Chapter 230: Sea of Worms (I)
The dimly lit room is illuminated by a faint white light provided by electronic lights. The light shone on Anthony's face, making his face look so pale. There was a freshly scarred shackle on Anthony's face, which had been given to him by a Ripper during the breakout battle at the second basement base. If it weren't for the blade warrior Luca cutting off the monster's claws in time, Anthony would not have simply scratched a scar, but his entire face would have been torn open by the Ripper.
Enraged, Anthony gave the monster a jฤซng divine shock, which directly smashed the already small brains of the tearer, so the monster suddenly spurted out two bloody arrows from its nostrils, and died silently.
So far, with the exception of Bridge, who died in the first wave of living corpse raids, the rest of the Vanguard team has only suffered minor or serious injuries. One of the more seriously wounded was Oram, a fireman, who was struck in the right shoulder with a heavy weapon by a butcher. Olam's shoulder was shattered on the spot, and although he was on emergency care, his entire right hand was hanging down and unconscious.
However, Oram, the gun master, has a fourth-order liliang enhancement. With one right hand, he could afford to carry his heavy cannon, so he didn't steal the back leg of the team. Otherwise, it is hard to imagine whether Anthony would sacrifice this big man as a driving force for the team to move forward.
For Anthony, with the exception of Luka, who completed various tasks together before entering the barracks, the rest of the team can be regarded as a resource for sacrifice. Of course, Luka is not unsacrificeable, but Luca Anthony, as the strongest melee fighter in the whole team, will not let him sacrifice worthless.
It's just that now Anthony doesn't have to sacrifice his own resources, because now the Demoman team does it for him.
After entering the second level of the base, Anthony quickly discovered Rankine's location. At that time, Luca proposed to join up with Rankine's team and break through this base with Liliang of the two teams. But Anthony rejected the suggestion and proceeded with a simple and practical approach.
That is to use the Demoman squad as bait to attract the attention of the living corpses in the base. Anthony, as for his party, sat back and walked behind Rankine. And with Anthony's area scanning ability, it was enough for them to hang five hundred meters behind Rankine's team without worrying about Rankine being spotted by them. What's more, Anthony is very skeptical that Rankine has this ability.
Now Rankine's team has once again caught the eye of the living corpses. In other words, it's also when the Vanguard squad acts.
Anthony stood up, and the others knew it was time to act. Before he could tell everyone to get up from their resting corners and do a simple self-check of their equipment, they were ready to go.
"Let's go. Anthony said lightly, although Rankine opened the way, he was actually quite anxious. After all, he has been without zero intelligence for nearly 20 hours. And on the way, Anthony has several simple but effective traps. Judging by the large number of corpses near the trap, Zero's team has been pushed closer at a faster pace.
He had planned to stay at the exit. Regardless of which team is Zero or Ranken, they can just grab or even kill the opposing team's team members to achieve their goal. But a wave of surprise attacks by living corpses made Anthony's Jihua mess up. They also had to enter the large and dangerous underground base, because the entrance from the second floor to the first floor was ten ten, and Anthony had no choice but to race against time to get the first item in the mission.
But he was more concerned about Zero's whereabouts now.
The visible enemy is not terrible, the invisible enemy is the most terrifying!
Zero was now in a room on the third floor of the medical center occupied by Eva, and after listening to their mission, Eva said, "You guys are going there on the fifth basement floor. It seems that it is not the guy who assigned the task who wants to deliberately make things difficult for you, it is this person who has water in his head. โ
Eva sat down at the only table in the room, still wearing the same office girl's shirt and dress as she had been yesterday, and Eva crossed her slender legs. The long legs in meat sรจ stockings are full of temptation when they are crossed together, and Kaede's eyes are about to bulge out when they are seen at it.
She said lightly: "Except for the second underground floor, which is occupied by living corpses, each floor of the base below is occupied by various monsters. If you want to make a bloody way out of these monsters' lair, you need at least an army. But you picked the right time. Now, in addition to the living corpses, the monsters in the large army have entered the hibernation period, so you are not without opportunities. โ
"You've lived here for two years, and you've entered the fifth layer of the base, I don't know if there's a shortcut or something like that, Zuihou can get around those bugs. Zero asked.
Eva smiled and said, "There are no shortcuts, but I know how to go, and I won't step into the nest of those bugs." โ
"That means you'll go with us. โ
"Of course, even if I tell you, I won't understand. Eva added, "But you can only get to the fifth layer of the base." Regardless of the reason, you can't get into the sixth floor, and there's a big reptile living there, and it's no match for you. โ
"What is it?" Zero frowned and asked about the potential risk factors, and it never hurts to figure it out early.
"A Crypt Lord, I don't think you would like to provoke it. Eva grinned with a row of white teeth.
A few people couldn't laugh.
The Cryptlord is a giant mutant beast that is the same species as the Devourer of Filth, and is amphibious on land and sea. The body shape resembles that of an aircraft carrier omnivorous oviparous. The Cryptlord resembles a giant catfish, but with hundreds of antennae, and suckers that suck prey and drain bodily fluids. The nutrients in the bodily fluids enter the Crypt Lord's body through the flesh wall pipes in the suction cups, providing nourishment to his massive body.
As soon as he heard that there was such a terrifying troll entrenched under the sixth floor of the base, whether it was Zero or Hang'er, the maple-faced sรจ became solemn.
"That's it, get ready, let's go. As long as you don't provoke the big monster, the rest isn't that tricky. Eva concludes with this sentence.
Half an hour later, everyone gathered at the gate of the hospital. A few people are still the same, but there is an extra Eva in the team. The woman was still wearing the same outfit as an office uniform, but with a heavy sword "Black Dragon" on her back. The black dragon weighed nearly half a ton, but it was carried by Eva as if nothing happened. As a result, Eva leaves a shallow footprint on the surface with every step she takes.
And Zero, who has seen Eva go crazy, knows that when this woman who majored in the martial arts field is fully open, her body weight is no less than that of the epee.
In addition to Eva, Zero's team has many new members. This includes nearly fifty living corpses, seven butchers, and five rippers. In addition to this, there is Eva's proud work "Gemini".
The two-headed giant corpse was no smaller than a butcher in this biochemical army. The twins are still at the level of the Butcher and the Ripper, so they are not naturally spawned living corpse leaders, but they can command this biochemical army.
As a result, a few living people were protected by this biochemical army, and in the middle, under the path of these living corpses, they passed through Sections B and C without any danger. On the way, although many living corpses found this huge team, they did not dare to act because there were more than a dozen high-level monsters traveling with them. As for the other butchers and rippers, they all retracted their stupid thoughts when they saw the twins.
A few people enjoyed the special treatment of the opening of the Living Corpse Legion, and after two hours of trekking, they had already seen the entrance to the base on the third floor of the basement. It's a deep spiral staircase, and the damp, rotting air wafts from the depths of the tunnel. The third basement floor is the old nest of the sickle insect, and the sickle insect likes to eat corpses, so it often comes to the second floor base to prey on living corpses.
Over the years, the living corpses have long learned how to deal with their greedy neighbors. You won't see any traces of living corpse activity within a kilometer of the passage. And once the sickle bugs break through this default boundary, a large number of living corpses will bury the bugs that have crossed the line alive. The body inside the carapace of the sickle insect has very tight muscle fibers. It is also a delicious food for living corpses. Butchers and rippers, in particular, regard them as treasures.
In addition to being delicious, more important is the muscle fibers of the sickle bug, which is a good thing for high-level living corpses like the butcher to increase their physical strength.
The size of the sickle insect is like a small car, and it can only enter and exit one at a time in the safe passage, so it cannot attack the second-layer base in large numbers, otherwise the living corpse will be a thing of the past. After all, for living corpses that can't reproduce, a sickle bug with a production cycle of one month is simply a mass-produced biological weapon. It's just that the survival rate of Fusarium is not high, and the growth cycle takes about five months for the larvae to complete the evolution to adults. As a result, the alien creatures on the lower two floors of the base maintain a delicate balance.
Right now, Zero and the others are in the passage where the sickle worm passed. In night vision mode, they can see clearly. The perimeter of the passage is covered with hardened worm droppings and sitting or lying humanoid skeletons. They are the trophies of the sickle worms, dragged into the passages, and the living corpses that are gnawed alive.
"Pathfinding. At the entrance to the passage, Eva gave the twins a simple command.
There were countless data in the twins' four eyes, and immediately their two mouths whistled with different syllables and lengths. The voice echoed in the passageway, but it was transformed by the living corpse. Then the two Rippers came out of the crowd, running and crawling, and they flew into the depths of the passage, disappearing into the darkness.
A moment later, a low chirp rang out from the depths of the passage, the howl of the Ripper for safety. After the sound is recognized by the twins, it makes a gesture towards Eva to indicate that it can enter.
The twin cannot speak, and can only communicate with Eva simply using gestures. Eva realized and said to the few people, "Let's go, there is no danger down there." โ
So the team started again, and under the arch of the Biochemical Legion, a few people walked towards the depths of the passage. It was pitch black and lightless ahead, and everyone seemed to be walking towards a bottomless abyss. Gradually, darkness overwhelmed their figures.
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