Chapter 267: Living Creature (Second Update)

“It’s not just about how many people died; with so many people being drained and parasitized, how many Kirami must be hidden inside this ship?”

Angie said, a bit nervously.

When Rhein and the others heard Angie’s words, their scalps tingled.

At this moment, Captain Wang Sheng said in a deep voice,

“The situation is very grim. The danger here is somewhat beyond expectation.”

“So what do we do now?”

Opham and the other teachers asked, finding it tricky.

“Finish the mission quickly. This living area has a total of twenty-three safe havens. All teams will disperse and investigate each safe haven. If you encounter danger, do not engage head-on; request assistance immediately!”

Captain Wang Sheng issued the mission objectives to all teams, then gave the order to move out.

“Alright!”

Everyone responded in unison.

“Without further ado, let’s move immediately!”

Captain Wang Sheng decisively gave the order.

Mia waved her hand at Su Ming and the five others, leading them to fly at ultra-low altitude towards Safe Haven No. 17.

Soon, they entered the city streets, where debris and corpses floated everywhere. These corpses, male and female, old and young, all maintained the terrified expressions they had in life, which was unsettling.

Su Ming and the others flew very slowly, staying vigilant of their surroundings as they went.

“Avoid the floating corpses as much as possible; there might be Kirami parasitic within them!”

Mia reminded them while controlling her Mecha.

“Understood!”

Su Ming and the five others responded in a deep voice.

They flew along the street, passing by prosperous shops. Most of these shops’ doors were open, with various goods, including precious luxury items, floating inside.

Of course, besides the goods, many corpses also floated around.

From this, it could be seen that when the ship had its accident, the residents living there were unaware; everything happened suddenly.

“How tragic.”

Angie said, somewhat moved.

“Indeed!”

Rhein replied with deep emotion.

At this moment, Mia solemnly instructed Su Ming and the others,

“When performing a mission, you must control your emotions and try not to be affected by what you see. Of course, I know this is difficult to do, as we are not cold-blooded animals, but calmness can help us survive better.”

“Understood!”

Rhein nodded heavily.

Time passed bit by bit, and in a blink of an eye, Su Ming and his team had ventured deep into Nautilus City, with only half the distance remaining to Safe Haven 17.

Along the way, they hadn’t encountered any Kirami attacks, nor had they seen any survivors.

This eerie situation made Su Ming and the others feel even more uncertain.

Just then, Zhang Yi suddenly shouted in surprise,

“Look, everyone, there seems to be a survivor around the corner ahead.”

Su Ming and the others turned their heads to look when they heard Zhang Yi’s words.

They saw a person dressed in a black suit, head bowed, staggering towards them from around the street corner ahead.

Su Ming glanced at the scanning screen and saw that it did not display a red warning box but rather an inconspicuous gray prompt box.

“Prompt: Extremely faint kais biological reaction detected. Misjudgment cannot be ruled out.”

So, he reminded Zhang Yi,

“Zhang Yi, don’t get close! This guy isn’t a survivor. The life support system in this city stopped working a long time ago, and the current temperature is minus 70 degrees Celsius. This guy isn’t wearing a protective suit and can move freely in zero gravity; he’s clearly not normal!”

“Uh, I was just too excited to see a living creature for a moment. Let’s eliminate him then.”

Zhang Yi replied awkwardly.

“I’m afraid it’s not that simple!”

Mia said coldly.

Just then, the person with his head bowed suddenly looked up at Su Ming and the others.

His mouth split open, and an octopus-like black tentacle emerged from it. Then, the tentacle split, and an ugly, dark-red humanoid head drilled out, followed by its body, which continuously differentiated and grew larger.

Instantly, the Mechas of Su Ming and the six others emitted a piercing alarm.

“Warning: High-intensity kais biological reaction detected.”

“Warning: Target confirmed as III Elite Kilami Genetic Splinter · Aberrant Brain Beast!”

This Aberrant Brain Beast was fifteen meters tall, its body composed of smooth black cellular tissue, resembling a crawling insect. Its head was a skinless humanoid face, and it had six crawling legs and a pair of sharp claws.

Mia instantly controlled the Cyan Wing Mecha to burst forth, charging at extreme speed, swinging her Beam Saber to strike the Aberrant Brain Beast.

The Aberrant Brain Beast raised its sharp claws to block the Beam Saber.

The two collided, and a huge impact swept outwards.

“Disperse and fire!”

Su Ming ordered Rhein and the others.

“Understood!”

The five immediately dispersed and fiercely fired at the Aberrant Brain Beast.

Bang! Bang!

Dense explosive rounds struck the Aberrant Brain Beast’s body.

The biological tissue on the Aberrant Brain Beast’s surface was pulverized, but it repaired itself in an instant.

Of course, this also angered it.

The Aberrant Brain Beast’s entire biological tissue bulged, its kais biological reaction surged, and its strength suddenly exploded, sweeping Mia away with one claw.

Immediately after, the Aberrant Brain Beast opened its gaping maw, accumulating a Kais Beam, and turned to sweep towards Su Ming and the others.

“Careful!”

Su Ming’s nerves were stretched to the limit as he issued a warning to Rhein and the others.

They were piloting Second Generation Mechas; if they were hit head-on, they would most likely not survive.

“Seeking death!”

At this moment, Mia was instantly enraged. She immediately controlled the Cyan Wing to stabilize its body, maximized its power output, then slammed her foot into the ground, charging towards the Aberrant Brain Beast like a cannonball.

Crack!

Two Beam Sabers directly pierced into the Aberrant Brain Beast’s body.

Sizzle!

The Aberrant Brain Beast cried out in pain, and the beam from its mouth shot wide, hitting a commercial building, causing a huge explosion to sweep through the area.

“Teacher, beautiful!”

Rhein and the others also became excited, continuously firing at the Aberrant Brain Beast.

The Aberrant Brain Beast turned and swung its sharp claws at Mia. Mia pulled out her Beam Saber and sharply back-jumped to dodge the attack.

Just as the Aberrant Brain Beast was about to charge at Mia to fight to the death.

Su Ming and the others successively pulled out and activated explosive grenades, throwing them towards the Aberrant Brain Beast.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The Aberrant Brain Beast was instantly hit by five explosive grenades, its body blown into a bloody mess of wounds, and its offensive immediately stalled.

At this moment, Mia fiercely pushed the power control lever to its limit, maximizing the output of the mechanical jet flames.

Swish!

The entire Cyan Wing Mecha charged towards the Aberrant Brain Beast like a gust of wind.

Mia swung her Beam Saber, savagely cleaving downwards!

Crack!

One-third of the Aberrant Brain Beast’s head and body were split open. Immediately after, Mia swung her other Beam Saber, cleaving down again.

In an instant, the Aberrant Brain Beast was split into two halves.

However, even so, this Aberrant Brain Beast did not immediately lose its life activity. The tissues of its severed wounds were still wriggling, and small tentacles extended from them, attempting to entangle and re-seal its body.

Su Ming and the others did not hesitate, fiercely firing at the Aberrant Brain Beast’s body like mad.