Life as a mercenary turned into a girl is a bit difficult

I don’t know whether this habit was retained before the war, or whether it was the result of virus mutation and the apocalyptic environment. The swarming habit of red-bearded spiders is particularly unique among other spiders. Their internal structure is in harmony with social insects. Highly consistent with internal differentiation.

The mother body that reproduces all the members of the colony is the common source of a red-bearded spider colony. Their only core female is the "red-bearded spider queen", which is a broad and yet appropriate name.

Compared to ordinary members of the red-bearded spider, the queen of the red-bearded spider is extremely rare. The few eyewitness reports in the database can only confirm her real existence and not the fabrication of idle people. She lives in the deepest part of the spider nest and enjoys thousands of lives. She is supported by tens of millions of ordinary red-bearded spiders, and it is her only responsibility to lay eggs day after day to expand the size of the group.

No one in the team expected that they would suddenly bump into the mother nest of the red-bearded spider queen, which almost only exists in rumors. After all, in order to protect the safety of the queen, the red-bearded spider will build multiple nests as a cover. No one took the lair seriously at first.

What they didn't expect was that the queen, who had always played the role of a production machine in this group, would act so fiercely when she started killing.

The lifted appendage was moved in front of him by the still struggling team member. As the slender piercing-sucking mouthpart suddenly penetrated the body, the player's screams suddenly stopped. What happened to his wide-open mouth? He couldn't make a sound, his bulging eyes almost jumped out of his sockets, but his body was drying up at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In just a few seconds, the human hanging on the appendage was left with only a wrinkled skin, and even the bones were decomposed and sucked away.

Hiiragi only had time to glance briefly at the fate of the deceased. The long-lost fear made her immediately focus all her attention on the front.

"Squeak squeak..."

Putting aside the mummies that had no nutritional value, a human being could not satisfy the needs of the huge red-bearded spider queen. Her eyes were fixed on the people who were running away quickly. She did not immediately pursue the fleeing team, but quickly rubbed against them. He raised his chelicerae and pedipalps, and a sharp and harsh sound like a scream came from it.

what is that?

The sharp sound waves seemed to have pierced through the skull. Hiiragi only felt a slight but sharp sting spread from the eardrums to the whole body. If he hadn't put on the noise-canceling headphones that Jiaheng assigned to himself before taking action, the impact of this sound wave would have been only I am afraid that it will affect my non-stop pace.

However, this scream did not seem to be directed at them by the Red Bearded Spider Queen.

"Those red-bearded spiders! They're up!"

what?

Suddenly, a team member's extremely surprised cry came to his ears, and Hiiragi discovered that around them, the red-bearded spiders that were supposed to have fallen to the ground due to the impact of the sonic bombs were turning over one after another, without any twitching or twitching. Shaking and in high spirits, there was no sign of being affected by the sonic bomb.

Even if they can't know what changes have happened to these red-bearded spiders, the abnormal state of these red-bearded spiders is obviously related to the screams just coming from the red-bearded spider queen.

Kill her!

Since these red-bearded spiders are affected by the queen, will the situation be much easier if she is dealt with soon?

The gun originally aimed at the spider swarm was turned towards the queen lying on the spider nest. There was no reason for such a large target to be running.

However, when she fired a bunch of bullets at the Red Bearded Spider Queen, what happened next was beyond her expectation.

The rapidly fired bullets did not kill the Red Bearded Spider Queen, nor did they even cause any damage to her. The parts covered with the carapace were left in the process of being cleaned, but the swollen and seemingly soft spider sacs also removed those parts. The bullets all bounced away, leaving no trace at all.

He obviously didn't participate in the battle, but his own defense ability was so strong. In comparison, those fragile heirs became another extreme.

Hiiragi had to give up her plan to continue attacking. Simple bullets proved to be difficult to cause damage to the red bearded spider. In such a state of being chased, they could not use other heavy firepower attacks. Turning around and attacking had seriously slowed down her attack. If she didn't hurry up, she would be far away from the team.

"Be careful ahead, those red-bearded spiders are blocking our route."

As these red-bearded spiders further awakened, the situation that was originally under control began to take a turn for the worse. It was easy to know their ultimate goal from their direction of travel. With the Queen's command, the cooperation between the red-bearded spiders became extremely tacit. , while blocking the route ahead, they are also constantly being used from all directions to further compress their activity space.

"Fire and clear a path!"

Since the conflict was unavoidable, the ban on weapons to save consumption became unnecessary. With Jiaheng's words, the team members raised their guns one after another and pulled the triggers on the approaching red bearded spider without hesitation.

There was no deliberate aim, and the dense swarm of red-bearded spiders ensured that every bullet could hit at least one target. All approaching red-bearded spiders instantly turned into a ball of flying severed limbs, and the barrier always slowed down their progress. Attack progress.

Fortunately, they were close enough to their goal at this time, and time was on their side. There were only a few red-bearded spiders in front of them, but they could not block the path of the flames. After crossing the messy pile of corpses, the team members finally arrived. The location of the intersection of the channel.

The team leader who was half a step behind easily stuck the explosives he had prepared on the wall at the intersection. The following red-bearded spiders still swarmed into the passage in the next second and pursued them like a sweeping wave. Submerge all the humans in front of you.

"Get down!".The team leader who had calculated the delay announced loudly, and everyone jumped down at this moment.

"Boom boom boom!!!"

An explosion sounded behind them in the next second. Hiiragi could clearly feel the violent impact and high temperature passing over her scalp, and her tied hair was almost blown away.

The remaining limbs of the red-bearded spiders and the gravel were also thrown away and crashed into the surroundings. The torn apart red-bearded spiders scattered their body fluids, and there was no fishy smell in the air... because they were completely covered by the strong smell of gunpowder smoke brought by the wind and waves. everything.

The sound of the explosion spread like thunder in the passage, and every reverberation was like a heavy blow, causing rocks and debris to fall off the fragile wall. The deafening echo lasted for nearly half a minute, and it was unknown. After how long, the air stopped vibrating with sound waves, the flying dust returned to their ground, and the passage finally returned to calm.

"Cough cough... Huh." The pungent smoke and dust made people couldn't help but cough. After adjusting her breathing, Hiei Jing slowly got up from the ground. As she moved, it accumulated on her clothes. The dust and debris on the clothes and in the hair fell one after another, making a slight rustling sound on the ground.

Looking back, the area has been completely blocked by the collapsed ruins. The squeezed stones and steel bars form an obstacle that even a small rat can't pass through. The cluster of red-bearded spiders behind the ruins should currently be a threat to them. Can't pose any threat anymore.

The impact of the explosion was not only the pile of ruins blocking the intersection. Dense cracks completely divided the walls of the passage, like black patterns attached to the cement, spreading deeper into the darkness of the passage. Hiiragi looked around Unexpectedly, I couldn't find any fragments larger than the size of my palm.

It seems... escaped.

As soon as the thought of relaxing emerged, a long appendage suddenly protruded from the crack in the wall. The relaxed team members could not have expected that the danger would still exist after the explosion was blocked.

A team member who was leaning against the wall for a short rest had no time to react before he was pierced by the appendage protruding from the wall. The sharp appendage poured in from the top of his head and pierced his body. The dying team member kept his expression for the last second before his death, forever frozen in the moment when he became relaxed.

Chapter 51 The Queen of the Red Bearded Spider 2

Before the smell of blood could fill the air, the Queen of Red Bearded Spiders couldn't wait to poke her mouthparts out of the cracks in the wall. Her dark and shiny mouthparts pointed directly at the corpse's head, trying to enjoy the wonderful flesh and blood in the human body again.

"Damn beast!"

Such indiscriminate killing made people frightened and angry. This status of being regarded as prey was the most unbearable. The nearest team member shouted angrily and pulled out the dagger from his waist and slashed at the piercing-sucking mouthpart. go.

The mouthparts of the red-bearded spider queen are half a meter long, and are not as thick as human fingers. However, the seemingly slender mouthparts are much stronger than people imagine.The collision between the blade and the mouthparts produced a harsh screeching sound, and the flickering firelight was extremely conspicuous in the dark passage. The metal of the blade that was slashed at the mouthparts made an overwhelmed scream, which was fed back to the team members' hands. The tremors also make people feel hot and numb.

The red-bearded spider queen who was suddenly counterattacked seemed to be startled by this heavy blow. The piercing and sucking mouthparts and the appendages that penetrated the corpse quickly retracted back into the crack.

But instead of being frightened and retreating, she was enraged.

"boom!!!"

The next second, a violent impact smashed out a huge bulge in the cement layer at the top of the passage. The arched structure adopted to enhance stability could not withstand such heavy pressure. It almost caused vibrations in the entire passage and made people almost stand up. Unsteady steps, the cement that had cracked due to the explosion completely turned into massive fragments. The steel bars embedded in the cement twisted and deformed, trying their best to maintain the final connection of the wall.

"boom!!!"

A moment later, there was another impact with unabated intensity. This time, the huge bulge expanded even more. The cement blocks that were still hanging on the steel bars were completely turned into fine pieces and peeled off. This time, they were lost. The team members whose vision was obstructed could clearly see that behind the last layer of precarious protection made of steel bars was the huge and terrifying body of the Red Bearded Spider Queen.

She kept squirming, her eight colloid appendages changing to adjust her movements and footholds, and her lowered body was raised backwards in an unnatural posture.

She is... accumulating the power for the next impact!

"Quick! Run! Get out of here!"

The sore legs had not yet recovered from the overloaded running, so everyone had to continue to drive them forward.

The mesh barrier composed of steel bars had been stretched to the limit under two consecutive heavy blows. Everyone could see that its defense was on the verge of collapse.

"boom!!!"

Before they could run too far, the red-bearded spider queen completely tore through the fragile blocking net. The broken steel was easily pushed aside. Once her huge body appeared, it occupied most of the space in the passage. The eight eyes distributed on the head glowed with a light blue light in the passage.

Even though it is known that a mutated creature like the Red Bearded Spider has poor eyesight, the sight projected from those eight eyes still makes people feel chilly.

I originally thought that a quick advance to avoid conflicts would save a lot of trouble and weapons and ammunition, but the repeated accidents far exceeded everyone's expectations. Not only did the two team members lose one after another, but the Red-bearded Spider Queen is still in hot pursuit.

This is not the way to go. They must solve the problem of the Red Bearded Spider Queen as soon as possible. Otherwise, if they delay the maturity of the ether-like substance, all their efforts since arriving at the reclamation camp will be in vain.

But how easy is it to deal with the red-bearded spider queen?This was a monster they had never known in detail. They knew nothing about its attack habits, physical weaknesses and other important information.

In this case...a bold plan took shape in Jiaheng's mind.

"Pinggaochi!"

"arrive."

The person who responded was the squad leader who used explosives to intercept.

Just like the security team of the Newborn City, except for Jiaheng and Wu Jiaxu, the two negotiators and team leaders who need to face the outside world, the other team members must be called by code names for confidentiality reasons, but this time Jiaheng forgot them for a while. , it can be seen that under her surface calmness, she was also deeply affected by this unsatisfactory action.

However, no matter how he was affected, Jiaheng still maintained the most basic restraint and maintained a clear mind to pave the way for the next plan.

"Going left at the next intersection is another distribution area in this underground network system. Its main support structure is composed of six load-bearing columns. It is the largest distribution area in the underground network, and there are several leading to the ground. emergency access, and the nearby warehouses are not only used as granaries, but also many as arsenals..."

Jiaheng immediately reached out and handed the photo of the layout of the underground passage in his bag to the opponent's hand. It sounded like it was just a brief introduction to the road conditions at the back end, but as an elite team member and having worked with Jiaheng for a long time, he had already established an established relationship with Jiaheng. Ping Gaochi, who had a certain level of understanding, immediately understood what the other party wanted to convey.

He was sure that he had not misread the other party's instructions, but the content of this plan was beyond his imagination, which forced him to ask Jiaheng again for confirmation.

"Well, leader, do you really want to do this?"

"Bring two team members to assist you in your work, and we will try to buy you as much time as possible."

"Yes."

The unquestionable tone made Ping Gaochi's expression become extremely serious. He stretched out his hand and quickly ordered the two team members around him: "You two, follow me!"

"Grenade ready! Be ready to block." Jiaheng reacted immediately and quickly distanced himself half a step behind Ping Gao.

At the first sound of Jiaheng's order, he saw these team members grabbing a simple launch tube from behind. The top connection happened to be connected to the mount under the barrel of the gun in the hands of these Southern Federal team members. The seats match. Judging from the shape, these should be the under-mounted grenade launchers of the Federal Government of the South.

Her eyes extended to the three team members behind her who broke away from the team and ran quickly towards the depths of the passage. It seemed that they had received combat instructions from Jiaheng. She only hoped that they really had a way to deal with this red-bearded spider queen.

"emission!"

The blocking battle of the team members on this side also started immediately.

With several soft blasts, a plume of green smoke emerged from the launch tube, and the grenade in the launcher was pushed towards the approaching Red Bearded Spider Queen. The huge Red Bearded Spider Queen in the narrow passage had no room to escape. , or in other words, it has no intention of dodging the oncoming gadgets.

"Boom boom boom!!!"

The grenades launched hit the target without exception. Compared with shock bombs, grenades used to kill the opponent's target are many times more powerful.

Continuous explosions once again triggered the entire tunnel. If the previous shock bombs only caused a slight tremor, then these grenades caused more violent earthquakes. Even the air was shaken up, shaking people into a trance.Flying dust filled the entire passage in an instant, completely obstructing the team members' sight.

Is it really okay to use such a powerful weapon in this closed passage?

Even though Hiiragi had clung to the wall for protection, there were still gravels flying and hitting the protective mask, and the force was not light. The crisp sound made people worry about whether these gravels would break the protective mask. Fortunately, their distance was far enough, otherwise the secondary damage would be enough to reduce the team's numbers again, and it would also be due to one's own factors.

Are all Confederate weapons so crude?

Hiiragi had misunderstood this point. The roughness was actually limited to the weapons used by this elite team. Due to the danger and particularity of the tasks they performed, the explosive charges of grenades and other explosive weapons they used required Much larger than ordinary weapons, used to deal with more powerful enemies,

In fact, using these powerful weapons is a helpless move for the team. The bullets have been proven to be ineffective in protecting the Red Bearded Spider Queen. The only non-lethal weapon, the sonic bombs, have been used up just now, not to mention that their effects are not obvious. Among the weapons they can use next, only grenades are more suitable for the current battlefield.

How does the grenade explosion damage the Red Bearded Spider Queen?

Everyone obscured by the thick dust could not tell from the visual level, but in the tunnel shortly after the explosion, it had not been silent for a long time. The rustling sound came again and gradually approached. It was the red-bearded spider queen crawling. The sound of dragging was heard from the huge spider sac, and at the same time, the ear-piercing scream broke into everyone's eardrums again.

The auditory evidence confirmed the power of the Red-bearded Spider Queen. It was hard to imagine that the Red-bearded Spider Queen was still so energetic after enduring a series of explosions from the front. The team members paused for a moment and got busy again, loading the launchers in their hands. Next grenade.

"emission!"

"Boom boom boom!!!"

The distance between the explosion point and the explosion point was much closer this time. What hit everyone was no longer just any time, but also metal fragments from the grenade. It was obvious: although the red-bearded spider queen slowed down due to the explosion, Her advancement was still proceeding in an orderly manner, closing the distance with everyone behind the invisible piece of flying dust.

"Back up! Don't stop moving your hands, prepare for the third round of bombardment!"

The red-bearded Spider Queen's defense is more difficult than expected, but it seems to be effective to block her advancement speed by consuming grenades. As long as the firing frequency is properly maintained, there is no need to have excess except for excessive waste of grenades. Worry.

But the Red Bearded Spider Queen didn't want humans to delay her like this.

Hiiragi, who only carried a gun, naturally could not participate in this bombing activity. All she could do was hold the gun and stand behind the team with Lingjiu and Wu Jiaxu, witnessing the darkness from the perspective of a bystander. There were constant flashes of fire caused by grenade explosions.

Just as the team members were skillfully emptying the grenades in the cabin and loading the next round, Hiei Jing suddenly felt uneasy in his heart. After experiencing JD's destruction of the city, this unreasonable uneasiness in his heart had already proved that it was different from what was about to happen in reality. The dangers are inextricably linked.

But right now, the Red Bearded Spider Queen is being suppressed by grenades and unable to move forward smoothly. Where does this uneasiness come from?

Hiei Jing looked around and then subconsciously looked above her head, but she suddenly met the coveting gaze transmitted through the cracks in the cement layer. The faint blue light showed countless light and electricity in the darkness. The narrow cracks revealed dense spots of light, and a chill instantly climbed up Hiiragi's back.

These are... red-bearded spiders!

The red-bearded spider group did not follow the red-bearded spider queen, but covered their heads and behind them under the cover of the early explosion!And they hid beside the crack that was big enough for them to pass through, waiting for the moment to get into the passage and launch a surprise attack on these humans.

"careful!"

A red-bearded spider that had already emerged from the crack was about to pounce on a team member in front. Hiei Jing immediately pulled out a short knife and struck it. The blade cut open the huge spider sac behind the red-bearded spider without any hindrance, and split it into two. The viscous liquid sprayed out from the spider sac, and the red-bearded spider, which had no time to launch the attack, struggled to fall from the wall it was clinging to.

But more and more red-bearded spiders emerged from it, and Hiiragi Jing and Ling Jiu, who had just reacted, were unable to protect the backs of so many team members.

They pounced on the team members one by one. Such a surprise attack caught people off guard, and the orderly team formation suddenly fell into chaos.

"Quick! Clean them up! Quick!"

The team members immediately reacted and started to clear away the red-bearded spiders around them. Because the protective measures were in place, no one among them was injured. The individual red-bearded spiders were originally very weak, and it would be difficult to form a large scale if they could not gather into a certain size.

However, their purpose has been achieved.

"puff!!!"

Just when a team member had just gotten rid of the red bearded spider on his body and was about to turn around, long appendages emerged from the thick dust behind him and passed him through the chest. The flesh and blood body was as fragile as tofu, soaked in... Bloody red dripping from the end of the appendage continued to drip to the ground, and it only existed until the team member could see clearly the penetration in the chest, and then it completely dissipated.

No one expected that the bloated and huge Red Bearded Spider Queen could be so fast. The interval of less than half a minute was enough for her to cross the distance between the two.