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Chapter 197: Wolf Clan’s Past, Wolf Ao’s Ambition, and All Sides Shocked

Lang Ao still remembers that was when his intelligence had just been awakened and he became an evolved beast.

It was not called this name at that time. The wolf king Ao named it Wolf Leap because during a hunting operation, it used its strong hind legs to accelerate its charge and jumped over a turbulent river that was fifty or sixty meters wide in one fell swoop.
Successfully intercepted a group of herbivorous mutant beasts led by a patriarch-level North American yak.

And that time, because of the great contribution made by Wolf Leap, he was given the evolutionary meat of the Oyster Cow Chief. He absorbed the essence in it and successfully promoted to a second-level gray wolf.

After that, Lang Yue took advantage of his jumping ability to achieve remarkable feats, becoming the leader of the five wolf generals and evolving to the upper limit of the second stage, level 29.

It is only a step away from becoming a third-level king beast.

But at that time, the one who was at the peak of his career was the Wolf King Ao, whose body was radiant and as dazzling as the sun.

As one of the first third-order king beasts on land, the Wolf King is not only powerful, but also recognized as the well-deserved leader of all branches of the wolf clan.

At that time, all the evolved beasts on land had to face a major problem, which was that all the rich and fertile lands on the earth were mostly occupied by humans, the strongest beings who were once at the top of the food chain.

The fields, especially those rich in resources, were once the habitats of other wild animals.

If the evolved beasts want to further expand their living space, they must regain their habitat from humans.

Therefore, under the pressure of survival, the wolf tribe living in the cold and harsh land in the far north had to move south in large numbers to prey on humans and occupy the rich tropical areas.

In order to face the former overlord of the Earth, the orcs can only rely on the power brought by evolution.

They are widely distributed and migrate dozens of kilometers every day to different regions. They can absorb essence and promote their own evolution more easily than humans who gather in cities or stick to villages.

But ordinary first-level evolutions can only barely withstand small-caliber bullets. Rifle bullets can still kill evolved beasts if they hit the head or heart.

Although the second-level evolution has greatly improved and can ignore the shooting of ordinary bullets and even withstand the bombardment of small artillery shells, it is still possible to be seriously injured or killed when facing human heavy firepower, such as tank guns or howitzers, or even small missiles.

The only evolved being that can break through layers of firepower defenses and kill humans is the third-order king beast.

Their evolutionary focuses may be different, mainly in two directions: defense and offense. For example, the king pig living in Asia has absorbed the characteristics of large herbivores such as elephants, rhinos, and camels, and has amazing defensive capabilities.

The wolf king's natural evolutionary direction is offense, and he has no obvious weaknesses in other aspects, so he is a balanced existence.

But no matter which direction they choose, the third-level king beasts have one thing in common, which is their incredibly powerful recovery and self-healing ability.

Even if your hands or feet are broken, they can be repaired in an instant.

Although it has not yet achieved the rebirth by dripping blood in the myth, it is impossible to kill a third-level king beast with conventional weapons in human military technology.

Not to mention that the third-level king beast, as a third-level life form, also has another characteristic, which is genetic radiation.

Moreover, as the evolutionary level continues to increase, the radiation range and intensity will also grow exponentially.

The larger the coverage area, the more advantageous it will be for the beastmen to defeat humans.

After all, as long as the third-level king beast takes a step forward and covers the human territory with the radiation energy of its own genes, the humans who are holding on to the front line will suffer both physical and mental torture within a few days.

The genes in the cells of the body mutate, become distorted, and the mental state will be tortured, gradually becoming confused or bloodthirsty and furious.

Therefore, the beastman tribe needs to concentrate all resources to give birth to a third-level king beast that will lead the race to rise.

If a king beast has already been born, its level must be raised as much as possible, and its evolutionary strength and genetic radiation must be used to continuously expand its ruling territory, and then the resources of the territory must be used to strengthen the clan.

At that time, the main task of the wolf clan was to further enhance the strength of Wolf King Ao, so that they could continue to maintain their dominance and suppression as the war with humans escalated, so as to gradually erode the human base.

However, if a large portion of resources were to be allocated to support another second-level evolved wolf and help it become a third-level beast king, the effect would actually only be 1+1=2, which would only help the wolf tribe hold its position on other fronts.

But if Wolf King Ao were to go one step further and increase his evolutionary level by one level, the effect would be an exponential increase of 2*2=4.

Moreover, only by increasing the upper limit of strength can we suppress the human counterattack.

Therefore, concentrating all resources and continuously strengthening the leader's strength has almost become a consensus among all beast tribes.

This is a realistic survival need. Only the strongest can break the deadlock and create a sky for the reproduction and development of the race.

It is also the result that the leader will inevitably carry it out for his own interests.

Otherwise, if a clan gives birth to multiple kings, it would be fine if there is a big difference in their evolutionary level and strength, but if they compete with each other, then mutual exclusion and infighting, and mutual oppression are almost inevitable.

What's more, killing beings of the same level can greatly increase one's own strength.

So at that time, the wolf tribe, led by the third-level wolf king, was constantly conquering cities and forcing humans to retreat, and its reputation was on the rise. Even if Lang Yue wanted to become the new third-level king beast, he had to curb his ambitions and run around on battlefields for Wolf King Ao, braving gunfire and bullets to fulfill his duties as a wolf general.

At this moment, a mushroom cloud floating in the distance reminded Lang Ao of the artillery attack he encountered when he attacked the capital of the Human Federation.

It was a war that established the situation in North America.

The beast tribe was the attacking party, with the surprised wolf tribe led by the wolf king Ao as the main body, and other second-level beast tribes, as many as one million evolved beasts.

They surrounded the capital city located in the northeastern bay and, in coordination with several third-order king beasts attacking from the sea, planned to capture the human capital and thus undermine the morale of the human counterattack.

The capital of a country has a very special meaning in the human social system. The fall of the capital means that the country is on the verge of extinction.

So in that battle, both the beastmen and humans tried their best to repel the other side.

On the human side, they used every means except nuclear weapons, including the terrifying white phosphorus bombs and rockets that could bombard the ground with artillery fire.

But in the end, all had little effect.

The evolved beasts fly and dig tunnels, penetrate every hole, and constantly attack human bases from the inside.

In this way, we have the enemy in us and the enemy in us, and we can prevent mankind from using destructive weapons.
In that battle, Lang Yue fought on the front line. Relying on his own level 29 strength, he continuously broke through the human defense line and killed the second-level human evolvers.

At that time, Wolf King Ao also made a promise that whoever could break into the base first and defeat humans would be given the next promotion spot to the third-level Beast King.

In addition to motivating his subordinates, the main reason was that the wolf tribe, led by the Wolf King, had already occupied two-thirds of North America, and the vast territory was enough to support a new third-level king.

At the same time, Wolf King Ao, who was promoted to the middle stage of the third level, also needed an early-stage subordinate to help him guard a large territory.

So Lang Yue risked his life to capture the capital and take the first place.

Everything happened just as it had hoped. Millions of beasts on land, with the assistance of sea beasts, successfully captured the capital city that was heavily guarded by humans.

But before Wolf Leap could embark on his third-level journey, the human side, regardless of the hundreds of thousands of survivors in the capital city, directly used a nuclear bomb to kill the beastman leader, Wolf King Ao, who came to inspect.

It was a neutron bomb specifically designed to target living organisms. It was extremely powerful, especially in killing living beings, and could kill enemies hiding in bunkers.

The center of the explosion was not far from Wolf Leap, about six or seven kilometers away. Fortunately, it found a shelter to hide in. With the self-healing ability of its second-level body, even if it was seriously injured, it could still save its life as long as it was not killed on the spot.

But Wolf King Ao, the target of the attack, wasn't so lucky. The center of the nuclear explosion was only one kilometer away from him. Even with his formidable physical strength, he couldn't move 500 meters before the bomb landed...

But it's still only 1.5 kilometers away.

The intense explosion flames burned the earth.

The fireball was at least two or three hundred meters in size!

The temperature was instantly heated to several hundred degrees, and even the surrounding air was blown away!

At that moment, the Wolf King was being bombarded by neutron beams that were powerful enough to penetrate all gene protein chains, and his blood was being heated to boiling point under the blazing light, a hell!

However, even with such a brutal and fierce attack, when the flames of the nuclear explosion dissipated more than ten seconds later and the echo of the loud noise continued to echo in the rising mushroom cloud...

The hundred-meter-long figure of Wolf King Ao still stood proudly outside the center of the explosion, like a high wall that would never fall.

The nuclear bomb did not kill the third-level wolf king. After the explosion, it quickly led the surviving beasts out of the devastated capital city and continued to pursue humans.

When Lang Yue saw this scene, he was first deeply shocked by the power of the nuclear explosion. Then, after seeing the figure of Wolf King Ao, a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes, but he quickly hid it.

It knew very well that under such an explosion, even if it were ten times stronger, there would be no chance of survival.

Only a third-order king beast can withstand it.

After this, Lang Yue completely put his thoughts aside and lay low.

The rising nuclear explosion cloud and the majestic figure of Wolf King Ao have always remained in its mind. Even thousands of years later in the wasteland era, after hearing the familiar loud noise and seeing the mushroom cloud, it is still vivid in its mind.

After Wolf King Ao and the third-level human king in the Taishan shelter died together, Wolf Yue, as the strongest among the five wolf generals, snatched the protection of Wolf King Tomb from the other four second-level late-stage patriarch-level giant wolves.

From then on, relying on the radiant energy of the wolf king's body and the wolves that continued to come to the Fallen Wolf Valley, Wolf Leap lived longer than any other wolf general.

Except for not actually being promoted to the third-level king beast, it has become the king of the wolf clan.

So it changed its name to Lang Ao, and regarded the original name Lang Yue, which was taken by Wolf King Ao, as a shame.

It’s a pity that although the wolf king is still conscious, he has turned into a polluted seal and cannot leave.

In addition, Lang Ao is old and will never become a third-level beast king in this lifetime. He can only guard the wolf tomb for the wolf king and raise offspring.

Now, Lang Ao is about to reach the end of his life as a wolf, and he has to put a lot of thought into making his offspring become candidates for the Wolf King.

So it quickly set its sights on the human settlement closest to the Taishan ruins: Oasis Town.

As the uncrowned king, Lang Ao has become accustomed to playing the role of the wolf king. He is full of arrogance and cruelty, and looks down on any force that does not have a third-level king in charge.

Under the leadership of the Wolf King, they successively broke through and slaughtered seven or eight medium-sized settlements like those in the past, and even captured the third-level kings of humans occasionally.

At this moment, the wolf army of nearly 10,000 led by Lang Ao, although no longer as grand as before, is just a medium-sized settlement with only an elderly church priest and other rockhorn horse path evolvers. Lang Ao does not take it seriously at all.

As long as he releases the terrifying aura of a late second-stage, level 29 evolved beast, nine out of ten second-stage evolvers will be frightened and have no desire to fight.

Even when they encountered an evolver of the Rockhorn Beetle Path, the latter did not even have the courage to resist due to the natural suppression of its natural enemies.

Lang Ao still remembered the little guy Li Hao, who came to him years ago and begged for help to capture the second-stage mid-stage patriarch-level rock horn horse together.

He had taken away the biggest benefits back then, and now it was his turn to get it back with interest.

Lang Ao was thinking this until he heard a loud noise and a slight tremor in the earth, followed by a slowly rising mushroom cloud...

The fresh and frightening scenes from the past came back to its mind.

It is still just a level 29 evolved beast and has no ability to resist the powerful weapons of humans.

"Father, do you want to continue?"

I heard my son's question from the side.

A giant wolf of the early stage of the second stage, more than ten meters long, asked in a slightly trembling voice.

Lang Ao, who was pulled back to reality, looked at the yellow and black mushroom cloud floating in the distance, which was three or four hundred meters high and gradually dissipated.

Although not as shocking as the nuclear explosion back then, it was still enough to seriously injure or even kill myself, now that I am old.

"Don't chase us too closely for now. We'll hide 20 kilometers outside of Oasis Town and wait for the Saviors to take action."

"That Bai Ye girl is also going to attack Oasis Town. Let her test the waters first. We'll just sit back and reap the benefits!"

After saying that, Lang Ao turned around and led the wolf army back to the wilderness, waiting for the best opportunity to attack.

At this moment, beside the Oasis Avenue, Lin Feng, who had just finished testing the level 27 melta-annihilator cannon, was also stunned as he looked at the hill in the distance that was blown in half.

I saw that the halfway point of the mountain was melted by the violent explosion, and the upper half of the mountain was crumbling.

Within five meters of the center of the explosion, the rocky soil was burned into red-orange rolling magma by the high temperature of 5,000 degrees, and as the temperature dropped rapidly, it condensed into a layer of obsidian.

Within twenty meters, the 500-degree high temperature turned the gravel desert into pitch-black scorched earth.

Twenty meters away and within fifty meters were areas left barren after being swept by the heat wave of the explosion.

The entire mountainside sunk more than ten meters deep, and boulders seven or eight meters high shattered or melted on the spot, with debris flying hundreds of meters away.

With the appearance of the gap, a chain reaction of collapse began to occur on the top of the mountain. The hill, which was once 10 meters high, was suddenly cut down by 20 meters, becoming of different heights.

Hundreds of meters away, the people of Oasis Town who witnessed this scene were not only shocked and speechless, but also had their own thoughts and looked at Lin Feng who was being supported by someone not far away, with different expressions.

The priest from the church had a mixed expression.

The top leaders of the three local families looked ashen, and only Li Mingquan, who was sitting in the chariot, seemed to be lost in thought.

Xu Wanshuang, the representative of the Hunting Guild, was delighted and was already considering whether to seek out Lin Feng to serve as the protector of the guild's candidate for the Hunting King.

As for other permanent residents and deserters, it was an eye-opener.

What I saw today can be a topic of conversation in the future.

Even vividly passed down from generation to generation...

　I drove on the highway for fifteen hours yesterday, 1550 kilometers, from seven in the morning to ten in the evening. I was cleaning during the day today, and finally I was able to type at night.

　　
　
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