148: Fight alongside mutants

Shangqing City suburbs.

Continuous dark clouds completely blocked the sunlight, and the heavy rain poured down as if the Heavenly River in the celestial realm had broken a gap, gushing down into the human world.

The entire world was dim and gloomy, a vast expanse of white, the rain curtain blurring people’s vision.

"Uncle Zhang, we can't go on, the rain is too heavy! If we keep going, Dr. Du, Dr. Jia, and Lin Meng will not be able to hold on. Let's shelter under that tree!"

Gu Xiong shouted, the sound of the rain was too loud. If he didn’t shout, the people next to him might not hear his voice.

On the grass ahead, a sturdy ancient tree stood, its branches lush, covering a patch of grass, as massive as a small mountain.

"Alright, let's take shelter from the rain."

Old Man Zhang glanced at the panting trio, Lin Meng, and nodded.

The group quickly ran under the large tree. Its dense leaves blocked most of the rainwater, with only occasional drops falling.

"What a big tree!"

Lin Fei looked up at the large tree. It seemed to be a large banyan tree, forty to fifty meters tall, incredibly thick, with a main trunk diameter of three to four meters, unusually large.

"This should have appeared after the god particle emerged. Not only animals, but many plants, and even plankton, have been affected by the god particle."

"Some ancient trees, influenced by the god particle, have even evolved special structures that can capture animals."

Liu Ye took off his shirt, wrung it dry, and said as he spoke.

"Trees can even eat animals."

Lin Fei was somewhat astonished.

"In Dayang Mountain, there's a large willow tree whose branches are as hard as iron. Under our observation, it once hunted a tiger."

Lin Meng said.

"Mutated Creatures, Parasite similar to the zombie virus, and now even plants have mutated. This world has truly gone mad."

"By the way, this big tree of ours shouldn't eat people, right!"

Brother Niu said, and then shivered.

"That shouldn't be the case. Look, there are other small birds sheltering on the branches."

Liu Ye pointed to the small birds on the branches above and said.

Lin Fei and the others looked in the direction he pointed and indeed found some small Birds of Prey. Although called small Birds of Prey, their size was also much larger than in the past.

"A few days ago, the villagers took your advice, Brother Niu, and moved to the county town, but the housing prices there have skyrocketed these days. This damned life really doesn't want people to live well."

A burly villager, Brother Niu's fellow countryman, cursed.

"There's nothing we can do about this. Those capitalists must have noticed all this. In the future, rural towns will probably be deserted, and in such a situation, housing prices in cities will naturally rise."

Fang Chenjin said helplessly.

"Don't worry, the country will definitely arrange these matters well."

Gu Xiong, who had been silent for a long time, said.

The rain outside grew fiercer, denser, and heavier. The sky and the earth were tightly bound by this downpour. Only the deafening sound of rain remained between heaven and earth, like the roars of countless giant beasts.

Even the ground trembled slightly from the pounding rain, and water flowed across the grass underfoot.

"The concentration of spiritual energy is rising!"

A strange look appeared in Su Yuan's eyes. As the heavy rain intensified, he felt the concentration of spiritual energy increasing.

However, this heavy rain was different from the previous global downpours; it only fell in a few cities around Shangqing City.

After today, the spiritual energy concentration around Shangqing City would significantly exceed other places in the country.

But what exactly was the reason for all this?

It was just a rain, why could it make the spiritual energy concentration rise?

Or was it Karma in reverse?

Was it because of the increase in spiritual energy concentration that this heavy rain was triggered?

Su Yuan, with his Elementary insight, surveyed the downpour but found nothing.

After all, his strength was still insufficient.

"Whoosh!"

A bird cry sounded, and a huge Bird of Prey appeared from the distant sky, also unable to bear the increasingly heavy rain.

This was a Bird of Prey with a dark brown body, but its beak and talons were yellow. Its wingspan reached an astonishing eight meters, making it a super beast.

The huge dark brown Bird of Prey was very fast, clearly an evolved Bird of Prey.

Just as Lin Fei and the others began to be on alert, it flew onto a thick branch of the large tree. Its sharp gaze merely swept over everyone once, then ignored them, and began to preen its damp feathers.

Everyone, tense and gripping their weapons, exchanged glances.

"Uh, were we ignored? Ignored by a bird?"

Brother Niu was stunned. He had originally thought a battle was about to break out, but they weren't flustered. Firearms were still very effective against Mutated Creatures like birds.

"I'm willing to be ignored. Who knows if this giant Bird of Prey has any special abilities to wreak havoc!"

Lin Fei glared at him.

"Stay alert, don't cause trouble!"

Old Man Zhang also gave Brother Niu a glance, making him smile sheepishly.

Everyone began to rest quickly.

Because they were guarding against powerful Mutated Creatures, Awakened Ones like Lin Fei took turns on alert, while the others seized the opportunity to rest. Once the rain lessened a bit, they would continue their journey.

Just over half an hour after everyone started resting, many small animals had gathered under the large tree. What reassured Lin Fei and the others was that these small animals were not Infected, and there were no battles between them. They cautiously kept their distance from each other, and for a time, all was peaceful.

But at this moment, in the distance, a group of Infected, following fleeing small animals, appeared in Lin Fei's field of vision.

In the dark clouds, Su Yuan watched this scene with interest, not rushing to act.

With his Mind Whisper skill, even if he acted at the critical moment, it would be enough to catch up.

What interested him was that there were many Awakened Ones among these people. This made him want to carefully observe how these Awakened Ones compared to his dependents.

When he arrived earlier, he hadn't watched for long before an emergency occurred, and he acted because they were with Lin Fei.

"Attention!"

Old Man Zhang was the first to shout, standing up nimbly, a sharp military knife in his hand.

Lin Fei and the others all prepared for battle, taking out their weapons.

Just then, those Mutated Animals also bared their fangs and snarled, all of them making threatening sounds towards the approaching Infected in the distance.

Those wildcats as large as big dogs, mountain cats like tigers, giant wild wolves, mice the size of house cats, and giant bats, at this moment, all tacitly stood up.

They came to Lin Fei and the others' side but did not attack them, instead looking at the Infected approaching from afar.

"Damn, am I dreaming! I'm actually standing on the same side as so many Mutated Creatures, fighting alongside them!"

Lin Fei muttered to himself, somewhat lost in thought. He had fought Mutated Creatures several times, but he had never imagined such a scene.

"It's too surreal!"

Liu Ye, as someone from the Wildlife and Plant Administration Bureau, felt even more A lot of emotion.

"Watch out, they're coming!"

Old Man Zhang roared, seemingly taking the lead.

Suddenly, all the Mutated Creatures let out deafening roars in unison, rushed out from under the big tree, and charged towards the Infected.

"Die for Brother Niu!"

Brother Niu's eyes were red as he charged forward, his arms swelling by a large circle. He gripped a fire axe with both hands, chopping off the head of an Infected wolf with one swing.

A mutated mountain cat, with astonishing explosiveness, burst forth with extreme speed, dodging the pounce of an Infected mountain cat. Then it suddenly turned, swinging a paw, its sharp claws like daggers slicing open the Infected mountain cat's neck.

However, the mutated mountain cat's claws were not long enough to sever the Infected mountain cat's head.

Just then, Lin Fei, holding an axe, swung it over and directly chopped off the Infected mountain cat's head.

Only, what Lin Fei didn't notice was that behind him, an Infected mouse darted over.

Just as Su Yuan was about to act, the mutated mountain cat swatted its paw, directly knocking the Infected mouse away, its body cut into several pieces by the sharp claws.

Su Yuan relaxed, his gaze falling back on Old Man Zhang.

This Old Man was quite old, but his fighting style was incredibly brave. Compared to Gu Xiong, who had similar strength, he was very tough in his combat style.

He dared to charge into the Infected horde alone with just a military knife.

The last giant python that did that had already become Infected.

However, this Old Man went in and out seven times, truly having some skill.

There was also a completely black mountain cat, or perhaps a house cat, whose size was no less than a leopard's, and its strength was astonishing, even more formidable than Old Man Zhang's.

Su Yuan watched with relish; such a scene was not easy to come by. If only he had some popcorn.

He now had a phone. If it weren't for the special circumstances, he could have ordered takeout and used the original owner's quick pay.