Chapter 657 - The Magma River and Burrower Beneath

"Hurry up, everyone, hurry up, don't stop, the safety of Seoul now depends entirely on us!"

The commander shouted, ordering the troops to advance. The soldiers from South Korea who entered the underground were all tight-lipped, silently following the commander, only the rapid breathing of each soldier could be heard inside their gas masks.

The underground tunnels dug out by the Burrowers Beneath under Seoul were too huge. These soldiers were all moving with heavy loads. Even though they often trained for such situations, the mental tension of actual combat and the long journey made each soldier feel exhausted.N/nêw n0vel chap/ers are published o/n n0v/e/(lb)i(n.)co/m

But even so, no soldiers complained. Everyone gritted their teeth because, as the commander said, if their mission failed, a huge crisis would likely occur in the entire Seoul area, and countless civilians would be affected.

Compared to the ordinary soldiers, the commander actually knew more. For example, he knew that the South Korean government could have prevented this disaster. However, the South Korean government had let Lee Uijin run amok in Seoul for its own selfish reasons, resulting in the entire South Korea being played by Lee Uijin. It was too late to try to solve the crisis now.

‘The people cannot bear the disaster caused by the South Korean government!’

The commander thought to himself. But then he thought of the situation in South Korea as a whole. For example, many people in South Korea believed in cults. The cause of this disaster was undoubtedly an evil god. To some extent, this was also a result of the people of South Korea inviting it upon themselves. If it weren't for the fact that most people here believed in cults, the evil god would not have targeted this place.

The army commander used this kind of divergent thinking to forget about his physical exhaustion. Although he didn't carry as much weight as the ordinary soldiers, the commander was getting old, and his stamina couldn't compare to that of a young man. In such a fast-paced march, even he was starting to struggle.

But the commander knew that he absolutely could not collapse. Otherwise, the morale of the entire army would plummet. He had to take advantage of the momentum of just defeating those ghouls and press on.

"A little faster, we should be there soon!"

Gradually, the army found that the underground tunnels were becoming less complex, instead becoming more straightforward. This made everyone feel a surge of energy, sensing that their destination was close.

"Sir, it seems like the temperature here is getting hotter."

One soldier's vision blurred, as sweat flowed into his eyes. However, because he was wearing a gas mask, he couldn't wipe it away.

"How could there be magma underground in Seoul? There are no volcanoes here!"

Seeing this magma lake, the commander was somewhat astonished. At the same time, he was in a predicament because the tunnel had reached its end here, and there was no way forward. However, apart from this magma river, they had yet to see the main target they were looking for.

"What's going on here? Could it be..."

The commander pondered for a moment, then looked at the magma, his eyes filled with horror and fear of his own thoughts.

But then, everything that happened before them confirmed the commander's thoughts were correct.

A whirlpool suddenly appeared in the center of the huge, bubbling magma lake. From the whirlpool came a nauseating, dizzying sound that sounded like metal scraping against a blackboard, causing panic in anyone who heard it, and goosebumps to rise on their skin.

Then, to the astonishment of everyone watching, a giant creature, nearly thirty meters long, crawled out of the center of the magma.

The creature looked like a mass of tentacles gathered together. It had strands of undulated hair-like tentacles, and at the junction of these tentacles, there was a disgusting mass that looked like a tumor. The tumor was a disgusting gray-black color, oozing with disgusting pus, and beating like a heart.

In the center of this tumor, there was another lump with some organs that looked like a human brain. It was filled with grooves and was incredibly nauseating.

This thing was simply a collection of pathological biological organs!

Although they had never seen this creature before, the many soldiers of South Korea immediately recognized it as their target—the Burrower Beneath!

"It's a good thing this monster isn't like those evil gods, where just looking at it would drive you crazy. This monster, apart from its disgusting appearance causing physical discomfort, doesn't seem to have any other strange abilities."

"These things from the Cthulhu Mythos really stimulate the limits of human imagination. How do these things grow? They are all so hideous!"

The commander took a deep breath, raised his hand high, and shouted, "Fire, fire!! Pick up our weapons, the enemy is here, don't hesitate, kill it!"