Surviving the Long Night: Starting from the Gas Station and Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 78 Interception, Special Commissioner Arrives and Bes frank with each other

Meng Lingshi did not answer immediately. She grabbed the light machine gun with one hand and the ammunition belt with the other, skillfully fastening it into the feed port. Then, with a flick of her wrist, she slapped the light machine gun into the bracket groove.

"Boss, you're overreacting."

After doing all this, she smiled slightly at Lu Sheng:

"Those project researchers promised to greatly enhance my construction capabilities, but instead they turned me into a weapon and tried to control me, so I killed them all."

"Extremely averse to violence, unwilling to even shoot a ferocious beast—that's called psychological trauma. I'm a very sunny girl."

Lu Sheng didn't know how to distinguish between bloodlust and sunshine, but since Meng Lingshi was willing to shoot, he decided not to dwell on it.

"Okay, wait for my signal before you fire."

After he finished speaking, he picked up his gun and set it up on the railing at the edge of the watchtower. At the same time, Lin Ran had already aimed at a cluster of lights in the darkness.

In her heat-reflective scope, the clusters of eerie green lights resembled high-heat bombs, and when several gathered together, they even affected aiming.

So she focused on the one that was charging ahead, and before it could get close to any of the fire ants, she pulled the trigger hard.

boom!

After a gunshot, a cluster of lights in the darkness flickered for a moment, then the flames quickly rose up, illuminating the surrounding darkness.

"When phosphorescent fire ants are ready to attack, their bodies enter a state of excitement, which is indicated by the flames that ignite at the tail."

While it won't explode when damaged in this state, it will release a large amount of flammable gas like a deflated balloon, burning the wreckage completely.

Meng Lingshi provides real-time explanations:

"Therefore, this kind of ferocious beast is very fragile. Basically, if there is a small hole in its body, the leaked flammable gas will burn it to death under the effect of its tail flame."

As an alternative, its self-detonating power is enough to send a car tumbling three times in the air.

Lu Sheng estimated that if the previous walls were to withstand such impacts continuously, they would certainly not be able to withstand them.

He has no worries about the current walls.

Time passed slowly, the commissioner's truck gradually approached, and the phosphorescent ant swarm also gradually drew near the camp.

Lu Sheng and Lin Ran fired shots at the lights in the darkness one by one, gradually reducing their numbers and slowing down the fire ants' offensive to some extent.

But ants are creatures that are always numerous, and phosphorescent ants perfectly inherit this trait. When their attack is thwarted, they disperse like a large net, spreading out towards the camp.

"Don't worry about the other positions, focus on reducing the number directly in front and make sure the agent's vehicle isn't blown up."

Noticing that Lin Ran's gun barrel had shifted, Lu Sheng reminded her not to worry. At the same time, the commissioner's truck was less than a few dozen meters away from the northeast gate.

The sentry quickly opened the iron gate. The upgraded gate was thicker and sturdier, but with the addition of pulleys and grooves at the bottom, it opened and closed much more smoothly.

Upon seeing the entrance open, the crew member inside the truck swerved and drove a load of timber into the camp.

Then, a sentry gave a sharp push, and the iron gate immediately slid against the wall and closed again. Another sentry standing on the other side grabbed the iron gate and skillfully locked it.

Then, the two quickly retreated because the swarm of phosphorescent ants had already crossed the road.

In other locations, several that moved faster had already reached the outside of the enclosure.

Instead of trying to climb or crash, as if on some command, cracks suddenly appeared on the main body of their medium-sized dog-sized bodies.

Then, with a loud bang, its body exploded into a burning fireball.

The sound was so loud that many guests who were spending the night at the camp peeked out to see what was happening.

Boom!

Another explosion occurred right at the edge of the wall, but after the flames from the explosion died down, the people who were peering out found that the wall remained completely intact.

From the watchtower, Lu Sheng could see even more clearly that the upgraded wall was not only completely unmoved, but the outer side of the wall that directly faced the explosion was also unscathed.

"Boss, it seems that with your skills, we don't need to worry even if these phosphorescent ants line up to self-destruct."

Meng Lingshi was somewhat surprised by the strength of the wall.

Previously, she had always felt that Lu Sheng's construction speed was so fast, and after hearing Lu Sheng say that he also had shortcomings, she wondered if the speed was fast and the quality would be lacking.

Today, the wall's sturdiness directly refutes this conjecture.

"No way, if they really line up and self-destruct, my place will be an impregnable fortress. We'll have to make a hole by tomorrow morning. At this time, prepare to fire."

Lu Sheng spoke with obvious joy, clearly pleased with Meng Lingshi's praise. Upon receiving the order, Meng Lingshi immediately pulled the trigger.

As the swirling metal storm swept across the road, the swarms of phosphorescent ants were quickly wiped out, leaving only patches of fire. This spectacular sight attracted many visitors to gather at the iron gate to watch.

Soon, as the number of phosphorescent fire ants dwindled to a certain extent, the subsequent ant colonies ceased their attacks and retreated back into the ruins.

After the battle, Lu Sheng looked at the burning wreckage on the ground and then at the shell casings scattered all over the ground, thinking that this time he had completely lost money.

He turned into the camp and saw the large trucks loaded with logs, which cheered him up considerably.

The timber arrived today, and tomorrow, once the scrap steel and armored cables arrive, the solar power system capable of supplying electricity to the entire camp will be completed.

A few minutes later, he led the commissioner to Cheng Qiushui's residence.

Currently, the camp doesn't have anyone suitable to host guests, and since we don't want to take them to the folding house, the ruins commercial street becomes a relatively suitable place.

"Mr. Jiang, please have a seat. Let me introduce you. This is Cheng Qiushui, who is in charge of human resources at our camp, and Jiang Shutong, who is in charge of commercial activities, will be here shortly."

The specialist sent by Jiang's Forestry was a clean-cut young man, and Lu Sheng knew his surname without even having to guess.

"I've been sitting all day, at least let me stand for a bit. How did Station Master Lu know my surname is Jiang?"

The salesman leaned against the wall and asked curiously:

"It's true that the behind-the-scenes boss of the forest farm is the Jiang family, but the official boss of the forest farm doesn't have the surname Jiang. Besides, I'm just a small salesman."

"It's too clean."

Lu Sheng sat down in the chair that was originally prepared for the salesperson:

"Moreover, I think the Jiang family must know my background and the reason for the establishment of this camp, so they won't send an outsider to be stationed here."

The salesman smiled, straightened up, stepped forward, and extended his hand to Lu Sheng:

"Nice to meet you, Jiang Xin."

Lu Sheng reached out and grasped it:

"Lu Sheng, the station chief of Camp 49."

After releasing his grip, Jiang Xin retreated back to the wall, crossing his arms in front of his chest.

"My family sent me here to stay, and they also want me to confirm something. I should be able to see it for myself in two days."

However, my thinking is somewhat unconventional. I believe that cooperation should be based on openness and honesty, so I won't make the confirmation process for this matter secretive.

He extended one hand and gestured for him to proceed.

"Station Chief Lu, the Jiang family wants to see what you've got up to."