Extreme Horror! (II)

Chu Xuan's words deeply shocked the others. As he said, humans who could arbitrarily change their specialties and survive in any situation were like superhumans who had pushed human potential to its absolute limit.

"Imagine this yourselves. If monkeys transformed into humans after reaching this limit, what would a human become if they reached this limit?"

Zheng Zha felt a stir in his heart, as if he had suddenly thought of something, but when he calmed down and tried to think carefully, he couldn't recall anything.

Zero Point, who had been quiet all along, suddenly asked, "How do you unlock the Gene Lock? Do you need any medicine or something else?"

Chu Xuan waved his hand. "You need a substance similar to adrenaline. This substance can only be produced by the human body itself, and the most crucial point... it's highly toxic. I think you've all heard stories about old ladies lifting cars with one hand to save their grandsons trapped under the wheels. This is a real event, but the old lady died soon after. Scientists discovered trace amounts of this substance in her blood."

"Therefore, it's impossible to unlock the Gene Lock with external forces. At least, not with the current technology of our human race. To unlock the Gene Lock, you can only rely on your own efforts... Of course, right now, we don't even know the direction to strive for, so we can only talk about it. In short, I suspect this space is related to unlocking the Gene Lock. I even suspect... it's a relic created by the first batch of humans who unlocked the Gene Lock."

Zhang Jie laughed heartily. "You think ancient monkeys predicted that we would be watching Horror Movies now? And that there would be countless future High-tech Weapons to redeem? Do you think those monkeys could have predicted all this?"

Chu Xuan smiled calmly. "Monkeys might not be able to, but what if they created intelligent computers? Computers don't die. They can record our Horror Movies and then make us experience this infinite horror until we die, or break through our limits in terror, unlock the Gene Lock, and earn enough Reward Points to leave. What do you think of my theory?"

Zero Point suddenly waved his hand and said in a low voice, "Perhaps what you're saying makes sense, but please pay attention to our current situation... The smell of blood is 30 meters to the left ahead. Who wants to go take a look?"

Zheng Zha gritted his teeth. "My enhanced physique is the highest. I'll go take a look."

No one else spoke. They simply made way in the corridor. Zhang Jie also took out his Desert Eagle and handed a grenade to each person.

Zheng Zha took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing the boundless fear in his heart. He gently walked to the left of the corridor. Because he was so tense, he felt as if he could hear his own heartbeat. Gradually, he felt as if he could sense the subtle fluctuations within his blood vessels. It was a very strange feeling, indescribable, but Zheng Zha had a glimmer of understanding. He seemed to be only one step away from unlocking the Gene Lock.

Unfortunately, this state didn't last long. As he cautiously looked left from the corridor entrance, he was suddenly startled, and the profound, ineffable state vanished without a trace. All that remained in his mind was deep fear.

To the left of the corridor was a pile of indescribable minced meat. It was impossible to tell that it had once been human. Bones, internal organs, minced flesh, and many filthy, disgusting things were piled together. Apart from some torn scraps of cloth scattered on the ground, no one could be sure that the minced meat here had once been human.

Zheng Zha gagged and vomited. He leaned against the wall and retched. Seeing that there was no danger, everyone else ran over. Then, Zhan Lan, Li Xiaoyi, and Li Shuaixi also vomited along with Zheng Zha. Even Zhang Jie's mouth twitched a few times. Only Zero Point, Overlord, and Chu Xuan squatted by the minced meat and watched silently.

Overlord picked up a few strips of cloth from the ground. He exchanged a look with Zero Point. The white man said in a stuttering voice, "It's those three punks, and the meat from two other bodies is missing."

Zheng Zha and the others had already stopped vomiting, but when they heard the word "meat," they gagged and vomited again, this time expelling even stomach bile.

"No, I don't think so." Chu Xuan carefully examined the minced meat. "I've done some small-scale dissection experiments. Most of this minced meat consists of bitten bones, as well as the inedible parts of internal organs. And look here, this is a fragment of a shoulder blade. I've already found three different shoulder blade fragments. Therefore, I believe the Alien took away as much meat as it could carry, leaving behind the remains of three corpses."

Zheng Zha and the others were now truly unable to vomit even stomach bile. They only felt their internal organs spasming. Fortunately, Zheng Zha's physical condition was far superior to the others. After vomiting for a while, he was still somewhat mobile. As for the others, they had vomited until their limbs were weak and could only lean against the wall to stand.

After Chu Xuan and the other two finished their discussion, they returned to the group. Chu Xuan frowned as he looked at the three people with weak limbs and said, "Let's leave here first. Things are much worse than we imagined. A third-stage mature Alien has already appeared, and... they are likely nearby."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zero Point and Overlord suddenly bent down to the ground. A look of fear appeared in both men's eyes, especially Zero Point, who whispered urgently, "Something's wrong, there's danger..."

As people who lived on the edge of life and death, they often had a special intuition for danger. As Zero Point and Overlord simultaneously bent down, Zheng Zha also felt a palpitation. He couldn't explain what this feeling was, but he instinctively looked behind him. A huge dark shadow suddenly lunged out from the corridor behind them. Because it was too fast, only his Nerve Reaction Speed allowed him to catch sight of the huge and terrifying dark shadow. It was a terrifying creature that only appeared in nightmares.

At the very end of the group, behind everyone else, was Li Xiaoyi, who was leaning against the wall. He had been so weak from vomiting that he had no strength at all. As Zheng Zha looked behind him with a terrified expression, the young man could only turn his head reluctantly. Then, he was so scared that he couldn't move.

It was a mature, giant Alien, about two meters seventy or eighty tall, with a body length of over three meters including its tail. Its shell was dark and shiny, and its large, elongated head extended to its back. Its terrifying mouth was filled with sharp teeth, and most frighteningly, the tongue that extended from its mouth was also covered in sharp teeth. This was a monster whose appearance alone was enough to scare ordinary people to death.

Li Xiaoyi watched the saliva continuously spray from the Alien's mouth. He barely had time to swallow before the Alien's huge tongue pierced his shoulder. The tongue, covered in sharp teeth, was incredibly fast; even Zheng Zha could only vaguely see a black shadow. Then, Li Xiaoyi was dragged by the Alien towards the corridor corner.

"Ah! No! Brother Zhang, Brother Zheng, save me... I don't want to die!"

Li Xiaoyi screamed frantically, but his strength was insignificant compared to the Alien's. He struggled like an infant. The others only saw his hands, which were gripping the corridor corner, move outwards inch by inch. His fingernails were scraped back. The instinct for survival was fully displayed at this moment. Even with his fingernails completely torn off, Li Xiaoyi still clung tightly to the corner. His fingers were torn and ground away bit by bit, and finally, he was dragged into the corridor. Only five bloody thumbprints remained on the wall. Apart from that, the entire corridor echoed with Li Xiaoyi's extremely tragic wails, accompanied by the sound of flesh and bone splitting, which lingered for a long time.