The grey-green machinery is approaching.

There are two bionic machines this time. If the size of the living screw is still a bit close to that of a rabbit, Ruan Xian could not give a suitable analogy to the things in front of him-they are more than five meters high, made of various rusted mechanical wreckage, and two human-shaped puppets. The legs support the shapeless body. If the chest, head, and arms of an action doll were broken off, leaving only the spherical structure of the abdomen and the two legs below, the outlines could barely be said to be similar.

A rubber tube as thick as a finger was tightly wound around its "torso", and a yellow-white liquid slowly oozes from the rupture. Thin wires tightened the bionic tissue filling the metal frame, and the soft flesh protruded slightly.

Twenty long limbs poked out of the pale flesh, and were dragged limply behind him by this thing. Their movements were slow and stiff, their steps were like two unconscious old men, but they looked more like two pagan gods.

The torso of the two monsters rubbed against the dense canopy, leaning against each other in some odd posture, swaying forward.

Tang Yibu obeyed the order obediently, set up a net of confusion among the trees, and then silently climbed to Ruan Xian's side. The soft net was placed between the branches, and the electric light flashed a few times, and the open woodland became a dangerous road full of vines. Immediately followed by a series of unnatural engine sounds, an airbike rushed out of the woodland by itself and rushed towards the right side of the two monsters.

One of them stopped hesitantly and turned around slowly, as if attracted by a motorcycle. The other one insisted on moving forward, ignoring the confusing net laid by Tang Yibu, and swayed towards the plastic basket full of live screws.

Ruan Xian is not thin, but Ding Haipeng is even stronger. Coupled with Tang Yibu, who is not small, the three young people crowded on the top of the tree like quails, not daring to move, for fear of squeezing someone down.

The extremely persistent monster finally reached its destination, and the long limbs that had been dragging behind him suddenly stretched out and poked at the living screw in the basket. A stretched limb brushed Ruan Xian's ear, almost poking his eyes. Just as Ruan Xian wanted to move instinctively, Tang Yibu pressed him tightly.

The monster ignored the police-type auxiliary machine that was spinning around on the soles of his feet, and stuffed the dead screws into the gaps in his torso. Ruan Xian only heard the sound of chewing, but did not see any movement similar to chewing.

The yellow-white liquid slowly drips down the mechanical gap.

"Shh" Xiao Ding made a forceful comparison of his mouth, and even his breathing was much lighter. "Brother Ruan, don't make a sound."

Ruan Xian nodded silently.

Zhang Yazhe and Chi Lei hid in another tree, as quiet as if they didn't exist. The monster walked slowly past the two trees, as if unaware of them.

However, they were not lucky enough to hide to the end.

The monster turned slightly, and its long and strong limbs swayed along its movements, hitting Ding Zepeng's neck directly, and hooking Ding Zepeng off the top of the tree. The whole process took less than half a second. Ding Zepeng's reaction was also very fast - the young man shot out the hook, got rid of the arthropod, and swayed steadily to the ground, temporarily escaping the fate of breaking his spine.

But he exposed himself. Several arthropods were instantly wrapped around Ding Zepeng.

"231, protect Xiao Ruan, Xiao Ruan, hide! Lao Chi, follow me to cover Xiao Ding!" Zhang Yazhe fired in the next instant, accurately blasting off two arthropods, and focused the monster's attention on himself. .

"Are they okay?" Ruan Xian moved his lips and asked Tang Yibu in a low voice.

"Usually it's no problem. This kind of thing is not combative. If you stimulate it properly, you will leave."

"Usually?" Ruan Xian did not let go of this premise.

Being hit by the bullet, the monster retracted and grabbed Xiao Ding's limbs, and a noise-like shriek came from inside the body.

"This one is pregnant, and the tendency to attack will become stronger." Tang Yibu said calmly.

Ruan Xian looked at the nightmare-like giant in horror and almost fell off the tree.

Another monster that had been focusing on the motorcycle was screamed back. The two giants stretched out their limbs and poked at the three humans on the ground. The police-type auxiliary machine fired directly, and its movements were indeed flexible, but in the face of this overwhelming size gap, it was really ineffective.

"We have to run, one is fine, two are too many!" Chi Lei roared.

"If you can't escape, hold on for a while, these two are not right!" Zhang Yazhe roared back. "Xiao Ding, Xiao Ding! Bring the blue bazooka from the car!"

"Let's divert one of them." Ruan Xian decided immediately.

Tang Yibu just looked at him: "You don't need to take action now."

"I can't hide here. If I were Zhang Yazhe, I would lead them to a field that was easy to control. During this process, once they were hit and tossed randomly—" Ruan Xian lowered his head.

A limb swept over the top of his head.

"—It will be like this." Ruan Xian clenched the gun in his hand, "I would rather take the initiative than flee in a panic."

"I know." Tang Yibu tilted his head, and then the end of the arthropod that struck wiped off a few of his hair. "We do have a high possibility of being shot down, and then Zhang Yazhe will order you to take refuge."

"He will keep us away from the scene as soon as possible, as long as we keep our distance, we don't need to hide our real situation."

"This goes back to my point, we don't need to take action." Tang Yibu straightened the collar of his black uniform. "They're going to be seriously injured, but they can barely handle the situation."

Zhang Yazhe under the tree was still commanding the two of them calmly, maintaining his attack rhythm while poking and stamping his limbs.

"If I can master the use of the S-type initial machine as soon as possible, it will be more beneficial to you." Ruan Xian said solemnly, emphasizing that human morality and emotion should not be of much use to Tang Yibu. "We're a partnership, and you wouldn't be happy to act with a fuel bottle combat is the best teacher."

"Okay." Tang Yibu didn't hesitate.

This time, Tang Yibu raised his hand and fired a shot, in the middle of the back of the monster on the outside. He hit a rubber tube, and the yellow-white liquid spurted out immediately. The monster immediately turned its head and swung towards them. Tang Yibu hugged Ruan Xian's waist tightly with one hand, and swung to another tree with a hook.

"If you're ready, I'll teach you. This time I won't exert superhuman powers, it's up to you."

"Well." The monster's body moved very slowly, and the target was big. Under the premise of his lack of physical strength, it is much easier to deal with than a live screw - Ruan Xian hit the rubber tube on the machine with a gun, leaving Zhang Yazhe's anxious roar behind.

"You predict, I will attack."

After confirming that the other three were completely blocked by bushes and bushes, Tang Yibu explained without emotion: "Combining the environment and terrain, pay attention to the details of every movement on his body, the sound of the wind caused by the waving of his limbs, and the smell caused by emotional changes. Variations, the rhythm of muscle contractions, etc., and finally calculating the results - it should be a piece of cake for the S-type initial machine."

"How do I tell you?"

Tang Yibu took out what looked like a pair of ear studs from his pocket, put it directly on Ruan Xian's left earlobe, and then put the other one on his right ear.

"This thing conveys simple brain commands. Just give me specific direction, movement and attack speed information."

Ruan Xian raised his head and looked at the monster that was rushing over.

[Eight o'clock direction. Arthropods. 03 seconds. 】After putting on the earrings, there seemed to be an input box in his mind, and he figured out how to use it almost immediately.

Tang Yi took a step forward, and the sharp limbs of the monster almost rubbed his back and poked to the ground.

"Fine, go on."

[Twelve o'clock direction. Arthropods. 07 seconds. Just above the top of the head. trample. 1 second. 】

Ruan Xian stared at the monster's movements, and the movements of his hands did not stop. He shot every rubber hose with precision, and the yellow-white mucus quickly covered the monster's body.

[At nine o'clock. Arthropods. 1 second. 】

[Six o'clock, nine o'clock, three o'clock. Arthropods. 08 seconds. 】

Tang Yibu jumped dexterously, as if dancing among the arthropods. Seeing Ruan Xian slamming at the rubber tube, he turned to attack the seam of the mechanical fragments. The monster's movements began to become disordered, and the screams were intermittent.

Ruan Xian relaxes his body and concentrates more and more.

The things in the field of vision slowly turned snow-white, leaving only the strange monster with color. Every sound of the wind brought by its movements, every light sound of metal friction, is as clear as thunder in his mind. Sounds, colors, smells, and air flow penetrate into the mind through the five senses and skin, forming a continuous trajectory of movement.

According to the reaction of the bionic creature in front of it, as long as another hose is hit, it has to assess which is more important, the meal or its own life. Ruan Xian stared intently at his target and pulled the trigger again.

This time, however, the gunshots did not sound.

This change distracted his attention for half a second, and then Ruan Xian felt a chill in his heart.

[Eight o'clock direction. Arthropods...]

Tang Yibu's right arm was stabbed firmly by the sharp arthropod tip, and the flesh was instantly ripped open and blood dripped. But there was no pain in his expression, he just raised his hand and shot again, hitting the last hose that Ruan Xian should have hit.

The monster let out a long hiss, changed direction, and stumbled to the depths of the forest.

"Sorry." Seeing Tang Yibu walking towards him, Ruan Xian hurried forward two steps. "It was me who lost my mind, I—"

Tang Yibu directly pressed the back of his head.

Another kiss.

Compared to the last time, this kiss was much more predatory. Ruan Xian frowned, the tip of his tongue was numb, and he almost suffocated. He crossed his forearm to his chest and blocked Tang Yibu with all his might.

"It's almost there." After being separated, Tang Yibu didn't do anything out of the ordinary, just glanced at his wound.

The original deep blood hole disappeared, leaving only a bloody scratch.

"You have human memory, this behavior may make you uncomfortable, I apologize. But this thing is poisonous, and I don't have time to ask your permission in advance."

Tang Yibu wiped his mouth and seemed very satisfied with the recovery of the wound: "In addition, if I don't do this, I will have to ingest your blood or body tissue, which is the least harmful way to you."

Ruan Xian tightened his expression and nodded stiffly: "...You need the perception ability and repair ability of the S-type initial machine."

"As an older model, I couldn't find the right parts to replace the body parts. The prosthetics would make me less effective and more vulnerable to injury. It's a vicious circle."

Ruan Xian just wanted to open his mouth to respond, and when he saw the person running from a distance, he immediately swallowed the words he wanted to say cautiously.

"Ruan Lijie!" Zhang Yazhe rushed in front of Ruan Xian panting, slapped him on the side of the head with a slap, and exerted some strength. "Didn't I tell you to hide well?!"

"I"

"Bastard, you're fucking killing yourself! Yes, I'm very thankful for you to lure one away. But 231 can't deal with that thing at all, if it wasn't for your luck..." Zhang Yazhe blushed and ground his teeth. Click. "We have more experience than you. Explorers are a business that says you don't die if you don't die. Do you think you play games? Ah? Next time you watch us die, you have to hide for me!"

Zhang Yazhe's spittle splashed Ruan Xian's face, and his anger was genuine.

Although Ruan Xian apologized repeatedly, Zhang Yazhe never said a word to him on the way back, but Chi Lei couldn't hide his gloating.

"Brother Ruan, don't be too sad. Brother Zhang cares about orders very much." Ding Zepeng quietly approached when they returned to the shelter and parked the air motorcycle. "Brother Chi told me that Brother Zhang was very powerful when he was young, and he was a little floating. When he was on a mission, he dropped a can, and ran back to pick it up against the captain's order, almost killing his partner-he didn't dare to mess anymore. Run, the cans are also very well hidden."

The young man hissed and gasped, rubbing the wound on his arm: "This time it's your luck, Brother Zhang is afraid you won't count."

"I know." Ruan Xian patted the soil on his clothes, "What happened to your monster?"

"We blasted it with a soothing agent, and it saw that the one who was chasing you ran away, and the situation was not good, so it didn't bother him any more. Alas, what a pity that basket of live screws, how did we encounter a pregnant scavenger puppet? Big mold."

"Can that thing get pregnant?"

"Yes, they can produce a bunch of white meatballs. The new meatballs will stick the mechanical fragments to their bodies and give themselves a skeleton. The more sticky the fragments are, the more they will end up as you see them. Permeable Man, last time we accidentally hit their nest and I had to vomit for three days after seeing the cubs—"

"Ding Zepeng, are you still working hard? Go to the infirmary, hurry up!" Zhang Yazhe's face sank.

Ding Zepeng tensed up, shut his mouth instantly, and the crap stream rushed to the ground.

"Brother Zhang..." Seeing that Zhang Yazhe's expression softened a little, Ruan Xian tried to speak again.

"What are you doing?" Zhang Yazhe finally replied angrily.

"Is there a place to change the gun here? Brother Chi is right, I have some experience with guns. This gun handle is a bit awkward."

"Yes, let 231 take you there." Zhang Yazhe snorted coldly, his face collapsed after a few seconds, and he sighed. "...Sigh, think about what happened today."

"Yes."

Ruan Xian lowered his head, his face full of remorse and shame. And this repentance and shame continued until the moment when he and Tang Yibu walked into the weapons workshop and determined that there was no one in the workshop.

After closing the door behind him, Ruan Xian wiped his face and looked at the small room.

"B-73 workshop, I have made an appointment for the next three hours, no one will come during this time." Tang Yibu explained thoughtfully, "What do you want to modify?"

"Hack all the monitors and replace it with this looping video. I know you can do it, Mr. Manager." Ruan Xian sat down at one of the long tables, holding the gun by his hand. He pulled out a piece of paper and scribbled a series of calculations casually.

Tang Yibu snorted meaningfully.

"It's changed. Now I'll change the question. What do you want to do?" After two seconds, Tang Yibu relaxed his body and changed the posture behind his hands to folded arms.

"Give me half an hour." Ruan Xian said.

He stood up, quickly pulled out various parts and equipment on the table, and activated the data screen on one side. The movements are so proficient that they seem to have worked here for more than ten years.

"What about half an hour later?" Tang Yibu was playing with the communication ear stud that was still embedded in the earlobe of his right ear.

"Negotiation." Ruan Xian stroked the gun at hand, picked up the disassembly tool set with the other hand, and turned them all into parts in less than 30 seconds.

"...Don't look around, Tang Yibu." When he said this, Ruan Xian quickly assembled the parts again, so fast that he couldn't see clearly.

"My negotiator is you."