Chapter 391: Arrival (2/2)

He did not have to worry about flying in straight lines anymore and, most importantly, he no longer had to worry about crashing into things or attacking mutated beasts as he flew by. He could even fly through a mountain! Nothing could stop him as long as it was not a gravitational-celestial-enhanced-super-being.

As time went by, his confidently flew faster and faster. He flew up to the clouds, where the view of the ocean became that of a deep blue canvas that was filled with curvy threads of waves!

He looked carefully at the scattered islands along the way and matched them with the satellite images he had memorized. Apart from occasionally adjusting his course, he enjoyed the complete freedom of flying.

The journey was much faster than he imagined. In less than an hour, a giant island appeared before him. Before the apocalypse, Borneo was the third largest island in the world with a surface area of 700,000 square kilometers. Although part of its surface had sunk due to the rising sea-level, it still was massive. It was more than 600 kilometers long and more than 400 kilometers wide in the north south side.

The entire island was filled with lush greenery and living organisms. At the same time, that implied the most definite presence of danger. Luo Yuan descended and landed on the shore. The strength of his curvature flight was incredibly small, there was barely a wave made in the air. Although only a tiny ripple was made on the water, there was no guarantee that it would not be noticed by the extraterrestrial civilization. For safety purposes, he chose to land the far edge of the island.

Just as he landed, a mutated crab with froth oozing from its mouth darted his way and attacked him. It resembled a crab but was housed in a flat metal-like shell with eight strong claws, instead of two. It came at him very quickly, and with its claws in the air, it looked like a top with a blur of razor sharp blades, dancing in the air.

Luo Yuan pulled out his saber and leaped more than 10 meters into the air, out of the reach of the whirlwind of claws. He landed in front of it, aimed at its shell and split it in half. An invisible space wave slashed straight between its eyes. The three-storey tall creature was cut clean into half!

A few other crabs that were watching on, plotting their ambush, ran for their lives immediately. They disappeared into the jungle in the blink of an eye.

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It was the boundary line of the ocean and the land. Most of the mutated creatures here had the marine animal characteristics. There was a lobster-like mutated beast that looked like an armor lying on a hill of sea shells. There was a new amphibian hybrid that was from a fish family. Not only were the creatures huge, they were very peculiar too. It stunned Luo Yuan who had only encountered land-based mutated beasts this whole time.

He did not dare to stay for long. He fled the place with his Zhanmadao held high before him. There were lesser marine creatures after he had passed more than 10 kilometers in land.

The buildings occupied by the extraterrestrial civilization were located at the bottom of a valley in the middle of the Borneo mainland. It was approximately 300 kilometers from where he was. With his speed, Luo Yuan estimated he could reach the place before dark.

Before the apocalypse, the population of the Borneo lands was low. Now it looked like it was in full bloom, with plants entangled along most parts of the dark forest. The was no military presences in the country and it was one of the areas that fell first when the apocalypse happened. By far, it was the most dangerous area that he had ever been to, compared to all the rest. As he was walking, there were already three missions sent from the system.

Knowing that the extraterrestrial civilization was near, he ignored all the missions that came his way. He needed his undivided attention for the mission ahead, everything else could wait. He did not stop walking until it was almost 5 pm in the evening, he slowed down and exercised more caution as he noticed a building in the valley, right in front of him!

He walked for another few minutes and stopped as he passed through the front of the valley. He found a cave to rest safely, undetected by the extraterrestrial civilization just outside. The sky was not dark yet, so he decided he would wait a little while longer for complete darkness. He needed the element of surprise against his enemies.

Whether being in the darkness or not, he had a feeling that it would not affect the advanced extraterrestrial technology, but no matter what, even the machines needed to rest and the chance for error on their part was present.

Luo Yuan did not know if the extraterrestrial civilization was the same as mankind as he knew it, where they worked in the morning and rest at night or if they were some intelligence that feared the light, making them the complete opposite to human beings. No matter what, before he could confirm anything, he felt more comfortable to investigate at night.

The cave was small, it could only fit one person comfortably. Luo Yuan felt a little hungry and looked around the cave. There was a movement just a few feet from him. With his incredibly fast reflexes, he shot out his hand and held down a half-meter long mutated beast carefully with his hand. No matter how much it struggled, it could move with his hand at its neck. Then, the sharp sound of bones cracking echoed through the cave. The back of the animals head had caved in, crushed under the force of his grip.

The night was quiet and filled with unpredictable dangers. He needed to be alert at all times and be prepared for an attack at all times. He tore off the skin on the mutated beast’s neck with his fingers. He then bit open at thick exposed artery and swallowed its blood. The disgusting taste made him gag a few times, but he managed to swallow in the end. Soon the mutated beast was sucked dry, and he ditched its carcass outside of the cave.

He could not light a fire as it would attract unwanted attention. It might have been no harm at all, but he could not risk it. The extraterrestrial civilization was far more dangerous than a level eight creature. If he was discovered, death or even more terrifying consequences, awaited him.

He took a deep breath and smiled. His blood-stained teeth made him look like a ruthless vampire!

The sky was getting dark, and it was pitch black in the cave. Luo Yuan sat quietly and waited patiently. He took a nap to restore his energy while waiting for the night to come. Time passed by, Luo Yuan remained seated and motionless like a statue.

It was 2 a.m. in the dead of the night. He opened his eyes and looked at his watch.

He stood up quietly and left the cave. He was like a black phantom approaching the valley in silence.

It was his first time here. However, the terrain had been analyzed countless times by the military through satellite imagery. Even if it was an insignificant slope or a pile of rock, they knew it like the back of their hands.

As he was approached the building, Luo Yuan was all fours, crawling forward on the ground. After half an hour, he peered through the bushes to study the building.

There was no moonlight at all that night, and darkness swallowed the entire forest. His pupils were large to catch at illumination that came his way, and they were like black holes in his eyes. In the bushes, a dark-gray crescent shaped building appeared before him.