Chapter 183: Mystery (1/2)

Chapter 183: Mystery

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The appearance of the insects was only the beginning. Many other mutated beasts started to appear sporadically.

These mutated beasts were either huge and terrifying, or daft and docile. However, they all had one thing in common. They run very fast, so they could remain ahead.

They were either sprinting in the wild or the isolation belt, but very rarely would any of them pass by the giant lizard. Most of the time, the beasts went about their business, not bothering one another.

After all, the giant lizard was neither weak nor gentle. Its enormous size and the exerting aura of its nearly light green level were strong enough to deter all other beasts, especially the most docile ones, and the herbivores. When they saw the lizard from afar, they would all quickly change direction to avoid running into it.

The current beast migration covered a large area, including almost all parts of the coast, the beasts heading in all directions. Considering the size of the migration area, the density of this wave of beasts was considerably lower and thus could not be compared to the previous wave of beasts. Therefore, they could now have their pick of a safer destination to migrate to.

Of course, those beasts that dared follow or even provoke them usually had terrifying abilities. Such an example was the insects, which most likely were of a dark blue rank.

By then, the tremors had gotten incredibly strong. The cracking sounds of the broken trees and branches as well as the howling of the mutated beasts could be seen and heard from everywhere. As more mutated beasts rushed to the area, the tussocks on both sides of the road were in a state of turmoil, and the local mutated beasts fled in disorder, the air filling with a raw smell.

The atmosphere was rather oppressive, and the darkness further encouraged it. Everyone felt their hearts throbbing, which almost drove them out of their minds. They wanted to get out of there as soon as possible.

However, the giant lizard slowed down after only about ten minutes of crawling.

“What's going on?”

“It seems that there is a giant rock up ahead blocking the way,” Lin Xiaoji said.

“F*ck, it's a landslide,” Huo Dong could not help swearing when he took a closer look. He looked depressed.

“What can we do? If we change our course, we’ll have to go around this mountain,” Wang Xiaguang said, going as white as a sheet.

“Wait here while I go check it out.” Luo Yuan had frowned before he jumped off the giant lizard. Mountains from all sides surrounded the road, and the highway went past the mountains horizontally.

For the safety of the transportation system during the apocalypse, both sides of the road have had the hillsides cemented and were supposed to be strong and stable. However, one of the mountain peaks had collapsed for unknown reasons, and the fallen stones were currently blocking the entire highway.

What was worse, a huge rock about 20 meters tall had fallen right in the middle of the road and covered almost all of it.

Most mountains in the Jiangnan District were low in elevation, and thus could only be called hills. If the whole mountain had collapsed, then the rock’s height would have been more than 20 meters. Although the elevation of the hill might not be high, its range was not small. If they were to go around it, they would have to walk more than 10 kilometers, and the path would not be as smooth as the highway. It was a forested area, so they would have to extend their journey and would not reach Hucheng City by the next morning.

Luo Yuan wandered around impatiently. When he saw the giant lizard, he got an idea. Maybe he could let it try to crash the giant rock and dig out a path. He checked and realized that the part of the road that was blocked was only about 30 meters long. It would be nothing for the lizard.

Luo Yuan returned and explained his idea to the others. Then he let everyone jump off the giant lizard and get far away from there so that the spattering gravel would not hurt them.

After instructing them to be careful, Luo Yuan led the lizard towards the giant rock.

“What does he want to do? Have that lizard crash the giant rock?” Zhou Yicheng said in surprise after being put on the ground.

“It's a giant lizard,” Wang Shishi corrected with a serious look on her face. “The giant lizard is was incredibly strong. It won’t be a big deal for it to crash that rock.”

“But… that rock is as high as a six-floor building.” Zhou Yicheng did not seem able to conceive it.

“It can still crash it. It can crush even bigger rocks. Its bones are harder than steel,” Wang Shishi explained patiently.

“Shishi, don't lose your focus. Please concentrate on the safety of our surroundings,” Huang Jiahui reprimanded.

“He’s the one arguing with me,” Wang Shishi complained as she glanced at Zhou Yicheng.

Zhou Yicheng awkwardly shut his mouth and stopped arguing with the stubborn girl. He felt that his alertness had been reduced, even though he had been staying with them for less than a day. Compared to evolved people, he felt that they, the soldiers, were the ones who needed protection. The soldiers seemed like ordinary people instead of warriors ready to fight at any time.

This little girl, who was about seventeen or eighteen years old, seemed insignificant and immature, yet she was a terrifying evolved person. Though he had not seen her in battle, based on her ridiculous flying shuttle, which did not even look like a decent weapon, and the serious attitude Luo Yuan and the others treated her with, she did not seem like someone that needed protection.

Suddenly, a loud noise interrupted Zhou Yicheng’s thoughts.

There was a cloud of dust about 10 meters ahead of them, and gravel was shooting in all directions like bullets. Fortunately, the smog dispersed quickly.

The giant lizard had hit the rock and created a large hole about ten cubic meters in size on it. Cracks were filling the rest of its surface like spider webs. The giant lizard, however, did not look good. Its head was bleeding profusely, dying the ground red with blood, and it was shaking its head as if it was feeling dizzy.

After the lizard had rested for a while, Luo Yuan tried to have it knock into the rock again, but the lizard whined and retreated pitifully. No matter how much Luo Yuan berated it, it dared not do it again.

Luo Yuan was looking at the cracks on the giant rock. It looked like it was about to collapse and needed only another strike or two. How could the giant lizard give up at such a critical moment?

When Luo Yuan had first caught it, he had beaten and kicked the beast to tame it. However, the lizard had grown in strength so using violence was no longer effective. Quite the contrary, if he did use any force, its loyalty might drop and make the lizard rebel against him.

Therefore, all Luo Yuan could do was try to tempt it. He took out a food cube from his pocket and moved it up and down before the lizard. The tempting smell caused the beast’s eyes to move accordingly before Luo Yuan pointed at the giant rock.

The lizard hesitated, but at the end of the day, the temptation of the food cube was too strong.

It hit the rock again, whining painfully. However, its strength this time was obviously weaker than the first time. It was not effective enough. It had only created a few more cracks.

The lizard turned and looked at Luo Yuan pitifully. It looked very miserable, its head already soaked in blood.