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Chapter 171
chapter 0107 part 1
Chapter 107: Sacrificial Offering, Struggle
Crunch, crunch!
Listening to the sound of footsteps crunching on the accumulated snow outside, Big Beard held his breath, aiming the muzzle of his gun at the entrance.
That was the only entrance to this Whale Processing Plant.
As for the other two doors, they had long ago set up landmines outside them, powerful enough to give those Alien Creatures a hard time.
"Hmm?"
The crunching sound of footsteps on the accumulated snow outside the entrance suddenly disappeared.
Big Beard's gloved finger rested on the bolt of his gun. Holding his breath, he slowly regulated his breathing to prevent the heat generated by his exhalation from being detected by these Hunters.
Even though there were four bonfires made from Gasoline Drums in the Factory Building to disperse the Heat, Big Beard knew the terror of these Hunters well.
In the Vietnam Jungle, they had smeared themselves with river mud, hoping to use this Method to evade the Hunters' Thermal Vision.
But it was useless. Later, through Research on captured Bio-masks, they learned that even the Heat generated by breathing was still very conspicuous to these Hunters.
Unless there was an interfering Heat Source.
This was also the Reason Big Beard had deliberately lit a barrel bonfire below him.
The high temperature generated by the burning fuel in the Gasoline Drum was enough to mask the faint Heat produced by his breathing.
Just as Big Beard was holding his Carbine, intending to be the Hunter, directly above his head, on the roof of the Whaling Station Factory Building, a tall Predator stood silently on the snowy peak. As he clicked the Wrist Device on his wrist,
A green three-dot Radiance shot out from his Wrist Device, radiating a circular arc that enveloped the snowy peak beneath his feet.
Hiss, hiss, hiss...
Under the Green Laser Cut, the thick snow layer and the specially made Snow Plate were like paper.
Bang! Accompanied by a loud Sound, a heavy Circular Snow Plate fell from above Big Beard's head, followed by countless Accumulated Snow pouring in from the Ceiling.
"Fack! Be careful, they're coming in!"
Big Beard rolled, pulling the steel cable on the overhead rail with one hand and sliding down, avoiding the fatal blow of the Circular Snow Plate.
Clang, the iron plate heavily struck the overhead rail. The huge Sound instantly spread throughout the silent Whaling Station.
"Pfft, pfft, pfft..."
Sliding down while holding the steel cable with one hand, Big Beard flipped over, raised his Assault Rifle with his right hand, and fired half a magazine into the Hole above, where snowflakes were drifting down.
Big Beard being selected for Charles Bishop Weyland's Mercenary team naturally meant he was among the Elites of Elites.
Even when suppressing the recoil with one hand, the muzzle of his silenced Carbine remained steadily aimed at the Hole above.
Dense Bullets instantly poured out from the Hole, but in the night sky, besides the continuously falling Accumulated Snow, nothing seemed to be hit.
Pulling the steel cable to slide to the Ground, Big Beard kept a wary eye on the area above him, flipped over, and rolled towards the burning bonfire barrel nearby.
What Big Beard didn't notice was that just above the overhead rail where he had been standing, the Air subtly shimmered. Immediately after, three Red Dot beams silently aimed at the bonfire barrel!
...
"They're here!"
Listening to the Voice coming from the Walkie-Talkie, Charles Bishop Weyland's Complexion was somewhat solemn.
"We need to get to the lower level of the Pyramid as quickly as possible. Only when this Hunt is completed will they open the Incubation Chamber and select another Alien Queen from inside!"
"Jacob, you lead the way. We need to reach the area where the Alien Queen is as soon as possible!"
Charles Bishop Weyland turned his Exoskeleton Suit and instructed Jacob.
Jacob, the big black man, nodded towards Charles Bishop Weyland.
To Tang Song's surprise, Charles Bishop Weyland's top Bodyguard didn't take out a map or a high-tech instrument to guide the way.
Instead, he took out an ancient-looking Wolf-headed Human Statue from his chest, knelt on the Ground, and chanted something under his breath.
As he chanted in Ancient Egyptian Language, the stone Ground before him suddenly transformed into Sand.
The Sand constantly churned, like a fountain, continuously spewing out Sand. As his chanting grew louder,
The Wolf-headed Human Statue was enveloped in a layer of black, deathly Radiance.
"Sacrificial Offering!"
The Wolf-headed Human Statue seemed to come alive, spitting out an Ancient Egyptian Language word! Jacob held two Dinosaur Eggs he had prepared earlier in his hands.
Two Black Light beams emanated from the eyes of the Wolf-headed Human Statue, instantly enveloping the two Dinosaur Eggs.
Immediately after, these two Dinosaur Eggs in Jacob's hands directly turned into two clumps of Yellow Sand, merging into this area of Sand and dust.
Rustle, rustle, rustle, rustle, rustle... As if receiving the Sacrificial Offering, this time the Sand Spring didn't spew out Sand, but dense, gray-blue Beetles.
These Beetles were about the size of a coin, densely packed, like a tide, instantly covering the entire Main Sacrificial Chamber.
"Sacred Scarabs!"
Looking at the distinct style of the Jackal-headed Statue and the dense swarm of insects, Tang Song immediately thought of an Ancient Egyptian Deity.
The Underworld God, God of Embalming in Ancient Egyptian mythology - Anubis! He pinched his fingers together and wiped them across his eyes. Tang Song looked at the Jackal-headed Human Statue.
Specks of black phosphorescence enveloped the Jackal-headed Statue, and a faint black light pillar seemed to disappear into The Void from above the statue.
Through this black light pillar, Tang Song could feel a powerful, yet somewhat decayed, Death Power vibrating from The Void.
Tang Song raised his head. As his eyes opened and closed, he seemed to be able to see another dimension through this black light pillar, Anubis's Underworld, which was also His resting place.
It seemed that, like the Goddess of Fate, Anubis's Power could not directly interfere with the present world.
After all, after years of conquest, Earth now belonged to Odin, King of the Nine Realms, and there was also the Sorcerer Supreme stationed on Earth.
These extra-dimensional Deities could only cause minor disturbances on Earth through their followers.
Tang Song looked at The Void where the black light pillar disappeared, holding two pigeon-egg-sized Sword Pills in his palm. He was tempted to see if his single Sword strike could sever this so-called faith channel.
However, after a moment of thought, Boss Tang gave up on this Dark Humor/Ghoulish Pleasure idea.
After all, there was truly no profit to be gained.
Thinking this, Tang Song's Gaze swept over the Jackal-headed Human Statue.
Having been infiltrated by Anubis's Divine Power for many years, it was indeed a good item to use for making Magic Tools.
...
There were simply too many rustling Sacred Scarabs. Not only did they occupy the entire Main Sacrificial Chamber, but as more and more Sacred Scarabs spewed out from the Sand Spring, the sea of insects directly submerged the lower legs of some Mercenaries.
These Mercenaries, who didn't fear death, couldn't help but swallow their saliva as they looked at the dense swarm of insects under their feet.
Among the people present, perhaps only the Cobra Soldiers, who were fearless and felt no pain, remained calm.
As for Boss Tang, within one meter of where he stood, it was as if it was a forbidden zone for these Sacred Scarabs. All the Sacred Scarabs detoured around him, avoiding him.
Baroness Anna moved closer to Tang Song, pulling on Boss Tang's Sleeve, a rare hint of weakness showing in her eyes.
On the other side, Storm Shadow quickly climbed onto a nearby Relief Pillar, avoiding the dense Sacred Scarabs under his feet.
However, as more and more Sacred Scarabs spewed out from the Sand Spring, these Sacred Scarabs gradually began to climb towards the surrounding walls and pillars.
Some Mercenaries' faces turned very ugly as they watched the Sacred Scarabs about to crawl up to their crotches.
Two Mercenaries carrying Flamethrowers even raised the muzzles of their guns directly,
Intending to defend their 'old *' to the death.
Fortunately, as Jacob's chanting came to an end, these Sacred Scarabs began to surge like a tide into the Tunnel on one side of the Pyramid.
Chapter 107: Sacrificial Offering, Struggle
Crunch, crunch!
Listening to the sound of footsteps crunching on the accumulated snow outside, Big Beard held his breath, aiming the muzzle of his gun at the entrance.
That was the only entrance to this Whale Processing Plant.
As for the other two doors, they had long ago set up landmines outside them, powerful enough to give those Alien Creatures a hard time.
"Hmm?"
The crunching sound of footsteps on the accumulated snow outside the entrance suddenly disappeared.
Big Beard's gloved finger rested on the bolt of his gun. Holding his breath, he slowly regulated his breathing to prevent the heat generated by his exhalation from being detected by these Hunters.
Even though there were four bonfires made from Gasoline Drums in the Factory Building to disperse the Heat, Big Beard knew the terror of these Hunters well.
In the Vietnam Jungle, they had smeared themselves with river mud, hoping to use this Method to evade the Hunters' Thermal Vision.
But it was useless. Later, through Research on captured Bio-masks, they learned that even the Heat generated by breathing was still very conspicuous to these Hunters.
Unless there was an interfering Heat Source.
This was also the Reason Big Beard had deliberately lit a barrel bonfire below him.
The high temperature generated by the burning fuel in the Gasoline Drum was enough to mask the faint Heat produced by his breathing.
Just as Big Beard was holding his Carbine, intending to be the Hunter, directly above his head, on the roof of the Whaling Station Factory Building, a tall Predator stood silently on the snowy peak. As he clicked the Wrist Device on his wrist,
A green three-dot Radiance shot out from his Wrist Device, radiating a circular arc that enveloped the snowy peak beneath his feet.
Hiss, hiss, hiss...
Under the Green Laser Cut, the thick snow layer and the specially made Snow Plate were like paper.
Bang! Accompanied by a loud Sound, a heavy Circular Snow Plate fell from above Big Beard's head, followed by countless Accumulated Snow pouring in from the Ceiling.
"Fack! Be careful, they're coming in!"
Big Beard rolled, pulling the steel cable on the overhead rail with one hand and sliding down, avoiding the fatal blow of the Circular Snow Plate.
Clang, the iron plate heavily struck the overhead rail. The huge Sound instantly spread throughout the silent Whaling Station.
"Pfft, pfft, pfft..."
Sliding down while holding the steel cable with one hand, Big Beard flipped over, raised his Assault Rifle with his right hand, and fired half a magazine into the Hole above, where snowflakes were drifting down.
Big Beard being selected for Charles Bishop Weyland's Mercenary team naturally meant he was among the Elites of Elites.
Even when suppressing the recoil with one hand, the muzzle of his silenced Carbine remained steadily aimed at the Hole above.
Dense Bullets instantly poured out from the Hole, but in the night sky, besides the continuously falling Accumulated Snow, nothing seemed to be hit.
Pulling the steel cable to slide to the Ground, Big Beard kept a wary eye on the area above him, flipped over, and rolled towards the burning bonfire barrel nearby.
What Big Beard didn't notice was that just above the overhead rail where he had been standing, the Air subtly shimmered. Immediately after, three Red Dot beams silently aimed at the bonfire barrel!
...
"They're here!"
Listening to the Voice coming from the Walkie-Talkie, Charles Bishop Weyland's Complexion was somewhat solemn.
"We need to get to the lower level of the Pyramid as quickly as possible. Only when this Hunt is completed will they open the Incubation Chamber and select another Alien Queen from inside!"
"Jacob, you lead the way. We need to reach the area where the Alien Queen is as soon as possible!"
Charles Bishop Weyland turned his Exoskeleton Suit and instructed Jacob.
Jacob, the big black man, nodded towards Charles Bishop Weyland.
To Tang Song's surprise, Charles Bishop Weyland's top Bodyguard didn't take out a map or a high-tech instrument to guide the way.
Instead, he took out an ancient-looking Wolf-headed Human Statue from his chest, knelt on the Ground, and chanted something under his breath.
As he chanted in Ancient Egyptian Language, the stone Ground before him suddenly transformed into Sand.
The Sand constantly churned, like a fountain, continuously spewing out Sand. As his chanting grew louder,
The Wolf-headed Human Statue was enveloped in a layer of black, deathly Radiance.
"Sacrificial Offering!"
The Wolf-headed Human Statue seemed to come alive, spitting out an Ancient Egyptian Language word! Jacob held two Dinosaur Eggs he had prepared earlier in his hands.
Two Black Light beams emanated from the eyes of the Wolf-headed Human Statue, instantly enveloping the two Dinosaur Eggs.
Immediately after, these two Dinosaur Eggs in Jacob's hands directly turned into two clumps of Yellow Sand, merging into this area of Sand and dust.
Rustle, rustle, rustle, rustle, rustle... As if receiving the Sacrificial Offering, this time the Sand Spring didn't spew out Sand, but dense, gray-blue Beetles.
These Beetles were about the size of a coin, densely packed, like a tide, instantly covering the entire Main Sacrificial Chamber.
"Sacred Scarabs!"
Looking at the distinct style of the Jackal-headed Statue and the dense swarm of insects, Tang Song immediately thought of an Ancient Egyptian Deity.
The Underworld God, God of Embalming in Ancient Egyptian mythology - Anubis! He pinched his fingers together and wiped them across his eyes. Tang Song looked at the Jackal-headed Human Statue.
Specks of black phosphorescence enveloped the Jackal-headed Statue, and a faint black light pillar seemed to disappear into The Void from above the statue.
Through this black light pillar, Tang Song could feel a powerful, yet somewhat decayed, Death Power vibrating from The Void.
Tang Song raised his head. As his eyes opened and closed, he seemed to be able to see another dimension through this black light pillar, Anubis's Underworld, which was also His resting place.
It seemed that, like the Goddess of Fate, Anubis's Power could not directly interfere with the present world.
After all, after years of conquest, Earth now belonged to Odin, King of the Nine Realms, and there was also the Sorcerer Supreme stationed on Earth.
These extra-dimensional Deities could only cause minor disturbances on Earth through their followers.
Tang Song looked at The Void where the black light pillar disappeared, holding two pigeon-egg-sized Sword Pills in his palm. He was tempted to see if his single Sword strike could sever this so-called faith channel.
However, after a moment of thought, Boss Tang gave up on this Dark Humor/Ghoulish Pleasure idea.
After all, there was truly no profit to be gained.
Thinking this, Tang Song's Gaze swept over the Jackal-headed Human Statue.
Having been infiltrated by Anubis's Divine Power for many years, it was indeed a good item to use for making Magic Tools.
...
There were simply too many rustling Sacred Scarabs. Not only did they occupy the entire Main Sacrificial Chamber, but as more and more Sacred Scarabs spewed out from the Sand Spring, the sea of insects directly submerged the lower legs of some Mercenaries.
These Mercenaries, who didn't fear death, couldn't help but swallow their saliva as they looked at the dense swarm of insects under their feet.
Among the people present, perhaps only the Cobra Soldiers, who were fearless and felt no pain, remained calm.
As for Boss Tang, within one meter of where he stood, it was as if it was a forbidden zone for these Sacred Scarabs. All the Sacred Scarabs detoured around him, avoiding him.
Baroness Anna moved closer to Tang Song, pulling on Boss Tang's Sleeve, a rare hint of weakness showing in her eyes.
On the other side, Storm Shadow quickly climbed onto a nearby Relief Pillar, avoiding the dense Sacred Scarabs under his feet.
However, as more and more Sacred Scarabs spewed out from the Sand Spring, these Sacred Scarabs gradually began to climb towards the surrounding walls and pillars.
Some Mercenaries' faces turned very ugly as they watched the Sacred Scarabs about to crawl up to their crotches.
Two Mercenaries carrying Flamethrowers even raised the muzzles of their guns directly,
Intending to defend their 'old *' to the death.
Fortunately, as Jacob's chanting came to an end, these Sacred Scarabs began to surge like a tide into the Tunnel on one side of the Pyramid.
