Chapter 438

At 16:12 in the afternoon, the temperature on Haiyan Island plummeted, and the sky after the storm was somewhat gloomy.

Within the urban area, violent, strange entities continuously crawled out from various sewers and buildings, surging toward Lin Xian's group of teams.

The long-bodied human-strange entity that Gu Zheng had mutated into was shattered by Lin Xian with a single punch using the Profound Heaven remains; the massive impact force erupted on the ground with a thunderous sound, sending dust and debris flying everywhere.

The three squads gathered around, all having experienced a fierce battle, not only because the strength of this group from the Shengcheng organization was not to be underestimated, but also because Mo Nika and Xiang Xiang Ningjing's side had encountered an attack from a mutated lattice-ability user, which was truly quite tricky.

And on Lin Xian's side, the strength of this mutated long-bodied human-strange entity was terrifying; Kiki and Fire Brother, the two major combat forces of the Infinity, could not suppress it, and if Lin Xian hadn't regained normal consciousness at the critical moment, this guy would have escaped.

"How is it? Did you get any useful information?" Kiki asked at this moment.

Xiang Xiang Ningjing shook her head, looked down at the human-strange entity that had been blasted into blood foam, and said solemnly: "This group of people doesn't know what kind of training they went through; they can actually actively trigger mutations, making them even trickier to deal with than ordinary ability users!"

"They don't look like an ordinary survivor organization, but rather like a religious organization," Qian Dele said at this moment. "They are truly ruthless to their own people."

"Could it be some kind of side effect after this lattice-ization?" Hearing Shu Qin asked.

"When we were retreating, we captured some unusual movements," Mo Nika, who had first triggered the battle, said to Lin Xian at this moment. "They came from the direction of the orbital station. I feel something is wrong, so I wanted to intercept this group before it got dark."

"Where did these guys pop out from?" Fire Brother said with his arms crossed. "They actually approached the west side of the city without a sound."

"The storm just now was very likely caused by them."

Luo Yang held a mobile terminal and projected a holographic image at this moment; it was the strange device from before: "This thing is radioactive. I captured the energy fluctuations of that kind of bait agent used by Vanessa and the others on it, but what I find strange is, if they wanted to launch an attack on us, shouldn't it be after dark..."

At this moment, Kiki looked at Lin Xian. Lin Xian's complexion had improved somewhat under the recovery of Hearing Shizhi's ability. He took a deep breath and interrupted the group's discussion.

"Because they cannot completely shield this thing either; they can only evacuate after releasing it during the day. Once a chain reaction is formed, the marks on our bodies will be very difficult to clear even if we drag it out until night." Lin Xian looked at the level-two marks that had already been placed on everyone by the strange entities at this moment and said solemnly: "The Shengcheng organization came specifically for us, but looking at this situation, their plan also had some flaws."

"Lin Xian," Kiki asked him, "any gains?"

Lin Xian panted for a while. This way of using the brain-machine interface was simply insane. If Chu Yan were here, the problem would be much simpler. Without a mental-type ability, Lin Xian could only risk using the mycelium connection. This thing was quite unstable, and furthermore, Gu Zheng was still on the verge of mutation; if he were even slightly careless, his entire person would be assimilated by the mutation. Fortunately, there was Hearing Shizhi nearby to help.

"Not very good."

Lin Xian looked at the swarming strange entities below and said in a deep voice: "The strange entities in the surrounding sea area were indeed caused by them. Now I am worried that the Galan Volcano and that forbidden item are also related to the Shengcheng organization. We are currently trapped on this island, and the situation is very unfavorable."

"You mean, the anomalies on this island were all prepared in advance to target you?" Mo Nika frowned. "The Phoenix Society shouldn't even have known the timing of our departure. How did they know?"

Lin Xian shook his head: "I'm not sure. This guy kept talking about some 'Master.' I suspect they may have already had long-term contact with the Dark Civilization, and my mind has been intimidated by the Dark, so I always feel that the big guy just now might have been aware of my existence."

"You think it was the Dark Civilization that issued the order to the Advent Sect to snipe you?!" Kiki's face darkened. "But... but why did they still use the bait agent trick? Also, why did that Giant Ocean God suddenly run away?"

"It didn't run..."

Lin Xian looked up at the gloomy sky: "I feel that thing is either in the surrounding sea area or in the atmosphere above the clouds, but for some reason, it suddenly ceased its activities."

"Then we're in trouble."

Qian Dele took off his mask and couldn't help but spit, saying: "The orbital ring is broken, and both the sky and water routes are blocked. Aren't we trapped to death here?"

"Trapped?" Mo Nika responded calmly: "You're worrying too far ahead. The coming darkness is an unknown variable for us."

"We discovered quite a few giant flying strange entities on the eastern coast. Roughly speaking, they are at least of the special level," Xiang Xiang Ningjing synchronized the investigation situation to Lin Xian. "And they are all in groups. If they surround the island in this situation, I'm afraid it will be very difficult for us to deal with them."

"Ah! We also saw quite a few, they are all big monsters!" Shasha complained with a bitter face: "Why did they all surround us? What on earth did those guys do?!"

"Team Leader Lin," Hearing Shu Qin addressed Lin Xian.

At this moment, everyone's gaze turned toward him.

"There is still a secret on this island." Lin Xian removed his power armor visor, pressed his brow with his hand, and struggled to capture the chaotic fragments of consciousness from just a moment ago.

In Gu Zheng's consciousness, there was an endless stream of the Advent Sect's submissive thinking and the madness after the collapse of the human worldview. He tried his best to capture something, but could only hear a roar after alienation.

In those fragments, the only useful thing he captured was an environmental scene, which seemed to be in some dim underground tunnel, filled with corpses and wastewater.

In a bright hall, hundreds of people stood devoutly in several solemn square formations. On a high platform, a blurred figure seemed to be saying something, and the people below kept raising their fists and cheering...

Immediately following that was the sound of thunder like muffled drums, gunshots, the sound of deep-water claustrophobia, and the faces of countless strange monsters.

The most profound image Lin Xian captured was in a room filled with many people. At the very front was a blue ball of light, looking like a holographic image or some kind of tangible object, emitting a faint blue light. Gazing at this blue light, he instantly received many three-dimensional images. Someone was explaining a certain stance, a certain philosophy, a certain history...

How to solve poverty and hunger with synthetic food, how to abolish the five senses, gender, and pain, and break biological reproductive isolation, allowing life to be free from disease, consciousness to merge, and to advance to a higher life form.

"No disagreement, no lies, no pain. When organisms lose their intellect, humans become perfect creatures without wisdom, pain, or individual differences. Blue Star will become an 'Eternal Paradise' without wisdom, 'sharing happiness' by preying on each other and merging ganglia. If the body size becomes too large, it will split and reproduce."

"The evolution of civilization requires the iteration of life and the awakening of consciousness. Only a civilization without social structure or conflict can reach a higher social life form. All desires can be shared, and all pain can be eliminated..."