"Get out—!"
With a low growl, a dull force struck.
Javier's forceful kick caused the Chainsaw Maniac's body to become unstable, and the chainsaw, raised high, missed its target, not striking Javier's body.
Instead, it violently slammed into the corner of the mining cart, steel and chains colliding, directly spewing out even more intense sparks, like electric welding, dense, scorching sparks splattering onto the Chainsaw Maniac's body.
"Clang… Boom…!!!"
But soon,
Their mining carts quickly moved past each other.
Because Javier's kick had just accelerated the mining cart beneath him, instantly creating distance and escaping the attack range of these Miner infected.
And at this moment,
Ada, reacting, suddenly stood up abruptly, looking at the arrow marks that were only a few centimeters from her, and at Javier, who had almost been cut down by the chainsaw.
A surge of anger immediately rose on Ada's beautiful face, completely disregarding the previous talk of a mine collapse, she cleanly unslung the crossbow from her back and quickly loaded an explosive arrow onto it.
The Miner infected chasing them were also hastily reloading new crossbow bolts, but unfortunately, they weren't as fast as Ada. Ada coldly watched the Miner infected chasing them from behind, and the next second, she pulled the trigger.
"Bang…"
"Whoosh—!!!"
An explosive arrow shot out rapidly.
And the place Ada aimed at was not the mining cart where the Miner infected were, but the tracks on the ground.
"Boom—!!!"
With an explosion,
The explosives carried by the explosive arrow instantly destroyed the tracks on the ground. Although they weren't directly blown apart, it caused the tracks to become misaligned and protrude, so when the subsequent mining carts of the Miners and Chainsaw Maniac tried to continue forward,
They immediately lost control, the heavy mining carts instantly derailed, crashing straight into the wall, and the same happened to the two mining carts behind them, all crashing into the mine tunnel wall, unable to continue the chase!
"Well done!"
Seeing that the Miner infected behind them couldn't catch up, and even their mining carts had all crashed into the wall, Javier patted his chest, sighing with relief, and couldn't help but give Ada a thumbs-up in praise.
After all, Ada hadn't directly shot the mining cart with the explosive arrow; instead, shooting the tracks was a clever method, directly cutting off the desire of other infected to continue the pursuit.
"Hmph, be more careful next time. You don't need to worry about me!"
Hearing Javier's words of praise, Ada not only wasn't happy but instead snorted coldly in response. It was clear Ada was angry about Javier disregarding his own safety to help her dodge the arrow earlier.
After all,
She didn't want Javier to get hurt because of her. She didn't like owing favors to others, especially Javier, as it would shake her rationality.
In response,
Javier shook his head, a wry smile on his face.
This was the unique charm of a woman like Ada—!
On the other side,
Luis and Leon and the others couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they saw the situation safely resolved.
Just as they were about to say something else, the sudden sight before them immediately interrupted Luis and Leon's thoughts, and drowned out the words they were about to speak.
"Clatter clatter…"
"Screech—!!!"
The mining cart continued forward,
But the surrounding mine tunnel walls suddenly disappeared, replaced by a vast, empty giant cavern. It was not something that could have been excavated by humans.
Because such a massive cavern would require at least hundreds of thousands of people and excellent excavating machinery to create with human power, and undoubtedly… Sadler's financial resources could not achieve this, even if he spent the Salazar Family's wealth.
Because this large cavern below was as astonishing as an underground world.
Like a colossal karst cave,
The surrounding scenery was pitch black, but only the object at the very center of the top was incredibly striking. It was a massive, honeycomb-like object, hanging directly in the very center of the cavern, identical to the Invisible Bug nest seen in Salazar Castle.
Only, when comparing the two,
It was simply a case of a molehill next to a mountain.
The scale of the nest before them was astonishingly large, as vast as several football fields, and too magnificent to describe. From a distance, it even faintly resembled an alien UFO, one could say it was terrifying.
And this was actually the Plaga parasite's nest, also the Invisible Bug's mother nest. This vast, empty cavern was also excavated by the Plaga parasite thousands of years ago.
Because according to records, the Plaga parasite does not belong to modern scientific products. It was not researched by modern science like viruses.
Instead, it is an ancient creature that has existed on Earth since ancient times. During the extinction of the Jurassic dinosaurs, the Earth experienced an extremely terrifying great upheaval. To escape the extinction of their species, the Plaga parasite
They burrowed underground and escaped into the depths of the earth, which is why they excavated such a large cavern underground to live.
But later, they still couldn't escape the crisis of food scarcity, and to survive, they turned into fossils, transforming themselves into spores, hoping that one day other creatures would excavate them and they could parasitize them.
The Plaga parasite on this Island also survives in the same way. They excavated caverns here, and after hundreds of years of sedimentation, such a massive natural karst cave formed.
And that massive object hanging above is their mother nest, where a large number of Plaga parasite fossils are gathered.
The amber Ada wanted could also be obtained from inside. The quantity of amber inside was close to hundreds of tons; she could have as much as she wanted.
At this moment,
As the mining cart gradually moved,
Everyone seemed to see some Invisible Bugs flapping their wings, transporting back and forth on the dark mother nest. Their sharp segmented limbs held orange-yellow amber fossils, transporting them to other passages.
Their bizarre behavior…
Was like diligent worker bees, specifically collecting nectar to feed the larvae in the hive.
Only,
The actions of the two were opposite.
After all, one collects nectar to feed, while the other carries sealed amber fossils to unseal them and allow the Plaga parasite to parasitize new hosts. The latter's behavior is even more terrifying.
"…"
"Is this their nest?"
"It seems this cursed place is even more troublesome than imagined. Such a huge nest, for humanity, is a massive species crisis. We must report this matter in detail to the United States Government later. Troops must be sent to destroy this nest!"
Looking at the massive Plaga parasite nest before him, Leon was already too shocked to describe it with words.
This was even more astonishing than he had imagined. With such a vast scale, Leon couldn't even imagine what a terrifying disaster would occur if all these Plaga parasite amber were to leak out.
This was no longer a trivial matter of mere cultists kidnapping the President's daughter…
Instead, it was a major issue concerning the human species' crisis. The existence of the Plaga parasite had seriously affected humanity's existence and dominant position.
Before it could retaliate, this Plaga parasite nest before them must be dealt with decisively.
"The problem indeed cannot be ignored…"
"But before that, let's first consider how to escape. After all, I don't know if it's a misconception, but I feel like those Invisible Bugs have already discovered us?"
Facing Leon's words, Luis expressed strong agreement. The reason he wanted to return was not only to help Ashley remove the Plaga parasite but also to completely destroy the demonic lair before them.
But at this moment,
Luis suddenly noticed that the Invisible Bugs on the massive mother nest seemed to have already discovered them, these uninvited guests, and had begun to put down their work.
They had started to shift their gaze, and a few aggressive ones were already completely flapping their wings and flying towards them!
Therefore, compared to future matters,
It would be better to resolve the current situation first—!
Chapter 84: Regenerator
Listening to Luis's words,
Everyone then abruptly shifted their gaze towards the Invisible Bugs in mid-air. Indeed, just as Luis had said, these Invisible Bugs seemed to have discovered their presence as outsiders.
It was like when other species approached a beehive; there was hardly any need to explain how the surrounding worker bees would react. They would only furiously attack all surrounding living beings!
Until the foreign species were completely driven away, otherwise, they would not give up.
And the even more terrifying truth was…
The things before them were not worker bees, but a group of Invisible Bugs, so their aggressiveness would only be more terrifying, not weaker—
"Buzz buzz buzz…"
"Hiss hiss hiss—!!!"
A piercing buzzing sound instantly filled the air. This was a unique sign of the Invisible Bugs approaching, their wings trembling, like fighter jets roaring as they swiftly attacked in the direction of Javier and the others, moving extremely fast.
"Gurgle gurgle…"
What was even more unbelievable for Javier and the others was that during their flight, these Invisible Bugs immediately activated their stealth camouflage mode. A large amount of liquid was secreted from their bodies, instantly covering their entire forms.
Their bodies completely merged with the surrounding environment. Even while moving at high speed, it was still very difficult for the naked eye to capture the traces of these monsters.
Not to mention,
There was buzzing everywhere…
This made it even harder to pinpoint the location of these Invisible Bugs.
"…"
"They're flying towards us, wait… they're gone again, they've entered stealth mode."
Seeing the Invisible Bugs change their combat method within a few short seconds, Luis couldn't help but exclaim. His M16 assault rifle didn't know where to aim.
Although there was a scope with infrared lock-on, there was no thermal imager, making it difficult for the naked eye to capture the attack trajectories of these monsters.
"Stop talking nonsense…"
"Get off the mining cart first. I'll use a flashbang to attack them. When hit by the strong light, these monstrous bugs should reveal their true forms."
Compared to Luis's surprise, the Merchant in the same carriage appeared very calm. The Invisible Bugs were still a little distance away from them, giving them enough time to escape.
So he quickly reminded Luis to brake, and at the same time, the Merchant deftly pulled out a flashbang from inside his thick black trench coat, ready to pull the pin and throw.
Since it was impossible to capture the exact location of these monsters with the naked eye, then let them reveal their true forms themselves.
The flashbang was still an excellent weapon against the Plaga parasite. The intense strong light would cause the Invisible Bugs' forms to suddenly halt, like mosquitoes hit by an electric net.
They would quickly fall from mid-air and temporarily lose their stealth effect for a few seconds, while also falling into a stunned state.
This was a conclusion the Merchant had secretly tested before—
"Clatter clatter…"
"Screech—!!!"
A piercing screeching sound came,
Leon, at the very front, was the first to pull down the brake lever of the mining cart. The two front wheels immediately stopped abruptly, and a fierce shower of sparks erupted on the tracks, and the mining cart where Leon and Ashley were also slowly came to a halt.
Then Leon immediately carried Ashley in a princess carry from the mining cart and ran towards the cave ahead. He had to hide Ashley first; he couldn't let the Invisible Bugs harm Ashley.
After all, bugs weren't infected; who knew if they could distinguish Ashley as a hostage? If they accidentally ate Ashley, then it would truly be troublesome, so Leon dared not gamble.
Luis and the Merchant, who followed closely behind, quickly jumped out of the mining cart, their M16 assault rifles on their backs, and ran, trying to create a little distance from the Invisible Bugs hot on their heels.
Javier and Ada, at the very rear, were much more graceful. With a leap, they quickly jumped out of the mining cart, without needing to brake, letting the mining cart crash directly into the mine tunnel wall ahead.
And White Wolf, who was hiding inside, followed suit, leaping high out at the last moment, landing steadily on the ground. After a few howls expressing its displeasure, it quickly followed behind Javier and Ada.
Although it really wanted to curse Javier, this wolf king who casually abandoned it, the dangerous aura coming from behind told White Wolf not to stop.
It had to run immediately, otherwise, it would be its own dog…Pooh…wolf…that got its butt bitten off—!
"Buzz buzz buzz—!!!"
And sure enough, the next second, the buzzing grew more intense.