Chapter 85
[A mutated plant has entered a berserk state near you. Please take cover! (Not yet unlocked in the encyclopedia, source unknown)]
Qian Hui looked up in confusion, gazing into the distance outside the base.
The giant nut lay motionless on the ground.
Feeling the weight on her body and hearing the slightly familiar voice, Nuts quietly glanced up.
"!!"
Both bases were stunned. What was going on?
The attacks that were originally aimed at both bases at the same time all missed, and suddenly so many alien plants appeared.
Carrot held a communicator in his hand, and Yuanji's voice came through it: "This...is this from your side?"
His first thought was that the plant garden might have recruited new exotic plants.
Just like with the cherry incident, Carrot kept this step of the operation a secret from him.
The carrot made two "woo-woo" sounds, indicating that it was not.
It was very puzzled, picked up the binoculars and took a closer look, then its eyes widened in surprise.
Wait... no, it's from their side!
Upon seeing the familiar pink headscarf, Carrot immediately ordered the team to halt their attack to prevent accidentally harming the cattail grass and a group of unfamiliar plants.
Immediately afterwards, Qianhui also came to the wall to take a look.
"That's..." he exclaimed in surprise, "A cat?!"
Upon seeing the tiny shadow on the nut, the section for Cattail Grass in the game's encyclopedia finally lit up.
However, due to the distance, no connection was shown.
At the same time, a large group of exotic flowers and plants that had arrived had launched a fierce attack on the team of superhumans.
They were clearly experienced combat-type plants, finding good positions among the roadside ruins, with clear division of labor and perfect teamwork, and quickly broke through a gap in the protective netting.
The other side hurriedly made repairs, but the appearance of these strange plants caught them off guard and they were so close that they were in a flurry of activity.
Most importantly... for some reason, their attacks, once thrown out, seemed to be blown away by the wind and deviated from their intended direction.
No matter how hard they try to dodge or defend themselves, the plants' attacks always manage to hit them accurately.
On the giant nut, and in front of the cat's tail grass, wisps of transparent "air" kept being thrown out.
As it crouched down, it vigorously shook its furry tail, sending out a large number of stingers.
Both bases quickly adjusted their tactics, using only smaller, less likely to collide with enemy long-range attacks.
The dense array of stingers, along with all the attacks, shattered the white protective net with a crisp "crack".
The other side reacted quickly, parking all the modified cars on the perimeter as cover, and several physical ability users appeared.
They all drank the potion, and in their supernatural state, many muscles in their bodies swelled, and some even grew to two meters tall.
The defense team, consisting of four or five people, all collapsed unconscious due to exhaustion of their superpowers, making it impossible to raise the protective net again.
Given the current situation, since we can't stop them, we should take the initiative.
The superhumans who came to the outside rushed directly towards the flowers and plants in the ruins, and several others came to the cat's tail grass, trying to capture it alive.
Cattail Grass vanished from its spot in a flash, only to reappear to the side a second later.
It left the giant nut to help its little brothers.
The nut was finally able to stand upright, its massive body crushing the other side.
This made it even less suitable to use long-range attacks. Both bases fell silent, and Carrot continued to observe with his binoculars.
With two loud bangs, one of the peony's defensive shields was shattered by the superhuman. He moved very quickly and reached out to grab the jasmine flower in front of him.
Jasmine couldn't dodge in time, and at the critical moment, a chili seed dart was thrown, cutting the superhuman's wrist.
The dart was thin and small, but its attack power was very strong. The superhuman felt pain and withdrew his hand.
He turned his head and saw another red shadow flash by.
The masked Bell Pepper arrived first, its eyes cold and stern, the dagger in its hand aimed at the superhuman's throat.
Several bamboo knives followed closely behind, and small bamboo shoots rushed over, with cabbages and clenched fists of peanuts beside them.
Behind them were several other figures.
The roar of the giant man-eating flower echoed all around, and the durian equipped with a magnetic blast weapon rolled in with a crackling sound, along with several other "heavy" alien plants such as enlarged watermelons and pumpkins.
Upon seeing this, the human opposite them looked grim.
...I almost forgot, even if they switch to melee combat, they still can't beat these plants.
The cabbage had been holding back for a long time. It shielded a bellflower and a gardenia behind it and threw punches that were fast and fierce, knocking a superhuman to the ground in a few blows.
The superhuman tried to retaliate but was hit by a cluster of gardenia flowers and fell unconscious.
The two plant teams met for the first time, but quickly became acquainted and worked together to resist the increasingly aggressive superhumans.
On the side, a giant nut rolled around everywhere, and a carnivorous plant opened its mouth, bit a car, lifted it up, and threw it far away.
Durian spun around, dodging the incoming wind blades, and rushed over to blast two or three people apart.
Lettuce also arrived quietly, hiding in a distance and tossing out some leaf balls.
The sleeping gas inside can cause hallucinations in people with superpowers and also obstruct their vision.
At first, the team of superhumans could barely hold on by relying on the strength boost from the potions and taking some healing medicine, while constantly retreating.
However, with many modified vehicles damaged and team members falling one after another, they simply couldn't attend to them.
Before long, chili peppers and carrots appeared out of nowhere.
These humans should have no support left. Confirming the range is sufficient, both plants simultaneously unleash their charged attacks.
—Accompanied by an invisible wave of attack, countless radish thorns rained down from the sky, with a 100% hit rate.
The explosions continued, and the giant nut retreated slightly, while the carnivorous plant and cabbage led the surrounding plants to a safe distance.
When the radish rain finally stopped, the dust was blown away by the wind, and the surroundings became incredibly quiet.
Amidst the rubble riddled with craters, two or three people were still breathing, struggling to get up, but they lacked the strength.
Bell Pepper dodged past, pulled out a pre-prepared rope, and tied up a few of the escapees; they might come in handy later.
The giant peanut stood close to the giant carnivorous plant, peering around with barely concealed excitement in its eyes.
Did they... win?
After a moment of silence, all the plants, including those in the base behind, erupted in joyful cheers.
At the same time, Qianhui received a game notification.
[The 19th faction conflict has ended. Congratulations to our side for the victory! Reward: 10,000 Prestige Points, 8,000 Faction Points!]
[Faction rankings have been updated!]
Qianhui opened the game interface and saw that the human faction had dropped from being tied for second to third, while the plant faction remained unchanged.
His heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down, and he eagerly looked at the plants on the outside.
Most importantly, Cattail Grass has returned. If it weren't for Nan Tingjin stopping her, Qian Hui would probably have already slipped out of the base by now.
“Wait a minute,” Nan Tingjin instructed, “Don’t rush, they will come back.”
Meanwhile, Black Ridge Mountain Base dispatched two teams to clean up the aftermath.
Cattail Grass stared at the newly appeared human for several moments, suppressing the urge to beat him up.
Okay, so the plant base is actually behind this Black Ridge Mountain base. No wonder they were guarding the wrong entrance at first...
Now that the battle was over, the plants that had gathered together automatically separated, and more than twenty flowering plants returned to the cat's tail grass.
The carnivorous plant maintained its size, while the nut shrank considerably and hurriedly rolled over.
Cabbage and bell pepper were both very excited. Bell pepper took off her mask and rushed over to hug cattail grass, "Waaah!"
Cattail grass dodged in disgust and swung out a stinger.
The needle wasn't moving fast; it disappeared as soon as it reached the bell pepper, showing no intention of harming it.
Knowing that Cat's Tail Grass was like that, Sweet Pepper wisely stopped, looking a little aggrieved: "Waaah..."
Lettuce and carrots also ran over. Lettuce asked curiously, "Huh?"
When did it arrive? Cattail Grass said last time it needed to think about it, and it thought…
Cattail Grass snorted and swung its tail from side to side, "Woo."
It knew that those dullards in the base definitely couldn't handle it, and it would have to come and help.
Of course, it had no intention of joining the base yet, and was already planning to go back.
"Huh?"
Go back? Cabbage couldn't believe it. They'd already come all this way, why did they have to go back?
Carrot offered a few words of advice: Qian Hui is also at the base, so why not at least go and see him?
Cattail Grass remained silent, glancing discreetly in the direction of the base, as if deep in thought.
At that moment, Qian Hui's voice came through the communicator in Chili's backpack.
With the communicator in real-time, Qian Hui said anxiously, "There's a zombie king nearby, come back quickly!"
The game interface in front of him was open, with a new notification on it.
[Zombie King's trail discovered, ID 02]
Qianhui did not see the zombie king in her sight and was unsure whether it was the same one that had chased Lettuce that time.
As soon as he finished speaking, the little bamboo shoot standing on the outside sensed a hint of danger and immediately spoke up to warn him.
The plants reacted quickly; the carnivorous plant swung its flower stem to protect everyone.
The cat's tail grass, with wary eyes, unceremoniously jumped onto the head of the man-eating flower.
Looking into the distance, it indeed saw more than a dozen zombies gathered together, intending to approach. It was uncertain whether they were attracted by the noise or had been hiding here all along.
The lettuce below waved its arms and made a "whoosh" sound, urging everyone to hurry back to the base.
The battle ended, and most of the plants were exhausted. The carrots and cattails had also used their charged attacks.
The base has a defense system, making it safer than staying outside.
Moreover, the zombie king that appears nearby is most likely a giant zombie.
Lettuce was still shaken by the last time the other party chased her all the way, and was even more worried that the other party had brought a horde of zombies and wanted to take the opportunity to launch a surprise attack.
The cat's tail grass jumped off the head of the man-eating flower, still hesitating.
The group of flowering plants it brought didn't move either; they turned their heads to look at each other, waiting for the leader to speak.
The bell pepper couldn't wait any longer; it put on a mask and stealthily approached from behind.
Seizing the opportunity, it scooped up Cat's Tail Grass and ran towards the base, shouting, "Woof!"
Hurry up!
It's risking getting beaten up! It won't last long!
Cat's Tail Grass was a size smaller than Bell Pepper, and it was held tightly in his arms, its tail whipping up and slapping Bell Pepper's face.
Seeing their leader being "kidnapped" like that, the twenty-odd plants stood there dumbfounded.
But in fact, they had long realized that the relationship between the leader and this plant base was unusual.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have stolen a human's car and traveled overnight just to come and help.
The peony took the initiative to pull the carrot, pointed in a direction, and said that they had a companion over there, and they had to bring them over together.
Carrot nodded and told the remaining plants to return to the base first.
It pulled out a sharp thorn, and with the peony flower attached, it glided into the air.
The remaining plants followed the carnivorous plant and the nut, heading towards the base.
As they arrived outside the base, four aircraft flew rapidly overhead with a few whooshing sounds.
Potato, with a mimosa plant pasted on its face, led the way, heading in the direction indicated by the mimosa to investigate.
The zombies in the distance were still gathered together, and it threw several bombs directly.
The other three aircraft launched an attack together, and more than half of the dozen or so zombies fell down instantly.
But these all seem to be low-level and not threatening at all.
Potato looked into the distance, while Corn beside him opened the transparent canopy of the cockpit, faintly smelling an even stronger zombie odor.
Further ahead lies a ruin, belonging to an adjacent low-to-medium risk zone, where many abandoned buildings that have not been cleared stand.
The dozen or so zombies below were quickly dealt with, and Potato was about to turn around and go back.
Suddenly, a rock larger than the cockpit flew out of nowhere and was thrown with tremendous force, hurtling straight toward the aircraft high in the sky.
The aircraft managed to dodge in time, but was still accidentally hit on the side edge.
With a "bang," a small section of the edge caved in, and the aircraft swayed slightly for a moment before stabilizing in the air.
The corn was shocked and angry, and immediately threw several corn balls down below.
However, they couldn't see where the stone came from, and they didn't even know where the other side was hiding.
The four aircraft then flew around the area without being attacked again, and no more zombies were found.
Once it was confirmed that the situation was temporarily safe, all aircraft returned together.
After the plants left, an unusually tall figure stood up in the center of the distant ruins, staring intently in the direction of the base.
—
Qianhui waited anxiously, and finally saw Sweet Pepper and Cattail Grass return immediately.
Bell pepper rushed into the base gate, dropped the cat's tail grass, and immediately ran away.
Cattail Grass looked up and saw that the nasty big fat pepper had disappeared.
It angrily flicked its tail, then looked around the base where it stood, its eyes slightly critical.
Hmm...it seems pretty good.
The environment is nice; the walls are fairly tidy, and the ground is quite clean.
The base is very large, surrounded by various unfamiliar plants, all of which look to be in good condition, unlike those that have been starving for days.
"Awoo!"
Cattail Grass turned its head again and saw sunflowers and little mushrooms.
The little mushroom stood on the head of a big cherry, which hopped over, while the sunflower lagged a few steps behind.
As the big cherry approached, the little mushroom jumped off the grass, pounced on the cat's tail grass, and hugged it tightly.
The cat's tail swayed its tail but didn't dodge.
Little Mushroom was very happy and wanted to pull Cattail Grass to find Qian Hui, but they ran into Yu Zi first.
The pomelo rolled over with a "glug glug" sound, and I pushed aside the leaves that were blocking my view.
It looked at the cat's tail grass, sniffed, and its eyes were wet.
Cattail Grass: "?"
Why do I look like I'm about to cry when I see myself? They haven't been getting along very well these past few years, have they?
Yuzu whimpered and came closer. Cattail hesitated for a moment, but didn't dodge. It reached out and patted Yuzu's head.
"Waaah..."
Yuzu couldn't express how panicked it had been. The energy charge had suddenly increased to 95%, and it could feel that it was just a little bit short, but unfortunately, it still couldn't use it.
Waaah... Thank goodness Cattail Grass is back.
After calming herself down, Yuzu quietly left.
"Kitty..."
Footsteps approached from ahead. Cattail Grass looked up and was immediately pulled into a soft embrace.
"Kitty!" Qian Hui exclaimed with surprise and excitement, taking out some pills as she asked, "How are you feeling? Are you hurt anywhere?"
[I have already acquired the premium mutant plant "Cat's Tail Grass"!]
[The loyalty of "Cat's Tail Grass" has increased dramatically, reaching 100%!]
Cattail wagged its tail in Qianhui's arms and reached out to tug at its headscarf.
Just kidding, how could I get hurt?
It buried its head in Qianhui's palm, sniffed it, and then picked out a few pills to eat.
Before long, the carnivorous plant and other plants returned to the base, as did the carrots and peonies, and the white hydrangeas brought back from outside.
The more than twenty plants brought by Cat's Tail Grass passed through the maze fog, entered the base gate, and curiously looked around.
The white hydrangea hugged its little bundle tightly, found the cat's tail grass, and ran over quickly.
It also saw Qian Hui, cautiously examining her, and Qian Hui's... silver hair.
Eh?
The white hydrangea was secretly amazed and quietly touched the white petals on its head.
Bell pepper appeared nonchalantly, hiding behind chili pepper, afraid that cattail grass would come and beat him up.
Qianhui sat on the grass, with Chili standing beside him, glancing at the communicator in his pocket.
That mysterious plant seems to be very concerned about the safety of the base lately, and has even requested real-time communication to inquire whether it might come to help.
Chili thought about this and decided to let the other party know she was safe and sound, while also revealing the base's formidable strength.
It tugged at Qianhui's clothes, made a few "woof woof" sounds, successfully obtained the communicator, and pulled Sweet Pepper aside.
Chili carefully chose her words and sent a message: "We're done with our work, and we're safe."
It had just pressed the send button when, a second later, the transmitter vibrated as it received a message not far behind it.
Chili and Bell Pepper turned their heads together and saw White Hydrangea pull out an old communicator from her bundle.
The two peppers stared wide-eyed as the white hydrangea held up the communicator and handed it to the cattail grass in Qian Hui's arms.
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