Chapter 43
“ah–!”
The crowd screamed and fled in all directions.
Danger was imminent, Wen Xin’s pupils shrank, and he pulled the student who was still standing there stupidly away.
But there was a loud “bang” and the monster that was rushing over was blocked by an invisible barrier, and the dark green saliva directly stuck to the air wall.
Everyone was shocked.
When they looked carefully, they found that what was blocking the monster was not an air wall, but bulletproof glass.
“What’s going on?”
“The monster didn’t escape… so why didn’t we see anything before?”
They were stunned and unable to come back to their senses when suddenly two bursts of laughter came from behind them.
Looking back, the instructor who had looked panic-stricken just now was now laughing so hard that his shoulders were shaking.
Noticing that everyone was looking at him blankly, the instructor coughed lightly, stopped smiling, and patted the glass seriously.
“You didn’t see it because the mutant had already stuck to the wall below before you arrived, which happened to be the blind spot from our position.”
“If there wasn’t this layer of glass, at least a dozen people present who didn’t have time to react would have died at the hands of this mutant!”
“Well, now you know how cunning these mutants are, right?”
Everyone: “…”
At this point, they couldn’t figure out that the instructor had deliberately acted frightened to scare them.
It’s so sinister, even more cunning than the mutants!
The instructor didn’t think there was anything wrong with his behavior just now. He smiled and said, “Well, everyone’s performance is remarkable. At least you didn’t scare me like the other teams did.”
“I want to give special praise to Wen Xin. He remained calm in the face of danger and helped his teammates. Not bad, not bad.”
Wen Xin calmed himself down and calmed his violent heartbeat a little.
When the team members heard what the instructor said, they also gave him a grateful look.
Although they did not actually encounter a mutant attack.
But at the critical moment, Wen Xin subconsciously came to save him and there was no way to fake it.
Wen Xin nodded to the man as a comforting gesture, and looked back at the mutant in the cell.
The previous blow obviously dealt a heavy blow to the mutant.
After falling, it kept spinning and swaying in the same place, shaking its head constantly, and the dark green saliva dripped onto the ground.
Sizzle, sizzle—
The floor seemed to be corroded by acid, stirring up a cloud of boiling white smoke.
All the students gasped.
If this saliva were thrown at them, they would be skinned alive in an instant!
The instructor explained: “There are many types of mutants. The one you see in front of you is a mutant infected by a lizard. It weighs 70 kilograms, which is comparable to an adult Tibetan mastiff.”
“After testing by our lab technicians, it was found that this creature was originally a non-toxic species, but a genetic mutation occurred during the infection process, and its secretions also became extremely corrosive.”
“So you must remember that you cannot judge the abilities of mutants based solely on their appearance and species, but you must also avoid direct contact with their body/fluids as much as possible.”
All the students responded in agreement.
One student seemed to have thought of something and couldn’t help asking, “Then instructor, even ordinary lizards can have such terrifying strength after being infected. Wouldn’t those originally ferocious beasts become even more terrifying?”
The instructor looked serious and said, “Yes, this is the point I am going to talk about next.”
“Come with me.”
He gestured, and the operator next to him placed his hand on the palm print lock.
With a slight click, the iron fan blades folded and closed from the left and right sides, and the prison holding the lizard mutant fell silent again.
The students set off and followed the instructor into the room next to the observation room.
The room is simply decorated, similar to a large classroom used for open classes in general schools.
They found their seats and sat down, watching the instructor walk up to the podium and turn on the projector.
As a ray of light was projected onto the big screen, a ferocious tiger immediately appeared in front of everyone.
Not to mention all the students present, at least 90% of them have faced the scene of zombies biting people, and their courage has been trained to be extraordinary.
If the mutant had not pounced on them so suddenly, they would not have been scared.
Looking at the tiger in the video, the students remained calm.
Until the camera zooms out.
Someone’s voice suddenly went off-key: “What kind of monster is that?”
The tiger in the picture looks energetic, like an old friend that often appears in the animal world.
But when it slowly walked onto the main road, even the van next to it was dwarfed by it.
This tiger is estimated to be at least two meters tall, which is almost as tall as a floor!
The huge size that was beyond common sense left the students speechless for a moment.
The source of the image is a surveillance camera fixed on the outer wall of a high-rise building.
Therefore, everyone can clearly see the smoke-filled surroundings and the convoy gathering in the distance.
The tiger was still walking slowly, as if it was leisurely strolling in the garden.
The combat troops not far away had already gotten off the vehicle and were lined up, ready for battle.
The leading soldier gave the order: “Open fire!”
Bullets instantly rained down on the giant tiger’s body.
At the same time, hand grenades were thrown, explosions sounded, and thick smoke was blown out of the concrete ground.
Under such firepower coverage, even if a god came, he would be shot into a sieve.
After a few seconds, the smoke in the picture dissipated.
“Dead, dead?”
Looking at the intact giant tiger, the students’ hearts trembled and their eyes widened like bells.
“What the hell, this is all right?!”
Not only was the tiger fine, it even leisurely licked the dust off its paws.
The next second, it moved.
No one could see how it moved, and even the security camera’s identifier flashed twice in confusion.
Everyone only knew that in the blink of an eye, the military off-road vehicle was directly overturned by the giant tiger’s claws!
What followed was even more intense and intensive gunfire, roars of fear, and the screams and wails of countless people.
Limbs flew everywhere and vehicles rolled over.
The giant tiger, with its muscles coiled around its back, stood in the smoke, its mouth open and covered in blood and scarlet flesh.
A complete, one-sided massacre.
Wen Xin’s brows had already been furrowed into a knot, and the corners of his mouth were pursed into a stiff straight line.
Because he has raised cats and has studied them carefully, he knows it clearly.
The tiger’s nonchalant manner of biting people, letting them run away, and then knocking them down was just like a cat playing with its prey.
This is not the end.
When all the students were shocked by the destructive power of the giant tiger, the tiger in the picture moved again.
This time, its ferocious eyes accurately locked onto the camera outside the building.
As the camera footage shook violently, the huge body pressed directly on top of the surveillance camera, and gravel fell down.
This big tiger was actually hanging vertically and steadily on the outer wall of a tall building!
The huge amber vertical pupils appeared in the camera frame, and the bloody smell in the tiger’s eyes had not yet dissipated.
It stared at the surveillance camera closely and also looked straight at Wen Xin and others.
Suddenly, he licked the blood and flesh fragments at the corner of his mouth.
This lazy movement is inexplicably humane, revealing an indescribable evil nature.
Then the tiger spoke, his tone sarcastic.
“Humans…”
“Have you seen enough?”
Bang!
The student turned pale, not noticing that he had pushed the chair over: “It can talk?!”
The camera image suddenly went black.
The last scene it captured was the tiger opening its bloody mouth and biting directly towards the surveillance camera.
Countless people were silent.
In other words, they were already horrified beyond measure.
The giant tiger’s leisurely questioning was like the god of death swinging its scythe at them, and their hearts seemed to stop beating for an instant.
After a long while, someone finally found his voice and spoke with a trembling voice.
“This is fake, how can a tiger talk?”
“Can animals mutate and develop thoughts and wisdom?!”
“Wouldn’t that make it a legendary monster?”
The instructor spoke at this time: “Invulnerable to swords and guns, and able to speak human language, it is actually almost like a monster.”
He was not sarcastic, but his expression was the same as other students, extremely solemn and serious.
“Most mutants, like the lizard you just saw, can be trapped with bulletproof glass and dungeons.”
“But the monster before us is far beyond the scope of biological beings.”
The instructor said to everyone, “On the 12th day after the mutants appeared, the First Base released its reconnaissance and analysis data to all bases. The data showed that there is a strict level division among the mutants, tentatively divided into five levels: S, A, B, C, and D.”
“The tiger that appeared in the surveillance video is at least A-level. However, above A-level is S-level. Their destructive power is truly difficult to estimate!”
Thinking about the messy surroundings after being bombarded by bullets, and the big tiger that was unharmed.
Everyone just felt suffocated.
“Can we really defeat such a monster?”
“No, don’t panic, everyone. Heavy weapons like tanks and missiles haven’t been used in the video yet!”
In the heated discussion, only Wen Xin’s thoughts were still on the moment when Tiger spoke.
Animal infection, mutation, powerful…
The most important thing is to be able to speak.
The black group is not mountain monsters, but mutants that can talk.
Wen Xin suddenly discovered the true identities of the dumplings. He subconsciously reached for his pocket and clenched the cloth bag containing the souvenirs. His breathing became unstable.
Then, he suddenly heard a student ask the instructor.
“The First Base can analyze the data of S-class. Doesn’t that mean they have seen S-class? Is there any record of it being filmed?”
The instructor nodded seriously: “Yes.”
“Although the picture is not clear, after analyzing the image, it should be a snake.”
snake!
This word struck Wen Xin’s reflexes like lightning, and he immediately raised his voice: “What kind of snake?”
Fortunately, everyone’s shocked reaction was similar to his, and the instructor did not notice Wen Xin’s gaffe.
The instructor then turned on another video.
The video footage showed a dark swamp with heavy fog. The shadow of a gigantic snake could be vaguely seen. It was at least as thick as two adults could hug!
When Wen Xin saw the snake, he almost ran to the front of the big screen and stared at it.
He used all his rationality to keep himself seated firmly on the chair so as not to stand out.
The next second, the camera moved and the students exclaimed in amazement, but Wen Xin could no longer take his eyes away.
His pupils shrank into a point, and with uncontrollable trembling, he stared at the shadow in the video.
It was not until the person filming the video took another brave step forward that a huge black snake head appeared in the camera view.
……black?
Wen Xin was stunned.
He didn’t believe it and looked carefully again. Coincidentally, the instructor paused the video at the moment when the snake’s head came out.
Then Wen Xin saw clearly that this was not A Lu from their family.
His hopes were dashed in an instant, and an unconcealable disappointment flashed across his eyes. He rubbed the cloth bag in his palm twice.
The instructor explained: “What you see now is a mutant python. The species is not yet known and its danger remains to be seen.”
Wen Xin came back to his senses.
He patted his cheeks vigorously, quickly focused his attention, and listened carefully to the instructor’s explanation.
The student asked: “Instructor, if you are not sure about the danger, why are you sure it is S-level?”
“Because of them.”
As he spoke, the instructor pointed to the groups of wriggling snakes outside the swamp.
Densely packed, colorful, and with all kinds of varieties.
The snake’s pupils were cold and inorganic, and its fangs were so sharp and long that it made one’s scalp explode.
These snakes all ran towards the direction where the black python was.
“According to reliable intelligence from the First Base, these S-level mutants all have one characteristic, which is that they can release a special biological aura.”
“Any creature that smells this scent will be uncontrollably attracted to it and flock to where the scent is emitted, becoming the mutant’s minions and being driven around at will.”
“If I had to describe it in one word, I would call it a pilgrimage.”
The instructor took a deep breath and said, “If you encounter this kind of situation in the future, don’t worry about anything and don’t think about anything.”
“Run, run as hard as you can!”
“Not to mention the unknown S-class mutants, just these creatures that are everywhere in the mountains, if they go crazy, they will definitely kill you without a complete corpse! Did you hear that?!”
Hearing this, Wen Xin, like the other students, shouted in awe: “Yes!”
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at the same time.
The black python had half of its body hanging on a dead tree, and it twisted its body contentedly as it looked at the swarm of snakes that almost covered the entire swamp.
This time the king will definitely be satisfied.
Thinking of this, it swam towards where the king was, eager to tell him the good news.
As it swam deeper, the terrifying pressure became more and more obvious, causing the black python to shiver uncontrollably.
When it arrived in front of the king, it almost buried its head in the swamp, trembling.
In the fog, a huge monster moved its body. At first glance, it seemed as big as a hill, and even the swamp was not big enough to swallow half of its body.
The tiger that Wen Xin saw in the video was not even big enough for it to swallow in one bite.
As it moved, the mud and water slid down without leaving any trace on the gorgeous green scales.
“What’s up?”
A cold and eerie voice came, suppressing extreme impatience.
The black python trembled and quickly told the story of the snakes’ worship.
It thought the king would be happy about the expansion of power, but unexpectedly the other party frowned and continued to speak.
“Humans are fragile.”
“Let all the poisonous ones go away.”
After saying that, the huge monster rested, its body twitching and shaking, as if it was trying hard to endure something.
The black python was at a loss.
It tries to understand what the sentence means.
Before he could figure it out, the giant seemed to have thought of something. He suddenly stuck his head out and asked a question that left no room for doubt.
“There are also those with beautiful scales, get out too.”
