A few kilometers further, this distance was very safe; there were no poisonous insects, no giant creatures, nothing at all.
Creatures like the Titan Boa should be Overlords outside, but here they only occupied a few kilometers of territory.
After leaving the Titan Boa's territory, Jessica discovered Cannibal Tribe totems, which meant the Cannibal Tribe was not far from them.
As dusk gradually fell, various terrifying presences lurked in the jungle.
At the Overlord's current flight speed, it was estimated that they would arrive here tomorrow, and by then, this place would belong to the Zerg!
After nightfall, Lin Fan and his group stopped in an abandoned Cannibal Tribe settlement.
A torrential downpour arrived instantly.
After a day of trekking, even with the Marine Corps' physical fitness, their feet developed blisters and they were extremely exhausted, snoring as soon as they lay down somewhere.
Colonel Tuode held his Gauss Rifle, sitting in the Cannibal Tribe's wooden shed, staring into the night…
A fire was burning in the wooden shed, and several soldiers placed the Titan Boa's meat in a large pot, having only brought salt, and cooked it with Water.
A soldier got up to urinate at this moment, half-asleep, he unzipped his pants and urinated into the rain.
But suddenly, something attacked with incredible speed; it slapped onto the urinating soldier, then dragged the soldier into the rain, followed by only a mournful scream.
Croak! Croak!
The screams immediately woke the groggy soldiers, who tried to grab their assault rifles, only to remember they had no more bullets. In the end, they could only pull out their combat knives from their military boots.
Lin Fan looked into the rain, his God's Eye began to scan, and a creature as large as a car appeared.
swamp Rain Frog: Originally a relatively docile creature, it evolved after consuming pollen from Mutated Queen Bees that collected blood orchid. It frequents swamps, is omnivorous, and can extend its tongue to stick to targets. Its weakness is Fire, it dares not approach fire sources, and it is a gregarious creature.
The croaking sounds in the rain grew more numerous, greatly challenging the soldiers' nerves.
Lin Fan said to Colonel Tuode: "Light a few more bonfires. As long as we stay by the fires, those things will leave once the rain stops."
"Quickly light the fires. Don't get too close to the rain." Colonel Tuode knew how to fight, but he had no clue how to deal with these creatures mutated by blood orchid.
Jessica came over with Titan Boa meat soup and sat next to Lin Fan: "You know so much; even Osborn Company doesn't have this information. Here's some meat soup, warm yourself up."
Lin Fan smiled, took the meat soup, and did not explain anything.
Gwen also came over and sat beside Lin Fan. "This place is truly terrifying." Gwen's spider sense was very strong, but she found that Lin Fan always pointed out danger before she did. Otherwise, this team would have died long ago.
Although they were anxious, the Titan Boa meat soup replenished the soldiers' strength, and the blood orchid played its part, making everyone feel less fatigued.
Several hours later…
The heavy rain continued.
However, the swamp Rain Frogs had already left, and the annoying croaking sounds were no longer heard.
Only the ground had become muddy and soft, seeming to sink if one stepped on it.
However, the calm was hard to maintain; the wooden shed's floor was made of spliced trees, supported by wooden stakes at the four corners, not touching the ground, but there was a reason for this.
Boom!
Suddenly, an earthworm with spiral fangs drilled out of the floor. This earthworm was as thick as a barrel, its rough, wrinkled skin covered with barbs.
A sleeping soldier was startled awake, but his reaction was too slow; he was bitten on the head by this Mutated Earthworm with a crunch, leaving only a headless corpse, blood spraying more than ten meters from his neck.
Lin Fan was guarding outside Jessica and Gwen's tent, but he hadn't detected the Mutated Earthworm's attack; it seemed these things could hide their aura?
Mutated Earthworm: Due to the spread of blood orchid, after each flowering season, the decaying roots integrate into the soil. earthworms hidden underground, mostly living on soil and rocks, undergo a Breakthrough mutation. They attack creatures drawn by the scent of blood, and because they move slowly and are hidden beneath the surface, they are not easily detected. They fear high-purity salt.
At this moment, dozens of Mutated Earthworms drilled out from under the floor, some biting soldiers' legs, some biting soldiers' arms, or some directly biting off soldiers' heads.
Lin Fan snatched the backpack that previously held the salt, crushed the salt crystals inside, and vigorously sprinkled them onto these Mutated Earthworms.
These Mutated Earthworms shrieked as if a Vampire touched holy water.
Except for the unlucky soldier whose head was bitten off, the other soldiers were only bitten, and although their wounds were deep, they were not severed.
"Melt the salt with hot Water. The floor here originally had a strong fishy smell, it should be that the Cannibal Tribe here used salt-like raw materials as something to protect them, but the heavy rain diluted the smell here. Pour salt Water on the floor." Lin Fan handed the salt backpack to a soldier.
Subsequently, due to the salt Water, those Mutated Earthworms no longer caused trouble, and they finally got through this difficult night.
The Marine Corps' surviving personnel numbered 86.