Time: 2011-2- 19 18:41:21 Words: 3128
In a room surrounded by bookshelves, everyone saw Miss Padora. It was a little girl about ten years old. She wore a gray robe and had short pink hair. She was sitting behind a table and copying something with a quill. There was a dim oil lamp on the table. It was the only source of light in the room.
Sixteen Nights had already left when she brought everyone here. The captain looked at the little loli who was copying and did not say anything. At the same time, he stopped the Mechanic from using the probe glasses. The doctor and Magician were frowning as they pondered. The doctor was thinking about the purpose of their visit, while Magician was racking his brain to recall the anime he had seen before. This was because he had no recollection of this girl named Padora despite having read countless anime novels.
"Dear guests, welcome to the Demon City Library. I am the administrator here, Paddora.”At this moment, Padora suddenly put down his quill and said to everyone.
"Hello, respected miss. We are here to complete a mission.”the captain replied.
"Yes, I know your mission. The painting is ready. Please follow me.”As he spoke, Padora took out a lampshade from under the table and covered the oil lamp. With a click, something seemed to be locked. Then, Padora lifted the lampshade, and the oil lamp below also left the table. They became a lantern.
Holding the lantern, Padora gestured to the others. He then walked to a bookshelf, and the bookshelf automatically opened. A secret passage appeared behind it. Padora walked in, and the others followed. Behind Padora, everyone could see that other than the lantern, Padora was carrying a book. This book was very big. Even if it was placed sideways, it hung from Padora's waist to her calves.
The secret passage was very dark, and the only source of light was Padora's lantern. This darkness was not the kind of darkness without light, but a kind of fog that could only be dispersed by the light of the lantern. The Mechanic had tried to light a torch, but it was completely useless. As long as one was outside the range of the lantern, even the glow of the flame would immediately disappear.
"We're here. This is the place." After walking for about ten minutes, the group arrived at a magnificent room. The red carpet was filled with rococo decorations. Coupled with the artistic paintings on the surrounding walls, everyone understood that this was a gallery.
"Miss Padora, can I see your lantern?”the doctor suddenly said.
"Sure." The expressionless Padora handed the lantern to the doctor. When the doctor took the lantern, he heard the following notification:
"Padora's Lantern, Legendary Item, Quasi-Divine Artifact. The Lantern used by Padora, the historian of Demon City. Because it has always accompanied Padora in recording history and reading knowledge, it has some special functions. [Function 1: The Wise Man of history, increases a certain amount of intelligence (related to the wielder)][Function 2: An interpreter of knowledge. Able to appraise all items below Legendary and read any text.][Function 3: Shadow Enemy. Dispel all darkness within a 10-meter radius. At the same time, deal periodic damage to shadow creatures within the enemy's range. Each time the damage is dealt, there is a certain chance to eradicate the shadow creatures.]”
Below the lantern was a line of small words: Knowledge could dispel all darkness.
"Thank you." The doctor returned the lantern to Padora. Padora nodded and led everyone to a painting. This painting depicted a scene of ruins. There were some scattered skeletons in the ruins. The blood-red sunset reflected the ruins in the distance, making some faint shadows in the ruins.
" What you want to take away is this 'Catastrophe Setting Sun'," said Padora." However, you have to enter this painting and complete the mission inside before you can take it away. Now, are you ready?”
"Yes, we are ready." The team leader replied. As soon as he finished speaking, everyone realized that the surrounding scene was distorted. Only this painting suddenly emitted a blood-red glow, just like the setting sun in the painting. When the surrounding scenery recovered, everyone found that they were already in the ruins of the painting…
Struggling…screaming…twisted human bodies…
A black mushroom cloud…
Perhaps it was because of a mistake that the war finally broke out. The great nations finally used their decisive power, but at that time, they did not think about the consequences of doing so…
After the war, the population of more than six billion had been reduced to less than 100 million. Cities had been destroyed, and the pollution of the war had caused plants to disappear and animals to mutate. Only a few areas could still produce food, and the remaining humans could only build new settlements around these areas. At the same time, they had to guard against the mutated creatures that constantly attacked them...
This was nature's revenge…
"That's all the information. There's also no mission objective.”the doctor said.
"Captain, the high-tech item can be used now.”The Mechanic, who had already turned his motorcycle into armor, said.
"Superpowers are fine too." The magician who was controlling the stones said.
"How far is it from the nearest settlement?”The captain asked.
" About 30 kilometers northeast," the Mechanic said as he looked at the detector." Also, there's a large energy object moving in the north. It's heading toward the settlement, but it's moving very slowly.”
"Let's not talk about this first. We have guests.”The strongman took a fighting stance and looked at the shadow in the ruins as he said.
"Woo…"
As if it knew that it had been discovered, the creature in the shadows walked out and let out a threatening growl. The creature's original form seemed to be a dog, but it was bigger than a calf. Its entire body was black, but it was not fur, but meat that seemed to have died. Green saliva dripped from its sharp canine teeth onto the ground. Although it was not corrosive, it looked poisonous.
"Mutated scavenger dogs have low combat strength and are poisonous. They will only pose a threat when they form in numbers.”This was the data reported by the Mechanic.
Strike first! However, the first to attack was the Mutant Scavenger Hound. Although it also thought that the huge Hercules was not easy to bully, and the relatively weak Magician was a better target, the Hercules had already blocked all routes. It could only try to pounce on the Hercules.
"Bang!"
The strongman quickly turned sideways and punched, hitting the scavenger dog's back. Then, he took a step back and dodged the saliva that splashed over. The scavenger dog that was hit a wall not far away and bounced back to the ground. It struggled for a while and stopped moving. Although the wound could not be seen on the outside, the bones and internal organs of the scavenger dog had been shattered.
"Captain, there are many energy reactions in the surroundings that are gathering here. It should be these scavenger dogs!”the Mechanic suddenly said.
"Let's go, we'll head towards the large energy source in the north!”The team leader made his decision and everyone quickly left the ruins. After leaving the ruins, the Mechanic's armor returned to its original form as a motorcycle. Then, he added some equipment on it, and the motorcycle turned into a jeep. Everyone got on the jeep. They could already see the shadows of many scavenger dogs around them. However, before the encirclement was formed, the jeep immediately left.
"Wow! How exaggerated!" Hawkeye said in surprise. That's right, it was very exaggerated. There were about tens of thousands of scavenger dogs surrounding a huge truck. This truck was not an ordinary one. It was about the size of a train carriage, but its moving speed was very slow, probably the speed of an ordinary human running. The vehicle was completely sealed. The carriage seemed to be some kind of armor, but it had been severely corroded. There were many people wearing armor on the roof shooting at the surrounding scavenger dogs. There were also three fixed heavy machine guns, but there were too many scavenger dogs. It was impossible to suppress their attacks. Some guards who did not have time to change their ammunition had already started using their guns.
"Puff, puff, puff…"
There was the sound of liquid being shot out. Balls of green mucus hit the carriage's armor and white smoke rose. It seemed that this was the reason why the carriage's armor was corroded. Looking closely, there were some worms among the scavenger dogs that were attacking the train. It was these worms that shot out the green liquid.
" Corrosive Worms. They have almost no combat power, but they can shoot corrosive mucus. However, the interval between each shot is very long.”The Mechanic reported the worm's information.
"I suggest we help them. After all, we are not familiar with this place.”the doctor said.
The captain nodded. The Mechanic stepped on the accelerator, and the jeep rushed towards the battlefield. Everyone took out their automatic weapons and began shooting. A portion of the scavengers that were attacked turned to attack the jeep, while the worms stopped attacking and crawled into the team of scavengers.
"It's the Rangers! Brothers, hold on, we are saved!”The leader of the guards shouted, and the shooting from the truck became even more intense. The Mechanic's Jeep kept moving around the truck. The scavenger dogs could not catch up to the speed of the Jeep at all. Everyone's weapons, especially the double-barreled Gatling gun of the Hercules, could cause serious damage to them. However, the scavenger dogs did not give up. They kept attacking the truck until they could see the human fortress in the distance.
"Thanks, bro. Let's follow the rules.”The guard leader said as he watched the scavenger dog leave.
"Alright, let's go hand in a mission first. I'll wait for you in the biggest bar later.”the captain said.
The jeep drove straight to the gate of the castle. It was a castle made entirely of metal. The walls were about ten meters high, and the walls were filled with heavy machine guns. There were also some people wearing armor patrolling. There were two cameras on both sides of the gate. The cameras scanned the jeep for a while, and then the gate opened.
There was no inspection, which made everyone feel strange and relieved at the same time. They arrived at a somewhat chaotic street and found a corner. The Mechanic stopped the car and tried to connect to the network. Not long after, the Mechanic turned around and said,
"Captain, we might be in trouble…"
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