Rat-a-tat-tat~
Continuous gunfire rang out from an open, dark passageway. Amid chaotic, desperate footsteps, a group of people rushed out of the flaming corridor.
"Damn it, what were those monsters? How were they so strong?"
"Bastards, we lost three people."
"If the boss hadn't temporarily lifted the restrictions and used the Wall of Incineration to hold them back, we might have been wiped out..."
"..."
Their curses came along with their bedraggled figures.
They were the Reincarnators who had interrogated someone for information about The Hive and its location.
But clearly, they were in terrible shape now.
"Looks like they ran into something bad. Either there were an abnormal number of Lickers, their strength increased, or both."
Before coming here, Xu Yue had already made several guesses about what the Reincarnators might encounter.
But even if they had encountered the best possible situation, they would still have had to obediently withdraw from The Hive.
Although these twenty-odd people had all unlocked the first tier of the Gene Lock, their strength was actually quite considerable.
Unfortunately, their weak physical constitutions and stamina meant they absolutely could not sustain combat for long in an environment like The Hive.
If they encountered multiple Lickers, they would probably have to take turns activating their Gene Locks. After a few rounds, they would have no choice but to retreat.
But for them to end up this miserable, and for someone to have needed to unlock their restrictions and unleash a powerful skill, the threat inside The Hive could only have increased dramatically.
"So this is the real Hell difficulty! We were too naïve before..."
"We were careless."
"Hm?"
Before long, the bedraggled Reincarnators spotted Xu Yue in the lobby, and their eyes immediately sharpened.
They still vividly remembered this benefactor.
He was absolutely their lucky