Chapter 308: Uneasy Mind
"brush!"
Su Xia closed the window of the pharmacy and drew the curtains.
The previously broken window glass has been temporarily replaced, the store is still warm, and the lights are still warm yellow.
At one side, on Hong Bafu's laboratory table, the fire flickered and bubbles gurgled in the glassware. I don't know what he was cooking, but it smelled like sausage.
Lan Bafu was also cooking some strange things that didn't look like normal recipes.
"Improving the medicine formula?" Su Xia asked them.
"no……"
Lan Bafu stared intently at the glassware in front of him and answered in a low voice: "Brother Hong and I want to make a special food."
"What food?"
“A cheap, minimal amount of food made with readily available ingredients that can make people feel full.”
"Compressed biscuits?"
"Compressed biscuits are not cheap, especially for those people in the slums." Lan Bafu blew the smoke off the vessel. "We want to make something that everyone can afford, cheap enough, and full."
"Such a thing does not exist." Su Xia was very realistic. "The human body and the laws of nature cannot be violated. Energy conversion is conserved."
"We'll just give it a try. If we can't do it, forget it..."
The two of them understood and did not force it.
Today's thin and poor orphans have deeply touched them, so they want to give it a try even though they know they will fail.
Su Xia put away the pile of drafts in front of him, knocked on the table, and said to the two of them: "I'm going to rest first. I'm too tired these days. I may get up a little later tomorrow."
"Okay, brother, you can sleep well. We are here in the store."
Both of them said that they would take good care of the store and let Su Xia rest assured.
Su Xia went out with the draft paper, went upstairs of the restaurant opposite, and looked at the sleeping children.
Boss Zhao and several of his employees have not yet rested, and are preparing some food ingredients needed for tomorrow.
Su Xia greeted them and returned to her room.
He closed the door gently and didn't turn on the light, leaving the room in darkness.
Su Xia sat calmly on the bed and saw the real-time images transmitted back to him by the nanorobots.
"Let's go..."
Fan Lu and his group have already set off. Judging from the direction they are heading, they are going to leave the city from a checkpoint in the south and head towards Haima City in the south along a commonly used road between cities.
They were driving two black commercial vehicles, which were inconspicuous in the night. They were stopped twice by human patrol soldiers along the way, but were allowed to pass after showing their credentials.
The nanorobots formed a black hummingbird and followed closely behind the two cars.
Su Xia has never been to Seahorse City. On his personal map, Seahorse City is still shrouded in fog.
But on the game forum, there are already maps between the two cities, all posted by players who like to explore.
"After leaving the checkpoint, there are three main roads to take." Su Xia clicked on a map. "One of them passes through two small towns. You can get supplies along the way, but the route is very roundabout. The second route is shorter, and the third route is often harassed by wandering mercenaries..."
There are more than ten forks and dozens of branches on these three main roads, so it is difficult to judge which one Fan Lu and others will choose.
Su Xia fixed his eyes on several longer branch roads and thought for a moment.
Given the personalities of Fan Lu and others, there is a high possibility that they will choose the second option.
After a while, he closed the map and started changing his clothes.
The black coat and pharmacist robe he often wore could not be stained with the smell of blood and gunpowder. This was one of his principles of action.
Psychic creatures have sharp perceptions, and their noses are more sensitive than dogs. If someone smells blood on him, they may suspect that he has another identity.
Su Xia stood in front of the mirror, put on a common black combat uniform, and raised the mask to his nose, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed.
Then he opened the window and jumped down from the upstairs, with the cold wind whistling in his ears.
He was like a ghost, breathing steadily, moving quickly in the dark, relying on the shadows of buildings to hide himself, and making almost no noise.
A moment later, Su Xia used nanorobots to cover his entire body, activated the environmental stealth function, and flew into the sky.
"call--"
The strong wind in the sky became stronger, like a cold knife cutting his body, and he didn't know how low the temperature was.
[Approaching the checkpoint...]
The nanorobots sent news again, and the real-time images were very clear.
Fan Lu and his group arrived at the checkpoint out of the city. This time, there were not only human soldiers, but also mechanical warriors to check them together.
As usual, they showed their identification cards from the Zero Point Tavern.
"People from the Midnight Tavern?" The mechanical warrior stood outside the car window, a blue light flashing in his eyes, and his tone was very cold.
"yes."
"Don't cause trouble, or the tavern headquarters won't be able to protect you."
"OK."
The chaos brought about by the war has resulted in the world having no unified identity card.
There are various forms of identity documents. As long as they are recorded in the mechanical clan’s system and recognized by the mechanical clan, even a personal driver’s license is a universal identity document.
After leaving the city, Fan Lu and others indeed chose the second route.
Su Xia looked at the direction they were heading and began to adjust her action plan in her mind.
The night was getting darker and darker, fog started to rise in the suburbs of the city, and the pale yellow car lights were moving slowly forward in the mist.
"Strange, why do I feel a little uneasy?"
In the second commercial vehicle, a level 4 creature rubbed his brows and whispered to himself.
Fan Lu's team is excellent. Some are responsible for reconnaissance, some are responsible for calculations, and some are responsible for combat. Everyone has special talents.
Such a small team can almost run rampant across the entire continent.
The talent of this level 4 creature who was talking to himself was "crisis perception", which was similar to the talent of Xue Lin whom Su Xia killed in the tavern in Yuling City.
That day, Xue Lin fled to the Zero Point Tavern in advance because he sensed that he was in danger. He thought Su Xia would not dare to take action inside the tavern.
This ability is equivalent to a weakened version of "death prophecy".
"hiss……"
The member suddenly covered his ears and a trace of pain flashed across his face.
He had tinnitus, very severe tinnitus, as if the sharp sound exploded in his mind, almost making him convulse on the spot.
Seeing this, the other people changed their expressions and shouted hurriedly: "Stop the car! Something is wrong!"
The driver glanced at the rearview mirror, stopped immediately, and notified the car in front.
"Boss, something's wrong."
After receiving the news, the car in front also stopped.
Fan Lu opened the car door, frowned, walked to the door of the car behind him, and asked, "What happened?"
One of them answered: "Xiao Qi has a headache and tinnitus. It may be that the passive talent of 'Crisis Sense' has been triggered."
"Triggered here?"
Fan Lu raised his head and looked around. There was a thick mist all around and from what he could sense, only a few sleeping ground rats had relatively strong vitality.
Apart from those few ground mice, the rest of the sources of life are earthworms in the ground, worms in the tree trunks and the like.
It was naturally impossible for mice and earthworms to pose a life threat to their team.
"We just left the city, and this is still the territory of the Mechanical Clan. How could it be possible to trigger the crisis perception?" Fan Lu was in a bad mood. He wanted to go to Seahorse City immediately to kill a few people to vent his anger. His tone was not as peaceful as usual.
"Could it be the mechanical race..."
"Impossible! They are still negotiating. They don't dare to break up now!"
Given the temper of the Mechanical Clan, if they really wanted to kill them, they would just wipe out the tavern branch in Coral City instead of doing such petty tricks.
The member named Xiaoqi pressed his forehead hard and said, "Boss, I feel very uncomfortable. How about... how about we go back?"
"If we go back like this, won't we be laughed at by some people?"
"Can……"
"You've always made mistakes with this ability before. You're too sensitive and get headaches when you're nervous."
"Yes, yes..."
Xiao Qi gritted his teeth and opened his mouth several times, but swallowed the words back when they came to his lips.
They all knew that this operation was not going to be easy.
The headquarters was reluctant to approve the application at first, but Fan Lu finally used a lot of power to get it approved, and even promised the headquarters that he would get the real news about the masked man.
Going back like this would really be a joke.
But to be honest... the previous battle on the ruins had made everyone laugh at them enough, so it was nothing to be laughed at again.
Compared with life, shame is nothing.
"Take two painkillers and keep going!"
Fan Lu gave the order and then returned to his car.
The other members were somewhat helpless. They had all signed special contracts and had to obey Fan Lu's orders and act with him.
In fact, what Fan Lu said made some sense. This place was still under the actual control of the Mechanical Clan, and the only ones who could pose a threat to them were the Mechanical Clan soldiers.
In a place like this, the sense of crisis should not be triggered.
After the convoy started again, one of them asked with concern: "Xiao Qi, is your old injury flaring up?"
"Yes, it's possible." Another person also said so, not knowing whether he was comforting himself, "We had a fight with Yu Tuo before, and you were dizzy and dazed. Maybe you haven't recovered yet?"
"Well, I'll try taking two painkillers..."
Xiao Qi took out his medical bag, skillfully took out the painkillers, put two tablets into his mouth, and swallowed them in one gulp mixed with hot water.
At the same time, the rest of the team members raised their alert to the highest level, and the two team members in charge of reconnaissance were using their respective abilities to ensure absolute safety around their convoy.
Su Xia had been in the sky far behind, observing them through nanorobots.
"The information Yi Yi gave is correct. This person's crisis sensing ability is much stronger than Xue Lin's."
This member named Xiaoqi possesses 4.4 level psychic power and is much stronger than Xue Lin.
Su Xia began to control the distance between the nanomachine hummingbird and the two cars, gradually increasing the distance until only a blurry vision remained. She just had to make sure she didn't lose them.
Time passed slowly, and it gradually came to two o'clock in the morning, and the night seemed to be getting darker.
Thick fog drifted over the wilderness, like a gentle ocean that rose and fell, drowning everything.
During these few hours, Fan Lu's convoy has been moving forward smoothly.
Not to mention the enemy, I didn't even see a ghost.
In the second car, Xiaoqi's headache had healed and his tinnitus had disappeared, which made the others feel a lot more at ease.
"Everyone, be alert. Accidents often happen on this road ahead. There are psychic monsters lurking around." The driver of the first car warned.
"They're just some mutated beasts, what are you afraid of?" one of them laughed.
"Yes, it would be great if some monsters came. I'm almost going moldy from being idle..."
“…”
The team members chatted and laughed through the public channels in the two cars, and the atmosphere became much more relaxed.
A few minutes later, the two vehicles drove onto a side road.
"Don't let your guard down. Many merchants' caravans have encountered monster attacks in the past, resulting in huge losses of goods." The driver of the first car reminded again. He had done a lot of research and would not have chosen this route if it were not to save time.
With the recent arrival of the undead, many members of the undead tribe have taken on daily convoy escort missions. Under their fearless protection, the merchants' cargo transportation situation has improved.
Compared to regular mercenaries, the undead are much weaker in combat and their equipment is uneven, but they are also cheaper.
For merchants, the price of one mercenary can allow them to hire dozens of undead.
This is a great deal for the price.
"Compared to those mutated monsters, I would rather see the masked stranger." The driver of the second car suddenly spoke, looking straight ahead, holding the steering wheel, with a confident smile on his lips.
"Brother Luo, do you want to be abused so much?"
The person in the co-pilot seat laughed. Even if they joined forces, they couldn't beat Yu Tuo, but the masked man could fight Yu Tuo on equal terms.
In the tavern's combat power estimation system, the masked man is in the same tier as Yu Tuo, and ordinary level 4 creatures are no match for him at all.
The driver smiled and replied: "What are you afraid of? With the boss here, the only one who will be abused is the masked weirdo."
"Speaking of which... do you have any guesses as to who the masked weirdo is?"
"Could it be someone I know from the past?" someone in the first car said, "His face might be famous somewhere, otherwise he wouldn't need to wear a mask."
"It's possible."
"His pseudonym is so random... Li Defu, who would come up with such an ugly name?"
"Well, it couldn't be more fake..."
In this chaotic world, it is not uncommon for the same person to have several identities.
This kind of thing has happened in the Zero Point Tavern before - the identities of several top killers were actually disguised by the same person.
At that time, many people were shocked when the man's identity was exposed.
After all, every identity of that person is a legendary existence.
After his identity was exposed, the man felt bored and was too lazy to go on missions anymore. He took a nominal position in a tavern and accepted a few apprentices. Not long after, he retired. The last time he was seen was on a beach in a southern coastal city.
"Bang!"
The car body suddenly jumped, and everyone in the car immediately put away their smiles and became alert.
The driver said calmly: "It's okay, just ran over a rock."
After hearing this, everyone felt relieved again.
Come to think of it, with the strength of their team, there is really no need to be too nervous. Excessive nervousness will only waste their energy.
…
At this time, Su Xia had already arrived in front of this branch road, in a valley.
According to calculations, Fan Lu's convoy will pass by here in more than ten minutes.
Su Xia took out one apple-shaped bomb after another from the storage space and gently placed them in the grass on both sides of the road. These bombs were all found by him in the wreckage of the spacecraft.
Afterwards, he flew to a high place on one side and set up a [God-killing] sniper rifle.
This gun has many shortcomings, one of which is its bulkiness. It was not well received when it was first released.
Later, someone on a remote planet used this gun and special bullets to snipe and kill a level 5 psychic creature who claimed to be a god. From then on, this gun was given the title of God-killer.
“Crack—”
Su Xia opened the bracket and fixed the gun firmly, hoping that this gun would be as .
Meanwhile, he received the latest news.
[The enemy will arrive in eleven minutes...]
