This explanation was very reasonable.
But Javier always felt that Ada, that woman, wanted to vent her anger and had nowhere to do it, so she used the infected soldiers in front of her to practice.
After all, women… Javier understood very well that there are always a few days a month when they go crazy, so there's no need to mind.
"Good archery…"
The Merchant, on the other hand, showed no displeasure. Instead, he gave Ada a thumbs-up and praised her, as long as the outcome was good, the Merchant wouldn't care about anything else.
After this interlude ended, everyone continued forward.
Soon, the scenery instantly changed from a damp, cavernous channel to a dry, dusty mine shaft. Wooden frames supported the surroundings, and mine cart tracks lay beneath their feet for transport.
This seemed to be the mine shaft that Sadler ordered the villagers to excavate. Beneath this island, the fossilized Plaga parasite was hidden.
It could be said that the strange changes in Wolf's Valley began from this underground mine shaft. This was the root of all problems.
Upon seeing such a familiar scene, Luis's expression beside them slowly began to grow excited.
This was another environment he was familiar with. Even without the Merchant leading the way, Luis could easily navigate through it.
No choice… This was the special skill of a guide—
After all, when he first started fleeing, Luis was like a mole, frantically scurrying through the mine shaft, dodging miners and infected soldiers while still accurately finding the exit. He could be said to be very talented.
"…"
"It seems you are very familiar with this place, so I don't need to remind you much. The mine shaft is still very safe for now, and there should be very few isolated infected soldiers like this."
"Most of them are villagers and miners who were tricked into excavating the mine. They generally don't have many weapons, only some troublesome dynamite for blasting the mine. Just make sure not to get blown up."
Facing Luis's familiarity with the environment, the Merchant also felt a slight surprise. He hadn't expected there to be others in the team who were as good at navigation as him. One must know that the Merchant had memorized these routes himself after traversing them back and forth for a long time.
However, if the Merchant had known that Luis had lived near Wolf's Valley since childhood and had resided on the island for several years, he wouldn't have been so surprised.
"Thump, thump, thump…"
"Thump, thump, thump…"
The group quickly moved through the mine shaft, soon reaching an even larger one. infected miners had excavated huge caverns within, filled with large piles of rubble.
However, there was no sign of any Plaga parasite fossils. It seemed they had already been moved out. But even so, while there were no Plaga parasite fossils, there were many wandering villager miners.
And even faintly, Javier saw a few familiar figures inside: killers with chainsaws and hoods. Undoubtedly, they weren't there to help dig, but rather to supervise.
However, they weren't supervising the miners' work but rather ensuring that no other outsiders interfered with the miners' work.
And the so-called outsiders were, without a doubt, Javier and his group.
"…"
"It seems this battle is unavoidable. Be careful of the miners who light dynamite. Those things can really blast through mountains and rocks. If you get blown up and lose an arm or leg, you won't be able to get timely treatment and will just bleed out painfully."
"First, deal with the big guys wielding chainsaws. They are among the few infected in the mine who carry weapons. Finally, remember to spread out your fire and try not to let them get close."
Seeing so many miners and villagers suddenly appear in the large mine shaft, Javier shook his head, glanced at the distribution of people below, then turned to Leon and the Merchant behind him and said.
Leon, the Merchant, and Luis did not refuse. They all rubbed their fists, ready for action. This was what they had to face, there was nothing to refuse. Just kill their way through.
"Da da da da da —!!!!"
Seeing that everyone had no objections, Javier was the first to raise his M16 assault rifle, locking onto the target with the high-magnification scope. The large, black suppressor vibrated as he pulled the trigger, firing "da da da da da."
Suppressed bullets rapidly flew out, precisely blowing open the heads of several villagers, especially the chainsaw-wielding killer, whose head was pierced, spraying several bloody holes.
Although each M16 assault rifle was equipped with a suppressor, the sudden gunshots still completely startled the miners and infected villagers inside the mine. They immediately turned their crimson gazes towards Javier's direction, shouting loudly:
"There's a stranger here (Hay un forastero aquí.)!"
"He's there (Ahí está.)!"
"I'm going to kill you (Te voy a matar.)!"
"There's a stranger here (Hay un forastero aquí.)!"
"He's there (Ahí está.)!"
"I'm going to kill you (Te voy a matar.)!"
The familiar Spanish trilling immediately came, but because of the Plaga parasite infection, the voices of these miners and villagers were incredibly hoarse, sounding exceptionally strange and quite chilling.
Ashley, who was at the very back of the group, heard these horrifying roars, her pretty face changed, and she fearfully grabbed Leon's arm, immediately hiding behind him.
Her courage had been quite strong before.
But after having a nightmare where she was controlled and enslaved like a puppet, she immediately became timid. She was somewhat afraid of her appearance in the nightmare, that ugly appearance of being parasitized by the Plaga parasite—
However, compared to Ashley's fear, the others were somewhat impatient.
Their M16 assault rifles rapidly swept, specks of gunfire flashing in the mine, and bullets flew out quickly.
All four of them had excellent marksmanship. Most of their bullets accurately hit the head of each infected.
After all, Luis, as a Don Quixote knight, was not bad at shooting. He had trained himself in private. And the Merchant was originally a mercenary.
Under the heavy firepower, a large number of surrounding miners and villagers were shot dead. Just as they were about to reach out and pounce towards Javier and the others, they were immediately headshotted and fell to the ground.
However, there were also a few extremely stubborn ones.
Their heads were blown open by gunfire, but they didn't die immediately. Instead, their bodies writhed and struggled, and their necks quickly burst open, growing ugly Plaga parasite heads.
Although there was no Red-robed Goat Head High Priest from Salazar Castle, the probability of these infected entering a Exploding Bug state in the dark was still very high.
In addition, there were also chainsaw-wielding killers wearing hoods. Their defense was generally higher than that of the villagers. When bullets struck their bodies and heads, they usually remained unharmed, requiring more ammunition to take them down…
As stated, no update today. Wishing everyone a Happy New Year and all the best…
Chapter 81: Journey to the Center of the Earth
"Pffft, pffft, pffft…!!!!"
Sounds of flesh bursting rapidly rang out.
By the time Javier and the others looked up, they already saw the heads of seven or eight miners and villagers rapidly exploding, a large amount of blood splattering. Various bizarre insect brains, like scythes, turbellarians, and ant heads, immediately grew from their necks.
"They've burst…"
"Tighten the firing line a bit, all of you, come closer to each other. Don't spread out too much. First, deal with the Exploding Bug villagers."
Seeing the heads of miners and villagers successively bursting open, Javier quickly reminded and instructed the people around him. Upon hearing Javier's command, everyone did not refuse but instead began to act.
They concentrated all the M16 assault rifle's firepower on the Exploding Bug miners and villagers. The three-round burst was extremely useless in games, but its design in reality was excellent.
Because for a rifle, even if the enemy wore body armor, three to four bullets were enough to kill them.
Unlike in games, where it takes twenty bullets to kill one person, and even a whole magazine with follow-up shots. This is even tougher than these Plaga parasite monsters.
So, games and reality are simply not comparable.
A three-round burst, as long as it hits the target, can easily kill. And because it's a three-round burst and not full auto, it makes the rifle's recoil much smaller, greatly increasing the rifle's overall control and accuracy.
"Da da da —!!!"
Successive three-round bursts rapidly shot out.
A series of orange-yellow bullets all hit the heads of the Exploding Bug miners and villagers. Under the accurate firepower of the group, the miners and villagers, who had originally intended to counterattack and suppress them, quickly fell down again, becoming corpses slumped on the ground, completely losing the breath of life.
"Pffft…!"
"I'm going to kill you (Te voy a matar.) —!!!"
And at this moment, the sound of a fuse being lit rapidly rang out. An infected person wearing a miner's helmet rushed out with dynamite.
The moment he saw Javier and the others, he quickly lit the dynamite in his hand and violently threw it in their direction.
"Projectile…!!!"
Seeing this, the Merchant, who was in the team, narrowed his eyes and quickly shouted to warn Javier and the others. If asked who the most troublesome infected in this mine were, it was undoubtedly the miner holding dynamite.
Chainsaw killers or Exploding Bug infected were not worth mentioning; at most, they were just types that could be dealt with by wasting a few more bullets.
But the miner holding dynamite was completely different. The dynamite he held was a real tool for blasting mountains and rocks.
Once it hit, the force of the explosion was enough to blow their limbs off and splatter blood everywhere, and the blast radius was huge, making it impossible to defend against.
And the most unbearable point… Even if these dynamite-wielding miners didn't hit them, the danger was still very high.
Because they were currently in an underground mine shaft! Even though the surrounding walls were firmly shored up with wooden frames, there was still a possibility of collapse.
Therefore, these indiscriminate dynamite blasts were extremely dangerous. If they really hit the jackpot and caused the mine shaft above to collapse, then they would truly be unable to escape. Thus, it was very troublesome!
They were completely a type of soldier that harmed themselves as much as the enemy…
"Get down—!"
He whispered a warning.
Javier raised his M16 assault rifle, his eye pressed against the high-magnification scope. The dark suppressor muzzle locked onto the dynamite flying towards them in mid-air.
He quickly pulled the trigger, shooting a moving target. This was a project he often trained in when he was in S.T.A.R.S, and he was basically a hundred percent accurate!
"Bang!"
"Boom — — — —!!!!"
Sure enough, the next second, the bullet accurately hit the dynamite flying in mid-air. The bullet first detonated the dynamite, and a violent explosion and flames rapidly expanded in mid-air, forming a considerable heatwave and fireball that swept and spread in all directions.
A rolling hot wind blew across Javier's cheeks, causing him a slight discomfort, but fortunately, this was just the most common type of dynamite. The only energy it released was burning, intense heat.
If iron wire and nails were tied to the outside, then this dynamite would completely turn into a fragmentation grenade.
Even if Javier detonated this so-called dynamite in mid-air, the splattering iron wire and nails could still penetrate his flesh and blood, making it a very dangerous weapon.
"…"
"Ho ho ho…?"
Having blown up the incoming dynamite with one shot, the miner below, who was preparing to continue throwing explosives, looked somewhat stunned. His already pale, bloodless face was filled with confusion and incomprehension. He wanted to say something, but his remaining intelligence did not support such an action.
However, although he didn't know what to say, the fuse of the dynamite in the miner's hand continued to burn. This was a fixed action he had set.
The burning flame continued to crawl along the fuse. The miner in front of him tried to continue throwing the dynamite towards Javier and the others.
But this time, Javier was quick, aiming his M16 assault rifle at the bomber miner's hand, specifically at the already burning dynamite. With a few "da da da" sounds, three-round bursts continued to fire, precisely hitting the burning dynamite.
"Boom — — — —!!!!"