Silence fell over the entire room!
After Sheng An swiftly and ruthlessly plucked the leaf away, everyone else stared wide-eyed.
Especially Jiang Yu.
She knew how much this little thing treasured its one and only strand of hair!
That was its very lifeblood.
Watching it feel around its head in bewilderment now was strangely heartbreaking.
When Sheng An saw Academician Zhou staring without taking the leaf, she asked, "Not enough?"
Academician Zhou: "..."
He still said nothing.
Because at that moment, the mutant fish mint seemed to finally realize what had happened. All its roots swelled at once, turning faintly red as it drained the nutrients from the surrounding soil, absorbing the contaminants along with them.
The mutant plant was furious!
Its roots seemed to grow in an instant, flailing wildly.
Wu Buyu had never heard a mutant plant's thoughts clearly before, but now, he heard them perfectly-
[Drop dead!]
Sheng An withdrew her gaze. The leaf still rested in one hand, while she extended the other, pointing at the mutant fish mint.
Behind her, an enormous clock seemed to appear out of thin air, its white hands shifting slightly.
The mutant fish mint returned to its previous state, including... that leaf.
The mutant fish mint: Huh?
The next instant, Sheng An plucked it away.
The mutant fish mint: Huh!
An instant later, the leaf appeared again.
The mutant fish mint: *?*
The leaf was plucked away again.
The mutant fish mint: *!*
After six rounds in a row, the mutant fish mint stood frozen, utterly bewildered, while five leaves had appeared in Sheng An's other hand.
She had even left it one.
Sheng An asked again, "Enough?"
Academician Zhou swallowed and answered almost instinctively, "Enough... that's enough..."
She could actually do that?
Team Leader Sheng's superpower could even