The five continued forward, gradually losing sight of the passageway. The ground was almost entirely covered in that mucus-like secretion, and the walls were frequently corroded, with large holes. On the path from the third passage to the second warehouse, the dense holes made the place resemble a maze, like a spider's web.
Suddenly, Zheng Zha said,"I can't go on anymore. I've completely lost my sense of direction. After we turned the last corner, I lost track of where we were."
Nearby, Zhang Jie laughed and said,"Yeah, it all looks the same. No matter which direction you go, it's all filled with this disgusting stuff. Trying to find your way here is impossible."
"I can," Chu Xuan said calmly."If it's just a matter of recreating the map I saw in my mind, I can do that. Following this path, we'll definitely reach the second warehouse. But I'm wondering if it's appropriate to just walk straight in…"
Zheng Zha cut him off,"Appropriate? We're five people here, all of us are the last line of defense. Don't try to convince most people to agree to your idea, then manipulate the rest into becoming the bait. Do you know what that's called? Fascism! If you want to be the bait, fine, I'll agree, but don't treat other people's lives like a game!"
Chu Xuan said calmly,"I can be the bait, but can you guarantee that you'll kill the Queen as soon as she shows up? Since you don't agree to having someone scout ahead, then you should come up with a different plan. I'm all ears."
Seeing the tension growing between the two, Zhan Lan suddenly intervened with a smile,"Don't take it so seriously. Actually, I think having someone scout ahead may not even be useful. Xenomorphs aren't mindless creatures. They're very good at ambushing. If only one or two people walk together, they will definitely attack the one closest. But if one person walks ahead and the other four are armed with guns, the xenomorphs won't be foolish enough to pop out. They will attack the four behind. Do you think my theory is correct?"
Chu Xuan bit his finger thoughtfully,"That's right. Your theory is correct... Is it because of fear and tension that my mind started to get confused? Anyway… I won't make any more suggestions. I'll continue leading the way. Let's go."
Zheng Zha glanced at Chu Xuan's back and then said to Zero Point,"Zero Point, when I first encountered the xenomorphs, I felt danger. I remember you and the Bawang also have this sense of danger, right? No matter who feels danger first, we shoot immediately. Okay?"
Zero Point replied in a low voice,"I feel danger right now... It's as if something is watching us, coldly, as though we're being treated as food. This feeling is terrible. Do you know why Chu Xuan is so agitated? He probably feels this danger too. To be honest, I'm so anxious right now, I almost want to start shooting everywhere. This feeling is awful."
Zheng Zha was shocked and looked at Chu Xuan again. This man's expression was still calm, but if one looked closely at his eyes, there was an unusual anxiety and fear—a feeling that shouldn't be present in someone as intelligent as Chu Xuan.
As they spoke, the five had already exited the passage, and before them lay a vast open area. The ground was still covered in thick, mucus-like secretion, and in addition, there were dozens of large boxes neatly arranged. This appeared to be the second warehouse.
Zheng Zha was still thinking about Zero Point's words when suddenly, a strange heart-pounding sensation made him look up. To his horror, four unconscious people were hanging upside down from the ceiling. There were two middle-aged men, as well as a man and a woman, both white-collar workers. They were wrapped in white secretion except for their heads and were hanging from the ceiling like prey.
Chu Xuan looked up with him and immediately said without hesitation,"Zero Point! Shoot them down! It doesn't matter if they're dead!"
He quickly turned to Zheng Zha and said,"Our mission to survive and return to the'Main God' space is to kill all xenomorphs! They must have xenomorphs inside them. We have to kill them before the Queen appears! If we don't, even if we kill the Queen, we'll still die because of her corrosive blood. It could corrode the ship's hull. After killing the Queen, we must leave as quickly as possible, but what if the xenomorphs inside these people hatch? Should we chase down those little xenomorphs?"
Zheng Zha nodded silently as he watched Zero Point shoot."You did the right thing. I have nothing to say… We're all just struggling. I'll leave my mercy only for the people around me. Don't think of me as soft-hearted."
Chu Xuan smiled faintly and turned to look at the four people. Zero Point had already shot down two of them, and the other two were about to fall. Just then, Chu Xuan's expression changed dramatically as he suddenly shouted,"Wait, wait! Zero Point, everyone, get away from here! It's a trap!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the ground beneath them suddenly felt like it was sinking. The entire floor seemed to fall downward.
"Everyone, don't move! Listen carefully to me!" Chu Xuan shouted,"The first warehouse is below the second warehouse. These four people hanging here are likely part of a trap set by the Queen. She wants us to stay still! Zero Point, quickly kill them! The Queen must be right below us. The steel here has been corroded through. Everyone…"
Just as Zero Point shot down the remaining two, the floor beneath their feet made a loud screeching sound. Before anyone could react, the entire floor suddenly dropped, sending everyone plummeting into the darkness below.
Whether it was lucky or not, the thick secretion on the ground saved them. Falling from more than ten meters high, the thick secretion cushioned their fall, leaving everyone unharmed, especially Zero Point and Zheng Zha. The two of them quickly got up with a push.
As soon as Zheng Zha sat up, he started firing his gun wildly at the ceiling. He had sensed danger, and it was coming from right above them! Since the start of this terrifying ordeal, he had sensed danger several times, but none as strong as this. It felt like a blade coming straight at him.
Sure enough, a massive shadow fell from the ceiling with a loud crash. Zheng Zha looked closely—it was a gigantic xenomorph!
It was at least three times the size of a regular xenomorph, with a seven or eight-meter tall body, and with its tail, it stretched more than ten meters. This creature was the stuff of nightmares, the most terrifying grim reaper! Zheng Zha didn't even see its move; the creature's tail had already whipped him in the stomach, sending him flying more than ten meters away, his life hanging by a thread...