Dark areas, undercurrent alleys.
Local time: 3 p.m.
The Rat Exterminator team has successfully arrived at the target area, which is a sewage drainage area known as the Undercurrent Alley.
"I heard that there is a wastewater treatment plant here that leads directly to the science and technology building. The wastewater in the undercurrent alley is discharged from there."
Under a wall covered with fluorescent graffiti, Morris was analyzing the information he had just learned from his teammates.
At their feet was a long, thin ditch filled with dirty, smelly wastewater.
Ditches like this can be seen everywhere in the entire aphotic zone. They connect the large and small drainage pipes on the upper level and collect the sewage from the entire upper city. Eventually, all of it will be purified and reused in the sewage treatment plant below.
The reason Morris knew this was because he used bounty points to exchange for a special item called "Tongyan Brand" in the mall before taking action.
It was a small white ball of light. After gently crushing it, I could successfully communicate with the natives of this world.
Of course, the exchange price for any extraordinary items in the Bounty Mall is very expensive.
In order for this mission to go smoothly, and to make it easier to move on this planet in the future, Morris gritted his teeth and spent 80 points to redeem it.
I have to say that the effect of this thing is very good, and he can now easily understand the language of the Ancient Lengxing.
Not only that, the effect of this Tongyan brand is actually double.
While he understood the ancient Leng language, he also learned the official language of the empire on Odok, which was an unexpected surprise.
Therefore, the information Morris just said was obtained from the residents of the nearby aphotic zone.
"Boss, you said this river is so dirty, there shouldn't be any fish in it, right?"
Kiko, a strong black man, was squatting on the edge of the ditch, looking at the sewage in front of him intently.
This guy is a fishing enthusiast. When he is not on a mission, he likes to go fishing in various waters with his fishing rod.
Whenever they see a little water, they will habitually ask this question, and everyone has long been used to it.
"By the way, I was just about to tell you about this..."
Morris seemed to have remembered something when he heard this, and explained to everyone:
"I just heard from the residents here that there are actually fish in the ditches. Not only fish, but sometimes some aquatic mutant beasts will appear. In the future, when you have nothing to do, stay away from these ditches. To avoid being attacked by monsters."
He originally just wanted to remind a few teammates, but what he didn't expect was that after saying these words, Kiko suddenly became energetic and stared at the water in front of him with bright eyes.
"What!? There are actually fish in here? Boss, is this true? Are you lying to me?"
Morris knew as soon as he saw this situation that this guy was probably doing his old habits again.
It's just that I have already said what I said, and there is no use changing my words now. I can only nod helplessly.
Seeing this, Kiko's expression became even more expectant.
"Okay! I didn't expect that a visit to an alien planet would yield unexpected results! I will definitely catch a fish here when I get the chance! I don't know what this alien fish tastes like, so I can't wait..."
"Haha, if you dare to eat fish like this in the ditch, you will be poisoned to death sooner or later."
A small man couldn't help but mocked.
"Andrea, if you are jealous of my appetite, just say so. I have taken four bottles of sun essence potion, how can I not be able to eat just a little bit of contaminated fish?"
"..."
Seeing that the two men were about to argue again, Morris quickly interrupted them and brought the topic onto the right track.
"Okay, let's calm down for a while. Our target area is ahead. If you have any questions, let's wait until the mission is over."
After he finished speaking, he took the lead and walked out. The others behind him also regained their seriousness and hurriedly followed.
The current location of everyone is approximately at the edge of the mission site, and is close to the territory of the Necro gang.
When you get here, you can clearly feel that there are no other residents nearby.
Everyone living here knows that the madmen sent by the Empire are real cannibals without spitting out bones, and no one wants to live near them.
"According to the intelligence, Necro's guys have taken over the sewage treatment plant in front of them and treated it as gang territory. They should be sleeping soundly at this time. We can take the opportunity to catch them off guard."
Morris said.
According to the current living habits of the people of Gulen Star, they basically sleep during the day and go out for activities at night.
Even though the shield has blocked the scarlet light now, the habit that has lasted for a year cannot be changed so quickly.
So now, this is the time when they sleep most soundly throughout the day.
As for the visibility, because it is a light-free zone, there is actually not much difference between day and night.
When he came to a corner, Morris took out his knife and squatted down. After groping on the ground for a while, he carefully scraped off a layer of strange plants from above.
This is a plant that looks like an enoki mushroom, with a pink surface and faint fluorescence. At first glance, it looks like the kind of thing you would go home and lie down on after one bite.
"Boss, what are you doing?"
Kiko couldn't help but wonder when he saw this.
Before Morris could explain, the bespectacled man Lumen on the side spoke first.
"This is Langcs bacteria. It only grows in the dark corners of the aphotic zone. It is a specialty here. The Langcs wine you just drank in the bar was made from it."
"Is this what roncron is made of!?"
Kiko suddenly looked shocked.
When they arrived at the aphotic zone just now, in order to inquire about information, they first went to a nearby bar, where they drank Langke.
The taste of that kind of wine is very unique, making people feel addicted to it, which makes Kiko, an old wine bug, very satisfied.
"I didn't expect that that kind of wine was brewed from these mushrooms. Boss, what do you want to do by collecting so many of them? Are you planning to brew some yourself after you go back?"
"Uh-huh!"
A ray of light reflected from the glasses of the man with glasses. He held his eyes with his hands and said in a deep tone:
"Idiot, I asked you to listen to the lecture, but you didn't listen. Before it is made into wine, the Lange bacteria have certain toxins. If its powder invades the retina, it will cause people to have strong hallucinations. Boss, then this should be Be prepared to deal with those guys."
As soon as he finished speaking, Morris over there had crushed the lancrophila in his hand and poured it into a small glass bottle.
"Haha, I'm doing this just in case, just to be prepared."
After he finished speaking, he grabbed another basin of soil and gently wiped away the remaining lancrophila powder on his hands. Then he stood up again and continued moving forward with everyone.
Sewage treatment plant No. 39 is the largest treatment plant built in urban area B of the Channel District, covering an area of about 6 square kilometers, not counting its reservoir area.
Generally speaking, before the disaster, this place was guarded by federal guards.
But now it is already controlled by a group of armed thugs.
According to Morris's investigation, the group of imperial lunatics named Necro are indeed the same as those in the Covenant intelligence. They do all kinds of evil and even use their own kind as food.
Therefore, the members of the rat extermination team decided to directly implement Plan A and use violent means to eliminate this group of lunatics.
"boom!"
There was an explosion, and a weather-beaten gate in front of the reservoir completed its mission and was blown apart by a directional grenade.
A blazing flame suddenly burst into flames in the dark alley, lighting up the surrounding area.
"There is only one road here. They should be down there. Everyone, hurry up!"
Morris took the lead and led four teammates into the No. 39 sewage treatment plant.
As soon as Fang entered here, everyone's expressions couldn't help but change.
Simply because along this not-so-wide passage, dark red blood stains can be seen everywhere, and there are even some incomplete human skeletons.
"These guys actually turned this place into this..."
Morris frowned.
It seems that there is really no need to investigate any more this time. This group of thugs is really doing many evil things.
The main entrance of Sewage Treatment Plant No. 39 is actually inside. It is a large elevator, but it has long been abandoned due to the doomsday disaster. What the few people are taking now is considered the back door here.
The road to the back door is not big, and there are corpses everywhere. The further you go in, the denser the corpses become, making it impossible to find a better place to stay.
After turning a corner, everyone's eyes suddenly opened up.
"vomit!"
Andrea couldn't help but retched. Even though he was a gold medal bounty hunter, he couldn't help but be stunned by the sight in front of him.
In front of him, less than twenty centimeters from the tip of his nose, was a huge bundle. Inside the bundle was a large number of corpses. At close range, a stench hit him, making people scream. vomit.
"This is their food bag..."
After observing for a while, the man with glasses said his conclusion solemnly.
Now even the muscular guy Kiko was a little uneasy.
"Fake! These damn bastards, I will use my twin blaster guns to blast them to pieces later!"
Everyone carefully walked around the piled blood bags, but this was really difficult, because such bags could be seen everywhere, blocking the originally not spacious road.
"Damn it, I'm starting to regret taking on the mission here!"
Weiss personally pushed a blood bag blocking the way, and then cleared a path for everyone to pass.
"etc!"
The man with glasses suddenly stopped them softly.
He turned around and rummaged through a blood bag on the side, and after a while he took out a gray rectangular object.
"Shet!! Lumen, what are you doing! Why do you touch those things!!"
Seeing his actions, Kiko couldn't help but take a few steps back.
Lu Men looked calm, as if nothing here affected his emotions at all.
"Look at this. I remember the instructor demonstrated to us during firearms training. This is a battery."
"Battery?"
"Yes, this is a standard B7 plasma battery, which is plasma ammunition. It can be adapted to most heavy-duty plasma rifle magazines."
When he said these words, everyone was slightly stunned.
"you mean……"
Lumen adjusted his glasses and said:
"These bags are not only their food bags, but also containers for them to store weapons and other items."
"Hiss...you don't want to..."
"Yes, we are now within the shield range, and some of the equipment on the Ancient Length Star should be usable, so I suggest that we check these bags and collect the materials inside. We should be able to start the mission later. to help.”
As soon as Lumen finished speaking, Kiko was the first to raise his hand, shaking his head like a rattle.
"Lumen, are you kidding! You want me to find the things in here!? Impossible! Absolutely impossible! I won't do this! Absolutely not! Give up!"
Several other people also looked at this companion as if they were looking at monsters. After being together for so long, this was the first time they found that this guy was so rational.
But we can't blame them, after all, these burdens in front of us are indeed too disgusting, and any normal person would not be willing to touch them.
"This... Lumen, I think we can forget about these weapons... We haven't systematically learned how to use them. After all, they are high-tech things. If they are used improperly, it can easily cause unpredictable consequences..."
Morris spoke, and it was not difficult to tell from the expression on his face that he was also unwilling to touch the things inside.
"All right……"
Lumen thought about the captain's words very seriously, and finally felt that there was some truth to it, and then nodded in agreement.
"But these grenades can still be used. We used to throw them when we were in the Covenant, right?"
As he spoke, he pulled out a few grenades from a baggage on the side. Among them were the well-known plasma and magnetic storm grenades, as well as the flat-looking concussion grenades.
"Okay, okay... Otherwise, Lumen, you can keep these things for now, and we will ask you for them later when we need them..."
Morris twitched his lips. As the captain, he was embarrassed to admit that he was reluctant to use it because it was disgusting, so he could only let the other party take it with him first.
In this way, Lumen spent five minutes searching all the nearby baggage and found a total of eight small grenades.
"Keep moving, everyone, be careful where you step. Since these guys know how to use weapons, there may be mines underground. Don't be careless."
Morris gave the order to proceed.
