The supermarket where Zhang Ning is located is very large and divided into two floors.
Following the smell, he came to the escalator. Looking at the dark second floor, Zhang Ning flinched a little.
"Could there be any monsters or something like that appearing up there..."
Touching his growling stomach, feeling the overwhelming hunger, in the end the physical desire defeated the inner fear.
"Anyway, I'm already like this, no matter how bad it is, it won't be that bad. Besides, I'm the protagonist."
Zhang Ning cheered himself up and mustered up the courage to step onto the escalator that had long since stopped operating.
There were no lights on the second floor, only a few emergency lights in the corners emitted a faint green light.
Although it was not completely dark outside, there were only a few ventilation windows on the second floor of the supermarket. After the weak light passed through layers of obstacles from the outside and entered the room, it was no longer able to provide enough brightness for Zhang Ning to see the road under his feet.
"It's so dark." Zhang Ning shrugged his nose and tried to capture the aroma in the air. He soon discovered that the aroma was coming from the towering shelves to the north.
Zhang Ning walked forward quietly. Through the dim green light beside the wall, he could roughly distinguish the pots of tree-like potted plants placed on the shelves. vitality.
"The money tree in this supermarket is really well maintained."
Zhang Ning complained about the scene in front of him and was about to move forward to explore the specific location of the source of the aroma. He suddenly discovered that there seemed to be volleyball-sized fruits hanging under the dense leaves. They were vaguely visible. Not sure.
"Can a money tree still bear fruit?"
A big question mark appeared in Zhang Ning's heart. His intuition told him that he could not go any further. If he went further, he might be in danger.
"We still need to find something to light it up."
Zhang Ning, who had made up his mind, immediately retreated to the escalator and went downstairs to search.
Fortunately, there were flashlights and batteries at the cashier downstairs. After Zhang Ning quickly disassembled one and assembled it, he walked up to the second floor again.
The white flashlight beam instantly dispelled the darkness in front of him, but when Zhang Ning shined the flashlight towards the source of the aroma, the horrifying scene in front of him almost scared him to throw away the flashlight in his hand.
In the potted plants next to the towering shelves, there are indeed common money trees planted.
But have you ever seen a red money tree growing to the ceiling?
This money tree is covered with dark red heart-shaped leaves, and the tiny vines are intertwined and overlapping, like a huge net, waiting for prey to come.
And the volleyball-sized fruits that I saw earlier were not the fruits of a money tree, but ferocious human heads.
The most chilling thing is that the eyes of these heads are rolled back, and their faces show weird laughter.
"My old swan, what the hell is this?"
The flashlight in Zhang Ning's hand shone back and forth. He wanted to move closer and take a closer look, but unexpectedly, the originally silent money tree started to move!
The rustling sounds kept coming, and the tiny vines slowly intertwined, gradually forming a huge net in mid-air, and it swooped down in the direction of Zhang Ning.
Only then did Zhang Ning come to his senses and hurriedly hid behind him. However, his legs were too weak and he couldn't make any violent movements. His center of gravity was unstable and he fell to the ground.
Fortunately, the vines' range was limited, and the large net could barely cover Zhang Ning's legs, but did not completely envelop him.
Feeling that the vines covering his legs were tightening little by little, Zhang Ning became anxious and wanted to pull them open with both hands.
But after pulling twice, he desperately discovered that the seemingly weak vine was actually as tough as a hemp rope, and it was absolutely impossible to pull it apart with just his hands.
Seeing that he was about to be dragged towards the money tree by the vine, Zhang Ning opened his mouth and bit on the vine regardless of the situation.
His original idea was very simple. Since I couldn't pull it apart with my hands, I would just bite it with my teeth.
When people are under extreme threat, they will activate the animal nature hidden in their bodies.
Zhang Ning was biting the vines on his legs desperately like a jackal. Surprisingly, the vines that were originally difficult to tear with his hands slowly lost their toughness and broke apart after being bitten by Zhang Ning's teeth.
Purple-red liquid splashed out from the fracture and inevitably entered Zhang Ning's mouth. At this time, he only felt numb in his mouth, as if he had experienced an electric shock. As he bit, he began to swallow subconsciously. Eat this purple slurry.
"Fuck!" Zhang Ning, who was about to take a breath, finally tore away the last vine tied to his feet and let out another exclamation.
It turned out that when he was biting, his body had been dragged several meters without realizing it.
At this time, he was directly under the money tree, and the thick branches were like a mallet in the hands of a giant, swinging towards him fiercely.
Of course, Zhang Ning couldn't wait to die on the spot. Seeing the tree trunk roaring towards him, Zhang Ning rolled around and escaped the fatal blow.
After rolling and crawling to a safe area away from the money tree, I let out a long sigh of relief.
"Wow, I scared the baby to death, but luckily I'm agile and witty!" Zhang Ning didn't forget to boast even as he was breathing heavily.
The money tree became more and more restless when it discovered that its prey had escaped from its control.
The vines on the tree trembled for a while, and a stronger fragrance came from the tree, as if it wanted to seduce Zhang Ning again, the duck that came to his mouth and ran away.
"Master, I won't be fooled."
Zhang Ning spat in the direction of the money tree, "But it smells really good. If it were an ordinary zombie, he would definitely come forward again at this time, but I am not an ordinary zombie, I am the protagonist!"
After saying the second line to the money tree, Zhang Ning turned around and walked downstairs again, regardless of whether it could understand it or not.
After a while, Zhang Ning returned to the money tree again. The difference is that this time he is holding a rope in his hand, and at the other end of the rope are five zombies tied up.
It turns out that Zhang Ning just went downstairs not to leave the supermarket, but to find a rope and a "helper".
There were plenty of ropes in the supermarket, so Zhang Ning randomly selected a few thicker clotheslines and tied them together to form a regular rope.
When I came to the street again, I felt one thing when I saw a wandering zombie, and another thing when I saw a wandering zombie.
Those zombies were all weak zombies that Zhang Ning encountered before, similar to the four security brothers. They had no IQ and could only distinguish whether the people in front of them were humans or the same kind. Zhang Ning was a real zombie.
Facing the same kind, those weak zombies would naturally not pounce and bite, but would only open their mouths and make meaningless whimpers, so Zhang Ning easily caught five "helpers".
The five zombies crowded each other and were pushed by Zhang Ning to stand within the killing range of the money tree. Zhang Ning quietly retreated to a safe distance and quietly observed the movements of the money tree.
The money tree still exudes an alluring fragrance, but this fragrance does not seem to have any attraction to the five "helpers" caught by Zhang Ning. On the contrary, these five zombies still maintain their original lazy state, aimlessly. Moving around.
But the money tree didn't care whether the prey in front of it was the one that ran away before. It started to weave its vines very actively and re-formed a huge vine net, covering it in the direction of the five zombies.
The zombies were all shrouded in the vines without any surprise. As the vines tightened little by little, the zombies began to struggle violently, and one of them actually broke free.
When Zhang Ning saw the scene in front of him, he secretly screamed success. He quickly lowered his body and groped in the direction of the money tree.
The killing range of this money tree obviously covered 5 zombies, but one of them easily broke free. This means that the maximum hunting limit of this strange tree in front of you is 4 zombies. No matter how many other prey there are, It's within reach, and it can't be distracted.
Just when the money tree couldn't be distracted, Zhang Ning had already touched the foot of the tree. He naturally remembered that this money tree also had a move called "Heavy Hammer Spark", so he did not dare to be careless and paid close attention to every move on the tree crown.
But whether it was because the Money Tree was trying its best to deal with the four zombies, or because the previous hammer blow had consumed a lot of energy, the "spark from the hammer" that Zhang Ning was waiting for never fell.
Seeing that the situation was safe, Zhang Ning no longer hesitated and arrived at the trunk of the money tree as quickly as possible. He had no choice but to do so. He was too weak to make strenuous movements such as running.
Sniffing the strong aroma in the air, Zhang Ning felt that his saliva was about to flow.
Yes, the aroma whetted his appetite!
He carefully searched for the location of the scent, and finally found the source of the scent three inches above the root of the tree.
It was a narrow crack, like a knot formed by a tree being injured and then healed. There was a crystal lavender liquid seeping out of it. The amount was not large, about half a teacup.
There is a white spherical object deep in the crack, which looks like a cooked egg with the shell removed.
Zhang Ning stretched out his finger to dip a little of the lavender liquid, put it under his nose and smelled it.
"Yes, the fragrance is indeed emitted by the liquid."
Just as he was about to take a closer look at the liquid on his fingers, the long-standing hunger in his mind suddenly became stronger.
Zhang Ning suddenly felt his vision go dark, and he couldn't help but put his fingers into his mouth, and started sucking greedily.
"My old swan, what have I done? Why am I eating this thing!" When Zhang Ning reacted, he desperately found that he had sucked his fingers clean, and there was not even a trace of purple liquid left.
Zhang Ning suddenly panicked and froze on the spot.
After a while, I found that there was no discomfort in my body. I was slightly relieved. I continued to squat down and look into the crack, reaching out to take out the white spherical object.
The oval-shaped object feels smooth and greasy, and you can feel liquid oozing out of it when you pinch it gently.
"It feels weird in the hand. Why don't you take it out and take a look?"
Zhang Ning immediately used his fingers to pull out the unknown object, but found that the egg-like ball seemed to be growing in the root of the tree and could not be easily taken out.
"The little darling is still quite strong."
Naturally, he was not the kind of person who gave up easily. His five fingers suddenly formed claws, and he grabbed the ball and pulled hard.
The moment it was pulled out, the originally vibrant money tree suddenly withered, and the vines that had previously tightly entangled the four zombies fell apart, looking completely lifeless.
"Hey, I took out this good thing..." Zhang Ning looked at the spherical object in his hand.
This unidentified object looks like an orange, with 12 petals in total. The bottom is red, and a broken purple-red column is connected to the root of the spherical object.
Looking at the lavender liquid in his hands, Zhang Ning thought for a while, but after all, he couldn't resist the strong drive of instinct, so he stuck out his tongue and licked it.
The purple liquid was like honey. It seemed extremely viscous, but in fact it melted in the mouth. Waves of cool feeling came from the cavity, making Zhang Ning feel more energetic.
What's even more amazing is that Zhang Ning's terrible hunger gradually subsided after licking the liquid, and his originally weak body gradually became full of vitality.
Finally, Zhang Ning, who had licked up all the lavender liquid, threw the white object in his hand into his mouth and chewed it...
“It tastes really good!”
