The two brothers returned the same way, this time Chen Nian came first and Chen Ci came later.

During this period of time, Chen Nian's hard training has yielded excellent results, at least in terms of physical fitness and strength, he has made great progress.

He climbed up quickly. The radio was interfered with and he could not communicate. Chen Nian would occasionally swing the rope tied around their waists to send signals to Fu Tianhe and Shafulai above.

Light gradually appeared above, and the light from the searchlight cheered Chen Nian up. He knew he was very close to the cave entrance.

He quickened his pace.

However, at this moment, the dull sound of vibration came from under my feet again.

This time they were very, very close, so close that Chen Nian felt like he was thrown into a washing machine. He almost couldn't hold on to the wall of the cave and slid down two meters.

He quickly grabbed the rope tightly. He couldn't slide down any further, otherwise he would step directly on his brother's head!

The next second, Chen Nian suddenly realized that this tremor was completely different from the previous ones. It was not caused by the collapse of a certain structure in the moonlight, but it occurred right below them!

The rumbling sound vibrated his eardrums, and Chen Nian heard Chen Ci yelling from behind: "Hurry!"

As soon as her brother started talking, Chen Nian had already used all her strength to climb up.

The worm returned to its resting place and found that its broken leg was gone. There was also a strange smell all around, and it was rushing towards them angrily!

No matter how strong their bodies are, they are still creatures adapted to walking on two legs on the ground. There is no way they can compare to worms that were born to explore holes. In the blink of an eye, that thing drilled under their feet!

"Brother!" Chen Nian shouted loudly, and he felt something being thrown up from the narrow gap between his body and the cave wall.

Chen Nian reflexively caught the severed leg thrown by Chen Ci and heard a loud bang behind him.

The scorching temperature burned everything, and the huge impact force pushed the body forward. For a moment, Chen Nian's ears were buzzing and he could hear nothing.

The protective suit's adjustment system reduced the huge damage of the explosion, but the dull pain of the internal organs was still unavoidable.

Chen Ci threw a small energy bomb down there and detonated it. The permafrost layer began to collapse, instantly blocking the worm's path. Although it could only delay it temporarily, a dozen seconds would be enough!

There was a constant crackling sound, which was the sound produced by gravel falling on crystal or metal. It was indeed not an ordinary worm!

The vibrations from the explosion spread to the surrounding huge area, and the entire passage became extremely unstable.

Chen Nian was hit head-on by the falling rubble and frozen soil. He climbed up desperately, but it was still too slow. He watched helplessly as the cave entrance, which was only seven or eight meters away from them, collapsed, and the broken soil directly buried the two of them!

As soon as the earthquake occurred, Shafulai and Fu Tianhe realized that something was wrong and responded immediately.

They shouted loudly to their brothers in the cave and pulled the rope tighter so that they could get out faster.

However, the explosion happened so suddenly.

The cave entrance suddenly collapsed right in front of them, burying the two brothers who had not yet climbed out.

"September!"

"Chen Nian!"

Amid the panic shouts, Shafulai and Fu Tianhe knelt on the ground and quickly dug with their hands. The rumbling vibrations came from the soles of their feet, so clear that some kind of huge creature was moving underground, and no one knew what would happen in the next second.

Fu Tianhe's mind was blank. He was digging desperately and didn't even notice the crystal creature that was jumping over the wall.

At this moment, Shafley still retained some rationality. His mental power allowed him to notice the place that was out of his sight at the first time. He raised his hand and fired a shot.

With a loud bang, the crystal scorpion exploded into pieces.

Muscles tighten, joints rotate, and blood vessels dilate.

The amazing power burst out at this moment, and Fu Tianhe was just like a mole, frantically pushing away the frozen soil with his hands.

Even through the protective suit, my fingertips still ached from the intense friction and pressure.

But Fu Tianhe didn't care at all. Even though his hands were covered in blood and his nails were all fallen off, the pain couldn't suppress the fear in his heart.

In just a few seconds, Fu Tianhe had dug the entire cave entrance open, and Shafulai couldn't even put his hands in it.

He fired more than a dozen shots in succession, hitting the approaching crystal creatures without a single miss.

"September!"

Fu Tianhe shouted loudly, and he leaned his entire upper body into the hole that had just been dug, dragging the buried boy out in an extremely dangerous posture.

The protective suit was covered with dust. Shafla took this opportunity to tighten the rope and pull out the Omega at the back. He seemed to be stunned by the explosion and could not exert much strength.

His body rubbed against the unstable cave wall, and the passage collapsed for the second time almost at the moment his calves came out.

"Walk!"

Shaffley shouted, and they each picked up the boy in their arms and ran towards an empty place.

After a long time, Chen Nian managed to recover from the dizziness of the explosion and collapse.

In the chaos, he sensed the strangeness of the embrace. He raised his head and saw Alpha's white hair.

Chen Nian:?!?!?!

"You hugged the wrong person!!!" he shouted in surprise.

Upon hearing the voice, Shafley immediately lowered his head and stared at Chen Ci, who had just awakened in his arms, in silence for two seconds.

Then he shuddered all over, and did the same thing at the same time as Fu Tianhe, who shuddered as he realized something was wrong.

The two Alphas reached out their hands simultaneously and, with a complexity that was almost like acrobatics, switched the Omegas in their arms.

As soon as Chen Ci fell into his arms, Fu Tianhe breathed a sigh of relief. No wonder he felt a little heavy when he was holding her just now, it turned out that he was wrong!

Fortunately, Chen Nian said it in time, otherwise it would be really embarrassing.

There were a large number of crystal creatures rushing towards them. In order not to delay Shafuli's actions, Chen Nian lay on Alpha's shoulder so that Shafuli's two hands could be free to shoot.

At the same time, he tried to take out his gun, but Shable was carrying it on his shoulder and it was shaking so much that it was difficult to aim even with his mental strength.

Fu Tianhe was holding Chen Ci, but he seemed to feel no weight at all. He ran on the uneven ground caused by the collapse, and his speed was so fast that Shafulai could hardly keep up.

The worm that was blocked by the explosion now found its direction again and rushed towards them from below at an angle!

The dull sound of the permafrost layer being dug was getting closer and closer, and his feet kept shaking. In front of him was the boundary of the CPU side room. Shafla knew that as long as they entered the original main building of Moonlight, they could temporarily escape danger.

The weight-bearing metal will help them keep the worms at bay temporarily.

Fu Tianhe rushed into the CPU side room first. He turned around and saw a giant flesh-purple worm drilled out from the ground with a loud bang and appeared behind Shafulai!

The mouthparts that chew frozen soil directly are like a dozen layers of meat grinders stacked together, which can crush limbs in an instant.

All their previous guesses were wrong. If they were really caught by this monster, there would be no chance of being swallowed whole. They would directly turn into flesh and blood residues that are easiest to digest!

Fu Tianhe released his hand, aimed and shot, trying to slow down the worm's speed in approaching Shaflay.

Chen Ci stretched his arms into a circle and tried his best to throw the energy ball out.

The energy ball traced a parabola in the air and finally landed behind Shaflay.

Bang——!

The green shield unfolded and the worm crashed into it.

The shield changed from cyan to orange, and would soon turn red as it ran out of energy.

However, the few short seconds gained were enough. Shafulai rushed to Fu Tianhe's side. He put Chen Nian down, and the four of them ran towards the deeper place together.

They successfully avoided the worms, but failed to avoid the countless crystal creatures.

When the spikes came at Shaflay from a tricky angle, he noticed it the first time. Alpha dodged to the side with incredible agility and at the same time shattered the amethyst creature under his feet with a bullet.

However, there was a third one lurking secretly at the side, waiting for the critical moment when his body's center of gravity shifted and he had no time to stabilize himself again.

"careful!"

Chen Nian flew over in a very ungraceful posture, blocking himself between Shafulai and the amethyst monster.

The spike that was originally intended to pierce Shaflay's calf pierced through the protective suit and grazed Chen Nian's arm.

"Nian Nian!"

Shafulai's pupils suddenly shrank. He stomped on the crystal creature, crushing it to pieces. He grabbed Chen Nian's other shoulder and pulled him up: "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine!"

The pain made Chen Nian calmer. He aimed his gun and shot down the two crystal balls that were rolling towards him.

Fu Tianhe shouted: "Come here!"

They didn't bother to say more and fought while retreating. Strangely enough, there were very few crystal creatures on Fu Tianhe and Chen Ci's side, and most of these aliens went towards Shafulai and Chen Nian.

There were even crystalline creatures that crawled right past Fu Tianhe's feet without even looking at him.

A bold idea suddenly popped up in Fu Tianhe's mind.

These things are formed by Ashes, and as an infected person, he also has a lot of Ashes in his body. Could it be that they regard him as the same kind?

Seeing Shafulai and Chen Nian being surrounded, Fu Tianhe rushed into the crystal creature.

He came up to the two men, grabbed Shafley's shoulders, put his other hand across Shafley's neck, and shouted, "Don't move, you've been kidnapped by me!"

The other three people moved in unison.

Also frozen in place were the countless purple creatures around them.

It actually works! Fu Tianhe was overjoyed. He originally just wanted to give it a try, but he didn't expect that he was right!

These crystalline creatures regarded him as one of their own kind, and his current hijacking made Shaflai their trophy.

Perhaps his rank among the creatures was quite high, which was why they did not fight for him.

Fu Tianhe locked Shafulai's neck with his arms and stepped back step by step.

The blood flowing from Chen Nian's arm was the most natural repellent, and soon the four of them broke free from the encirclement and reached a temporary safe zone.

Shafulai said to Fu Tianhe: "Thank you."

"It's okay." Fu Tianhe let him go.

Shafley couldn't wait to breathe a sigh of relief. He immediately took Chen Nian's hand and looked at the scratched part of his protective suit: "How is it? Is it serious?"

Chen Nian: "It was just a scratch. Look, it's not bleeding anymore."

The protective suit was torn, but Chen Nian didn't think about repairing it since he wouldn't be infected anyway.

The main reason for wearing it now is its shockproof and pressure-reducing function.

Shafley took out an emergency medical kit and gave Chen Nian some simple wound treatment. Chen Nian was able to resist Ashes, but what if he was carrying other germs?

Fu Tianhe pondered over what had just happened and found it extremely magical.

At the same time, there is also a sense of relaxation.

All along, everyone had to take his infection condition into consideration, and Fu Tianhe often felt that he was a burden.

But now, he can also play his role.

If he could continue to trick the amethyst creatures into mistaking him for one of their own kind, would he not be attacked again?

Chen Ci raised his head and saw a huge skeleton of a primitive creature 50 meters away at the 11 o'clock direction.

The large number of corpses he saw since entering Moonlight reminded Chen Ci of the news that the density of primitive creatures in the sea near Moonlight has increased dramatically in recent years.

Perhaps it was not a coincidence that the moonlight sent out some kind of signal, attracting the primitive creatures to approach it.

Many creatures passed through the ice cave and reached the interior of the moonlight. No one knew what they went through, but they eventually turned into corpses all over the ground.

According to common sense, primitive creatures would cause great harm to the beacon.

The metal on the beacon body is what attracts them as food. Every day, countless professionals wearing diving equipment manually remove the metal and drive away the original organisms attached to the beacon.

What does Moonlight want these primitive creatures to do?

After bandaging Chen Nian, Shafulai tried again to contact the special forces, but failed.

There was no movement from the worm anymore. It probably returned to the underground after losing its target.

"Why did you suddenly rush up at that time?" Shafley asked Chen Nian softly.

"If I don't hold on, you will definitely get stabbed. It will be troublesome if it gets infected." Chen Nian shrugged. "I'm not afraid of this. At most, I'll just bleed a little. If I have to say it, it's those guys who are afraid of me."

Shafley rubbed Chen Nian's head and said, "I don't want you to get hurt."

Chen Nian blinked: "It's better than the possibility of your death. It's okay, just a minor injury."

Before Chen Nian finished speaking, there was a sudden strange noise behind him.

The four of them immediately tensed up, raised their guns and pointed them at the darkness, and stretched their mental power as far as possible. The moment they came into contact with the other side's invisible energy, they suddenly relaxed.

"Your Highness!"

The special forces members ran towards the four people, and Fu Tianhe also breathed a sigh of relief when he realized that they were his own people.

It can be considered a successful integration.

Shafley: “How is it going?”

Captain: "Three members were injured, none of them were seriously injured, and serum and blocking agents were used immediately."

"Is anyone injured?" Chen Nian's eyes widened. Although he knew that bleeding and getting injured were normal in a critical battle, his heart still suddenly tightened.

"These are minor injuries. Your Highness, don't worry."

How could Chen Nian not hear that the captain was deliberately speaking words of comfort? He shook his head, looked around, and easily found the injured team member.

Chen Ci also followed.

The wounded's protective clothing had been temporarily repaired, and when they saw the two brothers coming, they saluted them one after another.

"You don't have to be so polite." Chen Nian asked, "Are you feeling okay?"

The one who answered him was a female Alpha. Her calf was bandaged and she smiled heroically: "No problem, it shouldn't be a problem. We all took blocking agents at the first opportunity."

But judging from the behaviors of several team members, this was just a rebuttal to Chen Nian and a way for them to comfort themselves.

Everyone knows that once infected with Ashes, the mortality rate is 100%.

Not to mention that they were stabbed directly and bled. Once Ashes entered their blood, it would quickly spread throughout their body.

During the incubation period, the infected person will not notice anything unusual, but once symptoms appear, life will be worse than death.

Chen Nian pursed his lips. Responsibility, guilt, and other things mixed together, weighing heavily on his heart.

They must try their best to find a cure, not only for Fu Tianhe, but also for the three injured team members.

They are all very young. They attended military academies when they were teenagers and received rigorous training. They entered the special forces with the best grades and were selected by Shafley to participate in this mission.

When they came here, they all knew what kind of danger they might get into, but they still signed the consent form resolutely.

Chen Nian knew Ashes. He had witnessed the tragic scene when Fu Tianhe had an attack. He was covered in blood and the lens pierced his eye socket. Just thinking about it made his hands and feet go limp and his chest feel heavy.

Now, there are other people who might be like that, no, it's more likely to be worse.

Fu Tianhe and his brother have a marker relationship and have been receiving biological factors from his brother for a long time. Experts also say that his body has shown a certain degree of adaptation and integration.

But the three injured special forces members did not receive such treatment.

The special forces member in front of him, who has brown eyes and is about the same age as his sister, will have her body invaded by abnormal crystals. The hard inorganic matter will pierce her beautiful face, poke out from her bright eyes, and take away all her vitality.

Just thinking about it makes me breathless.

Chen Nianjian chatted with them briefly. He wanted to know more about the three injured people.

The more you know, the more you realize that any accident involving one person is a heavy blow to many relatives and families.

Death is never just a cold number in the news.

A quarter of an hour later, Chen Nian returned to Shafulai, and Alpha had just discussed the next action plan with the special forces captain.

Seeing that Chen Nian was not in a very good mood, he put his arm around the Omega's shoulders and patted him hard.

Without asking, Shafley knew the reason for Chen's depression, and if there was anything that could be done, it was to move as quickly as possible to find a cure.

"We also brought this." The special forces captain untied the rope behind a team member, and the body of the amethyst creature fell to the ground.

After the group of strange creatures that launched a sudden attack on them retreated, they picked up a relatively intact corpse and kept it for research, trying to figure out what this thing was.

The body of the crystal creature was lying on the ground. Fu Tianhe and Shafulai squatted down and took a closer look. They only needed to clean the purple crystals on the surface to find the body of the creature wrapped inside.

When a normal organism is infected with Ashes, crystals will first grow inside the body, controlling nerves throughout the body, and manipulating the host's every move just like a parasite.

When the time is right, they grow to the point of breaking through the body's surface, spreading out in clusters and spreading over a large area, looking like a strange organism made entirely of amethyst.

Fu Tianhe hissed, feeling terrified.

After this thing penetrates deep into the brain, it can indeed control the host's thoughts. If I hadn't been rescued by Chen Ci and Chen Nian, I would probably have become a similar thing.

The good news is that Ashes didn't show any new characteristics beyond their understanding.

They still had to take action later, and it was not convenient to carry such a big thing, so Shafulai and the special forces captain worked together to dissect it, cut it into pieces and carried them on many team members, so that they could provide them to the research institute as samples when they went out.

As a real infected person, Fu Tianhe went to comfort the three injured people.

No matter how nonchalant they appear, they must be extremely panicked in their hearts. From the moment they become soldiers, they have already put life and death aside. However, being infected by Ashes is much more terrifying than being shot and killed.

The infected will suffer extremely cruel torture before death, and in great pain, they will be forced to watch their flesh and blood melt away in a conscious state.

No one can accept it peacefully.

Shafley whispered, "They also found a relatively intact primitive creature on their way here. We'll go take a look at it later."

Chen Nian: "A complete original organism?"

Shafley hummed and showed Chen Nian the photo taken by the special forces captain. It was a part of the body of some giant creature. Even though the camera was pulled far away, it still almost filled the entire screen.

Its skin is dark blue and covered with metallic scales. Near the abdomen, the scales become smaller, with barbed hooks extending from the ends that can pierce anything that comes close. It even has insidious blood grooves.

The monster's huge body was embedded in the ground and penetrated two walls. The special forces explored along its body as much as possible and found that this thing was countless times larger than they had imagined.

In the end, the special forces decided to temporarily record its coordinates and go look for Shaflay first to reunite with the four people.

The photo only shows part of the creature; there are many more hidden in the ruins and beneath the floor that have not been explored.

"Death... I feel it looks a little familiar." Chen Nian frowned and thought, and soon found similar things in his memory, and there were two of them.

"Shafulai, do you still remember the third sea king we met the last time we entered the Electric Fantasy Kingdom?"

"Maxeney?" Shaflay certainly remembered that he was the Poseidon whom he had personally participated in the battle.

Maxine looks like an eight-legged lizard with a broad back like a mountain. It can freely retract its scales to reveal the soft, almost flowing skin underneath.

Its dozens of eyes float just above its skin, allowing it to see clearly in any direction.

Chen Nian nodded: "Although the color is slightly different, the details of the tail can be matched, and I have seen this kind of mechanical scale structure with barbs in my father's manuscript."

"A Poseidon inside a beacon?" Just the thought of saying this sounded absurd to Shaflay.

"Let's go and take a look." Chen Nian looked around and found Chen Ci.

Chen Ci was squatting in an inconspicuous corner, studying the purple crystals growing in the skeleton.

"What are you looking at, brother?" Chen Nian went over and asked him.

"Ashes grow most vigorously in places with the least corpses," Chen Ci said. "The more corpses of primitive creatures there are, the fewer their numbers will be, and their growth will be poor. There were almost no Ashes near the three large primitive creatures we saw before. Logically, the flesh and blood of the organisms should nourish them."

Chen Nian: "Are you trying to say that these primitive creatures may have factors that inhibit Ashes?"

"It's just a rough guess." Chen Ci stood up and patted the dust off his hands. "What were you talking about with Shafley just now?"