Qu Fu: "Normally there aren't that many Zerg entering the planet. What's going on now? Have the Zerg gone crazy?"

Previously, the Zerg would come to the planet, but in small numbers.

Qi Chao: "It can't be..."

"Shut up!"

Everyone spoke in unison, fearing that Qi Chao might say something bad that would come true.

Qi Chao: ...

Feng Zhi looked at the sky with concern, "It doesn't seem that far from us. Will we be discovered?"

Lu Manman gave everyone a reassuring look, "Don't worry, as long as I use that magical ability to envelop us, the Zerg and mutated beasts won't be able to detect us."

Gu Lin frowned. "This place is not safe to stay any longer, child. Let's leave quickly."

"Um!"

Hiding here all the time is not a long-term solution. Lu Manman used her wood-type ability to sense that the insectoids were not far from them, but they were not close either.

It should be fine to leave without anyone noticing now.

Lu Manman carefully took out the mecha, put the grandfathers inside, then used her superpower to envelop the entire mecha, and finally flew almost close to the ground to the safe zone.

The journey was long, but we didn't dare to delay. We flew from morning until it was almost dark before finally reaching the safe zone.

Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, the long flight took a toll on their old bones. They were already a bit prone to motion sickness, and now they were all dizzy and had no mind for anything else.

The grandfathers endured their discomfort, ate some dry food, and went to rest, falling asleep almost immediately.

Lu Manman's expression was solemn as he gazed at the sunset on the horizon, as if there was something there.

Lu Manman quickly pulled out the telescope that Hua Qingmo had improved from her spatial storage and looked around.

These Zerg are really abnormal. Just now, a lot more Zerg came to that place and landed on this planet.

And it exists in other places as well.

One place, two places, three places...

Lu Manman grew increasingly alarmed as he watched, trying desperately to find the pattern in their descent, but to no avail.

Lu Manman frowned. What if... they landed in the safe zone?

Out of concern, Lu Manman quickly used her wood-type ability to make the insect-repelling trees in the safe zone grow several times larger. After doing everything, she took her binoculars and went to the highest point of the safe zone.

And so, Lu Manman spent the night on the tree she had nurtured.

Lu Manman kept a close watch during the first half of the night, and sure enough, a lot of Zerg came. But in the second half of the night, there was no movement at all, as if they had stopped.

Lu Manman finally felt relieved and dozed off for a while.

"Child, child, where are you?"

Hearing her grandfathers calling her faintly, Lu Manman suddenly woke up and quickly replied, "I'm here!"

As she spoke, Lu Manman scanned the area again with her binoculars. After confirming that everything was alright, she jumped down from the tree and soon reunited with the grandfathers who had come after hearing the commotion.

Seeing that Lu Manman was covered in water vapor, Chen Hua quickly said, "Child, what were you doing up in the tree so early in the morning? Aren't you cold? Quickly put this on."

It's early autumn now, and it's still a bit chilly in the mornings.

As Chen Hua spoke, he took off his coat and handed it to Lu Manman.

Lu Manman quickly raised her hand to refuse, "No need, Grandpa Chen, I have a special ability, I'm not afraid of the cold."

Before anyone could say anything more, Lu Manman said directly, "Go to the kitchen first, I have something to say."

The group returned to the kitchen, where Shi Tu had already served the breakfast that had been prepared.

Lu Manman took a sip of soy milk and felt a little better before speaking to the curious onlookers.

“Last night, quite a few more Zerg arrived, and I’m worried… they might come to our safe zone.”

What?!!

Lu Manman explained her discovery in detail, and the more everyone listened, the more their brows furrowed.

"How could this happen? This has never happened before. What's going on?"

Gulin went through all the things he had ever heard about the Zerg in his mind, but he didn’t find anything similar.

The thought of Qi Chao's mention of a large-scale influx sent chills down everyone's spine.

Although they practice insect astrology, the biggest threat they face is actually mutated beasts.

The Zerg only come occasionally in small numbers, and thanks to the efforts of our ancestors, it is very difficult to see any Zerg in this area where the safe zone is located. Even if they do occasionally appear, they will fly past quickly because of the insect-repelling trees.

If the Zerg were to invade this planet on a large scale, would their safe zone truly be safe, as it is now?

Everyone was deeply worried.

After a moment's thought, Gu Lin said, "For now, let's stay in the safe zone and observe the situation. We can also make some preparations. If the Zerg really come to us, then... let's make further plans."

"Son, you're in charge of observing the Zerg's movements within the safe zone; Shi Tu, prepare plenty of dry rations; Qi Chao, hurry up and repair the mech; Qu Fu..."

Gulin assigned tasks to everyone.

Everyone nodded in agreement. That was the only way for now. They finished breakfast together and went about their business, but a sense of unease lingered in everyone's hearts.

The safe zone was less filled with laughter and joy.

During this time, Lu Manman planted many large trees in various locations within the safe zone. Whenever he had free time, he would take his binoculars up to observe the situation outside diligently.

The grandfathers didn't stop either, becoming even busier than before.

As the days passed, the Zerg still hadn't arrived. The group seemed to have grown accustomed to the sense of urgency and resumed their carefree eating, drinking, and playful antics.

That evening at dinner time, Lu Manman sighed, "Recently, quite a few Zerg have come down into this area, the closest one being less than ten kilometers away from us."

The Zerg descended erratically, eventually landing in this vicinity.

The people paused for a moment while picking up food, then resumed their normal actions.

Zhong Lizhong took a bite of food and looked at the darkening sky. "It's alright. We have so many insect-repelling trees here, they definitely won't come over."

Qu Fu also said, "That's right. We'll be as careful as possible then. We won't turn on the lights at night, and we'll speak in a low voice. They won't be able to spot us."

Feng Zhi and Qi Chao exchanged a glance. "We've recently installed quite a few more traps inside the protective netting of the security zone, which should provide some protection."

Gu Lin looked at Lu Manman and said, "Right now, the most important thing is the mecha. Child, you need to practice the mecha a lot. We don't know much about mecha, and we don't know how far you've come. We just hope you can practice diligently so that you can break out of here when necessary, and that we'll have another way out."

Seeing that her grandfathers were so calm and seemed to be well prepared, Lu Manman felt a little relieved.

but……

"Can this mech go into space?"

Qi Chao nodded. "Hua Wa Zi repaired these mechs before he left, and I've recently made some improvements. Now they have the ability to enter space."

Although Hua Qingmo has left, his shadow can be seen everywhere here...