After Shen Feng raised the question, Yue Hengyi also looked at the Hundred Year Old Orchid with curiosity and said, "Compared to yesterday, the changes are immense. It has grown its fourth pair of leaves. Huh, why are there so many fruits here?"
Yue Hengyi originally paid little attention to the Hundred Year Old Orchid's appearance. He planned to burn it to ashes once it was no longer useful. Keeping it around might mean it would eat people. For now, its life was merely spared, but now, Yue Hengyi suddenly discovered a cluster of fruits in the central part of the Hundred Year Old Orchid. This cluster of fruits was bright red, with over twenty fruits connected on a branch. They were clearly not there yesterday, and today they had already borne fruit.
"Can this be eaten?" Yue Hengyi asked, very confused.
Shen Feng shook his head, indicating he was also unsure. He then said, "Pick them and carry them with you. If they are good things, they are ours. If they cannot be eaten, then just throw them away!"
Shen Feng was not sure if the fruits of mutated plants could be eaten. Although he had a mutated apple tree at home that was edible, there were also plants that mutated and contained toxins, which could lead to death if consumed. To be safe, they couldn't just eat them randomly.
Hearing Shen Feng's analysis, Yue Hengyi stepped forward to pick the fruits. These fruits were not particularly large, about the size of a baby's fist, slightly smaller than a nectarine, all red, with slightly pointed tips.
However, at this moment, the Hundred Year Old Orchid suddenly closed its leaves, and the tree tumor spoke, "No, no!"
After spending a few days together, the Hundred Year Old Orchid had learned a few phrases of Chinese, and basic communication was possible. Seeing Yue Hengyi about to pick its fruits, it immediately prepared to protest. Its method of protest was simple: by closing its leaves, the tree tumor and fruits would be completely enclosed.
Yue Hengyi ignored this and kicked it, saying fiercely, "You dare to protest? Hand over the fruits obediently, or I'll burn you to ashes later. I mean what I say!"
The Hundred Year Old Orchid was kicked hard by Yue Hengyi and could only slowly open its leaves. The tree tumor opened its eyes and stared at Yue Hengyi.
Yue Hengyi paid no mind to what the plant might be thinking. He reached out and collected all twenty-odd fruits. The tree tumor watched helplessly as the fruits it had worked hard to produce overnight were plucked by humans. It wished it could turn hostile on the spot, but considering the possibility of being burned to death, it could only endure.
The fruits were placed in a cloth bag, and Yue Hengyi casually hung it from his waist.
Next, the two of them rushed down the mountain. Shen Feng summoned a gust of wind and swept into the zombie horde. He then unleashed "Eye of the Hurricane," creating an open space within a twenty-meter radius. Countless zombies were swept up and landed on the ground far away.
The people on the mountain were stunned by this scene. Was this the power of an ability user? Zombies couldn't even get close to them!
When Shen Feng performed "Eye of the Hurricane," tornadoes appeared out of nowhere, kicking up sand and stones. The zombies could not withstand the powerful wind force, and after being swept up, they were blown far away. To others, it was an unbelievable sight.
Meanwhile, the situation in the south where Yue Hengyi was located was even more spectacular. After Yue Hengyi charged into the zombie horde, he calculated the distance and found he was already one kilometer away from the base. He immediately used his ability: "Five Times Gravity Field!"
The moment the gravity field appeared, all zombies within a one-kilometer radius collapsed with a roar. Countless corpses pressed onto the ground, stirring up clouds of dust, which then quickly settled back to the ground.
"Crack, crack..." Yue Hengyi could continuously hear the sound of bones breaking, and these sounds were surprisingly pleasant. Within the gravity field, almost all zombies could not stand up. Those with weaker physiques died on the spot, while the remaining zombies were barely alive, their chests compressed, making breathing difficult. Not to mention the zombies whose internal organs ruptured under the immense pressure; they almost died on the spot.
In the distance, several massive figures were still moving slowly. Yue Hengyi was somewhat surprised that his gravity could not crush these zombies?
Upon closer inspection, Yue Hengyi realized that the zombies that could still stand and move were all mutated zombies, including strong-type zombies and tank-type zombies. These two had particularly good physical qualities, especially the tank-type zombies. Despite their pot-bellied appearance, they had a lot of fat hanging on their bodies. Without a strong physique, they couldn't move, and the toughness of their bones far surpassed that of ordinary zombies.
"If I can't crush you, then I'll have to do it myself!" Yue Hengyi muttered.
Saying this, Yue Hengyi drew the long saber from his waist. His ability was very powerful, but sometimes it was also very useless. If the enemies could be subdued by gravity, no matter how many there were, he wouldn't have to worry. But if the enemies couldn't be crushed by gravity and could still move, then Yue Hengyi could only act himself. His attack method was always so singular.
Yue Hengyi charged towards the remaining mutated zombies. In the areas he passed, zombies fell like harvested wheat.
Wang Jiaoe, standing on the watchtower, saw this scene and was utterly shocked. Her fear intensified. She couldn't imagine that these were the ability users she had been exploiting for the past few days. Such powerful ability users could reclaim the city in a short period of time. Why were they still using the Hundred Year Old Orchid? Why was this happening? Wang Jiaoe suddenly found herself unable to understand their thoughts. Ability users could personally go into battle, but Shen Feng and Yue Hengyi were delaying doing so.
Wang Jiaoe couldn't imagine what would happen to the people in her base if Yue Hengyi suddenly unleashed his ability within the base. Perhaps everyone except herself would die.
At the same time, Shen Feng was also wreaking havoc in the western area.
Shen Feng carried no weapons, but the battlefield on his side was the most bloody. Shen Feng pointed forward, and the zombies in that direction instantly fell. Despite no extra movements, wounds appeared out of nowhere on the zombies, as if they had been pierced by invisible blades. Within a hundred meters, zombies were easily killed.
Shen Feng's kill range was clearly inferior to Yue Hengyi's. The effective attack range of his wind blades was only about a hundred meters. Within fifty meters, he could control the precision, but beyond fifty meters, he could only ensure the general direction of the wind blades. Therefore, Shen Feng's long-standing attack method was to compensate for the lack of precision with quantity. As long as the wind blades covered an area, the resulting lethality would be considerable.
Although the kill range was inferior to Yue Hengyi's, it was only relatively speaking. In the places Shen Feng passed, not a single zombie survived. Relying solely on wind blades, he carved a bloody path through the zombie horde. No matter how many zombies appeared, they were all pierced through the body by wind blades and then fell to the ground, dead.
Looking down from the mountain, one could only see Shen Feng charging left and right in the zombie horde, killing more and more zombies. A path made of blood appeared on the ground. The more zombies he killed, the more intense the killing intent emanating from Shen Feng became.
After witnessing the combat scenes of the two, Wang Jiaoe's shock was beyond words. She knew that she could absolutely never offend Shen Feng and Yue Hengyi in the future, otherwise, if they wanted to retaliate against her, no one would be able to protect her!
The people on the mountain couldn't help but erupt in cheers. Previously, the people in the base didn't believe that the war could ultimately be won, so they were uneasy. But now, seeing the two ability users slaughtering their way through the zombie horde below the mountain, they immediately understood that their side would definitely win, and the city would definitely be reclaimed.
Besides the mountain base of Lu Zi, further away, another group of people stood on high ground observing the battlefield.
Wood had previously been dismissive of the battle here. The appearance of over 700,000 zombies here was completely insurmountable. Even with ability users, what good would it do? With so many ability users, could they achieve final victory?
But now, Wood was so shocked by Shen Feng's performance that he couldn't close his mouth. Due to line-of-sight issues, this group did not see Yue Hengyi's performance on the southern battlefield of Lu Zi. Otherwise, the lethality caused by Yue Hengyi would have been even greater, shocking this group even more.
"Wood, do you still think ability users are not powerful enough?" Franklin asked directly.
Wood quickly shook his head and said, "The ability users of China are too powerful. We are no match for ability users!"
"So, let's quickly prepare apologies! Let's return to the base, prepare the best gifts, and prepare to pay respects to the ability users of China!" Franklin said as he turned back.
Wood was a little confused and asked, "But the war is not over yet. Isn't it too early to prepare gifts now?"
"After seeing the performance of the ability users, I am convinced that these ability users can indeed reclaim the city. To avoid provoking them, let's go back and prepare gifts now. By the time the gifts are ready, the battle here will be almost over!" Franklin said calmly.
Wood also quickly drove, leading the group back to the canyon base.
Franklin's face now showed a thoughtful expression. He was thinking: "Since the ability users of China are so powerful, I should also find a way to win over the ability users of Australia. If they can help me reclaim Perth, I will also possess supreme authority!"
Two hours later, Shen Feng and Yue Hengyi returned to the mountain base, sweating profusely. Wang Jiaoe quickly served them chilled wine. Shen Feng refused the wine, so Wang Jiaoe quickly had someone deliver orange juice. With drinks to quench their thirst, Shen Feng and Yue Hengyi felt much more comfortable.
"I'm exhausted, Brother Feng. I killed at least 100,000 zombies. It's too draining. The wine is good!" Yue Hengyi said to Shen Feng as he leaned back in his chair.
Shen Feng was also very tired. He had been continuously using wind blades. Although he could carve a bloody path through the zombies, using his ability would consume stamina. He wasn't made of iron. Faced with the vast number of zombies, he could only kill tens of thousands before quickly returning to the base to rest.
"Mutated plants are so much better. As long as there is energy replenishment, they can fight continuously without getting tired!" Shen Feng couldn't help but exclaim.
The Hundred Year Old Orchid on the mountainside was still guarding the path. Its roots had grown over sixty meters, extending to the foot of the mountain, continuously absorbing the blood of zombies. Originally, the Hundred Year Old Orchid had very long roots in the desert to obtain water, reaching over ten meters. Now, the Hundred Year Old Orchid's roots had become even longer, which conveniently allowed it to absorb the zombies' blood.
As he spoke, Shen Feng took a sip of orange juice. The orange juice was chilled, and it tasted particularly good in the summer heat.
While Shen Feng had orange juice to drink, the other ordinary soldiers did not have this treatment, nor did they dare to have any special thoughts. They knew that Shen Feng could drink orange juice on the battlefield because he had his capabilities. Ordinary people could only drink spring water, which at least provided hydration.
However, the zombies at the foot of the mountain had neither orange juice nor wine, not even clean water. The angle between the sun and the ground was getting larger and larger. It was close to the tropics, and there were no plants around to dissipate heat. Soon, the temperature in the air reached twenty-eight degrees Celsius.
The zombie horde was suffering from thirst. There was no water source around to quench their thirst. One by one, zombies collapsed on the ground, their consciousness gradually blurring. They desperately needed shade, but they no longer had the strength to even walk into the shade of a tree.