Some people murmured with some concern, "If it does all these things, what are we supposed to do? If we're no longer useful, will we be kicked out of the team?"
"No...no way, compared to this demonic tree, we're much safer for everyone. Captain Li Nian wouldn't abandon us to choose it..."
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Hearing the whispers of the crowd, the demon tree clung even tighter to Chu Nian's leg, continuing its wailing and pleading: "Master, I can be your bodyguard, no, no, I can be everyone's bodyguard, I'll kill zombies for you. As long as you give the order, I will absolutely obey, really, Master, please don't kill me..."
"I truly am a good tree. You see, even when I was controlled by that level eight zombie, I didn't dare kill anyone, not even your former captain. Now that you're controlling me, I'm even less likely to harm anyone."
Xiao Li said, "Sister Nian, what it said is true. Besides, since you can really sense its thoughts through this crystal tree branch, it's not too late to kill it once you discover it has ulterior motives. It's so strong, I think we can try using it as our trump card!"
Chen Chen was still worried and said, "Xiao Li, you said it yourself, it's so strong that no one in our team can beat it. If it turns against us, won't we all become its food?"
The demon tree quickly raised a branch high and said, "No, I swear, I will never betray you. I will be loyal to my master until death."
Once again, everyone felt like they were watching "Don Quixote," and this time they seemed to understand why: If you're going to swear an oath, just swear one, why are you holding up a tree branch? This isn't our custom here!
Little did they know that every move the demon tree made was actually orchestrated by Chu Nian, all to legitimize the demon tree's presence within the team.
Chu Nian laughed and said, "Why don't we keep it for now and try it out? We'll just be careful of it in the meantime." Only she knew that the entire root of this demonic tree was now in her hands. She could kill the demonic tree with the slightest movement of her finger. How could the demonic tree dare to betray her? It wouldn't dare to harbor the slightest disloyalty.
Chen Chen: "The key question is, can you really control this so-called tree root in your hand?"
Chu Nian said, "Yes, I can. And I can feel that the longer I hold this tree root, the stronger my control over it becomes, and the stronger my connection with it becomes."
The demon tree quickly nodded its top branches, causing them to tremble violently, expressing its agreement.
Chen Chen: "Could this be one of its tricks?"
The demon tree quickly replied, "If my master couldn't control me through these roots, I would have killed you all long ago. With my strength, taking you down would be a piece of cake!"
Xiao Li said, "Yes, Chen Chen, I think it's right. If it wanted to kill us, we would be dead long ago. Why would we be standing here talking?"
Although some, like Chen Chen, were worried, Xiao Li's words made a lot of sense. This demonic tree could easily kill them, so why bother begging for mercy in front of Chu Nian? It was clear that the crystal tree root in Chu Nian's hand could truly control it.
No one raised any further objections, and the demon tree finally breathed a sigh of relief: it had never been so depressed in its entire life. Oh no, from now on it would only be able to eat zombies. Although zombie flesh was very nutritious for it, it tasted far inferior to living people. But for now, to save its life, it would have to give up the idea of eating humans!
With the demon tree on guard, the ability users took turns keeping watch, mainly because they were worried about the demon tree. After resting for a night in Huaijia Village, just as Chu Nian had said, no more zombies appeared. After everyone ate something at dawn and had enough rest, they set off again.
The group continued towards their original goal—the human base in Shanghai. Along the way, they encountered numerous attacks from zombies, monsters, and mutated demonic plants. However, the demonic tree took the lead and acted as the vanguard, ensuring the group's smooth progress.
Chu Nian didn't want to run into Zhang Lan's team, so she deliberately took a detour, approaching Shanghai from another direction. It was two months later when their group of over twenty people safely arrived near Shanghai.
Perhaps due to the existence of a massive human base within Shanghai, the air was thick with the presence of living beings, which is why the closer they got to Shanghai, the more zombies they encountered. That very night, just as they were about to enter Shanghai, they were attacked by a horde of zombies.
Fortunately, they were very close to the human base deep within Shanghai, and could hear the broadcast. The broadcast said that the human base had discovered them and that they should hold on for a while while the base sent superhumans to rescue them.
To be honest, this zombie horde is much larger than the one we encountered in Huaijia Village. Yet, only two months have passed since that last horde. The strength of a zombie horde is a measure of the rank of the person controlling it.
Does this mean that the zombie controlling this zombie horde is far stronger than the level eight zombie that controlled the demon tree back then?
Chu Nian was in the center of the group, well protected by her teammates and the demonic tree. She secretly released her detection ability to track the "invisible energy line" controlling the zombies to attack, and finally detected a powerful zombie.
She vaguely sensed that the zombie's aura was somewhat familiar.
However, because their strengths were similar and the distance was too far, she could only sense the other party's aura and strength. She couldn't clearly see what the other party looked like, and for a moment she couldn't tell if the other party was a zombie she had encountered before.
The superhuman who was supposed to come to rescue them hadn't shown up for over half an hour. Fortunately, Chu Nian didn't find any zombies above level nine, and level eight zombies would basically be devoured by the demon tree.
After two months, the demon tree had broken through to the early stage of level nine by devouring zombies. Almost an hour after the zombie horde began, the rescue team still hadn't arrived, but the demon tree made a discovery and secretly transmitted its voice to Chu Nian: "Master, I've discovered that rescue team. They've been hiding outside the walls of the Demon Capital and have no intention of coming to rescue us. Moreover, the leader of that team is someone we know."
Chu Nian raised an eyebrow and transmitted her voice, "Zhang Lan or Zhang Gang?"
The demon tree said, "Both siblings are here!" It paused, then asked in surprise, "How did you know it was them?"
Chu Nian: "If it weren't for them, they would have already come to rescue us. Are all the people in that group Zhang Lan's confidants?"
Demon Tree: "Most of the people she took with her are still here. Strange, Qin Hao isn't among them."
Chu Nian: "Zhang Lan definitely won't bring him to rescue me."
The demon tree asked in surprise, "Why?"
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