Chapter 184: Underground Centipede

Soon after, the three of them set off along the main line of the Beijing Railway, this time without the mutated eagle to accompany them.

The mutated eagle was equivalent to a large passenger plane, and it was only used when transporting a large number of awakened individuals.

Ye Xuan and the other two were quite convenient. Zhou Qiang used his ability to transform into a ghostly form, completely ignoring gravity and moving at a decent speed.

Ye Xuan transformed into the form of a Kunpeng, while Su Mengli’s Empress Phoenix Crown had levitation abilities but did not fly very fast.

Therefore, she sat on Ye Xuan’s back and followed the main railway line towards the location where the signal was last received.

Over an hour later, the three arrived at the location where the last signal was transmitted.

Ye Xuan transformed into his human form, Su Mengli used the Empress Phoenix Crown to levitate, and Zhou Qiang looked down below.

They saw a huge crater with a diameter of over a hundred meters on the original railway line, a crater so deep that it was pitch black and seemed bottomless.

Around the crater, one could faintly see some broken railway tracks. The tracks were broken here, and the train that had the accident was likely under this deep pit.

Ye Xuan looked at the deep pit and finally understood what was going on. The disaster this time occurred underground. Therefore, when the awakened individuals were clearing the main railway line, they failed to discover it, leading to the current situation.

Zhou Qiang looked at the bottomless pit and said, “You two stay up here, I’ll go down and see what’s going on.”

Seeing this, Ye Xuan said, “Teacher, let’s go down together. It’s better to have more people for support.”

“But…”

Ye Xuan smiled and said, “Teacher, don’t forget, I am stronger than you now.”

Ye Xuan’s strength was at 10% development class of SS rank, roughly equivalent to the peak of A rank, which was the class of a Battle King.

Zhou Qiang’s ability was obviously not developed to its peak, so Ye Xuan’s strength had surpassed his.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qiang smiled bitterly and said, “Yes, your strength has already surpassed mine. Alright, let’s go down together and explore.”

Soon, the three ventured into the deep pit. Su Mengli released the Flame Red Lotus to illuminate the surroundings.

The pit was as winding as a mouse hole, very tortuous, which was why it was pitch black below. However, because of its winding nature, the three could walk down the hole directly.

The deeper they went, the wider the hole became. After more than ten minutes, they seemed to have arrived in a small underground world, where they even saw a section of a broken train carriage.

The three immediately approached and opened the carriage door, but the sight inside the carriage sent shivers down their spines.

The carriage was filled with corpses, and a large group of centipedes ranging from one to three meters in length were crawling on top of the bodies, gnawing on flesh and blood, a chilling sight.

As soon as the carriage door opened, the centipedes feeding inside turned their heads towards the three of them.

Subsequently, countless centipedes crawled towards Ye Xuan and the others. These centipedes were about one to two meters long, with a yellow-brown body, a pair of whip-like antennae on their heads, and dozens of legs, looking very eerie.

Centipedes were not animals that many people liked. The sight of their numerous legs was quite eerie, and most centipedes were poisonous. People with arachnophobia might faint at the sight, especially with so many centipedes here.

Even Ye Xuan felt his scalp tingling, not to mention Su Mengli.

Under the fear, Su Mengli did not choose to scream or flee but instead unleashed the Flame Red Lotus, transforming it into a giant flaming bird and charging towards the centipedes.

The hard shells of the mutated centipedes could not withstand the Flame Red Lotus. Their bodies were burned to ashes in a very short time. In less than ten seconds, the mutated centipedes in the carriage were wiped out.

Seeing this, Zhou Qiang exclaimed, “Mengli, your combat power has also surpassed mine.”

Upon hearing this, Su Mengli asked, “How should we deal with these bodies?”

Zhou Qiang sighed and said, “Burn them. These centipedes are highly toxic, and most of the bodies have been gnawed beyond recognition. Bringing back such bodies will only make the families of the deceased more distressed. It’s better to burn them. Even though they know the person is gone, it will be less painful.”

Su Mengli nodded, and the Flame Red Lotus spread, incinerating the grotesque bodies inside the carriage.

Ye Xuan also sighed. Although he knew that such things were inevitable, he still felt uncomfortable every time he saw them. Damn these mutated beasts; one day, they would be completely extinct!

After the three cleaned up the centipedes and bodies inside the carriage, they continued deeper into the pit. After a few more minutes, they encountered another broken carriage, this time with five or six sections.

The carriages were surrounded by centipedes about one to two meters long, densely packed, much more than before. The carriages were also full of centipedes.

However, unlike the previous carriage, not all the sections were filled with corpses. Some parts still had survivors struggling inside, screaming in misery.

Su Mengli’s face changed drastically, and she once again used the Flame Red Lotus to burn the centipedes.

As for Ye Xuan and Zhou Qiang, they quickly rushed into the carriages to rescue the people.

These five or six carriages were connected, unlike the previous one.

The carriages were relatively intact, without major damage. The external centipedes could only enter through windows and other openings. Inside the carriages, there were awakened individuals resisting for a while.

However, at this point, although there were still survivors inside the carriages, they accounted for less than ten percent. Most of the people had already turned into corpses.

Ye Xuan initially found the centipedes quite eerie, but watching his own kind being gnawed and killed, he wielded the Hammer of the Thunder God in his hand, smashing down one by one.

The Hammer of the Thunder God was somewhat overkill against these mutated centipedes, but Ye Xuan found it satisfying to smash them.

With one blow, the heads of these mutated centipedes were flattened, a very gratifying sight.

Zhou Qiang’s ghostly state could withstand attacks, but his own attack power was limited. Although he could kill these mutated centipedes, his efficiency was much lower than Ye Xuan’s.

With the swift actions of Ye Xuan and Zhou Qiang, only a dozen or so survivors remained in the carriages.

At this moment, a bloodied young man sat on the ground, pointing in a direction weakly and said, “Hurry inside, the other passengers are in there, they are more in more danger than us.”

Ye Xuan immediately said, “Teacher Zhou, take care of them. Mengli and I will go and save the others!”

Zhou Qiang quickly responded, “Go quickly and come back soon!”

Upon hearing this, Ye Xuan left the carriage, taking Su Mengli with him as they rushed deeper. The other mutated centipedes in this area had already been burned by Su Mengli. Her ability was perfect for dealing with these small fries.

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