Behind the concrete pier is a two-lane path made of concrete. No more signage is required, it clearly leads to the interior of the botanical garden.

Anchoring the sailboat on the dock and bringing weapons and binoculars, Haichen led Lu Rulan onto the path.

After crossing the beach, a large area of tall trees appeared in front of you that did not look like a natural formation. The trees are so close to each other that their canopies are staggered, almost obscuring the sky overhead.

It was already four or five o'clock in the afternoon, and the light was already a little dim, and walking into the woods was more like entering the night in advance.

"It's a black forest......

Lu Rulan muttered, trying to hide the vague fear in her heart with complaints.

But as if sensing this fear, the last thing he wanted to see appeared in front of him.

In the forest not far away, a green light suddenly flashed.

"There are zombies!" He was startled, and almost scurried behind Haichen.

"It's a fox-raccoon-"

Haichen looked disdainful and shook off his outstretched arm.

"Also, why did you hide behind me when you saw the zombies?"

"Aren't you a policeman? If you have any difficulty, find police for help! ”

Lu Rulan quibbled while pushing Haichen to continue walking.

Fortunately, the Black Forest is not big, and after walking more than ten meters forward, it suddenly opens up in front of you. The concrete road was suddenly cut off by a high barbed wire wall. The woods disappeared in front of the net, and blue steel walls were erected on both sides of the road.

"What's the situation, it's like walking into a construction site."

This is not only Lu Rulan's complaint, but also the truth. The botanical garden, which should be full of greenery, is more like the construction site of a real estate in the city, except for the muddy loess looming on both sides of the road.

Although the two men were a little surprised, they pushed open the false gate on the barbed wire wall and continued along the road.

"Z City Orchid Garden Landscaping Co., Ltd. - Project: Aromatic Plant Exhibition Area."

Lu Rulan found that there was a small bulletin board nailed to the blue color steel wall on her side, with a schematic diagram and a few lines of large and small text drawn on it.

"There's a door on my side." Haichen gestured to the side.

It is also a very ordinary construction site with a large iron door, firmly locked. They looked through the crack in the door, and finally saw high and low flowers and trees, as well as newly built thatched pavilions and other low buildings.

"Did you smell anything?" Haichen muttered quietly, "It seems to be the smell of bananas." ”

"It's a smile." Lu Rulan has been following Su He for a long time, so she naturally understands a lot, "Do you see those shrubs inside?" The one who blooms the tender yellow flowers is smiling. It's ......."

As soon as he said this, a bloody face suddenly flashed from the crack in the door!

"Ouch, I'll go!"

Lu Rulan was so frightened that she sat in the mud, and the iron rod in her hand was scared away.

It was Haichen's hand that rose and fell, and he suddenly stabbed the zombie in the door.

"Are you alright?" He stretched out his hand and pulled Lu Rulan up.

"I ...... I just wasn't mentally prepared,"

Lu Rulan hurriedly stiffened her mouth, and at the same time warned Haichen in turn: "...... Be careful, there must be other zombies out there! ”

Fearing that there were other dangers hidden in the aromatic plant display area, they did not open the large iron gate, but continued along the concrete road.

The color steel wall soon came to an end, and what appeared in front of them was a crossroads. There were no signs, no maps, and on the left side of the road ahead was a small hill overgrown with tall trees; On the right, there is a construction area enclosed by light green color steel wall panels.

"To the west is the direction of land, and my brother will probably drive over the bridge."

Saying that, Lu Rulan decisively chose the right side. The two of them walked a few steps along the green colored steel wall, and then saw a white iron gate.

"Pearl Pond Protection and Restoration Project, Hanyang Cultural Protection Technology Co., Ltd., ......"

Haichen read the plaque posted on the door, and immediately understood what it was: "This botanical garden should have been split into several different projects, which were contracted to units with corresponding technical qualifications. Each project does not interfere with each other, and the progress is also different, so it will be enclosed and managed. ”

"It also forms a natural quarantine zone." Lu Rulan further diverged his thoughts: "If there are zombies coming over in the future, you can gradually close the invaded area and catch turtles in an urn." ”

Haichen looked at the big lock hanging on the iron door: "It seems that the people in this botanical garden did this last night. ”

Because they were worried that there were still zombies in the Pearl Pond construction site, they didn't look inside through the crack in the door. I just vaguely heard the gurgling sound of running water coming from inside.

Continue along the road for two hundred meters, and a three-way intersection appears ahead.

They still chose the right side of the road, walking through a grassy slope planted with low shrubs such as plum and camellia, and bypassing a greenhouse project that had already been built, when the road was suddenly cut off by a barbed wire wall.

"The large lawn of the Foguang Temple Botanical Garden is being maintained," says the sign on the wire gate, which also shows a concept map of the lawn.

“…… The design of this lawn is quite original. ”

It's not that Lu Rulan hasn't seen the park lawn, but the piece in front of her is a little different no matter how you look at it.

Even Haichen complained: "What the hell are those round ones, it seems to be a Qingming dumpling that has been magnified hundreds of times"

I saw that on the large lawn full of small flowers of various colors, there were a bunch of "big green balls" in the east and a bunch in the west, and the largest one was almost half a person tall. If you look closely, you can see that the green balls are all clusters of plants, and the long, messy leaves are entangled and hanging from each other, and they look like they naturally form a spherical shape from a distance.

Not only that, but these spherical plants are still blooming, each about the size of gladiolus, but with thick white five-petaled flowers. At least Lu Rulan had never seen such a strange plant.

He was squinting his eyes to take a closer look, when Haichen suddenly muttered in his ear: "This plant...... Is it moving? ”

Not to mention it, Lu Rulan immediately realized that those huge inflorescences did seem to be slowly changing. The flowers were fresh and lovely a minute ago, but at this moment, they had turned brownish yellow, and some black spots appeared.

This speed is more than a flash in the pan, right?!

Lu Rulan was thinking about it, only to see a "snap", and the flower had actually fallen off the flower shaft and fell to the ground.

Haichen followed and sighed: "It's the result!" ”

Sure enough, the other flowers on the inflorescence all fell one after another, replaced by tiny light green ball-shaped fruits.

In the same blink of an eye, the fruit grew larger and larger, and the inflorescence hung down.

When the fruit reached the size of a baby's fist, it finally stopped growing. But the surface quickly began to turn from green to blue, becoming more and more vivid.

In just five or six minutes, the fruit turned a brilliant royal blue, then continued to darken, shrink, and then rolled down into the grass one after the other.

“…… I'm not dreaming, am I? Lu Rulan looked up at Haichen.

"Will you dream of me?" Haichen asked him rhetorically.

The two men looked at each other for two seconds, still stunned and confused, but at least they were sure that they were both awake.

"Forget it, anyway, the zombies have exploded, and it's not strange that the plants have mutated." Lu Rulan said to herself: "If you go forward, you have to pass through this lawn area, what should I do?" ”

Haichen pointed to the opposite side of the lawn: "You see, it seems to be the boundary of the botanical garden. ”

There's really nothing wrong with that. On the west side of the lawn area is a high masonry wall, which is a few years old. Follow the wall and you'll definitely find the gate. It looks like this is the easiest option.

"It's just some mutant plants, so it shouldn't be dangerous."

After doing a good job of psychological construction, the two opened the wire door and walked into the lawn area.

It was quiet all around, with the occasional seabird flying down into the lawn and pecking at the huge blue fruit that had fallen.

"Looks like that thing isn't poisonous." Lu Rulan whispered.

Suddenly, the wind rose, and the grass all over the ground was blown loudly, and Haichen grabbed Lu Rulan's arm.

"Be careful!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a huge ball of mutant grass on the side of the road suddenly pounce on them!

"What the hell?!"

Lu Rulan was taken aback, as soon as he raised the steel pipe in his hand, he was pulled back by Haichen and retreated two or three meters.

Hidden under the grass ball, it is indeed a zombie that is not wrong, but it is covered with grass roots and moss, and before it can pounce, it is firmly tied to the grass roots, like a vicious dog tied by iron chains.

"Oh, that's kind of embarrassing."

Haichen took a bold step forward, raised his harpoon and stabbed the zombie in the head, and then still carried the large ball of grass back to the lawn by the roadside.

"Because zombies are used as nourishment, plants will mutate!"

Lu Rulan suddenly realized, but muttered again: "If my brother sees it, the paper of this life will definitely be settled."

"I'm afraid that the people who review the papers themselves will become flower fertilizer." Haichen wiped the harpoon back and forth on the lawn a few times, "Don't be stunned, keep walking." ”

They soon stepped out of the iron gate at the other end of the lawn and slowly advanced against the outer wall of the botanical garden. It didn't take long for me to see the gate of the botanical garden.

It was a five-year-old square stone carving of the doorposts, each about three meters high. A total of four black iron gates are installed between the doorposts. The iron gates on both sides are slightly narrower, so it can be seen that they are for pedestrians to enter and exit. The two central doors are spacious enough for construction vehicles to pass through.

At this moment, all four doors were open. Looking out further, there is a parking lot on the right, and a van that has flipped on its side is lying. On the left is an unknown building under construction. In the center was a circular pool or flower bed with building materials, and farther away was the road, which should lead to the bridge they had just seen on the sea.

"There are a lot of zombies in the parking lot." Haichen reminded in a low voice, "Close the door first." ”

"But my brother hasn't arrived yet!"

Lu Rulan, who had been optimistic all the way, finally began to become anxious: "He said that whoever arrives first will make a mark on the door." But now there's nothing on the door, and I'm afraid something has happened to him......"

"Don't worry."

Haichen pressed his shoulder and told him to calm down a little: "Let's find a high ground with a wide view first, and stay safely on it." Then you watch the bridge, and I watch the sea. If someone does come, how about coming down to pick it up? ”

“…… Is there any other option? Lu Rulan was obviously a little unwilling.

"Yes." Haichen nodded: "Do you want me to handcuff you and go reluctantly, or do you obediently follow me yourself?" ”