Natural Disaster: I Started By Hoarding Tens Of Billions Of Supplies

Chapter 291: Kill It As Soon As Possible



Listening to Yao Ran's explanation, Long Yu nodded in agreement. He said, "You made the right call. We will discuss this matter with Wu Lian later after everyone has eaten and rested. For now, will you join me for lunch?"

Yao Ran smiled, "Yes."

As the two whispered with each other, Shi Xuan and Sima Yun had already gotten their food and joined the others at the dining table. When Long Yu and Yao Ran finally sat at the table, Shi Xuan had already finished half of his meal.

Sitting across from Yao Ran, Wu Lian watched as Long Yu fetched her breakfast and carefully placed the food in front of her. Observing their interaction, Wu Lian felt a dull ache in his teeth.

He sighed in his heart and thought, 'Having a girlfriend isn't a good thing. The once cold and domineering Captain Long has now become a henpecked man, treating his girlfriend like an ancestor. It's still better to be single.'

Unaware of Wu Lian's thoughts about him, Long Yu asked, "Captain Wu, how much time do you have left to complete your mission?"

Wu Lian snapped out of his thoughts and replied calmly, "There is no time limit for my mission, but it is better to kill the mutant rat king as soon as possible."

"The last report we received from our scout team stated that the mutant rat king was seen devouring other mutant rats. Each time it does so, its power increases. It is almost like it's absorbing the power of the mutants it consumes."

Hearing this, Yao Ran's hand paused for a second, and then she continued eating as if nothing happened.

In her previous life, she had overheard scientists in the secret laboratory discussing something similar. If her memory served her right, only mutants with the potential to become high-level mutants could absorb power from other mutants by devouring them. The more they consumed, the stronger they became.

Although Yao Ran had never encountered these legendary high-level mutants herself, she remembered the fragmented details she overheard from those scientists' conversations.

A few high-level mutants seem to have risen to power and destroyed countless bases around the tenth year after the end of the world. Not only could those mutants speak human languages, but they could also strategize and command hundreds of thousands of same-type mutants.

Thinking about the expressions of fear on the scientists' faces when they mentioned these creatures, Yao Ran's eyes darkened. If even the infamous The Ark feared those high-level mutants, then it was clear that those high-level mutants were very dangerous.

With that in mind, Yao Ran made a decision. She couldn't let this mutant rat king evolve further.

While Yao Ran was lost in thought, Long Yu said, "It will be dangerous if we allow this mutant rat king to continue growing stronger. We need to kill it as soon as possible."

Wu Lian nodded in agreement, "You are right. However, killing it won't be easy."

He paused for a moment, frowned, and continued, "Before leaving for Juncheng City, we had identified its location. But before we could reach the location, hordes of mutant rats surrounded us as soon as we drove into the suburbs area. It was as if the mutant rat king knew we were coming for it."

Hearing this, Huang Qian asked in disbelief, "Is the mutant rat king really that intelligent? How could it know you were after it before you even got close?"

Wu Lian shook his head and answered, "I'm not sure. But every time we moved closer to the center of Juncheng City, the mutant rats attacked us more fiercely, almost as if they had gone mad. I suspect the mutant rat king's lair is somewhere in the city center."

Shi Xuan pondered about it for a moment and suggested, "If we can't reach the mutant rat king's location, why not lure it out?"

Wu Lian shook his head again and said, "I have tried to lure it out. It didn't work."n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Hearing this, everyone fell silent. If they couldn't reach the mutant rat king's lair or lure it out, how could they kill it?

While the others considered how to kill it, Yao Ran asked, "Captain Wu, do you need to keep the city intact?"

Wu Lian frowned slightly and replied, "There might still be supplies left in the city, but with the mutant rats in control, we can't retrieve them."

"So, it doesn't matter if the supplies are destroyed?" Yao Ran asked again.

Wu Lian hesitated before replying, "It'd be ideal to recover them. However, I doubt it's possible without killing the mutant rat king first."

Since the supplies were already inaccessible, Yao Ran suggested, "I have an idea, but it might mean losing the supplies entirely."

Wu Lian considered her words for a long time. He clenched his hands, looked at Yao Ran, and said, "If we can't kill the mutant rat king, the supplies are as good as lost anyway. It doesn't matter as long as we eliminate the threat."

After getting his answer, Yao Ran nodded and said, "The idea is simple. If we can't reach the mutant rat king's lair or lure it out, we can just destroy the city center. Even if we don't kill it outright, we can force it out of hiding. Once it appears, we will have a chance to take it down." Wu Lian looked stunned for a moment before replying, "Miss Yao, to destroy the city center, we'd need an enormous amount of explosives. That is beyond our current capacity."

Jia Xiang raised her hand when she heard this and confidently said, "Don't worry about that, Captain Wu. Leave the matter of explosive to me."

Wu Lian looked at Jia Xiang and thought, 'Ah, I forgot that she is the number one expert in making explosives in the First Army. With Jia Xiang in his team, Long Yu's explosive reserves must be sufficient.' After considering the pros and cons, he said, "Fine. We will go with Miss Yao's plan."