“I can kill them.”
If they are threats—
Xavier wasn't particularly concerned about the origin of these nematodes.
It doesn't care about that.
As a new generation of Ohmu, it is entirely instinctive for it to hate the offspring left behind by other Ohmu.
"They're weak... I can take them out quickly..."
At this moment, it simply stared with disgust at the pale, sticky bodies of the tiny nematodes, and then solemnly spoke to Lin Xi.
All the white nematodes were biological weapons left to the aliens by the humans on the Providence, so eliminating them became a logical step.
No sooner had he finished speaking than Xavier had already spread his wings.
It made no attempt to conceal its terrifying appearance before Lin Xi, its mouthparts protruding, and a few drops of secreted acid slowly dripped from its ferocious teeth onto the ground.
A cloud of foam, exuding a metallic scent, suddenly appeared on the metal ground.
Lin Xi was slightly taken aback, only then realizing that Xavier had already evolved a secretion to cope with the current situation in such a short period of time.
Well, perhaps... as an Ohmu, Xavier does indeed possess a unique talent for dealing with the offspring born from the former Mother of the Xenomorphs and her Ohmu.
But just as Xavier was about to rush out, Lin Xi grabbed his Queen Insect's arm tightly.
"etc……"
He whispered to Xavier.
"I feel something's not right, these things are extremely dangerous..."
Lin Xi stared intently at the nematodes.
Aside from lacking greed and fanaticism, these tiny nematodes seemed to harbor another terrifying danger. However, the message Streep left for Lin Xi was far too vague; he could only vaguely sense something was wrong but couldn't pinpoint it.
...But in any case, if it were just a simple and soft nematode, why would human scientists choose such a creature as a biological weapon to deal with alien species?
Lin Xi thought to herself.
He then turned his head and spoke coldly out the window.
“These things are all your offspring, they belong to you. You should have resolved this problem 300 years ago, instead of leaving it for me to deal with…”
Lin Xi spoke coldly to the swarm of nematodes in an unusually cold tone.
Even through the thick glass, the white worms continued to hover and wriggle...
“These are your responsibilities, Captain Scripps—”
Before Lin Xi could finish speaking, she involuntarily frowned again.
Lin Xi could clearly see her swollen and distended abdomen simply by looking down.
The strong life force brought by the newborn offspring surged continuously inside Lin Xi's womb.
These offspring, which should have been peacefully conceived, gave Lin Xi a strange feeling; they seemed to have become more peculiar than before... However, at this moment, Lin Xi had no time to think about this matter.
As Lin Xi spoke, the nematodes continued to wriggle...
Some of them have even breached Xavier's acid traps set at the entrance...
Their bodies melted so quickly from the corrosive acid that the resulting mucus could easily dilute the concentration of the acid secreted by Xavier.
“I know you’re here.”
Lin Xi turned his gaze away from the nematodes, gripped Xavier's hand tightly, and then spoke slowly, word by word.
"I know you can do it."
This time, Scripps seemed to have finally been convinced.
The former captain did respond to Lin Xi's request, but in a non-human way—
Lin Xi heard a rubbing sound as something emerged from the special structure of the ceiling and walls.
If those white nematode swarms hadn't blocked Lin Xi's view, he would have seen a large number of black metal gun barrels suddenly emerging from the originally smooth and clean walls of the cold storage warehouse.
As for the assessment of the sealing device at the freezer door, some green data that shouldn't have appeared was scrolling rapidly.
[Disinfection status...Mode 1...]
[Complete destruction...]
【start up……】
——
At the very moment those instructions were conveyed, scorching flames erupted from the black muzzle of the gun.
Lin Xi swayed, and her face suddenly turned deathly pale.
Those nematodes have very little resistance to high temperatures. The pain from being burned by the flames traveled through their mental connection, piercing straight into Lin Xi's soul from the instantly charred nematodes.
Scripps's method of dealing with these white nematodes was so simple and brutal that it lacked any elegance.
For a long-range spacecraft like Providence, a device capable of spraying high temperatures within any enclosed space is essential.
Before making her request, Ke Linxi never imagined that Scripps would make such a big fuss.
In a short moment, the flamethrower burned most of the nematodes to ashes. Although the command room where Lin Xi and Xavier were located had heat insulation devices, the air that had not yet ignited was still extremely hot.
The scorching heatwave felt like a wild beast rushing towards him, and Lin Xi even felt his skin become dry and stinging.
The white nematodes that were originally stuck tightly to the glass plate began to curl up and fall. Between the gaps and the glass, thin beams of light appeared, and those lights were so bright that they stung the eyes.
Everything was so hot, everything was so cruel, and before long all the white nematodes that had been attached to the observation window fell down.
Bright flames shone through the glass windows into the enclosed control room.
What follows is a terrible, pungent smell, the kind that comes with burning protein.
The stench came from the nematode's body, which had been burned into a small lump—Lin Xi shuddered, strongly suspecting that the danger the nematode had not yet fully revealed was probably hidden inside its body.
And at that very moment...
"Snap—"
The outside temperature rose to an extremely high level in a very short time, and the already precarious observation window finally shattered under the strain.
Tiny white cracks instantly covered the entire pane of glass, obscuring the view outside.
But that was enough for Lin Xi. Just a moment ago, Lin Xi had clearly seen that all the white nematodes that were attacking them had died under the high-temperature sterilization spray gun.
The only remaining creatures were a few nematodes that had already slipped into the control room through the cracks.
Their soft and delicate bodies had turned grayish-white and shriveled under the high temperature, with only a faint trace of life remaining inside.
Even so, upon noticing Lin Xi, they still rushed towards her with extreme love and fervor.
Lin Xi instinctively raised his hand towards the remaining fish; he could easily kill these tiny, disgusting monsters.
But at that moment, his mind suddenly became somewhat muddled, and the pure, unadulterated attachment within the frail nematode bodies seeped into his soul.
These pitiful creatures were separated from their mothers before they were fully conceived, and they never received a single bit of love or care from their mothers.
This is precisely why such a creature becomes so greedy and twisted without any sense of reason.
Lin Xi wondered if he was going crazy; for a moment, he was involuntarily stunned...
"Bang--"
He was awakened by the sound of shattering glass.
The already cracked glass window finally shattered completely under the scorching heat, scattering with a crisp sound... Flames, carrying countless crystal-clear shards, sprayed into the interior of the command room.
Lin Xi only had time to see the bright light in front of her.
Suddenly, Xavier grabbed Lin Xi and pulled him backward forcefully...
The golden-red flames swept away the remaining nematodes right before Lin Xi's eyes.
"Lin Xi, are you alright...?"
Once the observation window, which is supposed to isolate the outside world, breaks, extremely high temperatures immediately rush into the room.
If Lin Xi and Xavier weren't both extraordinary monsters, they would probably have been roasted alive by now.
Even considering their special physical condition, the control room has become extremely dangerous at this moment.
The flames continued.
Unlike conventional high-temperature disinfection, the flames did not completely disappear after all the nematodes were eradicated. On the contrary, they clung to and burned on every surface of the furniture, as if they could burn the entire Providence to ashes.
Of course, the worst part was far from these... With his exceptionally keen senses, Lin Xi could hear some ominous sounds coming from the distant madness.
That was the sound of the ventilation system reversing its operation, along with the clicking sounds of numerous metal doors slamming to the ground and locking themselves shut.
"Damn it, it's the automatic fire suppression system; they're going to vacuum this place..."
Lin Xi immediately said.
Negative pressure could very well tear him and Xavier to shreds.
"We have to get out of here..."
Before he could finish speaking, everything went black; that was because Xavier had rolled it up directly.
"Xavier?! Wait a minute, you—"
What do you want to do?
Lin Xi couldn't get the second half of the question out at all, because Xavier's wings were wrapped too tightly.
The young, strong, huge, and ferocious Queen Insect held its queen tightly in its arms and then charged out.
Its incredible speed even made Lin Xi, who was in its arms, feel a sense of weightlessness...
God knows how Xavier managed to do it (given the special circumstances at the time, Lin Xi was quite certain that Scripps must have helped them in some way). When Lin Xi was finally released by Xavier, they were already far away from the original control room.
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