Cheng Zhen and Jiang Wan were surprised. Was Xin Xin throwing a tantrum at the mutated plant?
Have their relationship gotten that good?
Just as the two were puzzled, the sound of fighting suddenly came from outside the vine protective barrier.
Jiang Xiaoxin can sense the thoughts of the mutated plants and communicate with them, which is something that all the mutated plants desperately want.
However, with her abilities, she can only command plants like roses to her advantage; she has no way to control other plants.
But what can you do when she's the only one who can communicate with mutated plants?
The mutated plants were willing to pamper her, or rather, to please her, so that they could avoid being strangled and live in this natural world for a long time.
So when they heard that the little girl was throwing a tantrum, all the mutated plants displayed their abilities. Rather than coming to rescue them, it was more like they were showing off in front of the little girl and making their presence known.
Even so, it allowed Cheng Zhen and Jiang Wan to breathe a sigh of relief. The moment the vine protective shield disappeared, Cheng Zhen immediately left Jiang Wan's side.
He then darted up to a nearby tree and observed the situation below from his vantage point.
Well, no matter how powerful these monkeys are, they are not mutated zombies, nor do they possess any superpowers, so how could they escape the encirclement and annihilation of the mutated plants and the attacks of the strangler figs?
That's right, there happens to be a level 2 mutated strangler fig nearby.
The mutated strangler fig captured two monkey monsters, while Cheng Zhen paused time for two seconds and used his light-strike ability to kill them completely.
Seeing their companion die tragically, the two monkey monsters captured by the strangler fig struggled, resisted, and screamed wildly, their cries quite unique.
However, the strangler fig's ability to bind people is no exaggeration; no matter how much they struggle, they simply cannot escape.
Jiang Wan hugged Jiang Xiaoxin and kept a safe distance. When they finally saw the corpses of the monsters that had been killed, they were still shaken. They weren't particularly terrifying in appearance, but they were enormous, almost the size of two or three people. They were incredibly fast, running around like shadows. Jiang Wan and the others hadn't noticed the difference in size between them and adults.
Jiang Xiaoxin exclaimed in surprise, "What are they? How did they grow so big?"
With such a large size, its strength is unimaginable. No wonder they were squeezed so tightly that they couldn't breathe when they were hiding inside the vine protective shield.
Jiang Wan frowned, somewhat uncertain: "I feel like they look familiar... Could they be ancient creatures, like the Xingxing?"
These words had a huge impact, and everyone said they couldn't believe it.
First, ancient creatures usually only exist in myths and unofficial histories.
Secondly, as recorded in myths or unofficial histories, the Xingxing is not a ferocious beast, nor is it bloodthirsty. However, the state that these five monsters just now exhibited was murderous, and they were staring intently at Jiang Wan, determined to devour her whole.
Finally, and most importantly, we are now in an apocalyptic world with no oxygen. Even if they are ancient creatures, how did they manage to survive in an oxygen-free environment?
For a moment, everyone was plunged into extreme doubt and self-doubt, feeling that the world had overturned everyone's understanding and could no longer be explained by science and common sense.
The two monsters caught by the strangler fig were still struggling, but the strangler fig did not seem to intend to kill them.
Everyone was puzzled. The strangler fig was far stronger than these monsters and could kill them with no effort at all.
Is the strangler fig teasing them?
Should we keep these two monsters alive to deal with these people?
Cheng Zhen and Song Hui unconsciously became wary. Cheng Zhen whispered to Jiang Wan, "Have you found the plants we need to dig up? What plants are they? Tell them to go dig them up quickly."
There are too many variables in the wild, and he really didn't dare to take Jiang Wan and Jiang Xiaoxin out on an adventure. It would be best to return to the city as soon as possible.
Jiang Wan pointed in the direction of hawthorn and crabapple: "These are the ones, second-class protected wild plants. Be careful, dig up as many as you can."
Cheng Zhen and the others identified the characteristics of hawthorn and crabapple together, and were just about to start.
Just then, a loud commotion suddenly came from the mutated strangler fig.
However, the two monsters that resembled gorillas struggled desperately and almost broke free from the strangler fig's grasp.
Fortunately, the strangler fig reacted in time, preventing them from succeeding.
Whether it was a misperception or not, Jiang Wan and the others seemed to see an expression of helplessness and disgust on the mutated plant.
Jiang Xiaoxin explained to him: "These mutated plants that made the move have never been tainted by blood. Although they are mutated plants, they have their own set of rules for survival and upgrading. They have never been tainted by blood and will not harm humans or other creatures."
"I see," Jiang Wan said, suddenly understanding.
It was only at this point that they truly understood that not all mutated plants were bad.
Some mutated plants do not pursue blood and qi. For example, the strangler fig tree with the second-level mutation in front of us has its own way of survival and does not want its path of upgrading and cultivation to be stained with blood. So, although it helped Jiang Xiaoxin and the others out of trouble and captured two monsters, it never thought of killing them from beginning to end.
If Jiang Xiaoxin hadn't spoken up to explain their behavior, how would they have known that the mutated plants wouldn't kill?!
In the end, Cheng Zhen took over the two monsters. He showed no mercy and killed them directly. Since they were targeting Jiang Wan, there was no way he could leave them a chance to live.
Jiang Wan felt it was a pity; they should have kept one alive and sent it to the lab for research to see what kind of creature it was and why it could survive in an oxygen-deficient world.
Looking at the five corpses in front of him, Jiang Wan was even more certain: "They should be Xingxing. Legend has it that eating their flesh will grant you the ability to fly."
Cheng Zhen raised an eyebrow and laughed: "Isn't that very similar to my special ability?"
"Speedy Legs" is basically about running fast, right? He has the ability to teleport, isn't that even more powerful than "Speedy Legs"?
Song Hui and the others dug up hawthorn and crabapple trees, then returned and beheaded the five Xingxing corpses to prevent them from turning into zombies. They then tied them up and prepared to take them back.
Jiang Wan asked in surprise, "What are you trying to do?"
Cheng Zhen said, "Of course we should eat. At least it's meat. Although we've settled in Zhusha City, don't expect them to provide us with any food. It's better to rely on ourselves than on others."
Although they may be ancient creatures, we are now in an oxygen-deprived apocalypse, so what are they being picky about? As long as they can survive and fill their stomachs, they will eat anything except human flesh.
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