Chapter 367: What the Hell
Chapter 367: What the Hell
“Look at Tang Jianjun’s people—they’re running as fast as rabbits. Everyone hears there are mutated cats and rats in the county, and they’re all scared out of their minds.”
“I also hear a batch of copper-skinned zombies has shown up on the highway.”
“I think this place is pretty safe. I don’t know why they’re running.”
Inside the house, three ability users are bathing and scrubbing themselves while discussing the situation.
Outside, Liang Ziyu is smoking. When he sees Zhao Ru approaching, he grabs her and whispers, “A’Ru, I’ve got to tell you something. I saw An Ran’s plants eat a mouse.”
“Shh!” Zhao Ru puts a finger to her lips, her expression serious as she glances toward the bathroom door, then whispers, “Keep this to yourself. Don’t tell anyone!”
Seeing Zhao Ru’s seriousness, Liang Ziyu thinks for a moment and nods in agreement.
Some things are better left unknown. Although An Ran’s plants can eat mutant animals, the three men bathing inside are not to be fully trusted.
After explaining this to Liang Ziyu, Zhao Ru gathers several buckets, lines them up in the open space, and fills them one by one.
Old Zhao Qianrong has already fallen asleep in the car, as arranged by Zhao Ru. Little Mint is still resting inside, and Yun Tao is helping Hengheng take a shower.
Suddenly, two people come running over from the distance. In the dark night, one of them steps on a cactus, bends down to check the sole of his boot, and curses, “How come there’s a cactus here? What kind of cactus is this? The thorns are so hard they almost pierced my boot.”
“Don’t move.” Zhan Lian supports Luo Feifan and grabs the cactus under his foot. The thorns on the cactus seem almost alive, trying desperately to pierce Zhan Lian’s skin.
He crushes the strange cactus with one squeeze, cursing, “What the hell?!”
Just as he looks up, he sees An Ran on the nearby watchtower, holding a baby and waving at him.
Zhan Lian smiles and waves back.
“Stop waving. How are we supposed to get through?” Luo Feifan says anxiously, staring at the sea of cacti ahead. “Hurry up and figure something out. Those cats and rats will finish their fight soon and come after us.”
The two of them take advantage of the cats and rats fighting fiercely to slip away quickly. But it’s obvious that humans, with their mostly hairless bodies, taste even better. Once those cats and rats finish settling their score, attacking Tiesi Village is only a matter of time.
Zhan Lian squats down, lifts Luo Feifan onto his back, and charges into the cactus-covered obstacle.
Just as they enter, a wave of mice rushes over from the direction of the county town. It looks like the mice have won.
An Ran on the watchtower immediately swallows and spits out supernatural power. The cacti on the ground raise their thorns, shimmering fiercely.
The mutated rats’ fur is tough, but the cacti’s thorns are no joke either. If one thorn misses, the next one follows. Once a thorn pierces a rat’s skin, the cactus uses its sharp spikes to rapidly absorb the rat’s flesh and blood.
But it probably won’t last long. There are simply too many mice. Once one layer is impaled on the cactus, another layer tramples the corpses and rushes forward. One after another.
Soon, they breach the cactus barrier.