After dinner, Luo Yuan closed the gate of the outpost.
Luo Yuan closed the gate of the outpost and removed the heavy cannons from the gun holes. Then, he used his Zhanmadao to cut some concrete from the highway to block the gun holes.
During the apocalypse, the scariest thing about staying in the wild at night was not large mutated beasts, but insects and snakes. No matter how careful a large mutated beast was, it could not hide its movements. On the other hand, small mutated beasts were hard to guard against. If one was not careful, one might not even know how they died.
As the night gradually fell, under the shade of the Heaven's Pillar Tree, there was almost no light. The originally noisy world also gradually quieted down.
The outpost was so small that it was impossible to set up a tent. Fortunately, there were enough beds. There were a few wooden beds on the first floor, which were originally used by the soldiers to rest. It could easily accommodate everyone.
Luo Yuan carefully wiped his knife and put it on the bed.
"Wash your feet!" Huang Jiahui placed a basin at Luo Yuan's feet, wanting to give him slippers.
"Let me do it!" Luo Yuan was not used to it. He moved his feet and asked, "Where did you get this water?"
Huang Jiahui had a gentle smile on her face as she stubbornly grabbed Luo Yuan's feet and took off his shoes. She said gently, "I think the water you used to wash your face is clean, so I added some hot water."
She put Luo Yuan's feet in the basin and gently washed them. She said softly, "Do you think we're a burden to you? If we weren't a burden, you wouldn't have to take such risks every time. If you went to the west alone, you would have arrived in less than a few days. "
The strength that Luo Yuan had displayed today had shocked her greatly. She suddenly felt insecure, afraid that one day, she would be abandoned by Luo Yuan and go on her own.
Many people immediately turned their gazes over with complicated expressions.
Luo Yuan sensed that she was not herself. He sighed and comforted her, "Don't think too much. No one is a burden. If it wasn't for you, I'm afraid I wouldn't even have a hot meal now. I wouldn't have anyone to talk to. Wash my feet."
"I've only washed it for you once today." Huang Jiahui's lips curled into a smile.
"Then wash them every day!" Luo Yuan said firmly.
…
Cao Lin lay on the wooden bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
She was not an evolved human, nor was she close to Luo Yuan like Huang Jiahui and Wang Xiaguang. Other than cooking, washing and mopping the floor, she was not very useful in this small team. Even she could not think of any reason or value for Luo Yuan to continue protecting her.
In order to make Luo Yuan fall in love with her, she would not hesitate to do anything even more shameful, let alone sleep with him. Unfortunately, Luo Yuan had no such intention. He did not even spare a glance at her.
She used to have such thoughts, but as time went by, she realized that Luo Yuan was not a perverted person, so she gradually calmed down. It was only today that she was suddenly shocked.
"I can't go on like this. I should take the initiative." Cao Ling touched her smooth face and her extremely sensitive breasts. Her face revealed a trace of a crimson flush. She bit her tender lips and thought to herself.
Not only Cao Lin, but many others tossed and turned in bed that night, unable to sleep well.
The night passed uneventfully.
When Luo Yuan walked out of the outpost early in the morning, he was stunned.
An unfamiliar mutated beast was lying near the outpost, its body exuding an unusually oppressive aura. He would have pulled out his Zhanmadao if it was not for the fact that the aura was somewhat familiar.
Overnight, the giant lizard had undergone a huge change. Its body had grown bigger, its originally green scales had now become dark green, and there were complex geometric patterns on the scales.
Most of the spikes on its head had degenerated, but the one in the middle was left. Its color had changed from black to jade, and it had a spiral shape. Luo Yuan even noticed that its pupils had turned into three, arranged in a triangular shape. It looked extremely strange, but at the same time, it had a mysterious majesty to it.
Other than that, its toes had increased from three to four, and the color of its nails had also become darker, with a metallic texture and a cold gleam.
When the giant lizard saw Luo Yuan coming over, it lifted its eyelids, a trace of arrogance and wildness in its eyes. After a long time, it stood up lazily.
It was no longer secretly trembling in fear, and its attitude had become a lot more distant. Its actions seemed to be a little provocative. Its powerful strength had also increased its confidence, and it was no longer as afraid of Luo Yuan as it used to be.
However, Luo Yuan was still immersed in his excitement, so he did not notice the strange behavior of the giant lizard.
Suddenly, an incredible thing happened. It suddenly snorted, and a mouthful of thick white smoke came out of its nostrils. Countless sparks exploded in the thick smoke.
Even the temperature of the air rose a few degrees. Luo Yuan was worried that it would not be able to control itself and spit out a mouthful of smoke, so he quickly took a few steps back.
He opened the attributes panel and found the sub-section of the battle beast. Sure enough, there had been a huge change in the attributes.
"Battle Beast: Forest Giant Lizard"
"Level: 3 (Dark Blue)"
"Attributes:"
"Strength: 20"
"Agility: 14"
"Physique: 18"
"Intelligence: 4"
"Sensory Perception: 5"
"Will: 12"
"Experience: 1809600"
"Skills: Bite: 19, Tear: 8, Impact: 5, Tail Strike Proficiency: 0, Survival: 18, Observance: 3, Breath: 2"
"Natural Abilities: Danger Sense, Flame Breath"
"Status: Strong"
"Loyalty: 54 (If it is lower than 50, it will betray or run away at any time. Full Value: 100)"
"Unassigned Attribute Points: 1"
"Unassigned Skill Points: 5"
Its level had changed from blue to dark blue. Other than its Agility and Strength, all its other attributes had increased by one point. Its skills had also been added to its options: Tear, Impact, Observance, and Breath.
Tearing, ramming, and breathing skills were not strange. In the past, the Giant Iguana's attacks were too simple. Other than pouncing, biting, and striking with its tail, it had almost never used its claws. However, this time, its claws and the horn on its head had evolved. Obviously, they were not just for show, so these skills had appeared. However, Luo Yuan did not understand what was going on with the ability to read people's expressions.
"Could it have something to do with the giant lizard's long-term violent training? Or maybe the evolution has increased its Intelligence and made it smarter, so it has the Observance ability?" Luo Yuan thought to himself.
After all, it was a good thing that the giant lizard had become smarter. Luo Yuan stopped thinking about it after a while.
The evolution had changed the giant lizard's strength drastically. Other than its Agility, almost all its attributes had increased. Its overall strength had increased by more than a few times. It had already had the strength to challenge a dark blue mutated creature. Now that it had evolved, even a normal dark blue mutated creature would not be its match.
However, it was a pity that its Agility had not increased. Perhaps it was because the system had frequently added points to its Agility attribute. It seemed like it would not automatically increase in the future.
Luo Yuan glanced at its Loyalty Level and his pupils shrunk.
"Why has its Loyalty Level dropped to 53? It's even lower than when I first captured it."
He raised his head abruptly and saw that the giant lizard's eyes were filled with hostility. Luo Yuan thought angrily, "If it wasn't for the fact that I've left a deep impression on it, it would have betrayed me already."
"Damn it, he really is a wolf that can't be tamed. Fortunately, there are still some attribute points that haven't been allocated. Otherwise, wouldn't it be more difficult to subdue it again?" His face was full of anger, and a trace of killing intent arose in his heart, but he still forcefully suppressed it.
Even if his subordinates became stronger, they would still betray him, not to mention a mutated beast that had a pure mind and respected the strong. However, he still felt extremely angry.
He took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.
The giant lizard was no longer afraid of him. If he did not do anything and let it develop, it would not take long for it to get out of control and even turn on him. There were only two ways now. One was to let it leave, and the other was to capture it again. There was no other way.
However, without the giant lizard as a meat shield, his overall strength had been reduced by more than half. Moreover, without the giant lizard as a deterrent, the journey would not be so safe and peaceful. Just the wave of attacks from the low-level mutated beasts would be enough to overwhelm him. Whether it was for the sake of combat power or safety, he could not give up on it. Fortunately, it had not completely rebelled, so there was still a big chance for him to tame it again.
Thinking of this, he walked towards it step by step. The giant lizard instinctively felt threatened. It hesitated for a moment and growled in warning. Its mouth twitched, revealing its ferocious fangs. However, its Loyalty Level had not fallen below the threshold. Plus, Luo Yuan had always left a strong impression on it, so it only showed a warning but did not dare to attack.
As Luo Yuan got closer, the hostility in the giant lizard's eyes became stronger. The Loyalty Level on the Attribute Panel was also slowly decreasing.
53 … 52 …
Cold sweat dripped down Luo Yuan's forehead. He nervously licked his lips and pressed hard on the handle of his knife. If the giant lizard really dared to attack, he could not let it live no matter what.
The giant lizard became extremely agitated. It kept growling at Luo Yuan and sometimes leaping to attack him, trying to scare him away. The terrifying sound wave produced by the growling made the muscles on Luo Yuan's face twitch as if he had been cut by a knife. However, as a thin layer of Will appeared, the invisible attack was completely blocked.
The huge movement had already attracted everyone's attention.
Huang Jiahui's mind went blank. Her body swayed and she almost fainted.
"Let's go get the cannon from upstairs!" Huang Jiahui quickly shouted after she recovered from the shock.
Huo Dong's eyes lit up. He quickly ran to the second floor with Chen Xianfeng and Lin Xiaoji. The cannon was a medium-sized weapon. Normally, it could only be fixed on machinery or fortifications. Ordinary people would not even be able to move it. However, after eating mutated beasts for a long time, their Physique had been greatly enhanced. Although it was still a little strenuous, they could still carry it on their own.
Ordinary people would never be able to come into contact with such a terrifying weapon. Even Huang Jiahui had never seen it before. She used to be a police officer. Obviously, this kind of war weapon was not something an ordinary police officer from a small town could come into contact with.
However, most modern weapons could only be operated by fools, especially the modern machine cannons, which were also activated by electronic buttons. It was not complicated to operate. The few of them pondered for a moment and set up three machine cannons at the entrance of the outpost, dragging a long line of bullets down.
"Calm down, take a deep breath," Huo Dong mumbled to himself. His hand was trembling as he pressed the button. His face was full of cold sweat.
…..
Luo Yuan's face was gloomy. He slowly pulled out his long knife, the blade glowing with a cold light.
The giant lizard was irritated. Its nostrils kept spewing thick smoke and sparks.
The giant lizard was now almost seven meters tall, while Luo Yuan was only 1.76 meters tall. It could swallow him if it lowered its head, but it kept retreating slowly.
Luo Yuan's footsteps were heavy as he approached the giant lizard step by step. He stretched out his left hand and pressed it in the air. It was a very familiar gesture to the giant lizard. It had suffered a lot to remember it.
"Get down!"
The giant lizard looked down at Luo Yuan coldly. There was a hint of hesitation and struggle in its eyes. After a long time, it finally lowered its head and lay on the ground. The hostility in its eyes was getting stronger.
Luo Yuan took a few steps forward and patted its head. However, at the next moment, a strong punch landed on its exoskeleton head.
Its 51 points of Loyalty instantly became 45 points.
The giant lizard's eyes flashed with anger. It suddenly raised its head, opened its mouth and spat a mouthful of flame at Luo Yuan.
The temperature of the flame was not high, but it had a very strong impact. The highway was directly hit by the flame, leaving a hole half a meter deep. Gravel and flames flew everywhere.
Suddenly, it felt dizzy again. Its body swayed, and it almost fell to the ground.
Luo Yuan stood on its head, his hand holding the giant lizard's horn tightly as he punched its head again and again. With the addition of the Haunted Locust Heart, his Will was 15 points. Even though the giant lizard had a strong resistance to Will, it could not completely resist.
The giant lizard looked like it was drunk. Its body swayed, and the strong dizziness made its reaction extremely slow.
Three punches, four punches … 10 punches, 11 punches …
After 15 punches, the giant lizard finally fell to the ground. It finally whimpered and begged for mercy.
Luo Yuan sneered and continued to punch it. He thought to himself, "It's too late to beg for mercy now. If I don't teach you a memorable lesson, you might forget it again."
The giant lizard tried to resist, but Luo Yuan quickly suppressed it. Seeing that Luo Yuan had no intention of stopping, it finally showed fear in its eyes. Its body began to tremble, but Luo Yuan's punches did not stop. Not long after, it started to foam at the mouth.
Luo Yuan punched it one last time, but there was no reaction. He then realized that it had completely fainted.
He finally stood up and breathed a sigh of relief. This time, it was completely risky. If not for the fact that the Giant Iguana had not completely betrayed him and was not wary of him, it would have been hard to say what would have happened if he had tried to subdue it for real.
The giant lizard was a dark blue level creature after all. Thanks to the system's attribute points, it was not inferior to dark blue level mutated beasts that had evolved for a longer period of time. It might even be stronger.
Luo Yuan opened the attribute panel and found that the giant lizard's Loyalty had undergone a huge change. It had jumped to 75 points, which was an unprecedented number. It seemed that the lesson this time had completely destroyed its wildness. Its Loyalty would not decrease in a short period of time.
Luo Yuan jumped down from the giant lizard and saw a few cannons at the entrance of the outpost. He could not help but break out in cold sweat.
Who had moved them out? Fortunately, they had not used such a powerful weapon. Otherwise, with their poor operating skills, they might not have been able to dodge the attack. Even the giant lizard might have been killed.
He had seen the power of the cannons before. Even dark blue level creatures would not be able to defend themselves if they were to focus fire.
Huang Jiahui ran over with a pale face and hugged Luo Yuan tightly.
Luo Yuan could feel her body shaking like a sieve. Obviously, she was worried sick. He felt a sense of warmth in his heart. He patted her back and said softly, "Alright, I'm fine. I'm fine now. I'm fine now."
After a while, Huang Jiahui let go of Luo Yuan and wiped her teary eyes. "What happened just now? That was a giant lizard, right? Why did it suddenly attack you? "
"I saw that it had evolved, so I fought with it. Don't worry," Luo Yuan said with a smile. It was better not to mention that the giant lizard had almost betrayed them. Not only was it useless, but it would also cause unnecessary fear.
Huang Jiahui looked at Luo Yuan suspiciously. She vaguely felt that something was wrong, but when she looked at Luo Yuan's joking expression, it seemed to be true.
"Don't think too much. Since everyone is up, let's prepare our luggage. When the giant lizard wakes up, we'll leave." Luo Yuan quickly interrupted her thoughts.
The two of them walked back to the outpost. Huo Dong hesitated and said, "Boss Luo, I want to bring the cannons with me."
Luo Yuan stopped and asked in surprise, "You want to bring the cannons? Can you carry them? And the bullets? These things use up bullets like water. A box of bullets can be emptied in a few minutes. "
Huo Dong gulped and looked at Chen Xianfeng and Lin Xiaoji. He said reluctantly, "Chen Xianfeng, Lin Xiaoji, and I can take turns to carry them. It won't affect everyone's speed."
"I can help too!" Ning Xiaoran said softly, her face flushed. She mumbled, "I'm very strong now!"
"I can carry them too!" Cao Lin said.
Wang Xiaguang looked at Cao Lin in surprise. She was a little shaken.
Luo Yuan looked at everyone and suddenly understood what they were thinking.
To be honest, Luo Yuan did not expect much from these ordinary people. When he first brought them out, he did not think that they would be of any help. It was all because of his conscience that he helped every one of them. After all, the difference in strength between them was too big. Most of the time, when Luo Yuan fought against mutated beasts, they could not even get close to them. Even if they wanted to help, they could not. The most they could do was ask them to do what they could.
However, they did not expect that they would be under so much pressure that even two evolved humans could not handle it.
However, Luo Yuan was happy to see them like this. He nodded and said, "If that's the case, let's bring them along."
They quickly packed their luggage. Luo Yuan walked outside and kicked the giant lizard a few times. The lizard did not respond, so Luo Yuan kicked its nose again. This time, the giant lizard finally woke up. It was about to roar, but when it realized that it was Luo Yuan, its eyes flashed with a trace of fear. It stood up timidly.
Looking at its wretched look, Luo Yuan thought that as long as its strength did not increase drastically, it would not betray him. He thought for a while and added the attribute points that he had obtained from yesterday's upgrade to his Dexterity. His Dexterity became blurred and immediately jumped to 15 points.
The giant lizard seemed to feel something and growled excitedly. It started to move its feet and looked at Luo Yuan with a rare look of admiration. Its attitude was also much friendlier.
It had never shown such an expression before.
He quickly checked its loyalty and found that it had reached 80, almost breaking through the sky.
"Is it a reward after a slap?" Luo Yuan thought.
Just as he realized it, a notification came from the system. "After a long time of hard work, you have learned the Animal Taming Skill."
Luo Yuan was a little surprised. On the attribute panel, there was indeed "Animal Taming Skill: 0" at the end of the skill list.
He did not expect such a skill to exist, but he did not pay much attention to it. This skill was obviously related to increasing the giant lizard's Loyalty. However, the lizard's Loyalty was off the charts, so it would not be useful in the short term.
He allocated the five skill points of the giant lizard again and added one to its bite. The bite became "Bite Mastery: 0". The next four points made him hesitate for a while. In the end, he added all of them to "Breath". He could feel that "Breath" would become the most powerful skill in the future.
After distributing the remaining attribute points and skill points of the giant lizard, Luo Yuan asked it to lie down again and hung a big bag on its neck.
The rain cloth had almost been torn during the battle yesterday, so Luo Yuan had used the dark blue feathers to repair it. Now, as long as it was not attacked, it would not be damaged by normal scratching or tearing.
Luo Yuan turned around and saw that Huo Dong and the other two were carrying a machine gun and two boxes of bullets. They seemed to be having a hard time. He shook his head and said, "Forget it. You guys won't be able to walk for long like this. You don't have a change of clothes. Bring a box of bullets over and put them inside."
Luo Yuan took down the bag and opened it.
Chen Xianfeng ran over gratefully. When he got close to the giant lizard and saw its huge body, he was nervous, but he gritted his teeth and walked over.
Luo Yuan wanted to put the bullets into the bag, but he thought that if the bullets were to collide with something, they might explode. Although the rain cloth would not be torn, the supplies inside would be destroyed.
He took out another piece of rain cloth and combined it with the extra feathers. He divided it into two bags and hung them on the giant lizard's neck.
The two bags weighed almost 200 kilograms, but they were nothing to a super lifeform like the giant lizard. It could move freely even if a 10-ton object was pressed on its body.
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Two hours later, they had reached the outer area of the Heaven's Pillar Tree.
Suddenly, the ground shook violently.
Huo Dong's legs turned to jelly. Luo Yuan quickly grabbed the box of bullets with his hands to prevent it from falling to the ground.
Luo Yuan looked back in shock and realized that not only the area near the Heaven's Pillar Tree, but the whole of Hedong City was shaking violently. A few dilapidated buildings in the distance shook a few times and then began to collapse like building blocks.
Standing on the highway and looking into the distance, they could see smoke rising from a radius of a few hundred kilometers.
As the Heaven's Pillar Tree continued to grow, the area was constantly shaking, but it was very weak. If one didn't sense it carefully, they wouldn't be able to feel it most of the time. Moreover, the area was very small, basically only the area near the tree trunk where the terrain was bulging. Such a strong earthquake with such a large area had never happened before. This seemed to be a large-scale earthquake, and it should be at least a magnitude 4 earthquake.
The giant lizard became a little restless, and the mutated birds in the shade were also in a commotion. They all left the Heaven's Pillar Tree and flew away. Further away, the roars of beasts could also be heard.
There were a few unusually large mutated birds that even made Luo Yuan's scalp tingle.
"What happened? What's going on?" Luo Yuan was confused. An earthquake of this level was nothing to him. As long as the building was slightly sturdy, it would not have collapsed, and it would not have made these terrifying mutated creatures panic.
All kinds of abnormal phenomena made him feel very uneasy.
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