"Bang!"
After exchanging blows once more, Han Ling stepped back.
She stopped attacking and slowly lowered her hand, breathing slightly heavily.
On the other side, Lin Zhaoran also lowered her hand.
The two walked to the side.
" Sister Zhaoran, Sister Han, here, towels and water!" Yu Yanhui stood up from her seat and handed towels and water to the two of them.
"Thank you!" Han Ling said softly as she took the towel and water.
"Hehe, you're welcome!" Yu Yanhui chuckled, then asked with some curiosity,
"By the way, Sister Han, what's the situation outside the Erosion Zone... um... no, I should say deep inside the Erosion Zone?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Zhaoran also looked over with some curiosity.
Han Ling wiped the fine sweat from her face with a towel. She paused for a moment, then said:
"There will be many trees that are hundreds of meters tall, and also a lot of weeds. The terrain will include plateaus, mountains, and basins."
"A tree over a hundred meters tall?" Lin Zhaoran's gaze narrowed slightly.
"Hmm, I don't know what kind it is, but since it can grow in a place like this, it's most likely a tree from the Ruins Realm." Han Ling nodded slightly, opened the bottle cap, and took small sips.
Lin Zhaoran nodded slightly and looked away.
"What about the Calamity Beast?" Yu Yanhui was still somewhat curious.
Han Ling lowered the water from her mouth and replied, "They're mainly distributed in a few places; although they're also found in other areas, they're rare."
Yu Yanhui nodded thoughtfully, her eyes shining.
"Oh, I see! That sounds interesting!"
Han Ling glanced at Yu Yanhui and said:
"It's very dangerous. Not to mention the Sixth Tier Calamity Beast that might be active in the Erosion Zone, just the Calamity Beast of monsters, and the far greater number of Fourth Tier- and Fifth Tier Calamity Beast than humans, are not easy to deal with!"
"Yes, I know!" Yu Yanhui a smile.
Han Ling looked at Yu Yanhui, and seeing that she seemed to know for sure, she slowly withdrew her gaze.
She suddenly thought of something and looked at Lin Zhaoran with short hair.
"By the way, how's your team formation going?"
"We formed a small team with members from two other cities in our province," Lin Zhaoran replied.
Upon hearing this, Han Ling put aside her previous idea and slowly nodded.
"Aren't you guys grouped up yet?" Lin Zhaoran asked, realizing why Han Ling had asked that question.
"Yes, after all, I just got back yesterday!" Han Ling replied softly.
"Hmm? Is it still possible to form a team?" Yu Yanhui's eyes widened slightly. Today is the last day!
"If we really want to form a team, there's still time. Besides, given their situation, even if we don't form one, the base will probably recruit people to form a small team for them," Lin Zhaoran said.
"Huh? Is that even possible?" Yu Yanhui looked at Lin Zhaoran with slight surprise.
"After all, with their abilities, they can play a greater role outside!" Lin Zhaoran nodded.
Han Ling sat to one side and did not deny it.
If they really don't team up, the base might actually help them form one.
Of course, before that, they might call Shen Heng over to ask him questions first.
Just then, a figure passed by and greeted them.
"Hey! Sister Han!"
Han Ling nodded in response, then followed Lü Wenrui's figure to the wall not far away.
There, Shen Heng was chatting with an unfamiliar inspector.
"... I'm sorry, your situation is somewhat different from the goals of our team, so we can't team up with you," Shen Heng said politely to the middle-aged man in front of him.
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man sighed, then composed himself and said:
"It's alright. In that case, I won't bother you any longer. I'll be leaving now!"
"Okay, goodbye!" Shen Heng nodded slightly.
Watching the middle-aged man leave, Shen Heng let out a soft sigh.
This is the third person to inquire about team formation since I returned yesterday.
Unfortunately, all of their abilities are output-based.
Shen Heng's current team doesn't really need this type of person.
Or perhaps he should post his requirements publicly, and maybe the target would come to him on their own?... Shen Heng couldn't help but think about it.
Suddenly, he turned his head slightly and looked at the round-faced figure walking towards him.
"Why are you here?" Shen Heng asked, looking at Lü Wenrui.
"I just heard you were back, Brother Heng, so I came over to say hello!" Lü Wenrui chuckled.
Shen Heng nodded slightly. "How has the base been these days?"
"It's alright, there were two beast tides, but each one only had a thousand or two, so it didn't have much of an impact," Lü Wenrui said.
Shen Heng nodded slightly.
"By the way, Brother Heng, has your team been formed yet?" Lü Wenrui asked.
"What? Do you want to go out and have a look too?" Shen Heng raised his eyes slightly.
"No," Lü Wenrui shook his head, then said with some regret, "Actually, I originally wanted to go out and take a look, but unfortunately, my captain wouldn't agree!"
Good that you disagree!... Shen Heng silently added in his mind.
Even if Tang Yuanyang hadn't said it, he would have subtly persuaded Lü Wenrui to give up the idea.
After all, going out to explore is not a simulation. If Lü Wenrui really joins, it would be bad if some bad luck happened!
"So, Brother Heng, how's your team coming along?" Lü Wenrui asked.
"We haven't decided on a candidate yet," Shen Heng replied.
"I see!" Lü Wenrui nodded in realization.
"Are you aware of the team formations of the other inspectors at the base?" Shen Heng inquired.
Lü Wenrui raised his hand and rubbed his chin twice. "Probably half of them teamed up, and half didn't?"
"Only half have formed teams?" Shen Heng looked up in slight surprise. He had thought that more people would have already formed teams, since this was the last day.
"Yes," Lü Wenrui nodded, then explained further.
"Isn't it more dangerous to go out?"
"Then, during the previous meeting, they said they would only dispatch a portion."
"So, some people speculate that even if teams are formed, the base will probably only send out the stronger squads."
"Then everyone looked at the leaderboard for killing the Calamity Beast during the previous beast tide attack and found that Wang Hu was in a team, Liang Yanhao was in a team, Gu Lingxuan was also in a team after someone inquired about it..."
"Anyway, during the Calamity Beast attacks, those who consistently rank among the top in terms of Calamity Beast kills are almost always in a team."
"Therefore, many people feel that even if they form a team, they won't have a chance to go out, so they simply don't form a team."
"Of course, it's also possible that they feel it's still too dangerous outside, so they don't really want to go out."
"Another reason is that their own skills are relatively weaker, while their teammates are stronger, and they don't want to drag their teammates down..."