R4 uprooting

The Zone was surrounded by a mess of overgrown vegetation too sloppy to be called a forest. It was more like a bog that dried up. The thick tangle of moss, weeds, and trees stretched all the way up into an urban environment, and refused to stop there. Buildings at the edge of the Zone had tree roots crawling up them like monsters trying to break in through the cracks. Some of those trees had bodies hanging from them.

"Hmm." Chuuya glanced around. "Don't like the decor."

[...]

The three of them (Dazai didn't come along--not like he ever helped in the important fights, anyway) pushed through the overgrowth. Sometimes Hale literally pushed through the overgrowth and uprooted whatever trees were in his way. It was a lot easier for him to bulldoze his own path, let the rest of the crew follow behind him. And, through his unparalleled navigational abilities, if he did say so himself, they arrived at the edge of a cracked and desolate avenue that seemed to begin abruptly in the middle of the forest and extend down into the city. At some point, this place was probably part of Tokyo, or maybe that was what it was meant to be. Not happening now. This place was as isolated as Shangri-La.

[...]

"What is there to say? I'm just the welcoming committee. We saw you comin' from a mile away, tearin' down trees like that, so we figured it'd be best to see what you wanted. Whether we can help you, or tell you to take a hike."