The whole battle lasted less than 30 seconds, but Luo Yuan was sweating profusely. His body was steaming as if he had just come out of a sauna.
Luo Yuan seemed to have knocked it down easily, but that was only because he had used his strength to attack its weakness. In fact, the giant was quite scary.
Whether it was its mysterious invisibility ability or the strange attack in its eyes, it was completely different from a normal mutated beast. It was like a mutated beast had evolved, especially its invisibility ability, which could perfectly fool Luo Yuan's Sensory Perception. It was the first time he had encountered such a situation.
One had to know that the principles of perception and the naked eye were completely different. Simple optical invisibility could deceive the eyes, but it could not fool perception, because perception was more similar to waves. However, this giant was completely undetectable even though he was standing right next to Zhang Xuan. If not for Zhang Xuan's oppressive aura, causing the other party to reveal a slight opening, the battle might have ended before it even started.
As for the strange attack in its eyes, although they had not touched it, Luo Yuan still felt a lingering fear when he recalled the feeling of being close to death. It was like walking on the edge of life and death. One could only imagine how dangerous it was.
When the battle ended, everyone quickly ran over.
"Are you hurt?" Huang Jiahui asked worriedly. Luo Yuan shook his head.
She heaved a sigh of relief and said, "I was scared to death. How could such a creature exist?"
She looked at the giant's body curiously and fearfully. "Is this a mutated human? It's … It's huge! "
The corpse laid on the ground. It was seven meters long, and its limbs were thick and powerful. Even though it was dead, it still exuded a terrifying aura. Its entire body was covered in green hair. The hair on its head was sparse, and there was a short, thick, dark green horn on its head. The most eye-catching thing was the polished stone chain hanging on its chest.
This was obviously a sign of intelligence. Other than mutated humans, no other mutated beasts could make such things.
"No, why do I feel like it's not like it?" Huo Dong hesitated and said, "No matter how mutated a mutated human is, it still has some human characteristics. Just like Chen Xianfeng, he can still recognize human features. This one is too different from a human. I'm afraid it's a mutated beast."
"That seems to be the case." Cao Ling didn't dare to get close. She pointed at the creature's limbs from afar and said, "Look, it only has four fingers, but each finger has five joints. It's the same for its toes."
The crowd quickly found more evidence, such as the six breasts on its body, the short tail that had yet to degenerate, and the nose that did not have any obvious features other than two holes.
The atmosphere suddenly cooled down, and no one spoke anymore. Shock and fear appeared on everyone's faces.
"Why don't you go and see Zhao Yali?" Wang Xiaguang broke the silence and asked Luo Yuan.
Luo Yuan sighed, nodded and quickly ran over.
Zhao Yali squatted beside Lao Huang's corpse and sobbed softly. She touched its body that was getting colder and colder, and her tears flowed out uncontrollably.
Old Huang's injuries had not yet healed, and he was barely holding on the entire journey. If it was an ordinary mutated beast, it would have already escaped when encountering a high-level creature. It wouldn't have charged forward recklessly. However, its master, Zhao Yali, was here, so it had no choice but to charge forward. After being struck by the terrifying light in the giant's eyes, it died silently without any resistance.
"Are you … alright?" Luo Yuan walked over to her and squatted down. He hesitated for a moment before asking softly. He knew that ever since the apocalypse, as a mutated beast, Old Huang had always been her biggest support. It was because of the loyal protection of this mutated beast that she was able to survive the dangerous apocalypse until now. It was not an exaggeration to say that Old Huang was her closest relative.
"Sob sob …" Zhao Yali finally broke down. She hugged Luo Yuan and cried herself hoarse. It was heart-wrenching and heart-wrenching.
The eyes of the women nearby also reddened, and tears fell uncontrollably from their eyes.
Luo Yuan touched Lao Huang's stiff body and felt bad. He sighed and said, "Let's take one last look at it. We'll bury it later."
Zhou Yicheng seemed like he wanted to say something, but he kept his mouth shut when he saw the expressions of the people around him.
The hole had been dug by the giant lizard on the sloping mountain wall next to them. This time, the giant lizard did not try to escape as it had before. Instead, it used its claws to dig a big hole in the mountain wall. Lao Huang's death seemed to have affected its emotions. It became unusually quiet and did not show any signs of impatience from the beginning to the end.
When Lao Huang was thrown into the hole and its body was buried by the gravel, the giant lizard lowered its head and sniffed the grave. It then raised its head and let out a loud roar, as if it was sending Lao Huang off.
Zhao Yali cried so hard that she did not even look human. Lao Huang's death was a huge blow to her.
The tombstone was a whole piece of stone with one side cut off. It was more than three meters tall. After asking for Zhao Yali's opinion, Luo Yuan wrote, "The Tomb of the Loyal Dog, Lao Huang!"
After everything was over, the giant lizard did something that left everyone dumbfounded. It ran to the giant's corpse and began to tear it apart. Soon, the giant's entire belly was torn open, and its internal organs spilled all over the ground. Then, it began to devour the internal organs.
It was a bloody scene. The children's faces turned pale and they did not dare to look.
Huang Jiahui pulled him away. Since the creature was in human form, she was afraid that the giant lizard would think that humans could be eaten too. However, Luo Yuan did not stop it this time. Perhaps it was because of its own kind. Lao Huang's death had greatly affected the giant lizard. Soon, all the internal organs were eaten by the giant lizard and it finally stopped.
Luo Yuan pushed the giant lizard aside and walked to the giant's head. He used his knife to cut off the small horn on the top of its head. The dark green horn was particularly eye-catching. Luo Yuan noticed it at first glance. Then, he dug out its eyes. The eyes could launch a strange attack, so maybe they had some special purpose. As for the other bones and flesh, Luo Yuan was not interested.
It was not because he was afraid of humanoid creatures. After living for so long in the apocalypse, he had no such stupid thoughts. As long as it was not human and not poisonous, it was edible. However, they still had to hurry on with their journey. The strong smell of blood along the way might attract unnecessary trouble.
The giant rock had been broken, so the road was much easier. In less than half an hour, the giant lizard had cleared a path for it to pass through.
Everyone climbed onto the giant lizard and continued their journey.
The rain had stopped, and the moonlight shone through the layers of dark clouds, bringing a glimmer of light to the darkness.
Traces of the village could be seen from time to time. Broken walls, broken glazed tiles, and rotten bricks were hidden in the dense forest. As Luo Yuan and the rest passed through, they could be seen from time to time. As time passed, there were more and more traces of buildings on both sides, and the plants were getting sparse. In front of them, there were dilapidated high-rise buildings.
The water level was rising very fast. Some of the low-rise buildings were already submerged. Even a section of the highway was covered in water.
"Are we in the suburbs?" Huo Dong asked uncertainly, looking at the city that was beyond recognition and full of water.
"I think so. I've been here before," Wang Xiaguang said after looking at it for a while.
Luo Yuan stood up and looked into the distance. Other than some high-rise buildings that were struggling to support themselves, everything else was white. There was water everywhere. Was the military base still there? Luo Yuan's face turned pale.
Zhou Yicheng seemed to have guessed what Luo Yuan was thinking. He asked the soldier next to him to help him up. "This place is close to the sea, so the military base is not here. It's at Baoshan District, which has the highest altitude. It's not affected there yet, but we don't have much time. Judging by the current situation, I'm afraid they're already preparing to evacuate. We have to get there as soon as possible. "
Luo Yuan nodded solemnly.
He took Zhou Yicheng's map and looked at it carefully. They were about 30 to 40 kilometers away from Baoshan District. Fortunately, they were in the city, so they would not have to stop if there were any collapses or traffic jams. Besides, the beast tide had already disappeared when they arrived here. Although the road was difficult, they should be able to reach their destination before dawn.
When they got off the highway, Luo Yuan realized that the water level had already reached the giant lizard's thighs. It was about three to four meters deep.
The vines on both sides of the street were flourishing. This could be their last celebration. As the sea level continued to rise, the biggest city in the east would sink to the bottom of the sea.
Other than the tiny insects that were the size of rice grains floating on the surface of the water like smoke, there were very few other land creatures. Most of them had already migrated to higher altitudes. As the giant lizard walked, it stirred up a huge splash, but they quickly dispersed as if they were frightened. Soon, they gathered in another place.
When the giant lizard walked past the corner of the street, Wang Shishi suddenly pulled Luo Yuan and said, "Look over there!"
Luo Yuan turned his head and looked. It was a hundred-meter-tall tree with lush leaves. Other than its roots that were above the water, there was nothing special about it. After looking for a while, he was shocked to find that it was running for its life.
It was a strange tree. The whole tree had been uprooted by the lizard and was staggering forward like a foot.
Unfortunately, its movements were too slow. Every step it took took a few minutes. Moreover, without a root system to hold it in place, its trunk kept swaying, as if it could collapse at any time. No one knew how long it had been walking for, but with such a slow speed, there was no way it could escape.
Everyone watched quietly as the giant lizard gradually disappeared from their line of sight.
In the distance, a dilapidated 30-story building finally couldn't withstand the erosion of the seawater and collapsed with a loud bang, smashing into the water surface and creating a spray of water dozens of meters high. The impact of the water seemed to have caused a chain reaction, and a series of collapses occurred nearby.
This made Luo Yuan a little more vigilant. He ordered the giant lizard to walk towards the areas with fewer buildings.
These buildings had long since decayed from the foundation and were tottering on the verge of collapse. At this moment, even a gust of wind, a slight tremor, or a small wave could easily destroy them.
There was a lot of garbage floating on the surface of the water. An empty plastic mineral water bottle kept spinning in the whirlpool of the current and was washed away by a wave. The salty sea breeze was filled with the smell of the sea. It made people subconsciously feel like they were walking by the sea. Looking at the ruins in front of him, Luo Yuan had a feeling that civilization had been destroyed and the world had changed.
In fact, that was indeed the case.
No one spoke along the way. They just quietly watched the last afterglow of the most prosperous city in China.
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