Chapter 934: Horrible Abnormality
Translator: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1
(TL: This is bonus chapter #5 for October. Enjoy! And thanks for the Patreon support!)
Aziz was seriously injured so Sheyan naturally could not leave him alone. If someone like a thief appeared and attacked him, Aziz might die. Sheyan of course couldn't let that happen - at least not while their interests were aligned.
Fortunately, Aziz's injuries had healed very quickly, mainly because the MIB and the US Army provided some technologically-advanced healing items, ie. elastic medical coagulation bandages, BCW adrenaline injections, high-energy antibiotics, high-calorie food, and even used Gamma Knives to stop his bleeding. All these things were readily available in the medical vehicle. Of course, they could not be brought out from this world.
After the two of them recovered and re-joined the battle, they found that the fight at the frontline had become even fiercer as they advanced. Large amount of Bug corpses entangled with the corpses of soldiers on the ground. Flesh mixed with blood in a gruesome mess.
There was originally a green grassy field spanning thousands of square meters in the farm with several white sculptures on it. The scenery was very beautiful and it was the best rest area for the farm employees. However, the field was now had several large holes formed by explosions on it, each of them about five square meters in size. Black soil scattered everywhere due to the explosions. The green grass had been trampled all over. None of the corpses, be they human or Bug, were whole.
Broken limbs scattered about from the impact of the explosions. Blood flowed like rivers. The unevolved Bugs greedily gathered to enjoy the food. Pungent smell assaulted the nose. The place was like a scene from hell.
In the production area of the farm, the livestocks were divided into a total of six huge barns according to their type, namely two chicken barns, two cattle barns, a turkey barn and a pig barn. Chickens and cattles received special treatment because they were more in demand. They each had two barns.
Behind the six barns was a medium-sized processing plant. The livestock would undergo initial processing here in order to make the products more convenient to sell and transport.
The military had already broken through the defensive lines of the two chicken barns and had set fire to them in order to thoroughly eliminate those disgusting larvae. The current frontline of the battle was at the turkey barn area.
A large number of mantis-limbed cockroaches could be seen at the frontline area. They had even shown the ability to fly over a short-range. They came in groups and exuded overwhelming pressure.
Behind them were a large number Bugmen that used to be the farm workers. They provided support with firearms. A tank was destroyed on a slope. The raging fire and thick smoke from it were particularly eye-catching.
Under such circumstances, the US military's strong firepower was once again contained. If the infantry charged in without the cover of the tanks, they were definitely no match for the ferocious melee + long range combination of the Bugs. The scariest thing about the mantis-limbed cockroaches was their short-range flight ability which enabled them to swarm a person from every direction. The best way to deal with them was with the flamethrowers, but the precise shooting of the Bugmen in the distance ensured that any flamethrower-wielder who stepped forward would die!
Sheyan grabbed a soldier whose face was blackened by smoke, revealing only his two eyes and his two rows of white teeth, and asked:
"Brother, how did they burn the tank?"
The soldier was obviously a new recruit. He was breathing heavily and trembling all over. When Sheyan tapped his shoulder, he almost turned around and shot at Sheyan in his nervousness. Sheyan gave him some water and then lit a cigarette for him. After sucking a few mouthfuls of smoke, he finally calmed down a little. He replied with horror in his eyes:
"Those damn Bugs prepared anti-tank missiles! Our tank is tough, but it was hit at the same spot by three consecutive missiles. Of course it couldn't withstand that."
The missiles were obviously prepared by the contestants too. Sheyan thought things over carefully while looking at the scene. No matter how he thought about it, he could not see a way the Bugs could come out victorious. Although they had the upper hand at the moment, as long as the United States used their usual tactic of bombing every inch of the area, defeat was inevitable for the Bugs.
The lack of long-range heavy-duty weapons was undoubtedly the biggest weakness of the Bugs! They could only take the beating.
Sheyan contemplated further and went to check some things on the tactical computer. He found that the battle situation here had attracted the full attention of the higher-ups. A large number of troops flocked to this place to block all the important roads nearby. In outer space, there were three satellites monitoring the situation here from different angles. It was extremely difficult for anyone to escape with such careful arrangement.
"It didn't feel like the opponents were fighting to the death. Rather, it felt like they were buying time," mumbled Sheyan to himself as he took cover behind a broken wall.
"But what are they delaying for?"
Suddenly, a fierce explosion occurred. Sheyan felt a threat and dived down, but the wall that had concealed him collapsed and buried him underneath. After a while, Sheyan climbed out covered with dirt. He spat a few times to dispose of the sand in his mouth.
"So frivolous! The contestants on the opposite side are actually really willing to trade for heavy-duty weapons from the realm to eliminate these cannon fodder-level storyline characters!" Sheyan could not help but sigh. He continued to observe for a while, then called Aziz:
"Hey, do you know what these guys are doing or what they're preparing? I'm sure that they have something up their sleeves but I couldn't guess what it is."
Aziz's cold voice soon rang next to Sheyan's ears:
"The Dark Elf archer and Javelin-thrower that fought with me had not shown themselves. I feel that they've gathered somewhere for some sort of ritual."
At this time, three more tanks roared loudly and advanced forward while spewing black smoke. Hundreds of infantry quickly followed behind them. After a hard fought battle, they finally broke through another barn. Suddenly, Aziz fired a shot, and Sheyan sensed an extremely dangerous threat.
He instantly turned to his right and saw an arm being severed. Blood gushed from the arm as it traced a parabolic curve in the air before it landed on the ground. The skin on the arm was indigo in colour and was densely covered in mysterious tattoos. Following that, a black light tore through the body of five American soldiers to shoot towards Sheyan.
Some of the soldiers were pierced by the black light in the chest, some in the abdomen, and some in the limbs, but they all collapsed to the ground without exception. Their corpses had all aged significantly. It seemed as if their life essences had been greedily sucked dry.
Because the momentum of the black light decreased slightly after piercing through five people, Sheyan managed to turn his body, reach out with his left hand, and grab the tail end of the black light! He forcefully pulled it down before it could hit his chest.
What surprised Sheyan was that after he caught the black light, it shook violently in his hand, then quickly turned into a sinister looking black snake. The snake whipped its tail and caught Sheyan's wrist!
Sheyan was completely caught off guard. The black snake then bit into the back of Sheyan's hand. This snake had a triangular head and a pair of fierce eyes that would strike fear into anyone who looked at them. However, Sheyan remained quite calm. That's because he was immune to poison thanks to the 'Stairway of the Sun'. Although the snake was extremely poisonous, it was no threat to Sheyan. A snake without the threat of venom was no different from loaches and eels. Of course, that didn't apply to monsters such as pythons and anacondas.
The toxin secreted by the snake's fangs quickly spread under Sheyan's skin. Greenish-black lumps formed and spreading further. However, the tendrils of the 'Stairway of the Sun' soon arrived to force the toxin back out. The expelled toxin dripped down from Sheyan's fingers. When it fell to the ground, it sizzled like acid.
Sheyan treated the black snake like a whip and slammed it around. After being hit seven to eight times, it turned into a bloody pulp. It finally freed itself from its illusionary state and turned into a long white arrow with black patterns. Then, it burned into ashes.
Only now did Sheyan have the time to receive Aziz's communication:
"Something strange seemed to have happened to the advancing tanks. We've lost communication with them. I can't see what happened from where I am. You should go take a look. If anything happens, immediately run to a spot where I have shooting angle."
Sheyan instantly leapt forward and rolled. After that, he took cover behind a wall and moved for about 15 meters. He tentatively extended his head and looked out from behind the wall. He saw three Apocalypse tanks with their engines still roaring, but they had stopped moving forward. There were corpses all around them. Sheyan decided to take some risk considering his sturdy physique. After several tumbles on the ground, he reached the side of an Apocalypse tank.
The occupants inside had lost all signs of life.
"There are two ways to penetrate into a tank to take lives. The first is to use poison gas. The second is to use sonic weapons...." this thought instantly surfaced in Sheyan's mind. However, before he had time to think about it, K's voice transmitted through the receiver. His voice was filled with shock:
"Oh my God, what the hell is that!"
K had encountered countless strange experiences in his life. To make him lose his composure, it was surely something huge!!
Sheyan returned to the temporary General Staff Headquarters a few minutes later. In front of K was a 3D projection of the farm. Everything was flawlessly displayed, from the buildings on the surface to areas 100 meters below the ground.
A horrible abnormality could be seen on the projection!