Sang Yunpu said, "Okay, Luoluo, I was worried about you. Be careful out there."
Sang Luoluo: "Okay... okay..."
The signal suddenly disappeared again, Sang Luoluo had no choice but to hang up the phone.
Sang Yunpu glanced at Qi Xue, then went back to his room and pulled out a Crystal Core from under the bed, handing it to her. "This is Luoluo's. You can use it first. We can each have one; it'll be good for self-defense. Two people are always better than one."
Upon hearing this, Qi Xue smiled brightly and said, "Yes, with such a good thing as Crystal Core, I'm not afraid at all."
Seeing Qi Xue so relaxed, Sang Yunpu's intense unease seemed to dissipate considerably, as if infected by her.
After cleaning up the dishes, Sang Yunpu didn't rest in the evening. He rummaged through the clutter and found some old parts, piecing them together to make two surveillance cameras, which he then placed on the ground.
Then, Qi Xue laid out a simple bed for sleeping. The two discussed it and decided that one of them would keep watch at night. No one could predict what the situation would be like outside, so it was always better to be careful.
Sang Luoluo, who had just hung up the phone, ran into trouble again.
The car plunged into a deep ditch, where a large crack had appeared in the ground, completely covered by snow. She was already using her mental energy to try and save the car from the fall, but it only slowed it down. The car crashed into the rocks below and was severely damaged.
The tire blew out.
This crevice is safer than the ground. Mutant birds can't get down here, and they can easily defend against ordinary mutant animals that do. Since that's the case, it's better to fix the car here before going up.
Yan Lang cursed in despair, "How could this break? What bad luck!"
Zhan Qun didn't argue with him, saying, "It's not that we're carrying the burden, it's just that the environment has changed too much recently, and who can say for sure what the situation is like in the wild."
Looking down at the message from Base No. 32 on his wristwatch, he quickly tapped a few times to contact them, then turned to everyone and said, "The people from Base No. 32 who are coming to meet us are very close. I explained our situation to them and sent them our location. Everyone, make do here tonight. At their speed, they should be able to find us by tomorrow morning."
They didn't have the tools or parts to repair the tire, so the car was basically totaled, but that didn't stop them from resting in it that night.
The car was stuck here, tilted slightly, so they could only make do inside.
The car's heater was running at full blast, and the windows were covered with a thick layer of frost. The only way to check the outside was through the monitor in front, so as to stay informed about the situation outside and avoid being caught off guard in case of an emergency.
After traveling for a day and a night, none of us had had a proper rest.
Zhan Qun looked at everyone and said, " Qi Feng and I will keep watch. The rest of you should get some rest."
He looked at Qi Feng as he spoke, Qi Feng nodded.
Sang Luoluo was hungry. Seeing everyone leaning back in their chairs, exhausted, or finding a comfortable spot to rest, she took small sips of nutritional supplement to replenish her energy.
Sang Luoluo took out two meat buns and handed them to Qi Feng, telling him to eat them while keeping watch.
There's also a bowl of hot porridge.
Zhan Qun and Yan Lang stared intently at the steamed buns in their hands.
Yan Lang still remembered the braised goose in an iron pot that he had eaten in the wild last time, which often made him dream about drooling in his sleep.
"Selling us a little something, who are you trying to torment?" Yan Lang said. "I'll give you an IOU, three times the amount."
Upon hearing this, Sang Luoluo said, "Let's use Crystal Core. 15 Crystal Core for one bun, okay?"
Zhan Qun rummaged through his pockets and pulled out 45 buns. There were others in his pockets as well, all of which he had accumulated over the past few days. The remaining buns were enough for him. Although the buns were expensive, they smelled so good.
Yan Lang also pulled out 45. Although he didn't have as many Crystal Core as Zhan Qun, he had accumulated some along the way. He was really starving; his stomach was growling.
He Fei and Lei Qi were on the same side, Sang Luoluo gave each of them two steamed buns. As for the Crystal Core, they kept the Crystal Core they found for themselves and gave the rest to her.
Of course, only they knew this; Zhan Qun and Yan Lang didn't.
The other one was still unconscious, so Sang Luoluo didn't pay attention to him. Zhan Qun just fed him some nutrient solution regularly.
Sang Luoluo ate a few steamed buns and drank some hot porridge. After eating her fill, she felt sleepy and found a comfortable spot to lean against and fell asleep.
I've been so tired these past few days, my mind has been constantly on edge, I haven't had enough rest, and my mental energy is completely depleted.
As for the space shop, apart from the more expensive meats on the last page which still had some stock, everything else was sold out.
Sang Luoluo didn't have time to restock.
As for the ripe fruits and grown vegetables in the space, she couldn't worry about them for the time being; she would deal with them when she arrived at Base No. 32.
Late at night, Sang Luoluo was fast asleep when she felt something sticking out its tongue near her ear, and the scent made her feel a little scared.
He opened his eyes with a start.
Chapter 146 Responding to Sang Ping, Captain of the Base No. 32 Guard, this...
Upon waking, she immediately sensed something was wrong. The unsettling aura was within fifty meters of her. Although they hadn't gotten close to the car yet, she could already feel that it had its eyes on them.
The feeling of being watched terrified her.
She now has no doubt about her senses; she is certain that there is some powerful being outside.
Qi Feng looked over, his eyes questioning, "Did you have a nightmare?"
Sang Luoluo glanced at Qi Feng, then at the Zhan Qun looking over, and whispered, "I feel like we're being watched by something, within a fifty-meter radius, about 45 meters away."
Sang Luoluo carefully estimated the distance.
Zhan Qun immediately became alert and looked outside. Apart from the howling wind and snow, his vision was obstructed and he could only see a limited amount of things. He did not notice the "danger" that Sang Luoluo had mentioned.
Qi Feng was familiar with Sang Luoluo's intuition; he could only say that the thing was well hidden and very powerful, lurking in the shadows waiting for an opportunity.
Qi Feng asked in a low voice, "Which direction did you sense it from?"
Sang Luoluo pointed to her left and said, "It's moving, coming towards us. Forty meters, thirty-five meters, then it stopped."
Qi Feng set up the Crystal Core in his hand and extended it in the direction Sang Luoluo had indicated. He would immediately shoot if that thing dared to get close.
"I'm keeping an eye on it."
"Your vision is limited, so you'll assist me," Qi Feng said to Sang Luoluo. Right now, their teamwork was the best; there was no other way, as his individual strength was limited, and Sang Luoluo's abilities were truly remarkable.
Zhan Qun leaned closer and asked, "Then what should I do?"
Qi Feng said, "Set up an ambush. If I fire, you fire."
Zhan Qun: "..."
How can he be such a useless team leader?
The thing Sang Luoluo sensed suddenly began to move rapidly towards the car. Sang Luoluo grabbed Qi Feng's hand and exclaimed, "Twenty meters!! Fifteen meters!!"
It stopped again.
Upon hearing this, Qi Feng Sang Luoluo set up three Crystal Core in the cramped space outside and fired at the thing.
The loud banging woke up the others, who immediately went into battle mode.
Sang Luoluo said, "I hit that thing, but it's still moving, seemingly unaffected. It's moving way too fast."
Suddenly, the car window was covered by a clump of sticky, thread-like substance, completely sealing it off.
Then the same filamentous material was sprayed out from other directions, and nothing could be seen from the outside.
Sang Luoluo sensed the presence of these strange mutated animals from other directions as well. "There are eight of them!"
"There are more now, ten."
Seeing that the Crystal Core was ineffective, and with filamentous objects surrounding the vehicle, which were not clearly visible from the outside, Qi Feng could still sense the attacks from mutated animals coming from all directions inside the vehicle.
The stuck car began to shake, stumbled and sank, slowly falling down until it reached the bottom of the ditch.
Needless to say, inside the car, everyone tried their best to keep their balance and bumped into things quite a bit. Those things crept over stealthily, and the entire car was covered in filamentous material.
Lei Qi asked nervously, "How are we going to get out? So many mutated animals are attacking us, can this car withstand it, boss?"
Qi Feng pursed his lips, pondering a solution, and glanced at Sang Luoluo.
Zhan Qun said, "Everyone, hold on a little longer. There are too many mutated animals outside. As long as we hold out until dawn, we can wait for the people from Base No. 32 to come and rescue us. They know our location, and with their numbers and firepower, they can definitely get us out. Until then, we just need to repel those mutated animals and keep them away from our vehicles."
He Fei looked at the outside through the monitor. His eyesight was excellent; through the crack, he could see what the mutated animals looked like. He suddenly spoke up, "I see them! They're mutated spiders. These spiders are huge and can move around in the snow. This ditch is perfect for them. The filaments outside are their spider silk, which has evolved into offensive weapons. It's corrosive; the car will probably be corroded away soon. They'll wait outside. Once the car is wrecked, we'll naturally become their food."
Qi Feng looked at Sang Luoluo and said, "Use fire."