Otherworldly Desert Dust-Chapter 513 - 468: The Female Leader

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Exhibition Hall Level 15, at the central position stood a huge biological tank.

Inside the tank, a Mutated Dragon Wolf was awakening, its forehead covered with agate-like eyes. When these eyes focused together, streaks of bizarre light transformed into a terrifying energy.

"Boom!!!"

A fully armed Black Butler suddenly exploded and died, his Alloy Equipment still fully intact, yet his flesh turned into a pulp, even his brain matter flowed from the breathing holes of his helmet.

The leader of the Black Butlers, draped in a Cape Mechanical Wings, his Mechanical Wings were quite agile, shielding the thick blood splatter as his subordinate turned into blood plasma.

He stared at the agate-eyed dragon wolf and coldly issued a kill order to his subordinates.

"Bang!"

The agate-eyed dragon wolf then burst out from the large exhibition tank, displaying its claws shining like scorching gold, opening its dragon mouth that could spit out solar flames, sprouting silver spikes on its back, and its tail sharp as steel, its whole body constantly releasing a scorching biochemical steam...

Compared to the other mutated creatures in the previous floors, this agate-eyed dragon wolf was terrifyingly more dangerous. As it spit flames, driving back the row of Black Butlers in front of it, it utilized its powerful tail to pierce through the abdomen of a Black Butler member, even mounting the not-yet-dead Black Butler in front of its wolf mouth, cremating him with those high-temperature fierce flames.

"Leader Zhu, this monster is too fierce, both in speed and strength, far surpassing our members..." said a long-haired female Black Butler.

"What are you trying to say?" asked Black Butler Leader Zhu indifferently.

"Aren't we obtained quite a few Fifth-Rank Life Pearls? Could we let some of our troops evolve first? Otherwise, I'm very worried about the following mutated creatures, they have no chance of surviving," said the female Black Butler.

After hearing this, Black Butler Leader Zhu started to laugh, the smile making the female officer shiver a bit.

"Don't worry, those team members you've carefully trained will all be rewarded, just not now. Once we obtain a sufficient share of Life Pearls, the excess will naturally be distributed to you and your brothers and sisters. But have you considered that if too many people survive, these Life Pearls won't be enough to go around, maybe it's better..." Leader Zhu continued with a smile still on his face, lowering his voice to give the lieutenant a hint.

The female lieutenant naturally understood the insinuation in his words.

If some people are sacrificed in the process, the survivors will get more.

However, the female lieutenant still hoped that while they were still alive, they could first enhance their strength and keep more people alive to serve the Leader and complete this mission more safely.

"Alright," the female lieutenant resignedly replied, not really having much authority.

But she couldn't bear to see those from her same sect die alongside her, eventually she had to personally join the fight against the powerful agate-eyed dragon wolf.

Leader Zhu stood by indifferently, toying with two Sixth-Rank Life Pearls in his hand, as if indicating that whoever ultimately kills this dragon wolf will receive them, even though he had no actual intention of wasting these expensive life resources on these minor Black Butler soldiers.

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Exhibition Hall Level 19.

Wu Hen specifically found a room where he could shower, washing off the mucous-like slime from his body.

He also didn't expect to encounter a secretion monster, even ending up swallowed by it.

Fortunately, the stomach acid of the secretion monster couldn't digest Wu Hen, a being with an external Sixth Rank and internal Seventh Rank core. Using his keen hearing, he found the monster's heart, killed it in one strike, and sent this secretion alien on its way.

After climbing out, Wu Hen wasn't injured but felt a tremendous sense of disgust, not even rushing to collect the precious Life Pearls and Mutant Condensed Liquid, hurrying instead to find a place to shower.

This place even supplied hot water, although the water was not potable.

After finishing his shower, Wu Hen put on a piece of Light Combat Armor he had just acquired, wore a Holographic Helmet capable of combat analysis, and armed himself with his Thunder Tiger Bracelet.

He was now fully armed.

Wu Hen took his spoils of war, planning to return to the 20th floor when he heard the sound of water splashing from a room opposite the shower he found, the sound was very clear.

Wu Hen wondered if his ears had been clogged with a chunk of mutated mucus, not hearing someone turn on the shower switch next door.

He approached to see which rather refined alien actually enjoyed taking baths, and since he was passing by, he decided to finish it off and see if it could evolve his weapon to another level.

Wu Hen slowed his movements to avoid startling the alien creature.

He listened attentively to the sound of the splashing water. From the different noise made when the water splashed on the alien, Wu Hen could even visualize the creature's physique in his mind, whether it was burly and robust or strangely grotesque...

However, when Wu Hen pushed open the door, he was caught off guard by the sight of a humanoid creature.

The body of this humanoid creature was quite well-proportioned, comparable to that of a Black Angel, but her skin had not evolved to be sufficiently smooth and delicate. Instead, one could see numerous scars, like ugly centipedes lying on various parts of her body, including areas where women are most charming, also covered with skin tissues that might be toxins or diseases.

What surprised Wu Hen the most was that from the left shoulder to the left hip of this humanoid alien, it was made of some kind of metal, and even the left buttock was a kind of ceramic-like smelting material. Compared to her human body full of scars and germs, this ceramic-like metal skin seemed more in line with human aesthetics.

Apart from that, this humanoid creature was quite similar to humans in all other aspects. She was completely unaware of Wu Hen's presence, simply enjoying the tranquility and comfort rare in this apocalypse as water flowed over her.

Wu Hen's gaze shifted to another place, only to unexpectedly discover a set of clothes stacked in a place with no shower.

These clothes, consisting of internal tight-fitting clothes, middle-layer lightweight fitting armor, and advanced material war robe, were all black except for the white tight clothes, including the long boots.

Seeing this outfit, Wu Hen suddenly realized something.

The other party was not some humanoid monster; she seemed to be a human.

But why was this woman acting alone and came up to take a shower on the nineteenth floor?

Wu Hen glanced at the sewage and saw a lot of thick mucous-like substances, leading him to deduce that this woman might be a pioneer from the Black Deacon Corps, and she was attacked by a disgusting mucous alien while investigating the situation on the nineteenth floor...

Had the Black Deacon Corps already arrived here?

They moved faster than he imagined...

This female Black Deacon was also talented, inexplicably running here to offer some allure to him, but from her complex body composition and the inability to find any intact skin, it was clear she struggled greatly living in this otherworldly place.

In any case, after observing, Wu Hen felt no slight ripple in his emotions, only a deep sigh.

Taking advantage of the female Black Deacon not noticing him, Wu Hen also closed the door and returned to the twentieth floor.

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Wu Hen returned to the twentieth floor and reached the rest room, where Guo Hong and Lu Xian had woken up early, clearly feeling insecure and having poor sleep.

Only when they saw Wu Hen's return did they visibly relax.

"I only found these, and there might still be some impurities mixed in," Wu Hen handed the Life Pearls he found to Guo Hong.

"I'm not afraid of contamination. After evolving, when my strength increases, there will be more ways available. Eventually, I believe there will be a solution, and besides, after humans evolve to a higher level of life, their metabolism will be different from ordinary people, perhaps the pollutants will be expelled from the body in a few years," Guo Hong said.

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"Let's try it then. If we reach the Sixth Rank, we will stand a better chance against the Black Angels," Wu Hen said.

Knowing that the number of Life Pearls was limited and that his own foundation was poor, Lu Xian understood that even consuming eight or ten wouldn't necessarily lead to a breakthrough to Sixth Rank Life, so they pooled all the Life Pearls they obtained for Guo Hong.

Guo Hong made up his mind, no matter if it was white or black Life Pearls, as long as they could help him evolve, he would take them all at once.

"What if I mix in some Ultimate Mutant Condensed Liquid? Although this thing has severe side effects, its effect is quite obvious, or else these monsters wouldn't roam this land. Right now, we need strength, I..." Guo Hong suddenly proposed.

He felt uncertain, afraid that even consuming these Life Pearls wouldn't let him step into the Sixth Rank.

"Don't make that kind of joke. Even if I don't reach the Sixth Rank, I can handle everything here. I don't need a partner who might turn into a monster at any moment," Wu Hen said seriously.

Guo Hong gave an embarrassed smile and then moved aside to start consuming the limited Life Pearls.

"It seems, the death of the team members has quite a big impact on Guo Hong," Wu Hen whispered to Lu Xian.

Lu Xian was stunned when he heard this, only then realizing something.

Soft Life Silks began to appear again on Guo Hong's body, which although not entirely pure, still enveloped his entire body, transforming him into an evolving Life Cocoon.

"The Captain probably wanted to earn more money so that the relatives of the team members could live in the Oasis. The Oasis doesn't shelter refugees, displaced people, and even we, the Gold Seekers, cannot stay there long without someone's referral. Everyone else is deceased, but each of their families is still alive. Without us, it would be difficult for them to survive even selling blood in the black markets," Lu Xian said.