16 Mutated Strawberry (1/2)

After half an hour of running, Lin Qiao's speed had elevated to another level, although she still remained unaware of this. It was only as she stopped in a strawberry field that she felt a slight chest congestion, and even then, she didn't know if it was because she had run too far or too fast.

However, the chest congestion didn't seem to affect her body too much, so she quickly ignored it.

She stood on the edge of the strawberry field, with dense and lush strawberry plants under her feet.

As for why nobody else had discovered this place? It was probably because these strawberries were obviously mutant.

In the present post-apocalyptic world, sixty to seventy percent of all the plants on earth had been infected, and were either dead or mutant. Normally, mutant plants would become poisonous or man-eating.

Similar to mutant animals, many mutant plants became dreadful killers. That was the reason why the surviving human beings in this world would not go near areas of dense vegetation, such as parks, mountains, and woods.

The leaves and roots of the strawberries in front of Lin Qiao were three or four times larger than usual, covering the entire field. The strawberries in this field had a weird green color along with red speckles, and there was a strong rotting smell permeating the whole area.

Because of how these mutant strawberries looked, the survivors in this apocalyptic world would all avoid coming near the area by their mere sight. They would not dare to approach, let alone taste them.

Lin Qiao, as a matter of fact, was unable to see the color of these strawberries. However, judging from merely their shape, she knew that these strawberries weren't normal. She was able to detect a faint strawberry aroma underneath the rotten smell, and was confused for a moment.

Looking at the appearance of these mutated strawberries, she knew that they shouldn't be edible in theory. However, after she sensed the hidden aroma, some kind of intuition told her that these strawberries weren't poisonous.

She was puzzled, but didn't hesitate to go straight down into the strawberry field. The strawberry leaves reached her lower legs.

She bent down and picked a large, ripe strawberry, then brought it near her nose to sniff it.

The bad odor was still there, but so was the aroma. The mixture of the two scents smelled strange, and made her nose a little itchy.

She pulled the strawberry away and rubbed her nose with the other hand while wondering if it was truly edible. Suddenly, she thought of the baby rabbit and the nest of baby mice that she had put into her space earlier.

She clutched the pear-sized strawberry, then turned around and disappeared from where she was, as though no zombie had ever visited this strawberry field.

There was a flash before her eyes, and then came the familiar white light.

She subconsciously searched for the little one the moment she came back. As expected, the child was in the same spot, but had curled up, squatting on the ground.

'She is still awake!'

Lin Qiao was a little surprised at this.

Wu Yueling was squatting sideways with her body wrapped in the blanket and her hands holding the grass dragonfly that Lin Qiao had given her. Therefore, Lin Qiao's sudden appearance didn's immediately attract her attention. She squatted there with her head lowered, playing with the grass dragonfly and looking like a chubby roll.

Lin Qiao didn't disturb the child, but turned her head to look around, carefully observing the areas of lush grass and listening for any sound.

As expected, she soon heard a slight noise.

No wind existed in this space, and therefore, no grass blades would be rustled by any wind.