Wasteland Hideout: Upgrading from the Sewers

Chapter 224: Masier's Resilience, A Desperate Rescue

"Sister Mona, hold on! That thing is almost here! You have to hold on!"

Inside the basement of the residence at Number 7 Canchino Street.

Masier cried while frantically bandaging Mona's wounds.

But Mona was completely unconscious, unable to respond at all.

Her entire body was soaked in blood. Although Masier had tried her best to bandage the wounds, blood could still be seen seeping out continuously.

Masier looked up at the surveillance monitor not far away. A King Cobra dozens of meters long had already coiled around the house and was gradually tightening its body. The outermost walls of the residence were already cracking.

The King Cobra's head was raised high, its forked tongue flicking in and out incessantly.

This was precisely the mutated King Cobra belonging to the Aurora Animal Assistance Association, and it was attacking Mona.

Looking at the crumbling walls, Masier forced herself to stay calm despite the overwhelming fear in her heart.

Her once-proud defensive machinery seemed like a child's toy before this giant serpent.Crossbow bolts shot at its scales only left a few white scratches, utterly failing to cause any effective damage.

As the outer walls fractured and collapsed under the pressure of the serpent's body, the house's defensive facilities completely disintegrated.

The surveillance screens all turned to darkness, leaving only one camera set up in the distance still transmitting a signal.

Masier picked up the nearby fully automatic rifle, gritted her teeth, and began dragging Mona towards a room further back.

Even though Mona's wounds seeped more blood from the dragging, Masier couldn't afford to care anymore.

She had no other choice.

"Sister Mona, hold on, you must hold on!"

Masier muttered to herself. Although the words were meant for Mona, they sounded more like a reason she was using to comfort herself.

*BANG—*

The metal security door between the basement and the first floor began to deform under the giant snake's assault.

Masier shuddered and looked up.

In the sole remaining surveillance feed, she could see the serpent's tail lifting high again before slamming down heavily on the location of the metal security door.

*BANG— BANG— BANG—*

Under the relentless battering, the metal security door and the surrounding walls visibly warped, twisted, and shattered at a rapid pace.

With every blow the giant snake landed on the metal door, Masier's heart lurched violently.

She gripped the firearm in her hands tightly, but at this moment, the weapon offered her no sense of security whatsoever.

Finally.

*BANG—*

With one final strike, the walls around the metal security door cracked apart, and the door itself was sent flying.

As the last line of defense shattered, Masier could already see that long, black-purple, wriggling forked tongue.

Accompanying it was an overwhelming, unbearable stench of rot.

The lights in the basement flickered, sparks flying.

*Hiss... hiss... hiss...*

The sound of the flicking tongue echoed in the basement, and Masier saw the snake's head preparing to probe into the basement.

She finally abandoned all hope.

Trembling, Masier slowly picked up the walkie-talkie and said, "The snake has entered the basement. It's too late. After the snake leaves, remember to come get the thing Sister Mona left for you. It's in the iron box inside my workshop in the basement..."

Masier wiped the snot from the corner of her mouth, sniffed hard, and a look of grim determination flashed in her eyes.

"Sorry, investor... I've made your investment go down the drain... I'm sorry..."

After saying that, she dropped the walkie-talkie, raised the fully automatic assault rifle in her hands, and pulled the trigger, aiming at the half of the snake's head that had already thrust inside.

*Rat-a-tat-tat—*

Deafening gunfire erupted in the basement. Bullets whistled as they struck the snake's head, sparking tiny flashes of light and producing crisp, metallic pinging sounds.

*Click, click—*

The magazine was empty. Masier went to reload, only to realize she had left the spare magazines back where she was before.

Now she was truly out of ammunition.

Watching the snake's head gradually enter the basement, Masier could even see that sinister, amber-yellow pupil. It was so horrifying... terrifying.

Masier dropped the firearm, a trace of despair appearing in her eyes.

"Sister Mona... are we... going to die?"

But just at that moment.

*Static crackle...* "Masier... hang on, I'm coming!"

Yu Yuan's voice suddenly came from the walkie-talkie at her feet.

"What! He really came." A flicker of surprise and disbelief immediately rose within Masier's despairing gaze.

Masier instantly snatched up a wrench that had fallen on the ground, bit her lip, and positioned herself in front of Mona, staring fixedly at that giant eye. She didn't even notice that her arm, gripping the wrench, was trembling uncontrollably.

"Masier, you're strong, you can do this! The investor is here, hold on, you can do it..."

Just as Masier was frantically giving herself this mental pep talk...

*BOOM—*

A powerful explosion sounded outside the residence. This was Yu Yuan announcing his arrival to Masier.

The giant snake's body trembled slightly. Its massive head, which had already entered the basement, quickly retracted. Immediately after, a series of continuous explosions erupted from the ground above.

Even after the giant snake completely vanished, Masier felt like she was dreaming. Only after repeatedly confirming did she truly believe that the man had actually made it in time!

*Clang—*

The wrench fell to the ground. Masier could no longer stand, slumping weakly against the corner of the wall, her whole body trembling. She felt she could hear the sound of her own heartbeat.

This was the feeling of surviving a brush with death.

*Clatter, clatter—*

Suddenly, the sound of several broken bricks rolling down reached her ears. Masier instinctively clutched the wrench that had fallen to her chest, her expression tense as she looked toward the staircase.

Then, a flashlight beam shone into the basement, followed by two figures scrambling inside.

Just as Masier was bewildered, the beam of light locked onto the positions of Masier and Mona.

"Are you Masier?" A woman's voice asked.

"Yes, yes, I'm Masier. Who are you?" Masier hurriedly replied.

"We're here to rescue you! Don't be nervous."

After Fang and Doctor confirmed Masier's identity, they immediately rushed over.

Doctor's gaze swept over Masier briefly, confirming she had no fatal injuries, before turning his attention to the unconscious Mona.

Doctor took off the backpack from his back and quickly began performing battlefield first aid.

"Please, save Sister Mona quickly! She's lost so much blood!" Masier said anxiously.

Fang, meanwhile, looked at Masier.

"Don't worry, leave it to us. The situation is urgent now; we must leave as soon as possible. If you have anything you need to take, gather it quickly!"

"Ah... right!" Although Masier was extremely worried about Mona, hearing Fang's words made her understand the urgency. She immediately ran towards her workshop.

Fortunately, because the Endless Cold Wave was approaching, she had already prepared to leave with Mona. Her important belongings were already packed.

She just needed to grab them.

After quickly examining Mona's injuries, Doctor had already reached a diagnosis.

"She has multiple wounds. The cause of her unconsciousness is likely severe blood loss combined with complete exhaustion of stamina."

As he spoke, Doctor had already taken out an injection.

He injected it directly into Mona's neck.

This was one of the Rare-tier injection medicines Yu Yuan had obtained from the Blood Lab, called [Artificial Blood]. It could rapidly replenish human blood.

And it would continuously stimulate the bone marrow to produce blood quickly.

Next came the [Adrenaline] injection, followed by applying Rare-tier bandages all over Mona's body.

Because Yu Yuan's original order was to save Mona at any cost!

Naturally, Doctor didn't dare to be careless.

And on Canchino Street, a heart-pounding chase was unfolding.

(There's more to come.)