As Xu An made his move, Zhou Haimei and Guan Shan behind him also began their actions.
The crocodile was still struggling stubbornly, trying to shake Xu An off its body by swinging its tail.
Xu An gripped the scales on the crocodile's body tightly. The crocodile kept opening its bloody maw, attempting to bite Xu An to death, but was limited by its own body and couldn't reach Xu An.
"I found a few corpses. They seem to be from Liu Chang's group. Did they also come here?"
Zhou Haimei finished speaking and looked at Xu An. Xu An looked at the few corpses that had fallen by his feet.
"It looks like they just died not long ago. That group of people hasn't been gone for long."
Zhou Haimei clicked her tongue, "These people are really fast."
After that, she began using her abilities to force all these crocodiles back with fire.
Although the crocodiles had mutated, they still retained the characteristics of aquatic creatures.
They were extremely averse to fire.
Xu An seized the opportunity, aiming for the eyes of several crocodiles and stabbing them fiercely with his dagger. Guan Shan was also not idle, following up with the killing blow.
The three of them cooperated like this until all the crocodiles were killed.
"What is this thing? It's glowing." As Zhou Haimei exclaimed, a blue crystal dropped from a crocodile's head.
Fortunately, Xu An had already disabled all the cameras on their team beforehand. Everyone currently watching Xu An's feed still saw him fighting these crocodiles.
It was just that the footage was repeatedly played and edited.
Xu An walked over, first signaling Zhou Haimei not to make a sound, and then explained the function of these crystals to Zhou Haimei.
When Zhou Haimei learned the function of the crystals, her eyes widened.
Immediately, she remembered that it was a live broadcast.
"Then will it be okay if I take this out?"
Xu An naturally knew what Zhou Haimei was worried about.
"Don't worry, I've already switched the feeds."
Crystals could not only stimulate the awakening of human abilities but also help upgrade already awakened abilities.
However, currently, 99% of humanity was unaware of this.
Zhou Haimei did not ask Xu An how he knew these things.
For her, as long as Xu An wanted to say something, he would definitely tell her immediately.
The blue crystals were still covered in a layer of red mixed with white mucus, looking quite disgusting.
But Zhou Haimei no longer showed any disgust. With excitement, she took out a piece of scrap cloth from her pocket and wiped the crystals clean inside and out.
She handed them to Xu An as if they were treasures.
Xu An smiled, accepted them, and then collected all the crystals into his space.
After all, there was no place safer than Xu An's space.
After collecting everything, Xu An, Zhou Haimei, and Guan Shan returned to the camp.
As soon as they returned to the camp, Li Xin looked at Xu An, Zhou Haimei, and Guan Shan with curiosity.
"Where did you guys go? Why do you all smell fishy? And why do you feel sticky, like you've got something on you."
Because they had fought with crocodiles and then dug open their heads to retrieve the crystals.
The three of them were not only stained red and white but also had some unknown sticky liquid clinging to them. Upon closer inspection, they all carried a strong smell of rotten fish and shrimp.
No one knew how Xu An and the others managed to keep this smell on them until now.
Xu An hadn't really noticed until Li Xin pointed it out. Once Li Xin mentioned it, everyone felt uncomfortable all over.
Especially Zhou Haimei, whose expression of disgust was almost overflowing.
Just then, Zhou Haimei muttered softly, "It would be great if we could take a bath."
"I do have an idea for a bath, though it will be a bit simple."
Hearing that they could take a bath, Zhou Haimei immediately became excited and hurriedly pulled Li Xin's hand.
"I don't mind the trouble, I just want to take a bath."
Li Xin had a flash of inspiration and looked at the surrounding snowmelt.
"Sister, don't you have abilities? Melt this snow with fire, find a container, and then you can take a bath."
As soon as Li Xin finished speaking, several people around nodded and said, "Yes, how could we forget? You have abilities."
Thus, Zhou Haimei became a free laborer for starting fires.
However, after Li Cheng learned of his sister's idea, he supplemented the loopholes in her plan with his actions.
Xu An remembered a small foldable bucket he had bought earlier and took it out.
Using the supplies they currently had, Li Cheng actually made a simple shower.
It was connected to a narrow crevice, and with the obstruction of the rocks, the gap was just wide enough to accommodate a person’s width.
Li Cheng used the remaining fabric they had to make a simple enclosure.
It just happened to block any potential exposure.
Thus, a simple bathroom was completed.
As they melted the snow piled up like a small mountain, water indeed flowed from the simple shower made by Li Cheng.
With this success, Zhou Haimei couldn't wait and wanted to be the first to bathe.
No one had any objections.
After all, since this was still a dangerous area, Zhou Haimei had not forgotten her habit of staying vigilant at all times.
...
Unlike the cheerful and pleasant atmosphere on Xu An's side, Hong Ying's situation was proving to be a bit tricky.
Liu Chang was not doing well and had developed a high fever.
They all knew that using their abilities was consuming their life force.
In the past, Hong Ying could be said to have no understanding of this, only living on love.
But since Hong Ying arrived at the Lighthouse, she no longer wanted to die.
Therefore, she was also the most cautious person among all the experimenters.
When everyone else was indulging in a frenzy of using their abilities,
Hong Ying, sober and restrained, reduced the number of people using their abilities.
Hong Ying would not use her abilities unless it was absolutely critical.
"When will the boss wake up?" A man sat by Liu Chang's bedside, looking at him with a worried expression.
He didn't know if it was because he was too tired or something else, but he instinctively felt that Liu Chang might not wake up.
Even if he did wake up, he probably wouldn't have many days to live.
But he dared not speak these words aloud.
...
Meanwhile, far away on the other side, the organizers and the long-forgotten Su Xiao.
She walked with heavy steps and sat on a rock, holding a snake as thick as a small bowl in her hand. However, the snake in Su Xiao's hand was already limp, looking as if it could be slaughtered at any moment.
The next second, people who accidentally stumbled upon her live stream all posted a vomiting emoji.
"Is this woman crazy!"