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Perhaps just as Chu Si said, when all mankind was facing the disaster of extinction, there was indeed a mysterious luck that gathered and blessed the remaining lucky ones.

On the way of the great migration, although there were some minor setbacks, and some people died due to accidents or serious illnesses, but most people still made it safely.

Until the ice and snow all over the blue planet began to melt.

The previous cold wave disaster lasted for several months, and the entire surface of the blue planet was covered with a thick layer of ice. Even after ten consecutive days of exposure, the temperature was rising day by day, reaching a level that ordinary people could not bear, and the ice layer only began to melt slightly.

But humans have not forgotten the flood scene in "3 Floods" in "Records of Disasters". According to the countdown, just thirty days after the end of the ten-day exposure, the entire blue planet will be submerged by floods. This is obviously not a result that can be caused in one day.

Now, there are only thirteen days left until that day.

During the ten-day exposure, the global temperature rose day by day, like a high-temperature furnace running day and night. But this does not mean that the temperature will return to normal after the ten days. It can only be said that it was not until the last day of the ten-day exposure that the temperature reached its highest point and stabilized.

In the past ten days, the temperature has not changed. The ice and snow on the ground gradually melted in the high temperature.

If Chu Si had not awakened them in time, everyone would have started to construct a new visualization method. With the current human physique, even if it was eroded and strengthened by source energy, it would not be able to survive this continuous high temperature, and at least half of the population would be killed or injured.

However, now there is a visualization method. Although each visualization consumes a lot of mind, everyone can at least avoid the cold and heat for the time being.

This also greatly accelerated the journey of the great migration.

On the way, a panicked scream suddenly broke out among the people who were migrating northward.

I saw that the ice layer that was gradually melting under my feet suddenly broke, and dozens of black shadows jumped out at a lightning speed, like black whips whipping the air, and violent explosions were heard in the air.

"Ah!!!"

"What the hell is this thing?!"

"Ah! It's biting me! This thing eats people!"

"... Get out of the way! It's a vine! Get out of the way!"

The speed at which the shadow came out was really amazing. Many people were hit before they could even see what it was. Then, they felt a burst of pain. Their flesh and blood seemed to be stuck by a suction cup, and a terrifying suction force came from it. A living person was sucked dry of all his flesh and blood in a few minutes, and turned into a pile of skeletons scattered on the ground.

This scene was so weird and terrifying!

In less than five minutes, a large amount of blood mist flew. Amid screams, at least hundreds of people were attacked, and more than a dozen people fell down while wailing. Their flesh and blood were sucked out in an instant, and turned into white bones and fell to the ground.

The panicked crowd fled in all directions.

"Get out of the way!"

A young man with a short haircut and neat and capable clothes shouted, and jumped out from the back of the crowd and ran over first.

A faint light diffused from his palm, turning into an illusory wall that spread out, temporarily blocking the dark shadows in front of him, and also making the panicked crowd flee to the back for a distance.

One, two, three... In less than ten seconds, the dark shadows in the sky were twitching like whips, and the illusory wall was full of cracks, and it was about to break. But everyone had seen the true face of the attackers-

There were dozens of black vines flying in the sky, each of which was at least as thick as an arm. As they were full of flesh and blood, they continued to grow, and the thickest vine was even as thick as a thigh. Sawtooth leaves grew on the vines, and the blood on them was not dry, like a monster opening its mouth full of sharp teeth at everyone.

It was these leaves that sucked away all the flesh and blood after being attached to the surface of the human body.

Before everyone could recover from the shock, dozens of vines twitched wildly in the air, and the illusory wall spreading out from the young man's hand was smashed into pieces in a few strokes. Those vines penetrated the wall and attacked him suddenly.

The crowd behind him cried out in dismay.

In the crowd further back, Bai Huan had just arrived and looked at the chaotic scene in front of him with a look of astonishment. He turned his head to look at Chu Si beside him and instinctively asked for help:

"Brother, what should we do now..."?

Before the last word came out, it suddenly turned into a long tone: "Ah————!"

Accompanied by this sound, in full view of the crowd, a figure flew over the heads of the crowd in a parabolic state, and finally suddenly fell towards the young man, and then fell heavily to the ground.

Seeing the situation in front of him clearly, Bai Huan's face was full of resentment.

"Brother, you are cheating me! Wait for me..." I must retaliate!

At this moment, a series of dark vines rushed straight to his face, opening a bloody "big mouth". Bai Huan immediately swallowed the unfinished words, and subconsciously stretched out his arms to block in front of him in shock.

"Bang!"

Invisible energy waves emanated from his body, and Bai Huan's arm was quickly covered with a layer of blue-black. The vines that rushed over with great momentum seemed to have suddenly hit a solid wall, and almost flattened it.

The vines quickly retracted, like a child who was knocked unconscious, and swayed in place for a while.

Bai Huan withdrew his hand in surprise, and a smile of realization appeared on his face: "I turned out to be so strong:)..."

After realizing this, he changed his timid attitude and suddenly straightened his fists, punching the vines that were swaying in place.

Seeing this, the young man who was almost in danger before also had a bright look in his eyes, and a faint light filled his eyes. It turned into a long knife in his hand. He attacked again and chopped at the vines.

When the two fought, people who had been frightened by the bloody scene before were still running around, like birds and beasts. A stampede almost occurred.

Before the panic atmosphere was about to expand and spread to the entire team, a calm voice sounded in everyone's ears:

"Disperse and let the awakened ones come forward!"

Chu Si came out from behind at some point.

"These plants are only initially mutated and infected, and they are not a big threat to the awakened. As long as you are careful and cooperate with each other, you can solve it smoothly!"

His calm tone seemed to have an unusual appeal, and he quickly calmed the panicked people.

Those awakeners who had taken the awakening liquid and could initially control the source energy also came forward under his command and started a battle of chickens pecking each other with the mutant vines in front of them.

For a while, colorful dim lights flashed randomly, accompanied by the "humming and hehe" sound of some sand withers while fighting.

Chu Si just watched from the side from beginning to end, and at most gave a few words of advice in critical moments.

After all, these awakeners are just flower racks with empty power, and experiencing more battles is like training.

As Chu Si said, these vines are only preliminary mutations and are not invincible. Although the awakeners have physiques and abilities beyond ordinary people, they have no combat experience at all, so this chicken pecking battle lasted for more than an hour before it ended completely.

After leaving the battle, Bai Huan glanced at the crowd, came directly in front of Chu Si, and showed an especially flattering smile.

"Hey, big brother, do you have any awakening liquid?"

Bai Huan is not stupid. He found that his combat power seemed to be higher than others in the previous battle, and of course he guessed the reason.

The only difference between Bai Huan and other awakeners is that the initial version of the awakening liquid was tailored for him as an experimental sample, which is the most suitable for him. He also swallowed it fourteen times in a row during the experiment. His physique has been transformed many times, and his affinity for source energy is extremely high.

In the cultivation of Taoism, it is the innate spiritual body that is in perfect harmony with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

From this point of view, the effect of awakening liquid is not just to promote awakening. Drinking too much can always subtly improve the affinity for source energy, even for awakeners.

Bai Huan, who guessed the benefits of awakening liquid, said that he would never dislike the taste that is worse than shit again - well, awakening liquid is really fragrant!

He covered his mouth with a pale face and begged in an extremely weak voice: "Brother! Dear brother! I just consumed too much energy and now I urgently need the awakening fluid to replenish it... Just give me ten or eight bottles."

"Why don't I know that the awakening fluid can also replenish the consumed energy?" Chu Si asked back with a smile.

"Well, I have a special physique, and the awakening fluid is most suitable for me. Others can't, but I can..." Bai Huan started to make up lies without blinking, and said vaguely.

"Really?" Chu Si chuckled and suddenly asked again, "By the way, if I heard it correctly, didn't you say that you wanted me to wait just now? What's the matter?"

...Is he bold and wants to have real k?

While asking, he inadvertently moved his wrist, which made Bai Huan tremble with fear.

Bai Huan smiled awkwardly and said, "Well... it's like this. I asked you to wait for me with the awakening liquid until I return safely. I can easily capture mutant plants, and I can come back in no time!" As he said that, he looked at Chu Si eagerly. The camp rules require everyone to exchange contribution points for awakening liquid, and no one is an exception. The only exception is Chu Si, because he can make it directly. During this period, Bai Huan probably knew how firm his brother was in certain principles, and he was particularly hard to deceive. Although he had no hope of getting the nutrient solution from him, he still had to try hard. Sure enough, Chu Si shook his head. Bai Huan pouted in disappointment. But the next moment, his palm felt cold, and suddenly there was an extra bottle of awakening liquid. Bai Huan was really surprised. Feeling the cold temperature in his palm, he even forgot to pretend to be weak. He immediately raised his head with great emotion: "Big Brother..."

... As expected, Big Brother is the best. Hey, he is worthy of being his biological big brother.

In his happy smile, Chu Si took back his hand and reminded him: "Remember to participate in a new experiment tomorrow. This is your reward in advance."

"..." The smile on Bai Huan's face solidified little by little, "...Okay, Big Brother."

... As expected, he is a biological big brother. He is not ambiguous when it comes to pitting his younger brother:).

When Bai Huan fell into autism, others were still talking about the mutant vines they encountered for the first time.

With the "trophies" that were chopped into pieces, a group of awakened people returned victoriously amid the cheers of the onlookers. But looking at the snow stained with blood and the bones scattered on the ground, the cheers gradually faded, and someone cried softly.

Du Anan and other members of the disaster response department came out and carefully collected all the vine fragments with special containers, preparing to take them back for testing. See if they can detect the characteristics and weaknesses of the mutant plants, or use them as special materials.

The ordinary people who had retreated before also gathered together again, watching this scene in silence.

After that, someone finally couldn't control his emotions and cursed.

"Fuck! These damn vines! What's going on? Are these man-eating vines?!"

Everything just happened too suddenly, and it was not until the battle was over that everyone had a chance to explore the whole story.

"Who would have thought that there could be something alive under such a thick layer of ice! Didn't most plants and animals get caught in the cold wave and have been frozen to death?"

The young man who first stepped forward to save people said, "It's a mutant plant! I remember Dr. Bai said that source energy can erode everything. Our human body can be eroded by source energy, and of course plants can too!"

The young man looked young and looked less than 20 years old, but his words and deeds were very mature.

This person was Tao Qing, the first "parallel world traveler" created by Chu Si. According to the memory arranged by Chu Si, he and the "book traveler" Yun Xiao were from the same world. It's just that the latter at least "watched" the movie fan fiction, while Tao Qing had only heard of the movie "Age of Disaster" on the Internet.

Apart from the protagonist "Bai Shu" and the general direction of the whole movie, Tao Qing knew nothing about anything else.

But this did not prevent him from preparing for the end of the world in advance, actively exercising, and practicing visualization. During the migration, Tao Qing took the initiative to obtain a large number of contribution points. After the awakening liquid was launched, he received a copy as soon as possible.

He also became one of the earliest awakeners.

Unlike Du Anan and Yun Xiao, who were both alone, Tao Qing had both parents. In order to protect the safety of his family, he had to make more efforts, preferably to gain greater influence and higher status.

Therefore, Tao Qing was very active. He racked his brains to recall all the information about the movie "Age of Natural Disasters" in his memory, and "speculated" to everyone:

"If I'm not mistaken, not only this kind of vine, there should be more animals and plants that have mutated. Maybe they were not frozen to death by ice and snow, but were evolving deeply. We have to be careful next."

Tao Qing's words made everyone silent for a while, as if they had imagined the terrible scene of the future.

"That's right."

In this suffocating silence, Chu Si walked forward slowly, picked up a piece of vine fragment out of thin air, observed it for a while, and crushed it into powder.

He stared at the scattered powder quietly, and the black hair on his forehead was blown by the wind, revealing a pair of calm and clear, inorganic black pupils.

"Survival of the fittest. The world has changed. Now the enemies we humans have to face are not only natural disasters, but also various mutant creatures. Whoever can evolve faster and adapt to this new century faster will become the protagonist of the new century."

-When the cold wave came, the wind and snow swept the world. Humans were able to survive the cold wave disaster because they could use tools and hide in large buildings. At the same time, they had visualization methods such as Zhurong's Fire Worship Picture.

But a large number of animals and plants were not so lucky. They were directly buried by thick ice and snow, freezing to death in the extremely low temperature. Countless bodies were buried under the ice and snow, without life.

Only a few animals and plants stood out. They were eroded by a large amount of source energy in a short period of time, and they quickly mutated and became cold-resistant and adapted to the extremely low temperature environment. Under the thick ice and snow, they temporarily fell into a state of "pseudo-death" and "hibernation".

——This natural disaster brought a catastrophe to all animals and plants, but it also promoted their rapid evolution and allowed them to adapt to the current environment.

On the contrary, although humans survived in large numbers, they did not pass the selection of nature. Until now, they are still afraid of cold and cold. If it were not for the existence of the visualization map, many people would not be able to survive in the extremely low temperature until now.

In a sense, Chu Si's help is also a restriction, which makes humans come out of the greenhouse later. But if he does not take action, humans will suffer heavy losses.

In the timeline before Xu Xinyue's rebirth, a large number of people died of cold in the cold wave. The remaining few people, like the mutant animals and plants today, stimulated the source energy in a short time and adapted to the environment, which allowed them to survive. Therefore, Xu Xinyue was so panicked about the coming of the end of the world, and wanted to grab the "golden finger" as soon as she was reborn.

However, if humans were allowed to choose for themselves - compared to directly facing the terrible natural disasters, being ruthlessly tested by nature, and after a large number of cruel deaths and screening, the last few people mutated, adapted to the new environment, and survived; humans would rather choose to temporarily accept the help of the "prophet", save everyone's lives, and then slowly adapt to the new world.

But the development of things is often not transferred by human will. When humans want to slowly adapt to this new world, the changes in this world are much faster and more drastic than everyone imagined -

When the cold wave disaster came, a large number of animals and plants were swept under the ice, some died and turned into corpses, and some mutated cold-resistant genes to survive in the ice.

During this period, as the ice and snow melted, the originally lifeless blue planet seemed to have signs of revival. Those mutant animals and plants that temporarily survived in the ice were also awakened.

Mutated plants emerged from under the ice, and animals that should have been frozen to death seemed to have woken up from hibernation and roamed in the melting ice water.

These mutant plants and animals had already changed greatly under the erosion of source energy, and they all had strong survival ability.

They are not afraid of cold or water, and their outer cortex or cuticle is thick and tough. Their bodies have also consumed a lot of energy due to long periods of "hibernation" or suspended animation. As soon as they wake up, they are eager to find food to replenish their energy.

Humans naturally become their chosen prey.

After realizing this, the sense of urgency in everyone's hearts suddenly rose, and a heavy pressure pressed on their hearts.

From now on, human beings must race against time. Not only must they find ways to avoid natural disasters before they arrive, but they must also be prepared for mutated animals and plants that may appear at any time. They must complete evolution faster than other creatures and regain their place in the world's food chain. the very top.

In the following days, as expected, various mutated animals and plants gradually revived and continuously attacked the Great Migration team. Human beings who were well prepared naturally fought back mercilessly.

Especially after Chu Si announced that the mutated animals and plants discovered so far are not harmful to the human body, and may increase source energy affinity after eating them, everyone became even more enthusiastic about dealing with mutated animals and plants.

You must know that the production efficiency of the awakening fluid that can increase the source energy affinity is limited. Only those who contribute the highest points will get it in the first batch, and the rest will be postponed. Moreover, the awakening liquid is given priority to those whose source energy affinity is close to awakening, so as to facilitate the stimulation of awakening and avoid waste.

There are really too many people in the Great Migration. Those with low contribution points or low source energy affinity may have to wait until a few years later.

In such an apocalyptic environment full of disasters, perhaps they will lose their lives due to an accident before they have the chance to awaken.

Can eating mutated animals and plants actually increase awakening affinity? This is undoubtedly a life saver. Even if it’s just a slight improvement each time, wouldn’t it be better if you just eat more?

Now these mutated animals and plants are no longer dangerous attackers in the eyes of humans, but are awakening fluids that actively embrace them. Not to mention, they taste much better than awakening fluids!

After Chu Si announced the research results, and the team was once again attacked by mutant animals and plants, even ordinary people were eager to try it without any fear.

"Gudong!" "Gudong!"

The sounds of swallowing came and went.

The awakened people who rushed to the front, such as Tao Qing and Bai Huan, had their eyes glowing as they stared at the incoming mutated animals and plants, muttering: "One bottle, two bottles...many, many bottles of awakening liquid..."

…

"Hahaha, I no longer have to endure the unpleasant taste of the awakening fluid! I no longer have to be a guinea pig for Big Brother! I want to hold my head high and say no to Big Brother!"

That day, as I tasted the spoils I got, the delicious taste spread from the tip of my tongue to the bottom of my heart. It was more delicious than any other delicious food before. Bai Huan hummed a ditty happily and laughed three times in his heart.

...With such a delicious thing, why drink the awakening liquid! He must stand up and bravely resist the oppression from his unscrupulous brother. He will never be willing to be a guinea pig for a little temptation!

"Baek Huan?"

As soon as Chu Si came to him, he saw Bai Huan holding a fragrant barbecue, his eyes dull, and his smile looking silly.

When he heard the other party muttering something like "resistance", he smiled, took away the meat that had just been roasted in front of him, and put it into his mouth.

"...Well, the craftsmanship is pretty good."

Bai Huan came back to his senses, looked at the empty shelf in front of him, looked at Chu Si again, and finally realized what had happened.

He raised his finger in disbelief and said angrily: "Brother, you, if I'm not mistaken, you have an exclusive set meal, right? You actually robbed me of the meat that I worked so hard for?! You are simply not— -"people……

A bottle of potion with a golden halo appeared in front of Bai Huan, accompanied by Chu Si's bewitching words:

"The advanced version of the awakening liquid newly developed using animal and plant materials is about three to five times more effective than the original one. How about it? Do you want to be the first volunteer to try the effect?"

"..." Bai Huan was suspiciously silent for three seconds.

Then, he stood up neatly, with a bright face: "Yes! Of course! I am your staunchest supporter, brother! Do you want to try now?"

"Young people today are so lively."

In the temporary tent of the Disaster Response Department, Chu Si established a source energy particle local area network, which is similar to the former Internet local area network. Through the signal receiver placed outside, everyone can clearly observe the various situations of the Great Migration team. .

What happened to Bai Huan was naturally noticed by others. After sighing, their attention turned to others.

Seeing the whole team's renewed mental outlook through the screen from a distance, Duan Anguo nodded with satisfaction: "Everyone finally has pressure and goals. Looking at it now, it's finally more decent."

The previous Great Migration team was just like the refugees in ancient times. Although they had enough to eat and drink, everyone felt at a loss from the bottom of their hearts, as if they didn't know where to go. Most of the time, they just follow the arrangements of the Disaster Response Department and move forward blindly.

Although Duan Anguo and others can see it, they can't change so many people's minds just by pouring chicken soup and talking about truth. A change in a person's beliefs must ultimately be figured out by himself.

After this incident broke out, many people began to have a subtle change deep in their hearts, and their mental state no longer seemed so salty. It was as if I finally had a vision and hope for the future, and a goal to strive for.

He took a deep breath and smiled happily: "It's great that everyone has such a high level of awareness! The end of the world is not scary. We humans must not only avoid natural disasters, but also rebuild civilization and stand at the top of the Blue Star ecosystem again. , there is still a long way to go to achieve this goal! We need to work hard together! ”

The deputy next to him blinked and couldn't help complaining: "...I think you are overthinking. In fact, they are just greedy for the bodies of mutated animals and plants."

...After all, who wouldn’t want to eat something that is delicious, can increase source energy affinity, and promote awakening? If it were me, I could eat it to extinction!

Duan Anguo's deep expression was suddenly broken. He frowned slightly and glanced at the upright deputy, shaking his head secretly:

...No wonder he was not promoted for many years before he was transferred to the Disaster Response Department. This idiot is telling the truth! It will ruin the atmosphere!

No matter what the internal reasons are, now everyone is united and united. Duan Anguo believes that this change is good after all.

After finishing other things at hand, he turned to the deputy beside him: "According to the "Disaster Record", the flood will break out in eight days. With the team's current journey, it will definitely be too late to reach the northern plateau. Only It can reach the vicinity of Taiyuan Mountain, but the height there may not be able to withstand global floods. Is the plan proposed by Dr. Bai feasible under the current conditions? "

The author has something to say: It is still a fat chapter. "Demon Lord" will be updated in the next few days. The next update of this article will be on Thursday. If there are any update prompts in the meantime, they will be revising old chapters~

Good night, little cuties~