With the continuous spray of flames and the roar of continuously thrown explosives, the tendrils of flesh crawling in the hollow quickly turned into broken, dry and charred remains. The space leading deep underground also appeared in front of Jiang Tian as the soldiers advanced rapidly.
It was a section after section of fleshy cave walls covered with thick mucus, like an internal digestive cavity. However, they were all peeled off by the continuous explosions and burning fire, revealing the gray stone walls that were corroded and pitted inside. There are also some long-legged maggot-like flesh worms attached to them.
Obviously, it was the seedbed where maggot monster larvae hatched before. But before they had a chance to jump out and attack people, they were blown to pieces by gunpowder, or burned to pieces; Between the flesh walls, there was an unexpected step and a squeaking sound.
After going some distance underground, several deep pipes appeared on the stone walls on both sides, but most of them were unable to allow people to pass through. Therefore, Jiang Tian did not hesitate to order bricks, iron plates and mortar to be brought in from outside to temporarily block these pipelines.
Then more people were mobilized to go in, eradicate and clean up the remnants on the stone walls; the corpses and debris were carried out in wheelbarrows and piled up in the open air to be exposed to the sun; then at the bifurcation of the relatively spacious cave, materials from the ruins were Earth bags and strips of stone create a wall.
Then, suddenly there was a blast of hot wind, and an indescribable smell of accumulation and decay; it spurted out in the opposite direction, making the sergeant who was working feel nauseated and vomited. Jiang Tian immediately ordered those who lacked protection to retreat, leaving only the expert team members with sealed shells.
At the same time, in the front line set up at the fork of the passage, a pot of reddish-brown plant is placed; it looks like a coral/sponge, but it is a kind of pungenta that has been alienated in a mutation environment. After testing, it has been found that it has a certain effect of filtering and transforming harmful components in the air.
Therefore, it is used as an emergency air purification method in underground spaces and caves. After arranging these preparations, Jiang Tian continued to move forward until he saw the pathfinder team stopped in front. He couldn't help but look around and saw that they had already arrived at an exit.
But below the exit, there is an unusually steep and towering section, as well as an unknown deep hole of unknown size in front of it. Following a ignited flame arrow, it was thrown downwards; it immediately brought with it a flickering stream of light, bouncing a few times between the illuminated rocky walls.
Finally, it landed silently on the bottom and was extinguished in an instant. However, it was like a stone stirred up a thousand waves; in the deep and unusual darkness, there was suddenly a sparse but dense sound of footsteps; it was like many things were awakened and gathered from all directions. .
Immediately, one of the vanguard team members opened the Class B rare object "Lightless" they were carrying without hesitation; as the cylindrical container was opened to cover it, a bright beam of light suddenly came out from it, like a huge cannon. Like a lightsaber, it penetrated the depths in an instant and tore apart large areas of darkness.
It was also like a huge spot of light burning on the cave wall, which immediately revealed the blood-red tendrils hidden in the darkness, clinging to the ceiling of the huge hollow, crisscrossing like veins; and the densely packed blood-red flesh tendrils gathered on these tendrils. The long-legged, maggot-like fleshworms; the sheer number of them is terrifying.
However, under the illumination of the huge shaking light spot, they hurriedly ran away to avoid it; or when they really couldn't dodge, they made a harsh hissing sound and started biting and killing each other; they turned into fallen limbs. The body was severed; and more trampling sounds in the darkness also rushed in.
As the expert team members at the entrance of the cave continued to rotate and explore, the huge light beams also illuminated the vast cave walls on both sides, vying to get out of the network of blood-red fleshy tendrils, like long-legged meat maggots overwhelming the sky. They are as big as dogs and as small as rabbits, but they all have pointed feet and ring teeth.
And, the thick red mist that filled the bottom of the huge cavity; under the continuous illumination of the bright beam of light, it actually made a dissolving sound; and there was a bubbling and steaming sound that was suspected of rolling in a sludge swamp. The next moment, the narrow hole turned into a death place filled with flesh and blood.
Countless long-legged flesh maggots poured in from the edge of the cave entrance. They were chopped, chopped, and pierced by swords, spears, axes, and swords. They were penetrated by trumpets, short-revolving muskets, machine crossbows, and iron slag, lead, and short arrows that were fired in turn. Smashed to pieces, beaten to pieces; smashed to pieces with sticks, hammers and iron whips; blown to pieces.
But no matter how many long-legged maggot monsters are killed, there will be more of the same kind, peeling away the rapidly accumulating corpses, and pouring into the cave one after another; even madly biting and devouring, any of the same kind in front of them, just to fight A scratch was left on the carapace protective gear of the amateur team member.
Only when the thrown kerosene bomb hits a large area and is suddenly contaminated and burned, will it disperse in an uproar for a moment under the stimulation of flames and bright light; and then it will be bitten and devoured by more of the same kind. The remaining bits of fire were extinguished in the darkness at the entrance of the cave; they were extinguished again.
Therefore, after just over half an hour, the expert team members, who had taken turns fighting several times, had to step back a distance; leaving the cave that was more than ten feet wide, was filled with all kinds of long-legged flesh maggots. The pile of corpses was more than half full; the organ juices flowing on the ground reached up to the ankles.
Although the more than ten expert team members present were still strong after the continuous fighting due to their strengthened bodies, their carapace had been damaged to varying degrees in the insect swarm. This narrow tunnel limits the size of the insect swarm, but it also limits their performance.
Therefore, after experiencing the insect swarm offensive personally, it is time to adopt more effective handling methods. Later, during the trip to Maoshan, the Category A rare object "Han Ba", which had restored some of its effects, was also carefully taken out and put into Jiang Tian's hands.
Then he gently waved his hand, and the corpses of the maggot monsters that filled most of the cave space, together with the long-legged maggot monsters that were pouring in, were sprayed out in the opposite direction amidst the whistling hunting air pressure, and scattered in all directions like shotguns. On the wall; there was a crackling and falling sound of dense raindrops.
But before the next wave of maggot monsters once again filled the exit with darkness, the opened container of strange objects flew out along with Jiang Tian, and was thrown far into the depths of the hollow. The next moment, with fierce air currents and echoing sounds, a dark tornado was born in the dark hollow.
The wisps of water vapor between them were drawn from all directions; in the hollow re-illuminated by the bright white light, they were gathered like a tornado, and quickly spread and grew. As an impact and price, there was a crackling sound on the nearest zenith.
It was a long-legged maggot monster that was instantly drained of moisture from its body and lost its activity and life. It was a shriveled corpse that fell into the rain. Then, the blood-red fleshy tendrils that served as the seedbed for incubation and nurturing also shrank and faded rapidly, eventually turning into gray, white, brittle, and peeling patches.
However, large pieces of fleshy tendrils on the top withered and fell off, and the tornado suddenly moved in the void, spreading its influence to other directions in the cavity, and also caused a flood of long-legged maggot monsters and thick climbing blood-red fleshy tendrils to gather on the stone wall. , one piece after another dehydrated and peeled off...
Finally, the thick red mist that filled the bottom of the cavity was also sucked in by the descending tornado. It quickly lost its moisture and turned into countless scarlet dust falling down. It also revealed that under the cover of the red mist, the muddy A large area of dark red swamp-like ground that is rolling and bubbling.
And in this bright red swamp that looks like floating soil for at least one side of the field; in addition to the densely packed shriveled maggot monsters that are slowly sinking and sinking, there are also some thick transparent worms with fluorescence, which are floating around. He crawled in and out in vain, occasionally bringing out a human skeleton.
And on the only exposed stone platform in the red marsh, a huge stone flower seemed to be blooming; the white and red double petals were as clear as jade, and the colorful stamens were like crystal pillars. However, at the twisted roots of the stone flower, , there were also several human figures in high-gown Taoist attire sitting cross-legged.
Obviously, this is the source of all the changes on Maoshan Mountain. As the red marsh began to solidify and crack from the surface, these figures in high-crested Taoist attire began to move slowly, as if feeling some kind of threat or touch.
At this time, the tornado that extracted water vapor from the air began to weaken and even disappeared quickly; then it turned into a transparent stone and returned to Jiang Tian's hands. However, the strange object "Hanba" had reached the limit of its use. The red swamp itself also dropped at least several feet, shrinking by hundreds of feet.
Most of the transparent worms that shuttled among them no longer had arm-thick bodies, but were tangled together in groups, shriveled and flat like piles of tangled mess. The moment Jiang Tian landed, those Taoist figures, as slow as worn-out machines, suddenly shot out.
In an instant, a large cloud of hardened dust and mud flew up from the ground where he had dodged, and a hollow that was several feet wide and several feet deep was instantly formed. At the same time, Jiang Tian even heard Taoist figures shouting: "Infinite light!" "Protect the law and defend the Tao!" "Eradicate evil spirits!"
However, at this moment, Jiang Tian couldn't help but feel a strange sense of absurdity; could anyone really maintain rationality and sanity in this insect cave filled with bones and fleshy tendrils? The next moment, the whistling whip shadow split into the sky, once again piercing through the afterimage he left behind.
"Okay, I retract this idea." Immediately, he looked at a high-crested Taoist figure, and quickly retracted the jagged flesh whip like lightning and flint, and then transformed into the form of an arm; he shook his head and said, in this abnormal environment, , how could there be any normal people?
(End of chapter)
