Chapter 124. Bait
Arc 5 : Wasteland World Movie Nightmare.
After Fang Cheng and Ah Mei left, Shen Heng and Old A began to discuss the hunting plan. The situation was serious now, and there was not much time to waste.
Shen Heng said: “I couldn’t see any clues from the wounds on their bodies just now. This may be a mutant creature that has never appeared before. Now I don’t know much about its situation. Just try to lure it out at night and see what happens. Is there anything in common every time it appears?”
Old A thought for a moment and said hesitantly: “Actually, this mutant is quite strange. It seems to be only interested in Pure Ones. These few incidents occurred when Pure Ones were outside at night. Moreover, the corpses found in recent days are those of Infected, while their Pure One wives or husbands are missing. Neither the living nor the corpses are found. Old Bao and I infer that this mysterious mutant should be coming for the Pure Ones.”
Shen Heng nodded and said: “If that’s the case, then we’ll find a Pure One to serve as bait tonight.”
When Old A heard this, he showed an embarrassed expression and said: “I’m afraid this matter is not easy to handle. There have been a series of accidents in the past few days. Those who have Pure Ones in their families have temporarily left this place with their families and stayed in nearby tribes. Now, only Ah Mei is left in the camp. She has not left because her injuries haven’t healed yet. But we can’t let her, a wounded person, be used as bait. Even if I want to, Fang Cheng certainly won’t be happy about it.”
Shen Heng frowned and said: “All gone? Then I will stay here for two days. Ask if there are any Pure Ones willing to come back and cooperate. I can reward them with high-purity anti-radiation drugs and be responsible for ensuring their safety.”
Du Yan finally couldn’t help but interrupt after hearing this: “Shen Heng, why did you go to such lengths and take high-purity anti-radiation drugs as reward? Isn’t there a ready-made bait in front of you?”
Shen Heng turned around, glared at him, and said: “Don’t mess around. This is dangerous.”
Old A saw Shen Heng’s dark face and was afraid that the extremely fragile boy in front of him would be scolded to cry.
He quickly tried to smooth things over, saying: “This is our tribe’s business and has nothing to do with you. How can I let you take the risk? I’ll contact Pure Ones outside and find two brave ones to come back as bait.”
Du Yan was not frightened by Shen Heng’s dark face but smiled and said: “Of course it has something to do with me. I am in a hurry to go somewhere else and don’t want to wait for two more days. The scenery here is not good. With such a strange mutant creature, Shen Heng will definitely not let me go out. That would be so boring.”
After saying that, before Shen Heng could even speak, Du Yan rushed over and hugged his arm to act like a spoiled brat.
“Aren’t you the legendary strongest Infected? You said you would protect the bait. If it were me, wouldn’t you be able to protect more thoroughly?”
Shen Heng’s originally serious face turned somewhat helpless the moment Du Yan came up to him. He said: “It’s no use for you to act spoiled. No means no.”
Seeing that this approach was not feasible, Du Yan immediately changed his approach.
His eyes rolled, and he spoke again: “I have hands and feet, and I am especially curious. I am very curious about this unknown mutant creature. You can’t watch me at that time. If I sneak out to take a look, wouldn’t it be even more unsafe?”
Shen Heng was about to retort that I would have someone keep a close eye on you.
Du Yan knew what he wanted to say as soon as he saw it and interrupted him directly: “You have seen my ability to sneak away, and ordinary people unable to guard me.”
Shen Heng wanted to scold Du Yan, but seeing that he was smiling with crooked eyebrows and looked like a scoundrel, he finally chose to ruffle his hair.
Shen Heng finally compromised and said: “I really can’t do anything with you, so let’s do this, but you must follow me closely and not run around.”
Du Yan nodded repeatedly and said: “Don’t worry, I will grow on you when the time comes.”
“……”
Over there, Shen Heng was telling Du Yan about various precautions regarding mutants, while here, Old A fell into a state of doubt about his life. In just a few hours, he felt that his understanding of Shen Heng had completely collapsed.
Is the man in front of him really the Shen Heng, who is as hard as a rock and will never change his mind once he makes a decision? The boy named Du Yan just acted like a spoiled child, but he immediately agreed to all the other party’s requests.
Shen Heng must have encountered an unknown radiation source when he went to Homeland No. 1, causing a secondary mutation to occur. In the end, this is how Old A convinced himself in his heart.
That night, after the sun went down, Du Yan began his mission as bait.
According to Fang Cheng and Ah Mei’s description, he and Shen Heng came to the small forest behind the camp. As soon as he arrived here, Shen Heng became extremely alert and explored the surrounding environment thoroughly.
After the investigation, Shen Heng said: “This place is indeed cleaned up very well. There are no traces of mutant insects or animals, not even the weakest mutant cockroaches. That unknown creature should not live here.”
After saying this, Shen Heng’s nose moved slightly, and he added: “I don’t seem to smell any strange smell. Logically speaking, if it often appears in this place, it should leave a smell.”
Du Yan looked at Shen Heng’s movements and joked: “I remembered that when I was in the laboratory, I read some information about the pre-war world. At that time, human physical fitness was not so strong. When you want to find things by smell, you have to rely on a creature called a dog. Is that right?”
Shen Heng didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. He raised his hand and pinched Du Yan’s cheek, saying: “You this kid, are so petty. I called you a cat before, and you called me a dog in retaliation?”
The two chatted and laughed a few times.
Du Yan suddenly frowned, and then he burrowed into Shen Heng’s arms, stood on tiptoe, and raised his hands to touch Shen Heng’s neck.
Shen Heng was an Infected, and after the mutation, he became tall. Du Yan couldn’t reach his ear even if he stood on tiptoe. Seeing Shen Heng’s stiff body, he looked like he didn’t know where to put his hands and feet, so he asked directly: “Pick me up.”
Shen Heng followed at one instruction at this time, and without asking the reason, directly picked up Du Yan.
Du Yan leaned close to his ear and whispered in a low voice: “Do you believe me?”
Shen Heng naturally nodded, and then Du Yan continued: “There is something nearby. It should be the mutant creature.”
Du Yan’s voice was so low that it was almost inaudible, almost like a breath. Shen Heng’s ears felt a little hot, but he still fully understood what Du Yan meant.
He nodded to indicate that he understood and did not ask Du Yan how he found the traces of the mutant. The two of them calmed down, and Shen Heng listened carefully. Sure enough, he heard a very faint breathing sound from a distance that did not belong to either him or Du Yan.
The two exchanged glances and understood each other’s intentions. This mutant creature seemed to have some intelligence and knew how to lurk and wait for the moment when they let their guard down before attacking.
So, Shen Heng put Du Yan down, and the two of them started walking with their backs to the place where the mutant creature was hiding, talking and laughing, as if nothing had happened. However, if anyone looked closely, they would find that the muscles in Shen Heng’s arms and even his shoulders and back were tense, which was a sign of being in a state of high alert.
Just as Shen Heng looked down at Du Yan, a dark shadow suddenly flashed behind them. Shen Heng reacted very quickly, holding Du Yan’s waist with one hand, turned around, took a step forward, and protected him behind him.
Shen Heng’s other hand, as swift as the wind, directly grabbed the mutant creature. Even in the darkness, his eyes were as sharp as lightning, his moves were extremely accurate, and his right hand tightly grasped the creature’s upper limbs like an iron hoop.
The powerful force almost broke the mutant’s upper limbs. With a piercing scream, the mutant raised its other claw and tried to attack Shen Heng.
At this time, Du Yan had already retreated far away. With Shen Heng exerting all his strength, the mutant had no chance to resist.
It soon discovered that the difference in strength between them was too great, and it only wanted to break free, but one of its upper limbs was controlled by Shen Heng, and it had no power to break free. The mutant reacted decisively and swung down with its other forelimb, cutting off its left limb, and then disappeared into the night.
Shen Heng did not chase after it. The unknown creature was indeed extremely fast, and the terrain here was somewhat complicated. If he chased after it rashly, he might not be able to catch up.
Moreover, there was no telling how many of these unknown mutant creatures there were, and he couldn’t just abandon Du Yan and rush after them rashly and impulsively.
Now that the mutant has been injured, its blood will contain high concentrations of radioactive elements, so there is no need to worry about not being able to find its trace.
Now, it was time to go back and discuss it with Old A, and gather everyone in the camp to prevent the mutants from taking revenge. The best way to deal with it is to wait until the next day when the sun rises and follow the bloodstains with a radiation detector.
The two returned to the tribe’s activity center with the front calw left by the mutant. Old A had been waiting there for a while and did not show any special expression when he saw the two return safely.
In his opinion, with Shen Heng’s strength against the mutant creature, there is absolutely no chance of any accidents.
Old A asked: “How is it?”
Shen Heng said: “It ran away, leaving only one forelimb behind.”
He threw the mutant’s forelimb on the table. The three of them looked at it carefully for a moment and were all surprised and abnormal.
Old A widened his eyes and exclaimed: “This, this looks like a human hand!”
The forelimb on the table, although its nails are sharp and its color is strange, its structure looks like a human hand, not an animal’s forelimb.
It was just that the arm was densely covered with coarse hair, like steel needles, which made all the people attacked think it was a mutant creature.
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