End of the World Cycle

Afterwards, what Gou Zi and Miao Zhe found were also second-level plants. They were not large in size and were very easy to handle. Near dusk, several people received information about rejoining the team from different places and started to go back.

There were more than a dozen second-level plant crystal cores on the table, especially Shui Liqing who brought back eight, accounting for half. Xie Qin glanced at Shui Liqing with admiration on his face, and Shui Liqing also sat up straight with gratitude.

It has to be said that Shui Liqing's ability is very useful for getting close to mutant plants. As long as he finds the location of the crystal core, he can get the crystal core by surprise with almost no effort.

Therefore, Shui Liqing was in the best spirits when he came back, and his time was only wasted on looking for plants and rushing on the road. On the other hand, the others had tiredness written all over their faces, their bodies were extremely dirty, and their outer combat uniforms were soaked.

After changing clothes, several people sat together to eat. Xie Qin talked about two third-level mutant plants that parasitized each other in the forest. After determining the route for the next day, they went to rest.

Xie Qin and Xu Yangyang shared a car, the Shui brothers shared two, Xie Ran and Liu Bo lived together, and Miao Zhe and Huang Yuanyuan lived together. It was just the right allocation.

The night outside the forest was still quiet. The protective shield kept out the occasional wandering zombies. After the fire outside the RV gradually died down, a helicopter landed on the outskirts of the other end of the forest.

At dawn, Huang Yuanyuan sorted out everyone's coats that were hung by the fire to dry, then took a scalpel and expertly cut apart and skinned several mutant rabbits. Her movements were extremely smooth and flexible.

Just when I finished preparing the meat doll and threw it on the baking tray, Xie Qin also got up.

"I just observed their condition and there is nothing wrong with them. I also did a simple analysis of their meat quality and they are edible for humans. I plan to roast some and try it out. If there is no problem, we can breed them in the base. With such a large size and the strong reproductive capacity of rabbits, there will definitely be no shortage of meat in the future. I just don't know if it is easy to bring live rabbits back."

"Well. Don't worry, I will notify someone to pick it up. But you also know something about animals?" Xie Qin nodded, looking at the red rabbit meat on the baking tray. Thinking that Huang Yuanyuan was right to bring it out.

Rabbits have a short reproductive cycle and can indeed be used as the main meat reserve. After all, they have seen very few mutant animals so far. In their previous lives, they rarely left the base and died early. The later scenes were all of some strange mutant animals, with several heads and dozens of arms and legs. They were obviously inedible.

The current mutant rabbit is the mutant animal that is closest to the original prototype.

"They all start from biology, so there's no separation. Plus, there hasn't been much to do in recent years, so I've read a lot of books." Huang Yuanyuan smiled.

As they were talking, Xie Qin saw that Huang Yuanyuan's hands seemed to be white and cracked due to excessive washing and disinfection. He bought a can of strong hand cream from the system mall and handed it to Huang Yuanyuan.

"This hand wipe is quite useful, you can try it."

"Thank you... Boss. Can I call you that? I see they all call you that."

"Sure, you are also a member of our Infinite Team, aren't you?"

"Okay! I understand, boss." Huang Yuanyuan is chubby and cute, and she is even cuter when she smiles. Deep down, Huang Yuanyuan is very grateful to Xie Qin. She has a vague admiration for such a powerful person.

With these words, it was as if she understood that Xie Qin also accepted her, so she was naturally happy.

After dinner, Xie Qin and his group set off again. This time, Xie Qin took Shui Liqing and headed straight for the Alsophila spinulosa. Xu Yangyang took Liu Bo and Gou Zi, and Shui Limu went alone to a deeper place in another direction.

On the way there, Xie Qin discovered another second-level coral grass. The serrations on the leaves of the coral grass had hardened and were very sharp. Although the size was not large, the leaves were waving very fast without any flaws. Xie Qin waved his long knife to remove the leaves, and Shui Liqing quickly flashed to the root of the coral grass.

Grabbing the sturdy roots, he bent his waist and exerted force, pulling out the two-person-high coral grass by the roots in one go.

Benben started late in the morning and was tripped by a coral reef. When he was still a few hundred meters away from the tree fern, Xie Qin heard the noise.

It was the sound of a wood saw. I looked at the distance of everyone on the positioning watch. No one was near me, so there must be other people in front.

Shui Liqing took the initiative to hold Xie Qin's hand. Xie Qin clasped Shui Liqing's fingers tightly and tied their wrists together with a sweat towel. After looking at each other, they quickly ran towards the Alsophila spinulosa. She would not give up the third-level plant that she had found with great difficulty to others.

While running, Xie Qin contacted other people, explained that there were other people in the forest, and asked Miao Zhe to take back all the drones to avoid being exposed.

About 80 meters away from the Alsophila spinulosa, Xie Qin stopped. The two of them quickly climbed up a tall tropical tree in front of them and hid behind the dense leaves.

Although the view was not very good, it was still possible to see the area around the Alsophila spinulosa. There were about a dozen figures on the back of the Alsophila spinulosa. The group was large, with tools spread all over the ground. Several people were assembling equipment and setting up camp.

The camp was located in a safe place on the edge of the Alsophila spinulosa fern. A few more people controlled the drone to scan the tree. Seeing this, Xie Qin roughly understood that this group of people came for this tree. They were so well prepared. It seemed that they discovered these two third-level plants earlier than them.

Xie Qin watched the drone fly around the plants and soon headed in their direction. The two of them jumped off and retreated about fifty meters before stopping.

It was no longer possible to see clearly what was around the Alsophila spinulosa fern in this place. Fortunately, Xiaobao had also done a full scan when he was helping to observe the tree the day before.

After looking at the specific location and comparing many options, the two chose a route. After the group of people set up the camp, they did not take any other actions. Instead, they found a way to get the red fruits on the vines hanging on the leaves of the tree fern. The two middle-aged men in white coats took them for research.

Seeing this, Xie Qin was no longer anxious. She didn't want to have a direct conflict with this group of people. She had already discovered that the two people who had been following the white coat were both fourth-level psychics, one fire and one wood. There was also a woman sitting in front of the equipment, who was a dual-level third-level psychic, although only water and space, but no one could be sure what was in their tents.

With such thorough preparations and sneaking into the primeval forest, there must be a trump card. Although Xie Qin is confident that she can deal with these people, it is not 100% certain. She will not do anything with a risk factor.

Therefore, Xie Qin planned to avoid these people and quietly climb to the top of the Alsophila spinulosa. Fortunately, there was no sun today, the weather was gloomy, and the rain forest was blocked by vegetation, so the visibility was very poor.

After lunch, people would have a period of fatigue, and Xie Qin planned to start at that time. It was only ten o'clock now, and he would have to wait for three or four hours. It was very uncomfortable to stay in the damp rainforest, so Xie Qin wanted to go back to the space station and wait.

"Huh~" Shui Liqing made a little noise appropriately to indicate his presence. Only then did Xie Qin notice that his little handsome boy couldn't get in.

"How about you wait for me here?" Xie Qin asked with a smile.

Shui Liqing's eyes widened. Although he didn't have pupils, so one couldn't tell the change in his eyes, one could tell from his pretty face that it was as if he was accusing Xie Qin. How could such cold words come out of that soft little mouth!

Then he immediately hugged Xie Qin and held her tightly in his arms, fearing that Xie Qin would abandon him and run away.

"I'm just kidding! Let go, I won't leave, let's wait here together, okay?" Xie Qin pushed Shui Liqing's still solid chest and said.

Shui Liqing was happy, and patted Xie Qin's face with satisfaction before loosening his grip a little, but he didn't intend to let Xie Qin go. He knew Xie Qin didn't like the wet forest, so he held Xie Qin's butt like a child, letting her legs wrap around his waist to prevent her feet from touching the ground.

"What! Why are you picking me up?" Xie Qin was puzzled by Shui Liqing's behavior and wanted to get down.

The next second, Shui Liqing had already jumped onto a nearby tree. Xie Qin was startled by the weightlessness and immediately hugged Shui Liqing's neck tightly. After two or three steps, they both reached the branch at the waist of the tree. Shui Liqing sat down, leaning against the trunk, his body tilted like a human-shaped recliner.

Xie Qin lay in his arms tightly, feeling quite comfortable. He looked in the direction of Alsophila spinulosa, retracted his legs from around Shui Liqing, and changed direction to sit sideways on Shui Liqing's legs.

Facing the Alsophila spinulosa, he leaned sideways in Shui Liqing's arms and closed his eyes to rest. Shui Liqing lightly held Xie Qin's waist and crossed his legs. Xie Qin sat a little higher, with his chin just resting on the top of Xie Qin's head.

This position was very comfortable for both of them, so it didn't matter if they waited for three or four hours. Xie Qin fell asleep in a daze, and Shui Liqing hugged her tighter, letting Xie Qin lean against his neck, and sniffed Xie Qin's little face lovingly. He really liked hugging Xie Qin.

Although his Qinqin has grown up, she is still soft and little in his eyes and he can never hold her enough.

Just after one o'clock, Xie Qin was awakened by Shui Liqing patting her on the back. The two of them climbed down the tree, approached the Alsophila spinulosa quietly, and went around to the blind spot of the camp.

Sure enough, the camp was very quiet, with only three people sitting on rocks outside the tent in a daze. A little wind swept through the jungle, blowing the surrounding vegetation into a whirlwind, and the water from the Xieqin River sped up and went directly to the trunk of the Alsophila spinulosa fern.

Sure enough, with the special ability of the water-standing tree, the tree ferns could not detect their existence at all. Xie Qin took out a dagger and tentatively inserted it into the tree trunk.

The tree fern reacted a little, but not much. It just shook the trunk lightly, and the leaves swayed for a moment. As expected, the depth of the dagger was not enough to hurt such a huge trunk.

Neither of them was the type to waste time, so without hesitation, they each held a dagger and began to climb up the tree trunk. At a height of thirty or forty meters, they reached the top in just over ten minutes.

There was a depression in the center of the top, and several thick parasitic vines spread out from it. They should be the roots of another plant. Xie Qin didn't know what it was, but he was curious that the roots of that thing actually grew from the trunk of the Alsophila spinulosa fern.

The roots of the vines were very hard, and the crystal cores of the two plants were wrapped in the giant sphere formed by the vines. Xie Qin raised his hand and stabbed the dagger into it, but he didn't expect that the roots of the plant were very sensitive. In an instant, the Alsophila spinulosa fern shook violently.

Xie Qin almost lost her balance, and after stabilizing herself, she knew she had to take out the crystal core quickly and accurately, otherwise they would most likely be thrown off.

Xie Qin sat cross-legged on top of the Alsophila spinulosa fern, quickly searching for tools that could be used in the system, and suddenly his eyes flashed across the anesthetic. . .

[Hey, Xiaobao, can this paralyze the perception of plants? ]

[Emm, I don't know, but this thing is not expensive, you can try it, if it works, it's more cost-effective than buying tools. ]

【Row. 】

Xie Qin bought an anesthetic reagent and carefully inserted it into a small area at the root of the vine. Two minutes later, he inserted the dagger again.

Sure enough, the plants did not react. This thing can paralyze the perception of plants. One point is equal to one anesthetic. Xie Qin exchanged 20 sticks for only 10 points. Compared with spending tens of thousands of points to buy a prop that might only be used once, this is very cost-effective.

Two people surrounded the vines wrapped around the crystal core and tied a circle of anesthetics. Two minutes later, Xie Qin began to chop with a long knife with swift movements.

Even though Xie Qin used all his strength, it still took three slashes of the fourth-order power ability to split the ball of vines.

Two crystal cores appeared in front of him, one red and one green. Xie Qin took out the two crystal cores without hesitation. Then, the plants under his feet were shrinking at a speed visible to the naked eye. Seeing this, Shui Liqing picked up Xie Qin and jumped towards the other half of the jungle.

With his back facing the ground, he wrapped Xie Qin tightly and landed smoothly on the ground. Because it was a little sloped, he rolled twice before stopping. Shui Liqing's physique was excellent. He fell from a height of 30 meters, but was slightly cushioned by the vegetation and landed. He was fine and held Xie Qin firmly.

After landing, Xie Qin still looked at Shui Liqing worriedly. Apart from his coat being torn and some mud splashed on his pretty face, there was no problem at all.

Xie Qincai took Shui Liqing's hand.

"Walk."

The two of them quickly left the location of the tree fern, but they didn't know that the researcher in the camp was crying as sadly as a child when he saw the tree fern and the unknown plants that had grown to normal size.

I finally found a high-level mutant plant that was parasitic on an unknown vine-like plant. I came here from afar, set up a site and started researching, and it was gone in an instant. How could I not cry!