ATPnovel Chapter 29 Corpse in a Cage
Chapter 29 Corpse in a Cage
Successfully killed two spiders and several skeleton soldiers.
Yu Jing and Qing Gui were finally able to free up their hands to reinforce the battlefield at the front.
With the addition of two new forces, the Black Hand and the mercenaries, who had been struggling just a moment ago, immediately launched a counterattack and wiped out the remaining monsters.
With the last skeleton soldier crumbling, the chaotic battle that had nearly driven the squad to the brink of defeat finally came to an end.
No more skeletons or spiders rushed out of the darkness.
Faced with this group of powerful intruders, even they had no choice but to retreat back into the shadows.
As he emptied the still-warm cartridge cases from the magazine and began reloading, Yu Jing could clearly feel his heartbeat remaining at a high rate, his body brimming with a surge of power.
This was undoubtedly a special effect brought about by the "Untamed Beast" ability, and it was the first time he had experienced this feeling.
During regular training, whether it's hand-to-hand combat or marksmanship, we put in real effort to practice. However, this kind of training is ultimately just physically tiring and far from being intense.
It's far from the kind of stimulation that comes from repeatedly teetering on the brink of death.
【Untamed Beastly Nature】This personal specialty requires the gradual awakening of the beastly factors within the body during intense battles in order to enter the beast form, and ultimately achieve a burst of combat power in a short period of time by consuming a large amount of physical energy.
Therefore, this kind of challenge-based battle is, to some extent, Yu Jing's comfort zone.
Physical exertion is indeed unavoidable, but in return, all aspects of performance are improving; to put it bluntly, the more they play, the more energetic they become.
It means that the buff has been stacked.
In contrast, the situation for others is not so optimistic.
The Blue Demon, relying on his longbow and curved sword, successfully turned the tables and killed the spider, escaping death.
Blackhand and the mercenary were on the front lines, both sustaining wounds of varying degrees. Blackhand, in particular, was particularly hard off. The mercenary, at least, had a shield and was only scratched a couple of times by the skeleton soldiers' rusted longswords. Blackhand, however, was slashed on the left arm by the spider's claws while fighting it, and blood was flowing freely.
Both of them needed immediate treatment for their wounds.
However, the medicine they carried was clearly insufficient, and the blue demon who came forward to help began to take out his own to replenish the supplies.
"No, your wound is too large, and it contains toxins. There are signs of poisoning at the edges. We need to bleed it before suturing it, but I don't have the necessary equipment..."
The Green Demon looked at the Black Hand, who was slumped on the ground with a pale face, and before he could finish speaking, he heard a muffled thud from the side.
Bang!
A bulging off-road backpack landed beside the two men.
Without saying a word, Yu Jing unzipped the bag and took out a portable surgical kit, an emergency medical kit, and two bottles of medicine for cleaning wounds that she had bought online.
He made a lot of preparations to ensure the success of this assessment.
"I don't know if these things will come in handy, but you can try them out first."
Yu Jing handed the medical supplies to the seemingly professional-looking Qing Gui, then pulled out a cream-filled chocolate bar, unwrapped it, tore open a corner of his mask, and quickly stuffed it into his mouth. Seeing the three of them staring at him, he frowned as he chewed the chocolate and said...
"What are you looking at me for? I'm healing my wounds. I need to finish this quickly so I can continue with the next challenge... I'll just buy a few. One for each of us, that's all."
Yu Jing thought they wanted to eat the chocolate bars he had specially prepared to replenish their energy, but little did he know that the three of them were looking at his backpack.
Previously, my attention was focused on the battle and I didn't notice anything amiss.
Only now did they suddenly realize that this versatile fighter, whom they had thought was mediocre in combat, had actually carried this heavy off-road pack all the way here. Not only had he not discarded it during the battle, but he had also demonstrated remarkable combat power while carrying the load.
The Blue Demon undoubtedly felt this most deeply.
While her arrows certainly secured victory in the chaotic battle, she knew even better who had taken down multiple skeleton soldiers in such a short time and still had the strength to return and help relieve the pressure on her, thus buying her the most precious few seconds.
Yu Jing did not give them any further opportunity to explore their own secrets.
Seeing that the mercenary could treat his wounds himself, he pulled out a bottle of energy drink from the right side of his backpack, turned around and pretended to pick up his shotgun, but actually collected soulfire to scout out whether there were any other monsters hiding nearby.
If I remember correctly, the flashbang clearly illuminated the iron cage where some being was imprisoned.
Yu Jing originally thought that the most terrifying monster in the room was locked inside, and he kept a close eye on the area. That's why the spider almost succeeded in its attack. Now that the pointer in the detector has stopped moving, it proves that there is no monster in the iron cage at all.
It's highly likely that the spiders threw out bait to distract them.
It went around in circles and returned to its original position.
The injuries to Black Hand and the mercenary have been mostly treated.
"I'm fine, just a superficial wound. I can clean and bandage it up; it won't affect my combat ability. His condition is more serious. The medicine we brought is okay for treating external injuries, but he's been poisoned by spider venom, and there's no specific cure for that."
The mercenary, whose shoulder and right leg were wrapped in bandages, stood up, stomped his feet, flexed his wrists, took the energy drink Yu Jing handed him, took a big gulp, and then looked at Black Hand, who was barely able to stand up, and said in a deep voice.
The fact that a combatant has already been lost before even reaching the mission objective has obvious implications for the next operation.
Although the Green Demon immediately cut open the wound to drain some of the poisonous blood, the poison from the alien monster was clearly not so easy to deal with.
Not to mention that Black Hand continued to fight even after being bitten.
The strenuous exercise caused his blood flow to accelerate, and a small amount of the venom had already seeped into his body.
"Damn, this is fucking awful, my luck is... damn it!"
Realizing the danger of his condition, Black Hand covered his newly bandaged left arm and cursed repeatedly.
"Don't move around. We're not at our wits' end yet. If we find the heavily armored skeleton in the next room, you might still have a chance to survive. Kill it, get the mission objective, and we can return to the border."
The blue demon pressed down on the black hand's shoulder, forcing him to calm down, and then said,
"With the resources available to the Explorers' Headquarters, as long as you have a breath left, we can definitely save you."
Completing the assessment means officially becoming a member of the Explorers' Headquarters, and I believe Yao Feng wouldn't stand by and watch someone die.
This statement undoubtedly gave the perpetrator hope of survival.
He quickly rallied his spirits, bent down to pick up his weapon, and strode towards the other end of the room.
The other three followed.
When they passed the iron cage they had first discovered, they all stopped in their tracks.
"Don't stop! What's so interesting about corpses? We need to get through this quickly!"
Black Hand glanced at the situation inside the iron cage and urged Yu Jing to stop talking. He then bent down and crawled inside.
There was no monster inside the iron cage; instead, a naked male corpse was chained up with several iron chains.
Yu Jing had no interest in the corpse.
What he was concerned about was why a corpse could be preserved so well in such a godforsaken place.
It was neither turned into a skeleton by the alien world nor completely devoured by spiders.