Chapter 6

It took Gu Qi more than ten minutes to walk from the woods to the place where he discovered the mutant plants, but less than half a minute to get out.

On the one hand, you need to be alert to your surroundings when you enter, and on the other hand -

[Quick! Run further!]

“Squeak, squeak, squeak!”

Run, run, it’s going to collapse!

Almost as soon as Gu Qi and the others ran out of the woods, they heard the loud noise of a towering tree falling behind them, and fallen leaves and dust flew everywhere. Birds farther away were startled by the noise and flew away.

Gu Qi at the edge of the woods inevitably had an "intimate contact" with the flying dust. Not only her, but also the mutant groundhogs and mutant plants next to her were covered in dust, and their skin changed on the spot.

"Cough... cough cough..." Gu Qi, choked by the dust, coughed uncomfortably. He quickly raised his hands to cover his mouth and nose while quickening his pace to move away.

Only after finally walking out of the dusty area did Gu Qi stop and turn around to look.

The lush and verdant forest has disappeared, leaving only a few dead branches and leaves in its place, without a trace of green. Even the soil in that area has sunk a little, and it is obviously lower than the surrounding area.

Obviously, without the support of the mutant plants' special abilities, those plants that had long been drained of their vital energy could no longer maintain their original appearance. They withered and collapsed in the blink of an eye, and most of the trees turned to ashes in the process of collapse.

After the trees fell, the view suddenly became much wider, and you could see the green mountains in the distance. The startled birds returned to the mountains and forests.

It is worth mentioning that some of those birds flew back to the mountains on their own, while others were swallowed by seemingly ordinary trees.

That’s right, swallow it in one gulp.

Gu Qi clearly saw that the branches and leaves of the tree suddenly turned into a big mouth when the birds flew by, and all the slow-running birds were covered in the mouth. Blood spots were faintly visible in the air.

After a moment, Gu Qi withdrew his gaze. The little spiritual power he had just recovered had been used up. Without the support of spiritual power, he could not see the details as clearly as before.

However, what is certain is that there are mutated plants in the distant green mountains, and either there are a large number of them or they are of a high level, otherwise there would not be such rich spiritual energy, and the surrounding spiritual energy is also gathering there.

"What a pity." Gu Qi shook her head slightly. She couldn't go that far for the time being, so she could only look at those mutated plants. She had to find another way to repair the cave.

The mutant plant shook off the dust on its body and asked in confusion, "What a pity?"

"Nothing." Gu Qi waved his hand and said, but then he suddenly thought of something and glanced at the mutant groundhog and the mutant plant inconspicuously.

She can't get there now, but they can!

Just like when she was in the world of immortal cultivation, most of the spiritual plants she used to repair her cave were not found by her herself, but purchased from her fellow disciples or tasked by others to find them.

Gu Qi thought this in his heart, but did not show it on his face.

This matter cannot be rushed for the time being. She has not yet confirmed whether the mutant plants meet the requirements. In addition, her contract with these two has not yet officially taken effect.

At this point, the mutant groundhog, which looked a little silly, also showed some shrewdness and said that he would make sure that she could really help them solve the parasitic problem before signing the contract she mentioned.

In short, the final result of the discussion was that the contract was signed, but there was a prerequisite, and this prerequisite was to solve the parasitic problem of the two animals.

Or maybe her strength is too weak, Gu Qi thought to herself. If she was strong enough, she wouldn't need to use such a roundabout way.

"Let's go, let's go back and solve your problems first." Gu Qi turned around and left the place first.

The mutant groundhog quickly caught up, not bothering to argue with the bad guy above its head. It thought to itself: wait until humans separate the bad guys, and the other party can no longer steal its energy. By then, it will definitely become stronger than the bad guys. On that day, it will definitely avenge today!

“Squeak!”

I'm going to bury the bad guy in the dirt and then wash his hair with the dirt! Just like he just did!

Gu Qi: “…”

This mutant groundhog doesn't look very smart. Is it really okay to let it dig up mutant plants? Will it not bring back the mutant plants and instead become fertilizer for the other party?

"Snap! Snap!"

The mutant plant swung its branches and hit it several times, causing the mutant groundhog to quickly hold its head and beg for mercy.

“Squeak…”

Stop hitting me, stop hitting me, you’re going to break your brain. Can’t I just wash your hair without using dirt?

As he walked and watched them playing, Gu Qi couldn't help but smile slightly.

After a while, they arrived at the foot of the cave hill.

"We're here." Gu Qi stopped.

"Squeak?"

Where is it? Where is the hill you mentioned? I can't see anything.

The mutant plant also shook its branches in confusion, "Isn't this area all flat?"

Gu Qi raised his hand and waved it, unlocking the hidden state of the cave.

"squeak!"

Amazing! It actually exists!

The mutated plant didn't say anything, but thought to itself: This human is more powerful and mysterious than it thought. Is this also her special ability?

After bringing them into the cave, Gu Qi waved his hand to hide to avoid being discovered by other people or zombies.

Especially people.

Glancing in a certain direction, Gu Qi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

I didn't expect that they would come back. In my memory, those people in my previous life went straight to the Hope Base and never turned back. I just don't know why they came back.

She quickly withdrew her gaze and continued to climb to the top of the hill.

“Squeak!”

I smell other humans!

The mutant groundhog suddenly spoke, and raised its paw to point in the direction where Gu Qigang had sensed those people.

“Squeak…”

I also smelled a lot of monsters following those humans, they seemed to be the group that walked past here before, so stinky!

Upon hearing this, Gu Qi's expression did not change, and his steps did not pause at all. He just nodded slightly and said, "I understand."

The mutant plant, swaying its branches, suddenly spoke, "Those humans seem to be heading in the direction of that warehouse."

Gu Qi paused, "Are you sure?"

The mutant plant did not give an immediate answer, but instead extended a few more branches as if it was sensing something in the air, and only gave a positive answer after a moment.

[I heard that their destination is the warehouse.]

Hearing this, Gu Qi couldn't help but frown. This was not good news.

She didn't want to find an empty warehouse when she arrived. She remembered that Xiang Haoyu not only had thunder abilities, but at this time in his previous life, he had already awakened space abilities, and it was said that the space was quite large.

I have to find a way to stop it. Gu Qi pursed his lips slightly, raised his hand and prepared to use the mark he had left earlier.

Two of the spiritual power marks that followed the metal wire at that time were successfully preserved, one on Xiang Haoyu and the other on Liu Yun.

The one on Xiang Haoyu has to remain, but the one on Liu Yun can be moved.

Spiritual power imprint is a small trick commonly used by cultivators. It can be used for tracking, and detonating it can also cause energy riots in those with lower strength.

For people with special abilities, it probably means that their abilities suddenly get out of control. If the situation is not good, it may be possible to temporarily block the connection between the other party and the ability core.

Just as Gu Qi was about to take action, the mutant plant's words made her stop.

[There's a guy over there who's slightly weaker than me. Those humans just entered his territory. They're probably going to be turned into fertilizer.]

It probably won’t work as fertilizer, at least Xiang Haoyu probably won’t.

Thinking of some things in his previous life, Gu Qi's eyes dimmed slightly, and then he took action to detonate the spiritual power mark on Liu Yun's body.

Now there are mutant creatures blocking their way, plus the group of zombies behind them, and the energy-intensive Liu Yun adding some trouble, those people probably won't be able to escape for a while.

"Let's solve your problem first." Gu Qi quickened his pace and walked towards the top.

When she first entered the cave, she had already determined one thing: the mutant plant could be used to replace the spiritual plant needed to repair the cave. However, it would only count if it was planted in the cave soil. Now, it didn't count if it was brought back growing on the head of a mutant groundhog.

Once the mutant plants are planted and the repair progress is improved, the range of her activities will also expand.

If I'm lucky, maybe I can take that warehouse into account. Gu Qi couldn't help but think: If everything goes well, I can give Xiang Haoyu and the others another "surprise".