Bang, bang, bang...
The Xenomorph Queen continued to charge, smashing through the stone walls that blocked her path.
"Screw you!"
Once all the earthen walls were destroyed, Bai Ye threw out the remaining grenades and smoke bombs.
Whether they were useful or not, he'd throw them first. As for the flashbangs...
These couldn't be thrown carelessly; they were useful for allies. He didn't want to accidentally kill himself!
Boom, boom!
The grenades exploded, erupting in flames, and smoke began to fill the surroundings, creating a chaotic scene.
Bai Ye grabbed Jin Sha and fled again, running as far as they could. But the Xenomorph Queen was invincible and indifferent, ignoring the explosions. She shook her body, emerged from the smoke, and resumed her pursuit of Bai Ye and Jin Sha.
"Regice, Ice Pillar..." Bai Ye glanced behind him and cursed, "Where the hell are you? Come out quickly!"
Bai Ye was now absolutely certain that the warrior's deduction was correct. This thing had to be dealt with by Regice, or it was a dead end.
Therefore, Bai Ye deduced that the key lay in the word "escape." Either they had to run a certain distance during the chase, or there was a specific area, or they had to survive for a certain amount of time while being chased!
But whether Regice had arrived, Bai Ye didn't know. However, the Xenomorph Queen had!
As Bai Ye called out, the Xenomorph Queen caught up to them and then forcefully headbutted forward.
At that moment, Bai Ye felt like he had been hit by a truck.
What does it feel like to be hit by a truck?
Like flying!
Bai Ye was sent flying, tumbling several times in mid-air before crashing heavily onto the ground.
*Pfft!*
Upon landing, Bai Ye spat out a mouthful of blood from the side of his head, his entire body in agony.
"Damn it, am I going to be reborn again?"
Countless protagonists reborn, nine out of ten get hit by a truck!
Although it wasn't a truck this time, Bai Ye felt no different than being hit by one.
On the other side, Jin Sha had fallen to the ground, and the Xenomorph Queen lowered her head.
Bai Ye could clearly see the fear on Jin Sha's face, and then...
Roar!
The Xenomorph Queen opened her gaping maw, intending to bite down on Jin Sha. But at that very moment...
The gray sky was suddenly illuminated, followed by a silver-white beam of light that struck the Xenomorph Queen from the side.
Both Bai Ye and Jin Sha froze.
Ice Beam!
Bai Ye had seen Jin Sha's Jynx use this move, and Jin Sha was naturally more familiar with it.
However, despite it being an Ice Beam, they both felt that it was completely different from Jynx's Ice Beam. It was simply too thick!
The Ice Beam was at least half a meter in diameter. Upon hitting the Xenomorph Queen, half of her body immediately froze over, covered in a thick layer of ice.
Bai Ye and Jin Sha couldn't help but look in the direction from which the Ice Beam had come, and then they saw a beast, about three meters tall, floating in the air and approaching them!
The beast's body resembled crystal. Its legs were cone-shaped, its arms were crystal-like pillars, the same as its body, topped with three crystalline fingers. Its back had four ice spikes, two on each side, and its front had seven shining yellow pillars arranged in a "+" shape, forming a face.
Bai Ye breathed a sigh of relief and raised his head.
Regice, the Ice Pillar, had finally arrived!
At the same time...
After an Ice Beam froze the Xenomorph Queen's body, Regice quickly moved forward, engaging the Xenomorph Queen and throwing a punch with its raised arm.
*Bang!*
The Xenomorph Queen was violently blasted away, rolling on the ground and still roaring in anger, attempting to retaliate.
But Regice gave the Xenomorph Queen no such opportunity!
The moment the Xenomorph Queen roared, Regice directly thrust its arm into the Xenomorph Queen's mouth and punched her away again!
The next instant, Regice spread its arms!
Origin Pulse!
An invisible force seemed to appear around them. Then...
Crack, crack, crack!
The ground around them began to shatter, and pieces of rock continuously floated up, emitting a faint purple glow. Under Regice's control, they were repeatedly hurled at the Xenomorph Queen.
Bang, bang, bang!
Ordinary rock strikes should have had no effect on the Xenomorph Queen, but these shattered stones were clearly imbued with some mysterious power, making them terrifyingly potent. Each strike shattered the Xenomorph Queen's carapace.
The Xenomorph Queen continuously tried to get up from the ground but couldn't. She could barely even lift her head, only able to wail incessantly as she was repeatedly hammered.
Moments later, all the floating rocks fell, and the Xenomorph Queen was reduced to a bloody mess. Her entire carapace was shattered, and viscous, foul-smelling blood flowed everywhere!
The Xenomorph Queen was finally dead!
On the other side, Regice silently appeared and then silently departed.
After killing the Xenomorph Queen, Regice didn't linger. It turned and floated further into the snowfield, accompanied by the wind and snow. It was likely returning to some glacier to continue its slumber, waiting until a sufficiently powerful chosen one appeared to take Regice as their own!
Silence suddenly fell all around, with only the sound of the wind and snow blowing.
Then...
"You survived the pursuit of the Predators and received your mission reward (choose one): Hyper-Alloy Flying Dagger x1, Hyper-Alloy Wrist Blade x1, Hard Gold Dagger x1."
"You survived the pursuit of the Xenomorphs and received your mission reward: Distress Signal x1."
As expected, the two forbidden zone missions were completed.
For the reward of Forbidden Zone Mission 1, Bai Ye couldn't use the flying dagger and was unaccustomed to the wrist blade, so he decisively chose the Hard Gold Dagger. Then, for the reward of Forbidden Zone Mission 2...
Bai Ye suddenly felt something was strange.
This time, the forbidden zone missions were completely different from his memories; in fact, they were in disarray.
In Bai Ye's memory, the Xenomorph and Predator forbidden zone missions were on opposing sides, and the Distress Signal was an item used to join the human faction.
But now that the Xenomorph Queen was dead, what was there to call for help about?
Most peculiar was the Distress Signal, which was given as a mission reward for surviving the Xenomorph Queen's pursuit.
As Bai Ye pondered, he looked at the screen.
Distress Signal (Item) (White): Can be used to send or receive distress signals.
Looking at the information on the screen, Bai Ye was even more confused.
What is this thing?
Judging solely by the information, he couldn't figure out what the Distress Signal was for. However...
Bai Ye was certain of one thing: this thing didn't seem to be the same as the Distress Signal he remembered, the one used to join the human faction!
That signal was a palm-sized rectangular metal block with a small screen in the center. On the back...
Bai Ye discovered that there was a signature on the back, which read...
Guardians of the Galaxy?
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