Chapter 145 Eternal Paradise 8
"Cough cough cough..."
Coughing could be heard from inside the car from time to time, especially from Jiang Ying, who coughed incessantly and had to use oxygen from time to time.
Lin Xia slowly stopped the car, her brows furrowed.
"What's wrong? Are you tired? If you're tired, let me take over," Huang Miao asked nervously.
"Hold on!" Lin Xia's brow twitched, and she shouted.
The car reversed rapidly, startling the people inside. They hurriedly grabbed whatever was at hand, but still ended up swaying from side to side. Looking out, only Jiang Kai, sitting in the passenger seat, saw what appeared to be a raised area on the ground, heading towards them, and it looked quite large.
After retreating more than 500 meters, the ground suddenly exploded, and a huge insect crawled out of the sand. This was only part of its body, but it was enough to look down on them.
"What is this?!" Jiang Ying exclaimed. "Ugh! I hate this kind of software the most..." She kept gagging.
Taking advantage of the situation, Lin Xia stopped the car, shifted gears, and sped off to the side. Jiang Kai pulled out a pistol from his back and fired at the giant insect.
But after the bullet hit the insect, it slid sideways, splashing a lot of slime. Some of it landed on the car, making a sizzling sound.
Everyone's expression changed, and they could only hold on tightly to the handrails to stabilize themselves. Lin Xia frantically stepped on the gas pedal. This modified car was really easy to drive and went extremely fast. Fortunately, there was sand everywhere, so there was no risk of a crash.
Fortunately, the thing was huge, but it didn't seem to be very fast. Lin Xia had just sensed something was wrong with her mental energy; the danger and excitement made her hair stand on end.
Fortunately, they didn't rush directly into the thing's attack range. At this moment, Lin Xia's car dodged left and right, avoiding the saliva spat out by the strange insect.
"It actually spits... and it's corrosive." Professor Huang frowned.
"Does Grandpa Huang recognize this insect?" Jiang Kai asked.
Professor Huang shook his head: "It's most likely an insect from deep underground in the desert. We need to hurry on our way."
"Why?"
“It came up from underground, so the groundwater... has probably dried up too.” Professor Huang’s voice was bitter, and his face was grim.
Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening. Huang Miao swallowed hard: "Will the spaceship still wait for us?"
They all looked at Wang Jiarong, who shook her head uncertainly: "I don't know either."
The car was very bumpy, but fortunately Lin Xia was a good driver. Jiang Ying kept her head down and vomited after Lin Xia made a sharp turn.
The car was immediately filled with a sour, foul smell, and everyone shut their mouths. Lin Xia pursed her lips and pressed the accelerator hard. The sand seemed to be constantly retreating and sinking, all caused by the strange insect stirring up the sand.
Lin Xia glanced at the people in the car. Some were old, some were weak. She observed them for a long time. The insect was pale all over and had wrinkles on its body, which were filled with mucus.
This makes it difficult for it to find a foothold, and ordinary weapons can hardly hurt it unless you break through its defenses.
In the middle of its head, there is a huge mouth, and its two eyes have degenerated and are very small.
Lin Xia summoned his mental energy blade and discovered that it could penetrate the insect's body but could not cause it any harm.
The sky gradually brightened, it really did brighten. Professor Huang lay down and stared intently at the sky.
“Most underground creatures are afraid of strong light.” Huang Ying encouraged Lin Xia: “Hang in there, when the sun comes out, these bugs will probably retreat.”
"Not necessarily, what if there's no other way out..."
Lin Xia reached into her pocket, pulled out a grenade, and Jiang Kai's eyes widened. Lin Xia lowered the window slightly and casually threw the grenade out.
"I'll do it..." Jiang Kai hadn't finished speaking when he saw Lin Xia casually throw it out. Before he could decide whether to feel sorry or angry, he saw the grenade being accurately thrown into the mouthparts of an insect that was opening its mouth wide, ready to spit.
A loud 'bang' rang out, and the insect's mouth was instantly blown to smithereens. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Jiang Kai immediately opened the window, took a deep breath, and then his expression changed drastically. He quickly closed the window.
At this point, everyone smelled a pungent odor. Taking a deep breath would make one feel dizzy. The smell became fainter as they walked, and it was the smell of the insects' saliva.
Seeing the insect fall to the ground, Lin Xia didn't relax. After a long time, the car finally slowed down. Wang Jiarong was holding the monitor and constantly adjusting it.
Lin Xia casually swept her mental energy over the insect corpses, then suddenly jolted and shouted, "Hold on tight!"
With a stomp on the gas, they sped forward. Jiang Kai and Wang Jiarong reacted quickly, grabbing the handrails, while Huang Miao hugged Professor Huang tightly, gripping the chair back.
Jiang Ying reacted too slowly and was slammed against the car door. Her already pale face quickly turned red, and anger flashed in her eyes: "What is it now!"
The others looked around but saw nothing. Just as they were about to ask, they heard Professor Huang exclaim, "It's alive again!"
Everyone looked back, and the insect whose head had been blown to pieces was now standing up again, swaying slightly, facing them from afar.
Whether it needed to readjust or something else, it didn't chase after it.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. After Wang Jiarong adjusted the route, they realized that they had deviated far from the intended path.
Jiang Ying frowned as she looked at the crooked route: "Couldn't you have made it a straight line? The buildings are all buried anyway, so why not just go straight through?"
Wang Jiarong moved her lips but didn't speak. Jiang Kai glanced at his sister and said helplessly, "Even if the city is buried, it's probably mostly loose sand, which could lead to collapse and other risks. It's better to go around the city."
Jiang Ying pouted, "If only we had airplanes..."
Lin Xia also wanted to fly, but she didn't know how to fly and didn't dare to take it out.
The sun rose, its light stinging her eyes and making her dizzy, so she took out her sunglasses and put them on.
Before long, the people on the bus started taking off their clothes because of the heat, and Lin Xia also took off her down jacket.
Lin Xia turned her head and glanced at Jiang Kai. Sweat was dripping down his face. At that moment, the sun was shining directly on the front row. His lips were white and chapped. Hearing Jiang Ying drinking water in the back, his Adam's apple bobbed.
Lin Xia glanced at Jiang Ying, who was constantly replenishing her water with her water bottle, without even asking her brother if he wanted some water, and she wasn't trying to save any.
Lin Xia stopped the car, took out a bottle of water, and gulped down the whole bottle. Still feeling thirsty, she drank half a bottle before continuing to drive.
Jiang Ying looked at Lin Xia, then at the water bottle behind her: "What's wrong with you? Don't you know how to conserve water?"
Lin Xia glanced at her: "I brought enough water to last me until I find the base."
Jiang Ying's eyes widened, and she said with dissatisfaction, "What do you mean? You got on our vehicle, and we're already being lenient by not making you hand over the supplies. You still want to enjoy them all by yourself?"
The car fell silent; for a moment, no one spoke.
Lin Xia got out of the car, opened the trunk, and took out her supplies.
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