Abnormal Doomsday Records

Chapter 11. Wasteland Gambler - Continued
"What? You want 30% of the payment as our commission? That's awesome!"

Lao Bai exclaimed, and suddenly felt that he was a loser in the business world, not even worthy of carrying Zhou Ke's shoes. But before he could feel sad, he heard Zhou Ke explain:

"It's not 30% of the payment. Mayor Chen told Ohm that in order to warm up for the End of the World Festival, the Tiger Nation has set up a 'beast cage' in every town and invited the wastelanders to fight in order to please the evil god of the End of the World they believe in.

There is also one in Tiger Claw Town, and the bounty for the fighting cage has increased to 30% more than the payment owed to Slag Town.

Because it is part of the End Festival, he can use the bounty freely, so if Qiao Ya and Ohm want to get the payment now, please ask the fighters in Slag Town to go into the fighting cage.

If you win, everyone is happy; if you lose, you just consider yourself unlucky.

The 30% commission Qiao Ya promised to give us is the portion after the payment for the goods is settled."

At this point, Zhou Ke complained with an unhappy look on his face:
"I originally wanted 50%. Although Qiao Ya has a lot of business talent, she is too naive after all. After a few words from me, she was a little shaken. As a result, that damn Ohm intervened. I couldn't beat him and couldn't afford to offend him, so I could only agree to take 30%.

Blanch!
A losing deal.

Alas, the rule in this evil land is that the bigger the fist, the more powerful the law."

"What? The three of us go into the fighting cage? Can we win?"

Lao Bai's legs softened when he heard this, and he almost fell to his knees. He was really not a fighter and stayed away from all kinds of fighting. But Zhou Ke snorted and said:
"Don't you see why we are here? If you can avoid it this time, how are you going to hide at the festival? Besides, do you really think Ohm will reason with you? We are fighters from Slag Town, and we are here to fight for our lives. This time, it involves the official business of Slag Town, so Qiao Ya is willing to hire us.

If he was really unreasonable and drove the three of us into the fighting cage without paying us a penny, that would be it.

We are the weaker party. When others are willing to reason with you, you should stop while you are ahead and stop thinking about unnecessary things!

go with!
Get ready.

Later, the three of us will go to the fighting cage to broaden our horizons and see what kind of monsters the Tiger Nation has captured for the fight."

"Ugh."

Lao Bai looked miserable, but he soon became confused and said:
"That's not right. Didn't the mayor just say that we can get paid after waiting for a while? They have been working together for so many years, so they should have some credibility. Why would Miss Qiao Ya take such a risk?"

This question was not answered. Lao Bai looked up and saw Zhou Ke staring at him like he was an idiot. After a few seconds, he said quietly:
"I finally know why you have ended up like this. Listen to my advice, Lao Bai. Don't be a businessman after you escape. You are really not suitable. Tiger Claw Town obviously has no intention of paying the Slag Town for the goods this time. That old Chen looks honest but he is actually a debtor who won't pay back his debts!

I am most familiar with this kind of person. I can tell from his eyes that he is a damn bastard. If someone really intends to pay back the money, he won't drag it out for so long. I estimate that after this time, the scrap metal trade between End Castle and Slag Town will also be terminated.

Maybe Hubang has found a new supplier and wants to kick Slag Town away, but this is not something we need to consider, so let’s make preparations.”

"Ah."

Lao Bai thought about it and realized that this was true, so he went back to the cage and put all the supplies into his pocket and asked Ajie to carry it. After meeting up with Zhou Ke, they went to the fighting cage in the center of Tiger Claw Town.

Ohm and Qiao Ya were already waiting for them here. After Zhou Ke came over, Qiao Ya stepped forward and whispered to him:

"I've found out everything. The one in the cage is a helmeted bull leader that Tiger State captured from the Bad Land. It's a relatively difficult monster to deal with. I heard that the crazy doctors of Tiger State even performed biochemical transformation on the helmeted bull, so all the wastelanders who came to the cage during this period were killed.

But Uncle Ohm said that as long as you perform normally and Ajie is in the front, you will have a high probability of winning.

Although the helmeted bull has brute strength and can breathe fire, it doesn't have much brains after all. Your Wolverine rifle can easily penetrate its thick hide when fully charged."

"What did Boss Ohm say?"

Zhou Ke glanced at Ohm next to him, but the other party ignored him. However, Zhou Ke believed in the vision of the sublimated strong man. He said that if he could win, there was a high probability that he could handle it.

These words also put the frightened Old White at ease. He was absolutely convinced of Ohm.

But when they walked to the front of the fighting cage, Zhou Ke stared at the thing thrown into the blood-stained octagonal cage with wide eyes. He looked up and down, left and right in confusion. After several minutes, he pointed at the two-meter-high thing with a metallic luster and said to Qiao Ya who was beside him with an angry face:
"Miss, I don't know much about the things in the Bad Land, but this thing doesn't seem to have anything to do with 'cows', right? Or does your cows look like this?"

"They changed their opponents at the last minute! These idiots have no intention of paying back the money!"

No matter how innocent Qiao Ya was, she knew she was being fooled. Lao Bai was even more trembling. He said to Zhou Ke in a floating voice:

"That's the killer robot from Rust Castle! It's the kind that's been infected with the awakening disease. A thick-skinned helmeted bull can't last more than twenty seconds in front of it.

Blanch!
This is meant to kill us.”

Ohm, who was holding his head with a scarf and leaving only his eyes exposed, was silent for a moment and said:
"Forget it, I'll do it. You can't handle this thing. Get the money first, and then I'll find a time to come back and talk it over with Old Chen."

After saying that, Ohm picked up his black sword and prepared to enter the cage, but was stopped by the Tiger State brothers who were guarding outside the cage.

The other person was the one who was scared to death by Ohm just now. He still looked scared, but still gritted his teeth and said:

"What are you doing, Boss Ohm? This cage is for wastelanders and fighters. It's unreasonable for a strong man like you to fight. Our mayor said that if you win, there will be no bounty. If you have any objections, you can go to the End Castle to complain to the Tiger King.

This rule was set by the Tiger King."

"Open your fucking eyes and look at what you put in the cage! Is that an opponent that the Wastelanders can handle?"

Ohm shouted:
"Since when can even the organic hunters from Rust Castle become part of the End Ceremony? Where is Old Chen? Let him come out to see me!"

"The mayor. Uh, the mayor is busy."

The Tiger State's younger brother pointed at the cash box above which was guarded by a group of Tiger State soldiers with a look of annoyance on his face and said:

"The money is right there, and the key is on the robot inside. Your fighters can take it away if they win. Please, Boss Ohm, I was too arrogant just now, and I deserve to be beaten and scolded by you, but please don't make things difficult for a small person like me.

I know it’s not fair, but it’s not for us to decide.”

He swallowed and looked at the furious Ohm. He knew that if he wanted to calm the other party's anger, he had to show some "sincerity". He looked around and whispered:

"I heard that the mayor's relative bought a slag furnace left by an old civilization on the black market in the city-state area a few months ago. It is said that it has been sent to Tiger Claw Town and is being debugged, so..."

This news finally explained the reason for everything, and Ohm narrowed his eyes.

He took a look at the locked cash box and knew that this was Lao Chen's final reply to him. He could have just robbed the money, but this would also mean that Slag Town had broken the rules of Tiger State during the Final Festival, and there would definitely be a lot of trouble afterwards.

This is to make him give up.

"Forget it, Uncle Ohm, let's go."

Miss Qiao Ya clenched her fist tightly, and veins popped out on the back of her hand, but she finally swallowed her anger and said to Ohm:

"Go back and tell Dad, and then talk about the future preparations. Hubang will no longer buy our products. This is related to the survival of the town. This is a big deal. Dad must prepare early."

"Ah."

Ohm took one last look at the cash box, turned around and left with Qiao Ya, but seeing the murderous intent in this guy's eyes, he knew that this matter would not end so easily.

"Oh, you're scared now? You don't want your money anymore?"

Just after the two took a few steps, Zhou Ke suddenly shouted, causing Qiao Ya and Ou Mu to turn around at the same time, with surprise written in their eyes.

What does it mean?
"It's none of my business if Slagtown doesn't want to take their hard-earned money, but my commission is there, and I don't want to work for nothing."

Zhou Ke pointed to the fighting cage and said:

"They only said to go in and fight, but didn't say we couldn't come out. The three of us will go in and give it a try. If it doesn't work, we'll ask Boss Ohm to take us out. But if we win by chance, I want half of the money in the box!"

"You're crazy."

Ohm said in a mute voice:
"You can't deal with Rust Castle's organic hunters. They are war weapons of the old civilization, specially designed to hunt organic life. Even if Tiger State removes its shoulder guns and heavy machine guns, the remaining hot melt rays and polymer cutting saws can easily penetrate your armor and your bones.

Even the violent Ajie couldn't resist its mechanical brute force. Once these things appeared in groups on the Bad Land, all monsters would retreat. Once their number exceeded ten and there was no Iron Commander to coordinate, even I would have to temporarily avoid them."

"Since I'm here, I have to give it a try."

Zhou Ke pulled up the embarrassed Lao Bai who was standing beside him with his legs weak, and said:

"Our lives are ours. Now that we are here, the fighters and Slag Town have nothing to do with each other. I want to take a gamble. Are you willing to join me?"

Ohm's eyes fell on Zhou Ke.

He didn't know where Zhou Ke got the confidence from, but he knew from observing this guy all the way that he was hiding a secret. After thinking for a moment, he threw the black sword in his hand to Zhou Ke and said:
"This thing can cut through the scandium alloy armor of an organic hunter under high-frequency vibrations, but you are not a psyker and cannot charge it for a long time, so the chance is only a few minutes! If you can't cut it, immediately retreat to the side of the cage and I will lead you out."

"it is good!"

Zhou Ke pulled out the black Psychic Knight Sword and played with it for a while, then snapped his fingers at Lao Bai and Ajie beside him and said:

"Little ones, follow me to kill the enemies!"

"Don't play around, brother. Our lives are not bought wholesale on the black market."

Lao Bai wanted to cry but he had no tears, but after being kicked by Zhou Ke, he could only resign himself to grabbing the shotgun. When the three of them were about to enter the fighting cage, Zhou Ke suddenly said to Ohm who was guarding the side:
"I've seen this knife before. It's in Old Taff's box. He said someone from Snake State asked him to deliver it to Slag Town. So is this for you? Were you from Snake State before?"

"It was a long time ago."

Ohm replied casually, and Zhou Ke didn't ask any more questions. He carried the heavy knife into the rusty fighting cage.

The moment they entered, the two-meter-tall hunting robot in front of them started up immediately. Its bionic mechanical body moved, and its head, which was shaped like an alloy helmet, raised up, and the V-shaped observation window lit up with a dangerous red light.

The rusty outer armor bounced off in an instant, but failed to fire out deadly long-range firepower. Hu Bang removed the shoulder cannon and the heavy machine gun on the left arm of this thing, but the black polymer circular saw that popped out from the right arm was still deadly. The red beam shot out from its chest made Ajie roll outward with a startle.

Zhou Ke quickly kicked Lao Bai down and lay down on the side.

"Ajie! Go!"

He gave the order, and the violent eco-warrior grabbed two combat axes and rushed forward with a roar, but the double axes' fierce chopping could only splash sparks on the outer armor of the hunting machine.

The moment Zhou Ke got up, he glanced at the energy device on his left arm and saw a string of text scrolling on the screen:

【Scan ended! The target is confirmed to be the 'Wood' II type organic hunter, which was widely used in the First Demon War. This type of machine is positioned as a front-line consumable. The chest armor is weakened to load the hot melt ray, and the armor of its non-important parts is lightweight to improve mobility.

Overall evaluation: Not worth mentioning

Combat Suggestions: The machine is badly worn out and the universal joint of the torso is damaged. You can try to disassemble the limbs from the joints and destroy the energy center at the back of the torso.

Collection suggestions: The polymer cutting saw of this type of machine can be disassembled separately, which is very suitable for the combat style of the biochemical warrior. In addition, this machine is very interested in the abnormal virus infected by this machine. Please ask Joker to find a way to satisfy this machine's curiosity.

hint!

This individual is suspected to be infected by an unknown virus. Its logic core is filled with abnormal energy. Its battlefield ethics module has been breached. A fatal killing permit has been issued, which is quite dangerous.

The abnormal energy detected in the target's body is similar to the abnormal energy emitted by the friendly individual 'Ajie'. Joker can try to absorb it.

However, the risk is high and this strategy is not recommended. 】

"Yes, that's right, my dear Wu Neng, you can finally be of some use besides being an emo all day and looking down on my qualities."

Zhou Ke praised in his heart.

If he hadn't come to these conclusions by scanning the machine with Wu Neng just now, he wouldn't have gone crazy and invited Ohm to continue the adventure. If the "abnormal energy" in Ajie's body can be gathered into his power mask, then the abandoned machine in front of him can do the same.

The second power mask, here I come!

"Hit it on its limbs and back."

When Zhou Ke put on Ajie's power mask, he threw his Wolverine rifle to Lao Bai. Then the mask covered the world in front of him and turned blood red again. However, with his previous experience, Zhou Ke did not choose to indulge himself in the killing of the biochemical maniac this time.

Holding Ohm's sword, he rushed to the back of the hunting machine under Ajie's cover.

When the sword was raised, the black blade of this thing began to vibrate at an extremely high frequency that could not be captured by the human eye, and the edge of the blade also showed a faint orange light.

Another high-tech future!

Zhou Ke guessed that this should be the legendary "high-frequency vibration knife". Although it is somewhat different from the legendary "Murasame", the principle should be the same. However, according to Ohm, this thing is "charged" with psychic energy.

Tsk, this is such a crooked technology tree.

"Swish"

At the moment when Ajie was knocked to his knees by the hunter's heavy punch, Zhou Ke finally made his first move. His strength and fighting instincts, which were greatly enhanced in the biochemical maniac mode, allowed him to hit the weak spot with his first move.

According to the combat advice given by Wuneng, the knife chopped down along the joint of the hunter's right arm. Sparks flew, and the polymer cutting saw that was raised high to cut open Ajie fell to the ground along with the entire mechanical arm. The blow that should have beheaded Ajie ended up a tragic miss because the mechanical arm broke.

Under the stimulation of death, Ajie, who was completely furious, broke free from the restraints of the mechanical claws, threw away the combat axe with the blade already bent, grabbed the alloy mace from behind, swung it with one hand, and smashed it hard on the hunter's head.

Lots of momentum, but zero damage.

"Go pick up that polymer cutting saw!"

Zhou Ke shouted in a muffled voice:
"That thing can break its defense, go!"

Ajie was so furious at the moment that he couldn't hear anything. Zhou Ke ignored him and picked up the high-frequency sword to attack again. However, he was almost burned into a roasted pig by the flames from the hunter's back. At the critical moment, a gunshot was heard and Lao Bai, who was lying in the distance, finally fired.

With good luck, the fully charged bullet hit the armor behind the hunter.

The lame merchant also realized the danger. He dropped his gun, rushed over, picked up the heavy cutting saw along with the hunter's forearm, and threw it at Ajie who was knocked away.

The alloy mace in this guy's hand was smashed into a ridiculous U shape, but the biochemical warrior's fighting instinct was still there. He picked up the cutting saw thrown by Lao Bai and pounced on it again.

This thing was really powerful. With Ajie's howling swing, the robot's left leg was cut off at the first blow, causing it to lose its balance and fall to the ground. Zhou Ke then pounced on it and chopped it on the joint of its left arm. The hunter, with only one leg and torso left, fought back with the hot melt ray in its chest, but this thing would not turn aside, and it had become a mechanical pig to be slaughtered.

A few minutes later, as Zhou Ke inserted the black sword into the back of the hunter's torso and pierced the energy center, the dangerous thing was finally extinguished.

He cursed and kicked the machine over, then reached out and searched for a while in the crack of the armor where arcs and sparks were jumping. Finally, he took out a strange chip, shook off the protective liquid on it, and took off the cash box key hanging on the robot's neck.

Then Zhou Ke glanced at Ajie next to him. Poor Brother Jie was badly injured again as a violent tank, while Lao Bai was hit in the leg by the melta ray.

The good news was that he was hit in his already lame leg, which was not working very well to begin with, so he didn't have to use a wheelchair. However, he still screamed in pain and couldn't get up for a while.

One and a half of the three fighters were killed, leaving only the sixth Zhou Ke, who had been on the sidelines, barely maintaining his combat effectiveness.

He took off his mask while wiping his face, took another look at the black sword in his hand, strode to the entrance of the fighting cage, held the sword and key in both hands and handed them to Ohm, and said pretentiously:
"What a nice knife! Thanks."

"The fighting skills are terrible, but the tactics are really brilliant."

Ohm put away his sword, gave a rare compliment, and glanced at Qiao Ya, who took the key and looked proud. He said softly:

"Thank you, Zhou Ke. The people of this town are grateful!"

Zhou Ke waved his hand, glanced at the second golden mask in his hand, and said in his heart:
"No, no, I should be the one thanking you."

(End of this chapter)