novelraw Chapter 547 - 371 The Crisis Driven by Survivors!_2
Chapter 547 - 371 The Crisis Driven by Survivors!_2
At their current speed, they should arrive by the afternoon.
"We... should be among the first to reach the explorers’ territory, right? I feel like no one is closer than us, right? Could we become the pioneer members?" The small man sped up on his skis.
"...When you put it that way, it’s really possible!"
The tall, thin man and the short-haired woman exchanged a glance and also accelerated their pace.
"Hurry, let’s strive to be the first to arrive! Even if we can’t be the first, we need to be among the leaders!"
"Oh oh oh!"
"Xu Xin, here I come!"
Their voices echoed through the forest, causing snow to fall from the branches around them.
As they passed through the forest, a furry head peeked out from behind a thick, bare tree, watching their backs.
It emerged fully from behind the tree, its black-brown fur marked with red blood patterns.
This was a furry creature wielding an axe, and at this moment, the blood patterns on its body were glowing!
They were near that special area!
The three figures and their voices gradually faded into the distance and eventually disappeared from the furry creature’s sight.
The creature took a couple of steps on the melted, pockmarked snow and then emitted a short, sharp cry, like a whistle, from its mouth.
A few snow wolves lying on the snow nearby stood up.
Under its strange call, the mutated creatures inhabiting this area all began to rise and move, gathering in its direction.
Soon, it was surrounded by a pack of mutated snow wolves.
However, the wolves didn’t attack it; instead, they lowered their heads, seemingly obeying it.
The furry creature continued to watch the direction where the three had gone, its gaze deep with unspoken thoughts.
At this moment, two more survivors arrived.
They too were heading to the purple-black light pillar, about to pass through this area.
The furry creature withdrew its gaze from where the three had gone and turned to look at the others weaving through the distant forest.
Among a pack of snow-white snow wolves, the previously dim blood patterns on their bodies also began to glow with a blood-red light.
...
In the treehouse, Xu Xin had already transplanted all the blue-level plants and planted a new batch on the blue-level soil.
Each piece of blue-level soil originally cost 500 points, which was quite expensive.
With only 10,000 points, you could only buy 20 units, so to plant on a large scale, you had to use them sparingly.
However, the plantation house is really cramped now.
Speaking of which, Zhao Xiaochuan also pointed out the plantation house enhancement.
The banyan tree growing outside should go to him then.
It can expand the treehouse’s area for him, giving him more space for planting.
Then he can directly transplant these plants.
His plantation house will focus on the high-end in the future!
"Ying!"
Keke, who had been watching Xu Xin work busily in the plantation house and occasionally having him pick a blue-level fruit to eat, suddenly jumped up.
It leapt onto the windowsill on the fourth floor and looked outside, glancing in the northeast direction of the treehouse, tilting its little head.
"What’s wrong, Keke, did you find something again?" Xu Xin also walked over to the window.
He first glanced at the lake.
The thin layer of snow on the ice had completely disappeared, and the entire ice surface looked wet, reflecting a blinding sunlight.
The ice was slowly starting to melt.
He then looked in the direction Keke was gazing.
There was nothing unusual.
"Ying...?" Keke tilted its little head, looking puzzled.
It seemed to say that it clearly sensed a strange sense of danger from there, but when it looked, it disappeared?
Xu Xin squinted his eyes, growing cautious once again.
There’s definitely something around here that’s been watching the treehouse.
Ever since the winter arrived, Keke has reacted like this whenever it’s near the treehouse.
But on the map, there haven’t been any red dots around the treehouse for a long time.
In this icy and snowy environment, even powerful creatures like brown bears would choose to hibernate now.
In such an environment, the only creatures able to survive are basically mutated ones.
And the closest batch of mutated creatures around him is mostly concentrated around... the Hilly Resource Zone.
That’s right, the Hilly Resource Zone is packed with red points, but they don’t seem to intend to attack him.
Likewise, densely packed red dots were in that previously special dangerous area.
The area that could light up the blood patterns on mutated creatures, restoring their energy and stamina.
Taking one last look at the direction that troubled Keke, Xu Xin couldn’t see anything and had to withdraw his gaze, preparing to go downstairs to feed his ornamental fish.
His Colorful Scale Fish and Tai Chi Fish hadn’t been fed yet today.
"Ying! Ying Ying!" Keke, however, tugged on Xu Xin, stopping him from leaving, pointing its little paw towards the northeast direction, crying anxiously.
What’s going on?
Xu Xin squinted and looked towards the northeast.
The snow reflected a blinding white light, making it difficult for him to open his eyes without goggles, so he rubbed them and looked again.
Amidst the whiteness, several kilometers away, there seemed to be some striking colors moving.
"Is that... survivors?" Xu Xin’s eyes lit up.
The first batch of survivors from Zone 188 is finally coming!
"Ying Ying! Ying Ying Ying!" Keke again tugged at Xu Xin’s clothes, its cries growing much louder.
This cry made Xu Xin grow alert.
This was the sound it made when danger was approaching!
Xu Xin carefully observed the distance but saw nothing.
There was no anomaly on the map either.
But he trusted Keke’s judgment; there had to be something happening.
He immediately lifted his left hand and selected the "vision enhancement" option on his watch, which he hadn’t used in a long time.
Then he looked into the distance.
His vision became very clear, and he could see the people moving far away.
Indeed, there were three survivors skiing towards the near and magnificent purple-black light column, all with excited expressions.
However, Xu Xin’s pupils suddenly contracted.
"Hiss—" he took a sharp intake of breath.
Behind those people, past a few bare tree trunks...
There were several more furry creatures poking their heads out, watching them!
Xu Xin immediately looked at the map.
He was shocked to find that on the map, the furry creatures...
Were not displayed?!
No red dots?
Why wasn’t there a red dot in that area?
Are the furry creatures neutral entities?!
What is going on?
Previously, the furry creatures mingled within the beast group, making the map chaotic.
Did he know until now that these furry creatures don’t display on the map?!
No... No!
When the mutated human’s head exploded and died, the whistling creature was shown on the map with a red dot!
Although it disappeared after running a few kilometers, it definitely appeared!
Do the ranks of the furry creatures differ even among themselves?
Or was the previous one an attack type, and the current one a reconnaissance type?
Before he could think it through carefully, suddenly, a big change occurred on the map.
The red dots that had gathered in the special area began to move rapidly!
And the direction they were heading was Xu Xin’s treehouse!