Too Many Reincarnators? I Bring the National Team to the Field - Chapter 201

Chapter 201

As they headed up the mountain, the few remaining pitted, ragged leaves trembled and quivered.

And it was fast. Its roots were much longer than its leaves, making it look as if it were running on tiptoe, its steps spinning like a pair of flaming wheels as it charged madly up the mountain. It seemed convinced that if it were caught, it would die.

The plant was almost a blur.

They had no idea why this thing had come running back when it had clearly already escaped, but they still chased after it.

Its long roots bounced and bobbed, dragging its few remaining leaves into a constant shiver.

It was so fast that if Ji Yani had not been carrying Sheng An and Jiang Yu in pursuit, it probably would have shaken them off in no time.

“This thing is definitely hiding from us!” Jiang Yu gritted out. “Yani, faster! Once we catch up, I’ll use my Plant-type Supernatural Ability to stop it!”

The distance had been too great earlier. When she activated her Supernatural Ability, the other party had not reacted, which most likely meant it had not yet entered her range.

“Got it.” Ji Yani accelerated wildly.

Behind them, Liu Miao brought Cheng Bairuo and Gu Qiansheng along, leaving only Zhang Kun and Song Linwei with no one to carry them. The two exchanged a look.

Fine. They would wait down below.

Sheng An kept her eyes fixed on the Mutant Plant.

It was running very fast, but as Superpower Users, they could still see it clearly. The other party really did look like it was-running for its life.

Did it think they would hurt it?

Those scars, all those roots, yet only a few leaves left… How had it ended up like that?

Ji Yani cursed, “It’s just a stalk of grass. How is it running this fast?!”

She was honestly speechless. As a high-level Speed-type Superpower User, she could leave a 3-Star Speed-type Superpower User like Liu Miao far behind, and yet she couldn’t quickly catch up to a single Houttuynia plant?

She felt like her strength had been insulted.

The thing ahead was still running at top speed. It was so exhausted that one of its four remaining leaves fell off, yet it continued its desperate sprint.

“Wait-let’s talk! We won’t hurt you-” Jiang Yu shouted.

Her Supernatural Ability still could not take effect on it, so she could only rely on her mouth.

However, that thing acted as if it had not heard her and kept sprinting like mad.

Ji Yani gritted her teeth. “Do you really think it can understand human speech?”

The moment she finished speaking, she sped up again. If she could not even catch a stalk of grass, she would have no face to keep carrying the title of Strongest Speed-type Superpower User.

At last, just as they were about to reach the mountaintop, Ji Yani caught up to the Mutant Houttuynia!

Ji Yani lunged forward, and Jiang Yu activated her Supernatural Ability.

Even Sheng An stared intently at the Mutant Houttuynia.

“Pfft-”

The three of them landed where the Mutant Plant had been, only to grab at empty air. That thing had actually vanished all of a sudden!

Ji Yani froze, then instinctively looked around. There was nothing.

Jiang Yu was at a loss. “How did it disappear? Was it a Flash Step Ability, or a Rule Loophole like Shan Hua’s?”

She walked over to the spot where the Houttuynia had disappeared and reached out to feel around.

It really was gone!

Ji Yani said, “It probably wasn’t a Flash Step Ability or a Rule Loophole Supernatural Ability. Otherwise, why would it wait until now to use it?”

While it had been sprinting for its life, if that thing had possessed some special Supernatural Ability, it would have used it long ago, right?

Then what exactly was going on?!

The two of them looked at Sheng An, seeking an answer.

Sheng An did not speak. She stood where she was, deep in thought. The instant the Mutant Plant disappeared, she had suddenly thought of the Aberrants and Meteorite Fragment that had vanished in the Southwest.

Had they disappeared into thin air like this as well?

One moment they had been right there, perfectly intact, and the next, they were completely gone, as if they had never existed at all…

“What’s going on? Did you lose it too?” Cheng Bairuo was brought up by Liu Miao, and he hurriedly asked when he saw the scene.

Gu Qiansheng did not quite believe it. “How is that possible? Does it have some special Supernatural Ability?”

If even Ji Yani could lose it, then no one would be able to catch up to this Mutant Plant.

Jiang Yu and Ji Yani shook their heads blankly and explained what had happened. They had clearly caught up to it. It had clearly been right there. So how had it simply disappeared?
Gu Qiansheng’s heart clenched.

They looked at Sheng An and asked urgently, “Sister Sheng, is it possible there wasn’t any Mutant Plant at all? That it was just a hallucination?”

Sheng An frowned in thought. “Did it seem fake to you?”

Gu Qiansheng shook his head gravely.

No.

On the contrary, it had been far too real. Its reactions, the way it had fled, its leaves and roots-none of it had felt like a hallucination. It had to be something that truly existed.

But the problem was-

How had it disappeared?

Liu Miao was exhausted. She sat on the ground, panting hard. “I’m dying here. I’m tired, I’m hot, and even the ground under my feet is burning. Does anyone have water?”

Zhang Kun hadn’t followed them, and they had no Supplies with them, so they could only endure it for now.

Sheng An suddenly asked Gu Qiansheng, “When you came up, did you see any leaves from the Mutant Plant? When we were chasing it just now, it dropped a leaf.”

“No.” Gu Qiansheng shook his head. “We were right behind you the whole time. We didn’t see any leaves.”

Sheng An and the other two had been chasing the Mutant Plant.

Liu Miao and the other two had been chasing them, trailing behind the entire way.

Sheng An’s frown deepened.

She fell silent, thinking. And once everything quieted down, the sound of the wind and the scorching heat beneath their feet became increasingly clear. It wasn’t that she had only noticed them after going quiet-it was that the wind was growing restless, and the temperature underfoot was still climbing…

Bzz-

The small stones on the ground trembled.

At that moment, even Jiang Yu, who was usually slow to react, sensed that something was wrong. It felt as if something terrible was about to happen…

Sheng An abruptly lifted her foot and shouted, “Run!”

Without the slightest hesitation, no longer caring about the Mutant Plant, Ji Yani grabbed Sheng An and Jiang Yu, while Liu Miao took Gu Qiansheng and Cheng Bairuo, and they sprinted down the mountain for their lives.

-They had only just climbed up the mountain, and now they had to immediately flee back down.

A moment after their figures disappeared, a thunderous boom erupted like an explosion. A mushroom cloud shot straight into the sky. Shattered rock blasted outward, and lava somewhere between white and gold surged forth, overwhelming everything.

At the foot of the mountain.

Song Linwei and Zhang Kun were waiting to see the results of their chase.

Ji Yani was extremely fast, and both men believed they would definitely catch that thing and bring back the only Mutant Plant they had discovered so far so it could take root.

Zhang Kun sat on the ground, feeling a little hot. He wiped the sweat from his forehead. “Brother Song, the Planting Research Institute isn’t really going to plant Houttuynia all over the entire world, is it?”

Song Linwei was crouched at the spot where the Mutant Plant had taken root. He said nothing.

Zhang Kun said, “Brother?”

Song Linwei raised his head and looked in the direction where Sheng An and the others had disappeared. He murmured, “Something feels wrong. The Mutant Houttuynia rooted here before, but there isn’t the slightest trace left behind. Is that normal?”

“Huh?” Zhang Kun froze.

Boom-

Just then, an earth-shaking blast rang out. Immediately afterward, the mountaintop beside them erupted.

“Damn it, it’s a Volcano eruption!” Zhang Kun’s pupils constricted. “Sister Sheng and the others are up there!”

Song Linwei didn’t hesitate. He grabbed him and ran-

“Go! Ji Yani and Liu Miao are Superpower Users with speed ability. They can carry people. If we hurry and get farther away, that will be the biggest help we can give Sister Sheng and the others!”

Only if they got farther away and bought enough safe Time would Ji Yani be able to come back for the two of them after getting Sister Sheng and the others out. For two speed ability Superpower Users to carry six people would be too difficult!

Zhang Kun realized it too and hurriedly ran.

Boom-

Boom, boom-

Three thunderous blasts rang out at the same time. Three mushroom clouds almost identical to the one behind them shot into the sky. White-gold lava surged out, forming an encircling tide.

-All of the Four Small Mountains had erupted.

Zhang Kun’s pupils constricted. His feet stopped in place, his face full of terror.