95: Chapter 94 Silent Town

Chapter 94 Silent Desolate Town

This was a silent town completely shrouded in night, with no moon and no stars in the sky, only layers upon layers of dark clouds, as if a heavy black quilt covered the entire sky.

The buildings throughout the town were shadowy, standing like countless tombstones on a mass grave.

The various buildings were dilapidated and almost entirely shrouded in darkness, pitch black everywhere. Even with Wang Ting's eyesight, he could only see roughly seventeen or eighteen meters ahead.

Looking further away, it was as if his line of sight had melted into ink, completely plunging into darkness, unable to distinguish directions or what exactly was inside the darkness.

"Such a bizarre town; it's as if even sound has been swallowed by the night."

Wang Ting's perception of sound was quite acute, but when he walked out of the stairwell and his footsteps landed on the ground, the sound of his footsteps seemed to become a bit lighter.

This wasn't him intentionally holding back his strength, but rather the sound genuinely becoming smaller, just like the boundless darkness beside him, which inherently swallowed a portion of the sound.

Combined with such a silent environment, if the number of explorers were even fewer or if they were separated from their teammates, such an environment would likely drive a person crazy.

Because this was no different from being locked in a dark room.

"No wonder the people of Huangyan Town are unwilling to conduct long-term explorations."

Wang Ting roughly identified the direction of the town, and then his sand scorpion armor was directly summoned out, holding a vine skull tyrant blade in his hand as well.

The sand scorpion armor still bore traces of scratches carved out by the Parasitic Fungus Vine, and the white marks were particularly obvious, though slightly lighter than when he was previously besieged.

Wang Ting's perception was fully activated, and he walked step by step toward the deeper darkness.

The outer perimeter must have already been explored by Huangyan Town and other explorers, so it was unlikely to hold anything useful.

Fortunately, his goal wasn't to search for supplies, otherwise he would probably return empty-handed.

He boldly walked deeper into the town, his footsteps echoing within the town, traveling only a few meters before coming to an abrupt halt. At this moment, the sound of air vibration came from the darkness.

Wang Ting's expression turned solemn, and his gaze immediately locked onto the direction from which the vibration came.

Piercing screams emanated from the night, and he saw black shadows pouncing up from the roofs, rushing toward him.

[Low-level anomaly Bat-bee discovered, collection progress 15%]

Pitch-black Bat-bees attacked from the night, vibrating their wings in groups of three to five, their scarlet gazes acting like densely packed, flickering blood-red flames in the night.

The piercing screams stung his eardrums. As they rushed in front of him, their unfurled bat wings were a full meter in size, with rat heads and no eyes, split mouths and sharp fangs, and dense teeth like gears, stacked layer upon layer enough to tear apart all flesh and blood.

Vine Core Space—

The Bat-bees charged at an extremely fast speed, but Wang Ting had already captured their movements a step ahead. The moment they poked their heads out, the Vine Core Space instantly projected around him.

Vines emerged, and with a slight movement of his mind, vines instantly struck out, transforming into a large net that intercepted the Bat-bees mid-air.

The vine net vibrated as the Bat-bees crashed straight into it. By the time they reacted, the vines had already extended, continuously wrapping around their bodies; none of the five Bat-bees escaped.

[Low-level anomaly Bat-bee collection progress 35%]

"Squeak, squeak, squeak!"

The vines tightened continuously, squeezing the Bat-bees until their bat wings snapped. Feeling the intense pain on their bodies, the Bat-bees struggled even more violently.

"Their strength isn't considered strong, about the same as a Lizard Hound, but their flying is a bit more troublesome."

The entire Silent Desolate Town was pitch black, and the visibility was far too low. Even if he used a torch or a searchlight, it probably wouldn't have a very good effect.

Darkness not only swallowed sound, but light also had a suppression and swallowing effect.

Snap. [Recorded low-level anomaly Bat-bee, obtained 100 monster points]

He directly snapped off the Bat-bee's head, instantly bringing the collection progress to 100%, and the monster points were also pocketed at this moment.

As Wang Ting walked deeper inside, he checked the exchangeable items of the Bat-bee.

[Exchangeable items for low-level anomaly Bat-bee are as follows]

[Sonic Perception (Trait): Strengthens sound wave capture ability, can clearly capture sound wave changes within a 300-meter range —— 100 monster points]

[Bat Wings (Creation): Enlarged Bat-bee bat wings, with a two-meter wingspan, capable of low-altitude flight and gliding, cannot be used long-term —— 100 monster points]

[bat-bee grenade (Creation): A fragmentation grenade that releases strong shock waves, possessing both explosive damage and shock damage, with a lethal range of 30 meters, accumulating one per day —— 100 monster points]

[Sound-Hiding Bone (Trait): Bat-bee's special skeletal structure transforms into a sound-absorbing trait, significantly reducing the sound it emits to achieve a stealth effect —— 100 monster points]

[Bat-bee (Servant Beast): 100 monster points]

"Sonic Perception and Bat Wings are quite good——"

This creation, Bat Wings, allowed people to fly short distances. Even if it couldn't last long, its significance was strategic, thoroughly carrying out the principle of running away if one couldn't win.

At least from Wang Ting's current perspective, there were very few anomalous monsters capable of flight. If he encountered an anomalous monster he couldn't handle, this ability was enough to save his life.

As for Sonic Perception, it was just the icing on the cake for him. Perfecting his perceptual abilities—from Vibration Perception, vine perception, to sound wave capture—any monster attempting to assassinate Wang Ting would see the difficulty skyrocket.

Rustle, rustle, rustle——

As Wang Ting continuously penetrated deeper, the dark town transmitted subtle frictional sounds. In the corners of those broken walls and in the towering concrete high-rises, the gazes of monsters filled with killing intent had already locked onto him.

"There's quite a number of them."

Under Vibration Perception, the monsters making the commotion were like dots of light on a radar, their locations completely exposed.

Wang Ting dragged the vine skull tyrant blade across the ground, producing a sharp sound amid the friction.

Suddenly, this piercing noise was like a spark igniting gunpowder, instantly stirring up the monsters in the darkness.

Roar——

The low roars of monsters sounded, and sharp claws trampled on the ground, producing muffled impact sounds and sharp frictional sounds. Night Demons, colluding with Bat-bees from between the buildings, launched an attack.

They surged forward frantically, the Night Demons' bodies resembling black shadows, charging over like ghosts.

They were about one and a half meters tall, with hunched figures and knotted muscles resembling twisted tree roots, their entire bodies pitch black as if dyed in ink, and a pair of huge beast claws as sharp as blades.

Swish——

A Night Demon rushed to Wang Ting's front, pouncing forward, its sharp beast claws heading straight for his throat.

Swish, swish, swish! Wang Ting's figure did not move; the projected vines had already risen from the ground, instantly grabbing the Night Demon's ankle and forcibly dragging it back.

The first Night Demon returned empty-handed, while the second and third Night Demons followed closely behind, their sharp teeth interlocking like wolf fangs, as if trying to suck dry Wang Ting's blood.

Wang Ting's expression was calm, the vines constantly stirring and blocking like pythons in the darkness, intercepting all the monsters approaching him.

"The projection of the Vine Core Space can make the appearance of the vines more sudden, which is more effective than launching attacks solely from the ground. It would be even better if it could mutate to enhance strength."

The effect of the Vine Core Space exceeded Wang Ting's expectations. Previously, he only wanted to use the Vine Core Space to make up for his attack methods, but now it seemed to have enhanced his crowd control capabilities.

A full seven or eight Night Demons launched an attack simultaneously, while five or six Bat-bees continuously circled around, trying to assassinate Wang Ting's back.

However, now they had all fallen into the vine network, and no matter how they struggled, they could not break free.

Earth Vine Spike! Wang Ting activated the skill, and instantly countless thorn spikes rose from the ground, killing all the trapped monsters.

[Recorded low-level anomaly Night Demon, obtained 150 monster points]

The vines continued to grind the monster carcasses, rolling out a Night Demon spine from within; this was an extraordinary material from the Night Demon.

"The probability of formation is about the same as a Vine Parasite Corpse or a Scarecrow."

Wang Ting's gaze looked further into the depths of Silent Desolate Town. The further inward he went, the more obvious the swallowing of sound became.

He could sense that he definitely wasn't the only person exploring the town, but the surroundings were still a silent expanse, with no footsteps and no gunshots.

It was as if a person had been stuffed into a coffin and then buried in the dirt.

"Still missing one Giant Claw Night Demon."

Wang Ting's figure moved quickly. According to existing intelligence, there were only three types of monsters inside Silent Desolate Town: Bat-bees, Night Demons, and the Giant Claw Night Demon. The latter was equivalent in strength to an elite individual and was even rarer in number.

Wanting to find it in Silent Desolate Town would probably take some effort.

Wang Ting continued to penetrate deeper, his unmasked movements producing quite a bit of noise.

Having only advanced three to four hundred meters, he was attacked by Bat-bees three times, accompanied by two encirclements by Night Demons.

Dozens of Night Demons and Bat-bees attacked together, but Wang Ting's killing intent had surged; on one side he manipulated vines, and on the other, he continuously slashed with Earth Vine Spikes and the vine skull tyrant blade.

Without much ado, he killed the monsters one by one.

The Night Demons failed to assassinate him and instead delivered five extraordinary materials to Wang Ting.

"We're almost at the center location. If I still can't find it, I can only make an even bigger commotion."

"Roar!" Wang Ting frowned. Just as the thought arose in his heart, fierce vibrations suddenly came from the church location at the center of the town.

His expression turned stern, and after carefully perceiving, his face suddenly showed surprise—someone was fighting a powerful monster.

His figure quietly approached, hugging the shadows of the buildings along the street, heading straight for the church.

Just as he got close and looked intently, he discovered a person covered entirely in a black liquid throwing punches and blasting a black monster standing a full two meters tall flying backwards.

[Low-level anomaly Giant Claw Night Demon discovered, collection progress 10%]

"Ignorant things, coming to disturb what I'm doing as well."

That person let out a cold snort. Around him, there were three other monsters of the same appearance, currently attached by the black water, seeming to have been beaten so badly they couldn't stand up.

"Leader, the bell tower, the church, the entrance residences——they've all been set up, and we can detonate them tomorrow."

In the darkness, there turned out to be four other people who came with that person, dressed in completely different clothes—some wore simple jackets, someone wore an old trench coat, and one of them wore a black long gown, obviously all disguised.

At this time, their figures were capable, holding rifles in their hands and wearing swords at their waists. They were all experts adept at combat.