The Tunnel

That tunnel leading to the outside world is deep underground and ten kilometers long. No matter what the considerations, it will not be built into a two-way eight-lane highway.

Therefore, it was narrow, allowing at most two vehicles to pass side by side. Duoqi Commander made sense in numbering the vehicles and ordering them into the tunnel in sequence. Although there might have been a slight problem with the order he assigned them, the driver's impulsive cutting in line completely sealed their fate and eliminated any possibility of escape.

As if triggering a chain reaction, when the car behind roared to life and sped past the vehicles in front into the tunnel, the other vehicles reacted swiftly and made similar moves.

But the tunnel was already completely full, leaving no room for a third party, let alone a fourth or fifth...

Moreover, even in peacetime, everyone detests cutting in line, and when lives are threatened, such behavior is even more unacceptable.

As a result, several tanks collided at the tunnel entrance, and everyone frantically stepped on the gas, trying to squeeze into the tunnel. Foul language, all sorts of traditional, modern, and popular curses from the Duoqi Race poured out, cursing their fellow tribesmen.

Unfortunately, no matter how fiercely they cursed or how hard they pressed the accelerator, the products created by civilizations entering the interstellar travel era were still of very high quality, especially military products.

More and more tanks joined the battlefield, but these close encounters only resulted in minor scratches on the paint; neither could gain the upper hand.

Even as the Raider jumped onto the last row of chariots and then ran towards the front on the roof, not a single chariot managed to escape.

The hovering Gunboat was now completely out of control. As the swarm of insects assaulted the vehicles on the ground, several Raider climbed up the wall to a certain height and then jumped toward the Gunboat.

A Duoqi Soldier, who was firing from the hatch of Gunboat, was caught off guard by the attack from above. The sharp segments of the insect pierced his arm, and the intense pain made his body go limp, causing him to drop his weapon.

His teammate next to him aimed for a long time, but ultimately couldn't shoot because the distance was too close. He could only grab the Raider with both hands and try to pull him off the wounded man.

However, the sharp limbs had already pierced and trapped the injured man's arm, and his pulling only caused the injured man to scream in more pain, without any effect.

Seeing this, the teammate on the other side of the injured man reached down and pulled out a tactical short knife from his lower back, stabbing the Raider into his body.

Instantly, a translucent green liquid spurted out from the slits of the blade, splashing all three of the Duoqi. The powerful corrosiveness of the Raider's bodily fluids took effect immediately, and white smoke began to rise from the soldiers' protective suits.

Fortunately, they were all wearing protective helmets and weren't wiped out in one wave, although their helmet visors were corroded and they couldn't see clearly. However, the other parts of their protective suits didn't offer the same level of protection as the visors.

Soon, the part emitting white smoke was corroded through, and the original single tone of painful howls turned into three.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye. The teammates behind the three finally reacted, pulling them into the cabin, cutting open their protective suits, and slicing away the corroded flesh. This naturally triggered another round of screams and howls.

Fortunately, the amount of bodily fluids splashed from the Raider was not large to begin with, and with the consumption of protective suits, the corrosive effect was already at its last gasp by the time it came into contact with their bodies. Otherwise, these highly corrosive liquids, capable of dissolving through metal gates, would not have been so easily removed.

However, the Duoqi Soldier whose arm was pierced by a limb was not so easily dealt with; his entire right arm, along with the Raider had already been stabbed to death, was completely severed.

While it wouldn't have been difficult for a civilization of Duoqi's caliber to equip this wounded soldier with a bionic prosthetic arm in the past, now that their Mother Planet has been abandoned, it would be very difficult to find someone capable of performing the surgery.

At this point, more and more Raider began climbing up the walls, their danger becoming increasingly apparent, and the scene in the convoy below had completely collapsed. The commanders of the two Gunboat made the decision to retreat without hesitation.

The engines at the bottom of the Gunboat spewed out streams of energy, propelling the ship upwards at high speed and easily shaking off the Raider's pursuit.

"It's good to be alive."

"The long-awaited sunshine is so beautiful."

With two whooshing sounds, the Gunboat flew out of the ventilation shaft. It was early morning on Planet Duoqi Planet, the stars had just risen, and the sunlight was shining down, giving the Duoqi who had just left the base a feeling of being in another world, as if they were being reborn.

After a moment of reflection, the group, under the command of their squad Captain, set off to catch up with the main force along the predetermined route.

The Duoqi, carried by the Honkai convoy below, would never see that familiar star again. Their blocking maneuver had inadvertently delayed the Swarm's pursuit, but only slightly.

Working together, the Raider quickly moved the tanks blocking the tunnel; these scrap metal pieces were naturally collected by specialized insects. The Raider's mission, then, was to continue pursuing the fleeing Duoqi.

Meanwhile, the Duoqi, who were speeding through the tunnel, had already noticed that their companions hadn't appeared for quite some time, and they knew what that meant. But at this point, they had no choice but to step on the gas pedal a few more times to make the tank go even faster.

Suddenly, a muffled sound came from the front of the convoy, growing louder as it approached.

"Speed up! Drive faster!" the Captain roared. He didn't know what was making the sound, but he knew it definitely wasn't from their side. It could only be the enemy's doing.

At this moment, in the underground tunnel, any unexpected event could cause them to be permanently trapped there.

The Assault Vehicle in the combat formation were far faster than the transport vehicles behind them, and now, accelerating at full speed, they quickly widened the gap between them.

The strange, muffled rumbling grew closer, accompanied by vibrations that caused dust to fall from the tunnel ceiling. The Duoqi, terrified, stared wide-eyed at the surrounding walls. But the tunnel's structure caused the sound to bounce repeatedly, making it impossible for them to pinpoint its source.

A loud, muffled thud suddenly came from the upper right metal wall of the tunnel, followed by a chilling sound of metal being gnawed and torn apart. A small hole was quickly breached in the several-meter-thick tunnel wall.

"Charge!!!!!" the Captain shouted hoarsely, his voice trembling and off-key from the exertion, but no one laughed at him. Duoqi didn't even notice, as all their attention was focused on the widening hole in the wall.

Without the Captain's reminder, the vehicle drivers had already floored the accelerator, the roar of the engines echoing through the tunnel, and the five Assault Vehicle passed the section of road where the anomaly had occurred like phantoms.

Just as the sixth tank was about to pass, a large chunk of the attacked tunnel's metal wall suddenly disappeared, and a huge body burst out from the breach, blocking the middle of the road.

It's Tunneling Worm from the Swarm!