Care Guide to Raising a Max Level Leaf in Apocalypse - 25
Guan Yin also became serious and explained, “‘Vanishing Enclave’ was originally a destroyed base. It’s like a ghost ship; it seems all dead, but suddenly appears one day. The only way in is through a lighthouse, and it’s the only entrance to the entire enclave, floating in the sky instead of on the sea like a ghost ship.”
Ji Jiu straightened his posture like an enthusiastic child at kindergarten raising a question, “Is it haunted?”
Guan Yin paused for a moment and then chuckled, “No, there’s no such thing as ghosts in the world. It must be mutants causing trouble. But I wonder what kind of terrifying mutant could make the entire base vanish and float in the air.”
So, Ji Jiu, feeling down, leaned softly against his master. His disappointment seemed unstoppable.
Before the apocalypse even started, he had seen many horror films on television and was very interested in ghosts and supernatural things.
He couldn’t help pulling at Si Yin Yuan’s sleeve, asking, “Are there really no ghosts in the world?”
Si Yin Yuan thought he was scared and gently patted his head, “No, there aren’t.”
Bad master! Deceiving little grass! How could there be none? He heard the sound of marbles bouncing on the floor above where no one lived at midnight. There must be a ghost child up there, wanting to play with him.
Ji Jiu was unhappy and turned around, ignoring Si Yin Yuan.
Si Yin Yuan looked puzzled, wondering why he managed to upset the youth again.
However, he still skillfully took out a strawberry-flavored nutrient liquid to appease him.
Ji Jiu hummed as he accepted the nutrient liquid.
Okay, a magnanimous little grass needed to learn to be tolerant of his master.
As he licked the nutrient liquid, he curiously asked, “If we find the lighthouse, how do we enter the enclave?”
“Vanishing Enclave” was a floating ghost base in the air, and apart from finding the entrance, they needed a way to get in.
Guan Yin helplessly gestured with all four hands, “When I went up there, it was purely accidental. I was targeted by a millipede mutant and mistaken as a reserve food source. It caught me and took me up, but I managed to escape with my life.”
“A millipede mutant?” Si Yin Yuan raised an eyebrow.
Talking about that mutant again made Guan Yin instinctively fearful. Tiny beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and the two pairs of hands, once corroded into mere white bones, began to ache faintly.
He forced himself to endure the discomfort and said, “It’s an eight-story tall millipede, its whole body has mutated into steel-like skin, making a sound of reinforced steel when it moves. Besides countless legs, there are also five pairs of huge steel-hardened spikes on its back near the head. When it strikes the ground, it leaves deep pits. If a person is attacked, they’ll turn into a pulp.”
Si Yin Yuan frowned, “Specific length?”
Guan Yin shook his head, “Can’t measure it. The enclave is shrouded in hazy mist everywhere, and its body always appears and disappears in the fog.”
Ji Jiu suddenly realized, “Then we’ll just have the giant millipede take us up when the time comes!”
He was proficient in doing this kind of thing by threatening. That was how he operated.
Nobody took Ji Jiu’s words seriously, especially Si Yin Yuan. Even if Ji Jiu had powerful abilities, in his eyes, he was still timid and delicate. If left alone, he would be bullied.
Si Yin Yuan rubbed Ji Jiu’s head as if addicted to it, “I’ve already found some help.”
Guan Yin’s eye twitched, “Captain, are you thinking of calling them?”
“Yes!”
“Exactly!”
“That’s us!”
Three voices naturally interlocked, one after another, replacing Si Yin Yuan’s answer.
Three identical triplets walked over, wearing the exact same clothes and expressions.
Ji Jiu rubbed his eyes, thinking he was seeing things.
The three sisters smiled sweetly at him and said in unison, “Hello.”
Ji Jiu hesitated for a moment, “Hello… all of you?”
For a moment, he couldn’t tell if it was one person manifesting as three or three identical people.
They even had the same hairstyle and clothing, and their hair color was a rare reddish-brown.
The eldest of the triplets covered her mouth and chuckled, “We are triplets.”
The second sister giggled, “Not some kind of duplication technique.”
The third sister pouted and smiled, “You’ll recognize us better after a couple of days.”
Guan Yin unconsciously moved backward, still frightened from their past pranks. “Impossible, I’ve known them for two years, and I still can’t tell who is who.”
Li Chao, who had been silently listening nearby, raised his hand, “I can’t tell either.”
Guan Yin had been pranked by the triplets several times, and now, just seeing them made him shudder.
It was even worse because he had been on several missions with them due to their compatible awakened abilities. The other hunters in the guild often teased him as being “the perfect match with the triplets.”
It was unexpected that even when he was on a mission with Chief Si, he couldn’t escape their clutches.
It was the first time Ji Jiu had seen human triplets, and he was curious, “What are your abilities?”
The eldest sister smiled again and covered her mouth, “Our ability is ‘Witch.'”
The second sister added, “Just like the witches in Western stories.”
The third sister said, “We have some of the skills that witches have.”
“Do you have a black cat?” Ji Jiu recalled a movie he had seen in the apocalypse.
Witches were often accompanied by an intelligent black cat.
The eldest sister shook her head, “Unfortunately, we don’t.”
The second sister conjured a broomstick in her hand, “But we have a broomstick.” The third sister produced a bottle of potion, “And a potion that will make you burp.”
The broomstick in the second sister’s hand suddenly stood up and curiously circled around Ji Jiu, making a “meow~” sound.
It even attempted to nuzzle Ji Jiu with its broomstick head.
The second sister exclaimed in delight, “It seems my broomstick really likes you.”
Ji Jiu imitated the way of petting a cat and touched the broomstick, surprisingly receiving a response. The broomstick purred in a satisfied manner, and its longest branch even patted the ground.
This scene was a bit eerie, but Ji Jiu didn’t feel that there was anything wrong with a broomstick resembling a cat. He happily played with it.
One grass and one broomstick were very harmonious together.
Guan Yin showed a surprised expression, “When did this broomstick become so well-behaved?”
He remembered that the broomstick of the second sister among the triplets was the most unique and fierce.
He tentatively reached out to try it, but before he could touch the broomstick, it swung up its branch and struck him forcefully.
Leaving three scratches on his skin.
Guan Yin thought to himself, “As expected, it’s still that devil! A Western-style devil!”
…
As the car slowly drove out, the announcement at the base exit sounded, “Have a safe journey. We are waiting here for your return.”
This was the second time Ji Jiu heard the announcement at the base exit. Unlike the last time when he was hiding inside the car, this time, he was sitting openly on the car seat.
The Chief Hunter was right beside him, peeling the shells of the pistachios for him.
Peeling one and eating one, a small pile of pistachio shells quickly accumulated beside them.
Ji Jiu ate the fruit while occasionally glancing around.
Sensing what he was thinking, Si Yin Yuan moved his body to completely block the pile of shells and said, “The shells are not edible.”
“Okay.” Ji Jiu showed a docile expression, “So, where are we going to find that secret realm?”
Guan Yin, who was driving, said, “We’re heading to Zone 48 of the ‘Wasteland.'”
Originally, Zone 48 was not a “Wasteland.” Before the apocalypse, it used to be a prosperous small city and became a medium-sized base after the apocalypse due to its advantageous geographical location. However, after the base was wiped out by distorted creatures, the entire city disappeared overnight and turned into the current secret realm.
That place had naturally become a barren land with nothing, listed as the safest “Wasteland,” with hardly any distorted creatures growing there.
Ji Jiu ate another pistachio and asked, “What if we can’t find the lighthouse?”
Finding the lighthouse was not something everyone could do; it all depended on luck and fate.
He also wanted to see ghosts.
The little grass was determined about this matter; he firmly believed that he would encounter ghosts in that vanishing and reappearing dead base.
And he really wanted to become friends with the ghosts.
“Blow up the place, and it will be scared and come out naturally,” Si Yin Yuan’s tone was as casual as discussing the weather.
If others said such a thing, they would be laughed at for being arrogant, but when these words came from him, it was entirely different. With his golden eyes drooping, he looked like a ferocious beast suppressing his killing intent, calmly uttering the most ruthless words.
However, his act of diligently peeling pistachios significantly diminished the effect.
Even mutants knew to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. While they were talking, the car of the three sisters was entangled by a group of snakeberries.
Although their abilities were quite convenient, they were only B-grade Awakened. After being entangled by a large number of snakeberries, they could only seek help from the three people leading the way.
Guan Yin stopped the car, and when he turned around, he found that Ji Jiu had disappeared. He was frightened and quickly went to open the car door.
Ji Jiu had actually run outside the car the moment it stopped.
His delicate figure stood in front of a large cluster of snakeberries that twisted like poisonous snakes, looking so petite.
As if he would be swallowed by the snakeberry flower with venomous fangs if he made a wrong move.
Ji Jiu was attracted by the snakeberry fruit. He quickly reached out and picked the nearest one to stuff it into his mouth.
The snakeberry immediately went into a frenzy, and one of its petals with bared fangs was about to pounce on Ji Jiu’s arm.
Guan Yin’s heart instantly jumped to his throat, and he subconsciously wanted to use “Thousand Hands,” but someone was faster than him. They directly wrapped their arm around Ji Jiu’s waist, protecting him behind them, and released golden flames to burn all the dozens of entangled and twisted snakeberries.
Ji Jiu: !!!
He watched the delicious and tasty raspberry-like fruits disappear into the golden flames, and the one snakeberry he managed to grab lost its taste in an instant.
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Si Yin Yuan lowered his head, his voice carrying a barely noticeable tension, “Are you alright?”
He quickly scanned Ji Jiu to ensure he was unharmed.
Something’s wrong! Something big happened! He hated his master the most!
In an instant, Ji Jiu’s round eyes turned into watery obsidian stones. He pitifully complained, “You’re a bad person!”
Bad owner, bad human!