Chapter 356: Reward for Rescuing Survivors! (3)
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
On the tail of the monster lay a soldier and his body was impaled.
“He…”
Red Pepper widened her eyes, scarcely believing what she saw.
She noticed a rope around the waist of the soldier, the other end of which was entangled around the tail of the monster.
Wolf also noticed this scene, his expression growing solemn.
By now, he understood how this successful hunt had unfolded.
Clearly, the soldier had sacrificed his own life to hold the attacking monster at bay, providing the other soldiers with the opportunity to counterattack and kill it.
Simultaneously, he realized the purpose of the ropes tied around each soldier. They were prepared to face death.
Wolf couldn’t help but feel a deep respect, standing straight and saluting sincerely.
Red Pepper also saluted. For combat personnel like them, such soldiers were truly worthy of their respect.
Zhao Yu crouched beside the alien, noticing that there was no system notification in his mind, indicating that there were still other aliens in the shelter.
Wait!
Wolf suddenly realized that if all these people were tied with ropes.
They must have had prior knowledge about these monsters and even developed a corresponding combat plan!
If so, could these monsters have been created by them?
In the years following the apocalypse, he had never seen such monsters.
Considering Zhao Yu and others’ apparent background with the Reed Group, these monsters could very well be their creation!
He started to fear that the Reed Group might be doing something that could lead to humanity’s extinction.
After all, these monsters were tactically intelligent and could potentially evolve into something even more terrifying.
The world was becoming increasingly chaotic!
“Clean up, take them out…”
Zhao Yu didn’t intend to overlook the alien’s body. Its flesh was special and though there were no corresponding troops yet, it held potential for the future and could be reserved.
Knowing they were facing aliens, Zhao Yu had prepared in advance.
The alien’s blood was corrosive, a kind of molecular acid. There were many ways to counteract this corrosion.
Such as gla.s.s, ceramics, silicate materials, some inactive metals, or metals that don’t react with sulfuric acid.
However, Zhao Yu needed to test the acidity of this alien’s blood.
The last alien they killed hadn’t been studied, having been sent directly to the recycling furnace.
Zhao Yu took a piece of dead wood from a soldier and slowly inserted it into the alien’s spilled blood.
“Sizzle—!”
Surprisingly, the blood that could corrode a large hole in metal showed only weak corrosive effects upon contact with the wood.
“Leaning towards dilute sulfuric acid…”
Zhao Yu pulled out the wood and examined it. Apart from some, the overall structure remained intact.
Zhao Yu nodded slightly, understanding that concentrated sulfuric acid can dehydrate and oxidize, turning a host into a mummy within the alien’s body. Hence, the blood in the alien’s body is dilute sulfuric acid.
Zhao Yu stood up and waved to a soldier in the distance, “Bring out the stuff!” Soon, the soldier brought out a collection of bottles and jars, all made of gla.s.s. The alien’s blood is essentially an inorganic compound that can be broken down into an industrial raw material.
Its uses could be quite broad, such as in fertilizers, medicines, pigments, batteries, and more.
The most important aspect of this sulfuric acid was its potential to be broken down into compounds needed for explosives.
Currently, as the source recycling furnace wasn’t yet established, it seemed wasteful to throw the acid directly into the munitions factory, so Zhao Yu decided to collect some of the alien’s blood first, waiting until the resource recycling furnace was up and running.
By then, resources wouldn’t be wasted, and they could also replenish some ammunition.
It would take some time for the blood to drain completely, Zhao Yu wouldn’t want everyone to linger here. After delegating the collection task to a few soldiers, he led the team onwards.
The remaining survivors, pa.s.sing by the corpse, were deeply shocked to see soldiers using ropes to bind the monster.
“Did you see the ropes on their bodies?”
“I can’t believe they were willing to sacrifice themselves to kill the monster…” “No, what I mean is, it seems like all these soldiers, except the leader, were prepared to sacrifice themselves!”
Everyone was astounded, feeling that these soldiers were different from others they had encountered.
Even Wolf’s teammates felt the same. They asked themselves if they were willing to tie themselves with ropes, ready to sacrifice at any moment. Perhaps, it took a bit of courage!
Red Pepper sighed deeply. She didn’t want to die and might only choose to die with the alien in a do-or-die situation.
The journey onwards was surprisingly smooth with no new alien attacks.
Upon reaching the well’s mouth, Zhao Yu flashed his flashlight upwards a few times, receiving a response from the soldiers above, “It’s clear. You can go up now!”
The flashlight lit up the well brightly, ensuring no aliens were lurking in ambush.
Under Zhao Yu’s urging, the ten survivors climbed up the ropes one by one.
As they completely left the well and returned to the surface, Zhao Yu also received a notification from the system.
[Rescue 10 survivors. Reward: 50 Technology Points.]
“Awesome!”
Zhao Yu’s face lit up with ecstasy. This mission was worth it; he had already received 50 technology points before even completing it, equivalent to the daily mission rewards of the past.
Although two soldiers were sacrificed, compared to the gains, it was insignificant.
According to his plan, even trading five soldiers for one survivor would be acceptable, as his most need was technology points, while other material resources were sufficient for now.
Zhao Yu didn’t linger near the well and, filled with excitement, commanded, “Everyone, move out.. Continue further in and rescue the survivors!”