The wind stopped.

The rain is pounding.

The deep corridors of the tube building seem to have ghostly wails, one wave after another, each louder than the last, extremely mournful.

After switching the energy supply, the voltage began to become somewhat unstable, and the light bulb flickered, dimming intermittently.

Cheng Ye sat upright on the small bed, at this moment not distracted by these sounds and changes.

Panel activated.

[Collector: Cheng Ye]

[Current Rank: lv.1 Intern (7.1/100)]

[Life Level: 0]

[Skills: Moving Shooting, Beast Intuition, Iron Body (Talent)]

[Not unlocked yet...]

[Evaluation: You are just one step away from meeting the minimum standard of a Civilization Collector. Deep excavation of Life Level will help you resist parasitic pollution from native creatures.]

"Life Level can resist parasitic pollution..."

Staring at these words for a long while, Cheng Ye exhaled gently and closed the panel.

Looking around, there were four weapons on the bed at the moment, two long and two short, and the floor piled with opened cartons.

The short ones were the Wild Bull Fighting Handgun and the Inspector Defense Handgun.

Both use 9mm ammunition, and he had stored 40 boxes ahead, each containing 24 rounds.

The long one is the Happiness City enhanced version modeled after the modern AA-12 automatic shotgun.

[Thunder-1 Automatic Shotgun]

It fires 12-gauge shotguns and can switch to launching miniature grenades.

The firing rate is as high as 370 rounds per minute; due to its extremely fierce firepower, E-level clearance is required to purchase it, priced at 120 Contribution Points.

If ordinary residents buy its ammunition, because of its terrifying lethality, Contribution Points are also needed for purchase.

But for Inspectors, it's different; they can buy it with Happiness Coins. He bought 1500 Happiness Coins worth of ammunition in one go.

Including 25 boxes of Deer Bullets, each box containing 12 rounds, to destroy targets in a surface attack form.

2 boxes of High-Explosive Bombs, each containing 4 rounds, with the fuse installed inside the projectile. After leaving the muzzle for 3 meters, the safety is lifted. Effective range is 200 meters, it can penetrate through 8 mm cold-rolled steel plates before exploding, with a shock wave kill radius of 2 meters.

Not to mention the Starfish Fusion Body, even the Rotting Vine Fusion Body must avoid its sharp edge.

Beside the Thunder 1, is the assault rifle modeled after the AUG-A3 with a bullpup structure.

[Ranger-1 Assault Rifle]

Because of its modular design, it can change barrels and other accessories at any time, extremely adaptable, one of the excellent single soldier equipment in Happiness City, priced at 45 Contribution Points.

Theoretical firing rate is 700 rounds, using 5.56 bullets; he also accumulated 20 boxes of bullets, each containing 50 rounds.

The combined price of the two weapons totals 165 points.

Bullet expenses also reached 2700 Happiness Coins.

Fortunately, the torrential rain a few days ago restricted the entry and exit of fleets, and after the weather cleared, fleets in and out of Zone A flowed endlessly, bringing nearly 50 points of terrifying income daily.

Plus, when Scoppy opened the warehouse, four Infected Bodies were found after the total inspection.

According to the rules, this income must be calculated under the current duty Inspector.

However, Cheng Ye did not swallow it all, just collected 80%, netting 52 points.

Adding up all the odds and ends, in three days, he made a net profit of 157 points.

Following the usual method, he again thick-skinnedly owed a debt, finally achieving the ultimate weapon configuration.

"Just with the equipment, I... am not inferior to anyone!"

"Courage, even more so!"

Cheng Ye took a deep breath, his chest filled with an endless mix of emotions.

Hard to say what they were, maybe apprehension, maybe excitement, or perhaps enthusiasm.

From an ordinary person trembling at first shooting, to an Inspector whose heart races at the sight of firearms.

He had completely forgotten why he feared back then.

As more bullets were consumed, as if something deep in his genes had been utterly awakened, making his heart race at the sight of guns, eager to pull the trigger for burst shooting.

Could this be something inherently passed down by the Eastern People?

Cheng Ye forced a smile, turned to look at the bedside.

The protective clothing customized by Turbulence Equipment Store, composed of flexible alloy armor pieces of different parts.

Just lightly spray with the included special spray, and the armor pieces can snugly fit the body, without falling off no matter how intense the movement.

And if one wants to take it off, another bottle of complementary spray must be used.

Fusion Bodies can withstand kinetic energy under 400j, his suit of Battle Armor is no less, each part can withstand 240j kinetic energy impact for 16 times.

Although it's not much against high-powered firearms, at least ordinary small handgun stray bullets can hardly harm him.

It can be said that, except for the head, he now has comprehensive protection with no dead angle.

"As for the head..."

Cheng Ye also bought suitable equipment, a protective helmet similar to a motorcycle helmet.

But after trying it, he hesitated.

The helmet severely restricts vision, especially the peripheral vision on both sides, hardly manageable.

Moreover, after putting on the helmet, the effects of the moving shooting acquired from Master Tian would noticeably diminish.

"Let's first assess the situation. If it's easy to deal with and the threat is minor, then don't wear it."

"If there's danger, it must be worn!"

Cheng Ye calculated in his mind, but his hands didn't stop moving.

He reached over to the bedside to retrieve the Vortex Stab, its orange-red glow flickering briefly in his pupils.

If dealing with large plant-infected bodies like the Rotting Vine, the Vortex Stab's effect is negligible.

But from the beginning, his choice of this weapon was simple.

To kill.

Just one strike is needed to make the opponent lose their combat ability.

And when dealing with humanoid infected bodies, this Vortex Stab remains effective, whether piercing the Starfish tumor or causing a fatal wound, it's far safer than slashing with a knife.

"When I grow stronger in the future, I can switch to a more powerful cold weapon."

Through threaded rotational connection, the Vortex Stab was already linked to the spear shaft made from Black Stone, forming a Triangular Spear about 1.45 meters long.

The spear shaft emitted a warm touch, and when gripped heavily, it provided just the right amount of friction to make one feel exceptionally secure.

Ding.

The Defense Communication suddenly sounded, and Cheng Ye picked it up immediately to check.

The time was precisely 20:00.

As expected, the second wave of message bans for certain residents was finally lifted!

"Three and a half hours left..."

Cheng Ye murmured, rising and leaning to the window.

The street outside still maintained a surface calm, with no signs of chaos breaking out yet.

Even if occasional gunshots rang out, they were abruptly cut off, swiftly drowned in the sound of rain.

"No chaos; this is the best scenario."

Wild thoughts surged in his mind.

Although Ding Yishan had explicitly forbidden Inspectors from the A, B, and C areas from going out in the Defense Communication, and the Inner City Broadcast Station had sent a second message prohibiting personnel from wandering in these areas to prevent infection spread.

But whether it was Liu Bi's advice or the "lessons" learned from Matthew Lee and Miao Yang.

The three had clearly told him that if there's danger nearby, like infected bodies in the apartment complex, taking initiative for a quick cleanup is the best choice. Staying home would only allow the infected bodies to further spread, eventually causing a small-scale infection wave.

Liu Bi and Miao Yang might be reckless, but even Matthew Lee, the troublemaker, said so, so it must be right.

However, the thought was crazy because right at this moment, he wasn't thinking of taking proactive action within the apartment complex.

He thought of.

"Heading to Celestial Essence Mall!"

As the place in Zone B-7 most likely to experience an infection wave, gaining a grasp of the threats in advance would greatly aid actions after the infection wave erupts.

In his plan, if the Buffer Zone plunged into chaos after the second wave of message bans lifted, he would immediately abandon this idea.

But now, the streets remained calm.

Before the third overall message unban, when everyone had returned inside the buildings this time.

Presently, with sparse street traffic, the probability of infection is actually at its lowest, making it the best operational window.

"Move out!"

Cheng Ye turned back to the bed, starting to equip the Battle Armor.

Special spray evenly adhered to the lining of the armor plates, and when carefully affixed to the skin, the plates clung like magnets, with the flexible material fitting every joint perfectly.

As the last armor piece clicked into place, the cold metallic sensation immediately brought a heavy sense of security.

On his back, the armor came with two slots for mounting long guns.

He placed and pulled the weapons up, firmly securing the two long guns in an "X" shape.

Two short pistols were smoothly slid into the waist holsters, followed by a custom black hood and a wide raincoat.

From under the hood, only a pair of eyes remained visible.

Checking his reflection in the glass, though bulky, it completely shed any semblance of normal human appearance, adding a sense of a lurking colossal force.

If walking through a rain-soaked night, it truly carried the air of a rain-night killer.

Open the door.

Just happened to run into the middle-aged man who delivered water to him the other day, realizing a dark shadow loomed ahead.

The middle-aged man was taken aback and lifted his head, feeling his breath stifled by two points.

"You... you're going out?"

"Mm."

Cheng Ye nodded with a hoarse voice. As he walked past, his gaze briefly glanced at the middle-aged man's trembling hand.

The man had already gripped the Buffer Zone's most common defense handgun, clearly startled.

But just as they were about to make contact, the middle-aged man braved himself to remind:

"It's not safe out there now... Did you receive the message?"

Cheng Ye hesitated, said nothing, and as he walked past, he reached out to pat the middle-aged man's shoulder.

"Don't go out tonight. You guys are great at enduring hardship, but leave this kind of thing to the young people."

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