Chu's Compromise (2)

Zheng Zha didn't ask Zhang Jie to carry him again. This distance wasn't too far, and he could take the opportunity to move his limbs. However, his shattered right arm hurt with every slight movement. In desperation, he had to tie his entire right arm with a cloth strip. The pain during the process was beyond words. Anyone could easily see the agony he endured from his sweat-drenched appearance. Zhan Lan, watching from the side, felt her heart clench. The young woman could only tightly grip his left hand, only to discover at that moment that he was already too weak to even hold her left hand.

After his right arm was bandaged, Zheng Zha was covered in cold sweat. He struggled to move his body and forced a smile, saying, "It's tied well. This way, my right arm won't be in the way. Let's go, we need to pick up the pace now."

Zhan Lan still held his left hand. The young woman hesitated and said, "We... we're not going anymore, can we go back to the control room? I know how to close the isolation walls. We can guard there until the spaceship returns to Earth in this era, and let Earth's army deal with them, okay? Actually, we don't have to take this risk, especially since you're already..."

Zheng Zha was stunned for a moment. He subtly pulled back his left hand, then pointed to the ground and said, "Look at the ground. Aren't there many corrosive hollows? That's the blood of the Aliens. They are intelligent creatures, and they will injure themselves to break through the isolation walls when they feel threatened. All three Aliens escaped from the isolation walls this way."

"If we plan to seal the isolation walls to return to Earth, the Aliens, when starved, will definitely injure themselves again to break through the walls, and even more Aliens might appear. Do you remember the four people who were brought into room fifteen? So, killing the Queen before those four Aliens appear is our only chance to survive. Otherwise, with Chu Xuan's intelligence, he wouldn't have risked going to the armory because he also knows this is the only chance."

Zheng Zha smiled and rubbed Zhan Lan's hair. "You just follow behind us. Don't worry, I will never abandon my companions... nor will I place my hope of survival on fate. I will survive no matter what!"

Because of Zheng Zha's insistence, the other two had no choice but to follow him towards the armory. The gunshots ahead were becoming more distinct, and the intensity was even more fierce. Zheng Zha's body tensed up once again. With his entire right arm tied to his body, he seemed to sway a little while running. Even so, after running for dozens of meters, he quickly adapted to this one-armed running style.

"Zhang Jie, take the longest Spiral Thorn. I don't know if this Spiral Thorn with a bomb can kill them instantly. If not, then I'll ask you to stand behind me and support the Spiral Thorn with all your might. I will shield you in front. Whether it's an Alien's tail or tongue, I will block it all with the Spiral Thorn. But then, I'll need you to hold the Alien back with the Spiral Thorn. You absolutely cannot let it get close... With my current condition, besides throwing the Spiral Thorn and blocking a little, I can't fight an Alien in close combat anymore. Zhang Jie, no matter what, you absolutely cannot take half a step back!"

Zheng Zha gave Zhang Jie a few instructions, then took the bomb-laden Spiral Thorn from Zhan Lan and handed a non-bomb Spiral Thorn to Zhang Jie. At this moment, the three of them were only one corridor away from the armory. After turning this corner, they would see two Aliens... or piles of human flesh.

(Such intense gunfire, Chu Xuan must have heard the explosion just now. In other words, the Aliens' full attention is now drawn to them. Two mature Aliens... The first strike must hit, no matter what! Otherwise, we're dead... I absolutely cannot die! I will survive no matter what!)

Zheng Zha took a deep breath, pushed off the ground, and charged forward. His speed stunned the two behind him. As he rushed into the corner of the corridor, he didn't stop but continued to charge towards the wall at the corner, his speed not slowing down at all.

The air around them became thick again. Zheng Zha was becoming more and more accustomed to this extreme state before unlocking his Gene Lock, pushing his stamina, vision, and Nerve Reaction Speed to their absolute limits. But this was also the limit of what he could do. That state of unlocking the Gene Lock, where he possessed seemingly endless combat instincts and an unyielding will to survive, only appeared at the edge of fear and death. He still couldn't control it at will.

Zheng Zha used his extreme speed to step on the wall several times. In a flash, the moment he turned after stepping on the wall, he saw the rear half of an Alien's body at the armory entrance. The Alien's front half had already entered the armory, while the other Alien was nowhere to be seen. In other words, the other Alien had likely already entered the armory.

While still in mid-air, Zheng Zha bit open the buckle of the bomb on the Spiral Thorn with his mouth, then hurled it fiercely. However, he wasn't left-handed, and the power and accuracy of throwing with his left hand were always inferior to throwing with his right. He had aimed for the Alien's belly, but after throwing it, it lodged firmly in the lower part of the Alien's waist. The Alien instantly retreated from the armory. As it looked towards Zheng Zha, the Spiral Thorn bomb embedded in its waist exploded violently!

The Spiral Thorn bomb was completely embedded within the Alien's body. The force of the explosion almost blew open the Alien's waist, spewing countless internal organs and yellow blood everywhere. The corridor hissed as if splashed with strong sulfuric acid, fiercely corroding the steel. White smoke from the corrosion also enveloped the entire corridor, and even Zheng Zha could only vaguely see a huge dark silhouette lying on the ground.

"Is it dead? Is it dead already?"

Zheng Zha rolled several times on the ground, ignoring the pain in his right arm from the impact. He stared intently at the dark silhouette on the ground. Just as he was about to throw another bomb-laden Spiral Thorn, the dark silhouette suddenly sprang up from the ground and charged towards him. The silhouette ran so fast that he didn't have time to throw another Spiral Thorn. He saw an Alien with a large hole in its waist rush out of the white smoke and, under everyone's gaze, frantically pounce towards Zheng Zha.

Zheng Zha was about to use a Spiral Thorn to block the Alien's head when a hand suddenly pushed him from behind. At the same time, Zhang Jie rushed out from behind him. The moment the Alien's tongue shot out, Zhang Jie fiercely thrust the Spiral Thorn into the Alien's mouth. Simultaneously, the Alien's ferocious tongue, covered in sharp teeth, pierced Zhang Jie's shoulder.

In an instant, blood splattered everywhere, and Zheng Zha's vision was filled with red!