The two teams kept heading out of the forest, fighting mutant beasts along the way.
They gathered a pile of mutant cores and meat.
After traveling like that for two or three days, they finally picked up a faint signal.
Cao Wenzhou hurried to contact headquarters.
He was just about to call.
But the staff at headquarters called first, while everyone's wristbands chimed nonstop.
Chen Xiaofei blurted out, "Holy shit, it's already at 99+ messages!!"
Qin Luo was checking his messages. "Looks like everyone's realized we're missing."
Xu Duoduo's wristband nearly froze as messages kept popping up in a dense stream.
Wang Weihu's phone rang immediately, too. He looked at everyone. "It's Professor Ji!"
Qin Luo hurriedly said, "Then answer it!"
They had been stranded for nearly four or five days. If not for the lack of signal, they could have used 3A's airship, since their new combat vehicle had an airship mode.
But they weren't sure whether it could fly that far, and they didn't have the technical know-how, either.
Flying around within the country was one thing.
But this was abroad.
The journey was so long.
The moment Wang Weihu answered, Professor Ji's pleasantly surprised voice rang out. [Weihu?! Thank goodness, we finally got through! Are you all okay?]
Wang Weihu nodded. "Yes, Professor Ji. Our airship was attacked. Mm-hmm, we're fine. Everyone's safe. That's right."
After only a few words, Professor Ji asked to speak to Qin Luo. He had been calling each of them in turn, afraid that not a single member of 3A would answer.
Qin Luo's wristband rang next, and Professor Ji switched straight to his line. [Qin Luo, send us your coordinates. The Artisan Department will send someone to pick you up. Also, do you know what hit you?]
Qin Luo answered each