The fine snow obscured people's vision, and in the originally quiet environment, the sudden sound of an unfamiliar voice caused people to instinctively feel fear and back away.
When they finally figured out who the person on the mountain peak was, they looked up in surprise and delight—they had finally seen her!
They all strained to look at Lin Ruo behind the snow curtain, but the blizzard was so heavy that it completely blocked their view.
"It's Sister Ruo! We've finally found you." One of the space-type ability users almost burst into tears of joy when he finally saw the person crouching in the tree. He had really had enough of being in the snow.
They had spent almost a whole day traveling from the base in City B to here, and there was nothing but white snow all around them. He was already at his breaking point.
Only after reaching the eastern mountain peak and seeing these green, mutated plants did his feelings subside somewhat, and he was naturally delighted to see Lin Ruo.
Seeing the expressions on these people's faces, Lin Ruo frowned slightly beneath her mask. These people weren't afraid of her; they were actually happy to see her? Her eyes narrowed slightly. She didn't believe that these people had gone to such great lengths to come to her mountain peak without any ulterior motives; it was just that their motives were different.
"What are you doing here? What do you want me to agree to?"
Before anyone else could say anything, the spatial ability user who had spoken earlier eagerly stepped forward and said, "Sister Ruo, we've come to seek refuge with you."
Upon hearing this, Lin Ru frowned at first, then scoffed. So these people are resorting to soft tactics now that hard tactics don't work? So many people have come to her mountain before, and she's tried everything—robbery and theft—knowing that she can't just take them openly. Now she's switching to roundabout tactics, sneaking around trying to get them to come and join her. She's really gained a new understanding of these people's shamelessness.
Is there actually any difference between these two? Isn't it just a different form?
"No need, let's go."
Since these people didn't intend to make a move openly, she didn't plan to kill them as long as they listened to her advice and left.
The mutated plants around them were already starting to stir, but because Lin Ruo had just told them to leave, they all silently retracted their branches hidden under the thick snow.
Unaware that they had just narrowly escaped death and almost become food for these mutated plants, these people all took a few steps forward, hoping to further persuade Lin Ruo to agree to let them join.
"Sister Ruo, look how lonely it is to be all alone on this mountain. We can not only keep you company, but also help you with your tasks. Don't worry, we will definitely follow your orders completely."
"Yes, we know that many people have come to your mountain recently, and they all have ill intentions. Such a big mountain is bound to have places that you can't check by yourself. Why don't you let us help you?"
"Yes, Sister Ruo, look at me. I'm a space ability user. My space is over a thousand cubic meters, it's huge, and it can hold a lot of things for you."
Lin Ruo: "..." Does she look that mentally challenged?
"Do you know what happened to the first spatial ability user who tried to join me?" Lin Ruo didn't answer their questions, but only narrowed her eyes and said, "If you don't want to die, get lost!"
Those superhumans had gone to great lengths to get here, wasting time, food, and crystal cores, suffering so much loss, only to receive a few words in return. They were not about to give up easily.
"Sister Ruo, we know you are a good person, one of the few kind-hearted people in this apocalypse. Please, we are really desperate."
"Yes, Sister Ruo, this world is too hard. We're not just taking advantage of you. Our superpower levels are not low, and we can really help you."
"Sister Ruo, you're so powerful, don't you want to build your own force? We can help you."
Lin Ruo gave them one last look. "You can go to the base in City B. They'd be happy to take you in."
The group exchanged glances. They knew, of course, that the B City base was willing to take them in, but with so many people already at the B City base, their supplies were limited. It was nothing like the carefree life Lin Ruo was living here.
Lin Ruo glanced at them and immediately knew what they were thinking. She scoffed inwardly, thinking that human greed was at work again.
She didn't linger any longer, and in a flash, she disappeared into the vast expanse of white snow.
Only the few superhumans remained, shouting in the snow. Seeing that Lin Ruo was completely gone, one of them cursed, "Damn it! This woman is really difficult to deal with. I can't beat her by fighting, and I can't get through to her by begging. What can I do to get her to cooperate?"
"Say less. This is her territory. We've already done very well. At least she didn't kill us."
"What's there to be afraid of? She's already gone!"
But these people didn't know that Lin Ruo's departure at this moment was already an order.
The mutated plants on the mountain got excited when they saw Lin Ruo leave. If she really wanted people to leave, she would have waited until they left before she left. Now it meant that they could have their meal!
The next second, countless branches of mutated plants sprouted from the boundless snowfield. These superhumans could only throw out a few superhuman abilities, but against these countless branches, their superhuman abilities were simply not enough. They only managed to break a dozen branches before the remaining branches entangled their bodies and dragged them directly into the thick snow.
Many traces of struggle were left on the snow, but as the snowflakes fell gently, these traces were quickly smoothed over and disappeared from sight.
Although Lin Ruo had already turned and left, her mental energy was still focused on those few superhumans. Seeing that the branches were dragging them into the snow, Lin Ruo withdrew her mental energy, raised her eyebrows, and smiled gently.
Then, on the snow that had just returned to normal, there were several more corpses of mutated beasts. The mutated plants underground knew this was a reward for them, and the corpses were dragged back into the snow in no time.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
