The convoy slowly stopped, and Su Han and Zhu Xiong were the first to get out of the vehicle, making their way to Guo Gang's truck.
Without communication tools, this was the only way for them to inquire about the situation.
"What happened?"
"I noticed so movent behind us, a flash of light,"
Guo Gang's expression was solemn as he lowered his voice, "I feel like we're being tailed."
In the fog, no one could be seen. His was the last vehicle, and the light from the Lamp Tree Crystals was also the dimst. But a sharp instinct and a fleeting glimr of yellow light made him alert.
"A monster?"
Su Han's gaze sharpened before he asked.
Guo Gang hesitated before responding, "It felt more like vehicle headlights."
Upon hearing this, Su Han's expression turned colder as he said, "Don't move the convoy, I'll go take a look."
With a thought, the Book of Blood Spirit lit up, and the colossal Human-faced Tree appeared next to the convoy.
The Human-faced Tree didn't move fast, so it couldn't scout the way like a Demon Spider warrior during the journey. Su Han retracted it back into the pages of the Book of Blood Spirit.
But now there might be sothing behind the convoy, so it was the perfect ti to put it to use.
Fast-growing Vines!
The vines spread quickly, extending from both sides of the street and the ground towards the mist behind. Under the skill's control, the length of the vines could reach nearly two hundred ters.
Below the mist, even if soone was tailing them, they couldn't be further than that distance—after all, it would be too far to notice any movents.
"Be careful, they've stopped ahead, hurry up and hide."
Two hundred ters away at a street corner, two n lurked stealthily behind a turn, with a motorcycle that had been turned off sitting beside them.
One was short and thin, with scruffy whiskers, while the other was slightly taller, sporting a round potbelly, and had a pair of shifty, triangle-shaped eyes.
"They haven't noticed us, have they? Zhao Jun went back to call the boss but hasn't shown up yet. We're no match for them."
The short, thin man complained, but he didn't dare vent his frustration directly at the stocky man, only saying, "There are four vehicles in their group. What are we doing ssing with them? If we're discovered, we're done for."
The tall, stocky man glanced at him and said, "Bai Dongxin, they ca from Happiness Community, and they're the closest to Lihua Supermarket. Guess who cleaned out the supermarket?"
Bai Dongxin's eyes rolled around as he said, "Han Ben, you an the truck is loaded with supplies?"
Han Ben nodded, "Exactly, that truck is heavy; it must be full. If we can snatch it, not to ntion the supplies, even the two trucks and Crystals would be enough for our use."
Neither of them was opposed to the idea of a robbery; this wasn't their first ti engaging in such acts.
Though there were still scattered supplies on the streets, there was a significant difference between risking monster attacks while searching for supplies and taking what others had gathered.
"We're far enough away that they won't notice us. Once they start driving, it'd be best to find out first where they're heading..."
Han Ben hadn't finished speaking when he suddenly heard a rustling sound.
He instantly beca alert and turned around sharply, only to see a dark shadow flash by in the mist, like a long snake.
"Damn it, a monster!"
Han Ben imdiately reacted, his Book of Blood Spirit lighting up as he quickly summoned his Angel Envoy; he had been too preoccupied with tailing to summon it earlier and was now anxiously regretting it.
Accompanied by a flash of red light, a two-headed rat appeared beside him, about the size of a dium dog, roughly one ter long and half a ter tall, its sparse fur revealing sinister-looking red flesh.
Bai Dongxin's movents were slightly delayed, his Angel Envoy was a flesh corpse, hunched and with twisted bones, clinging to the ground, limbs touching the earth, growling like a beast.
The two were on high alert, and Han Ben lowered his voice and said, "Let's go, don't follow anymore!"
They had just started to back away, but they froze as they turned around to see countless vines in front of them, dark as ink, writhing as though they were cold, black snakes.
Their faces turned pale, full of terror.
"Run!"
The mont Han Ben's words fell, the vines launched an attack, shooting towards them.
The two-headed rat and the flesh corpse Angel Envoys tried to block them, rushing up as commanded by Han Ben and Bai Dongxin, but they were entangled by the vines in just one encounter.
Biting and Claw Strikes were fruitless, leaving only shallow marks on the vines, then they watched helplessly as the vines tightened, gradually breaking off the limbs of the flesh corpse and the two-headed rat.
The vines rapidly approached Han Ben and Bai Dongxin, and, in a mont of panic, fuelled by desperation, Han Ben shoved Bai Dongxin towards the Fast-growing Vines.
He then took advantage of the gap to sprint towards the motorcycle. If he could just get on the motorcycle, he could escape far away. As for Bai Dongxin, he could only apologize.
Han Ben's plan seed perfect, but suddenly his ankle tightened and, unable to stop his montum, he fell face-first to the ground, blood imdiately seeping from the abrasions.
The vines had already extended from the ground, binding his ankles.
In just a brief encounter, whether it was the Angel Envoys or Han Ben and Bai Dongxin, they were all bound up by the vines like zongzi, and then dragged toward the direction where Su Han's convoy was.
"Got them."
Su Han, realizing that the Human-faced Tree had succeeded, turned to Old Zhu and said, "Have everyone stay vigilant around."
"Okay."
Old Zhu nodded, then called for the Contractors to get out of the vehicles, commanding their Angel Envoys to seal off the streets around the convoy, guarding against any monster attacks.
Although this block was much emptier due to the sweep they conducted while escaping earlier and the noise made previously by Cheng Zhenyong and his team that attracted many monsters away, it did not an that there were no monsters lurking around. It's always better to be careful.
Su Han might not easily fall to an attack, but Zhu Xiong and the others might not fare so well.
As the vines tightened, Han Ben and Bai Dongxin were soon dragged over in the fog, along with the two struggling Angel Envoys.
Guo Gang's face turned cold: "There really was soone with them."
"Big brother, misunderstanding, it's a misunderstanding, we are survivors, not monsters."
Seeing that humans were controlling the vines and not monsters, Han Ben was startled, but his instinct to survive made his mind race as he quickly pleaded for rcy.
"Heh heh heh, brother, that's not quite right, now is it? Decent folks don't follow and tail others, right?"
Before Su Han could speak, Zhang Dahai's face twitched, wearing a faux smile.
Having mingled in the construction business in South City, he had seen all sorts of people.
There was a shifty look in Han Ben's eyes, tinged with maliciousness, he was no easy mark.
"No, no, it's really a misunderstanding."
Han Ben quickly defended himself, and Bai Dongxin, his eyes turning red with urgency, hastily said, "We... We just heard so noises and ca to look, we ant no harm."
Su Han's expression remained indifferent as he said, "Old Zhu, Zhang Dahai, one of you take them to the front, the other to the back. You have ten minutes to find out their origins and purposes."
His gaze fell on Han Ben and Bai Dongxin, and he smiled slightly, "Confess and you'll be dealt with leniently. Fail to speak up or give the wrong answers, and you'll feed my Angel Envoys."
In an instant, Han Ben and Bai Dongxin involuntarily glanced at the grueso Human-faced Tree and its twisted human faces, trembling.
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