67: Chapter 67 The Mysterious Snow Eggs

At noon the next day.

Lin Yuan walked out of the villa alone and began to explore the surrounding villa complex.

The Cloud Top Villa area, covering about 5,000 square meters, was once one of the most high-end residential areas in Jiangcheng.

Those who could live here were either wealthy or noble.

But now...

It had already become ruins covered in ice and snow.

Lin Yuan's goal was clear: to find goddesses who met the system's conditions and to scavenge for useful supplies.

In this kind of high-end villa complex, there might still be a few beauties with outstanding temperament hiding.

After all, money nurtures people.

The women in the circle of the rich, whether in temperament or maintenance, far exceeded ordinary people.

As Lin Yuan walked, he activated his Danger Perception Ability.

Everything within a 1,000-meter radius clearly appeared in his mind.

Survivors hiding in the ruins...

Wandering Evolved Beasts...

Frozen corpses...

All were crystal clear.

Lin Yuan walked past villa after villa, occasionally hearing faint movements from inside.

They were survivors.

But he ignored them.

Because the system gave no notification.

This meant that these people were all ordinary people and did not meet the collection conditions.

Lin Yuan continued to move forward.

Suddenly, he stopped in his tracks.

From the window of a luxurious villa ahead, some strange sounds came.

Chewing sounds...

Tearing and biting sounds...

And some indistinct whispers...

Lin Yuan narrowed his eyes and approached silently.

Through the broken window, he saw a nauseating scene.

Three ragged survivors were gathered around a corpse.

They were frantically tearing at the flesh of the corpse, blood flowing from the corners of their mouths, their eyes fanatical and crazy.

"Delicious... delicious..."

"I finally have something to eat..."

"Meat... this is meat..."

The voices of the three carried a morbid excitement.

Cannibalism.

Lin Yuan watched this scene expressionlessly, his heart calm and undisturbed.

One month into the Apocalypse.

Those who had been infected with snow poison had long since died, and most of them had become ice sculptures.

And those survivors had long been lacking food.

Not everyone could be like him and possess infinite supplies.

In the face of despair and hunger, human nature was twisted, and cannibalism became inevitable.

This was the real Apocalypse.

Cruel, bloody, and devoid of morality.

Lin Yuan did not have the heart of a saint to save anyone.

He just turned and left coldly.

These people had nothing to do with him.

In the subsequent exploration, Lin Yuan encountered a few more waves of survivors.

But they were all ordinary people, and the system gave no notification.

During this time, he killed several D-Class Evolved Beasts.

They were all common Mutated Beasts and posed no threat to him.

His terrifying physique allowed him to crush these Evolved Beasts with a wave of his hand.

Lin Yuan collected a few D-Class demon cores, feeling slightly disappointed.

It seemed that there were no goddesses in this villa complex who met the system's conditions.

Just as he was preparing to return.

His Danger Perception Ability suddenly gave a faint warning!

It was not a fatal danger, but something was definitely wrong.

Lin Yuan's eyes narrowed, and he walked in the direction of the perception.

Soon, he arrived at the center of the villa complex.

This was originally a small square with fountains, flower beds, and benches.

But now...

In the center of the square, a huge white snow egg stood prominently!

It was about three meters in diameter!

The surface of the snow egg shimmered with an eerie white light, pulsing slowly as if breathing.

And what was even more bizarre was...

The snow egg was slowly growing larger!

Lin Yuan could clearly see countless tiny veins wriggling on the surface of the snow egg.

The frozen corpses around it were disappearing at a speed visible to the naked eye!

No, not disappearing...

They were being absorbed!

The snow egg was absorbing the energy of human corpses!

Lin Yuan's eyes grew sharp, and he became vigilant.

What was this thing?

He had never seen such an Evolved Beast.

Or rather... was this really an Evolved Beast?

Lin Yuan approached cautiously, with his Danger Perception Ability fully activated.

But strangely, the Danger Perception only gave a slight warning and did not reach a fatal level.

This meant... this snow egg would not threaten him for the time being?

Lin Yuan walked up to the snow egg and observed it carefully.

The surface of the snow egg was smooth as a mirror, with an eerie white light flowing over it.

Faint, blurry shadows could be seen inside; it seemed something was gestating.

"Interesting..."

Lin Yuan muttered to himself.

He decided to test the hardness of this thing.

He raised his right fist, and terrifying power instantly condensed!

"Boom!"

He punched toward the snow egg!

The air was blasted away, emitting a piercing sonic boom!

But the next second.

The snow egg only shook slightly and was completely unharmed!

Lin Yuan's eyes narrowed.

This punch of his was enough to shatter the head of a C-Class Evolved Beast!

But the snow egg was actually unscathed?

Lin Yuan did not believe it and went all out!

Countless thick vines burst out from the ground, frantically wrapping around the snow egg!

"Sss, sss, sss—"

The vines coiled like giant pythons, wanting to crush the snow egg!

But the snow egg remained motionless!

Lin Yuan struck several more times in a row!

"Boom, boom, boom!"

Fists and kicks fell on the snow egg like raindrops!

But the snow egg remained undamaged!

What was even more bizarre was...

Lin Yuan felt that the evolution speed of the snow egg had actually accelerated!

It was as if it were absorbing his attack energy!

Lin Yuan's expression darkened, and he stopped immediately.

He realized that his attacks were not only ineffective but were actually helping this thing evolve!

"Damn it..."

A bad premonition arose in Lin Yuan's heart.

He tried to use the vines to throw the snow egg out of the villa complex.

But when the vines tried to pull the snow egg up.

The snow egg remained motionless!

Lin Yuan could feel that this thing was deeply rooted in the ground!

And its weight was astonishing, completely defying the physical common sense of Earth!

With the terrifying power of his physique, he actually couldn't shake it?!

Lin Yuan tried all methods.

Vine entanglement, punching and kicking, and even wanting to use shadow puppets...

But all were ineffective!

The snow egg was like it had grown into the ground; no matter how he attacked, it remained unscathed.

Ten minutes later.

Lin Yuan stopped attacking, his expression grave.

He realized that this thing was beyond his capabilities.

Moreover, he did not want such a potential threat where he lived.

If this thing hatched...

What kind of monster would it be?

Lin Yuan took a deep breath and decided to return to the villa first.

He would find Ye Qingxue and try together.

Her S-rank Ability, Abyss of Death, might be effective.

Her overall strength was definitely extremely high.

Before turning to leave, Lin Yuan looked back at the snow egg.

The unease in his heart grew stronger.

This thing... what exactly was it?

Why did it appear here?

It was absorbing human corpses...

It was evolving...

If it hatched...

Lin Yuan dared not continue thinking.

He walked quickly back to the villa.

He must resolve this hidden danger as soon as possible!

Otherwise, delays would lead to trouble!

In the afternoon.

Lin Yuan found Ye Qingxue and explained the situation.

After listening, Ye Qingxue's expression was grave:

"An indestructible snow egg?"

She thought for a moment and nodded: "I can try."

The two did not delay and set off immediately.

Approaching dusk.

Lin Yuan and Ye Qingxue arrived at the square.

The snow egg was still standing there, its white light even more dazzling.

And... it had grown a size larger!

Ye Qingxue looked at the snow egg, a hint of shock flashing in her eyes.

"This thing... is indeed very bizarre."

She took a deep breath, and the black vortex in her eyes began to spin frantically.

S-rank Ability, Abyss of Death!

Full power eruption!

"Boom!!!"

Terrifying black shadows emerged from all directions!

As if the abyss were devouring everything!

Countless shadow blades, shadow spears, and shadow giant hammers frantically bombarded the snow egg!

The entire square was shrouded in darkness!

The ground shook violently!

The ground within 100 meters around the snow egg was blasted into a deep pit by the shadow power!

Only a soil pillar remained in the middle, connecting the snow egg to the underground!

Sweat appeared on Ye Qingxue's forehead, and her Spiritual Power was consuming frantically.

Her attack lasted for a full five minutes!

Five minutes later.

The shadows dissipated.

Lin Yuan and Ye Qingxue looked at the snow egg.

The snow egg... was still completely unharmed!

But at the central core, a distinct blood-red color appeared!

It was unknown whether it was injured or enraged!

What was even more terrifying was...

Cracks began to appear on the surface of the snow egg!

A pulsating sound like a heartbeat came from inside!

"Thump... thump... thump..."

The dull and powerful heartbeat echoed in the square.

Lin Yuan and Ye Qingxue looked at each other, both seeing the shock in the other's eyes.

This thing...

Was it about to hatch?