novelraw Chapter 721 That Surge of Light
Chapter 721 That Surge of Light
Chapter 721 That Surge of Light
Now, Xin Xiao, who had charged to the front of the team and blasted open the ceiling, looked extremely grim.
However, his grim expression was not because he knew about the actions of the people below who were sabotaging each other to save their own lives.
It's because, in his calculations, the ceiling that was just destroyed should have been the last piece, so why is there still a ceiling blocking his way above him?!
Xin Xiao had absolute confidence in his memory.
So the only explanation for the extra ceiling at this moment is that what they thought was the first floor was not the real first floor at all.
What they thought was the first layer might actually be the second, the third, or even the fourth...
Even though his expression was terrible, he could only grit his teeth and keep pushing forward.
Since the entire research institute is buried deep underground, their fastest way out now is to rush straight up!
Back to Pan Cheng and the others below, after a moment of silence, they couldn't help but exchange puzzled glances.
If Bai Mianmian cleared away the fallen pebbles to clear a clear path for herself, then...
So, was her killing of the enemies who were trying to attack them just to clear the escape route?
Even if she doesn't make a move, their fight with the three men won't stop her from continuing to ascend and escape danger.
So...could her actions be partly motivated by ulterior motives?
Just as the group was filled with all sorts of speculations, Xu Ge suddenly tapped the spatial button he was wearing on his body.
In that instant, Pan Cheng and the others immediately remembered that their spatial storage contained the contents of the research institute's two warehouses, and that Bai Mianmian had asked them to store those items.
In other words, Bai Mianmian was protecting them because she was protecting her spoils of war, not because she had any ulterior motives towards them.
Seeing that everyone had reached a consensus, Pan Cheng and the others couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. As for their true thoughts, only they themselves knew.
Bai Mianmian had no idea what Pan Cheng and the others were thinking. Seeing that the people from other factions had wisely distanced themselves from them, she slowly withdrew her cold gaze from them.
Under the bloody threat of those three people exploding into a bloody mist, no one dared to attack Pan Cheng and his group for a moment.
However, those who use others as stepping stones still exist, but they have become more restrained and are no longer as rampant and reckless as before.
However, Bai Mianmian, who was following below Pan Cheng and the others, once again became someone else's target.
This time, without Pan Cheng and the others reminding her, Bai Mianmian narrowed her eyes, a cold killing intent flashing within them. With a slight movement of her slender fingers, the mushroom exploded the instant it grew, "Boom...!"
Unsurprisingly, it was another sudden and bloody explosion.
The deterrent effect was immediate, and the evil thoughts and claws that were aimed at Bai Mianmian were withdrawn.
The collapse behind them continued relentlessly, and the research institute's self-destruct program was counting down, now down to thirty-four seconds.
The monotonous counting down sounded to many as a death countdown.
"Boom—!" Just then, Xin Xiao pierced through another layer of the ceiling.
He quickly passed through the hole and continued to ascend at his speed.
However, the first thing that catches the eye is still a ceiling covered with cracks.
Xin Xiao's face instantly turned ashen.
There's even a ceiling!
Upon hearing the familiar sound of something shattering the ceiling, everyone looked up in delight, thinking they would finally see the clear blue sky.
But to their surprise, when their gaze passed through the fallen rubble, all they saw was a ceiling that completely blocked their path.
The abyss of death below is rapidly approaching, while the path to survival above remains completely blocked.
The fear that the crowd had been barely able to suppress finally burst forth. Countless people could no longer resist the terror of death, and screams, shouts, and curses mingled together in complete chaos.
The scene descended into chaos once again.
It sounds like a long time, but it only took a second or two.
At this moment, Bai Mianmian was watching the falling pebbles above. When she saw that the position was about right, she moved her fingers.
On the fallen rubble or in the air below it, tiny mushrooms suddenly sprouted and then exploded, "Boom...!"
The sudden yet familiar explosion caused everyone except Bai Mianmian, Pan Cheng, and the others to shudder and turn their heads to look in the direction from which the explosion came.
They saw that the rubble that should have fallen and hit them was either shattered or deflected off course and flew to the side.
Just then, the aftershocks of the explosion swept over them.
Everyone's heart jumped into their throats instantly, and some even forgot to breathe.
After the aftershocks of the explosion swept over them and they were sure they were alright, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, as if they had escaped a disaster.
Fortunately, the explosion didn't hit me; fortunately, I wasn't blown to bits.
Their previously feverish and dizzy minds had cleared considerably, and many people had even retracted their outstretched claws.
The chaotic scene was brought under control once again.
When Xin Xiao smashed through another ceiling, the bright daylight finally poured down.
The crowd, who were already desperately trying to climb up the social ladder by any means necessary, suddenly saw the hope of survival ahead. Instantly, more and more people stepped on others to climb up, and the chaotic scene intensified once again.
Bai Mianmian and Pan Cheng were still not used as stepping stones.
Amidst the chaos of everyone resorting to any means necessary and scrambling to get ahead, Bai Mianmian and Pan Cheng safely and quickly made their way to the exit above.
Xin Xiao had already taken the lead and rushed out of the hole that had been pierced.
He was greeted by a sky full of fluttering butterflies and insectoids.
The butterfly insectoids, who had been drawn to the constant commotion, immediately launched an attack upon seeing someone appear.
The flames on Xin Xiao's hands suddenly surged, instantly burning away a batch of the attacking butterfly insectoids.
"Deputy Regiment Commander! Can you hear me?" Just then, a hurried voice came through Xin Xiao's earpiece.
"Yes." Xin Xiao asked while killing the butterfly insectoids, "Have Captain Han and the others gone out? How are the injured team members?"
Pan Cheng and the others, who were not far behind Xin Xiao, also rushed up from underground.
Upon seeing the densely packed swarm of butterfly insectoids attacking them, they immediately joined the battle without waiting for Xin Xiao's order.
Several people sandwiched between Pan Cheng and his group rushed out from underground with expressions of relief at escaping death.
Unexpectedly, he was met head-on by a swarm of butterfly insectoids, and the surprised smile on his face instantly froze.
Those who reacted quickly immediately launched a counterattack against the Butterfly Zerg.
Some of the slower-reacting players managed to withstand the Zerg's attacks, while others were knocked away.
Some people were so unlucky that they were knocked back into the hole they had just emerged from.
Those behind saw something falling from above and almost instinctively dodged to the side.
"Ah—help me!" The person who was falling straight down struggled in a panic and couldn't even keep his balance for a moment.
At that moment, the countdown to the self-destruct sequence began: "Nine seconds!"