"Catch …" Meow yelled as he hugged the giant fruit. Zhang Xiaoqiang stretched out his arms, but he didn't expect Meow and the fruit to fall into his arms at the same time. He almost misjudged the weight and fell into the water. Looking at the smiling Meow in his arms, Zhang Xiaoqiang couldn't help but laugh. Although they hadn't seen each other for a long time, Meow hadn't changed at all. He was still that mischievous kid who liked to play pranks.
Zhuo Mingyue happened to absorb the Level Four Crystal Core. Seeing Meow squirming in Zhang Xiaoqiang's arms, she frowned and clenched her fists. Meow was almost 16 years old. He looked petite at 1.58 meters tall, but he had everything a woman should have. His small breasts didn't look eye-catching, but they were just a hair's breadth away from bursting out.
"Big bad guy, you're not allowed to kick me out in the future. No matter where you go, I'll follow you …" Meow clearly forgot that she was the one who made Zhang Xiaoqiang run away because she was jealous. Zhang Xiaoqiang nodded gloomily. Some things were precious when they were lost. Meow's self-exile and guarding Dragon Flower Island made him feel guilty. Then, Zhang Xiaoqiang put down Meow and focused on the fruit that Meow had brought.
Be it the fruit or the spring water, they were not things that Zhang Xiao Qiang could understand. These items were carefully placed in an incubator and sent to the transportation hall. At this time, the Red Algae had undergone a new change. The entire red ocean of Red Algae was shaking and convulsing, and there were already faint cracks in many places. It was unknown what effect the Supernova Bomb from the New Era had, but in the distance, there was a faint flash of red light in the sky. The light was so faint that it was almost undetectable. If it wasn't for Zhang Xiao Qiang's vision being far enough, normal people would not have been able to see it at all. The image taken by the drone was clearer, but due to the distance, it was still difficult to understand.
"Could it be that New Era is exchanging fire with someone?"
Huang Tingwei told Zhang Xiaoqiang his guess. Zhang Xiaoqiang thought about it but didn't answer. The change in the red algae must have something to do with New Era's attack. The red algae was dozens of kilometers in diameter, and the change on the other side had caused the red algae here to change. It was clear that New Era's target was the red algae itself. Thinking about this, Zhang Xiaoqiang felt more and more anxious. He said to Huang Tingwei, "Start the operation. The air frigate is on full alert. Everyone else, follow the plan …"
Following Zhang Xiao Qiang's order, more than 10 motorboats took the lead and rushed towards the Red Algae. The frigate also changed direction and flew above the Red Algae, while the transport ship stayed at the starting position to provide support. The water snake dragged the underwater thrusters and more than 20 Evolvers following closely behind, catching up at a speed that was not much slower than the motorboats. The Evolvers on the motorboats had their own tasks. As surface scouts, they were on guard against any abnormalities in the surrounding waters, and at the same time, they also had to collect the roots of the Red Algae and stockpile as much as possible.
When the water snake reached the edge of the Red Algae, everyone on the back of the snake was shocked by the scale of the Red Algae. The things that looked like roots in the water from afar were as complicated as countless hemp threads entangled in the seawater. However, each of these hemp threads was tens of meters thick, and those that were close to a hundred meters long were already frightening. Not to mention that these things were growing rapidly in the water, as if they were alive. The countless branches that were smaller in comparison, but thicker than an ordinary person's arm, were wriggling and stretching in all directions.
The Meow returned to the Rainbow Condor and patrolled in the sky. The evolvers on the motorboats did not dare to approach. The motorboats were extremely fast, but the roots were growing fast. Perhaps after a few seconds, the roots would rush into the thrusters and cover the entire motorboat. The evolvers on the motorboats did not dare to stop, and the rest of the evolvers did not dare to go into the water either. The roots were advancing and growing every second. In a few blinks of an eye, a new twig could be seen rapidly expanding into something that looked like an anaconda that was dozens of meters long. In another blink of an eye, this anaconda branch would expand into a dragon that was dozens of meters thick and 70 to 80 meters long. The flexible way it moved made evolvers who saw it for the first time think that the red algae was not a plant at all, but a living thing.
The evolvers did not dare to go into the water, and Zhang Xiaoqiang was also facing the same problem. It was fine from afar, but up close, Zhang Xiaoqiang's scalp was numb. While he was struggling, the water snake did not slow down and rushed to the edge of the red algae. It opened its mouth and bit a root that was dozens of meters long. The root that was bitten off was still wriggling in the water like a loach. The water snake dragged the broken half of the root to the side and swallowed it without caring about anything else. Following the movement of the water snake, the evolvers and the thrusters on the back of the snake fell into the water one after another.
The water snake loved this kind of food, and it kept biting and swallowing it. Zhang Xiaoqiang looked at the red algae that was thousands of meters away and felt a headache coming on. If he wanted to reach the surface of the red algae, this distance would be difficult to cross. The water snake did not stop after biting off the root, obviously afraid of being entangled by it. Animal intuition was much sharper than that of humans, so Zhang Xiaoqiang had to believe that even if he went in himself, it would be very risky.
Zhuo Mingyue, who was standing beside Zhang Xiaoqiang, looked at the spreading roots and felt her heart beat faster. She had a special background, so the red algae was also very attractive to her. However, she did not lack self-control like the water snake, so she could temporarily suppress the desire in her heart. Zhang Xiaoqiang did not notice Zhuo Mingyue's abnormality. He just frowned and felt a headache coming on. At this moment, an evolver carrying a waterproof tank walked behind Zhang Xiaoqiang and said, "Zhang Xiaoqiang, do you want to try the Pyrolysis Gun?"
The Pyrolysis Gun was a new generation of conceptual weapons developed by the New Era. It was light, could carry a lot of bullets, and had a high fatality rate. Ordinary soldiers did not have to worry about the recoil when equipped with these weapons. Coupled with the aiming system in the soldier's helmet, they could hit their target 100% of the time within 200 meters. Furthermore, the magazine of this weapon was filled with high-energy crystal cylinders. One unit of energy could allow this rifle to continuously fire 200 rays. It could be said to be an epoch-making innovation.
Zhang Xiaoqiang touched the smoother and more refined Pyrolysis Gun. He couldn't help but admire the development ability of the New Era. No wonder the New Era was willing to target the survivors all over the world. Zombies were nothing to the New Era that had developed the Supernova Bomb, the Air Corvette, and the Pyrolysis Gun. Putting aside the fact that a single Supernova Bomb could destroy zombies within a radius of more than 10 kilometers, the Pyrolysis Gun was simply a natural weapon to restrain zombies. The biggest weakness of humans against zombies was the lack of logistics and weapon wear and tear. A rifle's lifespan was only a few thousand bullets. A person might be able to empty a few thousand bullets in a day, but they definitely wouldn't be able to carry the weight of a few thousand bullets. However, this problem didn't exist with the Pyrolysis Gun. The weight of 10 crystal cylinders was less than the sum of 5 magazines, and a Pyrolysis Gun could be used for more than 100,000 times.
Bullets required gunpowder, steel, copper, as well as primers and mercury fulminate. The raw materials needed to be processed, and a series of manufacturing procedures limited the production of ammunition. However, the Pyrolysis Gun perfectly solved this problem. The Pyrolysis Gun could effectively kill zombies, and it didn't matter if it could hit the head or not. Furthermore, the large capacity of ammunition increased the endurance of an individual soldier by ten times, not to mention the fact that there wasn't any damage from the recoil. If Zhang Xiaoqiang was given 10,000 soldiers equipped with Pyrolysis Guns with unlimited ammunition, he could conquer any city in the country within 24 hours.
Ten Pyrolysis Guns were raised at the same time, and their muzzles were aimed at the Red Algae roots that were 200 meters away. In the next moment, ten green rays of light flashed. At the place where the light was concentrated, ten roots that were dozens of meters thick and hundreds of meters long turned from dark red to a deathly grey color. Then, they dispersed in the water, turning the clear seawater turbid. This was the first time they had seen this effect, and it greatly boosted everyone's morale. Every rifle could fire 200 times in a row, and large patches of green lines flashed in front of everyone's eyes. In a short period of time, the roots that were 200 meters away were all cleared, and the route to the Red Algae was also opened.
More than ten motorboats instantly squeezed into the open airspace, and they fired their Pyrolysis Guns to both sides, continuously expanding the space. Five evolvers carrying collection boxes climbed up to the bright red surface of the Red Algae. Just as they started to collect the branches, countless black spears suddenly grew out of the branches, but they were turned into ashes by the Pyrolysis Guns in the hands of the evolvers. Just when Zhang Xiaoqiang was sure that there was no danger with the Pyrolysis Guns, countless roots that seemed to be alive rose from the feet of the evolvers and wrapped around them like tentacles. Before they could even react, the Evolvers wearing defensive equipment were shredded into pieces...