From Apocalypse Boss to Farmer: My Vegetables Make Me Stronger!-Chapter 153 - 144: Floor 25

Gu Xi subconsciously glanced at the ceiling.

’No wonder the floor below the 26th is the 24th...’

Gu Xi noticed that the three newcomers were all level-nine ability users.

Looking at their gear: black combat uniforms, black masks, and superpower weapons bearing a special insignia... This loadout clearly belonged to the Superpower Special Team.

But strangely, Ye Junhan was not among them.

’So what was that person’s "walnut cookie" hint supposed to mean?’

Gu Xi impassively retracted her gaze and focused back on the battle not far away.

With the addition of these three powerful reinforcements, the situation was quickly brought under control.

Watching the malignant plant gradually weaken inside the special glass container, Gu Xi had no choice but to indifferently push her little green sprout back.

The little green sprout, feeling wronged, circled her wrist several times, only to be ruthlessly suppressed. In the end, it had to reluctantly disappear into Gu Xi’s wrist.

Beside her, Li Xiaoyan let out a long breath, her heart still pounding with fear. Thank goodness Miss Ye was here today, and the Special Service Team too. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Gu Xi watched the malignant plant’s corpse get dragged away from the roof by a special metal net, her brow furrowing almost imperceptibly.

Soon, the sliding door on the roof silently closed.

Gu Xi lowered her eyes. ’Looks like I’ll have to find a chance to check out the 25th floor. At the very least, I need to drain the energy from that plant before those people get to it...’

Just then, Li Xiaoyan tugged on her sleeve and whispered, "It’s too chaotic here. Let’s head back first."

Just as she spoke, the large metal door opened from the outside, and a group of medical personnel rushed in.

The scene was a chaotic mess.

Gu Xi nodded, her gaze sweeping over everyone present. ’I wonder which one of them is the "walnut cookie" that person mentioned?’

Zhao Qingxiao watched the girl’s departing figure, his brow slightly furrowed.

’Am I being too sensitive? Just now, why did I feel like...’

Beside him, Dongfang Yu sauntered over, toying with his Superpower Gun. He started chatting idly with him, "What kind of job is this? It was clearly the captain’s gig, but we’re the ones stuck with the grunt work."

Liu Hao ambled over as well. "Does anyone know where the captain went?" The few of them had been on leave but came over to see what was happening when they heard the captain was here.

They never expected to run into something like this.

Dongfang Yu holstered his gun with a reverse grip and said slowly, "The captain disappeared right after Miss Ye left. What do you think?"

Zhao Qingxiao looked away and said rationally, "Not necessarily." As the team’s voice of reason, he could see perfectly well that there was nothing between the captain and Ye Nan. At most, it was just Ye Nan’s unrequited love.

’Although, the captain has been acting a bit strange lately. It seems the confirmed bachelor might finally be in love...’

"What do you mean?" The clueless Liu Hao looked at his comrades in confusion. "The captain didn’t leave with Ye Nan? Then where’d he go?"

Zhao Qingxiao and Dongfang Yu exchanged a look.

’Right. If the captain didn’t leave with Ye Nan, then where did he go?’

「Meanwhile, in a deep alley several streets away.」

A middle-aged man suddenly looked around, then pushed open the courtyard gate in front of him and quickly slipped inside.

A few minutes later, a handsome and glacially cold man slowly emerged from the shadows on one side of the alley.

He lifted his gaze to stare coldly at the small courtyard. With a flick of his finger, a nearly invisible arc of lightning instantly vanished into the ground.

In the courtyard not far away, the middle-aged man hurried along, pushing open the door to a hidden room with a panicked expression. "Lan..."

A man wearing a Blood-colored Shura Mask slowly looked up at him.

The middle-aged man’s face changed drastically.

"What are you doing here!"

The other man replied coldly, "I should be the one asking you that!"

’This idiot. Does he have any idea what the consequences are for leaving like that!’

But remembering that this fool was still useful, he softened his tone. "It was too reckless of you to come back just like that. Were you followed?"

"No." The middle-aged man shook his head. He had been extremely cautious the whole way and was certain no one had tailed him.

The masked man, however, frowned slightly. ’I can’t trust this idiot’s word. We can’t stay here any longer.’

Just then, the middle-aged man said, exasperated, "Your intelligence was wrong..."

He recounted what happened with 36, his eyes blazing with anger and his expression exceptionally ugly. "Didn’t you say she would absolutely not intervene?! If it weren’t for your faulty intelligence, I wouldn’t have..."

He took a deep breath and snorted coldly. "I will report this matter truthfully. You must take responsibility for our losses. Otherwise, our partnership can be terminated at any time."

The masked man let out a disdainful snort. Just as he was about to say something, his expression suddenly changed.

"Who’s there? Come out!" At the same time, without a second thought, he flicked his wrist, sending out a vine that wrapped around the middle-aged man and threw him forward. He himself dodged to the side, attempting to escape through the window.

But he quickly froze, then retreated just as fast.

Outside the window, a huge Thunder Net had silently enveloped the area.

As far as the eye could see, arcs of lightning flickered. Although it made no sound, the sight was as terrifying as the tolling of a great bell, striking fear into the heart.

A man in a black uniform and black tactical mask, wreathed in lightning, walked into the room step by step.

"You’re not getting away."

Ye Junhan said coldly. He had been investigating and tracking this trail ever since the assassination attempt in the planting area that day. After so much effort to finally catch this fish, he certainly wasn’t going to let it get away.

But the masked man sneered, "Ye Junhan, do you really think I’m afraid of you?"

"You weren’t the only one chosen for the G01 project back then."

...

As Gu Xi followed behind Li Xiaoyan, pondering how to get to the 25th floor to "fleece the sheep," a few Wood Element ability users hurried down.

"Are you guys alright?"

Having heard about the malignant mutation on the 24th floor, how could these Wood Element ability users sit still?

"We’re fine." Li Xiaoyan shook her head, fear still lingering in her eyes. Her expression was complicated. "It was a good thing the Special Service Team was here today..."

"That’s good," one of the Wood Element ability users said. "Since you’re fine, let’s hurry up to the 25th floor. The chairman’s intention is for us to go while it’s still fresh and collect some samples..."

Gu Xi knew that this was Chen creating an opportunity for her.

’Although, his intentions might not be entirely good.’

But it was a good chance to check out the 25th floor, nonetheless.

When they got there, they found that the 25th floor was also in chaos. Besides a few Thunder Ability users, a group of people in white lab coats and protective masks were swarming around the dead malignant plant, bustling about.

Seeing this, the faces of the Wood Element ability users changed drastically.

Gu Xi sensed something was off and whispered to Li Xiaoyan beside her, "Who are they?"

Li Xiaoyan frowned. "People from the Research Division. They’re always overbearing and love to steal credit..." ’This is going to be trouble.’

’Research Division?’ The name inexplicably made Gu Xi think of the Abnormal Ability Research Institute.

She glanced at the people opposite them, asked no more questions, and stood aside with her eyes lowered.

The faces of the Wood Element ability users next to her were grim. They were clearly looking at the other group with indignation, but for some unknown reason, they held it in.

It was obvious there was some history between them.

Just then, one of the Wood Element ability users spotted Gu Xi, and an idea sparked in his mind. ’We can’t go forward, but this newcomer can...’

The man shoved the case he was carrying directly into Gu Xi’s hands. "Miss Gu, we’ll have to trouble you."

"Me?" Gu Xi took the case, somewhat surprised.

’I’m just here to observe. I haven’t even officially joined the Wood Element Superpower Union, have I?’

"Yes, you." The man tried his best to coax her, even using a formal tone. "You are the only one among us with successful experience in the reverse evolution of plants. We’re counting on you."

The other Wood Element ability users beside him also nodded in agreement.

Only Li Xiaoyan, perhaps because of their recent near-death experience together, gave her a hesitant look before quickly avoiding Gu Xi’s gaze.

Gu Xi: "..."

In a silence that spoke volumes, Gu Xi carried the case and walked over.

At the same time, the little green sprout eagerly poked out from her fingertip...