Survival Guide in the Age of Cataclysm

Chapter 51 Instructor

How do you get a stranger to lower his guard and the gun in a dangerous, limited timeframe?

This is a problem that is on the surface.

Xu Yang looked at the obese man with some embarrassment.

The other man's shotgun, still covered in blood and flesh, was pointed at him from afar.

Considering the way shotguns attack, and the fact that the opponent didn't switch to slugs, even if they eventually fired, only a portion of the pellets would hit them.

It wasn't dangerous, which put his mind at ease.

Across from him, the pig-headed man, gun in hand, asked in a low voice, "Who are you? When did you arrive?"

Xu Yang stood in the bushes, his hands half-raised, indicating that he was not a dangerous person.

"I'm a foreign affairs officer who was assigned this task. I came here after hearing voices."

"Don't worry, I mean no harm."

There was a few seconds of silence in the air.

The pig-headed man looked him up and down several times, and finally, slowly lowered his gun.

If the other party has any malicious intent, there's no need to wait until this point.

He looked at the two corpses on the ground, a self-deprecating glint in his eyes. He had sneaked up behind them earlier, which was how he caught them off guard.

Now, like in a play, he found himself being touched from behind.

"You saw it all?"

The man sat back down on the ground, his pig-like face and even his entire upper body covered in spots of bright red blood or blood mist, making him look particularly gruesome.

"Well……"

Xu Yang paused, then pinched his index finger and thumb together with a very small gap between them: "Just a little bit. I came here when I overheard your conversation with that woman. Anyway, I heard the whole story."

"..."

"It's hilarious, isn't it?"

The pig-headed man stared at the woman's corpse and said in a hoarse voice, "I've known her for seven years. Everything was fine before, and she was quite honest. But ever since she successfully mutated, things started to go wrong. When I saw her with that pretty boy, I wasn't surprised at all."

"I tried warning her, hinting at it," he said, his voice growing agitated. "She thought I didn't know! She actually thought I didn't know!"

"I still find all sorts of excuses to meet with this bastard every day." The pig-headed man glared hatefully at the naked male corpse. "The mutation gave me a pig's head, and they actually dare to treat me like one!"

He suddenly looked at Xu Yang with reddened eyes, his fists clenched: "Does becoming ugly mean I don't deserve a loyal partner?!"

……

Looking at the other person's strong, well-defined features.

He realized that human joys and sorrows are not shared...

The pig-headed man clutched his head, a twisted smile spreading across his face. "Back then, she was the one who encouraged me to do this mutation, saying it would increase my strength and that she wouldn't mind my appearance. She thought pig heads... were cute."

"So cute!"

He said through gritted teeth.

Beside him, Xu Yang frowned, but couldn't say a word.

Admittedly, he is not the kind of person who would accuse someone of being a victim, but this is something he finds difficult to comment on.

Why is it that life-changing decisions are often not made by one's own will, but rather by taking into account the ideas of others...?

He didn't understand, but he was deeply shocked.

Looking at the pig-headed man in front of her, on the bright side, at least from now on, the other party might be able to completely control her life.

perhaps?

The pig-headed man squatted on the ground, recalling the unbearable memories, and said with great remorse, "Even the instructor in my genetic memories advised me against undergoing the mutation. It's true what they say, good advice is useless against that damned devil!"

...Instructor?

Xu Yang was taken aback at first, but seeing the other person's expression, he realized that now was not the time to ask that question.

He shook his head and simply patted the pig-headed man on the shoulder: "It's okay, brother, it's all in the past. At least... we got our revenge."

"Revenge...yes, yes."

The man swayed, scratched his face haphazardly, and his tone gradually calmed down, "I've taken my revenge, I've taken my revenge, I feel great."

"I'm so happy!" he shouted suddenly.

He looked down again, but stared at the corpse on the ground, and remained silent for a long while.

After a long pause, the pig-headed man let out a sigh of relief: "Thank you, thank you for being willing to listen to my nonsense."

Only then did he continue, "What do you need me for?"

No stranger would waste time listening to his complaints without any purpose.

Their approach now is probably for some other purpose.

Xu Yang didn't stand on ceremony. His gaze swept over the black vegetation, and he asked directly, "I wanted to find out what's going on in this area. Are there any rumors?"

"rumor?"

The pig-headed man touched his face and then shook his head slightly.

"I don't know about that. I've only been here a short time, and it's not for any mission."

Xu Yang glanced at the corpse; there was no doubt about that.

But... I'm afraid I've come all this way for nothing, and in the end I'll still have to figure it out myself.

He rubbed his temples and continued, "Dude, what was that instructor you were talking about?"

Upon hearing this, the pig-headed man glanced at him a few more times, not surprised at all, as the other person looked like a newbie.

"Oh, that one."

He blew his nose and wiped it casually with his hand. "It's some of the federal-made drug inducers. In your genetic memory, there's a 'cooperating person' who will guide you to master new traits. That guy is the instructor. You can think of him as an intelligent program inserted into your memory."

Xu Yang suddenly asked, "Surely not all genetic memories are like this?"

"No, they are almost all drug-based lures, and they need to be manufactured by the Federation."

Xu Yang nodded. So it was a big shot from the Federation. No wonder they could make things so mysterious.

Just as he was about to leave, the man opposite him spoke again: "By the way, about that question from earlier, the anomaly here has been going on for a while now, so other people who have been here for a long time should know something about it."

Xu Yang blinked and quickly asked, "Where can we find these people?"

Beside him, the pig-headed man pointed in a direction and said, "A collection area has been marked out over there, a few kilometers away. It was set up recently by the people from the Magic Cube Potions team. You can drive there directly along the highway."

"Some survivors usually resupply there; you can go check it out."

As he spoke, the pig-headed man opened a map and pointed to the specific location.

Xu Yang nodded slightly, glanced at the surrounding corpses and the seemingly calm pig-headed man, and patted him on the shoulder again: "Then I'll be going first, you..."

He paused, and finally said only, "Take care."

He then turned and left without hesitation.

……

Xu Yang quickly drove through the woods and headed straight for where he had parked his car earlier. Before long, he was driving towards his destination.

On the highway, the sound of the river seemed more distant, and the vehicles appeared to be bypassing the Zhenjiang area.

……

The vehicle drove for about half an hour until a metal factory building appeared ahead.

In the surrounding area, some small, gray robots with tracks were wandering around, their bodies bulky.

One of the robots extended its mechanical arm, plucked the scorpion grass from the ground, and put it into its body.

The bulky interior is clearly a cargo space.

Xu Yang withdrew his gaze and found a place that looked like a parking area. A large area of ​​trees had been cut down and grass had been cleared away.

On the ugly, brown ground, several pickup trucks and SUVs were parked.

He parked his car there, and as soon as he got out, a young man wearing a red hoodie walked over.

"Parking fee: 100 contribution points, thank you."

"..."