Li Andy quickly led the girls to break through the encirclement of the Hunter Hounds.
His marksmanship was as if he had activated a cheat.
No matter how tricky the angle, as long as a head popped out, it was an instant kill.
Moreover, the Neuro Revolver's bullets seemed to be infinite.
After each round, it only needed a few seconds of rest to regenerate, which was completely unscientific.
"Hey, how do your bullets regenerate?"
After dealing with three more blocking Hunter Hounds, Li Andy couldn't help but ask.
"Bullets?"
The Revolver tilted its head, then suddenly became excited,
"Those are my lovely children! Your precious grandchildren!"
Li Andy's mouth twitched, he suppressed a belly full of curses, and rushed into the Raw Material Area with the girls.
The trailing Hunter Hounds stopped at the edge of the area boundary, pacing restlessly, seemingly fearing something.
But thanks to this, the three finally got a moment to breathe.
"Whew—"
Li Andy let out a long breath; even with the Mad Blood's enhancement, his heart was still pounding incessantly.
Sophia leaned against the wall, gasping for air, a few strands of hair on her forehead stuck by sweat, giving her a unique charm.
Youxi's face was pale, and she needed to be supported by him to keep from falling to the ground.
Just now, commanding the Faceless Nun to lure and defend had consumed a lot of her mental energy.
Li Andy raised his right hand, and the Revolver immediately grew two tiny arms, proudly raising its barrel, looking like it was saying, "Praise me, praise me!"
"Andy…"
Sophia asked after catching her breath,
"Is it really okay?"
Li Andy shook his head:
"I'm not sure, but I feel that the spirit on it is indeed connected to me."
He closed his eyes and could feel two spider-silk-like threads in the air.
One connected to Jasmine in the distance, and one connected to the Revolver in front of him.
As for why this anomaly occurred, he also didn't know.
Is it a trap?
Or is it the influence of the Inverted Cross relic's characteristics?
Or perhaps, caused by my physique that can devour relics?
With too little information, he couldn't figure it out.
Li Andy warned the Revolver a few times, then tucked it into his Bible and put it back in his pocket.
The latter had no objections; on the contrary, it was very happy not to be abandoned, occasionally wiggling in his pocket. If it weren't forbidden to speak, it would surely hum a few times.
"How is it, can you still walk?"
Li Andy looked at his sister Youxi.
She shook her head, her face still pale, clearly not yet recovered.
Li Andy didn't want to stay in one place for long, so he knelt down in front of her:
"I'll carry you, you focus on commanding the Specter Nun."
Youxi didn't force herself, she nodded gently, wrapped her arms around his neck, and pressed against his back, her legs cooperating by tightening to minimize the impact on his movement as much as possible.
Li Andy stood up and weighed her, feeling no significant discomfort; he could run, jump, and even free up one hand to hold a gun.
Sophia wanted to help, but just as she reached out, she suddenly pulled back, pressing her lips together, as if she wanted to speak but hesitated.
She reviewed her own rather lackluster combat performance just now and felt a strange sense of anxiety about her strength.
Li Andy surveyed the surroundings; this area was much messier than the previous one.
Various materials were piled up, forming one "mountain" after another, obstructing both sides of the abandoned conveyor belt.
The air was filled with the smell of rust and decaying matter.
He looked at the sign at the entrance, which showed the factory's area divisions.
The entire factory was divided into three sectors: the Raw Material Area, the Smelting Area, and the Processing Area.
The place they had just left was the Processing Area.
The current area they were in was the Raw Material Area.
Walking straight along the conveyor belt to the end should be the Smelting Area.
These three areas were interconnected, forming a continuous cycle.
"Be careful, those Hunter Hounds didn't dare to enter here, so there must be something," Li Andy whispered.
Sophia nodded, quickly walked ahead of the two, and with heightened vigilance, cleared the way for them.
"Brother..." his sister's voice came from behind his ear, "This place looks like a slum's garbage dump..."
Li Andy clearly felt the arms around his neck tighten slightly.
He remembered that Youxi had seemingly spent some time in the slums before coming to the orphanage.
That rat-like existence was probably something no one could easily forget.
He gently squeezed Youxi's thigh to comfort her, and she smiled, affectionately resting her chin on his shoulder.
"Clang...!"
Suddenly, the sound of something falling rang out.
The three turned sharply.
They saw a can rolling down from a garbage mountain, turning a few times on the ground, then returning to silence.
This seemed to be just a minor accident caused by an item not being placed steadily, due to gravity.
"Keep going."
Li Andy told Sophia to continue walking forward, while he himself kept his eyes on the rear, walking backward.
But before he had taken two steps, he bumped into Sophia's back.
"What's wrong?"
Li Andy had no choice but to turn around.
Sophia swallowed, her voice trembling slightly:
"Andy, those mountains... they seem to have gotten closer."
Li Andy froze for a moment, then immediately turned around, his pupils contracting sharply.
The mountains behind them had also moved several meters closer!
These mountains were alive!
"What should we do?"
Sophia was a bit nervous, drawing her sword and gun.
Li Andy stared intently at the garbage mountains:
"Keep going! Move carefully."
Li Andy continued to walk backward, trying to make as little sound as possible.
One step, two steps, three steps...
He stepped on a screw, making a faint sound.
Those mountains moved!
Li Andy frowned tightly, finally seeing the monstrous things within the piles of garbage.
They were masses of red and black flesh, covered in various garbage, like snails or slimes, moving forward a segment!
Li Andy took a deep breath and said in a low voice:
"Youxi, have the Specter Nun go to the other side and create some noise on the ground."
Youxi nodded, summoned the Faceless Nun, and had her float to the other side of the conveyor belt, pick up a wooden stick, and tap the ground.
"Clang!"
Many large mountains seemed to trigger a switch, rumbling and quickly wriggling towards the sound source.
"Run!"
Li Andy took advantage of the gap and quickly rushed forward.
On the Faceless Nun's side, she kept tapping the ground, trying her best to attract attention.
But in a few seconds, those flesh mountains swallowed the Specter Nun and merged into a massive flesh mountain.
Youxi's face turned pale, and she slumped weakly onto Li Andy's shoulder.
Without the bait, the large mountain immediately turned and surged towards Li Andy and the two girls like a giant wave!
"Hey! Can you hurt that thing?" Li Andy pulled out his revolver and asked.
"Huh?"
The Revolver tilted its head, then fired a shot at the flesh mountain with a bang.
However, it was like a drop of water falling into the sea, creating no ripple.
"Tsk!" Li Andy shoved the gun back into his pocket.
He estimated the distance to the exit and realized that his current speed wouldn't be enough!
No, I need to think of a way...
At this moment, Sophia, who was running ahead, suddenly turned and ran to the side.
"Sophia, you!"
"Andy, you take Youxi and run first!"
Sophia fired a shot at the flesh mountain, then, while running, dragged her sword tip across the ground, creating a grating noise.
The flesh mountain was immediately attracted and surged towards her.
Li Andy took a deep breath, held his sister Youxi steady, and accelerated his charge.
Sophia continued to run, but the massive flesh mountain behind her was closing in, and in just half a minute, its huge shadow had already engulfed hers.
Just as the path was nearing its end and the entity was about to swallow her.
"Clang!"
A loud sound echoed from above.
The flesh mountain suddenly stopped moving, and the undigested garbage on its body clattered to the ground.
The noise it created made it pause for a few seconds. After picking up other things from the ground, it twisted its direction and surged towards the sound source.
Sophia leaned against the wall, slowly sliding down, gasping for air.
She saw Li Andy on the other side of the conveyor belt, holding the Revolver, alternately tapping the earthenware pots on the ground, continuously making noise.
And at the end of the area, Yuquan Youxi was quietly sitting on the ground, waving to her.
Clearly, Li Andy had taken Youxi to the end and then ran back to save her.
"Hurry over!"
Li Andy gestured to Sophia.
Sophia took a deep breath, clutched her waist, and quickly walked towards the exit.