Chapter 207: Man-Eating Plant
"Hmm, we need to alleviate Zhang Zhuo’s suspicions so they don’t spread rumors once they get back. If other bases find out the armaments are in our possession, it would be quite troublesome."
Han Jiaojiao’s heart skipped a beat as she widened her eyes, "Brother, are you saying they might spread lies after returning? Claiming the armaments were taken by us? ...What should we do?" If Zhang Zhuo and the others spread the word, the armaments would certainly attract many covetous eyes... I’m afraid our days ahead will be anything but peaceful, to say the least. There will undoubtedly be numerous attempted robberies.
"Don’t worry," Han Yi said gently, taking her hand and squeezing it reassuringly, "this is just a possibility, not a certainty that it will happen." Furthermore, it’s uncertain whether they will be able to return to their base alive.
Han Yi did not voice the latter half, not wanting to scare his sister.
He observed that Zhang Zhuo’s troops’ movements were primarily focused on speed, avoiding the dangerous beasts and birds of prey in the woods. This clearly was the work of the superpower user with psychic abilities. Avoiding danger through mental search was customary, but it wasn’t suited for this place, as they seemed to forget about the mutant plants.
Or maybe, they did consider the mutant plants but did not take them seriously. After all, the mutant plants back in the city weren’t particularly intimidating; they were just foolishly growing in fixed places, dying instantly when set on fire.
But in this unspoiled mountain range, there were ancient trees that had grown for hundreds, if not thousands of years. Their canopy diameters could reach forty to fifty meters, making humans standing beneath them seem as insignificant as ants. If one of these trees mutated, even setting it on fire might take seven days and nights to burn completely!
Han Yi watched coldly from the sidelines, with no intention of warning them.
The two walked hand in hand back to the camp, just as Xiao Jian and Tian Xinyue happened to be looking for them.
Probably because it had eaten its fill, the Pepper in Han Jiaojiao’s backpack showed no reaction to Tian Xinyue’s presence.