American Comics: BOSS Invasion

Hell was filled with mist and desolation.

As the most bizarre realm among the Three Realms, its climate had no rules. One second it would be drizzling, and the next, a heavy snow would fall.

The temperature would fluctuate wildly, soaring to around fifty degrees Celsius one moment, and plummeting to minus forty or fifty degrees the next.

In such extreme weather, almost no living creature could survive. But once something could endure this environment, it would be an incredibly troublesome foe.

Braving the heavy snow and bitter cold, Tien Shinhan unleashed an Air Cannon, piercing the giant scorpion with two tails directly through the chest.

A large triangular hole appeared, emitting scorching white smoke. Krillin seized the opportunity to use his Destructo Disc, launching a jagged ring of energy that instantly severed the scorpion's two massive pincers.

Chiaotzu had been waiting on standby. Before the scorpion could go berserk, he used his psychic powers to levitate the two pincers, each over two meters long and taller than a person, and send them flying away at high speed.

Having suffered a great loss, the scorpion was unwilling to let it go. Purple blood flowed from its body as its muscles began to regenerate at an accelerated rate. The huge wound twisted a few times and completely healed, but the severed pincers could not grow back.

Enraged, the scorpion roared at the tiny insects before it, simultaneously spraying green poisonous mist from its two tail stingers, instantly enveloping a hundred-meter radius.

Tien Shinhan's expression turned stern. He abruptly launched an energy ball that exploded with a boom. Krillin and Yamcha, who had been in the rear, received the signal. The three simultaneously threw ropes of solidified energy, tying them around their waists. After tightening them, they formed a triangle and flew away.

Tien Shinhan led the way, Yamcha was in the middle, and Krillin brought up the rear. Even while escaping, they didn't forget to fire a few Kamehameha waves to slow the scorpion's pursuit.

The group coordinated skillfully until they had flown nearly a hundred kilometers before landing in front of a dark mountain range.

They entered a cave one by one. The cave was very narrow, and the surrounding rocks were extremely hard. Although there were signs of artificial polishing, it must have been very difficult.

The group continued downwards, barely managing to bring the two pincers down with them.

Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu worked together to block the entrance with a giant rock, isolating the extreme weather outside where heavy snow had turned to hail.

Only then did the group breathe a collective sigh of relief. Yamcha simply sat down on the ground, his hands still trembling slightly.

Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu were handling the giant pincers. Krillin sat on the ground, panting for a while, before looking up and saying, "It was about as we predicted. That scorpion is quite troublesome. Its entire body is covered in what feels like alloy armor. Ordinary energy blasts are completely ineffective."

"Fortunately, the defense at the joints is slightly weaker. By using the Destructo Disc, we were able to cut off the pincers when it was undergoing rapid regeneration after sustaining extreme damage."

"However, the scorpion's venom is also extremely potent. It doesn't seem to be affected by the weather at all, and can spread against the wind. When we left, the poisonous mist had already covered a radius of about a kilometer and was still spreading rapidly. All the plants and rocks it touched showed severe decay."

"Looks like it will be almost impossible to approach it again?"

"That's too dangerous!" Chi-Chi said worriedly.

Krillin said, "It can't be helped. Hell has no life. The animals and plants that can survive here all have strong offensive capabilities, and most are poisonous. We can't use most of them, so we can't pass up something that looks edible!"

"How is Tien Shinhan?"

Chiaotzu happily replied, "No problem. It's the same as what I sensed with my psychic powers before. The scorpion's meat is not only full of energy, but it's also edible!"

Tien Shinhan expressionlessly looked at Chi-Chi: "Then I'll have to trouble you to prepare it!"

"No problem, just leave the food to me!" Chi-Chi's mood also improved a lot, and she quickly made a cheering gesture.

They had been trapped in Hell for almost ten days, and hadn't had a bite to eat. Everyone was excited to finally find something to eat.

Yamcha said, "We haven't found suitable fuel. Let's use ki for cooking. I'll have Puar transform into a giant clamp to help with the preparation!"

The two entered the room inside, which was temporarily designated as the kitchen.

At this moment, the aged Kami walked out carrying a strange pickaxe, his expression tinged with bitterness.

Seeing Kami come out, Tien Shinhan and the others stood up.

"Kami, how is the situation?"

"There's no way to contact the outside world. Moreover, I used spirit projection to explore a radius of several hundred kilometers, and didn't find any intelligent life. Everywhere is filled with terrifying monsters."

"These creatures are formed from the evil thoughts of the underworld and the fusion of those with the greatest malice. They are of no benefit to us. You being able to find something edible among these creatures is already a stroke of bad luck turned good, but I'm afraid it will be difficult to encounter such good fortune again!"

Kami had been swept in with them. The place where the group landed wasn't too far apart, so after gathering everyone together, Kami began building this shelter.

Here, the Namekian's ability to create things out of thin air played a big role. Using atomic condensation, he directly created a pickaxe of a special composition, which, with the addition of ki, could gradually pry open the Hell rocks.

These rocks were corrupted by evil thoughts and were ridiculously hard. Ordinary ki blasts couldn't even scratch them. Only when touched by a special metal would they show signs of breakage and cracks.

It was precisely because of this that it took nearly ten days for everyone to barely dig out an underground shelter that could accommodate them.

However, without food, the shelter was meaningless. Fortunately, the weather outside was changeable, and the humidity was relatively high. With Kami's ability, creating some pure drinking water wasn't difficult. It was precisely because of this that everyone was able to barely fight the giant scorpion after enduring for ten days.

Otherwise, they would have starved to the point of losing consciousness long ago!

Hearing this news, everyone's mood became somewhat heavy. Although they knew from the beginning that after entering Hell, their chances of survival were slim.

But they were still instinctively seeking survival.

Hearing what he had just said, the joy of obtaining food was also diminished a lot. The days ahead would probably be very difficult.

Just as everyone was silent, Kami suddenly thought of something and said, "However, there are no absolutes in this world. If she is willing to take action, there may still be a glimmer of hope."