manynovel Chapter 85: Chapter Returns to the Beginning
Chapter 85: Chapter Returns to the Beginning
People on the main street of the old city subconsciously looked up.
However, before they could even see the enormous creature, they were blinded by a dazzling orange-red color.
The dragon breathed out flames like magma, hot enough to vaporize flesh and blood in an instant, even evaporating bone fragments.
Even from a distance of 100 meters, everyone was still wearing temperature-controlled clothing, and they could still clearly feel the raging, scorching heat.
When Qi Te discovered that the bounty hunter was following Jiang Luo's car again, he had already decided to kill him.
This wasn't his first time killing someone. During the academy hostage crisis, he had worked with Ji Chenyu to take down two armed thugs. The bounty hunter didn't pose a direct threat to him, but once he entered the old city, everyone would be forced into another deadly battle.
In that case, killing the other party is undoubtedly the optimal solution.
Unfortunately, it was too late.
That terrifying golden dragon has already been lured here. Right now, let alone killing these egg thieves, it's questionable whether I can even escape the scorching lava-like flames.
"withdraw!"
Qi Te decisively turned around and ran away, with Uncle D3 in close behind, while Qiao Yi and Cao Yingchong instantly flashed to their maximum distance.
Meanwhile, military off-road vehicles sped along the main road.
Jiang Luo opened the car door, and Qi Te, who was fleeing for his life, suddenly felt a lightness in his body.
Immediately, a hand grabbed his arm and pulled hard.
Zit crashed into the car.
The angle was perfect; if it weren't for the masks, the two of them would probably be face to face right now.
Beneath the transparent mask, that delicate yet slightly youthful face seemed vaguely familiar. Especially the eyes—slightly upturned at the corners and with a lighter iris color...
Qi Te's heart skipped a beat, but he quickly regained his senses.
"Uncle D"
Jiang Luo pointed to the roof of the car, and D3's shout came from above.
Holy crap!
The dwarf uncle was also bewildered; how did he suddenly find himself flying while running? However, despite his confusion, as a professional field security personnel, he reacted quickly, grabbing the guardrail and jumping onto the roof of the vehicle.
Orange-red pillars of fire shot out from the sky, and the buildings, which had withstood over a century of wind, sun, scorching heat, and freezing winters, were already beyond repair. Under the burning flames of the lava, the high-rise buildings that were first affected emitted continuous, deafening crashes.
Wall fragments and glass rapidly disintegrated and fell from a height of tens of meters.
"Watch out ahead..."
With her sense of hearing, Qi Te was the first to notice the danger and was about to warn AA to get out of the way. But the old driver floored the accelerator and ruthlessly rammed into a dilapidated bus that was blocking the middle of the road.
As he walked through the flying metal shards, Zit stared in astonishment.
Dozens of fragments of the wall, along with various items that slid out as the building collapsed and tilted, which should have fallen down, were all suspended in mid-air, motionless.
Combining his previous strange physical sensations, Zite came to a surprising conclusion—magnetic field manipulation.
This must be the special ability of someone inside the car, and soon he got the answer.
Jiang Luo nodded to him, then pointed to her leg.
It was only then that Qi Te realized he was sitting on a girl's lap.
......................
Ten minutes later, the military off-road vehicle arrived at the hospital.
By this time, the area outside the hospital gate was littered with animal carcasses. Besides the abnormal creatures killed by the advance team, there were many others that had been decapitated or cleaved in two. Clearly, this was the work of Captain Xu Su.
Five firing positions have been set up outside the door. Any unusual creatures that approach will be killed on sight.
Everyone jumped out of the car quickly, while D3, Joey, and Cao Yingchong jumped off the roof.
Yuan Sheng quickly glanced at the defenses in front of the hospital, then looked at Qi Te: "Are you sure you can stop that beast with this little firepower?"
In fact, Yuan Sheng wasn't the only one with this question; Cao Yingchong, who was standing nearby, also thought of this crucial issue.
They made an emergency evacuation from Outpost 3, circled around, and returned to the starting point.
Could it be that this old city hides a gunpowder depot?
"We can't stop it, but we have to try anyway."
Hu Zizai raised an eyebrow and looked at the handsome young man with great admiration.
When they met on the main road, he guessed that this was the person who was talking to the director.
When Jiang Luogang received the call, the three reservists were still somewhat skeptical about the reliability of the information. After all, the AA had not detected a large number of unusual creatures operating in the wild through monitoring satellites.
Kyogoku Hiko, in particular, had no intention of leaving the Tree of Life's territory, but when the car had driven less than a hundred meters, he saw more than a dozen black dragon salamanders rushing toward the direction of the Tree of Life.
Immediately afterwards, more and more beasts rose up.
AA simultaneously projected the footage captured by the monitoring satellite, and everyone clearly saw that the fire-feathered ravens, blue storks, and other birds that originally perched on the branches of the Tree of Life flew away from that territory and fled, eventually being devoured by the gorillas.
The Tree of Life territory does indeed have a "no-war" rule, and the reason it was also affected is mainly due to hunger.
A creature that suddenly awakens from hibernation due to some unknown factor is in a state of extreme hunger.
Predation is the highest priority survival instinct.
"The monitoring satellites didn't detect anything unusual, so how did you discover it?"
Kyogoku looked at Chit with curiosity, and Chit pointed to his eyes: "Visual perception system, dynamic imaging. During my data collection, I observed a large number of organisms awakening in the rainforest."
"The creatures that awaken first will inevitably hunt frantically due to hunger. Under the domino effect, the formation of a beast tide is only a matter of time."
The explanation given by Zit was basically consistent with the results of the three people's previous analysis in the car.
Although the three were not biology majors, their intelligence allowed them to easily deduce the above conclusion.
Even before getting out of the car, Jiang Luo switched the holographic mask to one-way mode, where the outside was mirrored and her vision was unobstructed.
At that moment, she was looking up at the top of the hospital building, which was about thirty stories high, and a look of astonishment flashed in her eyes.
Qi Te didn't know much about energy manipulation sequences, but with advanced abilities like magnetic field manipulation, he should be able to sense energy fluctuations such as biomagnetic fields.
As they walked into the hospital lobby, Ji Chenyu rushed forward as soon as he saw Qi Te.
"Tezi, are you alright? Holy crap, that scared me to death."
Yue Wanwan followed Qi Te the moment she saw him. Then, she looked at the two people who had come with her with some confusion.
The girl, who was about 165 cm tall, neither fat nor thin, and wearing a dark blue constant temperature sweatshirt, had her face hidden by a one-way mask, but her figure and gait revealed that she was very young.
Another young woman, around twenty-three or twenty-four years old, was tall and slender. Her figure was perfectly accentuated by a dark gray leather suit.
Everyone noticed that the expressionless young woman wasn't wearing a mask. Even for a self-healing ability user, there was no need to squander her energy like this; everyone guessed that it had been damaged during the encounter with the beasts.
"I'm the healing type, you can use it first."
Yue Wanwan took off her breathing mask and handed it over.
AA: "Thank you, no need."
He spoke very politely, but his expression didn't change at all, and his tone was completely devoid of emotion.
Joey stared at AA curiously, while Yue Wanwan subconsciously looked at the girl whose face was covered by a mask.
Ji Chenyu glanced at the five people. The two military personnel were dressed in civilian clothes, but their demeanor was outstanding.
Before the mouthpiece could speak, Cao Yingchong said directly, "Aren't you going to introduce them?"
Joey chimed in, "Yeah, which friend would you jump out of the car to save?"
"Holy crap, Tezi, you didn't fall! You're usually the calmest person, why were you so impulsive?"
Ji Chenyu blurted out in disbelief, then immediately realized he had said the wrong thing and glanced guiltily at Yue Wanwan.
"Jump out of the car?"
Yue Wanwan looked at Qi Te in shock. She was once again assigned to the main control vehicle, so she failed to notice in time that Qi Te had fallen behind.
Qi Te was speechless. He had died three times already, and these guys still had that "watching the show" look on their faces.
He didn't know how to introduce himself and was about to give a random answer when Jiang Luo readily introduced herself: "My surname is Luo, you can just call me Xiao Luo. This is my friend, AA."
After escorting the young lady into the hall, Yuan Sheng and Hu Zizai turned and walked towards the firing point outside the door.
Kyogoku Hiko then extended his hand to Yue Wanwan: "Kyogoku Hiko, my surname is Kyogoku, not Kyo."
Yue Wanwan raised her hand somewhat blankly and gently shook hands with the arrogant young man.
"What's your name?"
"Yue Wanwan"
"The name 'Crescent Moon' perfectly matches your beauty."
Seeing Kyogoku Hiko's lewd grin, Ji Chenyu immediately stepped forward and stood in front of Yue Wanwan.
"No, Tezi, when did you meet him...?"
Before Ji Chenyu could finish speaking, Cao Yingchong interrupted, "If I'm not mistaken, Miss Luo's special ability is the extremely rare magnetic field manipulation, right?"
Jiang Luo nodded without any hesitation, saying, "You could say that."
Four times in total, but only this time did Qi Te truly understand Jiang Luo's strength.
The opponent clearly possesses a dual-sequence ability. While precognitive abilities alone wouldn't be particularly useful on an individual level, when combined with a high-combat-power ability like magnetic field manipulation, it's like adding wings to a tiger.
"Tezi, are you crazy? He's that strong, why would you jump out of the car to save him?"
Ji Chenyu's words hit the nail on the head, prompting Cao Yingchong to ask, "So, why did you try to stop that car?"
Ji Chenyu: "An ambush? What happened?"
"Squad leader, didn't you see that huge creature spewing flames?"
Cao Yingchong immediately understood the meaning behind the words, but what puzzled him even more was how Qi Te knew that it was that car that attracted the giant beast.
Furthermore, it was Qi Te who suggested the emergency evacuation. Even the monitoring satellites didn't capture anything unusual, but sure enough, a large herd of animals appeared not long afterward.
Could it be that Zite also possesses the ability to foresee the future?
Considering the presence of outsiders, Cao Yingchong did not ask, intending to wait until this crisis was over before having a private conversation with Qi Te.
"Roar"
A roar, like the cry of a dragon, came from not far away.
Then, a colossal, golden figure slowly rose from the ruins.