Resurrection

Zhang Jie's consciousness reeled from the blast's shockwave, his world consumed by chaos and noise.

As his vision gradually cleared, he found himself pinned under a pile of rubble, heavy stones crushing his body, making it almost impossible to breathe.

He felt like he was dying, intense pain radiating from every part of his body, especially his legs. It was a pain he had never experienced before.

But on the brink of death, his obsession burned like a flame, fueling his will!

He had to live, he had to live and reach that place, just to see that face again...

This will to live awakened Zhang Jie, and a surge of strength suddenly coursed through his body!

This power tensed his muscles, and he erupted with strength he had never possessed before, pushing away the rubble pressing down on him!

"Huff, huff..."

Having finally struggled out from under the rubble, Zhang Jie looked back at his crushed foot.

Hmm, it doesn't seem to hurt as much as I thought?

He painfully crawled out of the ruins and looked at the deep crater in the distance, his heart pounding.

Fang Yu, at the center of the explosion, was probably beyond saving.

A complex emotion welled up in Zhang Jie's heart.

Having been a soldier, Zhang Jie had come to see Fang Yu, his temporary teammate, as a comrade.

He also understood perfectly well that even if he survived and returned to the Main God Space, he couldn't escape the fate of being turned into a Human Pig.

Could it be that I won't even get to see her again, or even greedily embrace her?

Suddenly! Zhang Jie thought of something!

He quickly raised his wrist and looked at his Reincarnation Watch!

When he saw the number "seventeen" displayed on the watch, a flicker of surprise flashed in his eyes. "Great! This is great!"

The number on the watch before the team battle began was seventeen crew members. Since it was still seventeen, it meant that...

Including Fang Yu and the female lead, the recent explosion had not caused any casualties.

Zhang Jie looked around, and a pair of eyes in the rubble met his!

"Daniels!"

Zhang Jie was overjoyed. "Are you... are you okay?"

Daniels gritted her teeth. "I... I'm pinned down. I think my arm is broken..."

"Don't move yet, I can't move stones like this."

Zhang Jie dragged his injured body and painfully crawled towards the deep crater.

Every inch he moved felt like it took all his strength.

When he finally reached the edge of the pit, the scene inside left him unforgettable.

Fang Yu lay there, his skin torn and flesh exposed, his clothes ripped to shreds by the explosion.

His body was covered in irregular black cloud-like "tattoos," the marks of the Heaven Curse Mark.

Half of his body was submerged in water, making the scene particularly desolate.

His eyes had rolled back, and he had lost consciousness, but his hands remained clasped together. Even in his unconscious state, his body maintained its final posture.

This sight stirred a complex emotion in Zhang Jie's heart.

He suddenly wondered if he had gone through what Fang Yu had, would he still have such a strong desire to survive?

Perhaps I would have collapsed long ago, my spirit broken?

Suddenly!

Zhang Jie's attention was drawn to something emitting a faint glow!

He turned his head and saw that the light was coming from a corner of the deep pit.

He painfully crawled over, gritting his teeth and enduring the severe pain in his leg, and picked up the glowing object.

It was a bracelet emitting a purple light. The bracelet still had human skin tissue attached to it, making it look exceptionally eerie.

This is...

The bracelet that woman from the Demon Team was wearing on her wrist?

This thing is glowing, it can't just be a simple decoration, can it?

A thought flashed through Zhang Jie's mind. Without thinking further, he plunged into the pit where Fang Yu was!

"Splash!"

Because Fang Yu had used the Water Wall, the water in the pit choked Zhang Jie a couple of times, but he quickly hopped up on one leg, helped Fang Yu to the edge of the deep pit, and put the bracelet on Fang Yu's wrist.

Time passed by second by second.

Zhang Jie's condition worsened.

He had tried calling out to Fang Yu, but it was no use.

If it weren't for Fang Yu's chest occasionally rising and falling slightly, and the unchanging numbers on his Reincarnation Watch proving he was still alive, Zhang Jie would have truly felt like he was waiting for a corpse to revive.

"Da da da"

What, what's that sound?

Zhang Jie suddenly looked up!

One look, and his blood ran cold!

Facehugger!

These were the facehuggers that had been soaking in nutrient solution, now awakened and broken free from their restraints due to the recent explosion!

One of them, following the scent, had arrived here!

The Infinite Ammo Desert Eagle he had earlier was long gone, lost somewhere in the explosion's impact. Zhang Jie, utterly powerless and unable to even stand properly, was stunned speechless!

In a panic, he searched for a handy stone to attack the facehugger.

The next second, his heart stopped!

Another facehugger appeared above the deep pit!

The two facehuggers seemed to have coordinated, pouncing together towards Zhang Jie and the recovering Fang Yu!

(Seriously, Yanzu, you too?)

Zhang Jie's heart pounded wildly in his chest. His eyes were wide as saucers, watching the black shape first leap onto Fang Yu!

He didn't have time to think, because, right after, a facehugger also jumped onto him!

His heart was filled with despair!

But at this critical moment of life and death, a strong will to survive erupted from the depths of his heart!

He desperately grabbed the facehugger's body, using all his strength to try and shake it off.

The facehugger's proboscis was dangling less than five centimeters from Zhang Jie's nose. The threat of death was within reach.

Zhang Jie could feel the facehugger's tentacles brushing against his face, cold and slick, giving him goosebumps.

Zhang Jie and the facehugger were in a brief stalemate.

But soon, Zhang Jie felt dizzy and lightheaded. A strong sense of vertigo overwhelmed his mind!

The aftereffects of activating the First Order Genetic Lock were something ordinary people couldn't resist.

Zhang Jie's consciousness began to blur, and strength drained from his fingertips.

The facehugger seized the opportunity and stuffed its proboscis into Zhang Jie's mouth!

He could feel the cold touch penetrating his throat, and an indescribable sense of fear and nausea surged into his heart!

Having seen the movie, Zhang Jie knew that an Alien Egg had been implanted in his burning stomach by the facehugger.

He didn't know how long it would be before the Alien burst out of his chest.

This feeling of waiting for death was more tormenting than death itself.

Zhang Jie gradually gave up resisting, letting the facehugger cling to him.

The next second...

"Pfft!"

Scalding green liquid exploded on Zhang Jie's face! The sensation, like acid burning his skin, made him wish he were dead!

He quickly shook off the dead facehugger on his face, tore off his clothes, and frantically wiped the areas irritated by the corrosive liquid!

"Being disfigured is better than having my chest burst open."

Fang Yu's hoarse voice came over. Zhang Jie struggled to open his eyes. He first saw two facehuggers lying on the ground with kunai stuck in their heads.

Then came the farming team's sole savior—Fang Yu.

"That's... that's great..."

Fang Yu waved his hand, interrupting Zhang Jie's exclamation. "A facehugger implants an Alien Egg... cough, cough, cough..."

"If the link with the host is forcibly severed..."

Fang Yu rubbed his uncomfortable throat. "The Alien Egg should take several hours to hatch, cough!"

"We have two paths before us."

"One, wait for death."

"Two..."

Fang Yu toyed with the bracelet on his wrist. "Go back to the Covenant and get this damn thing out!"

"Ah, are we going back like this? Meng Yao and Da Qiang will definitely know you killed a Veteran. She'll dismember you and steal your reward points!"

Fang Yu narrowed his eyes. "No, she won't have time to worry about me..."