The shattered earth spread countless cracks, and the black smoke obscured the dimming light of the setting sun. On the muddy road, countless people trudged forward, their faces full of despair and fear. From time to time, someone will fall into the cracks, crying incessantly.
Tens of thousands of people lined up in a row, with reinforced warriors standing at intervals on either side of the line, providing protection. These people are called "evolutionaries".
Since the sudden catastrophe on Earth six months ago, the theory of evolution has gradually emerged.
At the back of the group, Lu Yin looked up into the distance, and his ears heard the creepy chewing sound. With a roar, a mutated dog, with scarlet eyes shining and nearly two meters long, rushed out from behind a burning tree, blood dripping from its mouth, howling and rushing towards the group.
Many of the survivors in the group screamed in horror when they saw the scene. Lu Yin's face was solemn, and he quickly pulled out a strange weapon from his waist. It looks like an iron rod, but one side is sharpened like a blade.
Lu Yin jumped into the air and slashed down with one hand, cutting off the mutant dog's head effortlessly. Blood splattered on the ground, staining the grass red.
Seeing the death of the mutant dog, the group finally calmed down, still full of fear, and continued to move forward.
Lu Yin withdrew the iron rod and glanced at it. There are several cracks on it. "It doesn't look like it's going to last long."
When the sun sets, the earth is engulfed in darkness. All the evolutionaries lit a flame, and the flames spread along the path of the team, trying to drive away the mutated beasts in this way. The convoy also stopped.
Going to a strange place in the dark is equivalent to seeking death.
A hoarse electric sound sounded, and a voice came from the walkie-talkie of Lu Yin on his waist. "The last evolutionary with the number 3, looking for food within a radius of one kilometer."
Lu Yin's evolutionary code is 103. He looked up at the mutant dog that had been killed, picked it up, and threw it in front of the group. "Eat."
A chatter spread through the crowd, and soon, several men stepped up to deal with the situation, their movements showing signs of familiarity, despite the fact that the mutant dog still had human bones left in its mouth.
One mutated dog is only enough to feed about 20 people. Lu Yin walked out of the fire, grabbed his iron rod, and walked into the distance.
The sound of chewing never stopped in his ears. In the darkness, a pair of sparkling green eyes stared at Lu Yin. These are mutated rats. Although they look ugly, their meat is edible.
Lu Yin swung his iron rod, killed more than a dozen mutated rats, and then threw them towards the group. That's enough for his team.
Suddenly, a scream of pain rang out. Lu Yin didn't need to look to know that the Evolver was dead. He had no intention of helping. Who knows what attacked the Evolver? It could be a venomous snake, a vampire mosquito, or a powerful mutated rat capable of crushing steel. These creatures are not uncommon in the wild.
The group was very quiet, and everyone hid behind the flames, as if the thin layer of fire could really protect them.
Lu Yin looked at these people with pity, then looked up at the sky. The stars are so brilliant and bright. The polluted air had fully recovered six months ago, and with it came the mutation of countless organisms, including humans themselves.
No one knows the cause of the mutation. As if overnight, all living things became terrifying, and many people became mindless walking corpses, devouring creatures everywhere. These people are called zombies.
The remaining survivors have gotten stronger. Although they don't change much, they can enhance themselves by consuming crystals in the bodies of mutated creatures. These are known as EVOLs
It seems as if overnight the earth has returned to ancient times, where the strong prey on the weak. The vast stockpiles of weapons that once ruled the planet have been almost completely destroyed. Lu Yin witnessed the explosion of his city's arsenal, as if those modern weapons no longer belonged to this era.
Strong winds blew across the ground, and bloodstained newspapers were crushed by the rocks and rustled in the breeze.
Lu Yin picked up a newspaper and read the headline: "February 3, 2200, a historic day." On this day, China's Sky-5 spacecraft landed on Neptune, and Bai Qian became the first astronaut on Earth to explore Neptune. Neptune, as a gas giant, ... that day" Lu Yin tossed the newspaper aside, and a little girl carefully handed him a roasted animal leg.
Lu Yin took the animal leg and smiled faintly. "Thank you."
The little girl smiled shyly and ran back into the crowd.
Animals have stiff legs and no appetite. Even though it's seasoned, it's still hard to eat. However, Lu Yin ate it with satisfaction. Only when he is well fed can he accumulate the strength he needs.
The flames flickered, and Lu Yin quickly pulled out the iron rod and slashed down heavily, killing a mutant mantis that passed through the flames. These mutated praying mantises, once they enter the colony, can cause huge casualties. Their blades reflected red light, no less dangerous than Lu Yin's iron rods.
During the night, Lu Yin only rested for two hours. During that time, he killed more than a dozen mutated creatures that tried to storm the ranks.
There were no casualties on Lu Yin's side, but the situation in other parts was different. In one area, dozens of survivors, including the Evolutionaries, were killed by a giant mutant boar. This mutated boar can shoot hard thorns, and a wave of attacks can take the lives of many people. Had it not been for the intervention of a few stronger evolutionaries, the casualties would have been greater.
As the early morning sun rose, the group continued south. They were heading to Jinling, the largest gathering place in the province of Suzhou, where there were troops, many evolutionaries, and a man known in China as the "punishment saint", Zhou Shan.
The six-month-long apocalypse led to the emergence of many evolutionary beings, as well as the birth of a top powerhouse known as the "Seven Sages".
Although communication is still limited, it is possible to stay connected. Recently, the official divides evolutionaries into levels: ordinary evolutionaries who have just consumed crystals, and those who have the strength to crush ordinary evolutionaries are called "human-level" powerhouses; Above them are "earth-shattering" powerhouses, also known as "prefecture-level" who possess the power to destroy cities.
At the top of the hierarchy are Sky-level powerhouses. As the name suggests, they are capable of flying and are also known as "heaven-level" powerhouses. The Seven Sages of China are the Seven Heaven-level powerhouses.
In the six months after the end of the world, this is the only classification, but perhaps in the future, there will be more systematic rankings. However, as long as those seven heaven-level powerhouses did not die, they would always be at their peak. This is where the title "Saint" comes from. Perhaps it is also because countless survivors want their protection that they are called "saints".
There is a saint in the Jinling gathering place: "Zhou Shan", the "criminal saint".
The group continues their journey. They are still more than a hundred kilometers from Jinling, a distance that would take only a few hours in peacetime, but now, at least a few days.
A few miles away from the long line, countless wandering zombies slowly approached, as if they smelled the scent of living creatures.
The evolutionaries on both sides of the team were on high alert, many with fearful expressions. Although zombies are not fast, they are very powerful, and they have powerful toxins in their blood. Any contact can cause the skin to decay and eventually lead to loss of consciousness, making the victim one of them. This is the scariest part.
Lu Yin narrowed his eyes and gripped his iron rod tightly. Fighting zombies is not difficult; They're always the same. Unlike the Evolvers, they were unable to get stronger, much to the relief of countless survivors. If zombies can evolve, there really is no way for them to survive.
The Survivors' greatest enemies at the moment are mutated beasts.
Just as Lu Yin and the others were about to fight with a large group of zombies, the zombies suddenly stopped, then turned around and walked away. A bad premonition surged in Lu Yin's heart.
The earth shook suddenly. In front of the group, a large vine rose from the ground, its branches and foliage seemed to possess a strange intelligence, and it had seized many of the survivors. Accompanied by screams of despair, all captured were crushed to flesh, their wreckage soaked with the soil in which the roots of the vines had rooted.
All the survivors fled in fear, including many of the Evolvers.
Lu Yin's eyelids twitched. This mutated vine must have reached the level of the earth, far beyond the level that ordinary evolutionaries could match, even if there were some human-level powerhouses in their group.
The Evolvers on the team have no intention of going head-to-head. They all stepped back, trying to avoid the reach of the vines.
After a long time, the vines seemed to have had enough and retreated back into the dirt.
Countless survivors cried out in pain, their desperate screams filling the air. In such an environment, many people will have a nervous breakdown, even some evolutionaries are no exception.
Soon, a hoarse crackling sound was heard, and from the communicator around his waist, a voice echoed, "Rest in place." The Punishment Saints will come and pick us up in person.
Hearing the news, countless people cheered. For the survivors of this era, the first-order masters are like gods. It seems that once a first-order master appears, everything can be solved.
Lu Yin sneered. Sage? He placed a hand on his left arm. Even now, half of his body was still aching from unbearable pain that seemed to remind him forever of that night.
The whole city was abandoned, and all the guns that were not destroyed were released within the city. Screams are everywhere. Half of his body was already scorched, and when he looked back, all he saw was those high eyes and a blinding golden light.
Liu Shaoge, he will never forget the man known as the "Saint of Light", one of the Seven Saints, who made him experience the greatest pain. This pain, Lu Yin swears, he will repay it tenfold.
As the flames rose, the sky darkened. Lu Yin was about to rest, when he suddenly heard screams and cries not far away.
Lu Yin frowned and turned his head. A hundred meters away, several girls were surrounded by more than a dozen evolutionary beings, shamelessly mocking them. Several girls were barely clothed and silently shed tears.
This scene is not unfamiliar. In the wake of the end of the world, humanity has fallen into the Fall. This is normal. Lu Yin has witnessed it many times. What should he say? In such an environment, it is impossible to want protection without paying any price.
Lu Yin closed his eyes and relaxed his mood a little.
In the distance, a young girl was knocked to the ground, screaming. "D*mn, I risked my life to protect you, and now you're complaining? What's wrong with having some fun? Don't act as if you have the upper hand. The other day, I had a lot of fun with a little star, and now she begs me to do it again, but I'm not interested. Get up.
The young girl glared at the Evolver with hatred, her eyes bloodshot.
The evolutionaries around her grinned, enjoying the current era. They can indulge themselves and no one stops them.
A gust of wind blew, and suddenly, a figure appeared in front of the evolutionary. It's Lu Yin. At that moment, his iron rod pressed against the Evolver's neck. He said coldly, "Get lost."
It was terrible silence, save for the soft cry of the young girl.
The evolutionary who was threatened by Lu Yin had an extremely ugly face. He gritted his teeth and said, "Lu, this has nothing to do with you. They are under my protection.
"You're bothering me," Lu Yin said lightly, as the sharp side of his iron rod pressed downward, the evolutionary's skin cracked, and blood began to flow down the iron rod.
The Evolver was terrified. "Okay, okay, you're so ruthless. They're yours now, and I won't touch them.
Lu Yin put away the iron rod and walked back to his original position coldly. Many people in the group watched this scene quietly. They're used to it. Even if those girls were killed, no one would help. Lu Yin seemed strange to them.
A dozen evolutionaries exchanged angry glances, but didn't make any moves. Lu Yin is very strong—this is something they all know.
Several girls ran behind Lu Yin and wanted to say something, but Lu Yin kept his eyes closed and ignored them. They could only look at him gratefully and sit down cautiously.
A moment later, a stunning-looking and scantily clad young woman approached Lu Yin with a smile. Her piercing gaze swept over the girls, causing them to immediately retreat, bowing their heads in fear.
The women were happy with their reaction. She sat down next to Lu Yin and whispered in his ear.
Lu Yin raised his hand and grabbed the woman's neck and opened his eyes. He said coldly: "If there is a next time, you will die."
The woman's gaze turned cold, and she barely showed a flirtatious smile. "You're as ruthless as ever."
Lu Yin let go of his hand and stared at the woman coldly. "What's wrong?"
The woman rubbed her neck and glared at him. "Do you know you've offended someone?"
Lu Yin did not answer.
The woman continued: "Zhang Tong and his gang are plotting against you. There are more than a dozen evolutionaries, and you are alone. You won't be able to handle them. Be careful.
"Thank you," Lu Yin replied