The apocalyptic livestream attracted a lot of haters, alarming the government.

[Aaron the Ashes: Is that a person down there?]

[Big Cousin: He couldn't possibly be a human being!]

[Han Jiangxue: They don't seem like night stalkers. The heads of those figures look really strange.]

[Milk Egg Not Bland: Are those people or tree-people?]

[The Heart of Isaac: Like a Plant]

……

Ye Xiao, who shared the same doubts, was now carefully looking down, trying to get a closer look.

Those humanoid figures stood side by side, densely packed, numbering nearly a hundred.

But soon, Ye Xiao discovered the strangeness in it.

The figures were covered with all sorts of strange plants, especially their heads, which were completely unrecognizable and looked like they were wearing huge, oddly shaped hats.

Those things seemed to have no eyes and were unable to see.

Realizing this, Ye Xiao pointed to his eyes and shook his finger at Sun Hongxing and Tyrannosaurus beside him, then pointed to his ears, making a shushing gesture.

The two nodded in agreement with Ye Xiao's guess.

Tyrannosaurus frowned and pointed to another exit in the distance, signaling everyone to leave quietly.

Sun Hongxing nodded, gestured for everyone to be quiet and careful, and then signaled for everyone to leave as soon as possible.

The group slowed their pace, lowered their bodies, and quickly followed the Tyrannosaurus Rex's steps, moving towards the exit on the other side.

However, at that moment, Tyrannosaurus Rex, who was walking in front of the group, suddenly stopped abruptly, and a swaying figure slowly walked out from a dimly lit shop on the side.

The man's body was almost entirely covered in strange, layered bark, the cracked bark piled up together, wrapping around his entire head and twisting into a deformed shape.

Its legs, as thin as tree branches, dragged along the ground, swaying unsteadily, yet it seemed oblivious to the Tyrannosaurus Rex and his companions who were right in front of it.

However, upon seeing the strange figure suddenly appear, one of the thugs instinctively raised his gun.

Just as the man was about to fire, Tyrannosaurus Rex's eyes widened. He was about to stop the man's impulsive action, but before he could even utter a soft "No," a sharp gunshot rang out.

With a soft, muffled sound, it was many times quieter than a regular gunshot.

But within this silent mall, the sound was amplified and even echoed.

The bullets fired from the nuclear gun exploded on the tree-man's body, but they didn't tear apart much flesh. Instead, they seemed to hit a wooden board, making a crisp cracking sound.

The cracking sound of the wood veneer was unusually bright and crisp, instantly creating ripples in the quiet mall.

In an instant, the tree-man also emitted a strange rumbling sound, turned around and pounced towards the group of thugs.

[Silver King: Reacting too quickly isn't a good thing either; now look what happened.]

[Three Foxes: Oh no, we've attracted a monster now!]

[Crimson Night: Hahaha, I saw Xiao-ge roll his eyes.]

……

Ye Xiao was swearing as he spoke, and without him even reminding them, everyone immediately became alert.

Because from below that huge courtyard, strange and chilling screams, along with rapid, dense footsteps, were already coming from.

"run!"

Sun Hongxing, who was ahead, immediately shouted, turned around, and led his men in a wild run.

The thugs kicked the tree-man to the ground and, without lingering, immediately fled.

Ye Xiao and the others followed closely behind. Ye Xiao called out to Ye Xing beside him:

"Ye Xing, go scout ahead, quick!"

Ye Xing immediately leaped out and started running on all fours, overtaking the group in just a few seconds.

All around were the panting sounds of Lao Gui and the others, followed by Bai Hu's exclamation beside Ye Xiao.

"They're coming up!"

A dense stream of figures surged up the narrow escalator in a twisted and swaying manner.

Fortunately, those things did not seem to have the ability to climb, but although they moved in a contorted and even crooked manner, they were unusually fast.

A large number of bizarre "vegetative" people were chasing closely behind them. The crowd didn't even have time to look back before they started running.

The pale beam of the flashlight flickered violently. Just then, Ye Xiao saw Ye Xing, who had gone to scout ahead, suddenly run back, raise his hand and point to the escalator going up to the side, and then leap up onto it.

Ye Xing squatted on the upper steps, anxiously gesturing to Ye Xiao and the others to go up.

Ye Xiao glanced at the thugs and Red Shark's group who were running forward, hesitated for only a second, and immediately shouted to the people behind him:

"Follow Ye Xing! Upstairs!"

Seeing Ye Xiao turn and run towards the escalator on the side, Chen Ge and Zhou Hu followed without hesitation.

White Fox and Old Ghost glanced at the other adventurers running ahead. Although they hesitated, they still followed closely behind Ye Xiao.

Old Ghost, clutching his gun and panting as he stepped onto the narrow metal stairs, asked the white fox in front of him:

Aren't you going to follow those people?

The white fox frowned, watching the group of people running upwards, and said:

"I don't know. Ye Xiao must have his reasons for going up there. Let's follow him first."

The group ran with all their might to the second floor, and a small group of "vegetative patients" followed closely behind, crowding together on the narrow escalator to run upwards.

But these monsters had no concept of order, and soon they huddled together, stuck halfway through and unable to move forward.

Only when the monster stuck in front was pushed off the railing by the monster behind it could the monster behind be allowed to move forward again.

The monster that fell from mid-air made a loud thud.

Then, the body that should have been smashed to pieces stood up again, twisting and contorting.

Upon witnessing this scene, Han Yu couldn't help but gasp. As he ran up the steps with Ye Xiao and the others, he said:

"Are these... are these mutated plants or mutated organisms? Could they be a combination of plants and organisms? A new mutant?"

Ye Xiao had already climbed the stairs, peered over the swarm of vegetative-looking people climbing them, and asked:

"Haven't you encountered this kind of monster before?"

Zhou Hu and A Zhao, who were panting heavily, both shook their heads.

Zhou Hu: "I've never seen one, but I have seen ones that are parasitized by plants, but they usually stop moving very quickly!"

Ah Zhao clicked his tongue. "It seems to be a special mutation that has appeared in this area."

Looking at the narrow escalator entrance, Han Yu suggested, "If we block this way, those things shouldn't be able to get up!"

Seeing that Old Ghost and White Fox had already run up, Zhou Hu and Han Yu immediately drew their seed core machetes and blocked their way, slashing at the figures rushing forward.

At that moment, a burst of gunfire erupted from below.

Ye Xiao peeked out and saw that Red Shark and the group of thugs had retreated from the other side, and he could still hear them cursing in a frenzy.

"Damn it, that place collapsed, what do we do now?"