Early the next morning, Su Han summoned Zhu Xiong and the others.
"Su Han, what's up?"
After the Human-faced Tree took root between two villas, Zhu Xiong and the others arrived at Villa 9. It was unavoidable to note that after the fog had dispersed widely, the brightness inside the villa had increased significantly, and there was no longer a need to turn on the lights.
"I plan to deal with the swarm of fish monsters."
Upon hearing Su Han's intention, everyone was first stunned, but not too surprised, as this was a problem that had been planned to be addressed the day before yesterday.
It was just that Su Han had advanced to Second Order and prioritized forming a group to kill the second Angel Envoy of the Human-faced Tree's Contract.
Zhu Xiong asked, "What's the plan?"
As Su Han gently tapped on the table and pondered, he said, "Old Zhu, you and Old Zhang take twenty people to the construction site at Nanwan Residential Area. I need you to transport all the steel reinforcement back here. If the cement, dump trucks, and similar tools are usable, bring them back as well."
Zhu Xiong and Zhang Dahai were taken aback and somewhat puzzled, "That shouldn't be a problem, if it's just metal, there should still be plenty of vehicles and guardrails on the streets."
Su Han gently shook his head and said, "I will handle that part, but your task is equally important."
Of course, there were plenty of vehicles, guardrails, and other metal products on the streets.
But in the fog, even if Zhu Xiong and his team went out to collect them, how long would it take to gather dozens or hundreds of tons of metal?
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Searching for vehicles one by one, either dismantling them or driving them back—not to mention the time and effort, but the noise alone might attract more monsters.
Yesterday, as part of the preparations to kill the Human-faced Tree, they had led a team to dismantle vehicles and had managed to collect only ten new energy batteries in a day.
That was just for batteries; bringing back whole vehicles was truly challenging.
Therefore, going to the construction site was necessary, the best case scenario would be to make use of the building materials and large machinery.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Xiong thought it made sense; with such heavy fog, scrambling around the streets was beyond their abilities, but heading directly to one location was feasible.
"Over at the villa, Meiyu will continue to monitor and send a team to observe the fish monsters' patterns of activity."
Yan Meiyu responded, "We are already on it, but we've been focusing on surveillance the past couple of days. We still need a bit more time to figure out their patterns."
She was meticulous in her duties, and this task had already been entrusted to Bai Xiao'e, who was watching over the Contract Giant Macrophage Dog. Now, under Su Han's orders, they would conduct even more detailed investigations according to the previous methods.
She was well aware of her role; since she was in charge of logistics, she needed to arrange things properly.
Heavier weapons like axes and hammers were more suitable.
Making a hammer wasn't difficult—more than fifty pounds of metal was fused, and soon an axe-hammer appeared before them.
One side of the axe had a broad and sharp blade, while the other side had a heavy hammer studded with blunt nails, both excellent tools for cracking skulls.
Zhu Xiong picked up the axe, delightfully went to find Zhang Dahai, ready to start working by stealing steel bars from the construction site in Nanwan.
After everyone left, Su Han went directly behind the villa to find the Human-faced Tree.
The Book of Blood Spirit lit up, and a red glow enveloped the Human-faced Tree. Soon, the tree was absorbed into the pages of the book, temporarily entering the Book of Blood Spirit.
After stowing away the Human-faced Tree, Su Han summoned the Warrior Spider. He leaped onto its back covered with Black Armor.
With a thought, the Warrior Spider's eight legs moved swiftly, and soon they had left House No. 9, heading directly to the main gate of the villa community.
With a leap, he scaled the surrounding wall and arrived on the street, burrowing deeper into the mist.
While Zhu Xiong and the others were responsible for gathering materials and handling logistics, Su Han was naturally freed up to hunt more monsters and search for more materials.
"I really need to find a mount-type Angel Envoy,"
Standing on the back of the Warrior Spider, covered in Black Armor, there was hardly any place to rest besides standing.
It was suitable for short journeys, but for long treks, the heavily armored Warrior Spider was clearly not ideal.
As Su Han explored through the mist, thoughts flickered through his mind, "Not just the Warrior Spider, the people at the camp with a First Contract or a Second Contract could consider some mount-type mutated beasts; cows, horses, or others, for easier transportation and travel."
Although cars were still usable for now, who knows what might happen as days go by, be it a special circumstance or not. It's always good to be prepared.
The Warrior Spider carried Su Han swiftly from near Shanhu Villa, gradually reaching a street where shops and residential buildings increasingly appeared.
Sounds rustled in the mist, and the chaotic street loomed through the fog. Damaged cars, vehicles parked by the roadside, and twisted, blood-stained guardrails and street lamps gradually came into his view.
This was a commercial street not far from the villa area. Before the apocalypse, there were definitely not a few people here, and now, monsters were in abundance as well.
"Ssssh ssssh ssssh,"
The friction sound kept coming. Su Han's eyes fixed: "Let's start from here."
The red light from the Book of Blood Spirit diffused in his hands, then the figure of the Human-faced Tree gradually appeared behind him, and such movement finally made the monsters in the mist unable to hold back any longer.
Growling noises gradually rose, and one meat corpse after another emerged from the corners, then surged out of the dense fog, fiercely pouncing towards Su Han, vaguely numbering in the hundreds.