Chapter 16: Mortar Cannon

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The difference between Bick and Kate could be seen from their reaction to the howl.

The moment Kate heard the howl, two daggers slid out from her sleeves.

With a slide step, she flashed in front of Bick and instantly took a defensive stance.

By the time the lingering sound of the first howl disappeared, Kate had already relaxed a little after judging that the sound was still far away.

On the other hand, Bick was the opposite. When the howl was heard, he was very confused.

When the sound came, it was probably because he saw Kate’s defensive posture, so he nervously raised his spear and loaded it with a click.

“Hey, relax, buddy. The sound is at least four or five miles away. There’s no need to load it now. Be careful of Misfire!” Kate put away the two short swords and pressed down on the muzzle of Bick’s gun.

“What’s that?” Bick asked subconsciously, and then he reacted and looked at Kate in shock. “You mean the thing that’s howling is at least four or five miles away from us? !”

Kate blinked, and after a long while, she shrugged casually with a not-so-obvious expression.

It was really hard for Bick to imagine that the howling of a certain creature could be heard for four or five miles, and it was still so clear to human ears.

According to his knowledge, he thought that the unknown creature was just a hundred yards away.

As soon as he finished speaking, another howl came from the sky. It was similar to the previous howl, but slightly weaker.

Just as Bick was about to raise his gun and aim upwards, Kate pressed the muzzle of his gun again and looked at him speechlessly.

After a long while, under Bick’s questioning gaze, Kate opened her mouth to explain, “Isn’t it normal for sound to be refracted through the atmosphere?”

Being despised by a survivor who was struggling to survive in the wasteland world, Bick felt that he had embarrassed the world he came to.

However, when he thought about it, Kate was a survivor who had taken refuge in the pre-war frozen environment. Strictly speaking, she had received systematic education and was not a real wasteland traveler born after the war.

Combining the systematic education during the pre-war peaceful period with the survival training in the post-war wasteland world, theoretically speaking, Kate’s knowledge system was really at an overwhelming level.

“Since it’s still so far away, should we go around it?” Bick changed the topic.

No matter what was howling, from that loud and angry voice, Bick felt that it was definitely not something to be trifled with.

Kate did not answer his question immediately. Instead, she climbed onto a towering unknown plant beside her and soon reached a height of dozens of yards.

After looking around for a moment, Kate quickly slid down from the plant, she said to Bick, who was full of questions, “We can’t go around it. That thing is between us and freedom town. On the left and right sides, one side is the crater of a nuclear missile, and the other side is the pre-war city of York. I can also take the risk to pass through these two sides. Your personal computer doesn’t have any iodine and enzymes. Do you want to grow eight hands while walking, or do you want to become a zombie?”

When he first met Kate and decided to recruit her, Bick had heard her mention the words iodine and enzymes.

Later, through communication, Bick understood the meaning of these two words to the wasteland people.

It could be said that they were as important as food and weapons.

Iodine could effectively mitigate the effects of nuclear radiation, although the effect was not immediate.

However, the rate of mitigation was nearly a thousand times faster, which was enough to delay the wasteland visitors by 40 to 50 years because of the mutation caused by nuclear radiation.

A few decades was enough time for the wasteland visitors.

After all, a century after the start of the Apocalypse War, the entire wasteland world had never seen any old people in their 70s or 80s.

Therefore, even if no one counted the average life expectancy of humans in this century, it was definitely not very high.

The effect of enzymes was similar, but it was targeted at biochemical infection. The effect was similar to the effect of iodine against nuclear radiation.

Thinking about the ubiquitous and invisible nuclear radiation and biochemical viruses, Bick felt that it was better to face the owner of the howl.

After all, something that could howl had a physical body.

Even if it was a mutated beast that Kate had mentioned, Bic couldn’t care less.

Kate continued to lead the way, and Bick followed closely. On the way, he reached into his pocket and took out a powerful bullet from the system space.

The marlin bullets, which had good braking power against a brown bear in North America, were pressed into the magazine by Bick one by one. The machete was tied to the outside of his thigh, making it easier for him to draw the knife at the first moment.

Hearing the continuous clicking sound of the bullets being pressed and the sound of the knife being drawn, Kate turned around and glanced at Bick. She wanted to say something but shut her mouth again.

The first time she faced a shadow hunter who was alone, it was under the care of the old nun. Her performance was not much better than Bick’s.

So, why force others now?

When facing a mutated beast, it was already very good for a newbie to have the courage to continue moving forward.

Although, through the howling just now, Kate had already confirmed that it was just a failed mutated “fat monster” and was not much of a threat.

However, thinking about the appearance of the fat monster was still very intimidating, and it was just used to broaden Bick’s horizons.

As they got closer, other than the strange howls, there was also a series of muffled sounds.

Bick had no idea what these sounds were. At the very least, he had never heard of them in the world before he transmigrated.

Kate cautiously stopped and climbed up to the high ground to take a look again. Her expression became even more solemn than before.

After a long while, she slid down and said to Bick, “It’s a mortar cannon. It’s at least six pounds.”

“Mortar cannon? !” As a third-rate puppet army fan, Bick was not unfamiliar with this name.

Although this kind of cannon was not as famous as many well-known barrel cannons.

However, during World War I, this kind of cannon that could shoot in a parabola was still recognized by both sides.

However, Bick had only seen pictures and data, so he had never heard the sound of this kind of cannon.

“Yes, it must be a mortar cannon. Maybe it’s because it doesn’t need a long range, so it reduces the firing range, so the sound is a little muffled.” Kate thought that Bick doubted that the sound of the cannon was too low, so she explained in detail.

“So, that means someone is fighting with the howling monster?” Bick breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that. He felt that he didn’t have to face the mutated beast directly, so he couldn’t help but feel relieved.

However, he soon discovered that Kate was staring at him with an inexplicable gaze.

Bick thought that there was something wrong with his body, so he subconsciously looked at his zipper first.

Fortunately, the door was tightly shut, so there was no case of little rascal sneaking out.

“What, what’s wrong?” Bick awkwardly avoided Kate’s gaze and asked.

“I’m really curious about what a nice, stable environment you live in!”Kate sighed softly.