Chapter 70
Beneath the piled-up ruins lay darkness, with only a sliver of light filtering through the cracks.
Inside, a corner of the wall stood, forming a simple little "room," with a thick layer of pomelo leaves covering the floor.
A plump pomelo sits in the center, reaching out to feel the wooden piece.
It was too dark in the "room" to see the characters on the wooden pieces, but Yuzu didn't want to go out. She groped around for a long time and finally read the information from the uneven wooden pieces.
A private retreat... a small garden of plants...
Fifty plant members, nine of which are top-tier exotic plants, and the leader is Qian Hui.
Qian Hui!
Nine exceptional exotic plants... Youzi picked up the leaves from the ground and counted them.
Not enough... Even with this, we're still one short.
So in that case... it's not the last one?
A glimmer of light appeared in Yuzi's eyes, and she carefully touched the area marked with coordinates.
ah……
So far!
Yuzi silently put down the wooden chip, and the short branches above her head began to grow leaves continuously. When the leaves matured, they would fall down.
It reached out and caught a bunch of pomelo leaves, then turned its head to look at the narrow exit of the "room".
Are you going?
But it's too far... it will take several days to get there.
It's a mess outside. Should we travel at night and hide during the day?
But it's easy to lose your way at night...
Yuzu hesitated for a moment, then lay down with the leaf in her arms, deciding to take a nap first.
It had just closed its eyes when it suddenly heard a loud explosion.
"Bang--"
Yuzu immediately opened her eyes, held her breath and listened carefully, her big, round, dark eyes wide open.
The commotion sounded quite loud, but it seemed to be far away from here.
After a while, everything was quiet around her, and Yuzu felt relieved and continued to close her eyes and sleep.
Meanwhile, the direction of the Sky Base.
Just as the base was attacked, the pharmaceutical factory immediately stopped all operations and sent some of its superhumans to assist outside.
The number of soldiers guarding the area near the factory has been greatly reduced, but a team has still been left behind.
And as long as the base is not captured, the factory is basically safe.
When the defensive shield and the first power grid were destroyed, the squad outside the factory instinctively became alert.
The factory was located on the left side of the base and was added later; it appears as an extra area on the map.
In the past, some superhumans attempted to break into the base to steal medicine, and they would specifically attack the factory.
However, this time the attackers were alien plants, and the defensive shield and electric grid quickly lit up again, allowing the team to relax.
The front gate guards reported the situation in real-time communication, urging everyone to hold on.
The defense level of the main base is unmatched by any other branch base.
The alien plants were able to easily break through the northern branch, and they want to attack the main base again. Even with the Blackridge Mountain forces, it won't be so easy.
However, before the conversation could be finished, a loud "whoosh" sounded from high above the factory.
To everyone's surprise, when they looked up, they saw a large red cherry fall down.
Several people reacted very quickly, waving their hands to release their supernatural abilities, trying to injure the cherry before it hit the ground.
But at this moment, it's too late.
In an instant, a blinding white light enveloped everything around, so bright that people couldn't open their eyes.
"Bang--"
The explosion was deafening, and the ground shook violently.
It was as if a powerful nuclear bomb had landed in front of the factory gate on the side of the base.
Yuan Ji was leading his team to retreat when everyone was startled by the commotion and turned to look.
The explosion occurred in a relatively remote location, not in the exact center of the base. However, it was as if an invisible wall of air blocked it from the left, and the wind and dust swept in from the side, quickly engulfing the entire base.
The base's defense system was destroyed in an instant, and a thick fog shot straight into the sky.
The people at the Black Ridge Mountain base were almost dumbfounded, and Yuan Ji in front of them slowly gasped.
So it turns out... it's an explosive alien plant with a controllable range.
Recalling Big Cherry's usual adorable and innocent demeanor, Yuanji felt a complex mix of emotions.
Even now, their understanding of heterophytes is still very limited.
Judging from this display of strength, who would have thought that Big Cherry was just a high-level alien plant that almost single-handedly conquered the Sky Base?
At this moment, Yuanji saw a new rain of radishes, this time facing forward, indicating that it was safe and they could continue their attack.
The explosion nearly destroyed the entire base, but the base was large and had many buildings, so there might be survivors who escaped.
Yuanji gave the order again: "Go and take a look."
The plant team also turned back, with the giant nut leading the way, easily crashing into a section of the wall.
The explosions have stopped, the pharmaceutical factory is completely destroyed, the smoke has dissipated somewhat, and a huge crater has appeared in the ground.
An aircraft landed from above, the transparent dome opened, and Potato hurriedly crawled out.
It came to the bottom of the pit and, just like last time, found the weak, large cherry.
Big Cherry was so tired she could barely lift her arms, but her excitement remained undiminished, and she grinned widely.
Potato stuffed two landmines into its mouth, picked it up, and carried it away.
But Big Cherry was too weak to grab the aircraft's hook. It wasn't small, and it was too far away to sit in the co-pilot's seat.
Potato struggled for a while but managed to force the cherry inside, though the cockpit cover got stuck and couldn't be closed.
It doesn't matter if it can't be turned off; the aircraft can still be started. After confirming that the cherry won't fall out, Potato raises the aircraft.
Their group has successfully completed their mission and can go back to rest now.
Below, a breach was smashed in the wall, and the fully armed plant squad filed in.
The cabbage followed closely behind the nuts, arriving just as it finished scattering the wood chips.
At the edge of the wall, a superhuman was seriously injured. He struggled to his feet, only to be knocked unconscious by a punch from Cabbage.
The giant nut first ransacked the area, turning the huge base into half-ruins. Even those who survived were seriously injured and easily dealt with by the plant team.
Yuanji's team entered from the other side, joined the plants, and then searched together.
The goal is clear: find Wen Jue, even if it's just his corpse.
Some sturdy buildings on the right had not collapsed, and there might be people hiding inside. Yuanji kicked open a door, and the four-leaf clover next to him turned its head and cut another door in half.
However, both teams searched the entire base thoroughly, examining every corpse, but Wen Jue was nowhere to be found.
Finally, the bell peppers and chili peppers found a basement in a secluded spot.
The basement was connected to a long corridor, and it took Yuanji's subordinates more than ten minutes to reach the end.
Emerging from the passage, one finds oneself in a desolate area far removed from the base, with no one in sight.
Wen Jue is a very cautious person, and it is very likely that he was escorted away when the strange plant appeared.
Yuanji said, "It's a bit of a pity."
Even he didn't know that the plant team had hidden the big cherry as a trick. The surprise attack went incredibly smoothly, but they failed to capture Wen Jue.
Carrot, standing to the side, looked at the long, dark underground passage and snorted coldly.
I should have brought the mimosa plant along, but this mission was too risky, so none of the plants that don't fight came.
It's okay, we might escape this time, but we might not be able to next time.
No matter how many branches the Sky Base has, they will all be conquered.
Furthermore, Wen Jue's pharmaceutical factory was destroyed, blown to smithereens, making it impossible to use those drugs to harm others.
With the exception of a few minor oversights, the raid was a great success and yielded substantial results.
Immediately afterwards, both teams carried out the final cleanup work. Yuanji's subordinates were the most proactive, almost ransacking the base and taking away everything that could be used.
For example, intact firearms and weapons in the warehouse, and some mechanical devices that can be repaired.
In contrast, the plants showed little interest, only carrying two bags of dry food to the modified vehicle.
On the return trip, the aircraft deliberately slowed down at high altitude to escort the team from Black Ridge Mountain below away from the vicinity and into a safe area before flying away quickly.
On the other hand, Qianhui received a game notification just minutes after the cherry exploded.
[The seventeenth faction conflict has ended. Congratulations to our side for the victory! Reward: 10,000 Prestige Points]
[The plant faction has risen to second place in the rankings!]
[Main quest completed, rewards have been sent to your account~]
Qian Hui almost thought she was seeing things.
He quickly opened the faction rankings and, sure enough, saw that the plant faction had risen to second place.
However, the human camp's ranking hasn't dropped yet; they're tied for second place.
The main quest was completed, and I was rewarded with 5,000 faction points and 10,000 prestige points.
The reward for winning a faction conflict is also 10,000...
Qianhui was pleasantly surprised and happy. She carefully flipped through the illustrations again to check the condition of the plants.
Chili also sent a message immediately, informing them of the successful completion of the mission and that they were on their way back.
In a little over an hour, the team will be back at base, and Cabbage is in the team too.
Although it couldn't find any trace of the pomelo, it scattered wood chips in several nearby areas, so as long as the pomelo hadn't left, it would definitely be able to see it.
So now all that's left is...
Qianhui shifted her gaze to the lettuce illustration.
Lettuce went to a farther place, and at the earliest, it would be behind the team to come back.
I wonder if things are going smoothly on their end...
Qian Hui closed the game interface, looked down and touched the little mushroom that had popped out of her pocket, and sat on the grass to wait patiently.
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In the distance, Lettuce is piloting a flying machine, soaring above a dense forest.
The transparent cover was open, and the rose bush next to it was throwing out pieces of wood.
This is the place where Lettuce last saw cat's tail grass. Just to be on the safe side, the aircraft circled around and scattered it everywhere, both outside and inside the forest.
After doing all this, Lettuce hovered the aircraft in the air and looked down.
It thought it might as well go in and look around; this forest was a high-risk area, and there must be other plants living inside.
Scattering wood chips isn't just for finding cat's tail grass, but also for the continued expansion of the base. It's not easy to come out like this, so it would be even better to bring a few back with us; we can squeeze them into the cockpit...
Lettuce and Rose discussed it and were preparing to lower the aircraft so that it could enter the woods alone, while Rose waited inside the aircraft.
Just then, something suddenly flew out of the woods below.
The aircraft was not high up at the time, and it was hit by that thing with a "thud," but it didn't cause any damage.
Rose quickly looked down and saw that what had hit the aircraft was actually the wood chips that had just been scattered.
Lettuce let out a puzzled "whoosh," and then saw more wood chips being thrown from all over the forest, hurtling towards the flying machine in the air.
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