But the fragrance was only temporary. Wang Lan was immediately hit by a pungent stench, and he instinctively exclaimed, "Holy crap, it stinks!"

Nan Chen was initially slightly angry because of Wang Lan's obviously frivolous and provocative words, but then she also smelled a foul stench.

Wang Lan turned his head and said, "It's that bug!"

He pointed at the millipede, "Damn it, this stench is coming from these bugs!"

The millipede, which had fallen to the ground, staggered to its feet. Clearly, Wang Lan's impact had caused it considerable damage. However, it straightened up again and looked at Wang Lan and Nan Chen, who were standing side by side.

Suddenly, a stream of green liquid shot out from the mouth filled with messy, sharp teeth and fangs, heading straight for the two of them. Wang Lan hurriedly pulled Nan Chen aside to dodge. The green liquid landed on the ground, and the grass on that spot withered instantly.

"This liquid is poisonous!"

Nan Chen said.

"I can tell!"

Wang Lan hurriedly said, but out of the corner of his eye he saw that Sha Si and Li Shuo were already fighting the centipede. Sha Si was holding two machine guns, firing in all directions. Every bullet hit the centipede's head accurately, and the bullets were extremely powerful. The centipede's head was smashed to pieces, and yellow liquid spurted out from the burst and splashed in all directions.

Although Li Shuo was extremely obese, he was a very agile fat man. Wang Lan saw him jumping around and the big gun in his hand had transformed once again into a large machine gun. Although its power was not as terrifying as that of a cannonball, the increased rate of fire made up for the lack of power.

Their fighting prowess was on full display at this moment.

The sounds of gunfire and the hissing of centipedes mingled together, a chaotic cacophony that rose and fell in waves.

Nan Chen's hands trembled, and the dagger flashed twice as she was about to rush forward to support her teammates. But Wang Lan stopped her at that moment and shouted, "Don't just think about your friends, think about me!"

As they were talking, the millipede launched another attack, spitting out green venom at the two of them. Nan Chen pushed Wang Lan away, and the venom shot through the middle of them. In a daze, both of them could feel the heat brought by the venom.

A cold glint flashed in Nan Chen's eyes, and he raised his dagger to attack Ma Lu.

But then Sasa suddenly shouted, "Don't let that monster bleed!"

Nan Chen, who was eager to try, suddenly stopped and turned to look at Sha Si.

While fighting the centipede, Sasa shouted, "That monster's blood smells incredibly foul. If it bleeds, not only will we be unable to stand the smell, but it might also attract other monsters. Be careful!"

As they were talking, a juvenile centipede scurried quickly from the front, its long legs rubbing against the grass and making a rustling sound. Sa Si gritted his teeth and retreated, firing his machine gun at the ground continuously.

Nan Chen turned around, glanced at Wang Lan, and then looked at Ma Lu.

With a sudden tremor of her hands, she gripped the dagger in her other hand and charged toward Ma Lu.

Seeing this, Wang Lan didn't hesitate. Since the "Swiftness" skill hadn't ended yet, he pushed off with his feet and rushed forward as well.

Ding Taishun and the others were running forward quickly under Zhang Jian's leadership. Several white-armored soldiers surrounded the Holy Envoy for protection, while two heavily armored white-armored soldiers brought up the rear.

The group ran very fast, but then they heard an explosion behind them. The explosion seemed to be right next to their ears, and they were so shocked that they quickly turned around to look.

But then a centipede caught up and coiled around a heavily armored soldier like a snake, constricting him tightly. The soldier could not bear the strain, and as the centipede raised its head and exerted its strength, the armor on the soldier's body exploded open.

When everyone looked over, they saw the flames generated by the explosion of the white-armored soldier engulf the centipede. However, the centipede was not killed. In the rising and spreading flames, the centipede's head emerged, its tentacles swaying, and it swooped down towards another white-armored soldier.

"boom!"

The enormous centipede crushed the white-armored soldier's body, and a violent explosion erupted once again, engulfing the centipede in flames.

Perhaps due to the combined force of the two explosions, the centipede's body drooped down and landed on the ground as the explosions gradually subsided.

"Where is Mr. Wang?"

Gu Li suddenly noticed that they seemed to have gone quite far, but the centipedes had caught up, yet there was no sound of Wang Lan and the others.

Ding Taishun immediately turned his gaze to Zhang Jian.

The long-haired man also became more reserved. He walked to the front of the group, frowned as he looked at the centipedes on the ground that had been charred by the explosion, and then looked up at the mist in front of him.

"They're in trouble, we need to go back!"

“I think we need to calm down now,” the Holy Envoy said as he walked over. “If we go back now, we’re likely to be wiped out. Besides, I’ve learned from my conversation with the Commander that you don’t have much weaponry or equipment on you. I think we can go to your base first, get the weapons and equipment, and then come back to rescue them!”

“Heh…” Zhang Jian sneered and said, “Do you know that the apocalypse is never an individual’s apocalypse? To stand by and watch is tantamount to slow suicide, especially when forming an alliance.”

After saying that, he turned to look at the people from Hope Village and asked, "What about you? What's your choice?"

The group was taken aback, seemingly not expecting Zhang Jian to ask for their opinions. They exchanged glances, nodded, and Ding Taishun said, "We need to go help Mr. Wang, to save Mr. Wang!"

"Is that the young guy who looks quite young?" Zhang Jian said with a smile. "It seems he has a pretty good personal charm."

As he spoke, Zhang Jian tapped the box on his back a few times with his finger. With a "whoosh" sound, like a hissing sound, the black box fell to the ground.

The moment it touched the ground, the box sprang open from the middle, revealing several small black boxes that continued to split, deform, grow larger, and then open.

In just a few seconds, the black box, the size of a backpack, was transformed into an armory laid flat on the ground.

However, all the guns were gone; the only clues to their appearance were the model slots in the box. But the ammunition was plentiful.

"The guns you have are just ordinary machine guns, so regular small armor-piercing rounds will suffice. Your physical fitness shouldn't be too bad. Here, one hundred rounds each, take them quickly!"

Seeing the bullet flashing with golden light before their eyes, the group immediately bent down to pick it up without thinking and hung it on their bodies.

After everyone had taken their items, Zhang Jian put away the ammunition depot. No one knew what he did, but he just tapped a few times, and the boxes folded up and returned to the size of a backpack.

Zhang Jian picked up the box, glanced at the Holy Envoy, and then spoke to the others.

"Let's go rescue them!"