Chapter 609 White Deer

In addition to the wood-type mutants, the largest number of selected team members are those with earth-type mutants, and the other three types of mutants added up to less than fifty people. These are the combat forces prepared to prevent unexpected situations.

"Lao Zhuang, these are the soldiers in my team, Qu Zhu, an S-level wood-type mutant, and Yun Bai, an A-level metal-type mutant. They will be responsible for your safety along the way." Zhou He introduced the two people around him to Zhuang Mingxu, and took Taotao from his arms, "I will be responsible for protecting our little friend."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work," Zhuang Mingxu said without hesitation. He handed Taotao to him and talked about the itinerary, "We have three main destinations this time, about 190 kilometers northwest, about 410 kilometers north, and about 250 kilometers southwest."

Zhuang Mingxu took out a drawn map from his backpack and showed it to several small responsible persons.

Hearing that the distance was so far, even Zhou He frowned.

Zhuang Mingxu continued, "There are mutant plants closer to us, but in comparison, these three are relatively mild in temperament and can allow animals to survive within the coverage area, so the possibility of a successful contract is relatively high."

"This is just the result I asked someone to compare and reference. If you have any better ideas, you can bring them up and we can discuss them together."

Zhuang Mingxu looked around and saw a group of wood-type ability users looking at each other without saying a word.

Contracting mutant plants is the dream of every wood-type mutant, but most of the time it is just a thought, and their lack of experience makes them afraid to make decisions on their own.

Qu Zhu, who was standing next to Zhuang Mingxu, suddenly said, "I once worked with a mutant plant, maybe..."

Seeing Zhuang Mingxu looking over, Qu Zhu pointed to a place a little further away from the third point on the map and said, "About 300 kilometers from here, there is a mutant orchid. I had an accident here when I was out practicing my supernatural powers. I worked with it once and found that it is very easy to communicate with. Besides, domestic orchids do not reject humans."

Zhou He looked at the place he pointed at and thought for a moment, "Was it two months ago when we went to the mutant wild boar?"

“Yes,” Qu Zhu replied.

Two months ago, Zhou He led his team to the depths of the primeval forest to fight mutated animals in order to train their superpowers. According to Li Zhuang's deployment, they had a fixed place to go, which guaranteed their safety to a certain extent.

However, when they arrived at the distance they had arrived at, they found that the mutant deer that had been lurking there were gone, and were replaced by a group of mutant wild boars.

Even if the animals in the primitive jungle did not show strong aggressiveness towards the outside world, most of them had undergone physical changes. Moreover, the mutated wild boars were aggressive animals. They appeared in groups and directly dispersed their team.

Fortunately, the people in the team had pretty good abilities, and although they suffered quite a few injuries, they all survived and returned to the base in the end.

"It's just that this place is a bit far from where we're going." Qu Zhu knew that it was impossible to go there alone, but he hesitated for a moment as he took the opportunity to go there, especially in this kind of weather, and the result was uncertain.

"More than 300 kilometers." Zhuang Mingxu marked the location that Qu Zhu mentioned on the paper and nodded. "That's right. We have to go to another place, which is about 20 kilometers farther than this place."

"Are you really going?" Zhou He still asked even though he had someone take Song Huai's ashes away.

"Let's go. After all, he gave us so much information. Besides, what if he really has something hidden there?" Zhuang Mingxu lightly drew a few arrows on the paper. "Let's go to the northwest first, make a circle, and finally return from the southwest."

"A normal military march of one hour would take about ten kilometers..."

"No, you..." Zhou He interrupted him without waiting for him to finish. Worried that speaking bluntly would affect the man's self-esteem, he said tactfully, "We are not in that hurry."

Zhuang Mingxu smiled and didn't explain. He was the only ordinary person in the team. Even though they still called him base commander, they often felt that he was weak. This was the norm between people with special abilities and ordinary people and was not surprising.

"If there are other situations, we will slow down as appropriate," Zhuang Mingxu said. Seeing that no one objected, he concluded, "Then we will set off immediately and try to return within a week."

"Got it!" Zhou He responded, standing at attention.

"receive!"

"receive!"

A few loud responses made Taotao a little confused. She looked around and found that everyone was talking. She straightened her back in Zhou He's arms and said in an unclear voice, "Hand...hand here", which instantly made everyone laugh.

As the group was leaving excitedly, dozens of kilometers away.

A long and narrow valley extends from the connection point between the two mountains.

The wind howled at the top of the mountain, as if it could tear the sky apart at any time, but the bottom of the mountain was quiet and peaceful.

Halfway up the mountain, a large net formed by interweaving plant branches caught the huge rocks and debris that were carried down by the hurricane in mid-air.

At the bottom, there are densely packed mounds of earth covering the ground in a semicircle, like grave mounds.

The low height is like accidentally entering a dwarf's castle. Half of each entrance is hidden underground, and there are stairs extending upward from the door leading to the ground.

The pedestrians coming in and out greeted each other cheerfully, without any sense of urgency of the end of the world on their faces. It seemed like an ordinary little village before the end of the world.

Passing through one "small grave mound" after another, you will find an ancestral hall that is obviously different from other buildings. The roof is built with old blue bricks and tiles, some new and some old, and there are obvious signs of renovation, but every piece is kept clean.

The different colors made the small ancestral hall look old and mottled. When the completely different heavy door was opened, there was a clay sculpture of a deer in the main hall. Its body was dyed pure white, and its lively appearance made it look like it had life.

Next to the sculpture was a thick cushion, on which curled a white deer that was several sizes smaller than the sculpture. Compared with the huge sculpture, the one next to it looked like a newborn, petite and fragile.

Its two hind legs were crossed in a very human-like manner, with its upper body lying on the cushion and its eyes closed to rest. Its small ears suddenly fluttered twice, and the white deer opened its eyes and looked around, then got up and walked towards the back of the sculpture.

Hidden behind the sculpture is a room with a spacious double bed that is particularly obvious. It is covered with thick bedding and looks no different from a human residence.

Bai Lu bent his legs and stomped on the floor tiles under the bed a few times, then returned to the bed. A moment later, a tile was lifted up, and a handsome man jumped up from underneath.

"How is it? Has Gu Sheng's body been delivered?" Bai Lu opened his mouth and a soft female voice sounded.

"Delivered." The man touched the white deer's head, sat on the bed and held the whole deer in his arms.

"Then you..." Bai Lu struggled excitedly, but was pushed back by the man.

He shook his head and said, "There is no crystal core in his body."

"No crystal core? Then will flesh and blood alone be useful?" asked Bai Lu.

The man continued to shake his head, "We haven't tried it. All the people who have been successfully transferred now were formed after taking both the flesh and blood and the crystal core."

"The only one at SSS level, do you want to try it? If you succeed, you will be at SSS level?" Bai Lu was anxious.

The man touched its smooth fur and shook his head again, "There is only one chance to transfer the superpowers, I can't take the chance."

"What should we do?" Bai Lu lowered his head and thought, "How about choosing the strongest one among the several S-level psychics in your base?"

The man didn't say anything for a long time, and suddenly said, "They told me that not far from Gu Sheng, there is another psychic who is about to break through to the SSS level."

"Do you want to take action against Yuebanwan? Their base is known as a mad dog. If you offend them, they will not let you go." Bai Lu was a little worried.

"This is just a team of less than 3,000 people, and now the communication is interrupted..."

"I don't agree." Bai Lu jumped off him and paced anxiously in the room. "We finally escaped from the laboratory and returned to our hometown after so much hardship. Can't we live an ordinary life?"

Seeing that the man didn't say anything, tears rolled down Bai Lu's eyes and she said in a choked voice, "Aqi, I'm scared."

Seeing this, the man hugged the white deer back into his arms and whispered after a moment, "S-level is too low. Let's wait and see if there is an SS-level one."

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There are quite a few team members, and the little air underground is not enough to breathe, especially when they are rushing.

In order to allow earth-type mutants to save their energy as much as possible, the passage they walked in was only half a meter above the ground. A crack above their heads led directly to the ground for ventilation, which allowed Zhuang Mingxu to clearly feel the low temperature.

Fortunately, he was sweating from the rapid walk, so he didn't feel that cold.

With Taotao leading the way, they didn't need to stop to check the direction. In one afternoon, they were already more than 60 kilometers away from the temporary base.

As Zhuang Mingxu said, they were really moving at a speed of ten kilometers per hour.

Although superpowers can improve a person's physical fitness, they are based on each person's own physical fitness.

The soldiers' physical training before the apocalypse is stronger than that of ordinary people, which is why the base army's physical fitness is stronger after awakening.

Such a speed was nothing for those who had been training for years, but it was a bit strenuous for some newly joined base troops. On the other hand, Zhuang Mingxu, except for his heavier breathing, did not slow down at all. If you listened carefully, you could feel the unique rhythm between his breathing.

During the night rest, Zhou He asked the wood-type mutant to control the plants on the ground to weave a hill-like outline, and the earth-type mutant reinforced it with soil to form a temporary cave.

"Lao Zhuang, take Taotao and rest for a while. We may need to travel overnight after dinner. I'll go take a look around." Seeing that Zhuang Mingxu was about to help cook, Zhou He hurriedly stopped him.

Zhuang Mingxu paused as he was about to wash the vegetables and stood up, "I'll go with you. I was just planning to go to the ground to check out the situation."

"The strong wind on the ground can blow people away, so you'd better think about it," Zhou He reminded.

Zhuang Mingxu nodded and walked forward without hesitation.