Since the end of the world, the fittest of all things survive, and the weak eat the strong. In this cruel competition, only continuous evolution can survive.
Not only are the carnivorous mutant beasts constantly evolving and becoming more powerful, they also evolve various herbivores and the lowest plants. Even in the face of more dangerous environments and crueler survival pressures, the remaining two evolution speeds are even faster. quick.
In this forest, there are far more plants above the light green level than various mutant insect beasts. Even giant trees with levels up to level seven are everywhere, and Luo Yuan can often see them.
The vegetarians who can survive also either reproduce quickly or are exceptionally powerful, such as powerful defense, agile speed, or huge size. Just like the king of land before the end of the world, it is not the liger at the top of the food chain but the docile elephant, which is just the result of natural selection.
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I have to say that he was quite lucky today. Most vegetarian mutant beasts have a gentle temper. As long as you don't anger it, there is not much danger even if you stand next to it. Of course, if you accidentally get trampled to death by it, that's a different matter.
If he were a carnivore, he wouldn't have such a good temper. Although there was a huge difference in body size, there was a high chance that he wouldn't care about a little bug like Luo Yuan, but it would be unrealistic to ask it to actively restrain its strength when it passes by.
In Luo Yuan's sensory vision, this super life not far away was like a high-hanging sun, emitting blazing light. With its power, just the power fluctuations generated when moving at high speed could seriously injure him. The body is even worse.
Luo Yuan glanced at the two pieces of information in the system.
One is the task prompt that was completed when killing the giant frog just now, and the other is the task information that appeared ten minutes ago.
Not to mention the first one, I have completed several D+ level tasks during this period, and my experience has accumulated to: 101520/307200.
One-third of the experience required for upgrading has been completed. If it hadn't been for one of the seventh-level mutant beasts, which escaped in the end. Not only did it not gain experience, but it was also punished by the system, and the upgrade experience would have been completed by now. Half done.
Think about it seriously, it has only been a few days. This uninhabited land far away from the reconstruction area is so dangerous that it is chilling. While you are quickly accumulating experience, you are also risking your life. If you are not careful, you will end up in the gutter. Capsized, like today.
As for the second message, Luo Yuan only glanced at it and immediately canceled it. Such a task was destined to be accepted but not enjoyed. He would not think that he would live long.
"C-level mission: kill the ghost-faced horse, time limit: three days; accept/cancel;"
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The grimace horse was surrounding the big tree in the distance, raising its neck and eating non-stop.
The big tree is quite huge, with a diameter of fifteen or six meters according to visual inspection. The canopy formed by the branches covers a radius of more than one kilometer. With the terrifying appetite of the ghost-faced horse, it is estimated that it will not eat all the leaves of this tree. give up.
It probably wouldn't leave for a short time, so Luo Yuan thought about it and simply stayed where he was and continued to treat his injuries.
With this super life being nearby, this place has undoubtedly become quite safe. Looking at the mutated beast that is still paralyzed on the ground and unable to get up no matter how hard it struggles, you can understand the intimidation brought by an eighth-level life.
This is why the reconstruction area has to rely on large-scale attacks by nuclear bombs to ensure the existence of destruction.
Ten minutes later, all the small blood vessels had been repaired by him. Luo Yuan stood up. With a thought, he entered the earth pulsation state, preparing to use the continuous power of the earth in this state to accelerate self-healing.
Of course, this kind of cure is not perfect. If it is used too much, it can easily cause hidden diseases. However, there are too many injuries to the internal organs, which cannot be treated by willpower in a short time. As for capillary blockage and blood stasis caused by self-healing, you can wait for plenty of time. Then repair it carefully.
After a while, his face, which had been pale due to excessive blood loss, turned rosy, and the damaged internal organs regained their vitality. The weakness gradually subsided, and powerful strength grew in the body. He clenched his fists, and the air made a snapping sound. There was a crisp sound and it was crushed by his huge force.
He turned to look at the ghost-faced horse not far away. Even if it was just unconscious energy fluctuations, it was surrounded by strange phenomena. There were turbulent airflows and countless whirlpools all around, appearing out of thin air and disappearing in an instant.
There are also a lot of electric lights, like spiritual snakes, traveling around.
This is still the state where it is standing still. Once it runs at high speed or even gets into a fight, the strength of its whole body is activated, and the intensity of the vision and the affected area will spread rapidly, even hundreds of kilometers away, will be affected.
In an absolutely rational state, Luo Yuan had no superfluous emotion like fear, and could only weigh the pros and cons. His eyes flickered, and a bold idea suddenly came to his mind.
Fifteen points of wisdom gave Luo Yuan an astonishing memory. He still clearly remembered the scene when this ghost-faced horse suddenly appeared in front of him. Its huge size and the terrifying aura it unconsciously exuded were completely out of place in this forest. It cannot be hidden. There is only one possible reason why it can give people the impression of appearing suddenly, and that is its astonishing speed.
Although there was also a reason why he was fighting and didn't pay much attention to his surroundings, but this visual effect was caused to him who already had 16 points of agility. This speed was at least far faster than him, and probably even exceeded the speed of sound.
Of course, he wouldn't care so much about speed alone. He was far inferior to the speed of many seventh-level mutant beasts. After all, the size difference alone was huge. What's more, this one is a more powerful eighth-level being.
What he was most concerned about was that the ghost-faced horse made no sound while running. Moreover, apart from the turbulence of the air around it, there was not even the strong wind naturally caused by running at high speed.
When the speed reaches a certain level, air resistance becomes the biggest obstacle. Every meter faster, the resistance not only increases geometrically, but also creates a certain buoyancy for the running target. It not only consumes physical strength, but also greatly affects the running speed. .
If the air resistance can be weakened or even eliminated, his speed will increase again. Also in battle, he will be able to kill at a faster speed and with lightning speed.
Since the "floating sportswear" with the ability to balance airflow was scrapped, he has been looking for a replacement, but to no avail.
Until I met this "ghost-faced horse" today!
Unfortunately, this super creature is extremely powerful and cannot be provoked by his current strength. It is simply impossible to obtain materials by killing it. Although there is only one level difference between level seven and level eight, this level is like a chasm. There is a completely qualitative difference between the two.
Fortunately, this creature has a docile temper. As long as you are careful and can pull out its teeth, there is hope.
What's more, he also has the ability to predict things, so if something goes wrong, he can stop it in time.
His mind was spinning. Luo Yuan, in this rational state, had no character weaknesses. After weighing the risks, he immediately made a decision.
He raised his sword and cautiously walked towards the ghost-faced horse.
At this time, the ghost-faced horse was gnawing on the leaves with relish, making a "humming" sound while eating, and seemed quite happy. It had no idea that there was a small creature not far away, and it was about to catch its attention.
Luo Yuan walked very smoothly to the Grimace Horse. The huge size of this creature was shocking. Four pillars that were five to six meters thick and more than 20 meters high were like sky pillars. They exuded a blurry halo. It was more like a glimpse of a thick city wall, which was intimidating.
When a person stands in front of it, he looks as small as an ant, and the closer he gets to this giant beast, the more terrifying the pressure it exudes becomes, almost blinding the soul.
This kind of life, even a drop of blood on the body, contains a strong will.
Strong genetic corrosiveness, banishing organisms!
Now Luo Yuan is also developing in this direction, but the intensity of the will imprint is far less than that. It can only be said to be a prototype. However, compared with Luo Yuan's unified will, this kind of will that comes from instinct and is not deliberately sorted out is quite chaotic and individual. , full of wildness.
Even so, the aura it exuded was still extremely terrifying.
If Luo Yuan hadn't been strong-willed, in a pulsating state of the earth, and had a slightly weaker mind, he would have been frightened to the point of collapse like the nearby mutated beasts, and would have been unable to move.
He stopped fifty or sixty meters away from the ghost-faced horse, then levitated and flew towards its back.
The ghost-faced horse seemed to be aware of it, and suddenly turned its head to look at it. It didn't seem to pay much attention, and continued to eat the leaves.
There is no danger in the vision of foreknowledge.
Therefore, Luo Yuan did not change his actions and continued flying towards the ghost-faced horseback.
A large amount of electricity seemed to be attracted by it and converged on him. For a moment, lightning flashed across his body.
Fortunately, the lightning that these ghost-faced horses automatically generated by interfering with the geomagnetic field looked scary, but in fact it was not very powerful. Luo Yuan only felt some numbness on his skin, but it was nothing serious. Instead, the turbulent airflow surrounding the giant beast made him He suffered greatly.
These air currents are like a torrent of river water, intricate and intricate, ever-changing and darkly whirlpooling. As soon as Luo Yuan comes into contact with him, he feels extremely difficult to deal with. The airflow keeps pulling or tugging, or being rough or gentle. Sometimes I am clearly preparing to move forward, but I am constantly being blown backwards. I am clearly facing left, but I am blown away from the direction.
His flying speed is not fast, at most twenty meters per second. The remaining thrust after his will offsets gravity is not very large. It can only resist the resistance generated by the speed of twenty meters per second. In the air, a slight gust of wind, It will blow him away.
In this unpredictable air current, his flight was put to a considerable test.
Within a short distance of less than 100 meters, he flew for several minutes before he landed safely on his back!
Miraculously, as soon as Luo Yuan landed on the back of the giant beast, all these airflows disappeared, which made his face relax a little.
The ghost-faced horse's back is quite broad, nearly eighteen or nineteen meters wide and hundreds of meters long, which is larger than three standard basketball courts.
This creature is simply a miracle of evolution. If such a terrestrial creature existed before the end of the world, it would probably have starved to death long ago. Only today's unique bad environment can breed such a terrifying life.
The feet were quite slippery and weak, and even he had to rely on his will to levitate a little. He looked down and found that his feet were not really stepping on his back. The soles of his feet were at least an inch away from the scales, and there was a stream of water in the middle. The invisible force held up his body.
He stepped on it. This force field was quite elastic, but the greater the force, the stronger the resistance. It was also extremely slippery and impossible to step on firmly.
In order to prevent any changes, Luo Yuan did not dare to waste any more time and used the identification technique on a translucent scale that was more than one meter wide and green like emerald under his feet:
"Scales of the Ghost-Faced Horse"
"Purpose: Material"
"Rarity: Lilac."
"Weight: 18kg."
"Additional abilities: flexible resistance field, geomagnetic interference;"
"Evaluation: The Ghost-Faced Horse is the patroller of the forest. As a vegetarian, it usually appears to be quite harmless, but do not anger it. The Ghost-Faced Horse, which is very easy to hold grudges, will not stop fighting its enemies. Only the corpse of the enemy can calm it down. 's anger.
All the information was flashing in his mind. Luo Yuan's face was calm. He was in the state of earth pulsation and didn't care about the ghost-faced horse's comments about being vengeful.
It doesn't look like scales, Luo Yuan thought to himself.
Then he lost interest in the scales. Although the scales are extremely precious and can at least be synthesized into bulletproof suits, their hard texture has limited value for Luo Yuan, who acts like an assassin and relies heavily on agility during combat. .
Luo Yuan raised his head and looked at other parts. Compared with scales, the only thing that is easier to obtain is a mane that is nearly a hundred meters long and extends from the head of the ghost-faced horse to the tail. The mane is quite fluffy and colorful. It grows with the body. It moves and jumps constantly, like a gorgeous dragon.
Moreover, Luo Yuan keenly felt that an indescribable power fluctuation was emanating from these manes.
A strange color flashed in his eyes, and he immediately raised his sword and slowly floated towards the mane that was fluttering in the wind.
These bristles are quite long, each one is five or six meters long, but they are extremely thin, several times thinner than human hair. And when you get closer, you find that they are not as colorful as they look from a distance, but It is completely black, and those extra colors are just caused by light.
Luo Yuan touched it gently, and there was a faint airflow between his fingers, as if he was not touching hair, but a ball of airflow. Feeling this abnormality, he was already certain in his heart.
He immediately used the identification technique.
"Ghostface Horse's Mane"
"Purpose: Material"
"Rarity: Lilac."
"Weight: 0.2g."
"Additional ability: Vortex deflection field;"
It seems that this is the "Atmospheric Vortex Deflection Field", an idea flashed through Luo Yuan's mind.
Even if the earth is pulsating, there is a faint joy that fills Luo Yuan's heart.
In particular, these bristles are extremely light in weight. They are almost as light as nothing. After being synthesized into clothing, they will not affect their movements. They are simply the most perfect synthetic material for coats.
He took a deep breath, immediately suppressed the emotional fluctuations in his heart, and was about to draw his saber to take action, when his expression suddenly changed and he stopped quickly.
The foreseeable result is quite bad. Once he cuts off some of the Ghostfaced Horse's mane, even if it is just a tiny bit, it will become furious.
But luckily it hasn't happened yet. He slowed down for a while and started to test it again and again with precognition. Through the precognition picture, Luo Yuan discovered that no matter where he went, even if he walked to the end of it, there was nothing that could not be seen at all. Any attempt to cut its mane would cause it to riot.
Luo Yuan became more and more confused. He looked at the prediction screen repeatedly, and finally he saw the clue. He deduced it again. This time he just drew the sword, but the result was still a riot.
Only then did he react!
What caused it to riot was not the matter of cutting its mane, but the Zhanma Sword itself. He was also careless. The Zhanma Sword was an eighth-level weapon and was not meant to be taken lightly. When placed in a synthesized scabbard, the spatial fluctuations could be slightly concealed. , but once the knife is drawn, it is simply a naked threat to Ghost Faced Horse.
He quickly gave up using the Zhanma Sword, and then he discovered that he couldn't use his will either.
Level eight beings seem to be quite sensitive to danger. Any force that may cause harm to it will definitely trigger its vigilance and attention.
After a series of exclusions, Luo Yuan finally discovered that pulling it out with his hands was the safest way.
These bristles are too thin, much thinner than human hair, and extremely dense, which also results in the number of bristles owned by the Ghostface Horse being almost astronomical. No matter how sensitive its nerve endings are, this is insignificant. It is difficult to attract its attention even if the pain is felt.
Luo Yuan immediately started to take action. The mane was quite tough and grew very firmly. It took a huge amount of strength to pull out each one. He wisely did not pull out the hair in a nest, but changed its position after every few hairs to avoid Arouse the ghost-faced horse's awareness and attention.
The theft went quite smoothly. Half an hour later, he had already pulled out a large handful, which were as thick as his wrist and weighed four to five kilograms. Such a large amount could be combined into a set of clothes, or even more.
He tied the plucked manes into a rope, lifted up his underwear, tied it to his chest, and pulled down his underwear to cover it up. This underwear had a plasma protective layer, which could greatly isolate the fluctuations of the hair, preventing Luo Yuan from leaving with the manes. At this time, he was noticed by the ghost-faced horse.
After the action was completed, he did not dare to stay on its back for a long time. With a tap of his toes, he jumped into the air and quickly passed through the turbulence of the air. After landing, he immediately jumped a few times. His speed reached the limit in an instant, and he flew away from here like a phantom.
The ghost-faced horse glanced at Luo Yuan and tilted his head, as if he was a little confused. However, the temptation of the food in front of him quickly put his doubts behind him and continued to chew the leaves with relish.