Apocalyptic Disaster: Stockpile Supplies for Free and Make a Comeback

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The mutated plants can fuse with zombies; that's their real purpose.

The mutated plant, which was destroyed and was half-dead back then, was brought to this place and fed with mutated zombies and gifted individuals, which has led to its current terrifying state.

This mutated plant is also of the Spirit type.

Those with innate talent can't control it, but mutated plants might.

The other party wanted this mutated plant to devour her and merge with her talent.

Only in her state of mental exhaustion could it be ensured that she was not the one who killed the mutated plant.

No, Jiang Yuan said he had two plans, so using mutated plants to get rid of Jiang Shi'an was also his goal.

"We discovered this plant by chance, but there are related sample data at the Los Angeles base."

Jiang Yuan shrugged. "It's a pleasant surprise. You already knew about it, so you should also know that it can fuse genes and is the most unique case discovered so far."

"To put it another way that you can understand, it devours you to gain stronger mental abilities, and I can also merge with its genes to take the lead and control it."

"You need a victim with strong spiritual power so that when it devours you, the force of its counterattack can suppress it?"

Looking at her teammate with a gun pointed at her head, Song Jinhe's breathing and heartbeat quickened uncontrollably. She repeatedly reminded herself to stay calm.

"You're only half right."

Jiang Yuan stood with his hands behind his back. "We've tried before, but we were always just a little short. Only those with highly compatible genetic traits can achieve this."

Simply put, the previous statement about keeping her alive meant letting her grow on the plant and live together.

"Based on the information we've gathered so far, you don't seem to have the ability to control zombies. Is it because of someone you care about? Or perhaps you were hiding your true strength before?"

"However, it doesn't matter. You have to choose one of them now. If you don't choose, Su Lan will choose for you."

Did she use her teammates to provoke her emotions in order to obtain data on fluctuations in her mental strength?

Song Jinhe guessed what the other party meant, and listened to the countdown, but remained unusually calm.

"Really? You're telling me all this just to wait for time to come?"

She held the gun in her right hand, cocked it, and pressed it against her head.

"Give them the first-aid kit and let Cheng Yan go and save people, otherwise, we'll part ways."

Jiang Yuan sneered, "Do you dare to fire?"

"So, are you brave enough to bet?"

Song Jinhe also laughed, "I don't want to die, and I don't want them to die either, but things have come to this point, you're going to cripple my hands or legs sooner or later."

The other party mentioned the space before, which means either they had already read her teammates' memories or obtained information about the space from other places.

They must have been to the western front to find this plant, and there might have been survivors in that fake shelter.

Whether they knew she had a special ability or not didn't really matter; from the beginning, the other party was just taking advantage of their desire to stall for time and create an opportunity.

While there was still a chance, knowing she wouldn't give up, and needing to assess her abilities, I didn't do anything to her.

But now the situation is different. Seeing that she can control zombies, how could they not take any precautions?

Song Jinhe slowly tightened her grip on the trigger, while the gifted individuals beside Jiang Yuan prepared to act.

The mutated zombie locked in the doorway suddenly became extremely agitated, and its chilling roars echoed throughout the space.

A metal-type talent user could make her gun explode, and five or six mental zombies going berserk could also create some difficulty for these people.

The other party needs her to live; they dare not gamble.

Finally, Jiang Yuan waved his hand, signaling his men to release Zhuang Ting and the others. Of the five, one was seriously injured, leaving only Zhuang Ting, the most talented among them. The effects of the drug on him hadn't worn off yet. What difference would it make if they were released?
"How about this, I'll let them go, and you stay."

"How can I be sure you won't let them out and then kill them again?" Song Jinhe watched Cheng Yan stop Qi Sixing's bleeding.

“I don’t need to do that. After all, they are far from posing a threat to the underground city. This is the biggest concession I can make.”

Jiang Shi'an said that if you can guess what the other party is going to do, you will definitely be prepared.

She didn't believe Jiang Shi'an would die at the hands of that mutated plant. He had studied it for so long; his understanding of the mutated plant was probably no less than the other party's.

But the other party wouldn't give her any more chances to delay.

Song Jinhe whispered two words, "Do it."

The next second, the entire space was instantly shrouded in inky darkness, and all light sources were covered and swallowed up.

"How can you be so sure that I will definitely stand on your side?" Su Lan's voice rang out in the darkness.

"Helping us is helping yourself and your people."

Song Jinhe's voice was not loud, "You don't want to fall into the hands of this kind of organization either, where you might be dissected as a specimen one day."

"makes sense."

At this moment, the surroundings were in chaos. Apart from a few gifted individuals, everyone else was groping in the dark. How could they possibly find it?

Song Jinhe came to Qi Sixing's side and gave him the life-saving medicine she had obtained two years ago.
"You should go to the left first."

Su Lan spoke again, "How much time do you need? The effects of the medicine in my body haven't worn off yet, and I can't stay in this state for long."

Song Jinhe paused for a moment, then said, "To be honest, I don't know."

She was unable to use her mental powers to attack for a short period of time and could only perceive a limited range.

In their current state, they have no chance of killing Jiang Yuan; if they get close to him, they will surely die.

I can only drag it on.

Su Lan was silent for two seconds, then said, "No, I thought you had a plan. So you really have no other choice?"

"Go save your people first, and stall for as long as possible." Song Jinhe frowned.

The gifted individuals with exceptional night vision and hearing on the other side had already set off. Tan Jiu moved quickly toward the place where the team members were being held.

Jiang Yuan simply smiled. Even in the darkness, the oppressive aura of someone in a superior position was still palpable, like a thorn in one's back.

These people dared not go outside, as there were detection devices everywhere.

When their power is exhausted and they can no longer use their talents, they will still fall into his hands.

In the darkness, Song Jinhe confronted Meng Yuyao, saying, "Get out of the way."

She needed Su Lan and Tan Jiu's support, so she couldn't easily target Meng Yuyao, since she had once been part of their team.

"If you win, remember the help I'm providing now." Meng Yuyao's lips curled up, and she took a step back to the side amidst the chaos.

If Song Jinhe hadn't killed the other mental talent user, he wouldn't have given way.

Song Jinhe still has a problematic crystal core. Without knowing if she has any backup plans, why risk her life?

Of course, if they lose, she won't hold back anymore.

Tan Jiu raced against time to rush into the cell and, with Song Jinhe's help, confronted the approaching enemy.

In a flash, Zhang Yi suddenly jumped out from the side, picked up an iron chain, and wrapped it around the other person's neck.