Chapter 612 Phoenix
There was a kind of innocent arrogance in these words, and Yun Bai couldn't help but glance over secretly, wanting to confirm the truthfulness of the child's words.
Zhuang Mingxu rubbed Taotao's head, put on his hat which had been tilted due to his hurry, and said with a smile, "Okay, Taotao will help you when Dad needs it."
"Yeah, Taotao is so awesome." Taotao straightened her chest, looking as if to make herself more reliable.
Along the way, the large team relied on Taotao to lead the way. Everyone in the team knew that after arriving, they would still need Taotao's intimidation of the mutated plants to help make the contract process easier.
With all these circumstances in mind, Zhuang Mingxu didn't want Taotao to show any abilities that would stand out from other wood-type mutants.
The premise is...
"Captain, get out of the way—" Before Yun Bai's voice fell, a recurve scimitar made up of countless flying knives appeared in his hand. The blade was bent forward and the belly was thick, like a dog's leg. It was the famous dog-leg knife.
The thin blade fits tightly together, and even the V-shaped groove for bleeding at the connection between the blade and the handle is clearly visible, showing that the user is familiar with this knife.
While Zhuang Mingxu signaled Taotao to release the small green branches, he couldn't help but take another look at Yunbai - this kind of knife is also called Nepalese machete, and it is also the national knife of Nepal.
Yun Bai, who broke out, wielded his scimitar with great force. The roots of mutant plants kept falling around him. He relied entirely on his agile skills and the knife in his hand to keep the mutant plants from getting close to him.
After the apocalypse, everyone will use weapons that suit their needs according to their familiarity. Because their base army was a soldier before the apocalypse, after some discussion, they distributed knives that were uniformly reinforced by metal-type psychics. The long swords were uniformly back-slash knives, and this kind of Nepalese scimitar was the first time Zhuang Mingxu had seen it.
I don’t know if I was overthinking it, but when Zhuang Mingxu looked at Yun Bai again, he felt that the contours of his cheeks became more three-dimensional.
But now that the country no longer exists, these don’t seem so important.
Just as Zhuang Mingxu was daydreaming, the battle outside had already reached a fever pitch.
The tentacle abilities and body size of mutant plants have a natural suppressive effect on humans. Even if there are beings among them whose abilities are higher than those of mutant plants, it is not easy for them to win smoothly when the environment is not advantageous.
The wind direction makes it easy for fire-type mutants to cause wildfires due to their abilities. The surrounding areas are all forests, which makes them have to be cautious when taking action, while the mutated plants are doing their best. Fortunately, they can suppress them temporarily because of their large numbers, but it is also extremely difficult to maintain.
If it were any other time, Zhuang Mingxu would definitely let them give up. There were too many dangers and uncontrollable situations to continue in this environment.
But with hatred in front of him, the psychic put all his efforts into trying to force the mutant plants to stay alive. Even if the mutant plants were no match for the psychic and wanted to leave, they were stopped by the psychic.
Their emotions have been dominated by hatred, and they are determined to take revenge at all costs.
Seeing that they could not escape, the mutant plants began to fight back with all their might. Their roots grew out of the ground, blocking out the sky and the sun. They meandered with the wind like seaweed floating in the deep ocean.
The difference is that each of them carries a strong aggressiveness. They instantly separate all the psychics. The ropes that originally connected them quickly break, and they completely become single individuals.
If they can't defeat the mutant plants even if they work together, the possibility of defeating them on their own is almost zero.
Zhuang Mingxu, who was standing by as a spectator, saw that the psychics were bound by the roots one by one, and they struggled to use their psychic powers to prevent the roots from piercing their bodies and sucking their blood. Some of them struggled to fight back, but were thrown away by the mutated plants in the wind and disappeared from sight in an instant.
If they continue like this, they will only lose more manpower.
Zhuang Mingxu sighed and patted the child in his arms, "Go, help Dad get its energy out."
"Okay!" Taotao, who had been eager to try, immediately jumped off Zhuang Mingxu and disappeared from sight in an instant.
Zhuang Mingxu looked around and saw that the mutant plant in front of him, with its fangs and claws bared, stopped for a moment as if the pause button had been pressed. Then, its roots fell limply to the ground, revealing the stems and leaves protecting the innermost layer, as well as Taotao who was standing next to it.
Amidst the embarrassed figures around him, Taotao was like a happy little animal, his whole body filled with joy. He was not affected by the strong wind at all, and he jumped towards Zhuang Mingxu. He held an emerald green crystal in his little hand, and the few psychics who had reacted could not take their eyes off it for a long time.
"Dad, this is for you." Taotao happily handed the crystal core to Zhuang Mingxu.
Zhuang Mingxu put him back into Lu Weiyi's space. When he bent over and picked him up again, he paused slightly. He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he seemed to feel that Taotao's weight had lightened a little.
"Lao Zhuang, if I had known that our Tao Tao was so powerful, I would have asked him to take action directly." Zhou He spat out a mouthful of saliva mixed with blood, and struggled forward to call on the earth-type mutant to quickly create a temporary resting place on the ground.
"He..." Zhuang Mingxu frowned and handed Taotao to Zhou He, "Do you think he has lost weight?"
Zhou He felt pain all over his body and felt that he had gained weight. "That's not so exaggerated. I've only been out for two days. I can't be that thin from hunger, right?"
Zhuang Mingxu took Taotao back, still feeling bad. Seeing that all the superpowers who were found were injured, he explained, "Taotao's superpowers were awakened when he was born. Superpowers are related to the body. Excessive consumption will cause trouble. I seldom let him use them unless it is absolutely necessary."
Zhou He waved his hand, signaling him not to say more, "You are the base commander, how can I not trust you? If you have a trump card, you will definitely not watch us get into trouble."
Zhou He's words could be considered as defending Zhuang Mingxu in front of his subordinates.
Several people were seriously injured in this battle. After discussing with each other, Zhou He and Zhuang Mingxu decided to rest for a night and then move on. Zhou He also knew that contracting a mutant plant was the most critical thing for them at the moment.
With the wounded present, their speed slowed down a lot when they set out again. Fortunately, this time they crossed the mountains on the other side of Lao Mountain, and the strong wind that could blow people away at any time disappeared. This allowed them to finally no longer have to hide underground, but the road became more difficult to travel, and mutant animals would appear from time to time.
"At this rate, I doubt we can get back in half a month, let alone a week." Yun Bai killed a mutant leopard that regarded them as prey with a swift movement. He flicked the handle of the knife with his hand, and the blood on it had solidified into ice and fell off.
The leopard carcass on the ground froze at a speed visible to the naked eye and soon became frozen stiff.
"It's okay, there's meat to eat." Qu Zhu didn't care at all. He turned his head and looked at Tao Tao who was held by Zhou He in a very flattering manner, "Sweetheart, can you still fit more space?"
Taotao had never been called like that before, and she couldn't help but giggle. She raised her hand and pulled out a small green branch from her skin, and when it touched the leopard's body, she put it into the space.
Even though Zhou He had seen it countless times today, he still found it hard to accept. He motioned for everyone to continue on their way, and moved to Zhuang Mingxu's side in two steps. He leaned close to him and asked in a low voice, "Old Zhuang, is this child born to the base commander himself?"
Zhuang Mingxu was stunned by his shocking remarks, and reflexively looked to his side. Thinking that Lu Weiyi was not around, he felt relieved but also disappointed, "You have a fever? If Xiaoyi knew that you were framing him like this..."
Zhuang Mingxu gave him a bold look.
Zhou He laughed, "The base commander is not here, I just think his ability is exactly the same as the base commander's, wood plus space. Others may not know what the captain's mutant plant looks like, but I have seen it more than once, and this mutant plant can also..."
Zhou He frowned and thought for a long time, finally describing it, "Is it hereditary?"
“……”Zhuang Mingxu.
Taotao had already told Wu Yue that he had a space when he asked him for medicine. Now that the temporary base was short of meat, he couldn't just let the hunted food go to waste. Who would have thought that his train of thought was so strange.
However, many wood-type mutants present at the scene quietly came over when they heard his question. Just when Zhuang Mingxu was thinking about how to find an excuse to cover up for the two of them, Taotao suddenly said, "Something happened to the plant."
This immediately attracted everyone's attention. Zhou He asked anxiously, "What happened?"
They encountered many attacks along the way and suffered casualties. It would be unwilling for them to return without success.
Zhuang Mingxu also looked towards Taotao and saw that Taotao's eyebrows were tightly furrowed, as if she didn't understand it either. Just as he was about to ask in detail, someone suddenly spoke.
"What...what is that?"
Zhuang Mingxu looked in the direction the man pointed, and through the gaps in the trees he could see a huge bird in the distance, flapping its emerald green wings, its tail feathers winding and beautiful beyond belief.
"Is it the legendary phoenix?"
“I…I feel a bit like that, too.”
"It looks so big from such a distance, if I were to get up close..."
Someone whispered something and used his special powers to push the trees that blocked the view to the sides. Without any obstruction, the giant bird in the air was even more shocking.
The sky is as blue as a mirror, and the sun, which has not been seen for a long time, is lurking in a corner. A giant bird flaps its wings, and its layers of feathers shine brightly under the light. If a string of flying birds falls behind it, it will be like a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix.
“Ah~~”
“Ah~~”
A sharp cry was heard, shaking the mountains and forests and striking the heart.
"Quickly withdraw your supernatural powers!" Zhuang Mingxu's panicked voice alarmed a group of people. Before the people who pushed aside the trees above their heads could react, Taotao had already taken the lead and stretched out her small green branches to close the separated branches.
"What's wrong?" Zhou He was infected by him and couldn't help but lower his voice.
Zhuang Mingxu handed him the energy detector in his hand, and saw two very obvious energy balls appear on the screen, which were exactly where the giant bird in the sky was.
"Is there another mutant animal?"
As Zhou He spoke, his gaze returned to the air, and he discovered that the giant bird in the air seemed to be holding something in its claws, and its flapping wings seemed to be struggling.
Just when Zhou He wanted to find a telescope to take a closer look, he saw a horrifying scene on the screen.
“I…fuck…!”
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