Chapter 46 You're Lying - Mutant Wolf Pack
Next, the group encountered several more strange beasts, but they were all easy to deal with. They estimated that they were all level two beasts, and they took care of any one of them as soon as they appeared.
The problem was that Zhou Min had a harder time solving it, as he was the weakest among them, although he had made great progress.
That's right. Before they knew it, they had easily dealt with level two alien beasts.
You have to understand that when they encountered the level 2 zombie, Zhou Min hadn't appeared yet, and it took them a lot of effort to deal with it.
The crystal cores of the level-two alien beasts were useful to Tian Qiao and his group, and they absorbed them all.
Little Blackie has visibly grown a bit; he looks different almost every day.
Cheng Zhiyu used to carry Xiao Hei everywhere, but now he rarely does, since Xiao Hei has gained a lot of weight. He's probably around 20 pounds now, and he still looks like a small to medium-sized dog.
I just don't know how long it will grow before it stops.
That day, they finally finished scanning their assigned area and were about to notify the base to come and pick them up.
However, a distress message was found on the communicator.
Many times before, I was far away from them, and even if I saw them, there was nothing I could do. But this time I was much closer, only a few kilometers away.
Cheng Zhiyu: "Should we go over there?"
Tian Qiao: "Let's go take a look. We'll help if we can."
Tian Manman and Zhou Min had no objections, and Xiao Hei was even less concerned, so they headed there according to the location given on the communicator.
At that moment, Zhang He hurriedly sent out a distress call, desperately dealing with the attack from the mutated wolf pack.
Zhang He's team, besides his wife Wu Mengting, also includes two other men, one from the wind element and the other from the lightning element.
Their strength is definitely not bad, especially the lightning-type ability users. When they encountered strange beasts before, a single lightning strike would leave most of them half-dead.
They were lucky enough to encounter only level-two alien beasts. However, the lightning-type ability user was too domineering. Although he was the one who dealt the fatal blows to the alien beasts every time, Zhang He felt that he and Wu Mengting had also helped. But the lightning-type ability user directly stated that the crystal core should belong to him.
As for the exotic beast meat, some could be shared with Zhang He and Wu Mengting.
Zhang He and Wu Mengting were furious. They said they should share some of the strange beast meat with them. When they said this, the strange beast they had killed looked like it was rotten. They didn't know what kind of thing it was, but the meat was completely inedible!
The crystal core is the only useful thing this beast has, and the best part is that the beast's crystal core is earth-type, which Zhang He can use. But the lightning-type ability user won't give it to him and wants to take it back to the base to trade with someone else.
Unfortunately, the lightning-type ability user and the wind-type ability user are brothers, and they directly formed a united front, leaving Zhang He helpless.
Wu Mengting was so angry that she wanted to fight, but Zhang He stopped her: "Forget it, we're in the forest, which is full of dangers. If we fight, we'll get hurt, and that would be really dangerous."
Zhang He's words made sense, so Wu Mengting had no choice but to endure it.
They finally understood why these two superhumans chose them instead of teaming up with stronger individuals—it turned out they were easy to bully!
They risked their lives to come to the forest, hoping to obtain some crystal cores to enhance their strength, but they never expected to have worked for nothing and suffered hardships along the way.
When they find edible beast meat, they can fill their stomachs, but because they lack seasonings, the only way to prepare the meat is to simply roast it.
Moreover, there was no water. The water they carried was only enough for drinking, so it couldn't be used to wash the meat. The meat was simply cut off and roasted while still bloody.
Anyway, the taste after grilling was indescribable; several of them almost threw up.
Not to mention, they have no way to take a bath, and it's especially hot during the day, so they inevitably sweat. After a few days, they become smelly. In addition, sometimes when they hunt strange beasts, blood will splatter on their bodies, so they can only wipe themselves off.
So now, they themselves don't dare to look down and smell it carefully; the smell is indescribable.
Several people, including the lightning-type ability user, have been in a particularly bad state these past two days.
However, they didn't think it was a big deal. When you're out on a mission, conditions are limited. Who isn't like that?
Aside from Zhang He and Wu Mengting, who didn't get any benefits and were resentful, the other two were quite happy and felt that being in the forest was not bad. Although the meat of the strange beasts was not tasty, at least it was meat, and it was full of energy.
"It's almost over." The lightning-type ability user looked at the communicator and saw that there weren't many places left in their area that they hadn't visited.
The wind-type ability user nodded, glanced at Zhang He and Wu Mengting, and muttered, "I doubt any team is as relaxed as yours."
Isn't this blatantly admitting they're just easy targets? Zhang He was so angry he almost vomited blood, but he could only hold back.
Wu Mengting is a level two fire elementalist, and her strength is not weak. However, Zhang He's earth elemental ability is only at level one and is about to reach level two. In addition, there is a powerful lightning elementalist on the other side. If she goes up against Zhang He, she will only suffer losses.
As they approached the edge of the area, they lowered their guard until the lightning-type ability user was the first to notice something was wrong; he spotted a wolf.
The wolf was much larger than a normal wolf; it was clearly a strange beast.
Without hesitation, the lightning-type ability user struck down with a bolt of lightning, charring half of the wolf's body. The wind-type ability user quickly followed up with a strike, and the wolf instantly collapsed to the ground.
Wind-type ability user: "Bro, you're still the best!"
After saying that, he glanced at Zhang He and the others and said, "You didn't help at all, so you can forget about getting any monster meat."
Zhang He and the others didn't care anymore; helping out only meant getting a small share of the profits, it was a thankless task.
However, just as the wind-type ability user was about to step forward to dig out the crystal core, Zhang He exclaimed, "What? There are wolves too?"
The wind-elemental ability user sneered at his terrified expression, "It's just a wolf, is it really that big of a deal?"
However, his brother's voice trembled as well: "It's not just one..."
The wind-type ability user looked up and saw a pack of wolves appearing not far away. The alpha wolf was exceptionally tall, and just one glance was enough for him to feel a strong sense of oppression. That alpha wolf was probably a level three alien beast!
Behind it were more than twenty wolves! Even tigers would have to go around a pack of wolves, let alone these exotic beasts.
Those pairs of green eyes staring at them sent chills down their spines.
Soon, the alpha wolf launched the first attack, and a pack of wolves instantly surrounded them. The alpha wolf probably realized that the lightning-type ability user was the strongest, so it directly attacked him.
The lightning-type ability user hurriedly dodged and attacked the alpha wolf with lightning, only to find that the alpha wolf reacted very quickly and his lightning couldn't hit it at all.
While dodging, he was bitten by the alpha wolf, and his arm instantly bled profusely.
Zhang He and his group weren't in much better shape either. Each of them was surrounded by several wolves. Zhang He's earth-type attack power wasn't strong, mainly because his level wasn't high, and he almost lost his life several times.
Fortunately, he soon started to cooperate with Wu Mengting. He used earthen walls for defense, while Wu Mengting used fire attacks, successfully burning several wolves to death.
However, their actions further enraged the wolf pack, resulting in an even fiercer attack.
Zhang He and Wu Mengting were both injured. The wind-type ability user was in even worse shape; one of his arms had been bitten off, torn apart by the wolf, and his screams were particularly eerie.
The lightning-type ability user's eyes turned red, but he was too busy dealing with the alpha wolf to do anything but shout, "Zhang He, quickly send out a distress signal!"
Zhang He quickly freed his hand to send a signal, but he didn't hold out much hope; they were probably going to meet their end here today.
In the brief moment he was distracted, the earthen wall was breached, and a wolf ripped a chunk of flesh from his leg.
Zhang He screamed in pain. The wolf still wanted to attack, but fortunately Wu Mengting brought a fire and the wolf came to its aid.
However, the continuous use of their powers had exhausted them, and their powers were getting weaker and weaker, and they were about to give up.
Tears streamed down Wu Mengting's face, perhaps from the sweat. She closed her eyes briefly and said, "Xingxing, Mom is here to be with you."
Suddenly, the sound of an arrow piercing the air rang out, and a wolf that was pouncing on the wind-type ability user crashed to the ground.
A clear and powerful voice came from not far away: "Cheer up, hang in there!"
Cheng Zhiyu glanced at Zhang He, not expecting that it was an acquaintance.
However, there was no time for pleasantries at this point, and the group immediately joined the battle.
With their help, the situation was instantly reversed. Tian Qiao helped the lightning-type ability user deal with the alpha wolf. The latter was already quite strong, and seeing that someone was helping him, he was instantly invigorated. If he could survive, who would want to die!
Soon, the wolf pack was decimated, and the alpha wolf roared angrily, attacking even more fiercely.
Seeing this, Tian Manman came over to help them. He was very fast, even faster than the wolf. With one slash, the wolf was wounded and tried to attack him, but Tian Manman had already moved to the other side.
After the last wolf in the pack was killed, the alpha wolf also fell to the ground, lifeless.
Zhang He collapsed to the ground, the pain almost causing him to faint. The wind-type ability user was in a worse state, having lost an arm and already passed out.
The lightning-type ability user checked on his younger brother's condition. The ability user had strong physical abilities, and the bleeding had stopped on its own. He was not in any immediate danger, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Fortunately, as long as his life was saved, his arm would eventually come back.
He put his younger brother down and said earnestly to Cheng Zhiyu and the others, "Thank you so much. If it weren't for you, we would have almost met our end here today."
Although lightning-type ability users are domineering, they are not stupid and are still very polite to those with strength.
When Tian Qiao saw Zhang He, she recognized him and went over to ask him how he was doing.
Zhang He shook his head and forced a smile: "...It's alright, I won't die."
Tian Qiao looked at the piece of flesh that had been bitten off his thigh and felt a pang of pain herself. She gently patted his shoulder and said, "It's okay. We've already sent a message to the base, and someone should be here to pick us up soon."
Zhang He nodded.
Upon seeing this, the lightning-type ability user asked, "Do you know each other?"
Cheng Zhiyu said, "Yes, we came to Chaoyang Base together before."
The lightning-type ability user's eyes flickered; he knew what he had done was dishonest, but seeing that Zhang He and the others didn't say anything, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Of course, Zhang He also didn't have the strength to speak.
The lightning-type ability user said, "Thanks to you all this time, the crystal cores of these wolves are all yours."
As he said this, his heart seemed to be bleeding.
Cheng Zhiyu didn't agree immediately. He discussed it with Tian Qiao and the others, saying, "We'll take two-thirds of the crystal cores, the same goes for the wolf pelts, and the rest are yours. How about that?"
They didn't want the wolf meat; the space was full of exotic beast meat. As for the fur, exotic beast fur was a good thing, as it was warm and provided some defense, so they naturally wanted it.
The lightning-type ability user, who was heartbroken, was overjoyed upon hearing this. With only one-third of the crystal cores remaining, there were already six or seven. Adding the fur and wolf meat, it would be enough for them to live comfortably at the base for a while.
So he agreed.
It was only then that the lightning-type ability users noticed that Cheng Zhiyu and the others looked completely different from their disheveled state. They were spotless and in good spirits; anyone who didn't know better would think they had just arrived.
Looking at myself, I was in a terrible mess.
What happened to everyone being supposed to do this?!
While the base was picking up people, they started digging out crystal cores and peeling them. They were all skilled workers, so they were very fast.
Perhaps because Zhang He knew Cheng Zhiyu and the others, the lightning-type ability user changed his attitude and was willing to share the crystal core, wolf meat, and wolf pelt with them.
Zhang He had recovered his spirits by now, and seeing so many gains, he had a smile on his face.
Seeing that Wu Mengting was taking care of Zhang He, and that her attitude was completely different from what they had seen before, Tian Qiao couldn't help but take a few more curious glances.
However, it was their family matter, and he shouldn't pry too much into it.
Soon, the base's helicopters arrived, but there were too many of them to take them all away at once. Cheng Zhiyu and the others let Zhang He and the wind-type ability users go first, since they were injured.
Before leaving, Zhang He said, "Brother Cheng, Brother Tian, once I've recovered from my injuries at the base, I'll definitely come to thank you in person. By the way, where are you staying now?"
Tian Qiao explained the location: "No need to thank us, we were just helping out."
After all, they figured they'd go back to rest for one night and then leave the base, so there was no need to mention it.
Zhang He immediately replied, "Yes, yes, I'll find you when I get back."
After the helicopter left, Zhou Min asked thoughtfully, "You guys have a good relationship with that Zhang He?"
Cheng Zhiyu shook his head: "Not really, we've met a few times."
Zhou Min breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. You'd better stay away from him."
Tian Qiao was curious, after all, Zhou Min had another ability besides healing, so he immediately asked, "Why do you say that?"
Zhou Min couldn't quite put his finger on it: "It just felt weird."
Tian Qiao: "Did he just lie?"
Zhou Min: "No, not really... but I don't think he's a good person."
Because he has the ability to judge whether people are lying, over time, he will subconsciously have hints about people's good and evil. He subconsciously disliked Zhang He from the very beginning.
Tian Qiao shrugged: "It doesn't matter. I'm leaving the base anyway, so I probably won't see you again."
Zhou Min thought about it and nodded.
Soon another helicopter arrived, and after the group boarded, they immediately forgot about Zhang He's topic.
Although I had taken a helicopter before, it was still a novel experience to ride it a second time.
They arrived at the base quickly. As soon as Zhou Min got off the helicopter, he saw Brother Zhang and immediately went over to him: "Brother Zhang!"
Seeing that he was alright and in good spirits, Brother Zhang breathed a sigh of relief, after all, he was the only relative of his deceased comrade-in-arms.
After exchanging pleasantries with Brother Zhang, Cheng Zhiyu and the others handed over their communicators and learned that each of them would receive additional rewards for participating in this mission.
"Three thousand points, or a level two crystal core." The base wanted the ability users to choose points, so they offered more points.
Although Cheng Zhiyu and his group have a lot of level-two crystal cores now, level-two crystal cores are still rare. This reward is already quite good, not to mention that each person can choose one.
Cheng Zhiyu and his group did not intend to stay at the base, so they naturally chose the crystal core.
Tian Qiao and the others chose what they needed. Zhou Min didn't want to reveal his healing ability, and the crystal core he needed hadn't appeared yet, so he simply chose the water type, which was perfect for Xiao Hei to use.
After asking around, Cheng Zhiyu chose the plant-based system. He originally wanted the mental-based system, but the base didn't have any, so he had to settle for the plant-based system. Now, not only Xiaoqiang needs this, but Xiaojuan also needs it.
This one is for Xiao Juan.
The little curl wrapped around Cheng Zhiyu's wrist, hidden by his sleeve, playfully rubbed against his wrist, making him ticklish. He pressed it down to stop it from moving.
Xiao Hei: This damn grass is so annoying.
After returning, Xiao Juan went back to the system space to absorb the crystal core.
Cheng Zhiyu took out the crystal cores he had obtained in the past few days and distributed the ones that everyone could use to each other. The remaining fire-type cores were given to Xiao Er, and the earth and wind-type cores were planned to be exchanged today.
They don't need these right now.
When they went to exchange the crystal cores, Cheng Zhiyu and his group ran into Wang Li. Wang Li had been in a much better mood recently, mainly because the annoying Feng family was no longer around. Although people moved into the other two rooms soon after, the people this time were much more normal, and they got along quite well.
When Wang Li learned that Cheng Zhiyu and the others were leaving, she felt a little regretful. Unfortunately, she had nothing to give them, and she also felt a little guilty, since Cheng Zhiyu and the others had given her a lot.
Everything in the room that was only for temporary use and couldn't be taken away was given to Wang Li after we asked if she didn't mind.
Cheng Zhiyu and his group were lucky; they traded two earth-type and three wind-type crystal cores for two ice-type, one speed-type, one strength-type, and one water-type crystal core.
Lightning-type crystal cores are hard to obtain and quite rare, and zombies or beasts with such abilities are also difficult to deal with.
In fact, the reason they were able to exchange the crystal cores so quickly this time was thanks to another large number of superhumans going to the forest to hunt alien beasts, which resulted in everyone having an extra batch of unused crystal cores recently.
After returning, Tian Qiao and the others went back to their rooms to absorb the crystal cores. Zhou Min didn't stay with them at the base's accommodation, but he still stayed there: "Anyway, we're leaving tomorrow, and it's too much trouble to travel back and forth."
Of course, the main reason was that he didn't want to miss dinner tonight.
Cheng Zhiyu: Okay...
Back in his room, he glanced at Little Black absorbing the crystal core before entering the system space.
He was pleasantly surprised to find that Xiaoqiang and Xiaojuan had both upgraded to level two due to the plant-type crystal cores, and the system space had expanded to 12*12 meters because of their upgrades.
It's about the size of a large single-level apartment.
Little Curly had grown a bit bigger, but this time it didn't roll around with Cheng Zhiyu to play. It was mainly because Xiao Er and Xiao Tie were watching over it, and it didn't dare to.
However, Cheng Zhiyu was more curious about Xiao Qiang's changes, but unfortunately, he was in the base and it was inconvenient to see him now. He could only wait until they went out later to see him.
Just one more day! Cheng Zhiyu clenched his fist, mainly because he was so excited.
However, since the system space has expanded a bit, he decided to take advantage of the fact that he had nothing to do at the base and plant some more vegetables, mainly leafy greens this time.
Let's choose lettuce for leafy greens. He has lettuce seeds here. Since they turn red when planted near Xiao Er and cause a fever after eating them, they are not suitable for daytime consumption. Therefore, Cheng Zhiyu planted them in the empty space next to Xiao Huang, so he can harvest lettuce indefinitely, just like harvesting chives.
Of course, Xiao Er, Xiao Tie, and Xiao Qiang weren't idle either. As for Xiao Juan, he repeatedly told her not to be naughty before carefully planting some chili peppers.
There aren't many chilies left in the storage space.
He was busy planting chili peppers, and Xiao Juan would poke him with the vines whenever she had free time, like a bored child trying to get the adults' attention.
Fortunately, it listened to Cheng Zhiyu's instructions and didn't disturb the area where the chili peppers were planted.
Cheng Zhiyu patted Xiao Juan and praised it: "Good boy/girl."
Oh, and there's Little Yellow. It leveled up to level two before, and recently it's started to flower and bear fruit again. I wonder what the fruit will do. Cheng Zhiyu is starting to look forward to it again.
After finishing their work and going to bed, the group packed their things early the next morning and prepared to leave the Chaoyang base.
Unexpectedly, before they could leave, Zhang He and Wu Mengting arrived, specifically to thank Cheng Zhiyu and the others for saving him the previous day.
Zhang He had only rested for one night, but his spirits were completely different. The injury on his thigh had probably been treated by a healing-type ability user, as it was no longer visible.
He said, "Thanks to the base, they said they would treat me for free if I got injured in the forest, and they even contacted a healing-type ability user. Otherwise, I would have suffered for several more days."
After all, healing-type ability users are not easy to find.
Upon hearing this, Tian Qiao nodded and said, "That base is indeed quite good."
Zhang He hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help asking, "I'm just asking you something, please don't mind, but Chaoyang Base is truly a rare and excellent base, so why don't you want to stay?"
Tian Qiao said they were going home, and Zhang He didn't know what to say after hearing that.
Tian Qiao smiled and changed the subject: "Hey, you and your sister-in-law have made up?"
Zhang He nodded: "She found a psychic and finally agreed to believe me."
He didn't want to say anything more, but Zhou Min came over and asked without any tact, "A psychic? What do you need a psychic for?"
Tian Qiao gave him a wink: What are you doing? Why are you asking all sorts of questions?
Zhou Min acted as if he hadn't seen anything and continued to ask Zhang He, "Did a relative of yours pass away?"
Wu Mengting looked unwell; she felt a sharp pain in her heart when she mentioned her star.
Zhang He patted her reassuringly and said with a smile, "It's my...daughter. Mengting misunderstood that I gave the star to...fortunately, there was a psychic, so the misunderstanding didn't continue."
He seemed reluctant to say more, so Tian Qiao said awkwardly, "Don't pay any attention to him, he's got something wrong with his head."
Zhang He forced a smile.
Unfortunately, Zhou Min was particularly oblivious to the situation and asked, "So, is it really true that your daughter's death has nothing to do with you?"
Zhang He's expression changed, and he instinctively said, "Of course not!"
Since Xingxing's death, Wu Mengting has been taciturn, but that doesn't mean she's immune to whatever others say. Zhou Min has repeatedly offended her, especially regarding Xingxing, which she couldn't tolerate any longer and attempted to take action.
Zhou Min quickly dodged, his movements very practiced, and slipped behind Cheng Zhiyu. After confirming it was safe, he poked his head out and said, "But you're lying! I can feel it, you're lying."
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