Chapter 463 Hunting time!
Sometimes, Isa and the others felt that it was a miracle that they were still alive.
The outside world has become a paradise for parasites. In order to survive, they can only hide in the dark underground. Except for those who are searching for supplies, no one dares to go to the ground because they can't guarantee that they will be infected at any time.
I wonder if there are still living people in this city, or if they are the last survivors?
What has become of the whole of Red? Why hasn't the country's army come to rescue? What on earth is our king doing!
Really, I feel that my future is dark.
But darkness is darkness, and Isa and the others definitely don’t want to die!
If every peaceful day is made up of countless miracles, they hope that this miracle can continue forever!
"Isa, how is it, are there many monsters?"
The three men who stayed in the shelter ran over. Although fear and other negative emotions appeared on their faces, they held their weapons tightly in their hands. What they meant was that if the number of parasites was not large, they should be allowed to go out and deal with them.
Rather than calling them parasites, the survivors prefer to simply call them monsters, as if this can better highlight the differences between themselves, normal humans, and them.
Isa swallowed hard and shook her head at them with a bitter expression.
What does shaking your head mean?
"Watch it for yourselves, and remember to come and evacuate with everyone else after you're done!"
After saying this, Isa quickly ran into the shelter, calling on everyone to get up and run away as soon as possible.
People looked at each other, and some people couldn't suppress their curiosity and looked at the mirror while sweating.
“Ahhh!”
After just one look, he screamed and fell to the ground, rolling and crawling backwards, forgetting to take his weapon with him. He looked so desperate as if he had seen hell.
The others didn't even dare to look when they saw this, and turned around and ran away.
Sometimes, if you don't look at the truth, you can deceive yourself and leave yourself a little bit of hope.
But the truth is, the entire ground part has been surrounded by monsters.
All kinds of parasites were wandering around this smelly street that they normally wouldn't even set foot on. Many of them showed inhuman disgust for this place on their faces, but they had to move forward as if they were forced to do so.
Yes, I was forced to come here!
There is only one being that can forcibly command and control the parasites in the body of the host!
“Kala-Kala.”
There was a faint noise coming from above the shelter, as if the ruins were being excavated. Had the parasites discovered this place?
Isa bit her lower lip and pried open the emergency escape passage that had been reserved in advance. It led to the outside of the fish market block. There were usually no parasites wandering around the exit. It was hard to say whether she would be attacked if she went there, but she had no choice but to run out.
"Miss Isa, how many monsters are there outside?" the old woman asked before entering the escape passage.
"Hey, please go in quickly and stop asking!"
Isa pushed her in forcefully, and called the three men behind her to come over and retreat together.
There are explosives hidden in the shelter. After everyone has left, she will detonate the explosives to collapse the place and delay time!
Thinking of the scene she had just seen, she couldn't help but let out a "tsk".
The reason why she didn't tell others what the monsters outside looked like, and only said that they were many, many, and that the shelter had been discovered, was because
She saw the middle-aged strong man who had left earlier among the parasites surrounding the shelter.
There was no sign of Vann, but the probability of his brother surviving alone in the outdoors was infinitely close to zero!
Isa, who was already infected with the flu and had a fever, did not faint on the spot after hearing the bad news. It was a sign of her strong physique. Her sense of responsibility forced her to temporarily put aside her grief and lead the people to retreat.
What made her even more unacceptable was that she seemed to see the parasitized middle-aged strong man directing the group of parasites to dig a shelter?
“I’ve never seen anything like this before.”
On the ground, the street was filled with parasites, and the stench of mud on their bodies mixed with the fishy smell, forming an indescribable stench.
The strong middle-aged man who had led others out to search for supplies had now become a victim of the occult blood parasite.
People who are parasitized will have long and thin parasites randomly appearing on their body surface. From a distance, it looks like swaying red seaweed growing on their body.
However, the strong man looked different from other ordinary guys. An extremely thick parasite directly broke through his skull, and the brain and other things were floating in the wind. A bloodshot eye opened on the top of his body and stared at the shelter.
One look is enough to tell that what's attached to him is a mutant parasite, and it's very unusual!
The sturdy middle-aged man also had an unusual body. Those who had followed him out to search for supplies now had their faces deeply embedded in the parasites, staring blankly at the front.
Their mouths opened and closed, speaking in sounds that only parasites could understand, as if they were giving orders.
Various traps on the street have been triggered.
A large hole appeared on the ground, swallowing up several parasites.
The house suddenly collapsed, killing and injuring countless people due to the rubble.
Arrows were shot from the window, slowing down the monsters' advance.
Bags filled with blood were thrown far away to lure away a few people. Isa's ingenious design had been very useful in the past, but now it was useless in the face of the huge tide of parasites.
Quantitative change really did bring about qualitative change. Even if her traps were doubled in number, they would not be able to reverse the situation!
There was no other way. The materials for making traps were in serious shortage. She was already gifted to be able to make what she had now.
"Ugh, uh-huh!"
The middle-aged sturdy man suddenly let out a loud roar, and the parasite who was digging the shelter most vigorously suddenly swelled up all over.
"Bang--"
He exploded, successfully blowing apart the debris that supported the ceiling of the shelter!
A gust of wind came from underground, bringing with it a strong human scent. All the parasites who smelled this scent instantly became agitated, the parasites squirmed wildly, and some could not wait to break out of the body, turning into a scarlet torrent that rushed into the cracks.
"boom!"
Flames suddenly shot out from underground, and the scorching breath caused the nearby parasites to retreat one after another. The parasites that had previously drilled in were turned into ashes by this wave of explosion and became the first victims.
Underground, Isa frantically wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, mixed the remaining thermal stones with oil and threw them towards the collapsed entrance of the shelter, using the blazing fire to stop the enemy.
"Damn, they moved a lot faster than I thought."
Before the people in the escape passage could walk far, the front seemed to be blocked by soil, and a group of people were digging at full speed.
What's even more despairing is that her treasured magic scroll of explosion could not be awakened no matter how much magic she injected into it. Without this thing as a trigger, the power of the expired explosive potions she stored would be greatly reduced. By then, not only would the shelter be destroyed, but a bigger hole might be blown up, accelerating death.
As a last resort, she and two other men, except for a man who was digging a tunnel, picked up their weapons and poked upwards along the gap in the scorching flames. Fortunately, there were enough enemies and they could hit them just by poking randomly.
But this also indirectly illustrates how desperate the situation is.
The flames did not last long, as they gradually died down, and the parasites began to lurk in the cracks of the ruins, ready to move!
At this moment, a sound like nature's music came from the escape tunnel.
"It's dug now, we can go!"
Isa immediately showed a happy expression, grabbed the iron rod that had been burned by the flames and was almost unable to hold, and called on the other two to run away.
It was a critical moment. I actually managed to catch up at the critical moment!
Life is so full of drama!
The moment she entered the escape tunnel, she looked back at the shelter where she had lived for dozens of days, and sadness filled her heart.
If life is really full of drama, can I see my brother at home after this disaster is over?
Thinking that Vann might be dead, Isa couldn't suppress her sadness, and her already strong body suddenly softened.
The two men who came from behind saw that she was in a bad condition, so they immediately lifted her up and ran inside. The shelter behind them had been dug up for more than half, and the parasites had crawled in swarms.
They had to run faster and faster before they were caught up -
“Ahhhh!”
A terrified scream came from the front of the escape tunnel, and both the man and Isa were stunned.
All they could hear was the chaotic footsteps getting closer and closer. The people at the front were running back in fear, shouting out of breath:
"The exit is full of monsters!"
"What!?"
Since the parasitized middle-aged strong man was able to lead the parasite to find a shelter, how could he have missed the escape tunnel?
"Wait a minute, don't come back, the monster has entered-"
Isa's attempts to stop them were not heard amid the screams of the crowd, and they were almost pushed out of the escape tunnel.
And here, they saw several parasites that had come in first.
"ah!"
Naturally, louder screams broke out among the crowd.
People are caught in a dilemma!
Isa held the Explosion Magic Scroll tightly in her hand, her eyes wandering between the two groups of parasites, and asked, "Are there many monsters in the escape tunnel?"
If there are only a few of them, then we must fight to the death. We cannot just stay here and wait to die.
Those who barely managed to escape were too frightened to speak and just kept nodding. The number of parasites blocking the escape tunnel might not be as many as those on the ground, but they were enough to tear them to pieces.
Isa was silent, and the people were like harmless babies as they were surrounded by the parasites getting closer and closer.
"Oh Ah!" A parasite pounced on the old woman. The old woman was screaming. The next moment, an iron rod suddenly poked into the victim's mouth and pushed him against the wall.
The one who took action was Isa!
"Haha." Her face was already red due to the illness, and she gasped for breath at the slightest movement. However, at this critical moment, not putting up any resistance would mean total defeat.
What's the point of resisting? You will still be eaten up in the end.
"At least let these bastard bugs know that we won't just stand there and get killed!"
Gathering her last bit of strength, Isa shouted.
The parasite slapped the iron rod that was in its mouth away with a slap, and Isa, who felt the impact, could no longer stand and fell backwards.
However, she did not fall to the ground, but was caught steadily by the survivors.
"Kill everyone!"
The survivors roared, and those who could still hold weapons stood up!
The man who had shown signs of fatigue before was now fearless and rushed towards the parasites holding up a tattered wooden board as a shield. With his last burst of strength, he actually pushed back their invasion pace!
People took up sticks, kitchen knives, brooms and even iron spoons, all usable weapons in their hands, and fought with the parasites, showing their last bit of courage.
However, this small flame was no match for the huge wave of disaster.
With a loud "boom", the entrance of the shelter was completely opened, and a tall figure jumped down. Seeing this, everyone widened their eyes and showed extreme surprise.
Because the one who jumped down was the middle-aged strong man who was parasitized.
With a swing of his arm that had transformed into a long whip, he knocked away the man who had transformed into a shield and rushed forward, and also cut in half several people who were parasitized!
Some survivors rushed over, but in the blink of an eye, they fell down without even seeing the other party's movements.
The gap in strength is terrifying. All those present are ordinary people, and many have even been infected with the plague. Their combat effectiveness has been further reduced. How can they possibly resist such mutants?
When the middle-aged strong man came over, new bad news came. Footsteps were heard in the escape tunnel, getting closer and closer, as if the parasites inside could no longer contain their desire to have a big meal!
The despair doubled, and no one on the scene could resist. The middle-aged strong man who was parasitized hugged a survivor and started to bite him hard, biting the shoulder. Screams and blood broke out.
Isa's body was shaking, and the explosive magic scroll in her hand finally responded at this time, ready to detonate at any time.
With no hope of escape, she stared at the parasites dancing wildly, looking at the culprits who destroyed her hometown, and suddenly tore open the magic scroll -
The footsteps in the escape tunnel suddenly accelerated, and a loud sound of breaking through the air sounded beside Isa.
It seemed as if something large and heavy flew past her and cut off a strand of her long hair.
Then, cold blood splashed on her face. Whose blood was it?
“Ahhhh!”
The middle-aged man screamed, and his sturdy body was knocked down by the sudden force. However, what really made him scream was something else:
A meat saw was deeply embedded in his chest!
The sharp teeth of the meat saw mercilessly cut open his chest, and the explosive force caused the blood and bone fragments in his body to burst out!
Meat saw?
Isa stopped halfway in launching the magic scroll as something unexpected happened. She seemed to sense something and looked towards the escape passage behind her for some unknown reason.
A figure emerged from the tunnel.
The black windbreaker was stained with blood, and the tricorn hat seemed to be damaged due to the fierce battle, but it added a sense of sharpness.
"I finally caught up after trying so hard."
Is this a living person?
One of the parasites pounced on him, and the next second, the hunter's pistol was stuffed into his mouth.
"Bang!"
The gunshot sounded like thunder, and Isa was so scared that she trembled all over. With the help of the flash from the shooting, she finally saw the face under the tricorn hat clearly.
"elder brother!?"
(End of this chapter)
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