Dudian quickly cut open the other skulls and saw that the deep blue spheres in these heads were all in a melting state. This confused him. Didn't this thing absorb heat? Why would it melt at high temperatures?
Could it be that this was the purpose of its heat absorption?
Despite his doubts, Dudian quickly used his short sword to pick them out and they rolled onto the ground outside the skulls. After leaving the scalding temperature inside the skull, the deep blue spheres stopped melting.
Dudian's gaze fell on the light blue liquid after melting inside. As time passed, the temperature of the intracranial tissue gradually decreased, and the color of these light blue liquids gradually became darker. Then, in the next moment, a scene that terrified Dudian, Mekin, and Zach appeared. These light blue liquids were like living liquids, twisting and retracting into a mass, and then slowly condensing into a small deep blue sphere!
Dudian was completely stunned.
This scene gave him a sense of , just like... water freezing into ice!
This small deep blue sphere seemed to have such characteristics. However, it didn't need to wait until it reached zero degrees to freeze, and it itself had the efficient characteristic of "absorbing heat".
Dudian looked at these round deep blue spheres and felt as if a pair of deep blue eyeballs were staring at him, giving him a creepy feeling. Although he didn't know what kind of substance this was or why it appeared in the brains of walking corpses, it gave him a feeling of extreme danger. This was an instinct, and of course, it might also be a wrong intuition caused by the scene he had just witnessed.
Anyway, Dudian didn't want to have too much contact with this thing. He thought to himself that once his own exclusive alchemy laboratory was built, he must study this thing carefully.
This terrifying virus made him feel that when he entered the cryogenic chamber three hundred years ago, he seemed to have missed something. Only by studying this virus thoroughly might he be able to find out something.
Mekin looked at Dudian lost in thought and said in a low voice, "Dian, can this thing still be used?"
Dudian glanced at him and said, "It can be used, but be careful. Wrap it well with cloth and keep it at a distance."
Mekin nodded happily and immediately found some cloth, picked up these small deep blue spheres, and wrapped them in the cloth.
Dudian also picked up one, and the cold feeling came again, exactly the same as before. He felt relieved. Anyway, this thing could help them avoid the heat sensing of the walking corpses.
"Let's continue to set up the burning circle." Dudian put away all the small spheres and said to Mekin and Zach.
The two of them were taken aback. Mekin asked curiously, "Do we still need to kill these walking corpses? Can't we just go around them?"
Dudian shook his head slightly and said, "The hunters didn't pick up the gold but dug out this thing, which shows that the value of this thing is higher than those gold ornaments. So, kill as many as we can. This is a large fortune!"
The two of them were stunned for a moment and then immediately reacted. They were overjoyed. Zach slapped his thigh and said, "That's right. In that case, we're doing the work of hunters now, hahaha..."
Mekin laughed loudly and said, "Fortunately, Dian is smart. This is a way to get rich. Although these walking corpses are terrifying, they're so stupid. It's so easy to kill them. How about this? After we kill this batch, let's continue to find other walking corpses to hunt. Let's just forget about picking up those things. Those scrap metals are definitely not as valuable as this!"
Dudian rolled his eyes unhappily. They were scared out of their wits before, but now they were full of energy at the mention of wealth. These two were such money-grubbers!
The three of them tidied up and continued the action of burning the corpses.
Half an hour later, all the walking corpses wandering outside the residential area were killed by the few of them using the burning circle. Together with the three walking corpses they had hunted down before, they had a total of twenty-one deep blue spheres.
"Where are we going next?" Mekin, carrying a backpack full of deep blue spheres, said excitedly, "Shall we go to the gray area that Scott mentioned? It hasn't been cleared, so there must be a lot of walking corpses there..."
Dudian was speechless and said, "Are you crazy? Didn't you see how many walking corpses were killed by the hunters on this street? If we really go to the gray area, before you can even set up the burning circle, you'll be surrounded by a sea of walking corpses. Don't be so obsessed with money."
Mekin shivered and his face turned pale when he heard what he said and recalled the number of walking corpse bodies he had seen along the way.
Zach let out a sigh of relief and said, "Dian is right. It's too risky to go to the gray area, and there must be more Bone-eating Rats there than here. These beasts are not as brainless as the walking corpses."
Sham said in a low voice, "Let's go find Scott and the others. They have a map and know the way back. Moreover, there should be a lot of walking corpses lured away by them. We can go and help them and also hunt these walking corpses by the way."
Dudian nodded and said, "That's it. Let's eat something first to replenish our strength."
After the previous battle and busyness, the few of them were too tired to take a rest. Now, when they heard this, they all felt their stomachs growling. They immediately opened their respective backpacks, took out the dry food and water inside, and started eating. However, the three years of training had taught them to be moderate. Each of them took a few bites of food and drank a little water, and then stopped, because without finding a new source of food, the things in these backpacks might be their food for the next ten days!
When the few of them were about to set off again, a figure suddenly came running at full speed on the street outside the residential area.
The figure's speed was extremely fast. When it saw the corner ahead, it immediately jumped up and actually jumped over the top of the security booth beside the residential area. After landing, it continued to run without stopping and got into the residential area. It leaned against the wall of a building and gasped heavily.
And this scene immediately caught the eye of Zach, who had been keeping watch.
"Dian, come and take a look." Zach quickly called Dudian.
Dudian was taken aback and walked over quickly. He immediately saw the position pointed out by Zach. Under the adjacent floor, there was a young man in black armor. He had a pitch-black bow and arrow slung diagonally on his back and carried a quiver. He was like a silent ghost archer. However, the way he was covering his right arm revealed that he was injured at the moment.
"A hunter?" Dudian was stunned.
When Zach, Mekin, and Sham heard his words, they were also taken aback for a moment and then immediately reacted. None of the scavengers in their group dressed like this, and the collective equipment of the scavengers was a short sword, which wasn't used for fighting but for peeling tree bark or for cutting things when they encountered something that needed to be cut during scavenging. In the definition of the consortium, scavengers didn't need to fight. If they encountered monsters that hadn't been cleaned up, they could only run. If they managed to escape, it was their good luck, and if they couldn't, they could only die.
Just like cannon fodder on the battlefield, their only role was to consume the opponent's ammunition, not to take the enemy general's head and bring victory. Each position was given value within its respective function, and this was management.
"A hunter?" Mekin, Zach, and Sham were a bit excited. For them, scavengers, hunters were unattainable. They were the ones who could truly be compared with the nobles and had the right to negotiate terms with the nobles!
And they, the scavengers, would only be scavengers for their entire lives! Whether it was good or bad, high or low, it was determined by the value of the materials they scavenged. But no matter how high the value they created was, they would only be scavengers because they didn't possess the "Bright Constitution", which was something that couldn't be changed.
The consortium would cultivate Dudian as a seed. Besides considering Dudian's performance in the scavenger special training, it mainly investigated his resume. And his body radiation value, which was equivalent to the "Bright Constitution" of the hunters, was the reason why the consortium was willing to give him the opportunity to become a hunter.
Otherwise, no matter how high the value Dudian created for the consortium was or how expensive the materials he scavenged were, he was destined to be only a scavenger.
Dudian wasn't happy about it because he had seen hunters. After coming outside the Great Wall and witnessing everything in this ruined place and the bloody scenes of corpses everywhere, he understood that these hunters who had been fighting in such an environment all year round were by no means kind-hearted. This was also the reason why Fino had almost killed him for telling him about the hunters. Because in the other person's eyes, life was already so humble and fragile...
"This is a hunter of the consortium." Dudian noticed the medal on the young man's chest and felt slightly relieved. If it were a hunter from another consortium, they'd better not expose themselves. Otherwise, there was a high chance that they would be silenced.
While Dudian and the others were observing the other person, this hunter noticed the traces of the burning circle on the ground not far away. He was taken aback for a moment. He didn't expect there to be people here. A trace of joy appeared in his eyes. He immediately ran lightly to the burning circle and immediately felt the lingering warmth of the ashes of the burning circle, which was extremely hot. It was obvious that it had just been extinguished not long ago.
He glanced at the bodies of the walking corpses on the ground. There was a bit of doubt in his eyes, and at the same time, he was a bit disappointed. However, he suddenly thought of something, and his eyes lit up again. He immediately looked around the ground. Soon, he found the nearby building, and a smile appeared on his face. His figure rushed in quickly.
"He's noticed." Mekin said quickly.
Zach looked at Dudian and said, "Dian, is it okay for him to know about us? Will he try to take what we have in our hands?"
Dudian secretly sighed at the hunter's keen observation. At the same time, he also felt the gap between himself and the hunter. Just one glance and the hunter was able to instantly determine their location. This was obviously an experienced veteran. He glanced at Zach and shook his head, saying, "He probably won't. After all, the number of walking corpses on this street is in the tens of thousands. He should disdain to take what little we have."
Hearing this, Zach and the other two let out a sigh of relief.
At this time, there were two sudden knocks on the door. It was that hunter who appeared at the door. Quietly, it was as if he had been standing there from the beginning. There was a trace of surprise on his face. He also didn't expect that it was actually a few children who had burned and killed the walking corpses with fire.