Brother Ren glanced at him sideways: "What? Have you developed feelings for those ugly people?"
"No, no..." The bald man waved his hands quickly: "I just think it's such a pity..."
"What a shame?" Brother Blade suddenly stopped, his cold gaze sweeping over the crowd: "If we can't find that mutant plant, the next thing to lose will be our heads!"
The bald man muttered quietly: "Brother Blade, could the mutant plants raised by the twelve people at the Flame Heart Base be...?"
"Use your brain!" Brother Ren interrupted sharply: "The boss is looking for a towering tree that can cover the entire city of Jing!
"Yanxin's thing is not even as long as an arm, how can you tell me how to cover Jing City?"
The figure of the man walked farther and farther away, and the sound of his footsteps gradually dissipated in the empty corridor.
In the monitoring room, the man sank back into the sofa, his fingers unconsciously stroking the rim of the cup.
The light from the screen flickered on his face, reflecting a pair of bottomless eyes.
"It should have appeared long ago, why hasn't it appeared yet... there's no sign of an outsider! How could this be?" He muttered to himself, his voice as soft as a whisper.
"Didn't those idiots choose the best and brightest, but instead... did the opposite?"
......
At the entrance of Jingmao Shopping Mall, the smoke and dust had not yet completely dissipated, and the air was mixed with the smell of blood and burnt things.
Lu Nange shuddered unconsciously, the feeling of being watched lingering in his back...
She looked around at the ruined streets, overturned vehicles, and the buildings standing silently in the distance. Everything seemed peaceful, yet so peaceful that it made her feel uneasy.
Lu Nange suppressed the inexplicable uneasiness in his heart: "This place gives me a strange feeling, it's like there are countless pairs of eyes staring at me in the dark.
Let's hurry up, collect the supplies and return to the base immediately!"
Her words made the atmosphere, which had been slightly relaxed due to the victory, tense again.
Everyone nodded in agreement, no one questioning her intuition—in the apocalypse, a premonition of danger was often more reliable than any reconnaissance...
They walked towards the golden shield wall built by Luo Xingyou, and saw Sang Che and his group waving vigorously on the platform.
As they walked forward, they discovered that in addition to the defensive shield they had initially set up, the range of the shield had actually expanded outward in a large circle.
The entire area they had just fought in was surrounded, forming a barrier, effectively blocking the low-level zombies on both sides of the street that might be attracted by the noise of the battle...
He Zhuo shouted to Sang Che, He Huaijing and the others, "The shield was expanded just in time! Otherwise, we might have to split up and deal with the zombie swarm."
On the high platform, He Huaijing responded loudly: "We can't just watch you guys fighting for your lives in the front while we just stand there and watch!"
Lu Nange and his group passed through the golden shield and retreated. Only then did the Flame Heart Psychics who were waiting on the periphery withdraw their powers.
In an instant, the heavy golden and earthen shields receded, transforming into tiny specks of golden light, and the earth particles dissipated into the air...
However, the cost of maintaining such a large-scale defense is obvious.
The members of the Gold and Earth teams were now as pale as paper, with sweat on their foreheads, and they even needed help from their companions to stand steadily.
The supernatural powers in their bodies were almost drained away, and their bodies were trembling slightly from overdrawn energy.
But even so, their eyes were unusually bright. There was no complaint in them, only a full sense of participation and a sense of pride and accomplishment after fighting side by side with the strong.
In front of the mall, only He Zhuo, Ji Xian, and Luo Xingyou were left holding the gold and earth shields they had erected from the beginning...
The group walked through the mall gate and arrived at the first floor lobby.
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