"Good luck." Ah Xu smiled as he saw Ah Mo dig a crystal out of the demonized spider's body.
Level 5 mutated creatures produce magic crystals, and now the research institute in the capital can purify, dilute, and transform these magic crystals into potions suitable for superhumans.
As the earth's veins gradually recover and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth continues to increase, the speed of biological evolution and mutation has accelerated considerably. In just one month, the proficiency of level five demonized creatures and mutated creatures has surged. Even though humans have not yet regained the ability to monitor them, they have clearly noticed this situation.
If it weren't for the defensive formations, the survivor base in the capital city probably wouldn't have been able to protect the earth's veins at all.
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The situation on the human side is chaotic, and the situation on Tiger Dad's side is not much different.
The Dragon Roar Mountains are located in the middle of the continent, and their greatest danger lies in demonized and mutated creatures. However, Tiger Dad and his group are located near the coast. Although it is more than ten miles away, given the current speed of the sea beasts, they should be able to reach them in two or three days.
The rich spiritual energy of the earth's veins naturally attracts sea beasts. As the waves surge along the coast, groups of sea beasts climb ashore in an endless stream, eagerly heading towards the mountains.
Tiger Dad and the others were unaware of the sea beasts' situation, as they were focused on dealing with the strange beasts within the formation.
This mountain was originally a wilderness, teeming with countless creatures, many of which have undergone mutations. With the addition of demonic creatures and strange beasts attracted here, this mountain range is now quite lively.
The beasts trapped inside the formation were relatively easy to deal with; they could be found and eliminated piece by piece. However, the mutated creatures blocked outside the formation were not so easy to handle.
The mutated creatures are alright; their first choice is to hunt living things, so they won't be persistent in trying to break in after being blocked by the formation.
But the mutated beasts are different. They are obsessed with spiritual energy and will rush over madly when they follow the spiritual energy information.
At this moment, a group of mutated beasts were attacking the barrier frantically, attempting to break it open.
These mutated beasts are reddish hedgehogs, as large as oxen, with incredibly tough soft spines on their backs.
The mutated hedgehogs relentlessly attacked the barrier, tirelessly, like machines that never tire, indifferent to any other movement.
(Hedgehogs belong to the order Insectivora, family Erinaceidae. Their entire back is brownish-brown, densely covered with short, coarse, and stiff spines. They have short limbs with curved and sharp claws. The fur on their face, sides, and belly is grayish-white or light yellow. The gestation period is 34–37 days, and they give birth to 3–7 offspring per litter.)
It is distributed in Northeast, North and East China.
Hedgehogs are often found in areas with dense bushes, as well as in suburban villages and near vegetable gardens. During the cold winter, hedgehogs hibernate for up to six months. When threatened, hedgehogs often curl their bodies into a ball and raise their short, stiff quills for self-defense.
Their main diet consists of insects and worms, with some frogs, lizards, fungi, insects, and larvae. For plants, they eat acorns, wild fruits, and grass-fungi.
Hedgehogs are peculiar animals, about 25 centimeters long, with small eyes, small ears, a short tail, a plump body, and brown and white spines covering their backs. Other parts of their bodies are covered with coarse light brown hair. They have short limbs with claws at the tips of their toes, which are curved and sharp, making them suitable for digging.
They inhabit a wide variety of environments, including mountain forests, grasslands, cultivated land or wastelands, shrublands or meadows, with more common in plains and hills than in mountain forests. They nest in low-lying areas, along mountain slopes, under tree roots, fallen logs, and in the corners of walls and caves, lining the interiors with leaves, dry grass, moss, etc. They hide during the day and are active at night.
During the winter, when they hibernate for 3 to 5 months, hedgehogs often bite the parotid glands of a poisonous toad and suck out the venom, then apply it to their needles. Alternatively, they bite the toad and rub the toad's skin venom onto their "weapons." This way, they can protect themselves more effectively.
When a hedgehog encounters a predator, it immediately retracts its head and curls its legs, pulling its entire body towards its abdomen and raising its quills to form a spiky ball, making it ineffective against animals like hunting dogs.
Before the major earthquake, hedgehogs were not considered dangerous animals. They rarely attacked others, and some people even kept them as pets.
But in today's world, no animal can be viewed with the same perspective as before, and previous information is no longer accurate.
At the mountaintop, the stepmother angrily manipulated the array plate, watching as the spirit stones, which were originally meant to last for three days, visibly lost their spiritual energy, gradually losing their luster from being full of spiritual light.
If there is no attack, maintaining the operation of the array barrier only requires six medium-quality spirit stones. However, if there is an attack, it is different. When attacked, the barrier needs to be repaired and also needs to resist the attack, which naturally increases the consumption of spiritual energy.
Looking at the abundance of spirit stones beside her, the stepmother felt a little better. Fortunately, they had previously unearthed a high-level spirit vein, so the spirit stones were plentiful.
But considering that cultivation already requires a lot of spirit stones, and now with the addition of formations that require a constant consumption of spirit stones, this is also a major expense.
Seeing a spirit stone turn to dust, the stepmother quickly replenished it.
Looking at the spirit stone in its paw, the stepmother suddenly sighed. If it had known it would turn out like this, it would have been better to go out hunting more actively!
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How frustrating! The tiger is suffering terribly!
The great white tiger roared angrily at the surrounding area, but the roars echoed throughout the entire mountain range, and this tiger's roar, which should have been awe-inspiring, failed to cause any disturbance.
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