Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 542 - 270: Nightmare Returns

Chapter 542: Chapter 270: Nightmare Returns

Pier Road and Highway 99 had so few zombies after the game entered Hardcore Mode that they were almost negligible. But scarce as they were, surprises could still happen. Lin Wu was essentially a new driver, with only 1000 kilometers of driving experience on Blue Star, so he focused intently as he drove. That’s how he managed to avoid the Exploding Carnage lying in the middle of the road, seemingly asleep. He stopped the car, got out with his pistol, walked up to the Exploding Carnage, blew its head off with a single shot, walked back, drove off.

Since the profits from the marketplace had reduced significantly, the Shadow Group had lost their motivation to work. When Lin Wu arrived at the Sawmill, the people from the Shadow Group were having breakfast, which consisted of clay pot porridge and black pepper spaghetti. Lin Wu glanced at the breakfast spread and eventually decided against partaking. By appearances, Cotton’s culinary skills weren’t inferior to Horse Soul’s.

Lin Wu sat down in the backyard meeting room, released a drone, and started searching for traces of merchants. Stone brought over a bowl of clay pot porridge and sat beside Lin Wu, saying, "Don’t take it too seriously, even if we find them, we can’t afford to buy anything."

Lin Wu replied, "But Maya seems to be in a rush."

Stone answered, "After all, she’s young, willing to give 100% for a 1% chance."

Lin Wu: "If you have something to say, just say it."

Stone, not taking offense, said, "I have a personal question to ask."

Lin Wu: "I like Wai." Wai, sprawled on the conference table, rolled over and wagged his tail, seemingly enjoying himself. In reality, it was just a normal reaction to his name being mentioned.

Stone chuckled, then asked, "Have you and Starlight had any kind of romantic encounter?"

"Starlight?" Lin Wu asked.

Stone explained, "After coming back last night, Starlight came looking for me, saying she was thinking of transferring to Doomsday Fortress. I know her better; she usually has a reason behind everything she does. You know, Starlight and Sunlight are my juniors, they call me ’Uncle.’ If there’s something between you two, I certainly wouldn’t stop it, right? But I think, she’s not really suitable for you."

Lin Wu: "It has nothing to do with me."

Stone questioned, "Then what is the reason?"

Lin Wu: "You should ask her yourself."

Stone said, "She thinks Maya is very thoughtful, and wants to get closer to her."

Lin Wu: "What thoughtfulness does Maya have? I mean, aside from work, she doesn’t really talk much."

Stone: "Exactly, I also think she’s lying. So, I have to rule out the biggest possibility. Looking at the other women in Doomsday, Maya isn’t big on idle chat. Dashuang is very obedient, makes a better listener. Cotton, you can’t beat a word out of her with a stick. The girls over here at the Sawmill, they get together for all sorts of chatter when there’s nothing pressing. So, I think there must be a significant reason behind her decision."

Lin Wu said, "You’re overthinking it, she probably just wants the convenience of showering and doing laundry. Could it be?"

"Could it be?"

Lin Wu: "Could it be that Sunlight never really left Hardcore Mode, left Starlight behind to form an inside-outside team to steal the Doomsday Fortress? You know, Doomsday Fortress is a personal regime. Once Starlight joins Doomsday Fortress, she could pull her own people into the base."

Stone: "I appreciate your imagination, but let’s not dive into wild theories for now. Are you sure there’s nothing between you and Starlight?"

After pondering for a moment, Lin Wu: "I wouldn’t rule out the possibility that Starlight despises her sister-in-law Fire Dance, and in order to get back at Sunlight, she’s insisting on throwing herself at me."

"Fine, go drop dead." Satisfied, Stone stood up, picked up his clay pot porridge: "I’ll talk to Maya and set up another infirmary."

Lin Wu watched Stone: "Speaking of setting up another infirmary, it does seem like there might be a real problem. Starlight wouldn’t switch bases without a reason. Could it be that I’m really that handsome?"

"Haha."

Lin Wu to Wai: "Am I handsome? Nod if yes."

Wai nodded, and Lin Wu was pleased, continuing his search.

After Stone left, Shana arrived: "How’s it going?"

"No discovery."

Shana said: "This is the map I drew; I’ve set up 5 search points. With the range of your drone, there are a lot of overlaps. Follow the sequence and search systematically, don’t waste time re-searching the same area."

Lin Wu looked at the map: "Sis, a bird’s-eye view and a flat map are entirely different things."

Shana was prepared to patiently explain, but Lin Wu interrupted: "I’ve spotted someone... Damn, it’s Nightmare, she’s hunting. Turns out she needs to eat too. Haha... Dumbass, lying in ambush downwind of her prey, what was she thinking?... Oh, she’s ambushing NPCs."

Shana had already raised her fist but immediately lowered it upon hearing ’NPC’, she asked: "Are they fortress merchants?"

"Nope, they’re two camo-clad Alliance armed NPCs."

Shana: "Then it’s none of our business."

"No rush, who knows, we might be able to turn the tables?"

Unfortunately, there was no counter-kill; Nightmare’s ambush successfully eliminated the two NPCs. She approached the bodies and began looting the corpses. Lin Wu disdainfully remarked: "She doesn’t even spare the dead."

"Alright, back to serious business."

"Hold on," Lin Wu said. "She found a rolled-up piece of paper, looks like a map. She’s getting in her car, taking a side road off Highway 99, heading towards Left County Bridge."

The route was dense with zombies, and a few kilometers out, the car exploded. Nightmare had gotten out in advance and escaped from the vehicle. The explosion helped her get away cleanly. After killing a few zombies, she hid quietly. About ten minutes later, Nightmare returned to the vicinity of the car, taking out any lingering zombies with precise shots.

Lin Wu admired the gun in Nightmare’s hands; if he wasn’t mistaken, it was probably a burst-fire Silencer.

Nightmare took out a repair kit and fixed the car, then continued towards Left County Bridge.

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