The seafood army closely followed the land-walking creatures, advancing northward in a vast and mighty procession.
The mound where Xu Song and the others were located was covered by a large area of divinely blessed plants extending underneath. The ferocious mutated black roses would indiscriminately attack any passing creatures, so the marching army respectfully kept their distance, mostly bypassing the area.
The vast procession moved northward, with the number of figures in the camera decreasing and then increasing again. Just as those inside the mound thought they could safely evade this disaster, a strange mermaid riding on the head of a whale suddenly turned its head and looked in their direction.
As the gaze of the mermaid in the camera met theirs, the hearts of several people jumped. Before they could say anything, the mermaid suddenly opened its mouth and uttered incomprehensible words. With a wave of its hand, the strange and varied mutated fish accompanying the whale began to move in their direction!
“Damn! Is it necessary to be so sensitive?! How did it even notice us?!” Luo Wen’an vigorously rubbed his arms, feeling a tingling sensation on his scalp and goosebumps all over his body.
“Psychic ability, that mermaid has psychic ability!” Xu Song suddenly looked up at Yue Zheng.
The question was whether this ability was similar to the innate divinity or Xu Song’s psychic abilities.
Regardless of which it was, it seemed inevitable that they would have to confront them directly this time.
“Fortunately, they only sent some grunts over.” After issuing the command, the mermaid continued to follow the procession on the whale, allocating only a small part of the forces to deal with Xu Song and the others.
“What should we do?” Everyone looked at Yue Zheng, waiting for his command.
“Tiancheng, use the plants to delay them as much as possible. Wait until the entire army has passed, then we’ll go out and finish off these creatures completely.” Yue Zheng assessed the situation.
The procession was now nearing its end, and if they could delay until the main army had passed, they could launch a preemptive strike. Otherwise, there might be countless seafood and land troops behind them. If they made too much noise, it would inevitably attract other mutated creatures as reinforcements.
Tiancheng nodded vigorously. The group opened the car doors and, with the help of emergency lights, headed towards the direction from which the seafood was attacking.
Before hiding in the mound, they had hidden many seeds in the surrounding land. Now it was up to those seeds to delay the footsteps of the seafood.
Xu Song and Luo Wen’an together moved a small display device and placed it beside Tiancheng. It could also receive images from the external cameras, serving as a “hook” to help Tiancheng better control the plants.
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A group of fish and crustaceans, as well as marine mammals, stood far away, spitting towards the mound. In addition to these, among the various aquatic creatures, several small, ugly “mermaids” could be seen holding wooden sticks. They waved the sticks while making a lot of noise, seemingly directing the marine creatures.
These mermaids, who followed the army on the ground, were obviously not as highly regarded as those riding on the backs of large aquatic creatures, and they seemed to have little strength themselves, serving only a commanding role.
“Tiancheng, let the vines drill through the ground and entangle them as much as possible.” Yue Zheng observed that the “lid” formed by the mixture of the mound and plants wouldn’t withstand prolonged attacks from these creatures. At this point, they could only take the offensive and make them too preoccupied to deal with.
Tianyou nodded, using his mental power to find the seeds from the soil, selecting the suitable ones, letting them quietly lurk under the opponent’s feet with the manipulation of his own consciousness—breaking through the soil and entangling the limbs of those things!
The ambush was very successful; these guys obviously didn’t notice the subtle movements in the soil. But there were issues—fish, aquatic mammals, and creatures on the road had different structures. Most of their limbs had mostly degenerated from fins or short flippers, and the part of their bodies that touched the ground was mostly smooth and slippery, making it difficult to entangle them.
Except for thorny plants that could pierce their skin to hinder or attack them, most vines, even if entwined, could be easily shaken off with a few struggles!
“I’ll be damned! Isn’t this cheating?” Su Daji saw a sea lion easily shake off the vine wrapped around its tail and couldn’t help but pound the ground.
“Net them, trap them,” Yue Zheng remained as calm as ever, giving orders.
Tiancheng nodded, his face tense, hands clenched together, concentrating his mind on commanding the plants and controlling them to attack.
Tianyou was anxious on the side, but he couldn’t help his brother at the moment. Sweat broke out on his small face, and his mental power spread out subconsciously towards those aquatic creatures. Suddenly, he paused as the creature invaded by his concentrated mental power also visibly hesitated, then was swiftly ensnared by Tiancheng’s plant-formed net.
“I can hold them still!”
Hearing this, Xu Song pondered for a moment. “This ability should not be overused. It can be used in conjunction with Tiancheng’s ability to deal with those more troublesome ones. But be careful not to use it excessively; it can cause dizziness.”
Tianyou’s ability was similar to Xu Song’s mental attack, both capable of briefly controlling the opponent’s mind. However, it seemed that Tianyou’s ability was slightly inferior when it came to humans, while Xu Song could target humans. Regardless, this ability was very energy-consuming, and using it too much could cause dizziness.
Since Tianyou could help Tiancheng deal with those “salted fish,” Tiancheng’s pressure was greatly reduced. However, those “salted fish” were not easy opponents. Sensing something was amiss, they immediately began to retreat. Both sides were at a standoff for a while; on one side, the “salted fish” occasionally spat water or exploded ice, while on the other, the plants stealthily extended a few tendrils.
The standoff continued until dusk fell. After the seafood army had completely passed through the area, there was finally movement on the mound of soil. The previously silent “salted fish” hadn’t called for reinforcements because they hadn’t felt any significant threat and the few marine creatures that were caught were simply immobilized without much damage. But as soon as the seafood army had left the vicinity, there was suddenly movement on the mound of soil.
The semicircular mound suddenly cracked open, but not a single clod of earth or a single branch of a plant fell; instead, they all split apart neatly to each side.
A large dog, emanating a greenish glow all over, burst out from the soil mound, followed by two wobbly ostriches with sharp gleams on their beaks and claws.
The merfolk seemed to sense that something was amiss. After hesitating for a moment, they prepared to retreat. But as they turned around, they realized that several large trucks had appeared behind them at some point!
“Boom, boom”
“Clatter, clatter, clatter…”
The sounds of grenades, machine guns, handguns, and various other firearms echoed simultaneously, interspersed with some bullets carrying electric charges exploding around them.
During the earlier standoff, Wang An had quietly created a passage underground, allowing the armored convoy to flank the “salted fish” from behind.
A white net of fire intercepted the direction in which the “salted fish” were retreating, while the eerie black gashes, seemingly capable of absorbing all light, harvested the life force of all beings.
Wang An and his team took out their familiar firearms, bravely attacking the group of “salted fish” to avenge the grudge from before in City S. Xu Song and Yue Zheng also intensified their assault. In no time, all the remaining shrimp soldiers and crab generals were wiped out.
Just as they breathed a sigh of relief, they saw Xiao Shu suddenly shaking as it climbed down from the car, wobbling its way over to the pile of fish and shrimp, and extending its roots.
After a while, Xiao Shu came back with a swaying head full of small yellow flowers and small green jujubes. There were several things wrapped around the outstretched branches, which were shining brightly in the afterglow of the setting sun.
“… They’re crystals!” Xu Song stared in astonishment at the stones Xiao Shu had curled up, then looked at Yue Zheng.
Yue Zheng also raised an eyebrow, and with a telepathic connection, they both thought, “It’s very likely the crystals that were escorted by the military. These things should have been left in S City and were probably discovered after they attacked S City!”
So that’s why there are merpeople who can command the army, right?!
Inside the vehicle, illuminated by white lights, a group of people sat around the coffee table, while Mother Xu busied herself with dinner, assisted by Liu Shishi.
Yue Zheng crossed his arms in front of his chest, and everyone stared at the crystals on the table.
Xu Song and his team had already briefly explained the function of the crystals to Luo Wen’an and the others, and now they only had three pieces that the merpeople had brought along, all placed on the table.
Yue Zheng glanced at Xu Song, his eyes filled with complete trust, while Mother Xu…
“These three pieces are left to you to handle. According to our previous experience, they should need to be activated with our blood, and afterward, they can provide energy for the wearer to accelerate their upgrade speed.”
After exchanging glances, Luo Wen’an and the others nodded. Since Xu Song and his team already had this thing, they naturally wouldn’t stand on ceremony, but…
“How about each of our three couples takes one?” Wang An pondered for a moment, seeking opinions from Luo Wen’an and the others.
The others nodded. Fortunately, they were all in pairs now, and there were also exactly three crystals, so this distribution method was the fairest.
At this moment, Mother Xu and Liu Shishi brought the prepared meals to the table one by one. Seeing Mother Xu, they remembered that she didn’t have this thing yet, and Wang An’s face turned red: “Auntie, about this stone…”
Mother Xu seemed to guess what they were going to say and waved her hand with a smile: “You guys keep it. My current abilities are sufficient. Besides, didn’t Xiao Song say there’s more than one of these things? I’ll take it when we find it later.”
With her assurance, everyone finally felt relieved.
Three couples, one group took a piece. Xu Song asked them to discuss who would use it after they went back, and they would all bleed and do experiments together tomorrow morning.
After all, no experiment has been done before. No one knows whether this thing can be activated by getting some blood on it? How much blood is needed? Xu Song needs experimental data.
Seafood stole the treasure and now have run to the bbq waiting to hop in… our group shall eat well on the way to victory. Thanks for the update 🤣❤️🤣❤️🌳