Chapter 70: Perseverance
At 6:29 a.m. on January 15, 2071βββ the longitudinal main passage of the 40th layer of the Leviathan in the asteroid ββββbelt of the far-earth orbit of the Sharitz satelliteβββ
"Whew-" A sliding shovel slid past the mutant spider with its gaping jaw, and Mark narrowly dodged the overwhelming array of corrosive spores and cone bullets. There are Zerg on all sides of the passage, and Mark has come wildly along the way, but he has attracted a lot of hatred.
The electromagnetic catapult activated, and Mark, who had just slipped behind the mutant spider, stood up at once. As he took a step, Mark was about to continue running, but what happened next forced him to retreat.
The round of attacks that Mark dodged just now made the mutant spider in the line of fire a "hedgehog", and the mutant spider died at the hands of his own people before he could figure out the situation. The companion was killed by mistake, and the Zerg around the main passage roared, and then an overwhelming flood of corrosive spores and cone-spur shells covered Mark again.
βcaoοΌ You Zerg bullets don't want money, do you?! With a roar, Mark activated the pulse thrust reverser device in his chest, and his speed, which was already in a backward state, suddenly increased and retreated under the corpse of the mutant spider.
"Puff - puff puff βββ"
The hapless mutant spider corpse was ravaged again, but it was still tenacious, and the dead corpses stood there upright, making Mark's bunker for nothing.
Dodging another round of fire, Mark rushed out from under the corpse in a rage, and the AGH automatic rifle in his hand fired a burst of strafing, reaping the lives of more than a dozen stinging snakes. Immediately afterward, he rolled forward, dodging the counterattack of the rest of the Zerg, and the moment he stood up, he slammed his right foot on the ground.
"Electromagnetic Jump Readyββββ Activate!"
With a "whoosh", Mark was sent into the air more than ten meters high by powerful electromagnetic energy, and the jet backpack on his back took advantage of the momentum to start, and the full power engine output made him fly for a short time.
The effect of this brief burst of the jetpack was huge, and Mark, who was originally a kilometer away from the end of the main passage, flew directly half the distance. This flight allowed Mark to get one step closer to the goal, and at the same time, he also jumped out of the encirclement of the Zerg, which was really a double win. However, looking at the jetpack's red and smoking jet port, it should be impossible to fly like this again.
"Oh yes!" At the end of the flight, Mark activated the vector engines on both sides of the jetpack, which allowed him to fall smoothly to the ground and continue to run forward by inertia. The impatient and angry roar of a large number of zergs behind him made Mark feel very happy, and he couldn't help but whistle. However, Mark's whistle didn't last long, and two "giant fist crabs" suddenly appeared in front of him, blocking Mark's way and making his face change.
"Nothing can stop me." Twisting his neck, Mark, who was hit front and back, did not hesitate to procrastinate, and used the electromagnetic acceleration to run straight towards the tumbling "Giant Fist Crab".
"Collision Warning βββ 70 metersβββ 49 metersβββ 26 metersβββ7 meters away!" The moment the organism sounded the warning, Mark jumped to his feet, leaning over in an attempt to pass between the two "giant fist crabs" that were tumbling at high speed. As he made his way through the two terrifying colliders, Mark's heart jumped to his throat that if he was hit even slightly by either of the two "Giant Fist Crabs", he would not only suffer a heavy blow, but he would also be caught in the Zerg wave again.
Because it is sideways, Mark can see the "giant fist crab" in front of him. The high-speed tumbling made most of the "Giant Fist Crab" body blurry, but the sharp bulge on the back armor still fell into Mark's eyes, and the tough shell was not even ten centimeters away from Mark's closest, but fortunately Mark's luck was good, five centimeters became the closest distance between Mark and the "Giant Fist Crab" armor. Unfortunately, Mark's good fortune didn't cover his whole body, and when there was a scraping sound on his back, Mark knew that he was in danger.
"Woohoo ββββ"
For a second, the piercing grinding sound only lasted for a second, and then, Mark successfully passed through the encirclement of the two "giant fist crabs". The "Giant Fist Crab", which continued to roll, also blocked the main passage by the way, and a large number of Zerg chasing behind unfortunately encountered pig teammates.
"What's going on?" Although he was in doubt, Mark still didn't react and fell to the, and after rolling to the ground, he continued to take steps towards the "end".
Originally, Mark was supposed to be taken away by "Giant Fist Crab" B, but Mark's little lucky star saved his life. In the moments before the scratching, the "little sticky" symbiotic with Mark branched out to cover the jetpack on his back with all his might, and the "little sticky" that turned into a slippery state offset the small bumpy scratches, which allowed Mark to avoid the fate of being taken away. However, this is not without a price, at least 30% of the body tissue of the "small sticky" dies in the scratching, which is a huge damage to the slow-growing "small sticky". However, the situation is urgent, and Mark can't take care of this.
The distance to the "finish line" was less than five hundred meters, and it only took thirty seconds for the average Marine to run at full speed, and the reinforced Mark was even faster, and the Goddess of Victory seemed to be already waving to Mark. But this is the main passage of the Leviathan, and a large number of Zerg who have awakened from their slumber are converging here, so there should be a large number of Zerg. But there is not a single Zerg here, and under the calm appearance, there may be a lot of unknown dangers hidden.
Knowing that time was running out, Mark gritted his teeth, took advantage of the momentum and continued to rush forward, taking out all the grenades on his body and throwing them into the open passage ahead.
"Bang βββ Bang βββ"
The explosions were incessant, and Mark took a big breath, forced his fear, and rushed over the edge of the grenade's blast zone. The flames of the explosion illuminated the pitch-black main passage, which temporarily rendered Mark's thermal imager useless, but the light restored his vision, and it seemed like a good deal.
The spacing between the grenades is very regular, and the time of delay detonation is also very accurate, so the fire waves and impacts generated by the explosion are constantly impacting the protection of the armor, and it is a wave after wave, if it weren't for Mark's armor with a mutated adhesive H20 coating, he may have been roasted a long time ago. (Mark: "Author, you tricked me into this sin!") Where's my protagonist's aura?! Author: "I don't know, if you go and change a nan floating battery, there should be one." Mark: "Author, I'm #%&*β¬β*Β£!" βοΌ
Although it is dangerous to run around the blast zone, it is not as dangerous as the Zerg that is hidden. A grenade exploded at two o'clock in Mark's direction, and a mimic insect that just happened to pounce from the shadows was in the middle of it, and it was blown up by the grenade and flew out, not knowing whether to live or die. The other mimics were shocked, and they didn't choose to attack directly, but instead ran to the door of the "finish line", preparing to ambush Mark.
"Whewβββ" exhaled deeply, and Mark stopped fifty meters from the "finish". The insect meat gate, which was nearly a meter thick, could not be opened just by rushing up.
More and more Zerg were coming from other places, Mark took a deep breath, checked all the weapons on his body, and after confirming that they were correct, he took three steps back with his right foot and slowly bowed down.
"Nothing can stop me because everyone's hope is with me."