Chapter 267 The way to deal with waves!

   "Help!"

   "Damn it, this gnat doesn't talk about martial arts! Why are you still grabbing Lao Tzu's equipment?!"

   "Go away! Don't chew on Lao Tzu's shield!"

   "Clothes! My clothes!"

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

   "Come closer to me! Hey! Don't run away!"

   In the subway tunnel, the noise of players echoed.

The old sixth in the corner of the strength department is still trying to stabilize his teammates, but the white spy of the agility department has run away, leaving only the lost Mengxin of the perception department shivering, and the props teacher of the intelligence department staged you chase me on the spot. .

   Looking at the four little cute newcomers who were chased by the eaters, quitting smoking felt a big headache.

   He felt that he was just smoking all night, and I am afraid he could not understand how these people got the qualification for the beta test.

  !

   So angry!

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

   Seeing that the boss didn't move the whole time, the props teacher hurriedly asked for help.

   "Big guy! Shoot!"

   quit smoking and couldn't help but spray.

   "Fuck, use a hairy gun to hit the eater!"

   But if you don't do it again, these cute newbies may not see the sun tomorrow.

   After quitting smoking, he turned on the insurance, raised the scythe assault rifle in his hand, and shot the gnawing around the prop guide with two shots.

   Then, he pulled out his hatchet, rushed up and slashed, and with his scumbag apprentices, smashed a **** path through the siege of the gnawing.

   leaned against the wall and took a breath, quit smoking and swung the axe covered in black mucus.

   One thing to say, this gnawing feels really enhanced!

   Whether it is speed or strength, compared with those he encountered in the tunnel in the previous winter, there is a clear difference.

   Even though he had been through many battles, he still felt a little bit troubled.

   However, this did not prevent him from pretending to be forceful in Mengxin.

   took a deep breath, stopped smoking with steady breathing, and said calmly.

"There are only a few attack routines for the gnaw, grab it with your hands, pounce on it and bite. Don't panic if you rush to the face, remember not to get entangled with them, just hit it with a shield to make it lose balance, and then take the guy to it Just say hello on your head...you'll get the hang of it after a few more familiarizations."

   Leaning against the wall of the tunnel, panting heavily, the four little players who survived the catastrophe listened to quit smoking and explained the strategy, and their eyes were shining.

   "The big guy is awesome!"

"too strong!"

   "Is this the T0 combat power!"

   "Invincible!"

   Hearing the embarrassment of these people, quit smoking and coughed dryly.

   "Cough... It's not as exaggerated as you said. You don't even read the guide?"

   "Look! We've done our homework for a long time!" The sixth man in the corner smiled and said, "I'm the power department! The front row is the output!"

   The other three also raised their hands in unison.

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

   Bai gave the sniper: "I'm agile, so I'm just about to snipe!"

   Item teacher: "My intelligence department! After awakening, I plan to use the brain wave mechanical flow! Later dad!"

  Quit Smoking: “…”

   He seemed to know what was wrong.

  …

   Four hundred players have all left Vault 117 and followed the old players to the world outside the Vault.

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

   With the "Hummingbird" drone that patrols 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 decided to take the 5 silver coins issued by the novice package and go to the wasteland alone.

  Sandbox game.

  High degree of freedom is part of the game content.

  As an excellent planner, of course Chu Guang will not interfere with each player's specific gameplay.

   He only makes macro decisions, and rules adjudication, 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 in-game property.

   and other newcomers are fully equipped with **** costumes, and they have a lot of buddies or sisters in the game who are more connected 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 and finished training with the newcomers, took off his power armor and went straight to the medical laboratory on the B3 floor.

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

  Since living in the shelter, he will wander to the medical laboratory whenever he is free to inquire about the latest research progress on the mutant slime mold.

  Heya hadn't come out of the analysis room yet, Chu Guang looked at Butch who was sitting in the chair and asked curiously.

   "Are there no mutant slime molds in the Province of the Clouds?"

  Bachi: "Of course there is. Whether it is cloud listing or cloud delisting, 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 the city."

   A giggling jeer floated out of the tin can.

   "Hehe, don't listen to the idiots of the legion bragging about demolishing all those high-rise buildings? The entire Human Alliance's nuclear bomb reserves have not been used up. How can they have this ability?"

  Chu Guang gave him a strange look.

   "Why did the People's Federation demolish their own house?"

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

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

   Wearing a white coat, Heya walked out from behind the door, and handed a tablet that was converted from a wrist-mounted computer to Chu Guang, who had just returned from outside.

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

   But that's okay.

  If you can understand it, what do you need her to do.

"This is?"

   Her brows were filled with excitement, Heya said with a bright face.

"Detailed analysis of the brood during the juvenile period! Thanks to the samples your inhabitants obtained earlier, we now have a more complete picture of brood formation, which further confirms my suspicions - these sticky The bacteria are dominated by some kind of unified consciousness, and the transmission of this information is likely to be achieved through spores!"

   That is to say…

  Spores are not only reproductive cells, but also mediators of information exchange between mutated slime molds?

   Similar to insect pheromone?

   Chu Guang, who was staring at the tablet, fell silent.

   Really handy creature.

   And at this time, Bachi, who was standing beside him, suddenly became nervous.

   "Wait, that means... the brood gives orders through spores? Will my slime mold be controlled by the spores released by the brood?"

  Hya looked at him and said.

   "You were infected outside Qingquan City, right?"

   Butch nodded nervously.

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

  Chu Guang said.

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

Heya said in a relaxed tone: "Then don't worry, these mutant slime molds have strong regional attributes. They rely on RNA-transcribed proteins to identify the same kind, and only the same kind and the same kind have a unified conscious body coordination, and different The slime mold 'identifier' differs from region to region."

   Hearing this, Butch finally breathed a sigh of relief.

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

   "Does this brood have a weakness?"

  Heya replied succinctly.

   "Its weakness is a weakness that all creatures have, and it will die if killed."

  Chu Guang: "..."

   Saying this is equivalent to not saying it.

  Heya replied succinctly.

"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, at present Look no, unless..."

  Chu Guang immediately asked, "Unless?"

"Unless you can find a way to get samples from the downtown brood," Heya said confidently, "According to my model, more than 80% of the spores in the city are produced by the downtown brood, and A series of other fruiting entities, including gnawing chambers, hatching chambers, and even new broods, ultimately originate from the oldest brood in the city center!"

  Chu Guang: "..."

   What's the difference between this and no?

  The honest and upright Butch, spit out what was in his heart for him.

   "...I think even without model analysis, I can draw this conclusion with my eyes."

  Hya glanced at him.

   "Eyes can deceive, but data doesn't."

  Chu Guang coughed lightly.

   "You're right, data won't lie, but what we need most now is a way to break 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 had guessed.

   They not only imitate the forms of other creatures in nature and hunting methods, but even go to a more complex social level.

   Some fruiting bodies are responsible for reproduction, some for development, some for hunting, and when necessary, as a "worker bee" gnawing, they will even sacrifice themselves to become the nutrients for the expansion of the incubation room's creep.

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

   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."

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

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

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

   Just when Chu Guang fell into deep thought, Butch, who was sitting beside him, hugged the tin can on his head in pain.

   "Damn...why on earth did I go this far."

   He was already starting to regret it.

  Perhaps, like other alumni who choose to travel for graduation, it is almost enough to travel around the province among the clouds.

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

   As soon as he thought that his handsome and handsome face had turned into the ghost he is now, he wanted to die in pain.

  I will become like this, no matter what I think, it's all Luo Hua's fault!

  Chu Guang glanced at the friend who had come from afar with a strange expression, and reminded him kindly.

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

   It would be better to say…

   Strange-looking NPCs are more popular?

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

   "Don't even kill me!"

  …

at dusk.

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

  When they set off from Vault 117, many of them were still carrying shovels and axes made by Steel Factory No. 81, or shields, javelins, bows, and spears made from woodworking huts.

   However, now, almost everyone's equipment has been replaced with steel bars, sticks, and even bricks that were picked up from nowhere.

   Some players simply didn't come back.

   After being cloud players on the forum for a few months, they finally realized how real a "100% real" virtual reality game can be.

   threw the tattered stick on the ground, and Mengxin, whose ID was called the painter, sat down at the south gate and scolded.

   "Nima, this gnat is too strong, holding a shield is a chomp, almost gnawed off Lao Tzu's nose!"

   A good friend whose ID is called Illustrator also agreed.

   "That's right! Didn't you say that the gnawing monster is a novice monster? This intensity is too outrageous!"

   The encounter between the two Mengxin is not an exception.

   In fact, it is not only the newbies who are troubled, even the awakened players can clearly feel that the strength of the gnawing is much higher than before.

   And this enhancement is not only the optimization of "monster AI", it is obvious that even the panel data is one or two points higher than before.

   Once surrounded, even the awakened ones of the power and constitution systems could easily fall into a dangerous situation.

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

   But complaining is complaining, and no one is discouraged.

   If you can’t even accept this difficulty, you’re unlikely to complete the questionnaire with questions that are getting more and more difficult, and it’s even less likely that you will have the chance to become a lucky beta tester.

  It is not only the unloading point at the south gate and the market at the north gate that is lively, but also the bustling in front of the wooden house of the Hunter Union.

   Looking at the looters whose hands and feet were tied, Yu Hu's expression was a little confused.

   If I remember correctly, the task I posted should be to search for slime mold xenogeneic species in the area, clean up the hatching room that produces gnats, and the source of spore spread.

However……

   Why did these "players" catch a bunch of living people and come back?

   Roughly, there are hundreds of them.

   He, the Hunter Guild, doesn't have the task of capturing slaves.

   Looking at the president of the Hunter Guild, Commander Springs smiled: "The hatching room was not found, but the raiders' nest was found."

   The Battlefield Atmosphere Team sighed: "These people are real cows, and they are actually hiding in the bridge hole!"

  I am the darkest: "It stinks!"

   Old Wang next door: "Hey, the ones I caught are even more hanging, the old nest is actually on the hanging tower!"

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

   The old king next door shook his head and poked the looters next to him, "I don't know, why don't you ask him?"

   The predator who was poked by the gun shivered, afraid and didn't dare to hide.

   The same goes for other raiders.

   In addition to being afraid, his face is more confused.

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

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

   In fact, it is understandable from the perspective of players.

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

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

   Not to mention that these predators are much fatter than the gnawing, and they can earn a silver coin and a wave of contributions after taking their nest.

  Who would refuse a walking experience pack?

   In addition to captured looters, there are also slaves that players rescued from their lair.

   There are men and women, some with healthy limbs, some lacking arms and legs, and even dying.

   Some of them even had big stomachs.

  Yu Hu, who had never dealt with predators, didn't know what to do 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 warehouse at the outpost, and instructed him.

   "People are sent to the POW camp first, where the guards know how to identify who the looters are. After the interrogation is over, the looters stay in the POW camp, and the other rescued survivors are sent to Changchang Farm."

   "If they have other places to go, let them go. If they want to stay, put them in the village of refugees and let Jiuli find something to do for them."

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

   In addition to farm work, there have recently been many business-oriented hotels and taverns in Changchang Farm, and they are recruiting account managers, account holders, cooks, cleaners and waiters.

   No matter 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.

   "Okay, my lord!"

   Chu Guang settled the players’ quest rewards at the price of 50 credits and 50 contribution for a prisoner and 80 credits for a looter.

   Looking at the players happily rushing to the north gate, 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 very good job. As for similar things, you'll have experience after dealing with them a few times. If you're really unsure, you can contact me or Xiaoqi."

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

   Originally, his original intention to set up the Hunter Guild was to deal with the wave that was about to break out, and to enrich the gameplay of the hunter players, but he didn't expect that the hunter players did not find a few incubation rooms, but instead destroyed many looters' nests.

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

   It was a pleasant surprise to be able to pick up so many prisoners.

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

   "Let's get down to business first, how's the thing I asked you to investigate?"

  Yu Hu hurriedly nodded and said immediately.

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

   After a moment's pause, 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 gnaws are moving from the city center to the suburbs along a number of out-of-city expressways."

"They are not fast, but their pace is firm. Especially at night, they march almost twice as fast as during the day... If the current speed is maintained, the first wave of predators will probably reach the northern suburbs within two days. I'm afraid it's not less than a 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 so huge, the strength in the northern suburbs is simply not enough to resist.

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

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

   "I haven't heard of the tide going north before, but there are a few fogs...but not every year."

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

   Is it because of the population?

  Chu Guang looked serious and said immediately.

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

  Yu Hu nodded immediately.

   "Yes! I was just about to get it for you!"

   Said, he returned to the wooden hut of the Hunter Guild, quickly took out a map, and walked out of the wooden hut again.

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

"right here!"

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

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

   The Garden Street subway station between Bate Street and Brown's Farm is right on the red line!

   Without a moment's delay, Chu Guang took the map and went directly to the guard's station, and recalled the captain of the guard's wrench who was far away in Changchang Farm, as well as all his capable men.

   The combat meeting begins.

  Chu Guang spread out the map on the table.

   "…if the tide continues, not only will our neighbors suffer, but Vault 117, outposts, new industrial areas will all be in trouble."

   "There is a relatively open area at the entrance and exit of the Ring Road in the south of Garden Street Subway Station. I plan to build a defense line around this area and deploy more than 500 troops and heavy firearms."

   "If you have any good comments, you can raise them now!"

   Vanus, who was staring at the map, pondered for a moment, and suddenly said.

   "I wonder if our opponents are only gnaws, or crawlers and tyrants?"

  Chu Guang: "Maybe both!"

Everyone in the conference room held their breath in unison.

   If it is just a gnawing, it would be better to say that those alien species who can only run and gnaw are only worth their heads in front of the guns, and a few heavy machine guns are enough to rub them on the ground.

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

   Coupled with the "Martyr", a monster that does not play cards at all, this battle will probably be a disaster.

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

   "I'm afraid one line of defense is not enough! On the basis of this line of defense, we also need a strategic depth of at least three kilometers to prevent them from advancing through multiple echelon lines of defense!"

   The wrench frowned tightly.

  "I'm afraid it's too late for three kilometers, and it's hard enough 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 everyone's gaze, Chu Guang nodded slowly and said only three words.

   "It's too late!"

   Any time.

   Just a little sacrifice...

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

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

   In that line of sight, there was a coercion that even the claw of death could not look at.

  It opened its mouth.

   The hoarse voice was like the cry of a ghost.

"children……"

   "Burning..."

   "Necessary... purify..."

   Those scarlet pupils are full of desire for killing and blood!

   (end of this chapter)