Zuo Feng took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and said in a low voice, "Tell me, what's going on with these two pieces of information?"
Jian Ruoxi composed herself, suppressed her inner excitement, and said in a deep voice:
"Before the apocalypse, this place was a notorious 'mistress district,' so naturally, there were many illegitimate children here. These children are precisely those illegitimate children. After Yuan Bingmo and his group took control, all the children from the villa area were imprisoned here.
They... when supplies were scarce and they wanted to eat meat, they treated these innocent children like piglets.
Moreover, eating human flesh has now become a 'pledge of allegiance' to join the high ranks of the Xingyao Alliance.
More than twenty high-ranking members of the Xingyao Alliance are involved. The reason they choose children is because children's flesh is tender. The three leaders are even worse; they eat—infants..."
As soon as Jian Ruoxi finished speaking, Zuo Feng could already feel the monstrous killing intent from the Firefly girls. This was simply worse than beasts.
"What's the third piece of news?"
Zuo Feng narrowed his eyes, scrutinizing Jian Ruoxi. He wanted to see why Jian Ruoxi waited until the first two pieces of news were revealed before telling the third.
Jian Ruoxi stared into Zuo Feng's eyes, cautiously saying:
"The third piece of news is our bargaining chip for joining:
Yuan Bingmo and his group possess a plant, and the fruit of this plant has only one effect—it preserves youth!"
Zuo Feng gave Jian Ruoxi a deep look. This woman was truly cunning, calculating every step with extreme precision.
If the girls hadn't seen the current scene, the two words "preserves youth" would have likely made them pester Zuo Feng for that plant right now.
After all, the words "preserves youth" hold a fatal allure for women.
Jian Ruoxi, this woman, didn't reveal this news at the beginning because if Zuo Feng and the others knew about the existence of the youth-preserving fruit, they would go to kill Yuan Bingmo and his group.
That would be killing for treasure, and even if they later learned about Yuan Bingmo's cannibalistic acts, they would only consider it punishing evil and promoting good incidentally during the treasure hunt, rather than a truly righteous act.
However, Jian Ruoxi deliberately withheld the news of the youth-preserving fruit precisely to let Zuo Feng and the others first witness the children's tragic state, to stir up their anger and sense of justice. This way, even if they eventually learned of the youth-preserving fruit's existence, their actions would be seen as a truly righteous act, rather than a mere treasure hunt.
Jian Ruoxi's calculations were intricate and unfathomable, link by link.
This was probably Jian Ruoxi also demonstrating her capabilities to Zuo Feng.
Moreover, for this woman, as someone from the lower ranks, to obtain such information, already proved her strength.
A hint of admiration flashed in Zuo Feng's eyes as he said, "The three of you will follow us from now on. In a few days, after we complete our mission, we will take you to the base! From now on, you can call me 'Leader.'"
Jian Ruoxi and the other two girls immediately responded in unison, their eyes sparkling with excitement. They had made the right gamble and succeeded!
"Feng Ge, I'll go bring those three beasts over!"
Xiao She Jing said through gritted teeth, her eyes burning with rage. The scene before them was even more cruel than Lao Yin's earlier, and Xiao She Jing hated such people the most.
"Da Mi Tao, Da Bai Tu, take Kong Ling, Ying'er, and Xiao She Jing with you."
Zuo Feng ordered in a deep voice. The three took their leave and quickly disappeared from sight. The other girls had already rescued all the children, and the few children on the iron racks were also taken down.
Unfortunately, only one was still alive, but he was clearly on the verge of death.
Zuo Feng shook his head. The living child wouldn't survive. Such injuries, if treated promptly before the apocalypse, might have offered a glimmer of hope; but now it was the apocalypse!
Then Zuo Feng saw that Xiao Mi Tao actually took out a milky white Pigeon egg, produced by Ying'er, from the kongling crystal and directly fed it to the child.
What shocked Zuo Feng was that as the Pigeon egg entered the child's mouth, the flesh that had been gouged out miraculously grew back rapidly, the wound gradually healed, and his breathing stabilized.
A hint of shock flashed in Zuo Feng's eyes. This milky white Pigeon egg was actually for healing! And it could even regrow flesh and bones!
Xiao Mi Tao must have had some suspicion before; now she was trying anything as a last resort, but she never expected its efficacy to be so miraculous!
"Boom!"
With a loud bang, Zuo Feng snapped back to attention, only to see the villa in the central area suddenly collapse, dust flying, and a scorching red light flashing. Zuo Feng's eyelids twitched. It was too violent; they actually blew up the villa!
However, he wasn't worried about the safety of Da Bai Tu and the other two girls. With Kong Ling, Ying'er, and the chubby and round ones there, it was a pipe dream for Yuan Bingmo and his two companions to harm them. Such a huge commotion meant Da Bai Tu was testing her awakened ability.
He never expected the mutated Da Bai Tu to be so violent when she took action...
Jian Ruoxi and the two other girls, however, showed shock in their eyes. They had never witnessed such powerful strength, especially since the only man in this team hadn't even made a move, only sending a few women to capture Yuan Bingmo and his two companions. How powerful was this team?
Looking again at the remaining women, with expressions of disdain in their eyes, Jian Ruoxi and the two other girls were not fools. A wild and bold thought suddenly popped into their minds: could this entire team be Mutants? And how powerful would the Leader who could command so many Mutants be?
"Leader, I'll take you to get their youth-preserving plant now."
At this moment, Wen Yu spoke softly, a hint of anticipation flashing in her eyes. Her mission last night was to scout the location of the mutated plant.
Zuo Feng nodded slightly, "Little Maid, Xiao Nv Pu; you two follow her to retrieve the youth-preserving plant."
The three quickly took their orders. Wen Yu led the way, passing through the ruins, and hurried towards the plant's location she had scouted last night.
"Feng Ge, sit."
At this moment, Xiao Lingxian brought over a dilapidated wooden chair from the side.
Zuo Feng sat down, feeling proud internally. Now, the girls in the team could all stand on their own, and he could also relax a lot more in the future, allowing him to spend more time—flirting with the girls!
Seeing that Zuo Feng had sat down to wait, all the girls also found places to sit, and the atmosphere relaxed.
Xiao Mi Tao was the smartest. She didn't even need to look for a chair; she directly sat into her Feng Ge's arms, her eyes sparkling with a hint of triumph—Feng Ge's arms were the warmest!
Zuo Feng dotingly ruffled her hair, his gaze fixed on the distant ruins, secretly calculating his next plan.
Having killed Yuan Bingmo and his two companions this time, the next problem would be how to resettle the remaining survivors. As for the management, anyone who had eaten human flesh would be eliminated without exception.
As he thought of this, Zuo Feng couldn't help but rub his temples in distress. Over a hundred people! How could they be resettled? Sending them to the base, Da Yuanyuan would definitely not agree. They were all cunning mistresses and concubines; how should they be resettled?
"Feng Ge, what are you thinking about?"
Xiao Mi Tao's voice interrupted his thoughts. Zuo Feng came back to himself and sighed softly, "I'm thinking about how to handle the aftermath."
"Oh..."
Xiao Mi Tao said "oh" and then said nothing more. Being intelligent and clever, she disdained thinking about such problems.
At this moment, a pair of soft small hands gently rested on Zuo Feng's head, massaging his temples, relieving his tense nerves. Zuo Feng closed his eyes, enjoying this rare moment of tranquility.
The one massaging Zuo Feng was the playful Xiao Lingxian. Ever since Xiao Lingxian joined the team, she had made no secret of her desire to be intimate with Zuo Feng, and Zuo Feng naturally was happy to let it happen, enjoying Xiao Lingxian's meticulous care.
Before long, Zuo Feng saw Da Bai Tu and the two other girls return, dragging the heavily injured Yuan Bingmo and his two companions.
Da Bai Tu appeared calm and relaxed, suggesting the capture process had been quite smooth.
Yuan Bingmo and his two companions had clearly lost the strength to resist, and were being dragged along dejectedly...