Tear--

A big sword burning with orange-red and yellow flames roared towards him, and the ferocious corpse was cut in half.

Green corrosive blood splashed out, and a beautiful figure changed its footsteps and easily dodged it.

"Boss, it's been cleaned up!"

An employee spoke up.

Qin looked at the corpse on the ground with a cold expression.

"Go in and search now!"

"yes!"

This is an abandoned and dried up reservoir.

It used to be a camp for wilderness raiders, but those raiders didn't know whether they died or left, causing the place to be occupied by ghouls.

Thanks to Qin's powerful force, otherwise he would have suffered a big loss without knowing that the opponent was actually a ghoul.

There were a total of eleven ghouls, and four of them died under her sword. This was a brilliant achievement.

But she still looked very unhappy because Duke hadn't been found yet.

Qin knew that at this time and place, Duke's death could basically be announced.

She has searched almost everything within a radius of more than ten kilometers.

As an ordinary person, Duke, even if he was lucky and did not encounter any danger, would not be able to walk such a long distance alone. After all, the climate conditions in the wilderness are not suitable for people without cars to travel long distances.

Qin tried her best, but she was unwilling and very irritable.

The employees could naturally feel Qin's emotions and did not dare to say anything.

The reservoir was not that big, so everyone searched around and found no living person.

But I saw a lot of mutilated human corpses.

"not him."

Qin looked at the corpses and shook his head.

These are mutant corpses, obviously not Duke's.

“Where is the next search location?”

Qin spoke expressionlessly.

An employee quickly took out a map and said:

"Five kilometers north of the reservoir, there is a cave that used to be a raider's camp, but... I heard that someone saw the Night Stalker there..."

The Night Demon is a monster more terrifying than the Ghoul. Although it is afraid of the sun and can only move at night or in dark places, its danger is much higher than that of the Ghoul, and ordinary awakened people are no match for it.

When she heard the word "night devil", Qin frowned slightly, but her eyes quickly became firm again.

It's daytime now, so even if there are night demons inside, it won't be a big problem as long as we don't go deep inside.

"Then..."

Qin originally wanted to go there now, but seeing the tired looks on the employees' faces, she changed her words:

"Let's rest for an hour first."

"yes!"

After hearing the order to rest, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

They are not Qin. Even if there are awakened ones among them, they are still incomparable to Qin's level.

After searching and fighting non-stop for such a long time, I was already a little exhausted.

If we don't rest, the next time we encounter a battle, our numbers will probably be reduced.

Qin naturally knew this too. She sat on a wooden stake, took a sip of cold water from her water bag, and looked at the abandoned camp, wondering what she was thinking.

A female employee with a dirty face came over and handed Qin a bag of dry food.

"Boss, here it is."

This is dry marching food made by frying and pressing black flour. It is dry and has no taste, but it has a strong feeling of fullness and is the first choice for most people when entering the wilderness.

"Thank you - what's the noise?"

Qin's eyes suddenly narrowed.

"ah?"

The female employee was stunned, she didn't hear anything.

Qin ignored her and immediately yelled:

"alert!"

Some of the employees were slumped on the ground, and some had just stuffed dry food into their mouths... After hearing Qin's words, although they didn't hear anything, they still reflexively picked up their weapons and looked for cover.

Qin picked up the big sword, grabbed the female employee, and hid behind the bunker together, looking at one place.

After waiting for about ten seconds, a rumbling sound slowly came.

Everyone stared at the place with the noise vigilantly, and couldn't help but secretly scream, are there still corpses?

But soon, everyone discovered that it was not a corpse.

I saw that at the edge of the reservoir, the pitted concrete wall slowly opened into a door-like shape, with warm yellow light seeping out.

"This is... a ruin?"

Everyone was surprised at first, and then pleasantly surprised.

Can we also encounter wild ruins? Is it true?

Qin was also surprised. Such ruins that open automatically without human intervention are generally called wild ruins.

The probability of encountering wild ruins is extremely low. Qin originally wanted everyone to go up and have a look, but something happened that shocked her and everyone.

In that warm yellow light, someone stepped out!

Moreover, they are still acquaintances!

…

One minute ago, in the ruins escape tunnel.

"The exit is just ahead. I'm not sure if there is any danger outside..."

Duke spoke to Alger.

Alger immediately patted his chest and said:

"Don't worry, young master! You have brought us all the way here safely. I will protect you on this last stretch!"

"Then please."

"Haha, with the equipment given by the young master, I have the confidence to protect you from even a group of zombies!"

Alger said, touching the two small bucklers on his arms respectively.

Just hearing a clicking sound, the two small bucklers immediately began to transform, turning into a large, thin shield emitting a faint blue light in the blink of an eye!

This thing is naturally the equipment that Duke picked up in Vault 39.

He didn't have time to see what the use of this thing was. After leaving the secret passage, he was bored along the way, so he took it out and studied it. After all, this small buckler didn't look as dangerous as a sword.

The hard work paid off. After a period of research, Duke finally figured out the general method of using this thing.

As long as you carry it with you, it will automatically detect whether someone is carrying it. If a living thing is detected, it will be activated.

Then just click on the small shield to fully activate it and transform it into a huge shield!

Although it doesn't look thick, it has strong defense and is invulnerable due to the special material.

Moreover, this small shield also has a built-in nitrogen shield! The two complement each other, achieving the effect of one plus one being greater than two.

Especially this small shield can be used in combination!

Duke directly gave Alger two small bucklers, one in each hand. After activating both small bucklers, Alger could combine into a huge shield!

Like an old hen spreading its wings, it firmly protected Duke under her body.

This sense of security is simply overwhelming.

So, when the door was opened, Duke was hiding behind Alger.

However, there was no danger as imagined outside, but instead a familiar face with a tired look.

"Qin?"

"Duke?"

Seeing Qin in a fighting posture, Duke revealed half of his head from behind Alger and stretched out his hand in embarrassment.

"Qin, what a coincidence. Good afternoon..."
To be continued...