Doomsday: Humanity shrinks 100 times

Chapter 53 Testing
"How do you eat bugs?!" Zhang Xinyue looked at Lu Yuning with some disgust.

Lu Yuning scratched his head, not expecting her to react so strongly.

"I know this. The protein content of insects is many times that of beef." Zou Yunxin organized the limited knowledge in his mind.

"You know it again!" Zhang Xinyue rolled her eyes at him angrily.

Compared to Zhang Xinyue's aversion, Wu Xiao and Zou Yunxin are quite accepting of this ingredient.

"In fact, many special foods are made from insects, such as fried cicada pupae, fried cicadas, and fried ants. Of course, they need to be processed properly, but it proves that they are indeed edible." Lu Yuning ignored Zhang Xinyue and expressed his thoughts.

If I want to maintain this body shape, it is necessary to develop new ingredients. Otherwise, I can't always be a vegetarian. It's too light and it makes me uncomfortable just thinking about it.

Therefore, the only alternative to mammalian meat at present is insects. They cannot compete with other animals, and it is not certain who will eat whom.

"But it's hard to accept." Zhang Xinyue felt inexplicably nauseous again.

Lu Yuning could understand. Few people could accept insects as food. In addition, from their current perspective, after seeing mosquitoes and spiders up close, the visual impression was too deep.

"Well, let's take our time. Let's not discuss this for now." Lu Yuning also ended the topic. The destination of this trip was almost here.

Zhang Xinyue actually breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, and Lu Yuning felt a little amused.

"It's okay. Shh!" Zhang Xinyue was about to speak, but suddenly made a gesture to keep quiet, looking a little serious.

"There's someone in front." Zhang Xinyue added in a low voice.

The three of them were stunned, and quickly squatted down and stopped talking.

Lu Yuning couldn't describe his feelings. This should be the second wave of people he had encountered since the apocalypse. He had a very bad impression of the people at the pavilion.

I think the others are the same, so the four of them are a little nervous now.

At this time, at a trash can not far away, four small figures were looking at the hole that Lu Yuning had made on the trash can and discussing something.

Two of the three people were holding a medium-sized stone in their hands, which seemed to be used as a weapon.

"Boss, this hole must have been made by a person with special abilities." One of the middle-aged men who looked a little fat spoke up.

His tone seemed a little flattering.

However, the person he called "boss" was a young man who looked to be around 20 years old, so the relationship seemed a bit inappropriate.

"Nonsense! Can you say something useful?" The young man was rude and looked disdainful.

The man didn't dare to get angry and kept smiling.

"Could it be Fu, the Fuxing group?" Another middle-aged man with a dark face spoke, as if calling out a somewhat shameful name.

"Them? Their main exploration direction should be the downstream area of the river." said the young man.

"Hey, they are so lucky. They guard the vending machines and have no worries about food and drink. And I heard that their leader can even defeat the mutants alone." said the middle-aged man with a dark face.

"Tsk, they are just a bunch of brainless guys, we will deal with them sooner or later."

"Boss, why do you say they have no brains?"

"Who with a normal brain would come up with this name, and call it revival and take the high-speed rail?" The young man said with disdain.

"That's right, it's not like our spark. A single spark can start a prairie fire. Hey, it sounds like some culture." said the fat man.

"Alright, alright, what's the point of flattering me? Don't forget our mission this time. If we fail to complete it, we will all be in trouble!"

"Yes, yes, let's find something to eat first. I don't know if there is any food in this trash can. I smell it. Eh? Not right!" The fat man sniffed his nose, and then his tone became a little panicked.

The four people on Lu Yuning's side were hiding behind a rock, and Zhang Xinyue was using her special abilities to eavesdrop on their conversation.

Of course, she heard the conversation between the few people before, and while listening, she explained it softly to Lu Yuning and the other two.

Just as I heard one of them talking about looking for food, the voice suddenly disappeared.

Zhang Xinyue was a little confused and immediately told Lu Yuning about it.

Lu Yuning pondered for a moment, his expression changed, and he suddenly felt something was wrong.

"Let's go first." He said to the three people in a deep voice.

The three of them didn't say anything, just nodded silently and retreated carefully.

As the four of them were carefully retreating to the rear, they suddenly heard footsteps in front of them, and it seemed that they were coming towards them.

"You guys, have you been eavesdropping here for so long? Why don't you come out and chat?" one of them shouted in a loud voice. Lu Yuning sighed. From what Zhang Xinyue had said about the sudden pause in their conversation, he had guessed that someone with special abilities must have spotted them, and sure enough, they had.

There is no point in hiding at this point, as we have obviously been targeted by the other party.

Lu Yuning looked back at the three people behind him. They all looked a little nervous. It was difficult to tell whether they were good or evil, so he was still a little worried.

Moreover, these three people can act as a team, so they must have some skills, which is why they are so confident.

"If you guys don't come out, don't blame us for being rude. We'll have to treat you as enemies." The other party's tone was somewhat threatening.

Lu Yuning signaled Zou Yunxin and Wu Xiao to take good care of Zhang Xinyue, then touched the plastic material tied around his waist. He suddenly felt more confident and walked out first.

Seeing this, the three followed closely, but Wu Xiao and Zou Yunxin both held their shields in front of them, looking alert.

When the three people on the opposite side saw Lu Yuning coming out, they also looked alert, and two of them even raised the stones in their hands slightly.

However, when he saw Zou Yunxin and Wu Xiao coming out, he was suddenly stunned, as if he was a little curious about the shields in their hands.

"No offense." Lu Yuning said, his face as gloomy as water, and no expression could be seen.

The younger of the three had his arms folded across his chest, seemingly trying to look dignified.

Lu Yuning guessed that based on what Zhang Xinyue had just said, this person should be the leader of the team.

But he wasn't the first to speak.

One of them, who looked older and had darker skin, asked, "Are they survivors from nearby? Or are they members of some organization?"

Lu Yuning's eyes flashed, as if he was thinking for a moment, and he actually took a few steps forward casually.

These two casual steps actually scared the other party. The young man stopped crossing his arms and made a strange gesture of supporting the sky with one hand.

"Haha, don't be nervous, we are from Weiguang." Lu Yuning smiled.

Lu Yuning's little trick can be regarded as turning the tables. The "glimmer" was naturally something he made up to fool people.

They were the ones who were discovered eavesdropping, and their momentum was a little weak, but after he took these two steps, they regained their momentum.

Seeing him standing in front of the three of them so arrogantly, the other party naturally thought that he was capable and suddenly became a little nervous.

When I heard what he said about the "Wee Light" organization, I became even more panicked.

"A faint light? Is there a large force nearby?"

"I didn't hear that."

The three of them whispered to each other.

While a few people were talking, a mosquito flew over at an inopportune time.

The dark-faced middle-aged man's expression changed, he looked at the mosquito, and then hurriedly said, "Leave this mosquito to us."

Without waiting for Lu Yuning to react, he raised the stone in his hand and made an aiming gesture.

Lu Yuning was a little puzzled. Did he seem to be trying to hit a mosquito with a stone?

The mosquito was at least several meters away. Not to mention whether he could aim at it, how could he throw such a big stone at it?

The middle-aged man glanced at Lu Yuning, then seemed to gather all his strength and threw the stone out.

"speed!"

The moment Shi Tou made his move, the middle-aged man suddenly shouted something.

As soon as he finished speaking, the stone that had already left his hand suddenly flew out at an almost terrifying speed and hit the mosquito.

Then the mosquito seemed to be hit on the wings, making a flapping sound in the air and fell into the grass beside it.

Lu Yuning's pupils shrank slightly, she was really frightened by his move.

The speed of this stone seems to be about the same as that of a bullet. What kind of ability is this? It’s a bit scary, right?
The middle-aged man with a dark face suddenly attacked, obviously testing them.

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