Wasteland Echoer

Crusde Federation, Polar Special Zone, Old Polar Zone, the old site of the expansion project on both sides of the Winternos River.

A team of Federation [soldiers] wearing pure white combat uniforms are holding old-fashioned "BK-45" submachine guns and "sundial" portable quasi-cannons in the center of an abandoned construction area filled with construction waste, industrial waste and wild animal skeletons.

This team has about 20 to 30 people, most of whom wear heavy special masks for filtering polluted air, and are equipped with the latest "cyber auxiliary power devices" at their joints to greatly improve their mobility and resist the increasingly serious mutations of the "aliens without heart" near the wind wall area.

At their feet lie several broken bodies of humans, as well as the remains of countless "without heart" with broken heads and hearts that are still slightly wriggling.

The surroundings are constantly echoing with ghostly sounds like birds and beasts intertwined, as well as the greedy hums of "without heart" when facing delicious food.

There were a considerable number of "Heartless Alien" approaching slowly in front and behind this group of federal [warriors]. However, due to the strong smell of their own kind dying in front, this group of "Heartless" stopped and hesitated when they were less than 50 meters away from the team.

But as time went on, more and more "Heartless Alien" smelled the human smell that was enough to confuse the soul, and began to gather in the direction of this group of federal [warriors]. The simple wooden bridge and abandoned road entrance that could have been used for escape were also surrounded by the "Heartless" who followed up.

Faced with the increasingly severe battle situation, a federal [warrior] named Oaks in the team asked their captain Stanislav Khermenov in a very urgent and hurried tone:

"Captain? What should we do now? The roads in front and behind are blocked, and we can't get out. Do we want to fight? Force a way out?"

"No, wait a little longer." Stanislav replied in a calm tone, looking calm.

He turned his head to observe the "Heartless Aliens" who gathered around but did not dare to move forward, and analyzed:

"There is the smell of 'burning liquid' here, which makes these 'borns' dare not move forward, but the smell of blood emitted by the fallen among us drives their deepest impulses, making them dare not leave. If there is no unpleasant smell like a fox on the Lost, I can certainly command you to retreat, but now is not the time to force your departure."

"Why, Captain?" Oaks asked puzzled.

"You are indeed simple-minded and strong-limbed." Stanislav teased:

"It's obvious, Oaks, this group of 'Heartless People' is commanded by someone, and after fighting with them for so long, don't you see that? Their 'alienation' is very strange."

"Strange?" Oaks frowned and observed for a long time, but finally shook his head.

After all, this group of "heartless people" seem to have... not much difference except that their bodies are taller than normal, they are stronger, some have extra wings, bones and metal-like launch tubes on their backs, and some are abnormally large.

Stanislav saw that his subordinate's knowledge reserve was insufficient, and patiently explained:

"I know that you really don't have access to some ancient documents. We are usually either on a mission or on the way to a mission. We don't have more time to study these 'heartless aliens', so you will rely more on direct experience to make judgments."

Stanislav pointed his gun at the chest of the nearest "heartless alien" with a petal-shaped "metal pipe" on its back not far away and said:

"Its heart is green, not pure blue or red. According to a document found in Joey Grae's "Evolution Station", in the "New Construction Plan", the first few batches of "experimental personnel" infected with the "Ivanov virus" had almost all "green" hearts."

"Why?" Oaks continued to ask, tilting his head to look at Stanislav.

"Because the 'Ivanov virus' was originally accidentally leaked from an embryo of an 'ancient nuclear beast' that was mutated by high concentrations of cosmic rays by chance." Stanislav's voice was particularly low, like a god of darkness telling an ancient horror story:

"The 'Ivanov virus' originally had full vitality, so after attacking the heart, it would force the body to release a large amount of 'life spirit' into the heart. Because the chest of the infected person was corroded and the heart was replaced by machinery, it would emit a green glow.

"However, after the 'New Structure Plan' continuously updated the 'Ivanov virus', when the real new meta-crisis broke out, the 'Ivanov virus' no longer stimulated the 'life spirit' in the human body, but instead transformed humans closer to machinery with the help of the constantly recovering magic source. "

"Wonderful, wonderful. "A deep and mellow voice that only belongs to middle-aged men appeared in front of the team.

Ox looked up and saw a middle-aged man wearing a dark robe. The color of his robe was so dark that his specific body shape could not be seen.

The middle-aged man stretched out his bandaged hands like a dying man, patted them a few times, and after expressing his unexpected emotions, he pulled off his hoodie to reveal the logo. A face as pale as a vampire.

"Nikolai Yuri Malsky, a core member of the 'Spear of Odyssey' and a [prophet] known as 'Phantom', is good at predicting the future direction of things based on subtle information, and can construct structures that can drive people crazy. , the collapsed alien world. Am I right? 'Phantom'?" Stanislav read out the information held by the Federal Council in a low voice.

"Of course, that's right. I am Nikolai, and I am also 'Huanqi'. By the way, I admire your Federal Council's ability to control information. You are powerful enough to unlock a lot of old technology, and even demigods And the evil gods serve you. Even your "Northern Territory Bear Stormtroopers" are the absolute elite in carrying out assault missions, but why, you still failed to eliminate the "unintentional people"? No, you are even willing to fight with us? The Lost Ones who cooperate with the Federation cannot be eliminated," Nicholas said fiercely:

"That's because you humans are inherently despicable. You are indeed powerful. You can tell through the radiance of your heart that the group of 'unintentional people' I lead belong to the era of Ivan 22. But do you know that the most primitive Perhaps this group of infected people is the strongest?"

Nikolai laughed without scruple, his mouth wide open so much that his lips almost touched his eyelids.

He groaned in a tone like a crazy devil seeing his coveted prey, and looked up at the blazing sun that suddenly emerged from the clouds, enough to completely burn his eyeballs.

After Nikolai's crazy behavior lasted for almost three minutes, Oaks slowly raised the "Ice Tiger-02" gathering rifle in his hand, pointed it at Nikolai's head, and pulled the trigger.

Whoosh!

Nikolai's exaggerated squirming and violent shaking caused his head to deviate from Oaks' preset bullet trajectory. The bullet that was enough to penetrate the steel plate just passed by his face as white as a wall. A sunken scratch was left.

A few seconds later, countless red blood with an unpleasant rancid smell gurgled out from the wound, but before it touched the ground, it turned into countless black ash and ash in the air, like burned objects. The dust, following the sudden airflow, blended into the endless abandoned land.

Finally, the threatened Nicholas stopped all his weird behavior. He took half a step back and suddenly opened the black robe on his body, revealing a strange combination of machinery, magic, mutation and human body. product.

There is no trace of healthy flesh color on the surface of this body that resembles human outlines. Instead, it is an abstract industrial work that is weird and completely random in scarlet, azure, red and pitch black.

His right arm was completely severed in a dream that was contrary to reality, and he had to install a mechanical arm left behind by an alchemist in the Steam Age to temporarily replace it. In order to be beautiful enough, Nicholas also covered the new arm with a mask. A thick layer of bandages, but unfortunately they have become rusty and rotten under the strong erosion of the "unintentional virus".

The dark skin on his chest and abdomen is covered with ugly growth marks left by huge reduction, like a pregnant woman before giving birth. But as soon as these skins come into contact with the air, they are entangled by countless tiny black tentacles, forming A "body-protecting mecha" that is full of defense and practicality, but almost completely lacking in aesthetics.

However, the heart part was deliberately forgotten by the mecha. Stanislav saw that the heart that almost burst his chest was neither an ordinary human heart nor the red mechanical heart exclusive to the Lost and the "Heartless" , but a "MB-11: Eternal Mechanical Heart" that once remained in the data of a banned organization, glowing with the breath of silver-white steel and the brilliance of red "burning liquid", and branded with the emblem of the "Spear of Odyssey" organization. .

After standing there wailing and groaning in pain for a while, Nicholas did not use his "giant" power. On the contrary, he used his slightly short body, opened his bloody mouth, and attacked this "Northern Territory Bear" Stanislav, the captain of the stormtroopers, rushed over.

The "Alien Heartless" behind him also chirped in response, breaking through their instinctive fear of power. They either followed Nicholas forward and quickly closed the encirclement, or they opened the metal pipe launchers on their backs and began to condense. strength.

However, Stanislav saw the familiar brilliance of fire flash past.

A cannonball mixed with bright white light and a long tail of smoke attacked from behind their team in a parabolic posture!

This is - "the final silence of thermite".

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