Cheng Zhen and the others tried to rush over to save the people, but the mutated roots of the dawn redwood erected obstacles to block their way.

"Don't even think about saving them. You should know you can't."

Jiang Wan understood that the mutated dawn redwood was referring to her, and that Jiang Xiaoshu's purification ability couldn't save that far.

Of these people, only Cheng Zhen could teleport and was capable of fighting this level-two mutated metasequoia, but he was seriously injured.

Want to save someone?

Perhaps before he even makes a move, the mutated roots of the dawn redwood could kill the two of them instantly.

There are so many people here. Even if two are killed, there are still many hostages.

Moreover, they all knew very well that the blood and abilities of superhumans could enhance the energy of mutated plants.

Therefore, one should not act rashly or impulsively.

Cheng Zhen ordered Yu Fen, "Go quickly!"

If we stay any longer, we might all perish here!

Yu Fen naturally disagreed, but Yu Tongguang shouted from the furthest distance, "Don't forget why we left the city! We don't need everyone to waste time here!"

Yu Fen cursed angrily, "Bullshit! Wherever the boss is, that's where I am!"

The First Battalion shared the same attitude as Fen. Although they usually had some disagreements or conflicts, everyone knew Cheng Zhen's abilities. They had just set off and encountered this kind of thing. If they abandoned Cheng Zhen, not to mention how many dangers they would encounter later, if something like this happened again, they might be the next ones to be abandoned!

The Second Battalion was in a dilemma. Their Captain Zhang wasn't here, so who should they listen to?

The mutated dawn redwood was still laughing: "Actually, it's okay if you don't agree. Just wait until I eat these two mutants and absorb their energy..."

"But in the end, you can only become a monster in this kind of environment! You can't change this world!"

Jiang Wan directly shattered its illusion, "In an oxygen-deficient apocalypse, plants need oxygen to grow. Can you provide them with oxygen? No, you will only turn all the dawn redwoods into monsters, and at that time, the dawn redwoods will be completely extinct from this world!"

The mutated dawn redwood went berserk instantly, engulfing Yu Yuan and Ping Jiang in mid-air and slamming them wildly. Its force was so great that it could snap a tree trunk as thick as an infant's body in one go. Even a superhuman would not be able to withstand more than a few blows.

Jiang Xiaoxin suddenly burst into tears: "Waaah, Mommy! Uncle Yu is bleeding!"

While in the camp, Yu Yuan was mostly assigned to protect Jiang Wan's safety. When she was in the lab, he would often play with the twins. Jiang Xiaoxin really liked this cheerful, smart, and strong uncle.

The mere thought of him possibly dying made her frantic: "Waaah, please save him!"

Just as the mutated roots of the dawn redwood were about to plunge them from the sky again, Jiang Wan finally spoke up: "Okay! I promise you!"

“Alright.” The mutated dawn redwood immediately released its power, then hoisted the person high under the canopy of the strangler fig. “Then come and save them after you’re done. Until then, I won’t kill them.”

Jiang Wan could sense that it seemed to be observing her all along.

But its easy agreement surprised her greatly: "How can I trust you?"

The old voice of the dawn redwood reached her ears, full of meaning: "Because I believe in your abilities."

Jiang Wan was taken aback. She felt that it might be wrong; it probably believed in the twins' abilities.

“Go find 32 dawn redwood trees now. We are of the same kind and we will sense each other if we grow on the same land. As long as I sense their healthy vitality, I will release the two of them.”

"Time is running out, hurry up." After saying this, the old voice of the mutated metasequoia tree disappeared from the air, and the mutated roots on the ground also vanished, leaving only Yu Yuan and Ping Jiang, weakly hanging in the air.

Jiang Wan looked up, frowning, and asked, "What does it mean?"

Cheng Zhen stood beside her: "It means that the remaining 32 metasequoia trees will also mutate, and we need to hurry up and find them before they mutate."

Yu Fen rushed over to support him, excitedly muttering, "Boss, are you alright? Come on, let's get back to the car quickly, I'll put some medicine on your wound and bandage it up."

He then shouted to Yu Yuan, "Little Yuanzi! You must hold on, we're coming to save you right away!"

The one hanging was his own brother. Although Pingjiang wasn't from their company, he was the battalion commander of the first battalion and was considered one of their own, so they were definitely going to try to save him.

Yu Tongguang, with a gloomy face, remained silent and followed everyone out of the woods and onto the highway.

Cheng Zhen had two piercing holes in his left shoulder, resulting in significant blood loss and severe injuries.

Yu Fen's eyes reddened with anxiety. He treated the wound and applied medicine, then took out two large, high-quality purple crystals and threw them at him: "Hurry up and heal yourself. You need to take good care of your injuries! I'll collect the crystals from that mutated monster later and use them to heal you!"

Cheng Zhen reached out and smacked him on the head: "Shut up, go and count the number of injured!"

"Okay!"

Yu Fen, far from being angry or embarrassed after being beaten, jumped out of the car and grinned at his brothers on either side, "Look, is it red? Is there a bump? Hehe, the boss's punch was pretty strong! He's fine!"

Cheng Zhen sat in the car to rest, feeling hungry and exhausted. The longer he sat, the hungrier and sleepier he became. He couldn't concentrate and kept looking at the RV next door, as if something there was constantly luring him away.

He tried to hold back, but the more he tried, the more agitated he became. So he simply opened the door, got out of the car, and went to knock on the RV door.

Meanwhile, the atmosphere in the RV was a bit strange. Ever since they came back, the twins had been looking aggrieved, as if they had done something wrong. They chased after their mother, begging for forgiveness and hugs, because they were quite uneasy because their mother didn't punish them.

Jiang Xiaoxin cried anxiously, "Waaah, Mom, please don't ignore us! We didn't mean it. If we encounter something like this again, we promise we won't go to save that weird uncle!"

"Waaah, Mommy, please don't send us away, okay?"

Although Jiang Xiaoshu wasn't as emotionally expressive as her younger sister, and didn't think her mother would send them away over such a small matter, she was still worried that her mother would be unhappy about it.

After all, it was he and his sister who insisted on rescuing Cheng Zhen.

So, just like her younger sister, she followed her mother around everywhere.

Jiang Wan was very annoyed. She was busy and was about to go into the mountains to find metasequoia trees. She had to take advantage of this time to cook a hearty meal and feed the two little ones.

As a result, the two children seemed to be bewitched, constantly clinging to her, squeezing and rubbing against her legs, chattering away so incessantly that it was incredibly annoying!

She couldn't help but throw down the spatula, her face cold and annoyed: "When did I say I was going to send you away?"

Just then, Cheng Zhen knocked on the car door.

Jiang Wan found his smug smile irritating, and the words "Shut up!" that were about to come out of her mouth were replaced with a gentler one:

"Behave yourselves, don't make a fuss."