"The entire interior of the ruins is divided into many levels. If the maze mode is not activated, it is divided into the highest level, the sacrificial level, the middle level, the ritual and storage level, and the lowest level, the level of the sacred skeleton and the serpent ancestor …"
The male protagonist looked at the wall in a small hall and carefully compared the ancient text on the wall to translate slowly. His translation speed was really slow. Basically, it took him more than ten times to confirm the text. According to him, the text on the wall here was too weathered, and he had made a mistake in his translation, so he had to be more careful.
Until now, it had been more than an hour since they met. During this time, they had found three similar halls. These halls could only be entered through some switches on the wall, and after entering, they could only be opened from the inside. Basically, they were very safe secret places. Generally, there were some murals in these small halls, and even some ancient crops that had rotted into ashes. It seemed that these small halls had been used as safe lounges since ancient times.
Chu Hao sighed and said, "In other words, there is still no map of the maze mode of the ruins in this hall?"
The male protagonist nodded with some shame and said, "I'm sorry, I still can't find the specific map, but the location of this small hall has been marked. It's already in the middle level, and it's very close to the bottom level, but the interior of the ruins is too big, so I don't know where we are."
Chu Hao sighed again, and then said with a smile, "Forget it, things have already come to this, so there's no point in being anxious. Let's eat something first, shall we? I think you're hungry too, right? Let's eat something first, and then we'll make plans. "
The male and female protagonists looked at each other, and they saw some surprise in each other's eyes. However, when Chu Hao handed them some compressed food and water, they also wolfed it down. In fact, the interior of the ruins was very cold, and humans needed to consume more calories in this kind of activity. They were already tired and hungry. Now that they had food and water, they couldn't care less.
However, Chu Hao smiled and said to them as he ate, "I know that you have doubts. There are all kinds of missions that we have to complete. Some missions will last for a long time. Moreover, we might be trapped in some places. Therefore, it is extremely important that we have compressed food and water with us at all times … Speaking of which, I have something that I want to tell you. What do you plan to do next?"
The male and female protagonists stopped eating and fell silent. After a long time, the female protagonist said, "We can't let this giant snake leave the underground. Otherwise, the human world will be in a catastrophe. You saw the records in the small hall, right? These giant snakes have a social structure similar to that of bees or ants. They only have a queen that can lay eggs and a large number of worker bugs that are responsible for finding food and hatching the eggs. There are also soldier bugs that are responsible for guarding the queen. It sounds like you just have to kill the queen, but in reality … "
Chu Hao continued the female protagonist's words. "In fact, once any kind of Xenomorph completely breaks away from the queen and is no longer suppressed by the queen, this Xenomorph will grow into a queen. It's similar to a bee's nest. If they continue to reproduce like this, they might be able to destroy the human world while hiding in the dark, right?"
The female protagonist nodded with a heavy expression. The male protagonist said, "We have already discussed this. You would rather let the giant snakes hatch in your bodies and find a chance to kill the queen. This kind of sacrifice shouldn't be made only by you, and killing the queen isn't the end. To ensure that none of the giant snakes can escape from the underground, we have decided that once you find the path to the queen and her nest, we will immediately go to the entrance. This time, to prevent the road from being blocked, the exploration team has brought a large number of explosives with them. They will be placed outside the ruins. When the time comes, we will detonate these explosives and let the entire ruins sink into the ice. But this way, you will be completely …"
Chu Hao's expression didn't change. He waved his hand righteously and said, "We have already decided to sacrifice ourselves. When you detonate the explosives, we might already be dead. At that time, we won't know anything. You don't have to worry about us. Our only hope is that … this world can continue to exist peacefully. That would be great."
The first part of Chu Hao's sentence was still a lie, but when he reached the last sentence, his heart was filled with a myriad of emotions … In the world he was born in, due to the appearance of Organization C and Organization X out of nowhere, the entire world was at risk of being destroyed at any time. Furthermore, memetic events that were concealed and suppressed by the governments of various countries happened from time to time. It was just that the general public didn't know about it. Every year, tens of thousands of innocent people died, and Chu Hao had seen plenty of such bloodshed. In the depths of his heart, there was always a yearning for a peaceful and tranquil world …
After this small talk, they finished their meal and rested for more than half an hour. It was only then that they continued to move forward and began to look for the next small hall. There was nothing they could do about it, because the records in each small hall were different. Some recorded some religious ceremonies, some recorded some important events in the clan, some recorded things to take note of inside the pyramid, and very few recorded maps of the pyramid. Of course, it wasn't that there were no maps of the pyramid, but there were very few of them.
In this way, they continued to move forward, and the danger along the way became greater and greater. In addition to the Aliens that often blocked the passages and forks, they also found traces of small groups of Predators from time to time. Generally, there were three to four Predators in a group, and they would definitely chase after them as soon as they saw them. Fortunately, Chu Hao was in the group. None of his magic was offensive. They were all spells of various uses, such as Fear, Light Suppression, and so on. In this labyrinth environment, they were most useful when they were being pursued. No Predator could catch up to them.
"… Found it."
Then, with more and more Predators around them, after searching for two more small halls, they finally found the topographic map of the labyrinth. In fact, it was not entirely correct to call it a topographic map. It was more accurate to call it a warning map of dangerous areas, as well as a map of forbidden areas. There was a huge snake diagram and many small snake diagrams not far from it. This was obviously the location of the queen and the nest where the Alien eggs were hatched!
Everyone was looking at the murals on the walls of the small hall. Everyone's mood was extremely heavy. Firstly, Chu Hao and the rest had to make a choice. They had to decide if they really wanted to take that step that would lead them to certain death. The male and female protagonists' hearts were also heavy. On one hand, it was because of the righteousness of Chu Hao and the rest to face death. On the other hand, they were worried about whether they would be able to safely leave the ruins after losing the protection of Chu Hao and the rest.
In such an atmosphere, Chu Hao frowned as he stared at a spot on the mural. It was a black circle below the symbol of the giant snake, which was the symbol of the Mother Empress. Within the black circle, there was a symbol of a skull.
"What are you looking at? Chu Hao, are you thinking about how to get to the queen's location as quickly as possible? "Ares was the first to notice Chu Hao's strange behavior. This was a matter of life and death, so he immediately asked.
"No …" Chu Hao shook his head and pointed to the black skull. "I'm wondering what this thing is. How can it be compared to the queen and the incubation room?"
Ares, of course, had already seen this. He looked at it for a long time before saying, "Is it warning us not to enter these two places? Once we enter, we'll die? "
"Something's not right …" Chu Hao frowned and said, "The people who built the pyramid and hatched the Xenomorphs with their own bodies are not afraid of death. Being hatched by the Xenomorphs is probably a kind of glory for them. It's a treatment only nobles can enjoy, so it shouldn't be a death warning. This … I don't know what it is, but it should be very important, right?"
For a moment, everyone was silent. They all looked at Chu Hao. After Chu Hao took a few more glances at the murals, he finally sighed and said, "There's no way to think about it anymore. When we entered this passage earlier, it was already full of Xenomorphs and Predators. We were either blocked by Xenomorphs or chased by Predators. The situation is very clear, the final battle is coming soon … Then, according to our previous plan, we will leave this small hall, and the two of you will stay here and wait for ten minutes before leaving. We will try our best to lead the Predators to the nest, and the Xenomorphs will definitely meet the Predators there. Then, you will be safer. As for whether you can return to the outside of the ruins … It's up to you."
Chu Hao looked at the rest of the people and said, "Everyone, check your equipment and make the final preparations. Give up on all the compressed water, compressed food, and any other heavy items that take up weight. From the moment we left the small hall, we've entered the final stage of the battle. There's no begging for mercy, there's no mercy. Then, it's Ares's Predator skeleton … "
Behind Ares was a large Predator skeleton. It was at least two meters tall and wielded a massive bone sword. Just by looking at it, one could tell that it was even stronger than the Mutated Skeletons or the Fallen Skeletons.
"Take it apart. J and I will each take half of it and put it in our backpacks. Don't summon it until we're infected and start attacking the Mother Royal Family. Then, use it. Then …"
"The final battle begins!"
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