Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 242 - 153: Welcome

Chapter 242: Chapter 153: Welcome

Dawn was reliable, but he wasn’t sure if Nightmare would show up again or not. Regardless, after spending the entire day entertaining him, even if he himself was in the mood, the drone needed to be recharged.

By the time Lin Wu returned to the supermarket base, it was already evening, and still no sign of Nightmare. Lin Wu was curious, how did that thing sleep? He borrowed a set of novels from the library and went to his dormitory to read by candlelight before sleeping. Even if Nightmare came again today, Lin Wu wouldn’t entertain him.

Strange, where’s Blood Meng? If he remembers correctly, tomorrow is the last day of the special agent event. Could it be that Blood Meng has given up on the event?

Aha, could it be that Blood Meng and Nightmare have tangled with each other?

Since Nightmare and Shana’s deaths resulted in a 20% morale penalty for each, Lin Wu could notably feel the decrease in attributes enhancing his body after the penalties stacked up. At this moment, Lin Wu worried about another matter—if Nightmare died one hour before Shana’s resurrection, would Shana still resurrect in North Town? If not, he would have no choice but to learn the Skill Book himself.

Lin Wu’s guess was correct. In a secret base in the western part of North Mountain Town, which was the new address of Laboratory A6, Nightmare and Blood Meng were engaged in a deadly fight. Nightmare had repeatedly broadcasted, and her strength and accumulated points were undeniable. Even if killed once, she remained the top scorer among the fortress’s special agents.

Nightmare originally feared that Blood Meng and Nightmare would join forces against her again but, unexpectedly, Nightmare didn’t show up, leaving only Blood Meng to persistently hound her.

While both sides in the laboratory traded rifle bullets, pistol bullets, and competed over medication, Lin Wu was already fast asleep.

...

With the drone fully charged and unable to guess the time by counting on his fingers, he checked the system time to determine when Shana would resurrect. Lin Wu’s drone first scanned the surrounding five kilometers and found a player. Zooming the camera in, it was a rare sight—a regular farmworker player, breaking ice on a frozen river, apparently preparing to fish, likely because the base had run out of food. The drone also scanned and found two dark red dots approaching him. No trace of zombies could be seen from the footage, leading him to suspect they might be Solar Demons.

Soon, within five kilometers, there were no traces of any players, not even the player base that was originally at three and a half kilometers—it had been cleared out. Lin Wu stepped outside to check the weather, only to see gray cumulus clouds gathering in the west, predicting more snow in the next two to three hours.

"Lin Wu calling."

Lin Wu responded on the radio, "Lin Wu here, go ahead."

Maya said, "Shana has resurrected near Invincible Base, currently she is at Invincible Base. Considering zombie encounters on the road, can you make a trip there when you’re free?"

Lin Wu replied, "Okay."

Maya said, "Take all the basic medication materials with you; we’ll meet at Shadow Base later."

Lin Wu asked, "Are you going too?"

Maya answered, "Yes." She planned to make a batch of medication at Invincible Base, mainly serum injections. Besides, Invincible Base was quite far, with almost no player bases along the way—traveling together was safer. Maya only knew that Lin Wu had killed Nightmare once the day before, and as Lin Wu did not report the triple kill on Nightmare, she suspected Nightmare could still be targeting Lin Wu.

Lin Wu then asked, "Is Nightmare near Invincible Base?" A resurrected person would not be more than 10 kilometers away from their spouse.

Maya replied, "It’s about 15 kilometers for you to get to Invincible Base."

Lin Wu added, "It’s going to snow soon."

Maya said, "It won’t snow until the afternoon or evening."

Huh? Was his prediction of the snow time off by that much? He should learn how to read the clouds and weather later.

...

Not only Maya, but Bai Ban was also present. Each person carried a long fishing rod bag and wore snowboards, each with a windproof balaclava. There were many players around, who simply nodded to each other as they passed. Lin Wu only learned upon asking that more than forty households had moved near the church yesterday, and today more than thirty more were moving in that direction. After settling down, many people came to visit, inquiring about the surroundings, and Stone answered the same questions countless times.

For the sake of politeness, every time someone visited, Stone would ask everyone to come out to meet and recognize each other, which annoyed everyone greatly. Hearing that Maya was going out, everyone requested to join. Once out the door, Stone took up arms for sentry duty, leaving Su Shi to handle visiting players.

Su Shi told the visiting players that most of the base were out looking for food due to the high Threat Value of the base, with the guild leader personally on sentry duty. Speaking of the hard times, Su Shi was all tears and snot. At first, the act was quite convincing, but after three or four times, Su Shi became irritated and just went through the motions. The most annoying thing was that some players had no concept of a safe zone, casually entering and leaving the Shadow Base safe zone, causing the system to constantly alarm.

Stone even asked Maya if they could take over the Sawmill soon.

Of course they could, but cars were difficult to navigate. Without the help of cars, moving would be impossible. One could see that the people from the small bases had to push their cars because they were not willing to abandon them; rather, the car’s trunk could carry a lot of supplies.

Going out for a skiing team-building activity was quite fun. On the way, Lin Wu hunted a rabbit and roasted it on a fire by the roadside. After enjoying the meal, the group casually chatted, making the journey feel more like a leisurely stroll. Although Lin Wu wasn’t close friends with the Soulless brothers, they could still have a conversation. The only exception was Maya, who had reverted to her usual self—not chatty, no nonsense, and while others enjoyed their leisure, she was preoccupied with thoughts, seeming out of place.

An hour later, the group smoothly arrived near Invincible Base.

Although it was a friendly base, because everyone was carrying assault rifles, Maya had Little Knife and two others wait nearby while she and Lin Wu proceeded to Invincible Base. Unexpectedly, Raccoon Cat was already accompanying Shana at the edge of the safe zone. After exchanging a few words, Raccoon Cat led them to a roadside gas station a kilometer away.