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It seemed that Xu Song’s appearance, combined with the intimidating mutated dog behind the makeshift gate, created a stark contrast. Encouraged, the group regained their courage. One person, red-faced and stubborn, asserted, “We’re conducting a search! Everyone needs to be inspected!”
Raising an eyebrow, Xu Song questioned, “Inspection? Inspecting what? Who authorized this?”
Another person loudly declared, “We’re inspecting the Green Blooded! Listen up, pretty boy, cooperate and let us check it thoroughly, or else…”
Before he could finish, everyone was surprised to witness a white flame engulfing the calm young man standing at the door. He raised his right hand, and a white “whip” gradually formed, extending outward. With a downward swing, a thunderous explosion echoed, leaving a deep crack, about two meters deep, ten centimeters wide, and five to six meters long, splitting the ground in two.
“Are these orders from the higher-ups at the base? Why haven’t I heard of it?” Xu Song’s voice carried a chilling tone, causing the group to involuntarily step back. They shook their heads, frightened.
“Leave, and if anyone dares to cause trouble again, this thing will be thrown at whoever it is.” With these words, the white flames surrounding Xu Song and the white whip in his hand disappeared into thin air. Only a nail-sized white light fell to the ground, creating a basketball-sized hole about half a meter away from the crack…
The group, now scared out of their wits, turned and ran away. Only later did they remember, “That was… the 0246 team!”
“B-level team?!”
“Damn! Who asked for directions just now? They said those people went over there…”
“We were so busy chasing people that we didn’t realize it was their team’s territory!”
When another person glared at the RV not far away, blocked by the makeshift barrier, and the mutant beasts inside, he grumbled, “B-level team shielding Green Blooded…”
“Yeah! If this incident gets out, they’re done for!”
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Xu Song would never admit that he jumped because he heard the three words “pretty boy”…
First, it was in Area A, and now even outside couldn’t be peaceful. Although this trouble was caused by Luo Wen’an and the others, let’s listen to the reasons first.
“Xu… Xu Song… how did your fire turn… white?” They were inside just now and didn’t see much, but when the white flame ignited, they could still see a few things.
Most of them had seen Xu Song use his ability during the previous mission in City S, but he clearly used a fire-based ability! When did it turn white?
“After upgrading, the color changes,” Xu Song shrugged, avoiding further discussion on this topic. He turned to the table and sat down, asking, “So, what’s the situation?,” glancing at Zhao Xin when he thought about the term “Green Blooded” mentioned by those people.
“It’s… it’s like this,” perhaps Xu Song’s overwhelming display of killing intent had startled those who thought they were relatively familiar with him. Wang An cleared his throat, glanced at Zhao Xin, then at Su Daji, unsure whether to speak up.
Zhao Xin, with a pale face, smiled weakly, “Let me explain… after all, it’s my matter.”
“Sit down and tell us,” ordered Mother Xu, turning back to the car. In a short while, she brought a large basin of grapes, and the twins excitedly followed her.
Purple grape berries, with clear water droplets on them, made everyone subconsciously swallow their saliva—although there was food in the base, who could find such things to eat unless they went out into the lush vegetation? Moreover, it wasn’t the grape season.
Although there were doubts in their minds, no one dared to ask. Besides, Xu Song just said—after the ability upgrade, it is white? They heard in the base that a fire-based ability turned orange at level two. Although they vaguely heard about third-level fire-based ability users, Luo Wen’an and others didn’t pay much attention to it because it was a different ability system. Who knew how many levels Xu Song’s ability had reached?
Zhao Xin took a deep breath before explaining, “When the apocalypse happened, I was climbing a mountain with some classmates. Most of them exploded on the spot, and although I didn’t have any accidents, I didn’t gain any abilities either. Later, as two surviving classmates and I were trying to find a way down the mountain, we were entangled by some unknown plants on the way down and dragged into the forest…
“I don’t know what happened at that time. It seemed like something drilled into my ankle and into my body. It hurt so much that I felt like passing out, but I couldn’t move at all, even though I wanted to die…”
Zhao Xin’s body trembled slightly, and Su Daji’s arm around his shoulder tightened. Obviously, those few people already knew about Zhao Xin’s previous experience.
“Later, when I woke up, I found that I could control the plant that drilled into my… body.” Zhao Xin continued, raising his hand, and a dark green vine suddenly drilled out of his palm, climbing onto the table in front of everyone.
Xu Song frowned as he looked at the vine. “Tiancheng, what kind of plant is this?”
“It’s a Green Creeper.” Tiancheng held various seeds in his hand, and due to his affinity with plants, he could recognize most of the plants he had seen or touched.
“It’s a mutated one; I don’t know what abilities it has.” Saying that the little guy lifted his head, blinked his eyes, and looked at Zhao Xin with curiosity. Although he could communicate with plants, it seemed that he didn’t have much control over plant-based humans because human consciousness was mixed in. Especially for someone like Zhao Xin, who completely controlled the plant inside him, it was not Tiancheng’s expertise.
Xu Song then realized, “No wonder, I felt a bit familiar.” Mutated plants, even if they were of the same kind, could undergo different mutations in different directions. Their appearance might still be similar, but fundamentally, they might have become two completely different species.
After understanding, Xu Song looked at them again, asking, “What’s the matter with those people outside?”
The group was once again stunned, not understanding how Xu Song’s topic jumped so quickly, and they didn’t continue to inquire about Zhao Xin’s abilities.
Zhao Xin had to explain, “Before the migration of migratory birds, the base issued a mission and designated me, along with some others, to participate. After I went, I realized that those people were somewhat similar to me.”
“Oh?” This should be the precautionary measure taken by the base after receiving the message from Yue Zheng, fearing that these “plant people” might cause some accidents during the defense battle. However, it turned out that the cause of the incident was not these “abnormal humans” that the upper echelons of the base were concerned about.
“After they called us over, they temporarily kept us in a bomb shelter room… locked us in for a few days, and only let us out after the incident was over,” Zhao Xin explained. He glanced worriedly at the others, “At that time, I thought they had found out about my situation, and I might not be able to go back. Fortunately, after the migration of birds, they just opened the door and let us go.”
Luo Wen’an interjected, “In the past few days, there have been rumors all over the base that so many people died in the bomb shelter because some ‘Green Blooded’ people who looked exactly like ordinary humans infiltrated the base. These people are not human, and they need to be cleared out! I heard it started in the West District these days, and now even in the East District, some people believe this kind of talk!”
“How do they intend to check?” Xu Song was quite interested.
“As long as they see people, they’ll cut each one with a knife to see whose blood is green!” Luo Wen’an sneered, “Fortunately, we’re in the East District, and no one dares to be so arrogant here. But the news that those who were locked up with Zhao Xin were ‘Green Blooded’ people somehow leaked. Now they’re targeting everyone who was once detained. That’s how they found us.”
Suddenly, Su Daji, who had been silent, raised his head, his eyes carrying a hint of pleading, “I know this matter is difficult, but… the base really can’t stay any longer. We don’t have the ability, and we can’t resist those people. So, we decided… we want to leave.”
“All of you want to leave?” Xu Song surveyed the six people.
Luo Wen’an shrugged nonchalantly, “Anyway, with the power of us few, dividing it up, other squads wouldn’t even look at us. We’re all useless. Since I grew up wearing the same pants as Daji, if he can’t stay, I’ll go with him.”
Wang An nodded, “We’ve been cooperating with Zhao Xin for nearly half a year. Besides needing more water and eating a bit less, he’s no different from an ordinary person! He has never wantonly killed innocent people! Now the base can even use such incidents as an excuse to create chaos. Who knows what else might happen in the future?”
After saying this string of words, Wang An took a long breath, “Now we somewhat understand why you and Yue Zheng don’t want to stay in the base anymore.”
Xu Song looked at Wang An, then at the others. They had reached an agreement to escape. In that case…
Turning his head, he looked towards the direction of the RV, then glanced at his own mother. Mother Xu rolled her eyes at her son, “You make your own decision. You’re already an adult; do you still have to ask your mom for everything?”
I just happened to see you…
Xu Song stood up, “Wait a moment.” After saying that, he performed some operations on the wristwatch. Shortly after, Yue Zheng, who was about to rest, responded.
Seeing his reply, Xu Song looked at the others again, “Since that’s the case, why not join us?”
“Join?” Luo Wen’an and the others were momentarily puzzled by the meaning of Xu Song’s words.
Xu Song nodded, “Yes, disband your squad and join 0246.”
The group stared blankly at Xu Song. Suddenly, from an unknown direction in the night, a faint scream could be heard…
Wha….? Scream in the night…. ?
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