Barrett hid in the corner, listening to the sounds outside.

The soldiers seemed to have experience in dealing with it, and they quickly contained the mass of slime using cryo spray.

But if there is a countermeasure, why is there such a big loss? Barrett was a little puzzled.

He perceives the passing of those lives below clearly, and he is definitely not acting.

And even the number of slime monsters he saw was a lot more than the picture Long Xian showed him.

The sound of heavy gas mask breathing could be heard in the hallway.

"Be careful to avoid the corrosive zone, there are too many." A leading soldier complained.

"Captain, we don't have too much cryon, and the number of exports from the south is even more." A soldier beside him reported.

"It took just five days to breed to such a number, and now there are more than a dozen of them, right?" Entering the doorway, a flashlight swept through the room several times.

After confirming that there were no wild beasts in the room, the captain led the men inside.

He didn't spot Barrett, after all, their main target was the beast, so let him hide.

Barrett breathed a sigh of relief, as long as he wasn't discovered.

He now needed to figure out what the hell was going on and why these people would try to capture something so dangerous.

The footsteps faded away, and Barrett felt out of the room. Carefully letting the soldier who was struggling to keep the slime on the ground steady, Barrett reached forward.

However, thanks to the freezer spray, there was a thin layer of hoarfrost everywhere, which made the cameras useless.

"It's terrifying that one can breed a dozen so quickly." The soldier was busy with the movements in his hands, and his mouth was talking.

"It's a pity that the stock of refrigerant is depleted too quickly, and we have to finish pressing it quickly." Another soldier noted the amount of fuel left in the spray gun in his hand and said with some uneasiness.

Dozens? Barrett was stunned for a moment, the beast that was watching him in the room just now was almost the size of a room, at least not a dozen of them.

No, they're constantly moving outward, but it's definitely not that small!

Sensing something abnormal, Barrett unexpectedly heard the faint sound of liquid flowing.

“？” Because of the softness of the voice, Barrett struggled to identify the source of the sound.

I tried to find it with my perception again, but I once again confirmed the thought in my heart, and there was nothing.

But the voice gradually came this way, and he found the source of the sound--- in the ventilation tunnel!

With wide eyes and eyes wide as he looked at the ventilation duct that was trembling slightly, Barrett didn't feel a trace of life.

What the hell is this? They don't have life......

Confused by the life form of this red beast, what are they? Machine? Machines capable of breeding?

Above his head, something in the ventilation tunnel approached the soldier who was suppressing the slime ball.

…………

When Barrett tried to make a sound, he saw the ventilation duct collapse and the red slime poured down......

The two soldiers below were wrapped up without even screaming, and were quickly disintegrated.

The sudden landing of slime rolled on the ground, and Barrett found that the frozen place was not corroded by the slime, and even a palm-sized cloud of slime splashed around him.

Barrett reached out with some curiosity and touched the slime, which he easily copied in his hand.

The slime wriggled as if in fear, trying to get through his fingers, but it didn't hurt Barrett in the slightest.

But he wasn't going to let it escape so easily, he kept trying to wrap this small ball of slime in his hand, and his two hands kept changing back and forth, catching the slime that drilled out of his fingers.

At first, it was purely out of curiosity, but after a few minutes of playing like this, Barrett realized that the mass of slime was no longer escaping.

Because its parent body has left Barrett's sight.

Disintegrating the two soldiers, it flowed towards the door.

Seeing that the slime mass was not fleeing, Barrett tried to see what was inside its body.

Shining a flashlight on the slime, he realized that the creature wasn't afraid of light, maybe it didn't feel light at all.

The settled slime clump just formed into a clump and sat quietly in Barrett's hands.

Flipping his palm, Barrett felt like he should put it down, but something amazing happened.

The mass of slime did not fall to the ground as he had hoped, but deftly circled around his hand and around the back of it.

“？” Barrett was fascinated by the thing, and the little thing sat on his hand as if it were a pet in his hand.

Turning his hand again, the little thing was still dexterously wrapped around his hand, transforming into a film-like state, and then condensed into a ball in his palm.

"I'll go, this little guy is alone now??" After Barrett found out that he had left this little guy behind for no reason, it actually had a sense of self, and it was up to him.

But it's always in the way of the palms!

He tried to stuff the little one in his pocket.

Unfortunately, as soon as it was stuffed in, it appeared from the thigh under his pocket, and then quickly moved along his body towards his arm, and all the clothes in its path were gone............

"Day!" The vest at the beginning was instantly gone, and his own loose coat was also declared open.

Running down his chest, the little thing moved toward his arm, but soon it was back in a position below his ribs.

Maybe it's the temperature here that makes it comfortable.

Stretching his body into a flattened film, the mucus burrowed into his skin.

It really went in, but he could feel that the little thing just stopped at the skin layer and didn't go any deeper.

Barrett was startled when he saw it enter, thinking that he had finally lost his hunger and was ready to eat.

It took a while for him to settle down.

Although I really can't figure out why this thing doesn't attack itself, the nano tool is not hostile to itself??

Not really, both the first beast and the black lizard had attacked him.

So there is no such thing as a beast that is not hostile to him.

But the little thing really didn't attack him, even the big one, and it didn't attack him.

Not even passive damage, and he even had some suspicions that this thing wouldn't be able to hurt him.

"My flesh is certainly not as strong as the walls." Barrett banged his fist on the wall, and a dull sound was heard.

The walls are thick concrete structures and there is no possibility of cutting corners.

After moving his hands and feet to make sure that the little thing seemed to be dormant and no longer moving, Barrett walked out down the aisle.

As soon as he walked around the corner, he stopped, and there was a noise of footsteps outside, as if a very large number of soldiers were pouring in.

With a glance, Barrett saw Dr. Salrod surrounded by soldiers.

"He's fine, that's great." Barrett had a good impression of Salrod, so he was a little glad to think about it.

"How's the contact inside? Did you find him? Salrod had an anxious look on his face.

"Doctor, the forward troops have not sent back contact, I'm afraid it's already ............"

"Damn! I didn't expect this thing to be lethal, but I hope he's still alive. Sarod ordered: "Send more men and advance carefully." ”

Seeing several waves of soldiers running into the main passage, Barrett was hesitant to meet him.

As he hesitated, Barrett saw that Salrod seemed to be talking to someone in his headphones, but the voice was so low that he couldn't hear it clearly.

After a while, Sarod led a few soldiers into another passage.

Barrett didn't think much of it, he quietly followed.

"This man's stats are very strange, not long after he met with his boss, the beasts that were originally in a stable state underground went berserk." A woman's voice came from the room.

Barrett peeked through the crack in the door, and the woman was wearing a white study coat, but her eyebrows, eyes, and hair resembled a person.

Daisy.

If it weren't for the fact that she had an ID card pinned to her chest, and the name on the ID card was someone else at all, he really thought she was Daisy.

"Anluo, you mean he has a connection with the beasts below? But we've seen this thing for a long time, and it's been wandering around the fourth to seventh floors underground. Salrod shook his head, he didn't think there was any connection.

"It's just speculation." The woman known as Anluo gathered the papers in her hand, knowing that the base would be abandoned for some time before the beast was cleared.

"Forget it, wait for the boss to decide." Sarode's face was not good, and he sighed: "It's a pity, the probability of survival is very low, and we are afraid that we will be in trouble." ”

Since he was the only clue that could be said to have a real hope of contacting the artifact so far, the people above had high expectations for Barrett.

Originally, he was just going to create a small illusion to confuse Barrett and make him feel the horror of the beast and choose to cooperate.

But I didn't expect it to be like this............

Seeing that An Luo stopped what he was doing, Barrett quickly shrank into the shadows.

As soon as he shrunk into the shadows, Barrett felt a chill on the back of his neck!

The slime that came out of the ventilation duct trickled down his neck.

But it was already understood that this thing was not lethal to himself, and Barrett did not move.

He was afraid that the movement would be too big and be discovered by a few people who were walking out on the opposite side.

He felt a chill in his back, mucus squirming under his ribs.

It seems that it has sensed the presence of its kind.

But the strange thing is that the little guy in Barrett's body actually got out.

Looks like it's going to be one.

Barrett guessed.

But soon he changed his mind.

Because that little mass of slime seemed to defy the large mass of slime trying to get close to it.

After a circle to drive the mucus away, the little one turned into mucus again on his back, and then seeped into the skin.

Strangely, where it seeped in, the slime quickly retreated as if it was hiding from something, and then flowed to the ground.

After driving the same kind away, small clumps of slime resurfaced and moved under the ribs.

"You're pretty domineering." With a grit, Barrett looked at Salrod and Anlo, who were wrapped in the middle of the passage by the soldiers and left the passage.

I didn't expect to distract the mucus here, and the introduction protected the person opposite.

Instead of staying in the bunker, Barrett decided to go out anyway.

But he didn't think he could leave the underground base without being discovered, after all, it wasn't the size of a place that could be left with his legs.

As soon as he walked out of the gate, Barrett saw a number of soldiers.

They looked at Barrett as if they had seen a ghost, and then surrounded him with guns.

After confirming that it was indeed Barrett himself, they covered Barrett as he left the vicinity of the security fort.

In the command car, about a kilometer away in the forest, Barrett waited for Sarode's arrival.

"God willing, you survived!" With that kind of glad joy on his face, Sarod gave Barrett a big hug.

He then noticed Barrett's tattered clothes, apparently attacked by wild beasts.

"No injuries?" He looked at Barrett's exposed body for himself, and saw no injuries.

"It's all rubbed on the wall, and if you're not careful, you'll be bitten off a piece of clothing." Barrett sensed his confusion and explained.

"That's just great! Thankfully, fortunately. Salrod nodded repeatedly.

"I need to ask for instructions from above, you can wait here." Then he turned his head and ordered, "Prepare a new suit for Mr. Barrett, there is nothing to see the price of." ”

The soldiers outside the door of the command car hurriedly left.

Immediately, Salrod walked out of the car, probably to get in touch with Long Xian.

Although I don't understand why I don't use the communication equipment here, maybe I'm afraid that he will hear something.

Ten minutes later, Sarod returned to the command car again.

Holding a black combat uniform in his hand, he said apologetically: "It's really a joke for you, we have such a big mess here." ”

Barrett shook his head and replied, "It's okay, by the way, is this monster under control?" ”

He tried to inquire about the current situation in the fortress.

"There are a lot more than expected, and some of them have already escaped to the other side of the mine." Salrod said helplessly, it's okay to say here, although it is troublesome, but it can be solved after all.

But those who escape into the pit are very difficult to deal with.

The best thing to do is to block all contact and wait for these beasts to lose their mobility.

Without food, they still have limits.

Fortunately, the mines over there are not very important, they are all abandoned mines developed before the war.

"Our boss asked us to take you back to Mari first, and then he will send someone to meet you there." Salrod whispered.

"I think someone from headquarters who can talk and count is here, so I'm sorry to keep you waiting a few days."

Barrett didn't refuse, he knew it wasn't that simple, and besides, his next goal wasn't too far away, and he could wait.

"Okay, I see." Barre nodded his head.

As he spoke, there was a brake movement outside.

Salrod pushed open the door of the command car and got out.

Stretching out to shake left and right, Sarod watched as Barrett, dressed in black uniform, left the safe fort under the guard of several soldiers.

Follow the forest road towards the way you came.

Barrett, on the other hand, felt the chill beneath his ribs, and he knew it was the mass of slime that had come out.

Perhaps saying goodbye to its own kind, it took a while for it to burrow into Barrett's ribs again.

Now that he has another friend, a friend without a soul, Barrett sighed in his heart as he felt the movement under his ribs.