Chapter 493

Chapter 493: Passing Through in the Fog
Zhang Mu slowly opened his eyes to a sea of green, with lush trees blocking out the sky and fresh air filling his lungs, a sense of ease unraveling his soul from its bindings as the crisp sound of birdsong echoed in the distance.
“Indeed, Era Battlefield hides a hidden paradise,” he thought.
Just as Zhang Mu was feeling content, he suddenly heard a few voices nearby.
“Looks like we have a new arrival, why don’t you go greet them?”
“No, I’m too lazy to move. You go, they must be a new recruit to Era Battlefield. Probably not worth our time. How come the other third-rank peak players can come out to play, yet we have to wait here for some unwanted trash?”
The person who spoke earlier continued, “Didn’t Xuan bring in a new bloodline talent the other day? The Queen took them away and gave them rewards, strutting around like they’re special. Did you forget?”
“I haven’t forgotten, but how long has it been since we had a new talent here? It’s been three or four months and we’ve found no one. The others bring in talents every time they show up, but we’ve only found two promising recruits in total.”
“Look at this guy, he looks like nothing special. Probably just another average one,” remarked the other.
Zhang Mu was stunned upon hearing this conversation.
Queen? Is she the leader of the human race now?
How come it’s not Hachikuju and them! They’re really having a hard time.
But when Zhang Mu heard the two of them evaluating themselves, he was speechless too. Even if it was delayed by three months, there was no need to criticize him so bluntly.
He brushed off the dust from his butt, pushed the scattered leaves on the ground with force, looked around, and said with a smile, “Come out and show me what kind of strong person you are, to criticize me like that?”
But after looking around, Zhang Mu didn’t find any trace of anyone.
Could it be an evolver skilled in hiding their presence?
But an evolver with such a special awakening ability should at least be sent to the battlefield as a scout. It seems like a waste to have them here, serving as a guide for newcomers.
“What are you looking at? Kid, your uncle is right above your head.”
Zhang Mu suddenly got angry, why is the tone so harsh? Isn’t anyone who can be sent here a strong person?
Just as he looked up ready to confront the person who had made noise, he suddenly froze.
The one talking to him turned out to be the enormous tree towering above his head!
On each side, two towering trees directly surrounded this small patch of land.
Seeing Zhang Mu standing still, one of the trees shook its branches slightly and whispered to its companion, “Look at him, still hoping for great things from him. Clearly clueless. You expect this kid to bring you success and wealth? Better finish up and rest, or transform back to our original form for comfort. But I must admit, it’s much more convenient being human during battles.”
“Well, luckily for us, it’s the holiday phase now. Sunbathing isn’t so bad actually, and taking it easy suits us old folks.”
“Forget it, forget it. I’m just upset because that old geezer Wooden Flute got to me. I was also thinking about finding a good seedling from us to present to the Queen for praise, maybe even get a better position. Being lazy like this all the time is pretty boring. We’ve been lazy for hundreds of years before the end times began, finally able to move a bit now.”
Watching the two large trees conversing, Zhang Mu swallowed hard, looking up at them, his head spinning.
Could this be the plant faction?
How did I end up here? I should be in the human strategic stronghold.
However, the two huge creatures in front of Zhang Mu didn’t give him a chance to continue thinking. One of them lowered its branches and was only a foot away from Zhang Mu’s face.
“Hey kid, tell us your group so we can assign you a place to go. Hurry up, I was hoping to rest more but you suddenly came and woke us up.”
Zhang Mu had never seen such a scene before. It seemed like he had arrived at the main base of the plant camp.
Without thinking, he asked, “Group? What is a group?”
Upon hearing Zhang Mu’s question, the big tree started shaking its branches wildly, and leaves were falling down one by one, as if it couldn’t stop laughing.
The two big trees laughed together, unable to stop, and the falling leaves almost buried Zhang Mu.
After a while, a voice struggling to withhold laughter came from amid the laughter.
“He doesn’t even know about groups, and where did he come from, some corner in a mountain? Maybe it hasn’t evolved intelligence yet before the Queen issued the summon to enter the Era Battlefield! Hahaha!”
“It’s possible! It’s possible! It’s so funny, my goodness, the kid from which mountain came out is too cute!”
“I say, Old Flame, could this kid be from your tribe?”
Another voice heard his companion say this and quickly argued back, seeming to not want anything to do with Zhang Mu.
“Scram! He actually looks more like your tribe, so dull and clueless. You better take him back and if he causes any trouble, you’ll both be scolded by your tribe’s elders.”
Hearing this, the latter really started to doubt if Zhang Mu was from their tribe. He hesitated, looking Zhang Mu up and down, feeling a bit scared in case he really did something foolish and got in trouble.
“Kid, your kind is your affiliation. Show your true form, and we’ll know your affiliation, then we’ll send you back to your respective groups.”
Zhang Mu was sweating profusely now, knowing that his current true strength was only at the early stage of third rank. Being stared at so intently by two peak third-rank mutant plants made him nervous too.
Show his true form? How could he do that?
He could indeed use illusion magic to disguise himself as a mutant plant, but if he made any obvious mistakes and got caught, he would be in big trouble.
He was currently in the enemy’s stronghold, not even sure where to run if he needed to, feeling completely helpless.
Zhang Mu was too scared to react immediately, but the guide on the opposite side was getting a little impatient.
“Hey kid, why are you dawdling? Look at your true form, I’m not asking much of you. Don’t waste our time, how did I end up with such a foolish kid like you?”
There was no way out now.
Zhang Mu felt if he delayed any longer, he would definitely arouse suspicion from these two guides, and he would surely get into trouble when they checked him.
Suddenly, a bright idea flashed in Zhang Mu’s mind!
Right, he had the Blood Lotus! It was the only thing related to mutant plants here.
Zhang Mu didn’t care whether his current situation was related to the Blood Lotus, he quickly summoned the Blood Lotus to see if he could deceive the guides.
He was taken by surprise when this time the Blood Lotus didn’t extend from his left arm, but thin vines emerged from all over his body, covering him completely.
At that moment, Zhang Mu activated his Sharira to unleash his fourth-rank illusion, boosting his strength to the peak of third-rank in an instant.
After finishing everything, Zhang Mu hid his nervousness and looked at the two big trees in front of him, the atmosphere suddenly quieted down.
After a while, Zhang Mu’s heart was in his throat as the two trees in front of him finally smiled at each other. One of the trees relievedly said, “Let Wan Xu, that old guy from the Vine Clan, handle it. Wishing him a pleasant time.”
“Haha, yes, this joker belongs to his clan.”
Zhang Mu saw the appearance of the two trees and breathed a sigh of relief, although he felt a bit rejected.
But at least he managed to get through it.