[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-star-rail-i-established-the-foundation-at-the-st":3,"chapter-star-rail-i-established-the-foundation-at-the-st-star-rail-i-established-the-foundation-at-the-st-chapter-608":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Honkai: Star Rail: Starting by Building the Foundation",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1928637,2626,"Chapter 608","star-rail-i-established-the-foundation-at-the-st-chapter-608",608,"\u003Cp>His entire body was being slowly devoured, becoming nourishment for more fingers; those disgusting tissues tore open his mouth and grew wildly out from his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just like some kind of terrifying alien plant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the horror and bizarreness reached a climax here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After catching his breath for a moment, Adam traversed the dim corridor, every step cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time he passed a door, he would try to open it to find an emergency exit to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But every one was either blocked by debris or tightly locked from the inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were now deep underground, hidden from the sun; not only were there no windows to let in light, but there wasn't even a ventilation duct for escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang! Bang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two gunshots rang out in the distant corridor, sounding particularly harsh in this enclosed space, the echoes lingering for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following closely behind was a burst of rapid footsteps; Ma Ma Liang held a pistol, sprinted over, grabbed Adam, and dragged the latter to start fleeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you find a way out?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She asked a question she already knew the answer to; the expression on Adam's face had already said it all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adam shook his head helplessly, his heart full of despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This hellhole is infected—every room, every staircase, they are everywhere; it's fucking hell.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adam said while describing the situation, enduring the pain under his feet, and occasionally looking back to observe the terrifying existence that had forced them into such a desperate situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the end of the corridor, in a dim corner, a deeper shadow slowly wriggled forward, and the bloated, massive monster poked out part of its body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like a mass of wriggling rot weighing several tons, mixed with the form of rotten potatoes and fat maggots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Composing its body, besides countless fingers, were toes, tiny teeth, and exposed bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It dragged sticky stuff like blood clots, leaving shocking spots of blood behind it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for where the tissues other than fingers came from, there was no need to say more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its front body had twelve bullet holes, blood flowing, but its movements were not affected at all; clearly, Ma Ma Liang had not hit its vital points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the monster approached, Adam couldn't help but frown, his nostrils tightening, a straight line appearing between his brows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was that nauseating scent, concentrated to the extreme again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Medical alcohol, ammonia for disinfection, injection fluid, iodine, fresh blood, rotten meat... all kinds of smells mixed together, like a mountain of garbage piled up from medical waste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was so huge that it filled the entire corridor tightly, from floor to ceiling, from left to right, with absolutely no space to maneuver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this was the end of the road; they had nowhere else to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About half a minute later, it would reach them, crush them against the wall, devour them, and integrate them into its own chaotic body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think we're done for,\" Adam said tremblingly. \"Thanks for the effort.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Ma Ma Liang didn't comfort the despairing Adam, who was waiting for death; she hurriedly removed the magazine, suddenly discovering there was only one bullet left inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Counting the one left in the chamber of the pistol, there were two bullets in total, just enough for one each, to use for suicide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's really fucking fair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Ma Liang cursed a bunch of hidden words, reloaded the magazine, and looked at the monster that was still approaching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this were World War II, facing a steel tank rolling toward them, what would a soldier in a desperate situation do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar and launch one last charge?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hug an anti-tank weapon and perish with the tank?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monster in front of them was much more fragile than a tank; it was just a trembling pudding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had no heavy armor, no machine gun spitting fire, no tank cannon capable of tearing the air, and no powerful diesel engine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were anywhere else, just one bulldozer would be enough to let this damn \"anomaly\" experience the weight of human civilization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But all the conditions were non-existent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Ma Liang very much hoped these two bullets were two grenades, or to give her a fire axe; that would be more practical than the fire poker in her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Adam was probably scared silly; at this moment, he had become a trash-talk machine, muttering constantly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe there's something worse, I think, I think...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adam's performance didn't seem strange in Ma Ma Liang's eyes; he was terrified to the extreme, and his body was using some methods to vent and divert the fear in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was nothing to criticize, and nothing to mock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Critics who had never been on the battlefield could talk big, commenting on the cannon fodder who made mistakes due to nervousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if they were sent into the trenches, they would only need to endure one round of shelling, and they would find all sorts of reasons to prove that the mistake was not a sign of cowardice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Foundation agents were no exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for a very few gifted guys, and robots that seemed to have lost their sense of fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trained agents, when facing those \"anomalies\" that transcended human reason and \"183\" cognition for the first time, would not perform much better than Adam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Ma Liang turned her head and looked at this unrelated person who had been forced into the \"anomaly\" event.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time she had shifted her attention to Adam, and the next moment, her attention shifted away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elevator shaft!\" Ma Ma Liang said with pleasant surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\" Adam didn't react in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Ma Liang pushed Adam aside, revealing the white wall he had been blocking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adam also turned his head back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This part that looked like a wall had a lock on it, and there was a narrow, straight gap next to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Ma Liang observed for a moment, raised her pistol, aimed at the lock, and fired the second-to-last bullet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the wide board was a narrow space, filled with dust, the edges gleaming with metallic luster, function unknown, but it was a vertical shaft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One could escape from here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you climb up?\" she asked, turning back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without waiting for an answer, she nimbly took off her jacket, bit the flashlight, and disappeared into the dark shaft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, another gunshot rang out; clearly, she had opened the door to another elevator shaft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Help me! I can't climb up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mass of rotten meat monster was closing in step by step; Adam had been forced to the edge and couldn't move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Give me your hand!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hand hung down from above; Adam paid attention for a second, confirming it was a human, intact palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hold tight! Watch the edge! Be careful of cuts! Hurry up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adam leaped with all his might, clutching the hope of life tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The huge and fat monster dashed forward, countless twisting fingers wriggling even more crazily—it clearly didn't intend to let go of the prey in front of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adam endured the increasingly strong smell of disinfectant in his nasal cavity; this smell mixed with the choking smell of dust was truly life-threatening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, a cold chill seeped through his leather shoes and trousers into his skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He realized the monster didn't want to let him leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he got any closer, he would become a bug caught by a sundew, unable to escape, and be sucked dry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was worse, under high tension, Adam's hands were sweating, and now he was sliding down bit by bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hold on!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Ma Liang grabbed Adam's other arm, roared, and pulled him up a bit, then instantly let go and lightning-fast grabbed his wrist tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Repeating this, it was like drawing water at a well, pulling up a bucket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And below Adam, the wriggling monster actively attacked; its bloated body, like surging quicksand, got close to Adam's feet, and a circle of fingers grabbed his shoes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A huge force came; Adam felt something swarm up, tightly wrapping his shoes, and took the opportunity to pull his legs down, wanting to devour him right there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get off! Get off!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adam shouted, wanting to pull his feet out, but under the sucking and entanglement of that rotten meat, he couldn't pull that foot out at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a hurry, he kicked the shoe with his other foot, and after some effort, he finally took the shoe off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flesh mass shrank suddenly, happily swallowing the prey it had obtained into its body, but as soon as the shoe was sent into its body by the tentacle-like fingers, it was spat out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its bloated body paused for a moment, as if hesitating; the fingers on its body surface kept touching the leather shoe, sending it to the passage full of broken bones and teeth, and then spat it out again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seemingly unwilling, and possibly having some doubts, it reached its body up again, and the fingers on its surface groped on the dusty shaft wall, constantly checking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it soon shrank back; with its intelligence, it couldn't understand what had happened at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, Adam had already been pulled up, out of the danger range where the monster could pursue.\u003C\u002Fp>",1551,"2026-06-14T04:01:53.953Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","12d64d1b2c25cd160dd98ed92cc3fdfdd1128fe3d402e45fb6358db7400a2a51","star-rail-i-established-the-foundation-at-the-st-chapter-609","star-rail-i-established-the-foundation-at-the-st-chapter-607",641,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstar-rail-i-established-the-foundation-at-the-st-cover.jpg"]