Survival for all, my island is the last pure land on earth.

This trip completely transformed Jin Xiaoman's life from a comfortable middle-class lifestyle to one of poverty and welfare.

She searched her entire body but couldn't find a single game coin.

The squirrel, unwilling to give up, checked three more times: "Are they really all gone?"

Jin Xiaoman nodded: "Not a single one left."

The squirrel was heartbroken and couldn't breathe, but it thought Jin Xiaoman would be even more upset, so it comforted her instead: "It's okay, this squirrel will make you rich soon."

Jin Xiaoman was full of confidence in it: "Rat Lord is awesome, keep it up!"

The squirrel was also full of confidence: "Go for it!"

The man and the mouse separated near the safe house.

After picking the ice dew grass, Jin Xiaoman had the fur ball teleport her to the cliff.

"My lord," the furball exclaimed excitedly, "how did you know that one of our furballs disappeared at the cliff last night?"

Jin Xiaoman, standing under the tree, turned around upon hearing this: "What did you say?"

Maoqiu exclaimed, "Huh? I thought you knew beforehand that you came to the cliff."

Jin Xiaoman naturally had no idea. She had been trying to figure out what was inside the "big bag" but had no gasoline. Now that she had some, she came to check it out as soon as possible.

She looked at the cliff and saw that there were more of those strange "big bags" now, and they were much bigger than when she last met them, just like what she had just heard from Maoqiu.

A thought popped into her head: what if these "big bags" contained not only vines and plants, but also animals?

Jin Xiaoman carefully observed the condition of the cliff.

Although the vines covered the entire cliff, the distribution of the "big bundles" was not uniform, and in most cases they were located in relatively low positions.

This was good news for her, as although she had learned how to climb, it was unlikely she could cut through the "big bag" above the cliff to check the situation without any tools.

After refilling the chainsaw with gasoline, Jin Xiaoman started it up.

A buzzing sound arose, and several thicker vines hidden in the shadows slowly withdrew and disappeared into the cliff.

Jin Xiaoman randomly selected the largest "bag" and cut it open with a chainsaw.

The fluffy ball jumped onto Jin Xiaoman's shoulder: "Huh, why are there vines all over here?"

Jin Xiaoman: "There are always exceptions."

Jin Xiaoman picked up a chainsaw and cut five pieces in a row, three of which were vines and two were fruits.

She scanned the fruits with her watch and found that both fruits were radiation-free.

She realized that the discovery of the radiation-free cucumber earlier was not a coincidence.

She cut open the sixth one, and this time the carcass of a small animal fell out, confirming her suspicions.

[Ding! Radiation-free animal detected. We recommend consumption or sale.]

Jin Xiaoman's guess was confirmed, but her mood became even heavier.

The fluffy ball exclaimed, "A couple of days ago, a little cottony cat came to me saying that its baby was lost. Turns out it was here."

"Ba Mian?"

Maoqiu: "They are my neighbors. They are very good at calming other animals down and are my favorite little friends."

Jin Xiaoman nodded, silently offering her condolences.

As she started the chainsaw, preparing to cut another one, something strange happened.

In an instant, the once vibrant vines withered and died, turning from bluish-green to the color of dead wood. The vines lost their original resilience, and some of the "big bundles" broke apart because they could not support the weight of the objects they were wrapping.

One animal carcass after another fell to the ground, among which were quite a few of Maoqiu's companions.

Most of them were eaten away until only a skeleton remained, and some even had only one or two teeth left.

The fur ball on Jin Xiaoman's shoulder froze, staring blankly at the terrifying scene before it.

Jin Xiaoman stepped forward to check, and sure enough, the animals in the secret passage had all become radiation-free.

It seems that the guy hiding in the shadows is enhancing himself by absorbing the radiation from other plants and animals. With so many corpses around, I wonder what kind of strength that guy possesses.

Jin Xiaoman put the fur ball on the ground: "Now is not the time to be sad. Find a safe place to hide first, and don't show yourself unless I call you."

After watching the fur ball leave, she stood up and looked around, her mind racing.

The fact that the vine has undergone such a change can only mean that the plant that caused all of this has become aware of itself and knows that it will be harmed, so it cuts off its tail to survive, abandons these branches, and saves the main vine.

A plant must have a place to take root.

Jin Xiaoman recalled the scene just now: the vines gradually withered from left to right, which meant that the main vine was most likely on the right.

She took off running, grabbing the Broken Wave as she went.

After running for about ten minutes, she found a large pit near the cliff. It was more than five meters deep and more than two meters in diameter. There was a lot of soil scattered around the pit, and it looked like that thing had pulled itself out of the soil.

However, that thing isn't very intelligent; you can tell its escape route just by looking at how much soil it's scattered.

Jin Xiaoman put an invisibility talisman on herself and sped forward.

Not long after, she witnessed a scene that was quite irritating.

A lush green vine with several strange "lumps" on its head wriggled laboriously with its lower branches.

It was surrounded by many tiny vines, scattered on the ground like a spider web.

Jin Xiaoman guessed that this was the source of its perception.

The distance was now just within Duan Lang's attack range, and Jin Xiaoman raised her aim.

With a "click," blue patterns condensed on the Broken Wave Spear, and the sound of the spear charging reached Jin Xiaoman's ears.

She was overjoyed. Could she be the darling of heaven, hitting the target on her first shot after thousands of years of failure?

However, she soon realized that she had been overthinking things. Once the gun was fully charged, a plume of black smoke rose from the muzzle of the Broken Wave Gun, and then there was no more movement.

Jin Xiaoman checked the status of Duanlang, which showed a charging countdown of 11:59:58.

Okay, it's fine.

Jin Xiaoman comforted herself with this thought, put away the broken wave, put on the rocket launcher, and aimed at the vine that was still clumsily wriggling.

"boom--"

The shockwave rolled, and the vines at the center of the explosion emitted a cry like a baby's. At the same time, the several "bulges" on its head rapidly contracted and then threw out a pile of white bones.

The scattered vines suddenly grew thicker and swelled wildly in all directions. Once they came into contact with a living organism, more vines would wrap around it and tightly envelop it.

The change happened in an instant. Jin Xiaoman realized something was wrong, quickly retreated, used the momentum to climb up a tall tree, and continued to bombard the area.

Unaware of the attack's origin, the vine could only rage helplessly, frantically spreading its branches in all directions, quickly wrapping around anything it touched to replenish its energy.

Jin Xiaoman wouldn't let it have its way, and fired more than a dozen more shells. Under the intense bombardment, it finally became much more obedient, and the newly grown vines gradually turned yellow and withered.

Jin Xiaoman took out the anesthetic she bought at the auction from her backpack. It could restrict the movement of mutated plants and animals, but would not make them completely lose consciousness.

Only after three consecutive successful injections did Jin Xiaoman agree to approach the vines.

【Name: Corrosive Entangling Vine】

Strength: 22

Agility: 19

Defense Value: 30

[Danger Level: Three Stars]

Variation rate: 30%

[Talent: To be unlocked...]

Degree of variation?

Jin Xiaoman had always thought that the level of danger and the level of mutation were the same thing, because mutation was normal on this deserted island full of radiation.

But now it seems that none of the mutations she encountered before were real mutations.

Jin Xiaoman leaned closer to observe. At this moment, the Corrosive Entangling Vine was extremely weak. It could no longer urge the vines to move. Except for the core area, it could barely maintain its vitality and retain a little green.

She patted the vine: "This thing doesn't limit your brain. Say a few words to me."

At the same time, she took out the Galaxy Language Database, preparing to translate...