Chapter 25: The Large Group of Insects (1/2)

Chapter 25: The Large Group of Insects

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Luo Yuan drove out of Jingyue District. The road was flat and the cars were rarely seen.

Luo Yuan just started to drive when dizziness struck him. He wasn't aware of it at the beginning as he thought it was the result of the insomnia he had.

But soon he felt something was wrong.

The surroundings suddenly became very noisy and then silent. His sight started to distort and turn vague.

Luo Yuan braked and stopped the car at the roadside.

He rubbed his face, trying to wake himself but it got worse instead. His mind buzzed like there were lots of mosquitoes inside. He was certain his head was going to split open at any moment. “What’s happening, nothing like this had happened before!”

He kept taking deep breaths, resting on the seat and trying to maintain his equanimity.

Fortunately, as the time passed, all the illusions faded.

Gradually, an amazing feeling came. He closed his eyes and enjoyed it. He wondered whether it was an illusion that he could sense his surroundings. Though he had closed his eyes, he could still sense the rough location of certain objects.

Suddenly, he reached out his hands and grabbed something from a corner in the car. When he opened his eyes, he was shocked to see that it was a palm sized mickey doll which had been thrown to the corner.

Luo Yuan was sure he hadn’t noticed such doll in the car prior to closing his eyes. The place was dark, as it was usual now, after all. But somehow he’d known there was something in the corner and could roughly estimate its size too.

No reason, no explanation—it was completely illogical.

He kept experiencing the feeling and took out things from time to time: something from a toolbox, magazine, one-time use cup, and even a box of condom. He hadn't checked what was in the car when buying it, and the toolbox was also closed but it hadn't affected his senses. It was as if the toolbox was transparent.

When he realized that it wasn't a coincidence but real, he felt surprise and excited simultaneously. He knew clearly the strength of such an ability. If somebody would attack him from behind, he could sense it without turning his back. If he’d had such a power yesterday, he would have dared to attack the group of rats by himself. Though such a power didn't directly enhance his killing strength but it was more like a lubricant to a machine, and it will definitely help a lot in both fighting and surviving.

After about 10 minutes, his brain finally awoke completely. And he was even more energetic.

Then the notification sound from the system came into his mind.

“Beep, Sensory Perception +1”

“So, this is the sensory perception! I thought I had evolved... Then it must because of drinking the brain juice. I didn't know the reaction would be so much more intense when compared to the system gently adding a point. Enhancing inner qualities using the flesh of mutated organisms seems to be rougher and more dangerous. I should be more careful when I drink next time.”

“But the body stamina and strength didn't changed at all. This type of light blue color organism could only help before the property reached 11 points, and when it was above that, the effect would no longer be obvious.” Luo Yuan analyzed within himself.

“But I could get a property point; it’s already a surprise to me.” He was slightly disappointed but his mind-set adjusted quickly. He started to familiarize himself with this relatively mysterious property.

He roughly estimated the range he could sense and the result was about three meters. Anything that entered that range would not able to escape from his senses. But when that something was outside the range, Luo Yuan was no different from a normal person.

Actually, everyone had sensory perception. For example, when somebody stares at you, you will look at him suddenly. Another example is, if somebody is standing secretly behind you and though he does not make any sound, you will still feel uncomfortable like something is behind you. It is just the sensory perception of a normal person is very weak and is always being neglected.

Luo Yuan rested for a while before he got back on the road. When he reached the highway located at the outskirts of the city, the number of cars increased slightly. However, those were not private cars but the army’s heavy trucks with tires close to the height of an adult. They were all carrying various goods and materials. And these large metallic trucks passed by Luo Yuan quite frequently, making his jeep vibrate slightly each time.

Luo Yuan switch on his radio. The receivable stations were very few and all of them were reporting news. The entertainment radio stations had already closed down.

“……****the central called for an emergency army meeting regarding the sea monster case at the eastern sea region. All large military regions near the coastal areas of south east are ready for first level war.”

“The temporary panel of the government during war raised the danger level again and also pointed out that the living organism crisis is a great challenge to the survival of human beings. Once again, the panel appealed to the people to keep calm and be united. The Central Republic Government will restore the order of the society as fast as possible and will also recover the society’s manufacture…”

“Brazil’s economic capital, Sao Paulo, fell completely and there were more than a hundred thousand people who died. Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has requested a military support from the more powerful countries. It is reported that the large group of animals are mostly from the quickly expanding Amazon region, some of whose organisms are demonstrating some obvious mutations.”

“The flight which the vice president of European Union, Mr. Eros, took was attacked bybirds and the plane crashed in Switzerland. A total of 18 personnel on board died.”

Luo Yuan listened to the radio calmly. He even took out a bottle of mineral water to drink while listening. As the situation had become very bad, Luo Yuan wouldn’t be surprised if he heard something unbelievable.

He touched the steering wheel, thinking of where he should go.

He had left in a hurry, without preparing much, and had no idea about his destination.

He didn't notice when the sky started to gradually darken. It seemed to have been covered by the clouds but the mineral water on the glass stand was shaking and forming ripples from time to time. Sometimes Luo Yuan even heard buzzing sounds.

While he was still driving, he suddenly felt a throb in his heart and was struck by sense of indescribable impatience, panic, and chill.

Then, the ear-splitting siren of an air defense warning tore through the serene atmosphere. As Luo Yuan had never heard such a sound before, it was difficult for him to find a suitable adjective to describe it. It seemed to be able to penetrate through every place, including both the hearts of the strong and the weak-willed.

He unconsciously raised his head to take a look and the sight sent a chill down his body. It was akin to falling into an ice cellar.

A huge green colored face appeared in the sky.

As the distance was too great, Luo Yuan couldn’t estimate the actual size of the face and was uncertain when it had appeared.

The face looked vague and unreal, but it was the face of a man. Though, what made people chilled was the fact that the face was continuously changing its expression. It could be angry at one time, but laugh, smile or frown at another.

And the buzzing from afar was getting louder. It started indistinctly but was becoming so loud that it even covered the sound of the siren.

The loud sound wave had caused Luo Yuan’s blood to vibrate uncontrollably which left him dizzy and nauseated.

As the face in the sky got bigger, the look became more vague. Luo Yuan quickly realized that it wasn't a single organism but was formed by millions of green dots.

Luo Yuan knew that the nature had lots of organisms which demonstrated some similar traits in order to threaten their enemies. For example, lots of small fish gathered together to pretend to be a big fish while some peculiar moths would also gather together and form a weird design.

As human being were positioned at the top of the food chain in the nature, they had an overwhelming advantage in the competition, thus they would naturally be imitated by other organisms.

Then, a heavy truck suddenly plowed into a guardrail, rolled over on one side and gave a loud noise. As the heavy truck generated terrific forces, they added with the violent friction against the concrete surface and produced a long spark of one meter high.

The sight woke Luo Yuan.

It didn't matter what was coming. If he wanted to live, he had to leave this place.

He quickly turned the steering wheel, pressed hard on the accelerator and drove back. The car jetted out a dense black smoke and sped down the road.

He looked back and the face seemed to have grown bigger. Its speed was very fast, though Luo Yuan was racing as fast he could, he wasn't able to get rid of it.

Worried, he took a glance to both sides and drove his car toward the **** nearby.

The security there were already hiding inside the building. The electric gate was closing tightly, but Luo Yuan could no longer stop the car.