Abnormal Doomsday Records

Chapter 14. Local people’s way of solving problems
Zhou Ke was severely affected by his first experience of the psychic storm, and even though he usually had a good sleep quality, he could not fall asleep at all in the second half of the night.

As long as he closed his eyes, he could recall the illusion he had just seen. Coupled with the hidden danger of the skull exploding, Zhou Ke was really uneasy.

Perhaps the process of transformation from a materialist to a mystic has not yet been completed, or perhaps his understanding of the strange energy of psychic power is insufficient, he always feels that this picture may contain some strange or terrifying knowledge. His suspicious look is very similar to the wonderful state of a novice investigator when he faces KP's malice and then has a great success of inspiration.

At dawn, Zhou Ke simply got up from the bed, took a pack of cigarettes from Lao Bai's hand, and walked to the window. He was under a lot of pressure at the moment and could not take care of his health.

The overly spicy taste of the evil land food cheered Zhou Ke up. With his mind slightly relaxed, he tried to focus his wandering thoughts on the current plan, but his consciousness was still running wild, forcing Zhou Ke to put on the metal mask he had just obtained.

This thing still works well!
After putting it on, his messy mind immediately cleared up, as if he had a "forced calm" BUFF. He looked at the defense map several times again, and finally confirmed that the key to the success of the raid on Lao Lai tonight lies in the rapid breakthrough when arriving at the destination. There are only three of them.
No, two and a half men.

Ajie is responsible for rushing into the large dormitory of the mayor's guards and acting invincible. He and Lao Bai have to get rid of Lao Chen as soon as possible, the sooner the better.

"I have to go out and take a look at it on the spot."

Zhou Ke thought about it and simply took advantage of the dawn in the sandstorm to sneak out of the Snake State merchant's shop.

I ran to the street and saw, wow, the scene in front of me was full of yellow sand. The earthy yellow wind blew the dust from the bad land next door and covered the entire area. Everything was gray and the visibility was less than ten meters. There was also a sharp whistling sound that interfered with my senses.

Although Tiger State is known as a bad land for producing tough and sturdy biochemical maniacs, those guys can move freely in such bad weather, but without the support of special equipment, they can detect no more movements in such weather than ordinary people, and other people in the town don't seem to plan to go out at all.

The doors of all the shops along the street were closed. It was obvious that the people of the Badlanders had completely learned how to fight against the psychic storm over the past few decades.

"Although I can't see it, there is indeed something else mixed in with the wind, and it makes people feel uncomfortable when it hits their bodies."

Zhou Ke hid in a hidden place and slowly moved forward as if he was playing a stealth game. After more than ten minutes, he felt his body strangely heating up in the yellow sand. Recalling what Ohm said about ordinary people being unable to see the true form of the psychic storm, he suddenly understood.

This must be some mysterious spiritual power influencing him.

"It's like walking in a radiation zone. Will I mutate if I do this? But if you think about it, having two heads is actually pretty cool."

He complained quietly that although he had a metal mask on his face, it couldn't really provide any protection, as the wind and sand would still flow into his nose, mouth and ears. So he chose to do the same as Ohm and cover his face with a long scarf, leaving only his eyes exposed.

Soon, he arrived at the first line of defense in Tiger Claw Town.

The metal mask's built-in tracking and detail perception allowed Zhou Ke to notice the Tiger State soldiers who were changing guard in front of him outside his visible field of vision. He hid next to a pile of debris and stuck his head out to observe.

As he expected, in this town that is the base camp of the Tiger Nation, these fancy-dressed biochemical warriors were obviously very relaxed in their own territory. After concentrating and calming down, Zhou Ke could even vaguely hear the laughter of these guys when they talked, all of which were complaints about the horrible weather.

He easily crawled around the edge and crossed the defense line, then continued forward according to the defense map. Half an hour later, Zhou Ke arrived near the mayor's yard. This place was built on a high place in the town, overlooking the entire Tiger Claw Town. There were three sentry posts beside the yard, and the surroundings were in full view. Under normal circumstances, it was impossible to get close without being discovered.

"Very professional security, but the premise is that the mayor's gunmen can always ensure that they are diligent at all times during the night when the psychic storm blows. By the way, this place should have not encountered a crisis in a long time. With the reputation of the Tiger State in the Bad Land, there probably won't be anyone bold enough to touch their beards."

Zhou Ke snorted, pulled out the Wolverine rifle from his back, and aimed the gun from his hiding place.

The horrible weather made the scope useless, and it was impossible to lock onto the shadowy sentry post and the gunman on it in the wind and sand, but Zhou Ke had a "physical plug-in".

He just discovered that when he concentrated and calmed down, the tracking ability of the Metal Hunter Mask would be temporarily enhanced.

So he held his breath like a professional sniper, and when he concentrated, the eyes behind the mask were like a zoom lens. After a few seconds, he vaguely saw the Tiger State gunman who was hiding on the top of the sentry post and fishing frantically through the wind and sand.

"Biochemical warriors can take bullets head-on. Even if a bullet that has accumulated energy and accelerated hits their heart, it won't kill them instantly. They can only be hit in the head."

Zhou Ke narrowed his eyes and thought:
"The Snake State merchant has a silencer for the energy-accumulating rifle. Combined with the noise of the wind and sand, it can achieve a silent kill. Kill the three sentries, and the rest will be easy. But we have to confirm in advance that the mayor must be in the house tonight. Otherwise, ask the Snake State merchant to do some reconnaissance?

No, even with Ohm's face, those guys might not help.

We have to think of a solution. Ugh, what a headache!

what happened? "

Zhou Ke's head twitched, forcing him to exit the "concentrated" mode. When he returned to normal mode, he even felt a little short of oxygen. It took him several deep breaths before he recovered a little.

He quickly realized that the enhanced tracking perception of this metal mask consumes energy, just like the anger aroused by the madman's mask will bring a double burden of consumption to the mind and body.

The mask only gave him special abilities, but did not enhance his physical qualities.

He is now basically an ordinary person who is a bit more capable. To use the ability of the mask perfectly is like using the engine of a three-wheeled motorcycle to drive a tank or an airplane. Well, it sounds a bit difficult.

"I still have to find a way to exercise my body. I just wonder if there are any genetic modifications that can strengthen the body and are harmless in this evil land?"

Zhou Ke retracted his rifle and let his strange thoughts spread.

This reconnaissance has been completed, and the route to advance tonight has been determined. It's time to go back and recuperate.

He followed the road he had just explored and accelerated his return under the cover of wind and sand. This time, it took him less than ten minutes to return to the street at a breakneck speed. He was quite satisfied with this speed.

However, just as he entered the streets outside the town, Zhou Ke suddenly saw a convoy in the wind and sand parked at the entrance of the town. There were also some Tiger State warriors surrounding it, and among them seemed to be the town mayor, Lao Chen.

He blinked his eyes, put on the metal mask again and sneaked closer, hiding under the wall almost at the boundary of the other party's "perception circle", and then listened to their conversation attentively.

The noise brought by the wind and sand was very annoying, so Zhou Ke could only vaguely hear some words.

"The quality of this batch of slaves is very good. After they are sent over, those bigwigs will definitely be very satisfied. Tiger King will be proud, and we who are doing the work will also benefit from it. Tell me the truth, where did they get these people?"

"Hey, Mayor, of course it's the scavengers that our brothers worked so hard to catch in the bad land."

"Bullshit! Can a scavenger have such qualities? Look at this girl, how pretty she is, to be honest!"

"Well, you urged us to hurry up, so we didn't dare to delay. We didn't catch enough people before we destroyed the whole town. Don't worry, we did a clean job and faked it as a monster invasion. No one can catch us."

"Which town?"

"To the northwest, Snake Nation. Ahem, they are only nominally subordinate to the Snake Nation. There is not even a single biker stationed there. We don't want to take any risks, but it's urgent before the End Festival."

"You are really capable. Forget it this time, but don't take such risks next time. If something goes wrong, the Tiger King may not protect us. Send these slaves to the dungeon and keep them under strict guard. Send them to the car tonight."

"Okay, okay, well, Mayor, why don't you keep this little girl by your side? Anyway, it doesn't matter if there's one more or one less. The big guys above won't care either. But you work hard for Tiger King and make money for the town. The brothers have seen it.

You've been working so hard, you need to enjoy yourself once in a while."

"What are you talking about! How can I feel tired when serving Tiger Nation and Tiger King? This is just my job. Hiss, look carefully, there is a birthmark on this girl's neck, this is not good, the big shots are very strict in selecting people.

We can’t send such defective products to our Tiger Nation and embarrass it, so let’s keep them.”

"Okay, okay, you are still a sharp-sighted old man. I will send her to take a bath and send her to your room tonight. You can personally teach her the rules of living in Tiger Claw Town."

"Well, that's it."

This conversation greatly satisfied Zhou Ke's curiosity and also allowed him to capture two key pieces of information.

First, the Tiger Nation has been secretly capturing people from all over the Bad Land and sending them to the "big shots above", but this may not be a secret to the various forces in the Bad Land. Second, Mayor Chen is as old as Old Taff, but his heart is still young. He is in his fifties and sixties and can still indulge in sensual pleasures. It is really surprising that this guy has such a strong kidney, but this also helps Zhou Ke confirm that this old bastard will definitely stay in his room tonight, and he will most likely not let the guards get close.

After all, except for some guys with special fetishes, most men don't like someone watching or eavesdropping on them when they are doing something.

"it is good!"

Zhou Ke retreated into the safe zone with satisfaction. Now everything was done.

When he returned to the Snake State merchant's shop, Lao Bai and Ajie had already gotten up and were shamelessly trying to get close to the merchant and share their breakfast.

Ohm protected Miss Qiao Ya and the caravan and left Tiger Claw Town last night. Without his "face fruit", the Snake State merchants really ignored these three guys, but Zhou Ke walked up to him unceremoniously and sat at the same table with the owner of the shop. He grabbed the naan-like bread on the plate and stuffed a bite into his mouth.

When the other party was about to explode, he knocked on the table and said:
"The Tiger State destroyed a town under your command, and all the survivors were captured and taken to Tiger Claw Town to be enslaved. I'm not saying anything bad about you, but your service attitude is terrible. They must have paid protection fees to your Snake State, and this is the result?
If this gets out, who will dare to be your vassal in the future?"

"Ok?"

The Snake State merchant's eyes narrowed immediately, and he said sternly:

"Are you telling the truth?"

"They are now in the dungeon of Tiger Claw Town. I just went out for a walk and saw it with my own eyes! They are going to put those townspeople on the train to take them to Castle End tonight. If you don't believe me, you can wait at the station at midnight tonight and see them for yourself."

Zhou Ke ate the hot naan in big mouthfuls, grabbed two and threw them to Lao Bai and A Jie, and said to the merchant:
"A town is small, but this is a slap in the face of Snake State. I heard that the motorcycle riders in Snake State value their reputation the most. Tell me, do you care about this matter?"

"If this is true, we will definitely intervene, but it is a bit unrealistic for you to try to stir up a conflict between the two states based on one-sided statements."

The merchant snorted, waved his hand and said:
"Don't exaggerate, and don't think I don't know what you want to do!
I'm pretending to be deaf and dumb for the sake of 'that adult', so you'd better do it cleanly when you do it. If we are implicated, don't blame us for handling it ourselves.

That’s all I have to say!
I think you are a smart person. You don't want to offend the Tiger State and then be targeted by the Snake State, right?"

"I know."

Zhou Ke nodded, stood up shamelessly, rolled up the meat naan on the plate and put it in his arms, and said to the cold-faced merchant:
"Remember to bring more people with you when you go to see it tonight. They even dared to break into your town, which fully proves that the deterrent power of the Snake State is just that. Don't regard the power of the platform as your own ability. You are a small businessman and cannot represent the Snake State. If something really goes wrong, you will be killed.

understand?

I also need a good silencer.

Don't fool me with junk if you really don't want to be covered in blood."

The three of them swaggered back to their room and shared the delicious hot naan. Ajie ate four of them by himself, truly a glutton.

Zhou Ke then emphasized the plan to them, and after the merchant's servant delivered the black silencer, which was also 30% new but barely usable, the three of them stayed here and waited.

Until night fell, an hour before midnight, the time for action was just right.

"go!"

At Zhou Ke's command, the three fully armed men left the shop.

They advanced along the same road they took in the morning. Lao Bai and Ajie followed closely behind Zhou Ke, who kept issuing orders, asking them to either hide, lie down or speed up. In the thick sandstorm of the night, Lao Bai, with his face covered, could not see clearly what was happening around him. He felt like he was walking in a maze and could only move forward according to Zhou Ke's instructions.

But now his life and property are in Zhou Ke's hands, he has to take a gamble, and it has to be said that Lao Bai might have an obedient personality.

The stronger Zhou Ke is, the better his condition is.

Oh, it feels so great that I don’t need to think and can only follow instructions. If something goes wrong, I won’t be the one to take the blame. For a working cow, this is simply the perfect state of existence.

"We're here, get ready."

Ten minutes later, the three men arrived at the outskirts of the mayor's yard. Zhou Ke set up his gun and checked the silencer one last time, then took a deep breath and concentrated on his sniping.

The eerie light emitted by the purple moon above his head was mostly obscured by the sandstorm caused by the psychic storm, leaving only a dim glow in the noisy town. However, these external movements could not interfere with Zhou Ke's actions.

He felt that he was in particularly good shape tonight.

It was not an illusion. He had temporarily gotten rid of the identity of a "suicide fighter" and could finally act according to his own ideas. Now he was planning these things on the same level as Ohm and Qiao Ya. Even though he still had the responsibility of going to the End Castle to die, his status and identity had been significantly improved.

"You have to take your destiny into your own hands"

A sentence floated through Zhou Ke's mind, causing the corners of his mouth to curl up into a smile that no one saw.

The next moment, his finger pulled the trigger, and the Wolverine began to accumulate energy. With a buzzing sound, the bullet pressed into the barrel was accumulating strength, ready to pierce through the whistling sand and the annoying night in front of it, and drill into the head of some unlucky guy, achieving its supreme glory as a weapon.

"boom"

A slight recoil hit my shoulder, and the sound was mostly absorbed by the silencer, becoming barely audible against the noisy background of the wind and sand.

Zhou Ke did not see the gunman on the sentry post being shot in the head, but he immediately shifted his target to the second sentry post.

He was in really good shape, and didn't even need to confirm the results.

A few minutes later, the three men climbed over the gate of the yard under the cover of wind and sand. According to the instructions on the deployment map, they bypassed the search range of several automatic machine gun towers in the yard and quietly approached the large dormitory where the mayor's guards were.

"Do you know what to do next?"

Zhou Ke put his hand on the door and looked back at Ajie.

The latter was wearing a full-body gunman mask so his expression could not be seen, but he grabbed the heavy cutting saw in his hand and pressed the button of the crudely made battery. The next moment, the black, bloodstained and brutal circular saw began to spin rapidly.

"very good!"

Zhou Ke grinned and kicked the door lock.

The moment the door opened, the guy turned around and leaned over elegantly, making a "please" gesture, and said to Ajie:
"Go ahead and release the madman in you."

"Ow!"

The violent guy rushed into the chaotic dormitory with a rotating circular saw. Zhou Ke was considerate enough to close the door for them as they were about to perform a dance of death.

Amid the piercing screams and the sound of the saw cutting bones, he turned around and said to Old White, who was holding a hot melt rifle behind him:
"What you want is right in front of you, so stand up straight, you see, it's not as difficult as you think. Ah, I really started to like the way the locals solve problems.

Cruel, cold and efficient.

Let's go!

Let's teach Lao Lai a lesson in Badlands style. I look like a Badlands guy now, don't I?"

(End of this chapter)