Global Catastrophe: I Became the World Tree-Chapter 206 - 162 Chen Dalong’s Strength_1

Zhang Ji’s first order of business upon returning to Yang City was to report the results of the meeting to Bai Yinghui.

However, this mutation creature crisis pertained to the safety of Yang City, and not even Bai Yinghui could make a decision on his own as a division commander. He had no choice but to call a meeting.

The meeting was scheduled for noon.

Taking advantage of the time left, Zhang Ji took ten Evolution Fruits and left to notify superhumans like Chen Dalong, Pei Jin, Wang Feng, and others among the top ten, to come to the military camp.

The notified ten individuals almost all arrived as quickly as possible, their faces filled with anticipation.

This was not their first time being summoned.

"Captain Zhang, do we have Spirit Fruits again?" Chen Dalong asked with a smile.

Zhang Ji didn’t beat around the bush and nodded, "That’s right, it’s the same as before. Each of you gets a Spirit Fruit; go register, then come get it from me."

Chen Dalong and the others immediately went to the logistic department to register and then wrote an IOU for 3000 Military Merit Points.

Yes, the Spirit Fruits wouldn’t be given to them for free; they needed to be exchanged with Military Merit Points, and a single Spirit Fruit cost a hefty 3000 points.

The military did this partly because they worried if they received things for free, they wouldn’t cherish them, potentially raising an ingrate. It was also to maintain a sense of fairness among the other superhumans.

Of course, none of them had Military Merit Points on hand, so they all had to owe for now. With this time included, nearly everyone had already accumulated a debt of 12,000 Military Merit Points.

In fact, Chen Dalong had close to 10,000 Military Merit Points at his disposal, but he didn’t use his own points for the exchange, preferring to owe like the others.

After all, his strength was still rapidly increasing. How important those Military Merit Points were!

These points were to be used to arm his private security company or to enhance his own strength.

Regarding the owed Military Merit Points, he could delay repayment for as long as half a year. He believed that in half a year’s time, with his strength, earning more than 10,000 points would be an easy task.

Soon, the individuals with their IOUs returned to Zhang Ji.

Zhang Ji opened the briefcase containing the Spirit Fruits efficiently.

"Now, each of you owes four Spirit Fruits. According to the regulations, you can only owe up to ten in total, so you must cherish each opportunity to enhance yourselves," Zhang Ji repeatedly admonished.

Ten Spirit Fruits were enough to help a superhuman progress from Early Stage First Order to Third Order, which is why the military imposed such restrictions.

"Don’t worry, we got it," Chen Dalong said with relish as he picked up a Spirit Fruit.

"Additionally, you should know about the disturbance with the Mutated Insects in the Donglin Mountain Range. They will attack within the next two days at the latest, so prepare yourselves mentally."

"This time, the scale of the Mutated Insects is at least 300 million," Zhang Ji said with a grave expression.

At these words, the smiles on everyone’s faces disappeared. Even Chen Dalong’s heart raced, his face a picture of disbelief.

"How... How could there be so many?" Wang Feng said, swallowing hard.

As superhumans of not insignificant status, they understood more about the mutated creature crisis than ordinary people and knew that it was incomparable to the last one.

But according to their estimates, even tens of millions of Mutated Insects seemed like the upper limit; they couldn’t have imagined there’d be as many as 300 million.

Lately, they had all received various military tasks—guarding mines or protecting supply convoys—and naturally, they had clashed with those wild Mutated Insects.

It could be said that these Mutated Insects, while not as troublesome as Mutated Mice, were far more challenging than Mutated Mosquitoes or Mutated Flies. At the very least, they were on par with Mutated Cockroaches.

And some special Mutated Insects, like Mutated Praying Mantises, Mutated Crickets, and Mutated Locusts, could become terrifyingly powerful in their attacks, even easily slicing through protective gear.

Then there were insects like Mutated Cicadas and Mutated Coleoptera; after mutating, their shells became extremely hard, causing difficulties even when hacked at with melee weapons and necessitating the use of firearms.

There were also Mutated Insects with toxins that could quickly incapacitate a healthy person with a single bite.

For this reason, when they encountered Mutated Insects in the wild, dealing with a few or a dozen was an easy task.

As the number of Mutated Insects increased, however, their coordination became more troublesome.

Hence, when the number of Mutated Insects exceeded fifty, handling them would become strenuous.

If the number reached one hundred, most present would likely be in disarray.

With this in mind, the thought of billions of Mutated Insects swarming over the horizon was enough to send shivers down anyone’s spine.

"Indeed, the number is vast, but our defense walls have been built, so we’re not without a fighting chance,"

"Your role will be crucial when the time comes. I’m telling you this in advance so that you can mentally prepare," Zhang Ji remarked.

Despite some trepidation, the sight of Zhang Ji’s composed face helped calm the unsettling emotions within everyone.

"Rest assured, Captain Zhang, we’re ready to enter the battlefield at any time," Chen Dalong was the first to say.