Corpse-Slasher

The reincarnators in the seventh squad breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully, they weren't the ones chosen to carry out the mission. They knew there were mutated monsters involved, and no one wanted to take that risk.

However, Li Wei frowned.

Clearly, he attributed this plot twist to the Main God.

Fifteen minutes after the first and second squads entered Port No. 3, only screams could be heard over the communicator. Subsequently, both squads, totaling more than 60 people, lost contact.

"This is troublesome!" Li Wei suddenly realized.

The Main God is creating trouble for the reincarnators. The monsters in the Death Space are all mutated humans. The first and second teams that just entered have probably become hosts for the monsters.

Even knowing this, Li Wei was helpless.

He couldn't stand out because he didn't want to attract attention, not even if others suspected him of being the Destroyer.

So, after the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth squads lost contact one after another, only the seventh squad, where the reincarnators were located, remained on the scene. Of course, this was also the last squad.

Major Gray was furious. He kept calling through the communicator, but received no response.

"Damn it, what happened? The captain didn't tell me the truth. This isn't an ordinary accident. Damn it, damn it..." Major Gray cursed as he thought of a solution. In the end, he also put on a piece of terrain armor and grabbed a gun.

"Alright, Seventh Squad, listen to my orders! Let's go see what's going on at Port Three!" With that, he led the way.

Even though the group of reincarnators wanted to disobey orders, they were frightened by the mission notification ringing in their ears and hurriedly followed.

All the reincarnators heard this: no one is allowed to leave Gray's side by more than 100 meters, or they will be instantly killed.

What kind of situation is this? Now that they wanted to disobey orders, they couldn't refuse, so the 36 people hurriedly followed.

After passing through a passage, the group entered the hatch of Port No. 3.

Behind this hatch lies Port No. 3.

"Captain, have your men open the hatch. I'm taking some men in!" Major Gray said sternly. A confirmation message came through the communicator, and then the metal valves of the hatch clicked open, the heavy door split into four sections, retracted, and the passageway opened.

"Marines, pay close attention! This is not a drill, keep your eyes peeled!" Major Gray picked up his rifle and led the way inside.

The reincarnators had no choice but to grab their weapons and follow them into Port No. 3.

The Firearms Mastery in his hand is called a 'Pulse Rifle'. Its design uses an electric coil and an acceleration gear, resulting in extremely high rate of fire, making it a favorite among soldiers. Of course, many reincarnators don't trust the Firearms Mastery itself; they trust their own abilities more.

But they couldn't do anything in front of Major Gray; if they scared him away, it would be troublesome.

Upon entering Port No. 3, Li Wei immediately smelled the stench of blood.

Although it took several more corridors to actually enter Port No. 3, and there was no blood on the ground, Li Wei still smelled the scent of death.

The Sky Fox's sense of smell was also quite keen; at least Li Wei knew that, apart from himself, no one else had smelled anything.

After walking for another five minutes, some people began to notice the smell in the air, so everyone became even more cautious, gripping their Pulse Rifle tighter.

"Disperse!" Major Gray made a hand gesture, and the group of reincarnators immediately understood his meaning, presumably because the Main God had implanted memories of Marine Corps training into them.

After bypassing the last passage, the appearance of Port No. 3 came into view.

Despite being called a port, it was actually just a very large space where small aircraft could take off and ships could enter and exit. At this moment, the entire port was in chaos, with various machines lying haphazardly on the ground. About a hundred meters away, a wrecked mining ship lay there, sparks still flying from it and making crackling noises.

But apart from that, it was completely silent.

"Damn it, where are the Marines who went in earlier?" Gray muttered under his breath, then bent down and slowly approached the mining ship.

Li Wei and the others had no choice but to follow.

The hatch of the mining ship was broken and smeared with bright red blood, a truly gruesome sight. Major Gray approached, turned on the flashlight attached to his Pulse Rifle, and peered into the hatch for a while.

"Safety!"

Seeing that there was no danger, Major Gray went inside.

The reincarnators surrounded the mining ship, and only a few went inside, including Li Wei.

The inside of the mining ship was even more chaotic than the outside. The interior was badly damaged, and in the cockpit area, there were large amounts of bloodstains and small pieces of skin.

But there was no body!

"What on earth happened?" Gray crouched down and touched the dried bloodstains, then stood up and cursed.

Just then, the sound of Pulse Rifle fire came from outside the mining ship.

"Get out of here!" Gray immediately led the way and rushed out, only to see several reincarnators, their faces pale, firing at a passage.

"Stop firing, damn it, there's nothing there!" Gray yelled as he realized the situation.

Li Wei also looked over, and indeed, there was nothing in that passage.

"Just now, I saw a monster, it flashed by!" A reincarnator swallowed hard and stammered.

Li Wei glanced at the other person. E-rank, a magic crystal ability user, should be much stronger than those newcomers without any special abilities. Why was he so frightened?

"Monsters?" Gray was clearly skeptical. After a moment of silence, he said, "Anyway, whatever's here, we're going to find out the truth. Even if there are monsters, I'll tear them to shreds. The weapons you guys have aren't just for show!"

With that, the officer, who possessed a somewhat iron-willed spirit, walked towards the passageway.

The reincarnators could only follow, but they were clearly on high alert. Those outside had all seen the monster, and judging from its speed and terrifying aura, it was definitely no ordinary being.

Upon reaching the passage, it was still deserted, but the bloodstains on the ground were thicker, and a clear bloodstain extended to the end of the passage. The walls of the passage were covered with many blood-drawn patterns, but they made no sense and were clearly drawn haphazardly.

But who on earth would draw on it with blood?

Inside the passage, apart from more bloodstains, nothing was found, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Although they had only been inside Port No. 3 for a few minutes, the pressure had been so intense that it was almost suffocating for everyone.

Even Li Wei felt a chill run down his spine from this somewhat eerie scene.

Led by Gray, the group continued their exploration, following the bloodstains on the ground to a bathroom.

This was a bathing area for the crew members living here. The bloodstains extended to this spot, where they were washed away by several constantly running showers.

The bathroom was enormous, with many white plastic sheets hanging on it, presumably for the crew to cover themselves while showering. But at that moment, Li Wei suddenly saw a dark shadow appear on one of the plastic sheets.

"Watch out!" Gray also spotted the dark figure and quickly made a gesture. Everyone scattered, but their guns were all pointed in that direction.

"We are Marines, please identify yourselves!" Gray shouted. The dark figure did not move, but a low growl came out.

The shadowy figure remained hidden, and no one dared to approach to investigate, resulting in a stalemate. The sense of danger grew increasingly palpable, and some reincarnators began to unleash their special abilities or retrieve their preferred weapons from their storage spaces.

Suddenly, the dark figure moved, and everyone's guns moved accordingly.

Slowly, the dark figure emerged from the other end of the fabric, revealing its true form.

This is clearly not human, but you can vaguely see human outlines in it, and you can tell what its previous identity was from the tattered Marine uniform it was wearing.

But at this moment, its body was covered with horrifying wounds, its flesh turned inside out, and two deformed arms extended from its back, with sharp bone spurs protruding from its palms. Its jaw had been completely split open, full of bloody, mangled fangs, and from its ruptured abdomen, two small hands strangely emerged.

This is a monster, definitely a monster that only appears in nightmares.

In Li Wei's eyes, the information about this monster was also readily available.

"The Corpse-Slasher has undergone significant human regression, and its back blade is not to be underestimated. Its movement speed and attack power are average. It prefers to appear in groups, and its combat strength is rated D3. Defeating it grants 50 points."

"Merciful God, what the hell is this?!" Gray's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

"Roar!" the Corpse-Slasher roared, opening its massive maw as it charged forward.

"Fire!" Gray pulled the trigger first. The bullets hit the Corpse-Slasher, splattering blood, but the monster showed no sign of falling. In fact, the bullets couldn't even affect its movements.

However, as more Pulse Rifle joined the firing, the Corpse-Slasher was clearly no match for them. Its two deformed arms on its back were the first to be torn off by bullets, followed by its legs. Even as it lay on the ground, reduced to a human stump, it continued to howl and try to pounce.

Bang!

Li Wei fired a shot at its spine, and the bullet, along with several segments of its spinal cord and bone marrow, shot out from the wound on its back. Finally, the monster stopped screaming.

But the nightmare had only just begun.

"Not good, watch out behind us!" Li Wei's perception was definitely the strongest among this group of reincarnators. At the same time as he killed the Corpse-Slasher, Li Wei sensed that they were surrounded.