169: Lin'an City Animal Management Regulations

At this moment, the bright moon hung high in the sky, casting its silver glow everywhere!

The vast Dayang Lake was shrouded in a thick mist that merged with the moonlight, appearing incredibly mysterious in the night, like a fairy lake from myths and legends.

Several drones hovered not far away, specifically sent to check on the situation at Dayang Lake.

The intermittent mist appearing above Dayang Lake, coupled with the damaged underwater cameras within the lake, had drawn attention.

These drones had previously attempted to deploy underwater drones into the water, but those underwater drones quickly lost contact upon entering the mist.

This situation made the military hesitant to act rashly, even while fully focused on rescuing survivors.

They speculated that the thick fog might be an ability of a powerful Mutated Creature within Dayang Lake.

Therefore, drones were dispatched to track and understand the whereabouts of this Mutated Creature.

If the threat level was confirmed, the military could launch missiles and depth charges to eliminate the threat.

Su Yuan naturally noticed the drones in the sky and quietly moved away from the area; the water mist, losing Su Yuan's support, slowly began to dissipate.

But before it completely vanished, Su Yuan had already moved far away from here.

A certain spot in Dayang Lake.

Here, large fish swam in schools, giant crabs scurried, and countless large shrimp teemed.

A Reeves Shad seven to eight meters long was chasing a Mandarin Fish three meters long when, the next moment, a Grass Carp over ten meters long burst out.

The Grass Carp had sharp teeth, clearly having undergone a tremendous mutation, and was no longer a vegetarian.

It disdained the other small fish and shrimp, ambushing itself in the waterweeds, then suddenly lunged at the Reeves Shad.

Because it was an ambush, by the time the Reeves Shad noticed, it was too late to dodge and was bitten squarely.

Its huge mouth bit into the Reeves Shad's body, tearing off a large chunk of flesh.

But the next moment, countless fish schools, all appearing grotesque and emanating an eerie aura, surged from afar.

Their sizes varied, with some even reaching over twenty meters, causing all the creatures here to flee in panic.

By the time Su Yuan arrived, there was not a single larger creature left in the vicinity.

The entire surrounding area was completely encircled by Su Yuan's kin.

This evolution consumed so many evolution points, and he didn't know how much time it would take.

So, after waiting for a period, he came after the Crocodile-Eyed Eel's injuries had somewhat recovered.

Including the Wels Catfish, God-Devouring Fish, and Two-Winged Dark Python, there were a total of four giant fish, each over thirty meters long, which was enough to handle most situations.

Combined with the large number of kin around, unless it was a Mutated Creature of the Big Black Fish's caliber, ordinary Mutated Creatures couldn't escape.

Su Yuan found a patch of waterweeds, burrowed into the mud beneath, and activated his Camouflage Ability.

As three hundred thousand evolution points vanished, a mysterious power descended, covering Su Yuan's body.

Under the influence of this power, Su Yuan's body underwent unprecedented changes; every inch of his flesh, every cell, was undergoing a mysterious transformation, and his deep inner self was changing.

Wisps of power spread out, making the Mutated Creatures in the distance feel a chill through their bodies, as if being targeted by a terrifying creature.

All of Su Yuan's kin became even more fervent and loyal, offering their humble and faithful devotion to the great lord of eternal life.

Sunrise and sunset, time flowed on.

Linan City, Public Security Bureau.

Two o'clock in the morning.

With a screech of brakes, a private car stopped at the entrance of the Public Security Bureau.

Two middle-aged parents helped Chen Huanhuan out of the car and walked into the Public Security Bureau.

At this hour, the Public Security Bureau was still brightly lit, because during this special time, even the urban area of a large city like Linan City could not remain unaffected.

Within the entire urban area, countless incidents of animal attacks were reported daily.

Domestic fowl and livestock kept by people, and even people's pets, cats and dogs, had been affected by the spiritual energy resurgence, and their sizes were growing larger.

While different from wild animals, these animals raised by humans were not extremely ferocious and could still remember their former caretakers.

However, their increased size and strength meant that even a little playful roughhousing could sometimes cause serious harm to humans.

Especially since the strength of these livestock wasn't always this way; unlike former wild beasts like lions and tigers, their control over their own strength couldn't compare to these formerly ordinary wild beasts.

Even in the past, incidents of lions and tigers kept by humans injuring people occasionally occurred.

Sometimes, causing harm was not their intention, but compared to them, humans were simply too fragile.

Even a slight carelessness could cause serious injury.

If this was true for former wild beasts, how much more so for these domestic fowl, livestock, and pets, whose strength rapidly increased under the influence of spiritual energy.

Their mastery and understanding of their own strength were even less than that of former wild beasts.

Furthermore, a large number of stray cats and dogs in the city, many of whom had experienced human beatings and chases, could only silently endure when they had no power.

But with the current spiritual energy resurgence, because they were in the city, most wild cats had not reached the size of tigers.

Wild dogs had also not grown to an exaggerated extent, and their roaming through various alleys in the city also brought some difficulty to the capture efforts.

Even some small birds above the city had become increasingly ferocious, attacking human infants.

It was also for this reason that the Municipal Public Security Bureau had been incredibly busy these days, even though the Public Security Bureau only assisted the Wildlife and Plant Administration Bureau in this regard.

But strictly speaking, pets and domestic fowl in the city were actually not within the scope of the Wildlife and Plant Administration Bureau's responsibilities.

Just behind Chen Huanhuan and the two parents, a team of Security Officers who had just returned from a call walked in.

These Security Officers were somewhat disheveled, covered in quite a bit of trash, and dragged a massive giant wolf as they entered.

This giant wolf was terrifyingly large, much bigger than a tiger, with messy, dirty fur; if one looked closely, one could see that it was actually a dog, and a purebred Border Collie at that.

“This dog is still good, I think it can be trained, no need to kill it. It was probably abandoned by its owner after it grew larger, not long ago.”

“Look, its fur is a bit dirty because it was near a landfill, but the hair quality is very good. This definitely comes from eating dog food, and expensive dog food at that, like Orijen.”

Several Security Officers said, panting heavily.

These days, the police dogs in the Public Security Bureau had also been affected by this evolutionary surge, growing larger and becoming increasingly intelligent, and their cooperation with their handlers became more tacit.

If there was a drawback, there was only one: as they grew larger, they couldn't squeeze into some small places anymore.

Therefore, the Public Security Bureau now first captures mutated animals in the urban area alive and then attempts to domesticate them.

If they truly cannot be domesticated, for the safety of the citizens, they can only be put down.

“These people, we’ve already issued announcements, but they don't appreciate it. After abandoning them, they threaten others and also increase our workload.”

A Security Officer on duty said helplessly, then looked at Chen Huanhuan and the two parents, saying:

“Is there something you need?”

Chen Huanhuan and the two parents were startled by the large dog at this moment.

Because Linan City had previously issued management regulations for all animals, including pets and domestic fowl, stating that all animals posing a threat to people were not allowed to be released freely in public places.

Moreover, not all animals in the city had such a large growth spurt; many animals had limited growth, which, while surprising, wasn't terrifying.

In fact, the city had been holding meetings to discuss whether to confiscate all animals from the public.

However, this matter had too great an impact and could easily lead to conflicts with the public, so it had only been discussed in meetings and never truly implemented.

It was also for this reason that the three had only heard rumors about animals and seen some slightly larger animals, but had never truly seen such an exaggeratedly huge wild dog.

Hearing the Security Officer's question, Chen Huanhuan came back to her senses and cried out, “I have something urgent! I want to report the people of Wutong Town for killing my friends and arranging their bodies into strange symbols to sacrifice to their evil god!”

“Murder? Sacrifice?”

The receptionist Security Officer's expression changed, and his previously sleepy eyes suddenly sharpened.

The Security Officers who were still dragging the giant Border Collie also put down the large Border Collie and immediately looked over.