Chapter 288.2: Fierce Battle In The Jungle

As soon as he moved, a few spots of flame lit up in the shadows under the dense jungle.

Ample Time quickly shot an explosive arrow in the direction of the fire. With a loud blast, flying fragments were blasted into the jungle. Soon, several black shadows fell from the trees.

However, many flaming arrows were shot out from the jungle simultaneously, like an airtight net, covering Old White and the Bull and Horse Squad.

The fire arrows didn't do much damage, but it exposed their locations.

"Awooo!" From the jungle came the cries of apes, and many shadows swung their long arms, moving fast through the jungle. Ample Time's pupils shrank sharply. He finally saw clearly who was attacking them.

No...

It should be what was attacking them.

It was a group of long-armed apes who were no more than 1.5 meters tall!

They not only held bows and arrows in their hands, but also short spears made of steel bars, hammers tied with concrete stones, and long and short knives.

Night Ten aimed at the ape that was rushing nearby and pulled the trigger. Bullets sprayed out from his submachine gun. In just one breath, 4 or 5 apes fell from the tree and hit the ground heavily.

However, soon, more apes emerged from the darkness, bared their bloody fangs, and brandished all sorts of strange cold weapons to encircle them.

Monkeys?

Quit Smoking raised the muzzle and fired, with disbelief written all over his face. "Damn it! Monkeys in Wasteland Online can use tools?!"

"Who knows, maybe someone taught them..." Gale calmly raised his rifle and fired, killing the apes chasing Old White one by one, covering Old White's retreat.

Gunshots echoed in the jungle.

The flickering gun flames repelled the swarm of monkeys again and again.

After suffering huge casualties, the apes seemed to finally realize that this group of people in front of them was not easy to mess with, and the pace of their attack gradually slowed down.

The group retreated at a steady pace while fighting those apes. They soon withdrew from the streets near the zoo, and got rid of the pursuit of apes near a collapsed commercial square.

"I thought it was strange just now that there are no Crunchers here... As it turns out, a group of monkeys took over!" Sitting down on the concrete block, Night Ten took a deep breath and checked the ammunition of the submachine gun.

2 magazines left!

Since it was a scientific expedition mission, considering that the possibility of encountering large-scale battles was very low, they only carried the amount of ammunition required for conventional battles based on experience.

It wouldn't be scary if it was just a group of apes, but the key point was that those apes not only knew how to use tools, but also were familiar with the terrain. They were not even afraid of death, and they seemed to have mutated.

This situation was a little tricky!

Ample Time sighed, "We should've invited Garbage to join this mission with us."

Putting the drone back into the backpack, Gale adjusted his breathing while looking at Old White. "Should we continue?"

"... There are too many opponents, and we don't have enough manpower. Let's retreat today." Old White looked at the iron plate with a Torch pattern engraved in his hand.

Although the goal was not achieved, the mission was not a failure.

At least they figured out the situation near the mission location and also found an interesting piece of information.

Ample Time sighed with a rather regretful expression, "It would be great if I could catch one... Even if it's dead."

At this moment, Quit Smoking, who had been silent all this time, suddenly raised his hand slowly. "You mean... This?"

Everyone looked over instantly, and saw the dude’s backpack was open. There was a dead ape in hand.

The Bull and Horse Squad group finally got a closer look at what the monster they had been fighting with for nearly half an hour looked like.

The ape had long arms, small eyes, and dark green pupils. The most prominent part of its ferocious face was the teeth. Not only were they shockingly long, but the two fangs even protruded outside the lips.

The most special part about it was that although the ape had black hair over most parts of its body, its back was hairless. Instead, it had a layer of black scales that crawled from the back of its neck to the base of its tail.

Night Ten gasped in shock, "Damn, bro. When did you pick it up?"

Quitting Smoking smiled with embarrassment, "When I was retreating, I just hacked one to death with a hatchet. I thought it was a pity to throw it away, so I grabbed it and stuffed it in my backpack."

Night Ten couldn't help but praise, "You're so skilled, brother! Well done!"

Quit Smoking couldn’t help but grin. "haha, thank you for your compliment."

Ample Time walked over and took the ape. He tried to make a cut on its back with a dagger, and found that he couldn't cut open its skin. Seeing this, a surprised expression appeared on his face. "Is this thing cut-resistant?"

Gale stroked his chin thoughtfully.

After a long time, he commented, "Should be good for making gloves."

Meanwhile, on the edge of the dome-shaped building covered with vines, on a tower made of wood and steel bars, stood a man wearing a fur coat.

His face was smeared with dark green mud, and a ring of rattan for camouflage was wrapped around his neck.

At the moment, he was holding a set of binoculars made of human bones in his hand, watching something.

The apes around were in awe of him... Or rather, they were afraid of him. It was as if there was something about him that frightened them.

Seeing the group of uninvited guests disappear from sight, he cursed, drove away the apes who had reached his feet, and put away the binoculars.

"This bunch of useless trash!"

2 sets of exoskeletons!

And the guns in the hands of those wastelanders!

He could tell at a glance that they were all treasures!

Thinking about it, a hint of greed appeared in his eyes.

It was a shame that he couldn't get his hands on them.

...

Official website forum.

[Monster Illustration Book Update]

[1. Ironback Ape:

Black hair, black scales on the back, live in groups, able to use basic tools and open flames, good at shooting cold arrows, suspected to have night vision ability, high mobility in the jungle, recommended hunting target for LV8 and above players.

]

[2. Silver-Mouthed Snake:

The silver-white pattern extends from the lips to the corner of the eyes. The base of the fangs can store 120ml of venom. The venom glands are all over the body. Do not eat.

]

[Additional information on Clearspring City East District:

Clearspring City East District is a primeval jungle, for some reason, the vegetation there is much denser than other areas.

]

[Information added to Shelter 401:

The Church of Torch is suspected to be related to it.

]

With the return of the Bull and Horse Squad, the database on the official website was also updated with the information they collected in the Eastern District of Clearspring City.

New map!

And new mutants!

Many players were full of curiosity, which few people had set foot on.

Tail: Got it! The new map is the high-rise version of Elm District! (o°ω°o)

Sisi: The incomprehensible fantastic beast has increased again.

Irene: Eep! Poison glands all over the body? So scary? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Elf Wang: What do you want to do? I advise you not to think about it. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Ample Time: About the new map, let me tell you my point of view. Shelter 401 located in the East District may become the next novice village. The development of this map will most likely directly affect the release speed of the test qualification!

Gale: Mhm, the test progress of this game follows the main storyline. There is a limit to the capacity of the shelter. After reaching the capacity limit, the Federation's support for the New Alliance will also be suspended. This is also very realistic.

Lightning Professor: Damn, big brothers, come on! Hurry up! Our happiness depends on you! T.T

Ride_a_donkey_to_the_market: +1, wuu, wuu, I want to play too. QAQ

Ample Time: Everyone, don't worry, we are already doing our best to clear the new map!

Old White: The scientific expedition team has raised the mission income based on the information we received. We plan to organize another wave of raids. However, there are too many mutants there. It may not be enough to rely on just a few of us. Does any good brother want to join us on this raid?

Garbage: Me, me, me, Old White, take me! I am also a member of the Burning Corps! (excited)

Mosquito: Need air support? My plane has been repaired! You can mark it with flares and leave the rest to me. (Smile)

Darkest: What the fuck? That thing can still be repaired?! Isn't it all blown up!

Taking Lives: Don't listen to his bullshit. Our prodigal boss built a new one, but this time with a gyroscope and pitot tube, so it should be able to land... (sigh)

Midnight Pubg: Hands up! Jungle Corps is applying to join the raid! (Smug)

Piltover Paratrooper: Paratrooper One is ready!!!

Book Worm: Hey, we are best at field battles. (Smirk)

Old White: Nice! We're counting on you, brothers! (Grin)

...

In the administrator's office of Shelter 404.

While the players on the forum were discussing the raid, Chu Guang looked at the iron plate with a Torch pattern in his hand and fell into deep thought. "Was shelter 401 opened 50 years ago?"

Yin Fang, who was standing aside, nodded. "According to the intelligence we have collected, that is indeed the case."

Chu Guang continued, "Torch left Shelter 117 20 years ago... Which means they've been eyeing 401 since then."

"What is in there?"

If he remembered correctly, Shelter 117 only had the black box for producing bionic organs, and should not have the so-called mind control devices, and Hyrja, who had slept for 20 years, had never heard of anything related to that thing either.

Obviously, the mutants manipulation technology held by the Torch Church that dominated the Death Coast in the south was not brought out from Shelter 117, but recovered from other shelters.

They probably got it from Shelter 401.

It was not good news for Chu Guang that the treasure chest that was finally found might have been raided 20 years ago!

Yin Fang folded his arms before his chest, and said helplessly, "Everything about a shelter with a three-digit number is classified as top-secret, so it is impossible to find out public information about it. Not to mention that it had been 2 centuries already. I can only use some indirect information to locate its approximate location."

After a pause, Yin Fang continued, "However, when I investigated Clearspring City Third Ecological Protection Park, I discovered some interesting things."

Chu Guang frowned. "What is it?"

"17 of the 20 biology professors who received admission tickets to Shelter 401 had held academic lectures in that park before. Although the original copies of those papers can no longer be found, it can be confirmed from the ticket information that these lectures all mentioned a thing called Resonance Theory."

Chu Guang’s frown grew deeper. "Resonance theory?"

Facing Chu Guang's expectant eyes, Yin Fang said helplessly, "Don't look at me like that. It's my first time doing archeology in River Valley Province. I've never heard of these things before. But the good news is, at least we can now confirm that Shelter 401 is in that ecological protection park."

Chu Guang pondered for a moment before speaking again, "It seems that we can only go in and have a look."

Yin Fang shrugged. "That's what I suggested too. Anyway, we have confirmed that there is something there, so why not just send your people over there to have a look?"

It was just a bunch of monkeys. What could they possibly do?

Even the Tide was no match for this group of the blue coats, so Yin Fang had no doubt that it was only a matter of time before they cleaned up that group of beasts.

At this time, footsteps came from outside the door, followed by a knock on the door.

"Please come in."

The door opened and Hyrja entered.

Chu Guang raised his head and saw the excited expression on her face, so he asked curiously, "Did something good happen?"

Without keeping him in suspense, Hyrja beamed. "About the Induction Serum you asked me to study before... I have results!"