Sang Luoluo said, "The map shows the Zhan Qun is nearby. Shall we wander around the area?"
Lei Qi drove around the neighborhood, the noise attracting the attention of nearby mutated animals, who pounced on him when they had the chance.
Needless to say, another round of gunfights ensued.
Taking advantage of the large number of mutated animals, Sang Luoluo threw a few grenades outside; the explosions should have been heard nearby.
The Zhan Qun's signals started appearing intermittently again.
"I heard... underground... save..."
"Aid..."
"... close..."
" The Zhan Qun captain must have heard the noise and sent us a message. He should be nearby," Sang Luoluo said. After speaking, she used her fifty-meter range of perception to try and sense the Zhan Qun's movements.
Lei Qi said, "Then I'll take a detour around the area."
Since they were in the vicinity, they couldn't stop their car yet; if they did, the mutated animals would pounce on them.
"Wait a minute, back the car a few meters," Sang Luoluo suddenly said.
Lei Qi stopped the car and backed up a few meters as Sang Luoluo had instructed.
Qi Feng knew about Sang Luoluo's abilities. "So? Any discoveries?"
Sang Luoluo nodded. "There seems to be someone down there. Their aura is different from that of mutated animals. Should we go take a look?"
The signal is bad right now, so this is the only way they can find people.
Qi Feng said, "Alright, but with so many injured people in the car, only you, me, and Lei Qi are able to move. He Fei and Yan Lang will have to stay in the car."
He Fei wasn't worried. With his boss around, he felt at ease. He was willing to die here with his boss.
Yan Lang was still worried. "It's not safe for the two of us injured to stay in the car. There are so many mutated animals outside. If they target us, we're finished."
Qi Feng looked at Sang Luoluo and said, "Don't you still have the supplies you collected from the plane before? I remember there was some medicine to repel wild animals among them."
There's still some animal-attracting potion on this vehicle, which we haven't been willing to use before.
Sang Luoluo waved her hand and took out a bottle of medicine as thick as an arm, which she controlled with her Mental Power and floated in front of everyone.
Qi Feng said, "There's no other good way. Here's what we'll do: Sang Luoluo, and Lei Qi, you stay here to look after the two of them. We'll leave you some of the weapon Crystal Core. After we go down, we'll try our best to conceal the vehicles."
Lei Qi nodded. "I'll listen to you, boss. You two be careful down there. If you need my help, give me a signal."
"Okay." Qi Feng nodded, and without wasting any more time, he pulled Sang Luoluo and got out of the car with the medicine.
After closing the car door, Sang Luoluo used her Mental Power to spray beast-repelling medicine outside the car, covering it with a layer of sticky liquid.
Sang Luoluo felt this wouldn't do, "I'll cover it with snow again."
As she spoke, she manipulated the surrounding snow to cover the car. Inside the car, she had placed two Crystal Core that could provide energy and maintain a comfortable temperature.
After doing all that, seeing some mutated animals running towards them, Qi Feng grabbed her and ran.
To ensure safety and run faster, Sang Luoluo used her Mental Power to control her feet off the ground, and Qi Feng pulled her along smoothly.
That's a great idea, but it takes a bit of Mental Power.
At this moment, Sang Luoluo, no longer concerned with her newly devised escape plan, had already set up 10 Crystal Core around her and bombarded the mutated animals that were about to catch up. The fierce shooting successfully blocked the mutated animals from pursuing her.
Qi Feng fired a shot at the mutated animals in the distance with one hand, killing one with two shots.
There was no time to collect their corpses. Qi Feng led her to a depression in the ground. Sang Luoluo said that the location she sensed was below this spot.
Qi Feng didn't dare jump down directly with Sang Luoluo, fearing there might be some unknown dangers below.
Is there any way to see what the entrance looks like?
Sang Luoluo thought for a moment, and a giant tree trunk appeared in front of her. Sang Luoluo manipulated it to lower down, and this movement had an effect. All the snow in the depression collapsed, revealing a spacious entrance.
Seeing no reaction below, but still able to vaguely see the roots of some giant trees, Qi Feng pulled Sang Luoluo down with him.
With Sang Luoluo's Mental Power, the two of them landed steadily.
It was pitch black below, and I couldn't see the road ahead.
Qi Feng's ears twitched, and he fired a few shots in one direction, successfully killing two mutated animals.
"That was close!" Sang Luoluo exclaimed, not daring to be careless for a moment. She took out four flashlights, turned them on, and hovered them around herself, illuminating the path in front and behind her.
Sang Luoluo hasn't sensed the presence of any mutated animals yet. "Strange, these don't seem to have the presence of any mutated animals."
Qi Feng walked ahead cautiously. "Stay close to me. You're right, something's not right here. Did you notice? Those mutated animals that were chasing us didn't jump down with us. Is that normal?"
Sang Luoluo shook her head. "This is abnormal. Their jumping ability is so strong, it's impossible for them to be unable to get back up after jumping down. Are they afraid of this place?"
Qi Feng pondered for a moment, "Most likely. If I'm the one who gets caught, run out immediately and don't look back."
Sang Luoluo shuddered. "Don't scare me. You're in that state, how could I possibly run away?"
That's giving me far too much credit.
The red dot on her wristwatch was getting closer and closer. Sang Luoluo whispered, " The Zhan Qun leader and the others are nearby, not far away."
In the shadows cast by the flashlight, something slowly slid past. Sang Luoluo Mental Power sense that something was amiss, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it. She walked for about thirty meters without finding a single mutated animal.
Qi Feng suddenly stopped her and said, "We've found them."
"Where is it?" Sang Luoluo used her flashlight to search for it.
Ahead lay a tangled mass of tree roots, with countless tiny holes and gaps between them. They needed to be extra careful as they walked here. Sang Luoluo, was suspended in the air and not worried about losing her footing.
Qi Feng whispered, "Those people with the tangled, cocoon-shaped tree roots are them."
Sang Luoluo looked over and saw five people—one, two, three, four, five—and exclaimed, "There are five people! How could they be trapped there?"
Qi Feng said, "It's winter now, and the mutated plants are less active, but that doesn't mean they can't move. Zhan Qun and the others are probably trapped here and can't get out."
Sang Luoluo asked, "Then what do we do?"
What weapons do you need?
Qi Feng asked, "Are the spare inhibitors for mutated plants still on the plane?"
The situation was urgent, and he wasn't sure if Sang Luoluo had put some away.
Sang Luoluo glanced around the space and laid out three different colored potions in front of Qi Feng. "Which one is it?"
Qi Feng took out the light green one in the middle. "This one is enough."
The inhibitor was sprayed all over their armor, and Sang Luoluo took the remaining half back so it could be used again next time.
"Walk."
Qi Feng strode forward.
"You've finally arrived. I can't hold on much longer," Zhan Qun's voice rang out from inside the "tree root cocoon."
Qi Feng asked, "How did you get trapped here?"
Upon hearing this, Zhan Qun realized that he had initially come here to rest for the night, as there were no mutated animals. However, the mutated plants here were unusually active and had tied up several of them, leaving them no time to escape.
He recounted how they were tied up, saying, "You two must be careful; those tree roots are very flexible, don't get hurt."
Qi Feng tried to sever the cocoon of the Zhan Qun with his Crystal Core. The next moment, the surrounding root system suddenly became active. Qi Feng could feel the root system under his feet moving and moving. It was very flexible. Sang Luoluo didn't feel it when she was floating. She used her Mental Power to make Qi Feng float as well.
Sang Luoluo took out two Crystal Core knives and manipulated them to cut the cocoon in front of her. The root system sensed it, and countless flexible tree roots extended over, giving her no chance to escape, and wrapped her up.
Qi Feng moved quickly, trying to pull her up, but was blocked by the tree roots. Helpless, he could only step back and try again.
Sang Luoluo wasn't fast enough; the intersecting tree roots stopped her, enveloping her completely and slowly shrinking her away.
Seeing this, Sang Luoluo used her Mental Power to control the Crystal Core blade to quickly cut through the outside, severing the extending roots one by one. The cocoon on this side fell to the ground, and Sang Luoluo quickly used the blade to cut open the cocoon on her own body.
Qi Feng Qi Feng waited outside for an opportunity to pry open the cocoon that Sang Luoluo was wrapped in, and with lightning speed, he pulled her out.
The two breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the inhibitors on their bodies had some effect, and the roots didn't really like the smell on them.
Sang Luoluo quickly pulled the cocoon from the Zhan Qun. He fell to the ground, and the first thing she said to Qi Feng as she helped him up was, "Quickly check on the others, I wonder if they're still alive."
Qi Feng's expression was grave. Together with Sang Luoluo, they cut open the other cocoons, and the people inside fell out. There were four people, but only one was still alive, severely injured and unconscious.
Sang Luoluo stored the bodies of the other three people in her spatial storage, while the Zhan Qun leader personally carried the remaining person on his back.
Zhan Qun said, "Let's get out of here quickly."
Sang Luoluo grabbed Qi Feng's hand, "Wait, there seems to be Crystal Core here, and it's huge."