Several species of flying insects migrated from elsewhere, took a liking to the lush, mutated plants outside Base No. 32, and temporarily settled here to begin reproducing.
At first, even the base didn't notice the arrival of the new mutated insects. They were suddenly attacked and only after seeing what the mutated insects looked like did the Guard realize something was wrong.
These mutated insects are not listed in the species records of their Base No. 32.
Several people were bitten by insects and collapsed to the ground within minutes, limp and unable to get up.
Sang Luoluo and the others were wearing protective suits, completely wrapped up from head to toe.
Sang Ping, disregarding Sang Luoluo, simply said, "Take care of yourselves and don't wander off. These mutated insects are extremely venomous; there's no effective treatment in the base if you get bitten."
After saying that, Sang Ping led the Guard to support the others. The Guard had encountered mutated insect attacks before, but the most important thing now was that they didn't have enough manpower or firepower.
Although they had called for help immediately, the sudden appearance of so many mutated insects and so many people meant that many more would be bitten.
Upon receiving the news, Li Yao immediately rushed over to provide support.
There was only so much Sang Luoluo could do, so she said to the people around her, "Come closer to me, don't stray too far."
Sang Luoluo used her Mental Power to wrap the group up, covering them from all sides and above. Once she had taken care of them, there shouldn't be any problems.
Qi Xue pulled Sang Yunpu behind her, saying, "You're the weakest, hide behind me."
Holding the Crystal Core, Sang Yunpu retorted, "I understand, but I can protect myself."
All that training wasn't for nothing; hitting mutated insects in the air with Crystal Core is no problem.
Qi Xue said, "But you're not an evolved being after all, and there's a huge gap between you and us. Don't be stubborn at this time."
"Hmm." Although he didn't want to admit it, his skills were still far inferior to Qi Xue's.
Sang Luoluo could clearly perceive the insects; she could see their sharp mouthparts and the fine hairs on them very clearly.
The barbs on its claws are extremely sharp; when they land on nearby leaves, the sharp claws easily tear the leaves.
Sang Luoluo dared not be careless.
He could clearly feel the subtle mental collisions caused when the mutated insects encountered the Mental Power he had erected. Not far away, others collapsed after being bitten.
Unsurprisingly, these mutated insects should be poisonous, highly poisonous.
Qi Feng said in a low voice, "We'll fight and retreat at the same time. There's not much we can do right now. We need to protect ourselves while clearing out these mutated insects."
Sang Luoluo: "Okay, whatever you say, I'll do it your way."
Qi Xue remembered. " Luoluo, do you have any pheromones? The pheromones of mutated plants can attract mutated insects. Take them out and try them."
Upon hearing this, Sang Luoluo quickly took out the pheromones from the mutated plant she had previously purchased. "I'll throw them out. Where should I choose?"
Qi Feng said, "There's no one over there in that patch of grass."
Without a word, Sang Luoluo threw it over. The scent of her pheromones immediately attracted a lot of mutated insects, which swarmed toward the clump of mutated weeds.
"Poison mist grenade," Qi Feng whispered.
Sang Luoluo simultaneously pulled out five grenades and threw them into the clump of grass. The five grenades went off in quick succession, and the power and poisonous mist they released instantly paralyzed the swarm of mutated insects.
Qi Feng continued, "Fire."
Sang Luoluo took out a lighter, poured gasoline on a dry twig, lit it, and threw it over.
The grass instantly crackled and popped as it burned.
Sang Luoluo said, "Doing this won't solve the problem of many mutated insects. I don't have many supplies here; I only have enough for five more uses."
Qi Feng said, "We'll eliminate as many as we can; for the rest, we'll have to slowly take them down with our Crystal Core."
Okay, it's a clumsy method, but there's no other way.
Sang Luoluo pulled the mutated insects that were close to her Mental Power control range into the space to deal with them. In the space, for these flying mutated insects, she could only spend some time dealing with them with Crystal Core, or simply sweep them over with a chainsaw and cut them in half.
They fought and retreated, their feet shrouded in weeds. Sang Yunpu tripped over a mutated plant and fell flat on his face.
Chapter 217 The Only Hope: Even the Doctor Couldn't Help
"Brother, are you alright?!"
Qi Xue had already bent down and pulled him up.
Sang Yunpu stood up, a cut on his wrist from the mutated weeds on the ground.
Qi Xue noticed immediately and worriedly took his hand. "You're injured."
"We don't know if this weed is poisonous. Quickly check yourself; does anything feel uncomfortable?"
Upon hearing this, Sang Luoluo looked down at the mutated weed on the ground. It was a small plant that was particularly inconspicuous among the group of mutated weeds, but its leaves had sharp serrations on the edges and were long, thin, and very tough.
Sang Luoluo took out an iron shovel and dug it out by the roots, then put it into her spatial storage.
Then, he took out a first-aid kit and handed it to Qi Xue: "Treat my brother's wound first."
"Okay, you focus on dealing with those mutated insects."
Qi Xue took the first-aid kit, disinfected, applied medicine, and bandaged the wound in one go, after all, she had trained countless times before.
Seeing the worry in Qi Xue and the others' eyes, Sang Yunpu said, "It doesn't hurt at all, don't worry too much. I feel fine. This little wound healed quickly. I don't feel any discomfort."
Qi Xue said, "We still can't be careless. We should try to avoid getting injured in the wild. If we get infected with some unknown virus, it will be very troublesome."
Even with current medical technology, it's not guaranteed to be curable. It might be manageable for Evolver, but for ordinary people like Sang Yunpu, it could be very dangerous.
"It's alright, it doesn't hurt at all anymore." Sang Yunpu held out his hand for her to see, and when he saw the worry in her eyes, his heart warmed.
"That's good. Be sure to tell me immediately if you feel unwell."
Sang Yunpu nodded frantically.
The mutated insects on our heads range in size from the smallest, which is about the size of an egg, to the larger ones, which are about half the size of a person.
Sang Luoluo has gone from feeling a chill run down her spine to being completely numb.
With each Crystal Core hitting its mark, Sang Luoluo, while protecting her own people with her mental power, simultaneously set up 10 Crystal Core. Relying on her keen senses, the 10 Crystal Core fired at the same time, continuously killing the nearby mutated insects.
This will buy Sang Ping and his team some time.
Qi Feng and Lei Qi also did a great job, eliminating all the mutated insects that posed a significant threat in the vicinity.
Sang Ping also noticed the fire support from Sang Luoluo's side, and was surprised that they were handling it quite easily. He quickly contacted them via headset.
" Sang Luoluo, could you please ask your parents to help us fend off the mutated insects near the crowd? I'll take them to the armored vehicle in the back, send a batch away first, and then come back to rescue the people."
"Okay, I'll try my best."
Sang Luoluo said to Qi Feng beside her, "Everyone, focus your fire on the crowd to buy time for Sang Ping and the others."
More than a dozen people have died from blood loss after being bitten by the mutated insects.
In this situation, Sang Luoluo's first thought was of the mutated black bear in the space. Unfortunately, with so many people around, if things got out of control, the mutated black bear could kill people with just a few movements.
This is not a good approach.
The only option is to use firepower to cover it.
Thanks to their delay, Sang Ping had already sent the first batch of people out of the mutated insect range.
They turned back to support them.
Sang Ping, fearing they might get impatient, said, "The base's reinforcements will arrive soon, just hang in there a little longer."
Sang Luoluo could only control the Crystal Core to continue firing.
They covered Sang Ping as he transferred the next group of people.
They were all people who made a living in the wild. Those who didn't have weapons would grab whatever branches they could find and swing them at the attacking mutated animals. It was brutal and effective.
This is currently the best solution.
Those with knives slashed at the mutated insects several times, spraying out green sap that emitted a foul odor.
Before long, several fighter jets flew in from the sky.
"Look! Reinforcements have arrived!" someone alerted.
Sang Luoluo breathed a sigh of relief; the prolonged period of high mental stress had quickly depleted her mental energy.
This situation is different from using mental energy slowly and gradually as usual.
"Everyone evacuate!" Sang Ping said through his headset on the public channel.
Sang Luoluo and the others also retreated.
Several fighter jets overhead, also equipped with Crystal Core, locked onto the mutated insects below in large numbers and began launching a dense attack. In a short time, they used concentrated firepower to wipe out most of the nearby mutated insects.
The pressure on Sang Luoluo and her group to retreat has lessened considerably.
After everyone had evacuated, Sang Ping led Sang Luoluo and the others to do the final work, cleaning up the battlefield. This was much easier for Sang Luoluo; within her perception range, any mutated insects with Crystal Core inside their bodies were directly pulled into her space. She did more work by herself than Sang Ping and his team had done as a whole.
Qi Feng and Lei Qi stood guard, eliminating any surviving mutated insects nearby. At the same time, they covered Sang Luoluo as she collected the corpses of mutated insects containing Crystal Core.
After all that work, it was almost dark.
Sang Ping told them to follow the fighter jets to the planting base to deliver the last batch of soil, and then they could return to the base.