Chapter 113: Savior Mission

Ding, killed a First-Level Mutant: Human-Head Crab!

Obtained crafting material: Shed Blood Shell*1

Ding, Savior Squad mission updated: Jointly with teammates investigate this mall's secret (prerequisite)

After the investigation is complete, officially start the next phase mission.

Mission time limit: 3 hours (if not completed overtime, immediately eliminate one squad member).

Ignoring the system's transmitted information, Lin An was suddenly startled in his heart and looked at the newly refreshed Savior Squad prerequisite mission.

After completing the task of recruiting squad members, the system did not immediately give a new task.

Didn't expect it to be given out now.

3-hour limit, mission failure results in elimination of a squad member.

The cost of mission failure is too great; any squad member is crucial to him.

Lin An's gaze grew solemn; it seemed he had to check what exactly happened inside the mall.

Although the instant Divine Thorn easily killed the suddenly attacking First-Level Mutant, it failed to save that physical institute student.

The skull was pierced and split apart, the splattered red and white seeming to mock him.

At the center of the ceiling blasted open by the Divine Thorn's impact, a crab with a human head as its core had already died.

Although it was merely a First-Level Human-Head Crab, it strangely possessed the ability to shield part of his perception.

Moreover, with not a trace of spiritual energy leakage, this mutant relied purely on bodily strength to pierce the entire floor of the ceiling, which is why he didn't react in time.

He was careless.

Lin An took a deep breath, gathered everyone beside him, and directly unleashed his full mental power to probe outward.

In his past life, due to the difficulty of obtaining food, he had grown accustomed to conserving stamina in combat, never wasting an ounce of strength with each strike.

Thus, in this life he also grew accustomed to not wasting any spiritual energy or mental power.

Each time after the Judgment Eye returned information, he would subconsciously close it to conserve mental power.

But he never expected that it was precisely this habit of his that led to the accident.

"Lin Bro! What was that monster just now!"

Gao Tian's face darkened as he couldn't help but ask, although the deceased male student was not acquainted with him.

Yet being from the same base, seeing a living person die so horribly before his eyes made him inevitably feel uneasy.

"A First-Level Mutant, I don't know why it suddenly appeared."

"Be careful, stay close to me. This monster can shield part of my mental probing."

Lin An replied in a low voice, he had already opened his perception and mental power to the maximum.

Although a First-Level Mutant poses no threat to him, a sudden attack could still likely cause casualties.

Without any spiritual energy leakage, it means he can only rely on sensing the air current fluctuations before the Human-Head Crab strikes to react.

"You all load everything onto the vehicle; I will communicate with Mo Ling to have her continue attracting zombies!"

Lin An unhesitatingly enveloped the people behind him with his mental power, guarding against possible ambushes.

He must obtain the candy and high-calorie food on the third floor, as the academy has many Awakened Ones.

He must secure a large amount of high-calorie food as reserves.

Adding to the mission requirements, even if he had sensed the mall might be dangerous, he is now committed and cannot turn back.

He isn't too worried about the Human-Head Crab's threat; as long as he finds it, he can kill it in one strike.

He just doesn't know what the cause of the mutants' appearance is.

Two mutants appearing instantly is too strange.

The third floor has a special point that cannot be detected; the fourth floor has a detectable but unknown entity.

He never expected that a randomly chosen supermarket would actually have two kinds of strange phenomena.

"Lin Bro, what should we do next?"

Gao Tian noticed that Lin An only told them to go ahead, but didn't mention himself.

"You and I will go to the third floor to gather supplies, while also scouting around."

Gao Tian nodded upon hearing it, tightly gripping his compound bow.

Seeing Gao Tian's somewhat tense expression, Lin An let out a light sigh.

The fact that the system specially issued a mission for this mall shows it is far more dangerous than he previously thought.

If it weren't for the mission requirement to bring squad members along for exploration, he would not want Gao Tian to follow him now.

As a long-range attacker, the cramped mall interior cannot fully unleash Gao Tian's strength.

But others would need over two hours to arrive, and Mo Ling must stay put to summon zombies.

Suppressing his thoughts, the group pushed the shopping cart at extreme speed, reaching the second-floor exit in less than ten-odd seconds.

"Everyone get on the vehicle first! If we haven't returned in three hours, drive straight back to the base—don't wait for us!"

Lin An gave instructions to the students preparing to go down; he didn't want, if something happened to him upstairs, for these people to foolishly wait in place.

The base needs food, and Mo Ling doesn't need him to worry.

"Received! Lord Lin An!"

"You too, be careful!"

The twelve students nervously nodded; Lin An's sudden admonition made them somewhat uneasy.

"What kind of existence lies within the mall that makes Lord Lin An feel he can't resolve it quickly, even needing them to retreat at the first sign of danger!?"

Splitting into two groups, Lin An and Gao Tian rushed at extreme speed toward the third floor.

The group also didn't waste time; after saying goodbye, they hurriedly pushed the shopping cart down the stairs in a panic.

The powerless sloping elevator was difficult to navigate; the twelve people could only cooperate, pushing it down in batches slowly.

Creak—creak.

A student, while pushing a cart, listened dubiously to the sound beside their ear.

Quite familiar.

The wheels rolling?