Luo Yuan looked uneasy.
The most unique thing about social creatures was their collective intelligence.
Such creatures were not rare in nature. For example, ants could organize marching routes, build complex ant nests, and launch large-scale attacks.
In fact, ants were not smart. They were just low-level creatures, no different from ordinary insects. However, when a large number of ants gathered together, they could do incredible things.
There was no commander to command the soldiers, and no boss to order the workers around. The queen ant was only responsible for laying eggs. Even if there were 500,000 ants in a colony, they could operate normally without any management. They relied on countless interactions between individuals to follow a set of simple rules of thumb, forming a unique and terrifying collective intelligence.
Ants were tiny, so they might not be dangerous to humans. However, if they were parasitic creatures, each parasitic body would be a mutated beast, and the connection between them would be more efficient. Once they launched an attack, the force they would unleash would be enough to topple mountains and overturn seas.
...
Sounds of racks colliding could be heard coming from the staircase. Many of the racks had started to distort as mutated beasts jumped over the racks and rushed towards them.
Everyone's palms were sweating, and they subconsciously took a few steps back.
Without any obstacles, the mutated beasts moved extremely fast. Even though they were in human form, their movements were much lighter and more agile than ordinary people. The short passage of seven to eight meters was covered in a blink of an eye.
No one had expected Wang Xiaguang to be the first to make a move. She shouted and took a few steps forward. She held her knife with both hands and slashed at a mutated beast that was rushing towards her. She had practiced swordsmanship before. Although she had not done it for a long time, her foundation was still there.
With a flash of her knife, the mutated beast was slashed in half. Blood splattered on her face, adding a strange sense of beauty to her appearance.
The quality of the knives in everyone's hands was excellent. Although they were not as good as Luo Yuan's, they were all blue level. For white level and light blue level mutated beasts, it was as easy as cutting butter.
Wang Xiaguang, who was highly nervous, did not feel uncomfortable at all about the bloody scene in front of her. Instead, she felt strangely excited. She took a few steps back cautiously and rushed towards the mutated beast that was following closely behind her. She slashed it in half again.
Wang Xiaguang's performance greatly encouraged everyone. No one would have thought that these seemingly terrifying mutated beasts would be so useless. Even Wang Xiaguang, who had the weakest physique, could easily kill two of them.
"There's nothing to be afraid of. Let's go!" Huang Jiahui shouted. As she spoke, she raised her saber and rushed over.
Everyone immediately rushed over. Even the timid Cao Ling held a knife and stood at the back, trying hard to overcome the discomfort in her heart.
Only Luo Yuan, Wang Shishi, Zhao Yali, and the seriously injured Chen Xianfeng were left standing.
Zhao Yali's expression was awkward, and she couldn't sit still. She looked at the others fighting at the front while she hid in the back, doing nothing. Even if she didn't look at Wang Shishi, she could still feel the disdain in her eyes.
"Hmph!" Wang Shishi stared at Zhao Yali and snorted in disdain.
Zhao Yali's face instantly turned red. She was too ashamed to show her face. If there was a hole on the ground, she would definitely want to crawl into it.
…
The crowd of beasts was getting more and more crowded. At first, there were only three to five of them, but in less than half a minute, the whole passage was tightly packed.
However, the narrow passage that was more than two meters wide was destined to not allow a large number of beasts to enter. Some of the larger mutated beasts could only pass through one by one. A group of people blocking the passage, coupled with the obstacles caused by the piles of corpses on the ground, made it difficult for the beasts to move forward.
While everyone was fighting fiercely, Luo Yuan closed his eyes slightly.
The movement outside was getting louder and louder. The angry roars of the giant lizard and Lao Huang could be heard from time to time. Obviously, there was already an intense battle going on. This was not a normal beast tide. They had a certain order and group intelligence, and because they were low-level parasitic lifeforms, they did not even know fear. Under the endless attacks, the giant lizard might not last long.
Along the way, the team had been able to avoid a large part of the danger because of the giant lizard's deterrence. The strength of the giant lizard itself was a great help. It would be a waste to give it up just like that. However, there were too many mutated beasts outside. Even he would die if he went out, unless he could enter the Earth Frequency again.
However, ever since he had coincidentally synchronized with the Earth Frequency, he had not been in that special state. The situation had been very special. His internal organs had been broken, his sternum had been broken, and his heart had almost stopped beating. He had been on the verge of death. Even if he had stopped the battle, what awaited him would have been death.
It could be said that if he had not been lucky enough to synchronize with the Earth Frequency, he would have been long dead. After the incident, Luo Yuan guessed that this state was most likely related to his heartbeat. Only when his heartbeat slowed down to a certain degree, about five to six times per minute, could he synchronize with the Earth Frequency.
The heartbeat was not constant. The main function of the heart was to supply blood and nutrients to the body. The more the body consumed in a short period of time, the faster the heartbeat would be. Conversely, the calmer the heart was, the slower the heartbeat would be.
If he could control his breath and stay in a meditative state, his heartbeat would be even slower.
However, this was far from enough!
His mind was racing, trying to find a way to control his heartbeat.
The first thing he eliminated was the possibility of dying. He could not take the initiative to kill himself. The risk was too great.
Once again, he thought of willpower. Willpower was undoubtedly a mysterious power. He had long felt that willpower was far more than just an external function. Its greatest function should be to freely control his own body. Every time his willpower increased, he could feel that his control over his strength had increased by another level. Now, he could already control every muscle in his body. While his control over his strength had increased by another level, when he was injured, he could automatically close the wound to prevent excessive blood loss.
These were only natural behaviors under normal conditions.
What would happen if he concentrated his Will?
As he thought of this, Luo Yuan's heart skipped a beat. He had never tried this before!
He slightly calmed down, and his Will was already concentrated.
However, this time, there was nothing strange. There was no flash of light, and there was no light film on his body. It was as if nothing had happened. However, there seemed to be a flash of light in his eyes.
In just a moment, his emotions fluctuated violently, and his condensed Will suddenly collapsed.
There was a storm in his heart. This was a strange experience that he had never experienced before. He had never felt the existence of his body like he did just now. Everything in his body seemed to be under his control.
He repeatedly took deep breaths, and it took him a lot of effort to calm down. He concentrated his Will again.
The dense network of muscle fibers, the hard and dense bones, the surging blood, the squirming internal organs, and the most eye-catching thing was his heart, which was beating like a pump.
Although he could not see any of these, he could outline every inch of his body in his mind.
He only 'looked' for a while, and did not dare to delay any longer. The situation outside was getting critical. The giant lizard's roar was getting angrier and more shrill! Obviously, it had reached the last moment.
He quickly focused on his heart. For no reason, he had a feeling that he could control it.
He felt that he could control it!
As the thought of slowing down flashed through his mind, the speed of his heartbeat began to slow down. This change was very slow. It was like trying to stop an object with a large mass and moving at high speed with a small amount of force. There was a feeling of powerlessness.
However, this result was already enough to make Luo Yuan feel ecstatic.
He tried his best to control his emotions, and not let his Will collapse again. His heartbeat was slowly decreasing.
As time passed, his body soon felt weak. Not long after, his body swayed, and his face turned slightly pale.
The situation was getting more and more critical. There had been a few dangerous situations, and Wang Shishi could no longer stay idle. She was focused on the situation in front of her. Only Zhao Yali noticed Luo Yuan. She saw that he was about to fall, and was so scared that she quickly went over to support him.
"Little Yuan, what's wrong? Don't scare me." Zhao Yali sounded like she was about to cry, and she looked worried.
Luo Yuan waved his hand to indicate that he was fine. His heartbeat had dropped to about 10 beats per minute, and his blood circulation was severely insufficient. His overall condition was deteriorating, but with his Physical Fitness, he could still hold on for a while.
The beasts kept coming, blocking the passage. The corpses on the ground kept pushing against each other, and the attack range kept shrinking. Everyone had no choice but to retreat again and again.
Dust and debris fell from the ceiling, and some parts had begun to collapse. The cracks on the ceiling and the walls on both sides were spreading rapidly. The buildings there had been seriously corroded, and it was a miracle that they could hold on until now. The stampede of beasts had accelerated the process of destruction.
They could not hold on for much longer.
Many of them were injured, but most of them were only superficial wounds. Their clothes were good enough to withstand the attacks of the low-level mutated beasts.
However, the loss of Physical Strength was the most fatal.
As fledglings on the battlefield, they did not pay attention to the allocation of Physical Strength. They used all their strength in every attack, and the nervousness and fear that came with it accelerated the consumption of Physical Strength. They had only held on for a few minutes, and their lungs were already like bellows. Their bodies were weak, and they could not hold on any longer. If it was not for their last breath, and Wang Shishi's help from time to time, they would have been drowned by the beasts.
Suddenly, there was a loud crash, and the wall in front of them suddenly collapsed. Without the support of the wall, the ceiling above them also had a chain reaction, collapsing piece by piece.
A large number of mutated beasts suddenly jumped down like dumplings, and the situation became even more critical.
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
