Chapter 85: Mutated Opponent

When Xiao Fen woke up again, a steel bridge that had been completely twisted and deformed appeared in front of him.

The part of this bridge in the middle of the river had completely broken, and several piers were also gone. The former steel brackets and traction cables made creaking sounds in the wind, as if telling everything in the past to everyone who saw it.

Xiao Fen exhaled a long breath and asked, “Is this the place?”

Sabova nodded and began to lower her head to check the bullets in her hand. Beside her, two AK rifles had been wiped clean, and 4 magazines had been loaded with bullets, ready to fire at any time.

Xiao Fen nodded, checked his backpack again, which contained 8 daggers, a tube of quick-acting stamina gene potion, a tube of nutrient potion, and the T-shirt and shorts he wore before coming to this world.

After moving his hands and feet again, Xiao Fen could feel that his Stamina had recovered a considerable part. He turned his head to look at Sabova and said, “After finding the arsenal, I will go in, and you must guard the gate to ensure that no other life can leave except me. Remember, every Mutated Creature might become a new Source of Mutation. If one escapes, it might pose a huge threat to the city behind us in the future.”

Sabova nodded, took the dagger from Xiao Fen’s hand, inserted it into the sheath at her ankle, and whispered, “You must live.”

Xiao Fen laughed and responded, “My enemies all hope I die, but in the end, it is they who die. I came here not to die.”

Sabova also smiled and nodded. After the two were equipped, Sabova took out a rope from the trunk of the jeep. At the front of the rope, there was a four-toothed grappling hook. She compared the length and said, “This is a pre-war military swimming rope, allowing 4 fully armed soldiers to pass through a 15-meter-wide river valley.”

Xiao Fen did not speak; it was better to let professionals do this kind of professional thing.

The two stepped onto the iron bridge. In the fierce river valley wind, this iron bridge was swaying slightly, as if every gust of wind brought this huge steel wreck one step closer to complete collapse.

Xiao Fen and Sabova moved very fast, reaching the broken bridge in the blink of an eye. Sabova looked at the broken bridge opposite and said, “Not bad, this width is less than 10 meters. Be careful, we can pass safely.”

Xiao Fen nodded, watching Sabova swing the swimming rope in her hand. The water under his feet was very fast, and the wind near the center of the river valley was also strong. Under the feet of Xiao Fen and Sabova, there was only a partially twisted steel pipe. Ordinary people would feel dizzy just standing here, let alone climbing to the opposite side through a thin rope.

Fortunately, Sabova had obviously been trained. With the help of the swift wind, she threw the swimming rope over in only 3 attempts, firmly stuck in a joint.

After pulling hard to determine that there would be no problem, Sabova tied the rope to the steel frame on this side, then turned her head to look at Xiao Fen and said, “You go first. After passing, you don’t have to wait for me. We’ll meet at the gate of the arsenal.”

Xiao Fen nodded and did not refuse. At this time, delaying time meant that the other side could discover them at any time, and also meant that the threat to the city would become greater.

He jumped over forcefully, grabbed the swimming rope in his hand, and struggled to climb towards the broken bridge opposite.

The huge river wind blew his body swaying, making his climbing very difficult.

Moreover, he had no protection on his hands. The slender rope, while bearing his weight and ensuring his safety, also quickly cut through the thin gloves inside, directly pressing into his palms.

That piercing pain made Xiao Fen almost think his hands were going to be cut off.

Just then, he suddenly heard the harsh roar of a gun from behind. That was the sound of Sabova firing. The bullets whistling “swish swish swish” seemed to fly past his scalp.

Then, he faintly heard several harsh screams coming from the opposite side.

The wind pressure was too great, making it impossible for him to open his eyes to see what happened on the opposite side in the middle of the river valley. At this time, he could only climb over faster to know what Sabova had discovered just now.

Fortunately, the Attribute of a Level 1 Trialist was far beyond that of an ordinary soldier. It took less than 50 seconds to pass the distance of more than ten meters. At the moment he was about to reach the broken bridge opposite, he pulled hard, disregarding his hands being severely cut by the rope, and his body leaped up with the force. He flipped in the air, and when he landed on the bridge surface, he already had two daggers in his hands.

At his feet, several corpses of Mutated Creatures were lying prone. These corpses were larger. Compared with those Mutated Creatures in the basement, these corpses, which had not yet grown moldy flagella, were closer to the human appearance.

Xiao Fen looked up. Obviously startled by the sound of Sabova’s gun just now, from the direction of the bridge head, a group of Mutated Creatures were swarming towards his direction.

“Good children, don’t worry. I will solve your problems right now.”

Xiao Fen whispered, no longer considering how Sabova behind him viewed him, and chanted in a low voice.

“Miracle of Norton, Manufacture, Withered Flower.”

“Miracle of Norton, Manufacture, Withered Flower.”

This time, the daggers in his hands did not emit that habitual strange light, but completed all mutations in a very short time. This point made Xiao Fen a bit pleasantly surprised.

At a distance of more than ten meters, Sabova mostly could not see clearly what changes had happened to these two daggers, and he did not need to consider how to explain to Sabova afterwards.

Just after the mutation of the daggers was completed, those Mutated Creatures had already rushed in front of Xiao Fen.

These monsters, which still looked somewhat human in appearance, held rusty rifles in their hands. They did not shoot, but raised their guns and stabbed at Xiao Fen forcefully. At the front of the guns, equally rusty daggers were emitting a faint blue glow.

Xiao Fen lowered his body, used the force of these creatures stabbing at him, suddenly rushed into their defense circle, and waved his hands at the same time. With two “puff puff” sounds, two Mutated Creatures had their intestines ruptured. They fell to the ground without even screaming, their whole bodies turned black, and soon stopped struggling, rotting and dying.

“Don’t worry,” Xiao Fen stared at these monsters and whispered, “None of you can escape. In order to encourage you to come to me actively instead of letting me go to find you, I decided to let you die a little more quickly. Look, what a merciful Trialist I am.”

Just as his voice fell, he suddenly felt something abnormal. His body flashed, and with a “hiss” sound, a bullet flew past his cheek.