Luo Yuan looked at him in surprise, "Sir, you know me?"
"You can call me Xu Zhiqiang. Nice to meet you, Mr. Luo. I wasn't sure before. After all, I've only seen your photos and videos, so I've been paying attention to you along the way."
Luo Yuan suddenly realized that he had been recognized long ago. If that was the case, then the previous transformation was not entirely to get through the crisis, but to show his strength. Perhaps he was afraid that he would be too arrogant and cause a conflict. Indeed, those who could reach the top in both the military and the government were not ordinary people.
"Alright, why are you looking for me?" Luo Yuan asked.
"Can I have a word with you?" The Lieutenant Colonel, Xu Zhiqiang, said.
Under everyone's astonished gazes, the two of them walked to a corner. Xu Zhiqiang muttered to himself for a moment, then said with a serious expression, "I discovered that this mission is very abnormal. I actually didn't receive any news of your appearance. This is something that should not have happened. I originally had my suspicions, but your appearance has confirmed it."
Luo Yuan frowned and said, "Maybe someone else made a mistake. There's nothing special about me."
"No, Desert City is not qualified to mistreat a level five evolved human. As far as I know, the government has been paying attention to you. Of course, this is only one of the suspicious points!"
"This has nothing to do with me. I'm not interested in politics."
Xu Zhiqiang's expression did not change at all. He said in a deep voice, "Mr. Luo, this has nothing to do with politics. You have not realized the seriousness of the problem. If I told you that the evolved humans here are more than 90% of the evolved humans in Desert City, and that the cannonball weapon I applied for before the mission was rejected by the higher-ups, you would not think so. "
"You mean, Desert City is going to get rid of the evolved humans?" Luo Yuan's eyes flashed coldly. He subconsciously released a terrifying aura when he thought about the possibility of involving Huang Jiahui and the rest who were still in Desert City.
Luo Yuan's aura had completely transformed into a mysterious domain, and he could control it freely. Usually, there was nothing unusual about it, and he looked harmless. However, once he was emotional, his aura would leak out along with his Will.
An ordinary person's anger would at most look scary and harmless, but Luo Yuan's anger could kill a life. At least a light blue level life could not withstand it.
This time, even if it was an unconscious leak, it was not something an ordinary person could bear. In an instant, Xu Zhihong suddenly found it difficult to breathe. His temples throbbed, but his strong willpower made him grit his teeth and endure it.
Sure enough, his reputation was well-deserved. Was this the true difference between Level Five and Level Four? He thought to himself.
When he transformed, his appearance was terrifying. However, he knew that when dealing with ordinary creatures, with his huge body and terrifying strength, he could naturally kill as many as he wanted. However, once the mutated creatures reached level 5 (light green level), their slow bodies began to lose their strength and could only last for a while at most.
Because of this, he still had no record of killing a level-5 creature by himself. The official evolution level was still at level-4, but he had always believed that he was not far from level-5. He was only slightly weaker than them.
Unfortunately, he had guessed wrong. Luo Yuan's strength was not level five, but level six.
…
"Your strength is much stronger than the official estimate!" Xu Zhihong's poker face finally showed a hint of helplessness. "But please calm down."
Luo Yuan's heart was heavy, but he forced a smile. The terrifying aura suddenly disappeared. Xu Zhihong suddenly felt relieved and said, "What you said just now might be possible, but it's not likely.
After all, it's not good to do so. The New Capital City would never do something like this to weaken its foundation. I'm more inclined to believe that Desert City is already controlled by someone. "
"Controlling Desert City? In this cruel world, what can a hundred thousand people do? "
"Maybe it's funny in our eyes, but after the founding of the nation, even the farmers in the small villages can call themselves emperors. There has never been a lack of ignorant and ambitious people in the world, especially in recent years. There have been too many of them, "Xu Zhihong said with a gloomy face, as if he had recalled some bad memories.
Luo Yuan frowned and thought for a while. Then he said coldly, "Then what do you want me to do? If it's something too difficult, don't tell me."
Xu Zhihong was not surprised by his attitude. Due to the fact that the government was wary of evolved people and tried to rope them in, coupled with several large-scale purges, most evolved people had an attitude of staying away from politics, especially when it came to sensitive matters like this. Luo Yuan's attitude was completely in line with the mentality of evolved people. There were very few who were as passionate about power as he was.
"I won't make it difficult for you. You just have to stay neutral."
"I will pretend that I know nothing," Luo Yuan said calmly.
Xu Zhihong smiled with satisfaction, "Of course, this is just my guess. Maybe the situation is better than we thought, but let's finish this task first."
Luo Yuan looked at him deeply before he left. Now that his intelligence had reached 14 points, even if he didn't want to investigate things, he could still instinctively analyze the situation. Regardless of whether this person first used his strength to show off his strength in an attempt to suppress him, or whether he didn't immediately avoid the difficult situation and wanted to complete this mission first. From these two things, he had planned everything before he acted, not giving anyone an excuse to attack him.
This kind of person had a strong desire for power, which was no doubt very dangerous.
Unfortunately, this was not an ordinary task, but a D-level task. Luo Yuan thought to himself, "I hope I don't die when the time comes."
As for the doubts he had mentioned earlier, there was too little information and it was all just his side of the story, so he did not dare to fully believe it.
…
As soon as Luo Yuan returned, Wen Yujie asked curiously, "Hey, do you know the captain of the special forces?"
"He knows me, I don't know him!" Luo Yuan replied.
"Even if you want to brag, don't say it so loudly!" Sensing the disdain and mockery in the surrounding gazes, Wen Yujie's face immediately turned red. She lowered her voice and said in dissatisfaction.
"First, I never brag. Second, if you want to live, shut up from now on!" Luo Yuan looked at her coldly.
Wen Yujie snorted secretly. She did not know why, but when he looked at her like that, all her complaints disappeared. She hurried to catch up with Luo Yuan.
Luo Yuan thought to himself, "Sure enough, hints are useful."
…
Perhaps it was because they had already cleared most of the mutated insects in Desert City, but when they continued their journey, it was very peaceful, except for the occasional insects that they had missed due to serious injuries.
However, due to the large number of people and the tense atmosphere, it was already 3 o 'clock in the afternoon when they arrived near the train station.
The train station could be seen from afar, but everyone stopped at the same time. The scene in front of them was beyond their imagination.
Luo Yuan's face gradually became serious. Due to the consideration of defense, the trains in the reconstruction area were usually underground. However, there were also buildings on the ground that were divided into freight and passenger transport.
As the artery that connected the city, such a crucial building was not only one of the few cement buildings in Desert City, but its defense was also built with military grade.
However, most of the huge building had already collapsed. The entire area looked like it had been burnt by fire. What was strange was that although Luo Yuan did not see any fire or green smoke, he could see that the air above was slightly distorted. Obviously, it was still emitting a high temperature.
"Let's go and have a look!" Xu Zhiqiang said.
After he said that, he walked forward. When they were about 400 to 500 meters away, they could already feel a wave of heat. The closer they got, the higher the temperature became. A few evolved humans could not bear it and retreated. Xu Zhiqiang did not force them. If they could not even bear the temperature outside, they would not be able to enter and complete the mission.
When they reached the edge of the burnt area, the temperature had reached 60 to 70 degrees Celsius.
More and more people retreated. Luo Yuan noticed that Wen Yujie was sweating profusely and her skin was red from the heat, but she still did not say anything. "You should go back too. This is not where you should be."
"This temperature is not enough to scare me. I haven't even used my evolved ability!" Wen Yujie felt embarrassed and said unhappily.
"Shut up! Go back! "Luo Yuan stared at her.
Luo Yuan's Will was strong. Even if he did not specifically hint, he could still make people subconsciously obey him. Wen Yujie pouted and finally left unhappily.
The blackened concrete floor had become extremely brittle and sandy under the continuous baking of the high temperature. Cracking sounds could be heard from time to time when one stepped on it. Most of the facilities in the hall had been burned down, leaving only a pile of ashes and smoke.
The temperature had reached more than 70 degrees Celsius. There were only 6 people left, including Luo Yuan.
Carbon-based organisms were naturally vulnerable to high temperatures due to the nature of their bodies. Once the temperature of their proteins exceeded sixty to seventy degrees Celsius, they would start to change. Even the most powerful evolver would not be able to withstand a temperature of more than one hundred degrees Celsius, which was enough to make their cells and blood boil.
Luo Yuan looked at the rest of the people. Perhaps under the suppression of the government, they had to keep a low profile. Most of them had no impression of him. Obviously, they had not participated in the mission before.
However, their morale was low. Apparently, they wanted to retreat.
Xu Zhiqiang frowned and quickly stopped. He encouraged them.
"The difficulty of this mission is unexpected. Only a few of us made it here! Before we rearrange our strategy, I would like to introduce a strong evolved human. Perhaps you have heard of him. "
As he spoke, he looked at Luo Yuan. Luo Yuan nodded and continued, "This is Mr. Luo, Luo Yuan, the only level five evolved human in Desert City."
Due to the special environment, Xu Zhihong's voice was very low. However, it was like thunder in everyone's heart. Even the most serious people had a strange look on their faces. Even Luo Yuan himself did not know that his name had been circulating in Desert City for a long time. He had almost become a legend. People had only heard of him, but had never seen him. He was very mysterious. No one had expected him to be this quiet young man.
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