The protagonist chased the villain, and Tiandao screamed in anger

The weather turns cold, and after winter comes, there are constant cold winds and heavy snow.

The abandoned towns and wild woodlands that had lost their human beings were all covered with a thick layer of white frost. The accumulated snow covered all the stench and filth, as if the world was still the same as before.

On a highway with woods on both sides, the soft snow was compacted by wheels and footprints.

The mutant plant that was blocking the middle of the road was finally defeated by the attack of the silk thread. Li Shen put away his supernatural power, loosened his wrist, and called on his team members to quickly clean up the battlefield.

"Finally done, we can call it a day and still make it in time for New Year's Eve!"

It is strange to say, during the extremely cold winter when all things are withering, there are many mutated plants that grow wildly despite the biting cold wind.

If it was a mutant plant that usually grew in a corner, the people at the base wouldn't need to worry about it.

Just on the main road they were traveling, a man-eating mutant plant had grown up there without them noticing.

The first to suffer were the teams from other bases, who sent out several teams of psychics to eliminate them. After finding themselves no match for them, they sent a rescue signal to Base No. 1.

This thorny problem naturally fell on Li Shen's head.

But this plant is a bit strange. It has many roots that are deep, very hard, and poisonous.

Before their powers could reach the mutant plants, they were separated by the vines that rose from the ground. They could not get close, so naturally they could not hurt the mutant plants' vital parts.

Unfortunately, 033 was borrowed by another superpower team this time and was not with Li Shen's team. Without the fire power, there was really no way to get rid of this fierce plant for a while.

But the other party insisted on staying on their main traffic artery and refused to leave. The road was blocked and it was the end of the year, so the impact was not small.

After weighing the pros and cons, Li Shen decisively contacted the base research institute and applied to bring subject 049 to help.

"Clear the road and let's go back." Li Shen directed the team members to back up the mutant plants as research samples and throw the rest aside to avoid blocking the road.

He opened the car door and put the sample away, then turned around and saw subject 049, who was wearing a black collar and looked no different from an ordinary person, still standing on the mutant plant and fiddling with something.

"I'm leaving 049, going back to see your Dr. You."

Normally, 049 would ignore anyone who was on a mission with the team, not even looking at them. But when Dr. You was mentioned, the other party would obviously give some reaction.

Therefore, Li Shen, who had mastered effective communication methods, mentioned You Mu in almost every sentence when he took 049 on a mission.

"..." 049, who was standing on the mutated plants with something in his hand, turned his head to look at Li Shen before jumping down from the height. He kicked a large group of plants blocking the road to the side of the road, walked over and got into the car.

The team members responsible for cleaning up the battlefield saved a lot of effort as they didn't have to divide and move the plants. They quickly finished clearing the road, locked the car doors, turned the tires, and drove back to the base.

In the car, after sitting down, Li Shen saw what 049 was holding in his hand.

...a 'flower' with eyeballs on its stamen, densely-toothed fangs, and petals covered with spots, plucked from the head of a mutant plant?

Can this still be called a flower?

Li Shen narrowed his eyes and remained skeptical.

"You want to give this thing... as a flower to Dr. You?" Li Shen's thoughts coincided with 049's for a moment, and he seemed to understand what 049 meant.

After all, every time in the past, he would bring back something unique for Dr. You.

Sometimes it is a zombie's crystal core, sometimes it is the huge eyeballs of a mutant animal, or sometimes it is a huge bloody head. In short... all kinds of weird things.

There was no response, but Li Shen was used to 049's indifference. Seeing 049 carefully touching the Piranha Plant and protecting it as if it were a rare treasure, Li Shen admired Dr. You's ability to accept.

Is it true that 049 won’t be beaten up?

The return journey was smooth, and Li Shen first took 049 back to the research institute.

049 took the heart rate test and safety test arranged by the staff while holding the Piranha Plant. Li Shen immediately went to find a partner.

There was no one on the third floor and Du Yansheng was not there, so he went directly to the fifth floor. Sure enough, he saw the two people who were collaborating on the experiment in You Mu's laboratory.

Previously, the two of them were stuck in a bottleneck period and had made no progress. After discussing it, they decided to simply work together on the solution to the virus. This not only improved their efficiency but also enabled them to make up for each other's shortcomings.

The change in strategy did have a significant effect, and both parties were very satisfied with it. The only thing that made Li Shen unhappy was that his partner went to the fifth floor every day and almost forgot about him.

"You guys cooperated very well. Thanks to 049, the mission was successfully completed. Tonight is New Year's Eve, don't be busy. Dean Feng said that everyone should go to the cafeteria to eat dumplings." Unable to bear Du Yansheng staying in the laboratory all day, Li Shen went over to pull him out and reminded him of the special day.

"By the way, Dr. You, 049 has brought you a surprise. You can look forward to it."

After knocking on the glass of the partition, Li Shen pulled Du Yansheng out, and then revealed something to You Mu with a gloating smile.

The hand holding the test tube paused slightly, You Mu had great doubts about the "surprise" that Li Shen mentioned.

Thinking of what 049 had brought back before, his face looked unhappy. He wondered what "good stuff" 049 had brought back this time.

"Doctor, I'm back. This is for you. Do you like it?"

As soon as Li Shen and Du Yansheng left, 049, who had just finished the test, came. He stretched out his hand and placed the Piranha Plant in front of You Mu, who had just walked out of the laboratory.

As soon as I took off my goggles, a bloodshot fish-eye-like thing rushed straight to my retina.

The scarlet eyeballs rolled around, and the fangs on the pistil became jagged and had no tips, probably because they were broken by force. The petals were similar in shape to lilies, but their appearance was completely different from that of lilies.

You Mu really didn't understand 049's aesthetic taste. She clearly knew how to become pretty to seduce him, but every time she went out, she brought back something that was hard to describe. However, 049 looked at her eagerly, begging for praise...

From what Li Shen said, it was rare for the other party to be so obedient and perform a mission well, and You Mu couldn't say no.

"...very good, put it in a bottle and put it there." He really couldn't like it. After a long while, You Mu uttered two words and pointed to a shelf on the side, asking 049 to put it in the bottle and put it there.

On the bright side, maybe it has some research value? It was not easy to carry it back with me.

"it is good!"

After the "gift" was given, 049 was very happy. He carefully put the Piranha Plant into a glass jar, closed it, and placed it together with the strange-shaped animal teeth on the shelf, the huge eyeballs soaked in liquid, and the black radial crystal core.

I also deliberately moved it to a 'beautiful' angle.