Rebirth: I Am Super Rich in Apocalypse-Chapter 396: The Man-Eating Tree

Zhang Kaiyang pointed to the three trees in the middle, not knowing why, they just felt strangely eerie.

Jhiang Yuan also came over, and without saying anything else, those trees indeed looked pretty weird.

Especially that round lump in the middle, even with all the crisscrossing, it shouldn’t have gotten to this state, where the interior was completely obscured from view.

"Do you guys know what kind of trees these are? I feel like I’ve never seen them before."

As he said this, they did seem somewhat unfamiliar.

"I can’t tell what species they are either, Song Yi; have you seen these before?"

Upon hearing this, Song Yi also shook his head, indicating he hadn’t seen them either.

"Let’s go, take a closer look."

All five people took out their personal defense weapons, approaching carefully.

That center was just a pitch-black mass, where nothing could be seen.

The branches directly opposite seemed to be woven together like ropes, forming a huge ball.

Song Yi had a short knife in his hand, which he drew and thrust into the outer branches.

It was as if they were rubber bands, snapping back on their own.

"They’re that elastic?"

Not just Zhang Kaiyang, but Jhiang Yuan was also curious about what species it could be, having never heard of such trees before.

He tried to wield his short knife horizontally, attempting to cut the branch off.

Despite using a lot of strength and moving it back and forth, the branch incredibly didn’t break, exhibiting exceptional toughness.

Song Yi’s weapon was extremely sharp too, comparable to her Tang Sword.

This situation was indeed beyond expectations.

Jhiang Yuan also took out a dagger from her pocket and went over to help.

She hadn’t brought her Tang Sword, and it was now awkward to suddenly produce it.

Together with Song Yi, the two of them couldn’t manage to cut through that branch.

This was a real knife; it was simply too bizarre.

When they lifted their weapons, the branch curled back like a vine.

The five people looked at each other, shocked.

This thing, it was as if it were sentient, always aware of their intentions.

The more it was so, the more it seemed fishy.

"Together..."

Said Song Yi, and all five people took out their weapons, beginning to chop at the branches.

But while they managed to pull the branches down, they just couldn’t break them.

"Look, that’s Zhang Tiezhu’s clothing—" Zhang Kaiyang shouted, because as they pulled together, the branches parted, revealing the colors inside.

Although it was just a small part, it was still recognizable.

"My God, this tree—it actually consumes people."

Zhang Kaiyang’s voice was tense, almost breaking; this was just too bizarre.

"Zhang Tiezhu, can you hear me, Zhang Tiezhu—"

Ye Mianmian became anxious, calling out a few times, but there was no response.

Her temper flared as she frantically swung several times.

The branches weakly recoiled, withdrawing on their own.

It indeed seemed somewhat miraculous.

"Enough, stop chopping. This thing isn’t afraid of knives."

To continue would be futile.

"Then what is it afraid of? Zhang Tiezhu is still inside, what should we do?"

Ye Mianmian was genuinely anxious, the uncertainty of life and death was agonizing.

Jhiang Yuan could tell that this girl must have developed feelings.

"Since the branches are wood, and wood surely fears fire, why don’t we give that a try."

"Okay—"

Song Yi immediately agreed, mainly because there were no other options.

He had a lighter in his pocket, which he pressed and brought close to the branches.

"It moved, it flinched!"

Zhang Kaiyang was somewhat excited, but the flame was too small and had no real destructive power.

Without needing to be told, he ran to find a larger branch.

A few people hurriedly made some torches; at this time, time was life.

No one knew how Zhang Tiezhu was doing now; there wasn’t a single sound, and it was incredibly worrying.

After much difficulty, they managed to light the torches, and the group split up, each taking a side.

It couldn’t be too hot. They had just seen him, which meant he wasn’t very far away.

If it were too hot, Zhang Tiezhu would get hurt too.

"Start~"

Under Song Yi’s command, everyone began the heating process.

As expected, those branches contracted and started shaking violently.

"Snap..."

A large lump fell out from the inside and crashed to the ground.

"Zhang Tiezhu..."

Ye Mianmian hurried over to check on him while the others, without a command from Song Yi, didn’t stop their actions.

The branches continued to thrash wildly, even lashing at the people nearby, as if aiming to attack.

If this continued, they too would get injured.

"Stop~"

Song Yi shouted, and everyone quickly withdrew their torches.

The branches were still swaying, flailing about.

"How is he, Zhang Tiezhu?"

Song Yi came over, first checking his breathing, then slapped his face lightly a couple of times.

"He’s still breathing, don’t panic~"

This statement was clearly directed at Ye Mianmian.

Jhiang Yuan also came over and looked at Song Yi.

"Can you wake him up?"

Song Yi tried pinching his philtrum, but there was no response whatsoever.

"For now, we need to take him back quickly. I can’t say for certain."

"Okay!"

Zhang Kaiyang looked at the tree with disquiet; just a moment ago, it had been brandishing its limbs fiercely after being heated.

Now, it had miraculously returned to its original state.

"This is truly bizarre, as if it’s become sentient. Let’s hurry and leave."

"Okay!"

All of them became busy at once, and Song Yi lifted Zhang Tiezhu onto his back.

Halfway there, Jhiang Yuan had an ominous feeling.

She left the team and headed under a nearby rock.

They had to bring the two children out; otherwise, how would they explain upon returning?

After explaining the situation, the two children nodded obediently, and she quickly made her way towards the airplane.

She could not delay someone’s treatment because of herself; that was a matter of life and death.

"Quick, Sister Yuan~"

Zhang Kaiyang called out to her and then helped lift the two children up.

They hurriedly made their way to the base, as it was already past five, and night had fallen.

There was a temporary health facility here, and seeing that pilots were involved, no one dared to be careless.

They immediately got busy, and even two formidable doctors who had already gone to rest were called back.

"Jhiang Yuan, you take the two children back. We don’t need so many people here.

Fan Qing and Ye Mianmian, you return as well. I’ll stay with Zhang Kaiyang," said Song Yi.

"Please, let me stay. I want to take care of him," begged Ye Mianmian, her voice laced with entreaty; she was genuinely worried.

"Mianmian, be good. If anything happens, Song Yi will tell us. You should go back first," coaxed Sister Yuan.

It wasn’t that they didn’t want her to stay, but she had her own matters to attend to the next day.

Besides, Song Yi and his team were from a specific department, and they were well-trained.

Ye Mianmian being there would be like gilding the lily, and it was better for her to go back and rest.

"Sister Yuan~"

"Be good; it’s inconvenient with only men here," Sister Yuan insisted.

In the end, she obediently followed Jhiang Yuan back.