Chapter 18 Return
Zhan Lan had exposed wounds on her body, and the antibody would have some effect on her.
Fang Ge immediately realized the reason.
She was already on the verge of unlocking her Gene Lock, but then she suddenly came into contact with the antibody component…
Perhaps the dosage wasn't enough to completely neutralize the T-Virus in her body. But once that taut string snapped, and she exited the Gene Lock state,
The bitter fruit of the backlash would follow!
Fang Ge couldn't be bothered to care whether Chu Xuan was intentional or unintentional; Chu Xuan's actions indeed greatly helped them pass through the reincarnation world.
In fact… making Zhan Lan lose her ability to resist and become blood fodder at this moment could indeed buy some time.
However, that was contrary to Fang Ge's goal of a speedrun.
So, what to do?
— Well, there's no other way then; I can only be a superman. I'll settle the score with Chu Xuan slowly back in the Main God Space.
A firm will and strong desire, coupled with high external pressure,
Seemed to produce a faint, imperceptible sound from within Fang Ge's body, followed by a feeling akin to an "AI assist."
As long as she expressed her "desire," her body would automatically respond.
Fang Ge wrapped her arm around Zhan Lan's slender waist, hoisting her whole body over her shoulder.
Then, her left foot stepped on the handrail of the stairs, while her other hand gripped the steps of the upper floor tightly.
Using both hands and feet, Fang Ge pushed off with her left foot and leaped up, simultaneously throwing the glasses girl's body like a javelin with her arm.
Zhan Lan's lower back hit the railing of the upper stairs hard, and then due to inertia, her body slid down to the other side, landing on her shoulder and falling heavily onto the steps of the upper stairs.
"Holy crap!"
Zheng Zha realized that Fang Ge was truly a ruthless person. With that kind of fall, wouldn't her spine and cervical vertebrae protest?
Zhan Lan might end up paralyzed for life!
Fang Ge, however, couldn't be bothered to think that much. Even if her bones were shattered, it wouldn't compare to the pain of the Gene Lock backlash.
Since it was all going to hurt that much anyway, as long as she wasn't dead and had a life left, it was enough.
There were less than twenty minutes left until the horror movie ended. Brain damage from hypoxia, spinal defects, paralysis…
Let them be injured!
She could just endure these twenty minutes; at worst, she'd just take another T-Virus shot!
Sister! It cures all diseases, understand?
The noise was loud enough. The creepers clearly found a new target, leaping forward like dogs sniffing out a scent!
This was also within Fang Ge's calculations.
The leaping creeper became the perfect stepping stone. Fang Ge stomped on its face, the power bursting from her leg directly destroying its exposed "brain matter"!
【Killed 1 creeper, rewarded 100 points.】
The creeper scratched Fang Ge's calf before it died, but such a minor injury was not worth worrying about.
Using the recoil, Fang Ge arrived at Zhan Lan's position, grabbed her wrist as a pivot, and, hoisting the glasses girl onto her shoulder like a sack of potatoes, began dragging her at high speed!
What if Zhan Lan's feet hit the steps? No problem! We don't need feet!
As long as her head can make it back to the Main God Space, that's enough!
Fortunately, the human body has self-protection mechanisms. Zhan Lan must have fainted from unbearable pain by now, so she wouldn't suffer repeated torment like being sliced apart.
Although the glasses girl's breathing was faint, it still brushed against Fang Ge's shoulder, indicating that "the problem should not be significant."
By traversing the floors, Fang Ge and Zhan Lan accomplished the great feat of overtaking those ahead!
It's common knowledge that when facing predators, you don't need to run faster than the predator; you just need to run faster than the slowest of your kind…
If Alice died, or too many mercenaries died, everyone would be wiped out. Wasn't Fang Ge afraid?
Such a thought arose in Zheng Zha's mind, then was quickly dismissed by himself.
He didn't have the ability to protect Alice anyway. When the sky fell, taller people would naturally hold it up…
Thinking this, Zheng Zha also quickened his pace.
For the first time in his life, Chu Xuan felt like he had been tricked. His relative position was neither safe nor forward, and Alice was just behind him.
"You guys speed up; I'll hold them off here."
Chu Xuan signaled Alice and the others to speed up, but he slowed his own pace.
His Gene Lock state had not yet been released. As a modified human, he had long adapted to this power and could maintain it for a relatively long time.
At this moment, his body had also received the enhancement of the T-Virus. Objectively speaking, his condition should be better than ever before.
First Zhan Lan, then Fang Ge… The Gene Lock seemed to have become a very cheap thing.
A deduction formed in Chu Xuan's mind—perhaps the T-Virus had the wonderful effect of promoting the Gene Lock's activation, otherwise, it would be impossible to explain how such a rare skill was continuously mastered by seemingly ordinary people.
Was it a coincidence, or was it premeditated? Chu Xuan believed Fang Ge belonged to the latter.
So, "How did Fang Ge predict all this beforehand?" became an unavoidable question.
What else did he know?
Curiosity was the only desire Chu Xuan had left.
Dodging a claw attack, Chu Xuan effortlessly fired three shots, killing the creeper.
Biting open his last remaining vial of T-Virus antibody, he coated his combat knife with the antibody and slashed fiercely across the bodies of several creepers that lunged at him, watching these bio-weapons soften and become inactive.
Panic never appeared on this emotionless man. He only watched the "special individual" that had not yet come forward with wary eyes.
Does it not want to be paralyzed by the flashbang, so it's letting these small fries go first?
Chu Xuan pulled the pin on a high-explosive grenade and threw it into the air…
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Buzz~"
Fang Ge didn't know what else would happen below. There were only continuous Explosions, the sounds of various grenades and flashbangs.
He believed in the combat power of the perverted modified human… Chu Xuan even had the possibility of soloing an Alien worth 500 points; these 100-point creepers wouldn't take his life.
Moreover, since the flashbang was used after other grenades, it already indicated that Chu Xuan had not encountered a real threat.
First using high-explosive grenades to score points, then using flashbangs to escape, Fang Ge could roughly deduce Chu Xuan's combat strategy.
— There were only three flashbangs in total. From the sound, two had already been used.
— The real trouble… was that "Tyrant creeper," which seemed to possess some intelligence and knew how to avoid danger…
!!
— No wonder he kept one in his hand all this time!
Fang Ge suddenly realized that biological weapons didn't need too much rationality! The rationality enhanced by the Main God had instead become their means of escape!
As long as that "Tyrant creeper" didn't want to die, as long as the last flashbang was never thrown!
It would only OBSERVE; it wouldn't personally attack!
As expected of Chu Xuan, he easily thought of things others couldn't!
No more accidents occurred in front of Fang Ge. The outside was safe; only the Hive was a living hell.
Light gradually appeared ahead. As he carried Zhan Lan past the exit of the stairs, Fang Ge immediately exited the Gene Lock state, allowing fatigue and backlash to impact his body.
— 50% is this painful? Are you kidding me?
He couldn't help but exit. His first unlock had lasted over three minutes; if he continued like this, he would damage his save file!
His whole body felt like ants were gnawing at him, his heart seemed to be pounding out of his chest, and breathing became extremely difficult.
His entire abdominal cavity was spasming. This extreme sense of realism almost made Fang Ge believe he had transmigrated.
Why does this broken game have to be so realistic?
"Medic, Alice, drag them both onto the train and give them CPR!"
The moment James exited the stairs, he grabbed Fang Ge's collar and dragged him to a relatively safe spot.
He didn't care why Fang Ge was foaming at the mouth; the main thing was to get on the train first!
After leaving the narrow and unfavorable combat area of the stairs, James's squad quickly formed a formation, ready to close the door and trap the enemies.
JD had already placed the last C4 explosive at the entrance. They were going to blow up the passage here to prevent the creepers from continuing their pursuit.
Now… they had to wait for Chu Xuan to escape from inside!
When the glasses man's figure reappeared in their sight, Chu Xuan was already covered in blood, with numerous small cuts crisscrossing his body. Some scratches caused by creepers were even oozing black granulation tissue.
He needed to inject the antibody as soon as possible.
"Close your eyes!"
Only then did Chu Xuan detonate the last flashbang behind him!
"Buzz!"
That sharp sound was so pleasant to the ear.
"Da da da da da da!"
"Da da da da da!"
The sound of concentrated gunfire. The mercenaries, who had been preparing for battle for a long time, quickly opened fire, shooting the creepers pursuing Chu Xuan. As Chu Xuan's body leaped out from the exit, JD immediately manually detonated the C4!
"Boom!"
"Ha, maybe the company will send reinforcements later… They can fix the elevator; the stairs are definitely unusable now!" JD laughed heartily, with the joy of surviving a disaster.
"Whoosh!"
However, it wasn't over yet!
Sharp claws emerged from the rubble. Without the deterrence of the flashbang, that massive figure finally began to display its unmatched power!
Without expending much effort, this "Tyrant creeper" crawled out of the rubble and disregarded the mercenaries' suppressive fire.
Ordinary bullets hitting its body could only embed themselves in the surface, unable to cause any effective damage!
"No!" JD shouted. He witnessed his comrade push him, who was at the forefront, away, and then his head was bitten off!
"Antibody, quickly give him the antibody!" Chu Xuan shouted loudly.
"Antibody! The antibody is with Fang Ge!" Zheng Zha also repeated loudly.
…
— My pocket has been rummaged through. Someone seems to be shouting my name?
"Damn it, Main God, full body repair for us! Reward points will be deducted from each of us!"