At the same time, Luo Yuan could not understand why these people would feel like they were dying when they had only fainted for a short while.
It was not until Chen Xinjie explained the reason that Luo Yuan knew that evolved people had this problem.
Evolved people went against the laws of evolution. While their bodies were strong in a short period of time, it also caused the genes in their bodies to become unstable. This did not matter if the evolved person was strong or not. In fact, the stronger the evolved person, the higher the chance of getting sick.
There were no rules or signs of this genetic disease. It could be triggered by an intense battle, a drunken stupor, or even staying up late. This kind of genetic conflict did not only exist among evolved people, but also among mutated beasts. The ratio was not low. However, in the cruel world of nature, such cases would soon disappear as they became food for other mutated beasts.
Luo Yuan repeatedly assured Chen Xinjie that he was fine. Not long after, Fang Peibin and the other team members came to see him. Looking at their sad faces, Luo Yuan's face darkened.
"Are you all free today? What are you doing? Get out!" Luo Yuan interrupted them rudely before they could say anything. In fact, even if they did not say anything, he knew that they would not say anything nice.
Feeling a terrifying aura emanating from Luo Yuan's body, his face turned gloomy. His team members quickly ran away.
Luo Yuan did not show any anger on his face. Looking at the closed office door, he chuckled. He thought to himself that they still had some conscience. It would be a failure if they were to die like the vice-captain last time.
As for the rumors, Luo Yuan felt that there was no need to explain them after listening to Chen Xinjie's general knowledge about genetic conflict. Time would erase everything. This genetic disease could happen very quickly. It would only take two to three days to a week for it to worsen. By then, even if there was no explanation, the rumors would disappear automatically.
...
A month had passed in the blink of an eye. It was officially 2016.
January was the coldest time of the year, but the temperature was still 30 to 40 degrees Celsius. However, compared to the 50 to 60 degrees Celsius in summer, this period of time was undoubtedly cooler.
The cool weather also made the mutated beasts more active.
Within a short period of time, there were eight attacks of different sizes in the Reconstruction Area. The largest attack had even taken over a small border town. Although the beasts managed to regain the lost land in just three days, it still caused a huge loss and casualties to the Reconstruction Area.
At the same time, the Firearms Bureau was extremely busy with the survivors who managed to escape from the Reconstruction Area.
Even Luo Yuan was no exception. He was running around every day.
Most of these mutated beasts were not of high levels, basically below Level 5. However, there were many of them, and they appeared and disappeared mysteriously. Moreover, no matter how many he killed, he would not get any experience points, which annoyed him to no end.
Just as Luo Yuan killed a dog-like mutated beast that was scared stiff by his aura, the Information Terminal sent him another message. The mutated beast was not far away, only a dozen kilometers away.
Luo Yuan tapped on his finger to accept the mission. He sheathed his Zhanmadao and stomped on the ground, leaving a deep pit in the bushes. His body then dashed away like a phantom. Within a breath, he had traveled hundreds of meters and disappeared into the horizon.
In the past month, Luo Yuan had adapted to the newly increased Dexterity. He had perfect control of his body. Compared to before, his speed was much faster and his explosive force was much stronger. Even if an ordinary person were to stare at him with their eyes wide open, they would not be able to catch up with his speed of 0.4 seconds.
...
At dusk, Luo Yuan returned to Hope City with blood all over his body.
After a day of running, he had covered almost half of the Reconstruction Area and killed more than 20 mutated beasts. However, he did not look tired at all. Just when he arrived at the Firearms Bureau, Chen Xinjie came up to him and whispered, "Someone is looking for you!"
"Who is it?" Luo Yuan took off his bloody shirt as he walked.
Chen Xinjie quickly took it from him. The logisticians who were nearby did not look surprised when they saw this. During this period of time, their relationship had improved tremendously and they would sometimes be intimate with each other.
"The High Committee Office!"
The High Committee Office was the abbreviation of the Wartime Supreme Council Office. This department was the highest administrative authority in the Reconstruction Area. Compared to the highest administrative authority during peacetime, the High Committee Office had more power as it was responsible for the military and political affairs in the Reconstruction Area. The offices under the High Committee Office naturally represented the will of the Wartime Supreme Council. Luo Yuan stopped walking and said, "Wait for me to change."
"Hurry up!" Chen Xinjie said nervously.
Luo Yuan nodded and walked into the bathroom in the office. He quickly took a shower and picked a clean shirt from the closet. He then opened the door.
Chen Xinjie was waiting anxiously at the door. When she saw Luo Yuan, she quickly said, "Follow me!"
As he spoke, he turned around and led the way. Luo Yuan kept up with him as he tried to guess the purpose of the higher-ups. However, after a few steps, they arrived at their destination. Luo Yuan shook his head. He would find out when the time came.
There were two military policemen guarding the entrance of the corridor. There was no one around. When they arrived, Chen Xinjie stopped and said, "The High Committee Office is in the small meeting room. I won't go in."
Luo Yuan nodded and walked a few steps along the corridor into the small meeting room. He glanced around and saw that there were two people there. One of them looked young and inexperienced, probably an experienced clerk. The other one was a middle-aged man who looked like a soldier. He was the one in charge of the meeting.
"Hello, Major General Luo. I'm Gao Yuanshan from the Intelligence Department. We finally meet." Both of them stood up when they saw Luo Yuan.
Luo Yuan shook hands with the middle-aged man and smiled, "I've been busy recently. Sorry to keep you waiting."
"It's not that long! I'll cut to the chase. In order to avoid being exposed, please put all your electronic products on the table. "The High Committee Office said.
Luo Yuan nodded. Looking at their behavior, he could almost guess the purpose of their visit.
He cooperated and put his personal information terminal and satellite phone on the table. The clerk next to him took out a metal box from under the table. Judging from the color of the metal, it should be a lead box. After opening it, he put all the electronic products into the box and closed it tightly.
"I'm sorry, Major General Luo. In order to avoid any mistakes, I have to check again." The clerk said after locking the box.
"Go ahead." Luo Yuan did not mind and said.
He took out the device and scanned Luo Yuan's body a few times. He then nodded to the High Committee Office.
"Now you can talk without worry." The High Committee Office said, "Major General Luo knows about the extraterrestrial civilization. Facing such a high-level civilization, we can never be too careful."
"You've seen the existence of the extraterrestrial civilization." Luo Yuan asked.
"Unfortunately, there is still no direct evidence. However, after careful investigation and satellite images, we found some clues. This is also the reason why I'm here."
"Continue!" Luo Yuan's face became serious.
"After repeated comparison and investigation of the satellite images, we found traces of man-made objects on an island in the South China Sea. However, the satellite map from a year ago had the same coordinates, but there were no traces at all." The High Committee Office took out two satellite images from his briefcase and pushed them in front of Luo Yuan.
One of them was a sea of trees. From the picture, there was nothing wrong with it at all. However, in the other picture, there was a change. A part of the sea of trees had disappeared out of thin air, and in its place was a dark building that seemed to be in the shape of a semicircle. At first glance, it looked like a giant rock. In particular, the nearby trees were tall and shaded each other. If one did not look carefully, they would almost miss it.
"This building is 220 meters wide and 105 meters tall. We suspect that this is the outpost of the extraterrestrial civilization on Earth!" The High Committee Office said solemnly.
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