"Holy crap, what the hell is this..." Wu Hainan's eyelids twitched, and he subconsciously took a step back.
But I accidentally stepped on another cocoon in the corner of the laboratory.
As the cocoon ruptured, a nauseating stench wafted out. Even though Lu Sheng and the others were wearing masks, the stench made their heads spin.
Following the scent, everyone felt a churning sensation in their throats.
The cocoon shells crushed by Wu Hainan were scattered all over the ground, and the viscous liquid inside the cocoons slowly flowed out from under his feet.
The shape of an arm was vaguely visible in the slime, but it was already corroded beyond recognition. A black spider the size of a palm darted out of the slime and was stomped to death by Wu Hainan.
Judging from the white sleeves on the arms, they are work uniforms from the Yunshan Base Research Institute.
"This place is too eerie." Wu Hainan pinched his nose and fired several fireballs from his palm at the remaining few calluses in the corner.
After the cocoon broke open, inside was indeed a short limb and a small, immature black spider.
"Why is there a piece of human tissue and a small spider inside each cocoon?" Sun Tian asked, puzzled.
“These severed limbs are food left by the mother spider for her children.” Lu Sheng’s cold gaze swept over the gruesome cocoons in the laboratory. “The mother spider leaves enough nutrients in each cocoon for her children to grow until they grow up and emerge from the cocoon.”
As the small black spider was trampled to death, the humanoid cocoon that fell to the ground began to tremble violently.
The crackling sound of hatching continued as dozens of giant black spiders, each a meter long, emerged from their cocoons, their dark red compound eyes fixed on the people in the laboratory.
Several sharp spider silk threads suddenly shot towards the crowd!
"Get out of the way!"
Jiang Qichen instantly summoned a huge copper wall to block the first wave of spider silk attacks.
It turned out to be a fourth-tier metal-type ability user, Lu Sheng glanced at him out of the corner of his eye.
When their first attack failed, the black spiders split into two groups. One half climbed up the wall and attacked the crowd from the ceiling, while the other half huddled together and charged fiercely at the group.
Having witnessed the sharpness of spider silk, everyone was on high alert.
Earth and ice elemental users restricted the spiders' movements, while fire elemental users, aided by wind elemental users, rapidly engulfed the spider swarm with the force of a wildfire.
A wave of heat suddenly rose from the dark and damp environment, and the smell in the underground passage became even more complicated and unpleasant.
Jiang Qichen has assembled four of the military's top teams for this mission, and it won't be difficult for them to deal with the giant spider if they work together.
Most of the giant spiders were burned to ashes by several waves of powerful fire dragon attacks. A few that dared to rebel were immediately finished off by the rest.
The entire laboratory was cleared in just two or three minutes.
All the giant spiders collapsed onto the floor, turning into charred piles, and everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Xiao Zhe! Are you alright?!"
Suddenly hearing Sun Tiantian's exclamation, Lu Sheng subconsciously turned around and glanced at her.
Sun Zhe sat in the passageway, his face pale, with a gaping wound on his collarbone.
Blood trickled down her neck, staining half of her camel-colored sweater red.
"I...I'm fine, but Sister Xiaoyun..." Sun Zhe covered the wound on his neck, looking in shock towards the other side of the corridor.
Following Sun Zhe's gaze, Lu Sheng and the others discovered that Liang Xiaoyun was covered in blood and had collapsed in the underground passage.
"What are you looking at? I may hate you, but I haven't forgotten my duty as a soldier." Liang Xiaoyun struggled to sit up, and a dark red glint spread across her chest as she moved.
The Desert Eagles team rushed forward immediately, and Xiao Lin used his healing abilities to continuously pour energy into Liang Xiaoyun's body.
But Liang Xiaoyun's body was like a funnel; no matter how much supernatural power was poured into it, it couldn't stop her life force from rapidly draining away.
Sun Zhe was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. "Sister Xiaoyun was shot by the spider silk while saving me... Can we think of a way to help her?"
"His left lung has been punctured." Xu Yi adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses. "The medical facilities here are inadequate."
The third-tier healing ability is effective against external injuries, but has little effect on internal organ injuries like Liang Xiaoyun's.
Without timely medical intervention, Liang Xiaoyun will undoubtedly die.
Liang Xiaoyun was already making her final arrangements.
"Xiaolin, is Sister Xiaoyun usually good to you?"
Liang Xiaoyun's face was as white as a sheet of paper. She was exhaling more than inhaling, and her breathing made a broken bellows sound.
Xiao Lin's eyes reddened, and she gripped Liang Xiaoyun's wrist tightly, refusing to let go. "Sister Xiaoyun, don't say anything. Baishi will definitely be able to cure you!"
"This is my apartment key. You have to promise me one thing, or I'll die with regrets." Liang Xiaoyun struggled to take the key out of her pocket and handed it to Xiaolin.
"Sister Xiaoyun, you said that I'm willing to do anything as long as it's within my power."
"The first thing I did after returning to the base was to go to my apartment and delete the browser history on my computer."
Xiao Lin: "..."
The sadness seemed to freeze for a moment.
"Fine, just format my computer!"
"And my phone, they just burned it for me."
"I absolutely cannot let them see the adult literature and movies I have stored on my hard drive! My reputation depends on you!"
Lu Sheng and the others: "..."
Good grief, so your only wish before you die is to leave behind a clean reputation, huh?
"Sister Xiaoyun, don't worry!" Xiaolin cried, tears streaming down her face.
The rest of the Desert Eagle team couldn't help but sob, and a somber atmosphere filled the underground passage.
Lu Sheng stepped forward, pushed Li Song aside, and squatted down next to Liang Xiaoyun.
"Just seeing you makes me angry." Liang Xiaoyun glanced at Lu Sheng and rolled her eyes angrily.
Lu Sheng grabbed Liang Xiaoyun's chin, stuffed a pill the size of a longan into her mouth, and helped her swallow it by lifting her chin.
I spent a full 20,000 points to buy recovery pills from the system shop!
It hurts!
We're 0.05 steps further away from unlocking the base module.
"You even bully the dead!"
Liang Xiaoyun almost choked and couldn't help but let out a scream.
"He still has the strength to shout, he won't die."
Lu Sheng stood up indifferently and dusted off his hands.
Liang Xiaoyun jumped up, ready to unleash all the curses she had accumulated over the past thirty years, when she suddenly realized that the pain in her chest had lessened considerably, and the wheezing sound in her throat had disappeared.
"Sister Xiaoyun, your injuries have improved..." Xiaolin looked at Lu Sheng with surprise and confusion.
"I... Hey, don't go!"
Liang Xiaoyun touched her chest blankly, then tried clearing her throat before catching up with Lu Sheng with a sudden realization.
Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask.
Lu Sheng gave her a cold, indifferent look.
The remaining people were unaware of Liang Xiaoyun's injuries to begin with, but seeing her lively and energetic standing up again, they all perked up and prepared to head deeper into the underground passage.
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