Chapter 174 - Ancient Remains (VIII)

Editor: Humu & Kitty

What appeared in front of Xing Yan and company was a big insect that no one had ever seen before.

It looked a little similar to a giant centipede. It twisted and turned in the waters and had a huge black head with two sharp devil horns on its head. One couldn’t even see its eyes, and it had a big mouth with a sharp mouthpiece.

It wriggled out from the waters. Although it had no eyes, it still correctly turned its head towards Xing Yan’s direction. A strange roar rumbled out from its mouth. The sound was very long and sharp, but for humans, it sounded very soft.

And after the big centipede made a sharp call, Xing Yan and others suddenly realized that there were more and more bubbles surfacing from the waters. These strange and huge insects surged out from certain corners, and they emerged from the water, one by one!

Xing Yan’s group of three suddenly felt that they were in danger. They looked around to observe the environment. Unfortunately, there was only water around this d.a.m.ned place, and there was no other way to escape. If Xing Yan wanted to live, he could either swim with these giant centipedes or claw his way out of this encirclement.

“Captain…… what to do? ” John unconsciously had his staff out but soon realized that magic would not work in this chamber. However, when battling in this secret chamber, he realized that he was too used to relying on his weapons. He was used to relying on magic that he had thought was omnipotent. When he lost all these things, he felt fl.u.s.tered.

Xing Yan was also a little distressed. In fact, if he was alone, he could easily survive. After all, he had spatial abilities. Even though his skills were somewhat limited in this chamber, it was not hard to save his own life. The difficulty laid in the fact that he couldn’t leave his companions alone.

“Do you think we can swim pastthrough these big centipedes?” Xing Yan said.

Jiang Li stepped forward, subconsciously spilled a handful of powder, and at the same time said: “Looking at their body shape, it seems that they are very well-adapted to life underwater.”

John just frowned and said, “Oh? How can a centipede swim?”

“This place can’t be explained by common sense.”

After a brief discussion, the three of them all a.s.sumed postures for when they were prepared for a battle. John simply put away his weapon and turned himself into a fort full of all kinds of guns in a short time. When the huge and disgusting centipedes climbed out of the water and tried to attack them, they turned the area where they wanted to have a short respite into a battlefield.

The big bugs were afraid of bullets and flames. By densely suppressing them with fire, they would curl up temporarily and retract their bodies into the water, but they would bounce out again in a few minutes and climb out from all around them in all directions. They were inching closer and closer to Xing Yan and the others. Now, they had completely surrounded Xing Yan and company.

“What a d.a.m.ned mess! I can already imagine the insects coming up and biting off my head!” John opened fire crazily and yelled. He did not need to aim. There were too many huge insects. They were in a large area and there was a huge number of insects. When he swung his gun casually, any bullet could hit a target.

But this completely could not stop the swarm of bugs from moving forward!

“Jiang Li!” At this time, Xing Yan called out the name of his teammate. He replaced his weapon with a flamethrower from his carry-on secret chamber. This gun belonged to the prop category, which could emit large-area, high-temperature flames, which would help them resist the pace of the swarm of insects for a period of time.

Xing Yan held the flamethrower and fired away as he circled around the huge centipedes crawling in all directions. Jiang Li had paid attention to what the Captain meant, and theyhe also stepped forward. The powder in theirhis hand was inexhaustible, and the red powder was sprinkled into the flame by themhim. The flame seemed to receive some sort of support as the flames swooshed forward.

“The fire powder is a special fuel that can keep flames burning at a high temperature for a long time.” Jiang Li sprinkled the fire powder on the flames around themhim. In this way, the fire formed a big fire circle, which not only trapped Xing Yan and company in the fire circle but also temporarily blocked the insects outside.

“These insects are very afraid of the high-temperature flames. Crawling over the circle of fire will burn them into soot and provide more fuel for the flame. As long as they attack more fiercely, the fire will burn more vigorously, which should be sustained for a period of timek2026;” Jiang Li said, “I’m afraid that if these insects became smarter, they will climb back into the water and wait for a period of time or spray water on the circle of fire. That way, the circle of fire will be easily extinguished.”

Xing Yan frowned, his face as pale as paper. He did not seem to be in a good state: “At least we can fight for a period of time.”

“What should I do now?” John said, and after a pause, he said to Xing Yan, “Are you OK, Captain? You don’t look well.”

“I’m fine. We have to find a way to get out,” Xing Yan said as he kept his eyes on the roaring insects outside the fire ring, “I don’t believe these insects have no weakness.”

“They are afraid of fire.”

“It’s not just fire. As long as they are living…… there should be more ways to eliminate them!”

Several people were at a loss when the walkie-talkie on John’s body suddenly rang.

“It’s w.a.n.g Yue,” John exclaimed in surprise and immediately turned on the walkie talkie. w.a.n.g Yue’s voice rang from it: “Captain!”

“I’m here. How are you?” Since they were in a dire situation, Xing Yan cut his long story short.

“I’m somewhere near you. Stay there! I’ll head over to find you guys.” w.a.n.g Yue also knew that time waited for no one. After speaking that, he hung up.

“Very good. It seems that we will receive external aid soon.”

Xing Yan showed a rare smile although his face was still pale beyond recognition.

That made John and Jiang Li worry incessantly. Jiang Li said, “Captain, you look really unwell. I think you need treatment.”

Xing Yan was also aware of his physical condition. He was not the kind of person who would try to be strong at such a critical moment because it would only bring more danger to the team members in the future. So the three people sat on the ground while Jiang Li squatted beside Xing Yan, pulled up the Captain’s sleeve, and smeared powder on the other party’s arm.

“It’s strange, Captain…… You do not have any external wounds, but your vitality is constantly being consumed.” Jiang Li’s powder seemed to have a special function, allowing Jiang Li to know a person’s physical condition through this magical loose powder.

“There won’t be parasites in the water, will there?” John interposed at the side, but he may have inadvertently hit the truth. Xing Yan and Jiang Li’s faces suddenly became ugly.

Finally, the alien led w.a.n.g Yue and Luo Jian to find Xing Yan and his party. They cleared the way as they waded through the waters with flames and bullets, killing insects all the way while they tumbled through the water and finally came in front of Xing Yan and company.

Luo Jian’s fire played a great role. Although it consumed most of his strength, Luo Jian was not worried. His ability to recover was also very tyrannical.

The insects around had been almost cleared, but the people knew that they couldn’t breathe a sigh of relief because the number of these insects was so huge that they could surge back up in less than a quarter of an hour without giving them any time to breathe.

And now they were in a considerably worse situation.

Luo Jian squatted beside Xing Yan. Now, his face had turned black, and his lips were purple and blue. He laid on the dry ground with his eyes closed as if he was dying. Luo Jian touched his cheek and neck with his fingers to detect his condition.

“There are insect eggs in the water. If they invade the body, they will consume a lot of energy. They are like a vampire that can’t be seen by the naked eye. They will never stop consuming until you become a corpse.” The alien saw the state of Xing Yan and took time to explain to Luo Jian.

At the same time, the alien also looked at John and Jiang Li, “These two guys are also parasitized, but the parasite merely acted slower.”

John and Jiang Li looked at each other, faces pale. Due to the urgency of time, they had no time to ask w.a.n.g Yue and Luo Jian who the alien who had suddenly appeared was and had no time to express surprise and shock at the mysterious appearance of the alien. Soon, they were forced to put their attention on their team captain.

“Can you cure him?” John asked the alien carefully and anxiously. But Noen just gave him a blank look and replied, “if I had a way, the s.p.a.ce station would not have fallen.”

“What do you mean?” John was at a loss for a moment.

Noen did not mind John’s absence of mind. He patiently explained, “The eggs are very small and invisible to the naked eye. Generally, they will invade your body through wounds, circulate in your blood vessels, and gradually encroach on your body. Dizziness due to excessive blood loss is the first symptom one will feel.”

Noen said, and suddenly he found something similar to a needle on himself. He said to John, “The parasites on your body have not acted yet. Use this to keep them down for a while.”

With that, Noen dragged John and Jiang Li over to give them the injection.

Luo Jian had no time to pay attention to them. He lowered his head and looked at Xing Yan. The other party lied quietly on the ground. Occasionally, there was a trace of pain evident on Xing Yan’s face. Although Xing Yan had always been such a person with great forbearance, he couldn’t help showing his vulnerability when he was in deep sleep.

“How’s Captain?” w.a.n.g Yue also stared at Xing Yan, his heart restless. He had witnessed a lot of death, but he hated when death encroached on the people he attached importance to.

“I can get the bugs out of him, but I need some time.” Luo Jian took Xing Yan’s hand and gently stroked it. Then he turned his head and looked at w.a.n.g Yue standing beside his. “He doesn’t have much time, but I need time. If those insects come again, can you help me block them off? ……You have to know that when I’m treating him, not only Xing Yan, but also me, possess no power to attack. Once I am interrupted, Xing Yan will die.”

After spending a short time with Luo Jian, w.a.n.g Yue had established an initial trust in Luo Jian. He immediately nodded and obeyed, saying that he would definitely keep those disgusting insects out. Luo Jian was relieved and focused on Xing Yan’s body. He morphed his weapons and took a deep breath.

Luo Jian was not short of weapons to morph. His weapons were so various and varied that even he couldn’t count them. So he could only use what he was good at and would be effective. In combat, weapons of therapeutic type were necessary and indispensable. However, such weapons were too rare in the secret chamber and could be called a scarce resource.

Previously, Luo Jian once gave Clown a crystal ball in the never-ending stairway. That was also a kind of healing weapon. However, in fact, the crystal ball was a weapon of the player known as ‘Diviner.’ Although it did have a therapeutic effect, the effect was not really great.

Not only that, but in this chamber which heavily restricted the use of magic weapons, that crystal ball could only play a much smaller role.

At this time, he had to change his healing technique.

“This is the first time I use this. I don’t know if I will be able to successfully utilize it.” The red umbrella in Luo Jian’s hand spun and gradually began to change into a small scalpel. If Clown was still here, he must have been able to recognize that this scalpel was the weapon used by Clown himself.

“If you can transform others, you can also transform yourself. Since you can make yourself stronger, in theory, you can also make others stronger.” Luo Jian held the scalpel and stuck the blade to Xing Yan’s chest.

In fact, Clown’s weapon should belong to the rarest type of treatment weapon, which might have some connection with him, who was also a medical student. Although Clown did not know about it, Luo Jian could see the essence of the scalpel at a glance.

It could be used to kill people but also to save people.

Luo Jian did not hesitate too much. As time went by, every moment of hesitation would cause Xing Yan’s life to flee out of him. Luo Jian lowered his head and almost laid on Xing Yan’s chest. The team members around him had spontaneously stood up and began to resist another round of insect attacks. However, Luo Jian could only hold his breath and gently cut the scalpel into the skin of Xing Yan’s chest.

At that moment, he realized how the weapon was used.

It was very mystifying. It seemed that there was something strange about the edge of the knife. It allowed Luo Jian to a.n.a.lyze the whole structure of Xing Yan’s body in an instant. It seemed that he could feel the cries of the cells in Xing Yan’s body through this small scalpel. It made people shudder and made Luo Jian suddenly understand what Clown had thought.

The thought to use this knife to transform others.

However, the consumption of mental energy was also huge. Luo Jian held the knife and felt that he could only focus his attention for one minute. He immediately felt that his head was splitting in two down the middle, and the pain caused his entire body to emit cold sweat.

It was not easy to control, this weapon.

Luo Jian swallowed his saliva. He used more force as he pushed down the blade. The blade cut through Xing Yan’s skin. Beads of red blood seeped out, spreading bright colours all around his chest.

Luo Jian’s eyes darkened, but his blade did not stop moving. At the same time, he sc.r.a.ped many wounds on Xing Yan’s body. Blood splashed out, but this was necessary. Through the wounds cut by this special weapon, the insects that invaded the body would gush out, following the blood.

Similarly, Luo Jian took out some props from w.a.n.g Yue’s carry-on secret chamber. The injection used to replenish blood was a very common prop. After giving Xing Yan an injection, sure enough, Xing Yan looked much better.

I might be able to kiss him.

Luo Jian stared at the blush spread on Xing Yan’s cheek. For a while, he was a little confused. However, he did not want to be aggrieved or endure such feelings, so he went over and pasted his lips on Xing Yan’s lips.

And in the next second when he kissed Xing Yan, Xing Yan opened his eyes.

T/N: Happy New Year Eve guys!