Chapter 258 The Second Team

Sitting at the dinner table, Niu Lai spoke first, with a hint of reflection in his tone: "We all took too much risk this time."

His words caught the attention of others, and everyone fell silent, their eyes focused on him.

"First of all, Lan Ximeng, you three," Niu Lai continued, "you must not let your guard down before you confirm that the enemy is completely dead. This is a taboo, and today's situation is a lesson for us."

Lan Ximeng nodded without objection. She knew that Niu Lai was right, today's battle had indeed made them careless. If Ding Xiahe had not arrived in time, the consequences would have been disastrous.

"And..." Niu Lai looked at Ma Xixi's extremely pale face, but finally said nothing.

"And us," Niu Lai turned his gaze to Chu Dongyi, with a hint of self-blame in his tone, "This time, we didn't get into trouble because you cleared all the dangers nearby. But if it was at other times, whether we could be safe would be a question."

Chu Dongyi also nodded and whispered, "We were careless this time."

Niu Lai's eyes swept over the few people calmly, "Okay, it's getting late now, everyone should go to bed. Ding Xiahe and I will be in charge of keeping watch at night."

After Lan Ximeng finished washing up, she lay on the bed and looked at Ma Qianqian who was in a daze.

"Xixi, why did you stand there just now?" Lan Ximeng and Ma Xixi were in the same room, so this was the time she had the opportunity to ask this question.

When Ma Xixi thinks back to the life-and-death moment just now, she still feels numbness in her hands and feet and her heart is pounding.

"I don't know." She didn't know what was going on with her. "I've done missions on the school's deserted planet before, and I've experienced similar things. I was able to react before, but this time, I don't know why, I don't even have the strength to move."

"Tell me in detail." Lan Ximeng propped herself up half way and looked at Ma Qianqian.

Ma Xixi's face was still very pale. She thought about it carefully and said, "I feel weak and cold. My hands and feet feel like they are not my own. I can't move them."

It sounded like being scared.

"Are you scared?"

“I don’t know.” Ma Qianqian now thinks that her two years of training were just a fart. When faced with a life-and-death situation, she could only stand there and wait for others to rescue her.

If Ding Xiahe hadn't arrived in time this time, I might have been cold all over now.

"If you can't figure it out, go to sleep. There are other things to do tomorrow." Lan Ximeng patted Ma Qianqian's shoulder, lay down, and fell asleep instantly.

Ma Xixi listened to Lan Ximeng's breathing beside her, and her thoughts returned to the time when she was fighting against the ice snake.

Was I really scared?

Around four in the morning is when people sleep the deepest.

The sky was covered with dark clouds, the wind was howling, dust was everywhere, and visibility was extremely low. A team was rushing towards the safe zone where Lan Ximeng was in the strong wind. Their figures seemed particularly small in the wind and sand, as if they would be blown away by the wind at any time.

"Our destination is ahead, let's hurry up!" A man wrapped tightly in the team spoke up to encourage everyone.

"Why are we so unlucky!" another man in the team said intermittently, panting. His footsteps were heavy, and every step seemed like he was fighting with the ground.

The situation of this team is really terrible. They had originally planned to travel by mecha or exoskeleton, but those equipment had already been snapped up by other teams. They couldn't even get a decent vehicle and had to cross the dangerous wilderness on foot.

"Damn it, that mutant animal vendor should be caught and forced to mine!" another man cursed.

When they learned that other teams were using tamed mutant animals to travel, they decided to follow suit. However, they ran around several large trading markets, only to find that all the mutant animals that could be used had been sold out. Finally, they had no choice but to buy two mutant crocodiles that were raised for meat from a street vendor at a high price.

At first, they thought they had gotten a great bargain. However, reality gave them a loud slap in the face. Not only were the two crocodiles not tamed, but they became extremely ferocious and almost devoured them alive. After a fierce fight, they finally killed the crocodile, skinned it, dug out its bones, and stuffed its remains into the space equipment.

"Something's happening, everyone hurry up." Niu Lai, who was on night watch, noticed ten red dots appearing on the console and shouted to wake up the others.

Ding Xiahe was patrolling outside with a big dog.

"What's the matter?" Lan Ximeng didn't have time to wash her face. She walked out quickly with Ma Qixi with slightly messy hair.

"Something has entered our detection range." Niu Lai enlarged the map, and a team of ten people appeared in front of the five people.

"Are these people from our side or pirates?" Li Fan rubbed his eyes with his hands. He was still a little sleepy.

Niu Lai shook his head, "I don't know, they wrapped it too tightly, I can't see it."

"Well, you and Lan Ximeng go out and take a look, don't get close."

"Okay!" Lan Ximeng and Li Fan quickly put on their equipment and ran out immediately.

"..." Ma Qianqian stayed where she was, pursing her lips tightly, with a hint of discomfort in her eyes.

"Ma Qixi, go out and explain the current situation to Ding Xiahe. If something goes wrong, take action immediately!" Niu Lai pretended not to notice Ma Qixi's discomfort and gave orders quickly.

"Yes!" Ma Qianqian's eyes lit up again when she heard this, and she took her weapon and went to look for Ding Xiahe who was on patrol.

Lan Ximeng and Li Fan ran quickly and soon arrived at the outskirts of the safe zone.

"Did you see who it was?" Li Fan's mental power was not as good as Lan Ximeng's, and he could not see what was happening a thousand meters away.

Lan Ximeng did not answer. She was using her mental power to monitor what the people who were walking towards her were saying. Her mental power was like invisible tentacles, quickly capturing the voices of those people.

As if she heard something, she relaxed instantly. She turned to Li Fan and said, "It's a student."

"Not bad." Li Fan also breathed a sigh of relief. Since he was a student, there was no need to fight him.

He and Lan Ximeng had rested for less than six hours. Although their mental and physical strength had recovered, they did not want to enter into battle again so soon.

Lan Ximeng posted the situation in the group.

Soon Niu Lai asked them to stay where they were and see the purpose of the other party's coming.

Lan Ximeng laughed, and a few tears flowed from the corners of her eyes.

"There are people ahead!" A person in charge of exploring the way in the team of ten people sent a message.

"Can you tell me who they are?" asked the leader.

"They should be students like us." The person in charge of scouting answered. There was a hint of uncertainty in his voice, but he remained vigilant.

"Let's go, everyone be alert." The leader said, his voice was a little serious, but he remained calm. He quickly adjusted his state and prepared to deal with possible dangers.

Soon, the two parties met. Ten people stood still in the strong wind, looking at the two people standing in the safe zone. The wind was howling, dust was everywhere and visibility was extremely low, but both sides remained highly vigilant.

"What are you here for?" Lan Ximeng spoke first, interrupting the strange atmosphere.

"We are here to complete the transportation mission." The man who was suspected to be the captain replied.

Hearing this, Lan Ximeng and Li Fan looked at each other.

It was mentioned in their mission that the materials they needed to build the mission were delivered by another team, so maybe these people were the ones.

Lan Ximeng told Niu Lai about the situation in the group. Niu Lai asked Lan Ximeng to calm the situation down and he would come over right away.