Jiang Xiaoshu's face was pale and her spirits were obviously low. Cheng Zhen immediately knew that his purification ability was about to give out.
He immediately took over from Jiang Xiaoshu, personally activating his purification ability to protect their silly and adorable little girl.
But this is not a long-term solution; we must eradicate these mutated plants that are causing this chaos as soon as possible!
The little girl felt sorry for her brother protecting her, unaware that it was the strange uncle who was keeping her going. She excitedly told her mother, "They've been poisoned by a mutated cactus!"
"There's a mutated cactus nearby. It uses sound waves to control poisoned people, driving them mad!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Wan and Cheng Zhen immediately realized what she meant!
"It's a mutated magic wand!"
The last time they went out of town to harvest crops, they were ambushed by the mutated magic staff on the way!
But how long has this happened!
Cheng Zhen immediately gave the order: "Go and check if those people have encountered the mutated fairy staff again since they left the city to collect grain last time!"
Jiang Wan added from the side, "There are many different forms of cacti; anything similar counts."
Yu Fen responded and left, returning quickly: "No, we only encountered it that one time!"
Cheng Zhen couldn't help but feel alarmed. Wasn't the incubation period of this virus far too long?
"Does Xin Xin know where it is? Uncle will take people to eliminate it immediately!" Despite the amazement, the important matter needed to be addressed promptly!
Jiang Xiaoxin pointed in one direction and said, "Many people over there are injured, and they should all be poisoned!"
Cheng Zhen immediately dispatched a team of superhumans to the scene. Only after they had killed the mutated cactus and obtained the crystal did Jiang Xiaoshu finally relax.
Jiang Xiaoxin was no longer bothered by the demonic sound, and the two little ones breathed a sigh of relief. Sleepiness instantly overcame them. Jiang Xiaoshu tilted her head and fell asleep in her mother's arms. Jiang Xiaoxin, on the other hand, was very excited because she had helped her mother again!
I feel so useful!
But when she turned around and saw how exhausted her brother was, her heart ached, and she urged, "Mommy, quickly take brother home to sleep! Xinxin will sleep with brother!"
In the wild, the team members attacked by the mutated cactus were part of a deployment from the front eastward. There were more than a hundred people, but now only about thirty remain.
The rest of them perished in the battle against the mutated plants and zombies.
None of the thirty-odd people escaped this time; they were all hit by the sharp thorns of the cactus, which meant that they were all poisoned!
When Cheng Zhen returned, she brought them all with her.
Although they knew the source of the virus, everyone was still clueless about how to detoxify it.
Especially now, in the dead of winter, it's very difficult to find wild herbs.
Wu Xuan suggested, "How about trying cactus meat?"
Jiang Wan's eyes lit up: "Yes, cacti themselves have certain detoxifying and anti-inflammatory effects."
Moreover, nature generally emphasizes mutual generation and restraint. This poison was released by the cactus, so perhaps the antidote is also the cactus itself?
She thought it was worth a try.
The key point is that there's no better solution at the moment!
Moreover, Li Siming had cacti on hand. He went out supposedly to save green plants, but in reality, he went out to cause trouble. The only thing he did well was to bring back a lot of cacti.
Even if you don't give it a single root, as long as you give it suitable soil, even if it's been ravaged and only half its body remains, it can still take root and grow strong.
Encouraged, Wu Xuan immediately set about making the medicine.
Jiang Wan and Huang Ying also left. It was late at night, and everyone needed to catch up on sleep after a busy day.
Cheng Zhen, however, was not ready. After listening to Jiang Wan's words, he first took a look at Li Siming's results and couldn't help but laugh in anger. Then he ran directly to knock on Old Chen's door. Fortunately, he hadn't slept yet because of what happened during the day and was exhaustedly thinking of a solution.
As the battalion commander, he had to be fully prepared.
"Has something unexpected happened again?" So, as soon as he saw Cheng Zhen coming over, he assumed that another unexpected situation had occurred.
"No, let me show you this."
Cheng Zhen tossed a basket of wilted green plants, frozen solid in the snow and unrecognizable, and placed it in front of Old Chen.
It's one thing that Li Siming ruined the plants like this and didn't replant them, but it's quite intriguing that the young lads in the camp knew about it but didn't report it!
Old Chen was genuinely taken aback: "Why are you up so late at night, not even thinking about how to detoxify yourself, but instead bringing me a basket of wild vegetables?"
Cheng Zhen laughed: "My battalion commander, are you sure these are edible?"
Can't eat it?
Old Chen was suspicious. It wasn't wild vegetable to eat, so why was it pulled up like this, with broken roots, stems, and leaves?
He scooped up a handful and examined it carefully; it wasn't yellow quail, dandelion, or water peanut.
What's going on here?
His expression turned serious in an instant. In this oxygen-deprived post-apocalyptic world, the preciousness of green plants goes without saying. How many risks would his soldiers have to take to bring back some useful, unmutated plants from the wild?!
"Who the hell did this to you?"
Old Chen also had a fiery temper, and he immediately roared, "Go investigate! Find out who it is, and I'll skin him alive! Are you tired of living?!"
Cheng Zhen said leisurely, "You'll know if you call the team outside the city back and ask them. Oh, and that expert, Li Siming."
Old Chen frowned: "What's the brat up to?"
Cheng Zhen shrugged, giving him a look that said, "You can figure this out yourself." He continued, "Our brothers have all been trained by Jiang Wan. They know how to dig up and transplant green plants in the dead of winter. Even if it's just a blade of grass, we would never bring it back like that."
He rummaged through the rotten grass basket and found a foxtail grass with a broken stem.
Old Chen's face instantly turned ashen, and he remained silent for a long time. He couldn't believe that such a stupid and ignorant thing was done by Li Siming, an expert.
But what he found even more unacceptable was that such a brainless thing could have been done by his subordinates!
They're even more foolish than Cheng Zhen's two three-year-old toddlers!
Cheng Zhen raised an eyebrow at him with a half-smile, then casually comforted him: "Don't be angry. At least he brought back quite a few cacti. These things can be eaten, used as animal feed, and now they might even be able to detoxify. He's been busy outside for so long, so it wasn't all for nothing!"
Old Chen was so angry he wanted to hit him!
Cheng Zhen chuckled, dropped the basket, and ran away.
It turns out that the flesh of the cactus can detoxify. All the infected people started to mutate from the spot where the cactus needles were inserted, with redness, swelling, itching, and the flesh hardening and turning black. At first, no one paid attention, so they all missed the best time for treatment.
Now, after applying cactus flesh externally, the wounds of the thirty-odd people who were recently poisoned have all healed within a day, and their blood test results have returned to normal.
However, those who had already mutated did not show significant improvement in their symptoms, nor did they fully awaken from their coma.
Jiang Wan couldn't help but peek into the tree hole space again, but unfortunately, there wasn't a single tree sap inside!
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