Apocalypse King System

"Hurry up and follow me. Have you forgotten the master's command?" Liu Wanting said with a cold face, carrying a hint of threat in her tone.

Upon hearing this, the dark eyes of the golden eagle flashed with a hint of humanized fear. It could be unafraid of others, but it was definitely most afraid of its master.

Moreover, if it weren't for the master unlocking its intelligence, it wouldn't have been able to grow to its current state, already surpassing the limits of zombie animals, becoming countless times stronger than it was five years ago.

"Hmph!"

Liu Wanting let out a smug smile. She knew that this golden eagle was always arrogant, and few in the Order could command her, only the master's orders would make her fearful.

The golden eagle raised its head and let out a sharp cry, flapping its wings.

In an instant, a golden lightning bolt shot directly towards Liu Wanting.

In the blink of an eye, a majestic golden eagle, about half a meter tall, stood on Liu Wanting's shoulder.

"Ouch!"

Liu Wanting stumbled, almost falling to the ground.

Even with her magnetic control ability at level 6, she almost couldn't withstand the pressure from the golden eagle.

With Liu Wanting's current strength, even lifting a skyscraper with one hand would be an easy task.

It's easy to imagine how much power is contained within the body of this golden eagle.

After teasing Liu Wanting a little, the golden eagle instantly jumped down and its small body quickly grew.

In no time, it grew from just over half a meter tall to a colossal creature tens of meters high.

Liu Wanting stood next to the giant eagle, looking like a tiny ant in comparison, the contrast extremely stark.

"Good bird, let's go!" Liu Wanting directly flew up onto the back of the golden eagle and patted its head.

The little golden eagle shook its car-sized head discontentedly, exhaling two streams of air from its nostrils that pierced through a distant skyscraper.

Rumbling...

The pierced skyscraper revealed two huge cavities, several meters in size. After swaying for a moment, it collapsed with a thunderous roar, kicking up a cloud of dust.

The female warriors behind her were already used to this. They had long seen the strength of their master's pet. Little Gold was already a mutant animal, and as the bird king among them, she had innate talent. Back at the beginning of the apocalypse, her strength could already rival the combined efforts of Mulin and Judy.

Now, with Derick unlocking her intelligence and further enhancing her body, her strength was simply terrifying.

Worried that her proud little bird might cause trouble within the Order, Derick sent her with the expedition team, accompanying Liu Wanting into battle, making the most of her abilities.

Moreover, this giant eagle's strength and massive body made her an excellent transport.

Screech...

The giant eagle let out a roar, carrying Liu Wanting, swiftly flying over the skies of Tianhe City.

The sharp and piercing roar, accompanied by a powerful pressure, made the zombies in the city tremble, quieting down significantly.

At the same time, inside the Tianhe City Botanical Garden.

The survivors who had previously entered the botanical garden were now fleeing like dogs with their tails between their legs.

It could be seen that out of the fourteen survivors who had entered the botanical garden, now there were fewer than ten left, and most of the remaining ones were also carrying injuries.

"Hurry, hurry, getting into the room should be temporarily safe."

Several men cursed their luck for not being born with an extra pair of legs, desperately fleeing as if there were some terrifying monster chasing them from behind.

Before long, under their frantic sprint, the group rushed into a small room that seemed to be a duty room.

"Phew..."

Han Yan, with a coarse breath, leaned against the wall to support herself, her slender body trembling with fear as she recalled the terrifying scene earlier.

When they entered this botanical garden, they found nothing, but one by one, people kept disappearing without a trace, no matter how hard they looked.

Finally, with no other choice, they proposed that everyone should walk together, forming a circle and slowly moving forward with their backs against each other.

Although no one disappeared for no reason after doing this, what happened next filled them with even deeper panic.

All the exits of the botanical garden had disappeared, and even when they tried to retreat along the path they came from, the large hole at the side entrance of the botanical garden had mysteriously vanished, replaced by a wall of green vines.

At this point, no matter how high Han Yan raised her voice, the remaining cannon fodder survivors and mercenaries were unwilling to continue exploring.

Faced with no other choice, Han Yan had to give up on this mission and try to find a way to retreat. The group gathered at the place they had entered from and began using various tools to chisel away at the thick vines, attempting to break through.

However, before they could create an opening, two deep holes suddenly appeared on either side of the passage, and from them flew out more than a dozen vines, tightly binding the two mercenaries who were busy hacking away.

Ignoring their fear, Han Yan and the others picked up weapons from the ground and started hacking at the vines protruding from the holes. To their surprise, the vines were incredibly hard, causing sparks to fly when struck with an axe, leaving several of them with numb hands and barely making a dent in the vines.

Helplessly, they watched as the flying green vines bound the two survivors layer by layer, then, as if consuming them, pulled them into the holes, leaving only the sound of screams.

The panicked group, driven by instinct, fled through the passage and into the open space outside.

And then, the scene was as it is now.

For some unknown reason, the vines did not attack the fleeing survivors, allowing them to escape to this place.

"What... what are these things? Why would plants mutate, or is this some other kind of monster?" Several bloodied mercenaries were trembling in fear, their voices filled with terror.

"I don't know." Han Yan's eyes were filled with lingering fear. In the midst of the apocalypse, the most terrifying things were often the unknown.

Captain Han, shouldn't you explain to us about this mission, since you're the one taking it on?" "Yeah, I'd rather go out and fight those zombies than deal with these strange monsters." The two mercenaries looked grim and challenged Han Yan.

Han Yan's face turned somewhat unnatural as she glanced at the two men who were eyeing her suspiciously. "I had no idea the mission would turn out like this. If I had known, I definitely wouldn't have taken it on."

"How is that possible? If you had no clear information, how could you incur such a huge cost, risking alerting the zombie horde by traversing several kilometers of streets to come to this godforsaken place? Don't tell me you came here for those monsters outside?" Han Yan's face grew even more grim as she quietly gripped the pistol at her waist, a hint of fierceness flashing in her eyes as she shook her head.

"Regardless, I hired you to carry out a mission, not for a leisure trip. What tasks inside the base are without danger? Whether it's searching for food or gathering intelligence?" "That may be so, but regardless of the task, the risks and intelligence involved should have been explained beforehand. That's the rule within the base." As the remaining mercenaries spoke, they all stood up, facing Han Yan.

"No one has explored this botanical garden since the apocalypse. How could I have known any intelligence about it? I didn't know anything inside before coming in." Han Yan felt a bitter taste in her heart; she had clearly underestimated the danger within this botanical garden. She had initially thought it would be no more than a small group of zombies, considering its remote location and lack of resources, making it unlikely for both zombies and humans to stay here.

However, upon entering, they were met with such a bizarre scene. Slowly stepping back a few paces, Han Yan surveyed the surroundings, hoping to find a way out. While the credit of these mercenaries had some guarantee, in the face of such a huge life-and-death crisis, that credit was practically useless.

"Don't act rashly. It's still very dangerous here. This is not the time for infighting. I can assure you that if we successfully get out, even if the mission isn't completed, I'll still pay you the agreed-upon compensation. How about that?"