Jiang Shuyin tried to stop it, but it was too late.

As the man saw the ice ball growing larger in front of him, he immediately closed his eyes, and his face instantly felt the icy chill, as a thin layer of ice condensed on it.

The wind whistled past.

He heard a loud "bang" behind him, as if something had burst open, and liquid splashed onto his back and head, dripping down.

The man was completely caught off guard, standing there dumbfounded as the mutants behind him surged forward and backward. ICE deliberately attacked from behind him, each ice puck just barely grazing the man, causing no serious injury, but with a chilling sensation.

Jiang Shu explained that ICE was being discreet and stopped watching, while the others, who were fighting the mutants, were even less able to intervene.

When the man came to his senses, he was so shocked that he fell backward and took two steps back.

"You...you did all of this?"

ICE just kept unleashing his attacks. He rarely had time to use his powers when he was with his mother, so this fight was really exhilarating. However, he was still a novice, and his moves were straightforward and easy to dodge. ICE was learning from Captain 033 and his vice-captain, who were experienced in combat.

After the battle, there has been significant progress, which makes Jiang Shuyin very gratified.

With the humanoid killing machine around, the captain felt like he was being carried away for the first time, and the 72nd suicide note he wrote before the start was no longer needed.

Thinking regretfully to himself, he grinned and said, "Return to camp and check for casualties!"

What used to be a life-or-death struggle that lasted from day to night, now only took a morning.

Back at the camp, the captain first called out roll call one by one.

Jiang Shuyin didn't understand this behavior of calling out the number of people one by one when it was obvious that the number could be seen at a glance.

After counting the number of people, the captain had already summarized the casualties of the day in his mind. Even though he had experienced it countless times, he still felt heartbroken: "Team 033, 20 people should have been there, 14 people were there, 3 dead, 2 seriously injured, and 1 unconscious."

Wherever there is fighting, there will be bloodshed and sacrifice. The three who died were all newcomers with no combat experience. When they saw the mutants, they shrank back in fear, only concerned with defense and not launching any counterattacks. In the end, they were surrounded by several mutants and torn to pieces.

The two seriously injured people were a little luckier because they had been vaccinated. Even if their arms and legs were broken, they only had a 30% chance of becoming infected and turning into mutants.

Tonight's mission is to watch over whether the injured and unconscious people will mutate.

The team's first practice session went well, and the captain discussed the selection of night watchmen with everyone: "Two people will watch the first half of the night, and two will watch the second half. We'll start by volunteering, and if there aren't enough people, we'll draw lots."

Jiang Shu said, referring to the second half of the night, "Then I'm going to catch up on my sleep now."

The captain nodded, watching her get into the car, recline the seat, and lie down before looking away.

The first half of the night was easy to keep watch, with two people volunteering automatically. As for the second half, everyone just stared at each other, wondering who would be chosen.

Finally, the team leader raised his hand and said, "I'll come on the first night, and it will be the same every night. Everyone needs to adapt as soon as possible. Since we chose this mission, we have to be responsible to the end, otherwise..." The team leader dragged out the last syllable, turned to the person next to him and said, "The vice-captain will manage the team. I'm going to catch up on my sleep."

Unlike Jiang Shuyin, the captain didn't sleep in the car. They had lived here for a long time and had figured out the habits of the mutants.

Without living people around, mutants won't damage buildings or houses, so he and his teammates set up tents at the camp, containing only a Simmons mattress and a square table.

The blanket was folded into a neat square and placed in the middle of the bed. The tent was a bit dark, but the captain was used to it. He threw his dirty clothes at the door, lay down, and fell asleep in a second.

Those who were still awake outside were told by the deputy captain to keep their voices down: "Don't wake up the night watchmen, otherwise they'll be sleepy and not alert, and we'll all suffer the consequences."

Seeing everyone nod in agreement, the vice-captain continued, "Let's start cooking now to replenish our energy. I'll show you what I can do."

The aroma of food will seep into every corner through the gaps.

As Jiang Shu smelled the aroma of roasted sweet potatoes, her already full stomach felt empty and unsatisfied again: This is too tempting.

With your eyes closed, the image of a golden, oily sweet potato appears before you, sweet, soft, and glutinous.

Jiang Shu swallowed hard, got up and saw that there were still a few raw sweet potatoes that hadn't been roasted, so she decided to roast them and eat them tonight.

ICE was exhausted today and fell asleep quickly. Her long eyelashes covered her eyelids, making her look obedient and delicate. Black Plum's attacks were always ineffective, with her lethality more than halved, and she often missed the mutants. In comparison, Water Ning's talent was extremely high, hitting the target every time. The only downside was that she was too slow.

ICE solved four problems, while she only solved one.

Raising a child is a long journey, and education and upbringing must be given equal importance.

As it approached midnight, she turned off her phone, left a few crystal cores for the children to eat, and got out of the car to keep watch.

After the car door closed, ICE opened his eyes, picked up a blue crystal core, put it in his mouth, and shouted.

Hei Mei took two pieces and handed the transparent one to Shui Ning.

The three children, each with a crystal nucleus in their mouths, looked out the window at their mother.

Jiang Shuyin was pushing the raw sweet potatoes one by one under the match to insulate them from the heat with wood ash. Just as she finished doing this and threw down the small wooden stick in her hand, she saw the team leader come out, still rubbing his eyes and looking like he hadn't woken up yet.

When he reached the fire and saw her, he immediately stopped and sat down quite a distance away, as if he dared not approach her.

The two sat quietly like this, and Jiang Shuyin, bored, opened her phone and continued reading a novel.

When the fire started to smell delicious, she picked up a stick and pulled out a sweet potato. She poked it with the stick and found that it was soft inside. She then took out the other sweet potatoes from the fire.

After it cooled down a bit, she peeled off the skin with her hands, revealing steaming hot, golden-yellow flesh inside. The first bite didn't disappoint; it was incredibly sweet.

After finishing two sweet potatoes, my stomach was full and I was completely satisfied.

With three left, Jiang Shu asked the captain, "Want one?"

The captain was surprised that this person would talk to him. His eyes were blank for a second before he immediately nodded.

The night passed peacefully.

In the morning, the two deputy captains got up to cook porridge, and Jiang Shuyin returned to the car to catch up on her sleep. She then grabbed a handful of crystal cores from the spot where she had placed them the day before and put them back in.

She fell asleep, and after a while someone came and woke her up: "Breakfast is ready, beautiful lady."

The only two women in the group who came to call her were women who looked to be over thirty years old and had loud voices. They came with their husbands.

Jiang Shuyin rolled down the car window: "Thanks, I'll be right there."

She opened the door to let in some fresh air, then leaned down and whispered in the children's ears, "People need to eat. Even if we're not hungry, we should eat something so as not to arouse suspicion, or we'll bring ourselves a lot of unnecessary trouble. Now come with Mom to have some porridge."

ICE was the first to jump out of the car, straightened his clothes, and quickly glanced at the crowd with pursed lips.