Chapter 107. Leeches
Boom!
A deafening explosion rang out. As the billowing smoke dispersed, Charles stared in disbelief at the door before him. There was hardly a scratch on it or the chains. The strength of those binding chains was beyond his expectations.
"We don't have time to waste or care whether the door can be blasted open. Pile all our explosives here, light the fuse, and we’ll leave immediately," Charles uttered with anxiety in his voice.
A deliberately extended fuse was lit on the floor.
Charles then led his group into a sprint for the exit.
The group of humans dashed through the laboratory.
With the chaos caused by the freed creatures, they were moving faster than ever. However, the closer they got to the exit, the more Meeh'eks stood on their path. Even if they were just playing the role of common civilians, they were still challenging opponents.
Charles and his group were akin to a fragile wooden boat navigating through treacherous tides. A single misstep and the boat would capsize.
Gunshots, angered roars, pained cries and the incessant static sounds produced by the Meeh'eks’ converged into a cacophonous symphony of chaos. Emerging from n0v@lbin☆, this material harbors clandestine details.
Just then, the sound of rushing water added a new dimension to the chaotic orchestra.
Finishing off the Meeh'ek standing before him with a slash of his Dark Blade, Charles turned around to come face to face with leeches. A torrent wave of inky-black water teeming with countless leeches surged toward them.
Any living creature, even a Meeh'ek or a living relic, would meet their creator if they were consumed by the tide.
Seeing the black tidal wave rushing toward them, Charles' face turned a shade whiter with terror. He realized that he might have released something too catastrophic from that red door.
"Chief Engineer! Stop fighting them! Charge straight ahead!!" Charles yelled at the enlarged James.
With a roar of fury, the towering figure of James grew a size larger. He bulldozed toward the Meeh'eks ahead like a tank.
Charles and the others followed closely behind. Those Meeh'eks that were pushed out of the way tried to attack the group from the rear, but they were swiftly swallowed by the leech tide.
The Meeh'eks ahead seemed to be oblivious to the impending danger as they blindly charged toward the group of humans and the tide of leeches behind them. Charles and his group were like a boat going upstream and struggled in their journey forward.
Crash!
The sound of shattering glass sounded from behind Charles.
When he spun around, the sight before him turned his face pale. The glass hall that occupied the area of half a football field had filled up with writhing leeches.
The dark wave of leeches pushed against the glass and shattered their wall boundaries to expand even further beyond.
The sheer volume of leeches was clearly abnormal.
Their numbers were growing exponentially.
"Oh my god... What the hell are those things?" Richard muttered, his voice slightly trembling from terror.
"Forget about it, just run!" Charles shouted as he led the crew into a desperate dash for their lives.
Before long, Charles and his team found themselves in the city's heart. The streets lay eerily empty and exuded a false sense of tranquility.
However, everyone was acutely aware of the gravity of their situation, and they dared not reduce their speed.
They sprinted by opulent banks, barber shops adorned with the iconic red, white, and blue stripes, and radiant accessory stores. The scenery around them whirled past in a blur until they found themselves in front of the familiar supermarket they had previously ventured into.
"Press on! We're almost there!" Charles shouted at his crew.
The decision to enhance his crew's stamina with Kord's help had paid off. While others were panting for breath and had slowed down, the Narwhale's crew still had the strength to push on.
Plop!
A strange sound suddenly rang out overhead.
Puzzled, Charles turned, and his jaw dropped in disbelief.
A rising mound of darkness squirmed and swelled.
They were leeches, an endless swarm of them.
With a resounding blast, the mountain suddenly erupted like a volatile volcano. The dark sky was overshadowed by a sinister layer of black as a lethal rain of leeches descended upon them.