Wasteland Hideout: Upgrading from the Sewers

Chapter 175: Excellent-Grade [Red Leather Jacket], Security Infected

Floor 3, Freedom Tower.

A player also appeared in a cramped room.

Using his headlamp, he quickly surveyed the room's layout.

He also saw the prompt information that popped up on the virtual light screen.

He tightened his grip on the homemade spring-loaded spear in his hand, feeling somewhat nervous.

"Is this the Wasteland Trial? I hope I can find some decent upgrade materials! Yesterday during that highway chase with that other player, my car's engine got a bit blown..."

Lin Xia cautiously examined the rule information, feeling both anticipation and nervousness about the upcoming exploration.

His highway vehicle had just been through a major battle and urgently needed repairs.

Carefully pushing the door open, he then noticed that his current location seemed to be a hospital. The corridor still had an overturned gurney and a bloodstained white lab coat lying on the floor.

About ten meters away, a person wearing a patient gown stood there blankly, motionless.Lin Xia frowned slightly.

Before entering the Wasteland Trial, he had also learned some information through the chat channel.

He knew that person should be the so-called neutral creature, the so-called Infected.

They would attack anyone they saw indiscriminately, and Lin Xia wasn't keen on fighting them.

Fortunately, the Infected didn't seem sensitive to light sources, which meant he didn't have to move forward in the dark.

Just as he was about to quietly move away, his gaze suddenly caught sight of a green square box about two meters in front of the Infected, looking somewhat out of place with the surroundings.

So much so that Lin Xia noticed it at a glance.

"Is this... a treasure chest?"

Based on the intelligence he had gathered, some scenes in the Wasteland Battle Royale setting could spawn treasure chest rewards.

These treasure chests had a chance to yield weapons, equipment, rare materials, and supplies appropriate for that scene.

It was a place no player would miss.

Lin Xia's departing footsteps immediately halted, several thoughts flashing through his eyes.

Finally, he checked his surroundings. There were no other Infected. There was a chance to take it down.

He immediately raised the spring-loaded spear in his hand and moved closer to that Infected.

This spring-loaded spear was something Lin Xia had crafted during his highway survival using some scrapped mechanical parts. It could rapidly shoot forward about a meter, with extremely strong piercing power, capable of penetrating thin steel plates.

Combined with Lin Xia's multiple improvements to this weapon, it could already be considered a fairly perfect piece of equipment.

And so, as Lin Xia approached, he also got a clear look at the Infected's appearance. Even with mental preparation, he still trembled slightly.

What on earth could turn a human into such a ghastly state? It was practically like a zombie.

Coupled with the faint foul odor emanating from the other, Lin Xia frowned slightly.

"A zombie's weakness is the head. As long as I pierce its skull, it shouldn't be a problem!"

Lin Xia planned in his heart, his gaze also locking onto the other's head.

Finally.

Lin Xia reached a point two meters behind the monster, a glint flashing in his eyes.

*Snap...*

As Lin Xia pressed the spring-loaded switch, the alloy spear shot out like lightning, directly piercing through the Infected's skull. Black-green filthy blood sprayed out, contaminating the surrounding walls.

Naturally, Lin Xia's body was also splattered with the filthy blood. The intense stench assaulted his nostrils, giving him an urge to vomit.

But he immediately sensed something was wrong. Suppressing the nausea, he pulled out the spear, pushed off with his feet, and retreated backward. And just as he retreated,

a gust of wind swept past his face, scaring him into breaking out in a cold sweat on his forehead.

Looking again, that Infected, whose head he had blown open and should have been dead, had actually turned its body around.

With the black hole pierced by the spear still in its head, it lunged at him.

*Roar...*

A low, penetrating roar issued from the Infected's mouth as it swung its arms and charged at him with quick steps.

"Damn it!"

Lin Xia was a bit dumbfounded at this point. Clearly, the head had been pierced, so why was it ineffective?

But now wasn't the time to think about that. Watching the Infected getting closer and closer, he could only swing the spear in his hand, constantly maneuvering and fighting with it.

Under Lin Xia's control, the spring-loaded spear shot out and retracted repeatedly. Soon, his arm was scratched by the Infected, blood slowly flowing out.

Meanwhile, several black holes appeared on the Infected's head and chest.

Black-green filthy blood continuously dripped.

Lin Xia looked at the Infected, which had lost half its head yet was still relentlessly chasing him, and he started to feel a bit broken.

His injured arm was also throbbing with pain. His gaze gradually grew frantic.

"If half a head isn't enough, I'll just shred your entire head. I don't believe you won't die."

*Squelch...*

Right then, the spring-loaded spear shot out again. However, this time, because Lin Xia's arm was injured, the spear that was originally aimed at the head ended up shooting towards the neck.

The powerful piercing force directly snapped the cervical spine. The Infected, which had been flailing its claws, immediately stopped moving, then stiffly toppled to the ground.

*Crash clatter...*

The Infected's corpse hit the metal gurney, emitting a harsh metallic scraping and crashing sound.

But Lin Xia paid no attention to that. He let out a long sigh of relief.

"It's finally over!"

Knowing he couldn't stay here long, he immediately ran to that treasure chest and opened it.

A flash of green light passed, and a somewhat worn red leather jacket appeared before him.

[Red Leather Jacket]

Quality: Excellent

Function: Provides a certain degree of defense against attacks; grants the body a certain recovery effect, slightly accelerating wound healing speed.

Looking at the leather jacket in his hand, joy flashed in Lin Xia's eyes.

"Excellent-grade equipment, a good find!"

He immediately put the jacket on. It fit perfectly, and he could clearly feel that the wound on his arm, which was still oozing blood, gradually stopped bleeding!

But just as he was about to check the other items in the chest...

*Bang...*

*Bang bang...*

The sound of doors being slammed against suddenly rang out in the corridor.

Lin Xia's heart jumped in alarm. He immediately looked in the direction of the sound.

It was an examination room less than ten meters away from him. As the banging continued, he even saw the door starting to deform from the impacts.

"Damn it!"

Lin Xia no longer had any thoughts of checking his loot. He stuffed the items from the chest into his backpack, immediately gripped his weapon tightly, and prepared for combat.

When that door finally couldn't withstand the violent impacts anymore...

*BANG—*

The door burst open. An Infected wearing a security uniform walked out of the room, a simple helmet still on its head.

Once free from the room, its gaze immediately locked onto Lin Xia, or more accurately, onto Lin Xia's injured arm. With slightly faster steps than the previous Infected, it lunged at Lin Xia.

Seeing this, Lin Xia took a deep breath, tightened the red leather jacket on his body, and firmly gripped the spring-loaded spear in his hand.

Recalling the treasure chest that had just yielded Excellent-grade equipment, his gaze fell on the room the security Infected had emerged from.

"Could that room have an even higher-grade treasure chest?"