Chapter Twenty-Three: A Joke of Fate
Borderlands, Sequence of Life Discovery Center
"Run! It's going to collapse here!! โ
In a roar, the ceiling above Su Mo and Nobai crumbled, and the rubble and reinforced concrete were spilled, and the flying dust choked people to breathe.
Nobai tried to escape, but just a few steps after he stumbled to the ground, gasping for breath.
She was so badly injured that her IPS stem cells were almost depleted, and the recovery of the Crimson Rose blood code was greatly weakened, and she was covered with wounds that had not yet healed, and blood soaked through her clothes and dripping down.
Seeing this, Su Mo ran over, wrapped one of Nuo Bai's arms around his shoulder, and carried her out.
The bomb in Aroth's body was so powerful that it completely destroyed the building's load-bearing structure, causing it to collapse completely.
Su Mo was now in a race against time, trying to escape to the surface before the passage collapsed.
He rushed around the corner, and was about to step on the stairs when he suddenly felt a sense of oppression from the side.
A fierce beast attacked from the shadows, presumably attracted by the previous battle movement.
The beast resembles a giant ape, with purple-red muscles and veins exposed directly to the surface of its skin, and it has four distorted arms full of bulging muscles like hills.
Nuo Bai is now seriously injured, and he is no longer able to fight against the fierce beast, so he can only go to Su Mo.
Su Mo stood in front of Nuo Bai and rushed directly towards the fierce beast.
He mobilized the "Wild Skeleton Blood Code" he had just hunted from Arot, and his shoulder turned into a solid bone, forming a thick ramming angle.
Su Mo ran towards the beast, lowering his body and pressing the horns against it in a collision stance.
"Boom!" There was a dull loud bang.
The beast was pushed back a few steps, and after standing firm, it let out an angry roar, and smashed at Su Mo with its arms folded.
Crimson Rose, Wild Remains, and the dual blood codes exist in the body at the same time, which gives Su Mo far more athletic ability than before.
He flew back and dodged the attack, and the beast's arm slammed into the ground with a thud, splattering large pieces of rubble.
Su Mo stepped on one of the arms, and the ten fingers of his hands split into sharp bone spurs, tearing them forward hard.
"Poofโ" Ten gaps were torn out of the beast's arm deep into the bone, and blood gushed wildly, staining the walls scarlet.
Just as the beast was in pain, a gunshot rang out.
"Bang! Boom! โ
Two bullets hit the beast in the eye, and it clutched its bloody eye socket and screamed.
Seeing Nuo Bai holding a pistol, she was weak and could not draw her sword to fight, so she could only assist Su Mo in this way.
The beast was stripped of its eyesight and fell into a complete rage, its four arms flailing wildly, smashing everything it could touch, and the walls and floors were constantly dented by it.
Su Mo used the athleticism of the blood code to dodge nimbly, and constantly tore through its flesh with his bone claws.
Nuobai also continued to shoot in support, leaving bullet holes in its body.
However, the vitality of this fierce beast is very amazing, it is soaked in blood and still does not fall, and its huge body still blocks the passage tightly, making it impossible for people to get around.
Su Mo's brows furrowed.
Now that the building is collapsing, every second counts, and they don't have time to spend it here with a beast.
He motioned for Nobai to stop shooting and began shouting to attract the attention of the beast: "Hey, silly monkey, you have the ability to chase me!" โ
When the beast heard the sound, it roared and pounced.
Su Mo shouted and retreated, leading the beast to a corner of a wall that was about to collapse.
When the beast pounced, he rolled sideways to dodge.
"Boom!" The corner of the wall was smashed by the beast, and the ceiling smashed down like an avalanche, drowning it in an instant.
Scarlet blood poured out of the rubble, and it would not have been possible to break free even if it hadn't been smashed into a pulp.
And Su Mo and Nobai had already taken the opportunity to flee to the surface.
The spiral staircase continues upward, so dark that it gives the illusion that there is no end.
Until a door appeared in front of the two, a sense of hope arose.
The two pushed the door and rushed out, the light instantly brightened, and the fresh air poured into their lungs, making them all tremble.
The collapse of the underground structure also affected the stability of the above-ground buildings, and they did not have time to enjoy the feeling of rejuvenation, and they kept fleeing for a moment.
The entire Life Sequence Discovery Center was collapsing, and steel bars and various building materials were constantly falling around the two of them, making a deafening loud noise.
Nuo Bai eased up a little, and no longer needed Su Mo's support, and the two ran one after the other.
Su Mo looked at the exit that was getting closer and closer in front of him, the restlessness of survival spread in his heart, and his heart rate climbed to the extreme.
Hurry up...
Hurry up!
You'll be able to escape in no time!
Su Mo ran as hard as he could, and the sun's rays at the exit became brighter and brighter, finally taking over all his sight.
The moment he rushed out of the building and came to the outside world, Su Mo's tense nerves suddenly relaxed, and the whole person rolled and fell to the ground, looking up and seeing the extremely clear sky.
The sky is clear, the wind is high and the clouds are light, and the bright sunlight shines around, bringing a beautiful and peaceful warmth, and it seems that they are two completely different worlds from the underground.
"It worked!" Su Mo clenched his fists and shouted excitedly, "Nuobai, we will be..."
"Boom-"
Fate played a huge joke.
Just as Nobai was about to rush through the exit, the building collapsed completely, and countless crumbling rubble fell down, burying her in layers of ruins.
Su Mo was shocked and hurriedly rushed over to check.
Nuobai was lucky enough not to be stoned to death, her upper body was exposed and uninjured, but her legs were crushed by gravel and steel bars.
She struggled, her arms propped on the ground and tried to climb out.
But the ruins crushed her leg so hard that she couldn't break free.
Nobai reached out to Su Mo, trying for him to pull himself out.
"Long-" Su Mo was just about to grab that hand, when he suddenly heard a loud noise in the sky.
He looked up and saw a missile flying from the distance, and the tail flame left a shocking white wave in the sky, and the rumbling sound was like a wild thunder, hitting his eardrums in bursts.
As can be seen from the flight trajectory, the missiles are coming towards them.
Presumably, the Hezi Company detected the death of Arot and the others, and was ready to use extreme means to wipe out everything here.
When that missile falls here, the entire Life Sequence Discovery Center will be destroyed, and all life will be wiped out in flames.
Su Mo turned his head in a daze and saw Nuobai's pleading gaze.
The oppressive feeling of death came to his face, and Su Mo's heart was in turmoil.
What to do...
Missiles are coming, and everything here will be destroyed.
Nobai is now crushed by the rubble, and she doesn't know how much time it will take to save her.
If you run away a second earlier, you can get farther away from the center of the explosion and have a better chance of surviving.
If you stay here to save her, you might die...
You only live once...
I don't want to die...
I want to live!
Yes, to live...
Something thought surged through Su Mo's mind, sweeping like a tidal wave, taking over his entire consciousness.