Fine snow fell from the sky, plating the ruins of the ancient city with a layer of silver sand. The collapsed buildings were like giants lying on their sides, sleeping quietly. Here, broken walls, crooked stone pillars, and corroded steel could be seen everywhere.

Standing at a high altitude, the thin shallow snow could not cover the remains of civilization, revealing patches of black oil, reflecting a translucent white light in the dawn. If you look closer now, you will find that these are not ordinary stains, but a kind of black moss adhered to the collapsed building.

Black moss, known as “cemetery moss”, is a mossy plant that varies with radiation contamination and only grows in areas with moderate or higher radiation concentrations. They prefer various oils and bitumens to water.

In the radiation area of the southern cemetery, black moss is the basis of all life. Only in their place can there be accompanying fungi. Fungus plants, there are animals at the bottom of the food chain–cemetery rats. However, these plants are poisonous to humans and consuming them can significantly increase the level of radiation in the body. When this concentration reaches a certain peak, the skin will begin to rot and fall off, and the organs will also collapse.

People who live here must constantly monitor their own body’s radiation levels and neutralize the radioactive elements in their bodies by taking drugs.

In the south of the southern cemetery, there was a large river running from the northeast to the southwest. It was called the Sewage River. It originated from the Black Wind Mountains. Its outlet was on the southwest side of the continent. After flowing through dozens of surface towns, it flowed into the Asura Sea, which was adjacent to the central continent.

At this moment, in the ruins of an ancient city 160 kilometers north of Waterwheel Town in the upper reaches of the Sewage River, a young man covered in blood was lying at the corner of a broken wall. He gasped for breath and slightly moved his body, as if wanting to remove the canvas backpack from his back.

This dying young man was Tie Zha, who had just parachuted from the battleship Gold.

A few minutes ago, he was shot in midair by a group of Templars. Within seconds, he was shot several times and his parachute was riddled with holes. In his panic, he cut the parachute rope with his knife and fell down. When he was still more than fifty meters away from the ground, he could barely open his membrane wings, slid forward for a while, and collided with a brick wall. Fortunately, this brick wall was badly weathered. Not only did it not cause much damage to him, it also slowed down the impact. However, he also paid the price of half of his scapula cracking.

“Yoga Lombar, we’re even” he muttered to himself, struggling to unpack his military backpack and take out an aluminum emergency medical kit.

Pulling open the seal, there were a few different colored medicines and some small surgical instruments inside. He had been shot six times in total, one from his waist piercing through his body, the other from his head leaving a big cut and charring a piece of his hair. The bullets that were shot into the thigh and arm stopped in the muscle fibers and were easily removed. The bullets that were shot into the left forearm were embedded into the bones, and it was very difficult to obtain them. The last gunshot wound was on the ribs on his chest, causing blood to spill everywhere.

A strong smell of blood permeated the air. Tie Zha took out the warhead and poured a large can of hydrogen peroxide to disinfect the wound. Then, he applied some white powder hemostatic and wrapped himself up in a crooked manner. Then, he took out a blue liquid antibiotic and a bright red concentrate and injected it into himself. Finally, looking at the pale yellow anesthetic, he hesitated for a while before deciding not to take it. After all, this was a low-security area, and he couldn’t deal with unknown dangers while he was under anesthesia.

After dealing with the wound and packing his things, he unscrewed the lid of the kettle, took a sip of water, and looked at the multifunction watch. It was ten o’clock in the morning, and his temperature was 39.8 degrees. He had to rest for enough time to wait for the high fever to fade before he could move. This wristwatch was custom-made by Sam Nichols, the Super VIP Customer Specialist of Harley Industries. In addition to looking at the time, detecting the body temperature and radiation concentration in the body, it also had a series of functions to detect the external environment, such as altitude, temperature, humidity, and so on.

In addition, the watch also comes with a high-light flashlight and infrared range detector, as well as solar and mechanical kinetic energy two-way charging. The watch chain is made of industrial-grade high-density alloy, and has been aged. It is waterproof, shockproof and high-temperature resistant, and can adapt to most harsh environments.

After fiddling with his watch for a while, Tie Zha put down his sleeve and half narrowed his eyes, preparing to rest for a while. However, not long after he closed his eyes, he heard a deep breathing sound coming from behind the wall.

“Bang … bang … bang … bang … bang … bang … bang … bang … bang …”

He narrowed his eyes and slowly pulled out of Merlin’s left wheel. He listened carefully to the sounds coming from behind. As time passed, the sound of panting grew closer and clearer. He had initially determined that this should be some kind of large canine, and that the sound source could be large or small, far or near, so it should be a pack of dogs.

Cemetery Corpse Devouring Dog? Bug-turned-wolf? Or the Black Blood Mastiff? He flipped through the atlas in his heart. With his current state, if the former was fine, the latter two would be troublesome.

“Roar …”

Following a low roar, a black figure rushed up the wall. Its slender and strong limbs, smooth muscles, sharp claws, and shiny black fur were the same as a cemetery corpse eating dog attracted by the smell of blood.

“Bang!”

Tie Zha didn’t even think about it before shooting at him. In the blink of an eye, a bullet from the trumpet shot out, shattering the corpse-eating dog’s sternum the moment it jumped onto the wall. Before the Corpse Devouring Hound could climb the wall, it spat out blood and flew backwards.

“Roar!” “Bang!” “Roar!” “Bang!” “Roar!” “Bang!” “Roar!” “Bang!”

Immediately afterwards, black shadows pounced on the wall from behind and let out a low roar. As before, Tie Zha shot them back with a spear.

Looking at their comrades’ shattered corpses, the pack of Corpse Devouring Hounds quickly realized that this prey was harder to deal with than they had imagined, so they dispersed and confronted each other not far away.

Seeing the figures hiding in the ruins, Tie Zha couldn’t help but complain to himself. He couldn’t bear to waste time with them. Afterwards, he took a deep breath and endured the pain. He jumped onto the wall and rode on the broken wall. He looked around at the carnivorous dogs.

“Bang!”

Unfortunately, a corpse-eating dog revealed the back half of its body, and its leg was broken by his spear. It immediately rolled and struggled on the ground, swallowing.

Tie Zha didn’t repair his gun, just letting it struggle in pain to deter other carnivorous dogs.

“Bang!”

Another Corpse Devouring Hound revealed a portion of its body. Tie Zha raised his hand and shot it off its tail.

The tailed Corpse Devourer howled softly, while the other Corpse Devourers hid behind the barrier motionlessly, as if they did not intend to give up. Looks like this pack of Corpse Devouring Dogs has a leader.

Seeing this, Tie Zha spat out a mouthful of saliva on the dog carcass below the broken wall. Originally, he wanted to keep it for exploring the way when he left, but the current situation did not allow him to hold back any longer.

“Squeak … Squeak … Squeak … Squeak … Squeak … Squeak … Squeak … Squeak … Squeak …”

A few seconds later, large red ants emerged from the flesh of the corpse of the Corpse Devouring Dog. They let out dense bug cries, shook off the blood clots on their bodies, spread out their membrane wings, and flew in all directions.

In an instant, Tie Zha obtained a three-dimensional image of the surroundings. All the Corpse Devouring Hounds hidden in the ruins were revealed without a doubt. With the help of the scouting ants, Tie Zha soon discovered that behind a nearby rock was a carnivorous dog the size of an adult cow.

“Bang!” “Bang!” “Bang!”

Three consecutive shots, the first explosive shell exploded into rocks, the second exploded into a large hole in the crack, and the third exploded into the abdomen of the Corpse Devouring Dog!

“Pu!” With a muffled sound, the corpse-eating dog’s abdomen exploded, and its flesh and organs splashed everywhere.

However, this giant Corpse Devouring Dog’s vitality was extremely strong. It actually cried out in sorrow while dragging its thick intestines in an attempt to escape.

“Buzz …”

Amidst the dense buzzing sound, dozens of scouting soldiers flapped their membranous wings and followed the giant dog down into its abdomen one after another.

“Ao!” More ants flew out from the abdomen of the Corpse Devouring Dog amidst the loud cries of sorrow.

In the heart-stirring scene, the rest of the Corpse Devouring Dogs were scared out of their wits. They all swallowed and fled the scene. A few minutes later, the soldier who was chasing the Corpse Devouring Hound suddenly fell from the sky. A layer of green fluorescence appeared in its crimson shell, and then it dissolved into a pool of translucent green liquid at a visible rate to the naked eye. In just a few seconds, swarms of scouting ants had died.

Looking at the abnormal phenomenon, Tie Zha couldn’t help but frown. The scouting ants whose lifecycle was between 30 minutes and 60 minutes had all died in less than five minutes. However, he soon understood that the high levels of radiation on these Corpse Devouring Dogs could destroy the cells and tissues of the ants, leading to a decrease in their survival time.

After driving away the Corpse Devouring Hound, Tie Zha rolled over the wall, curled up in the corner, and closed his eyes to rest.

However, the waves were uneven and rose again. Ten minutes later, he heard a few slight footsteps. After careful identification, it should be three people. The southern cemetery is a predatory place, especially in low-security areas. Tie Zha slowed down his breathing, covered his gun-wielding hand with his marching backpack, and maintained a high degree of vigilance.

“The gunshot just now should have been here.” After a rustling sound of clothes rubbing against each other, a vague voice came from the other side of the broken wall.

“Shh … Keep your voice down. If it’s a tough one, we’ll leave …”

Hearing the conversation between the three of them, Tie Zha slowly climbed up and aimed the muzzle of his gun at the place where the sound came from. He pulled the trigger continuously through the brick wall and fired a gun!

After confirming his opponent’s intentions, he decided to make the first move. This was his consistent rule.

Today, when he was told that the minimum insurance period was over, his income was about to plummet by half, and he seemed to be on the wireless end of the road.

Ai …

He then saw a reply from someone on his browser, “I hope you don’t charge me.”

I’m really speechless about this. Can I write a book without eating or drinking?

Perhaps it’s because I’m old and slow. On average, I can only write 3,000 words in six hours. In addition to saving some manuscripts, I have to write for nine to ten hours a day. That’s equivalent to writing full-time with a thousand yuan.

Many people said it was good-looking, but they refused to even pay a few yuan for a subscription. What was the meaning of supporting it?

I just wanted to tell that guy, “I hope he doesn’t charge.” My friend, now I’m just writing one day at a time. If I really can’t continue writing one day, I can only clasp my fists and say, “Brother, do your best. Don’t blame me.”