49: mysterious organization

Su Yuan's expression was grim. At the river mouth, the current was turbulent and the river was very narrow, making it unsuitable for warships to operate.

Without the coordinated effort of warships, even if the Big Black Fish seemed to have suffered heavy damage, he had no confidence in taking it down.

This was his intuition.

On the warship rushing at full speed, Colonel Liu also had a grim expression.

Three warships were dispatched to encircle and annihilate one fish; this was like using an anti-aircraft gun to swat a mosquito, but the problem was, it still failed!

The Big Black Fish escaped!

The Yangtze River downstream from here was too narrow for their warships to enter and engage in combat.

“Release the drones! Once locked, use anti-submarine missiles!”

Colonel Liu said with a cold expression.

As a frigate of the Rabbit Country in the new era, it was naturally equipped with the Rabbit Country's signature weapon, drones.

A drone equipped with sonar detection immediately took off, rushing into the sky above the Yangtze River at an extremely high speed!

However, there was no reaction on the sonar; no trace of a giant creature was found.

On the bridge, silence fell for a moment.

“We didn’t lose in vain; we didn't understand the target well enough.”

Suddenly, Professor Jin Weiguo said, “The Big Black Fish should be like the Giant Octopus and Giant Eel, also possessing special abilities.”

“It should be able to control or command some aquatic creatures.”

“To deal with it, either true artillery bombardment, or a penetrating Laser Beam weapon like the Giant Octopus has, or clearing a battlefield, herding it in, and then killing it.”

“Old Jin makes sense; perhaps we can also use biochemical weapons, hitting it with special warheads.”

Colonel Liu was silent for a moment, then said, “This time it’s my dereliction of duty. I will report to the higher-ups and have other units try to search the Yangtze River.”

Thus, the navy, which had prepared for many days, also ended in failure.

“The intelligence of this Big Black Fish is not simple; it probably won’t return in a short time.”

“But one day, it will return, to find me, to find humanity!”

Su Yuan remained motionless at the bottom of the lake, his gaze fixed on the river mouth.

The next moment, a somewhat eerie smile appeared on Su Yuan’s face: “However, with my growth rate, it’s not certain who will be the prey next time we meet.”

...In the distance, a rock at the bottom of the water suddenly moved. The light shimmered and changed, transforming into two robots.

No, these were two people wearing full-body protective battle armors, similar to Iron Man.

“I didn’t expect the Spiritual Qi of Dayang Lake to be so rich, even giving birth to two such excellent creatures.”

One person exclaimed.

“If they hadn’t suddenly mobilized three warships, we wouldn’t have noticed this place. Compared to the inland, the ocean is the cradle of the strong.”

The other person said with a smile.

“It’s a pity our battle armor is too low-end; otherwise, we could try to see if we could slay that Big Black Fish.”

“Report to the Mysterious Organization; it won’t escape, and neither will that Octopus.”

As the two spoke, their gaze turned towards Su Yuan’s hiding place... This was a futuristic base, with silver-white walls, floor, and ceiling seamlessly integrated. There were no light bulbs, yet the light was bright and soft.

Giant cultivation devices stood on the ground, filled with gruesome creature corpses.

There were huge sharks, whales with sharp teeth, terrifying tigers, ferocious lions, and eerie Centipedes...

Around them, people in white lab coats busied themselves, operating various instruments.

Just then, a message came in.

A person in a white lab coat took off his protective hat and gloves, revealing the face of an old man, a Yellow race.

The old man followed the person who delivered the message to a highly futuristic computer.

“Oh, in an inland freshwater lake in the Rabbit Country, two excellent evolved creatures have appeared.”

“One has the ability to spray and shoot Laser Beams, and the other has extremely high defense and the ability to command its own kind.”

“Laser Beam, hmm, in that era, this is considered a good ability. Send someone to bring it back.”

The old man said indifferently, then paid no more attention, returning to his experiment...

In the hotel, after talking to Professor Jin Weiguo on the phone, Chen Xu and Lin Fei breathed a sigh of relief, but then immediately became worried again because of Professor Jin Weiguo's latter half of the sentence.

“I’ve decided, I’m going to take Brother Octopus back to the sea. No matter how powerful the officials are, they can’t possibly catch Brother Octopus in the ocean, right?”

Lin Fei pondered for a long time, finally showing a determined look, and stood up to say.

“Brother Fei, we are at Dayang Lake here, and theoretically, we can indeed follow the Yangtze River back to the sea, but first, let's not talk about the long journey and numerous tributaries along the way.”

“The estuary of the Yangtze River has dams, and in this special period, the defenses must be strict. It will be very difficult to pass through.”

Chen Xu said.

According to their speculation, this biological mutation might not be unique to their area, but very likely global.

At this moment, both their phone ringtones sounded simultaneously.

They looked at the phone numbers and their expressions immediately changed slightly.

“Hello, my beautiful and gentle dear mom, I forgot to tell you, Chen Xu and I had nothing to do during the summer vacation, so we went traveling.”

“Uh-huh, we didn’t wander off; we just visited the surrounding scenic spots. It’s just that life has been a bit tough...”

Lin Fei answered the phone calmly, then tactfully indicated that he was running out of money.

The next moment, a deposit notification sound rang out.

On the other side, Chen Xu, who had finally managed to deal with his parents, turned to look at Lin Fei, with an indescribable envy in his eyes.

Oh heavens, why didn't he also get such a doting mother for a prodigal son!

“No matter how difficult, we have to try. That professor has already made it very clear.”

Lin Fei spoke of serious matters, his expression solemn.

“Then first, we need to find Brother Octopus.”

Chen Xu said.

“We didn’t find him in the river, so Brother Octopus should be in Dayang Lake. Now the military is performing tasks there, so we can’t get in. We can only wait for now.”

“There’s a problem here: the military even dispatched warships to deal with a certain creature in Dayang Lake. Undoubtedly, that must be a very terrifying creature.”

“Perhaps Dayang Lake is more dangerous than we imagined, even more dangerous than Yangxi Town. Our attempt to go to Dayang Lake to find Brother Octopus could very likely be a dead end.”

Chen Xu analyzed with a solemn expression.

“Brother Fei, what do you mean?”

Chen Xu nodded as he listened.

“All we can do right now is wait for him here.”

Lin Fei said with some unwillingness. Chen Xu was with him, so he couldn't lead Chen Xu to a dead end.

His eyes flickered, and his desire for strength grew stronger.

“Fatty Chen, you say that animals have all mutated and evolved due to unknown factors. What about us humans? Is it possible that we could also be like this?”

Lin Fei asked with a hint of anticipation.

“You think it’s the Spiritual Qi revival, huh? Anyway, I don’t feel anything at all.”

Chen Xu said with a laugh. That was all stuff from web novels. If it really happened in reality, he’d perform a handstand while eating right then and there.

“Not necessarily. After all, we humans are high-level intelligent animals. Perhaps we are different from animals and require other factors or mediums.”

Lin Fei guessed wildly, a trace of longing in his eyes.