Three identical military trucks were already parked at the intersection, and three groups of people were squatting by the roadside, anxiously waiting.

Upon seeing Lu Sheng and his group's car approaching, the three teams immediately perked up and went to greet them.

Lu Sheng had seen information about these three teams on the Bounty Guild's leaderboard before. They were all top-tier military combat teams and were regulars in the top ten of the leaderboard.

Thunderbirds, Comets, and Swift Bees are all fully equipped teams with maxed-out Tier 3 abilities.

It seems Jiang Qichen has spared no expense in this rescue operation.

"To avoid arousing the institute's suspicion too early, these three teams left the base in advance under the pretext of going on a mission, and came to provide support after receiving my signal."

Jiang Qichen took the initiative to lower his stance and explain to Lu Sheng.

Lu Sheng crossed his arms, holding the Tang sword, and leaned against the side, closing his eyes to rest.

The three opposing teams had also heard of Lu Sheng's name, and their eyes were filled with obvious hostility as soon as they arrived.

Seeing Lu Sheng's indifferent attitude towards Jiang Qichen, he was even more displeased.

With Jiang Qichen in charge, no one dared to say a word.

With three other cars leading the way, the speed finally increased considerably.

"We're almost there, it's nearby."

Sun Di suddenly stood up and said nervously.

Following the direction indicated by Sun Di, the four-ounce military truck finally stopped near a forest farm.

"Young Master Jiang, the car can't go any further. We'll have to walk in," Li Song reported after getting out of the car and investigating for a while.

Left with no other choice, everyone got off the bus and packed some first-aid supplies, food, and clean water into their backpacks.

The bushes in the forest had gone out of control and were growing wildly, so three other military squads had to clear the way with machetes, while the Desert Eagle squad and Lu Sheng and his group followed behind.

After forcibly clearing a path for almost twenty minutes, they finally found an old bunker deep in the forest.

The iron gate at the entrance to the bunker was unlocked, and behind the gate was a bottomless underground passage.

Lu Sheng took out his flashlight and shone it inside. The visibility was only about three meters, and it was pitch black, so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

I looked at the walls on both sides of the passage with a flashlight and saw that they were covered with scattered bloodstains of varying shades.

Li Song took four kerosene lamps from the cart and distributed them to each team.

This time, Jiang Qichen broke with tradition and split the other three teams apart. The Thunderbirds team went ahead to scout ahead, while the Comet team brought up the rear.

The Desert Eagle team and Lu Sheng and his group were positioned in the center of the group.

The five members of the Swift Bee team split into two groups, blocking the left and right sides respectively.

The meaning couldn't be clearer: apart from the Desert Eagle team and Lu Sheng's team, the other three teams are all cannon fodder and can be abandoned if necessary.

But as expected of soldiers, none of the three teams complained and accepted the mission without hesitation.

The temperature in the underground passage was colder than outside, and several teams shivered as soon as they entered the passage.

The light from the four kerosene lamps was only enough to illuminate a few steps ahead.

Because it never sees sunlight, the air inside the underground passage has a damp and musty smell. Every breath feels like countless tiny hairs have entered your nasal cavity and throat, making it feel both cool and itchy.

Xu Yi took out a few masks and distributed them to Lu Sheng and the others, which made him feel a little better.

As you go deeper into the underground passage, visibility gradually decreases.

"Ugh."

The kerosene lamp at the front of the procession suddenly fell to the ground and rolled to Li Song's feet.

"Qu Zhiqiang! What happened?!"

Li Song picked up the kerosene lamp and shouted into the pitch-black blind spot ahead.

"team leader?"

The Thunderbirds' only female member tentatively called out.

"I'll go see what's going on up ahead." Li Song frowned and quickly prepared to rush to the front of the group.

"Everyone! Don't move!"

Lu Sheng grabbed Li Song's sleeve and gave a stern command.

She slowly aimed her mining flashlight at the Thunderbirds' location, adjusting the direction to search for them with the light.

"ah!"

When the light was pointed at the ground, Sun Di suddenly exclaimed.

The crowd's faces turned solemn, and a chill ran through them.

There was a round object on the floor—it was Qu Zhiqiang's head!

The atmosphere in the passageway suddenly became tense. That short, sharp whistle must have been Qu Zhiqiang's last sound.

Lu Sheng slowly walked to the Thunderbirds' location, searched around with his flashlight, and finally found a thin, sharp thread a few centimeters in front of Qu Zhiqiang's body.

Not far ahead, the passageway was filled with these sharp and fine threads!

"It's very sticky, like spider silk." She reached out and carefully pinched the silk thread and rubbed it.

"Qu Zhiqiang ran into this spider web and had his throat slit." Jiang Qichen said with a look of pity.

They were all part of his team that had followed him for years, and now one of them has been lost.

There was no time for grief; the remaining people had to continue walking inside.

The remaining members of the Thunderbirds team kept swinging their machetes, trying to cut through the layers of spider silk inside the cave, only to find that these thin, thread-like spider silks were exceptionally tough.

"This thing is too tough; it can't be cut at all!"

The Thunderbirds members complained impatiently.

"We need fire." Lu Sheng snapped her fingers, and the thin spider silk that touched the small flames on her fingertips quickly burned into a ball.

Having learned how to deal with it, the fire-type ability user in the Thunderbirds team immediately transformed into a fire-breathing dragon and finally cleared away the dense spider silk in front of them.

After two turns, a sliver of dim yellow light suddenly appeared ahead.

Clack clack.

A series of faint sounds came from around the bend ahead.

The groups of people exchanged glances and, filled with curiosity, slowly crept towards the light, soon arriving at a half-open iron gate.

"What...what are all these...?"

Li Song pushed open the door, and a Syrian war-damaged laboratory came into view.

The laboratory was a mess, with all the cabinets lying on the floor in disarray, and the lab benches and tools scattered on the ground.

However, what is most terrifying is the dozens of human-shaped cocoons hanging upside down from the ceiling!

Click.

The strange noise rang out again.

"It's...it's the sound coming from these cocoons on top of my head!" Sun Zhe looked up in horror and shouted, pointing to the largest human-shaped cocoon on his head.

Before he finished speaking, the human-shaped cocoon on his head suddenly began to twist violently, like a silkworm pupa being placed on a grill.

"Sister...I...I'm scared..."

Sun Zhe was so frightened that his legs went weak and he fell to the floor with a thud.

Bang.

The human-shaped cocoon on Sun Zhe's head suddenly fell to the ground, and the white cocoon shell trembled violently.

The next second, a huge black spider quickly poked its head out of the cocoon, staring menacingly at the unfamiliar intruder.

As if influenced by the spider that had just hatched, the dozens of human-shaped cocoons hanging from the ceiling suddenly twisted violently, breaking free of the ceiling and falling to the ground.