Elena's black car didn't drive far; instead, it turned into an inconspicuous fork in the road at the edge of the Abnormal Contamination Zone, eventually hiding deep within the dense jungle beside the road, perfectly concealed by branches and leaves.
In the distance, the heavy alloy gate was tightly shut, the high walls were covered with a dense electric grid, and the guard posts were heavily fortified.
Ye Ningfu arrived silently with her Flower Puppet team, like thorns blending into the night.
Seeing that Elena had used some black technology from the Control Bureau to break through the electric grid and secretly enter the building, Ye Ningfu murmured to herself, "This should be the laboratory Chloe mentioned."
"There are too many guards," Ye Ningfu observed with her dark red rose eyes. "Forcing our way in would cause too much commotion; we need to be quiet."
She extended her palm and quietly probed into a crack in the ground.
A thorny vine, like a living snake, wound its way through the soil, silently creeping towards the feet of the two guards standing watch on either side of the gate.
The tip of the vine swelled slightly and quickly bloomed into a small, eerily oil-green rosebud.
Yes, Ye Ningfu's abilities are very unique, unlike most other Witches' abilities, they can be combined with each other.
"Thorn Whip" combined with "Sage Pollen" after Ye Ningfu was infected and assimilated Thorn Whip Rose, then learned it with ability points.
This allowed Ye Ningfu to release pollen from a distance.
By then, Ye Ningfu had learned all first and second-tier abilities.
This was almost entirely thanks to the help of other Witches.
It could only be said that, as the first newborn "youngest" Witch after the Witches banded together,
Ye Ningfu could be said to have fully enjoyed the benefits from her older Witch sisters.
The path, Kuchiha paved for her.
The monsters, Goluthos helped her fight.
Even her rapid growth was due to Billie helping her accelerate it.
Ye Ningfu couldn't be happier.
Back to the point, the flower bud trembled slightly, releasing a thin, oil-green powder.
A scent, a mix of decaying sweetness and post-rain earth, spread between the guards.
One of the Soldiers sniffed, his eyes began to blur, and he turned his head blankly, taking a deep breath of the air near his companion, a dazed and ecstatic smile on his face: "Hiss... Brother, did you... wear perfume today? Why do you smell so good?"
His voice carried a silly sense of contentment.
The Soldier who was asked was startled at first, then his old face flushed red with both surprise and anger: "What the hell are you talking about?! What would a big man like me wear perfume for?! Are you f*cking crazy from working the night shift?!"
He instinctively took a breath too, and that strange sweet scent instantly entered his nasal cavity.
His angry expression instantly froze, replaced by a similarly dazed sense of comfort.
His eyes quickly lost focus, and his mouth involuntarily curved into a smile: "...Hmm? Wait... it seems... it does smell a bit good... sweet..."
Their conversation became incoherent, their bodies swayed slightly, and their faces were plastered with nearly idiotic, blissful smiles. Their tightly gripped weapons had long since loosened and fallen, and they had completely lost all vigilance towards their surroundings.
Seizing this opportunity, Ye Ningfu walked directly out of her hiding place and approached the gate with light steps.
When the two Soldiers saw her, not only did they show no alarm, they smiled and greeted her proactively: "Hello, little sister... Hehe..."
"Hello~" Ye Ningfu tilted her head, a pure and innocent smile blooming on her face, and dark red petals spun in her pupils.
She extended her fair finger, pointing to the heavily fortified gate behind them, "Can you help me open the door? I want to go in and play."
"Of course, no problem!" the Soldiers said in unison, their faces beaming with mindless contentment. They turned around without hesitation, their movements even showing a hint of eagerness, and used their access cards to open the heavy alloy gate with a "click."
"Please come in, please come in!"
"Follow me." Ye Ningfu waved her hand, her voice tinged with excitement, and led the way inside the door.
Inside the door was a cold alloy corridor with stark white lighting.
Elena had disappeared to who knew where.
The air lingered with disinfectant, the smell of blood, and a strange, inexplicably irritating odor.
Ye Ningfu didn't know what that smell was, but it instinctively made her feel repulsed.
In the corner of the corridor, the red light of the surveillance camera silently flickered.
The guard stared at the screen, utterly bewildered.
He clearly saw two Soldiers inexplicably and suddenly letting in four unfamiliar women.
"Hey! What the hell are you doing?! Who did you let in?!" He immediately grabbed the walkie-talkie, his tone stern as he questioned, "Why didn't I receive any visitor notification?!"
The Soldier's silly voice came from the other end of the walkie-talkie: "Hehe... I don't know... but they look like good people..."
"So I just let them in..."
The guard was dumbfounded when he heard that.
"What the f*ck are you talking about?! Did you two secretly drink before your shift again?! Talking such crazy nonsense?!"
He realized the seriousness of the situation; although only a few seemingly unarmed women had entered, this was a serious violation.
He had to report it immediately and then clear himself of responsibility.
Although the guard knew things were bad, he wasn't overly nervous, after all, it was just a few unarmed women who had been let in.
He had just picked up the internal phone, his finger not yet pressing the numbers—
Thump thump thump—
A knocking sound came from the metal door behind him.
The guard suspiciously opened the door a crack.
The moment the door opened!
Countless thorny vines, like venomous snakes that had been waiting, suddenly shot in from outside the door!
Instantly wrapping around his limbs, neck, and waist!
"Ugh—!" The guard's cry of alarm was muffled by the vines, and his service pistol clattered to the ground.
He was dragged deeper into the room by an immense force.
The one who arrived was none other than Thorn Whip Flower Doll.
With her hands in her pockets, her small figure emerged from the shadows, her face devoid of expression, only her eyes, swirling with roses, coldly watched the guard, who was tied up like a zongzi by thorns and could only utter fearful whimpers, then she made a shushing gesture at him.
Sharp thorns, as the vines tightened, easily cut through his uniform and skin, seeping tiny beads of blood.
These blood beads were immediately absorbed by the greedy vines.
A few unnatural flushes appeared on Thorn Whip Flower Doll's face; it wasn't shyness, but an primal craving for flesh and blood, stemming from being suppressed for too long—these rose variants, abandoned to fend for themselves in the Contamination Zone, hadn't tasted fresh flesh and blood in too long.
Now, infected by Ye Ningfu and stepping out of the Abnormal Contamination Zone, perhaps it was a blessing for them.
The guard's body was stiff, cold sweat soaking his clothes.
He didn't know what kind of being the young girl before him was, but his biological instincts were screaming frantically.
Because the guard could feel that this young girl actually had a strong appetite for him.
However, Thorn Whip Flower Doll merely licked her lips, suppressing that impulse.
Without Ye Ningfu's command, they dared not feed on their own.
On the other side, with the monitoring room controlled by Thorn Whip Flower Doll, Ye Ningfu and her group proceeded even more unhindered.
A patrolling Soldier had just rounded a corner when tough thorny vines suddenly shot out from under his feet, instantly wrapping around his ankles and hoisting him upside down.
Before his horrified cry could escape, Beauty Rose had already appeared like a phantom, her fingertip lightly touching his brow.
The terror in the Soldier's eyes instantly faded, replaced by an incredibly hazy and dreamy gaze. A silly smile spread across his face, as if he had seen the lover he had longed for, and his voice was slurred: "Salma... Is that you? You're being... naughty again..."
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