Before everything goes out

"It's an undercurrent!"

The captain's exclamation rang out simultaneously from several of the earpieces.

The sound briefly pulled the group out of their terror.

"Undercurrents".

Third-order corruptors may exhibit anti-physical phenomena when experiencing extreme emotions or when their lives are in danger.

The moment they saw the darkness surging in, the corresponding content from the training manual flashed through their minds: only by killing Liu Yongxiao would the dark current stop.

"Fire!"

The captain gave the order.

Several guns were turned around, no longer focused on finishing off the stray dogs, but instead aimed at Liu Yongxiao, who was gradually disappearing into the darkness.

Gunfire erupted.

Hundreds of bullets poured out and disappeared into the darkness, but they didn't even make a splash.

The last image they saw was Liu Yongxiao's hideous dog face, and then everything was swallowed by darkness.

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"D90, E66, E27?"

"Reply received."

"Assemble at the leftmost tent in the campsite. Repeat, assemble at the leftmost tent in the campsite..."

"Oh shit!"

in the dark.

Fan Yaodong kept shouting into his headset, but all he got in response was static.

As the team's "captain," even with his extensive combat experience, he had never encountered a true undercurrent.

Actually.

He rarely even encountered a third-order corruptor like Liu Yongxiao, let alone a direct confrontation like today.

The overwhelming darkness before him existed only in the theories he had studied.

The light was taken away, and the magnetic field was distorted.

The entire camp was shrouded in thick, dark darkness, as if it were shrouded in a mist.

Along with visibility, sound also disappeared.

The surroundings were deathly silent.

Even the pattering rain that used to fall is no longer audible.

The silence made Fan Yaodong uneasy until a mechanical female voice came from his wrist.

[Level 2 Warning!]

The current ambient light intensity is less than 50 lumens.

For your safety, please immediately go to a well-lit area and receive continuous light exposure for at least 10 minutes.

Otherwise, we will pursue your liability under the Lighting Act.

The broadcast voice was cold and mechanical.

Almost simultaneously, Fan Yaodong experienced itching all over his body.

Suppressing the maddening itching, he gestured twice with his right hand, which was wearing a bracelet, giving a hand signal.

[Mute mode is enabled.]

All subsequent instructions will be transmitted via headset.

To avoid being exposed, Fan Yaodong turned off the wristband and then pressed the switch on the shoulder light on his left shoulder.

Sizzle...

The shoulder light turned on, flashed twice, and then went out.

"Electromagnetic interference".

Theoretically, this undercurrent will significantly limit the performance of electronic devices, including lighting equipment, radios, and even electronic watches.

"Hold..."

In the darkness, Fan Yaodong frowned, quickly reaching for other sources of light on his body and trying again.

From shoulder lights to tactical gun lights on shotguns, to high-powered flashlights tucked into trouser legs, and to lighting on helmets.

at last.

After trying twice in a row, the gun light was turned on.

The brightness is extremely limited.

Even when switched to high beam mode, the strong light that was originally enough to shine through twenty meters was now severely compressed by the darkness, barely illuminating an area of ​​one meter.

Fan Yaodong felt that he could reach out and touch the darkness just one step away.

But that's enough.

At least the unbearable itching has been relieved.

"At least they won't decay on the spot, but I don't know if they'll be able to react in time."

Fan Yaodong breathed a slight sigh of relief and raised his gun to illuminate the way ahead.

In the oppressive darkness, he cautiously made his way toward the edge of the camp, wary of any potential dangers.

When they were ambushing Liu Yongxiao earlier, in order to spread out their firing lines as much as possible, he and his teammates were scattered throughout the camp. So what they needed to do now was to regroup with the others and then make further plans.

If the other team members are coordinated enough, they will move towards the nearest tent on the left side of the camp without his orders, where they will find the high-powered spotlights they desperately need.

With spotlights, the situation can be turned around somewhat in the darkness.

What's currently troubling Fan Yaodong is...

"Reference point".

A few days ago, they spent a lot of time selecting and clearing this open space as an ambush site.

Flat and spacious.

There is no effective cover.

This open space should have been the perfect spot for them to unleash their full firepower and kill Liu Yongxiao.

But now, this flat terrain makes it difficult for him to discern directions.

Groping in the dark, with no landmarks, he could only move in a general direction.

Along the way, he stepped over or crossed various dog corpses.

Big and small, black and yellow.

Like Liu Yongxiao, these dogs were quite corrupt, which is why the fur of those big dogs was thick enough to withstand bullets.

"Fortunately, E27 lured him out. If it weren't for the well-planned ambush, dealing with these things wouldn't be easy."

Fan Yaodong thought to himself.

Although the situation has now reversed, visibility is too low, and their guns have lost their effectiveness.

Fortunately, before the undercurrent, they had already killed almost all the dogs, leaving only the two large dogs that could move, which did not pose much of a threat.

That's what he thought.

But the next second.

嗒。

The hard texture under his feet made him look down.

It's team member D90.

Just half a minute ago, D90 was fighting alongside him, but now it lies on the ground with its eyes vacant.

In a pool of blood, his abdominal cavity had been ripped open by a sharp weapon, his intestines were dragging on the ground, and even though he was already dead, he was still tightly clutching the rifle in his hand.

"Take care."

Fan Yaodong glanced at the bodies of his team members and continued forward.

For people like them, it wouldn't be surprising if they died today or tomorrow.

Sizzle...

A few steps later, static came through the headset.

Fan Yaodong responded immediately.

"Can you hear me? Gather in the leftmost tent..."

He was interrupted before he could finish speaking.

"Captain! This old monster is a 'manipulation-type' user! Watch out for those damn dogs... Ahh ...

The team member's voice ended with a scream.

Fan Yaodong's face darkened. After silently taking note of the reminder, he gripped the shotgun in his hand even tighter.

In the brief moments following the undercurrent, two team members had already been lost.

E27, E66, and E13 remain.

E27 had no armor and was closest to Liu Yongxiao during the undercurrent; he has probably already been killed.

E66 is armed with a heavy machine gun and is physically strong, so he won't be at a disadvantage even in close combat.

There's absolutely no need to worry about the E13.

Their sniping positions are set up in trees outside the camp, so they are not affected by the undercurrents; they are simply cut off from the line of sight and cannot provide support.

As for the warning the team member gave before he died...

"Liu Yongxiao is an operator, watch out for dead dogs."

Fan Yaodong drew his pistol from his waist and aimed it at every dead dog that passed by.

Puff, puff, puff.

The gunshot wasn't very loud after being silenced.

He would fire two shots into the head of every dead dog he passed, until he had used up an entire magazine, at which point he finally aimed his gun at a large dog.

The dog was rather large, and its breed was indistinguishable. Its curly fur was soaked in blood, which clung to its body in a dark red hue.

He recognized the dog.

He killed the dog himself when the pack charged earlier.

Just before he aimed his gun at the dog's head and pulled the trigger, the dog's head suddenly veered, dodging the bullet and lunging towards him...

No.

It's not "pounce," but "rush."

The dog charged at him not on all fours like a dog, but with its arms swinging like a human, as if it were sprinting.

even.

In a daze, he also saw a machete being held in the dog's front paw...

Bang!

Gunshots.

The ever-approaching, enlarging blade was stopped by the shotgun in Fan Yaodong's hand.

Without the slightest hesitation.

Amidst the splattering of blood, Fan Yaodong lunged forward, smashing the dog to the ground with the butt of his rifle, then followed up with two more shots until the dog's head was smashed to pieces.

"Old monster..."

After the close call, cold sweat trickled down Fan Yaodong's face.

As expected of a Tier 3 Corruptor, he can actually manipulate dog corpses to launch an attack.

No wonder these dogs were carrying weapons in their mouths; they were preparing them for Liu Yongxiao.

If it weren't for his teammates reminding him, and if he hadn't been well-trained, he probably would have failed here as well.

click.

After the close call, Fan Yaodong calmed himself down.

He reloaded, adjusted his posture, and raised the short rifle to continue forward.

Now, however, he is more vigilant than before.

At this point, he was certain of one thing.

The number of dogs did not decrease. Under Liu Yongxiao's manipulation, dead and live dogs had the same lethality, or even more danger.

Front, back, left, and right.

Surrounded by darkness, with the possibility of a dead dog lunging at him at any moment, he had to slow down and be extra careful.

The same is true.

As he continued forward, several more dead dogs attacked him from unpredictable and tricky angles.

Bang.

Bang bang.

Fortunately, Fan Yaodong was highly skilled and could barely manage to cope.

After firing a few more shots, smashing several dead dogs that lunged at him, he could feel that he was almost at the tent with the spotlight...

suddenly.

Fan Yaodong stopped, his brows furrowed slightly, and turned to look in a certain direction.

"Um?"

In the darkness, the faint sounds of fighting could be heard.

At the same time, he heard rapid breathing in his earpiece. Although it was just a few indistinct syllables, as the team leader, he immediately recognized the other person.

"It's E66!"

After hesitating for a moment, Fan Yaodong took off running.

As they pushed through layers of darkness, two figures gradually became clear in their blurred vision.

The one pinned to the ground was his only surviving team member from the undercurrent, and also the most reliable machine gunner in the entire team, E66.

And now.

The burly man on top of E66, who looked like a bear, was undoubtedly the big bald man who had come with Liu Yongxiao.

The field of vision narrows.

The instant Fan Yaodong saw the axe raised high in Niu San's hand, he raised his gun and aimed even faster.

next second.

The gunshots were deafening.

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