Ice Age Apocalypse: I've Stockpiled Billions of Resources

Cao Mao, his face ashen, said, "Thank you."

Cao Shengnan generously replied, "No need to thank me."

Ye Yue asked Lin Luo, "How about we pick a gray fruit and take a look?"

Lin Luo nodded and said, "Let me pick one and take a look."

He jumped up with all his might, picked a gray fruit, and found that apart from being a bit juicy, there was nothing unusual about it.

Without laboratory research, it's difficult to know the effects of the gray fruit.

Cao Shengnan pointed to the ground and said, "There are many rat footprints here, which are very likely the same rats that dragged away the python."

Hazuki carefully observed the ground and said, "There are bloodstains and footprints on the ground, which should have been left by the Shi family."

Cao Mao frowned and said, "We've arrived here, but the Shi family isn't here. They've probably encountered some danger."

Cao Shengnan said fearfully, "Actually, what I'm most afraid of is rats. Why don't we leave here quickly to avoid being attacked by rats?"

“You also have things you’re afraid of. I thought my niece was fearless.”

Cao Maotong suddenly became very enthusiastic.

Cao Shengnan said, "Uncle, you have no dignity as an elder at all. You're making fun of me."

Cao Mao laughed and said, "Likewise."

Lin Luo crouched down and found pieces of flesh in the soil, mixed with fresh blood.

Cao Shengnan exclaimed in surprise, "Captain Lin, you're amazing! You managed to find this little bit of flesh and blood in the soil. I've been looking for so long and I haven't seen anything like it."

Cao Mao retorted, "What do you know? Captain Lin's job is called professionalism."

Ye Yue's expression turned grim as she said, "It seems the Shi family is in grave danger."

"It's very likely that the entire army will be wiped out."

Lin Luo found another bloodstained feather, which was very likely Zhu Ju's, who could transform into a bird-man.

Cao Mao, his face pale, said, "It's very likely that the entire army was wiped out, and not a single member of the Shi family survived."

Cao Shengnan, no longer carefree, trembled slightly as she said, "Zhu Ju was a congenital mutant. His strength, speed, and other physical attributes far surpassed those of ordinary people. Even though he had the ability to fly, he still died at the hands of the rats."

Hazuki said fearfully, "We should leave quickly. I have a feeling that something bad will happen if we stay here."

Lin Luo forced himself to remain calm and said, "The Shi family stayed here for a while, most likely to pick the gray mutated fruit. The gray mutated fruit has magical effects, and they picked a lot of it here, which attracted the rats."

Ye Yue frowned slightly and said, "Could it be that the Shi family picked too many gray fruits here, causing the rats to riot and eat the Shi family members?"

"It's possible."

Cao Mao agreed.

Cao Shengnan naively said, "Then if we don't pick the gray fruit, we won't be attacked by the rats."

Lin Luo shook his head and said, "Things aren't that simple."

Hazuki hesitated, "We're in a difficult position now. Moving forward is not an option, and retreating is not an option either. The unpredictability of the rat swarm is too high."

"Let's hurry back to the back."

Lin Luo immediately turned around and ran back.

The entire team revolved around Lin Luo, and when they saw him running backward, everyone immediately followed.

Everyone was puzzled as to why Lin Luo suddenly retreated, but there must have been a necessary reason.

After running for a while, they heard a rustling sound.

One of the Cao family members glanced back, turned pale with fright, and cried out, "My God!"

Behind me were countless black rats, each with a large tail.

It's called a mouse, but it's actually a squirrel.

Each squirrel, like a puppy, had sharp teeth and swarmed like a black wave.

They finally understood Lin Luo's actions and immediately tried to run forward.

If the squirrels charged at us all at once, we would all die.

Fortunately, they escaped quickly enough to avoid being eaten by the squirrels.

Everyone felt grateful to Lin Luo and thankful that they were still alive.

Lin Luo deliberately slowed down, allowing everyone to crawl forward.

He took out more than a dozen bombs from the strange space and threw them forcefully behind him.

"Boom boom boom!"

An explosion rang out, killing many squirrels.

The bombs effectively delayed the squirrels' pursuit, giving everyone time to escape.

Cao Mao took out some bombs and threw them using his speed.

There were too many squirrels, and even though Lin Luo and his group kept bombing them, the distance was slowly closing.

"There are too many of them; we simply can't blast them all."

Cao Mao felt a chill run down his spine.

Cao Shengnan said, "Uncle, aren't you known as the king of verbal sparring? You can't keep being chased by a group of squirrels. We'll be exhausted sooner or later."

"If I had a solution, I would have said so long ago. Why would I have waited until now?"

Cao Mao said irritably.

Lin Luo stopped ahead and shouted, "Everyone, hurry up and climb the tree!"

"Climb the tree?"

Everyone was puzzled.

Squirrels are very good at climbing trees, but climbing a tree is practically the same as waiting to die.

They can easily climb up the trees and wipe out everyone.

If someone else had given this order, many people would not have obeyed.

The problem is that everyone is willing to obey the orders given by Lin Luo.

They quickly climbed up the tree next to them and reached the top in no time.

Everyone had received specialized training, so climbing trees was not a difficult task for them.

Upon noticing the group of people climbing the tree, the squirrels immediately prepared to climb up as well.

Sudden.

Huge black pythons rushed out of the forest and began to devour the rats.

The giant black python opened its blood-red maw and swallowed more than a dozen squirrels in one gulp.

The squirrel was quite large, about the size of a small dog, but it was tiny compared to the black python.

More than twenty giant black pythons appeared, and the squirrels were devoured in large numbers.

Cao Shengnan exclaimed in surprise, "Now I finally understand what a natural enemy relationship is. These squirrels are no match for us, but in the eyes of the black python, they are delicious food. No matter how many squirrels there are, they can all be devoured by the black python."

"correct."

Cao Mao couldn't help but sigh, "The number of squirrels we killed with bombs and bullets was far too limited. It wasn't nearly as fast as those two giant black pythons devouring the squirrels."

Cao Shengnan said, "At crucial moments, we still have to rely on Captain Lin. Uncle, you are completely unreliable; all you do is run away."

Cao Mao had to admit, "We still have to thank Lin Luo this time. If he had been a little slower, we might all have died in the squirrel swarm."

Cao Shengnan said, "Joining Captain Lin's team is the wisest choice for us."

The squirrels fought the black python, and the black python emerged victorious.

The squirrels chose to retreat, and the black python also chose to leave.

The black python had eaten too much and was now round and plump.

Cao Shengnan told a lame joke: "Looking at the giant black pythons, I'm worried they'll be stuffed to death by the squirrels."

Cao Mao said, "Stop making sarcastic remarks. If the black python isn't full, we'll be its next target."