Published: February 8, 2025
“You've made a mess of things, haven’t you?”
When Ye Zhongming arrived at the agreed location on the outskirts of Linhai City, he saw the members waiting for them. An hour later, when Little Tiger returned, Ye Zhongming was truly startled by his appearance.
Since the establishment of Cloud Summit, they had always been ahead of ordinary evolvers. Coupled with Ye Zhongming's coordination and foresight in various aspects, they did not face significant difficulties in food and water.
In contrast to the ordinary survivors who fought a dual battle for food and evolution, the Cloud Summit warriors were well-fed, warmly dressed, and remained clean.
The neat clothing had almost become a symbol of Cloud Summit Villa, well-known throughout Ying City.
So when he saw Little Tiger returning with two people, all dirty and even carrying some disgusting green and purple unknown liquids, Ye Zhongming could not help but be surprised.
“Boss!”
Seeing Ye Zhongming, Little Tiger immediately broke into a smile, and the earlier gloom on his face dissipated significantly.
Ye Zhongming quickly arranged for someone to clean up Little Tiger and the others. He knew that what should have been an easy reconnaissance mission had encountered unforeseen incidents.
Sure enough, after shedding his gear, Little Tiger, shirtless, began to recount the strange sights and sounds he had experienced since arriving.
It turned out that after bringing a dozen people and Big Yellow to this place, Little Tiger originally thought it was a simple task. With their team's capabilities, while they might not tackle major tasks, investigating information, confirming targets, understanding target conditions, and planning entry and exit routes should have been easy.
But contrary to expectations, they had spent many days here, and Little Tiger had not even entered the city!
“Yes, we haven’t even entered the city,” Little Tiger said, facing the astonished gazes of his brothers and sisters, forcing a bitter smile. He felt embarrassed, but he truly had no solution.
Because this was a city surrounded by a barrier!
“I’ve almost gone around Linhai in these past few days, trying to enter from other directions, but those seemingly clear roads turned out to be completely blocked.”
“Get to the point!”
Mo Ye, being Little Tiger's captain, had been leading him. This young man, who had become increasingly stubborn in the apocalypse, still had not shaken off his fear of his captain.
“The point is, this city seems to be occupied by some bizarre creatures, likely mutated plants. They’ve blocked every road into the city; as soon as you enter the area of Linhai, you’ll be attacked.”
Such unfathomable circumstances left everyone exchanging glances. They had been near Linhai for several hours and had looked at the distant Linhai City more than once but found no signs of it being occupied by mutated plants.
Ye Zhongming, however, did not doubt it. He knew Little Tiger could not lie about such matters, and his experiences in his previous life made him far more accepting of various bizarre events than the current survivors.
In his previous life, there had been the Heavenly Tree occupying an entire large city and the flamboyant flowers covering a whole lake, occurrences that were impossible in normal times but had appeared during the apocalypse.
“Are the evolution levels very high?”
Since becoming a six-star evolver, Liang Chuyin had been itching for action. Most of the mutated creatures they had encountered on the way had been killed by her, and hearing that even Little Tiger could not enter Linhai made her eager to try.
“I really don’t know the evolution levels of these things.” Seeing everyone puzzled, Little Tiger continued, “The plants blocking the roads are a light purple mutated species, very long and flexible, with strong serrated edges but good elasticity. As soon as they detect someone, they will emerge from various areas. If you get hit or entangled, it’s hard to escape. But these mutated plants don’t have any magic crystals.”