Chapter 140 Burial Beetle
"As long as the boss is safe..." He Xiao finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Ahhhhhhh... my eyes..." Accompanied by a heart-wrenching scream, a man fell to the ground and rolled on the ground in pain, his hands tightly covering his eyes.
Above the man was a large mass of black insects, flying around in the air as if they wanted to take over the man's body. These insects madly ate away at the man's skin, causing him to feel unprecedented pain.
Soon the man's voice became quieter and quieter, and his body gradually stopped struggling. His body had been completely occupied by insects and had become their nest. The flesh and blood on his body had been completely corroded by the insects, leaving only an empty shell.
The body looked extremely terrifying, with countless insects crawling and moving inside, seemingly enjoying the territory they had just conquered.
Everyone was so frightened that they dared not move. Zoe covered her mouth tightly, fearing that making a sound would attract the insects. The three men surrounded her and looked at the insects vigilantly.
"How...how could it be so fast, what on earth is this thing!" He Xiao said in a trembling voice.
"It should be a burial beetle." Su Jinyi said in a low voice.
"Burying beetle?!!!" He Xiao said in horror.
During the actual combat training of the Flying Eagle Army, Lu Shaoang mentioned that when a foreign special forces unit was performing a mission, the sniper entered a cave in order to better hide himself.
The team failed to contact the sniper until the end of the mission, and when he was found, he was just a shell of his body.
Later, they learned that the sniper had mistakenly entered an insect cave. Lu Shaoang had always wanted them to recognize the insect to prevent them from dying next time they met it, but they never met it. Therefore, the insect became a taboo for many people.
If He Xiao remembered correctly, the name of that insect was also... burial beetle.
"Is there any way to kill him?" He Xiao asked, trying to stay sane.
The other members of the team have not been found yet, but he believes that everyone will have the same idea, which is to ensure that they survive first before completing the mission!
"Yes..." Su Jinyi frowned as he looked at the large group of insects constantly searching for food.
Everyone stayed where they were, trying their best to hide themselves, fearing that they would become the next target of the insects.
Su Jinyi watched the insect fly away from this area for the third time, looked down at his watch, and after confirming his thoughts, he immediately stood up and said calmly:
"The insect has flown away now, but it will come back again within two minutes and ten seconds. We must act within this time!"
"Why should we believe you!" A black man stuck his head out and said this, then immediately retracted it.
"That's right, who knows what your plan is? What if you trick us into attracting insects?" another man who looked like a Westerner echoed.
The man didn't believe that a stranger could risk his life to find a solution for everyone's safety. What's more, they are competitors now. It would be good enough if they didn't push each other into the fire pit. How could they possibly rescue everyone?
"You can choose not to believe me, then your only fate is to be corroded by insects!" Su Jinyi said coldly.
"So what do we need to do?" Zoe asked cautiously.
539 saved her life, and Zoe believed that she was a good person, but she was also afraid of making enemies with everyone, so she could only ask cautiously.
The man who opposed looked at Zoe viciously, as if threatening her with his eyes. Zoe was frightened by the man's gaze and hid behind the bodyguard nervously.
Su Jinyi's expression turned cold, and he continued, "You can choose to stay here and be a coward, but it is only a matter of time before the insects corrupt you. It's just a different order."
"I support 539! We can't just sit there and wait for death!" He Xiao supported.
Seeing that some people have supported 539, others also began to make moves, and no one wanted to wait for death here. Especially after seeing the horror of insects with their own eyes, they were even more unwilling to become the object of insect corruption.
"Anyway, it's better than waiting to die. I support 539!" A brown-haired man stood up.
The two men who had opposed it before just looked at each other and stopped speaking out. Since someone wanted to be a hero, let her be it. It wouldn't have anything to do with them if she died anyway.
"I just checked the time. Those insects will go back and forth every two minutes and ten seconds. One of the ways they find food is through sound."
"Then wouldn't it be fine if we just don't make any noise?" the brown-haired man immediately suggested.
Su added: "It's not just the sound that attracts insects, but also the heat from the body that attracts insects."
"Then...what should we do?" Zoe asked puzzledly.
Su Jinyi was about to answer Zoe's question when he suddenly caught a glimpse of the insect coming back not far away. He immediately shouted, "Hold your breath and don't move!"
Perhaps it was because the two men took too long to stop them, and the insects returned before they could come up with a solution.
Su Jinyi lay back down in his original position and looked down at his wrist.
[Two minutes and two seconds...]
Su Jin immediately looked up at the black mass flying towards him, frowned and murmured: "Why is the duration shortened..."
He Xiao also noticed it and said worriedly: "What should we do? It seems that there is no pattern. How should we prepare..."
Su Jinyi patiently comforted him, "Don't worry, wait until this round is over."
Su Jin stared at the insect in front of her, as if afraid to miss any of its subtle movements. Fine beads of sweat gradually seeped out of her forehead. The sweat slowly flowed down her cheeks, then gathered along her jawline into drops of crystal clear water, and finally dripped down.
A group of insects were hovering above the man. The man widened his eyes and bit his lips tightly, afraid that any sound would alert these uninvited guests.
The man recalled the people who had just been mummified by insects, and the fear in his heart surged like a tide, making his heart beat more violently. Beads of sweat slid down his forehead continuously, soaking his back.
As if they were aware of the man's presence, the group of insects suddenly stopped circling and flew downwards, as if to look for the man.
The man watched in horror as the insect got closer and closer to him. His throat was so dry that he could hardly make a sound. He could only swallow continuously and force himself to calm down.
Suddenly, the man's gaze swept across the downhill slope, and a fierce look flashed in his eyes.
The man quickly reached out and grabbed the dagger beside him. He held the dagger tightly and used all his strength to throw the dagger towards the opposite side of the downhill slope.
As the dagger flew out, a sharp sound of breaking through the air resounded throughout the space. The sound was like thunder, breaking the strange silence of the area.
The dagger drew an arc in the air and fell rapidly with a fierce momentum. When it finally hit the ground, it made a crisp and abrupt sound.