How many bats were there in the end? It was already dark, and with the arrival of the typhoon, the clouds moved faster, making it seem a bit brighter.

But then, suddenly, it darkened again, though this time it wasn’t because of the typhoon.

Hiss.

The little zombie sharply looked up, shocked, her pupils trembling. A large swarm of mutated bats flew over, circling in the sky.

The pressure was terrifying.

Through the earpieces, the sounds of Chen Xiaofei and the others came through: “Damn, why are there so many of these things? Are they crazy? They just keep coming!”

“This doesn’t feel right.”

“Everyone, be careful. This doesn’t feel good. There are too many of them.”

Qin Luo’s face also looked grim. “Everyone gather, don’t scatter. I feel like more than half of these are one-star mutated bats.”

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiaofei and the others gasped, and they all hurriedly moved toward the center, ignoring the other bats for now.

Qin Luo was about to call out to Xuduo, but he saw her already charging forward with her chainsaw. Good, she was sharp. As soon as he saw her approach, he grabbed her and took her along!

“Be careful with your ability consumption, Xuduo, don’t overdo it and get stupid.”

Qin Luo had just noticed she had started using her spatial ability to lock onto the mutated bats in a small area and then exploded them into a mist of blood by accumulating spatial pressure.

Xuduo nodded, her wooden whistle stained with blood, so she stopped blowing it.

Soon, their team gathered together. The residents of the area listened to the base’s instructions and didn’t dare open their doors, though some kind-hearted people came to the windows and asked if they wanted to come inside and rest.

Without turning around, Qin Luo said, “No need. Close your doors and windows, don’t open them again. For your safety, please be cautious. Thank you for your concern.”

The concerned resident sighed. “Please be safe, comrades!” They obediently closed their windows and drew their curtains.

Xuduo was then let down.

As Chen Xiaofei and the others ran, panting, they finally met up again.

But just then, something unexpected happened.

Xuduo suddenly felt an overwhelming sense of danger. It was as though she had a premonition every time something dangerous was coming. Everything slowed down, as if in slow motion.

The mutated bats in the sky suddenly all gathered and dove toward them.

The target was the four of them—dead or alive!!

Qin Luo immediately shouted, “Be careful!!” He then used his skill Lightning Summon. Thunder rumbled as several bolts of lightning struck the sky, condensing into a spherical electric charge, and then exploded toward the mutated bat swarm.

Xuduo widened her eyes, watching time seem to freeze. After a brief pause, the world was filled with the descending mutated bats.

First, a loud “crackling” sound as many mutated bat corpses were struck down by the thunderstorm.

However, the few that survived continued their attack, completely covering the four of them.

To the naked eye, it was impossible to see their team. Only the dark, flapping mutated bats remained. Residents from the higher floors couldn’t help but gasp, clenching their fists in worry.

“It’s over! The combat team is dead! What do we do now?”

“My god! So many bats! They must have eaten their bones clean!”

“So scary!!”

“Boo hoo, I don’t want to die!”

“Mom, I want my mom, I’m so scared!!”

“They were all so young, what a waste. Why did the headquarters only send five people?!”

“Yes! Headquarters! Call for help!”

“Can they be saved? This is so irresponsible! This endangers our safety and the safety of their team! They’re so young, and there’s even a little girl!”

“Wait, look!!”

Something was wrong.

It was really strange.

Even though they were surrounded by bats, how come they hadn’t heard a single scream?

Suddenly, within the dark swarm of bats, several bright flashes appeared, and electric currents surged.

In the next second, the bats screamed. After the electricity surged through them, the swarm exploded in a “crackling” sound, and lightning scattered them. Black and red bat corpses rained down, scattering everywhere.

Many shining exotic nuclei exploded out, covering the ground.

Then, several earth spikes shot up, five or six meters high, impaling some of the bats into skewers. Small tornadoes appeared out of nowhere, lifting the mutated bats into the air and crushing them inside the vortex.

The remaining bats seemed to lose their bearings, crashing into each other and dying in the process. They even started killing each other.

A quiet silence followed.

The ground was littered with mutated bat corpses, and the four of them stood unharmed.

Not even a drop of blood had stained them. Curiously, it seemed like there was an invisible protective shield in front of them, and the falling bat corpses slid down about a meter in front of them.

“Damn! Squad leader, that was so cool! This protective shield is amazing!!” Chen Xiaofei couldn’t help but laugh aloud!

At this point, Xuduo started feeling dizzy. In that critical moment, she had thought to herself that she couldn’t let the four of them get hurt, not on her watch. In the emergency, she had a sudden inspiration, and her new ability, Space Shield, was born. By activating the ability, she could create a protective shield to lock onto a target.

She had created five shields in an instant, exhausting all the ability energy she had stored. Now, she felt nauseous and dizzy, her face pale.

It was Qin Luo who noticed something was wrong. After using his abilities to finish off the remaining mutated bats, he rushed over, scooped her up, and made her lie on his shoulder.

“Squad leader, are you okay?”

“Ugh, my bad. I didn’t notice the squad leader was overexerting her abilities! I got too excited!” Qin Luo said, feeling guilty.

“It’s fine. Professor Ji did give the squad leader the exotic nucleus dilution medicine, right? She should drink it now,” White Shu quickly reminded.

Qin Luo supported her waist, looking at the little zombie, who had almost passed out on his shoulder.

“Never mind. Let her sleep for now and recover her strength. We’ll clean up the battlefield first.”

They didn’t have time to celebrate the exotic nuclei scattered on the ground.

It had been far too dangerous, but thankfully, they had worked well together.

Xuduo had instantly formed a protective shield. Qin Luo had unleashed his ultimate move. Wang Weihu and Chen Xiaofei had used earth spikes and tornadoes.

White Shu had activated his illusion skill to confuse the bats, causing them to kill each other.

Otherwise, the number of bats would have been terrifying. There were at least tens of thousands of mutated bats.

Wang Weihu and White Shu were also exhausted, having emptied their abilities. Qin Luo was reaching his limits too. Chen Xiaofei had been confident at first, but once the adrenaline wore off, he collapsed onto the ground.

White Shu pushed his glasses and chuckled, “Sure, go ahead. Who can outdo you?”

He had expected this!

Everyone was at a similar level, and even Qin Luo was struggling. Could Chen Xiaofei escape? He’d definitely end up collapsed too.

The rest of the battlefield was left for them to clean up, and they quickly gathered the exotic nuclei.