Chapter 111 So Close (Third Update)
While enjoying delicious roasted chestnuts, Zuo Shan thought she heard the roar of an aircraft, but the sound quickly disappeared, as if she were hallucinating.
She asked Mao Li, "Did you hear the sound of a flying object passing by?"
"It wasn't just passing by; to be precise, a fighter jet landed. The landing site was right by the river, less than 500 meters vertically from us."
"It's very fast, and its performance should be considered extremely high for its home country, but its landing should be irrelevant to us," Mao Li said seriously.
"Fighter jets? Could it be that a beast tide is going to hit District 48 too? We worked so hard to move here, and we haven't even warmed up the house yet. Are we going to have to move again?" Zuo Shan immediately became nervous.
"The average temperature this season is 78℃, the house is already warm enough, there's no need for heating," Mao Li said.
Zuo Shan was too lazy to waste words with him. Her heart was pounding. The period of intense radiation had passed, and they should be going to the river to find an opportunity to throw the three people's bodies into the river.
But now that fighter jets have appeared by the river, it means that the river is no longer safe. Should we still dispose of the body?
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As soon as Mortilan got off the plane, he immediately ordered Matt to investigate the situation at the bottom of the river.
Matt possesses a rare psychic ability and has already broken through to the sixth level. When he releases his mental power, he can detect energy fluctuations within a radius of one hundred kilometers above the ground.
Its underground detection range can reach one kilometer, making it arguably the most powerful eagle eye in the Lan Dun family.
However, he usually hides his strength from the outside world, and even his family members only know that he is a sixth-level mental ability user who is good at manipulating violent energy threads.
Little did they know that he had awakened his second supernatural power—the Mental Net, which was the real reason why he was able to stay by the master's side and no one could replace him.
At this moment, Matt was extremely frustrated by being forced by the adults to explore the bottom of the river. Why did the adults take his casual excuse seriously?
But now he dared not admit that he had just been making things up, so he could only pretend to be very serious and release his mental trap.
After exploring the riverbed, they found a nest of second-tier mutated lava crabs and only one third-tier mutated alligator gar in the river.
Matt quickly reported truthfully: "Sir, I found more than a dozen mutated lava crabs at the bottom of the river. They are creatures that live underground, so it is not surprising that they appeared there."
The subordinates also discovered a fourth-tier mutated alligator gar in the river. Because of its presence, it had devoured all the larger fish in the river; ordinary people would be safe as long as they stayed away from the river.
"My lord, shall I go and kill that alligator gar?" Mina asked eagerly.
“The alligator gar is a mutated aquatic beast, and the river is its home ground. Even though you are both at the fourth rank, you are no match for it,” said Mortilan Shield.
"Moreover, it is very cunning. After sensing our presence, it hid at the mouth of the sea through an underground river connecting the nearby sea area. If we were to chase it there and kill it, it would inevitably provoke the wrath of the sea monsters. If we are not careful, it could easily trigger a great war between humans and sea beasts," Matt added.
"Then what should we do, sir?" Mina asked, frustrated.
"We can only wait!" Mortilan said.
"It may return on its own, or it may never come back," Matt explained, seeing Mina's bewildered expression.
Seeing the adult's furrowed brow, Matt suddenly raised her wristwatch, dialed a number, and glared at him, saying, "Block it!"
The adult's meaning was clear: he wanted him to use his mental power to block his and Mina's hearing and not to eavesdrop on the adult's conversations.
Matt opened his mouth, but didn't dare ask anything, and quickly nodded, "Yes, sir!"
Motiland dialed the number, his left wristwatch vibrated, and when he looked up, it was that midnight ghost again.
"Hey! Big brother, what earth-shattering news is it this time?" She was already a little paranoid. The last two times Midnight Ghost called, it was about the beast tide in District 50. This time it definitely wasn't good news either.
"Breaking news: a fourth-tier mutated alligator gar is hiding in the river next to your District 48's No. 62 collection point."
That's an extremely ferocious and cruel fish; its entire body is poisonous. You must never go near that river again, and it's best to stay away from this collection point number 62, understand?
The hoarse voice was filled with deep worry and concern. Zuo Shan was taken aback at first, then realized what it meant:
"Huh? Are you sure it's the river next to collection point 62? I just caught a fish in there today, oh my god! Did I just brush with death?"
"Oh my god! It was so dangerous, so exciting, and so lucky!" Zuo Shan was so shocked that he couldn't speak coherently.
"What did you say? You went to collection point 62 today? Where are you now?" Mortilan's voice carried a tension he himself was unaware of.
“Brother, of course I’m at sampling point 62! Think about it, it’s still during the peak radiation period, I certainly can’t be on my way home,” Zuo Shan said.
Modilan's shield slipped, accidentally disconnecting the call. Zuo Shan glanced at the broken wristwatch, not paying much attention. This midnight ghost often appeared and disappeared unpredictably; perhaps he was busy at the moment.
The moment his master ended the call, Matt secretly condensed his mental energy into a thin thread, extending it along the faint energy fluctuation caused by his master's previous conversation, and finally tracing it to the location of Zuo Shan.
This is a minor skill attached to his mental network—tracking communication targets, with a tracking distance of over two hundred kilometers.
He couldn't contain his curiosity and wanted to know if the call the adult had just made was to Miss Zuo, who had moved to District 48.
Of course, Matt was very careful and only used this trick the moment the person hung up the call. He made sure the adults didn't find out, otherwise he would be punished.
After tracing the location of the adult's communication contact, Matt immediately marked it with his mental power. To his surprise, he discovered that the location was no more than 500 meters away from them, which was practically next door.
Without hesitation, he spread out his mental net and probed toward the marked location, then sensed an extreme feeling of pleasure.
To be precise, it was two people and a second-tier mutated beast whose brains simultaneously experienced this intense emotional fluctuation.
He couldn't help but become curious: what could be the reason that caused the two people and the beast to experience the same extreme pleasure at the same time?
Could it be that they encountered a special mutated plant that can release a hallucinogenic and stimulating toxin?
These kinds of mutant plants are extremely difficult to find, so now that we've encountered one, we certainly can't let it go.
Matt looked at his father and saw him staring blankly at his watch, pacing back and forth as if he was struggling with something.
He thought to himself, "The adults are really too indecisive. It's just that they're thinking about someone and want to see them. If they want to see them, they should just go see them. Why are they so conflicted?"
After a while, the adults were still pacing back and forth, and Matt finally mustered up her courage and said:
"Ahem! Sir, there's something I haven't had a chance to report to you yet."
"While I was setting up my mental net, I inadvertently sensed a hallucinogenic aura emanating from a plant. It caused a slight fluctuation in my mental energy. This plant is less than 500 meters away from us. I've already marked it. Should we go check it out?"
Startled by his subordinate's words, Mortilan's rationality returned instantly, and he nodded without hesitation, saying, "Since we've encountered it, we definitely have to go and take a look. If we can bring back such a precious plant, that old man Augustine will probably be overjoyed!"
The Augustine he mentioned was the chief apothecary of the Lanton family, who loved to study all sorts of exotic flowers and herbs and concoct strange and unusual potions.
He was also one of the elders he respected.
"Mina, I'm transmitting the coordinates to your mind. It's such a short distance, it would be easier for you to use your wind-based abilities to take us there." Matt used his mental energy to mark the location in Mina's mind.
"No problem, the tornado is coming, please hold on tight, sir!" Mina nodded with a smile. The next second, the fourth-level wind-type ability user conjured a whirlwind, which lifted the three of them into the air and headed directly towards the flower wall.
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