The monster raised its thick arm and slammed it down like swatting a fly. The immense force created a suffocating pressure, and a stench filled the air!
Han Xiao reacted with Godspeed, sliding like an eel to narrowly avoid the attack, the force of the wind ruffling his hair. The monster's hand slammed into the ground with a deafening roar, creating a dent in the floor and kicking up a cloud of dust. Han Xiao quickly held his breath and squinted to prevent the dust from getting in.
He drew his Wild Eagle sword with his right hand and fired. The bullet struck the monster's rotting flesh, splattering foul-smelling pus.
[You dealt 57 damage to Test Subject 002!]
[You have entered combat. Based on your level, you receive the following information.]
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Test Subject 002
Level: 42
Occupation: [Low-level Biological Aberration] (Endurance to Life Conversion Ratio 1:100)
Attributes: Strength 65, Agility 20, Stamina 60 (90), Intelligence 1, Mysticism?, Charisma?, Luck?
Strength: 0
energy level:?
Health: 1854/7800 (Currently rotting)
Status: Severely Rotten - Defense -25, Stamina -30, All Senses Severely Degraded
Specialty: Basic Aberrant Body Enhancement (Strength +5, Stamina +10)
Intermediate Tenacious Life (adds additional life points converted from stamina at a ratio of 1:30)
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Skills: Silent Walking LV12, Heavy Strike LV8, Charge LV5,??,??...
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The level cap for all professions is not level 10. Some high-end and special professions have higher level caps. [Biomorph] is a special type.
Han Xiao fired his two guns in quick succession, the large-caliber penetrating bullets blasting into the Test Subject 002, creating bullet holes, and the gunshots could be heard far and wide.
"We've made such a commotion, we have to finish this quickly." Han Xiao's heart sank. Fortunately, the Test Subject 002 was in extremely poor condition; if it were at full strength, he would have turned around and run immediately.
Test Subject 002 seemed to feel no pain. It ducked and Charge forward, giving Han Xiao the sensation of a steam locomotive crashing into him! This made his heart involuntarily clench!
Han Xiao sheathed his gun and drew his sword, the Folding War Blade slamming into the monster's head with a clang as it struck the skull, splattering pus. He also took the full impact damage from the Test Subject 002's Charge, only managing to raise his hands in front of him. It felt like he had encountered a charging rhinoceros head-on, losing his balance and stumbling backward, knocking over two test tables. His arm bones throbbed with pain, and a suffocating feeling rolled in his chest.
The panel now displays a bruised status.
The battle blade was embedded in the skull of Test Subject 002, with yellowish-white pus constantly oozing from the cut. The monster's mouth was wide open as if it were roaring, but its decaying vocal cords could only produce hoarse cries. Its fists, accompanied by a strong gust of wind and dust, slammed out, yet the trajectory was clearly visible to Han Xiao. His 48 agility points were more than double that of the monster. That previous impact was clearly a skill of the monster, which couldn't be used continuously. Han Xiao also took the opportunity to test if the enemy had any vital points. The conclusion was clear: this monster was truly brainless; even with its head cleaved, it could still move.
Han Xiao wiped his fists and dodged, quickly circling behind Test Subject 002. He rubbed his palms together to activate the Electrothermal Cutting Gloves, then pressed them against Test Subject 002's back. The surface of the gloves shone with a dazzling blue-white blazing light, incredibly bright in the darkness. The point of contact erupted with extremely high temperatures, quickly burning through the monster's rotting muscles, and a burnt stench quickly filled the air.
His palm sank into a viscous mass of viscous organs. He stirred it violently, emitting bursts of burning white smoke. The Test Subject 002 flailed its arms, but he narrowly avoided them all.
The Electrothermal Cutting Gloves had extremely strong sustained damage, inflicting no less than 800 points of damage in just ten seconds, almost burning the Test Subject 002's body through. Suddenly, they flickered a few times, the light dimmed, and the energy was exhausted. The high-energy battery could only support the Electrothermal Cutting Gloves for a few minutes. Su Li had been fighting with these gloves for a long time, and only a trace of energy remained, which he then used up.
Han Xiao quickly retreated, relying on his agile fighting style. This big guy was like a low-level wild beast, completely lacking intelligence. Although its attributes were powerful, Han Xiao could easily deal with it using his agile fighting style. Only its Charge posed a threat.
Using the terrain and obstacles to evade, Han Xiao finally whittled down the Test Subject 002 with his bullets.
The monster swayed twice as if drunk, then collapsed with a thud, falling silent. Pus slowly oozed from the gun barrels that covered its entire body.
[You defeated Test Subject 002 (lv42), and gained 32,000 experience points.]
[Because you killed the target 10 levels above your own, you receive an additional 280% experience bonus, for a total of 89,600 experience points. Your personal damage output is 23.7%.]
[You gain an additional 21235 (23.7%) experience points]
The rustling sound suddenly became louder, as if right next to my ear, like surround sound. From the gaps in the perforated metal plate under my feet, countless segments of flesh emerged.
Han Xiao's expression suddenly changed drastically, and he turned and ran back the way he came.
A loud crash of metal colliding came from afar, accompanied by a beast-like roar, and it seemed to be moving in their direction.
All signs pointed to the fact that he killed the monster, triggering some kind of event.
Han Xiao killed Test Subject 002. The diary says the last test subject was 008. There are several monsters like 002, perhaps even more powerful, lurking somewhere in the base! Now that they have the goods, why not escape? Are they going to stay and celebrate the New Year?
Surrounded by various noises, Han Xiao ran very fast. Fortunately, he escaped unharmed and quickly climbed back up the rock wall to the ground.
The sunlight fell on him, and his tense nerves gradually relaxed. The atmosphere of the abandoned base was too eerie, and the omnipresent sense of crisis made him feel as tense as if he were walking a tightrope. Only now did he calm down.
With his unexpected haul in his arms—three vials of Feronia Serum — Han Xiao wasn't sure how valuable they were. Now wasn't the time to inspect the spoils; the various factions in Somar would soon discover the anomaly here.
With this in mind, Han Xiao immediately drove away.
An hour after he left, convoys arrived one after another at the entrance to Feronya, surrounding the cave entrance with suspicion and uncertainty. The leader of the faction hurriedly notified his backer, while the armed men watched with predatory eyes, keeping each other in check.
The financial backers behind them all gave instructions to conduct exploration first.
So these armed groups temporarily ceased hostilities and sent small teams into the base, which eased the dark and gloomy atmosphere somewhat.
"There are Desert Corpse Worm in the lower level."
"Have the people upstairs bring down the flamethrower."
Someone was holding a cone-shaped flamethrower, burning the carrion worms through a metal perforated plate, producing a piercing chirping sound. The aroma of roasting worm meat mixed with the stench of decay in the base, making people nauseous.
The Desert Corpse Worm is 40 to 80 centimeters long, resembling a centipede with a shell on its back. Its head is covered with antennae and densely packed red compound eyes, and its pair of chelicerae can break human bones, which it uses to feed.
The Desert Corpse Worm in the abandoned base numbered in the tens of thousands and soon began to fight back. The worm swarm climbed to the upper level and swept in from both ends of the passage. The various mercenary squads temporarily formed an alliance to create a defensive stronghold and used flamethrowers and bullets to repel the worm swarm time and time again.
Just as the battle was stabilizing, the swarm of insects suddenly dispersed, and several Massive Body rushed out, moving silently. They charged through flames and bullets, knocking away several mercenaries and creating a breach in the mercenaries' formation.
The mercenaries were terrified.
"What the hell is this?! It's fucking disgusting!"
"Quickly fill in!"
"Damn, a swarm of insects has arrived."
"Kill the monsters first... Wait, there are three more monsters!"
"Requesting fire support. I repeat, requesting fire support!"
The gunfire continued for a long time before silence finally fell.
The ground was littered with charred insect corpses and bullet casings. Several test subjects were riddled with bullets. The mercenaries suffered heavy losses, but at least the battle was over.
Gordon kicked the corpse of a test subject, thinking to himself, "This seems to be a bio-engineered test subject."
After clearing the battlefield, the group began to explore the base from top to bottom, blowing open the sealed rooms, but unfortunately they didn't find much. Most of the rooms contained rusty experimental equipment, but the base logs, which contained paper documents, were looted.
The most valuable items were actually the dried serum residue in the experimental chamber and the test subjects' corpses. The sponsors behind these mercenaries needed these items and might be able to find specialized biochemical research labs to restore the serum's effects. However, judging from the deformities of the test subjects, this drug was probably not yet perfect.
When the mercenaries arrived at the large laboratory where Han Xiao had been, they were stunned. There lay a new test subject (002) with fresh injuries.
Someone beat them to it!
Gordon noticed that the box that had originally contained three vials of Feronia Serum was now empty, and there were dust marks on the box indicating that it had been disturbed. His eyes lit up.