"Almost, let's clean up the mess first." Poplar stopped the two of them from joking.

Then Poplar conveyed a command through the walkie-talkie:

"All mutants, count the casualties, then collect the corpses of the mutant rats and bring them back to the defense area."

"Squad 15 received!"

"Team 37 received!"

“......”

"Collect corpses? Do you really want to make smoked bacon? The Ninth Master said curiously.

"It's rat meat." Wei Dabao reminded again.

Bai Yang ignored the gags of the two, Gu Zi walked to the corpse that fell to the ground like a puddle of mud, looked at the huge rat head, took a deep breath, and then broke the upper and lower jaws of the giant rat with both hands, and tore it hard.

After a "hissing" sound of flesh and bone separation, the entire rat's head was immediately torn in half.

"I'll go, and I won't even let go of the corpse." The Ninth Master exclaimed, but the next moment he exclaimed in surprise, "What is that?" ”

When the rat's head was split in two, a purple object about the size of a fist rolled down from it, and the purple light of the object shone brightly, exuding energy fluctuations that shocked the four people present.

"This is the energy crystal condensed in the body of the mutant creature, similar to the effect of the dantian." Poplar explained.

The other three were quite magical, and the Ninth Master couldn't help but reach out and want to touch it.

"Don't move yet." Poplar reminded, "Take it back and see it." ”

Bai Yang naturally knows the effect of this purple crystal, but he has always acted cautiously, and the ancestor has always hidden half and exposed half when he speaks, who knows what moth will come out if he starts directly.

Poplar found a medical kit for the hygienist, and then carefully wrapped the purple crystals in his clothes and put them in.

"Brother Bai, what is the use of this crystalline substance?"

"If you guess correctly, you can make the mutants increase their strength." Poplar said pretending to guess.

"So amazing?" Wei Dabao exclaimed.

"There have been a lot of strange things lately, and it's not strange to encounter another one." Liu Yuting said lightly.

"Jiang Lao said this on the phone before, so I also paid attention to it, and then Tianyan Nianbo really detected that there was something abnormal in the head of this giant rat."

In order to prevent the Ninth Master and Wei Dabao from asking endless questions, Bai Yang directly told the cause.

The ensuing action to clean up the battlefield did not participate in the four poplars, but went straight to the command center of the defense area with purple crystals.

On the way, Poplar finally took the time to call his family, and he was relieved to know that they were safe and sound. It is understood that the defense area of the city where Poplar's parents are located is small and surrounded by rivers on three sides, which greatly reduces the pressure on the defense.

Poplar had been thinking of finding an opportunity to take them to his side, but now it seemed that his current location was not as safe as theirs.

Shortly after, the four of them were already standing in an office in the region's highest command center.

Although it was still early in the morning, the night was destined to be sleepless, and the three elders also joined the four poplars for the first time.

Poplar opened the medical kit containing purple crystals, and after unwrapping the wrapped clothes, a faint purple light suddenly emanated from it.

"So big?" Seeing this, Jiang Lao was a little breathless.

"It was found in the head of a mutant rat king." Poplar Road.

"Elder Jiang, do you have any more in-depth research on this thing?"

Jiang Lao shook his head with a bitter face: "Time is limited, there are no major discoveries yet, I only know that the energy in this crystal is very pure, and it may be of some use." ”

"In addition, there is another speculation that there is also a limit to the mutual devouring of mutant creatures, which may be related to the physique, so only a very small number of mutated creatures have a relatively high space for devouring and growth, such as the three-headed rat king you encountered."

"Is that so?" Poplar nodded, and continued, "Then give it to me, I might find a way to figure it out." ”

"You got this thing, so naturally you have the right of first refusal." Chief Yan also said with a smile on the side, even at a moment like this, it was difficult to see any unusual fluctuations in his face.

"But Poplar, you're really famous this time."

Chief Zhou suddenly handed over the mobile phone, which played the scene of Poplar's violent torture and killing of the mutant rat king.

The corners of Bai Yang's mouth twitched, and he glanced at the number of plays, there were more than 100 million times, and there must be more than one platform uploaded. As long as there is a network signal, it is estimated that you can see this viral video.

Poplar didn't dare to look at the video comments below, so he had to change the subject and ask questions that he was extremely concerned about.

"How's the situation going now?"

"The fighting in many places is not over yet, and not every defense area has an aspen." Chief Yan said seriously, and the admiration for Poplar in his eyes was undisguised.

"Falsely, I'm just doing what I can." Poplar smiled politely.

"The specific news is expected to come out in a few hours, and we will synchronize with you at that time." Chief Yan changed the topic and continued:

"However, there are some more conservative voices out there, who are more opposed to your strategy of taking the initiative to attack and drive away the rat swarm, saying that this will make humans and mutated creatures fight in advance, and it will not allow humans to recharge their energy and prepare for war in the best state."

Poplar sneered, but didn't speak, he didn't care about these voices, they were just some guys talking on paper.

However, Liu Yuting on the side couldn't stand it, and said with some anger:

"Are these people fools? If you don't take the initiative, the variables will be even greater, and who knows what will be even more terrible when the time comes. I really should have pulled those people to the defense line to take a look, they will only point fingers and talk on paper. ”

Poplar opened his mouth wide when he heard this, this girl not only has a heart with herself, but also "protects the calf" like this, which makes him feel more warm in his heart.

"Overbearing, I like it." Bai Yang said secretly in his heart, with a smirk on his face.

"We thought so too, Lao Zhou scolded just like you at that time. Of course, this is only the opinion of a minority, and most people still support us. Chief Yan smiled awkwardly, he didn't expect Liu Yuting to have such a big reaction.

"Isn't it those people from the Yan family?" Liu Yuting pondered for a while and asked.

No one spoke, which was a tacit acquiescence.

"How dare they..."Liu Yuting's voice was cold.

"Forget it." Poplar comforted, "They didn't do anything out of the ordinary. ”

Liu Yuting still wanted to speak, but she opened her mouth and swallowed the words and stopped speaking.

The three elders were extremely curious, but they didn't expect that this girl had a fiery temper, but now she is dumb with just a word from Poplar, and it is really a thing to a thing.

Seeing the strange expressions of the three elders, Liu Yuting was about to attack again when she saw this, and Bai Yang hurriedly opened her mouth again to change the topic.

"What's that... What's next? With a sharp turn of thought, Bai Yang finally found a suitable topic and stopped Liu Yuting in front of him.

"What do you say, Advisor Bai?" Jiang Lao smiled meaningfully, and directly threw the question back.

"These old guys really treat me like a coolie." Poplar's heart was broken, but he was helpless.

Poplar paced in contemplation, and no one bothered him.

After a moment, he snapped his fingers, took a map from his table, pointed to the location of the city, and said:

"You see, the geography of the city."

"Facing the sea, there are no plains or hills nearby, is there anything wrong?" Jiang Lao looked closer and said.

"It's not inappropriate, it's appropriate." Poplar smiled, "As soon as you face the sea, you don't have to worry about the threat from the sea at all, and the sea creatures are not mutated into amphibians or even terrestrial creatures now, right?" ”

Jiang Lao shook his head: "We have also tested a small number of aquatic animals, but there are none. ”

"This province has always been an economically developed area on the eastern coast, densely populated, and the scope of human activities is also large, except for a few high mountains and mountains, almost all traces of human activities are often carried out."

"And Jiang Lao, when you tested the species samples before, did you find that some animals did not have any mutations?"

"That's right." Jiang Lao replied, "For example, some annelids, such as earthworms, and many arthropods, including spiders, centipedes, mosquitoes, flies, ants, and so on. ”

Poplar thus verified his thoughts, it seems that the ancestor is still merciful to humans, and these most common animals in human life have not mutated. This old fox didn't know how many hands he had left, and he never told him in advance.

"Are you saying that the results are still pointed? Like the age of a human mutant? Liu Yuting was the first to react.

"That's right, it's very artificial." Bai Yang said, and at the same time slandered in his heart, "Ancestor, who asked you to hide it, don't blame me for throwing bricks and bricks at others, if they find out something, it's none of my business." ”

"I'll go!" Jiu Ye couldn't help but exclaim, "Is this the Matrix or Westworld, aren't we being controlled?" ”

"You can die once." Poplar teased.

"But my feeling is that even if it is artificial, I don't think the controller behind this scene has any malicious intent, otherwise with his amazing ability, I don't know how many times he has destroyed human beings."

Poplar also defended the ancestor in advance, and he became notorious after the province.

The crowd nodded and were skeptical, an idea that sounded a bit sensational.

"Therefore, judging from the location of the city and the current direction of biological variation, our defense zone is safer than other inland areas." Poplar concluded.

"That's right." Jiang Lao answered, "Judging from the research results accumulated recently, it is indeed those beasts in the mountains that have a greater chance of mutation, which gives us some respite. ”

"Then our strategy can be clear." Bai Yang paused, and after attracting the curious eyes of everyone around him, he continued to speak:

"Take advantage of this opportunity to train the troops!"