Since yesterday afternoon, a piece of news had been spreading in the headquarters of the Firearms Bureau. By the next morning, the news had spread like wildfire.
Luo Yuan and Lin Zhong-an returned to the headquarters of the Firearms Bureau after they had finished sparring yesterday afternoon.
Lin Zhong-an's clothes were not made of high-strength materials, so they had been torn apart by the strong wind of the battle. Other than his pants, which were barely left on, he was almost naked. Compared to Lin Zhong-an, Luo Yuan's clothes were clean and spotless, as if he had just gone for a field trip.
Moreover, the agreement between the two of them was already known by everyone. Now that they had returned in such a state, there was no need to guess.
It was just that this result was too shocking. It was hard for anyone to accept.
Who was Lin Zhong-an? He was the spiritual pillar of the Firearms Bureau. He was the natural leader and the foundation of the existence of the Firearms Bureau. Everyone knew how powerful he was and he was like a God.
Many of them even thought that he was the last hope of humankind.
However, the spiritual pillar of the Firearms Bureau had been defeated or at least, he did not win the battle. The news was too shocking and it was enough to destroy everyone's belief.
Initially, many of them did not pay much attention to the new deputy minister. They even thought that it was a political need and that he was just a decoration, just like the minister.
But now, there was a sudden reversal. Everyone was shocked, and their impression of the new Minister seemed to be covered by a mysterious veil, causing them to have endless reverie and revere.
Unfortunately, the deputy minister disappeared all of a sudden and he did not show up for the whole morning.
Luo Yuan did not go to the Firearms Bureau today. He left Hope City early in the morning and went to the wilderness.
The existence of the extraterrestrial civilization was like a dark cloud hanging over the city and a storm was coming. The survival of humankind had sounded the red alert. Perhaps, the extraterrestrial civilization would suddenly come up with an idea to wipe out humankind. There was not much time left for the Reconstruction Area.
However, it would take time to reverse engineer the artificial intelligence robot and the development of technology needed to be done step by step. It could not be done overnight.
The difference of a hundred years of technology might seem insignificant but it was like a huge chasm.
Behind an inconspicuous piece of technology was the support of an industrial system. If the smartphone and various technological theories of the early 21st century were to be placed in the early 20th century, when the technology was the most advanced in England and Germany, even with the strength of the entire country, it would be futile. It was like science fiction.
A hundred years ago, electricity had just begun to develop. Today, it seemed that the radio, which was so crude that even high school students could make it, was the most advanced electronic technology. Even the most basic theory of computers had not appeared yet. There was still more than 30 years before the most primitive transistor was invented. Even if they skipped the original development of transistors and electron tubes and directly copied integrated circuits and chips, due to the industrial precision and the overall backwardness of optics, this kind of copying was a fantasy.
Without thirty to forty years of development, it was impossible to succeed.
A hundred years later, compared to a hundred years ago, the development of science and technology was much faster, and the difference was even greater.
Even after the apocalypse, many people had become intelligent Evolvers and joined the research team, causing the development of technology to skyrocket. Even if the human race was not a complete copy and had only borrowed the surface of the alien technology to form a counterattack ability, the hope of success in one or two years was still slim.
Luo Yuan was not the only one who understood this. Many people knew this, including the higher-ups. Perhaps it was the desperate struggle of humans, or perhaps it was because they still had a glimmer of hope, or perhaps it was because they wanted to preserve their dignity before the extinction of humans. The reconstruction area still mobilized all the forces they could to crack the technology of the extraterrestrial civilization.
Under the pressure of despair, Luo Yuan seemed normal these few days. He talked and laughed as if nothing had happened. However, at night, he often tossed and turned and could not sleep. There were a few times when he could not help but want to leave the reconstruction area with his women and find a remote cave in the wild to live a life of eating raw meat. He would watch the reconstruction area be destroyed and humans extinct until the day the extraterrestrial civilization left.
Eventually, Luo Yuan gave up. If he really did that, not only would Wang Shishi, who had always admired him, look down on him, he would also look down on himself. He had to do something. Instead of living in pain in the future, it was better to fight for his life now.
The space-time bubble had given him a glimmer of hope. Ever since his Will had reached 18 points, his speed had exceeded the first speed in the universe. To him, space was no longer out of reach.
Even now, he could completely enter space, but he could not survive for a long time.
Moreover, the space-time bubble could form an independent space. It allowed him to transcend the third dimension and was immune to all attacks that he had encountered so far. Although Luo Yuan was not sure about the high-energy laser, it was at least a glimmer of hope.
He had to become stronger in a short period of time. He had to get stronger Stamina, stronger Will, stronger Wisdom, and stronger Agility. The endless wilderness would be his food to strengthen himself.
The last time he went to the Borneo Continent, he was just passing by it. It was just a matter of convenience when he encountered the mission. Now, he had to take the initiative to look for it.
The speed of the space-time bubble was extremely fast. In less than 20 minutes, he had already arrived at the Sichuan region. This was the area where he had seen the most high-level mutated beasts. There were even traces of level 8 mutated beasts.
Luo Yuan fastened the bandage on his forehead and quickly floated down from the sky, landing on a tree branch.
He took a deep breath and jumped off the branch. He was not afraid of getting lost. He randomly chose a direction and quickly moved forward.
He was lucky. After walking for less than half an hour, he received a mission notification from the system. A few minutes later, Luo Yuan gently pushed away the hanging vines that looked like pythons. He looked into the distance and squinted his eyes.
It was a gigantic beast. It was about 30 meters tall and 50 to 60 meters long. Its body was covered with armor similar to that of a rhinoceros. However, compared to a rhinoceros, its armor was thick and ferocious. It was covered with tiny spikes that were smaller than its body size.
Perhaps before it mutated, its original form was that of a cow. On its inverted triangular head, there was a pair of twisted green horns that looked like two sharp swords pointing straight at the sky. From a biological point of view, those with horns and strong defense were usually vegetarians.
However, mutated beasts could not be understood with common sense. Intense and frequent evolution had caused the species to explode in a short period of time. Coupled with the lack of baptism and selection over a long period of time, there would often be some creatures that contradicted common sense.
From its wide mouth that was as wide as a double bed, full of sharp teeth and the fresh blood at the corner of its mouth, it was obvious that it was not a vegetarian.
Now that it had eaten its fill, it was lying quietly under the shade of a tree and taking a nap. It had no idea that danger was coming.
A week ago, Luo Yuan had to be careful when facing such a terrifying creature. He had to do everything possible to avoid alerting it before he got close to it. He had to test it repeatedly with his foresight until he was sure that there was no danger before he attacked.
There was no need for Luo Yuan to do that now. All he did was retract his aura, lightened his footsteps and walked towards it calmly.
As he walked, his heartbeat slowed down and he entered the Earth Pulse state.
1,000 meters, 500 meters, 300 meters …
Perhaps Luo Yuan's movement was too insignificant, but it was still taking a nap.
However, Luo Yuan had already stopped. He suddenly lifted his foot and stomped hard.
Earth Fountain!
With a loud bang, the giant beast's body shook and it suddenly opened its tyrannical eyes. It let out a mournful roar and stood up. However, just as it stood up, its body swayed and its limbs went soft. It fell to the ground with a thud.
A large amount of blood, mixed with pieces of its internal organs, flowed out of its mouth and nostrils.
Luo Yuan looked calm. He lifted his foot and stomped again. This time, the beast's throat made a cracking sound. It could no longer make a sound. This time, the blood was no longer flowing slowly, but gushed out like a torrent. The air was filled with a pungent smell.
Since the resonance, his Sense had increased by two points, and his Earth Stomp had also been upgraded to level seven.
Because it was only his Sense that had been upgraded this time, other than the range of his Earth Stomp being increased by 20 to 30 times, the damage per unit area had not increased much. However, the Earth Fountain was the concentrated energy of his Earth Stomp, so its power had increased by 20 to 30 times.
Faced with such a terrifying attack, even a strong level seven mutated beast could not resist it. Its internal organs were shattered.
Luo Yuan continued to release the Earth Fountain two more times before he exited the Earth Pulse state.
By then, the beast was on the verge of death. Its body was twitching instinctively. To be safe, and to save time, Luo Yuan took out his Zhanmadao and approached the beast quickly. The next moment, his sword was like a rainbow piercing through the sun, splitting its head open. Luo Yuan then took out the energy crystal from its heart and swallowed it.
Within a minute or two, the system notified him that he had completed the mission. Luo Yuan sheathed his saber and disappeared in the blink of an eye. As for the materials from the level seven mutated beasts, Luo Yuan was no longer interested in them.
At nine o 'clock, Luo Yuan found another level seven mutated beast. However, this time, it was not lying down. It was a hungry predator ready to hunt.
This mutated beast was a few times more alert and dangerous than the one that had just eaten. However, it was only slightly more troublesome for Luo Yuan.
After carefully approaching it, he found that it was still the Earth Fountain.
Due to the huge size of the mutated beast, there was usually a distance of ten to twenty meters between its belly and the ground. Attacking its belly directly would cause the Earth Fountain's power to dissipate during the air transfer process. It was no different from scratching an itch through one's boot.
Therefore, the target this time was its limbs.
In the next moment, one of its forelegs, which was as thick as the pillar of a building, suddenly exploded and turned into a bloody mist. Caught off guard, it fell to its knees with a thud. The weight of over a thousand tons caused the earth to tremble.
Before it could stand up, Luo Yuan seized the opportunity and aimed at its weak belly. Another three Earth Fountain followed by another slash.
…
Luo Yuan leaned against the tree and looked at his experience. It had reached 275920307200.
He only needed to complete one more mission to level up.
However, Luo Yuan's luck seemed to have run out. He had not found another level seven mutated beast until noon. However, Luo Yuan was not in a hurry. Completing two missions in one morning was already considered very fast. Compared to before, it was like flying.
Luo Yuan wandered aimlessly in the jungle.
Unconsciously, he looked around and felt that his surroundings were vaguely familiar. It was as if he had been here before. However, he had a very good memory and could never forget anything he saw. After carefully recalling for a while, he suddenly remembered that this was the place where he had found the Demonic Horseman.
Then, he looked in a certain direction and was slightly absent-minded. The mutated humans' hometown must be over there!
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