The dark green leaves on the ground are thick and wide, exuding a faint scent of vegetation, and are surrounded by plants and minerals that emit soft fluorescence.

It looks very comfortable.

When the guide left, they immediately sat together and talked.

Xiaofu had been sitting next to Lin An honestly before, but now he became a little more lively, standing up and sniffing around.

Xu Fang was already familiar with the people here, and could even call many people by their names. They had a battle outside the big tree, and they kept saying that the people here had very powerful abilities.

He was among the superpower users in Chuxi City before. Although he was not among the strongest group, he was still pretty good. He was able to deal with four or five ordinary superpower users at the same time. No? It's a matter of course.

In addition, after this period of training, he felt that if he were in Chuxi City now, he might not be able to fight with the strongest group of people.

Of course, this does not include Boss and Brother An. They are beyond the scope of ordinary people.

But when I was competing with the people from Muling City just now, they turned out to be very skillful in using their abilities. If it weren't for the fact that he had developed several new moves in Muling City a few days ago, he would have almost lost.

Grandma Wu was not surprised: "Before the end of the world, most people in Chuxi City seldom exercised. People in Muling City had lived in the forest since childhood, and their physical fitness was already much higher. Needless to say, they still have to fight wild beasts, so it is normal for their superpowers to be strong."

Lin An put on his mask again after finishing his meal. At this time, he was squatting in the corner while listening to Xu Fang's words. Observe the glowing plant.

This is a plant called lantern grass. The entire plant exudes a bright white green light from the leaves to the rhizomes. This is the first time Lin An has seen a real thing. The book says that this kind of grass only grows in the wild. In places that are dark and humid and cannot get sunlight, this is indeed a very suitable place for the growth of lantern grass.

Xiaofu walked up to Lin An and saw him staring at the glowing plant seriously without looking at himself, so he took the lantern plant in his mouth with a squeal.

Lin An hurriedly grabbed the grass.

However, Xiaofu didn't really eat it, he just held it gently in his mouth to attract the owner's attention. When Lin An moved, he let go.

"You can't eat it." Lin An taught the dog, "This grass is poisonous."

"Poisonous? Will it kill someone if eaten?" Ouyang Dong next to him heard it and shouted in shock.

Others also looked over, and Lin An shook his head: "No, dead people will have hallucinations."

This kind of straw man will hallucinate if he eats it, but the book doesn't say what will happen if the dog eats it, anyway, it's definitely There will be adverse effects.

In order to prevent Xiaofu from eating randomly, several people took turns holding him to prevent him from getting rid of the grass.

Shen Xiuze stared at the bright lantern plant. After they entered the tree hole, there were luminous plants everywhere. In addition to the lantern plant, there were also plants of other colors. Each one He put them in small flower pots made of wood and placed them everywhere. When he came up from the steps just now, he saw that there were glowing plants in the holes nearby.

Shen Xiuze also visited Muling City more than half a year ago. Although the people in Muling City were very enthusiastic at that time, most people had their own things to do. They would provide services to outsiders when they needed them. Help will show them a friendly and welcoming side, but they will not be overly enthusiastic like the people here.

He stood up and looked at the entrance of the cave. There was no one nearby, so Shen Xiuze told the others about these anomalies and wanted to know what they thought.

Xu Fang had a puzzled look on his face: "Are you still enthusiastic?"

Wu Duo was the youngest, but very alert: "Usually, I am so enthusiastic only when I have a purpose."

Ouyang Dong nodded: "Anyway, I I don't like it here, it feels very depressing."

After entering the tree hole, he has been feeling uncomfortable. Although there are various luminous plants in the tree hole, the sun can't reach it and it still feels very humid. The smell inside wasn't very good either, with a smell of decaying wood. It wasn't until I entered here that I felt a little better smelling the leaves and vegetation.

Lin An agreed very much. The people here were so welcoming. Even though he had minimized his presence, there were still many people staring at him and wanting to come over and talk to him.

This awkward feeling of being thrown into a gathering of strangers made Lin An very uncomfortable and felt uncomfortable all over.

He would rather be alone than surrounded by strangers.

If Shen Xiuze's fierce expression had not scared away many people, he might have found a place to hide long ago.

Finally, after everyone's discussion, they decided to leave here tomorrow. Their next destination is the city of Mouse. They don't know how far there is, so it would be better to leave early.

Late at night, the tree hole was quiet, everyone had fallen asleep.

Lin An is now a zombie and does not need to rest at night, but he is also covered with a quilt and lying on the floor made of cotton sheets.

There were three other people sleeping next to him, and Xiaofu curled up at his feet, sometimes directly pressing on him through the quilt or sleeping bag.

Grandma Wu and Wu Duo were sleeping in the adjacent hole.

Lin An blinked, turned his head and glanced to the side, a little out of habit.

Before, they were sleeping in the forest and used sleeping bags to rest at night. Each of the four men slept side by side in a sleeping bag. Xu Fang snored in the middle of the night, and Ouyang Dong talked in his sleep on time. In the silent night, these two people Then he played a "Requiem".

Shen Xiuze was woken up more than once, staring at the two of them with a black face and murderous intent. He was very angry when he got up. He usually hated being woken up, facing Xu Fang and Natao who were snoring loudly. Ouyang Dong, who could talk all night long, wanted to seal their mouths and beat them severely.

However, I gradually got used to it.

Lin An doesn't sleep at night, so sometimes it's interesting to listen to the two people's voices, and it can kill boring time.

But it was already past midnight tonight, but Ouyang Dong didn't talk in his sleep as usual, and Xu Fang never snored.

If it weren't for the fact that there were three steady breathing sounds next to me, I would have thought that no one was there.

Are you too tired today?

Lin An was a little bored and moved his fingers and feet, but found that his feet were pressed by Xiaofu and couldn't move.

Or train your superpowers? Anyway, there's nothing to do.

Lin An looked above. Above the lantern grass was illuminated were the lines of big trees. The winding lines were irregular and looked intermittent.

Small water droplets slowly appeared in the sky. There were more and more of these small water droplets hanging in mid-air, like raindrops that had not fallen for a long time, dense and neat.

The small round water droplets slowly changed their shape, gradually stretching from a round shape to turning into puppies.

It looks like Xiaofu, standing in mid-air like a queue, arranged very neatly, and can also make running movements.

Lin An looked at the moving water drops with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

Then the water droplets turned into Xu Fang again, with a round head, making various movements in mid-air, and Ouyang Dong, too, with a big belly and a chubby shape.

Grandma Wu and Wu Duo were transformed by him with water. Rather than exercising his powers, Lin An was more like using his powers to play.

In the end, Shen Xiuze was also transformed. In mid-air? A group of Shen Xiuze wearing windbreakers stood with their arms folded and their chins raised high. Even the little people made of water looked... It's so lifelike that it expresses Shen Xiuze's usual stinky movements vividly.

Lin An was having so much fun that he couldn't help but laugh. He quickly covered his mouth and carefully turned his head to look to the side, for fear of waking up the people next to him.

However, the three of them were still breathing steadily and showed no signs of being awakened.

The water droplets in mid-air were still suspended there. Just as he was about to use the little water man to do a few more of Shen Xiuze's usual actions, he heard a slight noise outside.

Lin An panicked, and the water droplets in the air immediately collapsed and fell, landing on the faces of the other three people and the quilt.

Lin An: Didn't he do it on purpose?

Immediately removing the water from the bodies and quilts of several people, Lin An panicked and didn't know what to do with the water. Finally, he turned it into mist and spread it on the tree so that it could not be seen.

The sounds outside were a little louder, and Lin An heard the footsteps of people. At the same time, he also smelled the scent of the clan leader, Mu Ze, and several other people he had met today.

What are they doing here so late?

Lin An didn't know their intentions, so he could only close his eyes tightly and pretend to be asleep.

He didn't take off his mask when sleeping, so he no longer had to worry about being discovered.

A few people outside walked in quietly. In fact, their footsteps were barely audible, but Lin An was a zombie and his hearing was extraordinary. Plus, the scent of human flesh wafted in. He can even tell who it is.

After a few people came in, they stood not far away and seemed to be watching whether they were asleep. After observing for a while, they shouted softly: "Xiao Xu? Xiao Xu? Don't sleep, it's already dawn.

" He was calling Xu Fang. This person was one of the people who fought against Xu Fang. The two had a fight and their relationship grew by leaps and bounds. Not long ago, they even called each other brothers.

Is there any movement from Xu Fang?

"Ouyang, wake up quickly. I'll take you to see something good." The other person's voice was slightly louder.

Lin An closed his eyes. How could he pretend to be asleep? His eyes rolled around and his eyelashes were trembling. Fortunately, his bangs covered him a little, and the light from the lantern plant was soft and dim, so he was not discovered.

He endured it very hard, and wanted to tell this person that Ouyang Dong's surname was not Ouyang, but Ou.

But on the one hand, he didn't dare to say, after all, these people were strangers to him, and on the other hand, it was really suspicious to come so late.

Finally, they started calling Shen Xiuze's name again, but the other party didn't respond.

wrong! Although Xu Fang and Ouyang Dong slept soundly at night and never woke up no matter how loudly they snored and talked in their sleep, Shen Xiuze didn't.

As long as he is in a place that he feels is unsafe, he will be very alert and will wake up as soon as there is any disturbance.

Now someone clearly came in, but Shen Xiuze's breathing was still steady, and he didn't react even if his name was called.

What's wrong with everyone?

Lin An recalled all the things they had come into contact with after coming in, and there was nothing that made people sleepy.

"Lin An, I know you're awake. Get up quickly. Something happened."

Lin An was startled and immediately realized that this was a lie. He held his hands tightly under the quilt and imitated Shen Xiuze beside him. He was breathing, but there was no reaction at all.

Another person entered the hole where Granny Wu and Wu Duo were, and came out soon.

"Everyone is asleep."

They seemed to think that no one would wake up, and their voices became normal and no longer deliberately lowered.

"Well, you go ask a few more people to come and carry them all away." This was Kizawa's voice. It was different from the sincere and kind voice during the day. At this time, Kizawa's voice was calm, with a bit of a hint. Chill.

"What about the dog?" another voice asked.

Lin An knew that this man was the eighteen or nineteen-year-old boy.

Mu Ze's eyes shifted to Xiao Fu who had not woken up at Lin An's feet, and his voice was cold: "You can raise it if you want, but this dog already has an owner, can you feed it?" If you are familiar with it, you might as well let it go with this group of people. If you want to raise it, you can catch a wolf cub yourself after a while." The

young man was silent and did not say anything else. He seemed to agree with what the other party said. .

Lin An breathed a sigh of relief. He thought Xiaofu would be taken to another place.

No? But when they said they were going, where did they go?

Don't these people actually welcome them?

Want to throw them out?

Not long after, a few more people came in. Two of these people carried one of them, one after another, grabbing the sheets under them, and walked outside.

Xiao Fu was originally at his feet, but now he was placed on his belly. Lin An was afraid that Xiao Fu would be knocked down during the lifting process, so he secretly used his hands under the quilt to stabilize Xiao Fu.

Carrying everyone else went smoothly, only Ouyang Dong had a problem.

Because he was too heavy, it was difficult for two people to carry him.

Originally, Ouyang Dong was very fat. During this period, he walked a lot and killed zombies every day, which consumed a lot of physical energy. This method was the best way to consume fat, but Ouyang Dong often gave himself extra meals. I kept eating fruits all day long and added too much sugar, so my body shape looked the same as before.

In fact, part of his fat has been converted into muscle, so now he has become a heavy fat man.

Two young men finally lifted him up, but the cotton sheets tore and broke into several pieces.

Ouyang Dong was thrown to the ground, but the ground here was covered with leaves and he was not injured.

Even with such an impact, Ouyang Dong still didn't wake up.

Finally, another person was called, and several layers of cloth were spread under him. The three of them worked together to carry Ouyang Dong away.

Lin An was afraid that when he opened his eyes, these people would find out that he was still awake, so he could only pretend to be asleep and feel the direction of these people.

They came down the steps and continued walking forward. This should be the most central location. The bonfire at this time was not as bright as during the day, but they could still feel the heat and crackling sounds.

Afterwards they seemed to stand there for a while and then continued walking down.

down?

They should not have left the tree hole. Where is the place down?

Lin An only felt a gloomy air blowing towards his face. The people carrying them around him didn't speak, and their breath was a little disordered. It seemed that they were afraid of this place.

There should be the same kind of relief steps below, and they are winding and extending downward.

They walked down for a long time, and the people carrying Ouyang Dong couldn't help but breathe heavily before they finally stopped.

"Just put them here. There are six of them in total, and they are all superpowers. They should be able to satisfy the sacred tree." It was still Kizawa's voice. When he mentioned the sacred tree, he said His tone was slightly ups and downs, very similar to when he talked about the sacred tree during the day, with admiration and worship.

Lin An felt that they were all placed on the ground. Although there was a layer of cotton sheets underneath them, he could still feel the moisture and coolness on the ground through the sheets.

More importantly, the ground beneath the body is not flat and feels uneven to the touch.

Where is this place?

The eighteen or nineteen-year-old young man couldn't help but said: "Patriarch, is this good? They are guests from afar. If you put them here, they will all die."

Kizawa The voice was extremely cold at this time: "Do you want to replace them?"

The young man stopped talking.

"They broke in here on their own initiative. Don't you want these strangers to die? Do you want us to die? Don't be stupid and get out quickly."

After Mu Ze finished speaking, he led everyone away.

Lin An quietly opened one eye and found that those people had not gone far. Above them were rotating wooden steps, spiraling upward in circles, and the end was almost invisible.

The surroundings still looked like they were inside the big tree, which was much smaller than where they entered the tree hole before. It was as if they had entered a tree hole that was much smaller than the giant tree.

He didn't dare to move too much, because those people hadn't completely left yet, and the others were unconscious, so he couldn't take the risk.

What if they were discovered and these people wanted to kill them? He didn't have the confidence to protect everyone under the attack of so many people.

Lin An waited quietly until these people could no longer be seen, then Lin An opened his eyes.

Nostrils twitched slightly, and he found that after those people disappeared from sight, even the smell became very faint. Only the previous smell remained, but his specific location could not be smelled.

It was as if two spaces were separated in an instant.

As soon as he sat up, Lin An placed the little blessing on his belly on the sheets, then stood up and looked around.

Only then did he realize why the ground was uneven because there were tree roots everywhere.

The thickest root was several meters in diameter. Ouyang Dong was lying on a raised root, precarious.

It feels like the people who carried him put it here deliberately.

The thinnest tree roots are as thick as a finger. There are tree roots everywhere, densely packed and layered.

There were so many brown and black tree roots that Lin An couldn't even see what was under the roots.

Looking at his companions who still hadn't woken up, Lin An pushed them anxiously.

"Wake up quickly."

"It's dangerous."

"Can't sleep."

Lin An felt that it was all his fault. Everyone must have been drowsy and unable to wake up because they had come into contact with something, but he couldn't think of the reason at all. .

Even though he had read so many books, he didn't even understand this. It was all his fault.

Just when Lin An lowered his head in frustration, Shen Xiuze slowly sat up and moved his neck.

"You're awake!" Lin An's eyes lit up, and he immediately squatted down next to Shen Xiuze, as if he had found a backbone and finally felt a sense of security.

"If I don't wake up, you're going to squat here and cry."

In fact, Shen Xiuze was not unconscious at all. He had been guarding everything since he approached the giant tree. , so just like Lin An, he was just pretending.

Lin An pursed