Chapter 105 To Go Back or Not?
The carnage erupted in an instant.
Chi Yanzhou: "Aqi, you and I will hold off the zombies behind us!"
Chi Yanzhou turned to face the horde of corpses, and a thick bolt of lightning struck down.
Gu Qi simultaneously released water jets, the water and electricity intertwining to temporarily block the tidal wave of zombies—although they were all level one zombies, their dense numbers were still terrifying.
The rest of the people were like the Grim Reaper descending.
Lu Nange rushed straight at the man in sunglasses.
The duel between people with the same type of superpower, with the absolute suppression of the second-tier by the third-tier, made this battle a foregone conclusion.
She twirled her fingertips, and a blade of wind grazed across the other person's knee joint, the sound of cartilage shattering clearly audible.
"ah--!"
The man in sunglasses screamed and fell to his knees, his body covered in blood and gore.
At the same time, Lu Xici and his group killed all the thugs who tried to escape.
The final scream abruptly ended.
Lu Nange raised her hand and put the intact vehicle into the storage space.
The group stood in a row and looked at the horde of zombies—the crystal cores were delivered right to their doorstep, so why not take them?
"Gangzi, your snacks are here!"
The macaw let out an excited cry and charged towards the horde of corpses.
Wen Qing became more and more adept at using the Tang sword, and with the cover of Luo Xingyou and Gu Wan, he fought with increasing ferocity.
From the initial three cuts to one, to now cutting in two with a single stroke, the process is fluid and effortless.
The ground was covered with zombie corpses.
"Hmm..."
With a soft "rip," the zipper was quietly pushed open by a tender green vine, revealing a sleepy-eyed "afro."
"Sister..." Lu Beiye's eyes widened: "You grew broccoli in your bag?"
"Our new partner!" Lu Nange presented the little tree man.
It affectionately rubbed against her palm, and suddenly—"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"
Countless vines shot out and pierced the zombie's forehead.
Before the blood could even splatter, the vines had already wrapped around the crystal core and retreated, piling it up at Lu Nange's feet.
Everyone stopped moving at the same time.
Lu Xici: "Nannan, what tree is this?"
Lu Nange nodded: "Now they are our new partners."
As if understanding the conversation, the little tree man suddenly tilted his "afro" back and affectionately rubbed his rough bark cheek against Lu Nange's palm, making a "rustling" sound.
"From now on, I'll call you Zhizhi."
The little tree-man's wave-like head swayed up and down, its leaves fluttering merrily.
"Zhizhi, could you help us collect the rest?"
The vines danced again, and the crystal cores piled up into a small mountain, all of which were thrown in front of Lu Nange.
Lu Nange stared into 'Zhizhi's' eyes and released a wisp of mental energy. It seemed that there was a green crystal core in the little guy's brain.
'Youyou': [Nannan, it's not just seemingly, this guy is the strongest right now! That's why I let you trick him into getting it, otherwise he'd be a formidable rival in the future...]
'Zhizhi' shook happily, 'Praise me, praise me!'
"Zhizhi is so great~" Lu Nange smiled and tapped the leaves on its head, the tender buds emitting a fresh grassy fragrance on her fingertips.
Lu Beiye looked up, and the macaw landed in front of Lu Nange.
Lu Nange: "Aye is the best, and Gangzi is great too!"
She held the branch up to Lu Beiye: "This is Aye, you have to protect him."
Zhizhi glanced at Lu Beiye, and the vines curiously poked Lu Beiye's face, as if trying to remember him.
A moment later, he solemnly plucked the tenderest leaf from the top of his head and handed it to Lu Beiye.
The subsequent identification process was a prime example of blatant double standards—
Besides Lu Beiye and Lu Xici, who look somewhat similar to Lu Nange, it also gave them leaves from their heads.
All the others got were the leaves from its feet.
After recognizing everyone, 'Zhizhi' pointed with her vines at the leaves in everyone's hands, and then pointed to her own "mouth".
Ever since Lu Nange was bitten by it, she seems to be able to sense its emotional fluctuations.
"It said that after you eat the leaves, its powers won't accidentally harm you."
He Zhuo stared at the mud-covered toe leaf in his hand, his lips twitching: "Could...you change to another part?"
Zhizhi shook her head, and the vines reached for He Zhuo's fingertips—[If you don't eat it, you'll have to come back!]
"I'll eat it!" He Zhuo shoved the leaf into his mouth with lightning speed, inwardly groaning: [This isn't a plant, it's a weapon, it's an ancestor!]
The Level 1 crystal core 'Youyou' didn't even bother to look at it, so Lu Nange put it away without worry.
"Caw!" The wings flapped loudly.
Lu Nange fed it two.
"Gah! More! More!" The macaw kept pecking at Lu Nange's collar.
Lu Nange rummaged through her spatial storage and found a shoulder bag. She filled it halfway with crystal cores and hung it around its neck before the gluttonous creature began to preen its feathers with satisfaction.
"Shall we divide the rest back at home?" she asked, looking at everyone.
No one objected, especially since Gangzi and Zhizhi contributed the most; all they needed was a crystal core...
The group trudged through the sticky, rotting corpses and withered branches, the stench of decay making it difficult to open their eyes.
Less than ten minutes later, the previously scattered superhumans appeared among the ruins ahead.
"It's them!" A man with a broken arm staggered to his feet.
A crowd instantly swarmed around, their voices clamoring and punctuated by sobs.
Thank goodness you're all alright!
"Thanks to you all..."
"Those people were from the Chiayi City base. You must be careful!"
"Especially the one wearing sunglasses, that's Ding Luo, the son of Ding Feng, the second-in-command at the Chiayi City base."
Lu Nange and the others nodded their thanks.
A short-haired girl with some sunburn squeezed to the front and whispered, "Then we'll be leaving now. We'll keep what happened today to ourselves... but remember to avoid and be wary of the people from the Chiayi City base."
Wait until they disperse and leave.
He Zhuo asked, "So, are we going back to the Jiaxing base today?"
Gu Wan sighed: "We've already rented this place for a month. Isn't it a bit of a waste to just stay one night and leave?"
He Zhuo: "The Jia City base is getting a free ride for no reason. If it's a good one, fine, but if it's a bad one, it's a waste of our crystal cores!"
Lu Xici: "At least zombies eat people openly and honestly, but some people specifically pick out the flesh from between the bones."
He Zhuo: "If it's a legitimate base, that's fine, but if it's really a den of thieves...why don't we just destroy it?"
Lu Nange obtained the Tree Crystal Core, but the system reward notification did not sound...
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