Chapter 13: The Deserted Town

"Huh~Huh, why are you so difficult?"

A gleam of fire flashed in Yao Luo's eyes, but this fire did not come from him.

A crystal-shaped moth was flying towards them at high speed, with flames burning on its body.

Yao Luo raised his hand and fired, fire shot out, and the moth was like a broken mirror, being shattered into pieces by one blow.

"The thirteenth one."

Since being teleported to this deserted town, in addition to humans, basically all kinds of monsters have come to find Yao Luo.

Like the one we just encountered, it is the most common type, a crazy machine, an irrational humanoid monster, an exploding robotic arm, countless of them, appearing one after another.

After crossing another step, Yao Luo jumped and came to a roof with a thick chimney. Yao Luo hid beside the chimney and took a short rest.

"Where exactly is this place? What is certain is that I cannot stay here for long. I need to evacuate as soon as possible."

Yaoluo looked around. Most of the buildings in the town were not high. There were broken walls, abandoned factories, pickaxes and excavators everywhere. It was obvious that this was an industrial town affiliated with the mining industry.

Yao Luo also tried to look for traces of human beings along the way, but found nothing except a few yellowed recruitment advertisements for miners and rusty tool boxes.

When they entered the house, they found no food, only burnt coals and a ransacked kitchen.

"The people here should have evacuated."

Yao Luo also wanted to try to contact everyone in the train crew, but not only was there no signal on the communicator, but all the functions seemed to have lost their function. Apart from the most basic photo and video recording functions, the phone was no different from a brick.

"The first priority is to contact everyone in the train crew, but in this situation, we can only prioritize survival."

Yao Luo stood up. After returning from the space station, he had been trying to find ways to enhance his close combat ability. Although Kaslana's gun fighting skills were good, her experience came from the inheritance in the stigmata. If she wanted to master it thoroughly, she still needed to practice it herself and accumulate experience.

But besides firing, what other ways can a gun be used? Yao Luo said that you can smash it, after all, this thing is quite strong.

Within the range of vision, most of the lights had been turned off, and Yao Luo looked carefully forward in one direction.

"There is a fire, but it should be far away from where I am."

Finally, he found possible traces of human beings. Yao Luo felt comforted immediately. After all, where there are people, there may be a group. There is strength in numbers. At least he can inquire about the news of the train crew.

The view came to the light that Yao Luo saw.

"Sister Natasha, are we really going to come here to search for supplies?"

The voice came from a curly-haired boy with a slightly spotted face. He had a shy voice and a thin body, as if he would fall to the ground if the wind blew.

"Don't be afraid, Peter. Think about everyone in the orphanage. We are only coming to the outskirts of this town this time, near where your family used to live. Believe me, sister. I will protect you."

The voice came from a very young woman, about seventeen or eighteen years old, with short grey hair and purple eyes like refreshing red wine. She was holding a lamp that emitted a faint light that illuminated the surroundings. It would be a big mistake to just regard her as a weak woman.

In the other hand holding the lamp, the mighty and thick gun barrel will let you know how powerful she is.

"But I heard from the adults that there are a lot of monsters here."

The gray-haired woman touched the boy's head and comforted him, "Peter, you are the oldest child in the orphanage. If it weren't for the accident, I wouldn't want to bring you here, but the supplies in the orphanage are almost gone. We must come here to find what everyone needs. Trust me, okay?"

After hearing what the girl said, the boy didn't seem so scared anymore. In fact, he was only a head shorter than the girl, but the relationship between the two was almost like that of mother and son.

"Okay sister, I will lead the way carefully."

"Okay, good boy."

After stepping on the 21st monster under his feet to death, Yao Luo also felt a little tired.

With his current strength, he can deal with ordinary small monsters even with his bare hands. However, in this small town, the large giant hammer robots, creatures similar to the centaurs on the space station, and the violent robots holding double arms, with the firepower of the Holy Judgment of Skyfire, if they cannot be solved within three shots, Yao Luo will evacuate as soon as possible.

Because there is not only one monster in this place, and the noise made by the Holy Judge of Heavenly Fire is too loud, if he cannot resolve the problem quickly, he will be surrounded, which will be his final fate.

"It's getting closer."

Yao Luo spat. Although he had sufficient supplies before coming here, if he could not get food and water within a few days, even for him, his combat effectiveness would inevitably decline, not to mention his subsequent pioneering journey.

Peter led Natasha along as they walked through the alleys and around the square. They deliberately slowed down their pace so as not to attract the attention of any monsters. They were very familiar with the route and it was obvious that this was not their first time here.

"We're almost there. Sister, just go around the two houses in front. There's a big green sign in front of Teach's bakery. Past his house is where my home is. There should be some leftover medical supplies in Dad's clinic." "I hope so." A hint of vigilance flashed in Natasha's purple pupils. There seemed to be more monsters wandering around in this place than before.

The behavioral logic of most monsters is that they will only act when attracted by static or dynamic elements. Monsters here are rare and they are very likely to have come from somewhere else. You must not let your guard down no matter what.

The two of them cautiously passed through another bridge hole, and slowly moved along the wall, until they came to a relatively wide street. On the right side of the street was a very conspicuous green plaque, which seemed to be the bakery Peter mentioned.

"That's it, sis..."

Natasha quickly covered Peter's mouth. When Peter calmed down, he saw a giant robot with chainsaws in both hands wandering around not far away from the sign. The chainsaws in its hands were not turned on, but the reflective chain revealed that if it attracted its attention, the fate of the two could be imagined.

Natasha put her fingers in front of her mouth, made a hushing gesture, bent down and reached out to pick up a stone from the road at her feet.

Bend your arms, accumulate strength in your arms, and throw.

The stone drew a graceful arc, and its flight trajectory was longer than expected, flying to the other side at the end of the street.

The stone seemed to hit the steel plate, causing a crisp sound. The attention of the chainsaw robot was instantly attracted, and the chainsaw in its hand started instantly, as if it was going to take something.
"Now."

The two moved quickly but without making any noise, and successfully walked past the green sign of the bakery and came to an inconspicuous white iron door.

Peter hurriedly took out a key from his pocket and said, "Here it is." With trembling hands, he poked the key into the air.

The shaking key head and lock cylinder made a metallic sound. Just when Peter was nervous, a gentle hand held him.

"Don't be afraid, Peter." Natasha stood behind Peter with her eyes as clear as water. Peter looked at Natasha and felt his heart suddenly filled with courage. The key was inserted smoothly and the door opened.

Walking through the door, the facilities in the clinic are very simple. The table with the corner knocked off is wrapped with an unknown cloth, and there are two books under the table. The white wall is occupied by a blackboard with colorful graffiti on it. It can be seen that the owner of this clinic has a childlike heart.

At the top of the blackboard was a line of handwriting that anyone could see: "Peter and Dad's Clinic."

Peter returned like a fish to a pond, crossing the table and leading Natasha to the back.

Pushing open the partition door, there were many wooden medicine shelves used to store items. Bottles and jars, torn cardboard, and debris were everywhere. It can be seen that this place has been looted, but someone left in a hurry. Fortunately, there are still a few unopened medicine boxes scattered in the corners of the room.

Natasha opened the backpack at her waist and began to search carefully on the ground.

"Antipyretics, medical bandages, medical alcohol... Great, there are still unexpired medical kits here."

Natasha quickly put the unused medicines into her backpack and knew that she had made the right trip.

Among the children in the orphanage, several had fever and fell into a coma. If antipyretics were not found in time, the children’s lives would not be guaranteed under the current circumstances. In addition, only Peter’s family had lived here, otherwise she would never have brought the children to this place.

Of course, before coming here, she had done several investigations. Peter was the oldest child in the orphanage. His home used to be a clinic in the town. Since the crisis, Peter had become a child in the orphanage.

After picking up the medicines, Natasha could see that Peter was staring blankly at the consultation table in front of the door, where his father used to sit.

Hugging him silently from behind, she could hear Peter sobbing slightly.

"Yeah, this kid hasn't been back here for many years."

"Okay, let's go. We shouldn't stay here for long."

Peter quickly calmed down. He had not forgotten the danger of this place, but the familiar scene before him made him think back to the past.

Before the disaster happened, Peter's father was a doctor here, and his mother stayed at home to take care of him and his younger brother. The family lived in harmony and the bakery next door often delivered bread to them. Peter remembered the taste of their bread, which was really delicious.

"But after the disaster, his parents and younger brother were buried here. He was the only one left and could no longer eat the bread from next door."

After wiping away his tears, Peter made up his mind to be a big boy and not make sister Natasha worry anymore.

He broke free from the embrace and walked forward silently. It was time for him to clear the way for his sister.

But when his gaze reached the window at the door, his whole body felt as if a basin of cold water had been poured over it. Cold sweat streamed down his temples, his hands and feet were cold, and his legs could no longer take a step.

Because it was next to the small window of the clinic's white iron door.

A cold eye emitting a mechanical red light was looking straight at him.

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