The shrunken black sapling appeared beneath the white pine tree.
While the space was flashing, Shen Muyu used his senses to tell the little black tree to take the lead as soon as possible.
Of course, this wasn't due to mental strength, but rather the telepathic connection between them. After all, the little black tree had developed a slight connection with her through the nurturing of her blood.
Having learned from its previous experience, the small black tree easily entangled its roots with the white pine tree.
But this time it was completely different. There was a lot of conflicting energy in the soil, and the little black tree felt like it was about to burst into flames as soon as it started absorbing it.
Shen Muyu sensed its discomfort and immediately told it to stop, but the black sapling was stubborn and insisted on absorbing the energy, constantly releasing its previous energy to counteract it.
The white pine tree is probably not doing well either; the black that had completely faded is now flickering, as if it's about to make a comeback.
The two trees refused to give way, and they just kept at odds.
Shen Muyu had no time to pay attention to it at this moment. She saw that the zombie had returned to its original form, with its mouth wide open, drooling an unknown liquid, staring at her car with a drooling expression.
Even the zombies lying on the ground were the same; Shen Muyu only glanced at them briefly before feeling like she was going to throw up her breakfast.
"Damn, this smell is overwhelming." Shen Muyu stuffed two wads of tissue paper into her nose; the pungent stench of the dead made her eyes water.
Big White has already retreated into a dimensional space; he can't take it anymore! He simply can't take it anymore!
Fortunately, Zhan Yi was unaffected and jumped out of the car after opening the door.
By this time, Shen Muyu had killed most of the low-level zombies behind them. They weren't all dead, but they had basically lost their fighting ability. They could only crawl over with their hands on the ground, driven by their thirst for flesh and blood. Zhan Yi, who got off the vehicle, sliced them up with ease.
The most troublesome ones right now are those dozen or so level four zombies and that level five one.
Shen Muyu tried firing a laser beam at the level 5 strength-type zombie, but the guy's muscles were just too tough.
The laser beam that normally vaporizes low-level zombies only helps to singe off their hair and clothes, and a little bit of rotting flesh falls off, but it can only be described as a superficial injury.
As for mental power, she had tried it before. The mental zombie would interfere with her, and its anti-mental power effect was very significant, showing strong resistance to Shen Muyu.
In a battle of mental strength, it is just as difficult to deal with as that level 5 zombie, so some other methods must be used.
"No, using laser weapons will just distract our mental energy too much." Shen Muyu frowned as he watched the zombies rushing towards him.
They had no sense of camaraderie whatsoever, practically stepping over other fallen zombies as they made their way here, occasionally stumbling along the way.
Running in the lead was a zombie with a level four speed-type ability. Zhan Yi went straight to meet it, but because it was not made of flesh and blood, it was not favored. The zombie only rushed past him a few times before trying to overtake him.
Unfortunately, whether it was a game setting or something else, Shen Muyu had previously conducted an experiment, and even if she hid in the dimensional space, the zombies would still rush towards the car and launch an attack.
However, upon closer inspection, the organizers wouldn't leave such a huge loophole for them to exploit. There are still some people who have access to the dimensional space. If they could escape the zombies simply by going in, wouldn't there be no danger at all?
Shen Muyu switched to a rifle, coating it with the maximum mental energy the bullets could withstand. In an instant, the bullet's firing rate and intensity almost doubled, flying directly towards the level four zombie in front of him.
While it can't get a headshot in one shot, it can take down one in about two or three shots, which is much faster than the first game, since it hasn't taken down a single one yet.
"I need to hurry up and upgrade Zhan Yi." Shen Muyu thought to himself while shooting. Zhan Yi's current combat strength is only around level four zombies. It's only the second day and level five zombies have already appeared. He felt like he was falling behind.
"Wait a minute, I only encountered level two or three in the area chat, how come I'm already level five?" Shen Muyu said somewhat indignantly. However, it might be because of the special area, since the levels she encountered before were not that high.
Because this place is on a mountain, Shen Muyu didn't dare let Xiao A close the door and plant the bomb. If the mountain collapsed, she would have to die with it.
Of course, although they couldn't plant bombs, Xiao A kept driving around in circles. Most of the zombies here were strength-type, and the only level 4 speed-type zombie was being held back by Zhan Yi, so it didn't get close to the car.
They circled around and around, until only the level 5 zombie remained behind the car. After Zhan Yi dealt with the speed-type zombie, he randomly chose a spot to start mining crystal cores. He was self-aware enough to do something within his capabilities.
Shen Muyu felt dizzy at this moment. He had consumed too much mental energy in just a short while, and the digestion could not keep up with the absorption.
There was no other way but to let Xiao A continue to wander around. Shen Muyu calmed down and focused on absorbing the energy liquid in her body. She didn't want to faint first.
boom!
The ground began to shake, and Shen Muyu immediately opened her eyes in alarm. Was the mountain really going to collapse?
Okay, it's coming from the mountain next door.
The white pine tree was now curled up into a ball, perhaps in a desperate attempt to fight back. Its roots were exposed, and a ripple appeared all around.
The level 5 zombie behind the car immediately froze on the spot. Shen Muyu looked through the mental world and saw that the black mist inside its body was being drawn back into the white pine tree.
Not only it, but also the dead or half-dead zombies around it were sucked out, and even the black mist inside the crystal core that Zhan Yi pulled out was sucked out.
The black sapling also sensed the threat and began to freely release its stored energy, trying to drain the white pine tree first.
But the black mist gathered too quickly; the surrounding zombies were first drawn into it, and then it began to rise from the foot of the mountain.
After passing through the essence of the white pine tree, the condensed black mist attacked the small black tree.
Shen Muyu wanted to shield it, but as soon as she extended her spiritual power, she felt an unprecedented threat. Even the protective bracelet trembled, revealing a sense that it could not protect her.
Shen Muyu had no choice but to withdraw her mental energy; she dared not gamble on what would happen if she were contaminated by the black mist.
After the small black tree was enveloped by the refined black mist, Shen Muyu felt that his connection with it had been severed, and the vague feeling he had previously had disappeared.
Gritting his teeth, Shen Muyu forced himself to ignore the small black tree and turn his gaze to the level 5 zombie.
Oh, it's not level five anymore. After losing that black mist, it dropped directly to level four. Not only that, but the rest also dropped. Even the few level two crystal cores that were already there were shattered into powder. It pained Shen Muyu to see this.
No longer invulnerable to bullets and blades, Shen Muyu easily shot and killed the zombie.
After looking hesitantly at the small black tree shrouded in black mist, Shen Muyu decided to leave first. She felt extremely unsafe in front of this black mist.
Moreover, the biggest threat now is that pine tree, but it can't be moved. Why not take this opportunity to go back down the mountain and see if there are any other ways to deal with the black fog?
"Try again!" Since mental strength wasn't enough, Shen Muyu decided to try conventional weapons and fire a few more laser beams before leaving.