Alan's heart skipped a beat. It was too late to change direction, so he could only follow the raised ground and charge forward.
The next moment, the jeep flew into the air.
Looking down, he could see a giant mole that had pushed up the ground, and then...
Bai Ye instantly flashed, turning into a streak of electricity and leaving the car. He then appeared on the ground.
As for Alan...
Bai Ye clasped his hands together and said piously, "Amitabha, the Buddha will bless you."
Bang, bang, bang!
Just as Bai Ye finished speaking, a loud crash came from the car in the air. Alan kicked open the door and leaped out, and the car slammed heavily onto the ground, shattering.
On the other side, Alan landed. After propping himself up with one hand on the ground, he raised his gun and pulled the trigger towards the rear.
Alan's firearm was strange. It looked like a rifle but was shorter than an ordinary one, with a lid-like muzzle.
As Alan pulled the trigger, a "hum, hum" sound came from the center of the lid, which was very piercing. The gun body began to vibrate continuously until...
Bang!
A loud noise rang out.
Bai Ye felt a ripple in the air, and then...
Bang!
A second loud noise. The body of a poison dart frog in front of Alan instantly exploded into pieces, splashing large amounts of blood and flesh fragments in all directions.
Another jeep stopped. Ji Ruyue was startled as soon as she opened the car door and quickly hid back inside. Only after the flesh fragments and blood splattered away did she step out again.
"Mr. Alan!" Ji Ruyue said displeasurably, "Can you please not use sonic weapons like that against poison dart frogs? These creatures are poisonous, and their bodies exploding like that can easily cause accidental injuries."
"Sorry," Alan said apologetically. "I usually work alone."
Meanwhile...
Li Chengjie remained still.
Although Alan was the nominal captain of this temporary squad, Li Chengjie's status meant he was not under command.
In terms of combat, if Li Chengjie decided to fight, he would fight. If he decided not to, he wouldn't.
However, Gonzalez and Davis rushed out immediately.
They ran towards the rear, grabbed the plasma rifles from the back seat, quickly loaded the energy cells, and began firing backward.
The mutated creatures in this area, no, to be precise, the poison dart frogs were more numerous than expected. It felt like they had entered their lair.
In a moment's delay, there were already seven or eight poison dart frogs around. Their bodies were of various colors, spotted, and all highly poisonous.
Gonzalez and Davis began to fire rapidly.
Alan also rejoined the battle. He stopped using his sonic gun and walked forward, taking the plasma rifle thrown by Davis. He continued to move and fire.
Bai Ye had intended to watch the fun from the sidelines, but at this moment, his gaze met Li Chengjie's.
Bai Ye smiled, then walked forward.
Spreading his hands, the Steel Slime began to wriggle, and soon, the Shadow Battle Axe was condensed by Bai Ye.
Suddenly, Bai Ye accelerated and rushed towards a poison dart frog.
Alan exclaimed, "You plan to fight in close combat? Those things are covered in poison..."
Poof!
Before Alan could finish speaking, the accelerating Bai Ye had turned into an afterimage and rushed in front of a poison dart frog.
The poison dart frog opened its gaping maw, and its tongue shot out like an arrow towards Bai Ye. However, Bai Ye was extremely fast. The moment the poison dart frog opened its mouth, Bai Ye dodged to the side.
Bang!
The tongue landed, and the instant it hit the ground, it shattered a patch of it.
The next moment, Bai Ye raised the Shadow Battle Axe and swung it forcefully to the side, striking the poison dart frog's tongue.
With a "poof!"
The tongue was severed by Bai Ye. Then, a large amount of venom splattered, but it did not fall onto Bai Ye.
This was because, the moment the venom appeared, Bai Ye had already moved forward.
Flicking his wrist, Bai Ye threw the Shadow Battle Axe forcefully.
Poof!
The Shadow Battle Axe hit the poison dart frog's head, piercing straight through, and was then caught by Bai Ye, who had already circled around to the rear.
Bang!
The poison dart frog's massive body fell, crashing heavily to the ground.
Bai Ye glanced in Li Chengjie's direction, then smiled slightly, deliberately put on an expression of pride, and walked towards the next poison dart frog.
The City of Ruins was not without mutated creatures that could trouble Bai Ye, but poison dart frogs were definitely not among them.
These creatures were not strong in combat. Their biggest problem was being covered in poison, and coincidentally, poison had no effect on Bai Ye.
However, there was a mole in the team, and an important one at that. He couldn't just kill him as he pleased...
Therefore, Bai Ye felt it was necessary to show some of his strength. He couldn't let Li Chengjie think he was acting too ostentatiously, but necessary concealment was also important, for the same reason of not acting too ostentatiously.
Poof!
Bai Ye swung his axe, splitting open the head of another poison dart frog. He then feigned a look of distress, propping himself up with one hand and rolling continuously to avoid the splashing venom.
"Just a bystander, a mere bystander," Bai Ye chanted silently in his heart.
The strength he was currently displaying was just right. He had some ability, but not too much. Compared to others, he was barely considered capable.
Most importantly...
Bai Ye did not display strength superior to Li Chengjie's.
"Watch out behind you!"
As Bai Ye thought this, he decapitated the third poison dart frog. At this moment, a strong gust of wind came from behind Bai Ye.
An attack!
But Bai Ye didn't move!
The next instant, Alan's voice rang out, and he pulled the trigger forward.
A tongue flying towards Bai Ye was forcefully shot down by Alan's gun.
Gonzalez and Davis quickly flanked from both sides, firing continuously at the poison dart frog.
Bang!
The massive body fell, kicking up dust.
At the same time, with the fall of this poison dart frog, the surrounding poison dart frogs were finally cleared.
Bai Ye walked towards Alan, putting on a grateful expression, and said, "Thank you!"
"It's a small matter!" Alan patted Bai Ye on the shoulder and said, "We should help each other."
Bai Ye nodded.
Davis walked over with his gun and asked, "Can your jeep still be used?"
Alan looked back at the overturned jeep not far away and said, "It doesn't look like it can be driven anymore."
Gonzalez said, "Let's unload the supplies and move them to our vehicle."
Li Chengjie and Ji Ruyue walked over, nodded in agreement, and then Li Chengjie asked, "Are we still far from the location of those strange crystals?"
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