They had climbed up the cliff only because of the flashlight Orston left behind.
That was the only thing that could prove that the entrance to the cliff was the passage in the middle that led back to the base. On the other hand, without the flashlight, this place with a horde of small monsters and long-legged spiders might be a path of no return.
The two genetic soldiers shuddered at the thought.
Due to the small monsters and spiders' attack, the soldiers who had just climbed up the cliff were busy fighting, so no one noticed the existence of Orston's flashlight.
"Maybe. Although we didn't think of it, the leader and the others should have. Otherwise, why would he order us to enter the cave?" A tall and muscular genetic soldier argued with a glimmer of hope.
"Then how do you explain the long-legged spiders' attack? If there were really that many long-legged spiders in the middle passage, why didn't Orston and the others report it? Plus, there were only five of them. They couldn't have escaped from the long-legged spiders' attack! Don't tell me these long-legged spiders only appeared after Orston and the others explored! Also, there's the abandoned palace and the cliff bridge. There might be more ahead … But Orston and the others didn't mention anything about these. Do you still think this is the path they took? "The more Big Ivan spoke, the more doubtful he became. In the end, even he was afraid.
"What do you think we should do now? Retreat from this damn spider cave immediately? " The two genetic soldiers were out of ideas. Honestly, they did not want to stay because they did not know when a horde of giant long-legged spiders would appear on the other side of the bridge. However, Josiah's order was to stay, so they did not dare disobey.
"I don't know. Damn it, logic tells me to leave immediately, but once we retreat, without this natural barrier, the long-legged spiders will come out and attack us! There are small monsters outside the cave, and there are spiders inside. What should we do? "Big Ivan was in a dilemma.
"Then let's just stay here! Let's hope this is the one Orston and the others explored. Otherwise, we're all dead! "The two genetic soldiers could only pray for a miracle.
"May God guide us …" Big Ivan could only entrust the future to God.
Just as they were praying in their hearts …
On the other side of the stone bridge.
The noise grew louder.
In the depths of the cliff, a shadow the size of a house was slowly climbing up from the air.
When the shadow was about 30 meters away, Big Ivan smelled a very strange stench. He subconsciously swept the area with his flashlight and found that there was a giant long-legged spider that was more than five meters tall and looked like a car house. It was staring at him with several compound eyes the size of washbasins. He was instantly scared out of his wits.
The first reaction of the two genetic soldiers was not to shoot the giant spider, but to run away immediately. Their speed was so fast that Big Ivan felt hopeless.
"Bastards, you two, you will die a horrible death!" Big Ivan cursed angrily.
He did not immediately turn around and run.
Instead, he picked up his gun.
Then, it madly swept at the giant long-legged spider, causing the juices on its body to fly everywhere.
At the same time, he threw a grenade into the noisy darkness on the other side of the stone bridge, trying his best to force back the enemies who were about to attack him. Then, he put away his gun and fled frantically.
He had never been so frightened in his life. Even before he graduated from the KGB, he was suddenly caught while he was hiding in a foreign country. He was dragged to the execution ground and was about to be shot immediately for espionage. At that time, he had not been so afraid.
He had been afraid of being shot at the execution ground. He was fine. The bullet whizzed past his head.
That was the graduation exam!
This was not an exam. This giant spider would never be like the soldier who shot him, who would smile and help him up while he was still in shock, and then tell him that his child had graduated. There was only one possibility for this giant spider, and that was to inject venom into his body with its poisonous fangs, then wrap him up with spider silk. Finally, when all the insides of his body were melted and liquefied, it would slowly enjoy it until only a complete human skin was left!
Big Ivan knew that if he could not escape in time to the all-knowing and omnipotent Mr. Wood, no one could save him unless God himself came.
"God, I didn't really believe in you before, but as long as I escape this time, no, as long as you let me return to Blockhead's side, then I will be your most devout believer in the future!" Big Ivan prayed as he ran. He did not dare to look back, but now he did not need to. He could hear the angry squeaks of the giant spider that had been successfully provoked after being shot. It was quickly approaching.
After running for less than a kilometer …
Big Ivan, who thought he was dead for sure, found a trap in front of him. A genetic soldier was firmly pierced by several spears and nailed to the rock wall of the cave passage.
This guy was not dead yet, but no one could save him now. Big Ivan did not even look at the soldier out of the corner of his eyes. He rushed past the soldier, and at the same time, he did not forget to kick the soldier's gun a little further away.
"Ah, give me a quick death!" The genetic soldier who had been nailed by the spears wailed in pain.
"If I do that, I will be an idiot!" Big Ivan did not even look back. He knew the habits of animals. Creatures like spiders always ate live prey.
Big Ivan managed to escape for the time being.
The giant spider came to the place where the soldier had been nailed. It was not in a hurry to eat. On the contrary, it seemed to have intelligence. First, it used its two long legs in front of it to test the surroundings. After confirming that there were no dangerous traps around, it used its fangs to anesthetize the genetic soldier. If Big Ivan had seen this, he would have peed his pants. He would have immediately understood why the giant spider had not caught up to him. It was not because he was fast enough, but because this terrifyingly intelligent giant spider was cautious enough to not pursue him at full speed. Instead, it moved forward tentatively …
While the giant spider was feasting on its prey, a large group of "small spiders" appeared behind it.
This group of long-legged spiders was pitifully small compared to the giant spider. They did not dare to share the giant spider's prey. They did not even dare to stay near it for long. Instead, they bypassed it and rushed like a tide toward Big Ivan, who was running away frantically in the distance.
The ruined palace.
Josiah returned with his men.
He found that the entire ruined palace had changed. Even though he had passed by it not long ago, he could not recognize it at all.
There were countless potholes on the ground. It was obvious that the traps had been triggered or were waiting to be triggered. On the ground of the palace, there was a fissure about 20 meters long. No one knew how deep it was. The fissure had split the palace in half. But that was not the most important thing. The most terrifying thing was that the strange statues and masks seemed to have come to life.
When someone approached it, they would instantly erupt a long, high-temperature flame.
Josiah dodged quickly and escaped.
One of the genetic soldiers guarding him did not have this ability. He was burned alive by the sudden eruption of flame.
The ground of the palace also began to rotate slowly. A few small circles that looked like decorations began to rotate and reverse in a big circle. From time to time, one or more strange holes appeared in the ground. It was not until the charred body was brought into the hole by the rotating ground that there was nothing left on the ground that the rotating ground gradually stopped.
"Is that the boss? Don't come over. There are traps. It's dangerous! "Female soldier Vanessa's voice came from the palace.
"Are all of you still alive? Mr. Wood, do you hear me? Please answer! " The only person Josiah cared about was Lin Dong. This genius scientist was the target he needed to bring back to the base. As for the female soldier's life or death, he did not care. Josiah estimated that it was a little troublesome now. Because both sides had to work together to pass through this palace that was full of traps with ropes. And whether it would work or not, they still had to try all sorts of things.
"Mr. Wood is looking for the key to crack the trap. Fox and I are here. Mr. Philip is also here. We are all fine. We only have minor scratches. Everything else is fine!" Vanessa's voice was very happy. She was excited that her boss had returned to rescue them.
"You guys wait. We will think of a way to come over immediately!" Josiah was most worried about Lin Dong.
If it was possible.
He hoped that Lin Dong would not move.
Wait for him to rescue him and not look for the key to the trap.
Josiah was also worried that if this young man cracked the key to the trap, it was very likely that he would use this opportunity to get rid of everyone and leave this ruined palace through a secret passage.
"Don't waste your energy. There are as many traps as there are hairs on a cow. If you mess around, it is very likely that you will ruin Mr. Wood's plan." Fox's voice came from the opposite side of the palace. The voices on both sides could communicate, but Josiah could not see anyone. He could not guess what kind of environment the other party was in. Based on this situation, he guessed that Vanessa must have been hit by a trap and was trapped somewhere underground. However, she only had scratches on her body and was not in danger. Mr. Wood was thinking of a way to crack the trap. It was hard to tell if Fox and Philip had both been hit by a trap and were trapped underground together. Or maybe they were not.
The shouting conversation between the two sides continued for a while.
Because it was too tiring, both sides fell silent.
Josiah and Eric Jr. discussed to see if they could think of a way.
Griffon and the rest of the soldiers used small stones to test the various traps in front of them to see where they were and how sensitive they were.
It was impossible to force their way through. So what if they did?
They still had to come back in the end!
While they were discussing, Josiah suddenly saw a genetic soldier guarding the bridgehead rush over like a madman.
"Stop, what happened?" Josiah did not think that these soldiers would dare to disobey his orders unless something serious happened.
"Spider, bigger than a car, a spider bigger than a car, it's behind us, it's coming, it's coming!" The soldier's face was green from fear. He was afraid that Josiah would kill him with one shot, so he quickly exaggerated the danger. "That spider climbed up the cliff. Perhaps the spider's lair is under the stone bridge. That thing is huge, I'm not lying. It's bigger than a car, not a small one, it's bigger than a truck! The cliff is covered in spider webs. Who knows how many of them there are. And Boss, I want to report to you that we might have entered the spider's lair, not the middle tunnel that Orston's group explored. I didn't see the flashlight he left behind … Did any of you see it? Let's go, we need to leave this place. The spiders will be here soon! "
Bang! Josiah ended the soldier's life with a bullet.
With a cold gaze, he scanned the remaining genetic soldiers and female soldiers.
"There is only one result for disobeying orders. We are warriors first and foremost. Remember that. Those who can't remember, I'll remind them with bullets! I know the situation is dangerous, but I want to say, which day did we not face death? Those who have lost their rationality and will to fight are just walking corpses. I don't need soldiers like that! Now, forget one big spider, no matter how many there are, they won't be able to stop us. We are the wisest of all beings, humans! Pick up your weapons. If you don't want to die, then fight with me! "
The rest of the genetic soldiers shuddered when they heard that, and the female soldiers were even more terrified.
They did not dare disobey Josiah.
They quickly picked up their weapons.
In less than half a minute, there was another set of footsteps.
But before they appeared before Josiah, there was the sound of gunfire. It sounded like someone was shooting at something.
The soldiers were extremely nervous, and they all aimed their guns at the tunnel. Ten seconds later, Big Ivan's messy figure appeared at the end of the tunnel. When he saw Josiah, he cursed angrily, "You Uncle Sam are all f * cking cowards. You can't even compare to one of my toes. Damn it, you abandoned your comrades and ran. Is this your glorious tradition? I'm dead, but at least I fought back and killed a few spiders. What about you? You didn't even dare to fart before the spiders ate you! "
"Come here now, or I'll shoot you!" Josiah really wanted to kill Big Ivan, but when he looked at the densely packed long-legged spiders in the distance, he felt that it was better to keep this foul-mouthed guy alive. After all, one more real soldier meant one more combat power!
"Hurry up and find Mr. Wood. Maybe he knows how to deal with these spiders. Otherwise, we're dead!" Big Ivan was most concerned about Lin Dong's whereabouts.
"He's cracking the mechanism on the other side. He needs some time!" Josiah asked Eric Jr. to use the flamethrower. The long-legged spiders were very afraid of fire, and they quickly retreated when the flames were released. The problem was that the flamethrower had limited fuel. How long could it last? Every minute, the long-legged spiders would try to attack. How long could a single flamethrower last?
"God, is there no other way?" Big Ivan felt that today was the worst day of his life.
It was the opposite of his mood.
Lin Dong felt that today was a lucky day. He had run into this underground. He never thought that there would be such a surprise waiting for him in this ruined palace! Even though he had some expectations based on the previous signs, when he saw everything in front of him, he was still pleasantly surprised.
Because what was in front of him was far beyond his expectations …
This trip to the underground.
Finally, there was an impeccable reward!
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