"The mutant humans I saw in the dungeon looked very similar to the one you just described."
He had previously told Ji Chaoyang about his experiences in the dungeon, and Ji Chaoyang also knew that he had seen mutated humans in the dungeon.
Ji Chaoyang was silent for a long time, thinking about something.
Xu Xin didn't say anything. He was also thinking about how to survive the impending disaster.
After a few seconds, Ji Chaoyang spoke.
"Xu Xin, I'm afraid we'll have to engage in a defensive battle." Ji Chaoyang's voice became a little deeper. "It's freezing and snowy, and the temperature outside is at least dozens of degrees below zero. Most of the survivors won't be able to go out. If these mutants attack the tree house, then the survivors will have to defend it inside."
"Yeah, I think so too. Although we have plant hearts and don't need to worry too much, others..."
Among the explorers, only four have plant hearts guarding the tree house.
Xu Xin, Ji Chaoyang, Wen Guixin, and Wang Lei.
If the beast tide attacks the tree house, the remaining five people will need to defend the tree house by themselves, not to mention the other survivors.
"Based on the scenes in your prediction, do you think it is likely that those beasts will attack the tree house?" Xu Xin asked.
"Very big." Ji Chaoyang said firmly, "I told you, those beasts seemed to have been lying in ambush there for a long time. One second they were gone, and the next second they all poked their heads out from behind the trees, as if someone was directing them."
"...those mutant humans?"
"Very likely."
"If it can hide behind a tree, it shouldn't be very big, right?"
"Well, the largest one I saw was a snow wolf weighing less than 100 kilograms. But we can't be careless. I only saw it for a few seconds, but I know there are bigger ones behind."
call……
Xu Xin let out a long breath and pursed his lips.
A tide of beasts being manipulated and directed?
This reminded Xu Xin of the ant tide in the tree house defense battle.
This crisis is not easy to overcome.
Fortunately, the expert in tree house defense had just been subdued by him.
Although they are unable to provide advanced weapons, the new green-level heavy crossbow can be mass-produced.
They have countless green-grade fine wood and animal tendons in their hands.
Xu Xin immediately told Ji Chaoyang about Ma Hongwei and told him about the new heavy crossbow arrows.
"Treehouse Crossbow?" Ji Chaoyang and Xu Xin immediately thought of the same thing, and his voice became louder. "Can this kind of crossbow be loaded with explosive bolts?"
"I haven't tried it yet, but it should be possible." Xu Xin said.
"Go ahead and try it. If it works, that would be great." Ji Chaoyang's calm tone revealed a hint of surprise. "The power of the explosive crossbow bolt has little to do with the crossbow's velocity and penetration. It explodes upon impact. If this repeating crossbow is equipped with explosive bolts, it only needs Green Level to be very effective. By the way, can the control panel be mass-produced?"
"Not yet. Every control panel requires blue-level logs." Xu Xin sighed. He also felt it was a pity. "You have to grow these yourself. I'm afraid not many people have done it."
"Blue-grade logs?" Ji Chaoyang said immediately, "I still have three left. I'll trade them to you now. Give priority to equipping the control panels for those without plant hearts. We can keep them for now."
As Xu Xin spoke, he immediately received a transaction notification.
The four of them have plant hearts, so unless there are tens of thousands of ants attacking together like last time, unless the mutant creature is too strong, it cannot threaten the tree house itself.
"I have quite a few on hand. Ma Hongwei has planted quite a few blue-level logs himself, and I've also planted one myself. This should be enough to give one to each of the explorers."
"That's good. By the way, I have something to ask you." Ji Chaoyang asked, "Can you see the number of people in District 187? Has their total number been decreasing recently?"
The number of people in District 187 has been decreasing?
It seems... that's indeed the case.
Lou Feier told him that the number of people in District 187 dropped very quickly, causing panic among everyone. Their boss Zhang Daoguang had to tell everyone the truth and warned them not to fight among themselves.
"That's true. Have you found anything?"
"The survivor in the tree house east of Li Wenxi died last night. I don't know how. When I went there today, only the dying tree house was left."
Dead?
"Killed by our own people?" Xu Xin was a little confused. The person who could kill people from District 187 in this area could only belong to their District 188.
"No, I don't think so." Ji Chaoyang rejected it. "If he was killed, why wasn't the tree house dug up?"
"...Are you worried that something's out there, hunting the survivors?" Xu Xin shook his head. "If that's the case, why are we safe, while all the dead are from Area 187? Perhaps he wandered outside the protected area and was killed by some underground creature?"
"What you said is possible, but..." Ji Chaoyang's voice was filled with doubt. "A person who only has a small tree house on the first floor means that when he was active in the underground city, he found the entrance to the underground city but didn't dare to enter. Can such a person really dare to run to the protected area six kilometers away in such cold weather?"
"Well..." Xu Xin touched his chin. "It was too cold. Frozen to death? That's possible. No one provided them with a fireplace, and we already warned them in advance to make one and collect as much burning wood as possible."
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