The three men Zhang Chuchu summoned were all desperate outlaws in the apocalypse.

They were lucky before, managing to sneak into Xiangcheng before the city walls were built. Now, if they have money, they'll do anything that could cost them their lives.

They drove all the way to the city gate of Xiangcheng, where Zhang Chuchu seduced Hua Xiuning.

"Xiuning, do you want to go play in the back of the car? Teacher Zhang has prepared lots of flower seeds for you there."

Upon hearing this, Hua Xiu Ning crawled into the wide rear of the car.

Zhang Chuchu looked at the two children, Xiang Gong's eldest son and Qin Jianqiang, and was thinking of what lie to use to trick them into hiding at the back of the car.

Qin Jianqiang and Gong Laoda followed Hua Xiuning to the back of the car.

The vehicle they used this time was a medium-sized van, with modifications made to the rear, making it perfectly capable of housing several children.

The man driving the car had a high score at the Xiangcheng Mission Center and frequently entered and exited the Xiangcheng base to complete missions, so he was quickly allowed to pass.

The group of people in the car left Xiangcheng smoothly and headed directly towards the mutated forest.

At the back of the car, Boss Gong told Qin Jianqiang that someone would come to kill them soon. They might lure them out of the car first, and they would act according to the situation. Once they reached the edge of the mutated forest, they would take care of them all at once.

Qin Jianqiang nodded nervously, "Boss, this is the only bad thing I've ever done in my life. If my mom beats me up when I go back to Xiangcheng, you have to speak up for me, okay?"

Looking at Qin Jianqiang, who was only a few years old, Gong Laoda patted him heavily on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, if you work hard for me for the rest of your life, I won't treat you badly."

The two of them were like an elder brother to his younger brother, and an atmosphere of righteousness and loyalty naturally lingered between them.

Meanwhile, Hua Xiu Ning was playing with her flower seeds. Hearing the conversation between Gong Lao Da and Qin Jian Qiang, Hua Xiu Ning said in a childish voice,

"I won't let anything happen to you, don't worry."

Her abilities are still too limited; she can only control the mutated plants inside the Xiangcheng base.

So no one would know that the entire underground of Xiangcheng is filled with mutated root systems, which are just controlled by Hua Xiu Ning and look like ordinary plant roots.

As she moved outwards, her sphere of control expanded outwards as well.

Within her control, a seed, a leaf, or a vine could become a deadly weapon. Making someone disappear silently was not difficult for her; the difficulty lay in her mother discovering it.

If she killed someone outside Xiangcheng, her mother wouldn't notice and wouldn't hang her up and beat her.

Therefore, there's no need for Boss Gong to protect Qin Jianqiang; his sister can do it with just a small seed.

As the car approached the mutated forest, Gong Yi, who was fighting off the mutated vines, noticed that the thick, twisting mutated vine in front of him suddenly went limp and turned into an ordinary mutated vine.

He stepped forward, puzzled, and kicked the vine. Was it just his imagination? Where was the mutated, snake-like vine?

Where did this ordinary vine come from?

Tang You, fully armed and firing at full power, stared in astonishment at the mutated tree that had become lifeless before him. Cao Feng, who had run from the depths of the forest, still had red marks on his face from the mutated branches. He waved a dry branch in his hand and asked...

"What's going on? These trees have all turned into ordinary trees. Can mutated trees switch freely between mutated and ordinary forms?"

Gong Yi took out his phone and called his wife, "Honey, honey, we've discovered a new species! We've found a dual-mode tree that can freely switch between mutated and normal modes."

Hua Mi had never encountered such a situation in her two lifetimes. All she could say to Gong Yi was, "You should remain vigilant and not let your guard down. Let's stay where we are and see what happens. I don't know what kind of species this is. I'm on my way here."

Not long after she entered the mutated forest, Zhang Chuchu, along with Hua Xiuning and two other children, also arrived at their destination.

She stopped the car and turned to make a phone call. The three men behind her tugged on the rope in their hands and opened the trunk door of the car.

Today is the day of death for Boss Gong and Qin Jianqiang!

Boss Gong looked up and said casually, "Isn't there still some distance? Let's drive the car into the mutated forest first."

He was worried that if those three men died, Zhang Chuchu, a woman, wouldn't be able to drive.

One of the men's temperaments was not as good as Boss Gong had expected.

He reached out and grabbed Boss Gong's arm, saying, "Come out first, I'll take you two little brats to a fun place."

"We're not going. We want to go into the mutated forest. Otherwise, we two kids won't be able to drive."

As Qin Jianqiang was speaking, another man grabbed him by the back of his collar and pulled him out.

He struggled stubbornly, "We're not little brats, we have names."

But who pays any attention to the two of them?

Gong Laoda, her pretty face cold, thought for a moment and then obediently followed the three men out of the car.

Although the plan differed from his expectations, he had no other choice but to act here, as the other party was determined to do so.

The three men looked at Boss Gong and Qin Jianqiang, these two little brats, with nonchalant expressions and didn't think much of it.

They just thought it would save trouble. Zhang Chuchu had instructed them not to let Hua Xiu Ning get emotional, as Hua Xiu Ning was still useful.

Therefore, it's best if Boss Gong and Qin Jianqiang don't shout or yell.

They're paid to do their job; all they need to do is get that idiot Hua Xiu Ning to her destination quietly and complete her mission.

After Gong Laoda and Qin Jianqiang were led behind a tree, the man put the rope around their necks.

Unbeknownst to them, the seemingly plain tree branches behind them had bent down and hooked around the necks of the three of them.

Zhang Chuchu was still on the phone calling Qu Shiheng.

"Wait for me there, I'll be right there."

Qu Shiheng instructed Zhang Chuchu,

"Don't touch Hua Xiu Ning, and don't let her see what you've done to her brother and Qin Zhen's child. I have a great use for this child."

"How much longer do you need?"

Zhang Chuchu was a little anxious because she had heard at the Xiangcheng base that the forest that Gong Yi and his team were dealing with this time was a mutated forest.

She had lived in Xiangcheng for a long time and was unaware of how harsh the outside environment was, so she felt a little scared.

At this moment, Zhang Chuchu only thought about completing the task Qu Shiheng had given her as soon as possible, receiving the reward Qu Shiheng had promised, and leaving the Xiangcheng base forever so that she would never come back.