Each branch is over two meters long, with varying lengths of thorns on them. The longest thorns measure about seven to eight centimeters, while the shortest ones are around one centimeter, tapering from thin to thick.

Looking at the appearance of this plant, almost everyone instinctively took a step back, except for Lucas.

At this moment, Lucas felt something strange. There was a subtle, almost intangible, connection between him and the peculiar plant, as if they were spiritually linked.

This feeling was quite odd. It seemed like he could control every movement of the plant.

Lucas picked up some soil from the ground and casually threw it into the air, while mentally commanding the plant to attack the soil.

Snap—

A crisp sound.

One of the branches of the plant instantly straightened and struck the soil forcefully, shattering it into tiny fragments.

Watching this scene, Lucas became immediately intrigued. He grabbed a human-shaped model that Cobras had found somewhere to serve as a target.

He exerted force and tossed it into the air.

"Shoot it!"

Lucas quickly gave the plant another command.

Instantly, four or five branches of the plant started to dance, with a dense barrage of thorns shooting towards the model.

Pew pew pew—

The sound this time was relatively small but repeated several times.

The model fell to the ground, with almost no visible changes to its appearance.

Lucas walked over, picked up the model, and shone a flashlight on it. He could see numerous tiny holes covering the entire body of the model.

All the thorns from the plant had pierced through it.

"Entangle it!"

Lucas commanded the plant again, tossing the model towards it.

In the next second, dozens of branches of the thorny plant moved swiftly, quickly entangling the model and wrapping it into a ball shape.

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"Release it!"

Lucas commanded once more.

Snap—

All the branches instantly loosened, and the model dropped to the ground.

" what a profit!"

Lucas exclaimed loudly, expressing his satisfaction with the thorny plant.

If he planted this thing around his residence, it might not be able to kill insects, but it could at least hinder them for a while.

As for zombies, as long as they weren't high-level ones, they might be taken care of by this plant.

"I wonder what this thing would be like in regular soil."

Lucas murmured suddenly, walking to the entrance of the villa's yard and throwing a seed onto the ground.

This time, the thorny seed grew much slower. It took a whole half hour to sprout and three hours to reach its full form. Moreover, its height, the number of branches, and even the quantity of thorns were reduced by half.

Lucas conducted another experiment using the model.

Indeed, there was a significant difference in the attacking power of the thorny plants grown in different types of soil.

Cobras and Anna were once again amazed by Lucas.

"Is he a high-level evolved human?" they wondered.

They remembered Lucas mentioning that evolved humans usually awaken only one ability, and someone like Anna, who awakened two abilities, was already considered rare.

So, what was the situation with Lucas?

Metal transformation, firearm modification, drone manufacturing, spatial manipulation, plant cultivation, and attack...

Cobras and the others didn't know how to categorize Lucas's abilities, but they knew that each one was extraordinary. They knew Lucas was incredibly strong.

Finally, Cobras and the others couldn't resist anymore and decided to make tea and bring it to Lucas.

"Sir, we want to know how to awaken abilities," Cobras mustered up the courage and asked, while the others looked at Lucas with anticipation.

"Wait until you become evolved humans," Lucas replied honestly, without trying to discourage them.

"But how can we become evolved humans?" another person asked.

"Will becoming an evolved human help my dog return to normal?" asked a boy, his eyes filled with deep affection for his infected dog.

"Becoming an evolved human has no method. Some people suddenly break through something in life or death situations and become evolved humans," Lucas glanced at the boy and then at the infected dog crouching at the villa entrance. He continued, "It's almost impossible to restore infected beings to normal."

In Lucas's previous life of eleven years, he had never heard of infected beings being able to recover. Otherwise, the world wouldn't have become worse and worse.

Upon hearing Lucas's words, the light seemed to vanish from the boy's eyes.

Lucas shook his head. He didn't give the boy hope to make him see the post-apocalyptic world more clearly.

"However, your dog is different from other infected beings. It retained its intelligence from the beginning, which is actually better. At least it can protect you."

"You haven't lost it," Lucas added, seemingly unable to resist saying a few more words about the infected dog. Lucas was also very curious about this infected dog. The situation where the infection only affected the head was something he had never heard of.

Lucas also wanted to see what the infected dog would eventually become.

After looking at Cobras and the others, Lucas didn't say anything further. He went directly to the bus and brought two thorny plants on board.

Before finding new fertile soil and a long-term settlement, Lucas didn't plan to plant thorny seeds again.

"Get a good night's sleep. Afterward, we'll leave the city and go to Blue Sky Lake," Lucas told everyone before returning to his room.

The reason he suddenly decided to go to Blue Sky Lake was due to the appearance of the yellow insects, which made Lucas realize that his current strength was insufficient to deal with yellow-level infected beings or insects.

Continuing to enhance his strength in the city posed greater risks. It was better to go to the wilderness or countryside.

These places had fewer people and fewer insects, which meant their evolution rate wasn't as fast.

After much consideration, Lucas believed that the wilderness and countryside were the safer options.

Another reason was that evolved humans had started to appear earlier than expected, introducing many unpredictable variables to this post-apocalyptic world.

At least Lucas felt that the events he experienced in his previous life, spanning eleven years, might not happen again.

Apart from some common knowledge about the apocalypse, Lucas didn't dare to rely solely on his memories to act.

Speaking of going to Blue Sky Lake, no one was happier than Cobras.

After Lucas made the decision, Cobras felt a surge of gratitude towards Lucas and became even more determined to follow him.

Ten hours later, Lucas drove the bus, while Cobras drove a modified off-road vehicle as they quietly left the city.

Regardless of whether a nuclear explosion would occur, Lucas didn't plan to return to the coastal city in the short term.

If Blue Sky Lake turned out to be suitable for long-term living, Lucas wouldn't mind staying there for ten or even eight years.

Utilizing the system, improving his strength, and establishing a stronghold seemed like a good choice.

The real apocalypse was about to begin.