LIGHTNOVELSTORY Chapter 51: “Cockroach Siege”
[It's okay, it's okay! We can find the nearest village in another ten minutes!]
John tried to comfort himself and the three of them as he ran towards District 9 as fast as he could, with Neo guiding him to avoid trees, bushes and tall grasses.
A pity. No matter how fast a human ran, they could never outrun a dungeon beast, not to mention a beast that was famous for its speed—
The cockroach.
Gigantic cockroach beasts on top of that.
These giant cockroaches and many other cockroaches with wings crossed the vast wilderness in less than ten minutes.
The darkness and various obstacles in the wilderness couldn't stop them.
A few minutes after the district-wide alarm sounded, John and Neo's keen hearings caught some rustling noises behind, followed by a strange rubbing sound of insect wings.
John's face rapidly lost its color, but he wasn't dumb enough to look back.
He exerted more strength in his legs and ran with all of his might!
Om the contrary, a certain curious slime secretly turned his head around—
And immediately regretted his momentary decision.
Help! Someone! Bleach his eyes with holy water!
Five huge creatures, each the size of a cow, came rushing at them with all their legs waving wildly in the air.
In just a few seconds, these creatures shortened the distance between them and John!
John had just blinked, and the wind blew hard from behind…
Two huge shadows appeared right in front of him.
John wanted to dodge and ran to the left or right side, but a few more huge things blocked his way, like air-tight walls.
Before he hit those "walls", John forcefully braked, stopping right a few meters in front of two big things.
The next second, his passive skill, [Danger Radar], was activated.
DANGER! DANGER!
"KREEEE— "
One of the cockroaches screamed, and one of its needle-like barbed legs came rushing straight at John's heart!
SWOOSH!
John ducked in time, but before he could even catch a breath, another barbed leg thrust straight at John's legs, making a cutting motion.
SWISH!
John's instinct kicked in, and he quickly rolled his body to the side!
TEAR—
The barbed legs immediately pierced John's backpack, tearing it open.
Paper money, cylinder tubes and many other things flew out in the air, before falling with a clatter.
Without the backpack as a shield, the leg's sharp edge still grazed John's back, creating a long and thin wound.
A stinging pain swept over John's back, but he didn't even dare to look at the wounds or care about the broken backpacks.
He continued to roll out of the siege!
Neo held John's shoulder tightly while screaming in the "group chat".
[Go under the cockroach's body, yes! Ah— be careful!]
John had just rolled under a giant cockroach's body when another cockroach near his "temporary shelter" suddenly made a move—
It bent down and moved its antenna towards the human being on the ground.
The antenna was long, and it was actually full of barbs, just like its legs.
John shuddered from head to toe, but before the antenna could sweep him, he quickly rolled out of the first cockroach!
The moment John rolled out…
Another cockroach's huge mouth was already right in front of him, just one breath away from his face.
At this moment, time seemed to slow down.
Coincidentally, at this moment, the moonlight peeked out of the black clouds, slowly shining upon the things in front of John.
Dense teeth with some strange meat paste and other indescribable food residue in between appeared in John's sight.
At the same time, a foul garbage smell mixed with the smell of blood, mucus, soil and many other things, came rushing towards John.
!! Fckkk!!!
[AAAAA— ]
Both Neo and John subconsciously screamed, and John threw the backpack he was hugging in his arm to block the big mouth!
What John didn't expect is that the gagged cockroach still stubbornly crashed its big head onto him!
Out of reflex, John instantly activated his personal skill—
[Air Barrier]!
The white halo enveloped John's body, and the skill's special effects were activated.
The cockroach's huge head was stopped right outside of the thin white light, and soon, an invisible barrier bounced away the cockroach.
However, the cockroach only staggered a few steps.
Then, together with the other four cockroaches, it stubbornly launched various attacks towards the invisible barrier in unison!
BANG! BANG! BANG!
The invisible barrier shook hard, but John used the shaky barrier to forcefully break through the siege!
[Run, hooman! Run! The barrier can only keep us safe for about five minutes or so!]
Neo jumped up and down on John's shoulder, so anxious that his golden body almost turned red.
[I know! I know! Wait, wait, wait— Look! what's that!]
John pointed at some flickering fire in the distance, just twenty meters away from their current location.
When Neo saw it, his eyes instantly lit up—
A village inside World District 9!
John instantly sped up, with five cockroaches behind him continuing to attack his air barrier.
With such a degree of destruction, this barrier would not last for a whole five minutes.
But it was enough to go to that village.
Just a few more meters! He only needed two minutes at most!
John's face beamed with excitement, and his figure broke through the dark night like an arrow flying from the bow.
Closer! Closer!
20 meters—
15 meters—
10 meters!
5 meters!!
The air barrier around John had already dimmed, about to shatter in the next few seconds.
It was broken faster than John predicted.
Thank God, they were already three meters away from World District 9.
Both John and Neo almost shed tears on the spot.
They're saved!!
C'mon!
2 meters—
1 meter!
John jumped the last one meter, ready to enter the village.
But just a few centimeters away, before John's body could pass through the border...
A flickering light appeared out of thin air.
John and Neo's eyes instantly dilated as they watched a ripple spread out in the air—
[No! No! No! NOOO— ]
"STOPPPPPP— "