Chapter 384 A Colossal Behemoth
Grotesque monsters leaped and bounded about above, letting out bone-chilling roars or clawing at the walls with cold, glinting talons, leaving deep gouges as if to stake their claim on this territory.
Furthermore, packs of monsters would burst forth from the ground from time to time, emerging from every corner like phantoms, appearing suddenly beside the US Soldiers and catching them completely off guard.
It seemed as if the entire city had become a monster's nest, with every inch of land permeated by an atmosphere of danger and terror.
If the apocalypse were to truly descend, then the scene before them would surely be its most authentic depiction, leaving one feeling desperate and helpless.
The US Soldiers covered their mouths and noses, struggling to advance through the ruins.
Their faces were filled with expressions of pain and disgust. The pungent odor constantly assaulted their nasal passages, making them nearly retch, yet they dared not remove their hands from their mouths and noses, fearing that one careless breath might cause them to inhale the tainted air, which could be laden with deadly pathogens or toxins.
The closer they got to the Umbrella Corporation, the more monsters they encountered, and the combat prowess of these creatures grew increasingly terrifying. Each one seemed like a demon crawled up from the depths of hell, possessing chilling strength and bizarre attack methods.
"What is that thing?"
During the advance, a blond US Soldier suddenly pointed at a black pillar on the ground and shouted in terror.
His voice turned shrill with fear, sounding exceptionally grating in this silent and eerily atmospheric environment.
His nearby companions, hearing his cry, were momentarily stunned. They stopped in their tracks, subconsciously gripping their weapons tighter, their nerves instantly tensing up as they looked in the direction he was pointing.
When they saw clearly what it was, they were instantly incensed. Their eyes widened with anger as they glared at the soldier who had been shouting and cursed:
"That's just an ordinary pillar. Is there any need to make such a fuss?"
"Are you trying to scare us to death?"
"I thought another terrifying monster had popped up!"
The soldier's face flushed red; he wanted to defend himself but lacked the confidence to do so.
After all, in such a tense atmosphere, everyone's nerves were like taut bowstrings, and the slightest movement could trigger an overreaction.
The blond soldier looked aggrieved and muttered in his defense:
"But I clearly saw the ground move just now! I really didn't see it wrong!"
There was a hint of stubbornness in his eyes. Although he inwardly suspected he might have been overly sensitive, the sensation of the ground trembling just now was so real that he firmly believed his alarm was not without cause.
No sooner had he finished speaking than a whistling sound suddenly came from the sky, like a howling gale or some massive aircraft speeding past, making everyone's ears ring.
Hearing the noise, everyone looked up to see over a dozen Space Mecha, as if they had detected some dangerous signal, instantly ignite their engines. With brilliant blue flames jetting from their exhausts, they all sped toward that location.
They traced dazzling arcs through the air, moving with such speed that they reached their destination in the blink of an eye.
When they stopped near the pillar, the ground once again began to shake violently without warning!
This tremor was even more intense than before!
It was as if an ancient behemoth were awakening underground, struggling angrily to break through the surface.
Immediately following this, a massive and strangely shaped monster slowly broke through the ground from beneath.
The monster stood about a hundred meters tall, towering there like a small hill, blotting out the sky and giving off a powerful sense of oppression.
It had three massive heads, shaped like a giant octopus. Each head was covered in dense clusters of eyes that shimmered with a cold, eerie blue light, as if they could see through everything, exuding endless strangeness and terror.
Thousands of long tentacles extended from beneath its body, supporting its massive frame. Each tentacle was incredibly thick, resembling a giant python!
Their surfaces were covered in a layer of slimy liquid, writhing in the air and radiating a chilling aura. Occasionally, when they brushed against surrounding buildings, they would easily destroy them, kicking up clouds of dust.
On the surface of this monster's body, similar to the previous Armor Monster, it was not made of ordinary flesh but was covered in a layer of armor as hard as metal, glinting with a cold light!
The armor reflected a cold metallic sheen under the sunlight, making one wonder if it was impervious to blades and bullets.
The joints between each piece of armor were seamless, as if it were a meticulously crafted work of art, yet it exuded a lethal and dangerous aura.
With its emergence, a mass of eerie mist slowly radiated from its body. The mist spread extremely fast, shrouding a large area around it in the blink of an eye.
The mist was a grayish-white color and as thick as if it were solid, blurring one's vision so that only the vague outline of the monster could be seen.
In the dense fog, the monster appeared even more mysterious and sinister. Its ghostly figure flickered in and out of sight within the mist, and its deep blue eyes shimmered with cold light like will-o'-the-wisps in the dark. From time to time, an inexplicable low moan could be heard emanating from it—a sound so deep and hoarse, like a curse from hell, that it made one's scalp tingle and hair stand on end.
At this moment, both the high-ranking officials of the Dragon Kingdom and the US were stunned, dumbfounded by this sudden scene on their screens!
Their faces were filled with terror and confusion, their eyes wide open, staring fixedly at the screens!
As if they wanted to pierce through the thick fog to see the monster's true appearance:
"What... what on earth is that thing? Is this really a monster that should exist on Blue Star?"
"Could it be... Extraterrestrials?"
"My god, this is too terrifying. It feels a hundred times more horrific than all the monsters we've encountered so far combined!"
President Biden's face was as pale as paper, devoid of any color. His eyes were filled with fear, and beads of sweat the size of peas rolled incessantly down his forehead. His legs couldn't help but tremble slightly, as if he had lost the strength to support his own body.
For some reason, the moment he saw that monster, the self-confidence he had painstakingly built up vanished like bubbles!
His originally firm idea of a counterattack disappeared without a trace at that moment. His mind went blank, leaving only endless fear and despair, as if he were witnessing the impending apocalypse and feeling utterly powerless to do anything about it.
On the Dragon Kingdom's side, Elder Qin also took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down!
He turned his head to look at those around him and said loudly:
"Go! Call Little Chen over and let him see what this thing is!"