Webnovel Author In The Apocalypse World-Chapter 192: The Case of the Missing Chestnuts (Part2)

Hearing this, Go Okrim’s temper flared.

How dare something steal Kim Haru’s food!

Go Okrim hadn’t even had the chance to taste the chestnuts Kim Haru peeled, and now some unknown creature had devoured them? Really Unforgivable.

"Don’t worry, Hyung. I’ll find whatever did this." Go Okrim rolled up his sleeves, then dropped to the ground, carefully inspecting the area inch by inch.

Kim Haru opened his mouth, but in the end, he didn’t say anything to stop him.

Wasn’t this a bit... excessive?

Oh well, let him do his thing.

To his credit, there was a noticeable difference between killing time and working seriously. It didn’t take long for Go Okrim to find a clue.

"Hyung, take a look! There are small paw prints," Go Okrim whispered, gesturing for Kim Haru to look.

Kim Haru bent down to examine them and thought the prints resembled those of a mouse.

Could it have been mice that stole his chestnuts?

The two of them quietly followed the trail of tiny paw prints, just like when they’d tracked down Little Oakie before.

They trailed the footprints step by step, but after only a short distance, the tracks abruptly disappeared.

"What happened? Where did it go?" Go Okrim jumped up in frustration.

In front of them was an open field, the kind where not even a single blade of grass grew. It was a vast, barren expanse, yet the trail of paw prints they had been following mysteriously disappeared right there.

If it had been a mouse, it might have burrowed into the ground. But Kim Haru carefully inspected the area and found no signs of digging whatsoever.

"Hyung, be careful. Something’s off here," Go Okrim said, stepping protectively in front of him.

Kim Haru frowned slightly. "Forget it. It’s not like chestnuts are a rare commodity. There are plenty more on the farm."

It wasn’t worth the risk of confronting some unknown creature with potentially dangerous abilities over a few chestnuts. That wouldn’t be a wise decision.

Go Okrim understood this reasoning, but he couldn’t help feeling reluctant. He had confidently promised Kim Haru that he’d catch the little thief, and giving up halfway felt like failing him.

Even though Go Okrim knew Kim Haru wouldn’t think less of him for it, he didn’t want to leave even the slightest negative impression in Kim Haru’s mind.

Go Okrim circled the area where the footprints vanished.

Thud!

Suddenly, he stumbled as if he’d collided with something and was thrown backward onto the ground.

"What happened?" Kim Haru immediately helped him up.

Go Okrim looked bewildered. It had clearly been an empty field, so what had he bumped into? He was certain it wasn’t a misstep—he had collided with something solid.

Cautiously, both Kim Haru and Go Okrim extended their hands toward the spot where Go Okrim had stumbled.

Sure enough, they felt something.

The surface was slightly rough, like an irregular cylindrical object.

Kim Haru and Go Okrim exchanged a glance, their minds racing to figure out what the mysterious object might be.

The surface felt icy cold and completely devoid of elasticity, clearly not the texture of a living creature. An image of a tree flashed through Kim Haru’s mind.

If it were a tree trunk, this would indeed be what it felt like.

Kim Haru pulled Go Okrim back a few steps.

If this was truly a tree—an invisible one at that—it must be a mutated plant.

"Hyung, step back. Let me call one of the zombies to test it out," Go Okrim said quickly, his hands moving deftly. Soon, a zombie from his power ranger gang, the one with the ash-gray hair, came shambling over.

This particular zombie has strength enchantment-type ability. Go Okrim commanded it to punch the invisible object.

The gray-haired zombie didn’t hold back, throwing a powerful punch with a loud thud!

However, just as quickly as it struck, the zombie was violently rebounded, flying through the air and landing in a heap of pig grass.

Luckily, it didn’t fall apart.

Completely oblivious to the concept of pain, the zombie got up and prepared to strike again, but Go Okrim quickly stopped it.

It seemed that this mutated plant not only had the ability to turn invisible but also possessed a defensive mechanism that could reflect attacks.

But why would a mutated plant steal his chestnuts? Kim Haru couldn’t help but speculate. Could this mutated plant be a chestnut tree? Was it upset to see its "children" being eaten and therefore decided to reclaim the chestnuts?

If that were the case, why hadn’t it targeted him directly? After all, he was the one who had "mistreated" its children. Yet, not only had it refrained from attacking him, but even his proximity to the tree hadn’t triggered the Farm’s Blessing skill. This indicated that the tree didn’t harbor any hostility toward him.

This didn’t make much sense.

Kim Haru was debating how to handle this mutated plant and whether he should call Wana and the others for help when a round object, about the size of a fist, suddenly appeared out of thin air. It fell to the ground with a soft plop and rolled a few times toward Kim Haru before stopping just short of his toes.

"Hyung, watch out!" Go Okrim instantly tensed up.

He grabbed the sleeve of Kim Haru’s shirt and pulled him back, worried that the object might be a bomb or some other kind of weapon.

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This wasn’t a weapon. The object was a bright red apple.

Bending down, Kim Haru picked up the apple and brought it closer for inspection.

He wasn’t mistaken—this was indeed an apple. Crisp, fresh, and clearly just picked from a tree.

In other words, the invisible, reflective mutated tree before him was an apple tree.

And not just any apple tree—it was one already full of apples, ready for harvest.

But why would an apple tree steal his chestnuts? Kim Haru was increasingly baffled.