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Its entire body was charred and shriveled, as if all its vitality and moisture had been instantly drained and then burned into a charred corpse by the fire.
The skin clung tightly to the bones, outlining a grotesque silhouette.
A silent scream was frozen on everyone's face, their eyes wide open, filled with extreme fear and pain.
It was as if, on the verge of death, one had encountered an unimaginably terrifying being.
A cold wind blew by.
It churned up the snow on the ground, making a whimpering sound.
Mary's face was pale. She gripped her weapon tightly, the energy gauntlets gleaming faintly. (The last two lines appear to be unrelated and possibly machine-generated text.)
Tina looked at the gruesome corpses, took a deep breath, suppressed her fear, and looked at Su Hui, her voice trembling slightly:
"Mr. Su Hui, shall we go in?"
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Su Hui withdrew his gaze from the dilapidated and eerie comprehensive research facility, and the throbbing in his heart that originated from his soul became clearer.
"Let's not rush in."
After a moment's hesitation, Su Hui finally spoke: "Search the other buildings in the vicinity first."
His thinking was simple: since he knew it was dangerous, there was no need to force his way in.
First, we'll scout the area outwards, hoping to gather more information about this high-tech park, especially about this "singularity" in front of us.
On the other hand, if you're lucky enough, you might be able to find the technical information or materials you want in other relatively safe areas.
Therefore, there is no need to risk entering this obviously dangerous core area.
Upon hearing this, Mary quietly breathed a sigh of relief, Tina nodded, and even Harley had no objection.
The modified Hummer started up again and carefully navigated the snow-covered roads of the park, avoiding abandoned vehicles and horrific wreckage.
Over the next few hours, Su Hui used the comprehensive research facility as the center and searched several relatively intact, smaller office buildings and affiliated research facilities in the surrounding area.
Unfortunately, the result was destined to be disappointing.
Most of these outer buildings showed signs of having been ransacked, indicating that the annihilated army had already conducted a looting operation before them.
Valuable materials, equipment, and even some paper documents were all moved away, leaving only a mess and some bulky instruments that could not be taken away.
Su Hui frowned slightly, looking at the empty filing cabinet and the dismantled equipment, feeling a little disappointed.
However, he did not come away empty-handed.
Using the system's disassembly and collection capabilities, Su Hui disassembled and collected some large equipment parts that the military could not take away, as well as some special alloy materials, and stored them in the system's space.
These things may not be needed now, but they will come in handy in the future.
After a fruitless search, darkness fell.
The wind and snow showed no signs of stopping; on the contrary, they grew even more intense, cutting like knives against the face.
Su Hui and his group eventually returned to the comprehensive research facility that emitted strange energy fluctuations.
Against the backdrop of the dim sky and snow, the towering building resembled a colossal beast poised to devour its prey, lying there silently.
The faint, peculiar energy fluctuations still emanated from the central area of the building, carrying a heart-stopping allure.
Su Hui stared at the building in front of him, weighing his options in his mind.
The materials and equipment for the small fusion nuclear reactor and the deep groundwater treatment and multi-stage purification system are crucial to its future development.
If this place truly is a "singularity," then in addition to the monsters capable of annihilating the military exploration team, it must also possess a [Dimensional Energy Core].
As one of the conditions for Emma Grace's composite template, she could not possibly give it up under any circumstances.
It seems there's nothing to hesitate about anymore.
I have to break through this "singularity" in front of me.
"Get ready, let's go in."
Su Hui's eyes suddenly sharpened as he drew his long sword, his words clearly reaching the ears of the three women.
"Honey, are we finally going to get started?"
Harley grinned, her red lips parting in a wide smile, her azure eyes gleaming with excitement and a bloodthirsty light. She slung the "Goodnight" baseball bat over her shoulder, while her other hand gripped the handle of the "Sweet" revolver.
Tina took a deep breath, a hint of determination flashing in her reddish-brown eyes. Mary's face was also tense; although she was a little nervous, she still stood firmly beside Su Hui. The two put on their energy gauntlets and took up their guns.
The four were ready.
Su Hui didn't say anything more, and took the lead in walking towards the entrance of the dilapidated building.
The facility's doors had long been damaged, and the twisted metal frame was exposed.
Stepping inside, a strong smell of burning, mixed with an indescribable sense of oppression, hits you.
The light suddenly dimmed, and fine dust filled the air, making visibility extremely low.
Su Hui's gaze was sharp as an eagle's, scanning his surroundings warily.
The entrance hall was a mess, with overturned tables and chairs, scattered documents, and... more charred corpses.
The charred corpses were in the same state as the soldiers outside, their bodies charred and shriveled, as if their life and moisture had been instantly drained.
Unlike outside, however, extremely fine black ash occasionally drifts from the charred corpses here, floating in the air like some kind of living thing.
"Tsk tsk, these guys really died artistically."
Harley curiously stretched out her "Goodnight" baseball bat and gently poked the nearest charred corpse.
*Plop!*
A soft sound.
The charred corpse, which had still retained a human form, seemed to lose its last support when touched by the baseball bat, silently turning into a handful of swirling black ash that scattered on the ground.
In the area where black and gray were scattered, a faint shadow, extremely blurry and resembling a human figure, flashed by so quickly that it seemed like an illusion.
"Ok?"
Su Hui's eyes narrowed, keenly catching the unusual moment.
"It seems these things are more than just corpses. Be careful."
Su Hui frowned slightly and reminded him in a deep voice, his vigilance increasing even more.
The group cautiously ventured deeper into the facility.
What I saw along the way was shocking.
The makeshift defensive fortifications, the wreckage of destroyed heavy weapons, the scattered research equipment, and the ever-growing number of charred corpses.
The battle scars here are more dense and gruesome than outside, clearly indicating that the military encountered an extremely formidable monster, or rather... a one-sided massacre. (The last two lines appear to be random characters and do not translate directly.)
What puzzled Su Hui was that along the way they only saw the charred corpses of the army, but never the monsters they had killed.
The scene of the battle did not appear to have been cleaned up, and there were no signs that the bodies had been dragged.
Therefore, the number of monsters hidden here may not be large, but their strength will exceed Su Hui's assessment.
It is highly likely that it is different from the control-type [Daughter of Desire], and is a monster with extremely strong individual power!
"Mr. Su Hui, we've made a discovery here!"
Just as Su Hui was lost in thought, Tina discovered a camera device that had been pressed under the body of a charred corpse resembling an officer.
"It's a dashcam! It might have captured something!"
Tina picked up the equipment and exclaimed with some surprise.
She tried to open it, and fortunately, although the device's casing was damaged and the screen was full of cracks, the core components seemed to still work.
Su Hui took the recorder and tried to start it.
The intermittent images appeared on the small screen.
Fragmented images flashed on the broken screen, accompanied by the hum of static and terrified screams.
The footage is shaking violently, clearly indicating that the person filming is running away in extreme panic.
In the fragmented footage, fully armed soldiers can be seen blindly firing in the passageway, their faces filled with extreme fear.
Their bullets seemed to have no effect on the enemy.
"Where is it? I can't see it!"
"Fire! Fire! Stop it!"
"Ah—Help!!"
A piercing scream accompanied by the sound of flames bursting open, the screen suddenly went black, then lit up again, focusing on a soldier burning fiercely.
The soldier writhed in agony on the ground, the flames on his body turning an eerie black that consumed him in the blink of an eye, leaving him as a new charred corpse.
Su Hui's brows furrowed more and more tightly.
Despite the incomplete footage, Su Hui still managed to glean some key information from it.
This team encountered an "invisible" or extremely difficult-to-detect hostile force.
This monster's attack method is extremely bizarre; it can directly set people on fire, burning them completely into charred corpses. The burning seems to originate from within and cannot be extinguished.
In the corner of a scene, a tall, thin, dark figure, seemingly composed of pure shadow, flashed by.
The scene shifts again, and the camera seems to be fixed in one place, pointing at a dark corridor.
Swish!
A dark, unusually tall and thin figure appeared at the end of the corridor like a ghost.
It lacked clear facial features and form. The entire body seemed composed of countless fine black and gray particles, with only a rough human-like outline, radiating an ominous aura. (The text then abruptly shifts to a completely unrelated topic: "Apocalypse America: Synthetic 3D Female Lead" is from the "Reading Club" free reading app. Search "Reading Club" on Baidu to download and install the Android app. Read the latest chapters of Apocalypse America: Synthetic 3D Female Lead at will!)
The bullet hit it but passed right through without causing any damage.
Occasionally, soldiers would use special grenades or devices that flickered with a faint energy glow to attack, but this only caused slight fluctuations in the shape of the dark figure, far from killing it.
These weapons and devices are most likely rudimentary offensive weapons created by the military after exploring dimensional energy in the post-apocalyptic world.
Even so, it couldn't shake that tall, thin ghostly figure.
"Looks like this is it."
Su Hui's expression turned solemn. He knew in his heart that this tall, thin, dark shadow monster was the source of all this tragedy.
Click! Click-click~
Just as Su Hui was checking the recorder, something unexpected happened!
A charred corpse leaning against the wall, its charred head devoid of facial features, slowly and with a chilling stiffness, turned toward Su Hui's direction!
The charred, blackened body slowly rose to its feet in a twisted posture.
Its movement is like pressing a switch.
Inside the hall and in the corridors, the "charred corpses" that were originally scattered everywhere seemed to have received some kind of command, and they all came back to life.
Countless black and gray particles gushed out from their shriveled bodies, coalescing into bandage-like substances that wrapped their bodies layer by layer.
These "bandages" seemed to be driving the charred corpses, and fine black mist constantly drifted from the ends of the "bandages".
Their empty eye sockets all turned towards Su Hui and his group, and an invisible malice surged forth like a tidal wave.
Hey!
Da da da!
These charred corpse monsters, with a strange posture and stiff steps, slowly closed in on Su Hui and the others from all directions.
Their black "bandages" moved without wind, flying towards Su Hui and the others. The black ash on the bandages occasionally flashed with an ominous black light and emitted a burnt smell.
Su Hui immediately activated the system's scanning and detection function.
【Black Ember Weaver (Split)】
【grade:??】
[HP: 10/10]
【Strength: 1】
[Physique: 1]