Chapter 8

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“Wild beasts?” This conclusion surprised Wu Peng slightly.

Qin Ming nodded gently, “You might not know this, but several species of wild beasts have very acute senses. The satellite signals might be like a sharp noise in their ears that might incite their frustration and make them come here to cause destruction.”

Wu Peng had a clearer understanding when he heard Qin Ming’s explanation.

There were several unique animals in the natural world. For example, bats could sense and release ultrasonic waves.

Several species of snake could sense infrared rays.

“Since that is the case, I’ll camp here at night to see what exactly is causing trouble.” Wu Peng immediately decided to find out what the creature that was causing the trouble was. He did not care about which creature dared to touch his satellite signal but asking him to not access the Internet was akin to asking him to wait for his death.

Qin Ming chuckled when he heard that, “You need not be so restless, Brother Wu. We have the same plan. After all, the satellite signal is directly connected to the lives of the residents of the third web grid.”

Wu Peng was relieved when he heard that Qin Ming and the rest of the team had planned to stay here for the night.

Compared to him, Qin Ming and the rest of the team had a greater need for the signal.

“Then you guys can guard the area tonight. I’ll take over tomorrow night.” Wu Peng was not a pushy person. He immediately bade goodbye to the team.

When he returned to his little den, Wu Peng suddenly remembered the mutated wild beast that the user of the forum had told him during the day.

A shred of worry rose in his heart. He quickly gave Qin Ming a call to remind him about that.

Qin Ming said that it was not a problem. They had brought weapons with them this time. They should not have a problem defending themselves.

After dinner, Wu Peng followed his routine and accessed the forum to read the posts.

In the end, the signal was once again cut off less than an hour after he accessed the Internet.

Wu Peng felt that the situation was strange. Qin Ming and the rest of his team should be guarding the area. He should not have lost signal with the four of them guarding tonight.

Now that there was no signal, he could not establish contact with Qin Ming even if he wanted to.

Wu Peng had an unreasonable fear in his heart and kept having the feeling that something bad had happened.

He immediately put on his tactical vest and equipped his dagger and M1911 before he put on his protective gear and went to the surface.

This was the first time Wu Peng had come to the surface at night after the apocalypse.

His surroundings were dead silent, and the moon in the sky had vanished.

As no one lived in the city above ground, the surroundings became pitch-black the moment night fell.

Fortunately, Wu Peng had prepared an HID flashlight that could shine several hundred meters into the distance.

It was extremely difficult to traverse the area at night. He was at least five times slower than he was during the day.

He had to constantly be cautious about tripping over rocks or debris.

He took out his compass and adjusted his route. Wu Peng inched toward the satellite signal receiver in the darkness.

He had walked for nearly an hour and thought that he was almost there.

It was then he heard a gunshot break the silence from far away.

Wu Peng was startled by the sudden gunshot, and he knew that something was wrong.

He quickly pulled out his M1911 and cocked it. He did not care if he would trip or not and sprinted in the direction of the signal receiver.

After the first gunshot was heard, Wu Peng heard another string of gunfire.

Based on his experience, Wu Peng judged that the sound had come from a semi-automatic rifle.

He prayed to himself that it was the gun of Qin Ming and his team.

If the gunshots had come from the enemy’s gun, it was probable that the team had already been met with misfortune.

The gunshots stopped completely after Wu Peng ran forward for five minutes. That meant that the battle was over.

“You must be alive!” This was the first time Wu Peng felt so flustered. The figures of Qin Ming and the three other members of the team flashed past his mind.

Even though he had only met them a few times, he had already become friends with them.

Additionally, without Qin Ming and the rest of the team, there was no way that the satellite signal receiver could be fixed.

Under the light of his HID flashlight, Wu Peng saw the familiar receiver.

He shone his flashlight around the receiver and what he saw made his heart sink slowly.

He saw four familiar figures lying on the ground, none of them moved.

Wu Peng sprinted over and charged forward like he was flying.

The scene in front of his eyes pained his heart greatly.

All four members of the repair team had met with misfortune. All of their bodies were riddled with bullet holes, and their blood had dyed their protective gear red.

Wu Peng fought back the grief in his heart and dragged their corpses together to form a row.

“I’m sorry, all of you! I came too late!” He gave the repair team members’ corpses a deep bow. He thought about how to bring their corpses back to his shelter to bury them.

He suddenly felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand.

He did not have time to think before he pounced and fell forward to the ground.

Following that, he heard a gunshot come from behind him. The bullet pierced through the air as it flew past the top of Wu Peng’s head.

The person who tried to ambush Wu Peng saw that he had preemptively dodged the attack and thought that his location had been exposed. He secretly cursed his misfortune and decisively chose to escape.

On the other side, Wu Peng did not hesitate after he avoided the bullet and continued to roll on the ground.

Even though he looked extremely haggard and ridiculous, experts of the situation knew that what he was doing made sense.

He rolled for a moment and heard that there was no follow-up gunfire. Wu Peng shifted his body and hid behind the satellite signal receiver.

He made use of his cover and cautiously peeked half his head out to look at the direction where the gunshot came from.

Wu Peng did not know that the other party had left. He, who had always been cautious, was not in a hurry to charge out of his cover.

He slowly moved half his body out from behind the receiver after he waited for half an hour.

He only judged that the other party had left after he was not attacked for a full minute.

“Sss! The enemy immediately escaped after missing his first shot. It looks like he is an extremely cautious person.” According to Wu Peng’s experience, he was not afraid of an enemy who came at him with baring fangs and a strong spirit.

These people usually had all looks but no substance and could only scare an ordinary person.

It was enemies like the one he had just encountered, people who immediately vanished after they failed in their ambush, that was truly difficult to deal with.

Judging from the other party’s actions, Wu Peng knew that he was not an ordinary bandit. Why did he have his sights on the repair team?

Wu Peng’s thoughts immediately changed when he thought about that question. He quickly arrived by the side of the satellite signal receiver and picked up the HID flashlight on the ground, and began to search the area closely.

After a series of searches, he realized that the core installation of the satellite signal receiver had been taken by someone.

Within the core, the installation was the chip that he had spent 80 points to produce.

Judging from the situation, the other party must have come for the core installation of the signal receiver.

However, what use was just snatching the core installation away? Could the other party also have a satellite signal receiver?

He could not address the questions in his heart. Additionally, he was in a very dangerous location.

The mysterious enemy might head back at any time and launch a surprise attack on him.

Wu Peng looked at the corpses of the repair team on the ground and said, “I’m sorry you guys, I can’t bury you right now.”

He did not know if there were any enemies nearby, and he knew that he could not move the corpses of the repair team for burial.

Wu Peng suppressed the grief in his heart and turned off the HID flashlight. He secretly left the scene and was prepared to come tomorrow during the day to move the corpses of the repair team.

He cautiously paid attention to any movement in his surroundings along his way back to the shelter and finally returned safely.