A cute, timid mushroom mistakenly takes the zombie king for her boyfriend and sticks close to him.

"what!"

Su Lanyue exclaimed in surprise, looking somewhat panicked. In this critical situation, Mu Qingfeng disregarded his conflict with her and quickly used his wind blade to cut the two vines to pieces.

The vine broke, and bright red liquid spurted out, staining Su Lanyue's trouser leg with blood, and half of her leg went numb.

Wang Gang dodged it, and cursed, "Damn it!"

"Miss Su, if you're not capable, can't you just stay back? Why are you pushing forward? Can you save him by yourself?"

Su Lanyue was naturally beyond saving. She was pricked by the sharp thorns of the vines again, and the wound was soaked with an unknown liquid. The poison was more severe than that of the others, and she could hardly move her lower body. If it weren't for Mu Qingfeng and the healing ability user, she would already be decapitated like Xiao Yuan.

Faced with Wang Gang's insults, her face turned ashen, and she was speechless.

She didn't know why things had turned out this way.

She was reborn, and by some twist of fate, she was supposed to carry the memories of her past life to change the ending of her previous life and defeat the zombie king as soon as possible to become the savior.

However, her rebirth seemed meaningless, instead ruining everything. In her previous life, Mu Qingfeng was unaware of her relationship with Xiao Yuan. Her contact with Xiao Yuan was kept secret. They both protected her, and even when the Zombie King controlled the zombies to raze the Zhongyu base, they died in front of her to protect her.

This life has turned out so badly. From the very beginning when Meng Xiaoyou appeared, it never followed the trajectory of the world.

Su Lanyue and Meng Xiaoyou are the same age. Even counting the three years of memories from their previous life, they are only twenty years old. Su Lanyue is cunning, but she is a hothouse flower. She has been well protected in both her previous and current lives, and she eventually panicked.

She was conflicted; she loathed Xiao Yuan, yet didn't want him to die; she liked Mu Qingfeng, but loved herself even more.

At the critical moment of life and death, only she was thinking about random things. Wang Gang hated these rich young ladies and gentlemen the most. What use is it if they are good-looking?

A vase.

He turned around, tearing apart the attacking vines, and warned, "Stand back, don't cause any more trouble. I've already contacted headquarters via walkie-talkie, and they're sending reinforcements. As long as we hold out until they arrive, we'll be rescued."

The group barely survived the attacks of the mutated plants, their bodies riddled with countless bloody welts. Each time they were hit, the toxins in their bodies worsened.

Time passed slowly, and the healing ability user was exhausted and too weak to stand up. His mind was buzzing, and the consequence of having exhausted all his abilities was that he was even weaker than an ordinary person.

They had considered escaping, but once they were dragged here, all their escape routes were blocked by vines. Not even a fly could get in, let alone a human.

The person on the other end of the walkie-talkie kept reassuring him: "Don't be discouraged. We've already arrived in Gong County. We've sent more than a dozen people with earth-based supernatural abilities. It'll just take a few minutes to find your location. Hang in there."

The problem is, they simply can't hold on any longer.

When life and death are at stake, even a few seconds can feel incredibly long, let alone a few minutes.

Everyone lay on the ground or leaned against the earthen wall, panting heavily. Sweat mixed with tears dripped from their faces, and they were soaked through, like dying fish struggling helplessly on the shore.

Mu Qingfeng wiped the sweat from his face. The once-proud son of heaven felt incredibly insignificant at this moment.

He finally realized what he was being arrogant about.

Faced with absolute power, the Mu family and fourth-tier superpowers are nothing.

He's useless, he's a piece of trash, he couldn't even protect her.

He turned his face away, not wanting his former fiancée to see his dejected expression, his voice hoarse and weak: "Lan Yue, it's my fault. You wronged me by choosing me."

“No…” Su Lanyue shook her head, tears streaming down her face, and struggled to crawl to his side, interlocking her fingers with his. “But… Qingfeng, I’m not reconciled.”

Since death was inevitable, why did God allow her to be reborn and then die a second time?

A wave of despair washed over her.

However, at that moment, the vines suddenly stopped attacking.

Everyone saw the vines seem to stiffen for a moment, as if they had encountered a natural enemy, and dared not move. A "crackling" sound came from one of the exits.

The blows struck everyone's hearts, making everyone tense.

What could possibly frighten mutated plants so much?

Even more bizarrely, the vines of those tree cocoons suddenly loosened and spat out the half-eaten and undigested creatures inside. Su Lanyue, who was nearby, was unlucky enough to be spat on by the mutated plant.

Even Mu Qingfeng was not spared.

The two people looked tragic. Su Lanyue saw Xiao Yuan, who was lying on her and covered in plant "saliva," and the words she was about to say suddenly choked up.

Finally, through the vine-blocked passage, a shaky ray of light pierced through, and the group saw a shovel, seemingly half-chewed by a dog, being pushed in.

The vines were gradually shredded, and a sweet, inquisitive voice came from inside, "Huh? It smells terrible in there, there's something dirty. Are you sure you want to come in?"

Those who appeared to have been insulted: "?"

"Hmm." The voice that answered was as cold as ice, the complete opposite of the sweet female voice from before, and just hearing it sent a shiver down one's spine.

"Okay, the ones behind don't follow, just the two of us will go."

Then came a series of "roaring" sounds.

Is it a zombie?

When they heard the voice, Su Lanyue froze. Sure enough, the familiar figure came into view.

The man was tall and imposing. He would bend slightly when entering the cave entrance. His aura was indifferent and ruthless, but his actions did not match his demeanor, because he was carefully protecting someone.

The woman nestled comfortably in his arms, appearing somewhat petite, holding a flashlight in one hand and a shovel in the other, poking here and there.

Clearly, they had also spotted the group at the mutated lair.

"Meng Xiaoyou?"

Su Lanyue's voice was somewhat shrill, "How did you get here?"

Mu Qingfeng glanced at Meng Xiaoyou's face quickly, then frowned as she was annoyed by her shrill voice.

Lan Yue used to speak softly and gently; when has she ever been so noisy?

Does he really know her?

Su Lanyue didn't care about anything else. She was full of doubt: "Shouldn't you be waiting outside Gong County?" Moreover, how come Meng Xiaoyou's boyfriend came to our door so quickly?

She didn't see Meng Xiaoyou being controlled and falling into the zombie horde, nor did she know why Meng Xiaoyou was there.

So much so that she was shocked to see Meng Xiaoyou again, let alone to be seen in her disheveled state by Meng Xiaoyou.

She had already given up entirely, and anyone, including Mu Qingfeng, could see her pathetic state, except for Meng Xiaoyou.

From the moment their fates were intertwined, they stood on opposite sides.

Su Lanyue couldn't accept that Meng Xiaoyou, who had lived a life of hardship and hadn't received a proper education from the Su family, was doing better than her.

She's in a terrible mess right now, her reputation is ruined and her life is in danger. Why should Meng Xiaoyou be so glamorous and able to act coquettishly in a man's arms?

Why?!