Chapter 13 (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“Damn it! I’ll hold it back! You and Lucia, run!” Nicole knew that she had nothing that could kill the giant beetle. All she could do was buy Lucia and Qin Hao time. Being their escort, that was the only right thing to do at the moment.

“Nicole…” Lucia hesitated and did not know what to do. She was not as tough as Nicole.

Nicole kept firing. The beetle was impenetrable, but at least the electromagnetic rifle could slow the bug down and give Lucia, as well as Qin Hao, the time to flee.

“Let me help you!” Qin Hao joined the battle. As a veteran soldier, he had analyzed the situation a bit; if he brought Lucia along and fled now, they certainly had a chance to escape the battleground.

However, ever since they landed on Isis Beach, he had seen too many deaths. All his comrades had died around him. From the landing battle to the arrival of the 2nd Company, it had been his comrades who perished, leaving him behind, alone.

So today, he was not going to leave his comrade behind no matter what. Even if he knew the enemy was far stronger, he was determined to fight to the last drop of his blood.

“Take care of yourself.” Qin Hao smiled at Lucia, who was lying behind the mound. He then took her pistol and jumped out at once.

The pistol’s firepower was relatively weak, but at least it was enough to attract the giant beetle’s attention. Even if he had an electromagnetic rifle, it would make no difference.

The giant beetle lunged forward and arrived before Nicole before she knew it.

It struck its front leg sideways, aiming for Nicole’s waistline.

Nicole flipped over and dodged the attack before she quickly resumed a firing position to pull the trigger.

The bullets hit the giant beetle but did no damage. The giant beetle got extremely aggressive as it attacked Nicole non-stop. Despite how agile Nicole was, she still could not match the giant beetle’s speed.

As skilled as she was, she could not evade the attacks every single time. At last, the giant beetle landed a hit on her with its front leg. Luckily, her armor protected her.

The giant beetle’s leg did not manage to cut Nicole’s body in half, but the impact still sent her flying backward and crashing into a tree.

“Are you okay, Nicole?” Qin Hao ran up to her.

“I’m fine. You two, go now! We can’t fight it!” Nicole wanted to push Qin Hao away but realized that she could not move her arm. The crash must have dislocated her shoulder.