Chapter 126: Save the Person First, Then Die, Woof

Fire-Burning Birds, Sawtooth Vines, and even glowing mistletoe mixed in between... these were visible, but there were other plants that were obscured, or too large, or too small, and with Heitao A's constant prompts, the green list already numbered in the dozens.

Liu Mu had guarded against being raided by enemies, by allies, and by Mutated Animals, but she had never imagined that one day her home would be occupied by plants. Xu Xiaofeng and Zhang Xiaoyong could defend against the first three, and even if they couldn't, they could just hide underground; however, the growth of Mutated Plants posed a greater threat to the basement than anything else.

As long as their root systems were large and developed enough, it was very likely they could invade the basement through tiny cracks and the ventilation system, destroying the entire sanitation system, or even occupying the space inside...

The closer Liu Mu got to that enormous flower, the more intense the life-identification information provided by Heitao A became; it was precisely the signature of Xu Xiaofeng and Zhang Xiaoyong.

She had assumed they would hide in the basement, but now it seemed the worst-case scenario had occurred.

What was worse was... they were only ordinary humans.

Although regret was useless, Liu Mu still regretted not keeping mutated subordinates—no, not even keeping more people. She shouldn't have sent everyone out; she shouldn't have been so careless... Were they still alive? What state were they in?

A large amount of golden pollen drifted from the blooming flower, mixing into the air like a flowing golden river, yet it possessed a powerful hallucinogenic effect.

Although Liu Mu put on a filter mask as soon as she discovered this, she quickly realized the mask wasn't very effective.

In less than ten minutes, the scene in her field of vision changed; the tangled vines turned into wisps of fragrant, glistening... twisted sugar-oil dough fritters?

Liu Mu shook her head; the hunger in her stomach reminded her that she hadn't eaten in a long time.

A huge shadow loomed over her, and while dodging, Liu Mu was surprised to see the leaves turn into giant ones, the serrated edges becoming sparkling colorful sugar shards, and the fuzz on the surface becoming a thick, blissful layer of frosting... as if!

Her stomach started singing, making Liu Mu irritable; in her anxiety, she cursed, cutting through the leaves with two consecutive slashes, but to her surprise, thick syrup oozed out, the fragrance hitting her in the face, and Liu Mu was doused in it while stunned.

She couldn't help but taste a bit; it was actually sweet.

There should be a limit to hallucinations; when even the sense of taste went wrong, it was just plain wrong.

Liu Mu was even hungrier; since the first apocalypse, she hadn't specifically eaten sweets for a long time. She didn't know if it was because she had suffered too much bitterness as a child, but after she could earn money, her greatest reward to herself was eating very sweet food.

From small cookies to honey-glazed cakes, the most extravagant times were a whole double-sugar cake.

Memories slowly flooded back, making the surrounding air feel even sweeter, not to mention the thick frosting before her eyes, which was a temptation on the same level as throwing money in front of her.

Liu Mu licked it again; her body felt like it was going to float away—it couldn't be any sweeter.

When the leaves attacked again, Liu Mu, her eyes filled with colorful sweets, spread her arms, hugged them directly, and opened her mouth to bite down.

This scene shocked Da Gouzi, who was struggling bitterly below, "Woof woof woof, Master, are we biting them to death if we can't win? Woof, I'm biting, I'm biting, I'm biting biting biting!"

*Hiccup*... Liu Mu was full, even moved to the point of tears; it had been decades, and she actually had another chance to eat sweets until she was full. This big flower should be kept at home from now on; what a great plant!

Under this filter, even that strange big flower looked cute.

"Hey, where are my big sister and little brother?"

Liu Mu swayed forward, "Am I sugar-drunk?"

The amazing thing was, despite her unsteady footsteps, every step landed precisely in the right spot; she was neither trapped nor did she fall.

The plant's attacks were also dodged by her by a hair's breadth every single time.

This scene looked normal to Niu Boyi, who had also eaten a lot of leaves, and the dog's brain was starting to get dizzy too.

However, the two people behind the binoculars on the ship were watching in terror; if not for Li Gang insisting on stopping them, Hong would have ordered the ship's artillery to attack several times.

"They clearly have a problem; the toxicity of Mutated Plants is impossible to guard against. Why are you stopping me? Do you want them to die in there?"

The youth's voice hadn't broken yet, and the sharp questioning made Li Gang's eardrums ache.

"Be quiet," Li Gang felt embarrassed; what on earth were those two doing? As acquaintances, it wasn't easy to comment, "Look for yourself."

Hong put down the binoculars hanging around his neck, and after looking through the high-powered binoculars equipped on the ship for a long while, his expression turned strange, "Are they eating grass?"

The man next to him spread his hands, indicating he was just as confused.

"Let's see how it goes; the Boss has her own reasons for doing things."

This wave of forcibly saving face for Liu Mu wasn't because Li Gang admired her, but mainly because he didn't want to lose face along with her.

Over there, Liu Mu was full and even let out a hiccup.

Then, drunk but persistent, she headed toward the big flower; later, being truly too 'drunk', she simply used the force of the leaves, constantly being flung away and landing. Of course, in Liu Mu's perception, she was being tossed up by giant flowers.

Finally, she landed precariously on the outer petals, and the flower, sensing a living creature, immediately shook violently.

Liu Mu's combat instinct made her subconsciously draw her twin blades and stab them fiercely into the petals, "Don't move, little cream petals, don't you move! If you move again, I'll eat you all!"

This crazy talk seemed to be understood by the enchanting flower, which was over ten meters in diameter; the shaking stopped abruptly, and Liu Mu, having just steadied her body, was sent tumbling by the inertia and slid toward the inside of the flower.

The intense fragrance rushed straight to her brain, and Heitao A's warning was finally read by Liu Mu due to the impact of the floral scent.

"Level 3 Mutant Plant? Danger level one, two, three, four... four little stars?"

Liu Mu took advantage of the slide to jump onto another petal and asked unhappily, "What's dangerous about a creamy big cake? Don't try to snatch my snacks, you broken system; I don't believe a word of that high-blood-sugar nonsense."

Heitao A: 【Host, you will regret these words; really, just you wait!】

"Hey, you even learned to threaten people? I'll wait; if I regret it, I'm a mangy cat!"

Originally, as a dog-raising family, Liu Mu had no prejudice against cats, until... once upon a time, the young and ignorant Niu Boyi was turned into a pig's head by wild cats several times, and was once robbed of his dog food until he was skin and bones.

By the time Liu Mu found out, she chased away the wild cats and gave the dog a good beating.

Fortunately, the dog didn't get depressed under the double blow.

Under Liu Mu's supervision, Niu Boyi fought back against groups of cats several times, finally reclaiming his food bowl and regaining his dignity among the cats within a five-kilometer radius.

Since then, the grudge between master and pet against cats had been settled.

Back to the present, under Heitao A's persistent nagging, Niu Boyi, who had mistaken the vines for big sausages, actually sobered up first.

Seeing his Master in danger among the petals, he didn't care if these plants had the scent of the big sister anymore; he flapped a few times, jumped up, and leaped onto the petals.

Although the petals were large, the dog was even more of a heavyweight; the spicy dog destroyed the flower, directly trampling the petals into pieces, and it crawled down, shivering.

Finally, the dog grabbed his Master in his mouth and, amidst her dizzy cursing, flung her out.

Unlike those petals and leaves with limited abilities, the dog's accuracy was trained by throwing Liu Mu like a sandbag; he smashed his favorite Master directly into the stamen.

This action caused the heartless System A to develop some temper that violated the agreement, 【Are you two looking for death? Is that middle part somewhere a human can go? You didn't read a single word of the highly toxic warning!】

"Woof woof woof, I don't know how to read!" Niu Boyi was unreasonable but bold, "Master, save the big sister first before you die!"

Heitao A... the voice disappeared, the prompts disappeared, as if it had crashed.