114: Chapter 114 The Spaceship Deep Underground

Song Yang moved quickly through the depths of the cave.

After a long time, he stopped and assembled the communication equipment that the Soldiers had put together earlier.

Although the signal suffered from extreme interference underground and was intermittent, he believed that as long as he kept sending it, some fragments would eventually reach the outside world.

"Suspected Energy Crystals discovered beneath the town's government building, vast quantities, requesting backup... Repeat, suspected Energy Crystals discovered..."

Song Yang repeatedly sent the edited message.

He knew very well that once this news leaked, it would inevitably cause a massive uproar.

Whether it was The Authorities, civilian organizations struggling to survive in the apocalypse, or even lone powerhouses, all would be drawn in by these "Energy Crystals."

Only by muddying the waters and involving all factions could he effectively keep Du Yaohua in check and buy himself some time.

Meanwhile, outside the town.

With the retreat of the rat swarm, dozens of dilapidated trucks and modified off-road vehicles converged from all directions, entering the town one after another.

Even the gates of the Official Shelter had opened, and two convoys belonging to different factions drove out.

The survivors of this city would all be drawn here.

Time passed minute by minute; five hours had already gone by since Song Yang arrived underground.

Deep inside, malodorous blood and minced meat were splattered everywhere.

Zhang Zhengguo was panting heavily; his combat uniform was in tatters, and several bone-deep wounds gaped hideously, his clothes soaked in blood.

However, his eyes were fixed intently on the behemoth in front of him that was about to collapse.

A strange snake with a human face and wings.

The snake was over ten meters long, its entire body covered in hard, dark-green scales. On its ugly head, the face that closely resembled a human's was contorted as it let out a shrill hiss.

Around it lay corpses scattered in all directions, all belonging to the Special Ops Team Members.

Of the original team of over twenty people, only seven or eight remained standing, including Zhang Zhengguo and another Evolver, Tiger Li.

"Damn it, once we finish off this beast, we'll be rich! Boss Du will definitely reward us handsomely!"

Tiger Li wiped the blood from his face and roared hoarsely, his eyes burning with greed and madness.

"Instructor Zhang, let's end this quickly. This damn thing is almost finished, and there are at least four crystals in its nest."

The remaining special ops members were all wounded as well. Their firearms spat tongues of fire, fruitlessly striking the Human-Faced Snake's hard scales and sending out showers of sparks.

"Roar!"

The Human-Faced Snake let out an unwilling roar, its massive body suddenly jerking as it seemed to make one final struggle.

A fierce glint flashed in Zhang Zhengguo's eyes as he bellowed:

"Now's the time! Blow its head apart!"

He was the first to strike; the muscles in his legs bulged as he lunged forward like a cheetah, his Specialized Alloy Rod slamming down hard on the Human-Faced Snake's wounded neck.

*Puchi!*

Scales shattered, and dark-green blood sprayed out.

At the same time, attacks from Tiger Li and the other members followed in quick succession.

*Bang! Bang! Bang!*

Firepower was instantly concentrated, and bullets poured onto the Human-Faced Snake's head like a rainstorm.

"Kill it quickly! Including the previous ones, that's a total of six!"

Tiger Li said in ecstasy:

"We've really hit the jackpot this time! Once we bring these crystals back, Boss Du Yaohua's strength will surely skyrocket.

"When that time comes, we'll take out that old fossil, the Old Director, and the entire Shelter will be ours! We'll all rise to the top with him!"

At that moment, Zhang Zhengguo's weathered old face suddenly changed.

Something was wrong! That faint but persistent special energy fluctuation lingering in the depths of the cave seemed to have vanished?

This thought struck his mind like a bolt of lightning. Without even having time to think, Zhang Zhengguo leaped up and landed on the Human-Faced Snake's corpse.

His gaze swept across the area; deep within the snake's nest, a figure stood with his back to them.

"Who's there?!" Zhang Zhengguo barked.

Hearing the voice, the figure slowly turned around.

The moment he saw the person's face, Zhang Zhengguo's pupils constricted sharply!

It was actually Song Yang!

The snake's nest was now completely empty; the Energy Crystals they had fought a bloody battle for, losing over a dozen brothers just to see, were nowhere to be found!

Song Yang clapped his hands, then lazily waved at the dumbfounded Zhang Zhengguo and the others, as if he were saying hello—or goodbye.

Immediately after, he slipped into another narrow cave passage behind the snake's nest and vanished without a trace.

"Song! Yang!"

Zhang Zhengguo squeezed those two words out from between his teeth, an uncontrollable rage rushing to his head and making his vision go dark.

He felt his temples throbbing, and he was so furious he felt like he was about to explode!

They had worked so hard and risked their lives to kill this beast, only for the treasure that was within their grasp to be snatched away by someone else.

"Damn it!"

Tiger Li finally snapped out of it, stomped his foot hard, and cursed loudly:

"That kid! That kid swiped the crystals! Fuck! The prize slipped right through our fingers!"

"Instructor Zhang, what... what do we do? Four of them! Four whole Energy Crystals! If Boss Du finds out..."

At the thought of Du Yaohua's gloomy face, Tiger Li couldn't help but shudder.

Zhang Zhengguo took a deep breath, suppressed his intense fury, and waved his hand sharply, pointing his alloy rod in the direction where Song Yang had disappeared.

"Pursue him! I want him found, dead or alive! The crystals must be taken back!"

...

After obtaining the crystals, Song Yang pushed his speed to the limit.

A speed of sixty meters per second!

These caves were a tangled mess with countless forks and hidden crevices; as long as he had enough time, shaking these people off wouldn't be difficult.

His top priority now was to find a safe place to absorb the Energy Crystals as soon as possible and convert them into tangible strength.

He didn't know how long he had been running, twisting and turning before slipping into an even more secluded and narrow crack.

Beyond the crack, the space suddenly opened up into a relatively spacious karst cave.

On the floor of the cave grew patches of strange grass emitting a faint blue light, illuminating the entire cavern like a dream.

"This is the place."

Song Yang let out a long breath, his tense nerves relaxing slightly.

He inspected the area carefully, confirming that the cave was safe for the moment and that the crack he had entered through was the only entrance.

He whispered to himself and immediately sat cross-legged, pulling out those white crystals from his system space, ready to begin absorbing them.

However, at that moment.

The ground beneath his feet suddenly shook without warning!

Song Yang had no time to react at all; he felt the ground vanish beneath him, and he fell straight into the bottomless darkness below along with a large amount of collapsing earth and rock!

*Cough, cough!*

Song Yang struggled to crawl out from the landslide of mixed earth and rubble in a sorry state.

He brushed the dust off his body, thankful that his current physical fitness far exceeded that of an ordinary person. Otherwise, falling from such a height—even onto soft soil—would have certainly resulted in broken bones or being crushed into a pulp.

He looked up; the collapsed hole was at least dozens of meters above his current position. It was deep and dark, making it impossible to see the situation above.

He steadied himself; several crystals that had scattered during the fall were now lying quietly on the dirt not far away, emitting a soft white glow.

He picked up the crystals one by one and put them back into his system space.

Only after finishing this did he begin to carefully examine his surroundings.

This seemed to be an underground space much larger than the previous karst cave.

The faint blue grass he had seen earlier also grew sporadically here, providing a very dim light.

"I must find a way out as quickly as possible."

Thoughts raced through Song Yang's mind.

He oriented himself and began to feel his way forward along one side of the rock wall.

This massive underground cave seemed endless. The rock walls were rugged and uneven, and the ground was covered in rubble, making walking very difficult.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, a strange light faintly appeared ahead.

Song Yang's heart stirred; he lightened his footsteps and slowly approached.

When he cautiously rounded a massive stalactite several meters high, the sight before him made his breath hitch!

In the center of this absurdly vast underground space, a behemoth was quietly "lying" there!

An Alien Spaceship?!

The term instantly popped into Song Yang's mind, and his heart began to pound uncontrollably.

This crashed spaceship was enormous, at least over a hundred meters long, lying across the cave like a small mountain. Even in this vast space, it felt intensely oppressive.