Chapter 30: Chaos Unfolds
In the dim cave, Yan Wei walked at the forefront of the team, his voice echoing in the quiet air as he tried to inspire and unite his companions with words.
"Listen up, everyone," Yan Wei stopped and turned to face the others. "The environment we're in is full of danger, but please believe me, as long as we stand united, there's nothing I can't overcome!"
A young team member named Rene Heng asked with a trembling voice, "Can we really make it out of here alive?"
Yan Wei stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, his tone gentle yet full of confidence. "Of course, I guarantee it! You'll definitely get back to see your fiancée!"
"Each of us has our own unique value and abilities. As long as we support each other, we can find a way to survive!"
A female team member, her eyes flashing with worry, asked, "But what if we encounter those monsters?"
Yan Wei took a deep breath and then replied resolutely, "Use the guns in your hands and just unload on those monsters!"
His words carried an unquestionable leadership quality, causing those around him to begin nodding, their expressions gradually shifting from fear to determination.
Zhang Shuo slapped his thigh. "Alright! I'll feed every last bullet in my rifle to those Xenomorphs! What the hell is there to be afraid of?! Let me tell you, there's no carbon-based lifeform that can't be killed!"
A smile hung on the corner of Yan Wei's mouth.
That woman, Xiaoye Hui, had really given him a great opportunity!
After an experience like this, acting together with these seven people, why would he worry about not being able to win their hearts?
When the time comes, after returning to that so-called sphere of light to obtain power...
That old fellow, sooner or later, will have to submit at my feet!
"Alright," Yan Wei waved his hand, signaling for everyone to keep moving. "We have no time to waste. Let's keep moving forward and find the path to survival together!"
The newcomers looked at each other, the hope of survival erupting in their eyes.
The team of eight Reincarnators marched forward, heading towards the Xenomorph hive.
As they walked, an emotionless, mechanical voice sounded a notification in their minds!
[Team member Rene Heng has died. Crew reduced by one. 100 Reward points deducted from all members.]
"What?! What?!"
This notification struck everyone's heart like a heavy hammer!
Their expressions turned from confusion to horror, and they whipped their heads around!
"Where is he?!"
They tried to find Rene Heng's figure in the dim passage, but only shadows and silence answered them.
"What happened? Where's Rene Heng?" someone asked in a panic.
"Wasn't he right here just a moment ago?" another person's voice carried a hint of a tremble.
Yan Wei's face also turned pale. He tried to remain calm, but the terror in his heart coiled around him like a venomous snake.
"Zhang Shuo is gone too!" another voice called out.
"We have to go back and find him!" someone suggested, though their voice was laced with hesitation.
"No, we can't go back." Yan Wei refused flatly, his voice tinged with finality. "We don't know what happened. Going back will only put more people in danger. Right now, we need to ensure the seven of us stay alive! Listen to me! Hurry up and go!"
The group looked forward, but their steps gradually became chaotic.
"Ah!"
A blood-curdling scream erupted behind them. When the group turned back, the blood in their veins ran cold!
[Crew member Zhang Shuo has died. 100 Reward points deducted from all members.]
This cold notification stirred up waves in everyone's heart. They turned their heads.
Following the source of the scream...
They saw a Xenomorph hanging from the ceiling of the cave.
Its body was covered in a deep, night-black exoskeleton, which served as perfect camouflage, preventing the group from noticing the danger above them at first.
Its claws were tightly gripping the body of that big oaf, Zhang Shuo, the one who had introduced himself as having connections back in the real world.
It was greedily licking its lips, saliva dripping from the corners of its mouth and falling to the ground, making a "sizzling" corrosive sound.
It was hungry!
It was really hungry!
Below the Xenomorph, Zhang Shuo, who had been so full of bravado just moments ago, now seemed frozen by terror.
His legs lost their strength, and urine uncontrollably soaked his pants.
His eyes were wide open, filled with terror and despair.
What talk of unloading bullets...
What talk of no carbon-based lifeform that can't be killed...
At this critical juncture, he had forgotten everything.
Until the Xenomorph suddenly pounced forward and bit off his head.
He didn't even manage to pull the trigger once.
"Crack!"
Fresh blood splattered everywhere as a round head came rolling towards the crowd.
This scene, like a vision from hell, plunged everyone into extreme panic.
All their previous plans and courage were replaced by terror in that instant.
[Crew member Zhang Shuo has died. 100 Reward points deducted from all members.]
They began to flee for their lives, completely forgetting the heroic declarations from just moments before.
Yan Wei was also in the fleeing crowd, his heart about to leap out of his chest.
"Fuck! My legs! Run! Run!"
Yan Wei's legs felt even softer than they had the first time he drugged and raped a new female colleague at his company and then had to stand for a whole night afterward.
He wanted to exert force, but he simply couldn't.
Although he was at the front of the team and relatively safe...
The terrifying image of the Xenomorph lingered in his mind, impossible to shake.
He was afraid the Xenomorph would catch up to him, afraid of becoming the next headless person.
In the process of fleeing, his gaze suddenly fell upon a middle-aged woman whose leg had been injured by Da Qiang's punch, making it difficult for her to walk.
At first, the woman was indeed limping.
But as they ran, Yan Wei discovered that he actually couldn't outrun her!
How the fuck is this possible?!
A hint of viciousness flashed through Yan Wei's eyes!
He quickly pulled out his gun and fired several shots at the woman's legs in front of him.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"
His aim was terrible, but he had more than enough bullets!
"Ah!"
The woman let out a painful shriek and fell to the ground!
Yan Wei, however, seized the opportunity to speed up and escape!
This act plunged the surrounding crowd into an even deeper panic.
They didn't know who would be sacrificed next. They only knew they had to run faster and farther to escape this endless terror.
In this race for survival, the dark side of human nature was mercilessly exposed.
And the threat of the Xenomorph was like the scythe of the god of death, ready at any moment to reap the worthless lives of these Reincarnator newcomers.
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The constant sound of notifications in her ears scared Xiaoye Hui so much that she squeezed herself into the arms of the Female Lead, Denise.
Da Qiang had left alone not long ago. Xiaoye Hui thought for a moment and decided it was safer to stick with the NPCs, especially the Female Lead, Denise.
But the naive girl had no idea how the Main God operated.
So what if she was the Female Lead?
If she dies, she dies.
As a Facehugger leaped onto a sleeping black woman, it incubated a newborn Xenomorph in just a few short minutes.
This Xenomorph quickly threw the original plot's team into disarray.
In the ensuing escape, Xiaoye Hui followed closely beside the Female Lead, Denise. Thinking she was safe, she took out a lollipop she had gotten from the spaceship Covenant, preparing to pop it in her mouth to relax a bit.
"Pfft!"
A tail was stuffed into Xiaoye Hui's mouth.
"Mmph, mmph, ah!"
(end of chapter)