Underground cavity.

This is a circular cavity about two meters in diameter. It was obviously excavated hastily. The surrounding walls are not flat but are also wrapped in a gel formed by mucus.

On the ground of this gelatinous cavity were piled up a dozen corpses of the eight-armed Zerg.

Above the corpse is a blood cocoon about two meters in size. Gray tubes grow from the cocoon and pierce the corpse below to swallow the energy in it.

This is the transformation ceremony of the Zerg. When it breaks out of its cocoon, it means that it has become a member of the fourth stage of transformation.

The Zerg do not have a cultivation system. Their way of improving themselves is called evolution, which requires devouring a large amount of energy as a foundation, and then forming a cocoon... to break out of the cocoon.

Of course, cocooning is not a completely safe way for them. If there is not enough energy, evolution may fail and they may die in the cocoon. There is also a chance that after breaking out of the cocoon, unknown changes will occur and they may become deformed.

The surface of the blood cocoon is outlined with cyan blood vessels that look like a devilish pattern. Inside, there is an increasingly high-pitched heartbeat and the explosion of bones.

Compared to those clansmen who fight on the ground, it is more cunning, constantly devouring the bones of its own clansmen and immediately forming a cocoon when it reaches the threshold of the transformation stage.

With the addition of Hatake Sakumo on the ground, everyone began to counterattack. After a while, Namikaze Minato, who had regained his strength, joined the battle.

The number of Zerg gradually decreased, green blood infected the entire land, and Zerg corpses were everywhere underfoot.

White Fang, surrounded by lightning, killed the last eight-armed Zerg, and all the enemies emerging from the cave were wiped out.

Everyone began to drag their tired bodies to clean the battlefield, mainly packing the Zerg corpses into scrolls.

These are the freshest research materials, and I guess the research institute led by Orochimaru will like them very much.

The sky was bright. Tsunade and a few others arrived belatedly, and all they saw was the corroded earth and dozens of walls made of wax.

After some discussion, everyone decided to rest for a while before going underground to explore the secrets of the Zerg and the reasons for the disappearance of the villagers.

Until the sun hangs high in the sky and the time reaches noon.

"I have informed the troops behind to return the same way, and a few of us will go underground to study what is going on with the Zerg." Tsunade said.

After resting for a few hours, Chi Ling and Bai Ze's strength had returned to 80%. Although their combat power was limited, they were able to protect themselves.

On the other hand, Uchiha Reige's eyes were still close to blindness, and she could only rest alone in the Kamui Space.

This time Shirasawa, who has the strongest life-saving ability, is still in front, followed by Tsunade, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, Matt Dai, Hatake Sakumo, Sarutobi Hiruzen, and Akei.

The passage was still dark, and the space was quiet except for the heartbeats of everyone. After a while, everyone reached the end of the passage again.

Sarutobi Hiruzen used his fire escape to illuminate the underground square, and was shocked by its magnificence. Everyone jumped onto the platform.

This is the end of the passage. The smooth ground is like a mirror. Empty shells about one meter high are arranged in an orderly manner, but the missing villagers are still not found.

There is only one passage in this square, and the surrounding walls are covered with thick white mucus solidified material.

"Look below!" Namikaze Minato said suddenly.

In Namikaze Minato's sight, what was underneath the white colloid was not soil or rocks. Instead, it was piles of bones.

The firelight illuminated the square, and through the pale white solidification, one could see the stacked bones underneath.

Human bones, this is the fate of those villagers as the nourishment for the birth of the Zerg race.

"Asshole." Tsunade raised her eyebrows, clenched her fists and cursed.

The initial panic was followed by anger.

Metadai suddenly roared, startling everyone, and a strong wind came out of his body, blowing his hair straight up. He was the purest and simplest among these people, and the one who was least able to suppress the anger in his heart...

He clenched his fists tightly, his eyes burning with fire called anger, and he expressed the purest murderous intention towards the Zerg.

Even though Tsunade had experienced strong winds and waves, she was still overwhelmed by the scene before her and aroused the anger in her heart.

This is simply like the scenery of hell. The weight of life that Runyu cares about seems worthless here.

The bones were piled up layer by layer, pale in color, and unnaturally curled up.

Tsunade seemed to be able to feel their despair before death and the wail in their hearts from these skeletons.

The white tubes are like the tentacles of an octopus inserted into the body, and the ends of these tubes are neatly arranged giant white cocoons.

Hatchery.

This is the hatchery of the Zerg. They don't need temperature or sunlight, they only need flesh and blood. The villagers are fixed alive in the sticky colloid like nutrients.

There were densely packed skeletons under the huge square, at least tens of thousands of people.

"Dig a few pieces of colloid from below as evidence and bring them back to Konoha. Later, we will fill them up with Earth Release."

Tsunade coldly ordered that the bones of these villagers were like amber, immortal but made those who heard it angry.

They have no way to help them bury them in the ground, and reckless explosions in this underground will only cause landslides.

Half an hour later, everyone left the square.

Orochimaru teamed up with Jiraiya seals to control the mud to cover the square, and then blocked the passage with rocks.

Tsunade took one last look in the direction of the square. Only at this moment did she truly realize the cruelty of the racial war. One party must exterminate or dominate the other.

"Let's go, there are still many things that need to be dealt with." Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed.

Everyone walked forward in the dark tunnel again. When they came, their steps were brisk, like heroes who had won the war and reaped the fruits. When they returned, their steps seemed heavy, as if there was suddenly a thousand kilograms of weight on their shoulders.

Light was projected into the dim tunnel from a distance. The light brought hope. Everyone's expressions softened slightly. At least they still had time to prevent the tragedies that had not yet come.

"No, it smells like blood." Bai Ze suddenly said.

It wasn't that he had an extraordinary sense of smell, but that the tunnel ahead was filled with a strong smell of blood, and everyone began to be alert and speed up their pace.

Lying in the slightly wider tunnel ahead was a body dressed in black, which was an ANBU.

The first person Tsunade summoned was the ANBU directly under the Hokage, and followed them to the battlefield as the vanguard.

While several people were going deep into the tunnel, Tsunade ordered the ANBU to be on guard outside.

Sarutobi Hiruzen crouched down to examine the body. He fell forward, as if he wanted to rush into the tunnel to report the situation, but did not want to be caught up and killed by the enemy.

"His heart was ripped out completely."

Sarutobi Hiruzen wiped the blood on his hands and said.

"Let's go." Tsunade clenched her fists.

Everyone quickly escaped from the tunnel and came to the outside world. Anbu's corpses spread out in a semicircle, and although the positions of the wounds on each corpse were different, it could be seen that they were fatally struck.

A hundred meters away from everyone, three young people with smiling faces stood.
Chapter completed!