Chapter 202: “Human”

“Honey!”

Outside the chemical plant, the light orange information toxin dissipated, and everyone gradually recovered from their paralyzed state.

Ding Qing was pierced through the chest by the electric knife thrown by Lu Chang. Duan Min let out a mournful cry and scrambled to her feet to catch the falling Ding Qing.

Lin Xian threw away the black long spear and decisively raised his gun to move forward, preparing to finish off the couple.

“Don’t.”

Seeing this, Duan Min immediately threw herself in front of Ding Qing, begging in terror, “Please, spare us. We can give you all the supplies and weapons of our convoy.”

“Isn’t it a bit late to say that now?”

“Captain Lin.”

Miao Lu stepped forward at this moment and reported, “The convoy that attacked our train has been completely wiped out. A rough estimate is more than forty people. The remaining fugitives have also been cleaned up by Sister Shu Qin and the others.”

Hearing this, Ding Qing’s face changed drastically, looking at Lin Xian in disbelief.

“Impossible!” Duan Min exclaimed beside him. “We didn’t…”

Before she could finish, her face also froze, and she then looked at Ding Qing.

Luo Rui.

Both of them reacted.

Knowing that the situation on the Infinity was stable, Lin Xian felt much more at ease. He directly loaded his gun, aimed it at Ding Qing’s forehead, and said in a cold voice, “The good news is, after we kill that beast inside, you two won’t have to be skinned and turned into Impersonators.”

“Wait,” Duan Min explained in a panic. “We didn’t arrange for anyone to attack your train. Actually…”

“Duan Min!” Ding Qing, with blood flowing from his mouth, interrupted her. Seeing Duan Min’s confused gaze, he said, “No need to explain. We were the ones who acted first. The winner takes all. There’s no need for negotiation anymore.”

His expression was listless, his life rapidly draining away. He looked at Lin Xian and said in a low voice, “I just want to know, do you really think you can kill that thing with just these few people?”

Lin Xian’s eyes flickered. “Since you’ve already mentioned the night’s curse, you naturally know we have no choice.”

Ding Qing frowned and said excitedly, “This is completely sending your own people to their deaths. Why can’t you accept this safe shelter? Wait until you’re sure, then seek to counterattack!”

Lin Xian looked at Ding Qing upon hearing this. “The shelter you’re talking about, is it feeding people to it every day?”

Ding Qing was silent for a moment, then sighed and laughed self-deprecatingly. Facing Lin Xian’s gun, a look of relief appeared on his face.

“Shoot.”

“You haven’t told me where your shelter is yet.”

Ding Qing opened his eyes and snorted disdainfully. “What, so you can slaughter them all? The executioners were all from my convoy, and they’re already dead at your hands. The rest are just innocent people. Why must you be so ruthless?”

Lin Xian said in a deep voice, “Are people who have eaten people still considered human?”

Ding Qing didn’t speak. He closed his eyes and tightly hugged the sobbing Duan Min, his face stern, waiting for Lin Xian to shoot.

Whirr~

At this moment, the sound of a drone flying through the air was heard. A PX-05 engineering robot flew over their heads and landed behind Lin Xian.

Ding Qing opened his eyes and saw this scene, his face changing drastically. “What did you do?!”

KIKI stepped forward at this moment, clapped her hands, and said, “What do you think? Planting a bomb, of course. Didn’t you know this chemical plant is a giant powder keg?”

Lin Xian spoke, “It doesn’t matter if you don’t tell me. Once this chemical plant and that monster are blown up, and night falls, the people in this town without a shelter will taste the bitter fruit of their own making.”

As soon as these words came out, Ding Qing’s pupils suddenly shrank, and he began to cough up blood violently. He looked at Lin Xian with an agitated expression.

“No, you can’t do this. You’ll kill everyone!!”

At this moment, hearing that Lin Xian was going to blow up the chemical plant, Ding Qing finally broke down completely. He looked at Lin Xian with an urgent gaze, pointed at the power armor on his body, and said nervously, “Little brother, I know you want this power armor on me. This power armor has voiceprint recognition. No one can activate it except me. I can unlock it and let you take it. I only ask one thing of you!!”

KIKI said with a disdainful look, “Hmph, what recognition, I…”

Unexpectedly, Lin Xian reached out and stopped her, then said to Ding Qing,

“Speak.”

“You can take everything from my convoy. I only ask that you leave a few vehicles for them to leave this place. They are just ordinary people. Let them live! Let them live!”

Blood foamed from Ding Qing’s mouth. He seemed to have used all his strength to roar out this last sentence.

“Honey…” Duan Min, her face covered in tears, held Ding Qing in her arms. She looked at Lin Xian and said in a pleading tone, “We did all the evil deeds. There are still 191 people in the underground parking lot of the movie theater, including many women and children. Please, let them go.”

Lin Xian raised his gun, his eyes cold. “You were right about one thing.”

Duan Min looked up.

Bang!

Inside the chemical plant, a gunshot rang out.

Lu Chang, Miao Lu, and KIKI all had slight changes in their expressions.

Lin Xian put away his gun and said slowly, “I am indeed going to kill that monster.”

Vroom~

Outside the chemical plant, two motorcycles sped out. Lin Xian carried KIKI, followed by Lu Chang and Miao Lu, heading towards the town.

On the other side, after cleaning up the battlefield, Shu Qin and Lu Xingchen drove their car into town and met up with Lin Xian.

“Captain Lin, we’ve checked. The main force of the Vajra convoy should be gone. There might be some remnants hiding. We haven’t found their specific location yet,” Shu Qin said as soon as she got out of the car.

Lin Xian stopped his motorcycle and looked back at the distant chemical plant. “Everyone get ready. The explosion later will be powerful. The town will definitely be affected. It might even shake out all those Impersonator monsters.”

“Isn’t that perfect? We can burn them all at once, saving this venerable one the trouble of searching for them,” Lu Xingchen’s hands were itching for a fight, as he hadn’t had much chance to act today.

“Lin Xian, what if it doesn’t die from the explosion?” KIKI asked. “That thing is definitely not a C-class Aberration. Its vitality must be ridiculously strong.”

“If it doesn’t die, we’ll wear it down.”

Lin Xian said, “We’ll see how it goes later. If that thing really has no mobility as Director Ding said, we’ll spend some time wearing it down. If not, we’ll just run. It’s daytime now, so we shouldn’t be as pathetic as last night.”

Shu Qin and the others nodded upon hearing this. To actively attack a large Aberration was something they wouldn’t have even dared to think about before. At this moment, everyone present, perhaps except for the eccentric Lu Xingchen, was nervous.

Lin Xian took the power armor off the motorcycle and activated the mechanical scan.

[Scan complete. Acquired TRP-4 Special Industrial Active Exoskeleton Power Armor (Blueprint)]

[Power Armor System Integrity: 100%]

He removed the separate mechanical prosthesis from his body, stored it in his backpack, and then put on the power armor. This type of exoskeleton power armor was not fully enclosed and did not have strong defensive capabilities, nor did it have flight or weapon modules. Its main function was reflected in its mobility, providing the user with extremely strong jumping, running, and shoulder-bearing torque. Except for the hands and the main rigid structure of the spine, which used high-hardness tungsten-titanium alloy Type I metal, most of the other parts were made of lightweight forged inner armor steel and carbon fiber, focusing on flexibility.

Lin Xian’s own physical attributes were already far beyond ordinary people. With this power armor, his mobility could be said to have been greatly improved.

Most importantly, he could use the frame of this power armor to add weapon and defense modules, and also upgrade the blueprint through the research center.

[Program starting]

After putting it on, Lin Xian started the power armor’s program.

[New user identified successfully. Please enter user information.]

“Lin Xian.”

[Hello, Lin Xian. Please confirm whether to keep user (Ding Qing)’s personal information.]

“Dele…”

Just as Lin Xian was about to delete it, he inadvertently saw something, and his expression changed slightly.

“Wow, so cool. Lin Xian, make me a set too,” KIKI walked over with a happy face. “I want black. I like red too.”

“Okay.” Lin Xian nodded, his gaze a little lost.

“What’s wrong with you? By the way, what are you going to do with those people under the movie theater?”

Lin Xian took a breath and turned to look at Shu Qin. “Shu Qin, in the parking lot under the town’s movie theater, there are over a hundred people.”

“Huh?”

“So that’s where they were hiding!” Lu Xingchen’s spirits rose. “Brother Lin, leave this to this venerable one to handle.”

KIKI’s face turned a little unnatural as she looked at Lin Xian. “Lin Xian, are you really going to…”

“I mean,” Lin Xian said to Shu Qin and Lu Xingchen,

“Leave the Vajra convoy’s vehicles for them. Let them leave before the explosion. Those are all ordinary survivors.”

Everyone was slightly taken aback by Lin Xian’s words. Shu Qin quickly nodded. “Okay, I’ll take people to do it right away.”

Hearing this, KIKI felt a sense of relief for some reason and looked at Lin Xian with a deep gaze.

“You changed your mind?”

“I just want to save some bullets,” Lin Xian said, then walked directly towards his motorcycle.

In the viewing screen, the logs stored by Ding Qing flashed by one by one.

[Day 21: Little Jia doesn’t want to spend her 8th birthday underground. Everyone suggested taking her out to see the sun for an hour during the day. Need to arrange for someone to confirm the external environment in advance.]

[Day 23: Lack of anti-inflammatory drugs. Chen Zhihui led a team into the city to search. One person is missing.]

[Day 24: Duan Min is 2 months pregnant. She told me she wants to leave this place. I promised her.]

[Day 25: The beast at the chemical plant is restless again. Luo Rui told me Grandma Zhang’s health is getting worse. I understood what he meant. The team has been very strange lately.]

[Day 28: The usable vehicles in the city have been collected. A total of 18. Most need repairs. The current fuel is not enough to take so many people to Hengshan Pass.]

[Day 29: A train arrived at the station. Luo Rui tricked them here. The Espers on it are very powerful. I only acted against them, but they escaped. Good, I hope they don’t come back…]

[…]

“Delete.”

[Deleting user (Ding Qing)’s log information.]

[Deleting. Deletion complete.]