In the darkness, Qi Yuan curled up his body to avoid being attacked by too many Bloodthirsty Killer Mosquitoes. Every inch of his skin was still constantly emitting sounds of being pierced by sharp weapons. Other than a series of "ding ding" sounds of metal colliding, there wasn't much discomfort.
"The mouthparts of the Bloodthirsty Killer Mosquitoes really can't penetrate steel defense!"
Bang!
Bang bang!
Gunshots came from behind. Xu Kui's soldiers finally received the order to open fire and began to madly rain bullets on the attacking Bloodthirsty Mosquitoes.
In the face of the bullet attack, the bodies of the Bloodthirsty Killer Mosquitoes seemed to be unable to withstand a single blow. A bullet could penetrate several Bloodthirsty Killer Mosquitoes in a straight line, but there were too many of them. There were so many that more than ten machine guns were unable to stop their advance.
Through the overwhelming number of Bloodthirsty Killer Mosquitoes, Qi Yuan saw Luo Kui move away from the muzzle aimed at him and pull out the two Zhanmadao on his back.
Under the intense gunshots, the Bloodthirsty Killer Mosquitoes fell like rain. No one noticed Qi Yuan who was the first to be submerged by the swarm.
"Here's my chance!"
Qi Yuan crawled against the Bloodthirsty Killer Mosquitoes and slowly left the battlefield, escaping the control of Xu Kui and the others.
In the darkness, Qi Yuan had just passed through the dense swarm. Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, he saw a huge black shadow staring at him with its golden vertical pupils.
Hiss!
The second scaled snake appeared!
This scaled snake exuded a strong smell of blood. It was obviously the one that was heavily injured by Luo Kui's sniper rifle. However, judging from its fierce eyes and aura, even if it was injured, it couldn't hide the ferocity of a scaled snake hunter!
Unlucky!
Qi Yuan cursed inwardly. He pulled out Flying Eagle from his waist and hooked his finger at the scaled snake.
To be able to make Butcher and the others feel fear, the scaled snake's strength wasn't weak, but it wasn't stronger than the Rock Lizard. For Qi Yuan who had steel defense and Annihilation Warhead, as long as he hit a vital point, it was a matter of one shot. Even if he didn't hit a vital point, it was just a matter of a few more shots.
As long as he killed the scaled snake before it bit him to death, it would be over!
Hiss!
The scaled serpent was enraged by Qi Yuan's gesture, and its golden eyes shone with an ominous light. It slightly arched its body, and then suddenly rushed forward, opening its bloody mouth to bite down.
The scaled snake's body was enormous. When it opened its mouth, its upper and lower jaws separated to the limit, almost swallowing the entire cave.
Just as he was about to be bitten by the Scaled Snake, Qi Yuan suddenly leaped forward, curling his body up in the air and sending his entire body into the Scaled Snake's mouth!
Ugh!
The scaled serpent was clearly stunned for a moment, as if it had not expected that this incomparably arrogant human would not only not resist, but also voluntarily enter its mouth. So much so that it was caught off guard and almost choked.
When the food entered his mouth, Scale quickly closed his mouth and wriggled the muscles in his throat, trying to swallow the prey into his stomach.
However, the food was still resisting, and the speed at which it moved towards its abdomen was very slow. From the outside, it could clearly be seen that there was an obvious bulge at its throat, stubbornly refusing to move down.
The increasingly intense firepower poured down, almost causing the entire cave to tremble slightly. Even the scaled serpent wasn't confident that it could withstand such an intense attack. Coupled with the food stuck in its throat that it hadn't completely swallowed, the scaled serpent hesitated for a moment before finally leaving the battlefield with Qi Yuan and slithering into the darkness.
Qi Yuan curled up in the scaled serpent's narrow cavity, adjusting his posture and preparing to shoot at the scaled serpent. However, he was surprised to find that he was rapidly approaching the checkpoint.
After hesitating for two seconds, Qi Yuan released his right hand that was holding the trigger, allowing the scaled serpent to bring him closer to the checkpoint.
The scaled serpent's digestive fluid was highly corrosive, but in front of a steel defense, it wasn't enough. Without a few days, it would be impossible to break through the skin's defense.
In the darkness, Qi Yuan could only judge his position by the distance between himself and the checkpoint. When he was less than 200 meters away from the checkpoint, Qi Yuan sensed that the scaled serpent had stopped. Judging from the pressure on its body, the scaled serpent seemed to have coiled up its body.
Feeling the rate at which the scaled serpent's digestive fluid was eroding his skin, Qi Yuan suddenly calmed down and quietly lurked inside the scaled serpent's body.
The cave was full of danger. Before the victor between Xu Kui and the shadow lizard in the deepest part of the cave was decided, the scaled serpent's body was actually the safest place.
On the other side, the clean-up team that had encountered the blood-sucking killer mosquitoes had finally retreated. Luo Kui, who was topless, stood with his sword in hand. In front of him, there were broken corpses covered in mucus everywhere.
All the hunters in the wilderness had fallen and turned into shriveled corpses. The blood-sucking killer mosquitoes didn't just suck blood, as long as their mouthparts pierced into the body, the flesh and blood would become their food.
Nearly half of Xu Kui's soldiers had also fallen. Except for a few unlucky ones who had turned into mummies, there were a few who were left with one last breath. They were holding their weapons and sitting among the corpses. Their bodies were full of horrifying flesh and blood holes. It seemed that they wouldn't be able to live for long.
Lu Han was also panting and leaning against the wall. The cigarette in his mouth was also extinguished because it was soaked in mucus. Although there were no obvious injuries on his body, his whole person was in a very sorry state.
In this encounter, the clean-up team had sacrificed a lot in exchange for a tragic victory.
Only Xu Kui and Mystery, who were standing at the back, didn't receive any damage. Luo Kui used the two Zhanmadao in his hands to kill all the blood-sucking killer mosquitoes. None of them could cross his line of defense.
"Master!" Luo Kui put away the two Zhanmadao and knelt on one knee in front of Xu Kui.
"How many baits ran away?" Xu Kui asked.
"Scar Face, Viper, and Butcher. Three of them used Scar Face's ability to manipulate the soil to escape from the ground. The other two were swallowed by the Scaled Snake. Their fate is unknown!" Luo Kui replied with his head lowered.
"A bunch of trash. They didn't even see the Shadow Lizard's face before they all died!" Xu Kui's voice was filled with killing intent.
"This subordinate has not done a good job. Please punish me, Master!" Luo Kui still maintained his kneeling position and said motionlessly.
Xu Kui touched the Black Scorpion's hard carapace. A faint light flashed in his eyes. He said faintly, "Don't worry about them. The Black Scorpion has already sensed the location of the Shadow Lizard. It's right in front of us. Give the injured people a quick death and move on!"
"Yes!"
Luo Kui stood up. Without any orders, the two seriously injured and dying soldiers pressed the muzzles against their jaws at the same time and pulled the trigger with the last bit of strength in their bodies. Bang!
Bang!
After two muffled gunshots, the mine was filled with the color of blood.
The clearing team continued to move forward. Without the Wilderness Hunters leading the way, Xu Kui's remaining soldiers began to play the role of pathfinders. Step by step, they continued to go deeper into the mine.
The large number of casualties in the clean-up team caused the insectoids that were spying in the dark to become restless again. After nearly twenty of their kind were killed in one battle, the Black-toothed Rats had originally stopped attacking. However, the weakness of their prey and the increasingly strong smell of blood in the mine caused this group of bloodthirsty Black-toothed Rats to go berserk again.
The black-toothed rats began to attack more frequently, and their numbers were increasing. Although the weapons of the direct soldiers were more powerful, and they had the support of Lu Han, the casualties were still increasing.
The black-toothed rats, who were not afraid of death, kept sacrificing their own lives in exchange for the deaths of the direct soldiers. When the last soldier fell, Xu Kui suddenly stopped and said, "My men are almost dead.
"Almost all of my men are dead. When are you going to make your move?"
Black Scorpion also stopped. His pair of black gem-like eyes suddenly locked on to Mystery, who was walking at the back.
Lu Han quietly held the twin guns at his waist, and Luo Kui also held the hilts of his twin sabers. As long as the order was given, they would attack Mystery at any time.
The atmosphere suddenly became cold. Mystery and Xu Kui looked at each other and suddenly laughed softly. She took off the black veil on her face, revealing a somewhat coquettish face.
Her skin was pale, and there was a blooming black lotus tattoo on the left side of her face. Her lips were also painted a rich black.
"It's coming!"
Mystery's lips moved slightly, and one sentence made Xu Kui nervous.
The mine trembled slightly, and the dense cries of the black-toothed rats came from the darkness. Judging from the sound, the number of black-toothed rats attacking this time was definitely more than two digits, maybe even three digits.
Faced with the attack of such a large number of black-toothed rats, even Black Scorpion would be torn to pieces by the sharp teeth of the rats!
"Don't be afraid, I'll take care of it!" Mystery smiled as she walked past Black Scorpion and into the depths of the mine.
Squeak!
Squeak! Squeak!
The cries of the black-toothed rats were getting closer and closer. Soon, pairs of scarlet eyes that occupied the entire mine appeared in front of them.
Mystery slowly walked towards the attacking rats, and a surprising scene happened. As Mystery approached, the irritable black-toothed rats suddenly quieted down. They stopped attacking and retreated little by little, as if they did not dare to touch Mystery.
Xu Kui looked at this strange scene coldly until Mystery and the black-toothed rats completely disappeared into the darkness. Only then did he quietly breathe a sigh of relief.
"Let's go!"
Xu Kui urged. Under the leadership of Black Scorpion, the three began to speed up and quickly approached the shadow lizard.
In the depths of the dark cave, there was an empty underground nest.
A pitch-black four-legged lizard was sitting in the middle of the cave with its eyes closed. This lizard was about the same size as the rock lizard, but its breath was stronger and the shadows around its body were thicker. As it breathed, wisps of shadows wrapped around its body, as if it had come alive and completely merged with the shadows.
The occasional gunshots from outside the cave had obviously disturbed its sleep. The eyelids of the most powerful insect beast in the mine trembled slightly, as if it could wake up from its sleep at any time.
Suddenly, the shadows around the shadow lizard solidified, and this huge insect beast disappeared directly from the mine.
The next second, a solid beam of light shone in from the entrance of the cave, breaking the solid darkness.
Black Scorpion, who had been very quiet all the way, suddenly became active. Its poisonous stinger swung gently, and its sharp barbed limbs rubbed against each other, making a clicking sound. Xu Kui, who was familiar with Black Scorpion, knew that this was the excitement of Black Scorpion when facing a powerful enemy.
Xu Kui looked around. This huge underground nest was empty, and there was no trace of other insects. However, in the middle of the cave, there were obvious traces of the soil being turned over.
Looking at the fresh soil, Xu Kui's mouth slightly raised.
Finally, it's here!
"There are two exits. You two block one each. No matter if it's humans or insects, don't let them in!"
"Yes!"
After Luo Kui and Lu Han each blocked an exit, Black Scorpion and Xu Kui slowly walked to the center of the nest, one on the left and one on the right.
Black Scorpion waved its pincers and walked in front, while Xu Kui walked behind with a flashlight in his hand. However, the flashlight's light was focused on the soil in the middle of the cave that had been turned over.
As Black Scorpion approached, the shadows outside the illumination of the flashlight began to thicken, and Xu Kui's smile gradually became crazy.
"If you didn't fall into the weak state of laying eggs, Black Scorpion and I together might not be able to beat you in the dark!"
"Among the rank 2 insects, your strength rating far surpasses Black Scorpion, but today, the one who will die will be you!"
"Submit to me, or you and your young will die!"
Pa!
A shadow as fast as lightning suddenly hit the flashlight in Xu Kui's hand. The light went out, and the nest fell into darkness again!
Although the flashlight was destroyed, Xu Kui did not retreat. Instead, his eyes became colder.
"Found you!"
Xu Kui growled, and Black Scorpion waved its pincers and quickly swept through the darkness in front of it.
The battle suddenly broke out, and dull sounds of collision echoed in the darkness, mixed with the roars of the shadow lizard. Clearly, even in the dark, this weak shadow lizard could not withstand the combined attack of Xu Kui and Black Scorpion.
Luo Kui held two swords in his hands, vigilantly guarding the entrance, waiting for the battle to end. Suddenly, a gust of evil wind rushed out of the dark cave!
"Scaled snake!"
Luo Kui sneered. Instead of retreating, he waved his two swords and slashed at the pair of golden eyes behind the gust of evil wind.
Ka-chak!
With the support of the mechanical arm, the sharp Zhanmadao shattered the hard scales of the scaled snake and sank deep into the flesh beneath its skin.
The scaled snake roared in pain and suddenly charged at Luo Kui, sending him flying.
The scaled snake's huge force, which was enough to shatter a normal person's sternum, landed on Luo Kui's body without leaving any injuries.
"That's all there is to it!"
Luo Kui only growled and spat out a mouthful of turbid air. Then, he waved his two swords again and charged at the scaled snake.
Luo Kui jumped, dodging the death bite of the scaled snake, and landed on its head.
"Die!"
Luo Kui growled and stabbed his two swords at the scaled snake's large eyes!
Although the scaled snake had hard scales that could withstand bullets, its eyelids were not as hard as the scales on other parts of its body. Luo Kui's Tier 1 strength and mechanical arms suddenly burst forth, and the two swords directly broke through the eyelid's defense, piercing deeply into the scaled snake's eye sockets and piercing through the two golden pupils!
Hiss!
With its eyes suddenly attacked, the scaled snake instantly went mad. It suddenly raised its head and slammed Luo Kui, who was riding on its head, to the top of the cave. Under the violent pressure, Luo Kui's internal organs were almost crushed.
Pu!
Luo Kui spat out a mouthful of blood. However, he did not pull out the swords that had pierced into its eye sockets. He retracted his left hand and pressed it against the soil above his head. His right hand pressed down, and the swords continued to penetrate deeper, almost sinking his entire arm in.