Abnormal survival in the end times

Chapter 225 Snow Lotus

Thinking of Bai Yang and Xi Shuang, I wonder if things went smoothly for them after they arrived at the medicine mountain, and whether they can make it back tomorrow.

Furthermore, due to the influence of climate, many plants that survive today are mutated. Herbs are no exception, so they must be harvested with great care to avoid breaking the roots; they must be harvested with the soil intact.

Only in this way can it be re-cultivated, watered with mutated water, and finally the medicinal properties will be extracted, making it even better than before.

And the seedlings that are stimulated by the white lychee are even more so.

This was the most surprising result that Huo Lao and Xi Shuang obtained after repeated experiments.

Meanwhile, Xi Shuang and her group, whom Bai Li was concerned about, had already arrived at Medicine Mountain at 1 p.m.

However, perhaps because the snow had fallen for so long, many herbs had frozen to death. Now, with the sudden warming, the area is still completely barren, with hardly a patch of green to be seen. Even in the shady areas of the medicinal mountain, a patch of snow has yet to melt.

This is very strange.

Keep in mind that the temperature has already reached 30 degrees Celsius, and the snow on the mountain has not yet melted.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

Ren Bin was left at the foot of the mountain to watch the cars, while the others followed Xi Shuang up the mountain to dig for medicinal herbs.

Unfortunately, after searching the entire mountain, they only managed to dig up about twenty seedlings that were barely alive. Fortunately, five of them were quite rare. If they could be transplanted back and kept alive, then the trip wouldn't have been in vain.

Even though they only found this much, it still took them an entire afternoon. After all, the medicinal mountain is quite large, and climbing it is not easy.

Finally, only the shady, snowy area remained unexplored.

Children are naturally curious, especially children like Jiang Qi and Lin Zhe, who are also very daring.

The two little ones crept up to the shady side, wanting to see why the snow there wasn't melting, and also wanting to grab a handful to see how it felt.

However, just as the two of them stretched out their little paws to touch the snow, Xiao Wu suddenly started barking loudly beside them.

"What's wrong, Xiao Wu?"

Qiqi withdrew its claws from the snow, immediately gripped the short knife at its waist, and looked around.

A moment later, his gaze fell on a bulge that suddenly appeared in the middle of the mountains. Then the bulge slowly grew bigger and longer, and finally, snowflakes fell from the bulge. The bulge turned into a huge white snake head.

The snake's eyes emitted a cold, eerie light as it stared directly at Jiang Qi and Lin Zhe.

The two children were stunned. They never expected that a snake would be hiding in this patch of unmelted snow.

Whether it was a stress response or not, when Lin Zhe noticed the snake's extremely hostile gaze, he suddenly waved his hand and unleashed a bolt of lightning. The purple beam of light, almost as thick as his arm, struck the large white snake, which was as tall as a person with its upper body raised, amidst crackling sounds.

With his good brothers all making a move, Qiqi certainly couldn't stand idly by. He immediately pulled out the dagger his father had specially made for him from his calf and flung it out with a whoosh.

Although he swung the dagger, he could actually control it, meaning that he had become more stable in controlling his second metal-type ability than before.

The moment it saw the lightning, the white snake's vertical pupils contracted, and it quickly and nimbly retreated to avoid it.

A crackling sound rang out, and snowflakes rained down.

"Jiang Qi, Lin Zhe."

Noticing the commotion, Qiao Fei, Xi Yu, Bai Yang, and Xi Shuang, who were not far away, hurriedly brought the herbs they had dug up.

At this moment, Qiqi also swung his dagger in front of the white snake, and he controlled it to stab its neck.

Qiao Fei and his companions were stunned for a moment when they saw the snake. It has to be said that this is the apocalypse after all, and all sorts of unexpected species can appear.

Not only did the snow not melt, but the snakes hidden in the snow also did not hibernate.

Is there something wrong with this snow?
Seeing that the two children were showing off their supernatural abilities and fighting the giant snake without losing ground, the adults didn't rush to help, but instead observed and kept watch from the sidelines.

Xi Shuang watched for about five minutes, then whispered to Bai Yang, "Did you notice that when Qi Qi's dagger passed that big rock, it was always slapped away by the white snake's tail, but in other places it just dodged and didn't strike?"

Bai Yang also noticed it. He squinted at the large rock, recalling the fantasy novels he had read before, and said, "Could there be some treasure behind it?"

As the novel says, any extraordinary treasure is always protected by a strange beast.

Don't call this fantasy. Does it mean it's not fantasy if they have superpowers?
In this apocalyptic world, nothing is impossible; the only limit is your imagination.

Xi Shuang didn't think that much about it; she was just curious about what was behind that rock.

Meanwhile, the white snake, attacked by both lightning and a dagger, was extremely annoyed. Its cold eyes stared at the two human cubs, it opened its mouth wide and arched its body. After dodging the lightning again, it suddenly raised its tail high and slammed it into the rocks above Jiang Qi and Lin Zhe's location.

Boom!

Just as its tail was about to hit the rock, a gunshot rang out. The bullet struck the snake, first creating a spark, then a dazzling red spray splattered onto the white snow.

Boom!

Without giving the White Snake a chance to catch her breath, Qiao Fei's gun fired again, this time hitting her vital spot.

However, the snake's skin was tougher than they had expected. They could break the snake's tail but not penetrate it, while at the seven-inch mark, two shots hit the ground but only grazed the skin.

Qiao Fei narrowed his eyes, a hint of excitement rising within them.

He put away his gun, casually pulled out two long daggers, and said to Jiang Qi and Lin Zhe, "You two stop and watch from the side."

After saying that, he leaped up to the mountainside.

Bai Yang clicked his tongue, thinking to himself that Old Joe was really belligerent.

Then he drew his long sword and discussed with Xi Yu, "After Captain Qiao lures the snake away, I'll go see what's behind that rock."

Everyone saw it clearly: even when the snake's tail was hit by a gun, the snake deliberately avoided the rock as it retreated, and even stood in front of the rock when Qiao Fei fired the second shot.

What kind of treasure makes it protect it so much?

After two battles, even though the snake's skin was as tough as iron, it was still injured, and its tail was bleeding. Seeing that the white snake's strength was gradually failing, Bai Yang darted up the mountain in a flash.

When we reached the back of that huge rock, we had just seen a hole about half the height of a person when we heard a hissing sound coming from behind us.

Without having time to look closely, I quickly dodged to the side.

In the instant he dodged, the spot where he had just been was struck by the snake's head, with a loud thud, sending snow and gravel flying everywhere.

Bai Yang had an idea. He suddenly darted up the boulder and then jumped up and down twice.

Now the white snake was really anxious. It didn't even care about the dagger that Qiao Fei had pounced on to stab at its seven-inch mark. It opened its mouth wide and hissed as it charged towards Bai Yang.

The snake was fast, but Bai Yang was not slow either. He dodged before the snake could pounce.

Meanwhile, before it could struggle or dodge, a knife was finally inserted into its vital spot. Although it wasn't inserted very deeply, it still managed to pierce the snake's skin and go in.

Qiao Fei was naturally strong, and when the white snake rushed towards Bai Yang without regard for anything else, he took the opportunity to grab the knife and slash down from the seventh inch. With a soft "plop," the dagger was completely buried in the snake's flesh.

hiss~~~
Whether it was a desperate roar before its death or not, the white snake's head opened its mouth wide and let out a mournful cry.

Before long, the white snake collapsed in the messy snow and lay still.

Jiang Qi and Lin Zhe stood beneath the snow, staring blankly at the large white snake stained with blood. No, after two rounds of fierce fighting, the snake was no longer entirely white. Its body was covered in black from Gigi's lightning strikes and red from Uncle Qiao's gun and dagger wounds. From head to tail, it was either black or red, and its original pure white skin was gone.

Oh, how pitiful.

If it hadn't intended to attack them in the first place, they wouldn't have struck first.

After all, its eyes were so cold and menacing, and it looked like it wanted to devour them alive, which terrified the two brothers.

Jiang Qi thought that although the snake had mutated into pure white and looked quite beautiful, it wasn't very bright.

That's so stupid.

They just wanted to grab a handful of snow, they weren't climbing up. Why don't you just stay put?
Why do you have to expose yourself?

It's not as clever as that big black snake in Pingjiang.

His mother went to the riverbank to investigate so many times, but the snake just stayed hidden inside and wouldn't come out.

"Xiao Shuang, come quick! There really is something here."

In just a short while, Bai Yang was already standing behind the big rock, and he saw three blooming white flowers.

Because the rock was always protected by the white snake, the snow here remains, and the eerie white flowers are hidden in the snow, beautiful and holy.

With Xi Yu's help, Xi Shuang quickly climbed to the rocks halfway up the mountain.

The cave, which was about half a person's height, was empty, but on one side of the cave, there were three white flowers that had just bloomed, so beautiful and eerie that they were astonishing.

What shocked Xi Shuang even more was that this flower—
Snow Lotus

She murmured to herself, her face full of disbelief.

Snow lotus flowers mostly grow in the snowy plateau. They stand tall and graceful, resembling lotus flowers, and are as white as jade, hence the name snow lotus.

But how come this is here?
"It's a snow lotus. If it's a transplanted flower, will it survive?"

Bai Yang's words brought Xi Shuang back to her senses. She turned to look at her surroundings, then at the large white snake that was clearly guarding the snow lotus. She wondered if the snow hadn't melted because of the snake or because of the snow lotus.

Regardless of the reason, these three blooming snow lotus flowers must be dug up.

Since it has already matured and blossomed, it doesn't matter whether it lives or dies.

Thinking of this, Xi Shuang hurriedly took out a shovel and began to dig up the flowers.

Below, Qiao Fei, Jiang Qi, and Lin Zhe were circling around the giant white snake.

"We can peel off the snakeskin and make two sets of protective clothing for you two."

Its hardness is simply unparalleled. Fortunately, the base commander has some skilled craftsmen who can peel it off and send it over, providing them with supplies to help with processing.

"Using snakeskin as protective clothing? Is it even wearable?"

Lin Zhe was a little resistant. He was actually very afraid of snakes, and he had only gone through the fight with a stiff upper lip.

There was no other way; his special ability was suited for long-range attacks, and he also had to protect his brothers.

To be honest, his legs went weak the moment Uncle Qiao killed the White Snake. The only reason he was able to climb up was because Qi Qi helped him.

So now, he was sitting on a rock some distance away from the white snake.

Upon hearing Uncle Qiao's words, the thought of wearing snakeskin on his body sent chills down his spine.

"Uncle Qiao, can I not wear it?"

"Are you sure you don't want it? This is a very rare item. Protective clothing is like bulletproof vest; it can protect your life."

Even so, Lin Zhe still didn't want it.

Qiao Fei didn't press the matter further. After Xi Shuang dug out the three snow lotus flowers, he rolled the large white snake into a ball and carried it down the mountain.

Because of the hot weather, the dead snake could not be released, so even though it was almost 6 p.m., they decided to rush back to Pengcheng overnight.

Therefore, after eating a few bites hastily, the group immediately drove back the way they came.

Fortunately, it wasn't completely dark yet, and the first hour was relatively smooth; we didn't encounter any mutated animals or people.

But to Qiao Fei and his companions' surprise, not long after it got completely dark, they encountered another group of robbers.

Unlike the group that used women as their vanguard before, this group all seemed to be superhumans with decent fighting skills.

At five o'clock in the morning, just as dawn was breaking, two slightly disheveled cars drove to the entrance of the Pengcheng North Expressway.

One of the squads on duty last night happened to be led by Liu Xu. When he heard the knocking, he didn't pay attention at first, thinking that it was an early survivor coming to line up.

It wasn't until his subordinate came running over to report that Captain Qiao and his team had two children in the car.

Liu Xu, who had been drowsy, suddenly woke up and immediately left the duty room, running to the main gate.

At this moment, the gate had already opened, and Zhang Shaoda and Xi Yu slowly drove into Pengcheng one after the other.

Upon seeing Liu Xu, Zhang Shaoda was the first to stop the car.

Seeing this, Liu Xu quickly went over. He first glanced at the back seat and saw that Jiang Qi was alright. Then he looked around the car, looked at Zhang Shaoda, and asked as if they were old acquaintances, "What happened? Who was so blind?"

Zhang Shaoda glanced at him sideways, adopting a businesslike demeanor. "Eighty kilometers north along the highway, one hundred and twenty kilometers north, and then thirty kilometers west, there are two small gangs in these two places that specialize in robbing survivors who come to Pengcheng. Go and submit an application to have the management office send people to wipe them out."

Actually, they had already cleaned it up quite a bit, but they found it too troublesome and didn't go over to finish it up.

So those who went there after that weren't really part of the cleanup, but rather people who picked up the scraps.

Liu Xu immediately understood Zhang Shaoda's implied meaning, and his eyes lit up.

Who should be sent to wipe them out? Of course, it should be him.

So when he applies, he'll definitely apply to his own team. It's a benefit that's been offered to him, so it would be foolish not to be proactive.

"Right away, immediately! Thanks, brother, see you later!"

Before Liu Xu could finish speaking, Zhang Shaoda had already started the car and left.

Forget about asking me to come back.

Letting Liu Xu reap this benefit wasn't really about him personally. Regardless of who was on duty that day, he would tell them the truth; after all, they had fought the fight, and they couldn't let others benefit from it.

However, Yunxi Village and Baiguoyuan did not care about these supplies.

Liu Xu didn't care about Zhang Shaoda's attitude.

Seeing that there was still half an hour before the shift handover, he gave his subordinates a few instructions, telling them to go get the car and prepare the weapons, and then he hurried back to the duty room to write an application.

good night!