Abnormal Doomsday Records

Chapter 16 16. Ding, survival mode is on!
It turned out that the problem Qiao Ya was worried about was not a problem at all.

Such a big thing happened last night that not only alarmed Tiger Claw Town, but even the End Castle. In particular, the huge explosion in the early morning not only destroyed the slag furnace that had just been installed in Tiger Claw Town, but also the warehouse where weapons and supplies were stored. The loss was heavy.

This old guy Ohm must have done a lot of things like this, and he was really steady, accurate and ruthless!
The worst thing was that Lao Chen was caught red-handed by the Snake State merchants and a few motorcyclists when he allowed his subordinates to plunder the towns of Snake State. Those plundered townspeople were now in the Snake State trading house. There were more than 300 people and more than 300 pieces of solid evidence, which would not allow the Tiger State to confuse right and wrong.

Lao Chen and his guards were "accidentally" attacked by an angry gluttonous beast leader at night. This tragic accident, in which no one was left alive, added a hint of conspiracy to this exciting night.

In this situation, no one cares about such a small matter as the disappearance of a fighter.

After all, every town in the Bad Land has to send three fighters over, and right now the number of fighters in the Tiger State Territory has exceeded more than 3,000. When the festival begins, this number will continue to increase. Zhou Ke has complained before that although this Bad Land is poor and barren, the number of people living in it is completely unlike a normal wasteland era.

According to conservative estimates, there are more than a few million people living scattered throughout the Badlands alone. If we add the population of the more stable city-states, the number of residents in this era that has experienced two doomsday disasters is likely to exceed 10 or 20 million.

It sounds like a small number, but for the small area that the Badlands currently occupies, the population density is already quite astonishing.

If this era wasn't too outrageous, these people would be enough to rebuild civilization. Unfortunately, Zhou Ke couldn't see any similar thoughts or actions from these guys.

"The End Castle sent a 'Biao' to handle the matter here, and the Snake State will also have a 'Knight Commander' leading people over. You guys really did a great job! All of a sudden, Tiger Claw Town became the front line of the confrontation between the two major forces.

Thanks to your care, the problems that should have been difficult at the moment are no longer problems."

In the Snake State merchant's shop, the merchant found Zhou Ke who had just woken up and told him the latest news. This guy had several bruises on his face and a bandage on his arm, which was obviously left by a fight with someone last night.

But he was in high spirits and said cheerfully:
"I've been lucky this time. I'll probably be transferred back to Seven Ring City to be a cadre. Although I still hate people like you who don't follow the rules, I have to thank you, so this is for you."

He pointed to the box he had brought over and whispered:
"You'll remember what happened last night, okay?"

"You don't really need to add unnecessary details. After all, I am a law-abiding person who slept soundly last night and did nothing."

Zhou Ke opened the box and took a look. Inside was a black gun filled with accessories that looked very impressive and high-end. Perhaps it was some high-tech gun from the Badlands era. However, he shook his head and said:
"I have enough weapons, and there's no damn space pocket that can change clothes with one click. Carrying so many weapons is a burden.

Let’s change it!

Do you have any medicine that can quickly enhance physical fitness?"

"Yes, there are a lot of them. The biochemical laboratory of the Acholi Consortium releases a new batch of goods every few months. These powerful things are very popular in the Badlands. Wastelanders like to use them. Whether it is to save lives when necessary or to explode at critical moments, I have medicines available here."

"I want the kind without side effects!"

"Oh, no."

The Snake State merchant curled his lips and said:
"You want to be powerful but you are not willing to pay the price. How can such a good thing happen in this world?
I can recommend you some hormone enhancers with fewer side effects. If you must emphasize that there are no side effects, then you can only go to the underground black doctors in the city-state area. They have the medical technology of the old civilization, and it is said that using them in combination can achieve enhancement without side effects.

Or you could just join the Acholi Foundation's research lab and be a guinea pig for them. If you're lucky, you might even get a cool enhancement.

Do you need it?

I can be the middleman and I won't charge you any agency fees. Anyway, the demand for experimental subjects in those cruel laboratories will never be met. What do you think the bastards from Tiger State are doing by plundering people in the Bad Land?
Hehe, behind every new drug development is a human life.”

"You're still open for business, but you don't have anything you want. The service quality is terrible. It's a shame!"

Zhou Ke complained in dissatisfaction, then pointed at Ajie behind him and said to the Snake State merchant:

"Then find a way to strengthen him. I think Applejack shouldn't care about health issues. We will be sent to the End Castle tomorrow. Can we get it done in this short time?"

"It depends on what effect you want."

The merchant was honest. He glanced at Ajie and said with a curled lip:
"This is obviously a failed product discarded from the Acholi Consortium's laboratory. I don't know where you got it from. The enhancements I have here can increase his strength and speed in the coming period, and the 'anger hormone' can strengthen his furious state.

However, taking large amounts of drugs in a short period of time would make him even crazier.

He's already crazy, and if he gets any stronger, he'll probably tear you to pieces after he wakes up."

"Don't worry about this, just give it to him."

Zhou Ke waved his hand and said:

"I need Ajie to go crazy when he needs to, and I'll take care of the rest. Also, give me some bullets and explosives.

By the way, are there any clothes here?
I'm really unhappy with my outfit; it doesn't reflect my personality at all.

Also, get a better marching backpack, a warm enough blanket, and some energy bars to replenish your energy, the kind that taste good.

Since you are going to be an official at the Snake State Headquarters anyway, don't hide the good stuff in your hands. Do you want to let the next guy who takes over from you get away with it?"

"Humph, I've never seen you ask for such a high price, but what you said is not wrong. I worked so hard for so long to finally seize this opportunity. Why should others just sit back and enjoy my benefits?"

The Snake State merchant grinned, picked up the weapon box and said:

"Wait here, what you want will be delivered soon!

The clothes are in the warehouse in the basement. They have been piled up for several years. The biochemical warriors in Tiger Country like those exaggerated things. These clothes from the old civilization era that I bought can't be sold at all. I just have to waste them.

"Stop these savages who taste trash."

The two parties happily reached a deal. Zhou Ke hummed a song and went to the basement to find clothes for himself, while Ajie was taken to another room by the traveling merchant to let the low-quality evil doctor strengthen him.

That guy wasn't bragging, when Ajie came back that night, his eyes were as red as a cow's, and he seemed to have returned to the state of being out of control as before in Slag Town. But after being slapped on the forehead by the Evil Earth Male Succubus and severely "drained of his vitality", he became well-behaved again.

In the afternoon of the next day, the biochemical warriors from Tiger State came over to pass on a message, asking the fighters from various towns to gather at the station, as they were going to Castle End.

For this purpose, a special train was arranged to take them there.

The territory of Tiger State is quite large, and there is naturally more than one town, Tiger Claw Town, on the border. The fighters from various towns gathered here add up to about several hundred people. Most of them are crying cannon fodder, but there are also characters with fierce eyes.

However, on the platform waiting for the arrival of the vehicle, Zhou Ke was definitely the coolest guy in the crowd.

This guy carefully dressed himself up in the merchant's warehouse, and his original patched shirt, ripped jeans and old boots have been completely replaced.

He wore a black bulletproof vest over a navy blue shirt, dark combat pants and black combat boots, and a military belt around his waist, which was filled with pistols, daggers and explosives. The coolest thing was that he wore a long black leather windbreaker over the outfit and sunglasses on his eyes.

I don't know where that merchant got the goods.
This taste is good!

This outfit finally made Zhou Ke regain some of his past high-spirited feeling.

He stood there with a well-filled marching backpack at his feet, his weapons on his back on Ajie's back. The well-behaved biochemical maniac had an even bigger backpack. Rather than being a warrior, he looked more like a servant responsible for carrying things when standing next to Zhou Ke.

Dressing so ostentatiously doesn't make him look like a wastelander at all, but rather like a young master seeking excitement in the city-state area.

It’s not that no one wants to cause trouble, but when someone approaches, Ajie, who is munching on a premium energy bar, will pick up the mechanical cutting saw in his hand, which has been modified a bit to look like a "weapon".

There was still a bloody smell on the bloodstained black circular saw, which gave off an attitude of "keep away from strangers".

"Who said that the people of the Badlands have low quality? Isn't this very polite?"

When the train in front of him, which was even more shabby than the one yesterday, arrived at the station and the door opened, Zhou Ke looked at the people waiting for him to get in first. He was very satisfied with their well-behaved and sensible behavior. He snapped his fingers and asked Ajie to get on the train with his things.

In fact, he was overthinking it.

Probably none of the fighters on the platform could share the same "good mood" as him. Most of their expressions were like dead horses, and they had no intention of boarding this train to "hell".

Just as Zhou Ke found a good seat in the carriage and sat down with Ajie, gunshots were heard on the platform.

Someone is causing trouble!
But Zhou Ke didn't even look at the bloody scene.

He yawned, lowered his head and seemed to fall into a deep sleep, while in the increasingly chaotic situation on the platform, those fighters who had been connected together long ago were fighting desperately with the biochemical warriors of Tiger State. They seemed to have a good hope of breaking out, but just after knocking down several biochemical warriors, the modified doors of the cargo hold at the rear of the train slid open to both sides.

The three brutal heavy machine guns mounted there opened fire on the crowd with crisp sounds, amid the bloodthirsty cheers of the Tiger State fanatics.

The rhythmic gunshots sounded like the accompaniment of a lullaby, and Zhou Ke's legs couldn't help but dance to the cruel rhythm. It was not until several minutes later that the frightened cannon fodder finally entered the carriage crying amid the scolding and beatings of the Tiger State maniacs.

It was like a meaningless farce that ended before it even began.

Zhou Ke's comment on this is.
A bunch of idiots!
The best opportunity to escape has already slipped away. You didn't run away as a group when you had such a good chance last night. Now you jump out and act like a hero?
Oh, if you don’t die, who will?
Being a fighter requires your brains. Guys, if you only know how to fight and kill all your life you will just be cannon fodder for the cultists' evil beliefs.

If he wanted to make a plan, he must not have such a hot-blooded and reckless man who would only do harm.

As the train, still smelling of blood, slowly started moving, Zhou Ke raised his head. Behind his sunglasses, he swept his eyes across the entire carriage filled with crying sounds, and began to look for those who were truly "valuable".

When he arrives at Castle End, he's going to do something big!

But many hands make light work. Ordinary people cannot do such a thing as self-destructing in someone else's base. So, where are you, my teammates?
Look at me, I have dressed myself up so gorgeously, and the thought "I don't want to die, I will fight to the death" is almost written on my face. I am so outstanding, like a firefly in the dark night, so bright and eye-catching.

So, what are you waiting for?
Hurry up and fly towards my burning fire like a moth.
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"Snapped"

A loud slap caused the merchant lady's cheek to tilt.

It was very painful, and red marks immediately appeared on her fair skin. The burning sensation was really terrible, but Qiao Ya didn't make any sound.

She knew that Uncle Ohm was very angry.

It was really rare to see him so angry. She stood there with her head down like all other children who had made mistakes, not daring to make any rebuttal.

"Who asked you to go? Was it Zhou Ke?"

Ohm asked in a hoarse voice, the murderous intent in his tone was not concealed, but Qiao Ya quickly replied:

"No, it was my own decision. I was worried about you and wanted to go take a look, but then I overheard the Snake State merchants talking about that incident, so I decided to go take a look. Zhou Ke said before that our town needs to have a good relationship with the Snake State, so I..."

"Shut up!"

The sound of Ohm was squeezed out from between his teeth.

But this anger did not come from Qiao Ya's self-willed decision. In fact, besides the anger, Ohm's eyes were filled with fear. He did not dare to imagine what would happen if Qiao Ya, who was so reckless, was caught or shot in the chaos.

This is not just a problem that cannot be explained to Old Joe.
"When you go back, stay in this town honestly! You are not allowed to go out for a year until you realize your mistake."

Ohm snapped:
"I used to think that Old Joe doted on you too much, and now it seems to be true. You were born here, but you don't know as much about where the dangers of the Bad Land come from as that psychopath Zhou Ke!
You clearly don't have his abilities, but you insist on trying to do the same things as him.

He fights so hard to survive, what about you?

What are you doing this for?
You don't even know what you're going to pursue with your life! You're just wasting your good fortune!

you.
You really pissed me off!"

"But if the result is good, then everything is good, right?"

Qiao Ya looked up unconvinced, and said to Ohm with the slap mark on her face:
"The Snake State remembered our favor, and promised to resettle the 300 people who were rescued in Slag Town! They are all law-abiding people recognized by the Snake State. Dad has always wanted to recruit such people to fill the town.

I admit that my actions last night were a bit risky, but I think it was worth it.”

"You still dare to be so stubborn!"

Om wanted to continue reasoning with Qiao Ya, but he suddenly looked up at the door. Before Qiao Ya could react, he protected her behind him and pulled out half of the knight's sword in his hand, which he never used easily.

"Who's there! Get out!"

He shouted, and faint green light lingered around his body, a sign of entering combat mode.

Following his scolding, the tightly closed door was pushed open the next moment.

A tall figure dressed like a cowboy appeared at the door, wearing an old-fashioned cowboy hat. The spurs of his boots jingled as he walked on his slender legs, and his long red hair behind the hat extended all the way to his waist.

This is a woman.

She was a woman with a very nice figure. Her shirt was bulging on her upper body, revealing the black snake tattoo on her waist.

She held a rolled-up whip in her hand, flicked the ash from her cigarette in a familiar manner, and said to Ohm in front of her:
"Hey, little brother, your perception is still so sharp. It seems that you have not wasted time in seclusion for these years."

"Amanda?"

Ohm obviously recognized the motorcycle rider in front of him whose style was different from other wastelanders. He said in surprise:

"Why are you here? You should be guarding the Seven Ring City headquarters!"

"Nonsense, my father asked me to come here because of what you did in Tiger Claw Town! Zhuo, I just trained that pretty young hunk."

The woman named "Amanda" cursed in dissatisfaction, then looked at Qiao Ya who was looking at her from behind Ohm. Her strange eyes with eyeliner narrowed immediately. She moved her plump lips with strange green lipstick and said in an exaggerated tone:
"Hey, look whose girl this is, she's so pretty and tender, I should bring her home for my dad to see, so that old man can be happy too."

"Shut up! Amanda!"

Ohm scolded:
"Let's go out and talk."

"Forget it. My father sent me to deal with the mess in Tiger Claw Town. It is said that Wu Qinhu also sent a 'biao' to fight me. I hope it is not Franny, the tigress who can use her brain. I am in a hurry to leave now. I don't have time to say anything more to a conscienceless guy like you."

Amanda stood at the door, with her hands on her hips, and asked in a serious tone:
"I just want to ask one thing, did you do that?"

"Yes."

Ohm did not hide anything and briefly explained the whole story. Amanda nodded and threw the burnt lady's cigarette on the ground. She said:
"Then I know what to do. This time you and Slag Town owe me a favor, and I'm going to use it now. Take this girl to Seven Ring City and meet Dad.

This is not a request! Ohm.

The old man won't live much longer. I can't control the past, but you have to be filial to him!"

"He said the same thing twenty years ago, but he's still alive and well now. How could a legend in the Bad Land die so easily due to time?"

Ohm curled his lips and said:
"You don't understand why I don't go back, and you don't have to understand, but..."

He looked back at Qiao Ya, sighed and said:
"Forget it, I'll go back."

"That's good, brother."

Amanda laughed and said nothing more. She waved her hand and left. A few minutes later, the roar of a heavy motorcycle was heard outside the town.

Amid the roar, Qiao Ya asked cautiously:

"Uncle, who is that sister?"

"Call her Auntie."

Ohm watched the smoke and dust go away, sighed and said:
"She is my sister, born only five minutes earlier than me but always acts like my elder. She enjoys this but don't underestimate her because of this unreliability. Amanda is the current fourth Knight Commander of Snake State, nicknamed 'Red Mamba'.

She is not the most powerful person in the Bad Land, nor the most difficult to deal with, but she is definitely the most difficult to deal with, like a dog-skin plaster, once you stick it on, you can't escape.

I know what you want to ask. Don't worry, Xiaoya.

I will tell you about the past when the time is right."

(End of this chapter)