After walking a long way, Zuo Ling was still worried, so she followed the two brothers to the flattened hilltop.

Fourteen missiles blasted a crater 3 to 4 kilometers deep into the hilltop.

Pei Nansheng searched through the pile of rubble for a long time and found several long stone strips of various shapes, with traces of human blood on them.

"What did you find?"

Zuo Ling asked him.

Pei Nansheng kicked a stone slab: "We didn't bomb the wrong place, this is indeed the old guy's lair."

How many people were harmed? Even the heavy gunpowder couldn't mask the pungent smell of blood.

"Xiao Hao, are there any living creatures nearby?"

"No."

Of the three siblings, Xiao Hao has the strongest mental power, and even he couldn't sense anything, which means there are indeed no living beings around.

"Is the old man really dead?"

Zuo Ling and Pei Nansheng both felt a sense of unreality. Could someone with extraordinary abilities die so easily?

If he's not dead, then where is he?

They found a flat spot, set up a container house, and the three siblings temporarily settled down there.

Xiao Hao went into his room and wouldn't come out.

When Xiao Hao first learned that he could absorb white energy crystals, he was very happy. However, he made no progress and became very frustrated, thinking that he was not talented enough and that even if he could absorb them, it would be a useless ability.

Today's battle has given him some insights, and he wants to get back into form.

Zuo Ling was organizing the energy crystals.

There are several hundred low-level energy crystals in the three colors of blue, orange, and yellow left.

The low-level energy crystals could no longer meet Zuo Ling's needs. Pei Nansheng could use the yellow main light, so the rest were all given to him.

The green energy crystals have healing and plant properties. After returning to the base, Zuo Ling wanted to get the people there to eat vegetables and food as soon as possible, but they ran out in no time.

Blue: 230 pieces remaining; Red: 182 pieces remaining; Purple: 670 pieces remaining; Black: 550 pieces remaining; White: 270 pieces remaining; Gold: 1 piece remaining.

All the colorless energy crystals that can enhance mental strength have been used up.

In addition, there is one set of black and white Go stones, four black and white stones, and 70 unusual stones (including a stone bed).

Purple energy crystals can enhance animal abilities. Zuo Ling gave Pei Nansheng 70 purple energy crystals and Xiao Hao 70 white energy crystals.

"This is the last time I'm distributing energy crystals to you. After that, I won't have many left."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Hao quickly pushed it back, saying, "Sister, you use it, I can't use this much."

Zuo Ling pushed it back: "Here, take it. Didn't you have a feeling? Improving your supernatural abilities is the most important thing."

Looking back on the entire battle, Zuo Ling had many things she couldn't understand.

The reason they were able to defeat the reclusive elder can be attributed to two factors: luck and the reclusive elder's own shortcomings.

The reclusive elders suffered considerable injuries during their two previous trips to the island, which allowed them to take advantage of the situation.

Pei Nansheng didn't stand on ceremony with Zuo Ling. As the older brother, it would be too embarrassing for him to need his younger sister's help in times of trouble.

At the moment his life came to an end, he panicked, but had to pretend to be nonchalant. Looking back now, he still feels a chill.

The three returned to their rooms and focused on improving their supernatural abilities. None of them dared to fully immerse themselves in the task, and each devoted a small amount of energy to watching the outside world.

After a series of blows, and with the reclusive elders no longer in charge, the eight great families are likely reduced to only seven today. The three siblings dare not be careless in the slightest.

Even a beheaded viper can leap up and launch a desperate counterattack, let alone the insane Ding family.

...

Filled with rage, the group that had fled down the mountain charged toward the base's food factory.

The once imposing Dai Jianzhong, now draped in a tattered burlap sack, was hiding in a garbage alley, terrified.

Oh my god, oh my god, they've all gone mad, they've all gone mad, it's terrifying!

An hour ago, he was taking a nice afternoon nap.

Several hundred people stormed into the food factory, vandalizing and looting, cursing and demanding he pay with his life.

Pay with one's life? Oh, oh... He saw several familiar faces.

Didn't they go into some mysterious place and never come back? How did they end up back?

Something's happened! Something really bad has happened!

Dai Jianzhong was bewildered, but he saw that everyone looked menacing and ready to devour him.

A wise man doesn't fight a losing battle. Taking advantage of his familiarity with the terrain, Dai Jianzhong leaped over the high wall and escaped.

He regretted it as soon as he climbed over the high wall. He was so focused on escaping that all his valuables were still at the food factory.

As I tried to climb back over the wall, I heard someone shout from the other side:

"Dai Jianzhong has run away! Dai Jianzhong has run away! He jumped over the wall to escape! Help! Help!"

He was so scared that he didn't care about anything else and ran away as fast as he could.

His stomach rumbled, and Dai Jianzhong smiled bitterly, never imagining that he would ever go hungry.

They craned their necks to look around, wondering where they could get something to eat.

After filling our stomachs, we'll go find Ding Tiancheng and ask him what happened. Why did all those damned people come out?

With a thud, his head was struck hard. Just as he was about to turn around, he was hit again. Blood gushed from the top of his head, and his vision turned blood red.

Thump, thump, thump. The person who did this hated Dai Jianzhong so much that they kept smashing things.

While hitting him, he said, "Don't turn around, close your eyes."

The last thing Dai Jianzhong heard was a child's innocent voice. His body slammed heavily to the ground; he was too weak to react any longer.

Zheng Yecheng kicked Dai Jianzhong several times with all his might. If this bastard hadn't sent people to burn him and his daughter to death, he wouldn't have fled up the mountain with his daughter. If he hadn't fled up the mountain, he wouldn't have been kidnapped and thrown into the abyss.

Zheng Yecheng was seething with rage. Fearing that Dai Jianzhong might not die, he kept smashing Dai Jianzhong's head until blood and white matter came out before he stopped.

The knocking stopped, and Tongtong heard heavy breathing. The girl panicked, covered her eyes, and asked:

"Daddy, Daddy, are you done yet?"

Zheng Yecheng kicked the corpse aside, covered his daughter's eyes with one hand, and picked her up with the other, saying, "Tongtong, be good, let's go home."

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