PDLP Chapter 1095 A Passerby Cannon Fodder in an Infinite Flow Dimension (Part 18)
Chapter 1095 A Passerby Cannon Fodder in an Infinite Flow Dimension (Part 18)
The sharp rebuke wasn't loud, but it still shattered the deathly silence of the space. Almost the instant the words fell, Xie Chenzhou grabbed Miaomiao's hand and rushed toward the gap next to the corpse.
Miaomiao felt a strong force pulling her, and before she could think, her feet were already running wildly out of control.
Looking back at her older brother, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Her brother reacted quickly, and almost the instant Xie Chenzhou grabbed her and ran, he also started moving.
Perhaps this is the tacit understanding between the brothers.
Tan Jiashu was almost completely obedient to Xie Chenzhou in the mirror space, and no matter what he heard, he would subconsciously carry it out first.
Especially upon hearing the word "run," he followed almost without hesitation, but also subconsciously positioned himself behind and to the side of the two, protecting his brother and sister.
They ran quite fast, and just as their figures brushed past the corpses, a sudden change occurred!
The half-rotten body began to twitch violently, like a person's last burst of energy before death. But if you looked closely, you would see that the clothes on the chest of the body had been ripped open with a huge bloody hole, and a long bone covered in dark green slime was sticking out of it.
Although Miaomiao only glanced at it before running away, as the image replayed in her mind, she clearly knew that it was not the bones exposed by the decay of a corpse, but the limbs of some kind of creature!
Upon closer inspection, the surface of the "long bone" is even covered with tiny barbs, the sharpness of which is key to its ability to cut through clothing.
Meanwhile, the bone that Miaomiao had glanced at was climbing outwards at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Clearly, it had just heard human voices and decided to stop pretending, or perhaps it smelled its prey and wanted to get closer to it.
In short, the giant insect suddenly increased its climbing speed, chasing after the three people with a sticky "sizzling" sound.
Xie Chenzhou dragged Miaomiao along as they ran, their steps steady and calm, deliberately avoiding the marble marks they had left behind, and not rushing into unknown forks in the road in a panic.
But the threat behind them did not diminish at all.
Just moments ago, hundreds and thousands of green beetles fell swiftly from the branches of the holly tree beside them, forming a green cloud, and then chased after them as if pursuing prey.
The strange creature that crawled out of the corpse had now completely separated from it. It was a bizarre worm as thick as an arm, covered in slime, with so many legs that they could be used to make soup, and each leg was half the length of an arm. Despite being the last to emerge from the corpse, it moved much faster than the green beetles.
When it runs, its speed is in no way inferior to that of an adult male.
The sticky sound of water, the rustling of insects crawling, and the rustling of limbs rubbing against the ground converged behind them into a terrifying pursuing army, closing in step by step.
Miaomiao gripped the dagger tightly, her heart pounding wildly. If the three of them hadn't reacted quickly and cooperated perfectly, they would probably have become food for the swarm of insects and monsters by now.
Fortunately, even while dragging Miaomiao along, Xie Chenzhou never lost his composure.
His brain was like a high-speed, sophisticated machine, rapidly analyzing the route and judging the distance of the pursuers behind him, making each step steady and precise.
Meanwhile, Miaomiao and Tan Jiashu, who were running, were not idle either.
The eerie, giant worm with long arms and a sharp, piercing cry behind me was running incredibly fast. The slime and blood on its shiny body were flung to the ground as it ran, and its more than ten long legs moved in turn, making a sizzling crawling sound that seemed to brush past my ears, sending chills down my spine.
Despite being a bizarre creature, it ran like a cheetah and moved without the slightest hesitation, always keeping within two or three meters of them. In fact, if they stopped, it would be right at their heels.
As Miaomiao ran, she glanced back at the eerie insect's ferocious appearance, but she also saw the army of green carpets still struggling to crawl up dozens of meters behind it. Except for the occasional pause when they encountered the slime that fell on the ground, they were relentlessly chasing after it.
After taking a few glances, Miaomiao felt a chill run down her spine and inexplicably felt a surge of malice.
The species this game chose are absolutely disgusting!!
Tan Jiashu also noticed his sister's nervous glances back every now and then. He gripped the stick in his hand tightly, glancing back as he ran. In the instant he slowed down, the insect seemed to sense its prey's fatigue and suddenly sped up again, soon closing to within a meter of Tan Jiashu.
The once-proud young master was now desperate to save his sister. He had been waiting for this opportunity, so he grabbed a stick and smashed it into the insect that had taken to the air and was about to attack him.
Although the stick provided by the system was made of an unknown material, it was incredibly powerful. It struck the giant worm's body solidly, flipping the worm, which had been leaping into the air and preparing to exert its strength, directly onto the ground. The worm was in pain, and its movements were slowed down for four or five seconds. When it tried to chase after the worm again, its speed was noticeably slower.
The distance between them quickly widened back to three meters or more.
After finishing his fight, Tan Jiashu quickly caught up with Xie Chenzhou and told him about his discovery.
"You did a good job. This game is all about fairness. Seemingly useless starting items can come in handy if used correctly. Don't be afraid."
Xie Chenzhou was praising Tan Jiashu at first, but later he was talking to Miaomiao, and even unconsciously rubbed her wrist skin with his fingertips.
Miaomiao didn't notice this detail, but she thought of the same thing as Xie Chenzhou.
The items in the game must have a purpose. After all, if it were truly irreversible to slaughter them in this game, then it would be better to just create these disgusting bugs outside, without needing to add the gimmick of a maze.
Unfortunately, there were too many green beetles, and they were clearly carnivorous, so there was no fire for them to use as they ran.
Unable to drive them away with fire, and with the insects being too small and too numerous, they had no choice but to run away.
But this persistent, large insect must be killed.
She had been disgusted by this thing the whole way, and if Xie Chenzhou hadn't been holding her hand the whole time, she probably would have lost her temper long ago. But after hearing what Xie Chenzhou said, the nausea in her heart made her grip on the dagger tighten even more.
Unfortunately, she didn't dare to act rashly without a suitable opportunity, fearing that her brother would really go berserk after she poked all the bugs.
Just then, Xie Chenzhou suddenly slowed down. Miaomiao turned around and found that the path ahead was a dead end! It was just that the color was too dark, which made them run a few meters in.
The dead end was surrounded on three sides by three-meter-high, solid stone walls, smooth and offering no foothold, leaving no place to hide.
"Damn it!"
Tan Jiashu cursed under his breath, his expression changing drastically. At this critical moment, he was trapped in a desperate situation. If he turned back, he would be met with a relentless swarm of insects. The large insect had taken advantage of this brief pause to catch up even more, and most of the slime on its body had fallen off, revealing its bony body.
With no way to retreat, the only option is to fight head-on.