Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 208: Chapter 98: Arriving Like Lightning!_2

Fear spread through the ranks, and many were paralyzed by it as dread corroded their bodies.

Seeing this, Mao Ye immediately directed the soldiers, urging the group to keep moving forward!

There was a little over a kilometer left; just a bit more speed and they’d reach the safety of the shelter!

And fear itself bred vitality within the group; the completely exhausted crowd mustered all of their strength and broke into a sprint.

To prevent a stampede, a dozen soldiers ran back and forth.

However, two minutes later, the group was still enveloped in mist.

It seemed like ordinary fog when it swallowed them, and they felt no difference.

But the ensuing wave of terror left people frozen like cicadas in winter.

Ultimately... ultimately, they were consumed by the Disaster Fog.

As the fog thickened around them, visibility dropped.

The team’s progress slowed as a result.

All soldiers aimed their weapons into the fog, fearing that an enemy might suddenly emerge.

Intelligence reports indicated that monsters in the fog this time were the Slaughter Insect Swarm!

According to official information, this was a highly terrifying Abnormality.

They had immense destructive power and numbers, with an extraordinary ability to reproduce. As long as there was sufficient biomass for nourishment, they would continuously spawn new swarms.

They would leave only after consuming all the biomass within their range.

This information stemmed from the catastrophe period when strong individuals fought their way back to the Physical World from the Disaster Fog.

And now, humans were about to confront these dangerous foes once again!

Li Yelai took a deep breath, clutching the Big Black Umbrella in his hand. After confirming that all the Hot Melt Bombs were loaded, he watched his surroundings cautiously.

But the thick fog gradually dissipated, greatly improving visibility. Yet, the sky and the periphery above were still shrouded in dense, almost tangible fog.

Li Yelai realized that he was completely engulfed by the Disaster Fog.

Unless the Catastrophe Fog Master was defeated, no life within the fog could escape!

At that moment, Li Yelai heard faint gunfire from all around, clearly signaling that enemies had encountered the human military.

Taking another deep breath, Li Yelai said, ”Keep moving, but be careful of every corner, and try not to make any noise.”

Lieutenant Mao Ye nodded seriously, and then the group continued to advance. Many held their breath, dreading that any sound they made might attract enemies.

Perhaps their luck was turning, or maybe the other evacuating groups had drawn the enemies’ attention.

Incredibly, they encountered no enemies along the way.

When Li Yelai and his group turned a corner and saw the shelter established with defensive works in the distance,

everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Now, only a few hundred meters remained to the refuge, and their escort duty was nearly over.

But Li Yelai’s face suddenly changed. As an Awakened Spirit User with the Heart of Slaughter enhancement, he was physically stronger than other Third Awakening Spirit Ability Users. His hearing and perception were exceptionally sharp.

At this moment, he heard a growing rumble and felt the increasingly distinct vibration of the ground.

Some colossal creature was rapidly approaching!

Li Yelai immediately bellowed, ”Full speed ahead! Hurry!”

At the same time, he readied the Big Black Umbrella, prepared to cover the rear.

Mao Ye was stunned but had no time for questions; he too felt the intense vibrations.

He immediately ordered the group to move at full speed, no longer concealing any noise they made. Meanwhile, the soldiers readied for battle!

At the same time, inside the shelter hundreds of meters away, someone noticed the group and promptly dispatched several Processors to assist.

But in the next second, a gigantic creature burst out from behind the group at the corner.

Was that... a dinosaur?

Standing roughly five meters tall with flesh-pink scales and skin, its shoulders and beyond were covered in thick black fur, giving it a dark overall hue.

Its mouth held flames, as if it were about to exhale fire at any moment.

It bore numerous wounds.

This was... the Fire Crocodile Dragon from the Doomsday Forest!

Wasn’t it supposed to be the Slaughter Insect Swarm? How could there be an Extraordinary Creature from the Doomsday Forest here?

Could it be... that before Disaster Fog No.71 had consumed the Extraordinary Creatures in the Doomsday Forest, it hadn’t finished eating? Still hunting?

A flash of astonishment crossed Li Yelai’s mind, but in the next instant, that astonishment turned into ferocity.

He aimed the Black Umbrella at the Fire Crocodile Dragon several meters away and fired a Hot Melt Bomb!

The searing Hot Melt Flow struck the Fire Crocodile Dragon’s short left arm directly.

In an instant, the Fire Crocodile Dragon let out a roar of extreme anger.

But it ignored Li Yelai’s attack and continued to accelerate towards the front, overlooking both the human group and Li Yelai.

Li Yelai paused, then was taken aback.

The Fire Crocodile Dragon wasn’t attacking the human group; it was frantically fleeing.

Because behind it, a swarm of insects was following in hordes!

Dozens of basin-sized beetles with Sharp mandibles were rapidly flapping their wings as they pursued the fleeing Fire Crocodile Dragon.

On the ground, numerous larger rolling worms approached by tumbling.

One of the rolling worms got close to the Fire Crocodile Dragon, suddenly leaped up to grasp its right hind leg, and then exploded with a boom.

The blast toppled the speeding Fire Crocodile Dragon to the ground.

In the next moment, more and more rolling worms lunged at the Fire Crocodile Dragon, setting off a series of explosions!

The Fire Crocodile Dragon’s body was covered in blood.

It let out a bloodcurdling roar, madly writhing its body, crushing many of the rolling worms. Meanwhile, the flames in its mouth burst out, shredding the approaching insects.

Yet, this still couldn’t stop the insect swarm’s assault. Beetles landed on the Fire Crocodile Dragon, their Sharp mandibles piercing its flesh and scales, then violently tearing off chunks of flesh.