CHAPTER 129: CHAPTER 129: APOCALYPSE, I AM NOT THE HOLY MOTHER 35

Lin Shuangshuang, Ma Yuan, and Song Yuhang thought for half a day but still couldn’t come up with a foolproof plan. Li Man over there had already looked this way twice, clearly becoming suspicious.

Fortunately, Lin Shuangshuang had an advantage unknown to Li Man. She knew the timing of the first evolution mutation of the world, roughly between tonight and tomorrow. If Li Man were reborn, she would definitely choose to act during this most chaotic time because it would be her last chance!

If Li Man couldn’t get hold of Red Jade’s egg before the first major evolution, she would have no more chances. After undergoing the real major evolution, Red Jade’s attack power would increase significantly, and Li Man wouldn’t be able to handle it.

Lin Shuangshuang gritted her teeth and decided to take a risk! She learned this from Li Man. As long as the benefits are absolute, Li Man would dare to take a risk even with only a 30% chance of success!

Li Man indeed never tore face with anyone usually, but when it came time to act, she never hesitated, and every time she acted, it was decisive and lethal!

Lin Shuangshuang thought that this time, Li Man would surely act hard and fast. And if Li Man were reborn, she’d likely think that even though her team only had four people, they had enhanced their physical qualities in advance, so she wouldn’t take the people on Lin Shuangshuang’s side seriously. Therefore, the main targets for Li Man would probably be herself, as the strongest in combat power, and her biggest target, Red Jade.

However, Lin Shuangshuang dared not be complacent because Li Man is a very cautious person. She wouldn’t underestimate any opponent, even those she believed were no threat. So, Li Man would surely have a backup plan, which, based on Lin Shuangshuang’s understanding, could likely be a potent weapon, like homemade gunpowder.

Lin Shuangshuang left notifying the others to Song Yuhang and Ma Yuan, focusing instead on being prepared for Li Man. As for Mi Lu and Ma Ying, Lin Shuangshuang analyzed that there shouldn’t be any major issues.

When Li Man strikes, she would likely choose a quick resolution, ignoring them both. After all, Li Man doesn’t have many people on her side, and taking along two uncooperative hostages would be a burden.

After eating and traveling for a while, they finally found a relatively open area as dusk was approaching and decided to rest there.

During dinner, the atmosphere was lively. Lin Shuangshuang watched as the soldiers mingled with Li Man’s people and Li Wenxuan and Li Wenbo; she wasn’t sure if Ma Yuan and Song Yuhang had warned them. Lin Shuangshuang frowned, thought it over for a long time, and decided not to interfere.

Ma Yuan and Song Yuhang are no fools; they must have their plans. It wouldn’t be good if she intervened and messed up their plans! Since you trust them, trust them completely.

Before going to bed, Song Yuhang took his soldiers for special training and impulsively pulled Li Wenxuan and Li Wenbo into the team as well. The two were so exhausted by the inhumane training intensity of Song Yuhang’s team that they collapsed at the end and wouldn’t get up, not even for the mutated sparrow meat!

Lin Shuangshuang sat with Doumi in her arms, keeping watch by Red Jade. At times like this, someone had to be awake when sleeping in the wild to prevent attacks from mutated animals. It was not surprising for Lin Shuangshuang, the most skilled, to take the watch.

Lin Shuangshuang sat on Red Jade’s back, smoothing Doumi’s fur. Doumi curled up on Red Jade’s warm belly, purring contentedly, and soon fell asleep.

On the surface, Lin Shuangshuang appeared very calm, but she felt a constant sense of tension. Unlike Song Yuhang and Ma Yuan, who didn’t know when Li Man would strike, Lin Shuangshuang knew that Li Man would act tonight, keeping her especially on edge.

The first half of the night was peaceful, but in the latter half, Lin Shuangshuang, who had been very alert, suddenly felt overwhelmingly sleepy no matter how much she resisted, she fell into a deep sleep.

She didn’t know how long she had been asleep when she awoke, startled by the sight of several tentacle-like vines dancing in front of her, instinctively drawing her machete, Qingque, and swinging at them.

Once she had cut down several of the tentacle-like vines, Lin Shuangshuang, relieved, discovered that they weren’t vines but something similar to tree branches.

Looking around, Lin Shuangshuang found that the previously open area had become like a primordial jungle, with countless gigantic trees suddenly shooting up from the ground. Some of the trees’ branches were even writhing, as if they were living creatures.

Lin Shuangshuang had just chopped off a branch of a small tree only a few meters tall, which previously had been just a sapling not even reaching her knees. Now the small tree, having been pruned by Lin Shuangshuang, was shaking all its branches towards her, seemingly furious. But unfortunately for the tree, its branches weren’t long enough to reach Lin Shuangshuang, and the longer ones had already been chopped off by her.

She inexplicably broke out in a sweat. Lin Shuangshuang wiped her forehead and felt a bit suffocated as she checked on everyone’s condition, finding that everyone was quietly asleep.

While the plants around had finished mutating, other creatures seemed to have just begun the process because Lin Shuangshuang noticed that Red Jade and Doumi, sleeping on Red Jade’s back, were visibly growing.

Looking at Red Jade and Doumi, they seemed to be in a deep sleep as well. Lin Shuangshuang slightly sensed her condition and surprisingly found her inner strength had increased more than threefold!

But unfortunately, her physical fitness hadn’t changed, so the increased inner strength couldn’t be used. In short, she had become stronger, but her combat power hadn’t increased! It seemed that those who hadn’t cultivated inner strength didn’t gain any benefit from this evolution.

Was that so? Even if humans were also put into a deep sleep during this evolution and shared the same baptism, they were still abandoned. Was this nature’s dissatisfaction with humanity? Because humans once wantonly harmed this world, now the world does not welcome them?

However, Lin Shuangshuang quickly set aside her thoughts on this and returned her focus to the matter at hand. Since everyone else was asleep, could she take this opportunity to deal with Li Man, so she wouldn’t have to keep dealing with this deeply scheming and terrifying woman any longer!

The more Lin Shuangshuang thought about it, the more tempted she became, and she turned to execute Li Man. But, as her gaze fell on where Li Man should have been, her eyes instantly narrowed! Because where Li Man had been lying, there was no one!!!

Not only Li Man but Yang Duo, Yang Ziqi, Liu Ze, and Fang Lei were also missing! Only Zhao Lei, unable to move, remained in place, sound asleep.

Lin Shuangshuang’s heart sank as she scanned the surroundings with heightened alertness, her brows furrowing tightly! Everyone else was asleep, yet Li Man and her group had awoken early! How had she managed to awaken at this time?!!

Suddenly, an intense sense of danger welled up from within Lin Shuangshuang, and simultaneously, she felt a powerful killing intent envelop her!