Chapter 58 (1/2)

“Boom!” A gunshot rang in the distance, followed by Maron’s smug voice in the 988 contact channel. Maron bragged, “I struck a larva. It’s 200 meters to your right. You can take care of it when you have time.”

“200 meters?” Jim looked a little strangely to his right two hundred meters away, and he looked at Daley again, making eye contact with some apprehension.

“Sergeant Boris, turn on the hovercar scanners and scan the nearby life fields!” Jim said to Sergeant Boris through the 988 contact channel.

“Yes!” Sergeant Boris responded.

They then heard the sounds that were unique to the scanners in the contact channel.

“Stay on your guard!” Jim said with a hand gesture.

David didn’t understand what was happening, and he looked at Daley with an inquisitive gaze.

“This is within the city defense limits and with the daily cleanup by the crows, it’s usually hard to see a larva without specially looking for them. However, there’s something wrong with this situation because we managed to find two larvae so quickly!” Daley explained as he was alerted.

“Reporting, no other lifeforms appeared other than you guys!” Sergeant Boris reported.

“Let’s be more careful down here, and if things seem amiss, get back in the car immediately!” Jim said in a solemn voice. He did not relax at all.

“David, the Bugs larvae might move underground. Although they might be slower, their vitality fluctuations cannot be detected by the scanners!” Daley explained again to David.

The few of them did not bother about the carcass of the Bug larva. They were not crows, and the shell of the larva was of low value. They felt that it was not worth their time.

However, Jim was still leading the team in front and slowly advancing to the side.

David found Jim to be an absolutely good leader. He was thoughtful, not impulsive, and would put their safety first before everything else.

They managed to cover a distance of 200 meters within three minutes. A large hole appeared in the chest of the larva’s body, which ran through its back.

“Maron, what kind of marksmanship is that? You’ve ruined the strengthened meat!” Jim barked at the identity bracelet in displeasure.

“Isn’t there still a portion of strengthened meat here?” David asked, pointing at the larva’s back.

It was true that there was a huge wound on the larva’s back and a small half of the strengthened meat had been penetrated through. However, most of the strengthened meat remained intact.

“The flesh and organs of the larvae are poisonous. Consequently, as long as the strengthened meat is tainted with the rest of its flesh and organs, it will no longer be edible!” Jim said as he pointed at the sore.

At this moment, David also discovered that after two minutes, there was no longer any response from the Shadow Servant which had been staying beside the carcass of the Bug larva.

That result made David a little disappointed as well. Putting aside the matter of the strengthened meat, that item was a common battle spoil that was shared between everyone. However, the larva’s soul was a good item that uniquely belonged to him.

“Maron, it’s such a waste for you to have the Eye of Death replica!” De Quincy sneered mockingly.

“De Quincy, at the very least, I killed one Bug larva. How about you?” Maron answered in a hostile manner.

“Stop, keep the contact channel clean!” Jim stopped the argument that the two of them were about to start. In turn, he felt the onset of a terrible headache.

While they were speaking, the Bug larva carcass on the ground suddenly moved and Daley and Jim immediately fired with their D200 Assault Rifles at the same time.

The Bug larva corpse was struck by a barrage of bullets that sent its green blood and flesh flying. However, David also saw the larva that was right below the Bug larva carcass that had revealed a section of its head. Its head had already been shattered by multiple bullets.

“Are these Bugs crazy?” Jim cursed. He did not like surprises.

Nevertheless, with the appearance of the battle spoils, harvesting them was a priority. If there were no battle spoils, why would he recruit people to team up and kill the larvae?

Although they were accompanied by the heavy-armored hovercar and a professional soldier, he had requested that from the military, and there was a fee for requesting such services.

Although Jim often used Lieutenant Eden’s status and authority to get his matters done, his actions would often be done without violating the military discipline.

Without the spoils, he would not even be able to pay Sergeant Boris’ salary this time, let alone the cost of renting a heavy-armored hovercar.

“Daley, De Quincy, you two start digging with me while David stays alert!” Jim commanded.