Chapter 106: Arrival! Intelligent Mutant Beast

So, what's next…

Lin Yue stood before the floor-to-ceiling window of the City Lord's mansion, looking down at the enormous city that could be called a moving land, a hint of excitement on his face as a hunter spotting prey.

The hunt begins.

Roar—!

As if responding to his thoughts, the Black Tortoise, now evolved to level 5, let out a roar that shook heaven and earth!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Each step of the Black Tortoise's four legs, like sky‑holding pillars, spanned nearly a kilometer!

However, Lin Yue did not tell the city's residents about the Black Tortoise's impending battle.

After the Black Tortoise evolved to level 5, Xuanwu City's area increased nearly a hundredfold, filling every resident with unprecedented vigor.

Farmers toiled on the expanded fertile fields, nearly a hundred times larger, planning new planting cycles; artisans worked feverishly in the newly built factories, crafting everything the city needed; children played on the wider squares, their clear laughter ringing throughout the city.

The only thing no one knew was that, while they enjoyed this peace and tranquility, a horrifying beast tide capable of destroying Suchen was inching closer from the coastline.

…

Meanwhile, in the coastal area nearly a thousand kilometers from Suchen.

A convoy of dozens of heavily modified off‑road vehicles and armored transports was frantically fleeing along a deserted coastal highway.

Behind them stretched a horde of Mutant Beast that seemed endless.

Ahead of the tens of thousands of level‑2 and level‑3 Mutant Beast, dozens of hulking sea beasts, as large as moving mountains, slowly "glided" over the land, each swing of their bodies kicking up vast clouds of dust and crushing everything in their path.

Chief! We can't hold out! Fuel's almost gone!

Inside the lead armored vehicle, the driver stared at the fuel gauge nearing empty, his face full of despair.

Hold on a bit longer! If we can get over that hill ahead, we can shake them off!

The one called "Chief" was a burly man with a ferocious scar across his face.

However, he had just finished speaking.

Boom——!

A massive fireball shot out of the beast horde behind them without warning, trailing a long flame tail, and struck the rearmost armored vehicle with meteor‑like precision.

The violent blast instantly tore that armored vehicle to shreds!

The several crew members inside didn't even get to scream before being consumed by flames and shockwave.

The explosion's powerful shockwave also overturned several vehicles ahead.

The entire convoy instantly fell into chaos.

No——!!!

The scar‑faced man looked at the blaze in the rearview mirror, his eyes instantly turning blood‑red.

However, before he could recover from the grief of losing his comrades, an even more horrifying scene unfolded.

In the beast tide, a huge sea creature resembling a giant octopus but bearing eight scythe‑like bony blades lifted one of its tentacles.

At the tip of that tentacle, a huge eye flashing with eerie red light locked onto them.

The next second, a scarlet energy beam several times thicker than the previous fireball erupted from that eye!

The target was precisely their command vehicle!

It's over…

The scar‑faced man stared blankly at the red beam, his mind going blank.

However, just as that beam of destructive energy was about to hit them.

Hum—

A pale blue, semi‑transparent Energy Shield appeared out of nowhere above their convoy!

Boom——!!!!!

The scarlet energy beam slammed hard into the semi‑transparent Energy Shield, unleashing an earth‑shaking roar!

Yet unbelievably, the shield merely trembled slightly and nullified that world‑destroying blow!

Meanwhile, the dozens of massive beasts ahead halted in the astonished gazes of everyone.

They seemed to sense a pressure from a higher life‑form, letting out uneasy growls, pawing the ground with their massive feet, yet dared not advance another step.

The survivors in the convoy also came to after escaping death just moments before.

Chief…… what…… what is that?

The driver pointed ahead, his voice trembling.

The scar‑faced man followed his gaze, his pupils constricting sharply.

An even larger beast emerged from behind the mountain ahead of the convoy.

The mountain that loomed huge in their eyes came only up to the beast's knee!

Its size utterly surpassed human imagination.

As it moved, it engulfed the entire convoy!

Those dozens of sea beasts, once arrogant as moving mountains, now looked like puny children before this true "mountain range."

Lin Yue had originally been directing the Black Tortoise toward the beast tide, but as it neared this spot, he sensed via the Black Tortoise that a convoy was fleeing frantically ahead of the tide, so he ordered the Black Tortoise to rescue them.

But that was all; after the Black Tortoise acted, Lin Yue paid them no further heed.

Speaking of the beast tide, once the Black Tortoise appeared before them, the previously restless beasts instantly fell silent.

Lin Yue felt no surprise; facing the Black Tortoise's current size, even a mindless Mutant Beast would feel fear.

Why… block… our… way…!

Just as Lin Yue was lost in thought, a violent, chaotic thought erupted in the sea alongside the Black Tortoise!

Lin Yue's brow jerked up, a flicker of surprise flashing in his eyes.

Intelligent Mutant Beast!

He repeatedly confirmed, and only then dared to be certain that he hadn't misheard!

Among these dozens of oceanic giant beasts, there actually exists an intelligent mutant beast with independent consciousness and communication ability!

Even that previous Abyss Terror Crocodile, upon seeing the Black Tortoise, merely followed its beastly instinct and launched a fierce attack.

Originally Lin Yue thought it was because the Black Tortoise's massive size intimidated them, making this group of mutant beasts dare not move recklessly.

Now it seems it's because of that intelligent mutant beast!

At the same time, he also realized a serious problem.

If mutant beasts can truly evolve intelligence, then for humanity still struggling to survive, it would undoubtedly be adding insult to injury.

However, despite the surprise, Lin Yue quickly calmed down.

Although the Black Tortoise's power surged after evolving to level 5, facing dozens of giant beasts whose strength rivals that of the Black Tortoise before its evolution still poses considerable risk.

Most importantly, this place is too close to Suchen!

Once battle erupts, even if just one giant beast comparable to a level 4 Black Tortoise escapes and rushes into Suchen's few shelters, the casualties would be incalculable.

Since the other side possesses intelligence, the matter becomes much easier to handle.

Mutant beasts are still beasts, and beasts have territorial instincts.

He decided to make use of this, attempting to negotiate with the other side.