The rain grew heavier and heavier, and the thin mist that enveloped this corner seemed to grow lighter and lighter.
There used to be a faint fragrance, but I can't seem to smell it anymore.
The rain separated the osmanthus tree and the superhuman, both separating them and enveloping them within it.
Li Xiao and the others helped everyone put on gas masks, and quickly helped those who had fallen to the ground up, taking them away from the flowering trees as far away as possible.
There were quite a few people lying on the ground. Although they were wearing raincoats, they were struggling and writhing, and their raincoats were no longer neatly arranged. Some were flipped up, and some had their hats knocked off. In short, none of them were properly dressed.
There's something wrong with this rain. At first, the rain was light and not a problem. But now it's getting heavier, and I got soaked. It's hard to say what the problem might be.
There's no better way than to get people to safety; we can only try to avoid the rain.
These people have all lost their ability to move; they are even unable to walk.
One by one, they were taken away, and Li Xiao and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief.
They don't yet know what other abilities this osmanthus tree possesses, so they can only observe from a distance.
"Brother, what do we do now?" Li Xiao walked to Cheng Shaolin's side, her eyes still fixed on the lush osmanthus tree.
Cheng Shaolin didn't answer Li Xiao's question, but instead pulled her to his side. He then asked Xiang Yuping, the captain of the second team at the base, who was a few steps away. Xiang Yuping was very grateful for their visit.
"Captain Xiang, what brings you here today?"
Captain Xiang was still a little dazed and unsteady on his feet.
"I actually came here today to test the waters, but I didn't expect the problem to be so big."
After making the arrangements, Yu Yanbin came over and, upon hearing Xiang Yuping's words, voiced his question. "Captain Xiang, do you know something?"
Xiang Yuping glanced at them, and after a long pause, said, "Yes, when the people who came here to search reported the situation, they mentioned that there are a lot of zombies here. As you know, this is an industrial area with a large population."
"Um."
"Have you noticed that the situation here is a bit different? The number of zombies is wrong. The base sent people over to check it out before, and they only said they suspected there was something here, but they didn't know what it was."
"Didn't you send anyone over to check?"
"Yes, but we only saw it from the front. They only sent people over once, and they haven't gone back yet."
"Also, it's a snack food factory, so we didn't pay much attention to it."
That's true. Snack foods aren't as precious as grains, and they can even be dangerous, so people probably don't care because they think it's not worth it.
Now they may feel that the situation has changed and have started to target this place again, which has led to the current situation.
"So, what are you planning to do now?" Yu Yanbin was still most concerned about this. The rain was getting heavier, and whether or not they should stay here depended on the captain's decision.
Xiang Yuping looked at the large tree in the distance covered with small yellow flowers and frowned, saying, "It's best to remove it. There are still many factory buildings and materials here that haven't been cleared out. They will still be needed in the future, so it's best to clear them out."
Yu Yanbin nodded, then asked, "Do you need any help?"
Xiang Yuping was quite surprised that this group would offer to help. He quickly thanked them, saying, "Oh, yes, yes, thank you so much. As you can see, we are indeed not suitable for fighting in our current state. Team 1 is still ahead and hasn't arrived yet. If it weren't for you, I don't know what would have happened to us."
Yu Yanbin didn't take it to heart, waving his hand and saying, "It's nothing. We're all from the same base. If something happens, the base won't be safe in the future."
Xiang Yuping was surprised by the high level of awareness these people had, and couldn't help but think of them even more highly.
Although he couldn't see the other person's expression, he could still tell from the tone of his voice that Xiang Yuping was very happy. "That makes sense, but I still have to thank you."
Yu Yanbin didn't dwell on whether or not to write a thank you note. Skipping that, he asked Xiang Yuping, "Captain Xiang, what's next? The rain's getting heavier; we'd better finish this quickly."
Xiang Yuping nodded, "The pollen of this tree is probably poisonous, and also, some vines will come out and entangle people and drag them over, so be careful."
Yu Yanbin nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "How about this, you guys rest for a bit, we'll go first. We've encountered mutated plants before, so we have some experience."
This was something Xiang Yuping hadn't expected. "Oh? You've even encountered mutated plants before? In that case, you must be quite experienced. Okay, you go first, we'll assist you. We can also learn from your experience."
"Okay, we've encountered this a few times before, so we might have a little more experience than you. But we'll all work together."
"Well said, let's work together."
After they had finished talking, Cheng Shaolin said to Xiao Peng, "Xiao Peng."
Xiao Peng understood Cheng Shaolin's meaning and activated his supernatural ability in the ground around the osmanthus tree.
Back in that small county town, after several battles against mutated plants, they sat down to summarize and discussed it in detail.
How can we better deal with mutated plants in the future?
Learning from the experience with the cactus, the first step was to block its source of energy absorption.
Cheng Shaolin then directly activated Xiao Peng's special ability underground, disrupting the movement of the underground roots and stems, and even blocking their movement altogether.
Xiao Peng is doing this right now. He uses his special ability to erect a sturdy barrier around the osmanthus tree, fixing its roots within a certain area so it can't escape.
After taking a couple of sips, you can soon hear a rumbling sound coming from underground.
The ground shook, and everyone backed away.
"Captain Xiang, was your injury caused by that?"
Just as Xiao Peng activated his superpower, Cheng Shaolin, who was staring at the flowering tree, asked.
At this moment, several tendrils were moving restlessly on the trunk of the flowering tree. Previously, there had been no movement, and it had been mistaken for vines or grass clinging to the trunk, but now it seemed they weren't.
Xiang Yuping didn't understand what Cheng Shaolin and his group were going to do next. Hearing Cheng Shaolin ask this question, he quickly replied, "Oh, yes. That osmanthus tree can not only poison people, but its vines can also entangle them. Be careful. We fell for that trick at the beginning."
Upon hearing this, everyone in Yu Yanbin's team turned their attention to the vines that stretched out in all directions from the trunk of the flowering tree.
When Xiao Peng activated his supernatural power, the tendrils seemed to come alive suddenly, spreading out from the tree trunk like octopus tentacles, scattering around the osmanthus tree in the rain.
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