Chapter 486 Return to Base
"What is your purpose?" Li Ze took a half step forward and grabbed Song Xiao's neck. The veins on the back of his hand were exposed. Song Xiao's face instantly turned red as blood. He struggled to no avail while holding his hand, and even began to mobilize his special powers to resist.
However, Li Ze had already absorbed a crystal core, so the energy he consumed was replenished. In addition, high-level psychics have more detailed and precise control over their powers, so every bit of energy in his body can be utilized to the fullest.
Song Xiao, a C-level psychic, would naturally not be his opponent.
The vines that were born didn't even get close to him before Li Ze waved his hand and dispersed them...
He forcibly dispersed the invisible energy!
Song Xiaolian had never heard of such a situation before, and his eyes became filled with fear. Li Ze grabbed the man's neck and lifted him up. During this time, he was able to divert his attention and chopped off a half-leg-high mutant rabbit that was rushing towards him with a knife.
The rabbit didn't even have a chance to struggle and immediately broke into two halves. The moment it hit the ground, it attracted some less flexible reptiles. A rustling sound was heard, and soon, the mutant rabbit was covered with all kinds of insects, and the sound of gnawing could be heard.
Song Xiao seemed to see what his body would face after his death. He already felt what it would be like to have his body eaten till nothing was left.
Li Zemeng threw the man next to the mutant rabbit's corpse. Song Xiao covered his neck and coughed hard. He accidentally turned sideways and a palm-sized worm rubbed against his cheek. The white worm was slowly wriggling, and it looked very much like the maggots generated by rotting meat. He didn't bother to cough and rolled and crawled to a place a little further away.
Li Ze followed him calmly until he stopped, then asked lightly, "Did you remember anything?"
"I said... I said..." Song Xiao wiped his face.
"I don't know much. I just know that some monster that eats people with special powers seems to have appeared near Aishan Mountain. All the people with special powers who come here never return, but ordinary people are fine. Some ordinary people who survived said that they saw the tree spirit take people away and eat them."
"Aishan was a primeval forest before the end of the world, and the trees here are even more lush after the end of the world. No force would come here, and very few people know about these things. In addition, some large organizations in the Panshui base have kept people from talking about it, so this matter has not been spread."
Li Ze gritted his teeth, "What do you want to do this time?"
"Before the end of the world, there were countless species of animals here. Now the animals are breeding vigorously, and the ground is completely uninhabitable. Some people in the base wanted to contact the strongest psychics to see if they could come and deal with the situation in Aishan. Later, I don't know what happened and they pushed you out..."
Seeing that Li Ze's face darkened again, Song Xiao immediately said, "I really don't know the details. I'm just a small follower and I don't even have the opportunity to join a big organization."
"They just need someone to come and die. My sister has offended someone in their organization. If I don't come, my sister will die." Song Xiao, a grown man, cried deeply and emotionally, as if he had cried out all the grievances he had suffered over the years. "She is only twelve and hasn't grown up yet. I can't just watch her die."
Li Ze slapped him hard, knocking him to the ground.
He couldn't bear to see his sister die, so he led them to die.
It seems that the people who came to Panshui Base did intend to let Lu Weiyi and others come to deal with it at first, but something must have happened in the middle that caused the news to be concealed, and then they turned around and plotted against them.
Lu Weiyi doesn't have many weaknesses. Zhuang Mingxu and the children are protected in the Yuebanwan base, where there are the country's top psychics. Even in Kyoto, they are always protected by S-level psychics. The possibility of attacking them is almost zero.
But Lu Xiao is different.
He has a whole team to lead, and the mission is the best bait. What's more, they are going out this time. Knowing the danger, even if Lu Weiyi does not go with them this time, after something happens, Lu Xiao will definitely ask Lu Weiyi for help and come to rescue them.
If they survive, the Panshui base will benefit.
Failure has nothing to do with them.
Maybe since they didn't complete the task, I don't have to pay any crystal cores and get it for free.
"What a good plan." Li Ze was wondering about the other teammates when he heard a loud noise coming from the gathering place.
His heart skipped a beat and he had a bad feeling.
"Get up and hurry up," Li Ze said to Song Xiao, and quickly walked towards the direction where the voice came from.
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Compared to other people who couldn't tell the explosion, Lu Weiyi, who had experienced it personally, felt something was wrong the moment the sound came. He remembered that they were still using pre-apocalyptic bombs.
Research on crystal core bombs is still ongoing, but they are not powerful enough and have not yet been put into use.
He quickly climbed up a big tree, and used his mental power to capture the distance, and immediately felt the energy emanating from there.
He had seen countless crystal core explosions in his previous life. After his rebirth, even though he had been using purification crystal cores from the beginning and the cases of crystal cores self-exploding due to failed upgrades were very rare, the bloody scene was still ingrained in his bones, and he was certain of it just from the energy alone.
Someone is in trouble.
At this time, he also saw the thick smoke at the gathering place, which symbolized danger.
After hesitating for a moment, Lu Weiyi decided to go and see what happened. Maybe...
Is it possible that there are still surviving teammates waiting to be rescued?
**
The journey back to the base was smooth and unimpeded, which made everyone feel a little dazed.
In the morning they went into the darkness of the earth, and when they came out the sun was not yet setting,
Feeling that none of his supernatural powers had been consumed along the way, he was filled with disbelief.
"Captain Zhuang, which city's passage is the base's construction team building now?" Tang Bai had already discussed with the team at the Pingjin base when he was about to arrive, and now he quickly stepped forward to establish relations.
"We are now at the Kyoto base, and next we will go to the Mengbei base. There are many bases lined up behind us." Zhuang Mingxu had only heard the workers say that it was safe underground, but he did not expect it to be so safe. It was really unexpected. Seeing another crystal core delivered to his door, he immediately smiled happily.
"Based on our friendship, can you arrange for me to jump the queue?"
"Haha, the earliest we can do it will be after the Mengbei base. Half of the deposit has been paid in advance. Besides, brother Tang, you got off the car and took a look during the break. There is no problem with our quality. The crystal core is not a small number." The power of the Pingjin base is divided among multiple forces. Many things need to be balanced among several parties. Even if Tang Bai has the ability, he is not able to make the final decision.
"We want to connect the channel between the Pingjin base and the Yuebanwan base. Brother Zhuang, this is not the first time we cooperate, and it will not be the last time. Give me a fair price?" Tang Bai had reached an agreement with the Blizzard Team and the Tiger Team along the way, and several other medium-sized teams also expressed their agreement. Now they are stuck on the crystal core. After all, when in Kyoto, the price offered by Zhuang Mingxu was really shocking.
"From the Pingjin base to Yueban Bay..." Zhuang Mingxu calculated the distance in his mind but did not give a specific number. "I will send someone to measure the distance after I go back. The geological conditions underground need to be considered. We will determine the crystal core based on the length. We are old partners, and I will definitely give you a discount."
"Okay, then I'll wait for your good news." After Tang Bai finished speaking to the other person, he led the team away towards the Pingjin base.
Zhuang Mingxu led his team to reorganize the team, asked about the situation near the base troops guarding the entrance and exit, confirmed that there was nothing unusual, and led the team to the base entrance a thousand meters away.
The base was still the same, not much different from when they left.
"Master Tianning, I have asked someone to prepare a place for you in advance. Xu Yi, you take Master Tianning back to Zhongdao to settle down. Lin Mo will accompany you and send them both back safely." Before getting out of the car, Zhuang Mingxu took the lead to say to Master Tianning.
"Thank you for your help, sir," Taoist Tianning nodded slightly at him.
The car stopped in front of the Beidao Government. Zhuang Mingxu and Wu Yue, who came to pick people up after hearing the news, exchanged the latest news between the two bases. The two brothers of the Gu family helped people from other teams distribute and organize the supplies they brought back. The surroundings were noisy and lively.
"Captain Zhuang, our supplies have been packed up, so we'll go back first." Ye Jia asked his men to take the things and leave, and he waved to Zhuang Mingxu from a distance.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work. I'll have someone contact you when you come back for the rest."
"Okay," Du Ping responded and paused.
Zhuang Mingxu saw that he had something to ask and signaled him to speak with his eyes.
"Director Zhuang, those instruments and equipment you said you would leave for us..." Du Ping has been thinking about this matter ever since the various instruments from Yueban Bay appeared in Kyoto.
When the others heard this, they immediately stopped and looked over.
"Tomorrow, a batch of these things have been reserved for the team at our base. There are certain discounts on the prices. Someone will inform you of the specific prices tomorrow. If you intend to purchase, go to the government department to apply for registration. You can buy them if you meet the requirements."
After getting the news they wanted, Du Ping and other team members left with the supplies they brought back.
Wu Yue, who had been silent, raised his eyebrows and asked Zhuang Mingxu in a low voice, "What instrument?"
"Those newly developed and sold by the Academy of Sciences." Zhuang Mingxu did not hide it. After all, some of the latest research at the base did come first from the team at his own base.
"You said... meet the conditions? What do you mean?" This is what made Wu Yue feel that something was wrong.
Zhuang Mingxu smiled at him, and Wu Yue immediately felt that someone might be in trouble again, so he heard him say calmly, "The team in the base has a tendency to transform and develop within the base, which is very unfavorable for the base's large-scale tasks."
The base has clear regulations for large teams of the Psychic Guild, which require them to unconditionally cooperate with the base to carry out one or two tasks every year. This is related to the ratio of expenses that the team has to pay each time they go out. If they transform and do not leave the base afterwards, they do not have to pay any fees.
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