The place where Xu Xiaoshuang escaped was not too close to Blackstone Town, but it was not too far either. After riding for less than five minutes, Qi Yuan saw Blackstone Town with its gates shut tight and heard the sound of gunshots.
Did Si Tu attack Xu Kui?
Qi Yuan stopped the car about 500 meters away from the gate and looked at Blackstone Town in surprise. He did not expect Si Tu to attack so decisively.
Outside the tightly shut steel door, a few hunters were wandering around. When they saw Qi Yuan and the bald man appear, they didn't approach them rashly. Instead, they kept a distance away.
In Blackstone Town, only Si Tu and Xu Kui had motorcycles. No one would be so unlucky as to get involved in a battle.
Looking at the closed gate, the bald man's calm expression suddenly became serious. He rode his Iron Wolf and circled around Blackstone Town before stopping beside Qi Yuan.
"You want to go in?" Qi Yuan saw a sense of uneasiness in his eyes.
The bald man nodded and did not hide his intention.
"Master Luo is still inside. Without my protection, he will be in danger!"
That wretched old man had such a loyal follower!
If it was the Xu family behind Xu Kui, they might have enough time and energy to train a loyal follower. Obviously, no one else would do that.
Qi Yuan squinted his eyes and looked at the tall black wall. In order to defend against the attacks of the Zergs, the wall of Blackstone Town was close to 10 meters tall. The wall was made of steel and rock and was steep and hard. There was no place to climb. There was also a large circle of thorny iron net at the top of the wall. Even an aptitude user would not be able to climb over it.
The bald man's expression changed a few times. In the end, he said in a low voice, "Lend me these two mechanical arms!"
Qi Yuan glanced at him. Master Luo had never shown any malice towards him. Instead, he had helped him a lot. Although he had been tricked by Master Luo once regarding Xu Xiaoshuang, overall, he had not suffered any losses.
"One of the mechanical arms was originally a trade item. You can take the other one, but Master Luo has to agree to one of my requests."
"Sure!"
The bald man nodded. "I'll agree to your request on behalf of my master. If my master doesn't agree, I'll owe you my life."
Master?
Qi Yuan was keenly aware that his attitude towards Master Luo had changed. Although he was surprised in his heart, he didn't show it on his face. Although he hadn't seen the bald man fight, his strength was definitely not weak. Such a person would actually call a wretched old man without much strength master.
The bald man took out two blood-stained mechanical arms. After cleaning up the flesh and blood on them, he suddenly grabbed his left arm with his right hand and twisted it forcefully. Following a series of metal friction and collision sounds, he actually twisted his entire left arm off.
Not a single drop of blood flowed out of the severed arm. Only a series of intricate metal gears slowly rotated.
This arm that looked exactly like a real person was actually a mechanical arm!
Under Qi Yuan's astonished gaze, the bald man inserted Luo Kui's mechanical left arm into his left shoulder. After a series of gears and metal collisions, the pieced together left arm actually moved.
The bald man casually swung his left arm. His five fingers continuously bent a few times. After confirming that the connection was complete, he removed his right arm and replaced Luo Kui's other mechanical arm.
In less than a minute, Luo Kui's two mechanical arms had completely replaced the bald man's original two arms.
The bald man moved his hands. Then, he picked up the two arms that were removed and pressed them lightly. Two silver-grey daggers slid out from his wrists and into his hands.
The bald man picked up the daggers and waved them forcefully. They actually made a sound that cut through the air!
A robot or a mechanic?
Qi Yuan suppressed the shock in his heart. If the bald man didn't remove his own arms, he wouldn't have realized that this seemingly cold follower was actually hiding such a secret.
The bald man held the daggers horizontally with both hands. Then, he began sprinting toward the walls of Blackstone Town.
His speed grew faster and faster. When he was close to the wall, his right foot lightly tapped the wall and his entire body instantly shot up several metres. He directly jumped over the hard steel wall below and arrived at the middle of the rocky wall.
The momentum from his sprint was exhausted. The bald man swung the daggers with his right hand and stabbed them into the rocks above the wall.
The rocks that formed the wall were incomparably hard. They were strong enough to withstand the baptism of bullets. However, the bald man's daggers did not obstruct them in the slightest. The daggers sank deep into the rocks.
The bald man's two arms moved together. Relying on the pair of daggers, he quickly climbed up the rocky wall. With a forceful slash of the sharp daggers, a gap was cut out from the layers of thorny iron wires.
He straightened his body and his entire body passed through the gap. He then landed inside Blackstone Town.
Qi Yuan glanced at the gap where the bald man had disappeared. Listening to the gunshots and roars that came from Blackstone Town, he casually lifted Death Reaper and mounted it on the side of the truck.
The strength of his gun control was highlighted at this moment. Qi Yuan, who originally only had Random Marksmanship, could not only hit the enemy between the eyebrows with one shot, but he was also able to control this Death Reaper with ease.
The battle lasted for nearly an hour. Other than the bald man who used the strength of his mechanical arms to flip over and enter the town from the outside, Qi Yuan did not see a single person or black-toothed rat leave.
Gradually, the gunshots stopped. Even though he was a few hundred metres away, Qi Yuan could still smell the thick smell of blood coming from Blackstone Town.
After an unknown amount of time, the heavy roar of the hydraulic machine finally sounded. The tightly shut gate of Blackstone Town slowly opened. The Hunters who were wandering outside became vigilant at the same time. They gripped the weapons in their hands and stared at the open gate.
Rumble!
A motorcycle rushed out from behind the door like a sharp sword, speeding towards the wilderness in the distance.
Behind the door, a hellish scene was displayed before everyone's eyes. Through the scope of Death Reaper, Qi Yuan could clearly see that Blackstone Town was in a mess. Broken corpses were everywhere. There were many human corpses, but more of them were black-toothed rat corpses.
Almost every inch of the soil was stained with a layer of black blood, as if a bloody massacre had just taken place.
Broken corpses were dragged out from the town and piled up outside. After a bucket of fuel was poured over them, the huge pile of corpses quickly burned, emitting thick black smoke. At the same time, it also emitted a pungent stench that made people want to vomit.
Qi Yuan did not rashly enter the town. After waiting for a while, the bald man, who was covered in blood, slowly walked out of the town.
"Master wants to see you."
Qi Yuan nodded, put the butcher into the holster at his waist, and walked in with the bald man.
The population of Blackstone Town had obviously decreased by more than half. Whether it was the Wilderness Hunters or the warriors under Situ, they had all suffered heavy casualties in this disaster of black-toothed rats.
Many of the houses in the town had also collapsed. The only good news was that the water purification device and food factory inside had not suffered too much damage under Situ's full defense.
This was the foundation of Blackstone Town's existence. As long as they could provide food and pure water, the population of Blackstone Town could slowly recover.
Looking at the broken limbs everywhere, Qi Yuan could vaguely imagine the tragedy of this battle. It was probably even crueler than the battle in the mine.
"These are Xu Kui's handiwork?"
"Yes!"
The bald man paused for a moment and explained, "Xu Kui colluded with the people of the Doomsday Church and ambushed a large number of black-toothed rats under Blackstone Town. If Situ had not gone deep into the cave and defeated the Doomsday Church hiding underground, the entire population of Blackstone Town would have been contaminated and turned into degenerates."
Doomsday Church!
Qi Yuan carefully recalled for a while and found that there was no relevant memory in his original memory, so he silently memorized it. This kind of strange organization that could surpass the degenerates was definitely the most dangerous existence.
"Is Xu Kui dead?"
"I don't know." The bald man shook his head.
"Someone saw him being forced into the underground cave where the black-toothed rats gathered by leader Situ. He might have been rescued by the Doomsday Church, or he might have been eaten by the rats."
The black-toothed rats did not have any rationality. They were even more chaotic than the black-toothed rats. Unless the Doomsday Church took action, with Xu Kui's strength, there was not much possibility of escaping.
Soon, the two of them arrived at Situ's residence. Qi Yuan saw an acquaintance, the leader of the mine protection team — Hu Hao!
"Master and leader Situ are inside. You can go in at any time." The bald man stopped and said.
Hu Hao also smiled and greeted him.
"Brother Qi, you came at the right time. The leader and Old Luo are waiting for you inside. Come with me."
Qi Yuan nodded and followed Hu Hao into Situ's villa.
Walking through the empty hall, they walked to the door of a room at the end of the corridor on the second floor. Hu Hao stopped at the door and motioned for Qi Yuan to go in by himself.
Qi Yuan pushed the door and entered.
Although the small courtyard outside was full of the blood of the black-toothed rats, this room obviously did not suffer the attack of the rats. The thick dark red carpet on the ground was as smooth as new, the white walls did not have a trace of blood, and the glass chandelier and windows were not broken. This was probably the only room that remained intact.
The moment he stepped into the room, three gazes turned at the same time.
Other than Situ, whose upper body was covered in bandages, and Master Luo, who was wrapped in a greasy green military coat, there was also a skinny young man.
Situ and Master Luo were sitting around a round tea table that was half the height of a person. The skinny young man stood behind Situ, looking bored. He was playing with a black dagger in his hand, like a butterfly flying through flowers, leaving behind afterimages that were hard to see with the naked eye.
"Qi Yuan!" Master Luo waved his hand, his old face smiling like a blooming chrysanthemum.
Situ, who was usually very dignified, looked much gentler at this moment. He nodded and motioned for Qi Yuan to come over and take a seat.
Qi Yuan walked over and sat down on a wooden chair next to the tea table.
Situ glanced at the Butcher on Qi Yuan's waist and sighed softly.
"I didn't expect that Xu Kui would still be able to escape from the mine with the help of the Butcher and Viper."
"Xu Kui's strength is not bad. He has at least two Stage 2 Combat Field abilities." Master Luo said weakly.
"With the Shadow Lizard's Shadow Jump, the chances of two Stage 2 Hunters fighting Xu Kui in the dark mine are not high."
Situ nodded slightly and suddenly looked at Qi Yuan.
"Can you tell us about the process of clearing out the mine?"
Qi Yuan thought for a moment and roughly explained the process of clearing out the mine, leaving out the part where he killed Luo Kui.
"There's actually a swarm of Virulent Killer Mosquitoes in the mine!" Situ's eyes were serious.
These mutated Virulent Killer Mosquitoes were much harder to deal with than the Shadow Lizard. Not only were their numbers large, but they also had a short breeding period. As long as there was enough food, the Virulent Killer Mosquitoes could rapidly expand their population.
The natural enemy of the Virulent Killer Mosquitoes, the Shadow Lizard, was already dead. Coupled with the large number of human and Insectoid corpses in the mine, it would only take a few days for a new batch of Virulent Killer Mosquitoes to hatch on a large scale and quickly take over the entire mine.
"Shoulong, you and Shoucheng will take a few uninjured warriors to the mine and clean up all the corpses. Do it quickly. We can't let the Virulent Killer Mosquitoes rise from the ashes."
"Yes!"
Yi Shoulong quickly left the room after receiving the order.
Situ was silent for a few seconds, as if he was organizing his words. After a while, he slowly said, "This time, Blackstone Town was lucky to survive the invasion of the Doomsday Cultists. However, the town's defensive power has been greatly reduced. I need your help."
Qi Yuan did not agree rashly. Although Steel Defense and Annihilation Warhead were stronger than ordinary Stage 1 abilities, they were definitely not stronger than Stage 2 abilities. If it was dangerous enough to make Situ ask for help, it would definitely not be ordinary help. It might even be more dangerous than clearing out the mine.
More importantly, Situ might not be trustworthy. Burning the bridge after crossing the river was a common thing in the new era, just like Xu Kui.
Master Luo, who had been silent all this time, looked at the two of them and coughed.
"Situ's reputation is still trustworthy. If you have any requests, you can tell him directly. The request that Eleven agreed on my behalf can also be counted on Situ. His family is richer than mine."
Qi Yuan's heart moved. He finally saw a glimmer of hope for a successful check-in!
He glanced at Master Luo before finally looking at Situ.
"What do you need me to do?"
Situ's expression turned solemn as he said in a low voice, "Don't worry.
"About a hundred kilometers to the east of Blackstone Town, there's a gathering point called New Moon Town. The leader of New Moon Town is a Grade 2 Mechanic called Wei Tao. He has his eyes on the two Blackstone mines here and has already had a few conflicts with Blackstone Town. I've blocked him every time."
"Today's riot by the Doomsday Believers has weakened the defense of Black Stone Town. After Wei Tao receives the news, he will definitely not let go of this opportunity. He will soon come to attack Black Stone Town. If you can help me repel the attack of New Moon Town, whether you want the Mechanical Armament or the Genetic Medicine, I can find a way to get it for you!"
Situ's price was very sincere. It was at least higher than Xu Kui's. However, the more it was like this, the more Qi Yuan did not dare to casually agree. This meant that the attack of New Moon Town would definitely be very troublesome. Even Situ did not have the confidence to defend Black Stone Town and had to ask for external help at a high price.
After thinking about the pros and cons, Qi Yuan made a decision.
"I can stay and help. I don't need the Mechanical Armament or the Genetic Medicine, but I want to choose what I want. Moreover, my rule is to take the money first, then do the work!"
Situ was slightly stunned. He did not expect Qi Yuan to reject the Mechanical Armament and the Genetic Medicine. These two items were enhancement items that every Wild Hunter dreamed of but could not get. Even he had to spend a lot of effort to get them through private channels.
"No problem. As long as it is something that I have, you can choose two of them," Situ agreed to Qi Yuan's request.