Nest No. 3

"Yes, we are all mutants. That's why the Redemption Shelter said to us, 'Make good use of the legacy left by our giant ancestors.' After the Micro Cataclysm, we are different from the past... Well, with the line 'We are different' in that song, I think that's the truth."

Tom nodded forcefully and said, "Yes! We have all mutated, but some people are temporarily unable to resonate with the crystal and acquire abilities. Some people have crossed this threshold ahead of time. As for people like Yue Zhenghui, it is because they forcibly consume the crystal and skip the stage of physical adaptation and awakening, which is why they have this symptom."

Yuan Feipeng continued, "Guns are not good or bad, and the outcome of good or bad depends on the person who uses them. Just like marijuana, the appropriate dosage can help us relieve pain. But excessive consumption can turn us into addicts. Such people are no different from demons."

Tom thought for a moment and asked, "What if one day we awakened beings also become demons because of this power?"

Yuan Feipeng laughed heartily and said, "You know, I once smoked and became a devil. It was my mother and father's help that helped me out. I think the reason why people are human is because there is something in their hearts that needs to be persisted. With this persistence and drawing a bottom line, they can avoid losing themselves."

Tom stood up and turned around, threw the cigarette he had just taken a puff on the ground, and then reached out his hand to Yuan Feipeng, saying, "Yuan Shao, thank you. I understand now."

Yuan Feipeng gently shook his hand and released it, saying, "Everyone has moments of confusion. Tom, you are a simple and direct person who always points to your true intention in everything you do. This is both your strengths and weaknesses. Those who pursue you are infected by your sincere intention and driving force. And it is precisely because you are too direct that you will not deceive yourself. When an identity that troubles you is placed on you, you, who will not deceive you, will create conflicts and make you feel at a loss."

"Thank you for your warning, I will pay attention," Tom was speaking when gunshots rang out from behind and someone shouted, "Insects, they attack, they mutate."

Tom immediately put on his helmet and said, "I'll go clean it up first." He buttoned up and left, but Yuan Feipeng shouted behind him, "Hey, don't call me Yuan Shao anymore. My cousin has ruined this name, just call me Yuan Feipeng."

Tom turned around and smiled as he ran, saying, "Okay, Mr. Yuan."

Yuan Feipeng cut in displeasure, extinguished his cigarette butt, and began to follow him.

On the other side of the convoy, a mutated mouse appeared and had already rushed to the front of the truck. The soldiers' bullets hit it but were blocked by its fur, indicating that it was a mouse with a secondary mutation.

Tom already had a plan to confront the enemy while running, while he was still thinking of another thing.

"Regardless of whether I have become a mutant like Yue Zhenghui or not, at least until now, I still maintain my true self and am a person who adheres to my bottom line. Only when that desire to love others comes and torments me, will that be the moment to prove whether I can be called a human. To welcome this moment, I will hone myself and prepare myself!"

The second level mutant mice have strong flexibility in their fur and fat, which can effectively cushion the impact of bullets. In addition, their flexible speed makes it difficult for soldiers to use firearms effectively.

Tom caught up with it using his speed increase, calculated the time to switch cooldown, and then grabbed its neck with 110 points of force, firmly holding it in place, and then roared and forcefully pressed it down.

The soldiers from the Special Investigation Department reacted quickly and immediately rushed forward, avoiding the mutated mouse's reckless pedaling and retreating, piercing the barrel directly into the mutated mouse's anus, and then pulling the trigger.

Relying on Tom's 110 point grip, the mutated mouse was unable to move and its organs were pierced by bullets. After one magazine was hit, the soldier withdrew and the other one was immediately replaced. After finishing the two clips, Tom let go and the mutated mouse lay on the ground, weakly scratching its limbs. Blood flowed out of its anus and mouth, and after a few strokes, there was no movement.

So the soldiers cheered loudly to celebrate, and the first soldier to poke a mouse or chrysanthemum laughed heartily and extended his hand to Tom. Tom took off his helmet, and a sunny smile spread across his face. He reached out his hand and applauded the soldiers to celebrate. This move infected others, and everyone cheered even more warmly.

On the 17th, Tom regained his vitality and nodded with satisfaction, while Yuan Feipeng slowly came to his side.

"Yuan Feipeng, I heard that you have a great eloquence and have won over many men and women. It seems that you have succeeded again this time."

Yuan Feipeng shrugged his shoulders and said, "Hey, it's really hard to be a shareholder of Haiwei Mini Industry for you. I even have to be responsible for ideological work for grassroots workers. Your young lady really should give me a raise."

"This is possible, after all, warriors often have to face various mutated creatures and tragedies, and the psychologists in the shelter are completely overwhelmed."

Yuan Feipeng was just joking, but on the 17th, he gave a very serious answer, which made him feel like he was throwing a stone at his feet. He quickly waved his hand and said, "Hey, no, I'll just talk about it casually. Don't tell her about this. Otherwise, she will really transfer me to become a psychologist."

On the 17th, after some thought, "Okay."

Yuan Feipeng finally regained his composure as the noble young master, and smiled as he watched Tom, who had opened his stomach for the mutated mouse to retrieve crystals.

Because human flesh has an irresistible attraction to these mosquito creatures, unless they mutate to be smart and rational enough, these insects will definitely rush towards them without hesitation when they smell them.

Because of this, after more than an hour of intermittent cleaning, the 2nd nest under the escalator has been successfully cleared.

In addition to collecting crystals from mutated organisms, nature also includes materials that may be used. In his spare time, Bing A, who was responsible for observing Tom's battle wearing Jade Rabbit Type 3 Type 1 armor, was also very busy. He even counted these bones.

Before heading back to the campfire, on the 17th, Tom was called over and everyone listened to Abing's investigation report together.

There are a total of four corpses here, all of which are of normal size and are adult males, aged between 30 and 40 years old. Combined with the intelligence from the subway station manager Lu Chen, they should be the workers who worked here on the night of the micro disaster.

After shrinking, humans, or those who died during the shrinking process, will have a unique mark on their skulls, and none of these four deceased skulls have it. This is also enough to prove that they died before shrinking, which is likely due to physical incompatibility with the shrinking process.

For such victims, the R&D department has defined a name for them: Miniature Mismatch.

Based on the current findings in the shelter, the proportion of deceased individuals referred to as "miniature mismatches" may be relatively small. The R&D department has also conducted oversampling analysis on these corpses, hoping to discover some changes behind the miniature disaster.

Subsequently, the team returned to the campfire camp and after some repairs, the 17th decided to strike while the iron was hot and sweep the 3rd nest.

Although the clearance of lair 2 was easy, lair 17 was not careless and instead treated lair 3 more cautiously.

The reason is simple. When the micro disaster occurred, more than thirty workers were working overtime all night to renovate the subway station. According to Lu Chen, he and four colleagues successfully escaped.

Undoubtedly, the workers on the negative second floor may have died that night, so their bodies will inevitably be eaten by the creatures in the subway and mutated.

Since no decent mutant insects have been found in the 2nd nest, it is possible that they are near the 3rd nest.

On this trip, the campfire continued to light as a lighthouse, and the entire convoy's strength headed towards Nest 3, another miscellaneous room.

They were attacked before they even arrived at the door.

They were attacked by a few mice, but they were all non mutated and easy to deal with.

But soon they entered the miscellaneous room and encountered the mutated mouse, making the battle difficult.

Fortunately, on the 17th, with a steady and steady approach, the four Awakened Armors led by Tom were used as sharp knives, and armored vehicles were slowly advancing along the formation on both sides of the team.

This was originally a tough battle, as there were three second level mutated mice that Tom was familiar with, and their attack method was naturally a spiky needle attack.

However, at this moment, Tom was no longer confused about whether he had mutated or not. With full enthusiasm, he led the Awakeners to join forces and, in a four to one manner, killed the three annoying second level mutated mice one by one.

As for other mutated mice, they naturally find it difficult to gain an advantage in the face of powerful cluster metal storms. Although some of them rushed into the convoy and caused some casualties, they were quickly killed by the foreign mercenary regiment as mobile firepower.

The convoy moved forward slowly, and the mice around them gathered like cats smelling a fishy smell. Then they realized that the smell was not from fish, but from meat grinders. Each mouse that jumped in was crushed by a metal storm.

The attack finally stopped, and they also arrived at a corner of the miscellaneous room, actively extinguishing half of the car lights and making a soft noise.

There is no other reason, it is because the scouts discovered a furry big guy in the corner.

This big guy is still a mouse, but his curled up body is 10 centimeters tall. If he stands up, he might catch up with a dog. It has shiny black fur all over its body, and even when the light shines, it still reflects light. Its belly undulations every ten seconds remind everyone that this is a monster that temporarily wants to fall asleep. If it wakes up, it will tear everyone apart.

It's just that they came in all the way and killed in an incredibly lively manner, with roars of anger and firearm explosions popping and popping. It's really unbelievable that they didn't wake up such a big guy.

After discovering this situation, the 17th decisively issued the order to silence and turn off half of the lights, preferring to endure the danger from the darkness rather than wake up this terrifying big guy.

"What should we do?" asked the 23rd.

After hesitating for a moment, he called Tom back.

The problem reached Tom's hands, and he also faced difficulties with this large mouse.