The two groups were very close, with a distance of less than five meters between them!
They were all injured. After all, it was impossible to remain unscathed under the siege of such a large number of giant centipedes!
Leading the charge, Hengtian Shouichi had wounds on his back and arms. The woman from Wa, on the other hand, had wounds all over her body. Without a doubt, this would be her final stand. Even though she might be one of the renowned female warriors of Wa, she was destined to perish in this subterranean world!
As for the two Americans behind them, although they seemed to have gained some advantages along the way, they had also endured their fair share of attacks!
So, besides initially being injured in the arm, Hamilton now had additional wounds on his back and shoulders. And as for James, the golden hues in his eyes burned brighter. Though he had only sustained one wound on his back, it could be foreseen that when his peak mutant strength waned and his vulnerable period appeared, it would be dangerous.
These people were racing against time!
But as Hengtian Shouichi, who was leading the charge, caught sight of the interior of the cave through the dim lighting, he abruptly halted his steps!
"Shouichi!"
The Wa woman who had been desperately fending off the centipedes attacking from behind him also paused. With a last bit of strength, she almost collapsed, unable to maintain her balance.
She followed Shouichi's gaze!
"Oh..." The woman was stunned.
The two Americans who followed behind also stopped in their tracks.
There was a mixture of shock and despair in their eyes.
Was this the end of their road?
Dozens, if not hundreds, of giant centipedes outside were bad enough, but now, deep within the cave, right at the crucial passage leading to the outside world, why were there at least three to four hundred of these flying monsters?!
They had not seen them before when they descended. Yet now, they had occupied the only route forward!
Desperation gripped them!
The giant centipedes seemed to have gathered into a group in the center, and there were so many of them that their vision was obstructed, preventing them from seeing what was happening inside!
The peripheral centipedes, upon seeing the approaching humans, naturally split up, with about fifty to sixty rushing toward the two groups of invaders!
"These foreigners are here, but the Huaxia warriors who were chasing the Americans aren't!" Jia Yan had checked the news online and knew that the Huaxia soldiers pursuing the Americans were some elite warriors.
He had clearly seen those two elite warriors before, but now they were nowhere to be found!
Were they dead? Or were they held up by the centipede army elsewhere?
"It's none of my concern! All I want is that azure crystal!" Jia Yan's compound eyes gleamed with determination.
The centipedes sending out squads to attack these foreigners was exactly what he wanted!
It would be best if he could kill these foreigners. If he couldn't, at least it would consume some of their bullets.
"Charge!" Jia Yan, clad in his metallic exoskeleton, directly rammed into the body of a super giant centipede!
The sharp blade on his head pierced into the creature's abdomen, and before it could react, he pushed it off the blade with a strong push!
The super giant centipede spun in the air and fell to the ground. Though it couldn't die permanently, it was clear that it was in extreme pain!
The entire centipede army in the cave became chaotic!
This flying creature was simply too powerful!
They sent three to four hundred of their own to fight it, yet it didn't suffer even a scratch. Its body was as hard as rock, impervious to their attacks!
Its assaults were like a storm, swiftly harvesting the lives of the centipedes with its sharp blades!
Its movements were incredibly agile and nimble, despite its similar size to the super giant centipedes!
Combining all these strengths, this flying monster struck fear into the centipedes!
These flying creatures had no idea how much training Jia Yan had undergone after being driven away so embarrassingly last time, nor did they know how much effort he had put into his metallic exoskeleton.
In any case, his transformation into the "giant centipede killer" was not accidental!
It was inevitable!
The battle between the flying creatures and the centipede army on the ground continued!
Meanwhile, not far away, several human powerhouses were engaged in a fierce battle with the relentless centipede army!
Time passed minute by minute.
"Oh, my God! These monsters are the same ones we saw before they attacked us with that flying machine!"
Finally, after a casual glance, the middle-aged American man among the two gasped as he caught sight of the metallic bodies surrounded by the centipede army!
Their speed was astonishing, darting through the encirclement of giant centipedes!
Attracted by his voice, the others also looked at the dark metallic "mechanism" in the midst of the battle!
"No! That's not a mechanical creature! What on earth is it!" Hamilton exclaimed, finally seeing, up close, the fleshy body that didn't resemble metal hidden beneath Jia Yan's metallic exoskeleton!
This wasn't a mechanical creature!
It was some kind of terrifying flying creature!
It was actually wearing a metal suit of armor as it battled countless giant centipedes!
Dozens of them could almost wipe out their entire group, yet this flying creature clad in metal armor was single-handedly fighting three to four hundred of them!!
Moreover, there were already no less than fifty to sixty giant centipedes lying dead or heavily injured on the ground!
Terrifying!
A chilling sensation swept over the foreigners!
What on earth was this?
They had even attacked this creature before when they were on the surface world!
But if they had known how formidable this flying metal creature was, they wouldn't have dared to attack!
Though it was not straightforward to compare their combat abilities.
After all, this creature was also a flying type, and because it had a metal exoskeleton as protection, the centipedes could hardly harm it. This resulted in such astonishing achievements that, without a doubt, this monster had combat power not inferior to the purple centipede they had encountered before!
Even with the tightly guarded metal exoskeleton, his terror might surpass that of the purple giant centipede!
Buzzing!
Jia Yan didn't care about being seen by these humans!
He could be sure that these humans had almost run out of ammunition, even if there was still some left, it was only for their last stand!
And now, they were all heavily injured, with the woman from Yamato even unable to stand properly, needing to lean against the wall to barely fend off the giant centipedes with her bayonet!
So he wasn't afraid of these people!
"The task of intercepting them is basically completed. Now, it's just a matter of whether I go over to deal with them myself, or lure these centipede armies over to kill them!"
Jia Yan's compound eyes gleamed as he calculated!
"Taking risks is certainly not the best option. Then I'll quickly fly up the passage. These centipedes will definitely chase me for a while! But the oxygen above is thin, and they will return to the cave like the purple centipede that chased me before. By then, these humans will be in trouble!"
Jia Yan's thoughts raced lightning fast, almost coming up with a solution in an instant!
"That's right, let's do it this way!"
Just as Jia Yan had thought of this plan and was about to spread his wings and fly into the cave passage, quickly approaching the ground...
Buzzing!
There was a commotion among the two hundred or so giant centipedes surrounding Jia Yan!
A supergiant centipede seemed to be dancing in the air, flying out in bizarre postures.
The other giant centipedes responded to it!
Jia Yan's body, about to spread its wings, suddenly halted.
He was somewhat astonished to see that the centipede army surrounding him, one by one, abruptly turned around and flew towards the underground world outside the cave.
They actually gave up!
How ruthless must one be to scare these fearless giant centipedes into giving up their attack!
Jia Yan watched as each flying figure went away, dumbfounded.
It seemed like he had killed them too brutally!
With this wave of giant centipede army retreating, the squad of elite warriors from the Stars and Stripes and Yamato, who were barely hanging on, also fled in a panic, fearing that the terrifying metal creature behind them would pursue them!
The four foreigners never expected to be saved. They stood in place, panting heavily, their eyes full of vigilance as they looked at the hovering metal creature in the air!
Jia Yan watched as the large wave of over two hundred giant centipedes retreated into the distance, feeling a bit exhausted himself. Although the underground world had a very high oxygen content and contained mysterious substances that slowed down Jia Yan's energy consumption, he couldn't withstand such a long battle.
Killing so many giant centipedes made Jia Yan feel extremely pleased. Since the enemy had fled, there was no need to pursue them!
Besides, he had more important things to do!
Jia Yan shifted his compound eyes, turning his gaze to the four foreigners.
"Oh, this monster is looking at us. James, what should we do, run or fight!"
Hamilton looked at the flying creature flapping its wings in the air. Although he had not been too frightened by the pursuit of a bunch of giant centipedes before, he felt a slight chill at the moment and couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
James beside him did not answer, but the golden glow in his eyes became more prominent...
Both of these men were already heavily injured, with James having a leg that was no longer agile and seven or eight blood holes in his arm. It was only the sharp physique of a super mutant that kept him from being unable to move.
Hamilton had been stabbed in the chest by a supergiant centipede's stinger. Blood gushed out of his chest, and if he guessed correctly, his lung lobe was damaged. Now he was just relying on the tenacity of a strong man to support himself!
As for the two Yamato warriors standing in front of them, the warrior Heng Tianjiang was holding a katana in his hand, panting slightly. But his gaze towards Jia Yan was still cold.
The Yamato woman, after the centipede army retreated, leaned against the cave wall, panting constantly, blood gushing from her mouth!
Then she reached out her hand, as if she wanted to touch Heng Tianjiang, who was standing not far away with a special affection, but halfway through, her hand became weak and fell down.
She fell to the ground, no longer breathing.
The three remaining human world powerhouses, among them even included one of the top three super monsters in the world!
They no longer cared about what kind of monster was in front of them, because now was not the time to inquire about the origin of the other party!
To survive, there was only one way!
Kill the opponent!
Three vs one!
Jia Yan still flew in the sky, blocking the passage...
In order to obtain the azure crystal, he would not let the other party leave!
Since it had come to this...
Let's fight!!!