Why did you provoke me?

During this time, Nian Nian had been staying in the sect. When she first learned that all her lines could absorb the energy of the alien lines, she was frightened.

She even had the urge to hide, but Jing San told her, "Your abnormality is just a little brother in our eyes. Who is more perverted than us? No man has ever been able to expose his true colors. But look at us, we are all different. No one should look down on anyone else."

From then on, Jing San and the others would intentionally or unintentionally collect some small flower aliens. She was very touched when she found out, but Jing San said that she needed to buy them.

This led to the subsequent crazy betting battle. Even Secretary Wu didn't know that their stakes were the lines of the Little Flower Alien.

After hearing Yu Meng's words today, Niannian knew she couldn't keep things to herself anymore. Yu Meng didn't know her strength, and there were certain things she wouldn't do without her.

Hua Shulang and his group had a difficult journey.

Things were relatively better near the first battlefield. However, once they entered the second battlefield, their resistance increased dramatically.

The rural mountain roads are better, there aren't many people, but finding supplies is very difficult because you can hardly see anyone.

On several occasions, they had no choice but to break into a few farmhouses, only to find such horrific scenes inside that they all vomited.

The people were unrecognizable. They were huddled on the floor, in the bed, and in the kitchen. Bloodstains were everywhere—on the table, the floor, and the walls; the place was a mess, filled with dried, dark red blood. One could imagine how frantic it had been.

Hua Shulang touched the thing around his neck. It was given to him by Qingyuan when he went to say goodbye. He remembered that Qingyuan said at the time, "The alien battlefield is too dangerous. This thing should be able to save his life in a critical moment." He wanted another one, but Aunt Qing scolded him for being greedy. This one was given to him by Teacher Yu. It was the only one.

Hua Shulang wondered to himself, could Yu Meng really be that powerful? The situation within the second battlefield and the place they were in were like hell and heaven.

He decided to change his attitude. Since Yu Meng was strong and not as prejudiced against him as he had thought, and Secretary Wu had even promised him that if he completed the mission well, he would directly enter the sect, he seemed to be a little bit stronger than Xiao Wen and the others.

Although the room was indeed in terrible condition, they were all people who had fought desperately on the alien battlefield, and they had seen much worse conditions. They quickly adjusted their mindset and began searching for food and water.

It's a real shame, perhaps because the situation was too intense at the time, that everything was destroyed.

Finally, having no other choice, Hua Shulang decided to go into the city that night.

"Captain, how did they end up in such a terrible state?" someone asked in a low voice. "Aren't there many elderly people with mental illnesses around the guild hall?"

Hua Shulang remained silent for a long time before finally speaking: "Perhaps someone did something."

Everyone stared at him, not understanding what he meant.

"What are you looking at me for? Even your captain, who's that powerful, is crazy."

"But you're all better now, aren't you? And yet..." one of the team members said, showing a complete lack of tact.

"Hmph, I'm just lucky to have good brothers like you guys. Do they have that?" Hua Shulang didn't care about his pride at all and shamelessly flattered his teammates.

"Hahaha!" The team members burst into laughter. "It's just that the communication bell wasn't working, otherwise we wouldn't have missed such a wonderful moment."

"You think you can outsmart me with that stuff a few more times? The first time was out of respect for you, seeing how hard you were working, recording videos and serving me. The second time, it's just a fart, just let it go."

Someone pointed at him and said, "We really have a lot to learn from his shamelessness."

After joking around for a while, everyone stopped. "We don't know what the city is like. How many of us are going?"

"I'll take some men in first to scout things out. I'll send you a message later, and you guys can provide backup nearby," Hua Shulang said, pointing to two people. "It's just the two of you."

"How can that be? You're the captain, how can you take such a risk?" someone objected.

"I've never heard of the saying 'Those who survive a great calamity are destined for good fortune.' My good fortune is yet to come."

Upon entering the city, Hua Shulang was taken aback. There were no bright lights, not even the chirping of insects. Under the moonlight, the houses, arranged in a staggered pattern, resembled the gaping maw of a monster, baring its fangs and waiting for you to enter.

"Captain, captain, should we go in?" one of the team members asked, his teeth chattering.

"No. Let me record all of this and send it to our chief secretary." Hua Shulang changed his mind without the slightest hesitation.

"Captain, it's too dangerous, we can't go in." Another team member tried to persuade him. Hearing Hua Shulang's words, he fell silent. His captain was still as discreet as ever.

Hua Shulang snapped some photos haphazardly when someone whispered, "Something's coming." Without hesitation, Hua Shulang started recording in that direction.

"Run, it's a big dog."

Hua Shulang was so angry she wanted to kick him. "You dog, why are you running away? Can't you cook it? That's meat!"

"Uh, yeah, hehe, I'm used to running like this, I couldn't resist."

"Captain, let's run. You dare eat this dog meat?"

"You idiot, why did it take you so long to say that?" Hua Shulang got up and ran, "Lure it outside the city and kill it. Don't make a scene."

Clearly, this is a mad dog. Perhaps it smelled the meat, which is why it chased so fast!

"Does anyone have a tranquilizer gun? Quickly, give it a shot!" Hua Shulang shouted in a low voice.

"No, they're all in their hands."

"You idiot, what's the big deal? Give it a go first. If it bites us, we'll all go crazy too."

"Would a burlap sack work?"

Hua Shulang didn't speak, just kept his head down and ran forward. It's only because he's kind and righteous that he has such a teammate; otherwise, who would want him?

A moment later, a shout came from behind, "Captain, it's done! No need to run anymore!"

Hua Shulang ran for another ten meters or so before stopping. He turned around and saw the two of them, who had somehow found sticks and put burlap sacks over the dog's head. They were hitting the dog hard, one after the other.

Hua Shulang tugged at his clothes and slowly walked back. "It's good that he's dead. He can't be eaten anyway. Fighting him is a waste of energy."

"Meat? You really can't eat it?"

"Hehe, you can eat, of course you can eat. After you finish eating, you'll just be a madman. We've met plenty of madmen along the way, one more won't make a difference."

Hua Shulang circled the dog once. "We can't eat it, but maybe we can give it to someone else. Take it with you, take it with you, it's meat, something others would love to eat."

The three of them turned their faces in unison, looking at the back of each other's heads.

Before the three men, dragging the dead dog, even reached the gathering place, someone approached them, asking, "Is there really food?"

"Hmm," Hua Shulang mumbled in response.

"I'll set them on fire!" The man said cheerfully as he ran back.

An hour later, everyone swallowed hard at the sight of the so-called dried dog meat. "Captain, are we really not supposed to eat this?"

Hua Shulang nodded affirmatively.

"Sigh, is this how you repay a life-saving debt?" a sarcastic voice rang out.

"Alright, make the noodles, and give each person an egg," Hua Shulang said.

"Long live the captain!" I don't know what these people are so happy about?

Hua Shulang walked to the front of the car and stood there looking at the city in the distance. "We'll go into the city tomorrow."

"Captain, didn't you say we should be frugal? Why did you have a late-night snack?"

"Erlong, haven't you noticed how the world has changed? While you're in a good mood, why not have one more meal?"

"Captain, what did you figure out? You'd better tell me, we're brothers in arms!"

"We'll talk about it when we get into the city tomorrow. If things stay orderly in the city, we can stay safe. But if they do, we'll have to ask the chief secretary whether we should continue."