Chapter 1 A Series of Sharp Noises

Zzzzzz—

A series of sharp noises came from the Bluetooth headset, like fingernails scratching a blackboard, or a blade cutting glass.

Wang Congshan's pupils suddenly dilated.

Not because the noise was刺耳, or because the communication was cut off and she couldn't hear Li Ang's voice,

But because more putrid corpse oil was dripping from above her head.

Drip, drip.

The corpse oil dripped down from a patch of empty space close to the ceiling,

A rotten human head covered in saliva was slowly squeezed out of the void.

Thud.

The human head fell onto the steps, and slowly rolled down, stopping right at Wang Congshan's feet.

In the corner of her eye, she could clearly see that the skin of the head was black-red, covered with holes formed by muscle decay, and had clearly been rotting for some time. The surface of the skin was covered with a layer of corpse oil.

Its eyeballs were dry and sunken, like cloudy milky white glass beads, embedded in the eye sockets,

The lips were tattered, as if they had been gnawed by something, unevenly covering the pale teeth.

Wang Congshan did not retreat, staring intently at a certain spot in the void above her head—when the head was squeezed out just now, there was a clear sense of pulling and dragging on its skin.

The source of the anomaly was not this rotten head, but something invisible that had devoured it.

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"Hello, hello."

Inside the tactical command vehicle outside the unfinished building, Li Ang listened to the disordered static coming from the headset, his eyes darkened, and he glanced at the large screen composed of dozens of different surveillance images.

"Wait, it should be fine for now."

Xing Hechou said quickly: "The standard-issue headsets have anti-interference capabilities,

But in order to avoid increasing the difficulty of the mission, the standard-issue headsets do not use supernatural element technology, so their anti-interference ability is limited.

Sometimes they lose signal due to special circumstances."

On the big screen, the image taken by the drone of the stairwell on the east side of the second floor of the unfinished building was clearly displayed.

Wang Congshan gently bit her left tooth. The Bluetooth headset detected the muscle movement, and according to the previously set rules, actively lowered the volume to suppress the noise.

She held the assault rifle, looked up, stared at the void above, and slowly moved the muzzle of the gun.

The watch on her right wrist did not detect any hostile targets, and did not emit a red light warning,

But the faint tingling sensation coming from the back of her neck indicated that there was something alive above her head.

Step!

Wang Congshan stepped out with her left foot, and the tactical boots with enhanced jumping function heavily stepped on the edge of the steps in front of her. The sole of her foot suddenly provided a backward force,弹去 her backward.

At the same time, the muzzle of the assault rifle in her hand suddenly raised, aiming at the place where the head had just fallen, and pulled the trigger.

Da da da—

The bullets shot out, hitting the cracked ceiling.

The dim bricks shattered instantly under the bombardment of the bullets, and gravel splashed everywhere.

Wang Congshan retreated violently, and at the moment when her body was about to hit the wall, she kicked back with her right foot, and jumped to the left again, stepping on the wall.

Her whole body was parallel to the ground—the magnetic enhancement function of the tactical boots automatically turned on,隔着吸附住 the steel bars on the wall, allowing her to hang in mid-air.

Da da da—

The assault rifle was still firing continuously. Every five copper-cased bullets, there would be a silver enchanted bullet—this lowest-specification special bullet could hit invisible souls and wraiths, and could also penetrate energy shields, causing extra damage to creatures of negative energy.

The bullet chain swept across the ceiling, leaving a string of bullet holes on the loose wall opposite, but no blood溅 from the void.

Didn't hit?

Wang Congshan frowned slightly, loosened the trigger slightly,

The high-intensity flashlight mounted above the rifle illuminated the stairwell as bright as day, and she could clearly see the powder dust floating in the air.

The Bluetooth headset was still making noise.

Wang Congshan's thoughts raced, and she quickly recalled the scene just now in her mind.

After she saw the corpse oil, the headset communication was interrupted, and the rotten head fell from the void, as if it had been spat out by some creature that was invisible.

First of all, that creature may have a power similar to a domain, which can affect communication in the nearby range. This power is likely to be actively activated, and it happened to be triggered at the time when Wang Congshan climbed the steps.

Secondly, that creature has the ability to fly, levitate, become ethereal, or climb, can be fixed on the ceiling, and does not cause obvious damage to the ceiling.

Again, judging from the size of the head, the mouth and entire volume of the invisible creature are likely to be very large,

Of course, it may also be an object similar to a snake, with a mouth that extends far beyond real creatures.

In that case, then...

Wang Congshan's left hand suddenly pulled out a can-sized alloy compression bottle from the tactical belt around her waist,

Her fingertips rotated the bottle cap button, and she pressed it down heavily.

A large amount of fluffy powder fire extinguishing agent was immediately sprayed from the nozzle of the bottle, filling the entire stairwell.

The standard-issue tactical服 of the Mobile Task Force is equipped with various equipment with a variety of functions.

This canned fire extinguisher can, according to the rotation angle of the spray nozzle button,

Spray fire extinguishing agents in different directions, amplitudes, concentrations, and strengths.

Powder fire extinguishing agents are not only extremely efficient in fire prevention, but also reduce the surrounding temperature, create smoke, and block vision.

Under the goggles of the full-coverage mask,

Wang Congshan released the fire extinguisher button, and silently suspended on the wall, her eyes silently scanning the surrounding environment.

The powdered fire extinguishing agent slowly floated in the air, like smoke and mist.

The stairwell was dead silent.

Wang Congshan frowned slightly,

If there really is an invisible monster, it should be "exposed" by the fire extinguishing agent—causing a place without fire extinguishing agent to appear in the space.

But at the moment, the powder fire extinguishing agent is spreading extremely fast, filling the nearby space, and there is no sign of disturbance at all.

Disappeared?

Or is it...

Whoosh!

A strong wind came from above the right shoulder,

Without any warning, Wang Congshan's right shoulder armor exploded, blood splattering everywhere,

Three deep wounds that revealed bone appeared on her shoulder, as if they had been劈中 by a sharp blade.

Attacked!

Wang Congshan instantly canceled the tactical boots'吸附 to the wall, her body fell downward,

Her right hand, overwhelmed by the pain, barely raised the gun and pulled the trigger in the direction of the strong wind.

Da da da.

The bullets swept diagonally upward across the ceiling, carving out circular tunnel holes in the fire extinguishing agent floating in the air.

Did not hit the target.

To be precise, Wang Congshan didn't even see what the target was or what it looked like.

Step.

Without hesitation, Wang Congshan stomped on the ground, and the tactical boots provided elasticity, pushing her to jump out of the stairwell and into the corridor on the third floor. She flashed into a room,

Aimed the gun at the door with her right hand, and took out hemostatic gel from her waist with her left hand, spraying it on her injured right shoulder.