Chapter 22 Insect Lair
A story full of holes.

If you fall into a cave and can't climb out, shouldn't you call for help first? Why would you have the courage to enter a dark cave with a flashlight at hand?
Feng Ling listened to the two brothers' nonsense in silence.

Zhou Chu probably also sensed something was wrong, so he frowned and asked them, "Who closed the roller shutter door outside?"

If both men fell into the hole, why was the garage door closed?
Brother Chao shook his head and said, "I don't know. Maybe the parking lot manager saw the big hole here and was afraid someone would fall in, so he closed the door."

This answer did not satisfy Zhou Rui, but he did not ask further questions. His eyes were always alertly staring deeper into the cave.

The damp air brought with it a rancid smell.

There's no telling what kind of danger lurks in the darkness.

After walking for a distance, the road became steeper and steeper, and the air became more turbid and unpleasant. Apart from the sound of footsteps, the only sound left in my ears was the faint sound of breathing.

Perhaps he couldn't stand the oppressive silence, so Qin Liang spoke softly, "This cave is full of holes and potholes, it doesn't look like it was dug by humans."

"Yeah." Xiao Li agreed, "If it's dug manually, it should be relatively flat."

But if it was not dug by humans, what could have dug it out?
Everyone had different expressions and fell silent again.

"Ouch!"

Cao Hongyi, the tallest one, covered his forehead with his hands and was hit by a protruding rock above.

Zhou Qi said in a deep voice: "Everyone be careful."

Brother Chao, who was walking in the front, said, "We are almost there. It will be much easier to walk after we pass the slope ahead."

Feng Ling glanced at his phone——

No signal.

The hole was deeper and narrower than she had imagined, and she had no idea where it would lead to.

Huangfu Miaomiao followed her silently behind her, and no one knew how scared she was.

After walking forward for dozens of meters, the team stopped. Feng Ling waited for a while, and then the people in front jumped down one after another.

The sound of landing was very clear, as if it had landed on a lower platform.

When it was Feng Ling's turn, she shone the flashlight downwards and found that there was indeed a flat ground below, less than 1 meter above the cave entrance.

She jumped down lightly and swept the area with her flashlight.

In front of me is an extremely spacious cave, which is nearly oval in shape and about the size of a basketball court. There are some dark hole openings scattered on the rock wall.

Humans don't dig this weird shape.

Feng Ling felt that this place looked like an insect nest.

"The alien species are here," Brother Chao took a few quick steps forward and pointed to one of the cave entrances, saying, "There are a lot of alien species inside."

Zhou Chu went forward to check suspiciously.

On the other side of the cave entrance is a smaller cave, about the size of an ordinary classroom.

There were four or five people lying inside. Just as Brother Chao said, they looked like seriously ill and injured aliens. They had lost their basic ability to move, tossing their bodies around incoherently, breathing slightly. Even when illuminated by strong light, they seemed to have no reaction, and their eyes were cloudy and unable to see.

Brother Chao was very proud. "See, I didn't lie to you, did I? You brought ropes. After we kill these aliens, we can tie up their bodies one by one, and then drag them back to the parking lot along the road we just came from. Then we can call the Supervision Bureau to claim the bonus and easily make tens of millions."

"Why is it so troublesome?" Feng Ling asked in confusion, "Wouldn't it be more convenient to just call the Supervisory Bureau and ask them to go into the cave to collect the bodies? Otherwise, we have to drag the aliens out one by one, which is unnecessary, right?" Brother Chao was choked and looked at Feng Ling, "...Of course not! How can one person kill so many aliens? Anyone with a discerning eye can immediately see that something is wrong, so I called you guys, drag a few aliens out first, get the money and wait for ten days or half a month, then come back here to drag a few more out. Even if people from the Supervisory Bureau come to question, they will not think that there are sick aliens hiding here."

It’s a nice thought—Feng Ling felt amused.

She called Huangfu Miaomiao over, "Take a look."

Huangfu Miaomiao was right next to Feng Ling. She only leaned over to take a look and then shrank behind her, pulling Feng Ling back with force.

"What's wrong?" Feng Ling asked.

Huangfu Miaomiao opened her lips and whispered, "They are all dead..."

Feng Ling glanced at the alien in the hole, then turned back and asked Huangfu Miaomiao: "Tell me clearly, who died?"

"They..." Huangfu Miaomiao pointed into the cave, her voice trembling, "All of them are dead."

"Dead?" Zhou Chu frowned and looked at the alien species on the ground.

Qin Liang and others also found it incredible.

"They are still moving, why do you say they are dead?"

"I don't know..." Huangfu Miaomiao grabbed Feng Ling's clothes and said in a trembling voice, "I didn't lie. I can only identify living creatures, but those...those are corpses. They must have been done by the contaminated body. Let's get out of here quickly."

Brother Chao sensed something was wrong and stood at the entrance of the cave, looking at them suspiciously, "What contamination? Who are you?"

No one cares about him.

Zhou Chu took two steps forward, grabbed an alien species on the ground, and threw it out of the cave!

With a bang, the alien's body fell heavily to the ground. The flesh and bones in its body seemed to sway, making gurgling sounds, and translucent yellowish mucus overflowed from its mouth and nose.

When they got so close, everyone realized that what they saw was clearly a dead body!
Huangfu Miaomiao was right, this alien species was indeed dead.

Brother Chao and Fang Ye were equally shocked when they saw this.

Although they had been guarding here for two days, they never dared to get close. In addition, due to the limited lighting conditions, they saw some figures moving in the distance and mistakenly thought they were still alive. Who would have thought that they were dead! All dead!
The three special forces members treated them as if they were facing a formidable enemy. They quickly drew their guns and aimed them at the strange, squirming corpse!
Feng Ling said, "Don't shoot. There are other things in this cave, and the sound of gunfire will make a lot of noise."

Zhou Chu picked up another corpse from the cave and threw it over, saying, "That's right, don't shoot yet. Qin Liang, record the video!"

"It's been recording." Qin Liang replied in a deep voice.

There is a miniature camera under his headlight that can transmit the images to Su Yuqing in real time.

Even if there is no network signal now, the video and sound can be stored in the built-in chip. After the mission is completed, these will be submitted to the scientific research department as research data.

The corpse was shaking violently on the ground, as if the flesh and bones beneath the skin had all melted into water, or as if some living creature wrapped inside the skin was wriggling and surging.

Everyone felt disgusted.

Feng Ling touched the axe in his hand and asked Zhou Chu: "Can I chop it twice?"

"Don't mess around!" Zhou Chu turned back fiercely, "Follow my instructions!"

Feng Ling pulled the corner of his mouth silently.

This is one of the reasons why she is reluctant to join the Supervisory Bureau.

"There's... there's something!" Xiao Li's arms holding the gun tensed, staring at the corpse in front of him and shouting, "Something is crawling out!"