelter No. 117, many of them still carried engineering shovels and axes produced by No. 81 Steel Plant, or shields, javelins, bows and arrows, and spears made by carpentry huts.

   But now, almost everyone's equipment has been replaced by steel bars, sticks, and even bricks picked up from nowhere.

   Some players didn't even come back at all.

  Having been cloud players on the forum for several months, they have finally experienced how real a "100% real" virtual reality game can be.

   Throwing the tattered stick on the ground, Meng Xin, whose ID is Painter, sat down at the south gate, cursing.

   "Nimma, this nibbler is too strong, holding the shield and gnawing wildly, almost gnawing off my nose!"

  A good friend whose ID is an illustrator also echoed.

   "That's right! Didn't the Gnaw be a novice monster? This intensity is too outrageous!"

  The encounter between the two Mengxins is not an exception.

  In fact, it's not just the newbies who find it difficult, even the awakened players can clearly feel that the strength of the nibbler is much higher than before.

   And this enhancement is not just an optimization of "monster AI", it is obvious that even the panel data is a point or two higher than before.

  Once surrounded, even the awakened ones of the strength and physique systems can easily fall into a dangerous situation.

   Not to mention newcomers whose panel attributes have not yet grown up.

   But complaints are complaints, so no one is discouraged.

  If you can’t even accept this level of difficulty, it’s unlikely you’ll be able to complete the questionnaire with increasingly outrageous questions and difficulty, let alone have the chance to become a lucky beta player.

   It's not just the unloading point at the south gate and the market at the north gate that are bustling, the front of the hunter union's wooden house is also bustling with people.

  Looking at the predators whose hands and feet were chained, Yu Hu's expression was a little befuddled.

   If I remember correctly, the task I issued should be to search for the slime mold variants in the area, clean up the hatching room where the gnawers are produced, and the source of spore diffusion.

However…

  Why did these "players" capture a bunch of living people?

   Roughly speaking, there are hundreds of them.

  His hunter union does not have the task of capturing slaves.

  Looking at the president of the hunter union, the spring commander smiled: "I didn't find the hatch, but I found the predator's lair."

  The battlefield atmosphere group said with emotion: "These people are real cowhide, and they are actually hiding in the bridge hole!"

  I am the darkest: "It stinks!"

  Old Wang next door: "Hey, the hangers I caught are actually nesting on the hanging tower!"

  Kakarot: "Damn it, aren't you afraid of falling when you sleep so high?!"

  Old Wang next door shook his head, and poked the predator next to him with his gun, "I don't know, why don't you ask him?"

  The predator who was poked by the gun trembled, afraid and did not dare to hide aside.

   The same goes for other looters.

  In addition to being afraid, there was more confusion on his face.

  They didn't intend to pay attention to these poor ghosts who didn't even have a two-headed cow. Those caravans that were fat and oily were their goals.

  However, when these people saw them, their eyes seemed to glow green, and they rushed up without saying a word.

   In fact, from the perspective of the players, there is nothing wrong with it.

   After all, the fighting power of the alien species has increased significantly, and the only ones that have not changed are these predators.

   Dealing with predators, those old players are too experienced, from **** hands to bone chewing, which one is not their defeat?

   Not to mention that these predators are much fatter than gnawers. They can earn a fortune in silver coins after taking over their lair, and they can also increase their contributions.

  Who would refuse a walking experience pack?

   In addition to captured marauders, there are slaves rescued by the player from their lairs.

  Among them, there are men and women, some with healthy limbs, and some with missing arms and legs, and even dying.

   Some of them even had big bellies.

  Yu Hu, who had never dealt with predators, didn't know how to deal with it for a while.

   Fortunately, the manager came over at this time.

   After learning about the situation, Chu Guang immediately found Guo Niu, who was in charge of the outpost warehouse, and gave him instructions.

   "People are sent to the prisoner of war camp first, where the guards know how to identify who is the predator. After the interrogation, the predator remains in the prisoner of war camp, and the other rescued survivors are sent to Changjiu Farm."

   "If they have other places to go, let them go, if they are willing to stay, put them in a refugee village and let Jiuli find something for them to do."

  There is a large area of ​​farmland on the west side of Jiujiu Farm that needs to be cultivated.

  In addition to farm work, Jiujiu Farm has recently opened a lot of hotels and taverns for businessmen, and is recruiting account managers, accountants, chefs, cleaners and waiters.

  Whether you have a skill or not, as long as you want to work, there will never be a shortage of job opportunities.

  Guo Niu nodded seriously.

   "Yes, my lord!"

  According to the price of 50 silver coins and 50 contributions for a captive, and 80 silver coins and 80 contributions for a predator, Chu Guang settled the mission rewards for the players.

  Looking at the players rushing to the north gate happily, Yu Hu lowered his head in shame and said in a muffled voice.

   "Sorry, I didn't do this little thing well."

   Chu Guang said in an encouraging tone.

   "Don't say that, you've done a good job. As for similar things, you'll gain experience if you deal with them a few times. If you're really undecided, you can contact me or Xiao Qi."

  Actually, let alone Yu Hu, Chu Guang himself was quite surprised.

  Originally, his original intention of establishing the Hunter Union was to deal with the impending wave and enrich the gameplay of the hunter players. However, he did not expect that the hunter players did not find a few hatching rooms, but instead destroyed many predator lairs.

  The large piece of land in the northern suburbs is struggling to grow.

   It was a surprise to be able to retrieve so many captives.

   Clearing his throat, Chu Guang looked at Yu Hu and continued.

   "Let's talk about the business first, how is the matter I asked you to investigate going?"

  Yu Hu nodded quickly and said immediately.

   "There are already results! I'm planning to report to you!"

   Paused for a moment, he continued.

   "According to the clues collected by the hunter team we sent to the edge of the Fifth Ring Road to the Fourth Ring Road, a large number of nibblers are moving from the city center to the suburbs along a number of highways out of the city."

"Their speed is not fast, but their pace is firm. Especially at night, their marching speed is almost twice that of the day... If the current speed is maintained, the first wave of nibblers may reach the northern suburbs within two days. The scale is probably No less than one hundred thousand!"

   One hundred thousand? !

  Chu Guang's face was slightly solemn.

   "Has something similar happened in the northern suburbs before?"

  If the scale of the wave is really so huge, the strength of the northern suburbs is simply not enough to resist it.

   Not to mention the few bolt-action rifles in the old leech warehouse, it is impossible to add Brown Farm and the Bloody Hand clan together.

   Yu Hu frowned and thought hard for a while, then shook his head and said.

   "I haven't heard that the tide goes northward before, but there are a few times when there is fog...but not every year."

  The difficulty of this year's waves has increased significantly.

   Is it because of population?

  Chu Guang looked serious, and said immediately.

   "I need to know the specific course of action of the wave, do you have a map here?"

  Yu Hu nodded immediately.

   "Yes! I'm just going to take it for you!"

   As he spoke, he returned to the cabin of the Hunter Union, quickly took out a map, and walked out of the cabin again.

  Back to Chu Guang, Yu Hu unfolded the map in front of him and pointed to the mark he had drawn on the map.

"right here!"

   I saw a red line and four yellow lines drawn with a marker pen on the paper map.

  The lines of these two colors represent the main direction of the "wave" and the branch lines running through the streets of the city respectively.

  Located at the Garden Street subway station between Beit Street and Brown Grange, just on the red line!

   Without a moment's delay, Chu Guang took the map and went directly to the guard station, and recalled the guard captain Spanner, who was far away in Changjiu Farm, and his capable generals.

  The combat meeting begins.

  Chu Guang spread out the map on the table.

  “…If the tide continues to push, not only will our neighbors suffer, but Vault 117, the outpost, and the new industrial area will all be in trouble.”

   "There is a relatively open area at the entrance and exit of the ring road in the south of Huayuan Street subway station. I plan to build a defense line around this area and deploy more than 500 troops and heavy weapons."

   "If you have any good opinions, you can put them forward now!"

  Vanus, who was staring at the map, thought for a moment, then suddenly said.

   "I wonder if our opponents are just Gnabblers, or include Creepers and Tyrants?"

  Chu Guang: "Maybe both!"

  Everyone in the meeting room held their breath in unison.

  It would be fine if they were just gnawers. Those alien species that can only run and gnaw can only give away their heads in front of the guns. A few heavy machine guns are enough to press them to the ground and rub them.

  However, if there are monsters with "all-terrain mobility" like creepers and tyrants with "unfathomable blood", the situation may not be optimistic.

  Combined with monsters like the "Martyrs" who didn't follow the routine at all, this battle would probably be a disaster.

  Vanus only took half a minute to think, and immediately made a judgment.

   "One line of defense is probably not enough! On the basis of this line of defense, we also need a strategic depth of at least three kilometers to stop them from advancing through multi-level defense lines!"

  Wrench frowned.

   "I'm afraid it's too late for three kilometers. It's hard to build this line of defense before they arrive!"

  Vanus did not speak, but looked at Chu Guang.

  The same goes for everyone else.

   As if he was the only hope.

  Under the gaze of everyone, Chu Guang nodded slowly, and only said three words.

   "In time!"

   There is always time.

   Just needs a little sacrifice...

   At the same time, on the viaduct more than ten kilometers away.

  In the queue moving forward like the tide, a pair of scarlet pupils are staring intently at the northern sky.

  In that line of sight, there is a coercion that even the claws of death can't meet their eyes.

   It opened its mouth.

  The hoarse voice was like the howling of a ghost.

"children…"

   "Burning..."

   "Necessary...to purify..."

  Those scarlet pupils were filled with desire for killing and blood!

  (end of this chapter)