Chapter 283 There are spies on the mountain
Li Heng was assigned to the watchtower 400 meters away, along with Yuan Xiaoni and Zhang Heng.
Zhang Heng brought his family member Chen Juanjuan, and the two lived in the same room.
"Are these weapons made by them? They are so powerful!" Zhang Heng touched and looked around, and was curious about everything.
Chen Juanjuan's expression was even more exaggerated than his. There was no harm without comparison.
She saw with her own eyes that this watchtower was built in one day, which made her more obsessed with people with super powers and more eager to get the super power activation potion.
Moreover, the male psychic who was guarding the watchtower with them was very outstanding. She had never seen such a man before. He had powerful psychics and was also handsome.
Compared with the ordinary Zhang Heng, she suddenly felt a little unwilling.
Before the end of the world, with her family background and looks, what kind of boyfriends had she not had?
The more I think about it, the more I feel that Zhang Heng is not worthy of me.
She never thought that if it weren't for Zhang Heng's care along the way, she would not be alive today. She was just blinded by these superficial things, and with the comparison around her, she wanted to get better.
"This is the first time we meet. I'll go to the cafeteria to get lunch today. I happen to have some fruits stored here. We can chat and get to know each other and have lunch together?" Yuan Xiaoni suggested.
Zhang Heng had no objection.
He already had Chen Juanjuan as a burden, and last night the two of them took the initiative to send them some food. It can be said that they are very nice people.
Putting himself in other people's shoes, Zhang Heng works very seriously.
Chen Juanjuan would also help with some odd jobs, such as chopping firewood when she had nothing to do.
This made her even more unwilling to accept it, and her dissatisfaction with Zhang Heng grew stronger and stronger, but she did not show it. In front of others, the two of them were still as close as ever.
Yuan Xiaoni specially ordered some extra food at noon and bought a separate portion for Chen Juanjuan. She did not tell them about this, but just felt that since everyone lived together, it was only natural for them to consider each other in these little things. Besides, now that their living conditions were better, she was not short of these crystal cores.
At the dining table, even though this was not the first time they had seen such a sumptuous lunch, Zhang Heng and Chen Juanjuan couldn't help swallowing their saliva.
They hadn't eaten such fresh food for a long time.
"Ajuan and I are so lucky to join you. I don't know what to say. Let me toast you with an apple instead of wine!" Zhang Heng said with great emotion.
"You're welcome. We will all live together in the future. Besides, your special ability is very practical and can help us a lot." Li Heng said indifferently.
Chen Juanjuan lowered her head and wiped her tears. "It's great to meet you."
Yuan Xiaoni looked at her crying with a strange expression. In fact, she had felt it a little since they first met this morning, but she thought she was overthinking it before. But now that she had met her in person, she always felt that Chen Juanjuan's behavior was a little strange.
It seems like deliberate flattery.
Yuan Xiaoni lived in the garbage area of Xilin Base for a long time and met all kinds of people.
She was now certain that the woman's expression when she looked at Li Heng was not right, and she had a purpose.
She had seen this kind of look in many people who had fallen into depravity after the end of the world.
She frowned and didn't say much, but mentioned it to Li Heng after dinner.
The other party doesn't care much. To him, except for the people he cares about, everyone else is insignificant.
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As houses were built one after another on the mountain, people's lives gradually returned to normal, and the stone mountain was filled with the breath of everyday life.
All people who build houses on the mountain build them close to the cliff, where they can see the scenery below the mountain, and they are close to the edge, making it convenient to hide and escape in case of danger.
Many mutant animals in the mountains are very unfriendly to these neighbors and have a strong sense of territory.
When outsiders build houses on their land, they think that the houses belong to them.
Therefore, it is common to see various mutant animals running around between the built houses.
These animals do not hurt people and occasionally bring some fruits as gifts. In their eyes, these humans who intrude into their territory are like toys in their boring lives.
"These monkeys helped me light a fire yesterday. I gave them some diamonds, and they treasured them very much."
"Me too. Mutated rabbits have been visiting us these past two days. They stole my carrots, but they brought me a lot of fresh wild strawberries."
"My second daughter really likes that mutant husky. Yesterday, she took the dog out for a ride and came back with a big watermelon, saying that the husky treated her to it."
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Many people originally had a fear of mutant animals, but they didn't expect them to be so easy to get along with, have high IQs, know how to barter, and can help take care of children.
So everyone got used to the presence of these animals in their lives.
But they didn't think that these mutant animals were just treating them as toys.
Luo Yunjin learned the news because a lot of furry creatures appeared at the foot of the mountain recently.
Chen Yueliang is also a hidden plush lover. She can't stand seeing those animals acting cute.
In addition, there are already many fruits in the orchard, and many of them that cannot be picked will fall to the ground and become nutrients for the soil.
So there are often mutant animals coming to her to act cute and ask for fruits and vegetables to eat.
It's just that this chance has become more frequent recently.
"I saw that Psyduck give the cherries you gave to a little girl, and then exchanged them for a ruby necklace. It even secretly put it on its right paw." Duan Ya took a deep breath, with an expression of disbelief on his face.
Chen Yueliang was very curious. She knew that these mutant animals had high IQs and she wanted to see how cute those beautiful furry creatures looked.
Within two days, everyone noticed it.
The mutant husky wore a green hat on its head and jumped on the steps.
The mutant Corgi was wearing a yellow short coat and foraging in the grass with a group of little yellow ducks.
The mutant gray rabbit is dressed in gold and silver, and shakes its short tail in the mountains to show off its beauty.
The survivors who traded supplies were full of hope for life, and they exchanged all the personal belongings piled up in their homes.
In the last days, food is much more precious than those jewelry.
As the quality of life of the survivors on Stone Mountain improves, the psychics living in the surrounding mountains can no longer sit still. They go to Stone Mountain every day to see if there are any latest recruitment notices.
Zhou Lan has been working in the cafeteria these days. She has quite a few abilities, but she prefers to stay in the kitchen. The most important thing is that accommodation and three meals a day are provided here.
She had suffered a lot when she lived in a small town near Haicheng. She worked in the mountains and occasionally saved some supplies to give to her teammates who lived on the dirt hill next door. They were not selected to live in the stone mountain and could only rent a dirt hill.
There are no zombies or parasites here, and people live in harmony. They are all satisfied with the current situation.
Ten days passed peacefully like this.
During this period, Luo Yunjin also successfully advanced to the initial stage of the eighth level and activated the seventh-level special crop - the Bigu Fruit, which looks similar to the water chestnut. Eating one can keep you full for three days.
This crop is perfect for carrying when you're out on a mission.
But she didn't expect to use it so soon.
On that day, the rain was mixed with hail. In the conference hall halfway up the mountain, all the screens turned blue, and all the monitoring equipment and electronic information were interfered with by some strange signal and could not be used.
At the foot of the mountain, Xuan Hongyan and Mo Liancai came back, towing a truck full of various weapons behind their car.
As they were about to unload the cargo, they saw a tentacle pierce through the roof of the truck and a huge parasite crawled out.
Xuan Hongyan was shocked.
Mo Lian quickly led his men to retreat.
The parasite raised its head and howled loudly, and the sound waves soon interfered with the signals of all electronic equipment on the stone mountain.
Its saliva corroded the entire truck, and the supplies inside were in great danger.
Xuan Hongyan almost fainted. Those were the things they had worked so hard to dig for a month, and they were gone just like that.
"There must be parasite eggs mixed in the carriage. It's okay. There are still many in the mine. You can go get more." Mo Lian comforted.
"But, this monster was obviously brought back by us." Xuan Hongyan blamed herself extremely.
The giant parasite kept twisting its body.
All the psychics on the mountain came down with weapons, and when they saw such a big worm, they were a little panicked and timid.
Zhong Lingmei and her friends had encountered insects that were slightly larger than this one before, so they were not too scared. But when she used her vision-enhancing ability to see the insect's head and face clearly, her fingers were shaking.
Under magnified vision, the parasite was covered with eyes that were blinking, which looked very strange.
It slid out of the battered van.
Most people were afraid of these slippery, long creatures, so they used their special powers and tried to use offensive powers to deal with these insects as much as possible.
After trying it, we concluded that it is afraid of fire.
So a group of fire-type mutants started to set fire to roast the insects.
A pungent smell of plastic came.
The burnt smoke was a strange pink color, and it was obvious that it was not a good thing.
Sure enough, it wasn't long before everyone who inhaled the smoke began to feel drowsy.
Many people can no longer even use their supernatural powers.
Several healing ability users became very busy, and they all covered their mouths and noses.
I didn't expect that this parasite was poisonous.
After the flames burned it to ashes, the pink smoke became more and more, mixed with the rain, and everyone was affected.
They found that their super powers seemed to be stuck, their brains were aching, and they were almost unable to use their super powers.
Luo Yunjin ate a recovery fruit, and since Lin Xi had been covering his mouth and nose, he was not greatly affected.
She is now an eighth-level mutant and can grow ten recovery fruits at a time.
Quickly distribute it to everyone around you.
"This worm definitely didn't come out of the mine. When did it get into the carriage?" Mo Lian looked worried.
Xuan Hongyan was also feeling very upset. The destruction of supplies was a small matter. The key point was that so many people had been harmed by the insects.
If it weren't for Luo Yunjin's recovery fruit, they might all have died.
"I think this is a conspiracy. Did you encounter anything special on the way back? This parasite seems to be targeting us deliberately. Its roar can destroy our electronic equipment, and the toxins in its body can make all psychics temporarily lose their abilities." Xiao Choujue's IQ suddenly came online.
Xuan Hongyan shook her head. They had a smooth journey except for encountering a few waves of zombies which delayed them. However, they easily dealt with those zombies and thus saved a lot of crystal cores.
Luo Yunjin also felt that this was done deliberately by someone with ulterior motives.
"Everyone go back. We will activate the electric fence for protection of the entire mountain. You all need to pay attention to safety. When you have nothing to do, you should work hard to improve your abilities. Don't panic when you encounter danger." Luo Yunjin said in a deep voice, asking everyone to do their duties.
Qi Chi was busy repairing the machines on the mountain. Fortunately, most of the equipment had been redesigned and modified by him, and all of them were converted to crystal cores as energy. The previous strong sound waves only caused the machines to short-circuit temporarily.
However, this also happened to discover vulnerabilities in the home equipment.
Because of concerns that someone was doing this intentionally, a member of the Rose Team was stationed on each of the four watchtowers.
At the 400-meter-high watchtower, Chen Juanjuan stood cautiously behind the door, listening to the conversation between several people.
The person stationed in this watchtower is Duan Ya, an eighth-level advanced sand-type mutant.
When she learned about his ability level, Chen Juanjuan was amazed.
The eighteen psychics on the top of the mountain all have psychics above level eight.
With such a strong man around, she was not worried about any danger at all.
However, she had to prepare for her plan. Even if she didn't consider anything else, having superpowers at least gave her the ability to protect herself.
Thinking of what that person said to her, Chen Juanjuan showed excitement on her face.
Anyway, they are so strong that they can deal with the danger quickly.
Chen Juanjuan secretly buried a bag of black insect eggs in the forest outside the watchtower.
As soon as the eggs encountered the soil here, they grew rapidly and soon became the size of earthworms. They burrowed into the nearby lush trees, and soon the trees withered, while the parasites continued to grow.
When Duan Ya walked out of the watchtower, he saw insects entangled on books not far away. There were at least dozens of them.
Parasites of various colors are tightly wrapped around the tree.
This place is close to the top of the mountain and is the place with the most trees and mutant animals.
"How could there be so many bugs?" Zhang Heng's face showed a look of horror.
He had seen the parasites on zombies and knew how powerful and dangerous they were.
"Someone must have brought the parasite eggs to the mountain! Li Heng, quickly notify the other psychics. Xiao Ni and Zhang Heng, follow me to clean up these parasites. They are afraid of fire!" Duan Ya quickly assigned the tasks.
Chen Juanjuan in the corner had a look of excitement in her eyes.
Her small action caused these people with special abilities to lose their composure.
Yuan Xiaoni turned around and gave her a suspicious look.
The appearance of a large number of parasites on the mountain has caused many people with special abilities to worry.
There are abundant resources on the rocky mountain, and these parasites reproduce very quickly.
Soon there were many people with special abilities burning trees on the mountain.
But strangely, parasites have only appeared in the area between the top of the mountain and halfway up the mountain.
Apparently, the source of the parasite is also here.
"Someone brought the parasites in on purpose!" Luo Yunjin said with a cold face.
The trees on the mountain were all grown by her with great difficulty using her supernatural powers, but now they were destroyed by those insects, and many mutant animals were also affected by the disaster.
Lin Xi directly installed a lot of electric fences in this area and drove all the mutant animals into the clean woods.
Fortunately, they dealt with it in time and prevented these insects from invading more places.
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