"Waaah~"
The wind outside continued to howl. Lin Ruo thought of the powerful tornado she had encountered before. Storms were very common during blizzards. She spread her mental energy outward and found that the wind was not strong, only about level 5 or 6 before the apocalypse. No wonder A Liu did not wake her up.
Looking at the terminal she was holding, it was only 2 a.m., still early. Warmth emanated from the blankets, and Lin Ruo rubbed her face against the soft covers, preparing to close her eyes and fall back asleep.
At this moment, a warning suddenly came from her mental energy. Lin Ruo immediately opened her eyes and probed outwards with her mental energy again.
A-Liu's willow branches also moved purposefully in the wind, quickly wrapping Lin Ruo's small shelter even more tightly.
After extending her mental energy, she discovered that there were quite a few people heading in their direction from a distance. There were probably several dozen of them. Although they were still more than ten kilometers away, these people were all superhumans, and they moved swiftly and quickly even in the thick snow.
She frowned slightly. Could it be that those superhumans she had encountered before had returned to cause trouble?
She sat up in bed, still wearing her cashmere clothes, and put on a down jacket over them before walking out of the door of the micro-settlement.
At this point, the superhumans outside were less than 5 kilometers away from them.
Ah Liu's willow branches grew rapidly, swaying and waving in the black night sky, emanating a sense of oppression that made those superhumans stop two kilometers away.
"Are you sure this mutated plant is controlled by a wood-type ability user?" A man in a black combat suit asked in a muffled voice through a mask covering his face.
As a level 4 ability user, he could naturally sense that the mutated plant in front of him was definitely not just level 4. If it was being controlled by an ability user, it meant that the ability user's level was even higher than that of the mutated plant. In that case, it would be difficult for their operation to succeed.
"Boss, what are you afraid of? He's just a wood-type ability user who can only control these mutated plants. As long as we kill these mutated plants, the wood-type ability user will be at our mercy."
These dozens of superhumans were all equipped with crystal energy guns. Although they were the kind of obsolete crystal energy guns, they were still very powerful at killing these mutated animals and plants. They often used these guns to shoot and kill mutated animals and plants.
The mutated tree in front of them was of a high level, but it was only one level higher than their captain. They had so many people and they also had crystal energy guns. By any measure, they were going to win.
"Shut up!" the man who spoke first snapped at the group. He was the highest-ranking member of the group and could sense the danger more directly. This mutated tree in front of them was definitely different from the ones they had encountered before.
But thinking of the high-level wood-type ability user inside, he pursed his lips. Such an ability user would be a treasure in any base these days. They hadn't encountered a lone wood-type ability user in a long time.
He glanced into the distance. This place was very close to Baiyu Base. If they let this superhuman go today, and he defected to Baiyu Base, it would be even more difficult for them to take action against him again.
"When we make our move, one team will be responsible for drawing the attention of this mutated plant, while the second team will look for an opportunity to deal with the wood-type ability user who is being protected inside."
"Remember, be careful when you strike, make sure they're alive!"
"Yes, Captain!"
They were only two kilometers away from Lin Ruo, but Lin Ruo's mental power had already seen their every move clearly. When she heard them suspect that she was a wood-type ability user, she rolled her eyes a few times. It seemed that the other party did not recognize A Liu and did not know who she was.
Then she thought about it and realized that Ah Liu wasn't very famous in City B. Anyone who hadn't been to her mountain wouldn't naturally think of her.
Among the dozens of ability users, there was only one spatial ability user and two water-based ability users. In her eyes, the other dozens of ability users all had useless abilities.
These superhumans aren't even enough to send vegetables to A-Liu. Even if they have a crystal energy gun, it's useless. A-Liu's bark is very thick now, and the crystal energy gun can only cause a tiny bit of damage. With A-Liu's abilities, the branches can recover instantly.
She stretched, sat cross-legged on a branch of the willow tree, and patted the trunk. "Ah Liu, I'm leaving them to you."
Upon hearing Lin Ruo's words, A Liu's branches instantly swelled up, and the superhumans rushed towards them, throwing various superpowers at A Liu.
The supernatural light kept flashing, and Ah Liu's branches stretched into the air like long whips, lashing out at those with supernatural abilities.
The attacks from the supernatural forces in the air dissipated in the wind the moment they touched the willow branches. The supernatural beings widened their eyes in surprise. This willow tree was so strong that it could shatter all those supernatural attacks. At this rate, none of their supernatural attacks could break through its defenses!
Astonished by A-Liu's defensive capabilities, these people began to draw their crystal energy guns and fire at A-Liu, while simultaneously changing positions rapidly to try and dodge the dense barrage of branches.
Lin Ruo leaned against the branches of the willow tree, her mental energy constantly observing the battle outside. Seeing the way these people covered and dodged each other, she narrowed her eyes slightly, realizing they had clearly undergone professional training.
Furthermore, the combination of their abilities among these dozens of superhumans complements each other perfectly. In a time when superhumans are still a rare species, to achieve such a combination suggests that these people are no ordinary individuals.
Within just two minutes, the battle outside had come to an end. Ah Liu had countless willow branches. These people thought they could dodge one, but they couldn't dodge the attack of dozens of willow branches.
Adding to the occasional sneak attacks from A-Liu's roots, which were firmly embedded in the soil, and the willow leaves that shot out like steel knives from time to time, more than half of the dozens of superhumans had already had willow branches pierce their foreheads and collapsed on the snow.
"This mutated plant is too powerful, we must retreat immediately."
The captain of the superpowered team, who had just been full of vigor, shouted to his teammates and took the lead in running into the distance.
But he was still not as fast as Ah Liu's willow branches. Before these people had run far, they were all pierced through the chest cavity and strung together by Ah Liu. Due to inertia, these corpses fell forward into the snow and slid a long way before finally stopping.
Ah Liu swept her willow branch over these people, making sure there were no survivors, before using it to dig out the crystal cores from their brains.
After digging it out, they even knew to scrub it in the snow to wash away the blood and grime, and then handed it to Lin Ruo along with the fallen crystal energy gun.
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