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What the hell?
Am I hearing things because I'm too nervous?
Shen Yuan felt cold sweat on his forehead as he suddenly heard a series of crashing sounds, sometimes even two consecutive impacts, as if there were two Mutant Mice!
"Metallic objects detected, Source of Life sufficient, activate?"
The cold mechanical voice echoed in his mind again. Shen Yuan was sure it was not an auditory hallucination; there really was such a voice?
He gritted his teeth, not caring about what was happening. After all, he might be eaten by the Mutant Mice in the next moment! He certainly didn't think that he, armed with a Shovel, could take down two Mutant Mice that couldn't even be killed by a handgun. He wasn't some freak like Red Sister with combat power of two hundred!
"Activate!" Shen Yuan shouted in frustration; who knows if he would even be able to speak in the next second.
"Activation starting... Estimated activation time one minute, starting timer! 1, 2, 3..."
Damn!
What do you mean it takes one minute to activate? Whether he could hold on for ten seconds was already a problem!
Shen Yuan estimated that a half-meter-long Mutant Mouse had more strength than a half-meter-tall sow; its ramming ability was too strong! And now there were two of them; he simply couldn't hold on!
"31, 32, 33..."
The countdown continued. Shen Yuan felt numb all over, unable to move his hands and feet. As he slipped, the door opened!
"Dammit!"
He cursed loudly and then swung the Shovel with all his might, the sharp edge aimed at the gap in the door where a Mutant Mouse's head was poking through!
Bang!
The Shovel, capable of cutting through fine steel wire, bounced back, almost slipping from his grip!
The Mutant Mouse, despite its bleeding head, seemed unharmed. It bared its teeth, eyes bloodshot, and was ready to rush in with a fierce push!
"38, 39, 40..."
"Go to hell!"
In this critical moment, Shen Yuan suddenly felt a surge of warmth flowing through his limbs, originating from the palm of his left hand and spreading throughout his body. It felt like drinking a cup of warm liquor in the dead of winter. He didn't know where this strength came from, but he gripped the Shovel tightly and thrust it forcefully at the Mutant Mouse, pushing it back!
Then, he exerted all his strength to shove the dining table back against the door!
"47, 48, 49..."
Shen Yuan's attacks clearly enraged the Mutant Mouse.
Two Mutant Mice went wild, crashing against the door more frequently. However, Shen Yuan felt his body growing weak and soft; he had clearly overexerted himself just now and was now at his limit.
"54, 55, 56..."
Shen Yuan couldn't hold back any longer, and the wooden door burst open. The injured Mutant Mouse darted in!
Shen Yuan quickly swung the Shovel, striking the Mutant Mouse on the head, then turned and ran.
"57, 58, 59..."
Shen Yuan turned around and entered the nearest kitchen, swiftly closing the door behind him.
The kitchen door was made of Aluminum Alloy tempered glass and could not withstand the attack from the Mutant Mouse, shattering instantly!
"60! Shovel activation complete! Activation effects are as follows..."
A series of messages flooded into Shen Yuan's mind, but in his extreme tension, he couldn't focus on them; the Mutant Mouse had already pounced right in front of him.
In a life-or-death moment!
He gripped the Shovel tightly, using all his strength to swing it down at the Mutant Mouse's head!
A frenzied strike!
Shen Yuan's face twisted in a grimace; this was a decisive blow for survival. He had no other means to deal with the Mutant Mouse. He knew he was likely facing dire consequences, teetering on the brink of death!
In the next moment, blood splattered everywhere, and Shen Yuan was covered in it!
He widened his eyes because the Mutant Mouse's head had been chopped in half. Then a warm current surged through the Shovel into his body. Shen Yuan felt his weary limbs and bones become comfortable, and his strength was rapidly recovering.
It seemed that something was flowing from the Mutant Mouse into his body, like a miraculous tonic, with immediate effects!
There was no time to think further, as the second Mutant Mouse charged at him.
He focused his mind, holding the shovel without panic, guarding the kitchen door while swinging the Shovel. The strength he had built up over years of part-time heavy labor was greater than that of most adults, allowing him to sever the head of the Mutant Mouse with just a few strikes!
As before, a warm current surged into his body, instantly revitalizing him!
"Whoosh whoosh!"
Shen Yuan quickly closed the door again and piled up various items like the dining table, sofa, and chairs to barricade it. Finally, he moved the heaviest refrigerator in the house to lay against the wall directly opposite the door. After testing it, he confirmed that unless the door was broken down, the Mutant Mouse would definitely not be able to get in. He then sat down heavily on the sofa, gasping for breath.
In that life-and-death minute, Shen Yuan had never been so tense in his life, sweat pouring down him like rain.
After resting for a minute and regaining some strength, with his heartbeat calming down a bit, Shen Yuan hurried to check the windows.
This rental unit had three rooms and a living room, with two rooms facing the sun. The kitchen, bathroom, three bedrooms, and living room windows were all fitted with stainless steel security screens. This was on the third floor; there was no way for the Mutant Mouse to enter through the windows—
But being cautious never hurt!
Finally, he arrived at the window of the master bedroom, looking outside, and his face turned pale instantly!
Every household had their doors tightly shut, and wherever a door was ajar, there were Mutant Mice coming and going. At a glance, there were at least a dozen fresh corpses lying in disarray outside, and at least another dozen Mutant Mice scurrying around!
This was just what could be seen; who knew how many Mutant Mice were lurking out of sight!
Shen Yuan heard many screams, some coming from the neighboring unit. Clearly, the Mutant Mice had already ravaged the entire Wenxin Community!
It wouldn't be long before things escalated, as he hadn't heard any screams when he first woke up; it was only just now that he heard them.
"Where are the police? Where are the armed forces? Where is the Air Force logistics? Where is the Group Army?"
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, feeling hopeless inside.
With such Mutant Mice, even a handgun would be difficult to use effectively. If their numbers were sufficient—thousands strong—deploying all of Pengcheng's armed forces would be futile.
Unless they resorted to using weapons of mass destruction, disregarding the lives of the people!
In this situation, no one could be relied upon; he could only depend on himself!
"Source of Life? Revitalization? Strange heat... a hundred times more powerful? So... what exactly is going on?"
Shen Yuan extended his left hand.
Because at the beginning, his left palm hurt, and after killing the Mutant Mouse, a strange heat flowed into his body from his left hand. At that time, both hands were holding the Shovel, and his right hand felt nothing at all...
"A meteor, a dream, a piece of metal..."
A meteor struck him, and then he fell unconscious, dreaming of a piece of metal piercing through his left hand...
Could it not be a dream, but reality?
Was that meteor actually a piece of metal?
Yet his left palm, although it throbbed faintly, showed no blood or wounds at all?
What about that strange, cold mechanical voice that appeared in his mind?
"Who are you?" Shen Yuan asked, but there was no response.
He examined carefully and found that the Shovel had indeed changed; it had become sharper. A gentle stroke cut off a piece of the wooden dining table, just like a renowned Bone-Cutting Knife in the kitchen...
Moreover, the surface of the Shovel was smoother, giving off a "fluid" feeling. The blood of the Mutant Mouse coagulated into droplets; the surface of the Shovel reflected his shadow like a mirror.
Even more bizarre was that after the Shovel had taken down two Mutant Mice and severed bones, the edge on the sharpened side had some chips, but now it seemed to be... healing at a visible speed?
Memory metal? Or... had it really come to life?
"If Shovel can be activated, then what about other things?"
Shen Yuan released Shovel, placed his hand on the dining table, and waited for a few seconds, but no sound came.
He thought for a moment, walked to the kitchen, picked up a brand-name Bone-Cutting Knife, and then heard that cold mechanical voice again:
"Metal product detected, Source of Life sufficient, activate?"
Shen Yuan did not activate it, tossed the Bone-Cutting Knife aside, and then placed his hand on the Stainless Steel Cabinet, waiting for a few seconds, but no sound came.
He tried various other items, and finally returned to the dining table, frowning in contemplation.
Only metal products can be activated.
Or rather, only sufficiently small metal products can be activated?
And that phrase "sufficient Source of Life", does it mean that other things cannot be activated because of insufficient Source of Life?
What exactly is Source of Life?
Everything is a mystery.
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