From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword-Chapter 171 - 144 The Abyss Creatures that "Attack" at Night

The track armored vehicle continued to advance, and the sky gradually darkened.

Although the visibility during the day was already low in the fog, at night it became even worse, almost to the point where you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

"It's getting dark, we need to find a place to rest. The visibility is too low at night, sometimes I even doubt if my Perception Skill can clearly see the road ahead."

Because the visibility was so low, Wu Weibing, the driver, also dared not drive too fast, fearing that he might drive into a ditch.

Indeed, they needed to find somewhere to camp for the night, as neither their spirits nor their physical strength could withstand continuing the mission.

Moreover, night was when the Abyss Creatures were most active, and also the most dangerous time of the day.

"We need to find a suitable place for camping," Lu Heng said as he pulled out the map and started looking.

One of the warriors in the team pointed to a spot on the map and said, "I have been here before; there's a Forester's house at this location, where we can rest."

When the team was assembled, a soldier familiar with the Liu River environment was specially included, and along the way, they followed his suggestions on how to proceed.

"Then let's head to that location."

Half an hour later.

The team arrived at the marked Forester's house on the map; the house was built of brick and stone and was quite rudimentary.

However, in such a remote wilderness, having a place to shelter from the wind and rain was already good enough.

Everyone got out of the vehicle, brought in the important supplies into the house, and then covered up the vehicle.

The house was empty, the Forester had probably already evacuated from the Mist Zone, and some pots and pans and other household utensils were left behind.

After establishing the campsite, the team divided into three groups: two went out to collect firewood, and one stayed behind to fix up the house and set up weapons.

Because they might encounter Abyss Creatures during the night, it was necessary to set up weapons and lay traps to deal with potential dangers.

Once enough firewood had been collected, a fire was started, a pot set up, and they began to boil water for soup.

The main meal was compressed biscuits, which tasted average, but they also brought some canned meat; turning it into a soup and soaking the compressed biscuits in it greatly improved the taste.

After filling their stomachs, Wu Weibing took out the Crystal Cores they had collected from the day's battlefield.

"We got two Crystal Cores today; take a look if you need one. If so, go ahead and use it."

He was in charge of supplies for the team, so the spoils were kept in his care.

Lu Heng reached out and took the two Crystal Cores to check their attributes.

The first was a Level C Advanced Corrosive Mucus, an upgraded version of the Corrosive Mucus from the Abyss Tide Worm.

The second was a Level B Skill Crystal Core City-breaking Charge.

Seeing this skill, Lu Heng's brows lifted slightly.

The skill was very powerful, but it had a flaw.

As already written in the skill description, due to the intense impact, the user's own body might get hurt.

Lu Heng had seen a Superpower User utilize this skill in his last life.

The punch was so powerful that it could directly knock an opponent flying, but if it hit something solid, the user himself would end up dizzy and disoriented.

Moreover, the Superpower User he had seen in his last life only dared to use 60% of the skill's power; any more than that was unbearable.

The features of this skill were quite evident.

Actually, it was intended for those in the Defense System, and even then, only specialized, high Constitution Defenders could use it effectively.

For an ordinary Combat Superpower User to employ it would be like the Seven Injuries Fist; hurting the enemy a thousand, self-harming eight hundred.

Seeing the skill, Lu Heng held onto it and said, "I can use this one, I'll take it."

No one objected.

More than half of the team hailed from the military or the Defense University. Their goal was to find the Crack and complete the mission, so no one wanted to harbor grudges over a single Skill Crystal Core.

Lu Heng wanted this Crystal Core for a straightforward reason.

The Mechanical Tiger had three Skill Slots, and so far, only one was being used, and this City-breaking Charge was perfect for it.

The drawback of the

was that if the user's own defense wasn't high enough, the violent charge would injure themselves.

The Mechanical Tiger had no such issues, its entire body made of Liquid Metal, could deform without injury if it collided.

Thus, using this skill was effectively without adverse effects.

Lu Heng held the Skill Crystal Core, stepped outside, patted the Mechanical Tiger's massive head, and then stuffed the Crystal Core into its mouth.

A few minutes later, the City-breaking Charge skill name appeared on the Mechanical Tiger's data panel.

"Familiarize yourself with the skill data and analyze the method and timing of use," Lu Heng said as he patted the tiger's head again, then turned to walk back into the house.

The Mechanical Tiger's Mechanical Core intelligence was quite high, merged with Source Material, and in terms of computing power, much stronger than Blue Star's AI, analyzing the skill usage was certainly not an issue.

...

At night.

The team split into three groups for taking turns keeping watch, while the rest rested.

They passed an uneventful night until the next morning, when they were awakened by Wu Weibing's voice.

"Wake up! There's something strange on the ground!"

Several team members with military backgrounds were up at a moment's notice.

Lu Heng too, snapped open his eyes and sat up, turning to look at the door, only to see a strange layer of something extending through the door gap.

This layer, like a blanket, was creeping along the ground at a visible rate and was about to cover the entire room.

"What is this? So disgusting!" When Lin Zeyu got up, his foot stepped on this substance, and his shoe soles got coated with a layer of it.

After sticking to the shoe soles, it started to grow from the shoe toward the slope, and no matter how hard he shook, he couldn't shake it off.

Everyone hurriedly stomped their feet, but the substance kept spreading up their shoes onto their feet.

Lu Heng saw this stuff, furrowed his brow, and reminded everyone, "Burn it with fire!"

What remained from last night's fire was only ashes.

However, there was a flame superpower user in the team, who could easily release flames.

The flames were sprayed out, scorching the entire house.

That "carpet" on the ground quickly shrank upon encountering the flames and retreated through the gap under the door.

Having temporarily repelled this "carpet," everyone breathed a sigh of relief and began to ponder the problem.

"What the hell is this?"

"It should be a fungal blanket." Lu Heng had actually already recognized what this thing was.

It was an Abyss Fungus Blanket, which is not like ordinary bacteria and can be considered bacteria from the Abyss World

"Fungal blanket? Is it something from our world, or is it from the Abyss?" Everyone's eyes widened, their understanding violently shaken.

"It's an Abyss Fungus Blanket. Sticking to a bit of it is not too dangerous, but if it grows inside your body, then that's troublesome, and you can't even get rid of it at the hospital."

Having said this, Lu Heng pointed to the tracked vehicle outside the door and said, "Quickly, go and check the vehicle, this stuff can corrode metal."

The flame superpower user immediately blazed a trail with fire and ran out to pull off the tarp covering the tracked vehicle.

As soon as the tarp was pulled off, they saw that the entire vehicle was covered with a fungal blanket, as if the vehicle had grown hair.

The sight of the flesh-colored fungal fluff made one's scalp tingle.

Without waiting for a reminder, the flame superpower user immediately fired up and burned off the blanket covering the vehicle.

When the fungal blanket encountered flames, it gave off a thick dust.

Everyone hurriedly covered their noses, fearing that inhaling the spores into their lungs could lead to disaster if a fungal blanket grew there.

Once the fungal blanket was cleared, Wu Weibing quickly climbed onto the vehicle to attempt to start it.

But, the vehicle's engine had absolutely no response.

"It won't start!"

Lu Heng bent over, checked under the vehicle, and said with a sigh, "We can't use this vehicle anymore, even if the engine could start, the bearings wouldn't turn."

The fungal blanket had covered the entire vehicle, and had already grown into the bearings, causing the metal parts such as wheels and bearings to bulge.

Standing upright, Lu Heng said, "Check your weapons for any issues. From here on, we'll have to walk."

According to the original plan, they could drive to cover most of the Mist Zone, and the remaining small part had to be covered on foot.

So, a walk had always been part of the plan.

Now they just had to start walking earlier.

However, this would extend the duration of the mission.

Also, some weapons couldn't be carried anymore.

Especially the 20mm machine gun; being vehicle-mounted, it was too cumbersome for individual soldiers to carry.

"What should we do? This gun is our most powerful weapon." Wu Weibing checked the machine gun, which was still functional.

But with the vehicle out of commission, it was difficult to transport.

It wasn't that they absolutely couldn't carry it; with the physical strength of superpower users, carrying the machine gun wouldn't be a big problem.

But this would affect the team's travel speed.

Lu Heng thought for a moment, then patted the Mechanical Tiger and said, "We can take it, just let the Mechanical Tiger carry it."

"Is that possible?" Wu Weibing wasn't sure about the Mechanical Tiger's carrying capacity.

After all, it didn't look like it was designed to transport weapons.

And they couldn't see the Mechanical Tiger's data.

Lu Heng gestured and said, "Bring it over."

Wu Weibing picked up the machine gun and mounted it on the back of the Mechanical Tiger.

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The metal surface of the Mechanical Tiger was somewhat slippery, and there was no interface for stabilization, so it wasn't steady.

But what happened next made everyone's eyes widen in astonishment.

The metal on the back of the Mechanical Tiger began to deform, forming a cradle that connected directly to the machine gun's interface, without even needing screws, it was fixed in place.

"This thing is... amazing." Wu Weibing's eyes widened in admiration.

Lu Heng checked the weight and said, "Hang two more boxes of supplies. Any more than that, and we can't carry it."

The Mechanical Tiger wasn't designed for transporting supplies, so it had limited capacity.

However, to be able to carry a machine gun and add two boxes of supplies greatly relieved the pressure on the team.

Finally, after loading the gear, there was still a little space on the back of the Mechanical Tiger.

Lu Heng waved to Su Muyu, helped her up, and let her sit on the back of the tiger, "This mission might last a few more days, and you're the only one with transport now."

Su Muyu pursed her lips and said, "Is this really okay?"

The rest of the team said in unison, "It's fine, we'll need you for recon."

When Su Muyu used Summoned Creature Vision for reconnaissance, her own mobility was compromised, so riding on the back of the Mechanical Tiger could improve the team's efficiency.