Chapter 1079: Thirty-Meter Duel
As the minute approached, the man took a deep breath and suddenly shouted, âI know youâre here for the granary! But inside the granary, itâs already full of Spiders! If we want, we can contaminate all the food! Believe it or not, itâs up to you!â
After shouting, his body couldnât help but start trembling⊠Would they really not kill him? If they werenât here for the granary at all, then he was doomedâŠ
Upon hearing the manâs words, everyone behind the door couldnât help but freeze for a moment. Was the other side⊠threatening them?
âDid everyone hear that? What should we do now?â Mu Chen thought for a moment and hesitantly spoke. After all, that was their main objective. With food becoming increasingly scarce and their complete split from Falcon, Miracle Base urgently needed this batch of food to sustain itself and stabilize morale. Otherwise, they wouldnât be acting so urgently.
âIn my opinion, theyâre just testing us,â Yuwen Xuan said.
Black Silk stroked her chin with an air of maturity but spoke in a very childish voice, âSo thereâs no need to overthink it, just kill that person. Theyâve managed to survive in this barren place because of that granary. Unless theyâre at deathâs door, how could they possibly do something so self-destructive?â âI think thatâs their real purpose, to make us as apprehensive as they are,â Zhang Xincheng, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up.
Hearing this, Ling Mo nodded in agreement, âThatâs right, and Iâve considered such concerns as well. But I think those capable of doing such a thing arenât these people. Otherwise, I canât speak for others, but at least before that captive dies, he would have enough time to do it. Another reason that leads me to think this way is that the distance these parasites and Spiders can maintain is limited. Think about it, where is that granary located on the map?â
Everyone was stunned. Yuwen Xuan immediately opened the map, glanced at it, and exclaimed in surprise, âItâs actually quite far! But geographically speaking, Dawn Town is the closest town to the granary. Itâs normal for them to gather some things here and conduct surveillance. But if you really think about it, itâs not a distance that can be covered in just a few minutes.â âSo, does that mean the person outside is lying?â Ye Kai asked.
Ling Mo shook his head, âNo, quite the opposite, heâs definitely telling the truth. Although these parasites and Spiders need to maintain a certain distance, didnât that captive say before he died? Those Male Spiders have a sensing connection with the Mother Spider. In other words, only the connection between the Mother Spider and the Spiders can be successfully established between Dawn Town and the granary. Itâs the only one capable of doing this.â
âIn other words, the person outside who brought us this message is the most troublesome. And the greatest threat to us is the Mother Spider. No wonder it doesnât show itself; they rely on having this biggest trump card,â Ling Mo concluded coldly.
Everyone suddenly understood, silently thinking how close they had come to being fooled. Now that they knew the opponentâs real trump card, it was much easier to deal withâŠ
âThis means we have to lure that hiding Spider out, right?â Black Silk guessed incorrectly, feeling quite displeased as she clenched her fists.
Ling Mo couldnât help but pat her on the head. The reason she guessed wrong was due to a lack of intelligence⊠He then nodded, âYes, thatâs the best outcome. And then⊠donât give them any chance. The captive said something very true, that in their current state, they are very difficult to face others, and they canât meet Zombies. Especially the Mother Spider, if it really wants to leave here, survival would become very difficult.â
The people around were curious, staring at him, but Ling Mo continued calmly, âSo, unless absolutely necessary, it wonât give up. And we just need to take it down before it gives up. Honestly, I really canât trust it if we were to negotiateâŠâ
How could one negotiate with such a big Spider! The behavior of the Underground Progenitor had already set a good example for Ling Mo. It seemed that apart from Zombies, which were most likely to evolve human-like emotions, the rest of the Monsters were likely complete aberrations⊠Although itâs not impossible that some among them are extremely intelligent and have varied personalities, this Mother Spider clearly wasnât among them. This was evident from the behavior of the humans under its control.
Being able to control these Spiders to eat one of their own kind clean shows that they already see the rest of their kind as complete competitors and food. The only thing they have over Monsters is that they fear deathâŠ
âSo what do we do now?â Zhang Xincheng showed a hint of contemplation and then asked.
Ye Kai and the others supported killing that person, while Ling Mo was deep in thoughtâŠ
âSilent for more than ten secondsâŠâ The man muttered shakily, then summoned his courage and shouted again, âI know you donât trust me! Iâm not here to make peace, either! But we can negotiate! Because besides the granary, thereâs something else I need to tell you. That person who was taken down by Lu Ren-heâs actually not dead!â
As soon as these words passed through the door, everyone was shocked once again. Mu Chen reacted first. He glanced at Ling Mo, then cursed angrily, âFuck! Theyâre not done yet! Are they messing with us? Zhang She is already dead, the captive admitted it himself! If heâs lying, the captain would be able to tell!â
The manâs voice was loud, almost hysterical. In fact, not only Ling Moâs group but also the others lurking in various corners could hear him, including the Pilot hiding in the control room. He stood up almost immediately and asked Gu Shuangshuang, âWhat did that guy shout? Did he say Zhang She isnât dead? No⊠I want to go listenâŠâ
âDonât get agitated.â Gu Shuangshuang hurriedly blocked the doorway. âThe captain will handle it.â
Skinny Monkey also whispered, âYouâll only make things worse if you go out. Just stay put.â
The Pilot paced back and forth anxiously for a few steps, finally clutching his head and squatting on the spot.
Meanwhile, outside the door, Ye Kaiâs expression had turned extremely ugly. He was already the most guilt-ridden of them all; when the other side had thrown over the corpse, heâd almost lost control. Now, after bottling it up for a while, he suddenly cursed fiercely, âFuck your ancestors!â Then, he kicked a piece of equipment nearby and slammed his fist down on it with all his strength. RÌĐ°ÎÈźÎĂĆ
Mu Chen hurried over to restrain him, saying, âCalm down! Theyâre saying this just to mess with us! If you act like this, youâre falling into their trap! Donât you trust the captain?â
âI do! But holding it in like this⊠I just canât!â Ye Kai looked like he wanted to volunteer for action. In the end, though, he forced himself to hold back. But in his agitated state, he started pounding on the equipment again and again, even drawing blood without realizing it.
And it wasnât just him. Zhang Xinchengâs brows were tightly furrowed, his fists clenched so hard that his knuckles were cracking. Even Yuwen Xuanâs expression had grown cold and grim, because at this moment, the shouting from outside continuedâŠ
âAre you too scared to save him, so you lie to yourselves that heâs already dead? Have you even seen the corpse? Have you found it?â The man himself was scared out of his wits, but he didnât dare to forget a single word Sun Xu had told him-nor did he dare to lower his voice. He might not trust Sun Xu, but from the moment he shouted the first sentence, he felt as if heâd lost control of himself. Sure enough, everyone wants to live, even if thereâs only a sliver of hope⊠He didnât want to die yetâŠ
âHahaha! Cowards, all of you! Iâm right here, if youâve got the guts, come kill me!â After tremblingly shouting this, the manâs legs started to shake violently⊠Sun Xuâs requirement was for him to move forward ten meters⊠Ten meters wasnât far, but it meant heâd be much closer to the other side, and much farther from Sun Xu and his people.
But Sun Xu had already said: if you donât do it, you dieâŠ
So, in utter terror, the man began inching forwardâŠ
At that moment, behind the door, Ling Mo suddenly reached out toward it.
âTheir plan is to make us hesitate, and at the same time, to enrage us until we lose control. If thatâs the caseâŠâ
A dozen seconds later, as the man finally finished moving ten meters, the factoryâs main door suddenly creaked open a narrow, pitch-black gapâŠ
âItâs open? Why is it suddenly⊠Didnât they say it wouldnât open!â The man froze instantly. The moment the door cracked open, he felt as if his heart had stopped beating.
Meanwhile, forty meters away, Sun Xu, whoâd been watching the door the whole time, suddenly lit up, a faint smile tugging at his lips. âJust as I thought⊠If they kill him the same way and throw the body back, they could strike back at me ruthlessly, but as long as itâs a team and not a single person, there will always be different opinions. To keep things stable, some cold-blooded methods are hard to use. But I already realized this from the way they reacted the first time.â
Sun Xu was talking to himself, but the people behind him felt a chill go down their spines. He was clearly saying the other side wasnât ruthless enough, couldnât ignore others, but he himself was cold enough-and he didnât bother to hide it from them! And when he mentioned âdifferent hearts,â they all felt, perhaps not by mistake, that Sun Xu was hinting at somethingâŠ
The most terrifying thing was that Sun Xuâs plan turned out to be just an experiment⊠From beginning to end, it was nothing more than that!
Now, no one was thinking about rewards anymore. Just as that man had said, every single one of them was deeply shakenâŠ
âHeâs going up there⊠for whatâŠâ He Zhen stammered.
Sun Xu seemed to smile and said, âWho knows? Iâm looking forward to it myself.â
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