However, solving the problem of food and clothing is not an easy task.
First of all, the lack of supplies is a major problem, and it will take a long time to resolve.
Just then, a person came running over in a panic, their eyes filled with fear.
Looking at his disheveled and disheveled clothes, I couldn't help but guess that he must have encountered some trouble, and then I saw him panting as he said:
"Captain Ye Hao...no...something's wrong...the team that went out to search for supplies...they've all...all...all gone missing!"
"What?! They've all disappeared?"
Ye Hao exclaimed in disbelief.
He caught a glimpse of Zero out of the corner of his eye and seemed to realize that there were other people present. He gave Zero an awkward smile, slowly calmed down, and gestured for the teammate to continue.
The man seemed somewhat shaken, his eyes narrowed, and he began gesturing wildly with his hands and feet—
...
"Ah Hu, Ah Hu! There are supplies over here!"
A melodious voice rang out, and a girl with a ponytail waved her hands, her face beaming with excitement and joy.
The man named Ah Hu looked in the direction of the sound and was overjoyed to see the girl and the supplies next to her, but his expression instantly turned to horror.
"Behind you..."
He pointed behind the woman. He wanted to say something but didn't know how.
"Ah Hu, look, these are the supplies I found, we..."
The girl clearly thought Ah Hu was referring to the supplies behind her; she smiled and turned her back, but in an instant…
"ah!"
The girl only had time to scream once before she was dragged to the ground by several tentacles, without even a chance to struggle.
The ground became calm after the girl was dragged in, and there was no trace of the cracks.
What is that?
Ah Hu wasn't the only one who witnessed this horrific event; a group of people who had come out to search for supplies also saw it.
It wasn't that they were indifferent, but rather that the girl's location was unique, quite far from them, making it impossible for them to arrive in time to provide assistance. Moreover…
Is that thing another new species?
Their sympathy for the girl was fleeting. Having witnessed countless deaths in this apocalyptic world, their immediate priority was to bring as many supplies as possible back to their base.
"By the way, what exactly was that thing just now?"
A boisterous man spoke up.
"I don't know, maybe it's a new species, but it should be underground. As long as we don't go near that area, we should be fine."
Another man said casually.
"But, Xiao Zhu, she..."
Ah Hu was still a little uneasy; he felt that something was amiss.
Why would something like this suddenly appear? Does its appearance mean that the underground is no longer safe?
Although they never considered the underground to be absolutely safe, their underground base was their home, in contrast to the surface.
Thinking this through, Ah Hu shook his head, dismissing these thoughts, and sped up the process of organizing the supplies.
He felt a chill run down his spine after witnessing Xiao Zhu being dragged away.
"Alright, everyone, pack up and get ready to head back to base!"
A loud voice rang out, and the squad leader gave the order to leave.
"call……"
Fortunately, things turned out alright in the end.
Ah Hu let out a deep breath. He packed his things and prepared to leave.
As they marched toward their base, no one noticed that several cracks had quietly appeared in the ground not far behind them.
"What is that?"
A member at the back of the line looked at the purple object he had crushed and spat dismissively.
"Everyone be careful, something seems off here."
Ah Hu's right eyelid twitched wildly, and he couldn't help but speak up to remind him.
"What danger could there be, Ah Hu? When did you become such a coward?"
The team member who had just crushed the unidentified object smiled at Ah Hu.
"We'd better be careful."
Ah Hu ignored their mockery and became more cautious.
Something seems off.
The squad leader suddenly exclaimed "Huh?"
"Have you noticed that something's strange about our surroundings?"
"What's strange? It's so quiet, nothing's happening."
The same man was still the one who exited.
"It's just too quiet, that's why it's not normal."
The squad leader muttered something, then suddenly seemed to remember something and shouted:
"Oh no! Everyone, evacuate immediately!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a crackling sound suddenly came from the previously quiet surroundings. With the slight tremors of the ground, the sound grew louder and the ground shook more and more frequently.
One after another, purple tentacles kept extending from the cracks in the ground. These were not the same ones that had just taken Xiao Zhu away.
The first to suffer was the man, who was dragged underground without any warning, without even having a chance to say a word.
Having learned from past mistakes, the team members began to panic.
They rushed to evacuate, abandoning even supplies. At this point, what supplies they needed, and whether they would even survive to return home, was still uncertain.
But how could they possibly outrun those monsters?
The number of people in the team was visibly decreasing rapidly.
"Ah Hu! Go back quickly and tell Ye Hao what's going on here..."
The squad leader handed the medicine to Ah Hu.
It was a new type of drug that could temporarily render a person inactive after injection. They had never seen this kind of creature before, but they figured that when they hunted humans, they must have done so based on the body's temperature, smell, and so on, rendering the human body temporarily inactive, essentially turning it into a corpse.
This is actually a risk, because this species has never appeared before!
There is only one vial of the potion because the materials required to make it are too many, so the base only gives one to each team leader.
Ah Hu took the medicine and asked the squad leader:
"Captain, what about you?"
The squad leader gave a wry smile and said:
"Ah Hu, you know this terrain best, and you're the fastest runner. Only you can get this information to Ye Hao and tell them... to leave quickly! Otherwise, we'll all be wiped out!"
Before he could finish speaking, the squad leader shoved Ah Hu aside and was instantly dragged away by several tentacles.
"team leader!"
Ah Hu roared.
With no other options left, Ah Hu looked at the medicine, injected it into his skin, and collapsed.
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