HCB Chapter 251 Blood Rain
Chapter 251 Blood Rain
The dim light from the miners' lamp cast flickering shadows in the cave, looking like menacing demons.
Shen Qingqing stood at the end of the mine shaft.
Before her lay a bottomless abyss.
Countless skeletons and corpses were piled up on the cliff.
Some were already bare bones, some had not yet begun to rot, and some were still wearing miners' bright vests, looking as if they had just been thrown in.
Because some of the severed limbs and remains were still twitching unconsciously.
The Zerg are incredibly resilient; even without a head, arms, or legs, they can survive for months.
"What are these?" Shen Qingqing took two steps back in alarm, almost tripping and falling to the ground.
What did she see!
Corpse!
Countless corpses!
The remains of the Zerg!
Those countless, densely packed, large and small, severed limbs were all the corpses of the Zerg.
At this moment, those bodies that once possessed vibrant life are carelessly discarded like soulless, inferior toys, piled up in this damp, dark mine.
"These are all Zerg."
Ge Yuan's emotionless voice rang out.
He continued, "It just doesn't belong to our era."
A chilling cold emanated from the dark, damp cave; it was more like a sea of corpses than a cliff.
Because the corpses of those insectoids had already filled the entire cliff.
Suppressing her nausea and discomfort in her throat, Shen Qingqing followed closely behind Ge Yuan.
Saliva was flowing uncontrollably from his mouth, his sweat glands began to malfunction, his hair stood on end, and his body trembled slightly... He had only one thought in his mind: to get out of here!
The thought of escaping had barely formed when it was suppressed by another, even stronger desire.
Below the cliff, above the sea of corpses, at the very bottom of the entire mining area, a shocking secret seemed to be hidden, waiting for her.
She would regret it for the rest of her life if she missed this opportunity.
"Should we continue?" Ge Yuan stopped and asked.
The damp air carried a putrid smell.
It was stronger than the smell on the edge of a cliff, so strong it sent chills down your spine, so strong it was suffocating.
Is there any chance for me to turn back?
Taking a deep breath, Shen Qingqing finally found her voice and answered while pinching her nose to suppress the discomfort.
"Once the arrow is released, there's no turning back. No matter how we try to dodge it, we carbon-based life forms cannot escape our fate. Since that's the case, we might as well accept it calmly. What if luck comes our way?"
A crisp sound echoed in the cave. Ge Yuan laughed out loud, turned to look at her, and smiled brightly in her pink eyes. "Qingqing has really grown up. Originally, we decided to use false prosperity to create a magnificent dream, so that even if misfortune came in the end, the insect queen would be there and the insect race would not perish."
"But I was wrong, or rather, we were all wrong." Ge Yuan's voice grew softer and softer, and Shen Qingqing could barely hear her low murmur.
Suddenly looking up, Ge Yuan reverted to her usual unbridled provocation and arrogance.
"However... perhaps this time, we will truly usher in a new era unlike any other."
It rained in the mining area, which is a rare occurrence.
Especially when the rainwater is red.
In fact, the Zerg have been mining here for many years and have never heard of such a horrifying blood rain appearing in the mining area.
This is the first time.
Shen Qingqing and Ge Yuan, who were below the mine, had no idea what kind of danger this sudden rain of blood would bring to the Zerg and to the interstellar space.
"On the surface, the third mining area is a giant iron ore mining site that provides steel resources. In fact, no one knows that the bottom of the mining area is actually a biological research laboratory."
They staggered and struggled along the mountain of corpses until the number of insectoid entities under their feet dwindled, the surroundings gradually became empty, and their field of vision widened.
Before you stands a high-tech double door.
After scanning Ge Yuan's pupils, a bright, dazzling light shone from the laboratory.
Upon seeing the interior clearly, Shen Qingqing stood frozen in place, staring blankly at the countless biological specimens soaking in white preservative solution.
Rather than calling it a laboratory, Ge Yuan prefers to call it a "specimen repository".
"This place contains the most complete collection of Zerg specimens from all generations," Ge Yuan explained to her, introducing one area of the specimen library that was filled with Zerg specimens.
There are many other complete racial specimens like the Zerg, which are mostly displayed in a group according to their age and race.
"This is how the Zerg started out." Ge Yuan stopped and stood in front of the glass jar containing the preservative solution.
Shen Qingqing looked over and saw that it was densely packed with insects.
Most of them are crustaceans, a small number are arthropods, and there are a great many beetles and scarabs.
"The Zerg also evolved from insects, but their strong limbs make it easier to devour their opponents, thus gaining more chances of survival."
As he spoke, he walked to another specimen cluster.
The crustaceans inside were much larger than the ones we had just seen.
"Only after the size difference becomes significant can the Zerg be considered to have initially taken shape."
Ge Yuan tapped the glass jar with her finger, gesturing for Shen Qingqing to look in her direction.
"Then came the epic evolution that truly widened the gap between the Zerg and the Insects!"
Unlike the previous two sets of specimens, the specimens Shen Qingqing saw this time had clearly evolved from reptiles to upright animals.
Although the insectoids in the specimen still have a huge body and many limbs, their walking legs, which were originally used for crawling, have become thicker and can support their huge bodies.
Shifting our gaze to the next specimen, what came into view was a bizarre, alien-like 'human' with a hard shell.
From the outside, apart from its mouthparts and the large claws on its legs and hands, it is virtually indistinguishable from a human wearing armor.
Of course, it is still enormous in size.
Ge Yuan reached out and covered the glass, her fingers unconsciously stroking it, her eyes revealing a longing look.
"You have no idea how glorious and magnificent the evolution of the Zerg is! Compared to the Orcs, our organs and reproductive system are a complete mess, yet we still evolved. Not only that, but we evolved a body exactly like the Orcs! How exhilarating and exciting is that! The Zerg are simply a miracle! A miracle created by the Creator alone!!"
Ge Yuan's performance could only be described as manic.
She repeated these words over and over, her words filled with praise for the Creator.
Compared to Ge Yuan's madness, Shen Qingqing was much calmer.
When introducing the evolutionary history of the Zerg, Ge Yuan recounted every detail of the history.
It seems to have no flaws, and even the more than 7,000 years of historical gaps are glossed over with the excuse of "no written records".
No problem, yes.
The biggest problem is that there are no problems!
"Since this is how the Zerg were born, could you explain how the Zerg Queen evolved?"