Chapter 487: Re-entering The Gigantic Beast (2/2)
”Yes, mayor, I will definitely tell him that.”
Cheng Guanghui left the top floor of the central building immediately and took the elevator that was one floor below. There was an elevator on the top floor but it was exclusively for the mayor's use. Cheng Guanghui was cautious and careful, he would not make that mistake.
After he entered the elevator, he looked closely at the metal bottle and his heart skipped a beat.
If not for what the mayor said, nobody would have guessed that there was a level eight energy crystal in this insignificant metal bottle. He recalled the time when two gigantic beasts invaded Hope City. Their strength was beyond human comprehension. The weapons used by humans were absolutely powerless in the face of such gigantic beasts. What was more magical was that the energy crystal within their bodies could upgrade and improve many qualities in the human body. It could turn an ordinary human into an evolved human, making one more powerful and perhaps even lengthen their lives. Compared to the other qualities, the latter was more crucial and the key to a long life was within his grasp.
Greed began taking hold of him. He did not want much of it as it would be too obvious and his actions would be easily exposed. He only wanted half. No... One-third would be enough. His breath grew heavy and his expression unreadable. He struggled internally and as that happened, he held the metal bottle tighter and tighter until eventually, he felt a heat emanating from the bottle. Curious, he looked at the bottle and was shocked to find out that there were clear fingerprints on the bottle that looked like stamps.
He was shocked and his hands began shaking. Since he spent most of his time with Luo Yuan, he had slowly forgotten how terrifying the mayor was. How could he hide from Luo Yuan both physically and mentally if he stole part of the energy crystal for himself? After all, Luo Yuan was the man who destroyed the aliens and captured their spaceship. He was like a god to many! He snapped out of the greed in his thoughts and realized that his undergarments were soaking wet. ”I almost gave in to temptation!” Cheng Guanghui smiled awkwardly. He had finally returned to his senses, ”The mayor may be a little careless. With his abilities, this energy crystal may not seem valuable to him but to ordinary people, it is priceless and the temptation, overwhelming. It's hard to tell if the researchers would steal it. It should be protected by a team of professionals”
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The next morning, Luo Yuan returned to earth from the spaceship to take a look at the interstellar creature that was still alive the last time he was there. It has been two months since he last visited and no matter how strong its will to live was, it should be completely dead by now. However, Luo Yuan was not prepared and was shocked by what he saw when he arrived. The place was now an oasis with countless plants, growing lush and full of life. The lake in the middle had grown several times over and now, it looked more like an ocean surrounded by mist - it looked like a fairytale.
The gigantic beast was still struggling in the middle of the lake and it looked like an island. As time passed, its movements grew less obvious and its struggle only happened occasionally. Most of the time it would just move bit by bit but Luo Yuan could see that its vitals were the same as before. Its struggle grew weaker because the reflexes from its spinal nerves were now less intense now that the brain had been destroyed. Put another way, its spinal nerves had gotten used to functioning without a brain but as soon as the body was attacked or if it got a pain signal, it might 'resurrect' and begin struggling again.
One could say it was dead or that it was born again. At some point, it was an immensely powerful lifeform that was now only as strong as the weakest lifeform on earth. It would take ages for it to completely die. Perhaps even when the human race was prepared to leave earth, they would still not see the beast die.
Luo Yuan could not wait any longer. Ever since he found out that the energy crystals were useful in the synthesis of wisdom medicine, he grew eager to obtain the energy crystal within this giant of a beast. Compared to a level eight energy crystal, the energy crystal of this interstellar gigantic beast might surprise him even more.
He ascended into the air and flew to the ‘island’ in a flash. The forcefield that was on the gigantic beast’s body had grown weaker and what was left was only a dim glow. However, Luo Yuan did not dare to step on its body. He knew from the beginning about the forcefield of this interstellar creature. Aside from the high temperature it gave off, it also gave off powerful radiation that even he could not defend against. As expected, after seconds of standing next to it, Luo Yuan’s skin started to itch. Although the itch could not harm him, but for safety purposes, Luo Yuan covered his body in a layer of Will.
He then leaped and jumped into the boiling lake. The gigantic beast’s neck was buried under the lake. To be able to go into its body to obtain the energy crystal, the easiest way which also happened to be the way he entered was through its nose. If he entered its body by cutting it up, it would take forever no matter how strong he was.
Soon, Luo Yuan found its head after moving along its long neck. Half of its head was stuck in a rock but fortunately, its nostrils were still visible or it would be quite the inconvenience for Luo Yuan. He then went into its nostrils and after passing through the long chambers within, Luo Yuan found the portion of bone he destroyed. However, it has completely healed now and not a single trace of an injury could be seen. Even the soft, triangular bone had regrown. This interstellar creature had terrifying self-healing abilities. If he did not turn its brain into a pile of mush, it could possibly heal itself completely even if it only had half a brain.
He passed through its nasal cavity into its esophagus. As its neck was long, its trachea was scarily long as well. Luo Yuan walked about 100 meters to arrive at its lungs. He noticed that its lungs have degenerated. As compared to its massive size, its air passages seemed to be quite narrow. Luo Yuan had to bend down in order to enter. Besides, most of its alveolars were closed and had lost their function. It had almost lost its ability to breathe. Just when Luo Yuan planned to walk further, he heard the sound of footsteps approaching him. From the sound of it, there seemed to be quite a few of them.