Reborn In the Apocalypse: My Hotel Has Unlimited Supplies-Chapter 173: The Mutant Willow Tree

"So that’s how it is, then I don’t need to worry."

Earlier, Chu Jiangyue was concerned that the cold-proof and warm suits from Jianglin Hotel didn’t have styles suitable for the three members of the Mutated Tiger family, which would make it inconvenient to take all three out.

Since they’re not afraid of the cold, Chu Jiangyue can rest easy.

"Roar!"

Suddenly, the two large Mutated Tigers roared, and Chu Jiangyue’s nerves instantly tightened.

"Host, a Mutated Willow Tree is up ahead, be careful!"

The Mutated Animals clearly had a much stronger sense of danger than Chu Jiangyue and the others.

However, Little Fox could scan everything within a thousand-meter radius, so Chu Jiangyue was doing a little cheat.

Mutated Willow Tree?

Upon hearing the name willow tree, Chu Jiangyue instinctively knew this Mutated Plant wasn’t easy to handle.

Chu Jiangyue parked and then opened her virtual screen, found Shen Zhigui’s dialog box, and sent him a message about the Mutated Willow Tree.

The silver-white off-road vehicle behind Chu Jiangyue also stopped.

In the car, Shen Zhigui’s virtual screen lit up, revealing the message sent by Chu Jiangyue, and his expression turned solemn.

"There’s a Mutated Willow Tree blocking the road up ahead, notify the people behind."

Shen Zhigui thought of Song Chengjun’s dialog box and sent him a message.

Song Chengjun was definitely the most connected person among them in Jianglin Hotel.

To spread such news quickly, Song Chengjun was the one to find.

Because this wasn’t a team lead outing, Song Chengjun was very low-key with his people at the end of the fleet. When he received the message from Shen Zhigui, he was somewhat surprised.

But upon seeing the message, his expression instantly froze.

"Boss, what’s happening?"

"Boss Chu has notified us; there’s a Mutated Willow Tree ahead, get ready for combat."

Even though it was just one willow tree, Mutated Plants are more troublesome than Mutated Animals; they often have unique hunting techniques that make people defenseless.

Therefore, when they go out, they prefer to encounter a group of Mutated Animals rather than a single Mutated Plant.

Judging from the fact that there isn’t even a second Mutated Plant around, you can tell how domineering this Mutated Willow Tree is.

Such circumstances often mean that other Mutated Plants have been driven to other places.

That alone indicates this single Mutated Willow Tree’s strength should not be underestimated.

"We’ve just started off, and already we encounter a Mutated Willow Tree; our luck is quite good."

The team members Song Chengjun brought were those he previously worked with in the City B Safety Base patrol team. Upon hearing Song Chengjun mention the Mutated Willow Tree, a sarcastic comment just came out naturally.

"This is a brand-new path we’ve never traversed before, just think of it as opening up a new route with Boss Chu."

Song Chengjun didn’t see it as a problem; there were so many superpower users with them, even if the Mutated Willow Tree’s strength increased, it couldn’t possibly take on so many of them.

"Boss is right."

Due to the issue with the Mutated Willow Tree, the entire convoy had to stop. Chu Jiangyue got out of the car holding the little tiger, then reassured the two Mutated Tigers to keep them calm for the time being.

Shen Zhigui and the five people behind him, including Jin Chuyu and his group, all got out.

When those in the back saw the people up front getting out, they quickly opened their car doors and came out.

"Does Boss Chu have any strategy for dealing with this?"

Shortly after receiving the message, Song Chengjun, with his team, came to the front. Seeing Chu Jiangyue and Shen Zhigui getting out of the car, they approached at once.

The first thing was to inquire with Chu Jiangyue,

After all, the Mutated Willow Tree was discovered by Chu Jiangyue, so it was up to her how to proceed.

"No matter what, it’s still a plant; as a plant, it’s definitely afraid of fire. I think we should let those with Fire Ability handle it."

Someone in the crowd suggested.

Though it sounded like a good suggestion, Chu Jiangyue felt the proposal wasn’t quite right.

If those with Fire Ability took action while everyone else did nothing, wouldn’t they end up with no share of the loot?

The harvest is distributed based on contribution, and this arrangement clearly favors those with Fire Ability, not benefiting everyone.

"I have a bow and arrows here, how about... I shoot an arrow to see how the Mutated Willow Tree reacts?"

A very skinny young man in the crowd timidly raised his hand.

"You have a bow and arrows?"

"I passed by a club while out before; there were some bows and arrows inside, although the arrows aren’t lethal."

He took them thinking they might come in handy someday.

Forgot to mention, he is a Space Ability User, so carrying a bow and arrow is no hassle.

"We can give it a try; don’t worry, using your bow and arrows won’t be for nothing. It will be included in your contribution."

Chu Jiangyue thought for a moment and found using a bow and arrow for a test a very good suggestion.

However, bows and arrows from regular clubs don’t have much range, someone needs to get close to the willow tree.

"Give me the bow and arrows."

Chu Jiangyue thought she should take on this "Vanguard" role since she had Little Fox to guide her, making it most suitable.

"Let me do it; I’ve trained in the Military Camp for some time. If there’s an emergency, I can respond promptly."

Hearing Chu Jiangyue wanting to be the one to test, Shen Zhigui immediately found it inappropriate and offered to take on the task.

And he wasn’t lying; he did spend quite some time in the Military Camp.

"I have a map showing the willow tree’s location; we just need to test its attack method and range, it shouldn’t be a problem."

"Oh, I think you two should go together; it’s the best.

Boss Chu has the map, Brother Shen has the skills—together you’ll be unbeatable!"

Su Zhucheng interrupted their polite back-and-forth discussion with a completely new proposal.

Chu Jiangyue and Shen Zhigui looked at Su Zhucheng, "You’re right."

Chu Jiangyue realized she was mentally stuck and didn’t think outside the box.

"We’ll go together, you all watch for the messages we send."

Shen Zhigui took a bow and three arrows from the skinny young man and headed toward the willow tree alongside Chu Jiangyue.

The "map" Chu Jiangyue referred to was actually Little Fox’s scanning data.

With others, traversing this section might involve a lot of stumbling, but with Little Fox’s scanning support, Chu Jiangyue could precisely locate the easiest route for them.

However, the snow on the ground was still too deep; Chu Jiangyue’s foot sank to her thigh in the snow.

To walk more efficiently, Chu Jiangyue tapped the Little Vine on her wrist.

The Little Vine instantly extended, acting like a snowplow, pushing the snow to the sides and leaving a passage wide enough for two people.

Yet, many frozen zombies were underneath, so the Little Vine didn’t clear all the snow; at least their footsteps didn’t reveal the buried zombie corpses.

At this moment, Shen Zhigui even felt as if he was the pretty face living off someone else.