Survival Guide in the Age of Cataclysm

Chapter 62 Spinal Worms

The city streets were pitch black.

The dry, hoarse sound of scales rubbing against the floor continued incessantly, and black dust floated in the air, which Xu Yang inhaled into his lungs.

The moment the feeling of pleasure blossomed, he froze on the spot.

He could hear every word Roy said clearly, but when put together, they sounded unfamiliar.

Mating? Eating?

He now truly understood what those vertical pupils had been scrutinizing from beginning to end.

It's not about forming an alliance, but rather about finding a mate, though perhaps it does imply an intention to form an alliance.

There are many alliances in human societies that use sex as a binding force.

I can understand the initial intention, but...

Xu Yang felt a sudden jolt in his stomach.

This wasn't a physical instinct, but rather stemmed from a feeling of nausea.

For the first time in twenty years, my desires were so blatantly exposed to someone who turned out to be such an ugly monster!

But the body seems to instinctively respond with a sense of excitement...

That's the most disgusting thing.

"What's wrong, Cato? You don't look well."

Roy's vertical pupils turned to him, his tone filled with concern. It wasn't feigned; he genuinely cared.

Xu Yang did not speak.

He blinked and looked around, taking a few deep breaths.

He let the black dust fill his lungs. That feeling of comfort flowing through his brain surged up again, like a pair of cold hands, slowly pressing down the murderous intent in his chest.

He wasn't sure whether he should thank the mechanism or hate it.

"It's nothing."

Xu Yang waved his hand and strode forward.

He could even feel it.

The Serpent's gaze lingered on his body, his shoulders, back, waist, and thighs.

"Cato, when are you planning to go up there?"

Roy's gaze lingered on the broad back in front of him, and he moved closer.

"My ovulation period is approaching."

The long, scarlet tongue exhaled a sweet, metallic scent, spraying it onto the back of his neck: "Then, we can pick out some eggs to eat."

Xu Yang paused for a moment.

Then continue forward.

"It's up to you to decide."

He didn't turn around; from an angle where Roy couldn't see, his vertical pupils were icy cold.

If this gene has a long enough memory.

So long that he and Roy actually returned to the surface and began what they called "mating"—

That's not bad either.

He can see what the earth looks like now.

While we're at it, let's kill this beast.

……

The two figures approached the square.

The serpent race gathered around, forming a dense, impenetrable crowd.

Xu Yang squeezed into the front row.

The center of the square was left empty.

There were already hundreds of serpent-like creatures there—they were noticeably larger than the others, with thicker stone horns on their heads, and their legs had completely transformed into serpent tails. Wisps of black dust swirled around them, making them appear almost alive.

Each of them lay prone on the ground, their horns piercing the stone slabs.

It made a sound that was difficult to understand.

The horns ground against the ground, producing a series of ear-piercing sounds, and countless stone chips flew out.

The ground was marked with bizarre symbols protruding from their horns.

The symbols are connected to each other, forming a circle with several rhombuses inside.

As Xu Yang frowned, several more snake-tailed snake descendants suddenly emerged from the surrounding crowd.

Each of them held a short stone pillar in its hand.

The stone pillar was not large, and it appeared to be some kind of crystal.

Each surface is covered with dense patterns, or rather, some kind of symbol, crooked and twisted, as if someone had painstakingly carved them out with their fingernails.

Xu Yang glanced at it once and then looked away.

It does not conform to human aesthetics, giving people a strange yet orderly feeling.

The Serpents placed the stone pillars respectfully and solemnly within the circle, at the apex of each rhombus.

Then they retreated.

The surroundings quieted down.

The silence was unnatural, accompanied by a subtle sense of pressure. At one moment, the surroundings seemed to darken.

All the serpent descendants crawled forward.

Xu Yang felt somewhat bewildered.

Suddenly, someone tugged at his hand.

"Kato, the elder is coming, quickly lie down."

Before Xu Yang could react, Luo Yi pulled him down.

"What is an elder?"

He asked instinctively, and suddenly, all the light around him went out.

Xu Yang looked up.

A giant snake had appeared in the sky sometime earlier.

It is the same species as the giant snake that sent him into the Serpent Abyss.

But now this one—it's so big, it's almost like part of the sky.

Now, it is slowly lowering, blocking the yellow light of the plaster and plunging the square into shadow.

Xu Yang looked at it carefully.

He discovered that there were things hanging on the giant snake's body.

densely packed.

Each one was smaller than the Serpent Clan, without scales, and its bare skin appeared a ghastly white in the shadows.

The shape is not visible.

Then, they started to fall.

It's like boiling dumplings.

They crashed to the ground with a thud, some dead, some still alive.

One of them smashed right in front of Xu Yang.

Only then did he see what they looked like.

Like an arthropod, it had six deformed, bizarre white arms, a hunched back, and two protruding bones along its spine, as if... to facilitate the Serpent's tearing it apart.

What's most chilling is that although its head has long, white claws in the mouth area, it also has—

Those eyes... were human eyes.

For some reason, Xu Yang knew.

The alien creature before us has a human ancestor.

They are human beings just like themselves.

The creature was staring at Xu Yang, its broken limbs oozing red blood, its pupils reflecting the terror and pleading of an intelligent being.

He gently stuck out his pink tongue and licked the scales on Xu Yang's feet.

It seems to be expressing submission—submission to the master.

Like livestock.

At that moment, Xu Yang's mind felt like it was exploding.

Something is evaporating intensely.

He blinked, his hand trembling slightly as he slowly reached out. He should help the other person up; he should—

Click.

The sound came from the broken neck.

Fragile, dull.

Those eyes were still open; the fear froze within them for only a moment.

And then, nothing was left.

Roy looked up from the severed wound, his mouth covered in red blood, his vertical pupils slightly dilated with excitement:

"Kato, you're really lucky. This spineworm just fell right in front of you."

As it spoke, it picked up the head and handed it over.

"What are you waiting for? Eat up!"

Xu Yang stared silently at the head.

Two dull eyes were staring at him.

It's cold right now.

Roy was looking down, unaware of Xu Yang's stiffness, as it gripped the two protruding bones on the back of the "spinal worm" with both hands.

With a soft "plop," it tore in two.

"The smaller half belongs to me, and the larger half belongs to Cato."

Its mouth was wide open, clearly indicating that it was very happy.

Internal organs and blood flowed out, and a sweet smell filled the air—

Xu Yang could also smell the sweet aroma.

The other snake-like beings around them all looked over, their vertical pupils fixed on the spineworm's corpse.

I am eager to try.

Luo Yi's expression hardened. He hissed a warning to those around him and handed the larger half of the corpse to Xu Yang.

"Hurry up and take it, or it'll turn into a stone!"

Xu Yang remained unmoved.

A hint of doubt flashed in its pupils, and then it suddenly glanced at the square behind it.

Black dust particles increased in the air.

Luo Yi placed the food at Xu Yang's feet, then lowered his head and began to devour his own portion.

The corpse was mostly lying on the ground, and Xu Yang stood frozen in place.

Finally, seeing that it remained unmoved, the other snakes opened their blood-red mouths and pounced on it.

Blood and flesh, food, animals...

The aroma wafted into my stomach through my narrow nostrils, and I drooled between my teeth.

Xu Yang looked coldly at the square in front of him.

One by one, struggling and staggering creatures moved their broken limbs in fear, leaving streaks of blood on the black ground.

In the middle, even more black dust surged out from the body of the serpent-tailed serpent.

It covered the spinal worms...

Until they turned into stone statues.

The black dust continued to swirl, growing thicker and thicker...

Then, the stone pillars were submerged.

The eerie runes on the ground began to glow, and the Serpent Clan fell silent.

instantly--

Deep beams of light shot upwards from the stone pillars, causing ripples to spread through the space.

In mid-air, the giant serpent known as the Elder soared towards the sky above the Serpent Abyss...

Xu Yang stood indifferently on the dark ground.

He is waiting—

Waiting for this turning point in genetic memory.

If the lure's raw materials come from ancient spirits and are related to this festival, then what will happen next—

Bang! ! !

A massive explosion suddenly shook the world!

Xu Yang suddenly looked up.

In the sky, a huge snake carcass fell downwards, causing the snake foes below to scream in terror...

A sinister smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

coming!