The flashlight once again swept across the mutated cat's flesh. Some reflections in the flesh caught Zhang Xiao Qiang's attention. Walking closer to take a closer look, he found that it was a sand-like emerald green crystal core. All the crystal cores had become like fine sand, sprinkled in the flesh. Standing up, Zhang Xiao Qiang shook his head. The crystal core was not like flesh, it's hardness was not low. Even if it was crushed, the fragments would be different in size. But it was crushed into fine sand, he couldn't imagine to what extent Gus's close-range Qi Blade control was.
Standing on the empty road, Zhang Xiaoqiang looked back and forth, ignoring the small mutant beasts peeping at the flesh under his feet. He thought about his way. Gus had already caught up with him, which meant that he had completely shaken off Gus. He could completely turn around and walk to the base, but this meant that Gus would return the same way and slaughter the entire base's tens of thousands of people. If so, it was equivalent to Zhang Xiaoqiang killing them.
Zhang Xiaoqiang was mature enough to not deliberately kill anyone or save anyone. He had learned to think from a higher point of view. Gus was just a member of the New Era. God knew how many Gus's there were in the New Era. Being the enemy of the New Era could not be achieved with just a few battles. What was needed was population, production potential, enough soldiers, and higher-level evolvers. Therefore, Zhang Xiaoqiang must leave enough vitality for China.
Thinking of this, Zhang Xiaoqiang decided to move forward. In front of him was the battlefield. Gus did not bring the antidote that the New Era needed. As long as he found an opportunity to provoke and then use the fake antidote as bait, maybe the New Era and Gus would both suffer. If it did not work, he could use the military as a substitute.
Zhang Xiaoqiang tightened his grip on the heavy machine gun on his shoulder and stepped forward. The moment his back disappeared, the grass on the side of the road violently rioted. Countless small mutant beasts jumped out under the attraction of the meat and jumped into the mutant cat's flesh and blood to devour. From time to time, there would be mutant beasts killing each other for a little bit of flesh and blood with a crystal nucleus.
Zhang Xiaoqiang didn't walk all night. He found a place to sleep after midnight. The next morning, he found a mutant cat's leather on the road. The leather was very intact, and the bones around the leather were also very intact. It didn't look like it was eaten by a mutant beast. On the side of the leather, there was an egg-shaped, crystal clear dark red crystal.
Picking up the crystal core, Zhang Xiaoqiang felt a little strange. This was the wild, so the crystal core should have been eaten by the mutant beasts.
Why did it stay here?
Moreover, this mutant cat must have been eaten by Gus. Such a big mutant beast being eaten is not something an ordinary person can do. At least, Zhang Xiaoqiang knew that so far, there were only two people who could do it. One was Wan Qiang, and the other was himself. In addition, there was no trace of a bonfire around the mutant cat, and there were traces of blood on the bones. It was obvious that it was eaten raw.
Since he couldn't figure it out, he stopped thinking about it and continued to walk forward. After two steps, he smelled a strong smell of blood. He turned his head to look at the grass beside him, but he found that there was a large pile of flesh and blood there. In the daytime, these things could be seen more clearly. All kinds of hairs were caught in the black flesh and blood, and the smell of blood soared to the sky. Bones, claws, teeth, brain, and internal organs were all twisted and mixed together.
Seeing this, Zhang Xiaoqiang couldn't help but take a step back. He immediately thought of the origin of these things. Last night, there were obviously a lot of mutant beasts, but these mutant beasts were all twisted into a bloody paste by Gus. Later, he discovered Gus's new ability. Gus didn't catch these mutant beasts and kill them one by one. Instead, he stood in place and sucked them in front of him to kill them.
There were a lot of mutant beasts, and after killing them, they piled up into a huge pile. If the scene was reconstructed, it should be Gus standing in place and tearing open the abdomen of the mutant beasts. He started to eat from the internal organs, greedily not letting go of any trace of flesh and blood. Bit by bit, he ate until the crystal core was empty. He casually threw it on the ground, attracting the attention of the surrounding small mutant beasts.
Just as he was enjoying the food, the first small mutant beast rushed over and wanted to take the crystal core. However, he mistakenly thought that the small beast wanted to attack him, so he immediately turned the small beast into meat paste. Then, he carried the mutant cat's corpse and turned around to look at the gathered small beasts. He didn't know what method he used, but these small beasts were all summoned in front of him and destroyed at the same time. Otherwise, the small beasts would definitely scatter and escape when they felt danger. If that was really the case, Zhang Xiaoqiang would have found the footprints of the small beasts that turned around and ran away.
At this time, Zhang Xiaoqiang was in a dilemma again. Gus's methods were getting more and more powerful. If he followed behind Gus and looked for an opportunity, was he going to kill or be killed?
Through some of the details that Gus had shown, it could be seen that this guy had completely lost his humanity. He was afraid that he would no longer have the thoughts of an ordinary person. He was like a beast, biting whoever he caught. He was not afraid of fighting with people, but fighting with a beast with human intelligence, and a beast that was far stronger than him, seemed to be very scary.
Looking at the remaining fur again, Zhang Xiaoqiang walked up and kicked it. He took out the Rat King Blade and sawed open the mutant cat's skull. From inside, he took out a dark red colloid. This colloid was obviously ignored by Gus. Seeing this colloid, Zhang Xiaoqiang felt at ease.
As a high-end force in the new era, it was impossible for Gus not to know about the colloid inside the mutant beast's body. As long as it was a colloid, it would definitely be very attractive to a beginner evolver. Even if he did not need it, as the most precious resource, it would be impossible for him to abandon it. That was why Zhang Xiaoqiang believed that Gus had lost most of his sanity due to his madness.
Gus had vented his anger on the rest of the beasts because of a small beast that had snatched his food, and he had given up on the most precious colloid and nucleus, and consumed the most useless flesh. Furthermore, it was eaten raw. All of this led Zhang Xiao Qiang to conclude that Gus was transforming into a real beast. He did not know what was happening to Gus, but this transformation was beneficial to him. As long as Gus maintained this beastly state while fighting him, he would be able to find Gus' weakness and think of a way to get rid of him. It was just like yesterday when Gus had fallen into a killing frenzy and was ambushed by Zhang Xiao Qiang.
After putting away the crystal and the colloid, Zhang Xiaoqiang decided to continue following Gus. His biggest advantage was that Gus was in the light, and he was in the dark. As long as he was careful, he would be the hunter, and Gus would be his prey. No matter how strong the prey was, as long as it showed its weakness, it would die in the hands of the hunter. Zhang Xiaoqiang firmly believed in this.
After walking for a long time, Zhang Xiaoqiang found a metal syringe on the ground. This syringe was very high-tech. The shell was made of the titanium alloy that Zhang Xiaoqiang was familiar with, and there were many electronic components on it that he did not know the purpose of. In addition, it had the function of automatic temperature control.
Seeing this syringe, Zhang Xiaoqiang carefully picked it up, removed the needle, and put it in his bag. He thought that the residue in the syringe was the key to Gus's transformation. However, this thing made him worry again. If the technology in the hands of the New Era could be mass-produced, it would mean that all the evolvers he met in the future would be able to evolve on the spot. If that was the case, it would be too terrifying.
At noon, Zhang Xiaoqiang came to the intersection between the two cities. The road in front of him had been broken, and there was a large crack that was more than ten meters wide and more than thirty meters deep. It was like a collapsed pit before the apocalypse. Under the crack, red soil peeled off from time to time, and the width of the crack was slightly widened. Looking at the soil moisture and the thin mud at the bottom of the pit, Zhang Xiaoqiang understood that the road here had collapsed because of the rain. Without road maintenance, the road here might never be repaired.
At this time, Zhang Xiaoqiang hesitated. He stood at the intersection, and the road in front of him had collapsed. It was impossible for him to go back, so he could only choose to go left or right. Both cities were marked on the map, but one had a larger population and a more complex terrain. The other had a smaller population and a smaller city. If he was chasing the New Era's army, he would definitely choose the one with the smaller population, because normal people would choose that way. But now …
To be a hunter, one had to understand the prey's movement, track the prey's track, and look for the prey's obstacle at all times. If Zhang Xiaoqiang chose to give up, he might be able to get rid of Gus, but he might also leave behind a huge hidden danger. This hidden danger might become a nightmare for all Sichuan survivors.