“Everything at home is in good order, and we have plenty of water, so there shouldn’t be any problems,” Yue Zheng said, glancing at the dimming sky. “The only concern is our electrical supply.” It had been snowing continuously for days, and their home’s stored electricity was likely running low.
“No worries, we’ve got plenty of wood and Mom knows how to use it for heating,” Yue Zheng reassured. During the recent days of snowfall, they had collected and prepared a significant amount of firewood, neatly stacked in two large containers.
“I just hope Abu is okay. After all this snow, the yard must be completely covered, right?” Poor Abu, he might have to endure a few more days in the snow.
“Don’t worry, Abu is a mutant creature. It won’t have any problems. With its long fur, it definitely won’t get cold,” Yue Zheng patted his shoulder, about to say something comforting when Xu Song suddenly stood up, pointing in a certain direction. “There’s something out there, quite a few of them.”
Both of them quickly got up and headed in the indicated direction, and sure enough, it was another group of mutated creatures!
For a full day, the scent of human flesh in this factory had attracted many mutated creatures searching for food. Xu Song and the others had harvested another twenty-four pouches.
The radiant energy they had infused into the crystals three days ago had completely dissipated by now and had probably merged into their bodies. While Xu Song and Yue Zheng were alone, they also filled up the energy of Xiao Shu’s crystal. However, it was somewhat deep in the hole, and Xu Song had to almost stick his entire arm in to make contact.
Xiao Shu emitted a strange and refreshing aura, its trunk constantly twisting and turning as if it were not a tree at all but a peculiar-looking snake.
“All team members, return to base! All team members, return to base and prepare!” The voice on the walkie-talkie made the lookout personnel, who had been freezing cold, cheer and hurry toward the convoy, fearing they would be left behind if they moved too slowly.
Xu Song sighed with regret, touching the small beast skin bag he carried close to him. Inside were thirty-one and a half pouches, the result of their efforts over the past few days. If they could stay a few more days, with so many people gathered together, how many mutant creatures could they attract?
Although he didn’t know what use these things had after he absorbed them, the crystal became warm after absorbing them. It wasn’t very noticeable indoors, but in the cold outdoors, it filled his body with warmth, which was very comfortable, even more so than a heater.
“Let’s go back and get ready. We’ll come out again in a couple of days,” Yue Zheng said with a smile, patting Xu Song on the head and fixing his collar.
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It seemed that during their two days stationed at the factory, they had already discussed a strategy. Everyone was prepared to establish some camaraderie before parting ways, at the very least exchange contact information or leave a good impression.
Even if Xu Song pretended to sleep, act shy, or play dumb, it had absolutely no effect!
Unable to do anything about it, he simply moved closer to Yue Zheng, determined not to engage with anyone.
Although Yue Zheng was also annoyed by these people disturbing their private time, he had undergone professional training in social skills. Since his beloved didn’t want to deal with these people, he would handle it himself.
Therefore, when another wave of birds swooped down, Xu Song’s fondness for these mutated creatures reached an all-time high! Forget about mutant beasts; these birds were just too adorable!
The mutated birds that had troubled them earlier, though unable to cause any substantial harm now, still posed a significant threat to the convoy.
Approximately a hundred birds circled in the sky, and the more astute avian mutants didn’t come alone; they had grabbed various heavy objects with their claws and were bombarding the convoy from above, attempting to breach their “turtle shell” and kill the difficult-to-deal-with humans, all to enjoy a hearty feast.
“Damn it! Bombardment unit?! These birds have become quite cunning!” Nobody had time to comment as it was clear that these birds intended to break the “turtle shell” below with long-range attacks, kill the humans, and have a feast.
Xu Song controlled the Fire Dragon and took considerable effort to entangle one of the birds; capturing birds in the sky was quite challenging. Xu Song squinted his eyes and waved his hand. Five bright orange fireballs instantly scattered like buckshot into the sky, and three of them hit their targets!
Yue Zheng didn’t exert much effort either. He simply took out a sniper rifle, assumed a good position, and picked off the group of crazed birds in the sky one by one. He couldn’t use his long-range spatial slashes right now.
When he was teaming up with others during these days, he would attach his spatial slash to his blade, creating a thin line that no one could distinguish from his incredible strength. They would just assume he had the strength to cut down mutant creatures with a single blow.
Xu Song, on the other hand, launched five small fireballs again and unexpectedly found that he could fire his abilities much faster than before, with a shorter flight time for the fireballs in the air.
He touched his chest where the crystal was located. Could it be the effect of those pouches? The more energy in his body, the faster he could launch his abilities?
The soldiers also took out their weapons, facing this “air force” bombardment-style attack. The abilities of those individuals were now less effective, and they had to rely on long-range attacks.
The battle continued for a full three hours. When the seemingly hopeless birds finally retreated, nearly all the vehicles in the convoy had to open their sunroofs. Many people had their heads struck and a few unfortunate ones were even killed by the direct hits.
When the convoy returned to the base, it was already completely dark outside. Despite the convoy looking quite disheveled, they had successfully brought back equipment, textiles, and raw materials.
The residents of the base, who had heard the news, came out to watch the convoy in the snow, cheering from time to time.
For three whole days, hundreds of people in the base had frozen to death or suffered from severe frostbite. They had waited so hard for these supplies.
Driving into Zone A, Xu Song, and Yue Zheng felt much relieved after the past three days. Although the buildings in the base were still buried under heavy snow, the roads were kept as clear as possible.
Entering Zone G, they immediately noticed something peculiar in the distance.
“That thing… why does its position look so familiar?” Xu Song rubbed his eyes and pointed ahead.
Yue Zheng nodded silently, “It does look familiar…”
Familiar? It was downright recognizable!
As they approached the gate, they were puzzled to find that the area they had originally rented had expanded by two pieces of land, both enclosed with high walls and connected together.
But that wasn’t the most astonishing part. What was even more surprising was that a massive “roof” had been erected over the entire area.
The roof was constructed from an unknown metal material, forming a huge framework that covered more than half of the courtyard. On top of it was a material that resembled rat skin, tightly stretched over the framework.
“Is this still the place we rented?” Xu Song widened his eyes, trembling as he pointed at this structure that looked more like an open-air shed.
“Oh, you’re finally back!” Mother Xu’s voice came from inside, accompanied by the appearance of a dog’s head poking out from above the wall, happily wagging its tongue. “Come on in, you heartless kids!”
Who’s heartless? They had clearly gone out to earn a living.
The car pulled into the yard, and due to the shed above, most of the yard had little snow. On the far left were two shipping containers, side by side, and next to them was their RV. Right in front of the gate, a large doghouse had been built from wood, and Abu was wagging its tail in the yard, running back and forth between the two children’s cars.
The right side of the yard was not covered by the shed, so there was a significant amount of snow accumulated there. Along the side of the yard wall stood a row of bizarre snowmen.
“Mom, what’s going on here? How did the yard get bigger? What’s the deal with that shed?” Even though they had acquired quite a bit of rat skin over the past few days, it couldn’t possibly cover such a large area. And where did the materials for that shed, those thick steel pipes, come from?
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