Chapter 600 - Leave them for later (1/2)

Then a manhole cover got sent flying into the air by an unknown entity from below. Countless vines emerged from the sewers in front of them and started pulling people standing around the manhole into the sewers.

“Pretend I didn’t say that.” Luo Lan gulped hard as he turned around and ran off.

The suggestion was rebuked so quickly Luo Lan got caught off guard. Meanwhile, the creeper vines had started spreading towards them.

A third of the entire stronghold had already fallen to the vines!

Zhou Qi said angrily as he followed Luo Lan, “You and your useless ideas. Didn’t you say we could take shelter in the sewers? Fortunately, we didn’t listen to you. If we followed you down, the creeper vines would’ve caught and killed all of us!”

Luo Lan said with a dark expression, “Then why don’t you think of something? I don’t mind if you can come up with a solution!”

Zhou Qi gave it some thought and said, “The creeper vines aren’t afraid of bullets and water. Although it’s afraid of fire, it’s grown so large we’ll have to burn down the entire stronghold to get rid of it. There doesn’t seem like there’s anything we can do about it.”

“Thanks, Captain Obvious!” Luo Lan started chastising, “I already know what you said! Everyone here knows as well!”

But as he spoke, Luo Lan got a cramp.

Zhou Qi was a supernatural being while the others in the group were either a young reporter or the Qing Consortium soldiers. It did not take much effort for them to run, but the flight took a toll on Luo Lan physically.

Earlier, it was the instinct to run for his life that made him forget about his fatigue. But now his body could no longer bear it.

Luo Lan clutched his chest and said, “You guys keep running. Don’t worry about me.” He panted heavily, standing still.

However, the Qing Consortium soldiers suddenly lifted him. “We have a duty to protect you, so it’s either we leave together, or we die protecting you.”

Luo Lan said anxiously, “I’m not done talking. It’s not like I haven’t considered that you guys are just normal people. Can you lift someone like me who weighs over 120 kilos? Zhou Qi, get over here and carry me instead!”

Luo Lan wanted to call out to Zhou Qi just now, but he wasn’t able to catch his breath. As such, the Qing Consortium soldiers misunderstood him and thought Luo Lan did not want to slow them down.

Zhou Qi, who was running at the front, wanted to ignore Luo Lan. But since Luo Lan had spoken such, he could only run back and say with a dark look, “You’ll have to pay me more for this!”

With that, Zhou Qi ran back and piggybacked Luo Lan. However, it did not seem to slow him down at all.

Very few people knew Zhou Qi had awoken his power a long time ago. He was probably one of the first few supernatural beings to do so. As a result, his physical fitness was also better than most other supernatural beings.

As everyone was fleeing, Luo Lan came up with a plan while on Zhou Qi’s back. “Let me think about the safest place we can go to. Oh, the safest place has to be where money is stored! Hurry and find a bank. The bank vaults are definitely the most secure place to hide in. Some vaults do not even have air vents. If we hide in there, those vines won’t be able to creep in! And there’ll definitely be some gaps in the vault, so we won’t suffocate to death in there!”

As he said that, they passed by a Wang Consortium bank and saw the bank’s entrance clogged up with people. As it turned out, everyone had thought of the same idea to hide in the safest place. However, there were so many people here they could not squeeze inside anymore!

Luo Lan smacked his lips. “Alright, pretend I didn’t say anything. I’ll think about it again….”

Zhou Qi said anxiously, “Think quickly! If you can’t think of any ideas, we’ll probably end up dead here!”