TTAETSC Chapter 34.2 - Turn Human!

Countless otherworldly creatures were surging up from below, already close at hand. The creatures below the nest were stacked layer by layer on the side walls of the pit, forming a flesh ladder.

The otherworldly creatures behind them quickly climbed up by stepping on their companions' shoulders, arms, and heads, rushing straight toward them. Behind them, on the road they had just come down, there was also a sound of tentacles buzzing like the fluttering wings of a swarm of bees.

Yuan Ye was not flustered. He successively used the back of his knife to pick out more than ten boxes containing hand grenades and bazooka shells, sweeping them all down.

Several boxes tumbled and fell into the pit, landing among the swarm of otherworldly creatures with a rumbling sound.

But these crazed monsters were only interested in fresh flesh and blood; they ignored the cold ammunition.

Click.

The sound of bullets being loaded was particularly crisp.

This was the first time the little octopus had seen Yuan Ye use a gun.

He stood at the edge of the truncated nest in a condescending posture, his heterochromatic eyes indifferent and cold.

Then he pulled the trigger.

Bang, bang, bang—

The little octopus saw several bullets hitting accurately.

It turned out it wasn't that he couldn't use a gun, but that he usually didn't.

It seemed the little octopus had made a new discovery again.

And in the next second after he made this new discovery, a terrifying chain of explosions erupted from top to bottom, one after another!

Boom, boom, boom!!!

Globes of fire exploded, and waves of blood-red gas surged, rapidly carbonizing into a large amount of minced meat at high temperatures.

The chain explosions this time actually tore open a red and black mixed, sizzling, burning bloody path.

The entire underground shelter seemed to have been shaken, experiencing a tremor, with many pieces of rubble falling down.

Yuan Ye discarded the raincoat, put on a military protective cloak, and for the first time, he took the initiative to hold the little octopus perched on his shoulder and stuff it into his collar.

"Don't come out."

To emphasize the importance of his words, he also warningly pinched the little jellyfish inside.

Jigu, jigu~

The sound was very cute, as if saying "I know, I know."

The little octopus that was pinched countless times: "..."

He didn't understand when Yuan Ye developed this liking for pinching him with such mischievous amusement. But now, in a critical situation, the little octopus didn't have time to think too much. He obediently retracted each of his little tentacles and curled them into a ball.

At this moment, Yuan Ye glanced at Jon behind him with the corner of his eye, then leaped straight down into the pit and plunged into the bloody path, where the flames had not yet subsided.

Jon also covered the captain with his cloak and gritted his teeth to catch up.

Leather boots stepped on the carbonized flesh and blood, creating a sizzling sound. The excessive heat made breathing very difficult for humans.

But for Yuan Ye, this didn't seem to be much of an obstacle. He didn't walk very fast, but instead chose a moderate pace.

This time, Yuan Ye no longer deliberately controlled his ability for fear of increasing the number of otherworldly creatures. He led the way, and wherever he passed, the tentacled otherworldly creatures that pounced on him almost all turned into wriggling flesh on the ground.

At this moment, the little octopus did not pop out from Yuan Ye's collar anymore; instead, he moved to the triangular depression between Yuan Ye's collarbones, looking outward through the gap between the buttons.

Then, he keenly noticed that the more the monsters' bodies were cut into smaller pieces, the slower they gathered together to form smaller monsters.

And when they slowed down to a certain extent, the threat posed by those small otherworldly creatures seemed to diminish.

Like flesh-colored worms gathering together on the ground, they were disgusting but not very harmful.

So, did Yuan Ye know beforehand, or did he discover it through the battle just now?

Ye Yunfan was not sure. If it was the former, then it seemed that the so-called hard battle just now was unnecessary?

While he was pondering, he suddenly caught sight of something in the corner of his eye.

It was probably the explosion just now that blasted open the thick egg layer at the bottom, revealing bones and whatever had been there originally.

It seemed to be a strange device, with a metal base and a huge egg-shaped glass on top. However, the glass was already shattered, looking decayed for many years, as if it would break with a slight touch.

What is that thing?

Ye Yunfan did not recognize it, but he didn't have time to investigate further then. He just glanced at it hastily.

In just a few minutes, Yuan Ye had crossed half of the otherworldly creatures' nest with Jon. The humans used as egg incubators also began to show some reactions, their empty brains and slack eyes gradually focusing on Yuan Ye.

Then, those people began to struggle to get near Yuan Ye. Their broken limbs rubbed against the sticky and dirty flesh chunks, their bellies bulging like water balloons. They desperately approached the young man, who was brandishing a knife.

"Kill...kill..."

"I beg...beg you..."

Hoarse, weak, stiff, mad, and painful voices came from all directions, gradually converging to form the final words.

"Kill me... kill me..."

The voice was very faint, making it difficult to hear amidst the hissing and banging of countless monsters. But for the little octopus with keen hearing, it was easy to make out.

He tried to sense not with his ears, but with his invisible tentacles.

This time, it was much clearer.

Not the specific words and text, but the twisted, chaotic, and terrifying dark color.

Extreme pain, self-loathing, resentment, hatred, and a desire for death...

These negative emotions had been transformed into colors, covering the entire nest of otherworldly creatures as if a madman had haphazardly painted with blood and ink, creating a crazily scratched artwork.

Yuan Ye's footsteps did not stop, nor did he spare even a glance. However, the little octopus hidden inside his collar noticed that Yuan Ye's attack range had suddenly expanded significantly.

At this moment, no one noticed that Yuan Ye's eyes had turned a bit red, and his attacking movements had become increasingly sharp and terrifying.

Several white lines almost accidentally injured Jon, who was following from behind.

Yuan Ye subconsciously reached for his leg bag, wanting to get the candies inside.

Yuan Ye's ability is indeed powerful to the point of being heaven-defying, but at the same time, it has a major drawback: he is very prone to losing control.

Emotional instability leads to losing control, as does excessive use of power. That's why in the past, he had always tried to end his battles in the shortest time possible.

At this moment, those people who desperately moved forward were cut by several silent white lines, their massive and terrifying bellies split open, their bodies severed into several sections.

The straight white lines extended, criss-crossing each person, as the corners of their lips lifted upward in relief.

Thank you...

Those words couldn't be spoken out, nor could they be heard by Yuan Ye.

But Ye Yunfan heard them, heard them very clearly.

But he didn't know how to express it to Yuan Ye, so he could only attach his heart-shaped suckers and act as a medium and bridge to convey what he had just sensed. He used his invisible mental tentacles to transmit the feeling of being free and at peace.

At the same time, Yuan Ye's hand reaching for the candies suddenly paused, and his heavy breathing also slightly slowed down.

Without any warning, he suddenly felt a soft and gentle sensation, like the taste of fresh and sweet sugar water. No... it was more like the lychee juice he had just tasted in the morning. It slowly flowed into his chest, filling the deep bottomless void inside.

His ability, which was hovering on the edge of losing control, gradually received appeasement, a situation that had never occurred before.

Yuan Ye was slightly stunned, but the urgent situation did not give him time to delve into its root cause.

He slashed his knife to repel the otherworldly creatures pouncing from the side and muttered.

"Go up!"

They had reached the other end of the otherworldly creatures' nest. Once they climbed up, they would be at the location of the sneak attacker from earlier.

"Yes!"

Jon was panting heavily, almost out of strength, but he gritted his teeth and pulled out two rope guns from the side of his thigh.

These were what he had taken from that pile of armaments just now.

He threw one at Yuan Ye and shot upward with the other.

Swoosh—

The pointed arrow shot and embedded deeply into the side wall.

Jon hooked the other end on the waist buckle of his combat uniform.

Swish—

The suddenly contracting rope immediately lifted the two people up. Yuan Ye saw that Jon was already halfway up, so after dealing with the remaining otherworldly creatures, he quickly caught up.

Meanwhile, Wei Jing also fought his way out, stumbling out of the encirclement.

In a moment, the elevator entrance would be right in front.

At that moment, his face was deadly pale, almost devoid of any color, like a corpse in a morgue. He had returned to his original height, but his muscles were still bulging and knotted, like an exaggerated muscle man in a cartoon.

[Reminder: Player Wei Jing has been detected to be overloading the use of skills. Body's blood volume has dropped to a critical point, and is rapidly decreasing. Please release the use of skill as soon as possible.]

[Health: 15/100]

Wei Jing saw the red notification panel and felt resentful. His mind was completely focused on Yuan Ye and the woman surnamed Chen, and he did not pay any attention to the new recruit, who was only in his teens.

As a result, he didn't expect to suffer such a big setback because of that guy.

Wei Jing's skill is C-level - Blood Burning. As the name suggests, it uses blood as fuel to greatly enhance the various values and abilities of his body in a short period.

This enhancement can almost give an ordinary person speed and strength far beyond human limits in a short period of time.

It's a ruthless tactic of hurting the enemy by a thousand and harming oneself by eight hundred.

But he can't release the skill now. Once released, he will immediately enter a period of weakness, and at that time, he will only be reduced to an incubator for the hatching eggs of the otherworldly creatures.

"Damn it!"

He tightly gritted his teeth.

"Why hasn't that bastard Fang Shuo shown up yet!"

But Wei Jing couldn't care less now. He had to leave as soon as possible, find a safe place to release the skill and wait for recovery.

Wei Jing used a knife to cut off a large piece of skin contaminated with otherworldly creatures' eggs and forcefully kicked open the iron plate blocking the elevator entrance.

When he grabbed the rope gun left there in advance, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. However, the heavens seemed to be very opposed to him relaxing, as halfway through the sigh, Wei Jing heard a crisp and angry voice of a young man—

"Motherfucker, you dare to run!!!"

Wei Jing: "...?!!"

He suddenly turned his head and found that Yuan Ye and the new recruit had actually caught up.

Yuan Ye fell behind because he was covering the rear, and the young man carrying Chen Xinyue in front suddenly became energized when he saw him, as if he had been injected with chicken blood.*

[TN: 打鸡血 (dǎ jīxuè) — "injected with chicken blood." 1960s fad of injecting rooster blood for energy; now just means someone's hyped up or running on adrenaline.]

Wei Jing took just one look and immediately grabbed the rope to flee.

Bang, bang, bang—

As soon as Jon saw him, without wasting any words, he picked up the submachine gun hanging in front of his chest and raked him with it.

Since being kicked a few times last time, it was as if he had opened up the Ren and Du meridians, and his marksmanship had become even more accurate.

His first shot hit the man's vest, but it seemed like the other party was specifically wearing a bulletproof vest, so it was not fatal. One bullet damaged the rope gun.

This caused Wei Jing to mutter an expletive, and he could only grab the rope and climb up by himself.

The little octopus saw Jon running frantically through the gap between Yuan Ye's buttons. Just now, the curly-haired puppy, who was panting and almost exhausted, was now carrying Captain Chen and various weapons, running briskly as if flying.

As expected... Human potential knows no bounds.

However, Jon was too hasty. He was afraid that the person would escape. As a result, just as he barely reached the elevator entrance, he was kicked away by the man hiding above.

Jon crashed into the wall. He deliberately changed direction to avoid hitting the captain behind him, letting his shoulder bear all the impact.

"Cough, cough..."

He coughed twice, blood trickling from the corner of his lips, his eyes filled with shock.

"Who on earth is this guy..."

The man's strength was extremely terrifying. The gun that Jon dropped was even deformed when the other stepped on it.

Wei Jing saw the metal medicine box slung over Chen Xinyue's shoulder. Then his eyes narrowed.

—Sure enough, it's on her.