owlsbooks Chapter 23 There's something dirty!
Chapter 23 There's something dirty!
The heavy trucks that Xu Si saw were in the warehouse next to the factory; they looked like tanker trucks.
It should be a special vehicle used to transport factory products, or a special-purpose vehicle.
As he walked along, his impression of the factory deepened. The pipes that filled the factory made him feel uneasy and awkward.
"Buzz..." Xu Si stopped and listened intently.
Even after the apocalypse, the pipes scattered throughout the factory still made the sound of liquid flowing. Some functions of this factory were still operating normally.
Suppressing the strange feeling in his heart, Xu Si quickened his pace and stealthily made his way towards the warehouse area.
Perhaps because no one maintains it, the closer you get to the factory, the stronger the smell of chemical reagents becomes. There is even a faint, sweet, fishy smell mixed in with the air. The smell is indescribable.
If an ordinary person lived or worked in such an environment, they probably wouldn't be able to endure it for long.
Star Eyes scanned the surroundings but found no obvious energy flow or signs of life, only deathly silence and ruin.
Several massive heavy trucks were parked quietly under the open warehouse shed, their bodies covered in thick dust and rust. To his disappointment, there were no tanker trucks he had expected.
The hazardous chemical markings painted on the vehicle made him keep his distance.
However, he wouldn't give up so easily. These heavy trucks have unusually large fuel tanks, and he could collect any leftover fuel, which would be a good haul.
The heavy truck's fuel tank is very conspicuous; he doesn't even need to look for it, as it hangs right next to the chassis.
He tapped them one by one with his machete.
The good news is that at least five of the six vehicles still have fuel inside.
However, the tricky part was that Xu Si had upgraded his oil drum into a small knife's fuel tank, and he only carried a 20-liter backpack, so he didn't have the right tools to collect oil.
This was naturally no challenge for him.
With a few quick strokes of his machete, he removed a fuel tank from the heavy truck. This was the largest fuel tank among the trucks, with a capacity of at least 200 liters. He shook the tank in his hand and found that it still had at least a third of its contents.
Xu Si was overjoyed and was about to continue dismantling the structure.
He can easily hold 100 to 200 liters of fuel in these tanks.
He can even take the empty fuel tank back to upgrade his knife; one of the heavy truck's fuel tanks is worth several of his knives.
"rustle……"
Xu Si stopped what he was doing, feeling strange noises coming from his surroundings, as if something was wriggling slightly. Sequence Awakening had enhanced his senses, which was a good thing, but sometimes he also found himself to be too sensitive.
Activating the Star Eyes yielded no results, but the unease grew stronger.
We need to hurry!
There's something dirty inside!
Don't stay here for long!
He then made two more fuel tanks and filled them with all the fuel from one of them into the first tank he had cut down. That tank was now half full, containing about a hundred liters.
He tried the weight, and with his enhanced physical abilities, it wasn't too strenuous.
Looking at the few fuel tanks on the ground, a hint of reluctance flashed in his eyes.
But if he keeps packing, he really won't be able to take it with him, just like that time at the supermarket.
If it weren't for Tashan's help, he wouldn't have been able to get the supplies out, and he would have lost his life in that supermarket.
"Beep"
"Beep"
……
Just as he picked up the fuel tank and prepared to leave,
A drop of viscous, translucent, asphalt-like substance dripped at his feet.
Then came the second drop, the third drop...
Small holes were instantly corroded into the cement floor.
Xu Si instinctively jumped away, while Xing Tong looked up at the warehouse ceiling, where dozens of pipes, about the thickness of water buckets, were connected. They must have come from the factory to pour liquid into these vehicles.
At that moment, all the pipes began to drip this substance, just like drip irrigation for the plants on a farm.
"Clang!" Without the slightest hesitation, Xu Si used all his strength to throw the half-filled oil tank out of the warehouse.
He then used his large machete to cleave open the door of a heavy truck, held it above his head, and charged madly out of the warehouse.
His "Star Eyes" had been activated with a powerful sense of perception; this was the latest application of the Star Eyes that he had only recently discovered.
When Star Eyes are activated, his perception can be maximized.
In that brief glance, he detected strange energy fluctuations in the pipes on the warehouse roof.
However, the strange occurrences were completely different from the bizarre things he had encountered before.
This is also why he fled without hesitation.
The sizzling sound coming from above was the sound of the car door being corroded.
"Oh no!" Xu Si jumped out.
He also threw the car door above his head aside. The car door, which had fallen to the ground, was now corroded beyond recognition. If he had been a second later, he might not have been able to save his hand.
The warehouse was now a completely different place. The pipes inside had begun to burst, and the drip irrigation had turned into a raging torrent. The heavy trucks parked inside were gradually dissolving.
Xu Si was horrified; even the most concentrated acidic substances couldn't achieve such efficiency.
"rustle"
"rustle"
……
At this moment, a chilling sound, all too familiar to Xu Si, emanated from the pipes that filled the factory.
"Again?"
Xu Si picked up the fuel tank he had just discarded. Although the tank had a large dent, not much fuel had been lost.
Before he could even feel happy, strange noises, like an upset stomach, came from the surrounding pipes.
It was as if something inside was struggling to get out.
"Sizzle sizzle"
What made him even more desperate was that the road he had come from the factory gate was now impassable.
The pipes hanging on both sides of the road were spraying out that gelatinous substance; if you tried to get past them, you probably wouldn't even leave behind any bone fragments.
"Above!" came Su Su's anxious shout from above.
Upon seeing Su Su, Xu Si was overjoyed and almost cried tears of joy; she was his lifeline.
"Here!" Xu Si threw the oil tank in his hand onto the roof of the factory with all his might.
If there's anywhere that's still safe, it's only in the sky, because the ground is now almost entirely covered in that disgusting, gelatinous corrosive substance.
Su Su reacted extremely quickly, her slender arms bursting with astonishing strength as she steadily caught the flying fuel tank, her body only sinking slightly.
At the same time, Xu Si had already used the wall for leverage and climbed onto the roof.
Xu Sigang had just steadied himself on the sloping, rusty corrugated steel roof.
The spot where he had just been standing was completely submerged by a torrent of translucent gelatinous substance.
The substance was like a living, viscous swamp, making a "glug-glug" sound, constantly corroding everything it touched.
Metal and cement melted rapidly, emitting pungent white smoke.
"Hurry up! This factory probably won't last much longer," Su Su said anxiously.
The factory building isn't the kind made of reinforced concrete; it's just a simple steel structure. Normally, its strength would be quite good, but it really wouldn't withstand such strong corrosion for long.
"Thanks!" Xu Si was still shaken. If he had been a second slower, he would have turned into a pool of pus and blood by now.