Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 329 Preparations Before the Battle

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Tang Er and Lao Yao drive over. Yao Wei then stepped forward and scooped the dog up in her hands.

The drone flew over and landed at Yao Wei's feet, where it was then picked up by Yao Wei's other hand.

"We were just worried about you guys, afraid that Boss Liang and Aunt Xu would run back and you wouldn't be able to sneak back. We didn't expect you to come back so soon. That's great! That's great!"

Luo Ping patted Tang Er and Lao Yao on the shoulders with delight and said with a smile.

After saying that, he asked, "I see the resonance gene scanner shows that there's one less person on the other side. What type of person did you kill?"

The youngest looked at Tang Er, who thought for a moment and said, "It should be a type C."

"Honestly, I wasn't even sure if I'd killed anyone. I only managed to hit someone with a pebble because the dog pointed me in the right direction."

"But it seems that after I hit it, I only heard a little noise and couldn't see anything."

Luo Ping nodded and said, "I understand. You killed someone, but the abilities of the Type D New Human are still active, so the Type D New Human is still around."

"But you did kill someone, and that person was only hit by a pebble from you, without being decapitated or anything like that, so it couldn't be a Type B new human."

"At that time, the Type A ones all came out again and weren't at the very back, so the only one you could have killed was a Type C Newtype, right?"

Tang Er nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, that's it."

Luo Ping pondered for a moment and said, "So the enemy now consists of three Type A new humans, two Type B, three Type C, and one Type D. We just had a fight and eliminated two of them, so the effect was not bad."

Lu Xi'an frowned and said, "But the problem now is that those two Type A new humans are a bit abnormal; they get stronger the more they fight. The fight just now has increased their strength many times over."

"I fear that the combined strength of the two of them will be even greater than the loss of the first and second class."

Everyone frowned upon hearing this.

Luo Ping frowned and said, "This is indeed a problem..."

"I never imagined that eating fungal stones would have such a terrifying effect."

"They look so terrifying, I even want to eat the fungus stones."

Lu Xi'an said, "Don't just say it's you, I was thinking about it just now too."

Yao Wei then blurted out, "I want to too..."

With all three main players saying so, the others followed suit and spoke freely:

"I want, too."

"I want, too."

"I thought I was the only one who had this thought."

……

There was a brief silence.

Lu the Rat hurriedly waved his hands and said, "I wouldn't dare! I wouldn't dare! Mushroom stones aren't easy to digest!"
"In the northern county, there have been more than ten people who have eaten mushroom stones, from the past to the present, and they have tried all kinds of methods and means."

"This stuff doesn't discriminate based on your status; eating it is basically a death sentence. I heard that even Aunt Xu almost died back then, and it took her several months to pull through."

"Later, we had no other choice but to come up with this idea—to capture and eat the non-essential new humans, and then they would eat the new humans."

Luo Ping thought of a question and asked, "Aren't you afraid that after that new human eats the fungus stone, he'll kill you all?"

Lu the Rat got angry and said, "It wasn't us! It was them! I have nothing to do with them!"

Luo Ping quickly corrected himself and apologized: "Oh, they, they, I'm sorry, I misspoke."

Lu the Rat calmed down and continued, "They've studied this matter. They said that even if a new human eats a fungal stone and is fine, it will take a long time to digest it, and during that time, they might lose their mobility."

"Later, after they stopped pursuing feeding the fungus stones to their own people, they would wait for the people they captured to eat the fungus stones, and then kill the people and eat their flesh."

"Moreover, those fungal stones are difficult to digest, especially those that are indigestible to begin with. After one person finishes eating them, they can be cut out of the intestines and given to the next person to eat."

"If this cycle is repeated several times, their people can eat meat several times, and their strength will increase several times over."

"..."

Lu Xi'an felt a little nauseous listening to this.

Luo Ping then asked, "Didn't they think about feeding it to animals? Feeding animals and then eating them is better than eating people."

Lu Laoshu said, "I remember I told Mr. Lu and Mr. Yao about this before, and they tried it, but it didn't work."

"Firstly, just like humans, only animals that are somewhat different can digest the fungal stones after eating those meats. For ordinary animals, it's the same as for ordinary people eating fungal stones—it's completely useless."

"Secondly, the animals that ate the fungal stones all died immediately, because they didn't absorb any of the fungal stones at all. So, the new humans in the Northern County didn't benefit much from eating the meat of those animals either."

"Those animals only grow stronger by eating human flesh; they won't grow stronger by eating fungal stones."

"Besides, those special animals are not easy to find, and they are easier to control than humans for Type C new humans. So they are actually a little reluctant to use those animals for experiments."

"That's it."

Luo Ping, Lu Xi'an, and the others nodded, seemingly lost in thought.

Lu Xi'an thought that this must be related to the reason for the formation of fungal stones.

Lu Xi'an thought that the fungal stone came from the X-17 strain, and the X-17 strain mainly targets humans. Its effects on animals and plants are only incidental. Therefore, it is not incomprehensible that the fungal stone only affects humans.

However, this essentially blocked their path of strengthening themselves through fungal stones and meat.

But now is not the time to think about this.

While everyone was talking, they kept their eyes on the map on the resonance gene scanner. Only when they saw that the map hadn't moved much did they feel relieved to continue their conversation.

Remembering something, Lu Xi'an said to Liu Hua, "Liu Hua, there's a Type A new human corpse over there. Let your ants eat it first." "Okay."

Liu Hua immediately commanded the flying ants to set out.

These ants are a bit different from other people and animals. Unless they are fighting, they will not eat the food they get, but will carry it back to feed the queen ant.

According to Lu the Rat and Yang Shuxia, meat containing fungal stone components will take a certain amount of time to digest when eaten by humans or animals.

During digestion, both humans and animals are weakened to some extent, making it difficult for them to exert their full strength.

However, the queen ant does not have this problem.

The queen ant doesn't directly participate in combat; her role is to produce flying ants and then control them to fight using pheromones.

Therefore, this weakening effect is useless against it. Instead, it can directly produce flying ants with fungal stone components, then accelerate their growth and put them directly into battle, skipping the digestion process.

Therefore, it is perfectly fine to let the flying ants eat the Type A new human that was killed by Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei at this moment.

The flying ants flew over and quickly covered the entire body of the Type A new human corpse, just as everyone had expected.

Instead of devouring the corpses of the Type A new humans, they each took turns extracting the flesh and bones, and even the internal organs, blood vessels, and blood, carrying them all back to where they were later.

When Lu the Rat ate the corpse left under the poplar tree last time, Lu the Rat didn't see it. Now, seeing the ants dividing up the corpse of the Type A new human, Lu the Rat couldn't help but shudder.

These ants are truly terrifying; no wonder they were able to block the path of Boss Liang and Aunt Xu.

The meat under the poplar tree, even I can't eat it as easily as they do.

The flying ants dissected and transported the Type A new human corpse in just a short while. Everyone quickly finished watching this highly efficient performance with clear division of labor, and then turned their attention back to the resonance gene scanner.

On the scanner's map, the remaining nine red dots finally started moving, but instead of splitting up as before, the leading Type A new human charged forward first.

They weren't moving fast; they appeared to be traveling by car.

It seems they share the same idea as Lu Xi'an and the others, intending to directly confront them head-on.

"It will take them a little while to get here, let's redeploy our plans."

Luo Ping said in a deep voice.

Everyone nodded solemnly, remaining silent to see what Luo Ping would do.

Luo Ping first took a sniper rifle from the car and handed it to Yao Wei, saying, "Big sister, this time when they come, it won't be like before. They will definitely give the Type C new humans the greatest protection, and then let the Type C new humans support those three Type A new humans."

"Our best approach is to quickly reduce the number of Type C new humans on the other side."

“When you were fighting Xuan Xiaocao before, I heard my brother tell me how you did it, so this time I need you to give it a try again.”

"Ah."

Yao Wei nodded, put down the drone, and took the sniper rifle.

—This sniper rifle is hers, but she was in such a hurry to chase after Boss Liang and Aunt Xu that she didn't have time to pick it up. Luo Ping picked it up and brought it over later.

Luo Ping continued, "Then next, it's still Tang Er and Lao Yao. You two will form your own group and look for opportunities to ambush from a distance. They can't lock onto you, which is your advantage."

Tang Er and Lao Yao both nodded and said, "Okay."

Luo Ping looked around at everyone and then instructed, "The rest of you, spread out. They can all lock onto us, so there's no point in hiding anymore. Be careful."

"Bottle, Stinky Girl, and I, our main task is to protect Liu Hua and Lao Tang. Liu Hua and Lao Tang, I don't need to tell you what you're supposed to do, right?"

Everyone said, "We know."

Chai Xin asked, "And what about me?"

Luo Ping smiled and said, "Don't worry, you'll be of great use to me. It's good that you came along this time."

He paused for a moment, looked at Yao Wei and Lu Xi'an, and said, "Big brother and sister, I hope to hand the dog over to the youngest brother next. The dog will stay with the youngest brother and won't be discovered."

"Then the drones were handed over to Chai Xin."

"This girl is amazing. She's the most skilled among the Type D new humans. You've all seen it in the past month or so. She can already hide things remotely."

"She can hide the drone and let it launch a surprise attack."

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei had no objections to the arrangement, nodded, and said, "Okay."

Luo Ping then looked at Chai Xin and said, "So Chai Xin, you need to manage the drones well, and if you have extra resources, also take care of Liu Hua's flying ants. If we can hide Liu Hua's flying ants as well, our chances of winning will be even greater. What do you think? Can you do it?"

Chai Xin said, "I'll hide as many as I can!"

"it is good!"

After giving his instructions, Luo Ping turned to Lu Xi'an and said, "Now it's up to you, brother. If sister wants to retreat further away to find an opportunity to attack their rear, you'll be under a lot of pressure. Is that alright, brother?"

Lu Xi'an grinned and said, "No problem, it's not just Boss Liang and Aunt Xu who can take a beating."

Luo Ping said, "What are you saying? We still have flying ants, and Big Sister is just staying away to find an opportunity. If things go wrong, she can come over and help immediately. We can't let you get beaten up, Big Brother."

Lu Xi'an said, "Getting a beating is nothing. I'd also like to test if I have the kind of Super Saiyan bloodline that gets stronger the more you fight."

"who?"

Luo Ping couldn't understand it at first.

Everyone looked at Lu Xi'an, puzzled.

Lu Xi'an glanced at the map on the resonance gene scanner and said, "Alright, that's enough. They're almost here. Let's prepare for the second round of battle."

(End of this chapter)