Chapter 403: This old Wei is a talent.

The largest Mutated Lizard was hit by three freezing projectiles.

Its massive body was instantly covered by a layer of ice armor, its front claws were frozen to the ground, and its movements became even more sluggish.

But this Mutated Lizard was, after all, one of the overlords of this area; it struggled with all its might, and the ice on its body continuously cracked.

It opened its gaping maw and let out a furious roar, shattering the remaining ice armor on its body.

At this moment, Lan Ling seized the opportunity and, the instant it broke free from the ice, fired several shells directly at its eyes.

The shells accurately struck the Mutated Lizard’s eyes, and it shook its head in pain, affecting the other smaller Mutated Lizards around it.

With the remaining Mutated Lizards joining in, the scene once again became chaotic.

Liang Yu naturally didn’t know that these two sisters, who were both unskilled and loved to play, hadn’t even finished dealing with those lizards yet.

He had now arrived at the entrance to the basement.

The first floor had already been cleared by him; there was no possibility of Facehuggers remaining.

Liang Yu looked at the thick steel door at the entrance and recalled Zen Master Qizhen’s strike at the Mountain Cave, and on a whim, he threw a full-force punch at the entrance below.

However, he had thought too much; even with the mech’s enhancement, he couldn’t break through this thick steel door.

It only left a fist-shaped dent nearly two centimeters deep on it.

Liang Yu hadn’t held back with this punch; he had truly given it his all, which made him even more eager for the secret manual.

If it was confirmed to be fine, he planned to find time to try it out.

In the basement, Liang Yu’s violent door-smashing naturally caught the attention of the people inside.

The five Survivors remaining on the first level looked at each other, one female Survivor looking at the man opposite her, who was dressed like an engineering student.

“Lao Wei, what should we do? Those things must be smashing the door.”

“If this last line of defense is broken, going down to the lower two levels won’t make sense; we’ll inevitably be trapped to death, it’s just a matter of time.”

The engineering student named Lao Wei didn’t seem too flustered; in fact, his expression subtly held a hint of anticipation for the monsters to break in.

At the same time, he touched the assembled laser cannon in his hand, now wanting to find a monster to test its power on.

But he also didn’t forget to calm his teammates’ emotions.

“Don’t worry, I’ve already contacted the officials; I’m sure they’ll have rescue coming very soon.”

Lao Wei said this, but he himself didn’t believe that the officials would send rescue, and the other four also didn’t believe it, but no one exposed the matter.

“Also, you all should hold onto those weapons.”

“These are the only weapons we have left now.”

The man next to him looked at the cannon connected to the compressor and asked Lao Wei with a bit of disbelief, “Is your air cannon really useful?”

“Why don’t we test it first?”

Lao Wei also had an indifferent expression.

“If you want to try it, go ahead; I’m not stopping you.”

“Anyway, that battery can only be used three or four times at most, and if it runs out of power at a critical moment and can’t start, don’t say I tricked you.”

As a result, when the man heard Lao Wei’s words, he hesitated for a while and didn’t try it. After all, Lao Wei said there were only three to four chances.

Each time could be life-saving, so he naturally didn’t dare to act recklessly.

The few of them sat together, discussing what their next step should be.

Just then, a dull metallic thud, like a heavy hammer, abruptly interrupted their conversation.

The sound of metal hitting the ground was particularly jarring in the silent basement.

The few of them instantly fell silent, their eyes revealing a hint of vigilance and fear.

They looked at each other, all clearly understanding what was happening: the obstruction at the first-floor entrance to the basement had been breached.

The five of them took their respective weapons and cautiously moved to the side of the corridor in the darkness, waiting for the monster to arrive.

In the corridor, heavy footsteps were now heard, followed by a light. They knew the door-breaking monster had arrived.

In the darkness, the five of them exchanged glances, using the light from the other side, and then began to act according to their previously discussed plan.

At this moment, the sound of the compressor working started, instantly revealing the man’s position and drawing the other party’s attention.

Listening to the footsteps approaching, the man felt extremely anxious.

Gradually, the footsteps got closer and closer. When he felt it was about time, he rushed out with the cannon and fired forward.

The instant he fired, he couldn’t clearly see the monster in front of him. He was knocked to the ground by its enormous recoil, making him ache all over. His teammate next to him seized the moment, ran out, dragged him back, and turned off the compressor midway.

The monster, having taken an air cannon shot, was forced back five or six meters.

At this moment, Lao Wei ran out as the monster was pushed back and directly fired the laser cannon, which had been charging for a long time, at the glowing monster.

The powerful energy beam from the laser cannon shot straight towards the monster.

However, the monster didn’t dodge. As the energy beam was about to hit it, Lao Wei vaguely seemed to see the glow of a protective shield. The direction of the energy ball was changed, flying towards his two o’clock position, where a large pit was blasted into the wall.

While everyone was astonished, Liang Yu turned on all the lights of the one-man army. The sudden brightness made everyone close their eyes. When they opened them again, they finally saw that it wasn’t a monster at all, but a robot.

Lao Wei shouted, “Misunderstanding.”

“We are humans!”

Although they said this, their guard didn’t drop; they merely stopped firing at the one-man army.

Liang Yu couldn’t help but frown at the crude weapons in their hands.

Although they were somewhat crude, their power was real. These laser weapons were generally strictly controlled by the officials, and private individuals couldn’t possibly obtain them.

So he asked the few of them about the origin of the weapons.

At this moment, Lao Wei consciously stepped forward.

“I made them myself using some equipment and parts. Is there a problem?”

The other party’s answer surprised Liang Yu, and he also found the other party to be exceptionally clever.

He immediately demonstrated his professional capabilities, making Liang Yu understand his importance, so that even if a conflict arose later, he wouldn’t normally be killed.

Liang Yu had to admit that the other party was indeed a talent, and he also began to entertain the idea of recruiting him.

A female Survivor on Lao Wei’s side looked at Liang Yu and voiced everyone’s doubts.

“You’re from the officials, right?”

“Did you see the message and come to rescue us?”

These two sentences immediately stirred up the thoughts of the few of them.

Reminded by the woman, they remembered this matter and looked at the one-man army with expectant eyes.

Only Lao Wei maintained a distance, constantly scrutinizing the one-man army in front of him.