Chapter 338 Replenishing Energy
Lan Jin's eyes rolled, and he immediately thought of a solution. There is nothing in this world that is not afraid of fire. No matter whether it is mutated or not, as long as it is burned, its original form will be revealed.
She immediately set her sights on Lao Gao and said, "Lao Gao, set fire to them. Burn the ground beneath them, the surrounding vines. Burn them all. Use the biggest fire you can."
Lao Gao instantly understood Lan Jin's idea, and immediately used his supernatural power to burn towards the feet of these people. Then he used his other hand to use his supernatural power to burn towards the mutated trees around him.
Lao Gao's hands moved around, and although he didn't burn in one place, his superpowers were strong, and Lan Jin asked him to use his strongest superpower. Almost at the moment the flames burst out, these mutated plants seemed to sense something and all leaned back to avoid the superpower fire in Lao Gao's hands.
What restrained the teammates who had no special powers were the mutant vines that could hide their own vines.
But at this moment, it seems more appropriate to call it an invisible vine with invisibility skills.
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After feeling the heat, these vines couldn't help but reveal their original forms.
Everyone was horrified and turned their gazes towards Lan Jin. Although no one spoke, the look in their eyes clearly said, "How can you be so smart? You can guess this? And even know how to control yourself?"
After the vines revealed their true form, Lao Gao concentrated his firepower on the ground under the team members' feet and continued to burn them. After burning for a long time, these mutated vines finally couldn't bear it anymore, loosened their vines, left the legs of these teammates, and then quickly left their surroundings.
As soon as these vines left, the team members all felt relieved.
After these vines left here, Shen Zhiyan couldn't help but ask: "Lan Jin, how did you know that there were invisible vines wrapped around our legs? And even though it has been wrapped around us, strangely enough, I didn't feel anything at all. And after being entangled by it, my pants didn't get deformed. It's so strange."
Anything, when entangled by something else, will take on a certain shape. However, their legs were completely entangled from the bottom up by invisible vines, while the pants they wore outside hadn't changed shape at all. This was why they hadn't noticed.
Lan Jin certainly couldn't explain this.
But why did she let Lao Gao burn it? Her explanation was simple: "There's nothing in this world that's immune to fire. If it's not, it's probably because the fire isn't strong enough. So I wanted Lao Gao to try burning it. Isn't that what we've found?"
Hearing this conclusion, everyone's mouths twitched, and as for Lan Jin, they really had nothing to say for a moment.
But Lan Jin's actions were nothing new to her teammates and Captain Zhang.
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In short, the problem has been solved, and the next step is to hurry up and get on the road.
Since there were no attacks from mutant creatures, the second section of the journey was completed in just two hours.
After Captain Zhang marked the new map again, Lan Jin said, "Captain Zhang, it seems there are no mutants here. Should we rest here for a while?"
Captain Zhang frowned. "I'd like to rest, too, but just because you didn't see any mutants doesn't mean there aren't other dangers. If those invisible vines come back and take us away while we're resting, no one would know. My advice is to not rest and just walk to the end."
Zhou Zhiye retorted at this moment: "Captain Zhang, there's nothing wrong with your idea, but the problem is that if we don't rest now, we don't know what we'll encounter next. Can we hold on after we find the finish line?"
Captain Zhang choked and said nothing, obviously thinking that what Zhou Zhiye said made sense.
"It's not that I don't understand what you said, it's just..."
Before Captain Zhang could finish his words, Lao Gao threw down his bag and sat down on the ground. He said, "It's not like we need to rest for long. Let's sit down and drink some water and eat something. We've already walked two-thirds of the way through the new map, but this two-thirds has already taken us five hours. Let's not even talk about what awaits us at the end. Even on an empty stomach like this, I don't think I can make it to the end."
Almost at the moment when Lao Gao finished speaking, the three people from the professor team also sat down.
There is no other reason, these ordinary people really need to replenish their energy.
Then, the four people sitting on the ground opened their backpacks, ignored everyone around them, took water and food and started eating.
Although the edible food was still compressed biscuits, the milky aroma in the compressed biscuits instantly tempted everyone around to stop moving.
Then--
Everyone who originally wanted to rest sat down naturally to replenish their energy and water.
Speaking of water, they didn't bring much when they came up, but they had a water-related ability user, so even if the water in the bag was finished, it was okay, Huang Jinghe would automatically refill their cups.
After refilling everyone's water cups, Huang Jinghe seemed to feel a sense of accomplishment and said, "I've never felt so important before."
Lao Gao quipped, “No, you have always been important.”
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Although everyone stayed where they were to replenish their energy, they remained vigilant and alert. After they had almost filled their stomachs, Captain Zhang asked, "We've rested for quite a while. Can we leave now?"
As Lao Gao packed his backpack, he said, "It's OK, but it would be even better if the food was better."
Captain Zhang smiled speechlessly and said, "What's the matter? What do you want to eat? There aren't many animals in this dense forest, but there are plenty. If you really want to eat something, go catch one and roast it for yourself."
The thought of the mutant creatures here made Lao Gao instantly nauseous. "I'm just sitting down to eat a cookie. Do you have to disgust me like that? Are the mutant creatures here edible?"
"Why can't we eat it? No matter how strange it looks, it is still an animal. This is the fundamental principle that cannot be shaken." Captain Zhang said again.
However, this made Lao Gao even more disgusted. "Alright, stop talking. Can't I just be wrong?"
After a burst of laughter, everyone embarked on their final journey.
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This section of road is very different from the previous sections.
There are no mutated creatures here, and naturally no mutated vines. It is as quiet as death. Every step inside feels like standing on the edge of an abyss, and the whole body shivers.
But what kind of weather is it now? It's over 70 degrees. How is it possible to shiver?
(End of this chapter)
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