Chapter 140: Giant Cannon
Zhang Shi was shocked. He realized that these cocoons and veins might be part of some kind of reproduction or hatching system, and this huge zombie beast might be the core of this system, or the "mother beast".
We have to find a way to destroy it, otherwise, new zombie beasts will continue to be produced here, and then the shelter will never be at peace.
Zhang Shi thought to himself, and at the same time, he did not forget to give the mother beast an appraisal. He was surprised to find that this was actually a rare monster.
Just as Zhang Shi was about to make an action plan, the huge mother beast seemed to be aware of their presence, and suddenly raised its head, with a pair of red eyes flashing fiercely in the dim cave. It let out a deafening roar, and then its body shook, and countless tiny cracks spread on its shell, as if something was about to break out of the shell.
Zhang Shi immediately realized that this was the best time to attack. If he waited until the monster was completely transformed, its strength would definitely increase greatly. He quickly gave the soldiers an attack order, and at the same time he drew out Lao Duan, flashed his body, and used the high mobility of the Shadow Step to instantly approach the mother beast.
Lao Duan flashed a cold light in the air and accurately chopped one of its legs. Although the shell was hard, Zhang Shi's full-strength attack still left a deep crack. The mother beast roared even more angrily in pain, and began to swing her arms frantically, trying to fight back.
The soldiers took this opportunity to file in and used long-range weapons to launch an all-round attack on the zombie beast. For a time, the cave was full of fire and the battle was extremely fierce.
However, the zombie mother beast's strength far exceeded that of ordinary zombie beasts. Although its shell was full of cracks, it was still indestructible. Although Zhang Shi and the soldiers' attacks were effective, they could only add scars to it, but could not completely defeat it in a short time.
Over time, Zhang Shi was surprised to find that the wound of the female beast had actually appeared dense granulations, and the cracked wound was healing quickly. This scene reminded him of the experience in Huojia Village. The self-healing ability of the black tiger seemed to be similar to that of the female beast.
The female beast turned around suddenly, and whipped a piece of ore with its tail, breaking it. The splashing gravel affected the soldiers and disrupted their formation.
The female beast took this time to brew a force, and then roared to the sky. Two large cuts appeared under its armpits, and two giant snakes covered with armor plates emerged from them, spitting out their tongues and showing their fangs to Zhang Shi in front.
These two giant snakes were like the two arms of the female beast, moving swiftly and with great strength. Zhang Shi tried to cut them off with Lao Duan, but it reacted and quickly dodged, and rolled up a huge rock in the backhand and smashed it in front of Zhang Shi, smashing a small pit on the ground.
Zhang Shi looked serious, thinking about how to defeat the female beast.
It was huge, and Lao Duan's blade was too short to cause a deep wound to it. Moreover, it did not have obvious weaknesses like zombies. After a fight, Zhang Shi consumed a lot of physical strength, but the opponent relied on its strong self-healing ability to heal its wounds.
While thinking, the mother beast completed its transformation again. Its carapace was completely shattered, and countless milky white worms grew from its flesh and covered its body surface, like a giant beast covered with white hair, which looked disgusting and terrifying.
These milky white worms not only covered the body of the mother beast, but also began to gather at its wounds, accelerating the healing process of the wounds, which greatly reduced the effectiveness of Zhang Shi and the soldiers' attacks.
Zhang Shi was anxious. He knew that if he could not find a way to restrain the mother beast as soon as possible, all of them would be in danger.
Zhang Shi looked at the huge body of the mother beast, and decided to blow up the entire mine with one stroke.
He first covered the soldiers' retreat, ordered them to leave the cave, and notified his companions in the shelter to bring more explosives just in case. Then, he circled around the mother beast with his flexible body movements and filled the mine hall with explosives. When the time was almost up, Zhang Shi left a Molotov cocktail, then activated the Shadow Step, came to Pipi, put him into the White Tiger Space, and ran away.
Seeing that Zhang Shi was about to run, the mother beast thrust the giant snake into the cave to chase him. But the Molotov cocktail had already ignited the explosives, and the violent explosion blew its carapace to pieces. Then, more explosives were chained and detonated. For a while, the entire mine was shaking violently. The hollow mountain could not withstand such a strong explosion, and it collapsed after a short time.
As soon as Zhang Shi ran out of the cave, he saw the collapse of the mountain top. The low mountain that originally stretched between the dense forest and the plain was completely destroyed. The rubble and soil rolled up smoke and dust, and were soon washed away by the heavy rain. Countless water flows back into the mountain, and it is believed that it will be filled with rainwater in a short time, forming a natural reservoir.
Zhang Shi quickly climbed to the top of the mountain to check whether the strange female beast was dead, but found that the rocks and mud almost blocked the mine, and the innermost scene could not be seen.
Zhang Shi frowned. He was always a little uneasy in his heart without witnessing the death of the female beast with his own eyes.
As if responding to his thoughts, there was a violent shaking in the rubble, and a giant snake crawled out of it. Although its body was bloody, its ferocity did not decrease. It still spit out its tongue and stared at Zhang Shi and others viciously.
Then, the shaking under the rubble pile became more violent, and the female beast actually struggled to crawl out from the bottom of the mountain, standing below and looking at Zhang Shi, with hatred in her scarlet eyes.
Zhang Shi sneered and commanded the soldiers to shoot down from a high position, occasionally throwing a few homemade explosives. Although the damage to the mother beast was small, it effectively affected its movement, confining it to the bottom of the mine, making it unable to move.
At this moment, a rumbling sound came from a distance, and with this sound, a familiar figure appeared in Zhang Shi's sight.
It was Ge Dalong, who was riding a warhorse and pulling a giant cannon behind him, galloping towards this side.
"Zhang Shi! I'm coming!"
Ge Dalong's voice penetrated the smoke and fire, with unquestionable firmness.
Zhang Shi was delighted and looked at the new object in his life. He knew that the cannon brought by Ge Dalong might be the key to their ending this fierce battle.
Ge Dalong stopped the cannon steadily at the edge of the mountain top, and cooperated with several craftsmen to aim the muzzle of the cannon at the struggling mother beast below.
He frowned when he saw the strange-looking female beast, then took a deep breath, adjusted the aiming direction, and his eyes flashed with a resolute light.
"Fire!"
At Ge Dalong's command, the cannon roared, and a shell whizzed out, hitting the female beast with destructive force. The shell as big as a washbasin exploded on the female beast, and the huge shock wave lifted the surrounding gravel and soil, forming a chaotic smoke and dust.
The female beast was shaken by the sudden attack, and it let out a deafening roar, with a more crazy light flashing in its eyes. However, this is not over yet. Ge Dalong quickly adjusted the muzzle and fired several shells in succession, each of which hit the female beast accurately.
Under the continuous bombardment, the body of the female beast began to show obvious damage, and the milky white worms that originally covered it were also blown away. The roar of the female beast became weaker and weaker, and its movements became slower.
Finally, the mother beast fell down, its body completely lifeless, and those disgusting worms also lost their vitality and fell off one after another.