Lan Ye lowered his eyes and remained silent. What Nie Kongsang said was true. Gene drugs had long been spread throughout the world and could no longer be banned simply because a few people resisted them.
Currently, special departments can still rely on armed suppression of rioters.
But when everyone evolves into the abilities of Lin Changli and others, how will these so-called normal humans protect themselves? Will they have to carry heavy machine guns every day?
After a moment's thought, Lan Ye said meaningfully, "Did all of you have genes mutated from eating bandages?"
Qi Yunshen and the others did not answer, but Kongsang did not shy away from saying, "They are not, but if you want to have similar abilities, I can only say that the gene drugs on the market absolutely cannot do it."
"There is a chance of consuming bandages, but it is also possible for the mutation to be normal. It is related to individual constitution."
"Oh? Then you all must be very curious. What did you eat to gain such a mutated ability?"
Lin Changli turned around and said, "You're just like a gossipy old woman."
The group fell silent, and Kong Sang burst out laughing. He was getting revenge for her; what an adorable boyfriend.
As they spoke, they rushed into the fire. Fortunately, Lin Changli's water barrier was there; otherwise, the thick smoke alone would have been enough to kill them.
The group moved quickly, searching for Si Yu's whereabouts, but after walking for a long time, they found nothing unusual. It was said that this was "Duo's" territory, but apart from the attack halfway up the mountain, they found nothing.
In Kongsang's eyes, there were already many small red dots moving around on the mountainside. They must be people from the village going up the mountain to cut down trees at the edge of the fire to create a firebreak and prevent the wildfire from spreading.
With a large number of people and an unclear situation, it's not a good idea to confront them head-on.
After discussing it, the group decided to split into two teams to quickly search the area and then meet up at the foot of the mountain.
Lin Changli naturally wouldn't leave Kongsang. He immediately pulled the people away, leaving the three of them as a team.
Without Lin Changli's water wall, the group remained calm. They quickly pulled out thick towels from behind their backs, wet them, and wrapped them around their mouths and noses. Qi Yunshen then used his spiritual power to propel them forward.
Although not as useful as Lin Changli, it is still a layer of protection.
Whether it was bad luck or these things deliberately avoiding the two of them, not long after they separated, Yu Wei and the other two were surrounded by moving flames.
A person... that is no longer a person, a manifestation.
It barely retained a human torso, its surface covered with rough, dark brown tree bark. It had no human features or limbs, only withered tree branches with flames spreading into the soil...
This person seemed to have completely transformed into a tree, as if someone had set him ablaze. He was screaming in agony, and writhing, swirling flames surrounded him, gradually tightening their grip.
A normal person would be terrified to death if they saw this thing, but the three of them remained remarkably calm.
With their military knives in hand, the three of them charged in one direction with Qi Yun Shen as the spearhead. If they were caught up, they would be cremated instantly. They certainly couldn't stand still.
Sensing the three's attempt to break through, several burning branches shot up and lashed out fiercely.
Qi Yunshen's eyes narrowed, and the movement in front of him was stopped. He cleanly and neatly slashed with his military knife. The branch, which was already almost burned, was very brittle and shattered into scattered embers.
Although Lan Ye was not a genetic mutant, his skills were still far beyond those of ordinary people. He shot out a fine steel wire from his bracelet, wrapped it around the branch, tightened it, and pulled hard, tearing off a branch and throwing it far away.
Yu Wei was agile; as long as she dodged the sparks and avoided them hitting her, Qi Yun Shen naturally blocked all the attacking branches.
The three of them were engrossed in their work, but under the shower of sparks, they could not avoid getting burned in some places.
Yu Wei reached out, and a white light enveloped the three of them. After the cool and comfortable feeling subsided, the blisters on the back of her hands disappeared without a trace, as if they had never appeared.
Lan Ye's pupils constricted. If it weren't for the vivid memory of the pain, he would have thought it was a hallucination.
This ability... is it really possessed by mutated genes? Are you kidding me? Is the Nie family going to ascend to heaven, or are these people just special?
With Yu Wei as their wet nurse, it was only a matter of time before they broke out. However, Qi Yun Shen looked at the body that had been transformed into tree bark, and a look of astonishment flashed in his eyes.
If he wasn't mistaken, the fleeting green light on the head of that plant looked very much like the crystal core produced by a post-apocalyptic mutated plant...
But the apocalypse hasn't even started yet, so how could there be crystal cores at this time?
To verify his hypothesis, Qi Yunshen changed his course: "Change target, kill it."
Yu Wei remained silent, immediately changed her destination, and fixed her gaze on the living, twisting tree trunk. There was no need to ask a single question; it was as if they had coordinated their actions a thousand times, their tacit understanding was perfect.
Lan Ye was speechless. They had already broken through to the outer layer and were about to get out of the fire circle. And now they were telling him to go back? Were they treating him like a dog?
But neither of them offered an explanation, not even a glance...
Lan Ye's eyelids twitched. Well, he also wanted to see how Qi Yun Shen was going to kill that thing.
The three changed their route and headed straight for the central trunk of the commanding branch, roughly knowing that this was their weak point. The nearby branches were so dense that they looked like a pile of snakes twisting and turning together.
Some were stained with flames, some were not, but they were quickly engulfed by flames when they touched each other.
If you say this thing has no consciousness, it knows how to surround them; if you say it's intelligent, it doesn't know how to cut off its own arm to protect itself. If this continues, even without them, this thing will eventually be burned to ashes by the flames.
But they can't wait any longer. If they stand still within the attack range, they'll be the first to die.
Qi Yun Shen stared at the writhing branches, his gold-rimmed glasses long since fallen to the ground. His narrow eyes turned cold as he chose a spot to surrender. His body was then pierced through by the unburnt branches and hoisted into the air.
Lan Ye's eyes darkened. He was a ruthless person. This was indeed the most effective way, but not everyone had the courage and the ability to bear it.
Yu Wei pursed her lips. Although she was worried, she didn't panic. With her there, nothing would happen to him.
Qi Yun Shen was not looking for torture, but rather choosing the most time-efficient way to approach the main body.
Sure enough, after realizing that Qi Yun Shen had been pierced, the branch lifted him over many obstacles and hoisted him back to the vicinity of the main body.
Now!
In a flash, his mental energy solidified, seizing control of his limbs and accelerating him towards the trunk. With the force of inertia and the boost from his mental energy, the hand holding the military knife pierced through what should have been the bark on his head.
Ignoring the tangled branches behind him, Qi Yun Shen's hand was deeply embedded in his head and torso as he intently groped for something. Blood dripped all over his body from where his collarbone had been pierced, but he seemed completely oblivious.
Having found what he wanted, Qi Yun Shen's gaze darkened. Sure enough, there was a crystal core, but it was too small, only the size of his little fingernail.
With his arm withdrawn, the withered tree instantly went limp, and large sections of its branches, stained with flames, quickly turned to ashes.
Yu Wei quickly ran forward to help Qi Yun Shen walk out, her eyes glancing frequently at Qi Yun Shen's clenched right hand, a look of disbelief flashing in her eyes.
In a post-apocalyptic world, everyone would do decapitation because skulls contain the currency, crystal cores. But the apocalypse hasn't even arrived yet, so why would anyone...?
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