When Ren Xiaosu retracted his gaze from the sea of green, he was shocked to see the camera representing the Wang Clan's AI slowly turning towards him not far from the gate.
Ren Xiaosu put on his hood and wondered, "The stronghold is about to be destroyed, so why is the AI still working? But if it's still working, why wasn't there any warning? "
Too many people had mentioned the AI to Ren Xiaosu before, but Ren Xiaosu did not really understand how it worked. Moreover, Ren Xiaosu had never come into contact with things like computers in his previous life. Therefore, he had always been curious about the AI, but he did not really believe it.
Now that he thought about those people's praises for the AI, he felt it was ironic.
Of course, Ren Xiaosu did not know if that was what the Wang Clan thought.
As he did not understand the AI, Ren Xiaosu could not judge it.
Ren Xiaosu and Zhou Yingxue were walking cautiously down the street. As they walked, Ren Xiaosu suddenly stepped on an obstacle. He looked down and saw a human skeleton under the dense leaves of the creeper vine.
It was not just this skeleton. Human skeletons could be seen everywhere on the road, and the creeper vine's vines were tightly wrapped around them. It was a terrifying sight to behold.
Ren Xiaosu could imagine how desperate these people must have been and how tragic the scene must have been when the disaster struck.
If the Experimentals had attacked, at least some of them might have escaped if they hid at home. This was because the Experimentals' senses did not become particularly powerful as their physical fitness increased. Therefore, some of them managed to escape the disaster.
But it was different against the creeper vine. After walking for half a day, Ren Xiaosu did not even see a single survivor.
Ren Xiaosu recalled, "What's the name of the hotel Luo Lan is staying at?"
He pulled out yesterday's newspaper from his space and searched for a long time before he found it: Triumph West Road Intercontinental Hotel.
Ren Xiaosu first brought Zhou Yingxue to a newspaper stand and found a map of Stronghold 61 there. Only then did they find the location of Triumph West Road.
They were only five or six kilometers away from the other side, so it would only take them half an hour to get there.
When they arrived outside the InterContinental Hotel, there were only human skeletons and banners thrown away by the protesters.
"This is the place." Ren Xiaosu confirmed that they had not gone to the wrong place when he saw the banner. "Let's check the parking lot first."
When he arrived at the parking lot, Ren Xiaosu was surprised to discover that the cars with Kyung Clan license plates had been covered by creeper vines. It looked like someone had punctured their tires.
Ren Xiaosu wondered why Luo Lan's cars were so unlucky. Back at the Li Consortium's stronghold, Yang Xiaojin would destroy every car he bought.
Now that they were here, their tires were punctured again.
Ren Xiaosu led Zhou Yingxue upstairs and searched every room. However, they did not find any trace of Fatty Luo. It took Ren Xiaosu and Zhou Yingxue a full hour just to search every room.
"We didn't see Luo Lan's corpse, which means he must've escaped from the hotel ahead of time. That's a good thing." Ren Xiaosu analyzed, "But where could he have gone?"
"He's so fat, so he definitely can't run fast. Who knows, the creeper vines might've caught up to him," Zhou Yingxue said with a smirk.
"No." Ren Xiaosu shook his head. "He brought his followers with him. The loyalty of the Kyung Clan soldiers is far beyond your imagination. If he can't run, the others will carry him and run."
"Alright then." Zhou Yingxue said, "Let's go look for the bank vault then?"
A short while later, a group of people hiding in the bank vault suddenly heard knocking on the door outside. The people locked in the vault were all shocked. Why would there be knocking on the door at this time?
"Has someone come to rescue us?" One of them said excitedly, "It must be the Wang Clan troops. Otherwise, who would knock on the door at this time?"
"Maybe it's one of the creeper vines?"
"It's not like the creeper vines know how to knock on the door!"
"The creeper vines have already eaten people, so what's so strange about it knocking on the door?"
While they were talking, muffled shouts came from outside the vault's door. Due to the soundproofing of the vault, the shouts were very soft by the time they reached inside.
When someone heard the shouts, they pressed their face against the wall. However, they heard someone shouting from outside, "Is there anyone in there? Don't open the door, it's full of creeper vines outside. I'm just asking if there's someone called Luo Lan in there …."
The people in the vault looked at each other. What the hell was going on? Why was there still someone looking for someone?
The person inside shouted, "No, we don't have anyone called Luo Lan here!"
"Alright, you guys hide inside and don't come out rashly. The creeper vines outside haven't been dealt with yet, and the Wang Clan troops haven't arrived yet," Ren Xiaosu said as he left with Zhou Yingxue.
The people in the bank vault were the first group of survivors he had seen. This was a good thing. Based on Luo Lan's intelligence, he would definitely be able to figure out that people could hide in the vault. As long as Luo Lan could hide in there, he would be able to wait for his rescue!
When the people in the vault heard the shouts outside gradually calm down, everyone was a little dumbfounded. "Who's outside? Isn't it the Wang Clan troops? "
"That's definitely not it …." Someone said, "But how powerful must someone be to be able to walk among those creeper vines at a time like this?"
For a moment, Ren Xiaosu's image in their eyes became mysterious and lofty. They looked at themselves as they hid in the vault in a sorry state. Their breathing was still a little labored. Then they looked at Ren Xiaosu, who was ignoring the creeper vines like they were nothing.
Ren Xiaosu and Zhou Yingxue continued walking deeper into the stronghold. Zhou Yingxue suddenly said in a low voice, "Master, look over there."
Ren Xiaosu looked in the direction Zhou Yingxue was pointing and was surprised to see several people bound to a wall. The creeper vines' tentacles had pierced into their bodies, and blood was flowing out of those tentacles. As a result, the creeper vines' tentacles that were connected to their bodies had turned red.
However, these people were different from the skeletons Ren Xiaosu had seen before. Although these people had their eyes closed as though they were unconscious, they were obviously still alive!
These people were like nutrients that the creeper vines had stored for themselves.
Ren Xiaosu wanted to get closer to observe them, but Zhou Yingxue shouted at him, "Master, don't get too close. This creeper vine is extremely protective of its food and territorial. If you get too close to its food, it'll fly into a rage. If that happens, both of us will be doomed."
Ren Xiaosu wondered, "What's the reason why it's not attacking you?"
"It's because I assimilated with it through my power and made it think that we're just a part of it. So it's not that it's not attacking us, but that it hasn't discovered us yet," Zhou Yingxue said.
"Then didn't you control my Potato Shooter before? Why can't you control it?" Ren Xiaosu asked.
Zhou Yingxue explained helplessly, "Because I can't find its roots. If I want to control it, I have to inject my power into its roots. Master, why don't we go look for its roots? As long as I can control it, won't the crisis in the stronghold be resolved? "
Ren Xiaosu looked numbly at the vast green sea in front of him. "Look for it like that? Who can find its roots? Wake up! "
"Oh …"
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