Chapter 101 Walking with villains (1) Paths and bridges
The so-called "cursed path" is a deep underground subway tunnel that was damaged by a landslide. After Xie Yuan purchased several filter tanks from the supplies department, Bourbon took Xie Yuan around east and west to the entrance of this path.
It was obvious that this so-called alley only had the most superficial no-entry measures - a huge wooden shipping box, and Bourbon revealed the exit with just a push of his hand.
After Bourbon went down the stairs next to him, Xie Yuan followed him and came to the ground, where a smell of decay hit his nostrils.
"Okay, we're out! From now on, keep your eyes open, there's no way to ride a handcar here." Bourbon introduced the situation of this tunnel while driving the road, "You can't die in these tunnels.
There are only a few people, but as long as we can protect each other... we can get through safely."
Bourbon was right. A lot of people died in the tunnel. These people were highly decomposed, and many of the corpses had traces of being chewed by rodents. The only thing that was clear was that the general appearance of these people could still be identified.
On the way, Bourbon shot a lone "watchman" a few times and introduced the personality of the beast here.
Xie Yuan also had a good harvest, an air gun!
Tika, this is the name given to this weapon by the Metro weapon designer. It is essentially an air gun for toys.
But in the post-apocalyptic era when ammunition was scarce, the ubiquitous balls in industrial bearings became a good substitute, thanks to the standard industrialization before the war.
After weaponization and transformation, the power has been increased and the sound attenuation is good. After all, there is no gunpowder in it. The only problem is that the launch of this weapon is driven by increased air pressure. If the valve is not modified, it will easily leak and reduce the power.
However, this kind of transformation is not difficult for Xie Yuan.
But the two soon encountered trouble in the tunnel. Of course, it was just trouble for them.
A pile of corpses of campers lay scattered on the ground, with holes in their heads showing execution wounds.
The flies breeding around them show that they have been dead for a long time. As for why they don't rot? Because even underground, the temperature is quite low, but it is just a little better than the sub-zero temperature on the ground.
"Damn it! It's the caravan... they're all dead. I know who did this! It's the bandits! Hansa boasted that they wiped out all the bandits. Haha!" Bourbon is a very experienced gray area worker.
, he knew who the murderer was after looking at the injuries, but because of this, he looked solemn, "Haha! Open your eyes now - the bandits will not let us pass here for free."
The two of them very carefully avoided the "alarm system" which consisted of several cans tied together and hung in mid-air. As Bourbon opened the way, he did not forget to introduce: "This is the alarm system. It is very old, but it is very effective."
If you want to pass by without alerting others, don't touch those jars."
If you encounter broken glass on the ground, avoid it. "Watch your steps - the sound of breaking things will expose you!"
However, Xie Yuan and Bourbon laughed at the bullets, including shotshells, in some storage cabinets indoors.
I carefully pushed open a door and found a trip rope, which happened to be on the road I had to pass through. I couldn't even see it if I wasn't careful.
"Hmm!... Rope trap! This thing is very useful for dealing with blind and reckless people. Do you know how to do it?" Bourbon asked as he stepped over.
It seems that Bourbon often walks alone on this road. He did not tell Xie Yuan exactly this, but to himself. Only people who often work alone can talk like this.
Because I'm afraid of going crazy.
It seems that there are so many traps because the bandits regard this place as their back door or blind spot, because when Bourbon took Xie Yuan to an aisle, there was a bandit den around the corner.
"Damn it, they're hiding behind the roadblock. Damn it! We have to get closer." Bourbon looked at the brightly lit bandit camp, looked at Xie Yuan and asked, "Can you kill their patrol?"
"Give me five minutes." Xie Yuan made a 5 sign, quietly lurked behind a bandit, and punched the back of his head lightly.
The force that was just right but not fatal made him suddenly lose control of his body, and then he fell softly. Xie Yuan caught the weapons and bandits that were about to fall to the ground, pretending to retreat and lean against the wall.
After gently pressing the carotid artery on his neck for a while to make sure he passed out, Xie Yuan left before dealing with the next one.
This bandit team has a lot of people, at least in different obstacles, Xie Yuan clicked and there were 10 in total. There were also three or five in the next room, but he was not sure if there were more behind.
But now, they were all slumped on the wall and on the floor, as quiet as babies.
"A master-level performance" Bourbon came over and gently clapped his hands to show his admiration.
"Is it more than 5 minutes?" Xie Yuan asked Bourbon with his hands on his hips.
"I didn't look at the watch." Bourbon spread his hands.
"Okay, these people are all unconscious. Do you want to see if there is anything you want?" Xie Yuan pointed at the unconscious bandit "captives" on the ground.
"No, I'm not short of ammunition or anything," Bourbon patted his bullet belt, and then looked at the weapons on the ground with disdain, "They're all scrap metal, I don't like them."
"Okay, let's go." What Xie Yuan didn't tell Bourbon was that all the weapon accessories he was interested in had been received in his own space.
Opening the front door, Bourbon once again introduced his next plan: "The bridge is a nasty place, and my plan is this: I'll cover you, and you'll cover my back.
If we work together, we can get through it, but don't be a hero, kid—I don't want to die today!"
Xie Yuan just pulled out one of his swords and put it on his arm to show his understanding. Next, he would have a sword in one hand and a revolver in the other.
"Let me see if you are really as powerful as the rumors say." Bourbon continued to hold the revolver shotgun and prepare to clear the way.
The revolving shotgun is also one of the sophisticated weapons in the subway. Metro people call it the "Stagger". The faster one has a three-round cylinder, and the standard one has a six-round cylinder.
But if you are pursuing speed, if you trust the structure of the revolving shotgun in your hand, you can try to modify your gun into a fully automatic magazine-like shotgun like the American AA-12 or Russian SAIG-12 shotgun.
Assault shotgun, if you're not afraid of blowing up your hand.
Bourbon has a standard 6-round revolver.
There is a gap between the station and the bridge, so the two of them jumped over it. There were blocked carriages above, so they could only walk from below.
You just need to wear a gas mask, as the lower level seems to be filled with a strange gas that can make people suffocate.
However, poison gas is only a child's play on the difficulties here. The real problem is these rodent mutants, Nosalis.
There are so many! But the Bourbon revolving shotgun is carried just for this situation. As long as you get close, one or two shotgun shells can kill one.
Unfortunately, the revolving shotgun only has six shots at most. Next, it depends on Xie Yuan, but this time he is not outside. Xie Yuan does not want to expose the secret of his strength that can kill monsters with one punch.
Therefore, Xie Yuan pierced the monster's vital point with his knife and then put a gun on the monster's head to achieve a headshot!
After killing about three of them, Bourbon shouted, "Get out of the way!" Xie Yuan sidestepped, and the revolving shotgun continued to show off its power.
During the time when Bourbon was reloading, Xie Yuan relied on movement and headshots as cover. Xie Yuan was very fortunate that the surviving weapons designer did not completely imitate the Nagant 1895-style pistol.
Instead, they used a modern double-action revolver with a magazine and a pop-up method for reloading. Otherwise, Xie Yuan would really have to prepare two revolvers to complete the task.
Xie Yuan and Bourbon wanted to completely eliminate Nosalis, that is, it would not appear again for a short period of time, before they could continue to the next bridge pier.
Because these little bitches are so capable of harassing people, otherwise Xie Yuan would not be able to establish a reputation so easily in his own subway station, and clearing them out from time to time will not make these beasts extinct.
On the way, forces from the Hanseatic League suddenly came out to check the posts. Although they were searching for bandits, Bourbon still had to hide... Bourbon must have had issues with the Hanseatic League. This was something Xie Yuan had already anticipated.
This is not bad, Xie Yuan thought to himself, it just gave him a reason to hide, and he could not be seen by the Hanseatic League.
It's not for any other reason, but Hansa really wants to know Xie Yuan's secrets about breeding cockroaches as protein blocks. Apart from himself, only his adoptive father has complete information about this information.
It was certainly not that the Hanseatic League had never thought of replacing the exhibition hall as the only outlet for its specialty products. In fact, his adoptive father's share had been destroyed by himself. He kept this knowledge firmly in his mind, but later made a forged document.
But as expected, it disappeared, along with several workers and some seed cockroaches.
However, judging from the increasing export volume year by year, Hansa still has not succeeded in making replicas of protein blocks. This is also normal, because Xie Yuan has tampered with the environment of breeding cockroaches. After leaving this environment, he made
Genetically modified cockroaches cannot survive.
In fact, ordinary cockroaches can also be cultivated as an alternative, but it is very cumbersome and the gains outweigh the losses. Again, for large capital groups such as the Hanseatic League, they will not bother to do something that is not cost-effective.
At the same time, after the cost of protein blocks became cheaper than mushroom dry food, these two groups of people began to use protein blocks to mix mushroom dry food, and gradually replaced mushrooms.
Why did Xie Yuan know? Because the Hanseatic League began to outsource even the packaging to their exhibition station. One was wrapped in red paper, the other was wrapped in gray paper, and then packed separately and taken away by the Hanseatic.
Going a step further, after the Hanseatic patrol left, Bourbon and Xie Yuan continued their journey.
However, this kind of trail is really difficult to walk on. A carriage actually fell down because the support began to rot. Fortunately, Xie Yuan and Bourbon sped up and reached the next bridge pier.
But something unexpected happened at the end: the tunnel collapsed.
"There's a landslide here, damn it!" Bourbon was dancing with joy because he encountered all kinds of difficulties on this road. Fortunately, he looked around and his face finally looked better, "There is also a staircase, which is really convenient...
Looks like someone is leading us there. Screw it—let’s go!”
Unfortunately, Nosalis still had to come to see them off, and it was another battle to cover each other.
After Nosalis didn't come out for a while, Bourbon resigned and activated a chairlift mechanism next to him.
"Clang" The hanging ladder turned downwards and turned into a downward staircase, as if it knew that there was a landslide and could only go down. No wonder Bourbon thought this was a design.
After going downstairs, they walked down a long and winding corridor. The two people who originally thought it was a passage were dumbfounded again.
The front is surrounded by fog and full of ghosts, but there is no way out!