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"What are you standing there for? Use the wrench and screwdriver to take down those rebar brackets. When you see the Licker's Claw tongue, smash it!"
Shen Yuan threw a adjustable wrench and two screwdrivers to Chen Letian, then picked up the Shovel and stood guard at the door.
Chen Letian hurried to dismantle the rebar brackets.
The rebar brackets were of decent quality, not too thin, so they would work for smashing someone. Using them against a Licker was a bit of a stretch, but it was better than nothing.
Screech!
The claw pierced through the Security Iron Door. Shen Yuan swung the Shovel with one hand, aiming directly at the claw!
Then he was bounced back, crashing into the equipment cabinet behind him with a deafening roar.
"That's tough! Definitely harder than regular steel!" Shen Yuan exclaimed in shock.
Once activated, the sharp side of the Shovel was extremely sharp and sturdy; it could cut through even slightly thinner iron sheets but couldn't sever the Licker's claw, leaving hardly any trace.
Who knows how bone-like claws could be harder than steel? The apocalypse had only just begun, and everything had changed!
However, there was something to be happy about:
When he struck the Licker's claw, Shen Yuan distinctly felt a surge of warmth flowing into his body through the Shovel. It turned out that the Licker's Claw also contained Source of Life, and likely quite a bit of it.
The Licker's Claw retracted and then struck again at the Security Iron Door!
Clearly, it wanted to break through the Security Iron Door and drill in from the inside.
Shen Yuan… would not give it that chance.
Chen Letian finally removed a piece of rebar and threw it to Xu Lixing before continuing to dismantle more.
Xu Lixing was quite tall, probably over one hundred seventy-five centimeters, but he was too thin, the kind that could be blown over by a gust of wind. Moreover, he had been kicked away by Guo Dalong, and his chest still hurt; his internal organs were likely injured. The steel rebar in his hand was basically useless.
"Don't take it off! Chen Letian, use the rebar to poke at the hole made by the Licker and push it back! Buy me some time!" Shen Yuan shouted.
It would take one minute for activation, and it shouldn't be too difficult for Chen Letian to hold on for that long.
Although the Licker had considerable strength and speed, with hard claws and a resilient tongue, its size was not large, weighing about as much as an average human, over a hundred kilograms. Chen Letian was quite strong and had decent power. Using the rebar to push the Licker back and prevent it from breaking through the door shouldn't be a problem.
Chen Letian followed the instructions.
The sound of breaking through the door continued but had decreased significantly; Chen Letian was proving somewhat useful.
Soon, a minute passed, and the cold mechanical voice sounded again:
"Activation complete. Effects are as follows: Bow body strength increased, rubber band resilience increased, required pulling force doubled..."
Shen Yuan picked up a steel ball and began activation.
A 9mm steel ball could be activated in just one second, making it very quick.
After activating ten steel balls, Shen Yuan pulled back the Slingshot, aimed at the hole, and one steel ball instantly shot through the opening, hitting the Licker!
Shen Yuan's strength was already considerable, but he had to exert all his effort to pull back the Activated Slingshot. After activation, the weight of the steel balls increased significantly; they were harder than before, but aside from that, there weren't many changes.
Bang!
One steel ball pierced through the Licker's body!
The mutation direction of the Licker was somewhat unique; its claws were harder than steel, its tongue incredibly resilient, and its limbs extremely robust. However, its torso and head were very fragile, with defense not much stronger than that of an ordinary human.
Even though it was much stronger overall, it couldn't possibly withstand the attack from the Activated Slingshot.
After all!
After activation, the Slingshot is no weaker than an ordinary Revolver, and it might even be stronger.
A steel ball hit its mark, causing the Licker to stagger back a few steps, and Shen Yuan felt invigorated.
He had plenty of steel balls!
In the Military Backpack, he had prepared over a hundred, more than enough!
Shen Yuan knelt on the ground, lowering his center of gravity, keeping his eyes level with the cave entrance about two meters away to avoid a possible tongue attack from the Licker. He then tossed a High-Intensity Flashlight to Xu Lixing, instructing him to shine it out from another opening to illuminate everything outside.
Shen Yuan looked out from the cave entrance.
As long as he could see the body of the Licker appear, he would draw his bow and fire.
One by one, the activated steel balls struck the body of the Licker.
Shen Yuan had good aim.
Although the Licker moved quickly, as long as it attempted to break through the door, it would inevitably be attacked by Shen Yuan and hit.
Dozens of steel balls inflicted significant damage!
The commotion outside grew quieter. Shen Yuan wasn't sure if the Licker was dead; in any case, it lay twitching on the ground five meters from the entrance. Shen Yuan quickly fired a few more steel balls before the Licker finally stopped moving.
"Is it dead? Or just playing dead?"
Shen Yuan didn't know, so he didn't rush outside. Instead, he waited for about ten minutes, confirming that the Licker remained completely still before firing a few more steel balls.
Still no movement.
Licker is really dead!
“Phew!”
Shen Yuan let out a sigh of relief.
The pressure that Licker brought him was much greater than that of Guo Dalong. Although Guo Dalong was strong, his speed was nowhere near that of Licker. At that time, Shen Yuan had the activated Revolver, with four bullets left.
But facing Licker, Shen Yuan only had the Activated Slingshot.
Fortunately, he ultimately managed to take down Licker!
“Everyone stay put, just wait here. When dawn breaks, we’ll leave,” Shen Yuan said.
He walked over and sat down next to Chi Qinghua, leaning against the wall, facing the few people across from him, holding the Slingshot in his left hand and the Shovel in his right.
He remained vigilant at all times.
“A Hu, you should rest for a bit too. I’ll keep watch,” Shen Yuan said, tilting his head and gently patting A Hu's head with the hand holding the Slingshot.
A Hu ignored him.
So, Shen Yuan made himself comfortable and closed his eyes to rest.
He didn’t dare to fall into a deep sleep, but it was fine to rest with his eyes closed. After all, with A Hu around, the safety factor was greatly increased.
A Hu was trustworthy.
Chen Letian also closed his eyes, unsure if he was truly asleep or just pretending. Initially thought to be a carefree optimist, it later became clear that this guy was actually quite shrewd and deep-minded; in such an environment, he might not be able to sleep well.
Xu Lixing did not sleep.
He had been unconscious for a long time, but now he was not tired at all. He kept pressing his hand against his chest, as if he had truly injured his internal organs, and his face was filled with pain.
No one could help him.
Zhang Huanxue initially did not dare to sleep; her beautiful eyes darted around, unsure whether she was afraid of Zombies, Mutant Beasts, or something else. She had witnessed Yuan Yulu's fate firsthand, and it was hard not to feel a sense of sorrow for the fallen.
However, she was simply too exhausted. A whole day of fear and fleeing had drained her energy, and she eventually fell asleep.
Shen Yuan initially pretended to be asleep but ultimately fell into a deep slumber. However, after only about two hours, he was jolted awake.
He was startled by the sounds coming from outside and A Hu's low whimpering. Peering through the holes in the Security Iron Door, he saw two Mutant Mice.
The half-meter-tall Mutant Mice looked extremely fierce, much larger than the Mutant Mice Shen Yuan had seen before, and they were gnawing on the corpse of a Licker.
Shen Yuan could no longer dare to sleep. He stayed alert for another two hours, watching as the Mutant Mice finished eating the Licker's body and then lingered outside the iron door for a while before finally leaving.
The first rays of light from the east illuminated the entire world.
Daybreak had arrived.
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