Chapter 5: The Slacker Quartet?

Zero, who had more experience, stopped at the corner.

He said to the group, "The smell of blood is this strong! They should be just around the corner, thirty meters ahead. Who wants to go take a look?"

Hearing this, everyone's eyes inevitably drifted toward Zheng Zha and Zhang Jie.

Li Xiao knew exactly why.

Because this was the "strongman effect."

Just like what a certain superhero's grandmother once said: with great power comes great responsibility.

Naturally, *Infinite Terror* was no exception.

Zheng Zha finally said, "Alright, my physical fitness is the best here, so I'll go."

The others didn't say a word; instead, they quickly cleared the hallway.

Zheng Zha pulled out a Desert Eagle loaded with a magazine and, to Li Xiao's surprise, handed it over.

Zhang Jie took out a few grenades and tossed them to Zero and the others for emergencies.

Under the watchful eyes of the others, Zheng Zha slowly moved forward and finally froze at the corner.

Before Zhang Jie and the others could even ask, they saw Zheng Zha clutching the corner of the wall, retching violently.

Even so, Zheng Zha waved his hand at them to signal that there was no immediate danger.

When everyone finally saw the scene around the corner, Zhan Lan and Li Xiaoyi, who were already feeling unwell, followed Zheng Zha's lead and turned their heads away in horror.

One by one, they stopped trying to hold it back and began to retch in unison.

Li Xiao looked up. The entire corridor was splattered with dark red blood, creating a terrifying sight.

There were countless bits of flesh and bone, along with unidentified fluids, clinging to the silver-gray metal walls.

Bawang crouched down where the pile of flesh was thickest and picked out a few scraps of fabric.

Speaking in broken Mandarin, he said

"Look at the style of this fabric. That's right, it's those three punks from earlier."

Bawang's actions triggered a chain reaction; Chu Xuan, Zero, and Li Xiao all crouched down in the same manner.

Meanwhile, Zhan Lan was retching and laughing at the same time, looking quite deranged.

Zhang Jie watched this bizarre scene, his mouth twitching once before he regained his composure.

Zero scanned the surroundings: "The amount of meat here is wrong. It's missing about two people's worth!"

Beside him, Chu Xuan shook his head, his expression unchanged

"No. I have dissected human corpses before. The scattered flesh here consists only of internal organs and fat layers."

"In other words, the good meat from those three punks has already disappeared. What's left here are just the scraps!"

As soon as Chu Xuan finished speaking, Zheng Zha and the other two, who had just recovered, began retching violently again.

The three "hardcore" individuals who had finished their analysis subconsciously looked at Li Xiao, who had remained silent until now.

Li Xiao rubbed his nose. Truth be told, he had actually analyzed a few things himself.

"Uh, look at this."

Li Xiao picked up a semi-circular bone fragment from the floor and shook off the sticky residue.

"This is a human skull, also known as the cranium. Every skull is composed of 23 bones."

"And this piece is the hardest part of the occipital bone, which is also the hardest bone in the human body."

"Steel has a Mohs hardness of 7, while this bone is between 4 and 5."

"The hardness of bone is related to the individual's age. These three punks were young, so their bone density was at its peak. In other words, the Xenomorph that attacked them..."

"Could chew through a skull with a Mohs hardness of 5 using nothing but its mouth."

"If I'm not mistaken, this Xenomorph has definitely evolved into its final form."

After Li Xiao finished his analysis, he realized everyone was looking at him with strange expressions.

Especially the looks from the two "old foxes," which scared Li Xiao into lowering his head immediately.

*(Damn it, I forgot that loose lips sink ships. With Chu Xuan here, it's not my place to show off.)*

Li Xiao quickly gave an embarrassed smile and scratched the back of his head

"Forgot to mention, my college major was biology. I spent two years dissecting 'silent teachers'!"

After the group of newcomers finished their discussion, Chu Xuan looked at the three who were retching until they were weak and subconsciously frowned.

"Let's go, everyone. I feel it's better if we leave. The situation on this spaceship is even worse than we initially anticipated!"

"A third-form Xenomorph has already appeared, and it is very likely... right... nearby."

Chu Xuan's words acted like a switch.

Before he could even finish, Zero and Bawang suddenly crouched down.

Li Xiao followed suit without hesitation.

Others might not know, but how could Li Xiao not have a clue?

Don't let the fact that he was crouching next to Zero to join the crowd fool you; he just wanted to be close to them.

That way, he could react the moment the Xenomorph appeared!

A flash of fear appeared in Zero's pupils. He crouched down, his face serious, and said urgently

"Something's wrong! I sense danger, and it's watching us!"

Bawang looked toward the other side with a tense expression.

Li Xiao followed their gaze toward the end of the line.

That was exactly where Li Xiaoyi was leaning against the wall, vomiting.

The scene fell silent. Li Xiaoyi soon realized everyone was looking at him.

No, to be precise, they were looking behind him...

Just as Li Xiao had said, this was a fully evolved Warrior Xenomorph.

It was no different from the one in the horror movie; it was an exact replica.

Standing about three meters tall, its body was covered in pitch-black insectoid armor, and looking at the metallic luster on its surface, Li Xiao knew its defensive capabilities were definitely not low.

Its massive tail was raised high, and the moment everyone spotted it, it was already aimed at Li Xiaoyi.

Its mouth, filled with jagged teeth, was half-open, and a fleshy red tongue was writhing inside.

What terrified everyone the most was that the soft tongue was actually covered in sharp teeth.

The seven people, heads slightly tilted, were at a loss for what to do.

After all, this was their first time facing such a powerful individual creature.

It was also the absolute protagonist of this horror movie—the Xenomorph.

Li Xiaoyi didn't even have time to scream for help; that tongue was faster than his neural reflexes.

Like a cannonball, it pierced through Li Xiaoyi's shoulder without the slightest obstruction.

For a moment, the seven people even forgot to breathe. After the Xenomorph succeeded, it dragged Li Xiaoyi away like a black shadow into the corridor.

Li Xiaoyi wasn't dead yet; his screams tore through his throat.

At the same time, Li Xiao saw Zheng Zha rush out after it.

It must be said, he was truly the representative of the "saint."

Even in this situation, he dared to rush out and face the Xenomorph head-on.

Fortunately, the protagonist was a saint, not a "saint-bitch."

This allowed Li Xiao to let his guard down at certain moments.

He didn't have to worry about being ruthlessly abandoned by Chu Xuan.

"Run! Run! Damn it, there are three Xenomorphs!"

Zheng Zha went fast and came back fast, bringing with him terrible news.

At the same time, the three grenades in Chu Xuan's group's hands had already been thrown, and they turned to run immediately.

Li Xiao and Zhang Jie followed right behind them.