I will practice more in the United States

Chapter 203 Exploring the cave and finding the source of interference
Tai Chi

69/1000 (Master)
(Features: Unloading force increased by 40%)

(Features: Abnormal state resistance increased by 10%)

Li Ang looked at his attribute panel with some surprise. He had indeed made the right choice for this martial art. The second entry actually showed characteristics that were more inclined towards health-preserving functions.

From the perspective of ordinary people, resistance to abnormal conditions is equivalent to reducing the chance of getting sick, enhancing one's physical fitness, and even being effective in fighting against poisoning, infection, high temperature, low temperature, and radiation.

This naturally includes the mental interference from the abnormal interference source that Leon is about to face.

In Le Ang's opinion, the value of this feature is no less than damage reduction, and it is much more precious than things like increasing strength and speed.

[Spirit] reached 40 points, and with this characteristic as a backup, Leon felt more confident in exploring the source of the interference.

He drove to a familiar place again. Because he had adapted to the new place, his [spirit] had been improved, and he had acquired the ability to resist abnormal conditions, Leon now felt that the same location had reduced the interference to him by more than 50%.

After choosing the direction, Li Ang had not taken a few steps when he suddenly heard the roar of a car coming from behind.

"Why would there be other people here?"

As soon as this question flashed through Li Ang's mind, an off-road vehicle drove up to his side.

The car window opened, and a yellow-haired girl with a tattoo on her neck and a cigarette in her mouth poked out from inside. She looked at Li Ang and said:

"Hey! Handsome boy, are you here for adventure too? Do you want to get in the car and join us?"

Before Li Ang could reply, the Mexican man with more tattoos in the driver's seat started to curse:

"Bitch, how many gigolos do you need to satisfy you? I can run into a dozen men who have slept with you when I go out to buy a pack of cigarettes!"

He glanced at the back seat of the car and saw two little black dogs sitting there. He didn't know where the woman wanted him to sit after getting in the car.

Li Ang shook his head to refuse. Out of kindness, he kindly reminded:
"Thank you for your kindness, but I don't recommend you go in any further. It will be very dangerous."

"Oh? Really? Then I suggest you go back to your mother's arms to drink milk. That's the safest place."

After the black guy at the back finished mocking, he urged the Mexican guy in front to drive quickly. The car drove away with a raised middle finger sticking out of the window.

Li Ang smiled helplessly. It was difficult to persuade the damned ghosts with kind words. Once they really drove deep into the water and suffered strong interference, they might not be able to come back.

The reason why he did not choose to drive was to slowly adapt to this interference and minimize its impact on himself.

The roads on both sides of this highway are almost the same as the desert. The plants on the ground are extremely scarce, and the wind can blow up large amounts of sand and gravel.

Three minutes later, just when Li Ang could hardly hear the sound of the SUV, a crash was suddenly heard.

Li Ang knew without thinking that they must have had a car accident. He shook his head and didn't take it too seriously.

When he finally walked slowly to the off-road vehicle with all four wheels facing up, he frowned.

It's not surprising to smell blood around here. After all, the car has overturned, so it's normal to have some minor injuries.

But the strange thing is that even with his keen perception, he couldn't feel any signs of living things in the car.

Li Ang walked closer and saw that it was just as he felt. The car was empty and none of the four people were visible.

This is very strange. Even if they were disturbed and overturned, and then recovered, the first thing they should do is stay in the car to ask for help, or walk back? How come there is no trace of them?

Leon's curiosity was not out of concern for them, but to explore whether there were some strange phenomena or objects in this area, or whether there were other people there.

He observed the traces on the ground. Because the soil was hard and there was a lot of wind and sand, the traces left by walking were very difficult to identify. Li Ang could only vaguely recognize the footprints of several people here, and the direction was consistent with his target.

Li Ang walked in this direction for a few more minutes, becoming more and more curious. Logically speaking, ordinary people like them should not be able to reach here.

While I was thinking, my eyes suddenly discovered a trace on the ground in front of me.

It was a broken ear with fresh bloodstains on it. The edges were uneven, as if it had been torn off directly or bitten off by teeth.

There were also a few lines on the ears. With Li Ang's excellent memory, he would certainly not forget them. Those were exactly the patterns on the body of the yellow-haired girl who had asked him if she wanted to get in the car.

"A beast? Or something else?"

Leon's adrenaline was stimulated, his heart rate suddenly rose to a higher level, and he took the Glock at his waist.

Naturally, Li Ang made some preparations for exploring this deserted place. Although he was not qualified to buy a gun now, as long as the money was paid, these contraband items would not be so contraband.

He continued walking forward and indeed found some bloodstains that had not been covered by sand. The location at this time was very close to the location of the interference source he observed last time.

But strangely, he still didn't see any trace of those people until Leon finally came to the location where the interference was the strongest, and finally saw very obvious traces in the cave he discovered last time.

There are two black fingers

Li Ang was almost certain that those people had already entered the cave, but he was not sure how they got in, whether they walked in alive or were dragged in dead.

He had already planned to turn around and go back. Although he had made a lot of preparations this time, it still seemed insufficient.

If you go directly into the cave, you won't be able to perform many actions, firearms will be difficult to use, and there are too many unknown risks.

However, as soon as he turned around, he heard noises coming from inside the cave, which were getting closer and faster.

He had no choice but to turn his body around again, load the pistol and point it at the cave entrance.

If they were to fight on a flat ground like this, with a gun in his hand, he wouldn't be afraid of any wild beasts.

After a breath of time, the creature in the cave finally revealed its head. This head had human features, but there were many places on the skin that had ulcerated, there was no hair on the top of the head, and the overall facial features looked a little distorted.

The image really does look like the mutated humans in those horror movies.

Li Ang confirmed that this process took less than half a second, and then he immediately pulled the trigger, blowing its head off with one shot.

Through the bloodstains just now, Le Ang has confirmed that the creatures in here must be dangerous. Let alone this kind of strange-looking mutant, even if it is a normal person, Le Ang will shoot without hesitation.

In such a deserted place, killing a few people is almost no problem. Soon, a second and third strange-looking human appeared in the cave. Li Ang also accepted them all and killed them as soon as they showed their heads.

According to the Mozambique shooting method, it should be two shots to the chest and one shot to the head. However, with Li Ang's current shooting level, especially at such a close distance, it is not difficult for him to shoot the head with one shot.

After killing three of them, there was finally no movement in the cave. However, Le Ang did not let his guard down. Even this kind of mutant human had appeared, so he would not be surprised if there were some strange scenes.

Suddenly, Li Ang seemed to sense something, and a warning signal arose in his heart. He reacted subconsciously and moved a step to the side.

"Oh!"

A large rock hit where he had just been standing.

Li Ang estimated that the stone must weigh at least 60 or 70 kilograms. Although it would not kill him, he would most likely be injured.

Only then did he realize that a mutant had actually sneaked up behind him at some point. Seeing that his attack missed, he immediately ran away and ran behind a small hill.

Li Ang fired several shots towards the direction where he was running, not knowing whether he hit him or not, and then quickly chased after him.

He didn't dare to go into the cave, but he was not afraid of such open areas.

Li Ang chased for a few steps and came to the side of the hill, then he saw an apple-sized stone coming towards his head with the sound of wind.

If it were an ordinary person, he might get angry at this, but for Li Ang, these were just the leftovers.

Although the speed of the stone had already caught up with the speed of an average baseball player's pitch, it was still a little slow for him. Leon caught the stone directly, but then threw it back at the mutant who was still standing there stupidly waiting to see the result.

The stone that Li Ang threw out broke through the wind and made a whistling sound. The mutant finally reacted and wanted to dodge, but he was too fast to dodge. The stone, like a cannonball, hit him right on the chest, and even his ribs were sunken.

"Wow!"

Even though this mutant fell to the ground, he was still making some screams that were not like human voices. It was obvious that his language ability had completely degenerated, and his vitality was extremely tenacious.

Seeing that he was unable to communicate, Li Ang could only shoot him again, ending his life.

Li Ang suppressed his nausea and carefully observed the body of the mutant on the ground. He found that most of the structure was similar to that of humans, except for some details, such as the state of muscles, the thickness and shape of bones.

He also felt this from the power thrown by the mutant just now.

From this point of view, the people in the off-road vehicle are most likely dead.

Li Ang came back, took a deep look at the cave on the ground, and chose to go back.

The equipment he brought this time was too little, and he couldn't be sure if there would be other dangers in the cave.

Anyway, the things inside won’t run away by themselves, so there’s no need to rush.

Li Ang drove to the city center and first bought a set of outdoor adventure equipment, including a high-intensity flashlight and night vision goggles, which were standard equipment, and even oxygen cylinders and gas masks.

The shop owner was also very curious about where he was going to explore with so much equipment. However, Li Ang was not willing to say more and just spent money. The owner did not ask too many questions.

He even bought a bulletproof vest for safety reasons.

Then we rented an off-road vehicle, put two barrels of gasoline in the car, got everything ready, and set off again.

This whole thing cost him tens of thousands of dollars, which can be said to be a huge investment. He just hopes that today's harvest will not disappoint him.

This time he did not choose to walk there, but drove an off-road vehicle directly to the entrance of the cave.

Li Ang first looked towards the cave entrance and asked several times if there was anyone inside. After getting no response for a long time, Li Ang directly took two barrels of gasoline from the car and started pouring them inside.

That’s right, this is Leon’s plan. No matter what kind of creature is inside, as long as it is carbon-based, it cannot withstand the burning of gasoline and the oxygen-deficient environment after burning.

Even if there really is a legendary vampire hiding in there, I guess it wouldn't be able to withstand this.

After pouring the two barrels of gasoline, Li Ang threw a lighter in. There was a bang, and the flames suddenly burst into flames.

While waiting, Li Ang even practiced Tai Chi. After two hours, the temperature in the cave finally dropped to a level he could accept.

Li Ang put on a full set of equipment, carried an oxygen tank, and entered the cave for the first time.

The temperature inside the cave is still probably over 50 degrees, but with Li Ang's physique, he can definitely bear this temperature.

Not long after entering, Li Ang encountered a fork in the road. Fortunately, he did not come down rashly, otherwise, with all the twists and turns inside, it would be easy to get lost, or be attacked from behind.

The entire cave was not as deep as he had imagined. After walking about twenty meters, he reached the end.

Sure enough, there was another mutant inside, but judging from the fact that his chest was motionless, he was obviously dead.

Although the fire did not spread to the deepest part of the cave, the smoke caused by the burning and the high temperature and oxygen-deficient environment made it impossible for the creatures inside to survive.

In addition to this mutant, there were also the bodies of several people we had just met in the off-road vehicle.

The bodies of the two black men had been disemboweled, and the Mexican man had blood on his head. It was obvious that they had died before Li Ang arrived.

The horror of seeing this kind of scene is more real and shocking than playing any horror game.

As for the tattooed woman, all her clothes had been stripped off and her lower body was covered in blood. It was obvious that she had been abused before her death. Perhaps she was left behind to be used as a reproductive tool.

Li Ang was not sure whether she was still alive when he ignited the gasoline, but perhaps dying like this would be a relief for her.

Although Li Ang didn't like these people, it didn't stop him from feeling resentful when he saw the corpses of their kind.

In addition to these corpses, there were densely packed white bones on the ground. Most of them were animal bones, such as mice, rabbits, and birds, but there were a few that could be seen to be human bones.

After confirming the safety of the underground environment, Li Ang also determined the location of the interference source based on the position where his sensitivity was strongest.

A faint purple light was emitting from a conical stone in the middle of the cave. When Leon got closer, he saw that some of the stone had fallen off, revealing the purple crystals inside.

Just by getting close, he could feel his heart rate soaring, and a huge attraction was calling to Leon.

(End of this chapter)