Qi Xue and Lei Qi also opened fire at the same time.
He Fei also opened fire from inside the car at the same time.
The mutated ants charged forward relentlessly. Initially, they only targeted the highly radioactive honey, but now that they sensed other enemies nearby, some of them split off and began attacking in several directions.
Sang Luoluo's side had the fiercest firepower, which was also the most attractive to the mutated ants. However, since Sang Luoluo suspended in the air, the mutated ants could only pile up on top of the corpses of their companions, trying to build a high enough stack to attack Sang Luoluo.
Sang Luoluo didn't give them a chance to get close at all. She directly used her Mental Power to pull the hundreds of large ants that had gathered on the ground into her space and deal with them. She also collected the corpses and would deal with them together later.
The mutated ants on the ground began to regroup and pile up. Sang Luoluo continued to suppress them with firepower. The Crystal Core were all out of energy, so she replaced them with new Crystal Core and continued firing.
Half an hour later, looking at the mutated ant corpses all over the ground, Sang Luoluo threw out the ones from her space, keeping only the part containing the Crystal Core, to deal with later.
Qi Xue and Lei Qi also climbed down from the tree. Qi Xue frowned and said, "Let's find another place to rest. The smell here is awful; we don't know what it might attract."
Sang Luoluo agreed; these ant corpses also emitted a faint toxin. It was best to avoid them.
Sang Luoluo used her Mental Power to move the car out and place it on a relatively smooth open space.
He said into the headset, " He Fei, you drive behind and provide support from the car."
He Fei: "Received."
Driving in the forest is difficult, but with Sang Luoluo's Mental Power controlling it, it can overcome obstacles such as rocks and branches.
After walking a distance, Sang Luoluo discovered the location of the ant hole and sensed a pile of Crystal Core accumulated by mutated ants underground, about 100 meters away from them, within a range of 300 meters.
"I found the Crystal Core inside the anthill. Prepare the little robot."
Lei Qi said, " Boss Sang, you keep watch. Xue Jie and I will control the little robot. Just tell us which way to go."
Sang Luoluo nodded. "No problem."
With a wave of his hand, the two little robots were ready and could begin to move.
Qi Xue and Lei Qi were quite experienced. Sang Luoluo sensed the nearest passage and used machinery to dig an opening. The two then controlled the small robot to enter. Following Sang Luoluo's instructions, the small robot successfully reached a depth of over 100 meters underground in half an hour, discovered the pile of Crystal Core, filled its belly, and then returned.
"Wow, over two hundred!"
"Sent."
Sang Luoluo said, "There's still half left, don't waste time."
Qi Xue and Lei Qi had no choice but to continue, they were overjoyed.
Sang Luoluo continued her lookout duty, noticing mutated animals approaching nearby. She silently let them get closer, intending to use her Mental Power to pull them into her spatial dimension and deal with them.
That way, the sight of blood won't attract other mutated animals.
Another half hour passed, and the two little robots came up with a belly full of Crystal Core, more than two hundred of various sizes.
Chapter 229 You're too confident. Are you available to come back now?
In total, there are nearly five hundred Crystal Core.
They discovered it at such a depth where instruments couldn't detect it.
He Fei said into his headset, "After the battle with the mutated ants this morning, we've reached 99th place on the leaderboard."
Lei Qi was overjoyed. "Wow, we've jumped over a hundred places! It's us again!"
He Fei said, "Don't get too excited yet. The higher we rank, the bigger the gap between us and them will become."
Sang Luoluo said, "Let's retreat first. Rest for a while, and come out again this afternoon."
After finding a relatively safe place nearby, Sang Luoluo and the other two finished cleaning and got into the car. Exhausted, they collapsed onto the ground.
Sang Luoluo took out food and water. It was already quite hot and humid outside, with the temperature reaching nearly 30 degrees Celsius. Wearing the protective suit was fine, and she didn't feel it too much, but once she started moving, especially when running at high speed, it would generate some heat, making it a bit stuffy.
Sang Luoluo brought out several plates of cut fruit and canned goods for everyone to fill their stomachs.
Qi Xue said, " Luoluo, you haven't sent the video to the base commander yet."
Turning to He Fei, he asked, "Is the video editing finished?"
While eating, He Fei gave an OK sign. He had already finished preparing it and could send it to Sang Luoluo now.
Sang Luoluo saw the video on her wristwatch, fast-forwarded through it, and found that there was nothing wrong with it; it had recorded the entire process.
While eating, I opened Sang Tong's chat window and sent him the video.
I called him, and after a few rings, he answered.
"What's wrong? Luoluo, did you run into some trouble outside?" Sang Tong's background showed an official building, indicating that a meeting was probably taking place.
Sang Luoluo said, "Is it convenient for you to talk now? I've discovered something very important."
Sang Tong saw the video Sang Luoluo sent, and immediately quickened his pace, finding a convenient spot to talk. He asked, "Is everything alright now? What did you find in the wild?"
Sang Luoluo briefly explained what had happened, saying, "I recorded the whole process and will send it to you to see. I don't know if it's worth studying. If we build a mushroom cultivation industry chain like this in the base, we will be able to harvest enough mutated mushrooms to eat."
"I wonder what else is in the water at the Farm Owner. From the very beginning of their growth until dawn, those spores are low in radiation. As long as they absorb that water, they basically won't experience moderate radiation. Almost 90% of the mutated mushrooms that leave that waterlogged area are high in radiation and inedible."
"We've been working on this for two days now and have discovered that the mineral water from the farm really does have this amazing effect. And the amount needed is very small; just a small amount of water is enough to stimulate the spores of the mutant mushrooms, allowing them to grow into low-radiation mutant mushrooms. After these mutant mushrooms are exposed to radiation from other substances after dawn, they quickly become medium- to high-radiation."
"These things grow so fast! I've already collected several hundred. I'll bring them back and show them to you."
Sang Tong didn't know how to describe his feelings at this moment. The situation had taken an unexpected turn, and they had discovered another major event that could save the base.
His excitement was practically overflowing from his eyes as he kept praising, "You guys are amazing! I'll definitely give you a good reward when you get back. This discovery will be very useful to the base, and I'll start making preparations immediately. Are you available to come back now? I'd like to discuss this with you in person."
Sang Luoluo nodded. "I'm fine on my end, I can go back anytime. It's just that we just broke into the top 100 on the leaderboard and haven't even started climbing yet. If we go back now, we'll definitely drop out of the top 100 again."
Sang Tong laughed a few times, "It's not important. The most urgent matter is what you just mentioned, as it concerns the food supplies of many people. You should come back first. Be careful on the road. With your abilities, I believe that once you finish this matter and return, you'll be at the top of the list."
Sang Luoluo couldn't help but smile wryly, "You have too much faith in us."
Sang Tong smiled but didn't say anything, saying, "If you need any support, feel free to contact me. My meeting is only halfway through; I should head back now."
After hanging up the phone, Sang Luoluo looked at everyone and said, "Let's go back after we finish eating. We can go back and check on Qi Feng and Chuanchuan."
Qi Xue: "Anything is fine with me."
He Fei and Lei Qi had no objections.
He Fei and Lei Qi were even very curious about what the ball of lightning in their boss's hand was.
After finishing their meal, Sang Luoluo and the others set off to return home.
There's spore powder everywhere here, Sang Luoluo doesn't want to go out. Everyone is easily stuck with spore powder in this environment, and if it's not cleaned up properly, it could be a deadly threat.
She didn't want to take the risk, so she felt that in this situation, it would be better to drive directly through the forest. If they encountered places that were unsuitable for driving, she could simply use her Mental Power to move the car over. If they really couldn't get through or encountered any troublesome places, they could just go out and explore.
He Fei the car and drove in the direction of the base. The road was completely different from the one they had come by. They drove around in the woods, deviating from their original route and forging a new path.
"There aren't many mutated animals around here. It seems that sending out so many teams from the base to clear out mutated animals has been effective; the number of mutated animals in the area has decreased significantly."
Qi Xue sighed, still aiming her gun outside, remaining vigilant.
Lei Qi said, "It's not easy to work deep in the forest. Look at the points changes on the leaderboard. The top teams have clearly gone deep into the forest, and their points are increasing more and more slowly. Some team members have already died."
The leaderboard is updated regularly with information about each team. Each member of their team is present, though they are not easily noticeable among the other teams.
Sang Luoluo didn't care about any of that. "Who cares? We'll be back."
Speaking of which, she's really worried about Chuanchuan and Qi Feng right now. She still remembers the lightning in Qi Feng's hand, which was clearly not under his control, and Chuanchuan, who was locked in a cage.
Sigh, I really can't rest easy if I don't go back and check on things.
The car traveled slowly through the forest, maintaining a relatively smooth ride. Sang Luoluo only needed to use her Mental Power to guide the car around obstacles.
Qi Xue discovered that the forest was growing too fast. There were bones of dead mutated animals on the ground, which had decomposed rapidly in just a few days. Before long, new mutated plants would grow here and cover the area again.