Chapter 90

Seeing all the infected people burned to death, the remaining people instinctively heaved a sigh of relief. A large number of spider webs and the olive-ball-sized cocoons stuck on them were also burned away in large quantities.

Yang Zheng felt a bit depressed because he realized that despite losing so much fat and burning dozens of infected people, he had not gained any Primordial Force at all.

The unknown infected fluid was terrifying, melting everything in the human body except for the skin and the bone marrow, including the pineal gland. Therefore, even though Yang Zheng burned so many people, he did not absorb any Primordial Force.

Otherwise, if he had absorbed the Primordial Force of dozens of people, it would have been extremely powerful.

Qin Mu said, "Let's go, the Life Stele is not far from us."

The others all nodded. Among the fifteen team leaders, the main casualties were from Wang Zhi and Zhao Xi's teams. Apart from the two of them, who were fifth-level awakened and still fine, almost everyone else in their teams was dead. In addition, a few people in the group of over thirty led by Fang Xiaobo were also affected.

Since almost everyone in Zhao Xi and Wang Zhi's teams was dead, Fang Xiaobo's team now took the lead, with Wang Zhi and Zhao Xi following him. This team now had three fifth-level awakened strong individuals, making it the strongest among the remaining thirteen teams.

Right behind them was the team led by Chu Nan.

The people from the thirteen teams continued to move forward, delving deeper into the ruins of what seemed to be a human experiment facility, while the thick fog still rolled, enveloping the crack in the ground.

This time, after walking only a hundred meters or so, a terrible scream and cry suddenly came from the back of the team.

"What's happening?" Everyone was startled. Chu Nan, Zhao Xi, Fang Xiaobo, and the others at the front were also surprised. The team stopped, and everyone turned to look back.

The fog was too thick, and although they could hear the continuous screams from the back, no one knew what had happened to the rear team.

"Everyone, stay calm! It's the skeleton monsters attacking. Hold your ground, don't panic!"

Qin Mu's voice came from the thick fog, and Chu Nan and the others, hearing it, felt a chill.

The skeleton monsters finally appeared, but instead of coming from the front, they came from the back. Doesn't that mean they are blocking everyone's way back?

The thirteen teams were basically following each other in a line, with the last five or six teams moving side by side starting from Qin Mu.

At this moment, the last five or six teams had just reached the ruins of what seemed to be a human experiment facility. From the thick fog behind, came a rustling sound, and then one after another, skeleton monsters emerged from the fog, charging at them.

The sudden attack caused many people to scream, and even caused chaos.

Qin Mu and the others were alarmed. The fifth-level awakened leaders of the teams shouted loudly, finally stabilizing the chaotic situation.

After all, everyone had been mentally prepared to encounter skeleton monsters, but they did not expect the skeleton monsters to appear from the back of the fog.

"Swish, swish" sounds echoed.

Skeleton monsters with bayonets charged one after another. The leaders of the last five teams, all awakened to the fifth level, led their respective teams to block the surging skeleton monsters.

One of the team leaders had an ability related to hair. His short hair could detach from his pores and shoot out like steel needles, with great power. Once it erupted, it was like a rain of needles, and new short hair could quickly grow back in his pores.

However, such a rain of needle-like hair, due to its wide range, was very effective against humans or mutants, making it hard to defend against, but had almost no effect on skeleton monsters or the undead.

This person cursed inwardly, as his genetic power was ineffective against skeleton monsters. He could only pick up a steel bar and rely on his strength, several times that of an ordinary person, to fight the skeleton monsters head-on.

The steel bar hit the skeleton monster's bayonet, making a harsh sound. He then swept it heavily, sending the skeleton monster flying. However, several more skeleton monsters charged up, forcing him to retreat.

In the thick fog, the people in the rear teams fought while retreating, and from time to time, a scream of pain could be heard. Some weaker individuals fell and were killed by the skeleton monsters. Of course, they also managed to disperse many skeleton monsters.

The attack from the skeleton monsters in the rear affected all the teams. The people at the front, including Fang Xiaobo and the others, began to accelerate forward.

Each team sped up, and the chaos and attacks from the skeleton monsters quickly spread to the front.

Everyone had a thought in their minds: the situation underground was becoming increasingly dangerous. Many people had made up their minds to seize the Life Stele as soon as possible.

As for what would happen after obtaining the Life Stele, or whether they could escape from the skeleton army, no one thought about it. In everyone's perception, it seemed that as long as they obtained the Life Stele, all difficulties could be solved.

This was one of the attractions of the Life Stele.

Fang Xiaobo, Zhao Xi, Wang Zhi, and the others finally began to sprint, and all the teams started to accelerate.

Behind them, the skeleton monsters pursued and attacked, but no team really stopped to block them. Most of them were sprinting, rushing deeper into the underground.

As a result, those who were slower or isolated were killed by the skeleton monsters, who chopped them into pieces with a scream.

Soon, among the five or six hundred people, including those who had been burned to death due to the unknown infected fluid, the total number of deaths exceeded a hundred.

Including the team leaders, who initially led their teams seriously, as they sprinted, everyone accelerated. These fifth-level awakened strong individuals quickly rushed to the front of the teams, eager to seize the Life Stele first.

Qin Mu sighed inwardly, knowing he couldn't stop them, so he also sprinted forward, leading the way. The result was that everyone once again became a disorganized group.

Suddenly, a scream came from the front. A man who was sprinting at the front of the team suddenly had blood splatter from his body, screaming as he rolled away.

It turned out that a monster had suddenly emerged from the fog nearby, wielding a terrifying machete. With one swift strike, the man, caught off guard, was cut open and rolled to the ground, dead.

This monster was not a skeleton but had many rotten parts on its body, with large pieces of flesh hanging down, exposing white bones in places. It looked like a broken doll.

The most terrifying thing was its head.

It had two heads, both of which were badly rotten but still recognizable. One was male, and the other was female, with visible stitching at the neck, indicating that this two-headed creature was not born this way but had the heads sewn on later.

Both faces were rotten and looked extremely ugly, emitting a foul smell, but it moved extremely quickly.

The man it had just killed with one strike was a third-level awakened individual, but he died in a single encounter.

After killing the third-level awakened individual, the two-headed monster swung its machete and charged into the team.

Zhao Xi let out an angry roar, darted forward, and extended his wolf-like claws, tearing a large piece of flesh from the two-headed creature's rotten body.

However, the flesh was rotten and looked like jelly.

Zhao Xi, holding it in his hand, felt his scalp tingle and had a strong urge to vomit.

Qin Mu followed closely behind, letting out a low roar, and swung his vulture claws, knocking the machete out of the two-headed creature's hand.

Another fifth-level awakened individual, who looked like a bodybuilder, kicked the two-headed creature, sending it flying several meters into the air.

This fifth-level awakened individual was named He Zhiwen. His awakened genetic power was similar to Zhao Xi's, both being animal-based. However, while Zhao Xi's was wolf-like, He Zhiwen's was elephant-like, with his right leg mutated, his skin hardened and gray. With one kick, he created a large, transparent hole in the two-headed creature's chest.

However, the two-headed creature, after rolling into the fog, did not die but quickly pounced again, followed by a group of similar two-headed creatures.

These two-headed creatures were bizarre, with most of their bodies rotten. The two heads could be one male and one female, two males, two females, or even non-human heads, such as wolves, dogs, leopards, and bears.

Clearly, these heads were sewn on artificially, not naturally grown. Combined with the building that resembled a human experiment facility and the numerous instruments inside, everyone felt a strange sensation.

Regardless of how they were born, these two-headed creatures now charged forward in a frenzy, and everyone had to fight back.

Behind them, a group of skeleton monsters pursued, and in front, a group of rotten two-headed creatures attacked. The situation gradually became dire.

Qin Mu, Han Shuyu, Zhao Xi, Wang Zhi, Fang Xiaobo, Chu Nan, Yang Zheng, He Zhiwen, and the other team leaders all took action.

Chu Nan, holding a spider claw in his left hand, moved swiftly, and as a two-headed monster charged at him, he swung the spider claw horizontally, cutting off one of the heads. His right leg, gold-ified, swept backward.

With a "bang," he kicked the two-headed monster.

The monster let out a terrifying roar and rolled heavily away.

On the other side, another roar suddenly came, followed by two screams. Chu Nan looked over in surprise and saw that in the fog, black shadows flashed, and another group of monsters charged out.

These monsters were also in a state of decay, but they were not two-headed creatures. Instead, they were humans with four arms.