Volume 1: Chapter 92: Infected SCV

　　"Um?"

　　The Sarkaz girl looked at the line of words in front of her.

　　Does it mean that this guy called [Overlord of the Swarm] is coming?

　　Can this so-called dimensional chat group do such a thing?

　　If he could come over -

　　Then wouldn't it be possible for me to get through as well?

　　Miss American cockroach thought so.

　　But just in case, she equipped herself with the knife and gun she had picked up.

　　To be honest, she was not familiar with the people in this group chat.

　　Who knows whether the visitor has good intentions or bad intentions?

　　This is the vigilance that the Sarkaz living in Kazdel must have—

　　Those who didn't do so have all died.

　　"System, agree."

　　After getting ready, Miss American cockroach looked around vigilantly.

　　Where will the other party appear from?

　　"American cockroach!"

　　Then a small child appeared in front of her.

　　“…”

　　Such a young child?

　　The Sarkaz girl was stunned.

　　But she still didn't let down her guard.

　　Even a young Sarkaz can wipe out a careless team.

　　This is the experience she gained from her childhood.

　　"Who are you?"

　　The Sarkaz girl narrowed her eyes.

　　"Well, Zerg is Zerg!"

　　The Swarm Master replied.

　　He didn't care that the toy in the other person's hand was pointing at him.

　　I came here because there are more important things.

　　That is the picture that [American cockroach] sent earlier.

　　The corpse with tentacles growing on it seems to be a creature infected by the swarm virus.

　　"...Zerg?"

　　Looking at the delicate little figure, the Sarkaz girl seemed to be thinking about something.

　　It turned out to be the man called "Make the Swarm Great Again".

　　But she didn't expect the other person to be so young.

　　"Can American cockroach take Zerg there?"

　　The little child looked at the Sarkaz girl.

　　"...Ahem, you better stop calling me American cockroach."

　　Miss American cockroach was very regretful.

　　Who knew her name actually represented a disgusting insect?

　　"What is Zerg going to call the American cockroach then?"

　　The Swarm Master tilted his head.

　　"W."

　　The Sarkaz girl accidentally caught a glimpse of the words engraved on the knife.

　　This name is much better than "American cockroach".

　　"Where are you going, Zerg?"

　　He put the spoils into his backpack and then carried the gun on his back.

　　W lowered his head and looked at the little child.

　　If [Happy Little Brainworm] is so powerful, then the little kid in front of him might not be that weak either.

　　It's time to hug your thighs!

　　From today on, she no longer has to be a scavenger wandering around the battlefield!

　　The Sarkaz girl thought so.

　　"Go to where the body was before!"

　　Zerg held out a small creature from behind him.

　　"?"

　　W blinked.

　　Where did you get it from?

　　She remembered that there was nothing behind the other person, nor any suspicious bulges.

　　Where did this little purple creature come from?

　　The Sarkaz girl didn't understand.

　　Could it be Zerg's Originium skill?

　　“Gah!”

　　The tiny springtail accepted the order from the Overmind and then it dived straight into the depths of the cave.

　　"…Just let it in like this, is there anything wrong?"

　　The tiny creature just now should be a wild beast used for reconnaissance.

　　Generally speaking, these beasts used for reconnaissance are not very strong, and their only advantage is probably their fast speed.

　　Well, just like that little guy just now.

　　"Broken Tooth is very strong!"

　　Zerg patted his chest and said there was no need to worry about the survival of the little springtail.

　　There might be wild insect nests in this cave.

　　"Okay, then I'll take you to the body from before."

　　W shrugged.

　　Although the corpse was very strange, she felt that the little child in front of her should not be afraid of it.

　　In the dim cave, W turned on the flashlight, illuminating the way forward.

　　"ground……"

　　She bent down and touched the ground.

　　Metal floor?

　　I was cautious and didn't turn on the flashlight, so I didn't notice that the ground was made of metal.

　　“Is this some man-made facility?”

　　The Sarkaz girl thought so.

　　“Gah!”

　　Not far away, a tiny springtail ran over.

　　But there was a corpse in its mouth.

　　It was the Sarkaz corpse with tentacles growing out of it that we saw earlier.

　　But there is something different——

　　What I saw before was the corpse of the Sarkaz in a hideous and realistic style.

　　And now what W saw was——

　　It's the corpse of a Sarkaz whose eyes have turned into XX and whose painting style seems to have changed suddenly.

　　The disgusting and terrifying tentacles turned into soft purple tentacles in her eyes.

　　Looks kind of cute...

　　No way!

　　“…”

　　W rubbed his eyes hard.

　　Then the scene she saw did not change at all.

　　"Have I been hit by some mind-affecting Originium technique?"

　　After all, this is a man-made facility, so it is only natural to deploy some security measures.

　　When she was still a scavenger on the battlefield, she heard that some scavengers had the good fortune to find some man-made facilities that did not look like those built by the Sarkaz, and then they made a fortune by taking some things out of them.

　　Some people get rich and then lose everything.

　　In the land of Kazdel, the moral bottom line of the Sarkaz is usually more flexible.

　　"A wild insect nest!"

　　Zerg looked at the body and his eyes lit up.

　　After close contact, the Zerg Overlord was able to confirm that the virus that infected the corpse belonged to the genetic sequence of the Zerg.

　　In other words—

　　There must be a wild insect nest here.

　　It's just a little strange. If there was a wild insect nest, theoretically it should have been sensed by him and connected to the insect nest network.

　　But the Swarm Master did not detect any signals from the hive.

　　Could it be a dead insect nest?

　　"A nest?"

　　The alert Sarkaz girl heard the little child's words and felt a little confused.

　　Then——

　　Zerg's figure disappeared from W's eyes.

　　"Wait for me!"

　　W almost didn't catch up.

　　In this unknown man-made facility, only Zerg from the [Dimension Chat Group] can give her some sense of security.

　　Soon, in the dark corridor, the footsteps gradually increased.

　　“…”

　　The Sarkaz girl lost track of the little child.

　　And there seemed to be some swaying around.

　　broken.

　　W turned on the flashlight, illuminating the wandering figures——

　　A Sarkaz with a swollen and twisted face, tentacles growing out of its body, and deformed limbs.

　　There was no sense in their eyes anymore and they were just wandering around the area.

　　Judging from their clothes, they can be judged as a group of Sarkaz mercenaries.

　　“Pah.”

　　Turning off the flashlight, W moved forward cautiously.

　　Retreating is indeed a viable option, but finding Zerg and staying with him is the highest probability of survival.

　　Who knows if her escape route has been blocked?

　　"call……"

　　The Sarkaz girl held her breath and avoided these mutated Sarkaz from a distance.

　　Their perception seems to be very poor, whether it is sound or light, they seem to have an extremely small perception range.

　　W thought so.

　　What she didn't see was...

　　In the darkness, these mutated Sarkaz all looked in her direction.

　　Following the corridor, the Sarkaz girl finally entered an empty hall.

　　As she wished, she saw the figure of the little child.

　　But this is not what we need to pay attention to at this moment——

　　The hall was filled with buildings that looked like dead organisms.

　　After losing their activity, these biological buildings dried up.

　　"Zerg..."

　　W looked at the surrounding scene and walked to the little child.

　　"The wild hive died."

　　Zerg looked at the shriveled evolution chamber and fission pool.

　　But there is still one living building that is still alive——

　　Even if it is in a dying state.

　　"The Venom Eater is still alive!"

　　The swarm master hugged the somewhat shriveled body of the venom-eating creature.

　　Then the biological building began to grow larger at a speed visible to the naked eye.

　　“…”

　　What the hell is this?

　　Looking at the building with unique painting style, W opened his mouth wide.

　　What are Hives and Venom Devourers?

　　"Wait, there's another egg?"

　　The Sarkaz girl saw a slightly beating egg.

　　Visibly—

　　This egg is also in a dying state, as if it is not getting enough energy.

　　“Eggs!”

　　Zerg looked at the only insect egg that was still alive and felt a little excited.

　　Because the genetic genes inside are different from other insect eggs -

　　Like a whole new species of insect.

　　But it still belongs to the dominant swarm.

　　"puff!"

　　Soon, the eggs, which had received sufficient energy, broke open.

　　A tiny creature emerged from it.

　　“SCV Ready!”

　　It was a small creature covered in purple with a drill for one hand.

　　"?"

　　W tentatively reached out and touched the small creature.

　　Then the little creature was so scared that it ran away and hid in a corner.

　　It just poked its head out from behind the wall.

　　"Zerg, what is it?"

　　The Sarkaz girl asked.

　　"Infected SCV!"

　　…………

　　"Ines, still can't contact W?"

　　The tall Sarkaz man looked at his petite companion standing before him.

　　"Hedley, you should know what it means to lose contact in this situation."

　　The woman looked at her coldly.

　　"Of course I do."

　　Hedley shrugged.

　　"The danger of this facility is beyond our imagination. Even a skilled fighter like W was killed."

　　"Ines, go contact the employer again and tell him that he will have to pay more for this mission."

　　The death of a good player is an extremely valuable bargaining chip.

　　"snort."

　　The woman snorted coldly.

　　"Boss, another monster is coming out!"

　　Not far away, the Sarkaz mercenaries under his command shouted like this.

　　"Who rushed out this time?"

　　Hedley looked over.

　　The Sarkaz with a distorted face and tentacles growing on its body rushed out of the dim cave.

　　His eyes seemed to reveal that he still had some consciousness.

　　“Save…save…me…”

　　A hoarse and indistinguishable voice was heard.

　　"Kill him."

　　Hedley gave the order expressionlessly.

　　The infected Sarkaz is just an ordinary member of the team. If he is allowed to get close to the camp, all the Sarkaz in the camp might turn into that horrible look.

　　This facility belonging to an unknown force is simply hell.

　　There wasn't much unusual when I first entered, but after entering a certain area -

　　Some Sarkaz began to tremble.

　　Hedley, who had never stepped into that area at that time, witnessed how they mutated into monsters.

　　Some unlucky people were unfortunately separated to the other side by the mutated Sarkaz——

　　For example, W, a good player in the team.

　　There was no intelligence in the employer's mission statement, they were just told to come and explore the facility.

　　"Hedley, they are willing to pay more, but they require you to take the things inside out."

　　Inès put down the communicator.

　　Such a refreshing price, without any hesitation——

　　Obviously they knew they would suffer heavy losses.

　　"What a jerk."

　　Hedley clenched the greatsword in his hand.

　　Training a team is not that easy.

　　At least half of the Sarkaz mercenaries were lost this time, so it will be very troublesome to replenish them later.

　　after all--

　　In Kazdel, it is common for Sarkaz mercenaries to betray each other.

　　"Hedley, are you sure you want to go in?"

　　Inès said so.

　　"We lost so many people. If we don't take something back, this will be a complete loss."

　　Hedley stroked the greatsword in his hand.

　　Maybe later I can compare prices from three different vendors to see which force offers a higher price.

　　He had some guesses about the employer of this mission.

　　I guess it was one of the two sides in the Kazdel Civil War.

　　"You are really brave, Hedley."

　　Inès also had some speculations about the identity of her employer.

　　That regent would just watch them trade things to another?

　　"After we finish this business, we can leave Kazdel."

　　Exploring such man-made facilities of unknown origin is usually very profitable.

　　The things inside seem to be relics of ancient civilization.

　　Whether selling a regent or a princess, or trading them to the Victorians or even the Colombians, a lot of money can be made.

　　"The premise is that we can survive."

　　The Regent would never tolerate them selling their things to anyone else.

　　"We'll talk about it when the time comes."

　　Hedley looked towards the cave entrance.

　　Thanks to the previous lessons, he specially found a battlefield merchant to customize a batch of gas masks enchanted with Originium technology.

　　According to Ines' observation, those mutated Sarkaz must have inhaled something into their bodies, which caused them to become that horrible appearance.

　　"Boss!"

　　In the camp, the Sarkaz mercenaries called for their boss again.

　　"Something escaped again!"

　　They looked at the creature that came out of the cave.

　　“…”

　　Hedley looked in the direction of the voice.

　　Then he saw a tiny creature squatting at the entrance of the cave.

　　"Hedley, it's dangerous."

　　The companion beside him issued a warning.

　　Inès looked solemnly at the shadow of the little creature.

　　All she could sense was the desire for killing and bloodlust.

　　That's all.

　　It's like a specially made combat weapon.

　　…………