Chapter 261 Successfully Completed
Niu Lai stepped forward and put away the energy core.
Now they have two second-level ice energy cores in their hands, which can be exchanged for a lot of money.
It’s a pity that this cannot be exchanged for points. If it could, their current points might be enough to pass the test.
"Everyone take a break, and then continue to eliminate the danger."
"receive!"
Chu Dongyi pulled the six big dogs into a circle, and a calm zone appeared.
Lan Ximeng and others sat on the mats and began to recover their physical and mental strength.
Through the battle just now, Lan Ximeng realized her own shortcomings for the first time.
Superpower.
I don’t know why, but Lan Ximeng meditates every day. But the growth rate of superpowers is very slow.
Her classmates have now reached the second level, while she is still hovering in the middle of the first level.
Half an hour later, the team continued to move forward. Lan Ximeng's mental strength suddenly tightened. She raised her head abruptly and whispered, "There is movement 800 meters ahead."
Niu Lai immediately raised his hand to signal the team to stop, and everyone's eyes were focused on the front. Lan Ximeng closed her eyes and extended her mental power further. After a moment, she opened her eyes and said, "They are two mutant wolves. They are twice as big as ordinary wolves. They are very fast and are approaching us."
Niu Lai asked: "How is your strength?"
“Very ordinary.”
Niu Lai nodded and said, "Li Fan, Ma Qianqian, you two go and deal with it. The rest of you, pay attention to your surroundings. If there is any danger, you must provide support as soon as possible."
The team members quickly followed Niu Lai's instructions. Li Fan and Ma Qianqian quietly went around to the two sides, while Ding Xiahe's mecha strode forward and blocked the front of the team. Lan Ximeng's mental power still covers the surroundings, ensuring that there are no other threats.
A moment later, two huge mutant wolves rushed out from the grass, their eyes glowing green and their fangs exposed, obviously having discovered the presence of the team.
Li Fan and Ma Qianqian surrounded the mutant wolf from both sides, and their weapons accurately hit the mutant wolf's weaknesses. The battle ended quickly, and the two mutant wolves fell to the ground, their blood dyeing the surrounding yellow sand red.
Niu Lai walked forward and checked the bodies of the mutant wolves, but did not find any energy cores on their bodies.
"It seems that the probability of ordinary mutant animals having energy cores is very low." Niu Lai was still thinking about collecting more energy cores to sell, but it seems that he has to rely on luck.
As the team went deeper, the dust gradually became heavier and visibility became lower and lower. Niu Lai looked up at the gray sky and frowned. "The weather is getting worse and worse. We have to speed up and try to complete the cleanup task before dark."
They have been here for almost two days. These two days happen to be daytime on the planet Laka, and in a few hours it will be night.
The team members didn't say much, but just silently quickened their pace. The big dog ran in the wasteland, raising countless yellow sand. Lan Ximeng's mental power still covers the surroundings, ensuring the safety of the team.
Another nest of mutant centipedes was eliminated by six people.
"We have walked around the area twice. There is no danger for the time being." Niu Lai glanced at the optical brain and said, "Let's go back and check again tomorrow."
Six people and six dogs quickly ran back to the safe area.
By the time they returned to the safe zone, it was completely dark.
"You're back!" Lu Renjia had just finished installing the street lights when he saw Niu Lai and his team coming back in the wind and sand.
Niu Lai nodded and looked around. The current safe zone was beginning to take on the appearance of a shelter.
During the time they were away, Lu Renjia and his team built two standard rooms and had already constructed the framework of another one.
"Yes, did you encounter anything else during the time we were away?" Niu Lai jumped off the big dog, patted the dog's thigh and asked it to follow Chu Dongyi back to their house.
Lu Renjia smiled and shook his head, "No, it's been very quiet during this period. Maybe all the dangers nearby have been driven away by you."
Their team only had a hard time at the beginning of their journey, but now they all felt that they were lucky to have met Niu Lai's team who were doing a similar task as them.
Now they just need to build the houses safely and wait for other teams to bring the rescued people over, and the mission will be accomplished.
When I go back to the base later, maybe I can borrow someone else’s transportation.
"It's okay. Let's go back and have a rest now. The safety here depends on you." Niu Lai patted Lu Renjia's shoulder and said.
"You can rest assured and rest. We will protect your safety at night!" Lu Renjia promised, patting his chest.
In the big dog's house, Chu Dongyi poured the dinner's food into the big dog's food bowl.
"Thank you for your hard work today. You have been with us all day."
The next day, Lan Ximeng and her group went out in the dark to continue patrolling the 5-kilometer safe zone. In just a few hours, a lot of mutant animals appeared in the wasteland that they had cleared twice.
Li Fan had just dealt with a jackal when a mutant vulture flew in from the sky.
“Bang!”
As soon as the vulture appeared, Ma Xixi shot it down with one shot. "Didn't we deal with it once? Why are there so many mutant animals coming?"
Ma Xixi said this while exhaling a long stream of white air.
Lan Ximeng put all the animals that had been killed into the space, and then she heard Ma Xixi's words. She turned around and said, "These mutant animals are much weaker than yesterday's. They should all be here to grab the territory."
Lan Ximeng's words caused everyone in the team to fall into a brief silence. Li Fan shook off the blood on his long sword, frowned and said, "Fighting for territory? These guys are really endless."
Niu Lai nodded, his eyes swept across the desolate scene around him, and he said in a steady tone: "Lan Ximeng is right. We cleaned up this area yesterday, and the powerful mutant creatures that originally occupied this area were eliminated by us. Other weak creatures will naturally take the opportunity to come and fight for territory. This is the law of survival in the wilderness, the strong prey on the weak."
Ma Xixi put away her gun and sighed: "Then don't we have to keep dealing with these guys? If this goes on, when will the mission be completed?"
Lan Ximeng put the corpse of the last mutant vulture into the space, turned to look at Ma Xixi, and said calmly but with a hint of firmness: "There is nothing we can do about it. Our mission is not only to build a shelter, but also to ensure the safety of the safe zone. If we allow these mutant creatures to reproduce here, when their numbers increase and they even evolve into stronger individuals, the consequences will be disastrous."
Niu Lai nodded in agreement: "Lan Ximeng is right. Our current task is not only to clean up, but also to establish a long-term defense mechanism. Only in this way can we ensure the stability of the safe zone."
Li Fan scratched his head and said helplessly: "What should we do now? Continue to clean up? Or try to set up some traps or barriers?"
Niu Lai pondered for a moment, then said, "We need both. We continue to clean up these newly emerged mutant creatures, and we also need to start planning the defense of the safe zone. Lan Ximeng, do you have any materials in your space that can be used to set traps?"
Lan Ximeng nodded, "Yes, but I have a better way."
As she spoke, Lan Ximeng took out the snake slough she had picked up in the snake cave yesterday and said, "There's still the scent of the ice snake in it. As long as we place it around, weaker mutant animals won't come over."
Niu Lai thought about it and nodded in agreement with Lan Ximeng's idea, "Okay, you and Ding Xiahe go and deal with the surroundings, and the rest of you continue to hunt mutant animals."
On the afternoon of the third day of the mission, Lan Ximeng and his team completed one of the tasks.
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