Chapter 151 - 108: Discovery

Chapter 151: Chapter 108: Discovery

However, this tranquility didn’t last long. Xu Mo’s keen eyes noticed new, shambling figures beginning to appear at the edge of the distant core ruins—a deep expanse that resembled the carcass of a colossal beast. Like worker ants emerging from their nest, they took stiff, slow steps, spreading out aimlessly toward the outer areas, including the direction of Xu Mo’s C-07 fortress.

The "refresh" hadn’t stopped; it had merely swapped in a batch of "new faces," continuing this inexplicable cycle.

This scene made Xu Mo’s curiosity about the central-most area of the ruins climb to its peak. ’What exactly is hidden in there? A massive underground nest? A bizarre device that can transform corpses? Or some kind of other-dimensional rift we don’t yet understand, one that can continuously ’produce’ zombies?’

’Such high-frequency, large-scale ’refreshes’... where does the energy come from? And what is the material basis?’ These questions swirled in Xu Mo’s mind. Unfortunately, this was clearly not a problem he could solve with his limited observation tools from a lone tower. This might have been one of Jiang City’s objectives for establishing these observation posts, but it was by no means something that could be accomplished overnight.

Temporarily suppressing this deep-seated curiosity, Xu Mo’s life returned to its usual track: meticulous observation, timely reports, and unyielding, strenuous exercise.

The world outside the fortress seemed to have experienced a small disturbance, but inside, the passage of time remained stable and regular.

Then, Xu Mo once again waited for the 48-hour countdown in his mind to silently reach zero.

[00:00:00]

Xu Mo took a deep breath and stood before his bedroom door, the one with the ’Ammunition Storage’ sign on it.

A faint light shimmered, and the scene before his eyes instantly switched.

Xu Mo stepped into a space filled with the mixed scent of gunpowder and metal. It looked like a storeroom, roughly the size of a classroom. The lighting wasn’t bright, but it was enough to see inside.

Rows of sturdy metal shelves were neatly arranged, stacked with ammunition boxes of various sizes and colors, all sorted by category. From pistol bullets to rifle ammunition belts, the variety was vast, and the reserves looked quite substantial.

On one side of the warehouse, there were even a few gun racks leaning against the wall, holding several standard-issue rifles and shotguns. While not particularly high-end, they were all well-maintained.

Ordinarily, Xu Mo might have been overjoyed to see such "abundant" supplies. But at this moment, his gaze was like the most precise radar, rapidly scanning the labels on the shelves and the markings on the ammo boxes, frantically searching for a specific target—the text "12.7×99mm" or ".50 BMG."

Xu Mo moved quickly along the shelves, his fingers brushing over the cold cases.

5.56, 7.62, 9mm...

Xu Mo’s pace quickened. He searched from one end of the warehouse to the other, checking every single shelf, but he couldn’t find the 12.7×99mm ammunition he needed.

This warehouse had pistol rounds, rifle rounds, shotgun shells, and even some specific calibers of sniper ammunition. The one thing it was missing was precisely what he needed: the 12.7×99mm large-caliber ammunition that should, in theory, accompany a heavy sniper rifle like the Barrett.

’What’s going on?!’ Xu Mo was speechless.

He watched as the 60-second countdown in his mind ticked away rapidly, with almost no time left.

’I can’t leave empty-handed!’

As the thought flashed through his mind, Xu Mo dashed over to the area storing sniper ammunition, his gaze locking onto a box labeled ".338 Lapua Magnum." These were the Armor-Piercing Bullets for his AWM, and their power was also impressive.

As the countdown ended, Xu Mo returned to his bedroom in the fortress, clutching a backpack filled with .338 Armor-Piercing Bullets.