The Great Flood of the End of Time: Female Neighbor Comes to Borrow Food

Chapter 74: Plans and Mutation Speculations (4-in- K)

Liang Yuan did not answer, but asked: "What do you think?"

Cai Zhi sighed: "Old Ma and I originally thought that if we defeated Liu Erlong, we would be free and could focus on finding ways to get food and support our families."

"But the reaction of those owners yesterday really slapped us in the face."

"It finally made me face reality."

"It's the apocalypse now. These people are totally unreliable. I'm afraid our small group is considered the more stable one in the building."

"Now I don't want to care about others. I just want us to be safe and sound and get through the disaster."

Liang Yuan laughed and said, "I'm very happy that you think so."

"But to say that we have survived the disaster is too idealistic. We don't know how long this flood will last."

He looked toward the balcony window. It was still raining heavily outside and thunder was roaring.

"Liang Yuan, do you have any plans?" Ding Yan couldn't help but ask.

Liang Yuan nodded and said, "I do have a plan that I would like to discuss with you."

Cai Zhi quickly said, "You say."

Ding Yan said, "I'll go call Zhao Kai over to listen together."

Aunt Li said, "I'll go get Lao Ma."

Liang Yuan said: "Old Ma is not able to move around easily, let's all go to Old Ma's place and talk together."

Ding Yan immediately called Zhao Kai, and everyone went to Lao Ma's room together.

Liang Yuan then spoke up and said, "We still have food at the moment, but it may not last long."

"In fact, we can still salvage those mutant fish, but what happened yesterday gave me a wake-up call."

"Since fish and cats can mutate, what about other creatures?"

"I think, in order to create a safe living environment for us, the most urgent task is to clear the mutant creatures in the building."

"Otherwise, while we were fishing, a highly mutated monster was born in this building without our knowledge. I'm afraid that by then, none of us would be able to survive."

Zhao Kai couldn't help but ask, "Brother Liang, are there other mutant creatures in the building?"

Liang Yuan nodded: "Of course there are, but we don't know. Those who have pets at home might mutate."

"The flood has only been going on for half a year, and many of the mutant creatures are not that strong. It is not too late for us to take action now."

"But if we leave it alone, the mutation rate of those mutant beasts may increase rapidly. By then, they will become stronger and stronger, and our chances of survival will become smaller and smaller."

Ding Yan couldn't help but ask, "Should we gather other owners to participate in this matter?"

Liang Yuan shook his head: "No, those people are unreliable. If we rashly bring them along, it will only backfire."

Ding Yan and Cai Zhi couldn't help but think of the middle-aged man who did something bad yesterday, and felt that what Liang Yuan said made sense.

Liang Yuan said: "We have drones that can check every household one by one to see if they have pets or anything like that at home."

“Or just knock on the door and ask about the situation.”

"If there are any, we must kill these pets in advance."

"The other one, Wang Yanmei on the 14th floor, is always a threat. We have to find a way to deal with her."

Liang Yuan suddenly mentioned Wang Yanmei, and everyone fell silent.

Wang Yanmei’s terribleness left a deep shadow on everyone.

Aunt Li couldn't help but said: "Yanmei was not like this before, why is she..."

Lao Ma interrupted her: "Lao Li, she is no longer the former Comrade Wang Yanmei."

Aunt Li sighed and said no more.

Liang Yuan said: "Wang Yanmei has mutated and evolved. She has awakened her mutant ability, but this mutation seems to have also affected her mental state, making her extremely aggressive."

"It seems that if we don't provoke her, nothing will happen."

"But in reality, as long as she wants to survive, she will need supplies and food, and she will most likely come into conflict with us."

"My suggestion is, get rid of her!"

Liang Yuan looked calm; he was not a bloodthirsty person.

But if it involves something that could endanger your life, you must find a way to resolve it.

This is Liang Yuan's principle in doing things and also the guide to action he has always followed.

Whether dealing with Liu Erlong or Li Zhiqiang, he always faces it proactively and will not shrink back to a corner, expecting illusory luck, or pinning his hopes on others.

"Liang Yuan, can we do it with just a few of us?"

Cai Zhi couldn't help but ask.

It's not that he is timid, he just really has no confidence.

Yesterday, dozens of owners were chased and killed by Wang Yanmei like killing chickens and dogs. No one could stop her.

Basically, his throat was cut as soon as he met her.

Her hands can no longer be considered hands.

That's the claw!
Claws inlaid with ten daggers!
Liang Yuan smiled and said, "It may have been dangerous before, but it's different now."

Everyone was stunned and didn't understand what was going on.

Liang Yuan looked at Ding Yan: "Ding Yan, show it to everyone."

When everyone heard this, they looked at Ding Yan in confusion.

Ding Yan smiled, walked in front of everyone, and said, "I have also awakened my mutant ability."

As she spoke, she stretched out her fist, and instantly, a faint layer of light bloomed above her fist.

She leaned over and punched, slamming it hard on the floor!

Bang!
The floor shook violently, and the finger-thick wooden floor shattered into pieces in an instant!
Several wooden floors nearby were also lifted up and flew up in an instant.

Everyone was immediately shocked.

"This this……"

"Sister Ding, how did you do it?" Zhao Kai couldn't help but exclaimed.

Cai Zhi also hurried forward to check the wooden floor, then looked at Ding Yan's glowing fist, his face full of shock: "You have mutated too?"

Lao Ma couldn't help but sit up from the bed, but this movement immediately hurt his wound, and he let out a cry and lay back down.

Aunt Li quickly supported him and said, "Hey, why are you so excited, Xiao Ding? Why didn't you say hello? The floor is fine. It will be difficult to mop the floor if it is damaged."

Her focus was on the floor.

After all, as someone who had lived on the streets before, Aunt Li was quite grateful to have a room to live in.

Everyone was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

Ding Yan also smiled and said, "Aunt Li, don't feel sorry for the floor. Maybe all the floors in this building will be removed in the future."

"Ah? Why?"

Liang Yuan waved his hand: "Let's not talk about this for now. Ding Yan has awakened her mutant ability. Her ability can empower any part of her body, making the empowered flesh and blood more explosive and defensive."

Sister Wu couldn't help but ask, "How did Xiao Ding awaken his mutant ability? Can our Lao Cai awaken it?"

Her words expressed what was on everyone's mind.

Not only Cai Zhi, but also Zhao Kai, Lao Ma on the bed, and even Yang Mei beside Liang Yuan, couldn't help but look at Ding Yan with burning eyes.

Ding Yan said: "Liang Yuan and I have analyzed it. Theoretically, people who have eaten mutated fish and drunk rainwater should have undergone varying degrees of mutation in their bodies."

"But the reason why the mutant ability has not awakened is that it just lacks an opportunity."

"Opportunity?"

Everyone was puzzled and looked puzzled.

Liang Yuan continued: "Yes, an opportunity!"

"This world is undergoing some kind of evolution that we cannot understand."

"Not only did the fish in the flood mutate, but also the wild cats in the building and the humans who ate the mutated fish."

"My guess is that all the creatures in the world are mutating rapidly."

"As for us, it seems that nothing has changed. But in fact, mutation and evolution have already occurred silently at the cell level and even the gene level." "I don't know the specific reason. Maybe it's because we have eaten mutated fish, drank rainwater from the sky, and breathed the current air."

"In short, there may be many reasons, but none of them are important. What is important is that we are now in the process of mutation and evolution."

"But why is it that up to now, only Wang Yanmei and Liu Erlong have awakened their mutant abilities?"

"I didn't understand it at first, until Ding Yan awakened her mutant ability yesterday, and then I came up with a new theory."

Liang Yuan spoke word by word, and everyone pricked up their ears, afraid of missing any word.

"Xiao Liang, what conclusion have you drawn?"

Lao Ma couldn't help but ask.

He is the oldest among the group and is now injured and bedridden.

In fact, he was very worried because he was now a complete burden.

Ma Guocai has lived to such an old age, so he naturally knows very well the rules of how society works and the interests involved in interactions between people.

Although everyone supports each other at this stage, the cooperation is very pleasant.

But if I continue like this, I will become a burden, only consuming food in the long run and unable to help the team.

Then even if others don't say anything, you will definitely have opinions in your heart.

Over time, he will soon be squeezed out of the core of the team and eventually fall behind completely.

So when he heard that everyone had the potential to awaken mutant abilities, he was extremely eager and excited.

If the mutant ability is awakened, can the injury be recovered?

Is it possible for my old self to keep up with the pace of the team?
So he was the first to ask, somewhat impatiently.

The second person who was excited was Zhao Kai.

His situation was similar to Lao Ma's, with a broken wrist, which was extremely inconvenient for him.

There is not much sympathy for disabled people in this world right now.

He is young and his thinking is not as clear as Lao Ma, but he has a good heart and always feels that he is holding everyone back.

"Brother Liang, how did Sister Ding awaken?" he asked anxiously.

Liang Yuan saw everyone's expectant gazes.

He smiled and said, "I think the awakening of mutant abilities has a lot to do with the subjective will and emotions of life."

"Subjective will?"

"mood?"

"What do you mean?"

Everyone was stunned and couldn't understand.

Liang Yuan patiently explained: "Liu Erlong's mutation and awakening occurred when he was dying. At that time, I saw him mutate with my own eyes. His forehead was covered with red scales, his defense increased greatly, and his strength also became extremely great."

"It took me almost all my strength to beat him to death at the last moment."

"He was under the threat of death and his emotions fluctuated greatly, which is why he awakened his mutant ability."

"Between life and death, there is great fear."

"His awakening is predictable."

"At first I thought that only through the trials of life and death could one gain that mutant power."

"But when I fought with Wang Yanmei and went to Wang Yanmei's house, I found that it didn't seem to be the case."

"Wang Yanmei didn't experience life and death, but she did experience the cruelest emotional torture."

"Her daughter Liu Chang was killed in front of her. She was greatly shocked and awakened her mutant ability."

Liang Yuan said this and recounted what he had seen at Wang Yanmei's home.

While everyone was shocked and angry, they couldn't help but become more convinced of Liang Yuan's speculation.

"Brother Liang, do you mean that the awakening of mutant abilities is related to emotions? But...but..."

Zhao Kai frowned, he was about to say something but stopped himself. When his girlfriend was raped by Liu Erlong's men, he almost went crazy.

At that time, his emotions completely broke down, and he believed that his girlfriend must have been more desperate than him.

If emotions are the key to stimulating mutation capabilities.

Then why didn’t Xiaoman and I awaken?
Liang Yuan took one look at him and knew what he wanted to say.

Liang Yuan said in a deep voice: "It's not just emotions. Of course, emotions are an important trigger and the key to awakening mutant abilities."

"But I suspect there is another premise here."

"What's the premise?" Cai Zhi couldn't help but ask.

Liang Yuan said in a deep voice: "Mutation progress!"

"Mutation progress?"

Everyone was confused again.

Liang Yuan nodded: "I think that the process of biological mutation is not achieved overnight, but a slow process."

"Let's assume that everyone's mutation rate is based on a percentage system. Then at the beginning of the flood, our genetic mutation rate was probably only one percent."

"As we continue to eat mutated fish, breathe the air of the mutated world, and drink mutated rainwater, the mutation rate in our bodies is also slowly increasing."

"I think only when the mutation progress reaches a certain point, coupled with the emotional key, can we truly awaken the mutant ability."

After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but nod.

This speculation makes a lot of sense.

Cai Zhi said: "I think your speculation makes sense. If it was just because of emotions, then in the previous month, when order had just collapsed, Liu Erlong and his gang bullied and killed countless people."

"Those people should have awakened their mutant abilities long ago, but none of them did."

"Perhaps just as Liang Yuan said, the mutation progress in their bodies has not yet reached that critical point."

Zhao Kai couldn't help but ask: "What is the critical point?"

Liang Yuan shook his head: "I don't know, these are just my guesses, maybe 10%, maybe 20%, anyway, it's all possible."

Lao Ma suddenly asked, "Then if we eat more mutant fish, can we quickly advance the mutation process?"

Liang Yuan nodded: "Theoretically, it should be like this."

"but……"

He hesitated for a moment, then added: "Awakening mutant abilities is not without risk."

"You saw what Wang Yanmei looked like after she awakened."

"She was insane and even dominated by hatred. She was irritable and violent, and killed people wantonly."

"And her mutation seems to affect her biological characteristics as a human being."

"Her hands never returned to their human form."

"I don't know if she maintained that form intentionally or if she couldn't reverse it back to a human hand."

"But we cannot ignore this risk."

His words made several people present frown.

After all, no one wants to become a crazy monster like Wang Yanmei.

In silence, Sister Wu suddenly asked, "But isn't Ding Yan fine?"

Everyone reacted immediately and looked at Liang Yuan and Ding Yan.

This time it was Ding Yan who spoke up: "My situation is different. When I awakened my mutant ability, I did encounter the problem Liang Yuan mentioned. I was almost controlled by my emotions and became confused."

"Luckily, Liang Yuan was right next to me at that time, and he woke me up!"

"Wake up...?"

Everyone was stunned and looked at Liang Yuan.

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