Chapter 490 - 486: Surround and Kill 1
Chapter 490: Chapter 486: Surround and Kill 1
"I don’t want you!" Yu Tianfeng protested in a hushed whine.
Xie Ning, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, separated the two. "Stop fooling around. Hurry up and tell me more about your new discovery."
"Hehe, let me tell you, I really did discover a strange mutated plant."
"Ningning, do you remember that raw inhibitor herb we confiscated from Oasis Base?"
Xie Ning nodded. "After your research, didn’t you already create a more advanced inhibitor?"
Yu Tianfeng was truly a genius. He had already developed an inhibitor effective against Fourth-stage Superpower Users.
It had been distributed to the regular members of the Starfire Team earlier. Everyone was equipped with a dozen or so doses, so even if they were separated, they should have the means to protect themselves.
Yu Tianfeng pursed his lips and gave her a mysterious smile. "This mutated plant I found has a remarkably similar effect to that raw inhibitor herb."
"The inhibitor makes a Superpower User temporarily lose their superpower, right?"
"But this mutated plant can suppress the growth of a Superpower User’s superpower."
Gu Chen, listening from the side, couldn’t help but become interested. "Are you saying those beggar Superpower Users are so miserable because Gushang Base is growing mutated plants that inhibit the development of superpowers?"
Yu Tianfeng nodded with considerable certainty. "I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but I found this type of mutated plant all around the base."
"It looks a lot like a common weed, but it’s definitely a mutated grass."
"And look, only a small part of it is left after being gnawed on. So I have reason to suspect that this mutated plant is very likely the natural food for the mutated sand worms."
Hearing him say this, Lu Wei and the others couldn’t help but feel a chill run down their spines.
"Think about it. At first, we only had a major sandstorm, right? Only after that did we find several team members who had fainted from poisoning back at the base."
Xie Ning nodded. "So you’re saying the environment is continuously deteriorating, and the sandstorms are also getting worse."
"That’s exactly it." Yu Tianfeng’s expression grew serious. "The reason the sandstorms here at Gushang Base are more severe than where we were is likely because this mutated plant has promoted the growth of the mutated sand worms, ultimately leading to signs of a sand worm infestation."
"Then, how come we’ve been walking for so long and haven’t seen a single little sand worm?"
"Are you an idiot!" Song Kexin shot a look at Song Shijun, who had asked the question. "Don’t all these little sand worms love an energy source? They’re all attached to them, and they don’t want to come out."
Song Kexin pointed at the deathly pale Lang Xiaoye and the others behind her. Suddenly feeling they were quite pitiful, she quickly added comfortingly, "Don’t worry, we can definitely cure you."
"In that case, this situation needs to be reported to Jingji Base as soon as possible." Xie Ning glanced at Gu Chen. The latter nodded with a grave expression and turned to look at Lu Wei.
"I’ll report it immediately," Lu Wei said with a frown.
If Yu Tianfeng’s analysis was correct, then once these sandstorms escalated and the number of sand worms increased, the Capital would also be in danger.
"Post this message in the main group chat as well. Tell everyone to take full precautions. If anything happens, send a communication immediately. Don’t act recklessly."
Yu Tianfeng packed up his sample case, stood up, and said, "We’re more or less done here. Let’s go to the medical clinic now and see what we can salvage."
Xie Ning nodded.
Xia Yuanyi had already taken his people toward the medical clinic about ten minutes ago. It was time for them to follow and take a look.
Xie Ning sent a mental transmission to Cres. "Cut those few people off."
"Already done."
Xie Ning notified all members of Starfire and Team A through the Spirit Net. "Let me brief you all first. I just received word that the parasite source is a disgusting, tentacle-like thing. Prepare yourselves mentally."
"Those three Alien Species must be targeted and eliminated at the same time. We can’t let a single one escape."
"Yes!" everyone responded in the Spirit Net.
"Also, these things are highly aggressive. Regular team members, be careful and stand back."
"I will trap them with a barrier at the first opportunity."
"When the time comes, act on my command."
"Song Kexin, we’ll be counting on your Blue Fire to burn them. Yuan, you’ll provide support. We can’t let any slip through the cracks."
"I’ve already consulted with Little Spider. The parasite source must be burned to nothing. If even a trace of ash remains, it might regenerate."
Everyone’s expression tightened. They then all replied "Roger" in the Spirit Net.
"What about the other people from Team One? They don’t know the truth. Will they interfere?" Takayuki, a member of Team A, asked.
"That’s why we need Uncle Yong and Qiang to control them first. Nanxing is the key. Nanxing, you use quicksand first. Then Uncle Yong and Qiang will use an earth wall. In short, we have to restrain them to prevent them from causing trouble."
Little Zhu Nanxing called out crisply in the Spirit Net, "Okay, Big Sister, don’t worry! I’ll definitely trap them."
Zhu Yong and Team A member Huang Guoqiang also replied "Roger" in the Spirit Net.
Having settled on a plan, the group packed up and headed toward the medical clinic next door.
The main door of the medical clinic was ajar.
Cres did a mental scan and informed everyone it was clear. Only then did the group file inside.
Inside the main hall, tables and chairs were overturned, and there were numerous shattered skeletons lying about.
Xie Ning communicated privately with Cres using her spiritual power, "Did you block those Alien Species?"
"Of course." Cres’s arrogant and dissatisfied voice came through. "Do you take me for an idiot? Relax. I’m the master of my Spirit Net. If I don’t want someone in, they have absolutely no way in."
Xie Ning, exasperated, offered a word of praise. "Yes, yes, you’re the best. Check your spiritual mini-map. Where are they all now?"
Cres paused, his expression strange.
Xie Ning met his glance. "What’s wrong? You can’t see them anymore?"
"It’s not that I can’t see them. It’s that there are a lot of people on the second floor."
Yu Tianfeng had already run off to the side to check some useful instruments. Xie Ning quickly had Gu Chen follow him to provide protection.
She then turned and asked Cres, "Are they the Initial-stage Superpower Users that Huang Genmei mentioned?"
"I don’t think it’s just them." Cres counted on his mini-map. "There are thirty or forty people in the workroom upstairs."
Xie Ning was taken aback. "Oh? The Alien Species all went up too?"
"Yeah, looks like it. Let’s go up quickly." Cres gave a cursory scan. "There seems to be a cultivation room for mutated plants up there. This isn’t just a simple medical clinic."
"It must be a laboratory."
Xie Ning turned her head and called to Yu Tianfeng and the others, "Come quickly, we found something. We’re going upstairs."
The group hurried upstairs. Along the way, they could see some dried bloodstains, but other than that, there were only skeletons.
Xie Ning bounded up to the second-floor landing, taking the stairs two at a time. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of a shimmering green light flying toward her.
Gu Chen, extremely anxious, threw out a ball of lightning without hesitation. "Get over here!"