As soon as he entered the sewer, Luo Yuan heard a commotion. It seemed like there were countless unknown creatures scurrying around, some even trying to crawl into his pants.
"Ah!" Wen Yujie's scream came from the side.
The sewer was pitch black without any source of light. Even Luo Yuan's dim vision was blurry. In such a situation, fear was amplified. Even Luo Yuan felt a chill down his spine. With a thought, he released his invisible aura. Although it was just a weak aura, the creatures under his feet felt like it was a natural disaster and ran for their lives.
"Ka!" The crisp sound of a lighter was heard. The weak flame struggled to penetrate the darkness, bringing the only light to the sewer. It was an evolved man who had been following them.
Other than Luo Yuan and the other three, there were only three people who had followed Luo Yuan to the sewer.
One of them was Yang Zhiguang, a middle-aged man with a sad face. Time had left its mark on him. Looking at his thick knuckles and rough skin, it was obvious that he had not lived a good life before the apocalypse.
The other person was called Zhang Wu. He was short and stocky, less than 1.6 meters tall, but he gave off a strong vibe. No one dared to underestimate him. Luo Yuan had seen his evolved ability before. It was very unique. When he fought, he could grow another eye on his forehead, but Luo Yuan had no idea what it was for.
The other person was called Tong Jianliang. His beard covered most of his face, and it was impossible to tell his age from his facial features. He was the one who lit the fire just now.
The sewer was not as dirty as Luo Yuan had imagined. The water in the pipe was so shallow that it could not even cover the soles of one's shoes.
It was located in the desert, so there was not much rainfall. The strict water management system had also reduced the amount of sewage. Moreover, there were a lot of microorganisms, so the sewage was quickly decomposed. Very little of it was left behind.
Other than a slight odor, the entire sewer was very different from what Luo Yuan had imagined it to be.
Not only was it a hotbed for microorganisms, but there were also countless creatures living in it. From all kinds of bugs at the bottom of the food chain to all kinds of small to medium-sized mutated creatures, it was almost a perfect underground ecosystem.
Along the way, they saw all kinds of mutated creatures. However, due to the frequent cleaning, most of them were not strong. Even light blue level ones were rare, and blue level ones were nowhere to be seen.
"Why are there so many snakes here?" Xiao Baihong said as he watched Yang Zhiguang easily chop off the head of a big snake that was as thick as an arm and had obviously eaten too much. Yang Zhiguang then skillfully wrapped its head around his arm.
This was not the first one. Looking at the three poisonous snakes of different colors on his back, it could be seen that there were many snakes in this place.
"Snakes and rats are the most common in the sewers. There are also scorpions and centipedes. In short, there are many poisonous creatures," Xu Zhiqiang said expressionlessly.
Upon hearing that, Xiao Baihong curiously asked Yang Zhiguang, "Old Yang, you seem to be very skilled at catching snakes. How did you practice?"
Luo Yuan also looked over curiously. Along the way, no matter how fast the snake reacted or attacked, it could not escape from Yang Zhiguang's grasp.
"I used to be a farmer. I didn't have any skills, and I didn't want to work in a factory. When the farm was idle, I would go around catching snakes to sell. Slowly, I learned it." Yang Zhiguang shook his head and smiled bitterly.
… …
Not long after, the group stopped at a dry place with slightly higher terrain and began to rest.
The mutated creatures that they had hunted along the way were skinned.
After the fat was removed, it was set on fire. The fat of the mutated creatures was very high in oil content, so once it was set on fire, it would burn very easily. The strong fragrance it emitted made the stench in the sewers dissipate.
Luo Yuan pierced a skinned snake on the handle of his knife and slowly roasted it over the fire. Soon, the fragrant oil dripped down. He endured the hunger in his stomach and continued to roast the snake. There were many parasites in the sewers. He had already discovered that three out of ten prey had parasites.
Although he could not see it with his naked eye, he did not want to test his digestive ability.
The snow-white snake meat was soon roasted to a golden brown color. Luo Yuan then took it off.
At first, he wanted to be polite, but as soon as the food entered his stomach, his hunger seemed to be completely awakened. His stomach felt like it was on fire, so he could not care less and started to eat.
Soon, five to six kilograms of snake meat was stuffed into his stomach.
Although his abdomen was already bulging, his hunger was only slightly alleviated. For the sake of this treatment, not only had he used up all the stored energy in his body, even his body had become thinner. He urgently needed to replenish his energy.
Unfortunately, the level of the mutated creatures here was not high. If there was green level meat, a few kilograms would be enough. He could not help but think of the giant worm that he had killed earlier. It was a pity that although he had obtained the mission experience, he had not obtained any trophies. Now, he could only make up for it with quantity.
He touched his stomach and used his Will to control the rapid movement of his stomach. At the same time, he stimulated the secretion of gastric acid.
In less than five minutes, he had digested most of the snake meat in his body, so he started to chew again.
Just like that, he ate and rested. In less than 20 minutes, a large snake that weighed more than 10 kilograms was stuffed into his stomach. However, that was just the beginning. Under everyone's surprised gaze, Luo Yuan's Zhanmadao pierced through the mutated rats and roasted them over the fire again.
…
Evolved humans ate a lot, but not as much as Luo Yuan.
For the whole afternoon, he had been eating like crazy. He had to go out twice to catch a large number of mutated creatures because there was not enough food. In the end, the others could not bear to watch and helped him roast them.
He did not stop until his watch showed that it was almost eight o 'clock at night.
In a short period of time, he had eaten about two to three hundred kilograms of food. He had excreted food residue 40 to 50 times. The terrifying digestive ability that came with a powerful physique was already on full display.
By now, the feeling of hunger had completely disappeared. His whole body felt warm. Even his Physique, which had been hovering around 14 points, had finally jumped to 15 points. He had recovered to his peak.
Feeling the full strength in his body, the last trace of haze in his heart disappeared.
He found a corner alone, took off his clothes, and tore off the dead skin on his body. He looked at the tough skin that did not look like a human's. Luo Yuan's heart skipped a beat, and the skin floated up and rotated around him.
He was surprised to find that he could sense the skin. He could even control the movement of the skin, just like the Zhanmadao. He had originally wanted to throw it away, but now he carefully kept it.
He suddenly realized that he was no longer an ordinary person.
In the myths and legends, when monsters transformed into humans, they often used their own scales as magical weapons. Other than the fact that their scales were harder than ordinary iron, it was also because of the spirituality that they could sense. Luo Yuan's current situation was very similar to that in the myths and legends.
Of course, his skin could not be compared to the unique materials of mutated beast scales, but the fact that he could sense his own body was already very useful.
Just as he was using it as a coordinate to sense the environment around him, Luo Yuan felt that it was worth a green level material.
Suddenly, he thought, "I wonder what level my skin is at."
As he thought about it, he used the identification technique on his dead skin.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
