A whole group of deadly creatures living in the cesspool pounced on them at high speed. They looked similar to spiders, but they had no carapace and only weird exposed skin, similar to human skin. Each one was as big as an adult male.
They had obviously discovered their prey and rushed over desperately, thousands of them, their dark green compound eyes glowing like will-o'-the-wisps in the darkness.
Although there are many of them, Soshyan is confident that he can fight them off in the open field.
But here, in such a complex environment, eight space warriors may not be able to escape unscathed from this unknown creature.
In order to avoid unnecessary casualties, Soshyan decided not to engage in a head-on conflict
Then that narrow trail suddenly becomes the safer option.
"Go here!"
Soshyan waved his hand and asked Thor to lead the other six warriors into the narrow path, while he stayed behind.
The vanguard of the biogroup had begun to appear on the cliff behind them. Soshyan fired a shot in the general direction, and then a scream pierced the air.
Although he didn't aim carefully at all, because his shooting instincts were so good, the thing at the head immediately burst like a balloon filled with confetti.
Several others behind him immediately stopped to enjoy the unexpected meal.
But the rest of the monsters continued to charge, approaching like a big wave.
"It looks like the reason why those workers disappeared has been found."
Not long after Soshyan entered the trail, he discovered that the road turned out to be trumpet-shaped and began to narrow, forcing him to move sideways.
At this time, he began to worry that he had led everyone to a dead end.
"But they never mentioned such dangerous native creatures."
Armin subconsciously took up the challenge again. He walked as fast as he could in front of Soshyan - but not that fast, because not only did he have to maintain his own balance, but he also had to always pay attention to whether there was anything approaching above his head.
Soshyan, who was standing behind, shot accurately with his pistol, but every time he killed one, more appeared.
"They're above us!"
Armin suddenly shouted, but Soshyan had noticed the danger before. These spider-like creatures covered in human skin were clinging to the cliff and spreading above their heads.
They were like blood spurting from a cut artery, rushing in front of them and cutting off the road.
The first monster to crawl up the road turned to face them, its jaws chattering like a man's teeth in the cold wind.
Thor, who was in the lead, shot it to pieces, but only gained a second or two.
"We're surrounded."
Soshyan told everyone, and turned to look back, but it was impossible to turn back along the way. These creatures had completely blocked the road from top to bottom, and the only weapons were meaningless against such a huge number.
"keep going."
But Thor gave the order calmly. It was surprising that he could remain so calm.
"There is a way ahead"
Although his words are usually unpredictable, at least they sound confident, and it is precisely because of his keen insight and sophisticated experience that Soshyan decided to take him with him.
"good!"
Soshyan used a burst of rapid fire to clear away the human-skin spiders behind him.
He had already exhausted one magazine, but there was little point in conserving ammunition under the circumstances.
Thor, who was at the front, had already rushed out of the passage. His sword cut through the darkness like a meteor, cutting several monsters into pieces.
More warriors then rushed out and met these creatures with bullets and sharp blades.
Soshyan was the last one to rush out of the passage. While changing the magazine, he hurried forward. Suddenly he stepped on the stagnant blood and the slippery moss, and almost slipped.
But then he breathed a sigh of relief - what Sol said was indeed true, there was a crack just a few meters away, and the light was looming.
"You go down first."
Thor, who was swinging his sword and splashing out bursts of blood, suddenly spoke to Soshyan through the communicator.
"After confirming that it is safe down there, we will go down."
Without enough time to think about it, Soshyan lowered his head and got in.
But he didn't expect that the crack was actually slanted and very slippery.
Caught off guard, he slid down a steep cave with his head down, and was almost likely to hit the ground hard and awkwardly.
Soshyan forced himself to calm down and raised his arms to protect his head. Although this made it difficult for him to see the front, it was enough to protect his vitals.
During this process, he heard the sound of running water and thought he was about to fall into a pool or underground river.
But in the end it didn't.
Just when he didn't know how long he had been sliding, he suddenly rushed out of the cave and landed heavily on a thick mat of moss that exuded a foul odor.
The posture was unsightly, but at least it landed safely without breaking any parts.
"It's safe down there."
As he spoke, the sounds of fierce fighting could already be heard in the communicator.
"Armin, get down!"
This was Thor's voice, and Soshyan immediately rolled to one side to ensure that he would not be hit by the following men.
Soon, Armin slipped out of the cave.
"That's disgusting."
He stood up and looked at the soft landing with disgust, as well as the residue left on his power armor. The blood of the monsters and the newly stained moss turned the original silver gray into a dirty dark green.
"So you'd rather fall on a rock?"
Hearing Soshyan's words, the young warrior shrugged.
"of course not."
Then, the soldiers slipped out of the hole one after another.
The last one to appear was Thor. His posture was perfect and he was the only one who could land on both feet.
"This thing was probably dug out by those monsters."
Thor glanced back at the cave.
"They? They don't look like they have this ability."
"No, there should be."
Thor raised his right hand and showed the shallow burn marks on his arm armor to everyone.
"Their saliva is corrosive and may not be very strong, but given enough time, it is not difficult to dig such a channel."
Soshyan stepped forward and observed the edge of the cave, and found that there were indeed traces of looking down, and recalled that the smooth inner wall before did not seem to be naturally formed.
"So, this place may be full of monsters like this, so please be careful."
As he spoke, he carefully observed his surroundings.
This is a quite huge space, with no end as far as the eye can see. In addition to stalactites and pools of water, there are many moss and underground plants everywhere.
But there are no traces of any man-made artifacts.
"Huh? What is this?"
Armin suddenly made a gesture and pointed to a soft light source in the distance. Soshyan turned his head and saw that those things that looked like trees looked quite beautiful.
At first glance, all the trees seemed to have no leaves or even branches, but he couldn't be entirely sure because the lower parts of the trees were tightly wrapped around some kind of pale plant.
At this time, Soshyan noticed a detail.
"It seems that the spacing between the clumps of things is consistent. It doesn't seem to be the result of random growth."
"Sir, you mean someone planted them?"
Soshyan shook his head.
"Or maybe built them."
Saul then added,
"So until we examine them closely, we won't know for sure whether they are organic or not."
