They circled in the air again and again. Of course, these mutated birds were extremely intelligent and immediately discovered the presence of the five of them, remaining on alert in the air.
He Fei aimed directly at the mutated birds in the air and took down two large mutated birds with two shots.
Sang Luoluo gave him a thumbs up.
Perhaps unwilling to accept the death of their companions, the remaining mutated birds screeched and attracted more of their own. Sang Luoluo kept a close eye on their movements. The number of birds had grown from just a few to dozens. Sang Luoluo even identified mutated crows among them, with jet-black bodies, enormous sizes, and incredibly ugly appearances. Their voices had also changed drastically, becoming hoarse and unpleasant.
Seeing that they were flying too fast and too far away to be detected, and that she couldn't aim at them even with her Crystal Core, Sang Luoluo had no choice but to give up and focus her efforts on the mutated ants and mutated rats that were emerging from the ground.
Among them were some blood-sucking flying insects, all attracted by the strong smell of blood. Sang Luoluo was already extremely busy dealing with them.
There are too many.
Moreover, not only that, other large mutated animals living nearby also came to forage after noticing the commotion.
The loud tiger's roar sent a chill down everyone's spine.
Judging from the sound, it should be an adult mutated tiger.
"No way! They've even attracted a mutated tiger!" Lei Qi exclaimed, clutching his head in surprise. There were already so many mutated animals that they couldn't kill them all, and now a huge mutated tiger had appeared.
This is really going to be fatal.
Before they could react, the mutated tiger was already close. Its figure could be vaguely seen in the grass. Sang Luoluo made a snap decision and said to Qi Feng beside her, "Cover me!"
With light steps, Sang Luoluo flew into the air, heading towards the direction from which the mutated tiger had come.
The thing was getting closer and closer, 300 meters, 200 meters, 100 meters. This wasn't the first time Sang Luoluo had faced a mutated tiger, so she had some experience.
70 meters, 40 meters, and as it stepped into the controllable 30-meter range, Sang Luoluo immediately used her Mental Power to pull it into the space. Ten Crystal Core Sang Tong aimed at the mutated tiger in the space and fired. After dozens of shots, the mutated tiger was completely dead.
Sang Luoluo was finally relieved.
However, while Sang Luoluo was relieved, the others were on edge. The mutated birds that had been circling overhead without launching an attack suddenly circled down together.
The target is Sang Luoluo.
Sang Luoluo was focused on dealing with the mutated tiger and hadn't reacted yet. By the time she realized what was happening, the mutated bird above her was already within 300 meters. Since she couldn't run away quickly, Lei Qi immediately jumped down and ran towards Sang Luoluo.
Qi Feng also jumped down from the tree, leaving only He Fei and Qi Xue to provide cover fire. Although they could kill one mutated bird with each shot, there were so many of them, and they were so large, that it was easy to hit non-lethal parts of their bodies.
Sang Luoluo was prepared to pull them into her spatial dimension as they approached, or simply enter it directly if necessary. Lei Qi had already arrived and dragged her away from the scene, heading towards Qi Feng's direction.
Qi Feng approached head-on, a massive bolt of lightning gathering in his hand, its dense aura crackling as he unleashed it towards the large mutated birds flying behind Sang Luoluo.
The mutated bird struck by lightning was instantly electrocuted and fell straight to the ground. As for the mutated birds that followed, Sang Luoluo had already used her Mental Power to set up her Crystal Core and aimed it at them, firing continuously, hitting them directly in the head.
The body continued to fall.
In the distance, Qi Xue and He Fei's attacks also worked. Immediately afterwards, Qi Feng struck again with lightning. At this time, the Chuanchuan that were still on the tree could not reach such a distance with the lightning in their mouths. They could only wag their tails and watch anxiously from the tree trunk. When they sensed that there were mutated ants approaching from the tree trunk, they shot out a lightning bolt, which charred several mutated ants.
Seeing that their chance had vanished, the remaining surviving mutated birds made a sharp turn and soared into the sky, continuing to wait for an opportunity.
Seeing that they were all eliminated, Lei Qi finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That was close."
"By the way, Boss Sang, has that mutated tiger been dealt with?"
Sang Luoluo nodded. "He's already dead."
Before Qi Feng could speak, the Crystal Core in his hand had already launched an attack, killing the mutated snake that was slithering out from behind a giant tree.
Sang Luoluo lightly touched her toes to the ground and flew around, collecting all the mutated animal corpses that her team had killed nearby into her spatial storage. Many of these corpses contained Crystal Core.
Surrounding animals could be seen approaching, drawn by the scent of blood, though their numbers were far fewer than before.
Qi Feng said, " Qi Xue and He Fei, continue to be on guard. If any mutated animals approach, kill them immediately. Sang Luoluo, tell us the Crystal Core you detected, and Lei Qi and I will use a robot to retrieve them. You yourself should stay close to us, remain vigilant, and deal with any nearby mutated animals."
Sang Luoluo: "No problem."
Sang Luoluo called Chuanchuan down. Chuanchuan was very alert; it could spot anything else in the cave immediately.
Sang Luoluo took out the small robot for mining Crystal Core and handed it to Qi Feng.
He and Lei Qi began to control the robot to enter a mutated snake's cave. About 78 meters underground, there were several Crystal Core with considerable energy.
Sang Luoluo told them what she had perceived.
She could sense the situation underground, but she couldn't sense anything beyond 300 meters. However, the mutated snake's cave was much deeper than 300 meters.
Sang Luoluo told him everything she knew.
A mutated rat was passing by nearby He Fei shot it dead from a distance.
Sang Luoluo a finger.
The small robot slowly moved downwards, descending along the cave. Qi Feng and Lei Qi could still see the scene inside the cave through the joysticks in their hands.
The cave was wide, large, and deep; it didn't seem like the cave of just one or two mutated snakes.
Half an hour later, the little robot successfully retrieved the Crystal Core.
Sang Luoluo put it away.
He continued, "There are more mutated rat holes down there, but there are still many rats inside. They're hiding down there and won't come out, so it's difficult for us to deal with them."
Upon hearing this, Qi Feng whispered, "Among the supplies we received at the square, there was a black box number 5. Give it to me."
Sang Luoluo did as instructed.
Qi Feng opened the box and took out several grenade-shaped weapons. After opening them, he threw them into the mutated rat's burrow. Sang Luoluo sensed the thick smoke emanating from the grenades, and the mutated rats that were active in the burrow began to panic and scatter in all directions, running towards the exit.
"Mutant rat detected and killed."
Qi Feng said calmly, then looked at Sang Luoluo and asked, "Where did you find the Crystal Core core?"
Sang Luoluo told them the location, and Qi Feng and Lei Qi together controlled the robot to go down again. The small robot slowly moved forward in the cave.
"Is this smoke specifically designed for mutated rats?"
Sang Luoluo asked.
Qi Feng said, "Yes, it's for clearing out the mutated rats. Normally, it's not needed; they'll attack any humans who approach. However, the presence of other mutated animals nearby is too strong, so they're afraid to come out. Not many have come out from this exit; they must have exited through other exits."
Not only that, Qi Feng also had the little robot carry several hand grenades to the depths of the cave, where they were pulled open and thrown out. The mutated rats living deep inside had no choice but to run upwards and wouldn't be able to return to the cave for a while.
He Fei and Qi Xue fired their guns nearby, killing any enemy they spotted with remarkable efficiency.
Chapter 233 The Mutant Stinging Caterpillar is Strange
This time, there were many Crystal Core deep in the cave, scattered in several places. Qi Feng and Lei Qi used the small robot to go back and forth four or five times before they finally retrieved the Crystal Core that Sang Luoluo had mentioned. The process went relatively smoothly, but before they could continue, it was already dark.
Everyone was exhausted and hungry; it wasn't safe to work at night.
Sang Luoluo said, "Everyone, let's rest for now. That's enough for today. We'll continue tomorrow."
He Fei and Qi Xue jumped down from the tree; they were already starving.
Qi Feng, leading the team, put away the robot and said, "We can continue tomorrow morning. We'll head back a short distance and rest there tonight. However, everyone needs to be vigilant tonight. The smell of blood we created here today is too strong; we can't guarantee that large mutated animals won't pass by during the night. We can't be careless."
Lei Qi: "I understand, I understand. Let's get out of here."
Sang Luoluo picked up the carcasses of the mutated animals she had just killed along the way. Then, she and the others found a relatively clean spot and took out the armored vehicle. Everyone lined up to get in, cleaned and disinfected, and then moved around inside the vehicle wearing only the inner armor.
Everyone went to their respective seats to rest.
Qi Feng turned on the lights, illuminating the interior of the carriage; outside, a faint glimmer of light could be seen.
The windows were also covered, making it quite secluded.
Sang Luoluo asked for everyone's opinions, "What would you like to eat?"
He Fei was extremely thirsty and said, "I want to eat watermelon."
Lei Qi said, "I want to eat oranges and cherries."
Sang Luoluo naturally satisfied them, taking out the sliced watermelon and orange juice, and told everyone to have some fruit to tide them over.
Then they took out a bunch of canned goods, including meat and vegetables—a very generous spread.
Sang Luoluo said, "If anyone wants to eat anything else, just let me know."
No one responded to Sang Luoluo; they simply lowered their heads and began to eat heartily.
Seeing this, Sang Luoluo also started eating heartily.