Feeling something strange, the members of the Backstabbing Team immediately stopped talking and looked in the direction of the sound.
Under the illumination of Mao Jiarui's flashlight, several strange creatures slowly crawled out of the dense egg pile in the distance.
These creatures are gray in color and have a long body. The surface of the body is covered with a rough carapace, and there are densely packed thin arthropod-like legs underneath. At first glance, they look like enlarged versions of millipedes.
The flashlight's beam hit the creature, but it did not cause much reaction. It seemed that it was not sensitive to changes in light and shadow.
"What is that? The creature after the egg hatches?"
Seeing that the creature illuminated by the flashlight beam had no intention of running over to attack, Mao Jiarui boldly asked in a low voice.
But the moment he spoke, the creatures all turned their heads, and the four tentacles on the top of their heads kept trembling, as if they sensed the presence of several people.
"No, they are mutant organisms No. 42 formed after Malu was infected with the secondary virus, and formed a symbiotic relationship with the shield claw Digu."
Wang Jue spoke calmly, not looking into the distance like the Dark Assassin team, but still focused on the insect eggs in front of him.
Although they learned the identity of the strange creature, this did not provide much psychological comfort to the members of the Backstab team.
"It seems to be attracted to sounds, so let's be careful and try to be as quiet as possible."
Wu Qi suggested in a low voice. He knew that many mutated creatures were cultivated secretly within the organization, but this was the first time he had actually seen them alive.
Mao Jiarui nodded when he heard this. After thinking for a moment, he changed the weapon in his hand to a pistol.
Although Creature No. 42 is covered with a rough carapace, it does not look like it is moving very fast. Once an accident occurs, a close-range lethal weapon such as a pistol can play a very good role. .
The few people who couldn't shout loudly had to walk hard among the eggs. They wanted to search the egg breeding area to see if they could find any trace of Yang Xiu.
In order to avoid stepping on the eggs and causing a series of unnecessary troubles, Yin Ji and others all adopted the method of walking with the soles of their feet close to the ground. Although the walking speed will be much slower, it is relatively safer.
But before they could get any deeper, Yin Ji, who was walking at the front, felt something strange coming from beneath his feet.
The soles of the feet that were walking close to the ground seemed to have kicked something soft.
At first, Yin Ji thought they were insect eggs squeezed together, so he put a little force on his feet, trying to squeeze them away with his toes.
But as his strength increased, the touch from his toes became less and less like insect eggs, and instead resembled materials such as leather and cloth.
"Maozi, look what's down here?"
After beckoning Mao Jiarui, Yin Ji pointed to the area under his left foot and motioned for the other person to look at it with a flashlight.
It was okay not to take a photo, but when they saw what was under their feet clearly, the hair on everyone's body stood up unconsciously.
What was touched by Yin Ji's toes was an insect egg. It was clearly a human arm!
And this is not just an arm. Although most of the connected body is covered by insect eggs, some clues can still be seen through the gaps.
Judging from the fragments of white clothes remaining on the surface, the owner of this corpse should have been engaged in medical or research-related work during his lifetime.
"Is this a researcher in the organization?"
Although seeing the corpse made Yin Ji feel a little uncomfortable, he was a mercenary who had experienced the battlefield after all, so he calmed down immediately and quickly collected the information presented on the corpse.
"It looks like it is. I have seen the pieces of clothing on this corpse. They are the clothing most commonly worn by researchers at the research station."
Mao Jiarui squatted down with a flashlight, put the gun in his right hand under his arm, and carefully took out a gun.
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A piece of cloth from a corpse.
Through the visor of the gas mask, everyone in the assassination team could clearly see the remaining letters on the cloth.
Although there are only the first few letters, a few people can easily spell them all.
Transcy, translated in Chinese, means excellence and transcendence, and what it refers to is naturally the T organization that subverts the entire world.
"This is the situation caused by mutant organisms getting out of control..."
Yin Ji watched Mao Jiarui inspect the pieces of clothes and added with lingering fear.
The voices of the few people communicating were very soft, but they were still sensed by the mutant creature No. 42 in the distance.
These millipedes, which look like giant millipedes, have tentacles waving on their heads, and countless arthropod-like legs are surging beneath their bodies, crawling towards the direction of the Dark Thorn team like rows of slow-moving trains.
As soon as the Dark Sting team stopped talking, these bugs seemed to have lost their positioning signal and stayed motionless in place. Once they spoke, no matter how soft their voice was, they would always be sensed by the other party.
"Looks like you can't stay here for long."
Wu Qi added. Except for briefly stopping on the corpse, his eyes never left the mutant creature No. 42 in the distance for almost a moment.
Although the crawling speed of those things is not very fast, in this limited space, if the assassins do not leave, they will eventually encounter them.
Wang Jue mentioned before that as long as the body is sprayed with isolation agent, these mutated creatures should not attack.
But if this C+ level personnel makes a wrong judgment, the lives of the backstabbing team will be at stake here.
Although these action teams have great trust in the information given by the organization, trust does not mean that there is no escape route for themselves. When conditions permit, everyone will pursue the safest path to solve the problem.
After understanding the current situation, the assassins began to intensify their search, using their hands and feet to rummage through the sea of insect eggs, trying to find anything related to Yang Xiu.
But until those mutant creatures No. 42 crawled forward, the three of them still had nothing to gain. Except for the disgusting mucus on their gloves, there was no trace of Yang Xiu at all.
"Sheep and Scorpion are not here!"
Yin Ji said something bitterly, his voice a little loud because he couldn't control his emotions well.
The giant millipede closest to him immediately caught the man's voice, and the tentacles above its head suddenly deflected, and it quickly crawled towards Yin Ji's position.
Yin Ji also discovered this change immediately, but he did not attack. Instead, he put his hands on guard and held the steel knife in front of him in a defensive posture.
The giant millipede quickly climbed up Yin Ji's body, following the undulating insect eggs on the ground.
The densely packed arthropod-like feet struck the man's body like sharp steel needles. Thanks to Yin Ji's protective clothing, he did not suffer any substantial damage.
After crawling around the man, the giant millipede didn't catch any scent of prey. The tentacles above its head swung around a few times before lazily crawling to the ground.
Yin Ji breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Malu had crawled away and no longer stayed there. He moved his feet continuously and withdrew from the depths of the breeding area.
Wang Jue was still waiting at the entrance of the breeding area. When he saw the three members of the Dark Assassination Team returning without success, each of them looking dejected, he raised his gray-white eyebrows and spoke.
"What? Your teammates aren't here?"
"No trace of Yang Xiu was found. Most of the corpses on the ground have rotted. There are no signs of Yang Xiu on the rest. They should not be here."
Yin Ji answered truthfully. Logically speaking, when facing a C+ level member, his attitude should be more respectful.
But Yang Xiu can't be found now, which makes this man very confused.
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I couldn't care less about my attitude for a moment.
"Since it's not here, it's in the growth area. It's not a good time to pass now..."
Standing up from the ground with some difficulty, Wang Jue casually rubbed his hands on his clothes a few times, and then began to massage his temples.
It seemed that her blood supply was temporarily reduced due to squatting for too long, and she needed to take time to adapt.
"What's going on in the growth area? What's wrong with this point in time?"
Hearing Wang Jue's words, Yin Ji subconsciously glanced at the watch on his wrist.
The jumping numbers above showed that the current time was half past three midnight.
"It's three or four o'clock now. The failed products in the growth area should be waking up soon. I asked you to speed up before they wake up, but now it seems that there is not enough time..."
When he said these words, the relaxation on Wang Jue's face disappeared and was replaced by a serious expression.
It is not difficult to see that the "failure" will also cause a certain degree of trouble to her after waking up.
"Awakening? What will those failed products do after they wake up?"
Although Yin Ji could feel the fear in Wang Jue's words, the other party did not reveal the key information. The combination of curiosity and worry prompted the man to continue asking questions.
"May I ask what the first thing you do when you wake up after a good night's sleep?"
Wang Jue did not answer directly, but instead asked a seemingly irrelevant question.
"After waking up, I naturally look for something to eat... I must be hungry after sleeping all night..."
Mao Jiarui also withdrew from behind at this time. Hearing Wang Jue's question, he answered it as a matter of course.
"Yes, looking for food. Then the first thing those losers do when they get up is naturally to look for food."
"Could Yang Xiu become their food?"
Yin Ji had come to his senses at this moment, and his restless heart suddenly felt suspended.
When he mentioned this possibility, the scene of Yang Xiu being dismembered by various insects appeared in his mind.
"It's close, but it's not a standard answer."
Wang Jue stretched out a finger and waved it in front of Yin Ji.
"Do you still remember what I just mentioned to you? Ninety percent of the eggs laid by Shield Claw Digu are failures. Although the failures are not up to the level of non-threat-level life forms, they have a special ability. That’s ‘pollution’!”
"They can parasitize in human corpses and transform the corpse into a creature that can move freely in a way similar to the way an insect chrysalis transforms into a butterfly. The time of parasitism is usually between three and four o'clock in the middle of the night."
"Corpses that are parasitized by failed products... Well, I prefer to call them contaminated corpses, because after the transformation of those corpses is completed, there are no failed products in the body. In other words, the failed products have been completely integrated with the corpses. .”
"These contaminated corpses are no different from normal humans in other aspects. The only characteristics are that they are slightly stronger and have low intelligence. They cannot communicate and can only repeat one sentence over and over again..."
Wang Jue was talking nonchalantly, her story was not very organized, she just talked about whatever came to her mind.
"Master Wang Jue, if things are really as you said, we should hurry up. If we go too late, Yang Xiu will be contaminated..."
Yin Ji interrupted Wang Jue. Now is not the time for popular science. You must know that Yang Xiu is still in danger. If he delays for one second, the possibility of his death will increase by one point.
"Well, I told you, it's too late to rush over now. Between three and four o'clock, it's the time for those failed products to wake up. If you rush over, not only will you not be able to save your team members, but you will also be killed. The risk of contamination…”
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