CHAPTER 366: CHAPTER 84: SPECIALTY FROM CHINA (PART 2)

"Locke, you have quite the temper today. Don’t forget, everything today was caused by you. If you don’t handle it properly, I will revoke your recommendation qualifications for Cangqiong Palace," Celeste said disdainfully, if not for the need to conceal her strength, she would have killed Zhou Ziang earlier in the treehouse.

"No need to remind me, I see that you two are afraid that we will overtake you, trying every means to eliminate Zhou Ziang," Locke snorted coldly and walked out of the treehouse.

Breathing in the ancient yet refreshing air of the Biological Garden, Locke took out dozens of oval spores and planted them into the soil in various directions of the garden.

As time passed, the oval spores grew into white mushrooms, their mycelium rapidly growing in all directions.

The cotton-white mushrooms, starting from the soil, continued until two o’clock at midnight.

Quinn and Celeste were both waiting for feedback from Locke.

"No trace at all," Locke was secretly shocked; nearly every part of the forest and underground had been searched, could Zhou Ziang really fly?

The three people in the treehouse didn’t notice anything unusual.

The animals in the Biological Garden, including the brown bear residing in the tree hollow, the short-tailed crocodile in the river, and the upside-down hanging bats, all sensed a slight change.

The usually fresh air in the Biological Garden seemed suffocated. As if something terrifying was absorbing all the Spiritual Power in the garden.

In that space, Zhou Ziang had absorbed enough Spiritual Energy, "Unexpectedly, this time, it actually helped me greatly. This replenished Mutated Spiritual Power can last a long time."

He stood up and walked to a corner of the space, searching for an item.

"It’s you, a specialty from China, and it just so happens to be the time for a midnight snack," Zhou Ziang looked at something that was vigorously growing in the space, and smiled, "Just a few months of growth had you all so terrified, now I will let you see what a Chinese-style defiance of the heavens is."

At three o’clock in the morning, apart from a few nocturnal birds, the entire Biological Garden was in a silent stillness.

The three in the treehouse were all resting with their eyes closed.

Quinn suddenly jumped up, alert, "There’s movement."

"Quinn, don’t be jumpy like a monkey, everyone knows there’s movement," Celeste was furious, unlike Quinn and Locke, she disliked living in an almost primitive forest environment, which reminded her of unpleasant experiences from many years ago.

"I was actually raised by a monkey mother, you forgot? If you’re not happy, just get out, but without Locke and my help, you wouldn’t be able to leave here safely either," Quinn sinisterly smiled.

Equipment in the treehouse was moving.

Even Locke felt it, the treehouse, no, the ground, the entire thing was shaking.

"Damn it, what’s happening? Quinn, you didn’t secretly keep any large beasts in the Biological Garden, did you?" Celeste cursed, Quinn was a madman with many peculiar preferences in animal keeping, he once specifically imported a juvenile Bombay Elephant from India, nearly destroying the whole Biological Garden.

"Shut up, you nosy wench, a large beast wouldn’t make such a loud noise. Look carefully, the ground itself is trembling, it’s coming from underground," Quinn lay on the ground, hearing a "thud thud thud" sound like troops marching in unison.

"Locke, are you sure Zhou Ziang is just an ordinary Chinese international student? What is that sound outside?" The entire treehouse began to shake, and the three inside, carrying several important materials, fled out the door in disarray.

In the dense forest, countless birds were startled into flight.

"The entrance is completely sealed, it’s impossible for anyone or any army to get in," Quinn said, glaring and baring his teeth.

"Listen, what’s that sound," the thudding sound got louder, as if coming from some corner of the Biological Garden.

Locke retrieved a spore monitor, "There’s something underground trying to surface."

"Underground, you’re joking, we’re deep enough underground already," Celeste spat. The Underground Biopark is at least one hundred meters below the surface; going further underground would mean entering the interior of the Earth.

"The monitor shows, it’s underground, in the northeast corner of the Biopark, and that thing is still drilling upwards," the spore monitor was useful, but unfortunately, it did not possess human intelligence and couldn’t accurately describe what was causing the shaking of the ground or why the various birds and beasts were panicking.

The three leaped forward, Quinn leading the charge with Celeste close behind, and Locke following closely.

As they hurried ahead, the ground covered in thick soil had already cracked open.

Halfway through their run, Quinn couldn’t help but undergo another transformation; his body sprouted dense hair, and his arms grew several inches longer than a normal human’s, swiftly maneuvering through the forest like a monkey.

"Quinn, don’t act recklessly, there might be unknown mutated creatures ahead," Locke warned from behind.

During the transformation process, normal cognitive functions of the human brain are impacted, making it difficult to heed others’ advice.

Hearing Locke’s warning, Celeste slowed down, deliberately letting Locke move in front of her.

"Unknown creatures, that’s for the best. It would be great if these two obstructing fellows could be gotten rid of," Celeste’s relationship with Locke and Quinn, while called partners, was more akin to mutual surveillance and checks and balances.

"Why are you so hurried, where are you going?" Zhou Ziang was in the air, his robes fluttering, looking down at the three from an unbelievable height.

Almost simultaneously, Quinn screamed, "What the hell is that."

In the Biopark, the three exchanged glances. Zhou Ziang smiled faintly, "China’s Moso Bamboo and Arrow Bamboo optimized hybrid can reach the height of the Five-sided Building. The Biopark’s species are so diverse; you could even raise a few more pandas. I’ve planted them first as a welcoming gift."

A bamboo shoot, resembling a porcelain sculpture, burst through the ground, and was visibly growing leaves and bamboo branches at a rate of several tens of centimeters per second visible to the naked eye. With Locke’s understanding of plants, he couldn’t fathom just how far this unknown species, age, diameter, and height of bamboo shoot could grow.

If it kept growing, the Underground Biopark would surely burst.

Quinn swallowed a gulp of saliva, and exchanged a look with Celeste, damn, it turns out this kid has been playing dumb all along. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com) with a recommendation ticket or monthly ticket. Your support is my greatest motivation.)