Post-Apocalyptic: Unlimited Resources, Neighbor's Wife and Sister Beg for the Door to Open

Chapter 110 A Bountiful Harvest, Parasitic Peach Pit! (Please continue reading)
Looking at the frenzied mutated beasts and insects, Lu Zheng felt that this was a good opportunity.

He had just advanced to the fifth rank, and even fourth-rank insects and mutated beasts could be controlled by him through the Beast Taming Ring.

Previously, he needed to enslave insect beasts through sweeping campaigns.

This was the first time he had ever encountered such a scene, with so many high-level insects and mutated beasts gathered together.

Immediately, he unleashed a large number of beast-taming rings.

Swarms of insects and enslaved people, hundreds and thousands, soon exceeding ten thousand, then thirty thousand, fifty thousand...

The situation has already reversed.

Su Tao ordered everyone to tighten their defenses, and then watched Lu Zheng flying around in the sky, marveling at his performance.

Lu Zheng stopped next to the huge peach tree.

Looking at those high-level flying mutant beasts, his eyes were filled with joy.

Flying mutant beasts are rare to begin with, and high-level ones are even rarer; you can hardly find a few even if you search for them intentionally.

Previously, he only had about twenty flying mutant beasts at his disposal, apart from the dizzying bats that emerged from the pit.

There are at least three thousand of them here, most of which are at least Tier 2.

This is an absolute windfall!
He quickly threw out the Beast Taming Ring, which brought them all under control.

Once he had almost completely controlled the mutated beasts around him, he turned his attention to the peaches on the big peach tree.

According to feedback from the mutated beast controlled by the Beast Taming Ring, this peach emitted a special energy fluctuation. The fluctuation was very weak, but it traveled a long distance, reaching a range of about thirty kilometers.

This fluctuation stimulates the mental consciousness, causing it to feel an extreme desire.

The simpler the spiritual consciousness of a being, the greater the impact.

Human consciousness is very complex, as are the consciousness of some mutated land mammals, so they can remain unaffected.

However, simple-minded avian mutants and insects are greatly affected.

Lu Zheng was very curious about why this big tree attracted so many creatures.

It could absolutely not be something specifically designed to help them increase their strength.

The genes of any living organism are selfish; their essence is to ensure the continuation of its own genes and to allow itself to survive.

This peach tree has grown so tall and now bears so many large peaches, attracting so many mutated beasts. It definitely couldn't have been planted here to be eaten.

He called a mutated beast that had taken a bite of a large peach to his side, but found nothing unusual.

The key point is that this mutated beast did not report any increase in energy level.

The energy of this thing cannot simply disappear into thin air.

Lu Zheng released Tantai Huanyan to sense whether there was anything inside the mutated beast.

She closed her eyes, and after a few seconds said in surprise:

"There seems to be a faint spiritual consciousness forming within this mutated beast, but it's too weak for me to perceive clearly."

"Let's call Jin'er over! She should be able to sense something."

Lu Zheng immediately released Shi Xueqi, had her open the spatial portal, and then called Xiong Jin'er over from the other side.

Xiong Jin'er's supernatural life fluctuation has reached the fourth level, and she is extremely sensitive to life force.

Upon hearing Lu Zheng's request, she focused all her senses and, in less than half a second, spoke:

"There is a thread-like thing inside this thing that emits a faint life fluctuation. These threads are gradually consuming the life force and nutrients in this mutated beast, as if they are gestating something."

Lu Zheng frowned and said:

"Sensitize all the mutated beasts and insects that have eaten the peaches and see if you find anything new."

Xiong Jin'er immediately unleashed her full power, and life waves spread in all directions, gradually encompassing all the creatures that had eaten the peach.

Two minutes later, Xiong Jin'er uttered two words.

"Peach pit!"

She pointed to a two-tailed scorpion and said:

"That insect had the most silk threads inside its body, and its core formed something like a peach pit." Upon hearing the word 'peach pit,' Lu Zheng had already roughly deduced why this large peach tree had grown so many peaches.

Just as he guessed, it was for reproduction.

If nothing unexpected happens, the peach pits inside these insects and mutated beasts will continue to grow and develop after they take shape. Eventually, just like cordyceps, they will completely kill the insects, turning them into shells, and then a brand new peach tree will grow.

This cycle continued until all living things were nourished by the peach tree!

This thing is very threatening.

Although it is only a simple target that attracts spiritual entities, if I'm not mistaken, humans who eat this peach will also be infected.

"Xueqi, go and call Jingyi over."

Lu Zheng hasn't figured out a way to deal with this thing yet, so he can only try the effect of the Holy Light first.

Zheng Jingyi quickly arrived and then released holy light on a mutated beast.

Xiong Jin'er shook her head.

"It had no effect; the holy light enhanced the life force of both the mutated beast and the peach pit."

“Honey, I think we should communicate with the authorities about this as soon as possible. The authorities have so many people with superpowers, so maybe they have superpowers that can target these kinds of threads.”

Shi Xueqi then said:
"The most urgent task is to find out who is infected. My husband's sealing card can preserve the status. If we seal these people first, we can temporarily save their lives."

Lu Zheng nodded and said:
"Okay, I'll seal all these infected targets first."

He sealed away not only the infected insects and mutated beasts, but also several large peaches.

Then he came to Su Tao.

Upon seeing Lu Zheng come down, Su Tao immediately said excitedly:

"Thank you so much, sir, for saving so many people. You are truly a hero of our time!"

Lu Zheng waved his hand.

"I was sent by Qiu Keqin, the commander of the Mingzhu Base, to rescue you."

"You are not completely out of danger yet."

"There is a kind of life thread in the peaches of this peach tree, which parasitizes the bodies of organisms, and many mutated beasts and insects have been infected."

"I suspect that humans attacked by those infected insects and mutated beasts will also become infected."

"There are two things to do now. First, we need to gather everyone together and have them conduct a comprehensive screening to isolate those who are infected."

"The second thing is to completely destroy this peach tree!"

Su Tao broke out in a cold sweat after hearing that it was contagious.

This thing is incredibly dangerous.

If it spreads from here, wouldn't that be another huge disaster?

“I’ll have people assembled for inspection right away, but this tree is so huge that even bombing would hardly destroy it completely.”

"Not to mention, its root system is so extensive and difficult to destroy!"

Lu Zheng frowned; this was indeed a difficult task.

Unless there is a way to turn it into a whole and eliminate it directly.

Suddenly, a person flashed into his mind.

"You go and gather the crowd first, I'll find some help."

As he spoke, he immediately had Shi Xueqi open the spatial portal again, and then called Gu Miantang over from the other side.

"Honey, what do you need me to do?!"

　I recommend "Frozen Apocalypse: My Classmate's Mom Comes Over for Warmth".

(End of this chapter)