TTAETSC Chapter 33.3 - Little Octopus Poking Out Its Head

Tap, tap, tap...

Captain Chen's fingers swiftly moved on the keys inside.

Di, di, di—

A few minutes later, Chen Xinyue decoded the signal transmission records inside the memory chip, along with the corresponding time and location.

"It's... T-12 sentinel tower."

She immediately felt somewhat startled.

Hu Changchuan???

The little octopus immediately thought of the uncle in flower underpants who claimed to be stationed at the T-12 sentinel tower, but quickly overturned his own guess.

The time did not match.

At the same time, Captain Chen also made the same guess.

"No, it shouldn't be Officer Hu. The time I brought back Ma Lin was exactly when Jon met Captain Hu, so it shouldn't be him..."

“There is more than one decontamination officer stationed at the sentinel tower.”

Yuan Ye suddenly spoke.

"Normally, a sentinel tower would have three decontamination officers stationed, but the T-12 sentinel tower is located in a remote area and does not have any important industrial production zones. So currently, there are only two decontamination officers, one is Hu Changchuan and the other..."

He paused.

"It's a newcomer I don't know."

Chen Xinyue frowned slightly, as if carefully recalling. Before receiving each task, she would habitually gather all relevant information. This time, when she suddenly received the transfer mission to another military district, she had a hunch that things wouldn't be that simple, therefore she also did her homework in advance.

For example, at the supply station under the jurisdiction of the T-12 sentinel tower, there were two decontamination officers stationed there.

One is the veteran Hu Changchuan, with mediocre performance, and the other is a rising talent newcomer.

"—Wei Jing."

…

"Tsk..."

At the entrance to the underground shelter, Wei Jing, wearing a tank top, squatted on the ground, unconsciously touching the dark stubble on his chin.

"Listening to the movements below, those guys must have been on the run for a while. I really wish that woman, surnamed Chen, would just die in there. It would be even better if the chief were also buried inside; then things would be simpler..."

"Heh—"

A man in a black cloak emerged from the shadows of the trees and, upon hearing the words, let out a sneer.

"You also know that he is the chief of decontamination officers. If it were that easy for him to die, they wouldn't have sent me."

"!!"

Wei Jing immediately stood up, looking somewhat panicked.

"Deacon...Deacon Fang?!"

The man's face was covered by a large black hood, and only his malicious and cold voice could be heard.

"Wei Jing, the organization went to great lengths to get you into the Main City to become a decontamination officer, but you haven't even figured out the information of the key targets, and you're already talking nonsense?"

"Yes, yes, Deacon Fang. It's me who didn't realize the seriousness of the situation."

Wei Jing's forehead was instantly covered in dense cold sweat. He bowed respectfully and fearfully, trying to make up for his previous slip of the tongue.

"But over the past two years, I have certainly acted according to your instructions. I have diligently carried out every order."

"When you needed the port of the supply station, I applied to be stationed at the T-12 sentinel tower. I caught the handle of the military investigator's team leader, Liang Kun, to ensure that the control of the port was in our hands."

"I personally surveyed the transportation routes of this City of Self-Reformation, but I never expected that there would be a shelter below..."

Upon hearing this, Fang Shuo, cloaked in black, raised his hand in displeasure, refusing to listen to the other party's incessant explanations.

"Have you confirmed the location of the asset?"

Wei Jing was slightly stunned, realizing that the other party was referring to the king creature's corpse, so he replied.

"It... It should have been carried by them. I tracked their car, pried open the lock, and checked, but didn't find it."

As Wei Jing spoke, his voice became smaller and smaller, but he cleverly diverted the subject.

"Deacon Fang, have they found out the reason for the king creature's premature hatching this time? The order from your side a few days ago was really sudden. As soon as the order came, I had Liang Kun dispatch a special military investigation team to investigate carefully. I didn't expect that the woman who should have been in the Eastern Military District..."

At this point, Wei Jing suddenly realized that he had veered off track, and it was obvious that Deacon Fang had not found the reason. So he immediately changed the subject without leaving a trace.

"But I... I also did my best to investigate and found that there were no abnormalities that night, except for the chief... Yuan Ye's inexplicable appearance at the lighthouse. If he hadn't shown up suddenly, Chen Xinyue would have..."

"—Enough!"

Fang Shuo really didn't want to listen to these rubbish words, so he impatiently interrupted.

"You've been almost turned upside down and inside out by them, and yet you still don't know anything!"

"What...?"

Wei Jing was taken aback.

But Fang Shuo was no longer willing to say more to him, only coldly asking.

"How long has Yuan Ye been inside?"

"It's been about three to four hours. There has been a lot of movement inside, but they haven't come out yet. They must be engaged in a big battle."

Wei Jing's answer this time satisfied Fang Shuo. He pondered for a moment, then walked toward the entrance.

"Let's go."

"Yes."

Wei Jing immediately followed, taking a few steps ahead to lead the way. He seemed unconcerned about being noticed by the otherworldly creatures, speaking very politely.

"Deacon Fang, follow me. I specifically asked Tu Shanshan for tracking powder, so we will locate them soon. I'll rely on you to stall Yuan Ye later. I will act quickly on my end. It's just a woman, a matter that takes two or three moves."

"Humph..."

Fang Shuo snorted coldly.

They did not follow the route that Yuan Ye had taken earlier, but instead turned around and found a hidden elevator.

The elevator was no longer operating, but the passage below was empty and spacious. It was several times faster to go down from here than to walk around.

Before going down, Fang Shuo glanced at him sideways.

"You yourself mentioned that she is merely a woman, nothing more. Can she make me come here in person?"

Wei Jing took out a rope gun and asked cautiously, "So, why did you come today...?"

"The ones above wanted him. They wanted him badly. They are even willing to put off the asset recovery and the matter of those weapons for later."

Fang Shuo squinted his eyes slightly and chuckled softly.

"With such a deadly knife in hand, we have finally managed to pry it from Her Majesty the Queen's grasp. We cannot allow her to reclaim it."

After saying that, he fired the rope gun upward, leaped lightly, and plummeted rapidly downward.

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Ten minutes later, Fang Shuo reached the lowest ground, where the otherworldly creatures' nest was located.

Swish—

The little octopus suddenly sensed something and looked up abruptly. Unsure if it was a misconception, he seemed to hear a sound similar to the friction of a rope.

And it was at this moment that he keenly sensed a malicious intent.

A murderous intent.

Ye Yunfan couldn't describe it in words, but at that moment, he instantly found the source of that murderous intent. As soon as he looked up, he saw the dark barrel of a gun in the distance.

Gun?!

He didn't even care if he would be exposed at this time. His mental tentacles acted faster than his words, immediately sending out a crisis warning to Yuan Ye.

[Dodge!!!]

Almost at the same time—

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Several gunshots rang out without any warning.

However, no matter what, the speed of the bullets was much, much faster than the speed of human reaction.

The little octopus noticed that while Yuan Ye didn't even have time to react, Captain Chen beside him had groaned and fallen down, yet Yuan Ye seemed completely unscathed.

Three fatal bullets unexpectedly stopped just inches away, as if they were... stuck.

The little octopus had a blank expression, feeling a bit confused by this unscientific scene.

But soon, he realized that when he looked at the bullets, they appeared distorted, like there was a transparent glass stopping them.

Then, countless white lines appeared on the bullets.

Yuan Ye squinted slightly, his gaze passing over the bullets in front of him before looking up.

The person who launched the sneak attack unexpectedly finished the first wave and immediately fled without any hesitation, as if it had been planned in advance.

And the distance between them was too far, almost separated by a whole pit, making it impossible to chase.

At this moment, the little octopus noticed that when Yuan Ye's gaze shifted for a second, the bullets immediately turned into knife-like fragments, scattered on the ground.

The little octopus watching the whole process: "..."

Holy shit, what kind of ability is this that defies natural order???

So, Yuan Ye is actually this strong when he's not injured?!!!

How can he play like this? This guy is directly using cheats?!!!

"Captain! Captain!!!"

Jon only reacted at this moment and immediately went to see Chen Xinyue lying on the ground. She had been shot twice in the chest, with both bullets hitting near her heart, and she was losing a lot of blood at that moment.

The loud gunshots just now instantly attracted the attention of all the otherworldly creatures, and the bloody smell on Chen Xinyue's body was like a bright searchlight in the night.

Watson, who had been silent all along, suddenly covered his head.

"No...no..."

He seemed to be in some kind of pain and struggle. Strange wriggling and twisting movements appeared under his oversized raincoat.

"Not... cannot. I'm not..."

At this moment, the once quiet underground shelter was filled with the sound of hurried crawling and dragging, the blood-red and foul-smelling tentacles quivering in the air, emitting a hissing sound like a venomous snake.

Hundreds of such sounds overlapped, creating the sensation that the entire underground shelter was trembling slightly, giving people a feeling of hair standing on end.

At this moment, Yuan Ye and the little octopus's gazes were both focused on Watson. They saw crimson tentacles struggling to stretch out one after another from the gap in the helmet, twitching and trembling at a strange frequency.

"Captain...Captain..."

Jon had no time to pay attention to anything else. He couldn't help but tremble, but this did not stop him from quickly finding the medical kit and giving Chen Xinyue emergency treatment.

Yuan Ye's eyes were alert, silently gripping the handle of his knife.

The little octopus suddenly noticed a strange sound. Or rather, it couldn't be called a sound.

Instead, countless tentacles trembled together at the same frequency.

The little octopus couldn't decipher the meaning of that frequency, but he could find a clue from Watson's painful and delirious muttering.

At this moment, Watson's contorted and spasming body gradually quieted down, and the frequency of the tremors of his outstretched tentacles became synchronized with those outside.

"Blood...blood."

The next second, Yuan Ye chopped off the crazed, trembling tentacles on Watson's head.

Plop.

The foul blood gushed out from the man's neck instantly.

Dozens of blood-red tentacles fell to the ground, chopped into pieces, but still trembling incessantly.

The little octopus noticed that the broken tentacles started emitting a new frequency. They were excitedly and fervently shouting—

[Here! Over here!!!]

Without any warning, the little octopus suddenly understood.

He impatiently and vigorously patted Yuan Ye's shoulder, "pa, pa, pa," urging him anxiously.

Run, run, run!!!

Yuan Ye seemed to understand the urgent meaning behind this action. He reached out and pressed the anxious little jellyfish, which was about to jump out, back into his shirt collar.

Jigu!

This time, he pressed a little harder, so the sound it made was particularly loud.

"Let's go."

Yuan Ye's voice suddenly became more stern.

As soon as the words fell, several hundred otherworldly creatures below the nest quickly climbed up the wall and rushed toward them in a frenzy.

Rumble—

The entire underground shelter seemed to be experiencing an earthquake. Although the air ventilation system had worked properly for many years, it was unable to dissipate the increasingly strong and foul smell of blood at this moment.

Excited footsteps of otherworldly creatures could be heard from every direction, swarming as if every path led to hell, with countless monstrous devils crawling out at this moment.

"Cap...Captain! You hold on, you hold on!"

In just a few seconds, tears streamed down Jon's face as he grabbed a big roll of adhesive tape and tightly stuck the hemostatic pack to Chen Xinyue's chest.

"Cough, cough..."

The woman couldn't speak. Blood gushed out in big mouthfuls as soon as she opened her mouth.

The little octopus was anxious and couldn't help but poke its head out, only to see a huge otherworldly creature resembling a rhinoceros swooping down from below.

He saw Yuan Ye lift his knife, expecting to see the familiar white line, but at that moment, a loud curse suddenly came from behind.

"Motherfucker!!!"*

*Fuck your mother

"???"

The little octopus instinctively turned his head, but the strong burst of air prevented him from opening his eyes.

Boom—!!!

The terrifying explosion was world-shaking.

The otherworldly creature that had just swooped in was hit by an artillery shell, causing it to fly out and explode into a spectacular fireworks display of flesh and blood mid-air.

The little octopus was completely unaware of what had happened, with his two triangular ears reflexively sticking tightly against his head.

He opened his eyes and saw Jon crying and gasping for breath, his whole face flushed red. Despite this, he still had the bazooka firmly on his shoulder and quickly loaded the second shell with his limbs.

"Officer Yuan Ye, you... you please step aside."

He choked up for a while, aiming with one eye at the figure in the distance that was rapidly fleeing.

"I... I want to send him off to heaven."

Little octopus: "..."

He looked at Jon carrying the bazooka, then glanced at the bullet fragments on the ground. It seemed like...

—he didn't need to be so worried anymore.

So, the little octopus silently retreated his head again.