Time ticked by. Hearing the heavy footsteps gradually getting further away, everyone finally heaved a sigh of relief.
It had only been a few minutes since the mutated beasts had appeared and left, but everyone had collapsed to the ground, motionless.
The roars of the beasts were still ringing outside, mixed with the occasional sound of cannons and human screams. These sounds were like dark clouds that kept piling up, making it hard for them to breathe.
Luo Yuan continued to meditate with his eyes closed.
It was eerily quiet in the basement. After some time, the sound of cannons getting louder and the sound of fighter jets flying across the sky started to fill the air. The whole city started to clamor, and the intensity of the war suddenly increased. Even in the basement, Luo Yuan could smell the faint smell of gunpowder.
"The military's firepower has suddenly increased, and even the combat jets have been deployed. It seems like the poisonous fog in the sky is gone," Luo Yuan thought to himself. He then opened his eyes, looking serious.
Luo Yuan had thought that once the fog was gone and the military started to attack, the war would end quickly. In fact, the war lasted from morning to afternoon. Even at night, it did not stop. Obviously, the situation was far worse than Luo Yuan had imagined.
Not only was the efficiency of the battle at night lower, but the number of casualties would also increase exponentially. However, Hedong City was too important. Since the beginning of the mutation, the Jiangnan Province had gradually fallen, and a large number of talents and factories had gathered there. In just half a year, it had become a new heavy industrial and research base. If Hedong City fell, the entire Jiangnan Province would no longer have a foothold, and all the areas would be occupied by greenery.
There was no shortage of food in the basement, but no one had an appetite. They ate hastily and huddled together in the corner.
The basement became even darker at night.
Luo Yuan felt a slight itch on his face. He gently touched his wound and saw that there were many dents on it. It had been a long time since morning, and a thin layer of scab had formed on the wound. He felt a stinging pain when he touched it gently.
Anyone with a normal mind would care about being disfigured. Luo Yuan's face turned pale at the thought of having a face full of craters in the future.
In the darkness, Wang Shishi opened her eyes wide and asked timidly, "Do you mean that tomorrow will end?"
"Don't be afraid, Shishi. The army is already fighting the mutated beasts, right? I think it will be over by tomorrow morning. There were originally about a hundred thousand soldiers stationed in Hedong City, and with the continuous recall of veterans in the past six months, there are at least two hundred thousand of them now. The defense was lax because of the fog, which gave the mutated beasts a chance to take advantage of the situation. Now that they have reacted, it will be a piece of cake to take care of the beasts," Huang Jiahui said softly.
"Brother Luo, Sister Huang, it's true!"
Luo Yuan was silent for a while and said, "Really! Maybe when you wake up tomorrow morning, it will be over. "
Would it really end so soon? Luo Yuan did not know why, but he had a bad feeling.
If he thought about it carefully, the beast attack had been too sudden. The moment Hedong City showed its weakness, the beast attack had started. Luo Yuan could not believe that it was a coincidence, because the probability of that happening was too low to be true. It was more like there was a mastermind behind all of this.
While the mutated beasts were becoming stronger, their intelligence was also evolving.
The few mutated beasts that Luo Yuan had encountered had different levels of intelligence compared to the native beasts. Although they were still at the level of wild beasts, it was hard to say that there had been a mutation in the intelligence of the mutated beasts. They had broken through the natural barrier of intelligence and developed a high level of intelligence that could even control beasts.
He could not help but shudder at the thought. If everything was as he had guessed, it would be too scary.
A type of highly intelligent creature similar to humans. This was far more terrifying than a mutated creature with a powerful physical body by a thousand times, ten thousand times.
For millions of years, humans had stood out from countless other species and become the top of the food chain on Earth. They had even begun to break away from the shackles of Earth and were ready to explore the universe. They did not rely on their weak physical strength, nor did they rely on their dexterous hands, but on their intelligence. It seemed to be nothing, but it was more powerful and magnificent than physical strength. It was the driving force behind the continuous evolution of humans.
The emergence of a new intelligent race was like adding hail to snow to the already strained human race.
Looking at Wang Shishi's calm face after hearing Luo Yuan's confirmation, Luo Yuan sighed softly. He felt as if his heart was entangled in layers of sticky spider webs, making it impossible for him to struggle.
As the night went by, the sound of the cannons outside gradually became sparse.
…
The next day, Luo Yuan opened his eyes and moved the arms and legs that were on top of him. He listened quietly for a while. The sound of the cannons outside was like rolling thunder. The war seemed to be more intense than the day before. Even the pungent smell of gunpowder was mixed with a strong smell of blood.
The women woke up one after another. When they heard the sound of the earth shaking outside, their rosy faces suddenly turned pale.
After a long time, Luo Yuan stood up and said, "I'll go out and have a look."
"You … be careful," Huang Jiahui said after a moment of silence.
Luo Yuan nodded and held his Zhanmadao in silence. As soon as he opened the wooden door of the basement, a wave of heat hit him. He frowned slightly and walked out of the bathroom.
The whole villa looked like it had been blown by a Category 12 typhoon. It was a mess. There were deep footprints on the marble floor, and a few of the walls had large holes in them. Even a circular pillar in the living room with a diameter of half a meter had been broken by the giant beast, forming a V-shape. There were a few deep cracks on the ceiling, some of which could almost fit a fist. It was shaky and looked like it was going to collapse.
Luo Yuan only took a glance and did not pay attention to it.
Through the hole made by the giant beast, there were broken buildings everywhere. In the distance, there were black clouds mixed with fiery red flames rising from the ground, making a deafening sound.
He looked around the residential area, and the first thing he saw was an abandoned tank. It had been flipped over by something, and the thick armor on its surface was deeply dented, and the tracks were still spinning.
At this time, a five-meter-tall rhinoceros-like giant beast, covered in blood, turned around a building. It had only taken a few steps when it was hit by the aerial cannons of fighter jets flying in the sky. Blood splattered continuously from its body. It let out a desperate roar, and not long after, it fell heavily to the ground, its body twitching non-stop.
After the battle ended, the fighter jet whizzed past the neighborhood at a low altitude. However, in an instant, it was hit heavily by a huge rock that flew from an office building, exploding into a ball of fire in mid-air.
A huge fiery red gorilla, like a high and mighty king, jumped down from the top of a high-rise office building that was emitting thick smoke, and directly smashed a deep pit on the ground. It patted its chest forcefully, as if it was beating a heavy drum, making loud thumping sounds.
The giant beast was more than ten meters tall and had fiery red hair. As it walked, it seemed to be burning with a layer of flame.
Luo Yuan took a deep breath and took a step back. Even though the beast was a few hundred meters away, he could still feel its terrifying aura. Even the air seemed to be agitated. This mutated beast was definitely at the dark blue level, or even higher.
A woman with bloodstains on her body rushed out of the burning office building. She was scared by the violent aura and fell to the ground. Then, a strong wind blew and her body was grabbed by a giant palm. The next moment, she was stuffed into a bloody mouth. Luo Yuan could even hear the woman's desperate screams.
Two fighter jets flew from afar and arrived in an instant. The next moment, a few flaming snakes hit the giant beast.
It covered its eyes with its palms and let the countless missiles hit its body. Blood splattered everywhere. The terrifying impact made it retreat step by step. The hard concrete was like a crispy biscuit, cracking under its heavy feet.
It roared violently like a steam whistle. It used its pillar-like legs to brace itself and finally stopped. The next moment, a cluster air-to-ground missile flew across the sky and hit the giant beast. Its huge body was instantly engulfed in a huge flame.
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