owlsbooks Chapter 88 Black Insect
Chapter 88 Black Insect
When Xiong Sanzhuang followed his underlings to the street where the door was located, they saw strange-looking black insects crawling out of the black door.
At the same time, Xiong Sanzhuang finally realized what the door his younger brother had mentioned was.
The door stood out in the middle of the street, like a portal from a science fiction movie.
The door is about 3 meters high and 2 meters wide. From a distance, the inside is a bottomless blackness, and the edges are twisted patterns that emit an eerie light.
At that moment, dozens of insects of varying sizes crawled out of the door.
These insects are mostly around twelve centimeters long, completely black, and have strange mouthparts.
No matter how you look at it, it doesn't seem to have mutated from the insects of this world.
After the black insect crawled out of the door, it didn't go too far. It just kept crawling back and forth near the door, as if it was adapting to this world.
Just then, some zombies nearby heard the noise and rushed towards the door.
But before they could even get close to the door, they were discovered to be burrowing into their bodies at an even faster speed.
Then, an even more terrifying scene unfolded.
Soon after, the zombies whose bodies were possessed by black insects began to show signs of insectification.
One of the zombies whose head was parasitized mutated extremely quickly. Under the influence of the black insects, the zombie's already grotesque body grew six arms covered with carapace, and its head was deformed into something resembling a rhinoceros beetle. Every part of its body was undergoing nauseating and violent changes.
After a brief pause, the fully mutated zombies, like rabid patients, began to rush towards the uninfected zombies, tearing them apart with reckless abandon!
Ordinary zombies are like toys in the face of the combat power unleashed by the worm-like zombies, and are torn to pieces.
As the worm-like zombie devoured the flesh and blood of ordinary zombies, the worm-like transformation of its body became more pronounced during the feeding process.
Within minutes, the area around the door had become a bloody hell.
Such a bizarre and bloody scene immediately caused discomfort and panic among the search team members.
Even though they had already witnessed countless bloody scenes, the changes that occurred in the bodies of the zombies after they were parasitized by the black insects still made them feel extremely disgusted.
"Brother Bear... what kind of monsters are these insects?!"
Xiong Sanzhuang didn't know either, but his intuition told him that neither the door nor the insects crawling out of it were creatures from this world.
Seeing more and more zombies being parasitized by these black insects of unknown origin, Xiong Sanzhuang said, "They're nothing good anyway. Let's take advantage of the zombies attracting their attention and retreat back to the factory!"
"Yes."
Realizing the situation was dire, Xiong Sanzhuang immediately led the search team members back into the power maintenance center's factory building.
Back in the factory, Xiong Sanzhuang yelled at the last of his underlings to enter, "Close the gate! Block it up with everything you can!"
The group of people hurriedly pulled down the iron gate of the factory and pushed over a few pieces of equipment to block the entrance before they could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Given the parasitic rate of those black insects, and with the zombies holding them back, they won't spread to this area anytime soon.
For the time being, they are safe.
But Xiong Sanzhuang knew that this was not a long-term solution.
Judging from the insects' reactions, they seem to be extremely sensitive to the smell of flesh and blood.
Perhaps it won't be long before they expand to this area.
One of the team members said in a trembling voice, "Brother Xiong, what the hell are those bugs? The zombies that have been parasitized by these black bugs are even more terrifying than the mutated zombies we encountered during the zombie horde..."
Xiong Sanzhuang also noticed this and said in a heavy tone, "No matter what it is, we must bring the news back to the hotel now so that the hotel can make preparations as soon as possible."
"This thing is spreading too fast; it might not be long before the entire Chenghua District is overrun by these insects."
He glanced at everyone's condition and said, "We definitely can't leave through the front door. Those zombies infested with insects are heading this way. We'll retreat through the back door."
Someone worriedly said, "But Brother Xiong, there's another street outside the back door. What if there are those bugs there too..."
Xiong Sanzhuang interrupted him, saying, "We still have to leave. If we stay here, we'll all die once those insects find our way here."
The group looked at each other in bewilderment, but ultimately chose to trust Xiong Sanzhuang and nodded in agreement.
Xiong Sanzhuang said, "Remember, never let the insects touch your body, and never let them burrow into your flesh."
You all saw what happened to those zombies. The insects parasitized them by burrowing into their chests! Watch your step when you move around!
"clear!"
After everything was ready, Xiong Sanzhuang carefully pushed open the back door of the factory.
The street outside the back door was relatively quiet, with only a few scattered zombies wandering around, and no trace of the black insects was found for the time being.
"Walk!"
The search team moved quickly and cautiously along the street.
Just as they turned a corner, they heard a series of intermittent rustling sounds ahead.
Xiong Sanzhuang raised his hand, signaling the team to stop.
He peered ahead and saw traces of black insects on the road.
Just then, a human who had been parasitized by black insects rushed out of a shop and lay in the middle of the street, struggling in pain.
Half of the man's body had been completely transformed into insects.
The human right arm has turned into a huge sickle-shaped limb, and the left leg has many sharp spikes that pierce through the pants. The head is gradually deforming into a grasshopper-like insect head, and a compound eye that has become insect-like is showing a green light like a blue-eyed fly.
"Help...help me..."
The man was still unconsciously uttering cries for help, but soon he completely lost consciousness and turned into a humanoid monster.
One of the team members was startled by the scene before him and couldn't help but curse, "Damn!"
Xiong Sanzhuang frowned and said, "Go back! Take another route!"
But just then, the newly formed insectoid human suddenly turned its head, its compound eyes fixed on the direction where the search team was hiding.
Then, it let out a sharp screech and charged toward them at an astonishing speed!
"spread!"
Xiong Sanzhuang roared and clenched his fist blades, ready to meet the enemy.
The insectoid human rushed forward, its right arm's sickle-shaped segment slashing down fiercely at one of them.
Upon seeing this, Xiong Sanzhuang immediately stepped in front of the man, and swung his fist blade, striking the insect-like man in the waist.
Fortunately, the fist blades forged by the mutated creatures were sharp enough, and with Xiong Sanzhuang's strength, they successfully cut through the insectoid man's carapace, and a jet of black liquid gushed out from the insectoid man's body.
The insectoid human let out a painful scream due to Xiong Sanzhuang's attack, but it did not fall down.
It seems that it will not stop moving as long as the black worm inside its body is not dead.
One of the team members exclaimed, "They're still alive?!"
Xiong Sanzhuang shouted fiercely, "Don't you dare stand there! Focus fire! Cut its joints and head!"
The henchmen, realizing what was happening, raised their weapons: some with machetes, some with iron bars, and two others with homemade spears they had brought from the hotel.
After a fierce struggle, Xiong Sanzhuang finally managed to strike the worm inside the worm-like human body, which completely silenced it.
But before everyone could catch their breath, something even worse happened.
The dying screams of the parasitized, insect-transformed humans drew the attention of the black insects.
The rustling sounds came from all directions, getting closer and closer.
"Brother Xiong, we're surrounded!"
Xiong Sanzhuang looked around, his face ashen.
At this moment, they were trapped in a dead end, with black insects approaching from all sides.
Xiong Sanzhuang said, "Get on the roof! Quickly!"
The team members immediately formed a human ladder and climbed up the two-story building next door using both their hands and feet.
As soon as the last team member was pulled up, the black insects on the ground swarmed to their feet.
Fortunately, these black insects do not seem to have much intelligence; they simply follow some kind of instinct to find any organism they can parasitize.
"Damn it, I almost..."
The team member slumped on the roof, panting heavily.
Xiong Sanzhuang stood on the edge of the roof, looking down.
The entire street was now littered with traces of black insects.
Even more terrifying, at the end of the street, several "doors" that appeared out of nowhere are slowly coalescing, which means that more black insects may emerge from them.
"Another new door is opening..."
Having witnessed the black worm's terrifying parasitic ability, Xiong Sanzhuang's voice carried a hint of fear: "Everyone, stay alert! If you don't want to die, stick close to me!"
The only way for them to survive is to bring the message back to the hotel immediately and take precautions in advance!
Xiong Sanzhuang turned to his team members and said, "Check each other's bodies to see if anyone has been touched by an insect."
"Yes."
Everyone checked each other over and, fortunately, everyone was unharmed.
"Okay, let's go from the rooftops, try to go up to the higher floors and avoid the ground. We must get back to the hotel before dark."
The search team members nodded. Although exhausted, no one dared to stop under the threat of death.
Meanwhile, inside the Peace Hotel.
Wang Xiao was patiently waiting in front of the weapons research and development platform on the sixth floor.
The four-hour crafting time is almost over, and the finished Swift Shadow combat suit is about to be completed.
He glanced at the time on his phone, a vague unease creeping into his heart.
According to the plan, Xiong Sanzhuang and his group should have returned to the hotel by now, but there has been no news yet.
Wang Xiao muttered to himself, "I hope nothing unexpected happens..."