Published: January 31, 2025
Wen Yu simply responded to Sun Ruixing and continued with his tasks, while Li Quan'an merely glanced at Sun Ruixing without saying anything further.
Sun Ruixing's thoughts were nothing more than wanting to protect these ordinary people. Such matters depended entirely on one's own willingness, and there was no need for others to criticize.
Naturally, Li Quan'an had no reason to refuse.
Five minutes quickly passed. Once everything was arranged, Li Quan'an strode over to Wen Yu.
"Let's get started."
Wen Yu glanced at the prepared team and then at the determined Li Quan'an, nodding heavily.
He picked up his steel knife and stood at the front of the team, with his soul pet, the one-eyed beast, beside him. Behind them was a long line of cars, followed by Sun Ruixing leading over a hundred unclassed ordinary people, and at the very back were Li Quan'an and his subordinates along with their relatives.
The hierarchy was clear.
"Let's go!"
Under the loud voice of the second-level vocational practitioner, the entire team clearly heard Wen Yu's command.
The vehicles started, and the team began to move slowly.
As Wen Yu slowly picked up his pace, the team accelerated accordingly until they soon reached the blockade line of the mutated vines.
Wen Yu looked back at the crowd behind him and chose not to say anything this time. He directly commanded the one-eyed beast to charge forward, and Wen Yu immediately entered combat mode, following closely behind.
"Charge forward, stay close to Brother Wen Yu, hurry!"
Li Quan'an roared from the back.
With his roar, the one-eyed beast stepped onto the blockade line of the mutated plants.
There was complete silence.
Whether in the fields, on the mountainside, or underground, there was not a sound to be heard.
Wen Yu's heart suddenly tightened.
These mutated vines had developed a primitive intellect and intended to capture all survivors in one fell swoop.
But for Wen Yu, this was undoubtedly the best news possible.
This meant that Wen Yu would be able to safely traverse hundreds of meters, greatly reducing the pressure on him.
"Those at the back, speed up!"
Wen Yu bellowed, and the one-eyed beast immediately quickened its pace. The team behind them followed suit, with ordinary people being supported by the vocational practitioners behind them, and the cars also revved up to their maximum speed.
When Li Quan'an at the back stepped onto the blockade line of the mutated plants, there was still no sound. It was as if it was the calm before the storm.
"This doesn't feel right..."
The atmosphere around made Wen Yu's heart race.
The one-eyed beast seemed to sense danger and suddenly exploded into its fastest speed.
"Boom, boom."
A series of low, muffled sounds began to echo from the nearby mountainside, and the sounds grew louder.
Until that sound peaked, the mountainside abruptly exploded.
Countless vines surged out from the mountainside, like a waterfall mixed with a large amount of rubble, directly charging towards the survivor team.
"Ah."
"Help!"
"Brother Wang, save me, I'm trapped!"
The piercing screams mixed with the sounds of falling stones and the sounds of vines snapping human bodies echoed through the entire path.
Wen Yu didn't care about the situation behind him. He swung the steel knife in his hand, smashing the incoming vines, as the one-eyed beast cleared the way ahead and raced forward.
Together, human and beast, they broke through this wave of mutated vines with unstoppable force.
As for the people behind, Wen Yu didn't bother to think about them.
In fact, during the discussions with Li Quan'an about the plan, there was one thing Wen Yu did not tell Li Quan'an:
In my eyes, you are merely cannon fodder.
...
Ahead was not a smooth path.
The earlier vines were just the prelude.
As Wen Yu quickly ran past this stretch of mountain, the ground ahead flattened, but everywhere on the ground were clawing vines.
The one-eyed beast showed no hesitation, its right claw swiping out while running, directly tearing apart the vines in front, ignoring the rest, and charging forward with determination.