Chapter 1422: Chapter 590: Gale Convoy_2

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“Damn it…”

“Who suggested running here? Now we’re completely screwed!”

“Who would’ve thought these mutant trees were so cunning!”

“We finally shook off that mutant beast, but now we’ve walked right into the trap…”

“But why doesn’t it kill us? Instead, it deliberately traps us…”

“Being trapped might end even worse…”

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In front of several modified tracked vehicles, a group of people gathered, trembling as they looked at the giant trees outside that could kill them instantly. There were also some destroyed vehicles nearby.

Reflecting on their previous experiences, they all felt tears well up.

They were passing by Zizhu Base and unexpectedly found it full of food! Some survivors were moving the food into the base. The strength of the survivors at this base was not strong!

Encountering such good fortune, the “Gale Convoy” certainly wouldn’t pass it up, so they decided to raid without hesitation!

The process went smoothly; they took some food, and the others couldn’t stop them.

The people of Gale Convoy originally only planned to steal the food, but they discovered that there were only a few Fourth-order Awakeners at the base, and they were all seriously injured! Then, their plan changed–they didn’t just want the food, they wanted to take the survivors, too!

In the apocalypse, the least valuable thing is people, but it’s also the most valuable.

If they could enslave these survivors from the base, it would create a lot of wealth for them!

So, they immediately changed their strategy, planning to take both the people and the food.

Just when they were about to rush into the base and enslave them, a Fifth-tier Lord-Level mutant beast appeared!

Although they were strong, they were only at the Fourth order and didn’t have many people. Facing such a high-level mutant beast, there was no chance of winning.

They quickly retreated.

Although it was a pity, they had still snagged a lot of food, so it wasn’t a loss. As for the survivors of Zizhu Base, they could only regretfully become the mutant beast’s dinner.

But unexpectedly, the mutant beast did not rush into the surviving base, but started chasing the Gale Convoy!

Everyone cursed in their hearts, thinking this mutant beast was an idiot for not choosing the ready-made meal and instead coming after them.

There was no other choice, they had to increase their speed and run.

Fortunately, the mutant beast wasn’t very fast, and their specially modified tracked vehicles were incredibly quick on snow, so the beast couldn’t catch up immediately.

But this wasn’t a solution; they could be caught at any moment.

However, someone in their team had an Awakening Ability to create illusions. Although it had a high failure rate and couldn’t last long, it would work even against an enemy of the Fifth-tier Lord-Level if it succeeded. Plus, this awakening didn’t consume much.

So, that person started frantically creating illusions for the mutant beast.

After several attempts, they finally succeeded at a junction. The mutant beast was successfully led down another road.

Then they quickly took the opportunity to cover their tracks, including erasing scents as someone in their team specialized in that, fearing the beast would continue to pursue them after escaping the illusion.

After that, everything went smoothly. The beast was led away and never chased them again. The people of the Gale Convoy were all relieved.

At that moment, a dense forest appeared in front of them.

They were to meet with others, and this forest was on their inevitable route. Although they could take a detour, it would be a long one.

In this ice and snow landscape, evergreen plants are rare, but they do exist, and they are mostly mutants; it’s hard for non-mutants to survive. They had never seen so many mutation plants together before.

Just as they didn’t want to take a detour, they decided to enter and have a look, maybe there would be something worthwhile inside.

In the apocalypse, although danger lurks everywhere, there are many opportunities as well. It all depends on whether one can seize them. The Gale Convoy, emboldened by their sophisticated vehicles, were far braver than most. After all, if they encountered any danger, they could always escape by driving away.

Previously, they had found a strange fruit in an evergreen forest. After someone ate it, they awakened shortly after. Thus, they couldn’t miss such opportunities.

So, they ventured into a forest amid the icy, snowy landscape.

At first, everything was calm without any dangers, but they didn’t let their guard down. They remained vigilant, ready to flee at the sight of any overpowering threat.

Unexpectedly, despite their caution, they fell into a trap. When the convoy reached a sparse woodland, a multitude of trees swiftly sprang up from the surrounding snow!

These trees, with menacing “claws,” instantly encircled the entire convoy.

The people of the Gale Convoy were unsure of the level of these mutant trees as they couldn’t sense it. However, when they attempted to break through in their vehicles, the leading vehicle was instantly crushed by the trees!

Shockingly, the person inside the vehicle was thrown out by the twisting trees, unharmed.

With their extensive combat experience, they immediately realized that the mutant trees blocking their path were far stronger than them. There was no escape!

The mutant trees didn’t even allow them to stay in their vehicles. After watching three vehicles get destroyed, they decisively exited their cars.

As expected, after getting out, the mutant trees stopped attacking them. However, they also didn’t let them leave and trapped them there!

This situation filled them with fear and confusion; they didn’t understand why the mutant trees trapped but didn’t kill them… This clearly wasn’t a good sign, perhaps the end result would be worse than death! Death might even be preferable…

But as the saying goes, who would choose death when there’s a chance to live? They weren’t ready to give up until all hope was lost.

After conducting some tests, they were certain.

There’s no escape, absolutely no way out!

Whether by digging tunnels or pole vaulting, nothing worked. The ground had roots, the air had branches; unless they could fly out swiftly, there was no chance of leaving.

Just when they were sinking into despair, someone suddenly widened their eyes, then rubbed them vigorously to ensure they weren’t seeing things.

“There are people! Someone is coming from outside!”

Although the mutant trees trapped the members of the Gale Convoy, they weren’t as tightly sealed as walls, and there were still many gaps between the trees. These gaps weren’t large enough for escape, but they afforded a view of the outside.

Through these gaps, they saw an incredibly robust human outside the trees, accompanied by a large, muscular wolfhound.

So, the man immediately shouted.

In the apocalypse, if you stumble into danger and coincidentally encounter a survivor, it’s highly likely they won’t save you. But if you can bring the danger to them, they’ll have no choice but to join forces with you to fight off the threat.

As for whether they would be retaliated against after escaping the danger, that was a matter for later. There was no need to consider it before escaping.

So the man shouted, hoping to attract the attention of the mutant trees to the human outside, diverting them to attack that person.

If the mutant trees attacked that outsider, they might have a chance to escape!

Hearing the commotion, other people also spotted the tall figure outside. They spontaneously started to scream for help.

“Help!”

“Save us!”

“We are trapped, help!”

Regardless of whether the outsider would help, they first needed to make the mutant trees aware of him.

But what baffled them was, despite their loud cries, the menacing mutant trees merely twisted their bodies and did not attack the outsider.

On the other side.

Wang Tao looked at those mutant trees, his eyes faintly gleaming.

“Trap-type Level 6 biological weapon, interesting…”