I can find treasures in my dreams.

in the afternoon.

Saliha and her family once again experienced the warmth and care from the Great Xia government.

The official smart logistics system actually delivered a supply package full of fresh ingredients, including pork, chicken, and vegetables, totaling more than a dozen kinds of food.

This is a nationwide free supplies distribution operation, and every shelter will receive supplies.

The father-in-law carefully examined the ingredients, once again shocked by the immense power of the Great Xia Dynasty.

The Great Xia Dynasty has a population of 21 billion, which translates to approximately 5 million households. This means there are 5 million supply packages.

Only half a day after the disaster, a massive "from field to table" logistics delivery was completed. What a terrifying capability that is!

And at this time.

Videos about various mutated creatures also started appearing everywhere.

The family finally understood why the Great Xia had organized a nationwide evacuation, quickly stuffing civilians across the country into various shelters.

The first wave of law-based impact spawned the largest number of mutated creatures.

Especially the Sakura-san Principality.

The density of mutated organisms appearing within the country's territory is significantly higher than in other parts of the world, including many very dangerous gregarious mutated organisms.

such as:

A swarm of mutated sea ice mosquitoes suddenly appeared on Four Cliffs Island in the Sakura Sang Kingdom.

This is no ordinary sea ice mosquito.

Every single ice mosquito in the swarm had reached the level of an ordinary superhuman.

According to eyewitnesses, they were flying at a speed of at least 100 meters per second.

That translates to 360 kilometers per hour, equivalent to the speed of high-speed rail before the era of natural disasters.

This horde of terrifying mutated sea ice mosquitoes brutally slaughtered a nearby town, killing all the Sakura people who had not taken refuge in the shelter.

The way these Cherry Blossom people died was quite horrific.

The mutated sea ice mosquitoes used mouthparts sharper than steel needles to pierce their skulls, sucking out their brains and then gnawing off their heads.

This terrifying monster thus earned a name—the Cherry Blossom Brain-Eating Mosquito.

This is the official name given by the Great Xia Dynasty.

The Principality of Sakura-san naturally disliked the name, and many Sakura-sans protested on social media, believing that the prefix "Sakura-san" should be removed.

However, the voices of the Sakura people are very small internationally now, and not many people care about their opinions.

For example:
On Honin Island, one of the three islands of Sakura-sang, a large number of mutated sandworms have appeared, which are suspected to have evolved from sandworms.

This mutated sandworm is not very large, with a length not exceeding four meters.

But they possess an astonishing ability: they can transform from a physical state to a virtual state, thus passing through various obstacles.

The unlucky Sakura-san was naturally the first victim.

A video has surfaced online showing a group of ethereal sandworms penetrating the soil and entering an underground shelter, where they brutally massacred thousands of Sakura people inside.

Cameras installed inside the shelter captured images of this amazing mutated creature, bringing it to the public's attention.

Originally, the Sakura Duchy had become a country with little presence, but now it has become a hot topic in the news media again.

It was dinnertime.

The Zhou family discussed the globally popular Cherry Blossom Kingdom while having their meal.

The father-in-law offered a guess: "With the world facing a shock to the laws of nature, the Sakura Duchy is likely to be the first region to be affected, which is why there are so many mutated creatures."

The mother-in-law chimed in, "I think so too."

This was what many people thought, but no one expected that it would actually be a man-made disaster.

Saliha said, "The official Sakura Sang organization has issued a global bounty, inviting all ability users to hunt down mutated creatures, and has offered a generous reward. I wonder if anyone will go?"

Zhou Xiaolou spoke up, saying, "This is most likely the last desperate struggle of the Ying Sang official team."

"After the global tsunami, tens of millions of people died in Sakura, and many coastal cities were destroyed. It was the country with the most casualties in the world, and it has not yet recovered."

"The Principality of Cherry Blossom was unable to cope with the large number of mutated creatures that appeared, so it had no choice but to spend a lot of money to lure people with superpowers from other countries to their deaths."

"I don't think many people will go to Sakura. Firstly, no one knows how many more mutated creatures will appear next, and countries certainly won't want to let people with superpowers leave their countries."

"Secondly, the Sakura Duchy doesn't offer very attractive rewards; truly good things simply can't be bought with money."

"For example, the Body Tempering Source Liquid developed by our Great Xia can greatly promote the physical growth rate of superhumans. The Sakura people do not have such a good thing."

The father-in-law agreed wholeheartedly: "That makes a lot of sense."

Saliha asked, "Honey, what do you think will happen to Sakura-san next?"

Zhou Xiaolou thought for a moment and replied, "If the impact of the laws continues, the Ying Sang people will suffer very heavy casualties, the Ying Sang Three Islands will become isolated islands, and then face severe shortages of supplies, which will lead to even greater casualties."

He paused for a moment, then concluded with a hint of schadenfreude, "In short, this country is finished."

at this time.

Saliha glanced at the phone lying next to her and immediately saw a news pop-up.

There was also a line of text above it: "Breaking News! The capital of Sakura has been subjected to a large-scale attack!"

She immediately exclaimed, "Sakura-san is in trouble again!"

The sentence contains the word "again," which shows how frequently Ying Sangren has appeared in the news today.

Saliha immediately tapped the screen with her finger, and an image immediately appeared on the screen.

This is a photo taken from the sky by a drone.

As you can see, the city below, also known as the Lower Capital, has a large area of ​​buildings and streets covered with a layer of fuzzy white substance.

At first glance, it looks like a layer of snow.

If you look closely, it looks more like a layer of white mold growing on the surface of hairy tofu.

The father-in-law peeked in and asked, "Ying Sang, what happened?"

Saliha swiped her finger across the screen and began reading the following text: "Twenty minutes ago, a large number of white mycelia grew on the surface of some buildings in the eastern district of the capital city of Sakura-san."

"The mycelium spreads extremely quickly, covering a building in just a few seconds. This characteristic proves that it is a mutant fungus."

"As of press time, more than 200 square kilometers of the urban area of ​​Beijing have been completely covered by white mycelium."

"Within the area covered by mycelium, there appears to be a large number of invisible fungal spores floating in the air."

"A large number of people in the capital city have been infected with the fungus. The infected people generally have persistent high fever, severe cough, and many even cough up blood."

"Currently, the Ying Sang government has ordered a complete evacuation of civilians from the capital city to prevent more civilians from being infected and causing an even greater tragedy."

"At the same time, the Sakura Sang government mobilized the army to begin emergency cleanup of the mutated fungus covering the urban area and to prevent the fungus from spreading."

"However, given the extremely rapid spread of the fungus, this seems to be a futile effort, especially since the characteristics of the fungus are not yet clear, making it difficult to find targeted methods."

After reading the news, Saliha gave her opinion: "The new capital of the Cherry Blossoms is probably doomed!"

The father-in-law couldn't help but sigh, "Ying Sangren is so unlucky!"

It had only been half a year since Pingjing City was reduced to ruins, and now the new capital was attacked by fungi and was on the verge of falling. This was simply terrible luck.

"Om~"

Zhou Xiaolou's phone vibrated and a pop-up window appeared.

He glanced at it and couldn't help but laugh: "The Great Xia government has declared the Cherry Blossom Islands a special area. In order to prevent the mutated fungus from spreading to other countries, all exchanges between its citizens and the Cherry Blossom Principality are temporarily prohibited."

The father-in-law immediately exclaimed, "The Sakura people are in big trouble!"

Anyone with a normal sense can see that this is absolutely a case of "kicking someone when they're down."

Given the current global influence of the Great Xia Dynasty, other countries will only follow suit, thus turning the Cherry Blossom Principality into a true "isolated island".

The Sakura-san government was already struggling to cope with the current situation, and now that it has cut off the possibility of obtaining assistance from the outside world, the country is likely to collapse.

Zhou Xiaolou still had a vague feeling that Ying Sangren's series of encounters were as if an invisible hand was manipulating things from behind.

*
at the same time.

Yingsang Principality, Xia Jingcheng.

The principality's leader, Makoto Harashi, was riding in a helicopter, wearing a gas mask, and looking down at the entire city from the air.

Compared to the pictures seen by Zhou Xiaolou and others, the mutated fungus in the capital city had already rapidly spread to one-third of the city.

The city below is white on the left and the original color of the buildings on the right, creating a striking contrast.

The official Sakura-san team did take measures.

On the contrary, the Cherry Blossom people tried every means they could think of to try to contain or eliminate the fungus.

For example, the people of Yingsang used drones to spray hundreds of different chemical agents specifically designed to kill fungi, but none of them had any effect.

Instead, it had the opposite effect; the fungus seemed to have been watered with nutrient solution, and its growth rate in the sprayed area suddenly accelerated. The Sakura people then tried supernatural methods, sending out a group of ability users to clear the fungus, but the results were very poor.

The vitality exhibited by fungi is astonishingly tenacious.

Supernatural abilities such as burning or freezing can indeed kill a patch of fungi, but some fungi will always remain.

A few seconds later, the fungus spread rapidly again.

The more times the same method is used, the worse the effect becomes, which indicates that fungi are constantly evolving and have developed resistance to supernatural attacks.

Such characteristics are terrifying to contemplate.

Wearing headphones, Genji asked over the communication channel, "I feel like the fungus is spreading a little faster. What are the latest analysis results from 'Sakura Blade'?"

The so-called "Sakura Blade" is the superhuman organization of the Sakura Duchy.

Previously, the organization was called "Blade of the Emperor," but after the royal family abdicated, the Sakura people dared not offend the Great Xia and obediently changed their name to Blade of the Sakura.

The answer came immediately: "Your Excellency, according to the latest test results, the fungal division rate has increased by approximately 20%."

"Just now, Cherry Blossom Blade used AI to conduct a simulation, predicting that in 4 hours and 16 minutes, the capital city will become a city of fungi."

"The original simulation result was 5 hours and 12 minutes, which is about an hour faster."

Yuan Shizhen was silent for a moment, then asked a question: "Why does the division of mutated fungi accelerate?"

The subordinate replied, "The personnel of Cherry Blossom Blade believe that our actions in cleaning up the mutated fungi may have given the fungi a very strong stimulus."

"The instinct of fungi is to survive and reproduce, which gives them a strong sense of crisis. In order to ensure survival and reproduction, fungi will accelerate their division."

Yuan Shizhen understood this logic and let out a long sigh.

He then asked another question: "What is the current situation regarding civilian casualties?"

The subordinate's voice was tinged with sadness as he reported: "The situation is very bad. The current count of infected people has exceeded 25, but the actual number of infected people may be 8 to 10 times the count, or even more."

"The number of deaths from spore infection has exceeded 3000 and is increasing every minute. The final death toll may be much higher than anyone imagines."

Genji pressed further, "Has there still been no cure for the Cherry Blossom Blade?"

The subordinate replied, "The personnel from Cherry Blossom Blade said that the fungal spores are more deadly than expected."

"According to current research, after they enter the human body through the respiratory tract, they undergo different changes depending on the host's constitution."

"The medical team at Cherry Blossom Blade studied hundreds of cases and found almost no two cases with the same infection."

"Although the medical team cured a few cases, these were isolated incidents, and they could not find a universal treatment plan."

"With such a high number of infections, which is increasing exponentially every moment, the medical team has limited manpower and cannot possibly treat them all..."

The subordinate's voice grew softer and softer until it was almost inaudible.

Yuan Shi didn't blame his subordinate, and sighed again.

Since taking office, he has felt that everything is going wrong, as if there is an invisible net binding Ying Sangren, and this net is getting tighter and tighter.

The channel was silent for several seconds.

The subordinate added, "Your Excellency, Sakura Blade also suggested that, given the terrifying infectivity of the mutated fungus, it would be best to evacuate all the population within a 300-kilometer radius of the capital city as soon as possible."

Yuan Shizhen had a terrible headache listening to this.

He naturally understood that evacuation was absolutely necessary, but the Duchy of Sakura had suffered so many disasters that the government's financial and material resources were on the verge of exhaustion.

Evacuating so many civilians is a huge expense that the authorities can no longer afford.

Worst of all, more than fifty countries, including Great Xia, have declared the Principality of Cherry Blossom a special disaster zone and unilaterally issued blockade orders against their own countries.

This means that the Cherry Blossom people will find it very difficult to receive help from the outside world.

at this time.

The subordinate reported somewhat panickedly: "Your Excellency, it seems that many monsters have appeared in the area covered by fungi. Their outlines are human, but their bodies seem to be made of fungi."

"A team of superhumans who were scouting the situation just fought the monster and discovered that it is impossible to kill."

Yuan Shi was taken aback: "What do you mean by 'can't be killed'?"

The subordinate quickly replied, "Each time a monster is crippled or broken, it will grow back and become a complete monster."

The man paused, then emphasized, "Sir, as time goes on, the number of monsters will likely increase, and the fungal area is becoming increasingly dangerous."

Many thoughts flashed through Yuan Shizhen's mind, but they eventually turned into an order: "Announce the news about the fungus to the entire nation and have civilians within a 300-kilometer radius evacuate on their own."

The subordinate was taken aback.

This person naturally understood that this order was tantamount to the government abandoning the civilians.

"Self-evacuation" simply means abandoning responsibility; whether civilians survive depends entirely on themselves, and the authorities take no responsibility.

This order also reveals something alarming—the official Sakura-san team has lost control of the situation.

In other words, this country is like a wrecked ship tossed about by a storm, slowly sinking.

With a heart full of thoughts, the subordinate responded loudly, "Understood."

The helicopter circled once more before quickly flying towards the base outside the capital city of Shimonoseki.

soon.

The helicopter landed.

Yuan Shizhen removed his gas mask and jumped out of the helicopter.

The moment he landed, he suddenly felt an intense itch in his throat and couldn't help but cough loudly—no, he burst into a violent cough.

"Cough! Cough!"

Even his voice cracked.

Yuan Shizhen even coughed up tears, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

A small commotion immediately broke out among the people who came to greet them.

Many people clearly saw several clumps of blood on the ground, and bloodstains remained at the corner of Yuan Shizhen's mouth.

It's obvious to anyone with eyes that this is a sign of infection.

An official shouted urgently, "Quickly gather medical personnel!"

*
Thousands of kilometers away.

Shenmu Islands.

Yang Fan, under the name of Mr. Ghost, quietly arrived at this archipelago located in the center of the ocean.

Mr. Lingya is a leader, and his every move is watched by countless eyes. Any word he says or any place he goes to will be repeatedly interpreted by the whole world, so it is really inconvenient for him to run around.

Therefore, he can only operate under the identity of Mr. Ghost now.

He stood in mid-air, looking down at the largest island, Shenmu Island.

The Shenmu Forest, the first man-made wonder in human history, has officially started construction.

You can see the huge construction site bustling with activity from a great distance.

For the local indigenous people, the sight of hundreds of thousands of intelligent robots working together is a breathtaking spectacle.

But Yang Fan had seen this kind of scene many times before.

He glanced at it, and suddenly felt something, turning his attention to the sea of ​​spirit.

A slender, ethereal white thread was visible, emitting a faint glow and occasionally pulsating.

Yang Fan immediately smiled with satisfaction.

This is another surprise in a series of experiments conducted on Sakura-Kusa Mishima.

This white thread has a name—the Bacterium Master.

Despite its tiny size, it possesses unimaginable power and can play a significant role on the battlefield.

The massive fungal event that occurred in Shimokyo, the capital of Sakura-san, was essentially a giant petri dish that eventually cultivated the fungal host.

Its level has reached the level of a high-level warrior, and it is not far from the level of a low-level knight.

The vitality brought by the impact of the laws, the life laws he mastered, the mutated constellations, and the potential constellations together created the miraculous Bacterium Master.

At this point, the fungal master underwent a minor evolution, enabling it to create "fungal puppets" and control them in battle.

The monsters encountered by Sakura-san, the ability user, were naturally the first batch of fungal puppets to be born.

Yang Fan withdrew his gaze, took a step forward, and instantly appeared atop a giant marine structure.

This is—the Gate of the Sacred Tree.

This refers to a stable rift that appears near the Sacred Tree Islands, leading to the Mysterious Sea of ​​Beasts.

Its existence is unknown to the outside world.

After taking control of the Divine Tree Islands, the Great Xia Dynasty constructed the Gate of the Divine Tree at an unprecedented speed. (End of Chapter)