Chapter 1414: Escape and Problems

"Shake, did you hear any sound?"

"On the boundless earth, two mutants were like lighthouses in a black desert."

"Its huge body halted beside a black mountain peak, and it stood still."

"The one speaking was a mutant with muscles bulging all over but an extremely small head."

"He rotated his head in puzzlement; compared to his huge body, constantly spinning, only a head like that of a normal mutant looked as ridiculous as an antenna on a satellite."

""No, how about you—did you hear anything?""

"Walking ahead of him, the mutant called Shake casually replied."

"Four arms sprouted messily from his back like rotting wings; seeing that he seemed long accustomed to Shake's jittery state, the somewhat irritated him couldn't help but sneer."

""Don't listen, small-headed Aiwen.""

""Before linking to the Red Net, what do you think you can discern?""

""Your breathing is louder than the outside noise!""

"Having little patience, Shake couldn't help but grab and explode the sandstorm in front of that somewhat ridiculous-looking mutant, sneering as he mocked."

"As the weakest mutants of their kind, their mutations are usually flawed."

"Aiwen's mutation was solely strength; to achieve mutation, he nearly lost all perception and even minimal mental power."

"This also caused his brain to atrophy, making him look like a malnourished monster."

"Of course, he was the same."

"To successfully mutate, he likewise lacked normal mental power and, most importantly, speed."

"Fortunately, his multi-armed mutation granted him strong close-combat ability, barely enough to qualify as a warrior."

""I hate linking to the Red Net; it gives me a headache!""

"Seemingly as dull-witted as ever, the small-headed mutant Aiwen appeared not to have caught the mockery in his companion's tone."

"After straining to listen several times to the abnormal direction, he merely muttered and turned his head, no longer paying attention."

"What Shake said was true—his breathing could create a tremendous din, and the blood rushing through his vessels was like a tsunami."

"He often misheard the surrounding movements."

"Without relying on the Red Net as a means to supplement perception, those cunning alien species could almost sneak up right under their noses."

"Those... hated snakes..."

"As the two mutants moved, the earth trembled again."

"Just following behind Shake, Aiwen seemed to think of something and couldn't help but ask quietly:"

""Shake, are we going to repair the damaged Red Net? Staying near that thing always makes me feel awful...."

"A flicker of fear crossed his face."

"As a barrier-like defensive structure, the Red Net is a special existence laid out by hand after hand of high-level mutants."

"The Red Net constantly emits mutant pulses, which, it is said, is an improved method by which the Emperor long ago induced the mutation of mutants."

"Under the wave's influence, these mutants can use the omnipresent waves to gain vastly enhanced perception, enabling them to scan everything around via the Red Net."

"Like an antenna radar, it makes up for their deficiencies."

"Meanwhile, any other lifeform approaching the Red Net suffers as if forcibly infected by a virus, instantly revealing itself."

"Though the Red Net sounds wholly beneficial and harmless to mutants, serving as a powerful aid for those who cannot become high-level mutants, every mutant with low mental power knows that linking to the Red Net is a torment."

"The incessant whispers are like a demon's voice..."

""Can't stand it but have to endure! That group of alien species, though recently much fewer, but..."

""Huh?!""

"Suddenly turning his head, the mutant Shake's rear limbs also spread like wings, instantly locking onto the direction behind him."

"Just a moment ago, he also abruptly heard some movement!"

"That movement sounded like a repeating metallic clang, over and over repeating some words."

"That was..."

"Although he lacked the five senses proper to a fourth-stage mutant, at this very moment, hearing the rapidly approaching abnormal sound, even with his poor perception, Shake suddenly sensed a strange aura drawing near them!"

"Far off, beyond the limit of his blurry vision, there seemed to be a white shadow."

"After years of battle, he didn't have time to discern what it was; almost instantly he assumed a fighting stance."

"In this special little world, besides them, there were only enemies!"

"If the opponent isn't an enemy, then it must be..."

""Boom!!!"

"However, before Shake could think further, the white shadow that had just been at a distant limit suddenly accelerated, like an afterimage, and in an extremely short time shot toward his face with an abnormal evil aura."

"Its speed was so great that it surpassed even fourth-stage high-level speed mutants! Yet despite such astonishing speed, it produced no violent wind pressure."

"It was as if the monster's bodily structure perfectly tore through wind resistance!"

"In an instant, a monster only a hundred meters in size appeared in his pupil, looking as if composed of ferocious bone spikes."

""Watch out!!!"

"The instinctive warning came too late to be uttered."

"Slower to react than him, Aiwen at that moment just turned his 'frail' head, and instantly a piercing tearing sound rang out."

""Hiss!!"

"Flesh pierced."

"Under Shake's terrified expression, the white bone monster that had super‑sped over like a ghost instantly drove its sharp arm through Aiwen's heart."

"In the blink of an eye, another hand plunged into Aiwen's throat below, like pinning a fish; before Aiwen could cry out, a ripping sound tore the mutant apart alive."

"Blood reeking of gore sprayed from the body torn in half, instantly drenching Shake's face."

Suddenly, despite being a Fourth Stage combat power mutated being, he could not muster any thought of resistance at this moment.

The evil intent constantly emanating from that white bone monster felt like a soul‑penetrating pressure, making his whole body tremble.

He had no time to flee, no time to cry out, and no time to send a warning to the War Hub.

Almost in the next instant, Ai Wen's white bone monster ripped open, and in a flash it lunged again before him, its ferocious maw gaping wide, and in an instant it bit toward his skull.

It was as if it wanted to devour him whole!

At this very moment, a warning signal from the War Hub also sounded instantly.

But the warning appeared too late...

Ahhhhh!!!

As the sound of his skull being crushed rang out, just before death, Sha Wen's anguished cry cut off abruptly.

In the War Hub warning he never got to check, it turned out to be a reminder to these surrounding mutated beings to beware of an extremely dangerous white bone monster.

Chomp chomp

The battle ended so abnormally quickly that it could hardly be called a battle.

Hunched over, he crouched before the two corpses, "Lin An" letting out a monster‑like hoarse chuckle.

Holding the torn, rotting flesh, he seemed extremely satisfied, greedily gulping it down in large mouthfuls.

Delicious, sweet.

Like a desire etched into life's instinct, at this moment the Aberrant Mutant was like a true demon, greedily devouring everything.

A few seconds later, a mournful gust of wind swept past, slowly lifting the head on the ground whose skull had been smashed open.

Gurgle gurgle, the skull, picked clean of flesh, rolled away like a bone bowl holding rice, with a gurgle.

No corpse remained intact.