Chapter 60 Battle Against the Ivy
The platoon leader came over and briefly explained the situation to Ruan Ning, Lei Bao, and several other powerful superhumans.
Ruan Ning and the soldiers hurried out of the restaurant, a cold wind hitting their faces. Zhou Min immediately focused her senses, her expression changing as she pointed towards the restroom: "That patch of ivy! The energy reaction is extremely strong, with a bloody smell mixed with the aura of life! Those two people may have already been..."
Everyone immediately and warily surrounded the bathroom. Under the moonlight, the ivy-covered wall stood silently, only its leaves swaying slightly in the wind. A fresh, metallic smell of blood filled the air, originating from that dense green patch.
"Playing tricks!" a power-type member of the Thunder Leopard Squad cursed, and swung the iron bar in his hand at the ivy-covered wall!
Just as the iron rod was about to touch the blade—
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Dozens of thick vines, like enraged venomous snakes, suddenly shot out from all parts of the wall! They moved with such speed that they left afterimages, directly entangling the attackers and the approaching soldiers!
"careful!"
"Back off!"
The scene instantly descended into chaos!
The earth-elemental ability user reacted the fastest, instantly raising a half-meter-thick earthen wall in front of everyone! Bang! Bang! Bang! The vines lashed fiercely against the earthen wall, sending shards of stone flying!
The ice-type ability user pressed his hands to the ground, and the cold air spread along the ground, trying to freeze the roots of the ivy, but there were too many vines, and the freezing speed could not keep up!
The power-type ability users roared and swung their weapons, cutting off the attacking vines, but new ones immediately sprouted from the broken ends, seemingly endless!
"Damn it! If only I could set things on fire!" the fire-type ability user cursed in frustration. Near the gas station, he didn't dare to use his abilities at all.
Ruan Ning's eyes were icy; she didn't rush forward. Her mental focus was extremely concentrated, and she instantly analyzed the key to the battle—capture the leader first!
"Its core is located slightly to the right of the middle of the wall!" Zhou Min shouted accurately, enduring the strain on her senses.
"Cover me!" Ruan Ning shouted in a low voice, her figure moving like lightning, dodging several vines that were being pulled out, and rushing straight towards that area!
Lin Yan roared and swung her battle axe, clearing away the obstacles in her path! Seeing this, Lei Bao gathered lightning and unleashed several bolts of lightning, successfully paralyzing several vines that were trying to entangle Ruan Ning!
Ruan Ning rushed to the target point, clasped her hands together, and the extreme cold energy gathered wildly!
"Mystic Ice - Sealing!"
A chilling blue breath, like a polar storm, erupted from her palm, instantly enveloping the area Zhou Min had pointed out!
Wherever the cold air passes, vines and leaves are covered with a thick, indestructible layer of ice at a visible speed, and it quickly spreads into the core!
"squeak--!"
A sharp, piercing scream, like the mournful cry of plants, suddenly pierced everyone's minds! The entire ivy wall trembled violently, and all the vines danced wildly in their death throes!
"Now! Attack its core!" Ruan Ning shouted, maintaining his icy breath.
Lei Bao's eyes sharpened, and he finally seized the opportunity. A fist-sized, highly compressed ball of lightning shot out of his hand and accurately blasted into the frozen area!
"boom!"
The lightning exploded, scattering ice shards and charred plant fragments everywhere! The struggle of the ivy wall ceased instantly, all the vines drooping limply, their green surface withering and fading at a visible speed.
The battle was over. The air was thick with the smells of burnt food, blood, and the stench of plants.
The soldiers stepped forward and carefully split open the withered vines and leaves, revealing two corpses inside, drained of blood and entangled like mummies.
Everyone fell silent. Ruan Ning dispelled the chill, her face slightly pale. The Xuanbing Seal technique she had just used required extremely high energy control and had consumed a considerable amount of energy.
The platoon leader looked grave and ordered his soldiers to dispose of the bodies and increase vigilance.
After this ordeal, no one dared to let their guard down again.
After dealing with the remains of the mutated ivy and the bodies of the victims, the somber group returned to the restaurant.
The platoon leader stood in the center of the dining hall, his gaze sweeping over the still-shaken survivors, especially the ordinary people. He announced in a stern tone, "You've all seen it. The danger outside isn't just the zombies. Those mutated plants are equally deadly, and even more elusive. Tonight, everyone stay indoors. No one is allowed to go out unless there's a special reason! Anyone needing to take care of personal matters must be accompanied by at least two people and report to the soldier on duty. The soldier will then accompany you to the nearest designated location. Return immediately!"
His voice echoed in the quiet restaurant, carrying an unquestionable authority.
The surviving ordinary people, their faces drained of color, huddled together, their eyes filled with lingering fear and dread of the unknown.
They then truly realized that in the apocalypse, any carelessness could be fatal, and danger was everywhere, even a seemingly harmless, green wall.
The superhumans silently returned to their positions. Although they had successfully resolved the sudden battle, they were quite exhausted and needed to rest.
Lei Bao glanced at Ruan Ning, his gaze less dismissive and more scrutinizing than before. Ruan Ning's ability to pinpoint the core and instantly freeze it had forced him to reassess this woman's strength.
Ignoring the stares of others, Ruan Ning returned to her seat against the wall.
She did not immediately close her eyes to rest; her mental energy remained like a fine net, enveloping the restaurant and a small area around it, alert to any possible energy anomalies.
After breaking through to the advanced level 2, this level of continuous perception was not a burden for her.
The restaurant fell silent again, but the atmosphere was even more tense than before.
No one dared to fall asleep easily anymore, especially the ordinary survivors. Every rustle of wind would make them nervously look up. In the darkness, only the occasional crackling of the campfire and the suppressed breathing of the people could be heard.
Ruan Ning could clearly "hear" the accelerated heartbeats and subtle tremors of the ordinary people. She closed her eyes, stopped paying attention to the outside world, and began to slowly circulate the energy in her body to recover from the previous depletion, while keeping a sliver of her mind on guard.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com