Chapter 82
The pomelo was completely covered by thick leaves, and Qianhui looked as if she was holding a large clump of pomelo leaves in her arms.
He took out some food while frantically picking off the leaves that had fallen on him.
Yuzu secretly reached out and snatched the food in a flash.
It originally wanted to hide in a corner to eat, but the peanuts and peas were too close together, and there were also a few plants next to the seat.
So it quietly turned its body and changed direction, facing away from the outside and burying its head to nibble a few times haphazardly.
Finally, the carrot couldn't stand it anymore and pulled all the plants away, telling the pomelo to rest a bit more and not to disturb it.
Big Pea wanted to say a few more words to Yuzu, but reluctantly returned to his seat in the front row, glancing back every now and then.
Feeling that things had quieted down, Yuzu breathed a sigh of relief and continued munching on her biscuit.
After using its charged attack, it lost consciousness, unaware of what had happened or how long it had slept, only feeling extremely hungry.
Qian Hui silently took out more food, including dried meat and bread, and gently fiddled with the messy pomelo leaves: "Eat slowly... Do you want some water?"
After quickly finishing a whole bag of cookies, Yuzu finally felt like she had come back to life and remembered the most important thing.
It parted the leaves to reveal a small gap, reached out and grabbed Qianhui's sleeve, looking up with worried eyes.
Is everyone alright? Have those bad guys been dealt with?
Also... that was the first time it had used its charged attack, so it's unclear how helpful it would be.
Qianhui noticed Youzi's worry and took its delicate leafy hand in hers: "Don't worry, thankfully you're here, we're all alright."
Yuzu was surprised... What? Me?
Qian Hui, unaware of its thoughts, said to herself, "Thanks to you... otherwise it wouldn't have gone so smoothly."
Moreover, the timing of Yuzu's outburst was perfect; almost all the ability users launched their attacks at the same time, and all of them were backfired.
“We’re on our way back to base,” Qianhui tore off half a piece of jerky and fed it to Youzi. “We need to wait a little longer; you can take a nap.”
Yuzu opened her mouth and ate the dried meat, then stood there stunned for a while before coming back to her senses.
It took the jerky from Qianhui's hand and ate it, then buried it in the pile of leaves. After a moment, it let out a muffled "hmm," looking calm and even a little indifferent.
But in reality, the pomelo's heart was pounding inside the pile of leaves.
It opened its eyes wide, repeatedly recalling Qian Hui's words.
So... it successfully helped everyone!
The pomelo was so excited that even the leaves on its head stood up.
It was secretly happy and ate a lot of food in one go.
After finally filling its stomach, Qianhui fed Youzi a few pills to replenish its energy and wiped its face with a damp towel.
Yuzu rubbed his palm against hers and went back to her seat on the edge.
It had just picked up the towel blanket, intending to lie down for a while longer, when Big Pea came over.
Big Pea, holding a bottle of water with a few slices of fruit soaking in it, offered it to the vendor with a "Mmm!"
The pomelo, still wrapped in many leaves, shook its head, indicating that it wasn't thirsty and had just drunk water.
But Big Pea was so enthusiastic that he insisted on keeping the water, saying that it tasted very sweet and was specially made for Pomelo.
Unable to refuse, Yuzu lowered her head and slowly reached out to accept it.
Big Pea chuckled and continued talking to Yuzu, praising it for being so amazing back then, and asking what it felt like to use the skill.
Yuzu was a little nervous: "Ugh..."
It fainted and didn't feel anything...
Big Pea slapped the chair, "Oh, what a pity! Such a cool skill!"
It was full of energy as it described to Yuzu how the last few humans looked completely terrified.
Yuzu was still nervous and nervously hummed in agreement.
Big Pea wanted to say something more, but Nan Tingjin glanced at him.
The carrot in front was also urging it to go to sleep, because it would have to take over from the plants in the spacecraft soon.
Big Pea had no choice but to give up, and before leaving, he patted Pomelo's "shoulder": "Woo!"
Let's fight together again when we have time!
Yuzu hummed in agreement and watched through the gaps in the leaves as the big pea jumped to the front row.
It stared blankly for a while, then slowly lay down and quietly felt happy for a bit.
As night fell, the two cars became much quieter, and Qian Hui fell asleep nestled in Nan Tingjin's arms.
The aircraft above followed closely, stopping midway to relieve the pilot before quietly continuing its journey.
Around 4 a.m., the team arrived at the base.
The plants in the base had been waiting for a long time, having not slept all night. Upon receiving Qian Hui's message, several aircraft immediately came to greet them.
Escorted by several aircraft, the two modified vehicles entered the maze fog and successfully returned to base.
The plants in the car also woke up. The little lotus root looked curiously out the car window, while the nine little bitter gourds were both excited and apprehensive.
Big Pea quietly approached and wiped all the marks off the little bitter gourds' foreheads.
The car door opened, and Nan Tingjin helped Qian Hui out of the car. Sweet Pepper was the first to rush over.
It whimpered loudly, clinging tightly to Qianhui and anxiously checking if he was injured.
Lights were on everywhere in the base, and the other plants gathered around. The little mushroom stood on top of the man-eating flower, anxiously reaching out to Qian Hui.
Qian Hui put down the bell pepper and picked up the little mushroom: "Why aren't you sleeping?"
The man-eating plant was also helpless. The team was attacked when they went out, and everyone was very worried. They tried to persuade them to leave several times, but the plant refused and insisted on guarding the door.
Potato ran closer with Big Cherry, found Corn, and confirmed that it was alright too.
Big Cherry was so sleepy she could barely keep her eyes open. Clutching a small straw pillow, she jumped around behind Potato.
At this moment, Yuzu carefully got out of the car, trying to find a place to hide.
However, it was a new face, and its leaves covering its entire body made it very mysterious, which immediately attracted a lot of attention.
Bell Pepper darted closer, exclaiming in delight, "Whoa!"
The little mushroom waved to the pomelo and jumped into Qianhui's palm.
As more familiar yet unfamiliar plants approached, the pomelo was forced to stop. After thinking for a moment, it took the initiative to part its leaves and greet everyone.
Nuts hopped over and glanced at the pomelo several times.
Little Cabbage and Apple arrived at the car door to greet the other new members, and apparently there were quite a few of them...
A few "thump-thump" sounds came from inside the car, and a small bitter gourd jumped out.
The little cabbage greeted it and offered it a small snack, but when it looked up again, it was another little bitter melon that looked exactly the same.
The second little bitter gourd jumped down, and the third little bitter gourd appeared.
The little cabbage froze, its eyes wide open.
When all nine small bitter gourds appeared together, the plants' attention was diverted, and the pomelo finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Carrot came over and thoughtfully led the pomelo to the back, finding it a place to rest.
In front of the car door, nine small bitter gourds stood neatly in three rows, led by a durian beside them.
The durian looked proud, as if it were one of the bitter melons.
The bell pepper stared intently at the little bitter gourds, counting them over and over, scratching its head with a confused look in its eyes.
Seeing its reaction, Big Pea finally felt much better.
Chili, holding a communicator, looked up and saw that Qian Hui, accompanied by Nan Tingjin and several plants, had already headed towards the cabin.
It's really late. Everyone needs to rest and recover their energy as soon as possible to prepare for what's to come.
Chili put away the communicator and decided to tell Qianhui about the mysterious plant tomorrow.
All the aircraft and modified vehicles were returned to their original positions, and the remaining plants also went back to sleep.
The pomelo had long since gone with the carrot, while the nine little bitter melons were still being cared for by the durian.
The remaining small lotus roots were led to the artificial lake by the little cabbage.
The little lotus root kept looking around as it walked, listening to the little cabbage explain the basic situation of the place.
It touched its right arm, a hint of longing in its eyes.
Not far away, several figures were quietly following behind.
Potato sized up the small lotus root and quietly asked Corn what this plant was, noting that the patterns on its hand looked rather intimidating.
Corn shook his head, indicating that he didn't know. The little lotus root was a high-level exotic plant, so it must be very powerful.
Mango, who was listening nearby, rubbed her hands together, eager to try.
A high-level exotic plant... I'll find some time tomorrow to go and meet it!
Big Cherry, still half-asleep, slowly slumped to the ground and fell asleep.
Soon after, the lights in the base went out, plunging the base into the silence of the night.
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Around 5 a.m., a car was parked some distance away on the outer side.
Cattail sat upright on the roof of the vehicle, gazing at the Blackridge Mountain base shrouded in the night.
More than twenty plants sprouted from the car one after another. Jasmine did a final check to make sure that everything was brought and nothing was left behind.
Four superhumans were also in the car. They dared not make any rash moves, hoping that the plants would leave soon.
What bad luck... I was just going on a simple mission, but I ended up being "hijacked" by a bunch of alien plants!
Fortunately, the plant species needed their car, so they haven't done anything to them yet.
These alien plants are quite powerful, especially the one wearing a pink headscarf... it's a top-tier alien plant.
Its ability also seems quite special. It would take at least a whole day to get here from the location where the modified car was hijacked, but for some reason, it arrived around 5 a.m.
The captain of the four tried hard to recall, and seemed to have heard that a very powerful alien plant had appeared in District 7, but it had disappeared for a long time.
Moreover, they are top-grade exotic plants, and coupled with the plant team that is acting together, could they be related to that group of legendary exotic plants...?
The captain was certain that these were two completely different groups of plants, because all of those who had kidnapped them were flowering plants.
As he pondered this, he saw Cat's Tail Grass jump down from the roof of the car.
Cattail grass scurried in through the car window, its tail whipping rapidly, its four stingers piercing everyone's skin—not fatal, but leaving a small bloodstain.
Rose, standing nearby, held a communicator and showed the captain the message written on it.
"Don't say anything tonight, or else..."
Cattail Grass swept her gaze around coldly, her eyes full of threat.
The captain gripped the steering wheel tightly: "I-I understand..."
Cattail Grass turned and left with Rose, taking two bags of dry food from the car as she went.
After all the plants were unloaded from the car, the four of them were finally free. Under the watchful eyes of many, the modified car sped away from the spot.
The white hydrangea, carrying a small bundle, asked the cat's tail grass, "Huh?"
Boss, what kind of injections did you give them?
Cattail wagged its tail: "Woo."
It's just an ordinary needle, good for fooling people.
The white hydrangea seemed to understand but not quite, looking around at the cat's tail grass right next to it.
Cattail grass raised its head and looked into the distance again.
Blackridge Mountain Base... We've finally arrived.
It wants to see who dares to come and attack it.
Cattail yawned widely, signaling the plants to find a place to rest nearby.
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