N-A-A Chapter 10 The Creepers
Chapter 10 The Creepers
The wind was strong on the rooftop. Li Yuan followed the scorching light to the edge of the corroded water tank and looked around.
In the open space in the middle of the residential area to the east, there stood a wooden camp, its view obscured by scraps of cloth and construction debris.
Several sharpened wooden stakes stood at the entrance of the camp, with a few severed limbs and mutilated corpses haphazardly strung on them, and the ground was covered with dried blood.
Li Yuan shifted his gaze, quickly searching the surrounding area.
Sure enough, on the rooftop of the shops at the end of 76th Street, I saw... a person?
Do not!
It should be described as a humanoid creature!
The "person" was at least two meters tall, with green skin that made him look like an orc from a fantasy movie. He wore armor made of various metal scraps on his bulging muscles and carried a metal longbow on his back.
Dawn also spotted the creature, and his face immediately turned serious. At the same time, he didn't forget to explain to Li Yuan beside him, "This is a mutant."
He shifted his gaze, scanning the camp in the eastern part of the compound, his expression gradually becoming serious: "A small mutant settlement, numbering between twenty and thirty..."
Looking at the park not far away, Shuguang's face was very grim.
"Their camp is right across from the park's east gate, so close to the shelter!"
"We need to be careful no matter what!"
The original hunting route had to be changed due to this incident.
Although Li Yuan was eager to try out the so-called mutants, he didn't speak up when he saw Shuguang's ugly expression.
Clearly, since these so-called mutants have threatened the safety of Vault 404, they must be dealt with sooner or later, so there's no need for him to rush things.
After changing direction and bypassing 76th Street, the two finally encountered prey that they could eat.
Mutant hyenas are a type of "deformed" creature with two heads, resulting from a mutation caused by radiation.
These creatures are generally not very strong in combat; with the exception of a few lucky ones, most are even weaker than before the mutation.
puff!puff!
Faced with something that most wastelanders could handle, Li Yuan naturally had no fear. He thrust out the pointed steel pipe in his hand one after another, easily dealing with the two mutated hyenas in front of him.
Seeing this, Dawn, who had been watching from the sidelines without intervening, nodded slightly.
As one of the main sources of meat for survivors in the wasteland, mutated hyenas are the most cost-effective prey.
Not only are they numerous and frequently encountered, but they also provide a considerable amount of meat, several times more than mutated rats. Most importantly, the risk of poisoning after consumption is not high, making them practically a "conscience" in the wasteland.
"That's enough. Two mutated hyenas are enough for us to eat for a while. Any more than that and they'll just go bad."
As he spoke, Shuguang stepped forward, picked up a mutated hyena, and weighed it in his hand.
Although this thing looks a bit thin, it still weighs about 40 or 50 kilograms, so it's quite a good haul.
"Let's go, we can go back now."
Now that they had enough prey, the two stopped wandering around and started heading towards the shelter.
However, after a short while, Li Yuan suddenly frowned and heard some unusual sounds.
At the same time, Dawn also sensed something, looked around alertly, and pushed the safety off the gun with her index finger.
Because they changed direction and took a detour after discovering the mutant settlement, the two of them had never traveled this route back to the shelter before.
At this moment, they all noticed something unusual.
It was a peculiar sound, like the breath of some kind of monster!
After quickly surveying their surroundings, the two simultaneously locked their gaze onto the building along the street to their left, which was covered in vines.
At that moment, a hideous monster was seen crouching on the wall, its scarlet eyes fixed on the two of them without moving.
Its grayish-black color blends almost seamlessly with the wall, making it nearly impossible to spot without close inspection.
This monster has no legs; instead, it has four long, powerful arms.
Those withered fingers, like hooks, firmly anchored its body to the concrete wall.
At this moment, the muscles in its chest rose and fell gently, and a human leg bone was held between its bloodied mouth, its hissing breath filled with a thirst for flesh and blood.
"Crawler!" Dawn's pupils suddenly contracted, and his expression changed abruptly.
boom!
Without saying a word, he pulled the trigger and fired a shot.
Flames shot from the muzzle, but perhaps due to the distance, the bullet missed its target, leaving only a deep bullet hole in the wall behind the crawler.
boom! boom! boom!
Shuguang didn't stop firing; he quickly pulled back the bolt and continued firing, firing several more bullets in quick succession.
Ow—
Perhaps enraged by the flying pebbles and shrapnel, the crawler snapped the leg bone it was holding in its mouth, letting out a piercing roar from its blood-soaked jaws.
Then, it waved its four arms and charged fiercely towards Li Yuan and Shuguang.
Despite the danger, Shuguang remained calm and pulled the trigger again to continue firing.
boom!
The bullet was lucky enough to hit the crawler in the shoulder.
In an instant, black blood splattered everywhere.
The crawler let out a painful scream, but it did not back down at all. Instead, it became even more ferocious and charged wildly at the target that had harmed it.
As a fierce wind swept in, Dawn, who had no time to reload, almost instinctively released the iron-barreled rifle from his hand.
He suddenly pulled out the steel pipe stuck in his back, held it horizontally in front of him, and blocked the gaping maw that was biting at him.
In an instant, the steel pipe creaked under the strain.
Shuguang gritted his teeth, tensed every muscle in his body, and did his best to resist the crawler's charge.
Just as he was about to give up and feel like he was about to be pushed backward, a bright light suddenly flashed before his eyes.
puff!
A sharp steel pipe flashed past him like a shooting star and instantly pierced the crawler's neck.
But that's not all!
After piercing the crawler, the steel pipe retracted instantly without any pause, and then shot out like a dragon!
Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff!
In the blink of an eye, the spear tip flew through the air, piercing the crawler's neck seven times!
Black blood gushed out wildly, shooting into the sky like a tap turned on, soaking the dawn light.
Immediately, the steel pipe retracted again, and then swept across the crawler's neck with a sudden horizontal motion.
puff!
Tap! Tap, tap...
The crawler's head was severed and bounced twice on the ground.
Shuguang pushed hard, knocking the headless crawler's corpse to the ground. After catching his breath, he turned to look at Li Yuan beside him, who held a "spear" and had a calm expression.
Thanks.
Li Yuan nodded slightly, and was about to say something when his expression suddenly changed, and he abruptly reached out and pulled him.
boom!