The truck kept moving forward, shaking.

There were too many plants nearby, so dense that they stretched forward and even blocked out the sun in some sections of the road. They had to turn on the headlights for illumination.

Xia Lunong looked at the plants on both sides, her eyes full of wonder, "I didn't expect the plants outside to be so dense now."

"There are no traces of people here, so it's not surprising that they are so dense." Xia Huoqu said in a deep voice, "I just hope the situation ahead won't be worse."

They were bumpy all day, and the car was not driving fast.

In the evening they found an abandoned town to rest.

For safety reasons, they specially picked a basketball court and parked the truck on it.

Thanks to the country's vigorous promotion of sports before the disaster, they could find a basketball court every time they went out, and it was not troublesome.

It was just that this basketball court was rather desolate, with plants growing in the cracks between the bricks, and the trucks were bumpy when driving on it.

Xia Lunong looked around and corrected his opinion in his mind. It wasn't just the basketball court that was desolate.

Compared to the abandoned towns he had seen before, this abandoned town was even worse. The entire town was covered with a layer of yellow and green plants, and they couldn't even see the abandoned buildings.

From a distance, the entire town was even swallowed up by plants.

"This situation looks too terrible." Xia Lunong climbed out of the car and stood in front of it looking around. "When we went out in the summer, there were obviously not so many plants."

Kong Zhi reminded: "Be careful where you step and watch out for snakes and insects."

Xia Lunong nodded quickly, "I know, I'm paying attention."

Seeing that their condition was not affected, Yan Xinian and Xia Huoqu looked at each other and felt relieved.

Yan Xinian said in a deep voice: "Come on, everyone. This is a completely unfamiliar town. We have never been here before. Anything is possible here. Don't take it lightly."

Xia Lunong nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, looked around, and asked: "Can I put down Xia Huajiao?"

"Yes, be careful." Xia Huo said, "I took a look at it at noon, and its leaves were a little wilted. It may be too dry in autumn. It is a bit dehydrated. Put it down and water it."

Xia Lunong nodded, "Okay."

Other trucks also drove over one after another.

Five trucks parked in a circle, with a small area in the middle. This is their camp tonight. If they encounter anything, the trucks can still block it and give them a chance to escape.

Of course, they couldn't sleep on the ground now. It was mainly because they were eating and their minds were relaxed. It would be safer if there were trucks blocking their way.

They drove five cars out and the thirty-seven people were divided into three teams.

Yan Xinian and his four people led a team led by Baniu, Lao Liu led a team he usually led, and the female team was led by a woman named Cheng Xue.

When the car stopped, everyone ran down.

Yan Xinian raised his voice, "Everyone, search the area first, clear out these mutant plants, and find a water source. Make sure it's safe before setting up camp."

Old Liu: "Okay!"

Cheng Xue: "Got it, Team Yan."

Yan Xinian said, "Old Liu, you guys clear from the southeast. Cheng Xue, you guys clear from the southwest. We'll clear from the north. With the camp as the center, everything within a radius of 50 meters must be cleared."

Everyone agreed and started to move.

Yan Xinian asked Baniu and the others to work in the north, and waved to Luo Congqin and Kongzhi to come over, "You two, fly up to the sky in beast form, and first see if there are any safe water sources nearby. Look for a well first, and if you can't find one, then look for a river."

They had just driven over from outside and had passed by the river.

The river is now full of aquatic creatures. Water hyacinths have basically filled the entire river surface. There are also countless small fish, shrimps, snails and clams in the river. Unless it is desperate, it is best not to use such water.

Kong Zhi and Luo Congqin nodded, looked around, and prepared to take off their clothes.

The female team members under Cheng Xue turned around very consciously and tacitly.

The two took off their clothes and instantly turned back into beast form.

Luo Congqin is a wild goose, a circle larger than ordinary wild geese, but overall not that big. He flapped his wings and flew directly into the sky.

Kong Zhi's beast form is too big, and he needs to run up every time.

Xia Lunong looked at Kong Zhi's heroic beast form with envy.

If it were any other time, he would definitely have to ask Kong Zhi to take him up, but now it was not convenient. Their relationship was a little awkward, and he was too embarrassed to ask for it.

The giant golden eagle and Xia Lunong looked at each other, and the area around their eyes twitched, looking like they were smiling.

Xia Lunong turned her head, and the golden eagle took a few steps, flapped its wings, and flew into the sky. Almost instantly, it flew to a height of several hundred meters and turned into a black shadow. Xia Lunong looked up

, then turned to look at the small prickly ash tree in the car fight.

The small prickly ash tree was indeed in average condition, and its leaves were soft and losing moisture, and it looked like it was not very lively.

Xia Lunong was worried, so she touched its trunk and raised her hand to inject some supernatural power into it. "You go down first and take root next to it. When you find it later, I'll give you some water."

The little prickly ash tree gently rolled Xia Lunong's hand with its branches, with infinite attachment.

Xia Lunong didn't go to clean up next to it. He turned his head and looked around, and picked a pit for the little prickly ash tree.

This pit should have been planted with trees before the catastrophe, but when the catastrophe came, the trees died. Only dry branches were left.

Xia Lunong used a hoe to dig out the dead wood and weeds in the pit to make room for the little prickly ash tree.

It just so happened that they needed firewood for camping, and the dry branches they dug out could be chopped up and used directly as wood.

Xia Lunong touched the small prickly ash tree, whispered to it to take root here and stay for a while, and then he went to the center of the camp with firewood.

There were many people out this time, but they were divided into three teams. Everyone had their own responsibilities and took care of their own teams, so it was not a big deal.

Xia Lunong took out the big soup pot. Today, he planned to boil the meat and vegetables and eat them casually.

The other two teams also took out big soup pots and ingredients.

In Lao Liu's team, Xiao Tang stayed to cook, and in Cheng Xue's team, Doctor Ou stayed.

Xia Lunong was very familiar with both of them, and they had a lot to talk about. "The ingredients here are basically processed ingredients. How about you?"

Xiao Tang said first: "We are similar. The main thing is that tomatoes and pumpkins don't need to be processed. Just wash them and throw them into the pot to cook."

Doctor Ou smiled: "We are going to eat fried rice cakes tonight. It will be fried quickly with some ingredients. Xiao Nong, what are you going to eat tonight?"

Xia Lunong opened the bucket for them to see. "It's mainly fish balls and noodles, cooked with hot pot ingredients, with dried tomatoes and winter melon."

Doctor Ou gave him a thumbs up, "It sounds very delicious."

"Not bad?"

The three of them said a few words and had already prepared the ingredients. They could start cooking when they found water.

Kong Zhi came back first and landed on the ground and turned back into human form.

Doctor Ou turned his back, and Xia Lunong handed him a pair of pants and a jacket.

Kong Zhi gestured with his hands and said in a deep voice, "With me as the midpoint, there is a well at 11 o'clock and another at 4 o'clock. The well at 4 o'clock is closer, so let's go to that well first."

"Okay." Xia Lunong said immediately, "I'll carry the bucket and go with you."

Xiao Tang and Doctor Ou also said they would follow.

A woman in Doctor Ou's team turned around and saw her carrying the bucket, and turned back from a distance and shouted, "Doctor Ou, stay in the camp, I'll go get some water!"

Yan Xinian also shouted in another direction, "Wait a minute, don't act on your own, I'll send a few more people to go with you."

Xia Lunong was a little surprised. When they went out to find water before, his brother Xinian wasn't that nervous.

He quietly asked Kong Zhi, "What did you see when you were flying in the sky just now? Is this town very dangerous?"

"No, it's okay." Kong Zhi said, "I didn't see too many dangers at high altitudes."

"Then are the dangers in the details, such as a lot of snakes and insects?" Xia Lunong felt the goose bumps on her arms coming up again.

Yan Xinian was worried, so he and Xia Huoqu personally took them to fetch water.

In order to avoid running too many times, everyone carried a bucket of water.

The direction of four o'clock that Kong Zhi mentioned was very close, but the situation was not so good when they ran over.

Not only was the well mouth full of weeds, but when the weeds were dug away, the water inside also exuded a faint rotten smell, which did not smell like running water.

Yan Xinian glanced at it with regret, "For safety's sake, let's go to the next well."

No one objected.

It was unsafe to use water in the wild, and it was easy to cause mass poisoning such as diarrhea.

Once poisoned, even with Dr. Ou, they would be in great trouble.

Several people carried buckets and struggled to avoid various mutated or non-mutated plants on the road, heading for the well at eleven o'clock.

The condition of this well was better, without the stale smell, but

Yan Xinian tilted the bucket slightly and checked the inside of the bucket in the sunlight of the setting sun. "Are there a lot of algae in here?"

Xia Huoqu broke his luck and said, "Yes."

"How come?" Yan Xinian asked Kong Zhi, "Have you found a third well?" "

Not yet. If necessary, I can fly to the sky to have a look." Kong Zhi asked, "Do you want to fly?"

Xia Huoqu said, "You have already checked carefully. You didn't find any other wells just now. The probability of finding another one is also very small. Let's pump the water back first and try it with the water purification equipment. If it doesn't work, we can find another water."

Everyone agreed to this proposal.

Several people brought up the water and pumped six buckets of water in one breath.

Xia Lunong looked at the water in his bucket, and suddenly an idea came to his mind.

He reached into the bucket.

Xia Huoqu saw his action and nervously grabbed his hand, "What?"

Xia Lunong paused and asked, "Brother, do you think my ability can be used in reverse, such as killing plants?"