World's Best Martial Artist: I Can Fuse with Monster Souls Novel - Chapter 13
Chapter 13: The Lighthouse
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The wasteland was barren.
The mutated Origin Beasts were living in the wilderness.
At this moment, the surface of the earth shook slightly.
The startled poisonous insects scattered and fled in all directions.
A steel beast that was nearly a thousand meters tall was moving slowly. The huge treads were rumbling as they moved.
This was the base that the humans lived in the wasteland, the mobile fortress.
The entire steel city was shaped like a lighthouse and spiraled upward.
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Therefore, the mobile fortress was codenamed The Lighthouse, meaning the last light of humanity!
To ensure the safety of the lighthouse, after the exploration team set off, The Lighthouse had been moving slowly around the established route with low energy consumption.
This was Lighthouse No. 47, which belonged to Gao Fei’s team, and the population was close to a million.
There were less than a hundred lighthouses that still existed.
At this moment, in the command hall on the top floor of The Lighthouse, countless staff members were walking back and forth, constantly processing the reports in their hands and analyzing the current situation of The Lighthouse.
“Reporting to the City Lord, exploration team 7 has lost connection… According to the last test information sent back by the wrist guard, I’m afraid it’s already…”
An old man with white hair and a beard sitting at the head of the command hall gently waved his hand to stop the hesitant reporter.
His name was Shi Hao, the City Lord of Lighthouse No. 47.
“There is still no news sent back to the team. Which other teams are there?”
The old man opened his mouth to ask, but his voice seemed a bit low.
“Other than the first team that has already returned to The Lighthouse, there’s only the third team, led by Gao Fei.”
“In addition to the news that team seven just sent back… the other teams… are all dead.”
The reporter’s voice became softer as he spoke. Every exploration team was The Lighthouse’s precious strategic resources. Once they were lost, it would be a huge blow to The Lighthouse.
Not to mention now, in just a few days, they had lost eight exploration teams in succession!
To Lighthouse No. 47, this kind of attack was undoubtedly devastating!
“Li Mo… Do you think we should send out the second group of exploration squads now?” Shi Hao asked.
His voice was a bit hoarse, as if he had aged ten years in an instant.
Beside him, a figure dressed in military uniform took a step forward. He was the captain of the first exploration squad, Li Mo!
“I think we can wait a little longer. I trust Gao Fei’s strength. He won’t die so easily.”
Li Mo did not think about it and replied directly, “During this operation, the wasteland has undergone a change. The specific information research center will be able to find out very soon.”
This time, although the first team had successfully returned to The Lighthouse, the Origin Stones they brought back were like a drop in the bucket.
The mutation that occurred in the wasteland also posed a huge threat to the first squad. This was also the reason why Li Mo had no choice but to return early.
Shi Hao lightly nodded. He still trusted Li Mo..
After all, Li Mo was one of the first batch of Evolvers to awaken their special abilities. He was also the first person to awaken his special abilities in battle!
Before the Evolvers appeared, it was also his first time successfully bringing back resources from the wasteland.
During that operation, out of nearly a hundred explorers, only Li Mo survived, even though he had lost an arm when he returned.
At the same time, Li Mo was also the most powerful Evolver within the lighthouse. Since he was able to agree with Gao Fei, it meant that there was still hope for them.
After Li Mo finished speaking, Shi Hao also let out a slight sigh of relief.
Right at this moment, a staff member hurried over.
“City Lord, exploration team three returned safely!”
“The Origin Stones we brought back should be enough for the stronghold to use for two months!”
“Two months?” Shi Hao asked in confusion.
“Could it be that all members of team three survived? They were able to bring back so many Origin Stones?”
Shi Hao did not mean to say that he wanted team three to lose a few people, but that such a large amount of Origin Stones still needed to be transported by the workers.
The other teams were almost completely wiped out. Even Li Mo’s first team only returned five Evolvers and four workers.
If Shi Hao remembered correctly, the entire team three only had three Evolvers.
How did they survive?
“There were still casualties. Two workers died.”
“Two workers?” Shi Hao was completely shocked this time.
The casualty ratio of two employees could be considered extremely small even in the past missions, not to mention that the wasteland was currently undergoing a metamorphosis!
The shocked Shi Hao raised his head to look at Li Mo, only to see Li Mo’s expression as if he had said it long ago.
“City Lord… There is still one more thing.”
The staff member was somewhat hesitant, as if he was afraid that saying something would agitate this white-haired old man.
“It’s fine… go ahead.” After hearing the staff member’s words, Shi Hao was not too anxious. He picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip.
Since there were no problems with the resources and personnel, he could accept even the worst news.
From the staff member’s appearance, it seemed like he had something unexpected that he wanted to tell him. If the third squad really came back smoothly, he was afraid that he would still doubt the authenticity of this news.
“Captain Gao Fei and the others even brought back a sample of that mutated plant.”
“Hmm… Impossible! What did you say?”
Shi Hao spat out a mouthful of tea, and the tea leaves hung onto the staff’s glasses.
This time, even Li Mo’s expression was somewhat astonished.
That strange plant usually appeared in a certain area, and even Li Mo himself did not dare to approach it.
Gao Fei was able to obtain a sample, which made him extremely surprised.
This time, Shi Hao did not ask any more questions. Instead, he stood up with Gao Fei’s help and headed toward the lowest level of the lighthouse, the direction where the exploration team had returned.
