Alien Relic Hunter

Quick, we'll be there soon! The five people who turned back passed Jiang Lian's body, which meant that they were not far from the cave where the plane crashed.

The fresh flesh and blood that had not yet begun to decay successfully attracted the attention of the slitjaws, but it only bought Ke Lan and the others less than a second. The corpses on the ground were already devoured by the swarm of insects.

Bang! The solid gate closed again, and except for the unconscious Zhuoligetu, the other four people sat on the ground, breathing heavily.

I'm about to lose all my strength... I'm almost done... dead horse bugs, what nonsense! The hound lay sprawled on the ground, cursing out of breath.

You are right in scolding me. The eggs of the Schizognathus are hatched inside the body of the mother worm. When the larvae break out of the shell, in order to obtain enough nutrients for growth, they will incubate the entire worm from the inside to the outside. All the female worms have been eaten clean... Every adult Slitjaw worm is indeed Sima's toy. Ivan said very seriously, he took out his wine flask, unscrewed the lid, and drank it. A big mouthful.

Hey, doctor, what's in that bottle of yours? Is it really wine? Leighton, who finally breathed a sigh of relief, couldn't help but become greedy.

Although wine is not particularly rare on the Ark, most people can't afford it. Since food is hard to come by, alcoholic beverages are strictly controlled on the Ark. Everyone can only buy according to the ration quota, no matter how much they have. Neither do credits.

Even so, most of the wine that the common people can drink is not real wine, but is made using chemical methods and then blended with other drinks. As for wine that is truly brewed from grain, it is only made by nobles. class can afford it.

Vodka, Ivan replied.

Grass? Vodka?! Is it true? You still have this good stuff? Layton's eyes instantly straightened, Give me a sip, just one sip, let me have a taste, and I'll buy it from you - five thousand, no ! Six thousand! Six thousand credits!”

The price is eight thousand. Ivan threw the wine bottle to Layton, then walked to Zhuoligetu's side and began to help the Mongolian man treat his wounds.

Eight thousand is eight thousand! Leighton took the flask and impatiently took a sip, but the next second his face turned a strange purple-green color.

Poof! This mouthful of vodka worth 8,000 credits was sprayed all over the floor by Layton. He spat out the remaining liquid in his mouth and yelled: Vodka? Is this vodka? Are you sure this special number is not tank antifreeze?

Tank antifreeze is highly toxic. Drinking too much will affect your vision. This is just medical alcohol mixed with water. Ivan said nonchalantly.

Can you drink this? As expected, Mao Zi is very talented... Layton said helplessly, Okay, whether it's vodka or antifreeze, I guess you'll have to drink it in the next life.

Layton's meaning was very clear - although they had a chance to escape the pursuit of the Slitjaw, they were now completely trapped in this cave and unable to get out.

Two people were reduced and one was seriously injured. More importantly, not even a single unit of energy crystal was found during the entire exploration process. The inventory in hand now is simply not enough to open the floodgate again.

Is Akira Asano still alive? Can I contact him? Ivan raised his head and asked Ke Lan.

I just tried it and couldn't get in touch. Ke Lan shook his head.

Is he dead?

Not sure, either his communication equipment is broken, or the distance between him and us has exceeded the limit of the equipment. Ke Lan glanced at Zhuoligetu's wound, but fortunately it was just eaten by the slitjawworm Two calves were lost, and the amount of blood loss was not very large, otherwise it would be difficult for even gods to save him.

I'm going to see if there is anything else that can be used on the transport plane. No matter what, it can last for one day. Maybe with luck we can wait for the rescue from Ark. Ke Lan said and walked towards the wreckage of the transport plane. He passed by, but after taking a few steps, his feet could no longer move.

Where's the body...where's the body?

What corpse? Layton turned his head, with a look of confusion on his face.

Where's the pilot's body? I remember putting it here before, why is it missing?! Ke Lan quickly climbed onto the wreckage of the transport plane and scanned the entire cave with a flashlight, except for a few landslides that rolled down. Apart from the rocks, this place was empty, and the pilot's body seemed to have evaporated out of thin air.

Could it be a slitjaw? Layton shuddered and subconsciously raised his mechanical arm, but he was embarrassed to find that his weapon had been abandoned in the passage outside.

No, the schizophrenia only eats meat. If it were them, there would be a skeleton left behind. Ivan was quite calm, I think the corpse should have left on its own.

Leave on your own? Do you mean the little bugs that can control corpses? Ke Lan took a deep breath. For some reason, he felt some hairs on his back.

Hasn't that insect been cut into two pieces by Asano Akira? The hound glanced at Ivan, who took out the test tube from his pocket. The broken insect corpse was still inside. There was no escape and no sign of resurrection.

Ivan frowned and put away the test tube: I'm afraid there's more than one of these things.

If that's really the case, then they probably ran out and were probably eaten by the Slitjaw. Leighton shrugged.

No, I don't think so. Ke Lan jumped down from the wreckage of the transport plane. If the body ran out, we would definitely hit it when we turned back. Along the way, we have checked every corner of the passage. There are neither side roads nor blind spots for hiding... In addition, the body of the advance team fell in front of this gate, which means that its destination is this cave. Since it is already here, then it How can we go back?

These two are not the same bug. Maybe one wants to get in and the other wants to escape! I remember that there is an ancient book written by an old era writer in the e-book library. There seems to be a sentence like 'Bird painted with gold paint' The cage, the bird outside wants to come in, the bird inside wants to go out or something... Leighton muttered.

Ke Lan: No, we have confirmed before that this kind of bug is a 'human' creation. In this case, they can be regarded as tools. The purpose of the same kind of tools is generally the same.

Then I use the same ax to chop horizontally or vertically. Isn't it still the same axe? Besides, there is nothing in this cave, so why do they have to come here?

What are you fighting for...have you all forgotten about me? At this time, the hound suddenly intervened, Don't forget what my housekeeping skills are!

Uh... I almost forgot. If you are here, old dog, you can find out where the body is by smelling it! Layton excitedly patted his head, but forgot that he was using the modified mechanical prosthetic leg. The pain was so painful that I grinned for a while.

Ke Lan's eyes also lit up. In the past, the hound's ability was too useless and had no sense of existence at all, but in this situation, it was just right.

The corpse is basically not decomposed, there is no body odor, there is only a faint smell of blood... huh? It's this direction... The hound closed its eyes, its huge aquiline nose twitched from time to time, and walked around the wreckage of the transport plane. After two laps, he finally locked in a direction completely opposite to the gate.

It's right here. The smell stops here... Huh? Why have the insteps of my feet disappeared?! Several people who had been watching the hound closely also discovered this abnormality. The front ends of the hound's feet seemed to have disappeared inexplicably. It was almost completely fused with the dark rock, but when the hound took a step back, his feet appeared completely again.

It's optical camouflage! Ke Lan reacted immediately, Secret passage! There is also a secret passage here!!

The cold seems to be a bit worse. If it still feels like this tomorrow, I'm afraid I'll have to go to the hospital. To be honest, I'm really worried about the recurrence. Once it relapses, the only option is transplantation. My parents are older and it's not suitable. I don’t have any brothers or sisters, so I can only rely on the bone marrow bank. I hope this day doesn’t come.

I hope everyone is fine hehe