Chapter 78

Yuzu hesitated for a while, then slowly moved backward.

The fact that the cookies were stolen isn't a big deal; the important thing is that a strange plant appeared and then secretly slipped away. We need to tell Qianhui and everyone else.

Yuzu moved closer to Qianhui and reached out to tug at his sleeve.

Qian Hui looked down at her: "What's wrong?"

Yuzu pointed in the direction the little lotus root had escaped, made a few "woof woof" sounds, and gestured a few times, trying to tell Qianhui what the little lotus root looked like.

The other plants were tidying up the remaining food on the other side. Qianhui listened intently, guessing, "You...you want to go over there and take a look?"

Yuzu quickly shook her head and gestured several more times.

Just then, the aircraft landed, and the carrot and cactus returned.

Upon hearing Qianhui's comment that a pomelo had been discovered, a group of plants quickly gathered around it.

Many plants were watching her, and the pomelo nervously murmured, "Waaah..."

Carrot's eyes widened: "Huh?"

Are there really aquatic plants here?!

Wait, your cookies have been stolen?

Who dares to be so bold! Where did it run off to?

Although it had been so long since they last met, the pomelo was, after all, a top-tier exotic plant. Carrot immediately concluded that the plant was not to be trifled with for daring to steal its food.

No wonder they were hiding and not showing up; they were planning to steal something!

Big Pea rolled up his sleeves, ready to go and meet the other side.

Yuzu nervously explained, "Ugh..."

The carrot understood what it meant, but its gaze remained serious.

Human activity has been detected, and the team must prepare for battle in advance; at this critical moment, no mistakes can be tolerated.

Since we're already here, let's take that aquatic plant back with us!

The carrot looked around with a hint of excitement, prompting the mimosa to search nearby.

Soon, the leaves of the mimosa plant lifted up, the carrot followed the direction, and a large group of plants followed closely behind.

Big Peanut clenched his fists, filled with righteous indignation.

How dare they steal our pomelo's food!

Qianhui was worried, so she got up and went to check on them.

Yuzu looked somewhat bewildered, glancing nervously at the remaining durians and nine small bitter melons, as well as Nan Tingjin sitting by the tree. After hesitating for a moment, she stepped forward and followed Qian Hui.

Guided by the mimosa, the carrot arrived at the lakeside not far away and saw the weeds behind a rock swaying slightly.

It gripped the radish thorns in its hand and lunged forward with a whoosh!

The little lotus root secretly picked up the biscuit and was engrossed in eating it, completely unaware of anything amiss.

It was startled by the sudden appearance of the carrot, dropped the biscuit in its hand, pressed its back against the rock, and looked up with a look of terror in its eyes.

Big Pea also came over and, along with Carrot, examined the unfamiliar plant.

It's definitely a lotus root. It's not very big, and it smells like it's medium...or high grade?

A third head popped out, and Lettuce saw one of Little Lotus Root's arms and curiously let out a "woof".

The lotus root looks like it has patterns or glued-on water plants. It's white and clean, but the marks on its arm... it does look rather unpleasant.

Three exceptional exotic plants surrounded it in succession, and the little lotus root was so frightened that it didn't move.

It had always lived in this forest. A few days ago, it saw what was written on the wood chip, but didn't take it seriously, thinking it was a human trap.

However, today, a large group of exotic plants actually came to the woods and even threw a piece of wood into the lake.

The little lotus root remained still. I had originally intended to quietly approach and observe it closely, but the aroma of food caught my eye, and I couldn't resist...

This grove of trees is not in a good location; it is inhabited only by the small lotus root plant. It is usually safe to hide in the water and has no shortage of food.

But there weren't any cookies or anything like that in the woods... but they smelled amazing.

A moment later, more plants approached.

Hearing the chaotic footsteps, Little Lotus Root's mind went blank with tension.

It closed its eyes and breathed rapidly. Its patterned right arm suddenly swelled several times its original size, becoming thicker than its body, and clenched its fist to swing at the carrot's face.

The carrot was examining the small lotus root, contemplating taking it back to the artificial lake. Although it most hoped to find a water hyacinth or a lotus flower, a lotus root would do...

Seeing the arm and fist suddenly swell up, Carrot was stunned for a moment and didn't have time to dodge.

At the crucial moment, the carrot was ripped open, and a bright green boxing glove blocked the lotus root's attack.

The little lotus root remained with its eyes closed, most of its body pressed against the rock without moving, except for its swollen right arm, which moved nimbly and attacked again with all its might.

It was quite strong, but it was no match for the cabbage. The two plants swung their fists back and forth until Qianhui's footsteps were heard.

Cabbage withdrew her hand and took half a step back.

The little lotus root was also tired. It let its right arm hang down to support itself on the ground and carefully opened its eyes.

"Is it lotus root? How cute..."

Qian Hui curiously examined the little lotus root's uniquely shaped arm, resisting the urge to touch it, and tried to greet it: "Hello?"

The pomelo came over too; it had fewer leaves, revealing its round body.

The little lotus root saw this and immediately understood, then timidly looked at the pomelo.

“Don’t be afraid,” Qianhui picked up the scattered cookies from the ground and gave it a new pack. “We won’t hurt you.”

A new guide appeared, and he used his reputation points to buy the guide for the small lotus root.

[White Lotus Root]: A highly mutated plant

[Purchased Guide: High potential, timid, but the patterned right arm always seems to have its own ideas, often acting out of control. Simple-minded and active, likes crisp and fragrant food, and enjoys gardening.]

Seeing the description in the guide, Qianhui took out a second pack of cookies and handed it to Xiaolianou as well.

The little lotus root, still shaken, was now overwhelmed with gratitude and pointed at itself in disbelief.

Qian Hui nodded: "It's for you."

The little lotus root looked around at the other plants, and even at the pomelo whose cookie had been stolen right in front of it; they all seemed quite friendly.

Carrot also put away the sharp thorns in its hand and kept the big pea away.

Little Lotus Root swallowed, its right arm fully recovered, and it reached out to catch the biscuit.

Afterwards, Carrot led the plants away to continue discussing their next battle plan, leaving only Qianhui and Little Lotus Root by the lake.

Yuzi was the last to arrive, turning back every three steps.

The scent of the plants dissipated, and the little lotus root relaxed considerably, munching on a biscuit while secretly observing Qian Hui.

"You saw the information on the wooden piece, right?" Qian Hui asked. "Do you want to go to our plant base?"

The little lotus root looked small, but it had a big appetite; in no time, it had eaten half a biscuit.

Qian Hui thought to herself, "It looks a bit like a potato."

It hesitated for a moment, then let out a soft "woof," as if to say, "I'll think about it."

Qian Hui nodded, and then casually took out a bag of biscuits from her pocket and held it in her hand.

The little lotus root's eyes lit up slightly, and it slowly approached while hiccuping.

Seeing this, Qian Hui continued, "Our base has a lake, even bigger than this one. We raise fish in it... and we can also grow flowers in it. We can eat this every day."

Little Lotus Root was still hesitating, too embarrassed to take Qian Hui's food again, when suddenly its right hand moved on its own, growing a whole size larger, and snatched the biscuit from Qian Hui's hand.

For a moment, Qianhui and Xiaolianou were both stunned.

The little lotus root was extremely embarrassed, and lowered its head, stammering.

"It's okay, it's for you. I have plenty more."

Qian Hui couldn't help but laugh and patted Little Lotus's head: "Come back with me? If you don't like the base... I'll have Radish send you back."

The humans who are tracking us haven't been dealt with yet, so it's not really suitable to bring in new plants, but since we already have nine small bitter gourds...

Moreover, the small lotus root is of a high grade, so its strength should be quite high.

Having said all that, and having already accepted the cookies, Little Lotus Root couldn't refuse any longer and nodded gently.

Not long after, Qianhui returned to the tree, followed by a small lotus root with a flowered arm.

Nan Tingjin was used to this, and only glanced at the little lotus root before looking away.

The little lotus root was very shy, especially when it looked at the pomelo, there was a hint of guilt in its eyes.

It was temporarily assigned to stay with Qian Hui, along with the nine little bitter gourds.

The little lotus root was also incredibly shocked to see nine identical little bitter gourds.

The little bitter gourds, clinging to the thorns given to them by the durian, were much more lively in comparison. One of the little bitter gourds with the number "2" written on its forehead asked if the little lotus root was also going to the plant base.

The little lotus root nodded, and the other little bitter gourd said, "It looks like the plants are going to fight with humans in a little while, but don't worry, they're really strong!"

Not far away, the plant team had basically finalized their preparations and plans for the battle.

The only aircraft will be piloted by Carrot and Pea, whose long-range attack power is the strongest.

The two modified vehicles had sturdy shells, which were then handed over to a few plants, including cacti and starfruit.

Cabbage and four-leaf clover are good at close combat, we'll see how it goes. Lettuce's sedative smoke is not very effective against humans, so it's also a backup option.

Lettuce touched the leaves on its head, hummed twice, and wondered where to catch some zombies later.

As for the pomelo, it can also attack remotely. After hesitating for a moment, the carrot let it stay in the car with the cactus and use the modified car's launcher.

To my shame, although I've been separated from Yuzu for quite some time, we've known each other for a long time, and I still don't know much about Yuzu's skills and abilities.

Even top-grade exotic plants have their strengths and weaknesses.

Carrot thoughtfully asked Grapefruit how the arrangement was.

Yuzu was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly to indicate that there was no problem.

Carrot nodded with satisfaction, waved, and let out a "woof".

Ready to go!

Without delay, the team decided to launch a surprise attack, striking first before their human companions could arrive.

After everything was ready, Qian Hui, along with the small lotus root and nine small bitter gourds, entered the back seat of the modified car with Nan Tingjin.

Two modified vehicles left the woods one after the other, closely followed by the aircraft high in the sky.

On the other side, four cars were parked in a secluded spot.

The two team leaders were talking, while the third kept glancing at his communicator: "Why haven't they arrived yet..."

This is the only way back. There seems to be no movement from the woods yet, but they are hiding here and could be discovered at any time. It's best to act as soon as possible.

The medicine is ready, and we're just waiting for everyone to be in place before we take it all at once.

The cars were all full of people when suddenly, one of the superhumans with exceptional hearing looked up, as if he had noticed something.

The next instant, a rain of radishes with electromagnetic cannon-like effects fell.

"Oh no...we've been discovered!"

As soon as the captain on the outside finished speaking, another string of giant peas fell down.

A series of explosions suddenly rang out from the ground. The people outside took cover in the car, and the team members quickly used their supernatural abilities to activate the protective netting.

Immediately afterwards, more ranged attacks appeared from the side.

Two modified cars sped towards them, one after the other. One car kept getting closer, while the other stopped further away, its dark windows obscuring everything.

These two modified vehicles look quite ordinary at first glance, but weapon slots resembling cannon barrels protrude from the front and sides, from which a large number of long-range attacks are being launched.

A group of people frantically tried to defend themselves and escape by car, but then noticed something new.

The ground was trembling slightly, and the surrounding ruins and debris were slowly rising.

Upon seeing this, the captain's expression changed.

Nan Tingjin was also here.

He made a quick decision, took out the medicine he had on him and drank it, and the other team members did the same.

The four teams will arrive soon. After taking the medicine, they might have a slim chance of winning... or at least be able to escape successfully.

The team member in charge of defense also quickly drank it. His face turned red, and the outer aura suddenly intensified several times. The originally shaky protective net actually blocked all attacks again.

Seeing this, everyone's confidence increased.

At that moment, in a modified car not far away, Yuzu was busy stuffing a bunch of leaves into the weapon slot.

It was usually quiet, but now it became serious, keeping a close eye on the situation ahead.

At the same time, the carrot discovered the suddenly strengthened protective net.

Huh? What's going on?