Chapter 56: Discovery of the Xenomorph

Tian Xiao was stunned.

Zhu Xiaotian stood frozen in disbelief.

Meanwhile, the monitoring center had also received the warning from Qinglong. Luo Fei, Chen Wuling, Liu Fangyan, and Li Kui all rushed to the main screen, exchanging glances in utter confusion.

"This can't be real."

"No way!"

"Could a beast like that appear here?!"

Chen Wuling clutched his head, the goosebumps rising all over his body.

The xenomorph's speed was already incredibly fast. Under such harsh weather conditions, the search for it was extremely difficult. Moreover, Qingniao had to fly dangerously low to the ground, reducing its speed, just to catch a glimpse of the creature through the torrential rain.

It was a highly perilous situation!

At close range, the xenomorph's corrosive saliva could pose a fatal threat to Qingniao.

But!

The security personnel's task was to eliminate every xenomorph and beast they encountered!

That was their duty! That was the reason for their existence in the base.

"Tian Xiao."

"This is the monitoring center."

Luo Fei spoke, actively contacting the patrol captain of District G46.

Tian Xiao and Zhu Xiaotian both realized they were dealing with an unexpected emergency. The return mission was automatically canceled—returning without eliminating the xenomorph was a dereliction of duty.

"Unit 02, received."

"This is Luo Fei, and as the leader of the security team, I order you to stay in District G46 and locate the xenomorph that may be hiding there! We will immediately dispatch two teams to your location to block off the area."

Luo Fei issued the command.

"Understood."

Tian Xiao understood that Luo Fei was reminding him to be diligent and not let anything slip through the cracks.

Dereliction of duty was a serious matter.

He, too, was puzzled:

How could there be xenomorphs in a place like this?

Could it be because the rainwater had flooded the area, triggering a collapse, forcing the xenomorphs hiding underground to surface in order to escape?

Then, another thought occurred to him:

In his previous life, more than a dozen miners who died in District G46 were never found. Could it be that...

They weren't buried in this deep pit after all?

As this thought crossed his mind, a chill unexpectedly ran through Tian Xiao's body. He suddenly felt that the dim, hazy pit in the rainstorm had become much more dangerous.

The heavy rain...

For Qingniao, which relied on speed and fire control to eliminate enemies at a distance, it was extremely unfriendly.

Especially Zhu Xiaotian, who could only hear the sounds of the xenomorph but couldn't determine its location. She couldn't figure out its type or assess its level of danger. In the midst of the rain, she was utterly helpless.

Luo Fei's order left her at a loss for where to begin.

"Zhu Xiaotian."

At this moment, Tian Xiao's calm voice came through, instantly giving Zhu Xiaotian a sense of reassurance.

"I'm here, I'm here."

Zhu Xiaotian looked at Tian Xiao.

Tian Xiao calmly issued the order:

"Ascend to a height of 100 meters and act as my lookout."

"District G46 is about to collapse, and the xenomorph will definitely rise to the surface and attempt to escape the area."

"From now on, your task is to fully utilize your computational abilities!"

"Filter out the sound of the rain and focus all your efforts on capturing the xenomorph's movements through sound! Mark the sounds, track its movement, and provide me with the necessary information."

"Understood."

Zhu Xiaotian immediately complied.

The Qingniao lifted off into the air.

The modified Qingniao hovered over the deep pit, remaining completely still.

"The calculations are difficult."

"Filtering out the rain sounds is consuming a lot of power, taking up over 70% of the computational capacity. Each second drains 3 units of energy, and analyzing the sounds will require at least 10% of the remaining capacity. I won't be able to hold on much longer—at most three minutes before the energy runs out."

Zhu Xiaotian reported her status.

Tian Xiao responded coolly, "Got it," and then fell silent.

The modified Qingniao itself had stealth capabilities, but in the torrential rain, it was naturally shielded from detection.

The storm raged on.

Although there was no sound from the xenomorphs, the rock layers in District G46 had become dangerously unstable under the force of the downpour. The collapse continued.

With another thunderous roar...

The previously silent xenomorphs let out a piercing screech once again.

But this time, they had clearly shifted position.

Tian Xiao's body tensed slightly.

The xenomorphs seemed to be very cautious.

Just then, Luo Fei's voice came from the monitoring center: "The xenomorph's approximate location is to the southeast of the deep pit, at least 400 meters away from its previous position. It's being very careful; it must have become wary after you and Zhu Xiaotian kept sending warnings. It knows you're circling nearby."

"If not for the unexpected rock collapse nearby that forced them to reveal themselves, we wouldn't have discovered them."

That made sense!

Tian Xiao agreed with Luo Fei's analysis.

At this moment, two more areas collapsed consecutively.

The situation in District G46 was growing more perilous.

The xenomorphs, hidden within the deep pit, were evidently unable to sit still any longer.

Amidst the rain, Zhu Xiaotian soon picked up on sounds different from the rain and the collapse.

Quickly, she marked the tracks of the xenomorph with precision.

Tian Xiao's eyes gleamed.

Terrain analysis.

Prediction!

He adjusted the angle of the craft slightly, with the machine gun and six-barrel rotary cannon locking onto the target.

Tian Xiao didn't fire immediately.

"Captain!"

Zhu Xiaotian, watching as the energy reserves dropped rapidly from analyzing the tracks, became increasingly anxious. "I can't hold on much longer! The energy will last at most thirty more seconds."

"Hold on."

Tian Xiao's voice remained steady.

From his visual assessment, the xenomorph was moving quickly and was about to reach the surface.

He was waiting for it to climb out of the pit and reach the surface...

He didn't want the xenomorph to be knocked back into the pit.

A xenomorph buried in the deep pit would be useless.

He needed the pancreas inside the creature.

As expected, the xenomorph soon emerged onto the surface.

The surface rock layers were not firm.

The rainwater had softened the edges, making them even more fragile.

The xenomorph was speeding away from the pit.

Its target was another deep pit not far away.

Tian Xiao's gaze sharpened.

After it covered a distance of 100 meters, he immediately activated the engines.

Blue flames burst through the rainstorm, rapidly accelerating and creating a powerful sensation of speed. In an instant, the Qingniao shot directly above the xenomorph…

The probe beneath the cabin clearly projected the image of a creature covered in sharp spines, looking like a grotesque xenomorph, onto the main screen.

Its cold, dark body exuded an eerie, cruel presence, its sharp edges gleaming ominously.

This was...

Tian Xiao's pupils contracted.

This wasn't an H-level xenomorph.

That tail, that form...

It was a G-level xenomorph.

The Black Flood Dragon Xenomorph!

As soon as the name flashed in Tian Xiao's mind, Qinglong had already compared the silhouette of the creature with the data in its own database, bringing up the detailed information:

"G-level Black Flood Dragon Xenomorph detected!"

"Danger!"

"Danger!!"

Qinglong's deep voice issued a warning: "It's advised to increase altitude and create distance."

The G-level Black Flood Dragon Xenomorph was incredibly fast, and as the Qingniao approached from behind, it had already noticed the unusually fast-moving aircraft.

Thud!

Just as the Qingniao flew overhead, the xenomorph jumped off a nearby rock, leaping high into the air.

The modified Qingniao suddenly dived downward, its belly armor pierced by the long, sharp tail of the Black Flood Dragon Xenomorph.