Chapter 11: Sandworms

For more than 200 years, the sand sea storm insect has gradually become the symbol of the endless sand sea. No one knows when they appeared. Some experts and scholars believe that they are the products of the earth's desertification and follow the natural laws of biological evolution. This giant arthropod has a large body, a hard carapace, brutal strength, and the ability to melt a qiē body fluid. They are the undisputed kings of the sea of sand, capable of devouring a single creature there.

Iron Slag held the trigger of the double-barreled shotgun in one hand and the barrel of the gun in the other, slowly approaching the sandworm.

The compound eyes of the sandworm all over the head of the worm spotted the prey, and the body of the insect that was exposed to the ground swung back, and with the help of the rebound force, it bit at him! At the moment when the contracted mouthparts were about to reach the body, the iron slag rolled sideways, easily avoiding the devouring of the blood basin's mouth. The sandworm slammed headlong into the sand beside him, and the powerful impact kicked up a cloud of dust.

In the midst of that sand rain, Iron Slag held the insect body in his hands and pulled the trigger in an instant!

I only heard a "bang" sound! Lead bullets rained out, shattering the sandworm's carapace and shooting it into its body. The close-range shooting created a huge recoil, and the iron slag rolled backwards. The wound of the sandworm spewed out green slurry, which landed on the sand and made a 'snort' sound, and pungent white smoke rose in pungent white smoke. He stared at the sand worm screaming in pain, and with a "click" opened the binoculars and stuffed ammunition into the barrel.

The sandworm struggled for a moment, then gradually quieted down. Iron Slag raised his gun and slowly approached, and the sandworm suddenly tightened its body and surged forward into the sand. He immediately rushed forward and shot the sandworm in the tail. Countless translucent knuckles were blown away by scattered bullets, stumps fell to the ground, and a dull hissing sound could be heard from the sand.

Iron slag loaded the bullet again, squinting and listening to the movement underground. There was a sound of "sizzle" all around, which was the friction of sandworms walking in the shallow sand.

"Come on, dear!" Looking up, You Ge was waving his arms at him not far away.

"Run!" Iron Slag had bruises on his forehead and yelled at her. Sandworms have no vision in shallow sand and rely on a keen sense of hearing.

At this moment, the sandworm suddenly rose to the ground, snaking its body and rushing straight towards You Ge! Iron slag rushed over, trying to stop the attack of the sandworm, but the fine sand under his feet suddenly moved. In the next moment, the huge insect body broke through the sand and directly overturned the iron slag on it!

"Oops! It's aimed at me! "The iron slag rolled on the sand several times in a row before it got up. The sandworm recurves its body and bites it violently with the help of rebound force. The iron slag could not be avoided, and the trigger was pulled on the mouthpiece that was about to reach the body. "Bang!" With a loud bang, countless lead bullets entered the soft mouthparts of the sandworm and directly pierced its upper jaw. At the same time, the iron slag was also knocked out by the sandworm and flew several meters away, lying in the sand for a long time.

You Ge hurriedly ran over, past the rolling and struggling sandworms, and picked up the iron slag that fell to the ground. With the last mournful sound of the sandworm, the yellow sand suddenly rose in all directions, and the entire sea of sand boiled.

"Quick, run, sandworms live in groups during the breeding season." Iron slag is weak. Immediately after, he climbed onto the locomotive with You Ge's support. Press the red button, and the surrounding air waves suddenly surge, and the red comet slowly leaves the ground.

Not far away, dozens of sandworms burrowed out of the sand layer and let out a deafening hissing sound. The compound eyes of their heads locked onto the two humans, alternately rushing towards them. The sandworms that move in groups are like thousand-legged pipes that snake and move, and the dense joints make people's scalps tingle.

Iron slag tightened the throttle, high-pressure gas sprayed out, and the locomotive rushed forward. The swarm of sandworms behind them persistently chased after them, and the overwhelming momentum was like the sandstorm just now.

The breeding sandworms are extremely ferocious and more persistent in their prey. They followed closely behind the locomotive, thousands of knots kicking up a cloud of dust......

The sand in front of him suddenly moved, and the iron slag twisted the front of the car with all its strength and rushed to the side. In less than half a second, a huge sandworm emerged in the direction he had just been heading.

Iron Slag turned his head and stared at the overwhelming swarm of sandworms, thinking of a way to get rid of them.

"There, look there!" You Ge pointed ahead and shouted excitedly.

Iron Slag looked in the direction she was pointing, and saw a hemispherical building in the sea of sand in the distance, smooth circles reflecting the sun's rays. Next to the building, two earthy yellow tracked sand trucks are parked. At this moment, there is nothing to hesitate about, life and death are only a thin line. The red comet sped at full speed toward the hemispherical structure.

With the sound of rapid sirens, Iron Slag drove the locomotive to the front of the hemispherical building. Looking back, the swarm of sandworms seemed to have been hindered by something, and they didn't even chase after them. They hissed not far away, not daring to approach the building.

Iron Slag breathed a sigh of relief and pressed the green button.

"Here...... ...... here," You Ge took out his notebook and quickly flipped to one of the pages to show to Iron Slag, "Natasha's research room!" ā€

In the notebook, a hemispherical sketch was scribbled, exactly like the hemispherical building in front of him.

Iron Slag glanced at the two tracked sand trucks not far in front of him, looked down and thought for a while, and said, "I'm not interested here, let's store up our energy and leave." ā€

"There must be treasure inside! Countless treasures. You Ge looked at the iron slag strangely, feeling a little incredible, this money-greedy trafficker actually had no interest in the treasure of Natasha.

"Someone has already come, and according to the rules of Iron Mountain Town, they are 'first come, first served'."

"This is not Iron Mountain Town, it's an endless sea of sand." You Ge called.

"It's the same everywhere, and once we get in, we're going to clash with them."

"What are these people in your power?"

"I don't want to kill people if it's not necessary." The iron slag is faint.

"Won't you...... You killed four people in these two days, and then you don't want to kill. You Ge stared into his eyes in disbelief.

"My adoptive father told me not to kill people unless necessary." Iron Slag replied seriously.

"The four people you killed are not your opponents, I don't see it as necessary." You Ge didn't understand a little, especially the three people who killed each other under the threat of iron slag, what reason they had to kill. She only felt that the iron slag was making an excuse not to explore Natasha's laboratory.

"They have to die, because I don't have the habit of forming cliques, I'm only one person." Iron Slag sighed, "Forget it, you don't understand, anyway, I won't go." ā€

"I understand......" You Ge's deep eyes shone with starlight.

When she heard the confession of "I am only one person", she instantly understood his thoughts. She was serious, "If they don't pay enough price, more people will test your bottom line, and you will have to kill more people to protect your own interests." ā€

"Sort of." Iron Slag gave her an approving look.

You Ge's eyes rolled and he smiled, "Are you interested in the Nucleon Furnace?" ā€

"What do you mean?" Iron Slag asked rhetorically with a frown.

"There must be a lot of super-density alloys in the real yĆ n chamber of Nataxia, and maybe there are also nucleon melting ......"

"Let's find the entrance." Iron Sludge interrupted her.

"yes~" You Ge couldn't help but kiss him.

Under the arrangement of the iron slag, their actions must be made after the locomotive has been recharged. After more than twenty minutes, with the pleasant sound of mechanical synthesis, the red comet was recharged. Iron slag took out the canvas tent to wrap the locomotive and buried it in the sand. After doing this, You Ge pulled out his pistol and pulled the safety bolt, and began to search for the entrance to the Natasha research room, accompanied by iron slag.

The hemispherical building is made of alloy, like a stainless steel sphere buried in sand, and there is not the slightest crevice. The two searched around the building for a while, and You Ge found a combination lock. So she took out her notebook and started rummaging through it, and it didn't take long for her to enter the password.

A pleasant synthesized female voice came from within the wall,

With the sound of a sound, a door opened with a "bang" on the smooth wall.

"How do you know the password?" Iron Slag scratched his head and asked.

"The password is Natasha's birthday, and it's written in the notebook."

"It's too easy, isn't it?"

"Academics who focus on research are the most likely to forget the trivial things in their lives, so they usually use their birthdays as passwords." You Ge laughed, "They can't go home if they forget the password, what a terrible thing~"

Inside the door is a deep walkway, which extends diagonally downward. Iron slag felt for a flashlight to shine into it, and the left and right walls and parts of the walkway were made of metal, and the floor was made of net-like hollow iron bars. He looked up and down for a while, and when he was sure that no one was in the hallway, he walked in with You Ge.

The two stepped on the hollow floor made of iron bars, and the fine sand on their shoes and pants fell into the net-like gaps, making a dense "rustling" sound. They hadn't taken two steps when there was a "brush" behind them, and when they looked back, the entrance was closed. Immediately after, the lights in the entire aisle lit up one by one and extended forward. The two looked at each other, arched themselves and walked slowly, trying not to make a sound of footsteps.

At the end of the aisle was a metal door, You Ge observed it in front of the door, and whispered, "There is no lock here, you can open the door directly." Iron Slag raised his hand and signaled, 'Wait,' and leaned on the metal door for a long time. After making sure that there was no one inside, he asked Yugo to pull the switch.

I only heard a "brush" sound, and the metal door opened to both sides......