Chapter 67

After picking up the remaining food, the five of them left Room 605 and descended to the ground floor via the stairs.

"Should we drive over?" Jiang Baimian glanced at the parked jeep.

The black swamp iron snake bound to the roof was so conspicuous that no one noticed the solar panels.

"Too much noise," Qiao Chu shook his head.

Jiang Baimian was about to say that it was an electric vehicle, and as long as the simulated engine sound was turned off, there would be almost no noise. However, Qiao Chu, wearing the exoskeleton suit, suddenly started jogging and said:

"Follow me!"

Jiang Baimian didn't say anything more. Together with Shang Jianyao, Long Yuehong, and Bai Chen, they each held their weapons and jogged towards the exit.

At this moment, the sky was overcast with many clouds, and only a few stars were visible. The moon occasionally showed a bit of its face, casting a faint glow.

Darkness was the dominant color of the city ruins.

In the extremely quiet and still environment, Shang Jianyao and the others didn't turn on their flashlights. They jogged down the main road and entered the opposite street.

During this process, they always felt as if they were about to be swallowed by the deep night. The abandoned cars and the shadows of the trees on the side of the road seemed like monsters lurking in the darkness.

Faced with such a scene, the "Old Adjustment Team" naturally spread out according to their usual training, maintaining a certain distance.

Among them, Jiang Baimian closely followed Qiao Chu, Long Yuehong stayed to the right, Bai Chen to the left, and Shang Jianyao lagged behind.

They maintained a steady speed, not neglecting to observe and be alert to their surroundings while running.

As they ran, Shang Jianyao suddenly changed direction and dashed into an open room on the left side of the street.

Jiang Baimian and the others reacted instinctively, rolling on the ground and using abandoned cars as cover.

Qiao Chu also stopped and turned to look at Shang Jianyao.

The "Comprehensive Early Warning System" of the exoskeleton suit told him that there was no abnormality around.

However, he still raised the peculiar silver rifle, ready for any unexpected situation.

He then used the "Comprehensive Early Warning System" to observe Shang Jianyao's destination.

Although it was a very dim night, Qiao Chu, with his auxiliary equipment, could easily see the situation on the left side of the street from a distance.

Like other streets, the rooms on the left side were mostly open, either in a dilapidated state or extremely old, with no sign of life.

Their signs were either fallen and broken, faded and blurred, partially missing, or hanging precariously.

The room Shang Jianyao entered still had its sign hanging above, blue with only two white characters:

"…Repair…"

At this moment, Shang Jianyao had already taken out his flashlight and was shining it around the narrow room.

He quickly opened various cabinets, found some small instruments and tools, and packed them, along with various components and wires, into his camouflage backpack.

After putting the backpack back on and securing the flashlight, Shang Jianyao, holding the "Berserker" assault rifle, jogged back to the street.

Qiao Chu, wearing a helmet, ran over in a few large strides.

Based on his experience, once someone "followed" him, unless he showed an intention to attack, no one would act on their own. They would follow his orders, and even if they had doubts, they would at most ask questions or offer suggestions.

In this regard, Jiang Baimian, Long Yuehong, and Bai Chen were sufficiently "normal."

Facing Shang Jianyao, Qiao Chu asked in a deep voice:

"Why did you leave the group without permission?"

Shang Jianyao answered frankly:

"I had a momentary lapse."

"…" Qiao Chu's eyes narrowed, and Shang Jianyao's figure instantly appeared on his visor in a relatively abstract, target-like form.

This was the "Precision Aiming System" activated by the action of raising the silver rifle.

After a few seconds of silence, Qiao Chu slowly exhaled and lowered the gun:

"Continue to the destination."

Although his voice was not loud, Jiang Baimian and the others had been paying attention to the situation and quickly left their hiding places to rejoin the group.

The five of them once again formed the same formation and jogged towards the three-way intersection at the end of the street.

In the ruins of the city, the night wind was somewhat cold, making Long Yuehong feel as if he had returned to "Pangu Bio," after the lights were turned off.

As they were about to turn left, he couldn't help but look up at the sky.

Since coming to the surface, his first wish was to see the real sky, his second wish was to see the sun that illuminated everything, and his third wish was to see the starry sky shown in textbooks.

Now, he had already fulfilled his first and second wishes, but the third one remained unfulfilled.

The weather had been abnormal for a long time, and the nights were often cloudy, with only a few stars and part of the moon occasionally visible. This could hardly be called a starry sky.

I wonder when I will see the real stars… Just as Long Yuehong was about to收回目光，他看到乔初和江白棉几乎同时侧身抬手，瞄准一个地方，扣动了扳机。

唯一的区别是，江白棉先抽出了“联合202”，没有使用榴弹枪。

啪！砰！

两声略有差别的声音相继响起。

随着银白色电光一闪，右侧街道中段，一棵行道树上，一个衣衫褴褛、部分地方裸露的人影直直坠下，哐当砸在了一辆废弃轿车的顶部。

他的鲜血迅速渲染开来。

他手里拿着的粗糙霰弹枪弹飞出去，当的落到了路面上。

“一个‘无心者’。”江白棉仅凭左臂，就将榴弹枪稳稳端住。

她的夜视能力显然比普通人强。

白晨下意识问道：

“要把那把枪捡回来吗？”

“枪就不用了，那把枪一看就是某些荒野流浪者聚居点自己做的，没必要。”江白棉摇了摇头。

旧世界毁灭已经很多年，不少枪已经无法使用，不少尺寸的子弹已经消耗殆尽。而有一定生产能力的各大势力，在最初仿制旧世界武器，以便最大限度利用物资后，近几十年内，逐渐做了内部的标准化，虽然这肯定是以过去的武器为参照，但减少了种类。

这样一来，许多遗迹猎人、荒野流浪者获得的枪支要么坏了无法修理，要么慢慢找不到合适的子弹，他们不得不一方面加大搜寻废墟的力度，或者购买大势力走私出来的军火，另一方面尝试自制武器和子弹。

后者中，霰弹枪无疑是一个很好的选择，需要的设备相当简单，许多荒野流浪者聚居点都有。

这样的霰弹枪落在“无心者”手上，说明很可能已经有遗迹猎人或者荒野流浪者被猎杀。

“要不要搜身？”白晨又追问了一句。

“不用。”刚才使用了外骨骼装置电磁武器的乔初边回答，边转过了身体。

白晨不再坚持，一行五人继续向预定的目的地小跑而去。

又拐过一条街道后，乔初忽然放慢了步伐。

江白棉也抬手下压，示意商见曜和龙悦红停住。

借着比刚才明亮了一点的月光，商见曜看见前方有一辆灰扑扑的黑色废弃轿车。

轿车旁边，坐着一个人。

这人长着一张国字脸，穿着所谓的旧世界正装，上半身靠在车门位置，眼睛紧闭着，不知是生是死。

“吴守石……”江白棉认出了这名男子。

这是之前他们在荒野上遇到的遗迹猎人。

对方和他的同伴将月鲁车站以北发现新废墟的消息告诉了“旧调小组”。

此时此刻，吴守石只有自己一个人，而且生死不明。

“还有生命迹象。”江白棉根据感应到的电信号做出了判断。

乔初观察了一阵，跟着说道：

“他在睡觉。”

听到“睡觉”这个词，江白棉瞳孔略微放大，迅速抬起右手，就要向吴守石所在位置开枪。

不过，她瞄准的不是人，而是轿车玻璃。

就在这时，商见曜已抢先一步，对着吴守石背靠的轿车来了一次短点射。

哒的声音中，一面玻璃窗直接破碎了。

吴守石眼珠微动，似乎就要醒来了，但这时，他表情突然扭曲，整个人抽搐了两下，彻底失去了动静。

“他死了？”龙悦红愕然问道。

“理论上讲，还有抢救的机会……”江白棉这么说，但一点也没有上前的意思，同时，她边戒备四周，边移向一辆废弃轿车。

白晨同样如此，并且出声提醒道：

“那匹恐怖的梦魇马可能已经回来了。”

龙悦红吓了一跳，努力睁大眼睛，不让自己睡着。

乔初没有说话，利用“综合预警系统”，专注地寻找周围可能存在的“敌人”。

商见曜看着前方的吴守石，忽然开口道：

“你们会在街上睡觉吗？虽然我会……”

“那匹梦魇马能强制人入睡？”江白棉瞬间明白了商见曜想表达的意思，“可是，我们之前遇到它的时候，它没有表现出这一点。”

她和商见曜从真实噩梦中醒来后，没有再莫名其妙地睡着。

“要么它一次只能让一个人入睡，面对数量较多的目标时，会选择放弃，要么……”商见曜抬头看了眼穿戴外骨骼装置的乔初。

乔初之前一个人面对梦魇马，也完整活到了现在。

商见曜顿了一下又道：

“要么这里还有别的怪物，能强制人入睡的怪物。”

听到这句话，龙悦红身体一凉，只觉周围的黑暗里藏了很多东西。

“我去看看还能不能救，你们注意我的情况。”紧接着，商见曜以光明正大的诱饵姿态走向了吴守石。

他刚前行两步，城市废墟某处突然响起了苍凉粗哑的吼叫声：

“嗷呜！”

这声音响彻云霄，让人颤栗。

PS: 求推荐票~

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After picking up the remaining food, the five of them left Room 605 and descended to the ground floor via the stairs.

"Should we drive over?" Jiang Baimian glanced at the parked jeep.

The black swamp iron snake bound to the roof was so conspicuous that no one noticed the solar panels.

"Too much noise," Qiao Chu shook his head.

Jiang Baimian was about to say that it was an electric vehicle, and as long as the simulated engine sound was turned off, there would be almost no noise. However, Qiao Chu, wearing the exoskeleton suit, suddenly started jogging and said:

"Follow me!"

Jiang Baimian didn't say anything more. Together with Shang Jianyao, Long Yuehong, and Bai Chen, they each held their weapons and jogged towards the exit.

At this moment, the sky was overcast with many clouds, and only a few stars were visible. The moon occasionally showed a bit of its face, casting a faint glow.

Darkness was the dominant color of the city ruins.

In the extremely quiet and still environment, Shang Jianyao and the others didn't turn on their flashlights. They jogged down the main road and entered the opposite street.

During this process, they always felt as if they were about to be swallowed by the deep night. The abandoned cars and the shadows of the trees on the side of the road seemed like monsters lurking in the darkness.

Faced with such a scene, the "Old Adjustment Team" naturally spread out according to their usual training, maintaining a certain distance.

Among them, Jiang Baimian closely followed Qiao Chu, Long Yuehong stayed to the right, Bai Chen to the left, and Shang Jianyao lagged behind.

They maintained a steady speed, not neglecting to observe and be alert to their surroundings while running.

As they ran, Shang Jianyao suddenly changed direction and dashed into an open room on the left side of the street.

Jiang Baimian and the others reacted instinctively, rolling on the ground and using abandoned cars as cover.

Qiao Chu also stopped and turned to look at Shang Jianyao.

The "Comprehensive Early Warning System" of the exoskeleton suit told him that there was no abnormality around.

However, he still raised the peculiar silver rifle, ready for any unexpected situation.

He then used the "Comprehensive Early Warning System" to observe Shang Jianyao's destination.

Although it was a very dim night, Qiao Chu, with his auxiliary equipment, could easily see the situation on the left side of the street from a distance.

Like other streets, the rooms on the left side were mostly open, either in a dilapidated state or extremely old, with no sign of life.

Their signs were either fallen and broken, faded and blurred, partially missing, or hanging precariously.

The room Shang Jianyao entered still had its sign hanging above, blue with only two white characters:

"…Repair…"

At this moment, Shang Jianyao had already taken out his flashlight and was shining it around the narrow room.

He quickly opened various cabinets, found some small instruments and tools, and packed them, along with various components and wires, into his camouflage backpack.

After putting the backpack back on and securing the flashlight, Shang Jianyao, holding the "Berserker" assault rifle, jogged back to the street.

Qiao Chu, wearing a helmet, ran over in a few large strides.

Based on his experience, once someone "followed" him, unless he showed an intention to attack, no one would act on their own. They would follow his orders, and even if they had doubts, they would at most ask questions or offer suggestions.

In this regard, Jiang Baimian, Long Yuehong, and Bai Chen were sufficiently "normal."

Facing Shang Jianyao, Qiao Chu asked in a deep voice:

"Why did you leave the group without permission?"

Shang Jianyao answered frankly:

"I had a momentary lapse."

"…" Qiao Chu's eyes narrowed, and Shang Jianyao's figure instantly appeared on his visor in a relatively abstract, target-like form.

This was the "Precision Aiming System" activated by the action of raising the silver rifle.

After a few seconds of silence, Qiao Chu slowly exhaled and lowered the gun:

"Continue to the destination."

Although his voice was not loud, Jiang Baimian and the others had been paying attention to the situation and quickly left their hiding places to rejoin the group.

The five of them once again formed the same formation and jogged towards the three-way intersection at the end of the street.

In the ruins of the city, the night wind was somewhat cold, making Long Yuehong feel as if he had returned to "Pangu Bio," after the lights were turned off.

As they were about to turn left, he couldn't help but look up at the sky.

Since coming to the surface, his first wish was to see the real sky, his second wish was to see the sun that illuminated everything, and his third wish was to see the starry sky shown in textbooks.

Now, he had already fulfilled his first and second wishes, but the third one remained unfulfilled.

The weather had been abnormal for a long time, and the nights were often cloudy, with only a few stars and part of the moon occasionally visible. This could hardly be called a starry sky.

I wonder when I will see the real stars… Just as Long Yuehong was about to收回目光，他看到乔初和江白棉几乎同时侧身抬手，瞄准一个地方，扣动了扳机。

唯一的区别是，江白棉先抽出了“联合202”，没有使用榴弹枪。

啪！砰！

两声略有差别的声音相继响起。

随着银白色电光一闪，右侧街道中段，一棵行道树上，一个衣衫褴褛、部分地方裸露的人影直直坠下，哐当砸在了一辆废弃轿车的顶部。

他的鲜血迅速渲染开来。

他手里拿着的粗糙霰弹枪弹飞出去，当的落到了路面上。

“一个‘无心者’。”江白棉仅凭左臂，就将榴弹枪稳稳端住。

她的夜视能力显然比普通人强。

白晨下意识问道：

“要把那把枪捡回来吗？”

“枪就不用了，那把枪一看就是某些荒野流浪者聚居点自己做的，没必要。”江白棉摇了摇头。

旧世界毁灭已经很多年，不少枪已经无法使用，不少尺寸的子弹已经消耗殆尽。而有一定生产能力的各大势力，在最初仿制旧世界武器