A Battlefield of Self-Sacrifice

Wang Zhen had always been highly vigilant!

Upon sensing a Xenomorph sneaking up behind Li Shuaixi, he did not shout out to intervene, nor did he rush in to save that unlucky kid. Instead, he focused his senses entirely on what was behind himself.

Following the analyses of the online experts and adopting a "prepare for the worst" strategy, Wang Zhen confirmed that there was more than one Xenomorph, unlike in the original plot. He surmised that once they launched an attack, it would never be just a single creature; they were likely to operate in packs, much like wolves, coordinating their strikes.

Sure enough, just as Li Shuaixi was dragged into the corridor, Wang Zhen sensed the same vicious, tyrannical killing intent appearing behind him.

"Damn it! A Xenomorph! Get out of the way!" Wang Zhen flicked his right hand, a spark igniting from the lighter device in his palm. He then whipped his left hand backward, hurling a basketball-sized, pale orange fireball onto the ground nearby.

The splashing sparks instantly illuminated everything around them, revealing a blue-black Xenomorph with a metallic sheen lurking in the dark corridor. The moment the firelight hit, the two-meter-tall, hideous creature broke its stealth and lunged at Wang Zhen.

Wang Zhen was a professional, even if he couldn't show it. But in this life-or-death moment, he could naturally rely on "bursting his limits," "explosive potential," or "ancestral possession." He didn't hold back his physical state; his seemingly lean body actually contained immense power. Under the guise of a "pyrokinesis" superpower—which was actually a heavily watered-down version of a Flame Transmutation Circle—he exposed the lurking Xenomorph and, without looking back, bolted into a side corridor!

First, Li Shuaixi was ambushed and dragged away, and immediately after, Wang Zhen took the initiative to attack, drawing the Xenomorph's attention and leading it away!

Everything happened in the blink of an eye, leaving Zheng Zha and the others in a state of mental chaos. It was like a single-threaded computer suddenly receiving two urgent tasks at once; it simply froze, not knowing what to do.

"Move! There's more than one Xenomorph. This place isn't suitable for combat—get out of here!" It was Chu Xuan, with his IQ of 220, who reacted the fastest. Seeing one Xenomorph follow a person into another corridor, he immediately realized the situation and ordered everyone to evacuate.

As Chu Xuan said, the place was littered with broken, scattered corpse fragments and sticky blood. Fighting a two-meter-tall alien creature in such a place was just asking for trouble.

Since someone had sacrificed themselves to lure away one Xenomorph, it had opened a path of survival for the rest. Although there was at least one more Xenomorph nearby, they could choose the corridor Wang Zhen had taken, as the creature there had already been lured away!

"Even though that kid Wang Zhen was timid and pathetic in the last scenario, I didn't expect him to grow up so much in this one. He's got guts and courage now! Sigh, this time... we really owe him our thanks!" Zhang Jie sighed with the satisfaction of a mentor, narrating Wang Zhen's story with great emotion as they ran. "I hope he's lucky enough to escape the Xenomorph's pursuit."

"He'll definitely be fine! I believe in Wang Zhen! To avoid being a burden, he even exchanged for that flawed superpower—his determination to become stronger is resolute!" Zheng Zha also praised Wang Zhen's willpower. After all, Wang Zhen had selflessly taken on the dangerous task of luring away a Xenomorph; if they didn't praise him, wouldn't they seem cold-blooded and heartless?

How would Zhan Lan, who was in the same batch, view them? How would the three newcomers, including Chu Xuan, see them?

If they didn't praise this spirit of self-sacrifice, how could they build a team?

Chu Xuan, who was like a human computer, hadn't seen Wang Zhen's actions clearly due to the suddenness of the event and the obstruction of his view. He only heard the shout to get out of the way and then saw a Xenomorph chasing Wang Zhen into another corridor. Although he felt something was slightly off afterward, he hadn't seen it clearly, and there was still another Xenomorph lurking nearby. If they didn't retreat to a suitable place to fight, how could they deal with this one?

Without eliminating this Xenomorph, how could they find the time to catch their breath and plan their next move?

Just as Zheng Zha and the others reached a nearby intersection, footsteps sounded behind them, closing the distance in mere seconds!

"Scatter! Get your backs against the wall! The Xenomorph's tongue can attack from a distance like a lizard's!" Chu Xuan warned the moment he heard the footsteps.

Zheng Zha and the others immediately pressed against the walls, but Zhan Lan, who hadn't undergone any enhancements and had been vomiting earlier, couldn't keep up with the high-speed running, and her movement to the wall was a split second too slow...

Then, the sharp, long tongue that had pierced Li Shuaixi arrived silently, slicing a chunk of flesh from Zhan Lan's shoulder and exposing white bone, causing her to cry out in pain and collapse to the ground.

Seeing the Xenomorph had caught up, the group had no choice but to turn and fight!

After all, in a race against a Xenomorph, only Zheng Zha, who had exchanged for the Vampire Baron and Intermediate Internal Energy Enhancement, could likely outrun it!

"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom..."

On the other side, Wang Zhen, whom Zheng Zha and Zhang Jie were praising as a martyr, was indeed being quite fierce!

Snapping his fingers with both hands in turns, basketball-sized, scorching, and violent orange fireballs appeared like meteors, smashing crazily into the Xenomorph opposite him!

At this moment, although the fireballs were the same size, their power was vastly different. The previous ones had only been a thin outer layer, like balloons; hitting the Xenomorph hadn't even scratched it, let alone injured it.

But now, with no one around, Wang Zhen was unleashing his full strength. The fireballs were still the same size and color, but they were solid orange flames from the inside out, not just a thin layer, making them far more powerful.

Especially since these solid fireballs were numerous and frequent, and the Xenomorph was quite large, it couldn't dodge or run. It could only block with its claws, or use its exoskeleton armor to tank the hits it couldn't deflect.

In no time, the Xenomorph's blue-black, metallic-sheened shell began to glow a dull red...

Wang Zhen saw this and couldn't help but smile!

The opportunity had arrived!

Wang Zhen shook his hands. Although he was still snapping his fingers, what appeared next were not orange fireballs, but crystal-clear ice spears!

Each of these ice spears was as thick as an arm, with sharp points at both ends. As they struck the Xenomorph's now dull-red glowing shell, the creature let out a sharp, high-pitched howl. At the same time, its tough shell, which could withstand rifle bullets, suddenly developed a network of fine, crisscrossing cracks!

Soon, viscous liquid began to seep from these spiderweb-like fissures—the Xenomorph's unique corrosive bodily fluid. As this highly corrosive fluid leaked out, the fine cracks began to widen at a speed visible to the naked eye...