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Chapter 669: Chapter 669 Where Did the First Batch of Team Members Go
"San Jin, brother, don’t go any further, I need to ensure your safety. If that Mysterious Fire Fan waves a few more times, you’ll be burned," Lin Xiuyuan swiftly grabbed Xiang Sanjin, who seemed to be entranced, and said.
"Mysterious Fire Fan? Is that the legendary Banana Leaf Fan?"
Guan Shouzhong remembered Princess Iron Fan from Journey to the West.
"Heh heh, my fan is much better looking than that Banana Leaf Fan, right? Although the function is about the same, they call this one the Mysterious Fire Fan,"
Nie Qing felt that the name Mysterious Fire Fan sounded better.
"I think this world has become quite magical,"
Tian Yongyi said.
While they spoke, the entire deep pit, which had been ignited by the coordination of Lu Hao and Su Jin, filled with increasingly faint groans, giving those standing above and Guan Shouzhong’s group the exhilarating sensation of having wiped out over twenty thousand zombies in one go.
10 minutes later, Qiqi finally spoke, "It’s fine now, there are none alive."
Lu Hao breathed a sigh of relief and withdrew his continuously active special ability; the Special Ability Fire in the pit instantly extinguished.
"Captain Lu, your fire element ability seems different from others’?"
Xiang Sanjin had also noticed this. Aren’t all fire element abilities about launching fire? How come Captain Lu’s seemed to be controllable in strength and could even be extinguished at any moment?
"Hmm, a talented gift,"
Lu Hao didn’t elaborate much, but Xiang Sanjin and the others felt this was the best explanation. Their Captain Lu was indeed unique!
Su Jin and the family couldn’t help but smile; these people truly believed everything Lu Hao said unconditionally.
"Alright, we can go pick up the Crystal Cores now, no need to dig,"
Lin Tianhui said excitedly. The remains of the zombies burned by Lu Hao were just ashes; there was no need to dig for Crystal Cores.
"No need to pick them up, I can handle it,"
Su Jin, acting on her thoughts, wove wooden vines into a large vine net, which she slowly lifted from the bottom of the pit. Controlled by Su Jin, the vine net swayed back and forth, sifting through the ashes to leave only the bright, varying-sized Crystal Cores on the net.
"So convenient, Sister Xiao Jin,"
Mao Qiqi clapped happily, as Sister Xiao Jin managed to collect so many Crystal Cores with just one move.
"Auntie, sorry for the trouble,"
Su Jin said with a smile to Huang Yunxiang.
"Oh yes, right, I was totally mesmerized,"
Huang Yunxiang slapped her forehead. She had seen twenty to thirty thousand Crystal Cores before, but never had she seen so many picked up at once.
At that moment, the large net was already gathered up, hanging mid-air, supported by a thick vine, as Huang Yunxiang began to deploy her water element abilities to thoroughly wash it from all angles without missing any spot.
"Uncle, how long will it take to fill up the pit ahead?"
Lu Hao asked. He had just inquired with Guan Shouzhong; this road was the necessary path, and if they didn’t go this way, there was no other route to take.
"If I use my abilities to fill it, I’m afraid it will take at least half a day, but as you’ve seen, the stones and soil excavated from this pit are also piled up around, so I just need to move them back in using my ability, which won’t take much time,"
Lin Cheng said as he had already started moving the surrounding stones and soil back into the pit. Even if some soil was missing, he could create it with his special ability.
Seeing that the family was busy, Lu Hao remembered something and asked Guan Shouzhong, "You said you sent three groups to look for supplies? Did all three groups drive the same kind of car?"
"Yes, Captain Lu, whenever our base guards go out on a mission, we always provide the same kind of vehicle,"
Guan Shouzhong recalled.
"Hmm, and do you still remember who was in the first group?"
Lu Hao asked.
"Captain Lu, what do you mean?"
Faced with Lu Hao’s question, Xiang Sanjin also thought of a possibility.
Indeed, there were only two such vehicles in that trap, which means that perhaps the trap wasn’t there when the first group of people arrived, or the first group never reached this place and perished on the way. However, the latter possibility is slim given their well-equipped vehicles and their local knowledge; it’s unlikely they would have encountered danger midway.
"Zhang Pingping."
Guan Shouzhong suddenly remembered this team member.
"Zhang Pingping is an Ice-Element Ability User!"
Xiang Sanjin also realized and simultaneously looked toward the cement on the right...
Could it be what they were thinking?
"This is just my guess; no need to panic, let’s see when we get there,"
Seeing the expressions on their faces, Lu Hao couldn’t bear to say anything more, since they were all going to the warehouse scene to check it out anyway.
It took Lin Cheng about half an hour to somewhat level the deep pit, but the road ahead was still much more pitted and uneven.
"Let me do it."
Su Jin, feeling the Wood Element ability filled by the Man-eating Flower almost overflowing within her, realized Xiao Cui had consumed a lot. She needed to use her Wood Element ability more extensively.
Lin Cheng also guessed Su Jin’s situation and voluntarily stepped aside.
One could see brown wooden stakes springing from the soil in the deep pit, closely connecting together, slowly forming a flat and sturdy, yet attractive, road surface.
"Let’s go, start the car."
Lin Xiuyuan headed toward the direction of the car. Fortunately, it seemed like all the nearby zombies had fallen into that deep pit. They had been standing there for so long, and no other zombies had approached.
After they dealt with this trap, the road ahead became much easier to travel on, and the last thing Guan Shouzhong wanted to see was a car quietly parked at the warehouse door, the very car driven by the first group of people.
The warehouse was surrounded by some wire fences, seemingly added later by people, and these fences did not appear to be damaged, indicating that it was very likely there were still people inside the warehouse.
"There’s no one there, not even a zombie,"
Mao Qiqi confirmed.
The family looked at each other, only considering two possibilities: zombie animals or mutated plants. However, the warehouse was completely surrounded by smooth cement stone walls and flat cement roads, which didn’t seem like places where mutated plants would be found.
It was very likely something related to zombie animals.
"Everyone, be very careful where you step,"
Su Jin warned. Their enemies weren’t limited to zombies.
Lu Hao then picked up Su Jin in his arms, feeling that she would be safer in his embrace. He couldn’t trust allowing her to walk in danger in her current condition.
Tian Yongyi looked at the two of them in surprise. He remembered how fierce Sister-in-law used to be.
"Don’t ask, my sister is pregnant,"
Lin Xiuyuan whispered among the three, as if explaining why Su Jin wasn’t acting like her usual tough self throughout the journey.
"My goodness... is it Captain Lu’s child?"
Tian Yongyi couldn’t help but exclaim. Captain Lu was going to have a baby?
Tian Yongyi’s voice was not low, but he quickly received a glare sharp enough to pierce through him. Guan Shouzhong hurriedly kicked Tian Yongyi’s leg, "What are you saying, kid? If it’s not Captain Lu’s child, could it possibly be yours?"
"..."
Xiang Sanjin covered his face; he felt Captain Lu might be even angrier now, what should they do?
