Mechanical Alchemist Chapter 36: Monster in Tongzi Tower

 “Haha, twenty people? Only Kai, a professional, is a bit more difficult, and the other newcomers are nothing to be afraid of.”

 “However, the boy who was very close to the "Four-Armed Rakshasa" Qianjou should be more careful and kill him first if there is a chance to avoid any accidents. ”

 “Yes, Captain Kuntu.”

 “…”

 The moment Kai gathered his gang to deal with the aberration incident, the "Steam Brotherhood" got the news and quietly ambush near Tongzi Tower.

 Humbling escape from the Elephant Tavern last time has become a source of ridicule for "Red Hair" Kuntu in the gang circle, which has made him embarrassed to show up in front of his peers recently.

 Now that Qian Jiao is no longer on Green Street, they are ready to take action again.

  .....

Although the city is much safer than outside the city, abnormal incidents often occur.

Old Rington City is an ancient ruins. Even after so many years of cleaning and excavation, some "cursed objects" whose cursed properties have not completely dissipated are still found underground from time to time. These things are good things for professionals, but for ordinary people, they are like nightmares of radiation sources and can easily induce distortion.

 There is also the air in the city. Although the dark spiritual power content is thinner than outside the city, it is enough to induce a small probability of distortion;

 Hunters who have consumed contaminated food and drinking water and returned from hunting in high-distortion environments, for various reasons... Anyway, several distortion incidents occur in major neighborhoods almost every month.

 The frequency seems to have been quietly increasing in recent months.

 Of course, the most troublesome thing is professionals who are out of control.

 The essence of "distortion" is that the dark spiritual power in the body is uncontrolled, destroying the person's will, and then turning the body into a giant-looking monster, or other special forms.

 After the distortion, the dark spiritual power in the human body will have no limit and rapidly increase. Therefore, professionals who become monsters will be several times more powerful than they were in life, which is very difficult.

 There is no city guard or public security department in the outer city, and all abnormal incidents within the jurisdiction are handled by gangs.

 So, this is also the daily work of the Green Street Cross Society.

 Not long after the assembly order was issued, Su Lun had already arrived at the broken building.

 Recently, more than ten new people have joined, making up for the gang members who were killed in the previous battle to support the headquarters.

 The assembly was very efficient. Before long, there were nearly twenty people in front of the building.

Su Lun is half an old man, and he was a little surprised when he saw that almost all the "newcomers" gathered in front of the ruined building.

 After waiting for a while, Kai counted the number of people and said as crisply as ever: "Okay, everyone is here, ready to go."

 Dealing with aberration incidents is a good practical experience. After listening to Sam and the veterans, Su Lun knew that this time, the captain planned to take the newcomers to Kaikai to practice actual combat.

 Everyone got on the motorcycle. Kai explained the content of the operation and said: "It is said that many homeless people have disappeared over the Tongzilou in the past few days. Some people saw the bodies that had been eaten, and also looked at the corpses. When it comes to the deformed monster... it may be that the seal in the nearby sewer was broken and a monster ran out, or it may be that a 'cursed object' appeared. Anyway, our mission this time is to clean up the basement near the Tongzilou incident. Once again. If you are lucky, you may be able to find antique cursed objects buried underground; even if you are not lucky, you can also get a few cursed materials. By then, everyone will have bonus points..."

 After saying that, he waved his hand: "Let's go."

 Everyone nodded: "Yes, Captain!"

Su Lun remained silent in front of the little transparent person as always.

Although "abnormal incidents" are daily emergencies faced by gangs, they are not without casualties, especially for inexperienced newcomers.

Su Lun was not careless at all.

 He observed the people in the team and checked that his equipment was correct, and then silently boarded the locomotive carrying a few veterans.

  .....

 In addition to the three bustling entertainment streets on Green Street, there is also a cluster of tube buildings on the north side, which is a "slum" in a civilian area.

 That area of ​​ancient architectural ruins from a thousand years ago has preserved some dilapidated tube buildings that are still habitable, and therefore has gathered a large number of homeless poor, vagrants and thieves. But that is a place where even gangsters are reluctant to set foot. Plague, stench, filth and distortion are synonymous with that area...

Everyone on Green Street rushed all the way to Tongzi Tower, where people were already waiting.

 “Captain Kai, you are here!”

 The person who spoke was a little old man wearing linen clothes, "One-Eyed" Bravo. This guy is also the leader of thieves in the Green Street area. He has dozens of young and middle-aged men under him all year round, who specialize in making money by learning some stealing techniques.

 Those who are talented will also be sent to gangs to be trained as professionals.

  It is considered a personnel transportation organization under the Cross Society.

 Kayi nodded. He was familiar with the old man, so he asked politely, "Old man, where is the trouble?"

 Bravo: "Follow me."

 The little old man led a group of people through the ruins.

 The air was filled with a thick stench of sewerage.

Su Lun glanced at the surrounding environment from time to time, and saw sallow and thin human faces emerging from the simple shacks, staring at them curiously and timidly.

 This is the resident in Tongzilou.

 There are also some children aged ten or eight, wearing rags and stepping on the ruins with bare feet. They followed the group on Green Street at a distance, their eyes filled with envy and longing.

 There are many such poor people in the outer city. No one knows the exact number, but it is huge anyway.

 Their lives are as cheap as rye, a life can be bought for a hundred liso. In such a harsh living environment, only sewer rats can survive, but they survived with tenacity.

 The poor people in these shanty towns are also one of the most important reasons why the inner cities give up on governing these urban areas.

The Cross Society occasionally sends a batch of food.

 Because many gang members came out of here.

 At least that’s the case with Captain Kai.

 The little old man sighed as he walked: "Hey... I don't know what happened recently. The monsters in the sewers seem to be very active. A few days ago, some people heard that some beautiful and borderless monsters were found in Snail Alley. Woman, haha... I look at it, I'm afraid it's some deformed monster that tempts and eats people... Sure enough, within a few days, all the homeless people in that area disappeared."

Su Lun was listening behind him, with thoughts in his eyes.

 Beautiful women will appear in the custom shops on Green Street, but they will never appear here.

 But... what kind of aberrant monster can turn into a beautiful woman?

 This again involves Su Lun’s knowledge blind spot.

  .....

Not long after, the little old man led everyone on Green Street to the northernmost part of Tongzi Tower.

 The sewer smell here is stronger, and it seems to be close to some pipe outlets.

The little old man pointed to a black tube building a few hundred meters away and said: "Someone saw aberrant monsters appearing in that rotten building before. They are more active at night when the fog appears. But you should also be careful. , there is a cave under that rotten building, and the depths seem to be connected to the underground network. I don’t know what kind of monsters are hidden there, so don’t go too deep.”

 After hearing this, Kai waved his hand and said, "Okay, leave the rest to us."

 The next thing is the combatants.

  He fired the bolt of the gun, and then said to the people in Su Lun behind him: "Brothers, let's get to work!"

 The little old man didn't hesitate and stayed where he was.

 Everyone put on gas masks and night vision goggles and strode into the dilapidated building.

Suellen took the shotgun distributed by the gang and loaded it with a click.

 Compared to pistols, this scattering musket is more suitable for dealing with aberrations. Even without alchemy bullets, a few more shots can beat the monster to pieces.