Doomsday: Humanity shrinks 100 times

Chapter 173: The Tenacious Outpost

Logically speaking, the people from Xinghuo should only be able to take another bridge to the other side of the river, and the other party may not know the purpose of Lu Yuning's trip.

In this case, the time when Xu Qi was swapped should be after Lu Yuning came out of Fuxing, that is, within a very short period of time from the time he came out of Fuxing's base to the time he walked near Zhang Xinyue and the others. Otherwise, many problems would have logical deviations. For example, Zhang Xinyue did not notice Xu Qi's abnormality, and the other party did not interfere with Lu Yuning's actions. This is obviously unreasonable.

"Oh no!" Lu Yuning reacted.

Everyone looked at him in confusion.

"be cheated"

"Huh?" Several people looked at each other.

"Come up first, I hope it's still in time," Lu Yuning said quickly.

Everyone knew the situation was urgent, so they didn't dare to delay and could only quickly climb onto the chipmunk.

Lu Yuning threw all the things on the chipmunk's body on the ground. He had no time to take care of these materials now.

However, Xu Qi was not around, so it was difficult to make the chipmunk understand his instructions, so he could only rely on gestures to make it understand.

Fortunately, this chipmunk seemed to have become much more intelligent after staying with Xu Qi for a long time. Lu Yuning pointed in a direction and then patted it.

The chipmunk seemed to identify it for a moment, and then ran off in the direction of the Spark Outpost.

Liu Rui's question made Lu Yuning realize that he might have been fooled.

The reason why Huan Jing created a substitute at that time was probably not to enter Weiguang's shelter, but more to divert Xu Qi to buy time!

The other party obviously had some knowledge of Lu Yuning's strength. The discovery of Xu Qi this time was probably purely accidental. There were probably not many people coming, so it was more likely that they tried to avoid conflict as much as possible.

In this case, when Lu Yuning saw Zhang Xinyue and the fake Xu Qi, the other party was most likely still nearby!
I just don’t know how he hid his body. Even Zhang Xinyue’s echo detection couldn’t detect this ability.

However, according to the information we got before, it is not easy to return to Spark Base, and the outpost seems to be a must-pass place.

Lu Yuning shared his thoughts with everyone, and they suddenly understood.

At this time, about half an hour had passed since Lu Yuning walked out of Fuxing’s vending machine base.

Although Lu Yuning regretted not having conducted a thorough search at the time, it was purely accidental that Xu Qi's abnormality was discovered under the circumstances at the time, and there was no point in blaming herself now.

"This group of people, Xinghuo, are the third force here?"

Among the group of people traveling together, only Zhang Muyan had no idea about Spark. Although the situation was urgent, he still asked out of curiosity.

Lu Yuning nodded: "The strength may be stronger than Fuxing. They have more people and many powerful combat abilities. However, their base is hidden in the bushes and has always been quite mysterious."

Lu Yuning quickly told Zhang Muyan about the two groups of people from Xinghuo and some information about Xinghuo.

The main reason is that Zhang Muyan is knowledgeable and experienced, and he might have some understanding of the abilities of the leader of Xinghuo.

"Settling down in the grass? And there are wooden materials with special vitality?" Zhang Muyan was a little surprised.

“Have you ever encountered this?”

Zhang Muyan smiled bitterly and shook his head: "No, but according to what you said, his ability should be related to plants, and his ability is very strong. Otherwise, with so many powerful people with special abilities, it would be difficult for him to stand as the leader."

Lu Yuning was a little disappointed, then nodded: "Well, it seems so."

"However, there are some small settlements outside that are developing in the direction of plant mutation, but there are relatively few people with this type of ability, and there are more disadvantages."

Lu Yuning suddenly became alert: "So plants can mutate too?"

"Well, this evolutionary game actually doesn't discriminate between species. In other words, certain substances that promote evolution will be absorbed by all kinds of organisms, and the direction and speed of evolution are somewhat related to the genes of each species. This means that plants can also evolve. However, it seems that their genetic potential is limited at the moment, so they are not the mainstream and will probably be the first to be eliminated."

Lu Yuning thought thoughtfully: "Plant evolution is indeed possible."

Zhang Muyan nodded: "Yes, according to what you said, it is somewhat similar, especially the wooden material, which looks like a mutated plant. However, I have never seen such a thing before, so it is just speculation."

Lu Yuning nodded and said nothing more.

Everyone heard the conversation between the two, and the hypothesis of plant evolution once again broke the cognition of several people.

Judging from the current situation, it is obvious that subjective consciousness is involved in this crisis reduction.

This is a bit scary. It is hard to imagine what kind of life form can interfere with the evolution of species on an entire planet.

The most important thing is, what is the meaning? Is this really just a game played by the Creator?
Lu Yuning thought more deeply.

At present, only he himself knows about the split consciousness in his body. If this is a game, then what is this split consciousness, a plug-in?

A plug-in that can modify the direction of the game plot?

Currently, all the information is fragmented. In order to piece together the whole picture of the incident, some key pieces are still missing, and all conclusions are just guesses.

The more Lu Yuning thought about it, the more headache she got. In the end, she had to stop this useless guess. Since her consciousness told her that Xu Qi was the key to the turning point of the incident, the most important thing now was to do her best to rescue her.

The chipmunk was very fast, and the scene before him was becoming more and more familiar. The Spark outpost was just ahead.

Zhang Xinyue had just started echo detection when her expression changed immediately and she quickly warned, "Someone's here!"

Lu Yuning was shocked. Just as he was about to tell the chipmunk to stop, he didn't expect a huge rock to suddenly fly towards them.

Judging from the size of the stone, it must have weighed at least several dozen grams. The chipmunk was unable to dodge and was hit directly on the chest.

It squeaked a few times, but still managed to keep its body steady and did not fall.

The chipmunk stopped and looked a little listless. It seemed that the flying stone had quite a lot of kinetic energy.

Everyone looked in the direction where the stone came from.

In the middle of the road stood a man with a fierce-looking face, a body of fat and muscle, and he was very strong. At this moment, he was making a throwing motion.

He actually threw the stone with his bare hands!
Obviously this should be one of the members of Spark.

"Nice to meet you, my name is Wu Dongxi." The fierce man introduced himself and looked at the people in front of him with impunity.

Lu Yuning was stunned. This name reminded him of an actor before the apocalypse, who was also very strong.

Seeing Wu Dongxi blocking the road at this time means that the other party is already prepared, and Xu Qi is most likely in the outpost ahead.

Lu Yuning was about to jump down, but was held down by Chen Hong beside him.

He shook his wrist and said to Lu Yuning: "I'll do it"

Wu Dongxi seemed to have heard what Chen Hong said and looked at him.

When their eyes met, their momentum suddenly increased.

The person in front of me is most likely a mutant with enhanced strength.

Chen Hong jumped off the chipmunk, then threw off his clothes, revealing his strong muscles.

Immediately afterwards, the muscles on his body swelled at an extremely fast rate, and his entire body doubled in size, his momentum instantly increasing significantly. Seeing Chen Hong's actions, Wu Dongxi's eyes were immediately filled with fighting spirit, and he no longer cared about Lu Yuning and the others.

Lu Yuning directed the chipmunks to go around the Starfire Outpost.

The outpost seems to be a lot bigger than last time. It's a very strange feeling. There are no obvious changes in the structure, but it looks much bigger overall.

It seemed like the previous building had directly doubled and expanded, which basically confirmed Lu Yuning's guess that this building seemed to have grown directly.

Moreover, the material of this plant is relatively hard, and it has an important characteristic: Lu Yuning's special ability is ineffective against it.

Normally, Lu Yuning can control plant materials, whether fresh or dried. However, he cannot crush the outpost in front of him, which only means that the life characteristics of this thing are somewhat similar to those of animals.

At this time, the area around the outpost was quiet and there was no one in sight.

It seems that the other party only sent Wu Dongxi out, or maybe this guy is a warmonger who came out to look for a fight.

Judging from his performance just now, the latter is more likely.

But since someone came out, it proves that the other party knew that our group was coming.

It's just a little strange why they stayed indoors. It's not that they were afraid of them. Judging from the previous battles, it was obvious that the people from Xinghuo had the advantage. Of course, Lu Yuning and the others' victory in the end was also due to some luck.

If we think about it in reverse, it’s not that the other party doesn’t dare, but perhaps that they can’t.

Considering the rule that people who went out for exploration had to wait for a period of time before being sent back, Lu Yuning immediately understood.

Thinking of this, Lu Yuning quickly said, "They can't get out now. They may be preparing to return to the Spark Base. We must break through here as soon as possible."

"Why not just throw a thermite bomb and try it? Will it hurt Xu Qi?" Wu Xiao said cautiously.

"Let's give it a try, but I'm afraid it's not that easy." Lu Yuning didn't continue.

Wu Xiao and Zou Yunxin hurriedly made preparations.

After Zou Yun’s new ability was improved, the power of thermite bombs was no longer comparable. Both the explosion damage and heat were more than twice as much as before.

This was the first time they used it against the enemy.

Lu Yuning hurriedly made preparations to prevent splash damage and set up a shield.

Unlike the previous wooden shield, it will now be replaced with aluminum.

Everything was ready, and Wu Xiao moved the charged thermite bomb above the Spark Outpost.

"boom"

As the explosion sounded, there were several clear sounds of debris splashing on the aluminum shield.

Lu Yuning put away the shield and everyone looked towards the outpost.

An astonishing scene appeared. The explosion damage of the thermite bomb only blew a black hole of medium depth on the surface of the outpost.

The most important thing is that the hole is actually starting to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Then, under the gaze of everyone, the hole disappeared, leaving only a charred spot.

It was the first time that Zhang Muyan saw them use thermite bombs, and he was stunned by the power. Although he knew that Lu Yuning and the others could start a fire, he didn't expect that they could make something like a bomb.

However, he was even more surprised by the sturdiness of the outpost building in front of him.

"What a weird plant!" Zhang Muyan couldn't help but complain.

Lu Yuning's pupils shrank. Just as he thought, this thing was extremely strong.

What they didn't expect was that it also had the ability to heal itself, which meant that they had to enter the outpost before the hole healed.

But judging by the speed at which the plant heals, this is clearly unlikely.

Lu Yuning was a little hesitant. The only means they had now was the incendiary bomb.

There is no need to worry about the fire getting out of control. There is green grass nearby and it is difficult to ignite it in large areas.

Lu Yuning looked at the bottom of the building and said, "Try the incendiary bomb and throw it at the base."

Wu Xiao nodded and took out a huge bullet from the space.

Since combustion has certain material requirements, the volume of this thing must be large enough, so incendiary bombs are much larger than thermite bombs.

Incendiary bombs are not easy to make. They do not have stable fuses, so they must be made using tricks.

The outer layer is mainly pine oil, while the ignition material is in the inner layer, which is equivalent to two explosion systems superimposed on each other.

Wu Xiao held the huge incendiary bomb in his arms cautiously, then looked around carefully, as if looking for a suitable projection point, and then nodded to Zou Yunxin.

With a strange puffing sound, the incendiary bomb hit a spot at the bottom of the outpost.

The pine oil spread out instantly, and then the internal ignition device exploded, igniting the pine oil.

A seemingly raging fire instantly broke out where the pine oil was laid, and the temperature in the vicinity rose sharply.

The area of the outpost that was engulfed in flames quickly turned black, and then the outpost actually shook strangely, as if it was in pain.

The incendiary bombs seemed to have some effect. Just when everyone thought they could burn the outpost to a boil, the flames burning on the outpost suddenly went out as if they had lost their fuel.

The burned part then heals quickly.

Lu Yuning's heart sank immediately. The sudden extinguishing of the fire didn't seem to be the function of the plant itself, but perhaps the psychic inside had taken action.

They have already thrown out their most powerful weapons, and it seems that there is nothing they can do.

At this moment, Lu Yuning's consciousness jumped, and the second supernatural power that had been in an unusable state seemed to be activated.

Lu Yuning was stunned. It was obvious that this was a reminder to him.

But he has no experience using this ability. If it is time manipulation, maybe...
Thinking of this, he quickly said to Wu Xiao: "Next, thermite bomb, target the root position again."

He closed his eyes after he finished speaking, and used his consciousness to feel the time control ability in his mind.

It's a strange feeling, that feeling of a familiar scene changing frame by frame.

Although Wu Xiao was confused, he quickly threw the thermite bomb out.

Just like before, a charred hole was blown open in the outpost, and then there seemed to be a foreign object wriggling rapidly near the hole, trying to repair the damaged part.

At this moment, Lu Yuning opened his eyes. His pupils were different colors, and his right eye was as deep as the starry sky.

He didn't see how he moved, and the hole that was being repaired in front of him was frozen in an instant.

(End of this chapter)