Chapter 179
At almost the same time, both sides moved like lightning. Of course, the difference was that one side was human, while the other was a group of mutated animals several times their number.
The little light ball popped out, extending two faintly glowing little claws. It rolled up the mint and stuffed it into He Qing’s mouth. After all, that’s what Song Xun had told the creature to do before she left.
Just feed it to He Qing directly. Although the effect wouldn’t be very good, there was no other way. There were no other options now.
This would at least suppress most of the poison. It couldn’t be cured, but at least it wouldn’t kill her immediately. As for a complete detoxification, that would have to wait until they got back.
And so, as the medicinal properties of the mint took effect, He Qing felt an indescribable coolness spread from her stomach. The cool, refreshing feeling made He Qing very uncomfortable, but it had to be said, all things in the world are born to generate and restrain each other, and the poison of the killer red ant was thus suppressed.
Although the weakness caused by the loss of blood and her wounds could not be repaired, at least the symptoms of her lost sense of smell and the restoration of her vision were a certainty.
And so, He Qing raised her eyes, and as her vision focused, what she saw was Song Ye’s figure in the firelight, just as she remembered.
Strong, and reassuring.
Song Ye could easily kill the mutated tiger and several other mutated animals, and she could also grab the beast-controlling ability user’s fragile neck and squeeze it hard.
The flame bear struck, and the consistently strong military boxing was like an iron hammer, smashing down on the man.
Bang!
The male Beta was smashed to the ground. He felt a dull pain in his chest, blood rushed up, and his mouth immediately filled with the smell of blood, which he then swallowed down.
Blood flowed down his neck, with a wet, bloody smell.
He Qing happened to open her eyes at this moment.
Her vision went from blurry to faintly visible, and what she saw was this scene.
In the darkness, a fire was lit. Song Ye straightened her blood-stained body, her back slightly bent, and she leaned forward. He Qing could see her expressionless side profile, her features striking and sharp. Although she couldn’t see any obvious change in expression, she could directly feel an icy, cold anger.
Suddenly, a figure shot out from the darkness, pouncing at Song Ye from behind. He Qing didn’t see it, but she still sensed it a beat too late. Her hoarse, aching voice was as if it were blocked, unable to speak. She subconsciously held her breath, and also subconsciously, she was not so worried.
Sure enough, Song Ye’s reaction was faster.
The pouncing mutated wildcat, before it could even get close, suddenly felt a dizzying sensation, and then, the pain hit.
“Ahhhh!!”
It let out a painful scream.
“Tsk! So noisy…”
Song Ye’s shirt was stained with blood, and the series of battles had loosened her short hair, which had been tied tightly at the back of her head. The slightly raised arc had loosened a lot. Although it seemed to have a certain unkempt feel, under the blazing flames around her, it also seemed more oppressive.
She easily and mercilessly broke the mutated wildcat’s spine and neck. When the unique, sharp cry of the feline finally came to an abrupt halt, and the world became clear, Song Ye finally noticed the gaze that was fixed on her.
It was He Qing. She could open her eyes.
The situation had clearly improved. A look of joy appeared on Song Ye’s face, and under the firelight, even her eyes lit up. The coldness of her expressionless face also seemed to have weakened.
She stepped in her high boots and, crossing over the corpses and bloodstains of the mutated animals on the ground, she quickly came over. “A’Qing, how are you feeling now? Are you better? Don’t worry. Song Xun said it can be detoxified. I’ll take you back right away.”
Her words came in a string.
He Qing heard her, but she didn’t speak. She just opened her left eye and weakly tilted her head, her gaze focusing on the figure that was walking quickly towards her.
By the time Song Ye had walked in front of her, He Qing finally seemed to have gathered enough strength to move. She endured the pain and called her name.
“Song Ye?”
“Yes.”
He Qing let out a laugh. She didn’t laugh often; you could count the number of times on one hand. Her usually expressionless face was covered in wounds, and blood was dripping. And because her right eye, which had been scratched, couldn’t be opened, the curve of her lips was particularly unnatural.
But she was still smiling, just wanted to smile. “Your hair is all bloody.”
“?!” Song Ye.
She was taken aback for a moment and then touched her short hair, which was wet and sticky with blood. Some of the blood had even flowed down to her face. Paired with the bloody smell all over her, she looked particularly terrifying.
But her approaching footsteps paused, and her gaze was filled with an involuntary disbelief, and then a hint of helplessness. “You actually want to talk to me about this?”
Song Ye sighed. “Alright, I know I’m ugly like this.”
He Qing nodded. “Not ugly.”
As soon as her voice fell, she added another sentence. “Very handsome.”
Song Ye was immediately taken aback, her eyes instinctively shifting, and then she also started to laugh.
The two of them tacitly changed the subject.
“Let Little Light put you and him in the space first. There’s a situation at the base. I’ll go and see.”
Although Song Ye was angry that this male Beta had hurt He Qing so much, she was not so irrational. Hmm, at least He Qing was safe.
“Okay, you be careful.”
He Qing couldn’t help much. She was very self-aware.
“Then I’ll be troubling you, Little Light.”
“Okay, okay.”
The little light ball shook its very abstract, glowing claws. Even if it was the apocalypse, it hadn’t been in the human world for so many years for nothing.
It was a very smart and brave little light.
Base, inner perimeter, third district.
“…You’re not a wood-type, you’re a water-type ability user?!”
Of the three intruders, one was a strength-type ability user, one was a fire-type ability user, and one was a rare petrification-type ability user. Although their names were unknown, their clearly similar appearances revealed their identity as triplets.
Although they clearly had the upper hand at this moment, the three of them had stopped. Even Wei Ke, who had been beaten back, did not take the opportunity to pursue. His gaze was just fixed on Chang Wan, who was not in the battle.
“Aren’t you that… Wang Qingyao?”
Wang Qingyao!
Chang Wan’s action of wiping the blood from the corner of her lips paused, and her brow furrowed slightly. Under the light, she straightened up, a hint of confusion and a cold light in her eyes. “Why do you think I’m Wang Qingyao?”
“No, I should say, why do you know this name?”
The atmosphere instantly turned cold. The male Alpha who had let it slip finally reacted, but he didn’t explain. “Isn’t it because you’ve been muttering about growing some mint or something?”
He was very impatient. It was unclear if it was because he had mistaken the person or because he had said the wrong thing.
“Tsk! Since it’s not her, then you don’t need to meddle in other people’s business.”
Then he let out a very indignant, low curse and went up to throw a punch. A fierce gust of wind tore through the air with a “whoosh.”
Shi Tou was also a strength-type ability user. The few of them often sparred, so Wei Ke was quite familiar with the strength of this type of ability user.
A head-on clash was impossible.
Anyway, even if he fought, he wouldn’t win.
The level of these three was a very similar level four. To this day in the apocalypse, this was already a very good level.
Faced with the punch of the male Alpha, who knows which of the three brothers he was, Wei Ke didn’t dare to take it head-on. He looked up at the fist that was rapidly enlarging in his pupils, and as always, he dodged.
Dodge, dodge, dodge…
The strength of a spatial ability user was here. Even if Wei Ke’s spatial ability was only the lowest of this type, the convenience of space was still not something other ability users could compare with.
Fixed-point teleportation, with a fulcrum as the origin, with just a thought, you could jump back and forth between countless established points.
Unless it was a higher-level spatial or sealing-type ability user, otherwise, even a wind-type ability user who was good at speed would not be able to catch up.
The dimensions of speed and space were different from the very beginning.
You can’t catch up, you really can’t.
Although the fire-type ability user among the three brothers was the only one with a large-range ability, for one, he had not yet reached Song Ye’s level, and for another, Chang Wan’s same-level water-type ability was a natural counter to him.
Although the petrification-type ability user was a very rare type of ability, the drawback was also very obvious. If you didn’t make eye contact, you couldn’t be petrified. This type of ability sounded high and mighty, but in reality, until you reached a high level and could petrify everything with a wave of your hand, the drawback was still very big.
With Chang Wan and Wei Ke’s abilities, although they couldn’t win, it was enough to hold the three of them here, which was something to be proud of.
Ten minutes later, the reinforcements from the Ning Mountain base arrived.
“Don’t kill them. Capture them alive…”
Chang Wan and Wei Ke retreated from the battlefield. Although it had only been a mere seven minutes since the battle had started, the pressure on them had been considerable, so much so that their abilities had almost been exhausted.
The eight ability users who had come to support all rushed forward.
Seeing this, the three brothers’ faces all changed. No one had expected the reinforcements from Ning Mountain to arrive so quickly, so swiftly, as if they had been prepared for it.
Damn it! We’ve been tricked…
But by the time they had reacted to this, they couldn’t leave even if they wanted to. The petrification ability user was the first to be captured.
“Third brother!”
“Don’t worry about me! Big brother, second brother, you guys run…”
Hearing his shout, the other two brothers hesitated for a moment, remembering that not everyone could be captured. They gritted their teeth and wanted to break through again. Wei Ke, as the only earth-type ability user on the scene, took a breath and slammed his palms on the ground.
Thump thump thump!
The next second, countless sharp earth spikes shot out from the ground, each one exceptionally sharp, with a length of about half a meter. This was a force that could pierce a person into a hedgehog.
It forced the older and second brothers to dodge in a disheveled manner. With a flick of their hands, a wave of fireballs forced back the two attacking base ability users, and then they turned and ran.
Their eyes were filled with a thick resentment. Damn it, I’ll definitely kill you all.
But unfortunately, they were destined not to be able to fulfill this wish.
Outer perimeter, ninth district.
The prepared mint seeds were sprinkled around, and with a wood-type ability user, they instantly grew wildly. The unique fragrance of mint spread out, and the dozens of red ants that had appeared out of nowhere were forced back, screaming.
The base members didn’t know why the smell of mint was so fragrant and pleasant, but why this group of damn ants resisted it so much.
But it was a good thing it was like this. Otherwise, just these few insect tides would have caused a lot of casualties.
Ji Chao put the last mint leaf in his hand into the mouth of a base ability user. But before he could breathe a sigh of relief, the next moment, a cry of surprise rang out.
“Look! Are these snakes and insects separating?”
Everyone who could look up immediately looked over. Before, this group of snakes, insects, rats, and ants had been charging in one direction as if they were being controlled. Although it was also because the base members were blocking them from all sides, that couldn’t hide this fact.
But now, they had suddenly scattered as if they had no direction.
This was not good. And especially in this group of snakes, insects, rats, and ants, there were also killer red ants. If it were just ordinary mutated animals, it would be fine. After all, you couldn’t kill them all. But if these killer red ants were not completely killed, for the Ning Mountain base, they would always be a scourge.
But before the mint was delivered and grown, they didn’t dare to get close to these red ants. After all, even without getting close, it was hard to guard against them. In just ten minutes, twelve people had been poisoned. If it weren’t for the fact that the reinforcements had come quickly and in time, a few of them might not have been able to withstand the poison and would have died.
But with the mint and the confirmation that it was effective, that was a different story. Without the threat of the poison, the combat power of this group of red ants was really not very good. Their physical strength was not high, and even an ordinary person could crush them into a pulp with one foot.
And this time, with the mint, the red ants that had been so lively before didn’t dare to get close.
The situation was instantly reversed.
