Before dark, Luo Yuan found his place to stay for tonight more than ten kilometers away.
The cave is on the side of the cliff, and the area is covered with vines. The entrance is completely covered, making it easy to miss.
Luo Yuan pushed aside the vines and as soon as he walked into the cave, he was taken a few steps back by a rotten musty smell. At the same time, several low-level mutant beasts that looked like mice quickly ran away from him. He glanced at it, didn't care, and let it run away.
After his nose got used to it, he walked into the cave. The ground and cave walls were covered with vines extending from the outside, making them look soft when stepped on.
Perhaps the cave was too well covered by vines, but there were only a few low-level mutated beasts that had just escaped in such a large cave, and there were no large mutated beasts inhabiting it.
The cave was very deep. For safety reasons, Luo Yuan continued to investigate deeper.
As the light became darker, the vines under my feet gradually became sparse, and the original appearance of the cave began to be revealed.
Luo Yuan kicked an almost completely rotten sleeper, and he could see two semi-rusted rails on it. After walking a few dozen meters further, a completely broken car appeared in front of him. A mostly rusted iron wheel lay limply on the ground, with several scattered corpses beside it.
All signs indicate that this seems to be an abandoned mine, and there should have been an attack here before it was abandoned.
A dozen meters further, the cave was already blocked by a concrete wall.
Luo Yuan guessed that this wall was probably built when the apocalypse first appeared. Now, two or three years later, the wall has been severely corroded, and because of the humid environment, it looks a little foamy and swollen, and the surface is covered with cracks. , maybe with just a slight push, it will collapse.
He used his senses to explore. There was nothing behind the wall. He found nothing, so he stepped back.
He is not an overly curious person and has no interest in getting to the bottom of things. Moreover, with his current strength, even if there is any terrifying existence behind the wall, he will not be afraid at all. After all, no matter how strong he is, he can't be an eighth-level mutant beast, right? .
As for creatures below level eight, except for those at level seven which may be somewhat dangerous, to Luo Yuan, all other levels of creatures are nothing more than food for Luo Yuan to kill one by one.
Next, Luo Yuan cleaned every corner of the mine and used his momentum to clean up the insects and ants that lived here. He went out again, picked up a lot of dead branches and leaves, and brought them close to the mine.
The mutant hiding on the treetop not far away saw Luo Yuan busy. She scratched her head, her face full of confusion. Seeing that Luo Yuan walked into the mine this time and did not appear for a long time, she waited patiently. After a while, she gradually became restless.
She looked around for a while, hesitated, jumped towards the entrance of the cave. Finally, he jumped to a big tree next to the mine, staring closely at the mine, as if he wanted to see through the gaps in the vines what this strange-looking creature of the same kind was doing.
Unfortunately, the vines outside the mine are too dense, and no matter how you look, you can't see any trace of the other party.
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Luo Yuan piled the fallen leaves together and concentrated his will. There seemed to be an invisible fluctuation in the air. The fallen leaves suddenly ignited without fire. He put a few slender dead branches and soon a fire rose.
With his abnormal eyesight that can see in the dark, there is no need for flames. It's just human habit to always yearn for light. Unless it's raining, Luo Yuan will always make a bonfire habitually at night.
It was getting dark, and the wind seemed to be picking up outside.
The location of this mine is not good. It is at the wind outlet of several mountain peaks. When the wind blows through here, it will always make bursts of howling ghosts and wolves.
As the strong wind blew through the mine, the vines hanging down from the entrance fluttered in the wind, leaving countless shadows under the bonfire, like claws of ghosts.
At this time, the crisp sound of broken branches sounded outside the cave, and soon a slender figure appeared outside.
She kept lingering at the entrance of the cave, occasionally looking into the cave through the gaps in the vines.
A smile appeared at the corner of Luo Yuan's mouth. He didn't have to think about who was outside. He picked up a dead branch and placed it on the fire. He didn't want to care about her. He believed that this timid and cautious mutant would come in in the end. .
Sure enough, it didn't take long for the hanging vines outside to be pushed aside, and a dexterous figure flashed lightly and entered the mine. She hunched over and pressed her body against the cave wall, moving slowly while staring closely. Luo Yuan looked like a kitten whose hair would explode at any moment.
Soon, she walked to the corner and squatted down.
It can be seen that this mutant is not afraid of fire, but after all, she was also a human before. Although the human memory is no longer there, it still remains in the subconscious.
Luo Yuan did not make any move that would arouse the mutant's vigilance, nor did he try to talk to her. After throwing a few dry firewood into the fire, he closed his eyes and used his will to temper his body. Of course, he didn't dare to completely trust the mutants, and always focused on the outside world.
The reason why mutants are no longer classified as human is not only because their appearance has transformed into beasts, but even their personalities have been invaded by beastly nature. Although she behaved quite harmlessly all the way, she is essentially the same as the carnivorous mutant beasts outside. She is weak and strong. Food is her true nature.
One of the reasons why they behaved so harmlessly all the way was that the two looked alike, which made her think they were the same kind. The other reason was that Luo Yuan acted much more powerful than her. If the two were reversed, seeing that they were the same kind, For the sake of it, his life may be saved, but when a mutant faces a person who looks similar to the opposite sex, driven by the physiological reproductive instinct, it is almost inevitable that some compulsive and unspeakable things will happen.
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He didn't know whether it was because of the four-dimensional transformation of his brain or because of sleeping in the open air during this period. During this period, he found that his willpower improved rapidly, which was not obvious when flying. It showed in his inner vision, that is, in his inner vision, he could See the subtler aspects of existence.
Like before, he could only see tissues like capillaries and lymphatic capillaries at most, and even with these, he could only see a small, larger part of the front end, and there was nothing he could do at the end.
But now, he could clearly see the entire capillary, as well as the red blood cells flowing inside.
If red blood cells are still inconspicuous under the microscopic vision of the will, and cannot be seen without paying attention, then the body cells, which are much larger than red blood cells, are much clearer. Cells are like neatly arranged soldiers, all in sight
However, the internal vision of the will at this cellular level consumes an extremely astonishing amount, like a leaking reservoir. In just ten minutes, most of the will is consumed. Although there are many internal vision cells, the number is in the millions. But if you really count it, it doesn't cover even a small muscle.
After a while, Luo Yuan opened his eyes, touched a small muscle in his arm, and clenched his fist. He seemed to feel more comfortable and his reaction seemed to be slightly faster. Of course, this was more likely an illusion.
Perhaps only when all the cells in the body are infiltrated with will can the obvious effect be shown.
He glanced at the mutant. She was still sitting in the corner, polishing her nails on the rock out of boredom. After polishing for a while, she put it in front of him to look at it, and then began to polish it again.
Her nails are blue like her scales, but the color is extremely dark, almost ink blue. The nails are sharp and long, extending five or six centimeters from the nail caps. Such long nails would have been curled up and deformed by humans. But it looked straight and sharp in her hands, looking like terrifying pointed cones.
This is obviously her weapon. It may be useless against large mutant beasts, but it is fatal to small mutant beasts.
Luo Yuan looked back and saw that the bonfire was about to go out, so he added another piece of firewood.
The slight movement made the mutant's body stiffen slightly. After glancing at Luo Yuan, his eyes turned to his nails.
The wind was getting stronger and stronger, almost drowning out the roar of the jungle beasts at night. Several vines at the entrance of the cave were blown violently by the wind, making a crackling sound. Fortunately, the entrance of the cave was completely away from the wind direction, so it had no effect.
He looked at the time and saw that it was already close to eight o'clock. He took out the tent from his backpack. After setting it up, he opened it and lay down.
At this time, the color of the tent was completely different from the original one. Ever since he stepped into the wild, he had synthesized everything he could carry with him, and this tent was no exception. Don't look at the poor material of the tent. At first glance, it is actually as high as level seven, especially the several skeletons supporting the tent, which are completely synthesized from the hardest skulls of level seven mutant beasts.
Even if Luo Yuan was completely asleep at night, ordinary mutant beasts would never think of invading the tent silently.
Not long after he lay down, he started snoring.
The night was getting darker, and after an unknown amount of time, the mutant who was huddled in the corner suddenly opened his eyes and stood up quietly.
The erect pupils reflected a yellow shimmer in the dark night. She glanced at the tent, then hunched her body and walked towards the cave entrance with light and soundless steps. Suddenly, she stopped and listened.
Her face showed deep uneasiness, and her eyes were filled with fear.
For her, this hole was too big. Unlike her previous nest, which was only big enough for her, even if a mutated beast came in and was about the same size as her, she could still deal with it.
And this cave was so spacious that not only small mutant beasts could come in, but also those extremely terrifying behemoths, which made her feel very insecure.
Listening to the terrifying roars of beasts outside, she was restless. She wanted to leave here and find another cave, but she was too hesitant to go out. Finally, she hesitated and lay down against Luo Yuan's tent, as if this could help her. She feels safe.
In the darkness, Luo Yuan opened his eyes and slowly closed them again.
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After a night of silence, Luo Yuan opened the tent the next day. The mutant had obviously woken up earlier than her and had already retreated into the corner again.
He packed up the tent and put it in his backpack. He took out a kettle from inside and drank some water, then quickly closed it. Suddenly he remembered that the mutant seemed to have not drank water all day yesterday, so he took a bottle of pure water from his backpack and threw it away.
This was one of the three bottles of emergency water prepared for him in the reconstruction area, and it is still sealed.
The mutant was used to receiving food yesterday, so she quickly caught it reflexively. When she saw that the thing thrown over was not food this time, there was a trace of disappointment on her face. However, her IQ was not low, and she quickly noticed the liquid inside.
She held the bottle of pure water, shook it curiously a few times, looked through it repeatedly, then opened her mouth and bit into it, breaking this plastic bottle that was rarely seen before the apocalypse.
At this time, Luo Yuan, who was holding the same bottle of pure water in his hand and was about to demonstrate how to use it, opened his mouth when he saw this scene, but he didn't know what to say.
Fortunately, she knew there was water inside, so she kept pouring water into her mouth with her mouth facing the crack of the plastic bottle.
The clear liquid dripped from the corner of her mouth and from her plump chest, leaving a puddle of water on the ground. Such a sight was completely... Luo Yuan glanced at it and quickly averted his eyes.
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