by Chen Ran
Taking a look at the small beast, Lala Tong's round eyes were filled with doubt, and the rhombus-shaped emblem on his forehead was emitting a strange green light. Moni felt it was strange, but not long after he left, the green light on Lala's forehead disappeared, and the little beast returned to its lazy look.
"What's wrong?" Noticing the movement behind him, Zero asked as he drove.
Moni shook her head: "Nothing."
After a little interlude, the caravan had passed by the Morin and started on the road to Phoenix City. The road condition had basically improved. This made everyone feel relieved. It seemed that the temperature of the ground wasn't that high anymore.
Moni was still holding onto the zero point, and said softly: "I wonder how is Behemoth doing now?"
Zero did not inform Camber about the situation regarding the gigantic beast, so Camber just thought that Behemoth had already disappeared without a trace amidst the chaos in Titan City. Now that he heard Moni talk about it, Su Ming's eyes shined upon the seemingly endless road and the thousand miles of clouds. He said indifferently, "It should be returning to its hometown, since it doesn't belong here."
"But does it know the way back?" Moni asked again.
There was silence on the empty road. Zero did not know the answer to this question.
Amidst the gradually disappearing Morin, there was a pair of eyes that reflected the image of the merchant caravan.
The building that had once served as an office space now had a slanted section on the fifteenth floor. Cement and steel bars with broken sections exposed to the air were charred black, and hexagonal black crystals could be seen on their surfaces. It was a mark left behind when a hot object was rubbed against it, and scars like these were plentiful in the Morin.
The pair of eyes appeared at the fourteenth floor's window, and the silhouette of a human could be faintly seen in the shadows. This caused a mantis to covet the mantis that was resting in the opposite building.
The Saber Mantis was an insect type metamorph. Its body was hundreds of times larger than its ancestors and it was as big as an eagle. Its shell was dark green and had a metallic sheen to it. In fact, this biological armor was abnormally tough, allowing the mantis to withstand most of the attacks. Its arms were curved like daggers, and the other side of the blade was covered with dense, irregular teeth. This allowed the mantis to cut through the surface of many creatures or inorganic objects.
This kind of metamorph liked to live high in the sky. For example, this Saber Bee Mantis was hiding in a fifteen story tall building. Usually, they would prey on other metamorph s and even living corpse s. But today, the contours of the opposite building allowed the Saber Bee Mantis to change its taste.
Its blood-red compound eyes locked onto the target on the opposite side of the building. A pair of hard wings spread out from its back, and with a swoosh, it flew out of its hiding place. A dark green trail appeared in the air as the Tremor Mantis drilled into the window.
In the next moment, the sound of a wild beast's roar rang out from the window. The green blade-light of the mantis flashed continuously in the dark space, but there were more lightning flashes of bluish-purple.
The battle ended in less than a minute, and many mutated organism who were hidden near the building were watching the battle silently. When the Saber Mantis' corpse was thrown out of the window, almost all the metamorph s who wanted to fish for something cheap gave up on this idea.
With a boom, the mantis's body that was hanging on the windowsill fell to the ground with a sudden burst of destruction. At this moment, the metamorph saw a new species that had never appeared in Morin before. The strange creatures with lion heads, eagle wings, and human-like bodies made these metamorph instinctively feel fear.
Thus, they retreated into the deepest shadows.
The figure of the strange creature flying over the city was caught by a pair of wise eyes. The owner of the eye was a huge wolf the size of a calf. It had snow-white fur that was tens of centimeters long, making it look like a noble. The giant white wolf was lying on the roof of a gymnasium in the city. Through the pieces of glass beneath it, one could see that there were quite a few figures of huge wolves moving about in the gymnasium.
Although they did not have noble white hair like this wolf, but from their size, these wolves seemed to belong to the same species.
The white wolf shifted its gaze away from the strange creature high up in the sky and looked towards the entrance of the gymnasium. On the streets of the city, a dozen huge wolves were galloping towards them. Giant wolves covered in gray, black, or light brown fur were covered with patches of red and eye-catching bloodstains. The blood was not theirs, it belonged to another creature.
The creatures occupied most of the earth. They were people who claimed to be the masters of all things.
Now, however, there were a few human corpses that had been dragged back to the gymnasium by the wolves. Today, when food is hard to find, these corpses will become food for young and adult males. At least under the leadership of its wise and farsighted Bryan, no member of its race would dare to break this rule.
On the road, the Podong Road seemed to see obstacles ahead.
The obstacles were the two armoured war chariots, as well as the dozens of corpses on the road and outside the chariot. The corpses were all dressed as soldiers, and both the armoured vehicles and the corpse's camouflage battle uniform had the emblem of a phoenix.
The caravan stopped as Camber recognized that the chariots and soldiers belonged to the Phoenix City. The emblem had already identified them. Not far away from the road, obstacles like these appeared one after another, extending all the way to the end of the road.
With a single glance, Zero could tell that there were at least a hundred corpses lying on the road. Seeing the deep marks on the armoured vehicle, God knows what huge metamorph attacked this Phoenix City's army.
Chapter 98 - Finry's wolf
Zero looked at the corpse in front of him.
This was a young soldier. The green appearance under the helmet and the freckles on his face meant that this soldier was not older than twenty years old. However, this young life had already disappeared into the wilderness. His neck was almost bitten off, and the muscle fiber s that were torn apart stretched all the way to his chest. His head and body were at a weird 90 degree angle, and from the surface of his neck, dense white vertebrae were pierced out, exposing to the air.
There were also huge and deep marks on the soldier's body. He had been dragged out by something sharp, and from the wounds, it looked like a huge claw.
He touched the soldier's body with his hand and found that his shoulder blades and sternum had been broken and almost shattered. This was caused by the impact of the blunt force, and most of the muscle fiber in the body showed signs of pulling and cracking.
Thus, in Zero's mind, the corpse was bitten by a wolf on the neck, and the animation model that was swung back and forth until it crashed onto the ground took shape.
Wolves were animals that would eat for the convenience of their food. While biting open the neck of a prey with its sharp fangs, it would shake the neck muscles to shake the prey, knocking it to the ground and using the force of impact to tear apart the prey's body. Not only wolves, but other species such as crocodiles also use this method of attack.
Seeing this situation, Zero immediately thought of the corpse wolf. But whether it was the corpses, claw marks on the armoured vehicles, or the footprints on the ground, they all showed that the one who attacked this Phoenix City army was not a common mutated organism like the Corpse Wolves.
Whether it was the body or the strength of the dead wolf, it was unable to leave any traces of killing on the scene. At least there was an army with armored vehicles. Zero had never heard of a corpse wolf that could kill all of them.
The shadow of death loomed over everyone in the caravan. Even the armed troops had met with an accident. They did not dare imagine that a few of them could surv
ive the encounter with this unknown creature. When they thought of this question, they thought of zero. Probably only this brilliant Sniper Specialist would have the possibility of escaping.
The pale Camber told the caravan to continue their journey. Only by entering the Phoenix City would the merchants feel safe.
In the course of the following journey, wreckage such as these chariots and soldiers appeared one after another on the caravan's path. The corpses that had their bellies ripped open caused Camber's heart to jump. It was only when Phoenix City was in sight that the corpses finally disappeared.
Su Yun silently calculated and came to the conclusion that the nearest body was less than 200 kilometers away from Phoenix City.
After seeing the Phoenix City, Zero knew that the creatures that attacked the army were very smart.
In fact, the Phoenix City was a fortress city that was built using a dam. In the past, the towering dam had become an artificial barrier to defend against the attacks of all kinds of dangerous monsters in the wilderness. Other than the machine gun with high fire speed installed on multiple points of fire, the Phoenix City even had four surface-to-air missile defense systems. However, thinking of the fact that this city was close to the Death Ridge, it was reasonable for them to have this level of firepower.
At the city's entrance, Zero saw a huge phoenix emblem. Camber told him that this city was made from nothing, and that the city was built by the military officers and citizens of the Morin. The reason they built this fortress city was so that it could be reborn like a phoenix. This was also the origin of the Phoenix City's name.
After a series of complex security checks and the determination of the merchant caravan's background, the city was finally developed for Camber and the rest.
Carrying the heavy locomotive, they passed the alloy gate which was constructed from the foundation of the dam, and saw a city on the surface that looked like the Angry Reef City. It was surrounded by a dam facing the highway and a mountain range at the back of the mountain range. However, unlike the Angry Reef City which used to use the style of the old city buildings, the Phoenix City's were straight and clean streets, and a planned city formed by numerous buildings that looked the same.
Phoenix City's strict and precise city style reminded Zero of the army.
In fact, there were many tanks and soldiers shuttling through the city, but the citizens seemed to be accustomed to this.
Even in the city, Zero saw many obstacles. These checkpoints seemed to have just been set up not long ago. Whether it was the equipment or personnel, they were all clearly not in place. It gave Zero a feeling of hastily setting them up. He even saw a truck full of wounded soldiers passing by, which added a sense of gloom to the city.
Camber also felt that the atmosphere in the city wasn't right. Even though the Phoenix City was a stronghold type city, they still used military means to manage it daily. But today, the Phoenix City was a little nervous, as if defending against an attack from something. Most of the people on the streets were patrolling chariots and soldiers. It was as if the citizens were left behind in the houses. It was rare to see one or two, but they were all hurrying along.
After passing the third checkpoint, a rough voice sounded: "Isn't this Camber? I haven't seen you for half a year, and I thought you were dead. "
A middle-aged officer walked out from the checkpoint's sentry post. His short hair made him look very energetic. But his eyes and movements did reveal exhaustion, the officer walked to the front of the SUV, and Camber jumped down to nod his head and bow as he said: "Sir George, it's been a while. You're still as energetic as ever. "
"Bullshit, you're blind. Didn't you see that I was tired like a dog? Where did your bullshit come from?" The officer rudely replied, immediately getting slapped on the leg by Camber's lackey.
Camber laughed awkwardly: "Maybe I'm a little tired, and didn't realize it, so you don't mind."
He then asked: "Sir George, what happened in the city? To tell you the truth, we saw your army on the way here. But the living beings have become corpses, and that frightens me. I am a merchant, you know, and not very bold. "
George looked at Camber in disdain and said, "Don't worry, those damn Finry's wolf can't even touch a single hair on you in the city. Unless you find it hard to live and go out in the wilderness yourself, then I am sorry, Phoenix City's current army is not luxurious enough to send out a team of soldiers to protect you, Sir Camber. "
Hearing the three words "Finry's wolf", the fat on Camber's body strongly trembled, and the merchant shouted: "How is this possible? The Finry's wolf kind of creature doesn't live in the Frost Forest of the Northern Lands, why would they come to the vicinity of Phoenix City?"
"You're asking me, but who should I ask?" George rolled his eyes and ended his conversation with the merchant.
George made a gesture, telling the soldiers at the checkpoint to let the caravan pass. However, after hearing the news about the Finry's wolf, Camber seemed to have lost all his spirit, as he sat on the SUV with his head down, crestfallen. There were many records of this type of demon wolf in the monster notes. Other than the Finry's wolf's enormous body, coupled with its strength and agility, it was also innately able to use the power of the ice element Su. Therefore, they were also known as demonic wolves, meaning that they were magical wolves.
In the general danger assessment of the continent, Finry's wolf were recognized as monsters with a level three risk. Level three was already equivalent to a butcher's assessment of danger, but there was only one butcher out of hundreds of living corpse, while the Finry's wolf were moving in groups. Imagine, if there were dozens of butchers attacking together, then the hundred people army of Phoenix City would be annihilated without any suspense.
Chapter 99 - Green Light
Cold water poured down from the head like a light rain onto Zero's body. Zero's body was very well-proportioned. Even in this era where strength reigned supreme, he still seemed very slim. However, this seemingly weak body hid a powerful explosive force. With his eyes closed, he could feel the subtle reaction of the muscles in his body when the droplets fell on him.
The muscle fiber under his skin trembled with a specific rhythm. Every drop of water that fell onto his body was guided to the ground by a slight vibration. It seemed like the body had a clear stream of water flowing through it, but Zero knew that the movement of its muscles made the process speed up by ten times or even more. This meant that zero's body was very sensitive to the outside world, and could automatically respond to external stimuli without being instructed by zero's brain.
At present, the application of this type of reaction is the most important to the defense. The muscle fiber s of his body were like biological armor s.
A helpless smile appeared on his face.
This kind of body was obviously not owned by normal humans. Even a special ability user would only be able to have a body defense mechanism similar to zero if they were a Fighting Domain and had reached a high level of power. But Zero was not a Fighting Domain cultivator, so there was no need to talk about high-level abilities. Right now, the only skill he had was the agility enhancement of the fifth step. For many people, the agility enhancement ability was more used in escaping than fighting.
golden right eye s, survival system in the body, biological armor s on the body surface. These things could only make Zero think of the word 'reform'. If not for the fact that there was something similar to 'memory' in the Memory Center, Zero Zhen suspected that he had created it in thin air. Just like the biochemical humans in countless science fiction works, the place he was born was not the warm mother, but the cold test tubes and nutrient tanks.
This, however, became a question.
Zero knew that he woke up from the hibernation chamber, and from the records of the hibernation chamber, it seemed that he had been sleeping for at least fifty years. In other words, he was a standard Old Age human. He was just a transformed human. Now the problem was, based on the current t
echnology, it would not be easy to change an ordinary human's body into the current one. However, in the old era, there were already people who were able to do it.
Zero is the living proof, and all the clues had only one name — — Halson!
The short shower was over.
In turbulent times, not every place could be showered in luxury. Only cities like the Remot and the Phoenix City that had their own independent water circulation system had such conditions. Although cleaning the body once was expensive, Zero was willing to come once in a while. A clean body, full of vitality, enough to make zero face any cruel challenge.
When he came out of the bathroom, in the hotel room, Moni was holding Lala who was leaning against the window, looking at the old-fashioned and strict Phoenix City building.
Hearing the commotion behind him, Moni turned around.
Zero was not wearing any clothes, only a towel wrapped around his waist. His body, which was like white jade, flowed with a dream-like luster under the sunset outside the window. Moni was stunned by what she saw.
The expression on Zero's face was very strange. No normal man would like to be described with the word 'beautiful'. However, the oddity of his body could not be determined by zero. He could already feel that there were still many secrets hidden in his body. One of them was the ability absorption skill. After his battle with the butcher, he gained strength and defense strengthening for no reason; while after killing Hans, he gained the ability to speed up his recovery.
These abilities were all the powers possessed by the individual he killed before he died. And in some way, zero's body was reproducing their ability. Although it couldn't be copied 100%, it was already a very terrifying ability.
In the way of absorption, zero was thinking about blood. It was just like how Lea transformed the cells in her body after she unintentionally swallowed Hans's blood. It was also the same as when she had swallowed Hans's blood, but his cells were not affected by it. Instead, they had replicated the opponent's ability. Even though Zero was a scientific idiot, he knew that this must involve a series of complex and delicate movements such as gene breaking, replication, and so on. If this secret were to be made public, Su Yun believed that all the large corporations and organizations, including the Dark Council, would be interested in placing themselves on the dissecting platform.