I ate until I felt quite full before I stopped.
After dinner, Sang Luoluo turned on her wristwatch and started playing a little game. The signal here was intermittent, but since the game didn't require an internet connection, it was a good way to pass the time.
He Fei fiddled with his wristwatch and suddenly asked, "Do you know where we're ranked now?"
Lei Qi glanced sideways and said, "Could we be number one? We killed so many mutated animals today, plus those we killed before, it's no less than any other team. And Boss Sang killed that mutated tiger, that's a lot of points!"
Qi Xue said impatiently, "Stop beating around the bush, just tell me."
He Fei scratched his head and said with a smile, "Ninth place. However, the point difference between us and the top eight isn't that big. Also, I have some good news for everyone: the video of Boss Sang dealing with that mutated tiger, recorded by the wristwatch, has been released by the official website as an inspirational example. You should all be able to see it."
Upon hearing this, Sang Luoluo stopped playing the game and quickly turned on her wristwatch. However, the signal was intermittent, and it took a while to load before it appeared. The mutated tiger disappeared as it approached her, and then they were attacked by a mutated bird. Their team coordinated very well, especially Qi Feng's lightning attack which dealt with the mutated bird, causing their team to immediately top the trending searches.
this...
That was quite unexpected.
Why are the officials still concerned about these things? Isn't this just making their team the target of hatred?
Their video quickly garnered over 10,000 views. Many viewers were excited by the video, especially by Sang Luoluo's spatial abilities, including her ability to levitate, and Qi Feng's lightning abilities. The discussion below the video was incredibly lively.
They've even dug up all the information about their team.
Before their video, there were highlight reels of kills from the top ten teams, showcasing high-level skills, teamwork, and the use of Crystal Core. The kill footage was particularly eye-catching, as these were all recorded real battles, along with some strange events encountered by the teams. Each had its own popularity, but right now, the most popular team is the "Unhurried Team. This is because, in just one day, they broke into the top ten from around 100th place, demonstrating unlimited potential.
The battle scenes are also quite spectacular.
Those people in the base, in particular, felt a mix of envy and resentment seeing their team so easily kill so many mutated animals.
Sang Luoluo frowned, looking worried, and said, "Why do I have a feeling this isn't a good thing?"
Qi Feng remained silent.
Qi Xue said, "There's nothing wrong with it. This is our team's strength. The base commander wanted us to be in the top ten or top five, and we've already done that. Let's try harder tomorrow and get into the top three, then our team will have a plane."
Sang Luoluo chuckled and said, "What I'm worried about is that the tallest tree in the forest is bound to be felled by the wind; being too dazzling isn't a good thing."
Lei Qi said, "What are you afraid of? Your cousin is the base commander, isn't he?"
Sang Luoluo shook her head. "No, I'm worried that if we stand out like this, we'll be taken advantage of. There are three other families besides the Sang Family in the base."
Qi Feng said, " Sang Luoluo makes sense. With our strength, there's no need to reveal everything. We're already close to the top ten. Going forward, we just need to increase the number of mutated animals we kill to secure a place in the top three. So, He Fei, don't upload the footage of us killing some high-level mutated animals. We'll keep it to ourselves to avoid trouble."
Qi Xue added, "Actually, it's not all bad that our strength has been exposed. At least our team is now free, not belonging to the base or the Guard. We can form teams freely, and if others want to control us, they'll have to pay the corresponding price."
Sang Luoluo thought for a moment and said, "I was just overthinking it. We'll talk about other things later. Everyone should get some rest."
After playing for a while, Sang Luoluo got sleepy and fell asleep hugging a mutated wild orchid flower.
Qi Feng was in charge of the night watch, and the shift would be relieved in the second half of the night. Everyone quickly replenished their energy.
In the middle of the night, Sang Luoluo vaguely felt something was wrong while she was sleeping, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it until Qi Xue woke her up.
"What's wrong?"
Qi Xue opened the window, gesturing for Sang Luoluo to look outside.
It was pitch black outside, but Sang Luoluo could sense that their armored vehicle was enveloped in green vines.
It's four in the morning. Although it's dark, it shouldn't be completely dark. Looking out the window, it's pitch black, and my view is blocked.
Qi Feng tried to use the armored vehicle's Crystal Core Crystal Core, but it was blocked by the huge vines outside, preventing it from extending and making it unusable.
Alternatively, you could open the car doors and windows directly and manually use the Crystal Core to deal with these mutated vines. Sang Luoluo is among them; she can use her Mental Power to control the Crystal Core to break them open from the outside.
Sang Luoluo surveyed the situation and realized that the vines outside didn't seem to pose much of a threat. She said, "Why don't we all rest a little longer and wait until dawn? I'll cut the vines and we can go out then. It doesn't seem like a problem."
Qi Feng shook his head and insisted, "No, we have to break it now. These vines will only tighten their grip and might damage the armored vehicle. Just in case, we should deal with it now."
Sang Luoluo could only comply. "Okay."
Sang Luoluo a Crystal Core chainsaw, used her Mental Power to control it, and took out a spatial dimension to cut away the vines on the surface of the armored vehicle from the outside. However, the mutated vines seemed to be aware of their own existence, and new vines immediately wrapped around them.
" Lei Qi, drive!"
Qi Feng gave the order, "We're ready to use the Crystal Core on the armored vehicles to deal with the vines that are chasing us."
Sang Luoluo could only speed up, using the Crystal Core chainsaw to cut the pursuing vines.
Sang Luoluo used her Mental Power to control the armored vehicle to fly over the obstacles, Lei Qi accelerated, heading directly towards the place where they had finished up yesterday.
The corpses that had remained on the ground were gone, and some mutated animals could still be vaguely seen moving around. Qi Feng said, "Everyone, eat now, and we'll get off the bus in a bit."
Sang Luoluo rubbed her eyes, took out breakfast—canned meat and fruit—and everyone ate their fill before getting off the bus.
Sang Luoluo put the car into her spatial storage. The area where they had fought yesterday was now covered by mutated weeds, and most of the bloodstains on the ground had been absorbed by the mutated plants. The ecology here changes so quickly.
Her senses spread out and she discovered that thousands of mutated rats in the underground rat holes had died because of the smoke bombs she had thrown the day before.
Some smoke remained in the cave, but the mutated rats were nowhere to be seen, nor were any other mutated animals nearby.
The only thing still standing is the mutated bird overhead.
But it doesn't matter anymore. They can't waste time here. Qi Feng understood the situation and told everyone to continue. There were several Crystal Core underground, and the mutated animals were too active. Their little robots might be destroyed if they went down that deep. It was better not to take that risk.
It was just dawn, and they had already been walking for two hours. The plants inside were growing incredibly fast.
Qi Xue said, "Can you smell a fragrance? It smells so good, is it a mutated wildflower?"
Sang Luoluo spread her senses and quickly located the source of the fragrance. She was slightly surprised and said, "There's actually a peach grove here!"
"Sister-in-law, what you just smelled was the scent of peach blossoms."
Sang Luoluo also smelled it; the scent was quite familiar, even more intense than the peach blossoms from three hundred years ago.
Qi Feng suddenly reminded him, "Put on your filter mask properly; we don't know if this fragrance is poisonous."
Sang Luoluo: "..."
Sang Luoluo asked, "Can't the test detect if there's any poison?"
He Fei explained, "These scents change every year. No one can predict the evolutionary direction of mutated plants. Let's go take a look first."
"Beep beep beep, radiation level 45, moderate radiation exposure, consumption recommended."
Qi Xue passed by and detected edible mutated peach blossoms.
It was only after seeing Sang Luoluo in person that I realized that the mutated peach blossoms here were several times larger than the peach trees from three hundred years ago, and the flowers were also several times larger. However, the branches and trunks were much stronger, and otherwise, there was not much difference.
Qi Xue happily picked a few edible flowers and said, "Great! They're edible! Let's take some back and see what they taste like."
He Fei and Lei Qi have already made their move.
Sang Luoluo watched from the side, showing no intention of making a move. She felt that the place shouldn't be so quiet.
"Ouch! Something's stabbing me!! That hurts!" Lei Qi suddenly exclaimed.
Sang Luoluo sensed the approach and saw a caterpillar as thick as an arm, its green body blending seamlessly with the leaves, sitting quietly motionless on the tree, almost invisible unless you looked closely.
"Ah!!!!" Sang Luoluo screamed the moment she saw it. She had an immense fear of this thing. If the stinging caterpillars of three hundred years ago were not to be feared, then the stinging caterpillars of today are a thousand times more vicious.
Its stingers are so venomous and fine that they are invisible to the naked eye, yet they attack from a distance. Even with protective clothing on, the stinger remains active, able to penetrate the skin through gaps in the neck, wrists, and other vulnerable areas. It can even lie dormant, attaching itself to the body and stinging when the clothes are removed, taking advantage of airflow.
"Look there!! There are so many hairy caterpillars here!!" Sang Luoluo had been tormented by these things when she was at Base 71. Fortunately, she had a strong self-healing ability and gradually recovered, but the others were not so lucky.