lerbook Chapter 191 Monster!
Chapter 191 Monster!
Xing Tian carried the three unconscious workers and turned to leave.
The heavy footsteps echoed through the narrow mine tunnels, quickly disappearing into the darkness.
Zhang Yan stood still.
He stared intently into the darkness ahead, his expression grave.
The position where those three people were lying was very strange.
It looked like it was dragged there by something.
There are obvious drag marks on the ground.
Moreover, their clothes were torn, revealing large bruises.
It doesn't look like a fall.
It looks more like it was scratched by something.
Zhang Yan squatted down and reached out to touch the drag marks on the ground.
A rough texture came from my fingertips.
There was also some viscous liquid.
He leaned closer and took a sniff.
A foul, fishy smell wafted over.
It's not blood.
It was a smell he had never encountered before.
It looked like rotten meat mixed with sulfur.
Zhang Yan frowned.
He stood up and continued walking forward.
The mine tunnels are getting narrower and narrower.
Strange marks began to appear on the walls on both sides.
It looks like a claw mark.
But it's much bigger than a human hand.
Each paw print has five fingers.
The fingertips were deeply embedded in the rock wall.
Zhang Yan stopped in his tracks.
He reached out and pressed his hand on one of the claw marks.
It's cold.
It's still a bit damp.
It seems like they just arrived recently.
"Xingtian," Zhang Yan said.
"Here." Xing Tian's voice came from behind.
It's back.
"Scan these traces," Zhang Yan said, pointing to the wall.
Xingtian's electronic eyes lit up.
A blue beam of light swept across the wall.
A few seconds later, it opened.
"Unknown biological signs detected."
Size: Approximately two meters.
"Paw print depth: three centimeters."
"Speculated strength: More than five times that of humans."
Zhang Yan narrowed his eyes.
"Anything else?"
"Yes." Xing Tian paused.
"Abnormal residual energy detected."
"Similar to the energy fluctuations found in the Kunlun ruins."
Zhang Yan's heart tightened.
"Ruins?"
"Unable to confirm." Xing Tian shook his head.
"But the energy characteristics are highly consistent."
Zhang Yan remained silent for a few seconds.
He turned and continued walking forward.
Xing Tian followed behind.
The two walked for another ten minutes or so.
The mine tunnel suddenly opened up.
Ahead lay a vast space.
It resembles a natural cave.
But it's bigger than the previous one.
The ceiling was so high that you couldn't see the top.
The ground was covered with rubble and slag.
There were also some broken mine carts.
Zhang Yan entered the cave.
His gaze swept across the surroundings.
It suddenly stopped somewhere.
There was a pile of white stuff there.
Zhang Yan walked over.
Squat down.
Those are bones.
Human bones.
And there was more than one.
There are at least seven or eight bodies.
Some torn clothes remained on the bones.
Zhang Yan's expression turned ugly.
He stood up.
He turned to look at Xing Tian.
What happened here?
Xing Tian did not answer.
Its electronic eye suddenly became bright.
"warn."
"Multiple vital signs were detected."
Quantity: Seventeen.
Distance: 50 meters.
It's getting close.
Zhang Yan's heart sank.
He quickly took a few steps back.
He leaned against Xing Tian's back.
next second.
A rustling sound came from the darkness.
It looked like something was crawling.
The sound was getting closer.
more and more dense.
Zhang Yan held his breath.
His hand rested on the pistol at his waist.
Sudden.
A dark figure darted out from the darkness.
Extremely fast.
They headed straight for Zhang Yan.
Xing Tian reacted instantly.
It raised its right hand.
The chainsaw sword popped out of his arm.
The high-speed rotating saw teeth emitted a piercing buzzing sound.
Then he chopped it down hard.
The shadowy figure was cleaved in two.
He fell heavily to the ground.
Only then did Zhang Yan see what it was.
That was a monster.
It is about the same size as a human.
But he landed on all fours.
The skin is grayish-black.
The surface is covered with a layer of mucus.
The head is very large.
It has no eyes.
It has only one huge mouth.
Its mouth was filled with densely packed sharp teeth.
Zhang Yan stared at the monster.
A chill ran through me.
This thing is not a living being from Earth at all.
"System," Zhang Yan asked in his mind.
"What is this?"
[Testing in progress...]
[Test Completed]
[Target: Ruins' Companion - Beginner Level]
Threat Level: C
【Characteristics: Social, bloodthirsty, and possesses strong regenerative abilities】
[Weakness: Head core]
Zhang Yan hadn't had time to process this information yet.
More shadowy figures emerged from the darkness.
More than a dozen monsters surged out from all directions.
They let out a piercing scream.
They pounced on Zhang Yan and Xing Tian.
"Suppressive firepower," Zhang Yan ordered coldly.
Xingtian's shoulder armor opened.
The rotary cannon began to rotate.
Blue energy gathers at the muzzle.
next second.
Dense beams of light poured out.
The roar echoed through the cave.
Several monsters were instantly shattered into pieces.
But more monsters emerged from the darkness.
They are fearless and undaunted.
Even if your companion is shattered.
And it didn't stop at all.
Zhang Yan drew his pistol.
Aim at the head of one of the monsters.
Pull the trigger.
boom.
The bullet hit the target with precision.
The monster's head exploded.
Black liquid splattered everywhere.
It fell to the ground.
It twitched a few times.
It stopped moving.
Zhang Yan narrowed his eyes.
really.
The head is a weak point.
"Xingtian," he said.
"Concentrate your firepower."
"Attack the head."
Xing Tian immediately adjusted the shooting angle.
The beam of light became more precise.
Monsters were being blown off one by one.
fell to the ground.
But there were just too many monsters.
They surged in like a tide.
One after another, they went on to do it.
Zhang Yan and Xing Tian continued to retreat.
They quickly retreated to the edge of the cave.
The entrance to the mine tunnel is right behind us.
If we retreat any further, there will be no way out.
Zhang Yan gritted his teeth.
He glanced at Xing Tian's energy display.
Sixty percent remain.
If this kind of consumption continues...
It will run out sooner or later.
We must act swiftly and decisively.
"Xingtian," Zhang Yan suddenly spoke.
"Activate melee mode."
Xing Tian was stunned for a moment.
"confirm?"
"Confirmed." Zhang Yan nodded.
next second.
Xingtian's rotary cannons cease firing.
It retracts its shoulder armor.
Then raise both hands.
The chainsaw sword and particle claws deploy simultaneously.
Xing Tian took a step forward.
They charged straight into the monster horde.
The chainsaw sword swept across.
The three monsters were cut in half at the waist.
The particle claw pierced the head of another monster.
Black liquid splattered out.
Xingtian was like a killing machine.
Rampage through the monster horde.
Wherever they went.
Corpses are everywhere.
Zhang Yan was not idle.
He raised his pistol.
Continuous firing.
Every shot hit the target precisely.
A few minutes later.
The last monster fell to the ground.
The cave returned to silence.
Only Xing Tian's heavy breathing remained.
And the liquid flowing from the monster corpses on the ground.
The hissing sound it makes.
Zhang Yan breathed a sigh of relief.
He walked up to Xing Tian.
"Are you alright?"
"Forty-two percent of the energy remains," Xing Tian replied.
"We can continue fighting."
Zhang Yan nodded.
He turned and looked into the depths of the cave.
There is an even deeper passage there.
It was pitch black.
There's no bottom in sight.
But Zhang Yan knew.
The answer is there.
"Let's go," he said.
Xing Tian followed behind.
The two entered the passageway.