34: Deadly yellow-green smoke

The first cough rang out in a corner of the warehouse.

The sound was sudden, as if someone had been choked.

Next came a second, then a third; the coughing began to spread among the Soldiers like a plague.

"What's that smell... cough cough... it's awful..."

A Soldier closest to the impact point was the first to inhale the yellow-green smoke.

His throat instantly felt like it was on fire; he began to cough violently, heart-wrenching coughs, as tears and snot flowed uncontrollably.

He wanted to speak, but found he couldn't even utter a complete sentence.

His eyes began to sting, and everything in his sight turned blurry.

Then, he felt his lungs being gripped tightly by an invisible hand, unable to draw in even a trace of fresh air.

"Ugh..."

Clutching his throat, his eyes bulged, and his face turned a terrifying shade of bluish-purple from the lack of oxygen.

He struggled, reaching out his hand, seemingly trying to call for help from his comrades nearby.

But in the end, he just slumped powerlessly to the ground. His body convulsed violently, and large clumps of white foam mixed with streaks of blood began to pour from his mouth.

This scene was only the beginning.

"Help... I... I can't breathe..."

"My eyes! My eyes hurt so much!"

"Devils! This is the devil's smoke!"

Screams of agony rose and fell, one after another.

More and more Soldiers collapsed in pain after inhaling the poison gas.

Some rolled frantically on the ground, tearing at their throats with their fingernails, leaving behind bloody gashes.

Others' skin began to fester at a visible rate, oozing yellow pus and making a sizzling sound.

In just a few dozen seconds, the entire warehouse transformed from an unyielding fortress into a living hell filled with screams and convulsions.

"Quick! Cover your nose and mouth with a wet cloth!"

Xie Jinyuan was the first to react. Roaring with all his might, he tore off his sleeves, soaked them in a water bucket, and distributed them to the surrounding Soldiers.

But all of this had little effect in the face of the deadly Chlorine Gas.

Shangguan Zhibiao's eyes were bloodshot. He rushed into a thick cloud of yellow-green smoke, attempting to drag out a Soldier who had collapsed and was foaming at the mouth.

But as soon as he inhaled a breath, his head spun, a knife-like pain shot through his lungs, and he too fell to his knees, coughing violently.

"Company Commander!"

The Soldiers nearby cried out and tried to help him, but they were also forced back, choking on the poison gas.

Panic and despair, like this deadly poison gas, enveloped everyone.

They could face guns and cannons, they could face bayonets, but they didn't know how to fight this invisible enemy.

The Military Doctor wove through the crowd with his medical kit on his back, but as he looked at the Soldiers convulsing on the ground, he was helpless.

He could treat gunshot wounds and stab wounds, but he didn't know how to snatch back a person whose lungs were filled with poison gas from the hands of Death.

He could only watch as one vibrant life after another painfully flickered out before him.

In the Livestream room, all the viewers stared blankly at this hellish scene, their minds going completely numb.

One moment, they were moved to tears by the raising of the national flag.

The next, they were witnessing a most cruel and helpless massacre.

The Bullet Screen, after a brief pause, erupted like a volcanic explosion.

[No!!!!!!!!]

[Beasts! You beasts!!! These sons of bitches!!!]

[I can't take it... I really can't take it anymore... *gag*...]

[Why... why would they use such a thing...]

[What about the Geneva Convention? This is a fucking crime against humanity!]

[Stop talking, when have those beasts ever followed the rules!]

[Master Xi! Master Xi, quickly think of something! I beg you! Save them! Where's your Mosquito Repellent? Use it again!]

[It's useless... this time it's gas... the whole warehouse is full of poison gas, how can they be saved...]

[I... for the first time, I wish this was a game. Please, let it be a game...]

Chen Xi rushed down from the rooftop.

Like a crazed bull, he shoved aside everyone blocking his path.

He saw it.

He saw the purgatory swallowed by the yellow-green smoke.

He saw those vibrant lives struggling in pain on the ground—the ones who had smiled at him and handed him flatbreads.

He saw Shangguan Zhibiao kneeling on the ground, his spit laced with streaks of blood.

He saw the young man named Nickname holding a wet cloth tightly over his nose and mouth, yet still unable to stop the poison gas from seeping through the gaps.

His eyes instantly turned blood-red.

An unprecedented, cold killing intent, enough to freeze the soul, wildly surged from the depths of his heart.

He didn't hesitate any longer.

He rushed to a relatively open corner where the smoke was slightly thinner.

Facing the void, he let out a beast-like roar, suppressed with endless fury.

"system mall!"

"Everything... that can save lives!"

"Bring it all out for me!"