Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 294 - 173: Riverside_2

Chapter 294: Chapter 173: Riverside_2

The walking trail features extended boardwalks that reach into the river, equipped with pavilions and long corridors. The pavilions have rest areas.

Today’s objective is to reach the pavilion, benches, and restrooms located every 300 meters.

Sliding down the slope from Route 2 into the park, perhaps due to the trees on both sides, the snow here was relatively shallow. After some consideration, Maya had Lin Wu remove his skis, and the two of them trudged forward, stepping deep and shallow into the snow.

With their speed hindered by the heavy snow, Maya became the main force in eliminating enemies. She cleaned up all the zombies obstructing the path with her Rapid-Fire Crossbow. As Lin Wu walked, he operated the drone, both to be cautious of the Solar Demon’s sneak attacks and to search for Frenzy. Currently, Frenzy was the only one who could potentially cause significant harm to the two of them.

The two made smooth progress for about a hundred meters when they came upon a boardwalk by the roadside, upon which stood two large pavilions. Just as they were about to head toward the boardwalk, a round object rolled down from the slope beside Route 2.

"Exploding Carnage," Maya said. With an 8-meter slope, there was neither time nor possibility to shoot it in the head. Right as the Exploding Carnage was about to reach the bottom of the slope, Maya shot it, causing it to explode. A cloud of green smoke immediately enveloped a ten-meter radius around them, engulfing both Lin Wu and Maya.

The two immediately took off running onto the boardwalk. In perfect sync, they jumped over the railing and into the Left County River, finally escaping the cloud of green smoke. Zombies from the surrounding area were already approaching. Lin Wu had no time to deal with the zombie in front of him; he just ran, pulling out painkillers to eat as he went. The Exploding Carnage’s poison was extremely virulent; within moments, Lin Wu had only thirty percent of his health remaining.

Maya multitasked, hanging the Repeating Crossbow on her left hand while switching to a handgun, and with her right hand, she took painkillers. She fired several shots to kill the zombies around her.

Lin Wu, who had run about seven or eight meters away, shouted back, "Run!"

Maya turned her head and saw another Exploding Carnage rolling down to the edge of the boardwalk railing, less than three meters away from her in the river.

She was doomed! It was beyond her expectation that the impact was not strong enough to detonate the Exploding Carnage. Struggling, it got up and prepared to climb over the railing. Maya immediately ran toward Lin Wu. Lin Wu had already readied his Silencer, and as the Exploding Carnage landed, he blew its head off with a single shot. The head-shot Exploding Carnage, like a deflating balloon, quickly shrank down, eventually lying flat on the ice as nothing more than skin.

Lin Wu crouched in Stealth, popping another painkiller and looking at the drone’s footage, "There’s a bunch of Exploding Carnage. Damn Dawn is sneakier than we thought, hiding a large number of them in the slope’s shrubbery and flower beds." He ate another painkiller.

With the poisoning status rapidly draining his health, Maya also had to consume a painkiller every ten seconds. "How many zombies were alerted by the noise?"

"Not many. The nearby Exploding Carnage woke up and began to stand up to check out the noise. The patrol team is still far away."

Maya surveyed the surroundings, "Let’s walk along the edge of the lake, only search the pavilions, and stick to the boardwalk, avoiding the walking trail and bicycle lanes."

"Okay."

Maya continued, "First, put on your skis." The lake surface was more suitable for skiing.

The two of them treated their poisoning on the spot; they didn’t know how many pills they consumed, but the symptoms of poisoning finally began to decrease. Once they had restored their maximum health and current health, they skied towards the boardwalk.

When they reached the boardwalk, a ’crack’ sound came from underfoot. With quick reflexes, Lin Wu leaped and grabbed onto the railing. Maya, who didn’t have points added to Agility, fell into the water as the ice broke. Fortunately, she was near the shore with a mild current and the water was only one meter deep, so she quickly stood up after falling in. Lin Wu reached out to grab Maya’s hand, and with his help and all her strength, she managed to climb over the railing to get back onto the boardwalk.

The reason she’d exhausted so much stamina was that the system had determined her body temperature to be plummeting, granting her the status of being frozen stiff. Moreover, until her clothes dried, she would be at a high risk of frostbite.

Lin Wu took two bundles of nylon rope from his backpack, lit them on fire, and then looked for more combustibles nearby while Maya curled up, trying to get as close to the flames as possible. After a while, Lin Wu climbed up a willow tree and broke off some dry branches to bring back. By this time, Maya was slurring her speech, and just like a real person who had fallen into freezing water in winter, her lips had turned purple.

Lin Wu couldn’t help but take an extra look, "What color is that lipstick? It’s really pretty."

Maya looked at Lin Wu, her trembling hand stuffing a painkiller into her mouth. Seeing that he caught her attention, Lin Wu continued to stoke the fire and said, "You’re pretty too."

Maya waited for a moment, "The... second half."

Lin Wu, "It’s just that you’re a bit older."

Maya, "It’s a miracle that you’ve lived up to this point."

Lin Wu grinned, the fire now burning brightly. As Maya’s body relaxed, the water from her clothes started to evaporate over time.

After all her stats had recovered, Maya said, "Thank you."

"Isn’t that a bit too polite for something small like this?"

Maya, "I have a strong urge to kick you. Since you rescued me first, I have to say thank you before I can kick you."

Lin Wu smiled unconcerned and asked, "How did you know I had a second half to that sentence?"

Maya, "Because after complimenting me, you feel that your words are too flippant, so you balance it by belittling me to make me overlook the compliment. In other words, you actually find my frozen purple lips attractive."

Lin Wu, "That’s also because the base is good."

Maya, "The second half."

Lin Wu, "Ha-ha, I’m curious, why don’t you talk much with the others during the day? Everyone keeps their distance from you."

Maya, "Simple living."

Lin Wu didn’t understand.

Maya, "It allows me to reduce unnecessary socializing and increase time for solitude and thought. Plus, I’m a polite person. If someone insists on chatting, I’ll respond."

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