Chapter 221: Entering the Ice Mountain

Before the reconnaissance mission, Liu Mu once again had Xing Tianyang perform a comprehensive physical examination on her. For some unknown reason, Bai Chonghuan actually came over to join in the fun, insisting that since Liu Mu had been checked, Xing Tianyang should check him as well.

Xing Tianyang was suddenly corrected by Liu Mu on the concept of Mutation, with her calling Bai Chonghuan's state "Awakening."

"Human Awakening," Xing Tianyang wrote these two words seriously on the cover of a new folder, his eyes full of contemplation, "How are these two distinguished?"

Liu Mu gave the simplest answer, "The degree of pain during the process and the success rate. You are already sufficiently familiar with the situation of Mutation. The process of Awakening is easier than Mutation, the success rate is high, and the types of abilities awakened are numerous. Also, and this is the most important point, humans will awaken on a large scale, more than you anticipated."

These answers were only spoken for Xing Tianyang to hear; the latter did not show shock, but recorded them earnestly and wrote down his own derived thoughts at the same time.

"There is one more thing. During your reconnaissance, if it is not too risky, I hope you can help me obtain some paleontological samples."

I don't know if it was because he had some experiences outside the Laboratory, but Xing Tianyang's speech was not as lacking in humanity now; he was actually able to consider their safety.

The progress was so great that it was gratifying.

"Fine," but Liu Mu still emphasized one point seriously, "Do not use living people for gene fusion experiments, especially with the genes of paleontology."

And the answer Xing Tianyang gave was, "It is almost impossible for paleontology to adapt to the current Earth; that kind of experiment has no meaning."

It was as if he were saying that Liu Mu's way of thinking was itself a path to self-destruction.

If the environment hadn't changed so drastically, how could paleontology have imprisoned itself and let the subsequent creatures become the masters of Earth generation after generation?

Liu Mu did not understand; Heitao A could have simulated the biological evolution of different periods of Earth for her, but she didn't have the leisure.

When they went up from the ground, the Sea Soul Squad followed behind her, all wearing heavy Anti-Cold Suits.

Liu Mu herself did not, because she had a Mecha.

Before getting on the elevator, Bai Chonghuan hesitated several times, and finally asked directly, "Can you share the Mecha technology? If it can be made, it will have a great effect."

Liu Mu said directly that the Mecha of the Sky Viper was in the warehouse next to Xing Tianyang's Laboratory, and told him to find an engineer to study it himself.

Rather than her giving the data analyzed by Heitao A directly, it was more useful for them to do the work themselves.

The heavy doors opened layer by layer, and the ice condensed on the doors fell, almost smashing the inexperienced group on the head.

When the outermost layer opened, what met their eyes was not just a pure white expanse, but as if they had entered a world of colored glaze; high and low ice blocks had completely submerged the original city, refracting breathtaking magnificence in the daylight.

"This... looks like the cartoons my daughter watches."

Someone said this, and the others could hardly help but take a deep breath.

Although they were breathing the air inside their Anti-Cold Suits, they seemed to feel that biting chill and freshness...

Uh, freshness was impossible.

Liu Mu stood in the cold wind in a single layer of clothing, and in less than a minute, she was shivering with cold.

"It's really good that everyone is still a human who can appreciate beautiful scenery!"

I don't know what the significance of this exclamation was; when the team members looked at her, they only saw her curled into a ball, and then she hurriedly but somewhat coolly escaped onto the Mecha.

"Boss, your Mecha is too cool!"

"Begging for a mass distribution, Boss; if I can't be this cool once in my life, living will have no meaning!"

"Same here, we work so hard on missions, the Barrier should equip us fully."

"Enough, what kind of physical fitness do you have to even dream of piloting a Mecha?" Liu Mu's voice of contempt was unambiguous, "Come talk to me when you've Awakened, a bunch of little chicks."

Someone was dissatisfied, but had a sharp tongue, "Boss, you can't scold people like that; who is little?"

These words fell to the ground, and Liu Mu had already started the Mecha, leaping directly onto an eight-meter-high piece of broken ice.

The eyes behind Zheng Tian's sunglasses glowed with admiration, "Brothers, let's go!"

"This... how do we go?"

These pieces of ice, the smallest were five or six meters high, and the large ones were simply impossible to see the top of; ice hills, one might ask, are they something normal humans can walk on?

In the past, no one would have questioned calling it a human forbidden zone.

Just as everyone was worrying about whether to bite the bullet and go up, a beam of light interrupted their mental preparation.

Under the laser cutting, the huge ice block slid, and after rolling for a while, it revealed a narrow path that was barely passable.

"Walk forward about fifty meters, there is an ice cave; today's first target is five kilometers to the northeast."

Of course, it would be more convenient for Liu Mu to go out alone, but then again, if the Sea Soul Team wasn't brought out to train, how could she find her own powerful sense of superiority among the huge ice hills?

As for training them or something, perhaps there was a little bit of that.

I don't know if the system forcibly added some IQ to her, but she always had to think about problems several times now; honestly, it was very tiring.

Actual action was more interesting, for example, right now, the Mecha's limbs extended hooks, like rock climbing, allowing her to move on the smooth surface of the ice mountain.

The scanning range of Heitao A changed continuously as she moved; it did indeed discover a shadow on the side of an ice mountain five kilometers away from the gate, which was exactly what the surveillance had captured last when they retreated underground.

If the mountains under the Black Rain were hard to climb, then the ice mountains were simply designed to kill.

Ultra-low temperatures, slipperiness, sharpness, fragility, and impact turned the dreamlike ice mountains into a forbidden zone of step-by-step lethality.

The Black Glutton sisters and the Black Lizard had already entered hibernation mode, and the other mutants in Liu Mu's hands, such as Yang Mang and the others, had no ability to participate in such dangerous missions, so the Sea Soul Squad members did not dare to harbor any delusions.

The boots with spikes had to be used with great force to pierce into this ice layer that had existed for who knows how long, and every time the professional mountaineering pick in their hands swung, they had to be careful not to form large-scale cracks, otherwise, the entire ice surface might shatter and collapse the next second.

The deep layers of the ice mountain might be stronger, but the surface was brittle because it had been eroded by seawater and temperature all along the way.

And above their heads, unless it was completely impassable, Liu Mu would not help.

The old team members were not surprised by this behavior; after all, when they were training, a certain Captain also liked to hold a tea mug and watch leisurely.

It must be said that on this point, Liu Mu was just as much of a dog as Tan Ziyan.

"Come on, challenge the impossible, you will be the limit of humanity!"

Encountering an ice crevice, Liu Mu shouted encouragement from the air; several old team members exchanged glances, and Li Fei was pushed forward.

"Boss, come down and take a look, there seems to be something below!"

There was no "something," but they couldn't let her be leisurely alone; the team members just felt unconvinced in their hearts.

Isn't it just relying on equipment?

However, Liu Mu ignored them completely, "Ah, yes, yes, yes, there is a big squid below, dig it out for an extra meal tonight."

"Let's go, let's not show off our meager skills," Zheng Tian wiped the white frost off his glasses and advised, "As a newcomer, I really don't want to witness you being humiliated again."

"You brat, traitor!"

Zheng Tian, spurned by the crowd, felt no shame; instead, he earnestly said, "I'm doing this for your own good, brothers. Haven't we learned enough lessons already?"

"Get lost, you go first!"

Zheng Tian was ostracized and sullenly moved to the front of the line, "Then I'm going, keep up, don't get lost."

"Get lost!"

Li Fei kicked Zheng Tian in the butt, pushing him into the ice crevice, but he followed right behind him.

Jokes were jokes, but they still kept an eye on safety at all times; they only spoke lightly.

The ice crevice opening was not large, only wide enough for one grown man to go down, and there were ice spikes protruding from both sides, though the tips were not sharp; as long as one didn't slam into them, nothing would happen.

On the contrary, these ice spikes became their footholds for descending, preventing them from falling directly into the depths of the crevice.

"It's very deep inside, I can't see the bottom," Zheng Tian went down a section and couldn't help but look back at the sliver of sky, "Should we call the Boss to join us? What if we get lost?"

"As if you need to tell us, the people above will report the situation!" Li Fei stepped on an ice spike, looking at the deep, dark blue below.

Because the ice layer was translucent, their vision was not affected, but the further down they went, the more it gave people a feeling of having no bottom.

Just then, Li Fei's walkie-talkie rang, and Liu Mu's voice came through, "Find a way to move forward. How deep could it be? Have you never seen the ground in Haiyang?"

One sentence made their cheeks burn slightly. That's right, the iceberg had collided with the edge of the Haiyang City area, and since it was already the end of the iceberg hills, its height could only be considered a small hill compared to those in the distance; no matter how deep they went, it was still just the land of Haiyang, how could it really have no bottom?

Upon hearing this, Zheng Tian immediately said, "Right, right, right, as expected, the Boss is the most thoughtful. I'm not afraid anymore, Deputy Captain, I'm continuing forward!"

Li Fei almost gave him the middle finger; this guy was probably a fanboy before the disaster, agreeing with whatever the Boss said without even thinking.

Sigh, he didn't even stop to think that they had been going uphill ever since they entered the iceberg; even if the mountain wasn't high, it had to be at least a few dozen meters.

He had just replied to Liu Mu and, after ending the call, wanted to snap at Zheng Tian, but the figure in front suddenly swayed and then vanished.