Number of Words: 3194 Update Time: 2012-11-26 20: 46: 00
The dim room was illuminated by the faint white light provided by the electronic lamp. The light shone on Anthony"s face, making it look so pale. On Anthony"s face, there was a fresh, scarred blood clot. It had been given to him by a Ripper when he broke out of the encirclement at the second level underground base. If the Blade Warrior Luca had not cut off the monster"s sharp claws in time, then Anthony would not have merely left a scar. Instead, his entire face would have been ripped apart by the Ripper.
Anthony, in a fit of rage, gave the monster a mental shock, completely messing up the Ripper"s meager brain. Hence, the monster suddenly spewed out two blood arrows from its nostrils and died silently.
So far, apart from Bridge, who died in the first wave of the zombies, the other members of the vanguard team had only sustained minor injuries. One of the more seriously wounded was Olam, the gunner who had been hit in the right shoulder by a butcher with a heavy weapon. Olam"s shoulder was shattered on the spot, and although he was in emergency care, his right hand hung down and he lost consciousness.
But as a master gunner, Olam had the strength enhancement of the fourth stage. With his right hand alone, he was able to lift up his heavy artillery, so he didn"t try to take the team"s back. Otherwise, it was hard to imagine Anthony sacrificing the burly man as a driving force for the procession.
To Anthony, other than Lucca, who had completed all the missions together before entering the military camp, the other members could all be seen as a sacrifice. Of course, it wasn"t that Lucca couldn"t be sacrificed. It was just that as the strongest close combat fighter in the entire team, Anthony wouldn"t let him sacrifice himself for nothing.
However, Anthony didn"t need to sacrifice his own resources, because he had the team of Blasters on his side right now.
After entering the second layer of the base, Anthony quickly discovered where Rankin and the others were. At that time, Lucca had proposed joining forces with Rankin"s team to break through this base with the strength of two teams. But Anthony rejected the suggestion and proceeded with a simple and practical approach.
It was to use the Blasting Squad as bait and attract the attention of the living corpses in the base. As for Anthony and the rest of the group, they followed behind Rankin and the others with high pillows. With Anthony scanning abilities, it was enough for them to stay five hundred meters behind Rankin"s team. They did not have to worry about being discovered by them. Besides, Anthony doubted that Rankin had the ability to do so.
Now, Rankin"s team once again attracted the attention of the living corpses. In other words, it was also the time for the vanguard team to take action.
Anthony stood up. The others knew it was time to act. Without waiting for his orders, everyone stood up from their resting corner, and after a simple self-examination of their equipment, they prepared to set off.
"Let"s go." Anthony said indifferently. Even though Ransome was leading the way, he was actually quite impatient. After all, he didn"t have zero information for nearly twenty hours. On the way, Anthony encountered a few simple and effective traps. Judging from the large number of corpses in the vicinity of the trap, it seemed that Zero"s party had gotten closer at an even faster speed.
Originally, he had planned to guard the exit. Regardless of which team it was that obtained the Quest Diary, they would be able to directly s.n.a.t.c.h the Quest Diary and even kill the other party members to achieve their goals. However, his surprise attack on the zombie caused Anthony"s plans to be thrown into disarray. They had no choice but to enter the huge and dangerous underground base as well. Due to the fact that the entrance from the second floor to the first floor was more than ten minutes long, Anthony had no choice but to race against time to obtain the first item on the mission.
However, he now cared more about Zero"s whereabouts.
The visible enemy was not scary, the invisible enemy was the scariest!
In a room on the third floor of the medical center that was currently occupied by Eva, Eve finished listening to their mission and said, "The underground five-storey base, where are you going?" "It seems like the person who a.s.signed the quest is not trying to make things difficult for you guys. It"s just that his head is filled with water."
Eve sat down at the only table in the room, still wearing the same dress she"d worn the day before, like an office girl, and crossed her long legs. When the long legs in flesh-colored stockings were coiled together, it was filled with a tempting smell, causing Feng Feng"s eyes to almost bulge out.
She said lightly, "Other than the second floor being occupied by the living corpses, the bases below are filled with all kinds of monsters. If he wanted to carve a path of blood from the nest of these monsters, he would need at least an army. However, you chose a suitable time. Now, other than the living corpses, all the monsters in the group have entered the hibernation period, so you all have a chance. "
"You"ve lived here for two years, and you"ve also entered the fifth level"s base before. I wonder if there are any shortcuts or something like that, in the end you"ll be able to bypa.s.s those bugs." Zero asked.
"There aren"t any shortcuts, but I know how to avoid stepping into the nest of those bugs."
"In other words, you will come with us."
"Of course, otherwise even if I told you all, you wouldn"t understand." Eva continued, "However, you will only be able to reach the fifth floor"s base. No matter the reason, you are not allowed to enter the sixth floor"s base. There lives a large reptile, and it is not an opponent that you can afford to offend. "
"What is it?" It"s not a bad idea to find out what the potential risk factor is.
"A Crypt Lord, I don"t think you"d like to mess with him." Eve smiled, showing a row of white teeth.
However, the few of them could not laugh.
The Nerubian Lord was a mutated beast that belonged to the same species as the Nefarious Filth Devourer, and belonged to the amphibious species. It had the shape of an aircraft carrier, with an omnivorous egg shape. The Crypt Lord looks like a giant catfish, but it has hundreds of antennae with suckers that suck its prey and drain its body fluids. The nutrients in the body will enter the body of the Nerubian Lord through the meat pipe in the sucker, providing nutrition for its huge body.
Upon hearing that there was such a terrifying monster on the sixth floor of the base, whether it was Ling or the sloppy Feng, both of their faces turned solemn.
"That"s it. Prepare yourself and we will set off. As long as we do not provoke that monster, the rest of it is not that troublesome. " Eva ended with this sentence.
Half an hour later, everyone was gathered at the entrance of the hospital. The few of them were still the same, but there was an additional Eva. The woman was still wearing the uniform of an office, but there was a heavy sword "Black Dragon" on her back. The black dragon weighed nearly half a ton, but Eva carried it on her back as if nothing had happened. In this way, with every step Eva took, a shallow footprint was left on the alloy floor.
Zero, who had seen Eva go berserk, knew very well that when this woman who majored in fighting techniques was fully open, the weight of her body was already no less than that of a heavy sword.
In addition to Eva, Zero"s team had a lot of new members. This included nearly fifty live corpse archers, seven butchers, and five Ripper"s. There was also Eva"s triumphant "Twins".
The two-headed giant corpse was no smaller than a butcher in this biochemical army. Gemini"s level was still above the butcher and the Ripper, so although it wasn"t a naturally formed living corpse leader, it could command this biochemical army.
As a result, a few survivors were protected by the Bio-transformation Legion. With the corpses leading the way, they pa.s.sed through Area B and Area C safely. Along the way, although there were many living corpses that had discovered this huge group, they didn"t dare to move because of the ten or so high-level monsters that were travelling together with them. As for the other butcher and the Ripper, after seeing Gemini, all of them stopped thinking about making a move.
The few of them were enjoying the special treatment given by the living corpse army. After two hours of trekking, they had already seen the entrance to the underground base. It was a deep spiral staircase, and the damp, rotting air rose from the depths of it. The third floor was the old nest of the scythe bugs, and their favorite food was corpses, so they often came to the second floor to hunt for living corpses.
After all these years, the living corpses had learned how to deal with their greedy neighbors. Within a kilometer of the pa.s.sage, you won"t see any sign of a living corpse. Once the Sickle Worm broke through the default boundary, a large number of living corpses would bury these bugs alive. The body of the Scythe Bug within the carapace had extremely tight muscle fibers. For living corpses, it was similarly a delicious meal. Especially the butcher and the Ripper, they were treated as treasures.
In addition to the delicacies, more importantly, the muscle fibers of the Sickle Worms were good items for high level living corpses like the butcher, which could enhance the toughness of their bodies.
The scythe bugs were like a small car. In the safe pa.s.sage, only one would be able to get in and out at a time, so they couldn"t attack a large number of bases on the second floor. Otherwise, the living corpses would have long become history. After all, for living corpses that couldn"t reproduce, a Scythe Worm which had a one-month production cycle was simply a ma.s.s-produced biological weapon. However, the survival rate of the scythe was not high, and it would need about five months before the larvae could complete their evolution to an adult. As such, the two layers of the base maintained a delicate balance.
Now, they were in the pa.s.sage where the scythes had pa.s.sed. In the night vision mode, they could see very clearly. The surroundings of the pa.s.sageway was filled with already hardened insect manure, as well as human-shaped skeletons that were either sitting or lying down. They were the spoils of the scythe worm, the living corpses that were dragged into the pa.s.sage to be eaten alive.
"Find the way." At the entrance to the pa.s.sage, Eve gave the Gemini a simple command.
Countless numbers skipped from Gemini"s four eyes, and in an instant, he let out sounds of different length and syllables from his two mouths. His voice echoed in the pa.s.sage, but it was the consciousness of the living corpse. Thus, the two Ripper"s escaped from the crowd, running or crawling. They quickly entered the depths of the pa.s.sageway and disappeared into the darkness.
Moments later, a low chirping sound came from the depths of the pa.s.sage. It was the Ripper"s whistle, indicating his safety. When the sound was recognized by the Gemini, it signaled to Eva that it could enter.
Gemini couldn"t speak. He could only communicate with Eva simply by gesturing. After she understood, she turned to the others and said, "Let"s go. There"s no danger down there."
Therefore, the team started moving again. Under the protection of the Bio-transformation Legion, a few of them headed deeper into the tunnel. There was no light in front of them as they walked into a bottomless abyss. Gradually, darkness enveloped their figures.