Survival in Sequences: Eighteen Years Old, Slaying Monsters Like Horses

Chapter 63 The Mysterious Parasitic Life—Midges

Half an hour later, the strange creature finally turned over and headed northeast towards the convoy, making a rumbling sound as if the convoy were experiencing an earthquake.

[Spend 200 purification points to purify the convoy's aura, time limit: 10 minutes]

"Yes"

……

The convoy froze in deathly silence until the eerie, mountain-like formation completely disappeared into the snowy horizon to the northeast.

As the tremors subsided, everyone seemed to have all their strength drained away, collapsing into their seats.

"Has it left?"

It took Xu Si a full hour to spend a total of 1200 purification points.

A voice came through the convoy's walkie-talkie, startling Xu Si.

"It seems so!" Xu Si said with difficulty.

"Why don't we go take a look? What if there's something good?" The little girl seemed to enjoy the excitement. She had closed her eyes the moment she saw the giant object, so she didn't have a strong feeling about the eeriness.

"Let's take a detour! That thing is too big!" Xiao Luo's voice trembled, and his senses were still feeling a bit stinging.

That eeriness seemed to bring bad luck with just a glance.

"I want to go up and see if anyone wants to come along!"

"I'm going, I'm going!" the little girl exclaimed excitedly.

"I'll go with you!" Fu Xiaojian's voice came through the walkie-talkie.

This is the first time I've seen such a strange high-order sequence. If they had the opportunity, they would definitely make a record of it, even though it might not be of much use.

Xu Si also plugged in his phone, which he hadn't used in a long time, thinking he was sure he could capture some amazing footage.

Soon after, Fu Xiaojian boarded Xu Si's sled, and the two headed towards the hills in front of them, while the convoy waited inside Xiao Luo's psionic barrier.

The closer you get, the more you can feel that suffocating sense of oppression.

The original snow mound has disappeared, replaced by a ravine hundreds of feet wide and nearly a hundred feet deep. The snow on both sides is like a cliff, revealing the frozen black soil and rocks below.

The air was filled with an indescribable smell, a mixture of metallic rust, dust, and some deeper, ancient, and primal scent.

"My God... this is practically the new 'East African Rift Valley'!" Fu Xiaojian exclaimed in shock.

Xu Si had never been to the East African Rift Valley and didn't know what it looked like, but the scene before him was real.

Xu Si's "Messenger of Melted Wax" stopped at the edge of the chasm.

The two got out of the car together and stood by the "cliff" looking down.

At the bottom of the ravine, there were some remnants that looked like the dust from the crushed remains of buildings.

The sunlight from the blood-red sun couldn't even fully penetrate the deep ravine, only outlining a blurry and terrifying silhouette.

He raised his phone, adjusted the focus, and tried his best to record this apocalyptic spectacle.

Everywhere the camera pans, there are traces of destruction and primordial devastation.

"This is something we can't understand right now," Fu Xiaojian said hoarsely.

"Write this down quickly, then leave immediately. We can't stay here any longer."

Xu Si nodded. A faint throbbing came from the "Ice Heart" within his body, as if reminding him of the danger lurking here.

Even the system, which had been relatively unresponsive, popped up a notification again:

[High-level residual energy detected; immediate relocation advised!]

"Let's go." Xu Si put away his phone and turned to get on the sled, but then stopped.

"What is this?"

Xu Si suddenly discovered a tiny flying insect that was almost imperceptible in his star trails.

They were not one, but a group, their bodies semi-transparent, and they were flying down into the 'chasm'.

If Xu Si hadn't kept "Star Track" and "Star Eye" running at all times, he probably wouldn't have noticed.

[Level 0 parasitic anomaly detected - midge]

【Characteristics: High-level perception, energy absorption, collective consciousness】

The system did not warn of any danger, and these strange creatures were completely different from the others, not attacking them on their own initiative—this was the first time since the apocalypse.

Could it be because of the strange nature of this parasitic creature?

Under Xu Si's star-like gaze, the insects flew into the chasm, lay down on the rock walls, and remained motionless.

Is it absorbing energy?

Could these guys be possessing some kind of high-ranking, eerie entity?

"Back off!"

Xu Si pushed Fu Xiaojian toward the "Messenger of Molten Wax" while simultaneously pushing his hands forward.

"Extreme Cold Region!"

hum!

A chilling, deep blue aura suddenly spread out from him, instantly enveloping several midges. Although he didn't know what it was for, he felt he should catch a few, just in case they came in handy.

Xu Si's palm emitted a surge of icy energy, and his extreme cold domain precisely enveloped several translucent midges.

Ice crystals quickly enveloped their tiny bodies, making a soft "crackling" sound, instantly freezing them in mid-air, like ancient creatures sealed in amber.

This is also a special use of ice crystals that Xu Si discovered; it's quite useful for keeping things fresh in critical moments.

He carefully picked up the few "ice beads" with his fingertips, feeling the almost imperceptible energy fluctuations within them.

"What is this?" Fu Xiaojian leaned closer to examine it, his expression grave.

"I don't know, it should be a parasite of that big guy." Xu Si put the ice bead into an empty small bottle.

"Maybe it will be useful."

Upon hearing the word "parasite," Fu Xiaojian felt physically uncomfortable and immediately moved eight meters away from Xu Si's small bottle.

"Don't worry, this guy doesn't seem interested in us." This was something Xu Si couldn't understand.

The two did not linger any longer and quickly returned to the convoy.

"Take a detour immediately and get away from this area!" Fu Xiaojian's voice came through the walkie-talkie, carrying an undeniable urgency.

This time, no one raised any objections.

The scene that resembled a natural disaster was still vivid in their minds, and no one wanted to stay there for even a second longer.

The convoy sped away along the edge of the chasm, heading in the exact opposite direction.

As Xu Si drove, he was distracted by the few ice beads inside the bottle.

Under his star-like gaze, the frozen insects inside the ice bead were not dead, but rather in a state of stagnation, with a faint trace of high-level energy flowing slowly within them like a spark.

The convoy drove for another two hours in the dead silence, until it was completely away from that terrifying ravine area, before stopping to rest at the edge of another relatively flat snowfield.

The convoy did not set off again throughout the afternoon, but quietly waited for time to slowly pass.

"Old Fu, I'm low on gas!"

These past two days, apart from resting at night, the convoy has been traveling almost non-stop, and now they have very little fuel left.

Xu Si's "Wax Melting Messenger" consumed a lot of fuel during the second half of the journey because it was tasked with clearing the way. It still has about 30% fuel left.

If the vehicle runs out of fuel, it will start to consume his supernatural power.

That level of consumption is almost equivalent to the consumption of continuously running Star Power.

If he's in good shape, he can last for two or three hours at most.

But this is somewhat counterproductive. If he continues to expend energy, wouldn't he become a weakling when facing the strange creatures?