In the apocalypse, I hoarded goods and handed over my storage space to the government.

"Advisor Su, this is my dereliction of duty."

Li Guodong braced his hands on the conference table, his knuckles turning white from the force.

This tough man, who had spent half his life navigating the ups and downs of officialdom, now had a face full of guilt and anxiety. "With such a wide intelligence network, how could we let this monster grow so big right under our noses?"

Su Ran waved her hand, her gaze remaining fixed on the screen.

"No one can see this unless the whole building is dismantled. Old Li, now is not the time for a self-criticism meeting."

Su Ran's voice was frighteningly calm. He picked up the communicator and pressed the button for "Encrypted Channel-01".

"Welcome the white deer."

The screen flickered twice, the image distorted for a moment, and then became clear.

The backdrop is the top floor of a dilapidated, unfinished building, with howling winds whipping up clouds of cement dust.

Bai Lu, however, seemed out of place in front of the camera.

She was wearing her signature black combat uniform, holding half a bag of compressed biscuits in her hand, chewing them slowly.

That extreme sense of relaxation created an absurd contrast with the hellish scene in the background.

"Advisor Su, you replied so quickly?"

The sound of the white deer laughing mingled with the sound of the wind.

Stop being so cheeky.

Su Ran's eyes narrowed slightly as she kept her eyes fixed on the background behind Bai Lu. "Zoom in, I want to see the details."

"Okay, even if it's through a screen, you guys better prepare a trash can, so you can have something to eat with."

Bai Lu lightly tapped the camera with her finger, and the focus instantly zoomed in.

The high-definition camera instantly traversed hundreds of meters, cutting straight into the broken atrium of the Jin Mao Tower across the street.

hiss!

Even the combat staff officers, who were used to seeing bloodshed, couldn't help but gasp at this moment, and some even gagged.

The once magnificent steel-structured atrium is now completely covered by a dark red, fleshy carpet.

At the very center of the building hangs a giant fleshy ball with a diameter of over ten meters.

It's like a malignant heart exposed to the air, beating violently.

Boom!Boom!Boom!

Even without a sound, everyone could almost hear the heavy heartbeat.

With each contraction, large amounts of yellowish-green mucus would spurt out from the pores on the surface of the fleshy ball.

The next second, a four-legged monster, bright red in color, bald, and with only muscle texture, struggled to crawl out of the slime.

It has no eyes, only a gaping wound full of sharp teeth. It runs away as soon as it lands, so fast that it leaves a blur in the camera lens.

Outside the building, a steady stream of mutated dogs were carrying the corpses of zombies or other mutated beasts, frantically transporting "nutrients" into the building like worker ants.

Eating, digesting, producing.

A perfect closed loop.

"Based on current observations, this thing can vomit out one of these mutated dogs every five minutes."

Bai Lu, still eating a biscuit, mumbled, "The individual zombies don't seem that strong, just a bit faster than regular zombies, but the sheer number they produce is terrifying. What is this thing?"

"Second-order alienated mother nest".

Su Ran felt her throat tighten as she uttered those six words.

"This is not just a simple mutated beast; it's more like a living arsenal. At its core lies a second-tier mother, and as long as it's fed enough flesh and blood, it can continuously 'produce troops'."

After explaining, Su Ran fell into a deathly silence.

His fingers tapped the table unconsciously, but his mind was in turmoil.

Not right.

too fast.

According to my memories from my previous life, this kind of second-order mother nest that can form an ecological closed loop must be a product of at least three months after the red rain falls.

How long has it been? Less than a week!

If the earlier appearance of the strange beasts could be explained by "probability," then this ecological leap spanning three months is definitely abnormal.

"Recorder".

Su Ran suddenly turned her head.

The young clerk next to him, wearing glasses, sprang to his feet reflexively: "Yes, sir! What are your orders, Consultant Su?"

"Get me in touch with Academician Chen right now... no, don't bother with Academician Chen."

Old Chen still has a mission on his mind; developing the awakening potion has basically taken up all his time.

Su Ran thought to herself that she couldn't keep exploiting an old man.

Su Ran paused for a moment, rubbed her temples, and said, "Find me some of the top logic or probability professors in the country."

"Ah? Okay! Consultant Su, please continue."

The recorder was stunned, but continued to record Su Ran's request.

Although I don't understand it, there must be a reason behind it.

After all, Consultant Su has already proven his abilities.

"Give them a task."

Su Ran's eyes were as deep as a pool of water. "Suppose, I mean, suppose someone is reborn, and he carries the memories of the future, trying to lead humanity to prepare for war in advance and rewrite their inevitable fate."

The meeting room fell into a deathly silence.

Everyone present looked at Su Ran with suspicion and uncertainty.

Su Ran ignored these gazes and continued, "But he discovered that as the strength of the human side increased due to his intervention, the strength and evolution speed of the catastrophic monsters also far exceeded the data he remembered."

"I need to know..."

Su Ran stared at the recorder, her eyes sharp as knives. "Is this phenomenon simply a chain reaction triggered by the 'butterfly effect,' or... is there some kind of 'conservation law' inherent in this world?"

The recorder was completely dumbfounded.

He stared blankly at Su Ran, then subconsciously turned to look at Li Guodong, whose face was covered in cold sweat.

Isn't that describing yourself?!

"What are you looking at!"

Li Guodong glared at the dimwitted man and growled in a low voice, "Didn't you hear what Advisor Su said? This is just a 'hypothesis'! It's a top-secret strategic simulation! Get it done immediately! Ask one more question and I'll transfer you to the mess hall to feed the pigs!"

"Yes! Yes!"

The recorder was so frightened that he grabbed his laptop and rushed out of the meeting room.

Su Ran withdrew her gaze and looked back at the screen.

Rebirth is not a panacea.

He saved 1.2 billion people, built underground cities, and even created the "Heart of Crystal Energy".

Humanity's start was countless times better than in the previous life.

However, the monsters' evolution process has also been accelerated.

This is a do-or-die game where there's no way to win by doing nothing.

"Advisor from Soochow University, advisor from Soochow University..."

Bai Lu raised her hand to ask a question on the other side of the screen, interrupting Su Ran's thoughts.

"We can discuss philosophical questions later. The important thing now is whether I should retreat immediately and call in air support to nuke this place?"