Chapter 104 The aroma of wine
She took the opportunity to unscrew the bottle, and a strong aroma of wine immediately filled the air.
"Here, try this." She gently poured a few drops onto the "afro" hairstyle.
The little tree suddenly froze, then began to sway left and right, its leaves turning red at a visible speed, looking just like a drunken Christmas tree.
"Now!" 'Youyou' said eagerly, "Put your finger in its mouth and let it bite it, then it will recognize you as its owner!"
Lu Nange hesitated before extending her index finger, and the little tree person immediately and gently "cuddled" it with their vines, then—"Crack!"
The strange sensation still lingered on her fingertips, and a vibrant life force was surging through her veins.
She stared blankly at the tender green branch at her fingertips—it was swaying gently with the rhythm of her breathing.
The little tree-man contentedly rubbed against her finger, then wobbled and crawled into her palm, let out a little tree burp, curled up, and fell asleep.
【'Yes, yes,' what's going on?】
[Share!] A voice exploded in my mind: [You gained a wood-type ability from the same source using the tree heart... but this thing] paused: [is probably an experimental subject deliberately fed with humans and zombies, it can't be another...]
"sister!"
"Nan Nan!"
"Lu Nange!"
...
An anxious shout came from outside the tree hole, interrupting their conversation.
Lu Nange didn't have time to ask "Yes, yes" in detail. She took a backpack from her space, stuffed the little tree man and the crystal core into the bag, and crawled out using both hands and feet.
The little tree-man, half-asleep, rolled into the bag with the crystal core in his arms, causing the backpack to bulge out with a restless little bulge.
"Coo-choo!" The backpack seemed to protest as she crawled, and a tender vine quietly peeked out from the zipper and rubbed against the back of her neck in a wronged manner.
When she emerged from the tree hole, the towering vines had lost all their vitality and hung limply on both sides of the street.
The decaying plant tissues withered at a rate visible to the naked eye.
Three hundred meters away, Chi Yanzhou and his group were trudging through the decaying plant tissue.
It turned out that the moment Gangzi picked up the crystal core and left the body, all the energy of the entire tree was drained.
The branches that had been attacking wildly suddenly stiffened, and the superpower that was still waving in mid-air lost its target. The fireball and the water column collided and exploded into wisps of mist.
"sister--!"
Lu Beiye's roar tore through the sky, and the boy's thin figure swayed precariously amidst the ruins.
His eyes were bloodshot, and he scanned the area frantically like a wounded cub, until he confirmed that the familiar figure was not there—
"Bang!"
He kicked aside the vines blocking his way, his shoes crushing the withered branches on the ground.
Sweat clung to her pale face, but couldn't hide her bloodshot eyes.
Behind him, more than a dozen figures simultaneously turned around.
Flames were still raging around the burning tree trunk, and Gu Qi, He Zhuo, and Ji Xian were responsible for putting out the fire.
The survivors who had chosen to stay and help were scattered around, helping to put out the fire.
"Ano!"
A clear voice came from above.
Lu Nange stood on the cracked tree trunk, with the gradually dissipating smoke behind her.
"Gangzi!" she called softly, and the macaw instantly spread its wings and landed in front of her.
With a nimble flip, Lu Nange landed on the parrot's back, and the macaw swooped down.
As Lu Nange landed, before she could even stand properly, a figure crashed into her arms.
"Sister is alright." She gently stroked her brother's trembling back, her fingertips touching a patch of cold, damp sweat. "I'm sorry to have worried A-Ye."
He Zhuo caught up, panting heavily: "Isn't that right? A Ye ran forward like a madman. With such short legs, even we with our long legs could hardly keep up!"
"Caw caw caw!" The macaw slapped He Zhuo on the head with its wing.
Lu Nange ruffled her younger brother's messy hair: "Gangzi is right. When our Aye grows up, his legs will be longer than yours!"
Chi Yanzhou handed the binoculars to Lu Nange: "The zombie horde is closing in from three directions, about 800 meters away. Shall we leave first?"
Lu Xici had already half-squatted down: "Aye, come up!"
Just as everyone was about to sprint, a screeching sound of brakes rang out.
More than a dozen modified SUVs blocked the intersection, with the Chiayi City base's scarlet logo painted on their doors.
A man wearing sunglasses stepped off the middle vehicle.
"Can anyone tell me—" He slowly removed his sunglasses, his sinister gaze sweeping across everyone's faces, "who did this toppling of the tree?"
The 'hoho' sound grew closer and closer.
The crowd stirred: "Zombies!"
"There are at least several hundred of these sounds!"
"Bang!" The man suddenly fired a shot into the air: "Anyone who doesn't tell the truth will stay here as bait."
A chubby man suddenly pointed at Lu Nange and her group: "It's them! We saw them here when we arrived!"
The man in sunglasses slowly pointed the gun at Lu Nange's forehead: "Little girl, why don't you tell me?"
He Zhuo scoffed, "Oh, so people still cosplay as warlords these days? Are you rolling in your grave?"
"Bang!"
The gunman in the passenger seat opened fire immediately.
Lu Beiye waved his hand, but the bullet changed its trajectory and went straight for the man who spoke.
"Clang!"
The man in sunglasses tilted his head.
The bullet was deeply embedded in the car door.
"Want to die?" The man in sunglasses lightly patted his shoulder with the barrel of his gun. "Since you're all reasonably good-looking, I'll give you one more chance. I'll count to three..."
Lu Nange and the other girls exchanged glances, their patience finally wearing thin...
"Whoosh!"
A gust of wind aimed straight for the man's face: "Shut up! You can't even hold a trash bag!"
Gu Wan: "You look like a QR code. You wouldn't know what you are unless you scan it."
The man in sunglasses hastily swung out a wind blade of the same type to defend, but failed to block it.
The wind blade cleaved through his sunglasses, leaving bloodstains on his face, and his uniform was instantly shredded into strips.
He was covered in blood.
"You ignorant fool!" the man roared in fury, and the water-type ability user beside him immediately extinguished Gu Wan's fireball.
The man in sunglasses stretched out his hand and waved his fingers: "Kill them all, leave no one alive!"
"Boom—"
Chi Yanzhou's lightning struck down like divine punishment, exploding in the crowd.
Several thugs who couldn't dodge in time immediately convulsed and collapsed to the ground.
Chi Yanzhou: "Aqi."
Various supernatural lights flashed on the other side, barely managing to block this wave of attacks.
Gu Qi raised his hands, and a high-pressure water jet shot into the sky, turning into a torrential downpour that poured down on the group of men in sunglasses.
Lu Nange shouted at the stunned survivors, "Wake up! Aren't you going to run?"
Chi Yanzhou withdrew the lightning, and everyone suddenly realized what was happening, running wildly through the puddles.
The stench suddenly intensified.
The recent zombies have such ulcerated faces that you can clearly see their rotting features.
"Team Leader Ding! A horde of zombies!" one of the henchmen shouted in despair.
The man in sunglasses glanced back and said, "Get in the car!"
The group of men in sunglasses floored the accelerator, knocking down the survivors who were then run over by the vehicle.
Lu Nange's pupils suddenly contracted.
The wind blades she had been holding back suddenly became violent, and an SUV was swept up by the tornado and crashed into the horde of zombies, crushing five or six of them.
"My sister is angry," Lu Beiye murmured softly.
He squeezed his hands together, crushing the last SUV and twisting it to block the road behind it.
"Thank you! Thank you!" The survivors, who had escaped death, cried out as they ran forward.
With a screeching sound of brakes, the sunglasses-wearing man's convoy was forced to stop.
Because He Zhuo and Ji Xian formed two layers of earthen shields, and Luo Xingyou formed one layer of gold shield, they blocked the vehicles' path, leaving only a pedestrian passage on the side.
"Damn it!" The man in sunglasses leaned halfway out of the car window, veins bulging on his neck. "You think you can feed us to zombies for a few lowly commoners?! Do you even know who I am?!"
Gu Qi: "What? Your parents died before they could register your birth?"
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