128. Party Preheat

  Rat-tat-tat—

  Celia raised her mae gun, pulled the trigger, and fired a burst. A 12.7mm bullet hit a beast trying to approach. Its phantom-like form tumbled forward and quickly colpsed to the ground.

  The beast howled and y on the ground. The bullet had pierced its flesh and internal ans, likely exiting through its sedary brain. The cavitation effect wasn't fully utilized, so it didn't die instantly.

  Its tentacles quickly filed, its body struggling slightly. As it fell, its fellow beasts bit its throat, tore open its blood vessels, and immediately began to devour it.

  The disturban the herd allowed the 'Youth' to quickly widen the distahe javelin dragon on the hillside puffed up its chest, lowered its head, and unched a bony javelin from its shoulder, hitting the Youth's incredibly sturdy steel pte, leaving only a shallow dent.

  "These mutas from the outside world are always attracted by the otioime the subway travels, ing to their deaths."

  Celia put down the mae gun, smiled, aured to the three young men and women ied by the Camity to try:

  "It's not difficult. You'll learn this sooner or ter."

  One slightly older Frost-Pted youth nervously raised his bolt-a rifle. Under Celia's guidance, he awkwardly adjusted the meical sights, slightly protruded from the window, and aimed at the motionless javelin dragon on the hillside, waiting for it to 'reload.'

  Bang!

  A muffled gunsh out, and the full-power bullet ly pierced the javelin dragon's chest, causing it to fall with a thud.

  "Oh—nice shot, you have talent," Celia enced, "What's your name again?"

  "Hodro." The young man was somewhat dazed, not even seeing if he had hit the target. But Celia's praise made him immediately puff up his chest and smile: "Hey, not bad—what about Gina and Li Mu, aren't you going to try?"

  "No, I'm still afraid of the gunshot," Gina waved her hand.

  Li Mu g the ferocious beast tide, the tinuous screeg and the fshing bats above dropping phosphorous fire, exploding into splendid markers in the air, filled him with fear. But he was too embarrassed to show it in front of the women, so he forced himself to say:

  "I'll pass too. If I miss, it would be a waste of bullets."

  To prove he wasn't afraid, he leaned out of the carriage and added, "I prefer using my own Omega Energy over firearms."

  "It's better to get rid of those abnormal powers early," Gina said, toug her smooth hand. Reminisg and sighing, she tinued, "My Omega Energy 【Sakura Scales】 would make my skin crato hard sakura petal-like scales. It could block bullets, but it was very inveo and easily got ied with parasites—it's much better now."

  Gina was beautiful. Seeing her speak like this, Hhed heartily and said brightly:

  "It's okay, we humans have guns. Ms. Celia, I'll be on guard duty here from now on, shooting the beasts from the outside world every day."

  Celia, pleased to have a break, said: "Sure, but this job, while not very dangerous, is quite tiring."

  Hodro nodded: "No problem. Although I've lost my Omega Energy, a person should have a skill to rely on."

  "You'll progress quickly then. I also want to help," Gina gratuted.

  "I think so too. Practice makes perfect. Besides, Gina, you stand guard with me."

  "That sounds good—but hitting a distant target on your first try shows talent. Don't belittle yourself..."

  Li Mu g Hodro, surrounded and praised by the pretty girl and Ms. Celia from the Metro Brotherhood. He felt a pang of jealousy—if he had known, he should have stepped up too.

  'That javelin dragon is dumb. A beast is just a beast. It didn't even move and got killed by someone barely older than me from Frost-Pted.'

  He felt envious. Gina was sidered one of the most beautiful among the ied, with golden-brown fluffy short hair full of fantasy, especially her looks aligning with the outside world's aesthetics: pretty rounded cheekbones, smooth and alluring red lips, and deep-colored skin like honey wax, exuding a fragrant sheen.

  The outside world had no uhnic or tribal culture. After long-term interbreeding among different races, appearances were diverse. Some people looked distinctly Caucasian but had Eastern Asian names, and vice versa. Despite the mixed surname culture, the aesthetic standards were quite uniform: darker skin, smooth skihy teeth, and round baby-fat faces, preferably with freckles, symbolizing abundant sunlight, vitality, ah.

  'Frost-Pted guys took so much of our nd and resources, and now they're taking the outside world's girls. They're shameless.'

  Li Mu thought.

  After giving some pointers, Ms. Celia went back to her work, leaving the three of them.

  Although there were three of them, Li Mu couldn't get a word in. Watg Hodro quickly blend in after finding a topic, he felt increasingly unfortable, especially when Gina occasionally said, 'Nice shot,' 'Very good,' fueling his jealousy. Feeling unhappy, he sulked silently for a while, finally uo stand it:

  "I'm going to the bathroom."

  "e back soon," Gina reminded him.

  Li Mu shut the door as if fleeing, lowered his head, and walked through the carriage corridors—cargo box, dining car, purification room, fuel room, meical room, power distribution room. Along the way, he heard the survivors from the Abyss Humanitarian Relief talkiedly. Some were celebrating, some were exhausted, and a few were so overwhelmed with joy and sorrow that they acted out.

  Many were discussing the man who rescued them, Li Aozi.

  Li Mu leaned against the restroom wall. In front of him was a Frost-Pted woman with her head down, silent, making the atmosphere awkward. But soon, he was distracted by the versation nearby.

  "Did you see Li Aozi yourself? He looks like an old man in his seventies hties." A young man from the outside world at the table said excitedly:

  "At his age, having the power to challehe professiant is truly legendary."

  Hearing this, a man from Frost-Pted adjusted his gsses and said ftly:

  "Even so, he took away our Omega Energy. No matter what, that was our thing..."

  "What kind of bullshit is that? If Li Aozi hadn't saved you, you'd have been drained by the professor!" An outsider couldn't stand it and reminded him.

  "I'm not denying his merits. Li Aozi saved us, yes, but without our Omega Energy, how could he have defeated the professor?"

  The Frost-Pted gsses guy sneered:

  "In other words, we defeated the professether—you outsiders don't uand the people's historical perspective!"

  Bang!

  His words instantly ighe other young outsiders' anger. One spped the table and poi the Frost-Pted gsses guy, cursing:

  "I uand your bullshit. I didn't go to school. Do you feel aplished showing off your knowledge, you Frost-Pted coward?"

  "Speak properly and don't curse! This is why you outsiders get bullied by the Four Nations. You don't uand what rationalism is."

  The Frost-Pted gsses guy's tone softened as he met the fierce gazes of the outsiders:

  "I'm just trying to get us bes. Without our help, Li Aozi couldn't have defeated the professor. Isn't that true? Is that wrong?"

  pared to fighting bravely, Frost-Pted men, at the bottom of Frost-Pted's discrimination , were like domestic cats fag wild Bengal tigers when pared to the outsiders whled in darkness and cold.

  "Oh, now you're pying the coward?"

  The young outsider sneered:

  "Fighting for bes—do you think anyone dared to front that giant god? Or do you think the Metro Brotherhood's armored train gave us a free ride?"

  The Frost-Pted gsses guy still argued: "Based on humanitarianism, isn't it the right thing to do to help people to the end? It was his choice—"

  Bang!

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