The Unfortunate in the Car

There are bonfires in the Tianlong ship, and they were also lit up last night for lighting and heating. So the few grasshoppers brought back by Tom and others were quickly set up and roasted, smeared with sesame oil and seasoning, and the fragrance immediately overflowed.

Of course, these grasshoppers have been inspected by researchers such as Yan Xuebing beforehand, and each one is fine. They can be safely consumed before being distributed to the soldiers as a side dish for breakfast.

After finishing the meal, the team split into two, with over fifty people responsible for escorting the Tianlong back, of which more than thirty were injured. After they return to the industrial station, another batch of supplies and soldiers will be transported to join them. At that time, with sufficient food and weapons, they will leave the subway station and explore towards the Jinrui Hotel.

After all, this is a shrinking era full of threats everywhere, where previously inconspicuous insects and creatures can become threats to small people, forcing them to be cautious and step by step.

All the supplies were loaded onto the platform, and the Tianlong carried the wounded and collected biological samples back. Then Tom was responsible for getting a large iron plate and using his metal shaping ability to seal the gap in the exploded isolation door, so that everyone wouldn't be too cold here.

Subsequently, on the 17th, manpower was assigned to explore outside the subway station, striving to first understand the surrounding environment. This time, the 23rd team still led the exploration with 65 people. Zhao Xin's shark team stayed at the camp, accompanied by a wild wolf team led by Pan Mingda.

Tom had already been on a mission before, so he didn't have to participate in the exploration. But he still volunteered to sign up, after all, he also wanted to quickly understand the situation outside the subway station. So he went with Ouyang Haotian, and they were still wearing their own single armor. But for safety reasons, the male ant armor is also installed on the vehicle. If you find a troublesome monster, it would be safer to replace it with male ant armor.

The convoy set off again, following the pre laid canvas slope and leaving the subway station all the way back to the ground.

It is already around noon, and the sun is fierce. Up the stairs, on the 23rd, Liu Lian first used a sound radar to scan the surrounding area and found the activity traces of several insects. Liu Lian immediately exclaimed excitedly, "There are grasshoppers coming to his door again. Haha, brothers, get ready and start eating."

On the 23rd, he immediately gestured to put the big guy on alert, and as expected, several grasshoppers jumped out of the grass and were immediately covered by their firepower.

The heads were directly hit and exploded, but there was a particularly green reaction that quickly avoided the firepower net and quickly hid back in the grass.

"I ran one, I ran one, it's a pity," a soldier shouted.

"Liu Lian, check the radar again." The 23rd still did not relax its vigilance.

"No, no biological signs, safe."

"Collect the body of the grasshopper, and the Wild Wolf Ability Team is on alert."

Pan Mingda's Wild Wolf Squad consists of 8 members, each with strong combat abilities. Originally, there was also an Awakener who could use sound radar, and he also had the ability to enhance both strength and speed, but his name was Xu Ke. It was Xu Ke who was killed when he was hit by a bat swarm on the Tianlong train and fell off.

So this time, Liu Lian, who had the ability of sound radar, was temporarily transferred to the Wild Wolf Squad to serve as a reconnaissance soldier for the exploration team.

In addition to Liu Lian who was transferred to the Wild Wolf Squad, there is also Liao Jinglei who was loaned from the Spring Knife Squad. Her ability can enhance the abilities of other Awakened Ones. Since she boarded the Tianlong, her eyes were always fixed on Tom whenever she had free time, making Tom always feel like he was wearing the wrong armor.

Now that eight grasshoppers have been killed, the soldiers have started collecting their bodies and putting them on a large truck as food for tonight.

But just as they were busy, suddenly an Awakened Soldier let out a scream, and he flew up, brushing his brush and flying into the grass.

"Enemy attack, enemy attack!" The awakened one who first discovered his situation shouted, but everyone saw this eerie scene and had no idea what was going on.

Pan Mingda waved his hand, and another awakener wearing armor rushed towards the grass. The others immediately followed behind him, holding guns and guarding around, feeling very nervous.

On the 23rd, all the other soldiers gathered together without sending anyone to follow up. The soldier who flew away was left to Pan Mingda's team to take charge.

Tom felt something was wrong and immediately raised a heavy machine gun to guard the surroundings. Then he had an idea: "Liao Jinglei, help Liu Lian increase his abilities."

Liao Jinglei immediately responded and came to Liu Lian's side. Her ability was enhanced by the abilities of other awakened beings through yellow crystals. As soon as she caught up, Liu Lian immediately made a new discovery: "Two in the direction of 3 o'clock, 6 o'clock..."

Before he could finish speaking, a soldier, like the one just now, screamed and flew away.

The assault rifle on the 23rd quickly turned and fired, but there was no time to hit the target. Everyone could only watch him scream and fly into the grass.

"That thing is invisible!" Liu Lian shouted loudly, his voice radar telling him that he couldn't see the monster taking away the soldier, but everyone couldn't see it with the naked eye.

Tom immediately realized the key to the problem, "Tighten your defense and don't expose your back to the invisible grasshopper."

The soldiers once again shrank their formation and surrounded a large truck, so that the invisible grasshopper could not attack from behind.

Tom remained motionless and still stood in the open space with a carefree expression. Immediately, something collided with his back, and as he was well prepared, he grabbed it back and a green grasshopper immediately appeared. He grabbed the grasshopper and slammed it onto the ground, smashing its head with a fist of 110 strength.

With a casual pull, he took out a third level blue crystal from the grasshopper's body, which immediately confirmed his guess. He immediately shouted, "You approach Liu Lian, Liu Lian, show them the grasshopper's position."

On the 23rd, he didn't mind Tom commanding others beyond his authority. At this point, the Awakener's on-site judgment was exactly what he needed. He immediately repeated Tom's command and added, "Once the target's position is found, immediately cover it with full firepower."

The soldiers quickly approached Liu Lian and followed him with a finger, saying, "This way."

Dozens of guns were immediately turned around, regardless of whether they were visible or not. The bullets were shot with a thud, each firing four shots in a row. Suddenly, a green figure appeared in the air, and then body fluid splashed and fell to the ground.

"It's done, great!" Liu Lian was overjoyed and then pointed in another direction: "This way."

The bullet did not hit the target, but everyone was not discouraged. After all, this method is a bit like hitting big luck, but having a way to deal with it is better than being blinded without a clue.

"On the right, it's coming over!"

"I'll do it!" Tom shouted fiercely and rushed forward. At this point, he had switched to speed mode and rushed to the right of Liu Lian and others with his shapeshifting big knife in both hands. With a collision of his body, he knocked over the invisible grasshopper and cut it off with just one strike.

After repeating this for several rounds, Liu Lian wiped the sweat off his forehead and said, "It's gone, we've all killed it."

Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

On the 23rd, an order was issued to repair and treat the injured in place. After waiting for two minutes, Pan Mingda's wolf team returned. They not only brought back the bodies of their kidnapped teammates, but also captured a mutated grasshopper alive.

The grasshopper has a strong jumping ability, relying on its strong and powerful hind legs. Pan Mingda defeated the grasshopper with a speed advantage and then broke all its legs. The grasshopper without legs could only stare and be slaughtered.

Three members of the team were injured in this attack, and on the 23rd, two soldiers were arranged to return to the subway station camp with three injured soldiers and the live grasshopper. Also, report to the headquarters on the discovery of new mutated creatures and remind them to be wary of these invisible mutated creatures.

Then they continued to explore outward, hoping to obtain the surrounding threat situation and return to the camp before dark.

Leaving the grass near the entrance of the subway station, the convoy drove off the curb and landed on the street.

The Dongchen Avenue where Jinrui Hotel is located is bustling, surrounded by commercial and shopping buildings. Even at 2am, there are still many people and vehicles on the streets here.

The first thing everyone saw was a shared bicycle, rusty and lying alone on the street edge. Soldiers found some rags on the seat of the bike, and on the 23rd, it was inferred that these were fragments left by the clothes of the cyclist.

After two typhoons, the clothes left behind by cyclists who became smaller were already blown away.

Various types of garbage and fallen leaves covered the streets, and not far from the bicycle, there happened to be a pedestrian crossing at the intersection. Several cars parked there, and at the forefront were two taxis, probably waiting for a red light.

Where there is a car, there are people. In enclosed spaces like cars, it's not easy for the little people inside to get out. If trapped inside and unable to get out, either starve to death or heat to death before starvation, the outcome will not be good.

Tom didn't have the chance to encounter it before, but the soldiers in the shelter were very experienced, after all, their range of activities was wider than Tom's. It was very likely that they would encounter cars with people when passing through any street.

Due to safety concerns, the 23rd command team approached and had Tom and Ouyang Haotian jump onto the car to check the situation inside. If it is safe, they also need to open the fuel tank of the car and suck the gasoline from it into the tanker cars in the fleet to replenish fuel for the next arrival of the Tianlong.

Unfortunately, Tom saw a dead woman wearing a refreshing dress in the back row of the first taxi, with her head exploding and her body size not shrinking at all. This unfortunate woman clearly died before her body began to shrink, which is a mismatch in the shrinking process.

The environment inside the taxi is relatively closed, and after more than six months of being sealed inside, the body has already decayed into a dry corpse. Only the red and black blood splatters tell of her misfortune.

The taxi driver in the front row lay naked in his pile of clothes, revealing a small, withered body.

Tom estimated that he had found a dilemma after successfully shrinking, but he didn't dare to jump down and could only hover between the two driver's seats, eventually dying of heat in the car the next day. He must have discovered the tragedy of his female passenger in the first place, and before he died, he stayed with a tall, head pounding corpse, which was really very despairing for him.

The other taxi only saw a set of clothes left in the driver's seat, and no one could be seen inside the car. According to the order on the 23rd, Tom doesn't need to enter the car to confirm the situation inside. What he needs to do is to understand whether there are any mutated organisms in the car, so that the team can have a comprehensive evaluation of the current environment.

They searched for a few more cars behind them, but they didn't seem to have any valuable discoveries.

Once a shrinking person wakes up, their timid glans shrinks in their seat, and as long as the sun is intense, it only takes half an hour to be heated to death. Those who are brave will inevitably consider jumping off the seat to search for gaps under the car, hoping to escape from this enclosed dead space.

It is ironic that the more high-end a sedan is, the stricter the interior sealing, and the lower the chance of small people escaping inside the car. On the contrary, it was a Wuling van, and the convoy discovered a gap under the van leading to the interior. It is highly likely that the people inside the van escaped through this gap.

Just as Tom continued to check the situation of other cars, Ouyang Haotian shouted, "An Shitou is not doing well. The window of this car has been broken."

Upon hearing this, Tom immediately felt that the situation was serious. He jumped several times onto the BMW car where Ouyang Haotian was located and saw a pet box on the back seat, which had already been torn open.

"Being able to break open the car window... this pet may have mutated," Tom suddenly became alert.