Chapter 261
When Zhou Qi arrived at the battlefield, hundreds of deformed mutants had already broken through the defense line and were wreaking havoc in the farmland.
The Self-Defense Forces organized forces to resist, but Zhou Qi clearly noticed that some of the guards had also undergone deformations.
He couldn't help but frown.
Didn’t Uncle Tang say that this kind of deformation is not contagious?
Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Zhou Qi raised his hand and waved it, and a wall of earth rose from the ground, blocking most of the mutants out.
The Self-Defense Force members who were rushing forward were stunned when they saw the earth wall suddenly appear.
This earth wall was at least thirty or forty meters long, connecting from one end of the gap in the defense line to the other, forming a semicircle, blocking their way.
Of course, the road was also blocked by hundreds of deformed species.
At the same time, the star chain vines on the ground suddenly began to grow rapidly, and the vines outside the wall tied up the guards one by one and threw them into the wall.
The guard screamed and was caught by the vines inside the wall and finally placed safely on the ground.
As for the guards who were obviously deformed, they were tied up together to prevent them from coming into contact with the deformed species or getting close to the crowd.
"Look up!"
Finally, the confused guards spotted the mysterious man wearing a mask and a cloak floating in the air.
"Who's that? Is that Pillowman?"
"He has no pillow on his head!"
"But his mask is the same style as Superman's!"
Of course, the colors and patterns are different. Tang Sheng's mask is black with yellow patterns, while Tang Xueyun's is silver with purple patterns.
Zhou Qi's is pure black.
No matter what, this big guy must be on their side!
Amidst everyone's discussions, all the guards outside the wall were soon safely transferred, and Mo Chengfei, Tang Sheng and others finally arrived.
"Great, the gap is plugged!"
Mo Chengfei showed joy on his face, but he didn't expect that the next moment, flames would burst into the sky from outside the wall.
The brave ones had already climbed up the barrier to look out.
All I saw were the mutants wailing in pain in the firelight, but their feet seemed to be nailed to the ground.
No matter how painful it was, no matter how fierce the flames burned, these mutants would not turn around and run away.
Hundreds of mutants were burned to ashes in the flames.
Those who saw this scene couldn't help but swallow hard and look at each other in confusion.
Of course, they soon showed joy on their faces, because this also meant that—
A new super boss has arrived at their base, and their safety is more guaranteed!
Zhou Qi used his telekinetic skills to pour fuel on the mutants, making the flames burn even more fiercely.
At the same time, he set up an isolation zone to prevent the fire from spreading. Seeing that the situation was under control, he temporarily ignored these mutants.
He flew down from the sky and landed in front of the deformed guards.
Tang Sheng and the others also noticed these people and ran over.
These Self-Defense Force members were tied up with vines. Some of them were struggling violently, while others were drowsy. What was the same was that their organs were undergoing deformation.
"Isn't the deformity non-contagious?" Looking at this scene, Mo Chengfei said somewhat collapsed.
The other guards who survived the disaster looked at the changes that had taken place in their companions, and their faces lost their joy and were filled with fear.
Tang Sheng and Tang Xueyun looked at each other and finally told each other about their previous discovery.
"So, now the mutant species have begun to reproduce, and these deformed guards have been infected for the second time?" Mo Chengfei said.
This discovery did not seem to make the situation any better, it was still just as bad.
Zhou Qi looked at the deformed guards with a thoughtful look in his eyes.
This was his first encounter with a mutant species. Judging from the description of Uncle Tang and the others, this should have been caused by a foreign parasite.
Uncle Tang and Aunt Tang have both awakened special abilities, which are very similar to the spiritual insects in this plane, but they are also obviously different.
The parasitic insects in this plane are products derived from the end of the rules. Although they can also retaliate and turn the host into a monster, they usually transform into beasts after the backlash.
At least so far, the backlash Zhou Qi has encountered has not been as disgusting as that of the mutant species.
The parasitism of spiritual insects is like an invasion of the natural rules of another world, while the distortion of their world is more like a virus infection and an invasion between organisms.
Although the visual effect brought by the mutant species is indeed quite terrifying, to be honest, it is much weaker than the oppressive feeling brought to him by the spirit insects.
So, they are both parasites...
Zhou Qi suddenly walked forward towards the deformed guards.
Seeing this, Tang Xueyun quickly grabbed him. In front of outsiders, she didn't call out his name, but lowered her voice and said, "Don't go, it's dangerous!"
"Yes, in the early stage of deformation, there is a probability that the deformed species will metastasize. Don't go over there!" Tang Sheng also stopped him.
Will there be a transfer? Zhou Qi couldn't help but nod. This was exactly what he needed.
"Don't worry, I know my limits."
A young man's deep and cold voice sounded from under the mask, making people subconsciously believe what he said.
but……
"What do you mean by propriety? Brother Xiaoqi, what are you going to do?"
Because he was reluctant to end the voice call, Tang Yu'an heard what he said.
Zhou Qi paused, first pulled Tang Xueyun's hand away, then stopped and looked back after taking two steps. Looking at the increasing number of Self-Defense Force members behind him, he raised his hand slightly.
Star chain fruit vines began to grow wildly on the ground, and in the blink of an eye, they formed a natural wall, blocking everyone out.
Only at this time did he whispered to Tang Yu'an to explain the situation.
"So, Xiaoqi, do you want to try using spirit insects to deal with the mutants?"
"Um."
Zhou Qi approached the guard in front.
The skin on his face was rapidly festering. He cried out in pain and tried to scratch his face with his fingers, but was bound by vines and was unable to do so.
Zhou Qi stretched out his hand and pressed it on the man's arm.
For some unknown reason, the guard whose arm he was holding suddenly stopped wailing, but he had already fainted from the pain.
Zhou Qi waited for a while, but the parasite that caused the deformation did not transfer.
This parasite...seems to be born with the ability to seek benefits, avoid harm, and disguise itself.
Zhou Qi pondered for a moment, then changed his hand. In the palm of this hand, there were still two fire spirit insects trapped.
After returning, his special ability did not lose its effect. He could feel that spiritual energy also existed in their world, although it was relatively weak.
Therefore, spiritual insects can also survive in this world.
However, the parasitic spirit insects are very picky and require the host's innate compatibility to be successful.
Obviously, this guard did not have the talent for fire, so the fire spirit insect had no reaction to him.
Zhou Qi was not discouraged. After all, his goal was not to let the fire spirit insect parasitize the body of this guard.
He cut a tiny incision on the guard's skin, then forced one of the fire spirit insects into the guard's flesh and blood, blocking the fire spirit insect's way.
In addition to its parasitic instinct, the spirit insect always tries to escape. Now that Zhou Qi has lost control of it, it immediately drilled into the guard's body through his blood vessels.
Zhou Qi didn't know if this would be useful, but since the guard's deformation had already occurred and was irreversible, then... let's try it out.
He loosened his grip and watched the guard's reaction carefully.
"Brother Xiaoqi, what's wrong?" Tang Yu'an asked nervously.
"I stuffed the spirit insect into his body, I don't know if it works..."
"Of course there is!"
Hearing Tang Yu'an's words, Zhou Qi curled his lips slightly. He was not sure at first, but now...
He felt stable.
After the fire spirit insect escaped, it began to look for a way to leave, and the distorted reaction on the guard's body, which had originally stopped, started again after Zhou Qi let go.
Zhou Qi observed carefully.
Although he felt that with An An's "luck blessing", the success rate should be very high, he was still ready at any time, intending to catch the fire spirit insect back when it left the guard's body.
As a result, it suddenly stopped halfway.
Zhou Qi couldn't help but pause.
In his perception, the Fire Spirit Bug gave up the nearest wound and turned to the guard's head instead—
That was where the mutant's egg was parasitic in the guard's body. The egg had already hatched and was now trying to take control of the body.
Then, the fire spirit insect approached it aggressively.
Two parasites from different worlds met inside the guard's body.
Zhou Qi, who was always staring at the Fire Spirit Insect, clearly felt that at this moment, the Fire Spirit Insect's aura had increased a little.
Of course, it's just a very slight bit.
The deformation on the guard's body stopped again. Although the festering skin could not be restored, if the mutant species could be eliminated, at least his life could be saved.
He looked at the unconscious guard. He no longer had the stench of the mutant.
The fire spirit insect also began to choose a new route and tried to escape.
So, was the larva of the mutant species killed by it, or... was it eaten directly?
Zhou Qi shook his head and put his hand on the guard's arm again. The fire spirit insect that was about to escape successfully was sucked into his hand again.
It struggled, and only calmed down after Zhou Qi absorbed the little energy it had just recovered.
A smile appeared in Zhou Qi's eyes.
"An An, we succeeded."
"Wow! Really?" Tang Yu'an's excited voice rang in his ears, "Brother Xiaoqi, you are so awesome!"
Zhou Qi smiled lightly, "Thanks to you."
"ah?"
Zhou Qi ignored Tang Yu'an's doubts, but looked at the other infected people and continued to use the fire spirit insects to eliminate the mutants for them.
This time he did not try slowly, but directly released two fire spirit insects.
With this operation, about ten minutes later, the dozen or so people infected with parasitic eggs all stopped deforming.
Zhou Qi took out the healing potion and fed each person a drop.
They rely on transactions with customers to gain points and experience points. Every life needs to be protected as much as possible so that Ping An Grocery Store can grow and develop.
After making sure that these people were alright, Zhou Qi withdrew his gaze and looked behind him.
The "wall" formed by the star chain vines was already full of people. They looked at their companions on the ground who had stopped deforming, and their expressions were a little dull.
Zhou Qi waved his hand, and the star chain vines automatically parted to both sides, making way for a passage.
"These people should be fine now," he said. "But to be on the safe side, we'll have to gather them in one room for quarantine and observation."
“Okay, okay!”
Mo Chengfei came to his senses and quickly asked someone to move the dozen or so companions lying on the ground to a room next door.
Because of the mysterious man's previous actions, and because the distortion reactions of these people had stopped, everyone was no longer afraid of the mutations being transferred, and quickly took people to get bandaged and treated.
Mo Chengfei looked at Zhou Qi, clasped his fists, and asked respectfully, "I wonder what should I address this... er, Excellency?"
"Ping An Chamber of Commerce, Wu Yue."
Zhou Qi did not use the name of Shangshen Sect, after all, this is not his native plane.
After decades of disasters, the civilization there is close to collapse. Using the name of the Shangshen Sect can have a deterrent effect and save a lot of trouble.
In their dimension, the end of the world has just begun a few months ago, and everyone has received modern education, so few people believe in the existence of gods.
As long as customers are civilized enough and willing to abide by the rules in doing business, there is no need to promote the business god religion.
Zhou Qi always remembered that their goal was to do business, not to really build a strong church.
"Ping'an Chamber of Commerce? Haha, this is really a name with great meaning!" Mo Chengfei grinned, but no matter how you look at him, you can feel that he lacks confidence when facing Zhou Qi.
Zhou Qi didn't exchange pleasantries and said directly: "Now that the mutants have been dealt with, let's organize the people to come over and make a deal."
His words were calm and concise, with a hint of command, but when Mo Chengfei heard it, he agreed without thinking.
Although he led tens of thousands of people to form a self-defense force, Mo Chengfei was very clear about his own strength.
He couldn't even beat Pillow Man and Monster Girl, let alone this super boss who could kill hundreds of mutants with one move.
Moreover, this big guy has a way to treat people who have abnormal reactions after being infected!
This directly pulled everyone back from the brink of despair. As long as this problem could be solved, there would be hope for their future!
While Mo Chengfei was organizing people to line up, Zhou Qi looked at the earth wall.
He waved his hand, and the earth wall collapsed again.
Hundreds of mutants outside the wall were burned to ashes by his flames, and those mutants that fell behind had already run away.
Zhou Qi flew into the air, observed the terrain, and then pushed the base's defense line outward hundreds of meters.
A continuous earth wall rose from the ground, surrounding the newly opened land.
The defensive power of these earth walls is definitely weaker than that of metal or reinforced concrete, but they can be processed later.
After doing all this, Zhou Qi flew back to the field and released wood-type spiritual energy.
Under the stimulation of his psychic power, the Star Chain Fruit, which originally had the characteristic of rapid growth, immediately experienced explosive expansion.
About an hour later, Mo Chengfei organized half of the personnel, and the Star Chain Fruit Vine covered all the land opened up by Zhou Qi, and even climbed up the earth wall.
In addition to the vines, there are also red fruits among the green leaves, emitting sweet fruity fragrance in the sun.
Everyone watching this scene was stunned, including Tang Sheng and Tang Xueyun.
They couldn't help swallowing and looked at each other, seeing the shock in each other's eyes.
They knew that An An and Xiao Qi had become stronger in the other world, but they didn't expect them to become so strong!
After releasing his supernatural powers for an hour, Zhou Qi felt a little tired. He fell from mid-air to the ground and stopped in front of Mo Chengfei again.
He said, "Organize people to pick fruits. Each person can only pick three. Then let them come to me to exchange for food."
"Remember, each of them should bring three fruits and come to me to trade with me personally."
After hearing Zhou Qi's emphasis, Mo Chengfei finally understood what he meant.
This request sounded very strange, but he could only assume that the Wu Yue boss was worried that the supplies would be embezzled, so he chose to distribute them personally.
It's inevitable that he feels a little uncomfortable, but when you are strong enough, even if others have any opinions in their hearts, they will choose to hold them back.
Mo Chengfei said yes with a smile, and then organized people to pick fruit.
Zhou Qi simply took out a table and a chair out of thin air, took out a piece of paper and wrote the words "One fruit for a compressed biscuit, one for one", and then posted it in front of the table.
Then he sat down in the chair.
Living goods like fruits are of relatively high value. The value of a Star Chain Fruit ranges from 10 to 20 points.
A piece of compressed biscuit only costs 5 points, so you can be sure to make a profit by exchanging it this way.
The members of the Self-Defense Forces accepted his ability to create things out of thin air, which was far less shocking than seeing him single-handedly eliminate hundreds of mutants.
After all, Pillow Man and Monster Woman disappear in the carriage every day, and everyone has guessed that they probably have space-related superpowers.
Soon, a man who had picked the fruit came to Zhou Qi to trade with him.
Zhou Qi pointed to the words on the paper, and the man nodded to show that he understood, then quickly handed the fruit forward.
"Change them one by one."
Zhou Qi took a Star Chain Fruit from his hand and put a biscuit in his hand.
You complete a profitable transaction with a new customer, experience points +1
Although these star chain fruits were grown by Zhou Qi, they were planted by members of the Self-Defense Forces and picked by them, so they are not Zhou Qi's property.
So the transaction went on smoothly.
Although the traders could not understand Zhou Qi's human-machine behavior of replacing one by one, they all chose to cooperate wisely.
After all, these fruits are free and can be exchanged for three compressed biscuits. Anyone who doesn’t take advantage of this bargain is a fool!
Night falls... and the sun rises...
Two days later, when Zhou Qi exchanged 12,011 compressed biscuits, he finally saw the system prompt pop up.
[Experience value is full, employee level +1]
Finally we can build a branch!
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