CHAPTER 248: CHAPTER 146: UNEXPECTED GAIN, MUTATED EGG, TRAIN STATION

Earlier, when she followed along to test the weapon’s power, Lin Feng felt she was somewhat unusual.

Estimated to have realized something, she had an awareness of joining the combat, wanting to strive to become stronger.

Lin Feng nodded in agreement.

So the Desert Wolf Source Crystal collection team still remained a group of six, except Lin Feng was replaced by Liu Qian.

As a result, their combat strength naturally plummeted.

"You all should be cautious at all times, especially when entering the pollution zone on both sides. Watch your step to avoid mistakenly entering the location of a pollution source."

Before setting off, Lin Feng reminded.

Now he no longer needed others for cover.

Chen Shanshan and Shen Yue returned to the team to get things done.

Without Lin Feng’s protection, everyone had to face the lurking dangers alone.

Chen Shanshan nodded emphatically; with Lin Feng not present, she was the team leader, and needed to shoulder the responsibility of command.

Zheng Yan Ying hefted the Warhammer:

"Rest assured, I’m here."

The group immediately set off into the nearby cave.

At this moment, the sunlight refraction plan was still in motion.

Therefore, in the first and second basement levels, it was basically impossible for Mutants to launch a surprise attack, and the Mutants on lower levels could not form a surging wave of mutated monsters to rush to the second basement.

The Scorching Sun Curse contained in the sunlight is more deadly to the mutated monsters formed by contamination than firearms; exposure reveals their true form, boiling them into a pool of blood.

Thus, before transporting equipment out of the military factory, the sunlight refraction device was essential to keep running.

At this time, the Salvation Army personnel had been waiting for a long time.

Bai Ye led the main force, having already gone to the fourth basement of the relic, leaving two team leaders responsible for guiding Lin Feng.

The group promptly entered the sanctuary.

They walked more than twenty kilometers to reach the third basement, where they saw the flickering lights at the entrance to the fourth basement in the distance.

Lin Feng quickly called everyone to continue forward.

Although some Mutants remained in the third basement, without the call of the Tier Three Distortion King, they were scattered in corners gradually resting, posing little threat to the group.

They quickly ran another ten kilometers, finally reaching the place they first arrived at, the underground fourth basement.

At this time, Bai Ye’s Salvation Army was conducting a thorough cleanup of the residual Mutant tissues on the ground.

The fragmented or blown Mutant limbs scattered on the ground did not truly die; their blood and flesh slowly crawled and wriggled.

Like slime molds, they sought nearby flesh pieces to merge together, forming new mutated monsters.

This is the reason they are difficult to kill.

Finally, after a brief exchange with Chen Shanshan, Lin Feng approached and joined the Salvation Army under the lead of the team leader.

Gazing at the distant main path of the Salvation Army, Zheng Yan Ying took a deep breath and spoke:

"Let’s go too, we wandered the left side last time, this time to the right side."

"Still in pairs, advance cautiously."

"Due to the killing of Tier Three Mutants, coupled with the sunlight exposure, the whisper of mental pollution is much lighter now; if you encounter increased whispers in your mind, retreat immediately along the original path, do not approach out of curiosity."

"The mental impact of the Tier Three Pollution Source is severe for those at Early Tier One, possibly causing mild hallucinations and mirages."

"Now follow me!"

As search operations began here, Lin Feng also followed the Salvation Army main force, deeper into the fourth basement.

Different from the intense battles on the above three floors, the fourth basement grew eerily quiet without the lead of the Tier Three Distortion King.

Bai Ye clad in light Armor explained:

"This is the normal condition of the relic’s depth, without the mob-waves of mutated monsters after the riot, most Mutants will quietly stay in a corner, entering a resting state to save energy."

"After all, throughout the entire Relic Forbidden Area, the supply of Energy is actually scarce, forcing Mutants to curl up like snakes to endure those years under Scorching Sun coverage."

Lin Feng nodded; it seems his actions afterward should proceed smoothly, without much necessity for him to intervene.

Since for now, only the Tier Three Distortion King has the strength and qualifications for Lin Feng to act personally, the rest of the Tier Two Mutants are barely a match.

Even the thousand-degree flame of a Flamethrower can easily repel or incinerate Tier Two Mutants.

About a dozen people smoothly traversed the fourth basement to the entrance of the fifth basement.

Just standing at the stairwell, Lin Feng felt a powerful mental shock; the usually suppressed whispered undertone in his mind now rippled again.

For Tier Two Evolvers, proximity to pollution sources doesn’t matter much.

The higher the Evolution Level, the stronger the resistance to gene radiation and mental pollution.

Previously, Bai Ye could calmly engage and maneuver against the Tier Three Distortion King.

At this moment, Bai Ye also sensed the oddity within.

Soon discovered was the initial impact of the thermos bomb explosion utilizing the stairwell’s unique geographical advantage, causing the Tier Three Mutant caught with nowhere to hide to lose some bloodstain and wounds.

These flesh pieces containing Tier Three Mutant cells, detached from Mutant control, began instinctively devouring and collecting the scattered limbs of other Mutants nearby to prolong their own existence.

Now they had fused into a dark red meat sphere from the original meat fragments, tightly adhering to the wall.

The surface of the meat sphere still wriggled, contracting and expanding in breath cycles, much like a fleshy egg sac.