Chapter 9: It is impolite not to reciprocate

The light swept by, revealing a line of pure white in the corner

Tang Fang was taken aback; compared to the game, the size of the spine crawler in reality was far too large, almost occupying half of the platform. Its base, as large as a living room, was firmly attached to the ground, and the spine spikes, glimmering with a faint cold light like iron anchors, appeared eerie and chilling from a distance.

Tang Fang accelerated underfoot, turned the gun around a bend, and suddenly found himself in a vast underground cavern ahead

The three people nearby nodded slightly, while the cat-like figure stealthily maneuvered behind Aros and his companion, using the rocks for cover. Grosso watched the two across from him, completely unaware, and a sinister smile appeared on his scarred face.

Dah

He nodded in satisfaction, a thought flickering in his mind, and the terrifying and hideous body of the spine needle creature appeared on the platform

At this moment, he seemed to see Aros fleeing like a dog under the dual firepower net, as well as the scream of the yellow-skinned woman before her death. Of course, if she chose to surrender, he would not mind taking in this pet-like, collar-wearing sex slave. It should be noted that during his time in prison, he had had enough of men's backsides, and it was time to change his taste.

He originally had some fondness for the shapes of these larvae, but upon suddenly witnessing the scene before him, he couldn't help but feel a bit nauseous. Gritting his teeth, he reached out and pulled the trigger.

Under the light, Grosso's smile froze on his face as the man who should have been dead emerged from behind the rocks, his right hand tightly gripping Dika's neck

Under the stimulation of the value 149, Tang Fang held back his urge to complain, unleashing full firepower. As the lights passed, a ground littered with the corpses of larvae was left behind

Dika's feet kicked and struggled against the ground, while her hands gripped the man's wrist tightly, trying to say something. However, when she opened her mouth, all that came out was a series of rough gasps.

Unable to hold back a curse, he turned his gaze to the insect eggs, which were the size of ostrich eggs

What happened

The aftershocks battered the rock walls, and a layer of bluish-purple moss covered the ground, upon which were stacked layers of rock insect eggs

Ah ... ...

"Da." Another one, "Da da da" ... ...

The collection of life energy is complete, quantity 2

The continuous whistling of gunfire echoed, the flames casting a red glow on their profiles. On one side, there were clearly eight members of Grosso, while on the opposite side, without needing to guess, it was undoubtedly Aros and that woman.

Moving forward in a crouched position, the cave became increasingly spacious as one ventured deeper, and before long, I arrived at a large cavern with multiple passages. A gust of briny wind swept through, dissipating the pungent odor of the rock insects' excrement

Simpson, Prit, and Dick, you three should flank them from the side and encircle that pair of scoundrels

An egg was smashed into pieces, but the system showed no response

Just as Grosso was feeling pleased with himself, two dark shadows suddenly swept across the rock face diagonally opposite. Immediately following, two piercing screams echoed, accompanied by the shrill cry of the effeminate Dika.

Select the incubation site, issue the command, a larva transforms into an egg, and shortly after, fresh worker bees emerge. Tang Fang takes out the video and, with the speed of removing his pants, issues a new command. The worker bees blink into the fungal blanket, and for a moment, blood and flesh surge, as the spine-needle larvae break through their shells.

Under the light, three to five larvae gathered together, each taking bites of the sticky, white, mucus-like secretion that coated the eggshells.

If Tang Fang were still alive, and if Lawrence and the other two had not died, Grosso would naturally not dare to act recklessly. However, with only Aros and a woman remaining, how could he possibly let them go

With a score of 8 to 2, the disparity in strength is vast. Even if Aros is exceptionally fierce and possesses strong individual abilities, there is absolutely no possibility of a comeback.

What happened, Decathlon

Simpson, Pritch

The voices on the broken bridge are faintly heard, occasionally a glimmer passes over the water's surface, and after such repetitions, the sounds fade away

Is this acceptable? Tang Fang was astonished, calculating the number of insect corpses, which totaled 10, meaning each one is 0.2.

"Grosso, thanks to your gift, otherwise how could I have turned misfortune into fortune?" A cold glint flashed in Tang Fang's eyes: "Hmph, since you are so fond of Chinese culture, the next time we meet, I must teach you a new phrase: 'It is impolite not to reciprocate.'"

The densely packed underground passages extend deep into the unfathomable depths of the Earth's crust, while an open area beside the pit is currently staging a gunfight scene

After testing the power of the spinal needle crawler, Tang Fang swept away the larvae on the platform, using the harvested life energy to hatch two puppies. He felt that his combat power had increased several times compared to before, so he organized his weapons and equipment and swiftly entered the cave in the opposite stone wall

The sound of gunfire and flashes became a chaotic blur before his eyes, as he bent down and slowly extended his head to look down.

Grosso is a ruthless person; his thoughts are quite simple. Those who do not share the same mindset as him have no reason to live, lest one day he finds himself in a predicament, being bitten back by them.

The two Aros were pinned down under intense firepower in their shelter. Not to mention not knowing his arrangements, even if they did know, what difference would it make? Since they chose to follow that kid, all that awaited them was a dead end.

Damn, the system is so stingy! The program is even precise to one decimal place

Puff

Flashes of fire erupted as one larva after another was pierced by bullets, with transparent bodily fluids splattering several feet.

After Tang Fang fell into the water, the two called out for a long time without receiving a response, assuming he had drowned. They then turned back at the fork in the path and chose another cave to proceed. Originally, everyone had the same goal, but as a result of going in circles, they ended up running into Grosso face to face

On the left side is a small group of eight people, with rifle bullets resembling a swarm of locusts passing through. The trajectories intertwine in mid-air, forming streaks of light, leaving the two opponents with almost no ability to retaliate.

150, 151, 152...

Tang Fang was taken aback, picking up the gun to take a closer look. It turned out to be a palm-sized larva, delicate and tender, with snow-white limbs, exquisitely crafted as if it were a jade sculpture, vastly different from the adult form.

"Ka ka." It was not until the magazine was emptied that he came to his senses; the crystal value had already changed to 178, and in a short while, the number of larvae that had perished at his hands exceeded one hundred

No ... ... no ... ... uh !

The six stout and powerful hooks support a spine needle that is thick at the bottom and slender at the top, capable of free extension and contraction, with a jagged, anchor-shaped tip that instills fear in those who behold it

After a moment of contemplation, he turned off the illumination light of the automatic rifle, equipped himself with night vision goggles, and proceeded forward at a slow pace

Tang Fang's nostrils twitched slightly as he carefully sniffed the air; the wind was blowing from the right-hand cave, carrying with it a briny odor intermingled with a faintly putrid scent characteristic of adult rock worm bodily fluids

However, fate is not only a playwright filled with absurd ideas, but also a competent Santa Claus; you will never guess what gifts are stuffed in the stockings, which could be a delicious strawberry cake or perhaps a bloody severed head

Tang Fang clung to the edge of the stone, turned his head to glance upward, exerted himself, and leaped onto the stone platform.

Wow, wow

As a defensive structure of the Zerg base, its attack range can reach a terrifying several thousand meters, and its attack power is equally astonishing. A piece of quartz stone, several meters long and wide, was actually shattered into pieces by a single strike. This is quartz! Its hardness is comparable to that of a warship's hull. What astonished Tang Fang even more was that it did not require the support of a fungal mat; as long as the rooting point was stable enough to withstand the recoil, it could launch a spine attack.

More than ten minutes later, some corpses of rock insects and colorful bodily fluids appeared at my feet, accompanied by faint gunfire in the distance

Dada

The dagger plunged effortlessly into his chest and was quickly withdrawn, the blade lifting a spray of blood that splattered around like a brilliant display of fireworks

Until the tenth egg burst open, that indifferent female voice sounded again: "Life energy collection completed, quantity 1"