He raised his eyes to look at Lianyi, confirming she wasn't joking. After some thought, he said:"The Third Princess always hanging around the backyard is not a long-term solution. She lacks training;...Although the ripples were running fast, she had sensed the danger long ago. So, the moment the black melting worm fired from its mouthpart, her Leiyao Sword flashed out at the same time, cleaving the gigantic mouthpart in two. The deadly silk under her control also branched off and wrapped around the black melting worm's short and thick neck. Then, a flash of white light passed, and the other's head fell off.

Luckily, this black fusion worm was in its merged state. If it were separated, she would have taken more time dealing with these bugs. But now that the opponent had merged, due to its large size and the fact that there was only one passageway here, the worm's speed advantage couldn't be utilized, allowing her to land a decisive blow.

But she was still followed by a swarm of Gloom Beetles, so she used the Death Silk to bind the already dead Gloom Beetle's body and flung it back into the insect horde. She then rushed to the door and quickly entered the access code at the keypad.

With a *click*, the lock on the door automatically opened. She grasped the handle and flung it open, disappearing inside in a flash. A level-one Black Melting Worm that tried to follow her was instantly sliced into three pieces by the Death Silk, and then the door slammed shut again.

The ripples went in, but waiting for her was a black gaping gun muzzle. The man holding the gun had cold eyes.

"Our squad has been sent in to rescue you. Please don't fire."

Ripple raised her hands in a gesture of peace, then declared her identity.

Who sent you

Ten thousand miles!

How did he tell you

"I heard that you were surrounded by a horde of Black Melting Worms in the underground lab, unable to leave. Your food supply had also run out, so you sent a distress call. They issued a mission to gather people to come here and rescue you. I'm just one member of a squad. My teammates are drawing the Black Melting Worms away outside, and I’m leading the charge."

Ripples said faintly.

"Hmph! Their goal is nothing but sonic weapons. Isn't your mission to take the weapon and silence us all"

The man continued.

Ripple raised an eyebrow, slowly put down her hand, and said with a smile:

Although I don't know what your relationship with Wan Li is, he definitely didn't have good intentions and wasn't truthful with us. So, our original plan didn't include bringing the sonic weapon back, and we certainly weren't planning on taking you to the underground base.

The man's cold eyes softened slightly, but he still didn't completely trust Ripples. Just as he was about to ask more questions, the Death Silk wrapped around the gun in his hand. The next second, the handgun changed hands.

With a ripple in her gaze, the woman tossed the gun back to the astonished man. She then waved dismissively and said:

"Your gun is out of bullets, put it away!"

The man bit his lip, tightened his grip on the gun, and knew he was seen through. He could only force himself to say calmly:

What do you want to do

"I said, I'm taking the sonic weapon. It's not going back to the underground base. However, you and your colleagues are going to the government base. This isn't a request for your opinion, it's an order."

Ripples said softly.

"You"

The man could only utter a single word before falling silent, for he felt something had coiled itself around his neck.

Do you have any objections to my arrangement

This time the man didn't speak, he just shook his head.

Then that’s settled, bring your people and the sonic weapons, and let's leave this place.

Ripples commanded directly.

"We have been hungry for three days and are completely exhausted."

In the end, the man could only bite the bullet and speak up.

"Get all your people out here."

With a ripple of her wrist, she retracted the deathly thread and spoke.

A man opened the innermost door, and five people came out, supported by each other. Three men and two women, between thirty and fifty years old, were all gaunt and walked unsteadily. It's estimated that they had reached their limit to have survived this long.

The ripples waved, taking the food from space and placing it in front of everyone. Each person received a sandwich, a bottle of water, and a dry, shriveled apple.

After we've eaten and regained our strength, we need to leave. My teammates can't stay here too long. If this place gets blocked by a swarm of Black Melt Worms again, I won't be able to get you all out on my own.

Seeing the several people who were not moving, Lian Yi immediately said.

We know.

The man finally moved, handing out the food to everyone. He himself ate ravenously, swallowing a sandwich and a bottle of water before he felt alive again.

"My name is Wan Cheng, and Wan Li is my father."

The man finally introduced himself.

"Do you and your father disagree"

Ripples asked directly.

She is looking at that sonic weapon, about the size of an oven, and the central sonic emitter inside can extend and retract.

He wanted to privatize the sonic weapon I developed, but I disagreed. Now that the Zerg are a common enemy of all humanity, I want to share this technology, but he's unwilling.

"So he sent people to raid, but unfortunately this place was just occupied by the Black Melt Insect Swarm. He could only gather us under the guise of a rescue."

"Yes, although we are trapped here, he didn't succeed. I feel this is fate."

"After your place was overrun by the Swarm, didn't you send out any distress signals Did you try to contact your father"

I sent out a distress signal, but I did not send a separate message to my father's location.

Wan Cheng directly denied.

"It seems that this so-called rescue was also a cover story for your father to bring back the sonic weapon. He said he received a special distress signal from your institute, which is why he assembled a team to come to the rescue."

Wan Cheng only shook his head in disappointment, stating that he and his colleagues had never done such a thing.

"Alright, grab your research materials, we're going out there!"

Having recovered almost completely after eating, Lian Yi urged them to continue.

"Okay."

Wancheng immediately said, in ten minutes everyone will be carrying a backpack on their shoulders, and then nervously holding the ripple-powered weapons they were given, standing behind the door, ready to rush out.

"You open the door, and I'll clean up the hallway first."

"Oh! Okay!"

Wansheng creaked open the gate just a sliver, and an arm-thick black insect leg, as thin as a needle, shot in. Lianyi chopped it off with her sword and tossed two grenades aside.

"Close the door!"

After receiving the ripples' orders, the six people worked together to shut the door again. Then, a deafening explosion sounded outside the door.

"Open the door!"

The ripples commanded once again.

The door was opened again. This time, the black meld worm hadn't flown to the doorway yet. Lian Yi threw out two grenades again, this time throwing them farther away. After three repetitions, the passage in front was finally passable.

"Take your things and follow me! Don't point your guns at me, or if you dare to harm me, I'll make you the food of the black fusion swarm!"d on the brakes, several people gathered around. The men were all looking at the mutated mosquitoes on top of the car, while Zhao Jia and Chu Hong were first concerned with the ripples."Are you guys o...