Chapter 16: The Loyalty of the Krieg Soldier

The controlled member of the Thorn saw that they were surrounded, so they launched an attack at a Krieg soldier.

Although Yingzhou knew that Ye Fan and the others still wanted to save this teammate, it was clear that this controlled member could no longer be saved.

This Krieg soldier did not show mercy; in two moves, they used their bayonet to finish off the controlled Thorn member, the bayonet piercing precisely into their eye socket.

A tiny insect crawled out from the eye socket of the Thorn member and quickly crawled along the bayonet toward the Krieg soldier.

The Krieg soldier quickly pulled out the bayonet and threw it into the fire nearby.

"This is the kind of insect that can control others. Everyone, be careful! They are very slow, watch your feet!" Yingzhou loudly warned everyone, then said, "You take Ye Fan and get out! I have a way to deal with this big bug!"

"Yingzhou! This isn't something you should be doing, leave it to us!" Ye Fan's voice was already somewhat weak.

"Hurry up and leave, you'll only add to my trouble here!"

The other three squad members looked at each other, then hoisted Ye Fan up and left the basement.

"After we finish treating the Captain's wounds, we will come back down to help you!" the last Thorn squad member said to Yingzhou before leaving.

With the departure of the squad members, the atmosphere in the basement became even more tense. The Krieg soldiers shielded Yingzhou and kept watch on their surroundings.

Yingzhou began to recall the various details from the previous battle; although that giant bug could turn invisible, its movements were not without flaws. Before each attack, there would be a moment of hesitation; this was its weakness.

Time passed second by second, and the basement was quiet, with only the sound of Yingzhou's breathing and his heartbeat echoing. He waited with full concentration, like a leopard lurking in the grass, waiting for the prey to appear.

Suddenly, he felt a faint vibration; that was a sign of the giant bug moving.

"Fire!" Yingzhou pointed to a corner, and all the Krieg soldiers quickly turned their muzzles and fired in the direction Yingzhou pointed.

"Rat-tat-tat..."

Accompanied by a shrill insect cry, the big bug broke its invisibility, its four scarlet eyes looking at this group of Humans before it. Its body already had many bloody holes, but most of the wounds were no longer bleeding and had begun to heal slowly.

It opened its bloody maw and spat a cloud of the insects that had just controlled the Thorn member at the Krieg soldiers.

But the moment it opened its mouth, the Krieg soldiers fired again, blasting its terrifying big mouth into a bloody mess. Many of the insects it spat out were also blown to bits, but even so, the seven or eight Krieg soldiers standing at the very front were splattered with many insects. The moment those insects touched human skin, they easily burrowed into the Krieg soldiers' greatcoats, then burrowed from the coats into the Krieg soldiers' bodies.

The big bug sensed that its children had already burrowed into these human bodies and would soon be able to control them to start an internal conflict; thinking of this, its mangled mouth twitched with excitement.

Yingzhou took a deep breath at this moment and shouted loudly, "Soldiers who were just splattered by the insects, fight! Show me your Loyalty! Your valor!"

The Krieg soldiers who had been splattered by the insects felt their forms shudder. Without hesitation, they pulled out hand grenades, tied them tightly together, and then, with steady steps, began to launch a fearless charge toward the big bug.

The big bug clearly had not expected these tiny Humans to dare to charge at it so boldly; it felt unprecedented provocation and contempt. Anger surged into its heart, and it opened its hideous giant mouth, spitting streams of highly corrosive acid at the Krieg soldiers.

However, to the big bug's surprise, the acid, which would have been enough to make any creature unable to continue forward due to pain, did not make these brave Humans stop their steps. The acid eroded the Krieg soldiers' bodies at an astonishing speed, burning their flesh away to reveal pale white bones. But even in the final moments of their lives, these Humans still gripped the hand grenades in their hands, using their last bit of strength to throw them right beside themselves.

The other Krieg soldiers who had not been splattered by the acid stepped over the corpses of their comrades without fear and continued to charge toward the big bug.

At this time, the big bug realized it could no longer wait for its children to enter these Humans' brains before taking control. Thus, it immediately manipulated its children, attempting to directly control these approaching Humans.

Three Krieg soldiers only a few steps away from it suddenly all stopped, as if bound by an invisible force. Their bodies stiffened, as if they had lost their self-awareness, completely controlled by the big bug.

Just as the big bug began to stretch its mangled mouth toward one Krieg soldier, this Krieg soldier quickly pulled the pin on their hand grenade and hugged the big bug; the other two Krieg soldiers did the same. One Krieg soldier even threw a primed hand grenade into the big bug's mouth, which could no longer close, and used their body to block it so it couldn't spit it out. The big bug panicked; it wanted to shake off these damned Humans, but it was all in vain.

It could not understand why, even though it had already controlled these Humans, they could still break free from its control; what astonishing willpower! Is this the willpower Humans should have?

At this time, Yingzhou, under the cover of other Krieg soldiers, successfully reached the basement entrance. When he saw those Krieg soldiers break free from control and pull the pins on their hand grenades, he did not hesitate in the slightest and immediately turned to leave the basement. At the same time, the other Krieg soldiers followed his pace without hesitation.

After he walked out of the basement, he happened to run into the three Thorn members who were walking back.

"What's going on, why did you come out too! Where is that big bug?" one Thorn member asked in a hurried tone.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Accompanied by a series of explosions, the entire basement was swallowed by a flash of fire. Yingzhou looked back toward the basement entrance, where fire and smoke surged out from the gaps in the door. He took a deep breath and said slowly, "That big bug has been dealt with; I will arrange for soldiers to go down and check the situation in a while."

Thinking of the big bug's panicked look when the Krieg soldiers who had just broken free from its control pulled the pins on their hand grenades, he couldn't help but want to laugh.

The Loyalty of the Death Korps of Krieg—is that something you can control?

After arranging for two Krieg soldiers to stand guard here, Yingzhou recalled the other Krieg soldiers and went to a nearby building with the other three Thorn members.

Ye Fan was lying flat in a place that looked relatively clean, and Su Miao and the others were also sitting around.

"Yingzhou! Was that big bug dealt with?" Su Miao asked excitedly after seeing Yingzhou walk in.

Yingzhou nodded slightly and looked at Ye Fan, who was lying on the ground at death's door.