On the other side, Zhang Chen's team.
The tornado had swept clean the road for several kilometers ahead.
But after walking through these few kilometers, they soon entered a dense forest area.
And this time, the dense forest was even more luxuriant, and the monster bodies that appeared around were also getting larger.
However, strangely, they did not encounter any monsters that actively provoked them along the way.
Occasionally, a group of strangely shaped mutated V-type predators rushed past Zhang Chen and the others at high speed.
Zhang Chen didn't even have time to get a clear look at their appearance and basic information before these guys disappeared into the dense forest.
They were not afraid of Zhang Chen.
But they were afraid of a certain terrifying creature behind them.
"It seems a big guy is coming!"
Zhang Chen said slowly.
"A big guy? Really? It must be fun!"
Xiaobai said with sparkling eyes.
"Sigh, I'm a bit sleepy, and a bit hungry, I want to eat something!"
Mo Ran rubbed her stomach and said lazily.
"Just in time for something powerful to try my newly poisoned daggers!"
Shirley swayed two daggers in front of her eyes, which were flowing with colorful hues.
One look was enough to know that touching them would bring no good.
Even though Shirley only had the strength of a high-level Transmuter Stage 2, her assassination and poison dual talents greatly increased her strength.
The assassination talent was already good at disguising one's aura to launch surprise attacks.
Coupled with the poison on the weapons.
In fact, the damage of the daggers was limited; the most terrifying thing was the poison.
As long as the poison was potent enough, even a small cut on the enemy would be fatal, no matter how strong they were.
This was Shirley's terrifying aspect.
"My research has also come to an end. Take a look at me, have I undergone any new changes?"
Xu Ruina walked out of the giant armored personnel carrier, leaped lightly, and jumped to Zhang Chen's side, asking with a smile.
Mmm...
Zhang Chen looked at Xu Ruina carefully. He had to admit, she looked really good in a qipao, and her figure was impeccable.
After looking for a long time, Zhang Chen asked with surprise:
"You've mastered a new skill, [Infective Deterioration]? How did you obtain this new ability? Could it be that... research results can turn into your abilities?"
Xu Ruina smiled and nodded, replying:
"Because I inherently contain viruses in my body. I just merged the newly developed virus that can powerfully infect and mutate creatures with the virus in my body!"
"And... including many progressive research results, as long as I can understand the theoretical framework, I can roughly imitate the experimental effects."
"This is similar to how you can gain new abilities by utilizing meteor energy to construct them."
"It's just that you gain new abilities from the perspective of utilizing meteor energy, while I gain new abilities through scientific research."
"So..."
Zhang Chen nodded and continued:
"So you often visit laboratories to continuously enrich your knowledge, gradually integrating the theories of the progressive faction into your own abilities?"
Xu Ruina chuckled twice and said:
"So... you have to be careful in the future, because my Infective Deterioration might turn you into an infected person too!"
Zhang Chen was slightly stunned, "What? What do I need to be careful about... How could I possibly be infected..."
Xu Ruina smiled without speaking and instantly disappeared.
The next second, she appeared on a thick branch nearby.
Her mastery of "Instant Flash" was now more proficient than when Zhang Chen found her in the third city.
Gurgle...
Little Soft crawled out of Zhang Chen's pocket, peeked its head out, looked around, and then retreated back into his pocket.
This guy seemed a bit socially awkward.
It never interacted with others, and didn't seem bored hiding in Zhang Chen's pocket.
"Be careful, the powerful energy you just released has already attracted the attention of the most powerful predators in this entire forest..."
"The reason why those low-level mutated creatures fled frantically is because these powerful monsters are coming."
Xu Ruina stood on the high ground and scanned the surroundings, saying.
Vaguely, it seemed that under the obstruction of the leaves of the giant trees in the distance, there were creatures of immense size slowly approaching.
"Well, let them come. Since we've entered the forest, we're naturally prepared to fight the monsters here!"
Zhang Chen looked at the team beside him and said with a smile.
It was time to train the troops.
Whether it was Er Pang or Xiaobai, they were all existences that became stronger the more they fought.
Not to mention Mo Ran, she was the Spider Queen, and increasing her combat experience was a must.
Allowing everyone to grow well in battle would increase their chances of winning when encountering natives in the future.
"Roar..."
After walking for a while, Er Pang suddenly stopped.
Its eyes were fixed on the waist-high bushes in front, and it let out a series of threatening growls.
"Aooo..."
Seeing that it had already been discovered by Er Pang, a large, colorful cat stood up from the bushes and slowly walked out.
This guy was as big as a bus, it was hard to imagine how it had managed to hide so well in the bushes.
Zhang Chen stared at it for a moment, and soon a line of prompts appeared beside it.
[Mutated Saber-toothed Tiger, Mutated VI-type Creature, No Special Abilities, all attributes increased by 500% compared to same level!]
Hmm...
The good news was that this guy didn't have any perverted special abilities.
The bad news was that its physical strength was extremely high, and it didn't need any fancy skill enhancements!
Mutated VI-type, and five times the strength of the same level...
"Roar..."
Er Pang growled at the saber-toothed tiger, and the fur on its neck instantly bristled, making its body appear much larger.
Er Pang's size was indeed larger than the saber-toothed tiger.
But this guy opposite had five times the attributes of the same level, meaning if Er Pang was a Mutated VI-type in strength, the opponent could easily beat five Er Pangs.
What's more...
Since Er Pang defeated the Crawler in the first stage of the apocalypse, and defeated the strengthened Giant Tank in the second stage of the apocalypse...
Er Pang seemed to have not fought with more powerful enemies.
Therefore, Zhang Chen was not sure about Er Pang's strength.
However, Zhang Chen had an impression of Mutated VI-type monsters.
Before, when rushing to the seventh walled city, he had encountered VI-type infected creatures.
If it weren't for Little Soft being there, the outcome would have been uncertain.
Could Er Pang be as strong as VI-type?
Just as Zhang Chen was pondering, suddenly, the grass beside him rustled again, and a huge snake head poked out from the bushes.
This guy was even more direct, not even bothering to hide, and directly revealed its true form.
Two snake heads...
Three snake heads...
Wait!
Zhang Chen was stunned...
What appeared before him was actually a five-headed snake, its long body coiled around the ground, flicking its tongue at Zhang Chen.
Another Mutated VI-type creature!