Exiting the hole Zeel was greeted with the sight of bones and flesh strewn on the wall alongside vines that form cross hatches all over the wall and ground. Zeel was unfazed at the sight in front of him, having been all over the world in the last six months; he had witnessed everything from carnivorous plants, to people who created tribes from the fetish of f.u.c.k.i.n.g animals. Have you ever seen a group of being raping horses and pigs like it was a normal Tuesday? How much worst can it get after seeing stuff like that right?

In the center he saw a zombie hung up by vines with a flower growing out its head like a parasite. Zeel ran a quick scan of the entire cavern, not leaving an inch unexplored since data collection had a nasty habit of biting you in the a.s.s if you missed even a smirch.

"Parasite Flowers huh? It seems to feed on not just nutrients, but energy itself. Interesting" Zeel voiced out loud as he examined the crisscrossing vines and flowers that loitered the entire cavern.

Circling around with his eyes a couple times Zeel noticed one area where the vines refused to grow, following his indicator he found this to be the location of the vibranium.

"So these things can't absorb certain metals or maybe it is the properties of the vibranium?" Zeel though as he came up with several plans to counter these vines in a single instant.

Unstrapping his belt and taking his tools out, Zeel began digging and dusting carefully for about an hour before grabbing a fist size chunk of vibranium and putting it in his belt. Not long after he heard the sounds of m.o.a.ns and groans, so he hid behind a nearby rock.

"Go harder! Harder."

"I am out baby, can't go anymore. Here take this last load"

*groan* *ugh*

Zeel heard the voices of James and Sasha having s.e.x, he did not really mind it though he could tell from their interactions that Sasha was the girlfriend of Tim.

"I pity the poor guy. That's why you don't trust women besides Alice .. maybe not even her" Zeel said to himself in deep contemplation since he had never once thought about being cheated on. He had planned many ways to kill those who betrayed him or sought his life but this never included cheating. Zeel made a mental note to think about this matter further a bit later down the line.

Just as he was about to leave Zeel heard James say "And I am sorry for this also!"

Peeking inside he could see James strangling a n.a.k.e.d Sasha, this action continued until the struggling Sasha no longer fought against his grip – she died. After which James threw her over his shoulder and proceeded to venture towards an inconspicuous wall near the corner. Opening up the wall revealed numerous dead bodies and a crystal with the surface pulsing to a rhythm not unlike a beating heart – almost as if it was alive. Upon opening the wall, Zeel's scanner began to light up like the 4th of July indicating it found a super rare element that could be useful to him, yet also unknown to him.

This was a major deal for someone like Zeel who prided himself on having worked with every metal known to man in his universe. Note that Zeel's Universe was at the pinnacle of technology, some would even consider the things they could do magic; so Zeel had never come across a metal he could not synthesize or had experience using before. The only thing that currently held him back from obtaining all the rare metals he needed to upgrade the nanites were the lack of resources and equipment to synthesize such metals.

Fl.i.c.k.i.n.g his wrist, a couple times he got the scanner to quiet down, Zeel then exits the cave swiftly leaving not even a shadow behind. Running back to the camp and slipping into his room, he began shifting through satellite images trying to find Alice's location and see her current situation. This was a common pass time for him over the years, it was then he noticed he could still feel Alice's signal but it felt suppressed in a way. Like her powers are being suppressed or the nanites are fighting a foreign substance that was introduced into her body. A sense of urgency overtook him as he thought about all the possibilities that could cause such a situation to occur; even if the nanites weren't yet stage three, it could still be considered the pinnacle of technology in this world and many others.

A scenario where Alice's abilities were suppressed should not be able to occur unless...

"Unless she is subconsciously rejecting the nanites. Since they function by thought and need, if she felt she no longer needed them, they would enter a dormant state" Zeel muttered out loud as his intuition told him this was indeed the case.

Zeel was a bit concerned looking through the images of Alice's plane but he could only do this for a limited number of times each week, before the AI system of Umbrella locks him out, but over the past week his connection with the satellite has been fluctuating. This only happens when the codes are being changed or the Umbrella Corporation was preparing for a big expedition causing Zeel's signal to overlap with their own in such scenarios.

As Zeel was about to close his eyes and enter his usual half asleep state, James stepped into his tent and found him bickering with his scanner.

"Cool watch" James said.

Zeel shrugged "It's a scanner"

"Been here all day?" James asked.

"Maybe, but what would happen if I wasn't" Zeel said shooting a challenging glare towards James.

"Good. I'll go check on the others" James said in a cautious tone with Goosebumps appearing on his skin.

Zeel was contemplating whether he should kill James now or later after he steals the crystal, he da feeling that James has more secrets to uncover before his ultimate demise.

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