Chapter 27 She's always been rather eccentric since childhood.

One after another, several new monsters emerged from the mist.

Night bats – they only move in dark places and at night, have no ears or hearing, have extremely strong night vision, can emit very piercing sounds, and their sound waves have an offensive effect, causing people to be momentarily disoriented. Their saliva contains a small amount of poison.

Vampire worms – about the size of an adult's arm, with suckers on their undersides that allow them to move forward and attach to human bodies to suck blood. They are pink all over, turning bright red after sucking blood. They have very poor attack and defense capabilities, but they are undeniably disgusting to look at, and there are so many of them. Just looking at a swarm of vampire worms rushing over gives you goosebumps.

Baby cat – named for its ability to mimic the cry of a human baby, which sounds very similar. It is pure black in color, with short fur, and is about the same size as a domestic cat. Its face is an inverted triangle, and its eyes are very large, making it seem as if it only has one pair of eyes on its face.

These are the relatively troublesome G-class monsters. There are others that are weaker and easier to deal with, and are not a threat.

With these nocturnal beasts around, the nights have become increasingly dangerous.

Wendy and the Wu siblings established a shift system, with several people patrolling at night to also keep an eye on Shanran's house.

After spending some time with everyone, Shan Ran finally agreed to lead the team and officially became what they called Boss Shan.

More than a month later, the team had very few supplies left.

The supplies at the Mountain Dye Villa are enough for the three of them to live on for at least six months, but they won't share them with Wendy and the others. Even if they did, it would only last them for half a month at most.

Besides, Shan Ran and the others couldn't just sit around and live off their savings.

With supplies scarce, they need to go out and search.

After discussing it, Shan Ran and the others decided to set off the next day.

Meng Xin also volunteered to stay at home.

During this period, Meng Xin also began to intentionally or unintentionally avoid Shan Ran, and in recent days she has been avoiding him as much as possible, which is completely opposite to her clingy behavior before.

Shanran sensed his distance and guessed that he couldn't accept Rhine's existence and wanted to sever ties with her.

That's fine too. If she can't accept it, she shouldn't force herself. In this kind of thing, she just needs to be willing and shouldn't be forced in any way.

Meng Xin didn't say anything, and she didn't ask.

She planned to treat Meng Xin as just another capable subordinate from now on.

He works hard cooking, cleaning, and logistics, and he's also very capable; he's definitely an excellent team member.

Moreover, having obtained Meng Xinye's special ability, she certainly wouldn't treat him unfairly.

With Meng Xin also in charge at the rear, Shan Ran felt quite at ease.

The next morning, when Shanran came downstairs, breakfast was already laid out on the dining table, with only Rhine at the table.

After doing all that, Meng Xin went upstairs to her room.

Starting yesterday, Shanran hasn't been able to see Meng Xinye for an entire day.

She frowned slightly but said nothing.

After breakfast, Shanran set off with Rhine, Wendy, Wuchuyu, Wuchuci, and Ennia.

Wendy is a Gold type, and Wuchuyu is a Fire type.

The plant *Platycodon grandiflorus* is a species of sycamore tree. It can whip people with its branches, and its leaves can absorb some toxic gases. It can also spray out sycamore fluff, which can cause discomfort if inhaled, and in severe cases, can lead to allergies.

He can not only turn himself into a sycamore tree, but he can also conjure one out of thin air. However, the conjured tree is extremely small, and he has only succeeded once in more than a month.

The key point is that this sycamore tree can survive in polluted land and is not afraid of the pollution from the monster.

It is important to know that much of the land has already been contaminated by the corpses of the monsters, leaving it barren and desolate.

After the monster is killed, its corpse decomposes very quickly, turning into a pile of bones in three or four days, and the bones melt away in about ten days. This filth dissolves in the soil, causing all the surrounding native plants to die.

One-third of native animals gain superpowers after devouring the corpse of a monster. However, the monster's corpse decomposes too quickly, so the animals can only kill and eat it immediately and cannot store it.

Both life and death cause damage to the land, and the carcass does not leave animals much time to eat.

These things emerging from the mist harbored immense malice towards their original world.

Some people can't help but speculate that this is a conspiracy by some other world, releasing these monsters here in order to completely change the ecology and environment of the current world, so that the other world can completely invade and become their new world.

During this time, some people tried to explore the situation inside the fog, but without exception, none of them survived.

Therefore, for now, everyone can only live as far away from the Mist as possible, and explore the Mist when they are strong enough.

Another member who set off with Shan Ran and the others was Ennia.

Ennia was the live-in nanny of the Wu siblings before the apocalypse. She was nearly forty years old, much older than the two of them, and had a gentle and calm personality.

She is a healer, always prepared for the worst.

The healing magic can only treat physical injuries, while the light magic can also purify some of the pollution.

Besides these two types of superpowers, water and wood-based abilities also have some healing effects, but they are far less effective than healing abilities.

For more than a month, the group had only stayed in and around the villa area. Now that they could go to more distant places, Wu Chuyu was very excited.

The group decided to go to a large supermarket first, choosing the remote large supermarket that Shanran had visited before.

Rhine drove her heavy-duty motorhome, and the group officially set off.

There were very few living people on the street, not even a corpse.

The monster's corpse decomposes very quickly.

The reason why humans don't have them is that some low-level monsters are not aggressive, but they like to eat corpses and will destroy both superhumans and ordinary people.

They could be considered cleaners, preventing the spread of plague.

Occasionally, when they saw living people, they were always in groups, each carrying their own weapons, with wary eyes and numb faces. However, when they saw the heavy RVs driving by, they all revealed greedy expressions.

But they also knew that anyone who could drive such a car so openly in the apocalypse must be no ordinary person.

They just watched greedily, and no one dared to make a move.

However, some people secretly took out their phones, took pictures, and posted them online.

Suddenly, with a "splat," something flew from the front and stuck to the windshield.

This is a plant the size of a fist, surrounded by a white, crown-like ball of fluff, which looks a lot like a dandelion, but surprisingly, a tongue is sticking out from the middle!

The tongue was covered in barbs and disgusting mucus. It was this tongue that was stuck to the glass, and clear mucus was dripping down.

This is a thorny dandelion, an F-rank plant-type monster that just appeared yesterday. Although it has only been around for a short time, it has already spread widely due to its unique characteristics.

They are like ordinary dandelions, drifting everywhere in the wind, and you can see a tongue flying through the air every now and then.

The SAM value drops significantly.

The barbs on its tongue will leave a bloody mark if they touch a person. They are non-toxic, not very harmful, and have low defense. Overall, it can only be considered a G-level damage. It is ranked F-level mainly because it spreads widely and its appearance is too disgusting.

The tongue would shake up and down as it flew through the air, causing physical discomfort.

Rhein, expressionless, turned on the windshield wipers, shoveling the barbed dandelion down and washing the windshield clean. The wheels rolled over it, crushing the disgusting thing into dust.

"Brother, which is more powerful, a dandelion with barbs or a kitten's tongue? Which one has more barbs?"

Kittens' tongues also have barbs, making them more aggressive than dandelions, capable of scraping off the skin's surface, but they are not nearly as disgusting.

Everyone in the car turned to look at Wu Chuyu when they heard her words.

Wu Chuci moved one seat to the side, a little further away from Wu Chuyu, and then smiled at Shan Ran, the boss, whose face was a mixture of emotions.

"She's always been curious and likes to look at strange and unusual things. Please don't misunderstand, my sister isn't a pervert, and I'm not like her either."

Wu Chuyu: ...........

You clarified things so quickly, you're really a brother!

Wu Chuyu said innocently, "Hey, hey, hey, this is just a reasonable imagination."

"If we could attach thorny dandelions to the end of a stick and then attack other monsters, turning their own methods against them, how much effort could we save?"

Wu Chuci smiled and clapped, "Little sister, you're amazing! You should become a scientist. Once you've made your discovery, I'll be living off you."

"You're asking for it, bro!"

As they talked, the two started arguing and bickering.

The group chatted and laughed, and along the way they encountered several groups of monsters, which they easily eliminated, and finally arrived at the large shopping mall.

The supermarket is located inside a shopping mall, which covers a vast area of ​​over one million square meters, with the large supermarket occupying one-fifth of that area.

The shopping malls belong to the Yu family, a prominent family on the second continent, and their shopping malls have spread throughout the third continent.

The parking brake at the entrance had long been knocked off, and there were many cars parked in the parking lot, some of which had been collided.

Most of the cars were covered in dust, and the fuel tank caps on the gasoline cars were all open, clearly indicating that someone had taken all the fuel from these cars.

“The mall is so big, there might be people inside, we need to leave someone in the car.”

After discussing it, the group decided to keep Wu Chuyu.

Her fire-based attacks are very powerful, giving her a certain degree of self-defense even in the event of a surprise attack. She can also drive, allowing her to relocate and provide backup in critical situations.

She puffed out her round little face and pinched Wu Chuci hard, whispering in his ear, "Next time you stay in the car, I want to go with Boss Shan!"

Wu Chuci hissed softly, slapped his sister's hand away, and said innocently, "There's no other way. My superpower isn't strong enough to protect the car if I stay inside. So I can only let my powerful little sister stay here."

He ran a few steps quickly, dodging a small fireball that looked like a lighter.

Once inside the mall, the group completely stopped joking around and became extremely cautious.

The mall's electrical system had long since stopped working, and the areas without sunlight were extremely dark.

Each of the five people has a flashlight, and they take turns using it to save some money.