Shen Jiayi's Perseverance

When Tom woke up from the thinking world of the Plant Woman, his sweat had soaked through his whole body, and the Awakener responsible for enhancing his powers also consumed the energy of the Yellow Crystal.

"How is it? How is it?" Ouyang Haotian asked curiously.

Tom thought for a moment, activated the green crystal again, and pressed it again. This time, it really sank into the sea without any reaction.

Tom immediately realized something was wrong. While the plant girl was halfway through speaking out the person who instructed her behind the scenes, she suddenly lost her reaction and was likely to have encountered an unexpected situation.

"Look, those small flower buds are withering... Ah, the leaves are also falling," shouted one soldier, while others followed suit and looked around. Sure enough, they saw that the huge plant was starting to wither at a visible speed to the naked eye.

"Male Ant 2! Come here!" Ignoring the issue of identity, Tom loudly gave instructions to Male Ant 2, who was standing nearby on guard,

The awakened one wearing the second armor of the male ant was stunned and did not move. Number 5, who was familiar with Tom, immediately added an order to bring him over and follow Tom's arrangements.

Tom asked him to use his melee sword to excavate the soil, and he also took Ouyang Haotian back to the male ant armor. After putting it on, he came over and worked together to excavate.

When most of the leaves and buds, as well as all the flowers, had fallen off, they finally dug up half of the root system of this mutated plant. Pan Mingda, wearing the Jade Rabbit Type 2 armor, made a significant discovery and said, "We found a female corpse... not right... her body temperature just cooled down and she died not long ago."

This huge female body is wrapped in layers of vines and cannot be discovered without digging out its roots. Wearing a three point swimsuit, her abdomen is completely open, and the main stem of the mutated plant grows from here.

Bai Sifei and others looked at the female body in amazement, very curious. They had seen humans mutate, but did not expect humans to mutate into plants.

Tom, who had taken off his male ant armor, shared his knowledge in the thinking world of Plant Woman with others such as Number 5 and Shen Jiayi, and mentioned possible conspirators. The Plant Girl suddenly died while revealing the person who misled her behind the scenes.

"There! Look at the mosquito above your head, it's so big." An awakener using sound radar noticed something unusual under the command of number 5.

Tom looked up and saw a large red mosquito crawling at the top of the trunk of this huge mutant plant, with its piercing mouthparts inserted into the trunk.

"Do you want to shoot it down?" asked a Awakener carrying a sniper rifle, whose ability is to see far without even needing a magnifying glass.

Before the 5th could answer, the mutated mosquito quickly flapped its wings around the branches and leaves, flying out of everyone's sight.

This may also be the culprit behind the death of the plant girl, and it is very likely that the mastermind behind it is controlling it to come and silence it.

Calling Shen Jiayi and Number 5 to an empty corner, Tom expressed his speculation: "Someone induced this plant girl to attack us. From the scene she showed me, Wen Sitian stayed at the Jinrui Hotel the night before the micro scale disaster and arrived on the fifth floor after 5 pm, with the aim of getting this woman to the rooftop garden and becoming a breeding ground for this mutated plant."

Number 5 nodded thoughtfully and said, "Miss, this is very likely caused by the people of the Darwin Order. There must be their insiders in our team, which is why they are very familiar with our actions. Miss, I suspect that they were using that incident to lure you out and set up an ambush against us, with the purpose of serving you."

Tom was a bit puzzled, "What's that thing?"

Shen Jiayi's eyes were icy cold. She gently shook her head and said in an emotionless tone, "The plan remains unchanged, proceed to the next step immediately."

"What's the next step?" Tom asked.

Number 5 replied, "Turn the golf course upside down and catch all the mutated earthworms. Then... Miss... let others, such as Tom, replace you next."

Shen Jiayi directly refused, "No, I must go there in person."

Tom didn't understand what "that thing" said on the 5th was, but it was obvious that it was probably a bureau set up by the Darwin Order, and it seemed that the purpose was aimed at Shen Jiayi. "Where are we going?"

On the 5th, feeling somewhat helpless, she sighed and said, "Room 11806 is the room where Miss Zhao Manqing is staying. Miss Zhao believes that the clues she has collected will be left in the room, so she needs to personally check it out."

Tom was startled and said, "That could be a trap."

Shen Jiayi's originally cold expression faded, and a hint of excitement appeared on her face. "I must go. If my warriors cannot protect me from going to a guest room, then the tall and sturdy shelter will not be able to protect me."

Tom thought Shen Jiayi was too absurd. "Mr. Shen, are you asking Miss Zhao Manqing to investigate someone for you? Is that person so important? Do you insist that you personally go into danger and leave the shelter to search here?"

Shen Jiayi glanced at Tom, pursed her red lips, and then nodded heavily, "Yes."

Tom was somewhat speechless. If it was just for the sake of technology and resources, and just to find someone, Shen Jiayi, as the highest leader of the entire organization, personally went into danger. Such behavior is not suitable.

He pointed to the body of the 17th and others who had been pulled out of the flower bud by the crowd. "Look at them on the 17th, and then look at the many soldiers who died in battle in the corridor. The people of the Darwin Order are setting up traps step by step, leading us into traps. I or others can do the task of checking clues. You really don't need to go into danger, as long as you don't go, their plans will fall through."

Shen Jiayi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I must go in person."

"As long as you go, the attacks we encounter will be even more intense. Are you going to make these people die for you?"

Shen Jiayi nodded and said, "They can die for me. If they can know the whereabouts of that person, any amount of sacrifice can be made."

Tom could hardly resist catching Shen Jiayi and shooting her in the head. He almost suspected that he was still in the illusion created by the Plant Girl. How could Shen Jiayi have such a big difference from his previous impression? For the sake of that person's whereabouts... She asked Zhao Manqing to investigate "that person", so who is that person? Worth her being so reckless?

In an instant, Tom realized that he was a bit jealous. Why did that person make Shen Jiayi seem so reckless. Looking at her aloof face, Tom pounced on her, but the next moment he was held down in the chest by Number 5, and the pistol was almost simultaneously pulled out to open the safety, pressing against his head.

"Number 5, let go!" Shen Jiayi ordered coldly.

After hesitating for a moment, Number 5 finally released him and said, "Tom, you are responsible for leading the team to clean up the scene. After that, go to the golf course to catch earthworms."

Tom was taken aback and said, "And you?"

"I am responsible for leading a team to escort the young lady up to the 18th floor."

Tom thought for a moment and was about to agree, but Shen Jiayi said in an unquestionable voice, "No, he led a team to escort me. On the 5th, you formed a team." After that, she walked straight towards the crowd.

Tom was a bit at a loss now. He had just wanted to attack her, so why would she let him guard her. But that's not the point, it's why Shen Jiayi was in such a hurry to go over. "No... can't we escort her over first before we start catching earthworms? And why would you pick me?"

Number 5 gave a bitter smile and said, "We can't change what Miss has decided."

What a domineering and uncompromising queen, Tom suddenly remembered those domineering CEOs in online novels, but this is a woman. Who is that silly and sweet protagonist? Is it me? The next moment, he shook off this ridiculous idea and turned to Number 5 with guilt, saying, "Number 5, I'm sorry... I was a little impulsive just now..."

Number 5 nodded and said, "I understand, and I know you won't harm Miss, but your extreme behavior just now will make my body react instinctively."

Upon hearing this, Tom's face turned red as he had just knocked out the young lady in the hallucination.

"Tom."

"Hmm?"

"Our special investigation department has a total of 321 soldiers who are Miss's most loyal soldiers. Anyone will die for Miss without hesitation. Wait up, you must protect my Miss, can you?"

Looking at the eager gaze of number 5, and then looking back at the body covered in white cloth on number 17, Tom nodded hard and said, "I will! I promise, with my life!"

After the work was assigned, they returned to the scene again. According to the statement from the 5th, for safety reasons, Shen Jiayi went to Zhao Manqing's room and caught the mutated earthworms simultaneously. After completion, immediately return to the subway station, just in time for the return journey of the Tianlong train.

Number 5 is responsible for handling the injured, stripping samples of mutated plants, and capturing mutated earthworms.

Tom is responsible for escorting Shen Jiayi to room 111806 with three Awakened Squads, half of the foreign mercenary regiment, 20 Special Investigation Department soldiers, and 50 Security Department soldiers.

Due to the weight of the Type 92 tank, it is not suitable for climbing and can only be left for No. 5. But the mutated little black cat bell needs to be worn, and this battle proved that it is the most powerful combat power in the team.

For protection, although Tom also wore male ant armor, he chose to wear worker ant armor modified from the jade rabbit armor. This not only facilitates command, but also ensures that Shen Jiayi stays by her side at all times, ensuring her safety.

With the help of a canvas ramp, they arrived smoothly on the 18th floor of Building 1.

Although Zhao Manqing left, Shen Jiayi believed that she would leave a clue in the room. What Shen Jiayi needed to do was to go in and check again to confirm the clue.

The door of suite 6 was already open, and Tom had led a team in to see it before. He didn't find anyone inside and left. Now with Shen Jiayi in, they checked the surroundings again and killed a few cockroaches hiding in the corner. Another awakener with humanoid radar ability from the Wild Wolf Squad confirmed that there were no other creatures around before allowing Shen Jiayi to get off her heavy and hard electric four-wheel vehicle.

Zhao Manqing's phone was on the table and couldn't be opened due to running out of battery, but it didn't matter. After Tom opened the phone, he removed the storage chip inside and went back to the shelter. All he needed was technology to extract the data inside.

Shen Jiayi climbed up the soft ladder that Tom had put down from the table, looked around, and opened a notebook. However, Tom and others were restricted from approaching by her, and she had to study on her own.

She struggled to flip through her notes, her whole body emitting a yellow light as she said that research was really not just a demonstration. Tom remembers that her ability is to enhance her thinking ability, which should be used to infer clues about notebooks.

Tom turned his head and looked around. The soldiers and three Awakeners surrounded the four corners of the living room table, and the Awakeners, who had sound radars, kept opening their radars to ensure that other creatures around them were safe. It can be said that the security measures were done very well, and they waited for their stubborn Queen to finish the fuss before leaving.