Data Wasteland

The day after the battle ended, the workers completed the cleanup of the groundwater station. More than two hundred corpses of termites were moved to the ground and piled into small bags.

The corpse merchant got three large trucks and transported the corpses away. More than one hundred gold coins were also added to the public account of the third team.

Aaron returned to the camp and brought news that Li Rou's injury was stable, and let another female team member stay in the hospital for care.

Chen Xing led the workers down to the generator room, dug the collapsed passage, and let Yeyang Bailiu stay outside and continue to explore the termite nest.

Due to the last battle, the tunnel was muddy, muddy water everywhere, mixed with white slurry and broken insect shells. Wearing high rubber boots and a hooded waterproof cloak, Chen Xing went down the passageway that passed up and down, and then got into the branch road on the other side.

When he came down this time, the speed was obviously much faster. And along the way, no traces of termites were found. As he expected, all termites that could fight have rushed out.

Compared with the corridor leading to the storage room, this side is much dry. The mud on the wall of the cave was only slightly damp, and it felt a little rough to the touch, so he took off the cloak and threw it aside.

The cloak will affect the action, the reason why he wears it is to keep the ammunition from damp. Since there is no water here, there is no need.

This corridor seems to be very long, and Chen Xing has walked for seven or eight minutes, but it hasn't come to an end.

"Chi Chi Chi..."

Suddenly, several half-meter-high termites appeared in front of them, which were between adults and larvae. Under the white light, the tentacles of the head swayed, seeming to perceive the presence of the intruders, making a cowardly neighing sound, slowly moving the huge abdomen, and fleeing into the cave.

How could Chen Xing let them run, and immediately swept over them with a shuttle bullet. These termites seem to be very fragile and killed by a single bullet.

Scanning their bodies with the black watch, a few lines of bright green information immediately scrolled out from the bottom of the screen.

[Termite worker ants during metamorphosis (common)]

[Vitality: 0/3, dead]

[Innate ability: None]

[Possible viruses: none]

Going further, the tunnel becomes very wide, with a diameter of at least five or six meters, and it can be used to open a container truck.

On both sides of the corridor, rooms appeared. Looking inward, there were piles of bones, all of which were corpses of creatures that had been eaten up. There are living dead, corpse dogs, and various mutant insects. Termites have a wide range of diets, as long as they have protein, they can digest it.

"Intruder..."

"go away…"

"dead…"

As he walked, Chen Xing suddenly heard a small voice.

He was shocked and squatted down, holding a gun, flashlights shining everywhere, not daring to move forward.

"go ahead…"

"death…"

The voice is looming, like a whisper in the ear.

Chen Xing stepped back and listened carefully, but couldn't tell where the sound came from.

It's just like…

It came directly in my mind!

"Invader...leave...die...leave...die..."

Chen Xing maintained a constant speed and slowly backed away. But as he listened, he suddenly felt that there seemed to be a trace of tremor hidden in the voice.

That's right!

The other party seemed to be very afraid of him, and the voice that reached the heart was mixed with fear and anxiety. He couldn't help but stop and wait and see.

"Invader, leave, die, leave, die..."

After waiting for a while, the voice became rush, and the anxiety became more and more obvious. At this time, Chen Xing suddenly remembered, as if he had heard of it, that the worms of gregarious insects possess the ability of telepathy.

He moved and walked forward cautiously. From the time he came to the present, he has not encountered even the slightest resistance. His perception of danger also tells him that it is safe here.

On both sides of the corridor, more rooms appeared. Looking inward, they were all white worm eggs, oval in shape, the size of a basketball. When the light beam passed, something seemed to be creeping inside.

Chen Xing took out a burning grenade, opened the buckle, and threw it in.

"boom!"

The fire glowed red in the room. Under the high temperature, worm eggs continue to rupture. The unformed termite larvae were struggling and rolling in the viscous liquid.

"No!" There was a scream in his mind.

"Please, leave, uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

Then, the voice turned into pleading, accompanied by bursts of sobbing. Carefully distinguished, it turned out to be a woman's voice, and it seemed very childish.

A strong curiosity drove Chen Xing to move on. What is the legendary queen termite like?

After continuing for more than 20 meters, the front suddenly opened up, and it was a huge underground space. The top is spherical and more than ten meters high.

On the ground, there are egg-sized worm eggs everywhere. A pile of three or two, exuding a bright white shimmer.

"Crack!"

Chen Xing accidentally stepped on the eggs and made a crisp sound.

"No... don't hurt us... please... get out of here..."

The voice became very clear, as if a girl of twenty-eight years was begging to him.

He stopped, stood beside a pile of worm eggs, raised his foot, and slowly pressed it down.

"Do not…"

"Crack!"

"No!" With a crisp sound, the voice became high-pitched and sad, full of endless pain.

Chen Xing squinted his eyes and shot the flashlight back and forth, trying to find the source of the sound.

Finally, in a corner of the underground space, he saw a huge figure.

At first glance, Chen Xing was taken aback, stepped back several steps, and crushed the eggs on the ground. It is a very huge, like a bug in a container truck.

The front of its body is covered with a bright yellow carapace. The second half is white with a swollen abdomen. Under the illumination of the flashlight, it appeared translucent milky white, constantly undulating, as if breathing. And under it, there are tiny nodules. At a glance, there are at least seven or eighty pairs.

It seemed to be very scared, with its head buried in the corner, with its white belly facing outside.

Chen Xing picked up the gun, aimed at the milky white insect belly, and tentatively shot a shuttle bullet.

"Da da da!"

"grumble!"

The fire flashed, and three bullets penetrated into the insect's belly one after another, spraying a white slurry. The queen suddenly raised her head and let out a scream of insects.

At the same time, Chen Xing's mind burst out with an extremely painful cry.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Gradually, the wailing turned into a low cry, which was charming.

"Da da da!"

Perhaps due to the evil taste in his heart, or perhaps the instinct of the species that controls other lives, Chen Xing fired a second shuttle bullet.

"Puff puff puff!" Three hot and scorching warheads whirled into the worm's belly.

"Chi!" "It hurts, it hurts, don't hurt me, please!"

"You can talk?" Chen Xing asked slowly, holding a gun and aiming at the belly of the insect.

"Woo..." "Da da da!" "Ah ah, it hurts, don't fight, don't fight, please!" "Answer me!" Chen Xing ordered. The deep voice was full of threats.

"I, I can talk, I, I am human, no, don't bully me..."

Humanity?

Chen Xing was still in doubt, and saw the termite queen swinging densely packed feet, moving her huge body, and turning around.

A poignant and white face appeared in his sight.

He was stunned, his eyes staring like brass bells, and he almost couldn't hold the assault rifle in his hand. The scene in front of him was really incredible, and it had completely exceeded his cognition.

The queen, no...maybe it can't be called a queen.

In the middle of several sickle-shaped feet, surrounded by heavy carapace, turned out to be a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl in season.

She frowned, her teeth clenched, and she seemed to be enduring great suffering, and she couldn't help but feel pity. A small mouth, red as cinnabar, as if about to bleed. The milky white skin is like translucent white jade, crystal clear.

The shoulders are round and smooth, but the arms are turned backwards, buried in the body of the insect.

The fullness of the chest, like fresh bamboo shoots after the rain, stands upright and crisp, making people want to lean in and take a bite.

The trunk further down is buried in the worm's body.

No, to be more precise, it grows in the body of a worm. Integral and inseparable. Half-human and half-worm, but there is an indescribable beauty, both cruel and beautiful.

"You...who are you?" Chen Xing squirmed his mouth, swallowed hard, and asked.

"I...I'm Suna..." The girl's voice resounded in her mind.

"What are you?" Chen Xing asked.

"I...I don't know..." Su Na said timidly.

Chen Xing narrowed his eyes and did not answer.

"No, don't hurt me..." Su Na shrank back, and several sickles blocked her body. It's like a girl curled up in a corner, covering her chest with her arms.

"Answer my question, I won't hurt you." Chen Xing said. Try to slow down your tone of voice and look friendly.

"Sir, now... when is it?" Su Na did not answer, but asked another question.

"What do you mean?" Chen Xing asked.

"Time, I mean time." Su Na added.

Chen Xing looked at the black watch and reported the time, "dr2612-6-17."

"Ah..." Su Na let out a marvel and muttered to herself, "It's been six years... It's been six years..."

"What six years?" Chen Xing increased his voice.

"I... I went to town with my mother six years ago, and then... they were caught in, and became... oooooo... this way... it hurts, every time I have a baby, it hurts. It hurts..." Su Na said blankly, leaving two lines of tears.

"Something caught you in?" Chen Xing pointed at Suna's belly like a large oil tank, and asked in a warning tone.

"No, don't hit my stomach, it hurts, it hurts, don't...uuuu..." Su Na swung her legs, moved her huge body, and buried her head in the corner. That way, it's like an ostrich with its head stuck in the sand in danger. Leave the body outside and let the mermaid flesh.

"Answer my question." Chen Xing ordered.

"Queen, a termite queen who is about to die. It swallowed me into my stomach, and when I woke up again, it became like this, oooooo..." Su Na replied while crying.

Then, Chen Xing asked a few more questions, such as how she spent these years, what she ate, and why she was here. She answered them one by one.

"So..." Finally, Chen Xing faced Su Na and said lightly, "Give me a reason not to kill you."