Chapter 339 Waiting for an Opportunity

But the goose bumps hidden under the thermal insulation suit were telling Lan Jin that the weather here was indeed different from anywhere else.

Lan Jin asked, "Does anyone have a thermometer? What's the temperature now?"

Captain Zhang replied quietly, "I've already checked it, and it's still over 70 degrees."

Shen Zhiyan said: "But why do I feel so cold? I have goose bumps all over my body."

"It's over 70 degrees now." After saying that, Captain Zhang was worried that the team members would not believe him, so he placed the thermometer in front of their eyes.

The thermometer in Captain Zhang's hand is a high-tech product developed by the base. It is a palm-sized display screen filled with numbers that change at any time with changes in temperature.

The numbers on the thermometer in Captain Zhang's hand were indeed moving, but no matter how much they moved, the temperature remained above 70 degrees.

But this is strange, "Why do I feel so cold?"

It definitely wasn't because the trees were too dense and blocked the sunlight. If the thermometer could still read over 70 degrees, how high would the temperature outside be?

Xi Yu frowned and said, "Didn't we receive the news from above before we set off? The temperature seems to be reaching over 80 degrees Celsius recently."

But these are not the main points. The main point is that it is over 70 degrees Celsius, so how can I get goose bumps?

If it's not the weather, or the thermometer is broken, then there's something wrong with this Maolin.

Captain Zhang certainly wouldn't believe that there was anything wrong with the base, so his doubts naturally pointed to the latter.

Looking at the eerie lush forest all around, Captain Zhang said, "Let's hurry up and get out of here."

However, just as Captain Zhang finished speaking and led his team members forward a few steps, they were blocked by a group of creatures with flashing eyes.

When Shen Zhiyu saw this thing, he thought of the thing that had followed them before, and he immediately asked: "Captain Zhang, is this what you saw before?"

Captain Zhang nodded and said in surprise, "Yes, but it disappeared in the blink of an eye just now. But there was only one just now, how come there are so many now?"

Lao Shi frowned and said, "Can you see clearly what that thing is? Why do I only see a pair of shining eyes?"

At this time, Pei Xin also said: "I can't see anything else about it. Could it be that it only has a pair of eyes?"

"How is that possible? Don't talk nonsense." After saying that, Xi Yu continued, "Could it be like the mutated vines before? Has it become invisible?"

"If you want to be invisible, hide your whole body. Who would show your eyes? Do you think your eyes are too bright and it's a pity to hide them?" Captain Zhang retorted.

Zhou Zhi also said awkwardly, "Maybe it's because the distance is too far and it's too dark over there, so we can't see clearly."

Maybe it's just that, why do these people have so many speculations?

Ling Jiang said, "But that's not right. They were secretly following us before, so why are there so many of them now? And they're obviously trying to stop us from moving forward."

"It's normal to stop them. The place we are going to now may be their base camp." Of course, maybe not. This is just his guess.

At this time, another person in the team also speculated: "Just now, maybe it was first determining the number of prey, and then went back home to call others to come over and catch the prey together."

Lao Gao was speechless and asked, "Who is the prey? I am not the prey."

After saying that, Lao Gao stepped forward and used fire skills directly in front of him.

As the fire rushed towards them, those shining eyes turned their backs almost at the same time.

The originally dark section of the dense forest road was made clear to Lao Gao and his men by Dahuo. The creatures with glowing eyes were none other than giant bats, which were as big as humans.

And because of the firelight, they could not only see clearly what was ahead.

In the surrounding trees, countless unknown birds of varying sizes stood above.

On the ground around them, countless unknown insects of varying sizes were following them stealthily.

Behind them, countless huge insects were following them. Perhaps because of the firelight, some of the insects were frightened and were half-raising their bodies, flapping their many legs in the air, as if they were afraid that the people in front would see them.

In short, at this moment, all the mutant creatures in the forest have been following them quietly.

So, why didn't the mutant creatures attack them from the beginning of the second paragraph? It was not that they didn't attack, but that they were just following behind them and waiting for an opportunity to strike.

…

However, Lan Jin was not afraid of any mutant creatures, whether in front, on the left or on the right. But the thing behind her made not only Lan Jin but also Pei Xin scream.

Their screams not only made the team members tremble all over, but also frightened the mutant creatures so much that they shrank back several times.

But if they were just ordinary mutant creatures, that would be fine. The key point is that every one of these mutant creatures, almost every one they can see, has a distorted human face.

After hearing the screams of Lan Jin and Pei Xin, almost all of these faces laughed out loud, and then became angry.

Almost at the same time, all the mutant creatures rushed towards them.

The team members were on high alert, but no matter how powerful their weapons were, they could not withstand the attacks of so many mutant creatures.

Lan Jin, in particular, was completely frightened by the insects behind him when he turned around. Even if all these mutant creatures attacked him, with Lan Jin's strong resilient nerves, it was impossible for him to react and attack the other party.

Just when everyone thought the game was over, Ling Jiang stepped forward and used his special powers to build an ice fortress for them. With a bang, he firmly blocked the attack of these mutant creatures.

However, the fortress was only strong enough and there were too many mutant creatures. In just a moment, cracks appeared on this ice fortress.

But at the same time, Ling Jiang also knew that his ice fortress could not withstand the attacks of these mutant creatures. When these mutant creatures attacked, he immediately comforted the furious Lan Jin.

"Lan Jin, Lan Jin, stop screaming, we are going to die, fight back quickly." Ling Jiang hugged Lan Jin and comforted her immediately. Although she was also frightened just now, she was indeed much better than Lan Jin.

"I can't help it. My biggest fear in life is bugs with lots of legs."

(End of this chapter)