Chapter 255 Danger
Lan Ximeng, Li Fan and Ma Qianqian came to a rat hole.
The wind was howling, dust was everywhere, visibility was extremely low, and the three people's clothes were rustling in the wind.
In front of the rat hole, a big rat acting as a sentinel seemed to have discovered something and quickly turned around and went back into the hole.
"Have we been discovered?" Before Ma Xixi even started to act, the target disappeared. There was a hint of surprise in her voice and confusion in her eyes.
"Yes." Lan Ximeng nodded and quickly turned on the computer.
On the screen of the optical computer, a map of the surrounding area was clearly displayed in front of the three people. She pointed to a few marked points on the map and said, "This type of rat is a soil-type mutation. Although they are not very strong, they are good at digging holes, have strong reproductive capacity, and are numerous. We have already eliminated the nearby carnivores. If we cannot completely eliminate them at once, there may be many hidden dangers left in the future."
Lan Ximeng enlarged the map and marked several rat holes. There was a hint of seriousness in her voice and a determination in her eyes. “Let’s split up first and seal these holes.”
"Okay." Li Fan and Ma Qianqian responded in unison and took quick action.
The three of them quickly dispersed and ran towards different cave entrances.
Soon, the three of them sealed the other cave entrances. They used special sealing materials to seal the holes tightly to ensure that the mice could not escape.
The mice in the hole seemed to have noticed the problem and started to get restless. They made sharp cries in the cave and tried to escape by digging new passages.
Lan Ximeng's mental power captured the movements of the mice, and she could feel their uneasiness and anxiety.
"They want to start digging a hole." Lan Ximeng quickly gave the order, "Start moving!"
The three of them quickly came to the only remaining cave entrance. They left this hole intentionally to lure mice out.
In front of the cave entrance, the three of them quickly lit a fire. The flames of the bonfire swayed in the strong wind, making crackling sounds. They used special fuel to make the fire burn more vigorously, ensuring that the mice in the cave could feel the heat and smoke. This fuel not only burns for a long time, but also releases a special smell that makes mice feel uncomfortable, forcing them to leave their burrows.
Soon, black smoke rose from the fire and filled the area around the cave entrance. The smoke was blown around by the strong wind, but most of it was directed into the cave.
The mice in the hole were obviously stimulated by the smoke and began to become more restless. They scurried around in the cave, trying to find a place to breathe, but the smoke had filled the entire cave.
"They're out!" Ma Xixi shouted, with a hint of excitement in her voice. She saw mice beginning to poke their heads out of the cave, apparently forced out by the smoke.
These mice are much larger than ordinary mice, but their movements appear very panicked. One by one, the mutant rats crawled out of the cave. Their eyes were red from the smoke and their bodies seemed very uncomfortable outside the cave.
Lan Ximeng and the other two used close-range weapons to kill the rats that showed their heads one by one. As time passed, the ground was gradually covered with the corpses of rats.
Lan Ximeng and the other two could clearly feel the strain. They knew there would be a large number of rats before they took action, but they didn't expect there would be so many.
Half an hour had passed since the rats were forced out, and quite a few rats were still pouring out of the holes.
"I'm a little tired." As a long-range warrior, Ma Xixi's physical strength is much weaker than Lan Ximeng and others. After half an hour of continuous swinging, her hands felt a little sore. She breathed heavily, with a hint of fatigue in her voice.
Lan Ximeng didn't feel anything. Her mental power was always paying attention to the situation in the rat hole. "It will be soon. There won't be much left."
It was impossible for them to eliminate all the rats with this action, as many smart rats had already dug holes and left.
Li Fan frowned and said, "Why not use poison? Poisoning these rats is the fastest way."
Lan Ximeng naturally knew that poison would be the quickest solution, but she shook her head and said, "No, this will destroy the ecological balance here. We can't destroy the ecology of the entire area for short-term benefits."
Three minutes later, the last mutant rat that showed up was killed. Ma Xixi was so tired that she could hardly lift her hands. "I'm so tired." There was a hint of complaint in her voice and fatigue in her eyes.
Li Fan frowned and said, "I found some rats escaped from here."
"Ah? Should we chase them then?" Ma Xixi didn't want to see the mouse anymore, and there was a hint of helplessness in her voice.
"No need, they won't come back here for the time being." Lan Ximeng piled the mice on the ground together and put them all into the space.
Although these mutated animals look disgusting, their meat is delicious and makes good food that can be sold for a lot of money.
"Let's go." Lan Ximeng said, with a hint of fatigue in her voice.
It is already eight o'clock in the evening and they have been out for six hours. The non-stop fighting has made all three of them a little tired.
"Ah, the last danger has been resolved, and we can finally take a break." Ma Xixi twisted her waist, trying to relieve the pain in her waist.
After the three of them cleaned up the bloodstains on the spot, they quickly ran towards the safe area.
Not long after the three left, a mutant snake as big as a tire appeared. Its body is extremely sturdy, its skin is ice-blue, and its surface is covered with a thin layer of ice, making it appear extremely cold.
As soon as the big snake crawled into the rat hole, it found that all the food it had raised had disappeared, leaving only a slight smell of blood at the scene. There was a gleam of anger in its eyes, and it was obviously extremely dissatisfied with these uninvited guests.
It quickly crawled out of the cave, its forked tongue constantly swinging in the air, as if sniffing every breath in the air. As if it had sensed something, its snake tail slapped the ground hard, making a loud "bang bang" sound, as if venting its anger.
The next moment, it crawled towards the direction where Lan Ximeng and the other two had left. It was moving at an extremely fast speed, its body sliding across the ground so quickly that it felt like it was flying, raising a cloud of dust with every step.
"Ding ding." A rapid alarm sounded from the light brains of Lan Ximeng and the other two who were running. The wind was howling, dust was everywhere and visibility was extremely low, but the three of them still kept running at high speed.
Lan Ximeng quickly stopped and turned on the computer. An urgent message appeared on the screen, which was a warning from Niu Lai.
"There's a big guy coming behind you." Niu Lai's voice came through the light brain. There was a hint of nervousness in his voice, but it was still clearly audible.
"Big guy?" Ma Xixi frowned, with a hint of worry in her voice.
"Hurry, let's go back." Lan Ximeng had just finished speaking when she felt something. Her mental power captured a hint of dangerous aura. She immediately pounced on Ma Xixi with quick and decisive movements.
The two rolled together to avoid the incoming attack. Just as they rolled away, a series of ice cones shot out from behind and penetrated the place where Ma Xixi was originally located.
The ice cone was moving extremely fast and brought with it a freezing cold air. These ice cones penetrated the ground, leaving deep holes, and the surrounding dust was shaken into the air.
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