When Yang Chang saw the explosion above the parking lot, he immediately clapped his hands and said with a smile, "Damn accurate, amazing! That shell hit the crowd right in the middle. Now these guys are all in chaos!"
Yang Chang could see from afar that when the explosion occurred in the crowd, the people in the parking lot scattered in all directions.
However, the soldier on the rooftop grumbled and shouted, "Minister, it wasn't me."
Yang Chang frowned and asked doubtfully, "It wasn't you? Could it be that these people accidentally detonated the fuel tank? That's not good. The professor's specimens will probably all be burned."
In fact, the explosion in the parking lot was indeed caused by the fuel tank exploding, but it wasn't caused by the gang members.
Countless roots and vines suddenly grew from the truck. The roots found soil and burrowed down, while the vines, after entangling humans, immediately dragged them into the truck's carriage. Everyone was terrified and didn't expect such a situation. Why were there such terrifying things inside the carriage?
Everyone was fleeing in all directions, but their escape speed was far inferior to the growth speed of the vines. Countless vines crawled on the ground, grabbing people's limbs and pulling them towards the carriage. In this situation, a soldier hid under the truck, but the vines on the truck didn't want to let him go. Countless vines extended into the bottom of the truck, accidentally puncturing the fuel tank, and stray bullets hitting the ground caused sparks.
Thus, a truck's fuel tank exploded, and countless people fell into pools of blood. The crowd became even more chaotic, while the vines and roots tried to stay away from the explosion area.
A tree slowly grew from the ground, and this tree had many stomata, which released white mist into the air. The white mist gathered around the large tree, beginning to obscure vision. In just a few minutes, the entire parking lot was covered by the white mist.
Yang Chang saw this scene from afar and was stunned. He didn't expect to see this scene again. Back then, everyone was trapped in the mist of Fish Town, and the casualties were heavy. If Shen Feng hadn't evolved in time, the enemies in the mist would have been impossible to deal with. The only weakness of this mutated plant was its fear of sunlight!
"Quick, guard the intersections, don't let anyone pass, and don't let anyone near the parking lot!" Yang Chang quickly issued orders. He already had a reactive response. Seeing the mutated plant appear in Jiangyang again, he was afraid of the same casualties as in Fish Town. Fortunately, the treemen hadn't appeared yet, so there wouldn't be any invulnerable monsters.
Not only Yang Chang saw what happened in the parking lot, but on a rooftop not far away, Chu Chaoyan almost fell over the railing when she saw this scene. She widened her eyes, looked at the mist in the distance, and murmured, "How did this thing come alive? Didn't it die after being exposed to the sun? Why did it reappear?"
Chang Jianyi asked curiously, "What are you talking about? What is that mist?"
Chu Chaoyan explained, "This is the danger we encountered in Fish Town. Don't you remember when we couldn't contact you? We were trapped in the mist by this thing. Shen Feng almost died at the hands of the mutated plant at that time, but Shen Feng had clearly killed it then!"
Chang Jianyi looked at the parking lot in shock. Countless people were still fleeing, but very few could break out of the mist.
Finally, someone rushed towards the soldiers at the intersection, shouting loudly, "We surrender, we surrender!"
What Yang Chang with a thousand soldiers couldn't accomplish was now done by the mutated plant. If bullets hit the body, at least they could be seen, but if they were caught by vines, no one knew what kind of monster they would face. Many people in the mist were screaming loudly, and these screams quickly disappeared.
"We want to surrender, don't stop us!" A group of people cried and approached the army's defense line, regretting only that they didn't have two more legs.
Too many people rushed over, and the soldiers immediately opened fire because these people were still holding weapons, whether swords or guns, which were deadly weapons. They couldn't simply accept them just because they shouted surrender. If these people were feigning surrender, wouldn't that be a huge loss?
A row of people rushing to the intersection fell on the spot, and the escape trend immediately stopped. A group of desperate people stood still, kneeling on the ground and begging to surrender.
Yang Chang had someone shout, "Drop your weapons, kneel and walk over. Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy!"
A large group of people quickly dropped their weapons and crawled forward on their knees. Those who approached the intersection were all tied up. No one resisted, because continuing to resist would only lead to death.
Qi Lingshan, with Qiao Xianwen, slowly approached an intersection, waving a white towel in his hand and shouting loudly, "Brothers, I'm an undercover agent, don't shoot! I'm one of you!"
Qiao Xianwen also shouted loudly, "I'm one of you too! Don't shoot! I've made contributions to the City Lord, I've bled for the City Lord!"
Qiao Xianwen's arm was grazed by a stray bullet, and blood was flowing profusely. The once white towel was now dyed red and urgently needed treatment.
After the two appeared at the intersection, the other gang members cursed loudly. They finally understood why they had fallen into an ambush. It turned out there were two traitors in the crowd. If they weren't tied up now, they would have wanted to cut these two into pieces.
Qiao Xianwen's subordinates were the most furious. Their boss had betrayed them without taking them along. Wasn't this selling them out? Why did he sell all of them? They could have been undercover agents too.
Qiao Xianwen, with lingering fear, hid among the soldiers. He had almost been caught by the vines just now. If he had been caught, he would have definitely been eaten by monsters. Fortunately, he had successfully escaped. Now, it seemed that the mission was considered complete, and he could finally join the City Lord's Mansion.
On the rooftop, Chu Chaoyan said to Chang Jianyi, "Now, quickly go and invite Shen Feng. Let him blow away this mist. By daytime, we will win. Otherwise, if we let these mutated plants grow, we will suffer heavy losses!"
As someone who had directly fought the plant heart in Fish Town, Chu Chaoyan knew how to deal with it. Guns and cannons could kill it, but the enemy's location had to be found. Now, to win, only Shen Feng could be called for support!
Chang Jianyi heard this but gently shook her head and refused, "No, I am on a mission this time. If Shen Feng is called to help midway, it will make me look useless. I disagree, I absolutely disagree!"
Chu Chaoyan was speechless upon hearing this and couldn't help but say, "You already have high prestige. Others won't look down on you because of this. Besides, aren't those desperate people already captured? Your mission is complete!"
It wasn't that Chu Chaoyan was timid, but she had personally witnessed the terror of the treemen. Swords, guns, and bullets couldn't kill them; only artillery shells could. However, Jiangyang's firepower was insufficient. If they really fought against the mutated plants, they would definitely not have the advantage!
Chang Jianyi still gently shook her head. She began to ponder why these mutated plants were afraid of sunlight and why they hid in the mist.
After much thought, Chang Jianyi came up with a reason: "I understand, it must be ultraviolet rays!"
In areas with strong ultraviolet radiation, skin cancer is common because ultraviolet rays can denature proteins and easily induce carcinogenesis. The principle of ultraviolet rays in sunlight killing bacteria and disinfecting is similar. Ultraviolet rays in sunlight do have an effect on many bacteria.
Chang Jianyi took out her walkie-talkie and issued an order to Li Xiang: "Quickly find ultraviolet lamps. The battle in the East City area will need them. Do it immediately. I want enough ultraviolet lamps within an hour!"
When Li Xiang heard this order, he was stunned. He wondered if he had misheard something. Why were they looking for ultraviolet lamps for combat? He had never heard of such a thing!
However, since it was the Deputy City Lord's order, Li Xiang could only comply. There were no ultraviolet lamps in the warehouse. Who would stock such things?
Li Xiang was pacing back and forth in his living room, racking his brain.
At this moment, one of Li Xiang's wives couldn't stand it and asked, "What are you doing? What are you looking for?"
Li Xiang looked up and saw Qiao Hui speaking. He sighed, "The Deputy City Lord asked me to find ultraviolet lamps, saying they are needed for combat, but where can I find them? It's too late to produce them quickly!"
Qiao Hui thought carefully and said, "Why don't you go to the cafeteria? Many cafeterias have installed ultraviolet lamps for disinfection. You can just take those lamps down and use them!"
Li Xiang slapped his thigh, excited, "Yes! How could I forget this? I've seen the aunties in the cafeteria disinfecting!"
At this moment, Li Xiang found a direction to work and immediately began to act. He gathered many people from the City Lord's Mansion and went to various cafeterias in the city to find and dismantle ultraviolet lamps, then sent them to the front line. It might not be a problem if they didn't kill bacteria, but if they failed to complete the mission, it would definitely be a problem!
Chang Jianyi found Yang Chang and explained her idea: "Later, have people take ultraviolet lamps into the mist to test their lethality. If they don't work, then we'll have to ask Shen Feng to come. But if the ultraviolet lamps work, then we'll handle the situation ourselves!"
Yang Chang was obedient and led his men with the hastily made ultraviolet lamps into the mist. The ultraviolet lamps were temporarily made and could be held to emit light after being connected to a power source.
Yang Chang whispered to the people around him, "Be sharp later. If you find that the ultraviolet lamps don't work, then everyone keep quiet and walk out. As long as you don't make a sound, you won't be caught, understand?"
Many of Yang Chang's soldiers had joined later and had not participated in the battle of Fish Town. To avoid unnecessary casualties, Yang Chang could only reveal the weakness of this mutated plant.
When everyone discovered the vines and roots crisscrossing in the mist, they immediately took out their ultraviolet lamps and began to shine them.
The vines and roots that were illuminated immediately withered. The originally plump vines shriveled up instantly. Stepping on them with their feet, the vines broke apart, having completely lost their vitality.
Yang Chang breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed to be effective. Everything had its weaknesses, and the weakness of this mutated plant was ultraviolet rays.
Yang Chang led his men forward with the ultraviolet lamps, seeing many bloodstains on the ground left by the gang members. Almost none of the corpses were seen, presumably all taken away by the vines.
Soon, Yang Chang and his men reached the central area of the white mist, where a giant tree was continuously releasing white mist. The already dim moonlight was blocked outside the white mist. If it weren't for the ultraviolet lamps everyone was carrying, it would have been completely dark in the mist.
Hundreds of people shone their ultraviolet lamps at the large tree, and the tree immediately began to wither. The originally thick trunk shriveled visibly, and the mist no longer escaped from the stomata. The tree died.
Yang Chang was full of confidence and shouted to his subordinates, "Everyone search separately, look for the plant hearts. Remember, the core part of the mutated plant is something that looks like a heart and beats!"
Everyone scattered and searched for plant hearts in the mist. During this process, countless vines swept towards the soldiers, but everyone only needed to raise their ultraviolet lamps to resist the vines' attacks. The vines withered one by one and could no longer attack.
However, at this moment, a sharp voice came from inside a carriage: "I surrender, I surrender!"
Countless vines extended from this carriage, and blood was slowly dripping from inside. Everyone was surprised and uncertain, surrounding the carriage with ultraviolet lamps and rifles in their hands. If they found anything unusual, they would open fire.