In the blink of an eye, she was very close to the main gate.
Hiss... hiss...
Above Xiao Jin's head, through the rusted ventilation duct partition, came the chilling sound of viscous liquid dripping, along with the scraping sound of some heavy object being slowly dragged.
Xiao Jin's forward movement froze instantly, and even his breathing stopped.
Sweat mixed with pus slid down her forehead and dripped into her damp protective suit.
Whew~ That was close! I didn't even notice the aberration there!
She stood like a petrified sculpture, pressed against the cold ladder, using every remaining sense to try and catch any movement above her.
The dragging sound paused for a moment, as if... it was listening?
The murky, viscous dripping sound fell on the partition, like the second hand of death.
"Tick-tock—tick-tock—"
Time was stretched to its limit, and every second felt like dancing on a knife's edge.
Just as Xiao Jin sensed that the thing was about to lock onto her location—
"You son of a bitch! Get out of here!"
"ah--!"
Boom! Bang—!
Downstairs, a fierce fight suddenly broke out without warning.
The hum of energy weapons, the roars of humans, and their agonizing screams echoed like thunder in the deathly silent base!
Xiao Jin felt the dragging sound on the partition above her head suddenly stop!
Then came a deep, furious roar, as if something had been thoroughly enraged!
The sound of the dripping mucus also became more rapid!
Boom!
The next second, the partition was smashed open by a tremendous force!
A huge, twisted shadow covered in a sticky black carapace, carrying a stench, crawled frantically along the vertical walls and pipes like a cannonball, using all four limbs to reach the source of the commotion downstairs!
It moved so fast that it left only a foul-smelling afterimage in Xiao Jin's blurred vision!
Better to die for your fellow Daoist than for this one!
Seeing that the mutant had left, Xiao Jin breathed a sigh of relief, feeling completely unmoved.
She could only silently mourn for the men below.
Thank you so much! I hope you can survive the aberrations' pursuit!
Now, most of the mutants in the base are attracted by the fighting sounds below, making it a good time for Xiao Jin to leave.
She no longer restrained her steps, nor did she hesitate!
All the remaining power within Xiao Jin's body erupted instantly! His festering legs unleashed a terrifying power completely out of character for his current state, stomping violently on the rusty ladder!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The corroded metal groaned in pain!
Xiao Jin's figure was like a ghost breaking free from its restraints, speeding upwards along the narrow suspended staircase! The speed increased to the limit that the body could withstand!
Her vision swayed violently as she moved at high speed, the surging darkness and dizziness almost swallowing her up, and the festering wounds all over her body felt like they were being repeatedly cut by countless red-hot knives!
But Xiao Jin ignored everything, gritted her teeth, and had only one thought in her mind—to rush forward!
Almost there! We've reached the top floor!
At the end of the suspended staircase, connected to the outermost metal platform of the base, lay the familiar passageway. At the end of the passageway, the alloy door leading to the central control room was tightly shut.
However, once Xiao Jin saw what was happening in the distance, she stopped abruptly. Turning her head, she darted behind a corner of the wall.
Inside the passage, under the pale beams of the searchlights, two enormous figures were roaming.
It resembled a giant, rotting lizard, its body covered in broken, keratinous scales. Its thick tail dragged on the ground, leaving a sticky black trail, and corrosive saliva dripped from its gaping maw.
The lizard-like deformity slowly lingered in the center of the passage, its dark red compound eyes unconsciously scanning its surroundings.
The other one was even more bizarre, resembling a product of several corpses forcibly sewn together, with multiple arms of varying lengths and shapes.
Some resembled sickles, others hammers, and still others had constantly wriggling tentacles at their ends. It looked like a giant, deformed spider, clinging to the wall on one side of the passage, moving slowly.
And that wasn't the only unfortunate incident.
When Xiao Jin glanced across the control room, he could clearly see the third mutant standing in front of the control panel through the transparent protective glass.
The other party resembled a huge, bloodshot, and murky eyeball, pressing itself tightly against the monitor screen.
Three!
One inside the control room, plus two outside the door! Forming an impenetrable triangle of death!
Xiao Jin's heart sank to the bottom, as if she had fallen into an ice cave.
In her current state, she can only handle one at most.
But once I engage in battle with one of the mutants, the other two will certainly be alerted as well.
This is a bit tricky...
Xiao Jin lowered his eyes in deep thought.
Unfortunately, at this very moment, the aftereffects of the previous accelerated running also began to appear.
Excessive exercise caused the toxins in Xiao Jin's body to become active. The previously suppressed level of erosion began to rise rapidly, directly breaking through the 80 mark.
"Buzz—"
The darkness that writhed in my vision grew even denser, and the dark purple, festering areas on my arms and thighs seemed to come alive, sending waves of maddening tingling and stinging pain through me.
No... If this continues, it will be difficult to even stay awake, let alone open the door!
Xiao Jin gritted her teeth, biting her festering lower lip until it bled again.
Trembling, almost convulsively, she pulled a vial of purification serum from her pocket. Without hesitation, she abruptly ripped open her mask and plunged the needle into the still-intact skin on the side of her neck!
hiss--!
The cold liquid injected into the blood vessels instantly brought a strong, stinging sensation that felt like it was freezing the blood vessels!
Then came a surge of intense heat, like magma flowing through my veins!
This domineering force brutally washed away the rampant black mist toxins in Xiao Jin's body, bringing her a brief moment of clarity and a sense of power. However, the price was that the festering wounds all over her body felt as if they had been rubbed with salt, and the excruciating pain suddenly intensified!
In less than five seconds, the erosion level was forcibly suppressed back to about 70%.
But this felt more like drinking poison to quench thirst; Xiao Jin's body groaned under the dual torment of purification and corrosion.
Just as Xiao Jin curled up slightly from the excruciating pain, her clothes soaked with cold sweat—
Hiss... hiss...
A very faint sound, like the hiss of a venomous snake, came from diagonally above Xiao Jin's head!
Xiao Jin's festering eyelids suddenly lifted! Her pupils contracted instantly, and she instinctively assumed a fighting stance.
Above her head, a narrow gap had been pried open at the edge of a metal ceiling panel covered with pipes and cables.
From the crack, half of a face, festering and grotesque, peeked out!
But Xiao Jin could still vaguely recognize that it was the fox woman!
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