Chapter 158 Humanity is at its end(1/2)
"This is Osaka? Is my bond with Neon so deep?"
Chu Xin was stunned for a moment, thinking about "Pitch Black Bullet", a heartwarming Japanese comic that must-read for romance fans.
Especially the scene where the girls sleep in the same room, it all reflects the beauty of getting along together and being reunited.
Chu Xin, who was still human, recommended it to his friends and almost got poked in the dormitory one day later.
The series itself was written by an old Zidian thief, but it was rumored that the author became rich through stock trading, achieved financial freedom and became a eunuch, which in turn caused the anime to stop at a seemingly happy ending.
Let’s talk about the world itself.
According to the timeline, it is now 2031.
Ten years ago, the originally peaceful world changed.
The terrifying gastroenterovirus was born inexplicably and spread rapidly!
This virus has extremely high infectivity through the blood, almost ignores any immune system, and can invade cells and further rewrite cellular genes.
The speed of its self-replication is far beyond scientists’ knowledge!
In infected organisms, all genes throughout the body will be modified and mutated within a few hours, the cell cycle will be shortened, and rapid division and differentiation will occur.
The direct consequences are violent temper, enlarged body, extremely strong regeneration ability and unstable aggression.
In other words, he becomes an almost irrational and ferocious monster!
The virus will also mix the infected person's DNA with the DNA of other organisms, leading to jaw-dropping huge mutations.
This kind of mutation is often deformed and grotesque, and is very inconsistent with human aesthetics, and is quite similar to the painting style of monsters.
It sounds similar to Behemoth Potion.
But gastroenterovirus is obviously more terrifying, reflected in its superior infection intensity and degree of mutation.
As time goes by, the DNA carried by individual gastroenteroviruses becomes more abundant.
The more gastrula that mix DNA from different species, the more outstanding their overall strength will be and they will have some special abilities.
It can be divided into levels 1 to 5 according to intensity.
The first level is the weakest. It is the first-generation species that has just been infected. There are not many gene types in the body, and the successive ones get stronger.
Level 5, which can be called a biological natural disaster, was named "Zodiac" by the Free State, which uses the twelve constellations as their code names. The number of sightings in the world is 11, which is capable of withstanding nuclear explosions without causing damage.
Of course, compared to the relatively normal proportionally amplified mutations of other organisms, humans, as the primates of all things, are naturally treated differently.
Not only will they lose their original consciousness and thinking, but they will also be unable to maintain their original appearance. The degree of distortion is far greater than that of other creatures. The process is also extremely painful, and is tantamount to being dragged into a hell of skinning and bone removal.
In these ten years, no country has been spared.
Faced with the increasing number of gastrula, many countries were defeated and their entire armies were annihilated. Their citizens were either infected, mutated, or devoured.
Maybe someone wants to say why carbon-based organisms can withstand nuclear bombs?
But the key point is that gastrula are extremely resistant to conventional weapons. As long as they are not killed, they can regenerate and heal themselves.
What's more, nuclear bombs are double-edged swords, and nuclear radiation has no effect on gastrea.
Moreover, gastroenterovirus can infect not only lions, tigers, and humans, but also a huge number of insects!
As we all know, when it comes to quantity, insects are the kings in the animal kingdom, regardless of concepts like bacteria.
The most nuclear bombs can do is exterminate humanity itself. Even if all the stocks are exhausted, insects and marine life cannot be wiped out.
Therefore, through the unremitting efforts of the gasterozoa, humans declared defeat in this tragic war.
Humanity has lost 80% of its land, and those places have become places of death that people dare not set foot on. The huge monsters everywhere seem to have entered the prehistoric era.
But the sky is the limit. Just when humans are facing extinction, scientists have discovered that "holmium metal" can inhibit the cell activity of gastrula, preventing cells from dividing to a certain extent, so that they cannot regenerate and heal themselves.
In other words, weapons and equipment made of holmium metal can cause effective damage to it!
The few remaining countries immediately made huge stone monuments out of holmium metal and placed them in a circle outside the city.
They form an invisible magnetic field that isolates the inside and outside from each other, blocking the protozoa from the outside world.
At this moment, not many humans were able to take a breather and temporarily continue the fire.
Expelled to a narrow territory, they lived an elusive existence with fear and despair, fearing that one day thousands of gastrea animals would break through the stone monument.
This is somewhat similar to the world of giants.
I don’t know about other countries, but Chu Xin, who has watched the anime, has some idea of the general situation of neon.
The current neon area that has not yet been invaded is divided into five major regions.
They are Tokyo District, Osaka District, Sendai District, Hakata District, and Hokkaido District.
The five districts form a neon, but they are independent and autonomous.
Except for Tokyo District, whose official leader is Emperor Sheng, the supreme ruler of the other four districts is the president.
Therefore, Neon has actually split into five countries, secretly fighting each other for power.
The above was all the information that Chu Xin recalled in an instant. After he had a clear idea in his mind, he looked around.
"Run quickly!"
"It, how on earth did it appear?"
"Where's the stone monument! It's impossible for a gasterozoa to pass through the stone monument!"
"What do the army and starters do for food? All the taxes we paid were in vain!"
People in the park fled in a hurry, their faces filled with the brilliance of being "interested in learning".
Soon, helicopters arrived at a high altitude nearby, and they did not dare to approach Chu Xin at will.
They passed the live footage to the Presidential Palace in the central district.
"Surveillance has been retrieved, and the video shows that this gastrea appeared out of thin air~" an officer reported in shock.
"How is this possible? Is it some kind of special ability?" A rugged middle-aged man with a beard said to himself.
His name is Qi Wu Zongxuan, and he is the president of Osaka District. His rule is violent and tough, with no regard for the feelings of the people.
Precisely because he imposed heavy taxes, promoted punishment and other tyrant behaviors, he suffered nearly twenty assassinations, but the results were obvious: the assassins and the organization all died miserably.
"It can pass through the defense line of the stone monument and has such a huge size. There is a 90% probability that it is a level 5 gastrea." A scientific researcher analyzed.
"The twelve signs of the zodiac?" Qi Wuzongxuan looked solemn.
"But I just compared the existing nine and found no one that matches it, so~" the researcher continued.
Qi Wu Zongxuan turned to look at him and took a deep breath, "There are eleven known ones. Apart from the killed Taurus and Virgo, could it be that this guy will become the vacant Cancer!"
"This matter is very big, Mr. President, I suggest contacting the other four regions and the Free State." the researcher said nervously.
Don't panic. If you are in the same city with a gastrula that is suspected to be level 5, if you are not careful, they will collectively ascend to the sky.
However, 99% of the people have no chance to escape, and only a few powerful people can take a plane to a safe area.
"Why didn't it launch an attack? All units should not act rashly for the time being and arrange for nearby facilitators and initiators to go there." Qi Wu Zongxuan warned.
"For gastrula of this level, unless they are among the top ten starters, the rest are meaningless, right?" the researcher asked.
"Even if they die, they must go, because that is the meaning of their lives, their destiny as weapons." Qi Wuzongxuan said indifferently.
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"Ho~"
Chu Xin opened his mouth and yawned.
This small movement immediately made the surrounding troops' hearts twitch, and several of them almost misfired.
Card text appears:
"A world using a random travel card will provide at least 1 prize-winning task. Whether it is completed depends entirely on the host's will and will not be forced:
1.【The Redemption of the Cursed Son】
Details (In any way, provide safe haven to most of the cursed children, allowing them to experience the life of a normal child)
Reward: 1 random world travel card;
2.【Transcendence and Liberation】
Details (Granting physical salvation to the twelve zodiac signs, freeing their imprisoned souls)
Reward: 2 free capsules (not included in the guaranteed accumulated number of times);
Note: You can leave this world at any time without any restrictions, but the host is asked to squeeze out its value and not waste the cards."
"Both of these tasks are pretty good, and they can be easily completed while improving your proficiency." Chu Xin muttered secretly.
Mainly, he was satisfied with the rewards. Needless to say, the random world travel card, and the following two gachas should not be missed.
Wow~
By this time, many people had gathered around him.
In addition to the heavily armed army and air force, there were dozens of strange combinations in civilian clothes.
To be continued...