Chapter 179 The Bait: She Wasn't a Weakling After All
This poplar tree is over fifty meters tall, with a trunk so thick that three people cannot encircle it. It has countless branches with a diameter of about half a meter, and the leaves are as big as palm fans. That's why the mercenaries chose it as their hiding place, concealing their presence and lying in wait among the branches and leaves.
Zuo Shan was staring at the thick layer of poplar catkins on the ground. Although it looked like cotton, it had no insulation properties whatsoever. What she was interested in were the poplar seeds wrapped inside the catkins.
Although her dog, Wanwan, can purify the soil, the child is too small and weak. It's fine to let it help purify one or two planting boxes occasionally, but it won't be able to improve a large area of soil even if it works itself to death.
However, if a batch of poplar seedlings is planted first, it is very promising that they can absorb highly radioactive substances in the soil.
The old housekeeper has already agreed to help her find land and build a temperature-controlled greenhouse, so it is essential to sow some poplar seeds before the extreme cold weather arrives.
Thinking of this, she took out a large sack and began to scoop out the poplar catkins from the ground.
The mercenaries hiding in the tree were once again baffled by the girl's behavior.
You said you collected amaranth seeds. Although they taste bad, at least they're edible. But what are you going to do with collecting poplar flowers? They don't keep you warm at all, and the seeds inside are inedible. Are you going to take them home and use them as firewood?
The more the mercenaries looked at the girl, the more they felt that she was not only poor, but also mentally unstable. Remembering what the deputy commander had said last night—that after eliminating the wolf pack, they should also help the girl chop some firewood to take back for the winter—they decided to help her chop more firewood later.
Otherwise, a girl this clumsy might not survive the winter, right?
Completely unaware that she was being pitied, Zuo Shan continued her great undertaking of collecting poplar seeds, and even hummed a song because she was in a good mood.
A prairie wolf, having already caught the scent of fresh flesh and blood, had quietly crept up to the vicinity. At the same time, it also sensed a living person under the largest and tallest tree.
Judging from the aura it sensed, this was a very weak human, the kind that could be killed with just one swipe of its paw.
But wolves are cunning by nature, and it couldn't help but suspect that this was a trap set by humans to lure it into an ambush and annihilate it in one fell swoop.
So it waited patiently, wanting to see when this human would reveal a weakness.
However, after waiting for a while, they found that she was busy collecting poplar catkins under the tree, which the prairie wolves would never bother with.
Are these people out of their minds? That thing is clearly inedible!
After waiting a while, it actually heard her humming and singing. Her voice sounded like she was in a very good mood, as if she was collecting not poplar catkins, but plump, fresh flesh and blood.
This is... unacceptable!
The lurking prairie wolf leaped out, wanting to devour this weak human with a screw loose first, and then eat the fresh flesh that had been left behind by someone.
The mercenaries, who were on high alert, had no idea when the prairie wolf had crept up nearby, because its ability was to conceal its presence. Even Kang Zhenghao, who had just broken through to the third level of his ability, hadn't noticed it.
By the time he sensed the killing intent of the prairie wolf and wanted to rescue the girl with a screw loose under the tree, it was too late. But he still instinctively fired a golden blade at the mutated wolf.
When Zuo Shan sensed the wind coming, she smelled the fishy stench carried on the wind first. It was the scent of prairie wolves. She had recently escaped death from their claws, so she naturally remembered this smell vividly.
Her body moved faster than her brain; she instinctively used all her superpowers to escape at the speed of light, barely dodging the mutated wolf's claws.
The prey that was within reach... was not within reach. The mutated wolf stared blankly at its empty claws, momentarily stunned.
It quickly realized that the ordinary, weak human it had assumed to be without superpowers was actually a mistake.
This is a person with superpowers!
The result of this misjudgment was that the human was bait, and it had already fallen into the human's trap!
Simultaneously with its reaction, a strong gust of wind swept in from behind.
The supernatural power contained in this gust of wind was clearly stronger than its own; even though it tried its best to dodge, it was still grazed.
A searing pain shot through it. Without thinking too much, it rolled over following the force of the attack, then got up and started running wildly.
All of this happened in the blink of an eye. Zuo Shan was stunned! The mercenaries in the tree were stunned too! Kang Zhenghao was utterly shocked!
It turns out that the pitiful, poor, and mentally challenged girl they thought she was actually a superhuman! And not just any superhuman, but a relatively rare speed-type superhuman!
Although her level is a bit low, she is still young, and there is a high possibility that she will advance to the second level or above in the future.
Therefore, first- and second-tier power-type ability users not only don't deserve to pity her, but they also have to curry favor with her, in case they become teammates in the future and need her to help them.
"Gao Yuan, conceal your presence and track it! The rest of you, follow me and pretend to pursue it. Remember, don't kill it, or we won't be able to find its lair!" Kang Zhenghao gave the order decisively.
The people in the tree jumped or slid down the trunk, and in the blink of an eye, everyone was gone.
Left Fan: What happened to protecting her safety?
That attack really startled her. After dodging the mutated grassland wolf's attack, she immediately drew her dagger from her waist.
However, it seems that this area is safe for now. With so many superhumans around, any mutated beast with a bit of sense would probably stay far away.
Having confirmed his safety, Zuo Shan, taking advantage of the mercenaries' absence, took out his spatial key and collected most of the poplar flowers on the ground.
Zuo Shan had nothing to do again, so she wandered around the neighborhood. As she walked, she suddenly kicked a stone, which made her wince in pain.
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