"Everyone, get on the speedboat quickly!"
Yuan Chongming loudly informed the other five teams left behind.
“Where is Ripple?”
Lin Yi asked directly.
“Back!”
Hearing that Ripple was returning to the team, the remaining people didn't hesitate anymore and quickly boarded the speedboat, then started the engine. After Ripple was the last one to jump on board, they immediately turned around and drove away from this terrifying place.
The sound of "boom, boom, boom" explosions was heard endlessly, and half of the shantytown behind them was blown down. Then everyone saw mutant rats flying in the flames, and more rats were fleeing in panic.
"Oh my God! We have really dug into a rat's nest!"
Sun Zhou took a breath and sighed.
“You should be lucky that we didn’t go too deep, otherwise we would never have come out alive.”
Chu Hong's cold voice reached everyone's ears.
“You mean those people are all dead?”
Tang Tianming asked after licking his lips.
"Otherwise! Otherwise Lianyi wouldn't use a time bomb!"
Zhao Jia answered.
After everyone heard this, they all turned to look at Ripple on the other speedboat. At this time, she was breathing heavily. This mission was the most embarrassing for her in so long.
After Ripple took a deep breath, he immediately said loudly:
"Get out of here quickly, those rats are in the water!"
Sure enough, because Ripple blew up their lair, Some of the rats still had flames on them. These smart guys actually jumped directly into the water, and then five speedboats became their targets again.
“Withdraw!”
This time, everyone did not hesitate and quickly left their current location, but the expressions on everyone's faces were ugly.
"Lianyi, are you okay?"
Captain Lin Yi asked.
What Ripple jumped onto was the speedboat of Lin's team.
After listening to the other party’s question, she waved her hand, sighed and said:
"Our rescue mission failed! There are no survivors there, and all I see are bones."
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The people on the speedboat were silent, this was their last News I don’t want to hear.
“But I cooperated with Xuanfeng to get the rat boss back. I can at least do business after I return.”
Lianyi finally gave him some good news.
"Boss Rat?"
Lin Yi was also shocked.
"Here he is! I'll show you when I go back!"
Ripple patted the backpack behind him.
"Meow!" I also have a share of credit here, and Xuanfeng immediately expressed his credit.
"Your contribution is definitely indispensable!"
Lianyi raised his hand and touched the whirlwind on his shoulder.
“At least this time we came out, we still gained something.”
Lin Yi sighed.
Then everyone braved the high temperature and returned to the station before the sun went down.
After handing over the rat boss, the team that took over the mission dispersed, and the mood was not very high.
Shortly after they left, scientific researchers in white coats took the big rat away.
After everyone returned, they were greeted by Jiayao and Liu Zili. They saw that several people who had been out for a day were injured, and they immediately started to deal with them. "Uncle Liu, our injuries were caused by mouse bites. We don't know if we will be infected with the virus. Please help us deal with it."
"Okay, I understand!"< br>
After the wounds were treated, everyone had something to eat and then gathered at Yuan Chongming's residence to discuss today's tasks.
"This is the first time our team has failed to complete the mission!"
"Hey! I didn't rescue anyone, I always feel uncomfortable."
Zhao Jia said weakly.
“It’s not our fault, it’s because those rats are too powerful in combat. I guessed before that those people should become the rats’ reserve food. At least they can survive for two more days, and it’s a pity to wait for our support”< br>
Ripple also shook his head helplessly.
"Do you think those rats will become overrun? It feels like animals that have experienced extreme weather have mutated."
When Li Qian said that, what flashed through his mind were huge mouse, and then he looked at Xuanfeng, who was combing his hair in Lianyi's arms.
"Indeed, Tornado has also mutated, otherwise how could it dare to fight with the mutant rat boss!"
Ripple did not deny it.
"The temperature is rising now. What do you think will happen after all the accumulated water evaporates?"
Sun Weifeng asked.
"I don't know! But before that, let's save more water!"
Yuan Chongming ended the conversation with one sentence.
Three days later, the station issued an announcement to all survivors. After catching the mutated rats, they could come to the station in exchange for food.
And I clearly tell everyone who wants to try eating mutant mice that mutant mice carry a lot of viruses. Although they will not die immediately after eating them, that is because the virus has an incubation period of one month and will start to rot from the internal organs. I hope you will not try it. Exchange food from regular channels.
As soon as the announcement came out, the survivors began to prepare various rat-catching tools. In their eyes, these rats were no longer hateful monsters, but food and the driving force for their survival.
The whole people have set off a rat-catching frenzy. They are not afraid of too many of you, but they are afraid that you will not show your head. This will make Lianyi, the taskmaster, speechless. This is a confrontation with rats.
Situ Yi came to them a few days later and explained the secret.
“The rat boss brought back by Lianyi was dissected by scientific researchers, and it was found that although its epidermis contained viruses, the meat was indeed non-toxic. Although it was non-toxic, it could not be eaten by simply cooking it, so the resident It will be recycled, and after high-temperature processing, it can be used as meat and temporarily supplied to survivors. ”
After hearing this, Zhao Jia swallowed and asked in a trembling voice:
"Can it really be eaten?"
"Hmm!"
"Oh! Then how can we It’s not a huge loss! When we went to the mutant rat lair, we killed so many people that we were able to take advantage of others, so Ripple got the rat boss back!”
Zhao Jia said sadly.
Ripple touched her nose. She felt that she would not choose to eat rat meat for the time being when other foods were available.
"I don't have any missions recently. How about we go there and try our luck? We can exchange a few kilograms of grain at least."
Situ Yi suggested.
"Okay, let's ask who still wants to go. Let's go there as a team."
Yuan Chongming did not refuse.
"You guys go! I won't go, it's too hot! Remember not to go too deep."
Ripple wiped the whirlwind, which was a little too hot, and told a few people.
“Okay, we got it!”
Due to the extremely hot weather, it was almost fifty-five degrees at noon. I was sweating every time I moved. If I stayed there for a long time, I would suffer from heat stroke. The water level continued to drop. , Ripple felt that within a month, the accumulated water would be completely unable to trap the survivors.
Lianyi's guess this time is still very accurate. Twenty-eight days later, the accumulated water has almost evaporated. The shallowest water only reaches the calf, and the deepest water only reaches the waist of an adult. A large number of The survivors began to leave the trapped place and go out in search of food.
At the same time, among the weekly relief rations, a simple packaged meat patty appeared. Although it was only the size of a palm and only tasted salty, it was meat. This made the survivors with green eyes finally see it. To the hope of living.
"Brother, what kind of meat is this made of? It's quite chewy!"
After a man received the meat pie, he opened it and took a bite.
"Mutated rat meat!" (End of this chapter)