They finally arrived at the City Hall after passing through a few residential areas. < p >
The City Hall had three levels. The first level consisted of the City Hall and the other floors. It was rectangular in shape, and occupied a huge area!
The second level of the structure was the result of a dislocated square floor above the huge base. Compared to the rectangular base below, it looked very architectural.
The third level was a tall, square building on top of the square building. It was probably built for public institutions that were not completely open to the public. The height of the building made it feel like a crane in a flock of chickens among a large number of residential buildings, streets, and urban areas.
"This is also an area that needs to be surveyed, but I feel like there's something strange about the City Hall. Did you notice the plants? They aren't growing in places with sunlight. Instead, they are growing inside the City Hall. It's unbelievable," Jingjing said.
Mui Nujiao was also a Plant Magician. She observed the vines carefully. Some of them were as thick as the torso of an adult. They weaved their way through the windows, doors, and air vents into the hall, before growing wildly in a crisscross pattern across the spacious hall.
The City Hall was originally bright and spacious, but due to the vines, it was extremely crowded. Even the sunlight could not penetrate the building. It felt gloomy, as if they had barged into a forest of vines instead of entering a building.
Rows of chairs were scattered everywhere, covered in dust. Moss covered the broken glass, speckled with spots. A few boxes of documents and books had fallen to the ground, probably because they had been moved in a hurry. Mixed with some strange liquid, they emitted a very unpleasant rotten smell.
"Leave one or two people outside, the rest of you go in," Lu Zhenghe said to the group.
"I'll stay," Mofan volunteered.
"I'll stay too," Bai Tingting said.
Lu Zhenghe and Song Xia glanced at the two without saying anything. They led the group into the City Hall that was filled with plants.
Fourteen figures soon disappeared into the gloomy City Hall, leaving Mofan and Bai Tingting standing guard at the dilapidated garden outside the building.
Mofan glanced at Bai Tingting. He recalled the sight of her bountiful breasts by the stream in the woods. His heart skipped a beat. How could a girl in her twenties, who did not have a boyfriend? Could her petite body support them?
If Bai Tingting knew what Mofan was thinking, she would think it would be more dangerous for her to stay outside with him.
As a Healer, Bai Tingting would not put herself in danger. It was reasonable that she did not want to go inside. Luckily, Mofan was strong enough to protect her.
"Strange …" Bai Tingting walked to the edge of the garden, as if she noticed something.
"What's wrong?"
"There's a half-eaten bag of food here. It's only a little moldy, but not completely spoiled. Take a look yourself," Bai Tingting put on a pair of gloves and picked up the food on the ground.
Mofan went closer and took a look. It was indeed a bag of dried meat. The seal of the dried meat was already open, but the meat inside still looked normal. It did not seem like it had been there for fifteen years.
…
Inside the City Hall that was filled with plants, Lu Zhenghe and his Violent Mark Wolf were leading the group. The Violent Mark Wolf was currently jumping onto the stairs that were covered in plants. Its sharp eyes scanned the surroundings.
There was no way they could take the elevator. The first thing they had to do was to look for a safe staircase, so they could reach a higher floor.
"There are a few luggage bags here. It seems like someone left them behind," Liao Mingxuan said.
"Maybe some Hunters are here to visit," Lu Zhenghe did not seem to be bothered by it. He led the group to the hall on the second floor.
Most of the meeting rooms were on the second floor. The plants were densely packed together. It felt like the entire corridor was filled with plants …
As they walked forward, they saw the elevator doors. The elevator doors were open, and the vines were crooked as they crawled into the elevator shaft. The vines were stained with brown stains, and it was unknown what colored liquid they were stained with.
"The staircase should be ahead," Lu Zhenghe was extremely bold. He led the way with the Violent Mark Wolf.
Not long after Lu Zhenghe left, Mu Nujiao, who was more cautious, suddenly stopped in her tracks. Her eyes were staring at the vines at the elevator shaft alertly.
"What's wrong?" Liao Mingxuan asked, as he was always following Mu Nujiao around.
"It feels like something is stuck between them," said Mu Nujiao, pointing at the gap between two thick vines.
Liao Mingxuan felt that it was time for him to display his manliness. He told Mu Nujiao not to be afraid as he walked up to the gap between the two vines and pulled out the thing that was stuck between the vines.
With this tug, Liao Mingxuan's entire body froze, and his face instantly turned pale.
A scalp!
The thing that Liao Mingxuan was holding was a scalp with a face attached. Since the long hair was covering the important parts, Liao Mingxuan did not react in time at first.
Black, dirty hair, the skin that was missing the skull, and half of the eyeballs were hanging off the skin. Liao Mingxuan did not expect the thing he had just pulled out would be such a terrifying thing.
"It's a dead person, it's a dead person's head!"
Zhao Mingyue, who was standing at the side, screamed. The scalp had been pulled out, leaving a skull in the middle of the vines. It was definitely not an animal's, but a human's!
Even though the skin was dirty, it was not rotten. The eyeballs were still fresh, but the flesh and blood were gone. It was a skeleton that had been sucked dry. The time of death was less than ten days ago.
"There's another one here!"
"There's another one here!"
"What's going on? How did these people die here? Were they attacked by some kind of demon beast …"
The group was in a panic. Judging from the bones and the scattered items, a group of Hunters must have been here not long ago, and they had all died here!
"We've already checked the area. There's no sign of demon beasts here," Shen Mingxiao said.
Mui Nujiao and Jingjing couldn't help but look at each other. An ominous premonition instantly lingered in their hearts.
"There's something strange about these plants," Mui Nujiao reminded the group.
"What kind of plants are these … strange, why is the path behind us gone … Heavens, why is the path gone!" Xu Dalong, who was in charge of bringing up the rear, screamed.
The group turned around and realized that the path they had taken before had been blocked by the vines. It was so narrow that it was impossible to pass through.
Everyone was used to being cautious of moving objects, and would sense the presence of demon beasts nearby. Who would have thought that these plants would block the path without their knowledge!?
The path behind them was blocked by the plants, but they had just walked past them!
"Plants, these plants can move!!" It was unknown who had finally discovered this frightening fact.
"Run, run!" Lu Zhenghe yelled.
The building was full of thick vines, the remains of a human Magician that had been left behind not long ago, and the path behind them had been blocked for no reason …
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