Apocalypse: I rescued the big boss with millions of supplies

Chapter Forty-Three: Heading to Qingdu

"Alright, you can take everyone with you." Long Yangyang nodded, but with half the compensation missing, it wouldn't be unreasonable to leave Feng Wenwen with some lingering effects.

As for the others, they were just following orders and have already paid the price, so letting them go is fine. If they dare to retaliate, they can be used as fertilizer next time.

"Now that you've finished talking, you can leave." Long Yangyang glanced at Feng Teng indifferently and gave him a rude dismissal.

After Feng Teng left, Qiu Ling approached Long Yangyang and said, "Sister Long, are we just going to let Feng Wenwen go like this? They didn't even give us half a crystal core."

In particular, most of the crystal cores that Feng Teng and his group brought were low-level crystal cores from before the rainstorm. Given that level-one crystal cores are now commonplace, it's easy to imagine how useless they are.

Long Yangyang put the crystal core into her space. "You've only given half the compensation. You think you can get her back unharmed? Dream on. I'll have Miaomiao plant a rose seed inside Feng Wenwen's body."

Her future supernatural energy, combined with her flesh and blood, would be perfect for nourishing the rose.

If I behave myself and don't provoke them in the future, my superpowers won't level up, my body will be a bit weak, and I'll become a bit ugly (is that just normal ugliness? I'm almost a skeleton). If they still harbor ill intentions, I'll just quietly become fertilizer for them.

After listening to Long Yangyang's words, Qiu Ling looked at Long Yangyang with admiration and said, "Sister Long, you are so amazing."

Yun Cangshu and Bai Zhi exchanged a silent glance, thinking to themselves: This young girl is quite shrewd, she won without bloodshed.

After dealing with Feng Wenwen and the others, Long Yangyang and her group resumed their journey north back to Qingdu.

"Sister Long, I see a cornfield!" Qiu Ling said excitedly, looking at the golden expanse outside the window. "I sensed a level three mutated plant. It should be the one that Commander Feng and the others encountered. I wonder if other mutated corn plants are edible."

Apart from the level-three mutated corn, Qiu Ling did not sense any crystal cores in the other corn plants; they were just ordinary mutations. These mutated corn plants were three times taller than ordinary corn plants before the apocalypse, and each ear of corn was as thick as an adult man's calf.

Despite the scorching heat, the cornfields showed no signs of rotting or drying out, indicating a clear mutation that makes them drought-resistant and heat-tolerant. If these mutated corn varieties are edible and can be grown, humans may not have to worry about food for the time being.

"Bang, boom—"

Before the vehicle even got close to the cornfield, they were attacked by "ammunition" from the mutated corn. Seeing the oncoming corn particle projectiles, Fu Muyu built ice walls to block the attack from the mutated corn.

"Wow, Sister Long, this mutated corn is even more powerful than the corn in Plants vs. Zombies!" Qiu Ling exclaimed, feeling that the mutated plant was much more powerful and of a higher level than them, the superpowered beings.

"The corn bullets from the mutated corn are much more powerful than ordinary pistol bullets, with a longer range and stronger penetrating power, comparable to sniper rifles," Yun Cangshu analyzed.

He had previously acted in a police drama and practiced shooting at a shooting club. These corn bullets came with great force, and most superhumans would not be able to cope with such a hail of bullets.

Upon hearing this, Fu Muyu tested the penetrating power of the corn bullets. The level one ice wall was penetrated directly by the corn bullets; the level two ice wall was penetrated directly; the level three ice wall was penetrated after about ten bullets were fired in succession; only the level four ice wall could withstand the firepower attack from the corn bullets without being damaged.

"Boom——"

Looking at the destroyed level four ice wall, Fu Muyu calmly built another ice wall and said, "The whole corn bomb was quite powerful. Yangyang, can you subdue it?"

It's only level three, yet it can destroy a level four ice wall. If we can subdue it, Yangyang will essentially have an inexhaustible ammunition depot.

After the apocalypse, many people turned into zombies. Now that communication and power systems have collapsed, it may be a long time before the military factories can resume production.

Firearms have become consumables, dwindling with each use. Mutant corn, however, is different. Not only is its power comparable to bullets and explosives, or even stronger, but most importantly, it can also be upgraded.

"Miao Miao said it can grab the other party."

Miao Miao is a level four mutated plant, while the opponent is only level three, so catching her is quite easy. After reaching level four, the mutated rose's vines have significantly increased strength and hardness, and its resistance to fire and ice has also increased considerably. The level three mutated corn is no match for it.

Not long after, a bright red rose vine dragged a somewhat withered corn stalk to the car. Long Yangyang looked at the corn stalk missing its upper half and figured that Miao Miao had given it a good beating.

Not only were the stems withered and yellow, but the tender green leaves had also become wrinkled. Even the plump "corn bullets" that had attacked them before were now half-shriveled, looking like pitiful creatures being abused and drained of their flesh by a wicked old woman.

Miao Miao dragged the mutated corn in front of Long Yangyang and presented the root of the corn to her like a treasure. Long Yangyang easily sensed the location of the mutated corn's core.

Having already subdued the mutated rose, Long Yangyang skillfully imprinted her mark on the mutated corn crystal core. Under the astonished gazes of Yun Cangshu, Bai Zhi, and Qiu Ling, the mutated corn shrank into a corn hair clip, obediently lying on Long Yangyang's hair.

"Wow, I want to become a wood-type ability user too." Qiu Ling looked enviously at the mutated corn on Long Yangyang's hair. It could heal, purify crystal cores, promote seed growth so it wouldn't starve, and even tame mutated plants to use as henchmen.

"Sweetie, most wood-type ability users can't really subdue mutated plants as henchmen." Bai Zhi patted Qiu Ling's head and comforted her. At least the only wood-type ability user they had ever seen was the one who had subdued mutated plants, Long Yangyang.

According to Commander Feng Teng, their base has so many wood-type ability users, yet they can't even purify crystal cores; they can barely promote the growth of plants.

"Weren't we just going to see if these giant mutant corns were edible?" Having subdued the mutant corns, Long Yangyang was clearly in a good mood.

“Yes,” Qiu Ling took the lead and ran out of the car first. His perception ability showed that there were no zombies around except for the five of them, so it was very safe. “Sister Long, Brother Fu, everyone, let’s hurry up and pick corn while no one is around.”

Long Yangyang and the others were also curious about whether the mutated plants were edible, so they quickly got out of the car and walked into the cornfield.

"From a distance, the corn looks like it's growing well, and up close it gives the feeling of a bumper harvest," Yun Cangshu remarked. Under the scorching heat that seemed to melt the ground, the lush green leaves wrapped around the golden corn kernels resembled an oasis in the desert.

"Gather more corn. The mutated free-range chickens could eat it, so this corn should be fine," Bai Zhi said. A while ago, the ordinary people in the manor caught quite a few mutated free-range chickens for food without any problems.

Conversely, ordinary people who ate the mutated chickens experienced a significant improvement in their physical abilities. Although they couldn't compare to those with superpowers, they were still able to escape from level one zombies.

Since the mutated chicken that grew larger was fine, this mutated giant corn should also be fine.