Ling Cage: I come from Hisakawa

Chapter 260 Action (Part 2)

Mark looked at Mo Cheng, who was perched high up, and for some reason, a faint chill suddenly welled up in his heart.

He turned around and shone his flashlight into the surrounding darkness.

"Hurry up, I have a bad feeling," Mark said in a deep voice.

Mo Cheng slid down: "Lord City Lord, please don't jinx it!"

Ran Bing's expression tightened.

When Mark was on missions outside, he would occasionally have a bad feeling, and it would usually come true.

She originally attributed this to metaphysics.

But after learning about Mark's hidden connection to the ecosystem, she was certain this was no coincidence.

Ran Bing opened the communication channel: "Everyone speed up and move the supplies quickly. We are ready to leave here at any time."

"Yes, Captain Ran Bing!"

"Understood, Captain Ran Bing!"

"Understood. We've lost communication with Team Two. It's probably because the spaceship blocked the signal. I'll go out and contact them."

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The hunters' responses came through the headphones.

Ran Bing took a deep breath.

As of now, nothing has changed.

If they act quickly, they might be able to leave before Mark's premonition comes true.

Everyone sped up their movements.

This includes the transport team composed of former dust people following behind.

4068 followed the group forward.

4079 tugged at 4068's waistband and whispered, "Don't you feel like something's not quite right?"

“What’s wrong? Don’t be so paranoid,” 4068 said nonchalantly.

4079 said nervously, "Ever since we came out of that place, I've felt like something's not right, but I can't quite put my finger on it. Do you think there might really be ghosts here?"

“Life essence is the soul. The Devouring Beast has absorbed all the life essence, so no ghost can be born from the flesh and soil,” a commoner interjected.

He then changed the subject: "It would be more reasonable to say that there are spinal worms and devouring beasts."

"Stop!" 4068 exclaimed, making a pause gesture with his hand. "What the hell is this? Devouring Beasts? I don't want to run into any of them. You two better behave yourselves!"

Da da da--

4079's expression suddenly tightened, and he listened intently, asking, "Did you hear anything?"

"What's that noise?" 4068 frowned.

4079 looked up at the ceiling: "I think there was a sound up there just now."

4068. Concentrating intently.

Ta da da - da da da -

Da da da--

Sure enough, he also heard a faint sound, as if it were raining.

“I heard it too.” 4068 frowned. “What is that sound? Is it the sound of electricity?”

Before the words were even finished, the sound from the ceiling became several times louder.

Now everyone heard it.

The hunter in the group paused for two seconds, then his expression changed drastically: "Everyone, stay alert! A swarm of spine-borne worms is approaching!"

The spine-worm is a transformation of the spine of a fleshy, earthy creature.

It has lost its memory and humanity, and is a monster similar to the Devouring Beast, only weaker.

However, correspondingly, the number of Spine Worms is much greater than that of Devouring Beasts.

A large swarm of Spine Worms is even more difficult to deal with than the Devouring Beasts!
"Captain Ran Bing!"

"We may be encountering a swarm of spiny worms in our rear. Please advise!"

Ran Bing's expression changed.

"Is it confirmed?" she asked.

The hunter replied, "We can only hear their sounds right now, so it's not certain. They probably haven't found the exit yet. It sounds like there are at least dozens of them, and we can hear them crawling everywhere."

"Have the transport team speed up, and the rest of you gather to build a defensive line. The spine worms are not difficult to deal with, so don't get separated from the group," Ran Bing calmly instructed.

Evacuation is not an option now.

The transport team hadn't even started moving supplies yet; if they evacuated now, their trip would have been for nothing. "Build a defensive line on the spot!"

Prepare to engage the swarm of spinal worms!

"The transport team continues onward!"

"Hurry up!"

Upon receiving the order, the hunters sprang into action.

They spontaneously gathered around their squad leaders, preparing for battle beside the bunkers, and one makeshift sniping position after another quickly formed in the corridor.

4068 pulled 4079 forward at breakneck speed.

“4068, it must have been you who attracted the swarm of spinal worms,” 4079 said through gritted teeth. “I felt something was wrong as soon as I left that room; the spinal worms were already targeting us then!”

4068's heart is beating very fast.

He also realized that the problem might be his own.

"What's the use of saying this now? Who would have thought there were so many spinal worms here?" 4068 also regretted it.

He thought there were no more spinal worms here, and all he could think about was how to propose to 4277, which is why he reached out to the fleshy soil.

If only we could do it again.
He will definitely wait until he returns before removing the watch, and he will be careful.

"The safety regulations have emphasized that you should never touch anything, especially fleshy soil, because some spiny worms use fleshy soil as their nests!" 4079 said anxiously.

People with the number 4079 usually have a gentle personality.

But what 4068 did this time was too heinous. Not only did he joke with his own life, but he also didn't care about the lives of others.

If anyone dies because of the spinal worm swarm, 4068 bears at least half the responsibility.

Even 4079 couldn't help but blame 4068.

"I won't do it again next time!" 4068 said through gritted teeth.

bump!
Suddenly, the ventilation grille on the ceiling in front of them fell off, and several spine worms jumped down, blocking the path of 4068 and 4079.

The two stopped abruptly, at a loss for what to do.

The spinal worms can transmit scarlet disease, and the two of them only had a small knife together; they were no match for these spinal worms.

What to do now?
At the critical moment, a series of gunshots rang out not far away.

The bullets tore through the air and landed on the heads of the spine-worms, causing them to scream in agony and become immobile for a moment.

"Hurry up!" the hunter who fired the shot shouted.

4068 turned his head and glanced at it.

He was stunned.

Because the hunter who shot and rescued them was actually the same hunter who had scolded him in the room earlier.

"Why are you dazed?"

The hunter scoffed, "Just do your job!"

At this moment, 4079 grabbed 4068's arm: "Let's go quickly!"

4068 came to his senses.

At this moment, his feelings were extremely complicated.

"Thank you," he said through gritted teeth. "It was my fault for touching the flesh and soil. I'll treat you to a drink when we get back."

After saying that, he and 4079 continued running forward.

It will be safe if we go any further.

The swarm of spineworms was held up by the hunters behind them and couldn't get through for a while.

"Come over here!" the hunters ahead beckoned to them. "There's some frozen meat here, take it all!"

They quickly went inside, picked up the freezer, and moved it out in small, quick steps.

The transport team braved gunfire to reach the supply depot, where they diligently carried the supplies from the Hunter's Marksman.

Food, energy, and electronic devices.
Gunfire erupted from behind.

After fighting for a long time, the number of spinal worms not only did not decrease, but increased instead.

To make matters worse, the hunters also heard heavy footsteps.

"Captain Ran Bing, a Devouring Beast has been spotted!"

"Request support!"

"I'll repeat myself! Requesting backup!"

(End of this chapter)