But before that, Chris needed to confirm the number of High-explosive grenades everyone had. If only the three High-explosive grenades on him remained, then Chris would use them sparingly.
After all, this was the only weapon they had so far that could effectively damage the HAOS; they couldn't use them recklessly. At most, they could use one more before having to stop.
"Chris, I have two more here..."
"Captain, I have three grenades here..."
"Um... I still have six High-explosive grenades here. Since I didn't use any before, I still have three on me as well."
Faced with Chris's inquiry, the three of them hurriedly answered.
Leon and Piers had five in total, but Helena, the "leftover," was actually the wealthiest; she hadn't used many throwables from the very beginning.
Plus, she was carrying a satchel.
Inside, besides some medical kits, most of it was filled with High-explosive grenades. Therefore, for now, the number of grenades was actually sufficient!
"Good. In that case, let's treat this beast to a 'potato mine' feast. Three in total... no, four!"
Seeing this, Chris didn't hesitate.
He directly pulled the pins of his last three High-explosive grenades and one flashbang with his teeth and threw them all at once toward the HAOS's head.
The four black projectiles landed on the HAOS's skeletal head.
Before it could react again, a more terrifying explosion rang out—four consecutive ones!
"Boom—Boom—!!!!"
"Rumble, rumble...!!!!"
The three High-explosive grenades exploded one after another on the HAOS's face.
Flames and shrapnel frantically tore at the HAOS's fragile skin, and blood instantly covered its entire head from its cheeks.
Coupled with the penetrating power of the final flashbang, it instantly pierced through the HAOS's thin, soft skin, leaving its nerves momentarily stunned.
The palm that had been tightly gripping the elevator platform around the Cultivation chamber suddenly let go, and its entire heavy body began to fall uncontrollably toward the abyss at the bottom of the Cultivation chamber.
"Roar————————————!!!!!!!!!!"
Sensing the danger, the moment it fell into the abyss, the HAOS let out a sharp roar, seemingly venting its rage frantically.
Its massive, fan-like hands frantically slapped against the steel walls around the Cultivation chamber in an attempt to seize a final chance to stabilize itself.
But unfortunately, the weight of its massive body and the acceleration of the fall made it difficult for the HAOS to find a handhold. Even if it did grab onto the platform, the structure would buckle and break under the weight.
"Bang...!!!!"
"Crack... Crash...!!!!!"
However, at the critical moment, the HAOS seemed determined to take them down with it.
Ignoring its own flesh and blood, it slammed its massive body against the wall platform of the Cultivation chamber, allowing the steel platform to slice through its flesh without hesitation.
And the result of this was, the steel walls of the Undersea base's Cultivation chamber cracked.
Unable to withstand the immense pressure of the deep sea, seawater began to gush into the bottom of the Cultivation chamber like a leaking fish tank.
"Splash... Splash...!!!!!"
With just a glance down, Chris, Leon, and the others saw the seawater rising at the bottom of the Cultivation chamber, white and exceptionally conspicuous.
This caused everyone's expressions to change instantly.
They hadn't died at the hands of the HAOS, were they going to die from drowning and suffocation in seawater? This way of dying seemed much more frustrating!
...
Meanwhile, on the other side—
Downtown Lanshiang City.
While Chris and the others were fighting in the Underwater Oil Field Base, Javier's situation in Lanshiang City was not easy either.
Because Simmons's C5 Giant Fly was not much easier to deal with than the HAOS; the most troublesome part was its ability to reproduce and lay eggs.
C5 Fly Larvae were being hatched one after another.
This distressed Javier greatly, and he didn't know what to do. After all, he not only had to deal with these C5 Fly Larvae that were flying and scurrying everywhere, but also the mother body, the C5 Giant Fly. Outnumbered and overwhelmed, Javier was now caught in a grueling battle.
Furthermore, he had maintained his G4 state for a bit too long; this Giant Tyrant form could not be sustained for long.
Otherwise, something would go wrong.
If his body couldn't return to its normal human size by then, that would be real trouble. After all, Javier didn't want to truly turn into a Tyrant.
"Heh, heh, heh...!!!!"
Heavy panting exhaled from Javier's sharp fangs.
With his long black hair disheveled and a pair of crimson eyes staring fixedly at the C5 Giant Fly hanging on the rooftop of the hotel building, Javier was physically and mentally exhausted.
"Buzz, buzz...!!!"
"Hiss, hiss...!!!"
However, before Javier had any time to catch his breath, a sharp buzzing sound quickly reached his ears.
Wings vibrated and flapped rapidly, and a dark shadow the size of a car flickered quickly.
With sharp mouthparts and barbed limbs spread wide, several more C5 Fly Larvae sped toward Javier, gliding past like high-speed fighter jets.
"Clang...!"
And those guillotine-sharp mouthparts and barbed limbs were the strongest weapons of these C5 Fly Larvae.
Seeing this, Javier hurriedly avoided the brunt of the attack, turning to dodge the first wave of the C5 Fly Larvae's charging impact.
But the next second...
"Puchi—!!!"
A deep gash was still sliced into the muscle of his arm.
Blood splattered. Clutching his arm, Javier in his Giant Tyrant form hurriedly continued to retreat, but these C5 Fly Larvae pursued him relentlessly.
Javier wouldn't have been in such a pathetic state normally.
The reason he had become like this was mainly due to excessive consumption of physical energy after maintaining the transformation for too long.
Coupled with the excessive use of the G-Virus's power, it caused Javier's original dark, mutated, reinforced muscle armor skin, the flying Bat wings on his shoulder blades, and even the elbow blades on his arms to all degenerate and disappear due to the excessive energy depletion, which was why he was being hunted so miserably by these C5 Fly Larvae.
"This is trouble..."
"What should I do now?"
Even Javier, who was always in control, couldn't help but have a moment of doubt.
Things had developed beyond his expectations, and with no reinforcements arriving,
Javier himself didn't know how to deal with the mother C5 Giant Fly and the hatched C5 Fly Larvae anymore.
"Bang... Shoom...!!!!"
And at this moment, on a nearby tall building, the figure of a radiant blonde girl slowly reached a balcony.
She immediately took an RPG launcher from behind her and shouldered it, using the optical sight to lock onto the several C5 Fly Larvae surrounding Javier.
She pulled the trigger immediately.
Accompanied by the spray of a fiery wake, a rocket streaked directly toward one of the C5 Fly Larvae.
"Boom—!!!!"
Before it could react, the C5 Fly Larva fell rapidly like a crashing plane.
A huge hole was blasted into its carapace, and the flesh on its body was burned clean by the explosion's fire, leaving only a charred shell falling to the ground.
"Sherry...?!"
Turning his head, Javier immediately saw the figure of the blonde girl supporting him from a building a hundred meters away; it was undoubtedly Sherry.
Although her power was insignificant, she had no intention of fleeing. After completing the task Javier had entrusted to her, Sherry quickly set up the RPG for fire support.
"Buzz, buzz...!!!"
"Hiss, hiss—!!!!"
After sensing another living human, the remaining two C5 Fly Larvae didn't hesitate at all, immediately locking their gaze on Sherry in the distance and vibrating their wings.
They shot rapidly toward Sherry, intending to immediately devour and decompose this human.
Although human flesh served no purpose for them other than filling their stomachs, someone like Sherry was a being capable of killing them.
Since that was the case, she had to be completely eliminated. Never underestimate these C5 Fly Larvae.
Their intelligence was excellent, reaching the level of a hive mind. They knew who posed a threat to them, and any threatening natural enemy had to be eliminated immediately.
"Little shits, you're dead..."
"Roar—!!!!"
Seeing those two C5 Fly Larvae actually daring to go after Sherry, Javier let out a low growl, ignoring his maintained Giant Tyrant form.
He turned and sprinted, grabbing a streetlamp pole from the roadside and throwing it with great force.
The spear-like lamp pole took down two birds with one stone, piercing the flapping wings of both C5 Fly Larvae at once. Losing their ability to fly, the two C5 Fly Larvae quickly fell to the ground, turning into crawling insects.
"Thud, thud, thud..."
"Puchi—!!!"
Seeing the two C5 Fly Larvae land, Javier quickened his pace, his massive feet sprinting across the ground.
Leaving a trail of sunken cracks, he quickly sprinted to the front of the two C5 Fly Larvae. Javier squeezed out the last bit of his strength.
A sharp elbow blade regrew on his right arm.
He smashed down hard on the two C5 Fly Larvae on the ground. Instantly, their carapaces shattered, green liquid splattered, and the two C5 Fly Larvae were killed!
"Chirr, chirr, chirr..."
"Huff, huff, huff—!!!!!"