Dimensional Codex System: I'm really not a cultist!

Chapter 154: Chapter 153 How much money did the director give you?

“Very well.”

Viewing the scene before him through psionic sight, Fang Zheng nodded in satisfaction.

After the Aliens were genetically recombined by Lulana, their method of combat inevitably changed. Although the Aliens’ previous combat style was also based on stealth assassination, it was somewhat haphazard, as if they fought wherever they ended up. Without a leader among the Aliens, they essentially fought independently with maybe a bit of cooperation in small scales.

But now, the Aliens integrated into the Swarm had gained the Swarm’s combat experience, becoming even more cold-blooded, cruel, and merciless. Their coordination had become much more tacit. In the past, it seemed these Aliens wouldn’t know their own names unless they roared several times while fighting the Ironblood Warriors. But now, they were more like professional assassins and soldiers, with completing the mission being the primary objective, and all else abandoned.

Indeed, the Insect Hive’s mental enhancement greatly improved the Aliens, which made the notion of the Aliens’ own evolution seem laughable. No wonder after so many years they could not form a civilized race and were merely used as prey by the Ironblood… It’s truly due to their own lack of effort.

After confirming the combat ability of the Aliens, Fang Zheng was very pleased and intended to withdraw his attention. But at that moment, his psionic senses suddenly detected dozens of lifeforms breaking into the Pyramid.

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What’s going on?

Upon sensing these lifeforms, Fang Zheng curiously shifted his focus towards them, and upon seeing the newcomers clearly, he was utterly astonished.

Outside the Pyramid, fully armed soldiers were teeming with murderous intent and making preparations. By their demeanor, it looked like they intended to storm in!

My goodness, how much money did the director give you to act so enthusiastically?

Watching those soldiers charge into the Pyramid with weapons in hand left Fang Zheng momentarily at a loss for words. He had thought that they would retreat in fear, but who would have imagined they would call for reinforcements and come back to fight?

Isn’t living good? Why are you so eager to receive a boxed lunch? You should know that in this Pyramid, apart from the three Swarm Aliens released by Fang Zheng, there are still eight or nine regular Aliens and two Ironblood Warriors running amok. You ordinary people, armed with guns, dare to run inside to meet your deaths. Are you tired of living?

As for these people who charged into the Pyramid again, Fang Zheng was at a loss for words. Heaven offered a path which you did not take, but to Hell’s gate, you come uninvited. Since you’re so confident, then be prepared to receive your boxed lunch. He had already stopped this group from getting killed once before, but now they took the initiative to come back in… Fang Zheng could do nothing about it.

“First Squad to the Sacrifice Chamber, Second Squad to seal off the passages, Third Squad for reconnaissance and search. We must find all those damn maniacs!”

It’s a pity that these private armed soldiers from Verland Industries couldn’t hear Fang Zheng’s lament. In fact, until now, the explorers also did not know exactly what had killed their comrades, and what made them even more anxious was that Squad B, which had stayed in the Sacrifice Chamber, had yet to make a sound. They had only heard screams when they last made contact, and since then had lost communication with Squad B. This left the explorers extremely worried, so they followed Verland’s private armed forces back to the Pyramid, confronting the sealed Sacrifice Chamber once again.

“We cannot open this Stone Gate from the outside, so we must blow it up!”

“What?”

Upon hearing the captain’s words, one of the archaeologists in the exploration team immediately became upset.

“Do you realize what you’re saying? This is a great archaeological discovery… Damn… Alright, but you can only blow up one side!”

Although the archaeologist was displeased, considering the paramount importance of human life, he eventually compromised. The soldiers quickly set up the small explosives and with a “boom” blasted open the Stone Gate.

“Everyone, be on alert!!”

As the Stone Gate was blown open, the soldiers of the First Squad immediately raised their weapons, aiming at the dusty breach. After ensuring no anomalies, they cautiously entered the Sacrifice Chamber. What they saw next left them utterly shocked.

“My God…”

“What’s going on? What on earth happened to these people…”

Looking at the tragic scene within the tomb, both soldiers and explorers widened their eyes in horror, their faces turning deathly pale. The members of Squad B, who had been trapped here, had all turned into corpses. But that wasn’t all; their expressions were frozen in terror, as if they had suffered some unspeakable agony. Moreover, their chests had been blown completely open, revealing gaping, bloodied holes!

“Ugh…”

Upon witnessing this spectacle, someone quickly couldn’t help but turn away to vomit, and even Verland’s own complexion turned quite ugly. He had lived a long time and seen many things, but he had never seen such a grisly manner of death. However, it wasn’t long before the archaeologist noticed something else.

“Their chests have all been blown open… just like those other corpses!”

“What?”

Upon hearing the archaeologist’s words, everyone was shocked. They hurriedly looked toward the platform in the sacrificial chamber and found that these corpses had indeed suffered the same fate as the mummies—their chests were burst open, revealing huge hollows.

Damn it, what on earth happened here?

Even the slowest among them realized that things were clearly not as simple as they had thought. Before, they had believed that someone else came here competing for business, but now it seemed that the situation was much worse than they had imagined. There appeared to be something inside this pyramid!

“This is Squad Two, we’ve been attacked by the enemy!”

Just as the group was gripped by terror, the radio suddenly crackled with another squad’s report. Their voices were very urgent, even trembling.

“What the hell is this thing? It’s not human! We can’t locate them at all… My squad is down to three people now! I request immediate evacuation, immediately—Aaahhhhhhh…!!”

Before they could finish speaking, the radio turned into a series of screams, and then there was silence.

“………”

Hearing the static from the radio, everyone’s face turned pale. They now realized that returning to this pyramid might have been a mistake.

What on earth happened here?

The protagonists didn’t know the situation here, but Fang Zheng, who had the “god perspective,” of course knew what had transpired throughout the pyramid. The area had become a battlefield. The private armed soldiers who entered the pyramid had split into three squads. Aside from the one following the protagonist, which was safe and sound, the other two squads had been ambushed by the Alien and the Ironblood Warrior. The unluckiest was Squad Two; the soldiers covering the rear were killed by the Alien, then the Alien was killed by the Ironblood Warrior who was tracking it. And when the two sides fought, it alarmed the other soldiers of Squad Two, leading to more than half of them getting caught in the fight between the Ironblood and the Alien, with the remaining three unable to escape before they too were disposed of by the Ironblood Warrior after he finished off the Alien.

As for Squad Three, they weren’t faring any better. They had already become the target for another Ironblood Warrior’s hunt and were now running for their lives in sheer panic.

“Tsk, tsk, tsk…”

As he watched the carnage unfold, Fang Zheng could only shake his head speechlessly. This was far more thrilling than the original movie. He wondered how much the director paid these poor bastards to come here as extras; now it seemed that their boxed lunches couldn’t be more lavish, probably stuffed with plenty of chicken legs.

“Sigh…”

Watching humans get bloodily butchered, Fang Zheng sighed helplessly, then he commanded his Swarm Aliens to start by cleaning up their distant cousins. At least… to give these humans a chance to live.