69novels Chapter 163 The Mysterious Dead
Chapter 163 The Mysterious Dead
Chapter 163 The Mysterious Dead
"Sir, Batra wants to buy forty pills of the [Witch's Rejuvenation Drug], but says he can only offer 30 billion coins..." The blond youth reported to Su Wu, covering the phone.
It's just a bargaining tactic used by merchants.
"Whatever." Su Wu waved her hand, not caring.
Whether it's 30 billion or 40 billion, it's not a big problem. He doesn't really need the money. He just likes to make a little money out of habit and doesn't like doing business at a loss. After all, he even got the game consoles from the other party. There was no cost to him, so he made a profit.
He was very satisfied with the height-increasing medicine; the "wandering soul pillow" might be worth a try tonight.
"Regarding the food, they said it can be delivered in three days..." Maro continued his report.
"Be careful, it can only be airdropped. Meteor City is under martial law recently." A voice suddenly interrupted Maro's words.
"Who are you?" Maro stared at the other person, his expression cold.
The man who suddenly appeared had blond hair and blue eyes. He wore a white robe, was handsome, and had a smile on his face. He seemed like a friendly but cunning man.
"Long time no see, Pampas. You still look like a scoundrel." Su Wu waved at Pampas.
Pampas's expression remained unchanged. "Aren't you going to introduce your friends?" He looked at the blond youth and the white tiger beast.
"Maro, Kong." Su Wu casually pointed to Maro and Kong, then looked directly at Pampas and said, "Explain the situation. Why is martial law in effect?"
"You'll see when you come out," Pampas sighed, gesturing for them to follow him outside.
Upon arriving at the church's main hall, the main entrance was wide open, and many people were wearing airtight protective suits.
The children were all inside their rooms. Several white sheets were laid out on the lobby floor, and underneath the sheets...
"...The person who was modified?" Su Wu lifted a white cloth, stared at it for a long time, and then said.
Calling them cyborgs is perhaps less accurate than describing them as monsters.
The skin all over the body turned a deep blue or green, or even blackish-purple, and the facial features also changed drastically.
Some parts of its body resemble ants, while many others are more like those of mammals.
Less than one percent of the human-like features remain.
"Chimera Ants?" Su Wu asked thoughtfully.
In the Hunter world, when you think of ants, you think of Chimera Ants.
This seems to be a very crucial dungeon, but the plot and stuff...
Su Wu hadn't watched it; she had only seen videos of it and knew that such a creature existed.
The most frequently seen clips are actually clips of a domineering ant king falling in love with a snotty chess girl...
So, naturally, he had even less desire to watch it.
As a villain, if you don't focus on your career and instead get caught up in romance, you're destined to lose.
I know we're going to lose without even looking.
"You know about this kind of thing?" asked Sid, who was standing to the side with his arms crossed.
"I've only heard of it. It's said to be some kind of edible species..." Su Wu shrugged.
Why does the video he saw look different from the ones in front of him?
Instead of eating humans, they directly modified their bodies through some kind of ability...
"What happened a few days ago was that some people disappeared and then came back looking like this. They were defeated and brought back by the church people," Pampas said, looking at the unrecognizable monster with a hint of pity.
"Most of the victims were residents of District 13," West Germany added.
District 13 is the outermost area, and once District 13 falls, the people in District 12 will be next.
"The church and those people in the upper three districts have been arguing for ages about what to do," Pampas sighed, seemingly a little impatient.
One after another, these incompetent people held their positions and talked at length during meetings, but not a single point of view was useful, and no one offered to help.
"Right across from District 13, that monster has started building its lair," Sid added. "I went to see it before; it's a lair made of spider silk."
"But it's very tough; even a bomb can't stop it."
"Isn't anyone going straight for the nest?" Su Wu asked.
Although Meteor City doesn't reject anything, doesn't it also not accept having things stolen from it?
Moreover, given that residents of Meteor City retaliate against any injustice they encounter outside, how come a monster openly builds a nest near Meteor City and kills its residents, yet no one directly attacks it?
"Faroo has already tried. He used his abilities to find a few people willing to sacrifice their lives for Meteor City to act as bombs..." Pampas shrugged and shook his head.
The effect was predictable; otherwise, how could West Germany have concluded that the bombs were useless? Because they had already tried them.
"Tsk, I mean just charging straight into the lair to kill the monsters." Su Wu clicked her tongue impatiently, scratching her hair.
"It's no use. Doing this will only increase the number of modified monsters," Pampas replied.
"That's because you're too weak." The white-haired boy said casually, his slightly lowered eyes full of contempt.
The boys who needed to be trained in West Germany two years ago have now grown stronger than them.
He checked the compatibility scores and found that Gojo Satoru's compatibility score was 70, while Sukuna's was 75.
Five percent more is needed to unlock Sukuna's domain.
However, how that 5% figure was achieved remains unknown.
"If the number keeps increasing, the council will have to summon spiders," Pampas said, half-jokingly and half-seriously.
Some members of the council were indeed considering asking the Phantom Troupe for help. The Phantom Troupe, who had a great reputation outside, seemed to be a group of thugs who could be called upon at any time in the eyes of some people in Meteor City.
They're so arrogant, I don't even know what to say.
I'm afraid that until the day he dies, that arrogant expression of complete ignorance will remain on his face.
"Will the spider obediently come back?" Su Wu asked doubtfully.
Huh? At the top of the A-level wanted criminal list? Available on demand? A ride-hailing service?
"After all... they are residents of Meteor City." Pampas smiled.
Born and raised in Meteor City, even if they leave Meteor City after growing up and don't return for a long time, the concept of Meteor City is still deeply rooted in their hearts.
Of course they will come back.
"Hey... have Batra airdrop the supplies over here." Su Wu turned and instructed Maro.
As for the monsters outside? The Phantom Troupe? They have nothing to do with him.
Even if Meteor City is destroyed as a result, he will be fine.
Although he stayed in Meteor City for a while at the beginning, he didn't owe Meteor City anything. When Pampas asked him for money before, he gave it to him very readily.
He's not the kind of spider who would help out by playing for someone else.
Food is more important than monsters or anything like that.
"The monster outside claims to be a queen and is warning us to surrender and pledge allegiance to her..." Several people in protective suits rushed in to report.
Queen? Monster Queen?
It sounds like he's a very important boss...
In some games, he might be the final boss.
Thinking this, Su Wu looked outside.
Those pale blue eyes seemed to pierce through the endless garbage heaps and stench-filled smoke, reaching straight to the distant lair of the monster.
(End of this chapter)