sequence evolution

Chapter 564 Cloud Monster

Above the apocalyptic wasteland, the sky was dark and distorted, shrouded in thick clouds of dust.

Driving the city lord's titanium alloy aircraft, traveling through the vast wasteland, you can see the magnificent scenery of the wasteland.

As the aircraft flew, the scene on the ground gradually became clearer. The once prosperous city was now only a few ruins, ruthlessly covered by sand and rocks.

The high-rise buildings no longer exist, replaced by rolling sand dunes, with only the occasional exposed steel bars and concrete proving that humans once existed here.

Lin Tianyi gazed at the uninhabited wasteland through the window of the aircraft, a complex emotion welling up in his heart.

This was once a glorious place of human civilization, but now it can only exist in this way, being ruthlessly eroded by nature.

However, in this wasteland, there is also a vibrant scene.

In some corners, green vegetation stubbornly emerges from the sand, as if nature is trying to prove to humans that even in the cruelest environment, life can still find a way to survive.

In the driving seat, Lu Lixi excitedly pulled the joystick and rushed towards the location of Spark Company at a speed of Mach 1.

Looking at the endless clouds in the sky, Lin Tianyi said helplessly:
"I say, should we drive slower? If we really run into those cloud monsters at such a fast speed, won't we have no chance to dodge?"

Lu Liqian said indifferently:

"It's almost impossible to avoid those cloud monsters in the wasteland."

"Once you encounter these things, you have no choice but to fight them. Instead of thinking about how to avoid these acid rain clouds, you might as well think about how to deal with these annoying things."

Seeing Lu Lixi's attitude, Lin Tianyi asked curiously:

“Are there a lot of these?”

"If we fly lower, the threat we face should be much lower, right?"

"Or, we can take a detour. No matter how many clouds there are in the sky, there will always be clear areas. Anyway, our spaceship is fast enough."

Upon hearing this, Akasi shook her head and said:
"There are many pilots in the wasteland who share the same idea as you. Unfortunately, those cloud monsters feed on mutated birds or humans who pilot flying devices. Sometimes, even if the radar predicts the distribution of the surrounding clouds, it is still impossible to avoid the attacks of these guys."

When Lin Tian heard what Akasi said, he couldn't help but ask:
"Speaking of which, you should have a good understanding of the creatures in the wasteland."

"This cloud life is so strange, has your institute never conducted research on this kind of thing?!"

Upon hearing this, Akashi immediately said:

"Of course there are. We have studied it more than once. No species in the wasteland is born out of thin air."

"Some of them are man-made disasters like the Mother Nest, while others are biological species that survived natural distortions."

Lin Tianyi has already seen two of the three major natural disasters.

The so-called mother nest, the source of this thing, is naturally the human slime mold cultivated by the Audition Death based on the undead cells of Akasi's mother Brinda.

The ghouls are human corpses that have evolved into out-of-control creatures after being exposed to radiation and taking excessive amounts of fragrances.

The former is the man-made disaster mentioned by Akasi.

The latter, like most of the Western psychics that Lin Tianyi had encountered, were humans contaminated by the power of gods.

As for the third disaster, that is, mutants, also known as green-skinned muscle men. These guys with amazing reproductive capacity are not only immune to various radiations, but also possess unparalleled strength and terrifying healing abilities.

It is said that their origin is the failed product of human genetic research by Giant God Biotechnology Co., Ltd. However, this view was strongly denied by Giant God Biotechnology Co., Ltd., who claimed that they were residents of a shelter.

Akashi continued:
"Our research institute once teamed up with Giant God Biotechnology to capture thousands of these clouds using special high-density materials and nets."

“Then there was a several-year research project.”

"After all, if this kind of thing can be completely controlled through the mind interference system, any survivor base on the ground will be at the mercy of others."

Hearing what Akasi said, Lulixi couldn't help but shiver.

As an authentic wasteland native, Lu Lixi has heard more than once about survivors' strongholds being shrouded in this kind of cloud in the form of "fog".

If these strongholds do not have the protection of underground shelters, the consequences will often be extremely tragic. No matter how advanced the weapons are or how powerful the large defensive shields are, the end will be the same.

That is, in the pitch-black fog, there were desperate howls one after another.

When the fog clears, only some leftover bones will remain on the ground, and the entire settlement will become a dead city.

"What are the results of your research?"

Seeing Lu Lixi's vigilant eyes, Akashi said with a smile:

"Of course it ended in failure, but it wasn't a complete failure."

"These clouds don't seem to be living things in some sense."

"They are more like some kind of soul, or some kind of energy. Like jellyfish, they have no brain, bones, heart, blood, gills, mouth, etc. Their bodies are generally more than 98% water."

"However, even with this level of water content, it is enough to restrain a supersonic fighter jet and can even melt gold and iron. It is truly an extremely strange creature."

"Speaking of this, what do you think of?"

Akasi looked at Lin Tianyi and asked.

Lin Tianyi tried hard to think about the various strange life forms he had seen.

Having traveled through trial copies of various worlds, he can be considered knowledgeable.

But this was the first time that Lin Tianyi had heard of such a strange creature.

However, since Akasi asked this question now, it means that there is something similar, close to the structure or principle of this cloud monster.

After a little thought, Lin Tianyi asked in a tentative tone:
"You mean the soul?!"

Apart from dark matter energy and the souls of humans or animals, all Lin Tianyi could think of was the human soul, which was the energy substance condensed by strong emotions.

"That's right. Through our research, we found that these cloud monsters often appear over large cities where nuclear explosions have occurred."

"Not only is there a concentration of highly active radioactive materials there, forming a violent radiation source, but there is also another factor in their location."

"That's the life of people...who died in the apocalypse."

"So, we call this thing made up of fragments of human souls a cloud monster."

(End of this chapter)