Super Gene Optimization Fluid

Between the sparks, a bamboo-like, green insectoid rushed out of the maroon insectoid’s body, slashing at Xia Fei with its two, knife-like arms.

Who would have guessed that there was another insectoid within that insectoid?

The violent aura was coming from this green insectoid, not the maroon insectoid that was a mere dummy.

Xia Fei abruptly bent his body backward, ending up on his back. The two, green knives whooshed right past Xia Fei’s nose, slicing his freshly lit cigarette in half.

Bending his right knee, he slammed it to the green insectoid’s abdomen. A resounding *thunk* was heard when it connected, as if his knee had hit a steel plate.

Xia Fei knitted his brows as he started to rotate sideways. Chasing Light followed a perfect semi-circle from top to bottom, slashing right toward its brain.

A sound could be heard as the sharp blade cut through the air.

“You can’t run!”

Xia Fei yelled as he rushed toward it with killing intent. The insectoid with super speed triggered his hunger for battle.

He had long forgotten that he was facing an insectoid, treating it as a fellow speed ability user.

Chasing Light struck a heavy blow on the insectoid’s back. The mantis-like insectoid staggered as it collapsed backward.

Its two knife-like arms pierced the ground. Could the mantis-like insectoid have actually gone mad, attacking the rocks on the ground?

Xia Fei did not have time to consider its weird antics; stamping on the ground with one of his legs and leaving behind a huge footprint on a rock, Xia Fei used the force from this to plunging his blade at the neck of the mantis.

*Boom!*

Two sounds were heard almost simultaneously. The sound of the mantis-like insectoid hitting the ground was dull and murky, yet the sound of Xia Fei stabbing its neck was clear and crisp.

The huge rock that made up the ground beneath them shattered to reveal a cave leading downward. At the same time, the neck of the mantis-like insectoid was sliced into half by Chasing Light and dangled in front of its chest.

*Crash!*

The body of the mantis-like insectoid finally landed in the cave after a few moments.

Xia Fei put away Chasing Light as he looked down from the cave entrance.

The vertical hole was about two meters wide. Because of how far down it went and the lack of sunlight in the cave, he could not see what was down below at the bottom of the hole his night vision goggles still worked.

The hole, which was covered by another layer of rocks, only got revealed following the strikes of the mantis-like insectoid. It seemed that it had known about this cave entrance long ago, which was why it was hitting it as it got desperate, hoping to escape via it.

Xia Fei took a drag after lighting another stick, letting the smoke marinade in his lungs before slowly exhaling.

“Have you seen this kind of insectoid?” Xia Fei asked after tending to his addiction.

Phantom had watched the whole fight. Hearing Xia Fei’s question to him, he shook his head. “No. The mantis-like insectoid was actually living in the stomach of another insectoid—unbelievable. You should keep its carcass; insectoids like this should have great research value.”

Xia Fei agreed as research value meant it could fetch him a high price. Xia Fei would definitely not give up any opportunity to make money, especially when he needed it the most.

Xia Fei pulled out an environmental monitoring instrument, then used it to scan the air at the bottom of the cave. Turned out the air was indeed a bit more contaminated, but the radiation levels were still manageable.

Putting away the instrument, Xia Fei threw his cigarette butt down the vertical shaft before jumping into it.

He was descending quickly, right behind the light of the cigarette. He had his eyes on it, checking if the stick had reached the ground yet. With the light from the cigarette as well as his night-vision goggles, his surroundings were bright as day. It was a great choice to use it as a reference object.

Ten or so seconds later, the bright light bounced off the ground before settling in place. Xia Fei quickly extended his arms and legs, using the spikes on his gloves and boots to slow himself down.

The spikes were abnormally hard, leaving behind countless deep grooves on the cave walls, which caused tiny pebbles to fall everywhere.

As Windshade Mark IV combat suit had defensive capabilities at the Legendary rank, making it safer to descend like this. With little to no effort, Xia Fei reached the bottom of the cave.

There was a long passageway, angled in such a way that led even further down. The body of the mantis-like insectoid was right by Xia Fei’s feet, long dead.

The passageway was in the shape of a semi-circle welded using black alloy plates. Obviously, this was not made by insectoids but humans, instead.

There was also a bright spotlight illuminating the surroundings every twenty or so meters. The lights quickly turned on as they sensed a human nearby, illuminating the passageway so brightly that it was blinding.

Xia Fei put away the night-vision goggles. Although they worked very well in the dark, their effect would be greatly reduced under strong lighting. It may even damage the eyes if worn for an extended period.

“What is this place?” Xia Fei stared at the passageway for a few seconds before muttering.

Somewhere ahead, there was a huge line of writing: Military Restricted Area; bear weapons with caution

Xia Fei was filled with happiness as he saw this. He did not expect that he would accidentally stumble on a military base belonging to the ancient civilization. Judging from the automatic lights just from sensing his presence, the base was likely to be in great condition.

An ancient military base in good condition did not need any introduction. The army of the ancients was incredibly advanced, and much of their technology was priceless. It was not impossible for him to find a few valuable items here.

“Many of those who spend their lives excavating ancient ruins would never be able to encounter ruins this well-preserved. Luck is on your side!” exclaimed Phantom.

Xia Fei pouted. “Don’t celebrate too soon; if such a place did exist, why haven’t the Adjudicators, who previously explored it, found it?”

“Maybe they failed to notice it or they didn’t know about it; Quick, just deal with the insectoid and get inside,” urged Phantom.

It was thanks to the mantis-like insectoid that Xia Fei had managed to find this place. Trying his best to contain his excitement in exploring the ruins, Xia Fei squatted down and started dealing with the carcass of the insectoid.