Doomsday Totem

Chapter 11 Sandworm
For more than 200 years, the sandstorm has gradually become a symbol of the endless sand sea.No one knows when they appeared.Some experts and scholars believe that they are the product of the desertification of the earth and follow the natural law of biological evolution.This giant arthropod has a huge body, a hard carapace, tyrannical strength, and body fluids that can melt everything.They are the well-deserved kings in the sand sea and can devour all living things there.

Iron Slag held the trigger of the double-barreled shotgun with one hand and the barrel of the gun with the other, and slowly approached the sandworm.

The sandworm's compound eyes covered with insect heads spotted the prey, and the insect's body exposed to the ground swung back and bit him fiercely with the help of rebound force!The moment the shrinking mouthparts were about to touch his body, Iron Slag rolled sideways, easily avoiding the bloody mouth.The sandworm slammed into the sand beside him, and the powerful impact kicked up dust all over the sky.

In the sand rain, Iron Slag held the binoculars against the insect's body and pulled the trigger instantly!
I only heard a loud bang!The lead bullets poured out, shattered the carapace of the sandworm, and shot hard into the insect's body.The close-range shooting produced a huge recoil, and the iron slag rolled backwards.The sandworm's wound sprayed out green slurry, which made a 'chi chi chi chi' sound when it landed on the sand, and bursts of pungent white smoke rose.He stared at the painfully neighing sandworm, opened the binoculars with a "click", and stuffed ammunition into the barrel.

Sandworm struggled for a while, then gradually calmed down.Iron Slag raised his gun and approached slowly, the sandworm suddenly tightened its body, surged forward and drilled into the sand layer.He immediately galloped forward and aimed a shot at the tail of the sandworm.Numerous translucent joints were blown away by the shotguns, stumps fell all over the ground, and there was a dull hissing sound from the sand layer.

Iron Slag reloaded the bullet again, squinting his eyes to listen to the movement underground.The sound of "swish, swish, swish" came from all around, which was the friction sound of sandworms walking in the shallow sand.

"Honey, come on!" Looking up, You Ge was waving his arms not far away.

"Run!" Tie Slag yelled at her with veins popping out of his forehead.Sandworms have no eyesight under shallow sand, but rely on their keen hearing.

At this moment, the sandworm suddenly rose up, winding its body and rushing towards Youge!Iron Slag rushed over, trying to stop the sandworm's attack, but the fine sand under his feet suddenly moved.In the next moment, the huge insect body broke through the sand and directly overturned the iron slag on it!
"Oops! Its target is me!" Iron Slag rolled several times on the sand before getting up.The sandworm reversed its body, biting fiercely with the help of its rebound force.Iron Slag couldn't avoid it, and pulled the trigger on the mouthpart that was about to touch his body. "Boom!" With a loud noise, countless lead bullets shot into the sandworm's soft mouthparts, directly blasting through its upper jaw.At the same time, the iron slag was also knocked several meters away by the sandworm, lying in the sand for a long time unable to move.

You Ge hurried over, jumped over the tumbling and struggling sandworm, and lifted up the fallen iron slag.Accompanied by the last mournful sound of the sandworm, yellow sand rose up in all directions, and the entire sand sea boiled.

"Hurry up, run, sandworms live in groups during the breeding season." Tie Slag said weakly.Immediately afterwards, he climbed onto the locomotive with the support of You Ge.Press the red button, the surrounding air suddenly surged, and the red comet slowly left the ground.

Not far away, dozens of sandworms drilled out of the sand layer, making a deafening hissing sound.The compound eyes on the top of their heads locked on to the two humans, flocking towards them alternately.The sandworms moving in groups are like thousands of pipes moving in a meandering way, and the densely packed joints make one's scalp numb.

[Warning, charge less than 50%]
[Red Comet, start full injection mode, currently charged at 33%]
Iron Slag tightened the accelerator, high-pressure gas jetted out, and the locomotive rushed forward.The sandworm swarm behind them persevered in chasing them, with an overwhelming momentum just like the sandstorm just now.

[充能消耗，33%…滴滴…32%…滴滴…31%…滴滴…30%…滴滴…29%…滴滴…]
The sandworms in the breeding season are extremely ferocious, and they are more attached to their prey.They followed closely behind the locomotive, and thousands of joints raised dust all over the sky...

The sand in front of him suddenly moved, and Iron Slag turned the front of the car with all his strength and rushed to the side.In less than half a second, a huge sandworm drilled out in the direction he was heading just now.

[充能消耗，28%…滴滴…27%…滴滴…26%…滴滴…25%…滴滴…24%…滴滴…]
[Warning, the charge is about to run out]
Iron Slag turned his head, stared at the overwhelming sandworm swarm, and kept thinking of ways to get rid of them.

"There, look there!" You Ge shouted excitedly, pointing to the front.

Iron Slag looked in the direction she pointed, and saw a hemispherical building in the sand sea in the distance, and the smooth dome reflected the sunlight.Next to the building, two khaki crawler sand buggies were parked.There is nothing to hesitate at this moment, life and death are only a thin line.The red comet advanced at full speed, galloping towards the hemispherical building.

[充能消耗，23%…滴滴…22%…滴滴…21%…滴滴…20%…滴滴…19%…滴滴…]
Accompanied by the rapid siren, Iron Slag drove the locomotive and rushed to the front of the hemispherical building.Looking back, the sand worms seemed to be hindered by something, and they didn't even chase them.They neighed not far away, not daring to approach the building.

Iron Slag heaved a sigh of relief and pressed the green button.

[Enable the charging mode, 19% has been completed so far]
"Here...here..." You Ge took out his notebook, quickly flipped to a page and showed it to Tie Slag, "That's Tasha's laboratory!"

A hemispherical sketch was scribbled in the notebook, the style was exactly the same as the hemispherical building in front of him.

Iron Slag glanced at the two tracked sand buggies not far in front of him, lowered his head and thought for a while, and said, "I'm not interested in this place, we'll leave when we have enough energy."

"There must be treasures inside! Countless treasures." You Ge stared at Tie Slag strangely, feeling a little unbelievable that this greedy human trafficker had no interest in Natasha's treasures.

"Some people have already come. According to the rules of Iron Mountain Town, they are 'first come, first served'."

"This is not Tieshan Town, but an endless sea of ​​sand." You Ge called.

"It's the same everywhere, and once we're in, we're going to run afoul of them."

"Based on your ability, what are these people?"

"I don't want to kill people if it's not necessary." Tie Slag said lightly.

"No way... You killed four people in the past two days, and then you said you didn't want to kill people." You Ge looked into his eyes in disbelief.

"My adoptive father told me, try not to kill people when it is not necessary." Tie Slag replied seriously.

"None of the four people you killed were your opponents. I don't see that it's necessary." You Ge didn't understand, especially the three people who killed each other under the threat of iron slag, there was no reason to kill them.She just felt that Iron Slag was looking for an excuse not to explore Natasha's research room.

"They have to die, because I don't have the habit of forming cliques, and I'm only one person." Tie Slag sighed, "Forget it, you don't understand, anyway, I won't go."

"I understand..." You Ge's deep eyes sparkled with stars.

Hui Zhilan was heartbroken when she heard the confession of "I only have one person", and instantly understood his thoughts. She said seriously, "If they don't pay enough, more people will come to test you The bottom line, you have to kill more people to protect your own interests. "

"Probably." Tie Slag gave her an approving look.

You Ge rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "Are you interested in small nuclear furnaces?"

"What do you mean?" Tie Slag frowned and asked back.

"In Natasha's laboratory, there must be a lot of ultra-dense alloys, and perhaps small nuclear fusion..."

"Find the entrance." Tie Slag interrupted her.

"Yeah~" You Ge couldn't help but kissed him.

Under the arrangement of Iron Slag, their actions must be done after the locomotive is fully charged.After more than 20 minutes, accompanied by the melodious mechanical synthesis sound, the red comet was fully charged.Iron Slag took out the canvas tent to wrap the locomotive and buried it in the sand.After finishing all this, You Ge pulled out his pistol and pulled the safety catch, and accompanied by Iron Slag, he began to search for the entrance of Natasha's laboratory.

The hemispherical building is made of alloy, like a stainless steel sphere buried in the sand, without the slightest gap.The two searched around the building for a long time before You Ge found a tiny combination lock.So she took out her notebook and began to rummage, and it didn't take long before she entered the password.

A sweet synthetic female voice came from the wall, [Natasha, welcome back]
Accompanied by the sound, a door opened on the smooth wall with a "swish".

"How do you know the password?" Tie Slag scratched his head and asked.

"The password is Natasha's birthday, which is written in the notebook."

"It's too simple."

"Scholars who focus on research are the easiest to forget the trivial things in life, so they usually use their birthday as their password." You Ge laughed, "They can't go home if they forget the password, what a terrible thing~ "

Inside the door is a deep corridor extending obliquely downwards.Iron Slag took out the flashlight and shone in. The left and right walls and ceiling of the aisle are made of metal, and the ground is made of mesh-shaped hollow iron bars.He looked up and down for a while, and made sure that no one was in the aisle, so he walked in with You Ge.

The two stepped on the hollow floor made of iron bars, and the fine sand on the shoes and underwear fell into the gaps in the mesh, making a dense "rustling" sound.They didn't take two steps, when there was a "swipe" sound behind them, and when they looked back, the entrance was closed.Immediately afterwards, the lights in the entire aisle lit up one by one, and stretched forward.The two looked at each other, arched their bodies and moved forward slowly, trying not to make footsteps.

At the end of the aisle is a metal door. You Ge inspected the door, and said softly, "There is no lock here, and the door can be opened directly." Iron Slag raised his hand and signaled 'wait', lying on the metal door and listening. a while.After he made sure that there was no one inside, he asked You Ge to pull the switch.

There was only a sound of "swipe", and the metal door opened to both sides...

(End of this chapter)