In the shadows of the underground parking garage, Hu Yanbing’s face was expressionless, his mind filled with confusion.
Half an hour had passed since he last saw Wen Wen. Initially, the sight of the green oddities had left him extremely unstable, nearly shattering his worldview.
However, what followed were things far more horrifying than the green figures, and in the midst of the shock, he became calm.
After Wen Wen had departed half an hour prior, more and more green oddities had appeared from who knew where, attacking nearby residents and causing their numbers to rapidly increase.
As a security guard of the complex, Hu Yanbing couldn't stand by and watch the owners be harmed. Driven by adrenaline, he hurled concrete chunks with all his might, drawing the attention of the green oddities not interested in him.
And whenever a green oddity approached him, he would unhesitatingly smash it to the ground with a bumper in each hand, preventing it from harming others.
The concrete chunks Hu Yanbing threw were pried from the walls, and the bumpers were ripped from the owners' cars. The entire process was actually more terrifying than the green oddities, yet he still found them to be the scarier ones.
Perhaps only after his adrenaline subsided could he perceive his own incredulity.
But even so, his individual efforts were minuscule, and the situation inevitably worsened.
Just then, Hu Yanbing saw a group of figures emerge from the basement, completely enshrouded in black and red robes. As soon as they appeared, they began attacking the green oddities, against whom the ferocious green figures seemed as fragile as paper.
Though the robed figures were heavily concealed, Hu Yanbing immediately recognized they were not human, or at least not entirely. After all, among them was a starfish the size of a person and a giant beast several meters tall.
At first, these monsters made Hu Yanbing very nervous, but he soon discovered they were all dealing with the wildly spreading green oddities and not attacking him.
Moreover, the monsters’ techniques were peculiar, significantly diminishing his tension. Some could shoot laser beams from their navels, some had bodies like sponges that could deform at will, and some even tried to proselytize these irrational green monsters.
Having witnessed too many strange things, Hu Yanbing’s world view, which had been shaken, instead solidified because he had become numb.
Hu Yanbing could no longer assist in the subsequent battle. Led by the Faceless Demon, the monsters quickly gained control of the situation and located seven or eight lurking spots of the plants.
These spots had all spread from a single plant. The one that had infected Zhang Chunmao in the underground parking garage was also infected by one of these spots.
Once the source was found, the plants causing the epidemic were quickly eradicated by the monsters. Although it had caused significant trouble, its power was only at the lower sequence level.
After the situation was completely under control, the Faceless Demon and the other monsters disappeared one by one.
Not long after, a team from the Hunter Association arrived, spraying a pungent disinfectant liquid while providing timely aid to the victims.
Seeing these people, Hu Yanbing finally felt at ease. The taut adrenaline released, and without its support, his wound immediately began to bleed heavily again as he slowly sank to the ground.
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After Master Fengbei departed, Wen Wen immediately knelt on the ground, gasping for air.
Although he had just resolved the matter with Aisuawazi, he was not feeling well. Every inch of his muscles ached, and his strength was depleted.
Despite having the Universal Medicine, using the Heart Intent Divine Sword twice in succession placed a significant burden on Wen Wen. The Blood River Sword, which had shared the pressure with Wen Wen, also had its color dimmed, likely needing time to be nourished before it could recover its original quality.
However, these were necessary costs to subdue Aisuawazi, and the gains far outweighed Wen Wen's expenditures.
After dragging Aisuawazi into the containment facility, the power of the ‘Black Body’ quietly crossed the barrier of the disaster lower sequence, reaching the disaster middle sequence. Wen Wen could feel the power barrier that had been restricting his strength disappear at that moment.
Now, Wen Wen could simultaneously utilize the physiques of two upper sequence monsters, making his basic combat ability far exceed that of ordinary upper sequence superhumans, though there was still an indelible gap compared to true sequence superhumans.
Wen Wen speculated that with his current strength, he should be able to use the abilities of true sequence monsters through the containment facility. However, his containment facility did not hold any true sequence monsters, so there was no way to test this.
Furthermore, when Wen Wen activated the Disaster Gauntlets, the black area on his body had expanded again. The distribution of black and white on him somewhat resembled that of a giant panda.
After a brief period of adaptation, Wen Wen immediately took to the sky and flew towards the operation command center in the center of Tongling City. Only by thoroughly resolving this plant virus issue would the matter truly be over.
As the initiator of this operation and the highest-ranking Hunter in Tongling City, the command of this operation should have been taken by Wen Wen. However, because Wen Wen was busy hunting, he handed over command to another Hunter.
This Hunter possessed middle sequence strength and was named Weng Xieyi.
His ability allowed him to communicate indiscriminably with all living and non-living things within a range. As long as he was present, the Hunter Association's communication in the city would not be hindered, and command efficiency would be maximized.
Upon entering, Wen Wen asked, "How is the situation?"
Weng Xieyi smiled and replied, "The situation is very good. It's basically stabilized. All sixteen virus sources have been cleared, and over fifty percent of the infected individuals have been brought under control."
"Each of these sixteen plant virus sources contains a different virus. Some directly transform into monsters, while others only cause humans to undergo a certain degree of plantification. Those that have become monsters have all been cleared by us. Those who can still be saved are under isolation and observation; they should be treatable."
"It went so smoothly?"
Wen Wen had seen Feng Rao looking full of confidence before, thinking this incident would be very difficult to resolve. He hadn't expected the plague to be controlled so quickly after he had dealt with Ai Si.
Weng Xieyi replied, "This is mainly due to the timely information you provided, which gave the experts valuable research time to find a special medicine effective against all sixteen viruses."
"A special medicine for all viruses? What is it?" Wen Wen asked curiously.
"Herbicide…" Weng Xieyi hesitated for a moment and said.
Wen Wen was taken aback. "Herbicide… Was it specially formulated by the experts?"
"No, it's just ordinary herbicide…" Weng Xieyi confirmed.