"Tuka, stop first." After Losi finished speaking, Tuka automatically gave up his place.
"The wind is blowing downwards. This is similar to itching powder, but we're not sure if it will work." Losi said to the wind-powered user next to her, but everyone here heard her.
No one objected. Although itching powder sounds ridiculous, there was no other way, so it was worth a try.
As Losi dropped the powder, the wind ability user stretched out his hand, and a gale suddenly rose from the ground in the originally calm space, blowing his sleeves up. The sound of the wind blowing through the hole in the ground was like the howling of ghosts and wolves.
The powder vanished instantly, carried by the wind deep underground.
Everyone looked at the cave with slight tension, and Losi's ears were also perked up.
Silence, no reaction.
Everyone was disappointed; it seemed things weren't going well.
However, Losi listened intently to the sound; others couldn't hear from that far, but she could.
Sizzle—
I've got it! It's the sound of a mutated earthworm rubbing its burrow because it can't stand it anymore. The sesame powder will work on it!
But will they come out?
Losi was somewhat doubtful, but unfortunately, she only had this much powder left.
The people on the ground didn't notice the strange noise, but they didn't dare to relax. Everyone stared at the ground with high tension.
The mutated earthworms could attack at any time, and these burrows are proof of that.
If it weren't for their excellent teamwork, they probably would have lost many teammates.
The wind ability user blew for half a minute, then stopped, thinking it was enough, and since there was no reaction.
Losi pulled out her rifle, and a mutated earthworm came up. It was so itchy that it kept rubbing against its burrow and accidentally crushed many other mutated ants that were also hiding in the ground.
The mutated ants weren't without temper; some even bit the mutated earthworm. Faced with the mutated ants' sharp mandibles, the soft-fleshed earthworm was like a fish on a chopping board, completely at their mercy.
The burst of flavor in one bite is simply breathtaking.
The mutated earthworms are very resilient and can survive even when broken into several pieces. Therefore, they do not hesitate to use their evolved sharp horns to attack when betrayed by their allies.
Each tap produces a crisp sound, just like a skewer of grilled meat.
The mutated earthworm, itching terribly, kept scurrying between holes in its burrow. The mutated ant was forced to come out, squeezed out of its burrow.
The people on the ground were overjoyed; it had actually worked!
No one dared to delay and immediately took action.
Losi also took out a rifle and fired; their defenses weren't high, and ordinary rifles could penetrate them.
Gunshots and various elemental sounds filled the air. Because the mutated ants were not grouped together, the humans were absolutely crushed by their individual strength.
Nearly a thousand mutated ants were killed in one go, a remarkable achievement.
Unfortunately, as the mutated earthworms developed a greater tolerance to the lysimachia powder, the area gradually quieted down, and the ants stopped coming out.
Judging from the sounds inside, there were nearly ten thousand mutated ants. Two mutated earthworms underground had died in the chaos and were being devoured by the mutated ants.
Losy glanced at Nicole, who immediately understood and controlled the vines on the ground to enter the cave.
At first, quite a few mutated ants were indeed dragged out, but after it was discovered that these plants were controlled by humans, the ants became ruthless and bit them off in one go.
Although Nicole can control plant regeneration, it is extremely energy-consuming. Given that the mutated ants have noticed, it's no longer suitable to continue.
Nicole stopped and replaced her with Jiu Nai.
She controlled her metal spikes very well, and many mutated ants swarmed up from them.
However, the metal spikes inside the mutated earthworm's body couldn't move at all.
Sweat beaded on her forehead: "No, it's too far away, and the soil is a barrier. My control is weakened, and I can't move the mutated earthworm. Besides, some of the metal spikes are being bitten by ants."
Lossie: "We'll take it back if we can."
Kuna's ability couldn't be maintained for long; she eventually ran out of energy and only retrieved half the metal spikes she had before.
Nicole's record: 168 mutated ants. Kunai's record: 151 mutated ants.
It's not a lot, but it's quite good that they managed to do all of this in such a short time.
The current time is 8:40.
There are still 20 minutes until the radiation rises, and the nearest shelter is about 10 minutes away.
The second-year students all looked at Lu Yuan, while Nicole and the others looked at Luo Xi.
Lu Yuan glanced at the ground: "Let's retreat first. Tianyan will stay here and keep watch."
Then, in the regional communications, it said: "Areas 2 and 3, create burning lines to block the mutated creatures from advancing. Once completed, proceed to the nearest shelter immediately."
Area 2: "Received."
Area 3: "The trees here have been completely devoured by the mutated locusts, making it difficult to form a fire line. Over."
Lu Yuan: "After completing the burning line in area two, take the excess trees to area three. Over."
Areas 2 and 3: "Received."
After saying that, Lu Yuan looked at everyone and said, "Throw all the grenades in, and then go to the shelter."
It's too far from Zone 3, and they don't have enough time to go back and forth, so they have to ask Zone 2 for help. They also have to keep an eye on the mutated creatures here to prevent them from getting close to the safe zone.
Without question, everyone pulled out their grenades and threw them inside.
In an instant, the explosion kicked up clouds of yellow sand, and the surface opening was buried again.
However, everyone knows that it won't be long before the mutated earthworms dig countless new holes again.
But the radiation is about to rise, and hopefully the grenade deterrence will keep them quiet for a while longer.
...
Inside the shelter.
Everyone took out food to replenish their energy.
"Does anyone have any good ideas?" Lu Yuan felt that continuing to delay like this was not a solution.
"Blow them up? Or should we just bring in a large quantity of explosives from the safe zone?" one of them said.
Lu Yuan had also considered this method: "It is indeed effective against mutated earthworms and ants, but locusts can fly and are relatively scattered, so the effect may not be good."
"If we could find the queen ant, we could take care of the ants quickly, and then we could free up our hands to help with the other two."
"Yes, but we haven't even seen the queen ant since yesterday."
"How about we ask the school for a few more teams? More people will definitely allow us to complete this mission faster."
Lu Yuan knew everything they were saying, but the school's assessment for this mission only required the current number of people to complete.
She wouldn't want to seek reinforcements unless absolutely necessary.
We can't even fight against the C and D level mutated creatures in the inner ring now. How will we be able to go to the real battlefield next year, where there are even more and more powerful mutated creatures?
If they can't even handle 100,000 mutated locusts today, how can they possibly deal with a million mutated locusts?
Ultimately, I'm still not strong enough, but the gene-modifying drug I was injected with before hasn't expired yet, so I can't get a second injection.
However, things are really deadlocked now. Perhaps it would be better to bring in a large amount of explosives from the school. Once the earthworms here are dealt with, I can go help areas two and three.
Lu Yuan looked at the junior students who hadn't spoken yet: "Junior Sister Luo Xi, what are your thoughts?"
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