Who Surrounds Who

What is the most tenacious organism on Earth? That is naturally a cockroach that can be called an undead cockroach,

Cockroaches are one of the oldest insects on this planet, living in the same era as dinosaurs. According to fossil evidence, primitive cockroaches appeared on Earth approximately 400 million years ago during the Silurian period. The fossils of cockroaches discovered today are mostly found in coal and amber, and there is not much difference from modern cockroaches found in various cabinets.

For billions of years, its appearance has not changed much, but its vitality and adaptability have become increasingly tenacious. They have been reproducing until today and are widely distributed in every corner of the world. It is worth mentioning that a decapitated cockroach can survive for 9 days, and the cause of death after 9 days is excessive hunger.

Of course, one reason for this is that the tail has its second brain, which controls visceral movement, tail whisker sensation, and reproduction.

As a clean and bright subway station, hygiene should not be careless, after all, being underground, dark and humid are the natural enemies of all healthy environments. It can be said that cockroaches and mice are regularly medicated and killed to ensure that there are no incidents of street crossing at subway stations. Otherwise, being posted online by netizens will attract onlookers, and the webmaster will be deducted points and wages, which cannot escape.

However, after more than half a year of miniaturization, the creatures that have taken over this city are naturally the most resilient and highly reproductive cockroaches.

Nest 1 is the miscellaneous room at the subway station, where various miscellaneous items are piled up. It can be said that this is also the favorite habitat for cockroaches.

The last time the exploration team killed the most cockroaches at the subway station, it can be said that they used the station hall as a base to kill many, and finally found that the cockroach's nest was in the miscellaneous room. However, the armed forces of this team were not sufficient to sweep the clutter room, so they just marked it and left.

Now, in order to transport the Tianlong and carry out assembly work, it is necessary to ensure the safety of the subway station to the greatest extent possible. These vanguard troops naturally need to clean up these three threat areas.

Just as the convoy was being repaired, scattered cockroaches attacked. Just this time with sufficient lighting conditions, powerful firepower, and over 200 combat members, these cockroaches were even shot before they could even get close.

Tom frowned as he watched the soldiers cheering as they killed all the cockroaches that came towards him. He instructed Zhao Xin to be vigilant and walked over to drag back a dead cockroach body that had been shot.

The members of the Shark Squad all despised Tom's behavior of not shooting cockroaches just now, but now rushing to touch the body. Liang Guodong even spoke up and said, "Advisor An, the crystals in the bodies of mutated creatures are collected by a dedicated person. Do you want to embezzle the crystals?"

Tom didn't even bother to bother him, so he used a small knife to peel off the body of the mutated cockroach. After digging for a while, he stood up solemnly and walked to look for number 23, which drew ridicule from Liang Guodong.

Tom certainly didn't feel ashamed, so he left. He went to the campfire and watched as the 23rd and the 17th spoke to the team leader without disturbing them.

On the 23rd, he noticed him coming over, and after saying a few words to the 17th, he walked over and asked, "What's wrong?"

Tom looked at others collecting cockroach corpses and frowned, saying, "These mutated cockroaches don't have crystals in their bodies, so it might be troublesome."

"What's the trouble?" asked the 23rd.

"They should be a newly born batch of cockroaches, and the one that gave birth to them is probably mutated, even to a considerable extent."

On the 23rd, he quickly understood what Tom was trying to convey and immediately took him back to the 17th to let Tom reveal his further speculations.

"When living organisms eat humans, they will mutate and gain reinforcement in terms of body size, strength, speed, etc. The mutated cockroaches may have already passed on the reinforcement they have obtained through genetics to the next generation."

On the 17th, a soldier was asked to track the situation of the harvested cockroach corpses and quickly received a report. Among the 31 large cockroach corpses killed, there was not a single crystal.

17 immediately realized the seriousness of the problem: "Does this mean that even if you don't need to eat humans, mutated cockroaches will continue to emerge?"

Tom nodded and said, "It's true, but I estimate that the physical fitness and strength of these cockroaches without crystal mutations will not reach the strength of those with crystal mutations, which is slightly weaker, but..."

"But the conditions that restrict mutated organisms by human flesh no longer exist. Even if the degree of variation is lower, the offspring of mutated organisms can produce more, which is equivalent to mass production." The 23rd swallowed saliva, "then it will be very difficult to deal with in the future."

Leader 17 said, "Yes, from the perspective of attack mode, these cockroaches are probably just scouting and probing us. The cockroaches commanding them from behind may have a higher level of intelligence. We may be facing second level mutated cockroaches, so it seems that the attacking force needs to be adjusted."

So, with only ten minutes left before departure, a meeting was urgently convened on the 17th to strengthen the team's efforts to clear lair 1.

The number of soldiers in the security department has increased from 83 to 108, and the personnel structure of the psychic team remains unchanged, with the Shark team and Tom remaining the same. Among the 47 elite soldiers in the Special Investigation Department, 22 were selected to participate, and 10 were selected from the 22 foreign mercenary regiments to join.

5 armored vehicles and 8 armed pickup trucks have also been increased, becoming 8 armored vehicles and 12 armed pickup trucks.

The 17th attaches great importance to the first battle of the team. Since the cockroaches in the 1st nest can produce mutated offspring, this means that the number and threat are greater. So in order to ensure morale and reduce losses, Bi He decided to use more armed forces and a stronger advantage to clear the No.1 lair. Surprisingly, there were two equally threatening places on the negative second floor below.

The dispatch order was issued, and the leaders quickly returned to their own team, starting to allocate manpower, reorganize defense formations and attack personnel, and arrange weapons and equipment. These changes were still completed before 18:53, and the attacking teams boarded the vehicles and headed towards the No. 1 nest in the miscellaneous room.

Along the way, we arrived outside the miscellaneous room.

Most of the time, the door in this miscellaneous room is not locked. The armored vehicle at the front was directly pushed open, and then the convoy rushed in. Three armored vehicles lined up in front of the convoy, while the remaining two protected the left and right sides of the convoy. In the middle of the convoy are trucks carrying soldiers, while armed pickup trucks are distributed around, forming a dense formation.

Lin Leshan, a member of the Spring Knife Squad, has a night vision ability. When activated, his two eyes sparkle red like demons. Not only can he see the surroundings clearly at night, but his line of sight is also far away. However, he also has a flaw and consumes a lot of red crystals, so it is not suitable to activate it at critical moments.

At this moment, he sat in the armored vehicle in the middle of the first row, opened the top hatch, and immediately activated his abilities after entering the miscellaneous room. His eyes shone red, and he looked around, hoping to detect the threat as soon as possible.

This miscellaneous room is not large, with wooden cabinets made up of grids on each of the three walls, storing various miscellaneous items such as speakers, temporary work clothes, and warning signs that staff need to use. In addition to these, there are also various consumables for other facilities, such as printing paper, ink cartridges, and so on. There are even whole dozens of brooms, mops, buckets, and so on, all of which are spare cleaning tools that are wholesale and stored here.

Dust is everywhere, and in the past six months of the micro scale disaster, all indoor rooms in the entire city must have been covered with a thick layer of dust, and this miscellaneous room is no exception.

Whether it's a mop or a cabinet, it's covered in a thick layer of dust. As for the floor, it's like a spider web covered in dense patterns, which are obviously the marks left by insects crawling on the floor in the room.

Awakened Lin Leshan immediately reported more than a dozen medium-sized cockroaches lurking underground in the cabinet. The searchlight on the armored vehicle swept over, and those cockroaches that were caught retreated into the shadows.

The convoy continued to move forward, and soon halfway through the journey, Tom and the others noticed the sound of an alert coming from behind. The searchlight turned back and suddenly saw many cockroaches of different sizes crawling in through the crack in the door.

"We are surrounded."

The heavy machine gun of the armed pickup truck at the back of the convoy quickly turned the muzzle and opened the safety, waiting for the commander's command to fire.

However, the 17th did not issue a firing order, but instead instructed the convoy to slow down and move forward with caution. The reason was simple: the cockroach was at the outermost point of its firepower coverage, and firing recklessly could not guarantee a hit rate.

Not only in the back, but also on the left and right sides of the convoy, cockroaches were quickly discovered. It can be said that this number of creepy cockroaches has surrounded them in groups.

At this point, the difference between the elite and ordinary teams can be seen, and the soldiers in the security department seem to have never been surrounded by so many cockroaches before, appearing a bit panicked. On the other hand, the members of the Special Investigation Department and the Foreign Mercenary Corps appeared very calm, their eyes fixed on the cockroaches without any panic. Especially the foreigners from the foreign mercenary group, there is an extra touch of excitement on their faces.

The convoy slowly advanced, gradually approaching the deepest cabinet in the miscellaneous room. Lin Leyang, holding a telescope, shouted, "In front of me, I saw a big cockroach. Oh my, it's so big!"

The mutated cockroach realized it had been discovered, so it quickly swung its antennae like a baton. Cockroaches from all directions simultaneously launched a charge towards the convoy.

"Stop, coordinate defense in all directions, fire!" With the decisive order issued on the 17th, the heavy machine gun on the armored vehicle roared first, followed by the heavy machine gun on the armed pickup truck.

Heavy machine guns have a large caliber and strong power, but their firing rate is slower compared to assault rifles. Nevertheless, the heavy machine gunner was very accurate, specifically targeting the largest mutated cockroach with one shot at a time, nailing the big guy in front to the ground.

Soldiers disembarked from transport trucks and quickly rushed towards the pre planned direction, collaborating with armed pickup trucks to launch attacks.

The two awakeners of the Spring Knife Squad, dressed in Jade Rabbit Type II armor, rushed to their respective defensive lines carrying flamethrowers. This high-pressure flamethrower is very heavy, of course, it is more powerful than the firepower Tom used at Zhenhua Machinery Factory. Occasionally, mutated cockroaches will be burned to death when they approach.

"This female cockroach is really capable of giving birth, giving birth to so many offspring." A tall and burly black man, who had reached 8.6 centimeters, laughed and shot with a heavy machine gun, which was already 2 meters tall before.

Angus Promir, who had blonde hair and a short stature, protested, "Kratos, this is gender discrimination. How can you be certain that this cockroach is female, and how can you be certain that all these offspring are born to it?"

Kratos laughed heartily and said, "Nonsense, otherwise would someone like you be a personal demon?"

"Hmph, they have all mutated, maybe the male can also give birth?"