Enemies Are All Nourishment for My Fungi-Chapter 140: Let’s Go Hunting (11)

She had just gotten ready when she saw a large armored off-road convoy approaching from a certain direction, with at least a dozen vehicles bearing military insignias.

Over the walkie-talkie, she heard them calling out to Ye Nai asking if she could see them.

Ye Nai bounced happily and waved vigorously.

The convoy gradually dispersed, arranging the forklifts and trailers into a defensive formation.

The leaders of the convoy, several captains, disembarked from the lead vehicle, looking rather displeased at the grinning Ye Nai.

"Come over here and tell us what’s going on."

Ye Nai ran over to them with a giggle and began explaining the situation she had seen, while over by the trailers, quite a few people were checking things out.

"Wow, three wild boars and two bisons, all alive."

Excitement erupted around the trailers as the captains, after hearing Ye Nai’s brief report, called out a few soldiers to give orders.

"Get a few people to check if those hunters’ bodies are really dead, we don’t want disputes arising later."

The soldiers tasked with cleaning up the site quickly relayed through the walkie-talkie that the scene was clean and that there were no concerns remaining.

Under the protection of the soldiers, Ye Nai made another trip to retrieve the off-road vehicles that were immobile.

While collecting the vehicles, she stole a glance at the several bodies that had been inside; they were now thrown onto the grassland nearby. Without the means to take care of the bodies, they were left behind, as the local fauna and flora would make good use of the resources.

Ye Nai didn’t ask any unnecessary questions, knowing that the vehicles would earn her some money if taken back as scrap, but there was no point in bringing the bodies back—nothing but trouble.

After ensuring the site was secure and without lingering too long, reports from scouts tasked with keeping watch indicated they had spotted mutant plants and beasts nearby.

Everyone quickly reorganized and began the journey back to camp.

Today’s hunting expedition ended there.

Ye Nai, driving the forklift, was in the middle of the column as the convoy returned to the camp past midday. Other hunting parties were also returning with their prey, but their hauls were unsatisfactory, far from enough for the banquets planned for the March commemoration day.

The live pigs and bison she brought back in her trailer, along with the two bisons she found, and the giant spider from yesterday became treasured commodities. The meat carved out of them was sufficient for making stir-frys for the guests, but not enough for the entire camp’s soldiers to eat, and the many wild rabbits and fowls were not enough either.

Ye Nai went to look for the logistics team for a meal, while the captains sat together to discuss whether it was time to return to the dangerous zone for some rest after so many days out, and to come back focused on hunting giant frogs and waterbirds next time, as wild boars and bisons were too dangerous and offered a low yield of meat; it wasn’t practical to keep exhausting resources for those big fellows.

Following the discussion, an announcement was made in the afternoon to all members: pack up tonight, and we’ll head back to the 5th dangerous zone tomorrow to rest for a few days before re-entry.

The two trailers were reorganized, putting the bisons, piglets, and Double-bladed Tail Foxes together, while the big male pig was kept in a separate trailer.

This sort of observable large mutant beast, much like the boars on Blue Star, led a solitary life. They would only seek out sows during the breeding season, and after the piglets were born, they would live together for a while before living alone again. With the protection of the male pig, the survival rate of the piglets was higher.

The large male pig was extremely aggressive and could only coexist peacefully with its own offspring; it showed no "fatherly love" for others and could easily kill them with a single bite.

They had witnessed it firsthand on the way back to the camp: the bison and pigs were put in the same trailer and tranquilized. While the bison and the piglets were quiet, the big male pig was still grunting with closed eyes, its sound filled with a menacing quality that made one feel it would definitely take a bite if it could move.

Such animal behavior earned the big male pig a trailer all to itself.

"Next time we come back, we need to bring along some heavy-duty towed trucks specifically for carrying male pigs."

The captains agreed unanimously, their eyes turning towards Ye Nai, who had just used the forklift and was now stepping down from it, slapping the vehicle with her hand before storing it into her space.

"I have an adventurous idea," Captain Niu said, stroking his chin and speaking slowly.

"So do I."

"Same here."

"So, is it settled then?"

"Mm, agreed."

"Okay."

"That’s settled then."

The captains, in perfect understanding, arranged some matter like playing a game of charades. Meanwhile, Ye Nai, who had already boarded the tractor and was slowly reversing under Ah Qi’s command to connect with the first trailer, sensed something and turned her head to glance in the direction of the captains.

Originally standing together, the captains now were split into several small groups each chatting separately, with some even squatting on the ground smoking – none were paying attention to the busy Ye Nai.

Seeing nothing suspicious, Ye Nai looked down in confusion and focused on her work.

The tractor and the two trailers were coupled together, and they were to depart early the next morning, with Ah Qi driving in the morning and Ye Nai in the afternoon.

Whenever they passed a small town in the rear, they drew the attention of many people. Fortunately, no one dared to stop a military convoy on the street, but when they stopped to rest in a camp, they couldn’t avoid attracting a crowd of fellow soldiers.

Timing their journey carefully, they managed to arrive at Township No. 2 in the Secret Realm in the early morning, then stopped to rest, insisting on finishing lunch before continuing their journey.

With a 12-hour time difference, when they left the Secret Realm, it was precisely midnight outside.

Some well-informed people on the streets were keen to observe the spectacle, but there were noticeably fewer people than during the day. With the road clear and devoid of traffic, the convoy moved smoothly and unhindered, successfully returning to Danger Zone No. 5.

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Inside the camp gate, people were waiting, and they had cleared a training ground to temporarily accommodate the livestock on the tractor.

Ah Qi drove the tractor, and another person operated a forklift. Together, they set out to unload the cargo. The pregnant cow was the most precious treasure and would receive the best care.

There was also a litter of foxes, with three soft and fragile cubs.

Ye Nai and the logistics staff were led to the cold storage to hand over the goods. Her mutant plants, potted in paper with roots intact, were carefully driven away by researchers who had rushed to the scene upon hearing the news.

After more than an hour of bustling activity, she finally rolled into her bed after changing clothes and taking a shower—it was already past four in the morning.

Falling into a deep sleep, she didn’t open her eyes until the afternoon, nearly ten hours later, feeling refreshed and clear-headed.

Stretching out in bed, she grabbed her charged phone from the nightstand and saw that the division of spoils had been deposited into her account.

There were also individual messages from the captains, each notifying her to rest for a week before setting off again.

Ye Nai tossed her phone aside and snuggled into her bedcovers, thinking it’s already afternoon, so why not sleep a little more.

Maybe it was because the hunting trip had truly exhausted her, but even Ye Nai, who had been full of energy since her Awakening, fell back asleep deeply. When she woke up again, it was already past midnight.

She had almost slept for a full day and night.

Now thoroughly rested, she rolled around in bed unable to squeeze out even a hint of drowsiness. Ye Nai got up, brushed her teeth and washed her face, ordered some takeout on her phone, and popped open her laptop on a desk in the spare bedroom to watch movies and enjoy a nighttime snack – utterly content.