Chapter 78 Weird Vines
Fortunately, they were well prepared and used swords to cut the vines and cut them into pieces, so they were not affected.
After the vines were burned, they planned to approach the roots of the tree in the corner.
The fire here has not yet gone out, and some small flames can still be vaguely seen.
The old housekeeper stepped forward, used a stick to pry open the burnt material, and searched for the hidden things inside.
"There are some mice, birds, and is this a person?"
He said in shock.
A servant nearby came forward and saw a piece of hand in the ashes with a ring on it.
He was surprised and said, "This is Doyle. I know he just got engaged. His ring is in the shape of a cross. He was weeding and pruning plants in the garden that day. I didn't expect that he would die?"
Selina picked out the severed hand, and there were pieces of rotten flesh inside, with almost nothing intact.
She concluded, "This must be the plant's evolved sac, used to digest prey. Because the human body is too large for it to fully digest, it ends up tearing the prey apart and devouring it."
She frowned. "This smells terrible. It's like the smell of a rotting septic tank."
Michael also came over, squatted down and fiddled with the severed limb with her.
"On that website, I did see rumors about plant mutations, saying they might have been affected by volcanic ash and undergone autoevolution. That's simply amazing."
Selina pursed her lips. "But this isn't a good sign. If all plants mutate like this, they'll hunt humans and use them as food. Then humans will be in great danger."
She stood up, clapped her hands, and said, "We have to tell Grandpa about this as soon as possible. If this happens more often, the environment here will no longer be suitable for living. We must hurry to the base transfer point and relocate."
Michael nodded: "That's right."
Serena instructed the old housekeeper, "Make sure to dig out its roots completely, then spray it with gasoline and burn it completely. I don't know if this thing has any wisdom. If it can't be completely burned, it may cause disaster."
The old butler nodded carefully, "I understand, Miss."
He immediately called his men to take out shovels and other tools from the garden warehouse and started digging the ground.
When Selena told her grandfather about this, Li Xiannian also felt something was wrong.
He nodded his cane and said, "Okay, let's pack up tonight and leave early tomorrow morning."
"good."
Just as Selena was about to say something else, she suddenly heard a scream from the direction of the garden.
The sound was miserable and terrifying, as if someone had been tortured.
Serena: "Oh no! Something happened in the garden!"
Li Xiannian also stood up immediately, "What happened? I'll go over and take a look."
"good."
When the two arrived, a servant was lying on the ground screaming wildly. One of his hands was cut off in its entirety, revealing a smooth and neat cut surface.
At this time, he began to howl wildly because of the severe pain. The other people had to hold him down and then start to bandage him with simple clothes.
"What's going on?"
The old butler quickly said, "Master, this wasn't intentional. We were just digging up the rhizomes underground when the plant suddenly sprayed out a pungent liquid. The man didn't dodge and was sprayed directly on his arm. His arm began to rot and swell, and the infection spread all the way up. I only cut off one of his arms at his insistence."
Several other people were at the scene and were shocked. They nodded in agreement and testified.
Li Xiannian said, "Okay, then take him to the family doctor to get his injuries treated and see if there is any way to save his life."
"Yes, sir." The old butler took his men downstairs.
After the old housekeeper left, the remaining people asked, "Master, should we continue working?"
A large pit, about half a meter deep, had been dug in the corner. Li Xiannian took a look at the plant lying in the center of the pit from a distance and felt a bit of chest tightness and shortness of breath. "Let's deal with the exposed part first. We have to leave tomorrow anyway."
"Just be alert tonight and nothing will happen."
Serena nodded. "I think it's feasible too. If we continue digging, more people might get hurt."
She still felt a little guilty. After all, they started digging because of her words, so she had a certain responsibility on her shoulders.
The crowd poured gasoline on the exposed roots from a distance and threw them into the fire.
Soon the tubers in the pit began to shake strangely, struggling desperately to get out of the soil, as if they were human beings whose whole bodies were on fire, shaking off the soil as if they were anxious to put out the fire.
"Have the plants turned into fairies?" Michael couldn't help but mutter as he watched the scene.
"It seems so. They have evolved into intelligent beings."
Serena captured this phenomenon with her camera. If you have the chance, you can at least find a professional to ask.
Michael remembered something. "The half-page I scrolled to showed a hint that humans had also undergone a type of evolution, but I didn't see any pictures. I wonder if this low-probability event could happen to us."
"Maybe."
Serena frowned and glanced at the vines that continued to burn. "Let's go back and rest first. We have to continue our journey tomorrow."
That night, everyone in the manor was on high alert and took turns keeping watch.
Fortunately, although they burned the vine tree, the roots underground did not recover, and nothing unusual happened throughout the night.
The next morning, when they were about to set off, Li Xiannian suddenly received a message from the military of Country A.
It said: Li Sen is not dead, he was rescued, he is now at the Adela base, and he wants to report to his family that he is safe.
Originally, Li Sen had sent a message to the cruise ship a long time ago, but unfortunately due to communication interruption, Li Xiannian did not receive it, so he sent a message to all the manors in his family.
Realizing that Li Sen was not dead, Li Xiannian's brows relaxed and he nodded continuously, "That's good, that's good."
How lucky he was to have escaped from the building full of infected people.
The person who saved them is their family's benefactor.
He also immediately replied to Li Sen, informing him that everything was fine at home and asking him not to worry.
At the same time, he remembered that the Adela base was near the Polly Mountains, and if possible, the father and son might be able to meet each other.
When he thought of this, Li Xiannian couldn't help but feel happy.
After all, he is his own flesh and blood, and Li Sen is an extremely outstanding person, and he has spent a lot of effort on him.
He would be very heartbroken if he lost his son.
(End of this chapter)
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