Exploding God

Chapter 87 The Source of Calamity

It feels a bit soft and chewy when you step on it. How can I describe it? It's like...

A large glutinous rice ball?

The vice-captain stepped on it again, then suddenly squinted, because he felt that the thing seemed to be shaking.

It wasn't just a slight sway from a kick; the thing itself was swaying gently on its own.

The vice-captain quickly removed his foot and bent down to sweep away the broken "rocks" with his arm.

At that moment, his eyes suddenly sharpened, because when his arm touched those fragments, the texture was completely different from real rocks. It was more like soil mixed with some kind of lightweight element. These "rocks" were frighteningly light.

So without hesitation, the vice-captain immediately put down his mecha mask, and the moment the humid air was blocked, he felt inexplicably at ease.

He grabbed the edge of the broken "rock" with both hands and tore it apart forcefully.

Amidst the rising dust, about seven or eight basketball-sized, white, crystalline spheres appeared before our eyes.

Drop drop-

The upper right view of the visor quickly detected a bio-energy reaction, and the vice-captain's eyes immediately locked onto that spot.

Beneath the two or three white spheres was a semi-transparent sphere, half the size larger, inside which a dark shadow was wriggling. When the hand brushed away the covering, the moment the semi-transparent sphere came into contact with the mist, it seemed to undergo a chemical reaction, emitting a hissing sound.

The shadowy figure moved faster and faster.

With a snap, the translucent sphere suddenly shattered, and the dark shadow inside sprang out, lunging at the vice-captain who was facing it.

The vice-captain, who was already on guard, suddenly clapped his hands together and slammed them down.

Squeak—Pfft—

A short cry rang out, and green sap splattered everywhere.

This unusual commotion finally attracted the attention of others.

"What's wrong, Vice Captain!"

The vice-captain spread his arms, revealing only eight thin legs and a flattened body outline. He exclaimed in astonishment, "They're insect eggs! Do they look like spider larvae? When did this species appear in the southern hills?!"

Have you ever seen this kind of creature before?

"Be careful to put your underarm armor down when you come over."

The deputy captain turned around and showed the larvae covered by the plaque in his hand, while gesturing for everyone to come and take a look.

Everyone else, including Wang Jun and Zong Pengxiao, stopped what they were doing, put down their masks, and walked toward the vice-captain.

boom!

However, just as everyone had taken two steps, an explosion suddenly came from afar.

The faint mist obscured the firelight, allowing everyone to determine the direction of the explosion based on the sound source, which seemed to be the direction the Wind Radiance Squad had just rushed in.

rustle……

The sound of silkworms devouring leaves came from all directions.

"Yunfeng Squad, battle stance!" The most experienced captain made the decision immediately.

In an instant, everyone adjusted the construct's mech engine to preheat mode.

"Li Yong, contact Feng Yao's team immediately via public channel."

"Yes!" Li Yong, who had just given up communicating with the camp, immediately began to try to communicate with his squad.

"Fengyao Squad, calling Fengyao Squad, this is Yunfeng. What's the situation?"

rustle……

sand……

The only sound in the audio is a hissing electrical noise.

"Captain, no—" Li Yong was about to report when he suddenly heard a very disjointed voice. Although it was not very clear, the panic and fear in it were unmistakable.

"Sand... there's a monster... run!"

"We heard a response! The Wind Radiance Squad is saying there's a monster! Run!" Li Yong shouted, turning around abruptly.

monster?

Bang, bang, bang.

At that moment, the surroundings seemed to respond to the sound, and at the same time, the sound of explosions rang out.

Looking around, the bursting objects seemed to be disguises that had been mistaken for rocks. Inside, white insect eggs the size of basketballs began to surge frantically. The larvae curled up inside suddenly stretched out their limbs and crawled out, their eight legs supporting them, their abdomens and bodies being pushed above the ground. With red compound eyes and mouthparts, it clearly looked like a spider, but it was hundreds or thousands of times larger than the spiders I had seen before.

The newly hatched spiderlings, now fully upright, are nearly 1 meter long. The moment they emerge from their eggs, they lock their gaze on the Yunfeng team.

squeak-

A sound that was unbearable to the ears rang out, and then the group of spiderlings pressed down slightly with their four legs, and then rushed over like a storm.

Da da da!

The heaviest of the berserker mechs raised its arm, and a dense barrage of heavy machine gun fire erupted, spitting fire and mercilessly tearing apart the charging larvae.

whoosh-

The sound of air being cut was approaching. It was the most slender and fastest fighter mech. Judging from the paint job, it was clearly a member of the Wind Radiance Squad.

"What's going on up ahead!" the captain asked.

However, the fighter mech didn't bother to answer at all, and instead accelerated through the air.

Whoosh whoosh!

Three more mechs flew by.

Closely following was the massive Berserker mech, which was a beat slower in flight. Just as its outline began to emerge, it was suddenly suspended in mid-air and then abruptly pulled back.

"Help me!!"

"Aaaaaah, I'll fight you to the death!"

With a mournful howl, the Berserker Mech unleashed its full firepower.

Rockets, flamethrowers, and incendiary bombs were released all at once, instantly igniting a spectacular display of fire.

The hidden mist was finally illuminated by the firelight, and the Yunfeng team finally saw it...

The giant spider, nearly ten meters in diameter and shaped like an elephant, was further out in sight by layers of dark shadows, making it impossible to predict how many more there were!

With a single snap of its mandibles, the giant spider unleashed a net large enough to cover half a basketball court.

Although the Berserker Mech's flamethrower could still ignite the spider webs, what was most terrifying was that the spider webs maintained a strong pulling force while burning.

Moreover, wave after wave of spider webs continued to engulf the Berserker mech, still shrouded in flames, until they completely covered it. Then all the struggling and shouting disappeared, and the Berserker mech, wrapped like a cocoon, was slowly dragged into the depths of the mist.

A chill ran through everyone's hearts.

"Cover fire! All personnel retreat!"

Now they know perfectly well why the number of creatures in the vicinity has decreased; they've probably all been used as food for these giant spiders!

"You two get into the support vehicle."

The captain ordered Wang Jun and Zong Pengxiao to retreat back to the carriage.

The support vehicle started immediately, its eight pairs of heavy, puncture-proof tires kicking up mud as it roared away, with all the Yunfeng team members rushing to escort it.

Dense jets of fire spewed forth, and a hail of bullets wove together to form a barrage of fire, attempting to slow them down.

However, the attack by Yunfeng's team seemed to further enrage the giant spiders, whose ferocious compound eyes swept forward.

The shadows in the mist began to rise and fall like waves, rushing towards the Cloud Peak Squad with a rustling sound, their tails whipping around at the same time.

Boom, boom.

A series of muffled thuds rose up as white spiderwebs were ejected into the air and then fell towards the convoy.

"avoid!"

"Drop incendiary bombs!"

"Spread out! Break up the formation!"

At that moment, numerous squads in the southern hilly area were simultaneously attacked.

The once peaceful morning suddenly became bustling with activity.

……

Bitter Forest Wetland.

Han Zhen, who was cutting the red sunflower claws, suddenly pricked up his ears and stopped what he was doing.

"Did you hear anything?"

"No," Lu Geng replied, also bending down to make cuts. As a medium-heavy mech, the Ranger carried more tools.