"Boss, what are you doing?"

Jiko couldn't help but ask out of curiosity upon seeing it.

Before Morris could explain, the bespectacled man, Rumen, spoke first.

"This is Langke Bacteria, which only grows in the dark corners of the No Light Zone, considered a local specialty. The Langke Wine you had in the bar earlier is made from it."

"This is the raw material for Langke Wine!?"

Jiko immediately showed a surprised expression.

Earlier, when they arrived at the No Light Zone, they went to a nearby bar to gather intelligence, and that's where they drank the Langke Wine.

The taste of that wine is very unique, giving one a kind of addictive feeling, which greatly satisfied Jiko, a seasoned drinker.

"I never thought such fine wine was actually brewed from these fungi. Boss, why are you collecting so much? Are you planning to brew some yourself when we get back?"

"Swish!"

A light reflected off the lens of the bespectacled man.

He adjusted his glasses and said in a deep voice:

"Idiot, I told you to pay attention, but you never listen. Langke Bacteria has certain toxins before it is turned into wine. If its powder invades the retina, it can cause strong hallucinations. The boss is likely collecting it to deal with those guys."

As soon as he finished speaking, Morris had already crushed the Langke Bacteria in his hand and poured it into a small glass bottle.

"Hehe, this is just to be safe, better to be prepared than sorry."

After saying that, he grabbed a pot of soil, gently wiped the remaining Langke Bacteria powder off his hands, and then stood up again, leading the group onward.

The 39th sewage treatment plant is the largest treatment plant located in district B of the passage area, covering an area of approximately 6 square kilometers, not counting its reservoir area.

Typically, before the catastrophe, there was always a Federation guard squad stationed here.

But now, it had long been taken over by a group of armed bandits.

According to Morris's investigation, the group of Necro Imperial Faction lunatics is indeed as described in the Star Alliance's intelligence, committing all sorts of evil, even resorting to cannibalism.

Therefore, the members of the Rat Extermination Team decided to directly execute Plan A and use violent means to eradicate this group of lunatics.

"Boom!"

An explosion sounded, and a weathered gate completed its mission, being blasted to pieces by a directional grenade.

Searing flames ignited in the dark alleyway, lighting up the surroundings.

"There's only one path here, they should be down below, everyone move quickly!"

Morris led the charge with four teammates into the 39th sewage treatment plant.

As soon as they entered, everyone's expressions couldn't help but change.

Just because along the edge of the not-so-spacious passage, dark red bloodstains were everywhere, and even some incomplete human skeletons.

"These guys, they actually turned this place into such a state..."

Morris frowned deeply.

It seemed there was really no more need to investigate further, these bandits were truly wicked.

The main entrance of the 39th sewage treatment plant was actually inside, which was a large elevator.

However, due to the apocalyptic disaster, it had long been abandoned, and the path they were currently taking was considered the back door.

The back door path wasn't large, and everywhere around were corpses, the further they went in, the denser it got, making it difficult to find even a slightly decent foothold.

Turning a corner, the scene before them suddenly opened up.

"Ugh!"

Andrea couldn't help but retch, even as a top bounty hunter, he was startled by the scene before him.

In front of him, less than twenty centimeters from his nose, was a huge bundle piled up.

Inside the bundle were a jumble of body remnants, and up close, a stench assaulted them, making one want to retch.

"This is their food pouch..."

After observing for a while, the bespectacled man said with a serious face.

Even the muscular hulk Jiko was a bit unsettled now.

"Fuck! These damned bastards, I'll definitely gun them to shreds with my dual-linked gatling gun next time!"

They cautiously circled around the piled blood bags.

However, it was quite difficult, because such bundles were everywhere, blocking the already not-so-wide path tightly.

"Damn it, I'm beginning to regret taking this mission!"

Weiss personally pushed aside a blood bag blocking the way, clearing a path for everyone to pass through.

"Wait!"

The bespectacled man suddenly called out to them softly.

He turned and started rummaging through one of the nearby blood bags, and soon pulled out a gray rectangular object from it.

"Shit!! Rumen, what are you doing! Why are you touching those things!"

Seeing his movements, Jiko couldn't help but step back several steps.

Rumen looked completely calm, as if nothing here could affect his emotions.

"Look at this, I remember during firearms training, the instructor demonstrated, this is a battery."

"Battery?"

"Yes, this is a standard-sized B7 type plasma battery, which is plasma ammunition, compatible with most heavy plasma rifle magazines."

His words made everyone pause slightly.

"You mean..."

Rumen adjusted his glasses and said:

"These bundles aren't just their food pouches, but also containers where they store weapons and other items."

"Hiss... You can't mean..."

"That's right, we're now within the shield range, and some of Guleng Star's equipment should be usable. So I suggest we check these bundles and gather the supplies inside, which should help with the mission later."

As Rumen finished speaking, Jiko was the first to wave his hand, shaking his head like a rattle.

"Rumen, are you kidding! You want me to find stuff in these? Impossible! Absolutely impossible! I won't do it! Absolutely not! Give it up already!"

The others were also looking at this teammate as if he were a monster.

After being together for so long, it was the first time they discovered that this guy was capable of such rationality.

But you couldn't blame them, as these bundles in front of them were indeed too disgusting.

If any normal person were here, they wouldn't want to touch them either.

"Well... Rumen, I think we should pass on these weapons... We haven't learned the systematic use of them, after all, they're high-tech stuff, and using them improperly could easily lead to unpredictable consequences..."

Morris spoke up.

Judging by his expression, it wasn't hard to see that he too was reluctant to touch the items inside.

"Alright..."

Rumen seriously contemplated the captain's words, and eventually, it seemed he found some merit in them, agreeing with a nod.

"But these grenades we can still use, we threw them before in the Star Alliance, didn't we?"

As he spoke, he pulled out a few grenades from a nearby bundle.

Among them were familiar plasma magnetic storm grenades, and flat-looking shock grenades.

"Alright, I suppose... maybe you should hold onto these for now, Rumen, and we can ask you for them later when we need them..."

Morris twitched the corners of his mouth.

As the team leader, he felt embarrassed to admit he was avoiding using them because they were gross, so he decided to let Rumen carry them first.

And so, Rumen spent five minutes searching all the nearby bundles, eventually finding eight small grenades.

"Continue moving, everyone be mindful of your steps, since these guys can use weapons, mines might be present underground, so don't be careless."

Morris gave the command to continue moving.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.