471: Pathogens die, crystals

The last scene Nie Fangping saw was a stretch of white light.

The light radiation that first arrived under the explosion illuminated the entire world.

At the same time, the intense light and temperature wiped away most of the life force from his tiny worm body.

The Pathogen soaring across the sky in the distance could be vaguely seen, flipping and falling into the City with the impact of the explosion...

"Boom~"

The earth-shattering roar that should have been there gradually faded away in Nie Fangping's mind.

At the point of death, his auditory senses weakened and disappeared.

It felt like a meteor streaking across the night sky, just a fleeting moment, yet also like a decaying planet that had slumbered for eternity.

In a daze, Nie Fangping's consciousness recovered slightly.

He seemed to see a girl's figure in the distance.

"Xiao Qiao?!"

After a cry of surprise, Nie Fangping suddenly woke up!

"Whoosh~"

The hot wind swept up radiation dust filling the sky, and Nie Fangping was on top of a pile of powdery building ruins.

And in front of his vision.

The tall buildings had completely disappeared, the ground was emitting scorching smoke and dust, and everything within sight was desolate.

No, this couldn't be called desolate.

This was a wasteland.

A wasteland after a nuclear explosion.

"Poof~"

Beside him, the substitute doll also completed its mission at this moment, shattering into a piece of cotton wool.

"I survived." Looking at his intact body, Nie Fangping noticed the System panel continuously consuming energy points.

The System was consuming energy to block the surrounding radiation for him.

Otherwise.

If this kind of radiation truly touched him, it would be enough to kill him again.

It was a pity that the worm army he had created earlier was completely gone.

Under this kind of explosion, they turned into ash, and even their biological energy could not be collected again.

Quickly adjusting his mindset, Nie Fangping flew into the air.

He couldn't stay in this place for long and needed to leave as soon as possible.

However.

As he ascended, he suddenly spotted a tall, slumped corpse in the distance.

"This guy, as expected, still died."

Nie Fangping muttered to himself and looked at the sky.

He had a faint suspicion that those two mushroom clouds were specifically for this guy!

Under the nuclear explosion, all surrounding life and even buildings were either severely damaged or turned into a pile of ash.

And that guy was still able to preserve his entire corpse!

As the only anomaly within the nuclear explosion range, it was hard for Nie Fangping not to have this suspicion.

He glanced at his System panel.

He still had fifty thousand energy points left.

Due to resisting the radiation, one energy point was deducted every minute.

He could also recreate tens of thousands of Swarm Larva to devour this big guy.

He wondered how much energy it could provide, or if there were any other gains...

...

Yishan Base.

Separated by over two hundred kilometers, this place was not affected by the nuclear explosion.

However, the change in air pressure stirred up surging winds, which were much stronger than before.

"General Yang, data has been transmitted from Kyoto."

The Secretary handed the document to the White-Haired Old Man in the room who was chatting warmly with a young man.

"Mm." General Yang's smile slightly receded, and he said to the young man in front of him, "Little Zhao, I still have some matters here. Just follow my arrangements and go serve as the Captain of the evolved team. If you have any problems, remember to find me!"

"Understood, Uncle Yang." Zhao Ling stood up, nodded slightly, expressing his gratitude.

He hadn't expected that after safely bringing Yang Qianqian here, this General Yang would directly make an exception and arrange for him to be in the evolved team, and even in the position of Captain.

Evolved humans, among the millions of survivors in the entire Yishan Base, including him, there were only seven people.

And these seven people, the authority they possessed and the treatment they received, none of them were weaker than high-ranking military officials!

As for the Captain of the evolved team, this position, in terms of status, in Yishan Base, only General Yang was a rank higher than him.

Originally, Zhao Ling didn't have much interest in such empty titles and positions.

But on second thought.

With such a high position, could he have people help him catch Zombies?

And he, only needing to use a watermelon knife, truly like cutting a watermelon, deliver the final blow to easily obtain evolution points?!

This was an opportunity for his strength to grow rapidly!

After Zhao Ling left, General Yang also opened the document in his hand.

Another two nuclear bombs were consumed. Now, Kyoto's nuclear arsenal only had a little stock left.

The information stated.

Pathogen Number Three did not escape and died directly in the nuclear explosion.

This news made General Yang breathe a sigh of relief, feeling somewhat comforted.

For the past three months, the eradication of Pathogens by various countries around the world had weighed on the hearts of every high-level official like a mountain.

Now that another one had died, it was worth being happy about.

And after seeing the last line of information in the document, General Yang paused slightly.

'Pathogen Number Three's body is still well preserved under the nuclear explosion. This Pathogen corpse has extremely high research value. Other countries have also learned the news of Pathogen Number Three's death, and various countries have already dispatched evolved humans to seize the Pathogen. Yishan Base is the closest to Rong City, so it must bring back the body of Pathogen Number Three before everyone else!'

Seeing this last, most important line of text, General Yang frowned and lit a cigarette.

Amidst the swirling smoke in the room, the White-Haired Old Man said to the Secretary outside the door, "Call Little Zhao over."

...

Rong City.

The coastal area was also a scorched black at this moment.

In the sea area, countless dead fish and shrimp were floating.

And on this high-temperature ground, on the body of that devil-like Pathogen corpse.

A large group of pitch-black worms were burying their heads, gnawing and tearing at the flesh beneath them!

Eerie green flesh, pitch-black viral blood.

At a glance, no creature would want to eat it.

But under Nie Fangping's command, these Swarm Larva did not pause at all.

Compared to this enormous monster, it seemed that the worms he controlled were more like machines.

Energy +100, +500, +1000...

He didn't know if it was because of the post-radiation effect or because of the viral fluid within this monster's body.

The energy this Zombie possessed was surprisingly abundant!

Fortunately, the physique of the Swarm Larva was much stronger than him, the Worm Lord.

In this kind of radiation, they could still survive for an hour without dying.

And the Swarm Larva that died from radiation would be recycled by new Swarm Larva and turned into energy.

With the mountain-like biological energy of Pathogen Number Three as a backup, Nie Fangping wasn't worried about the consumption at all.

A full half day passed.

In the pitch-black sky, there was not a trace of light.

Even if there was moonlight, it was completely obscured by the thick radiation dust overhead.

Under the dead silence of the pitch black, the originally majestic and awe-inspiring massive corpse of Pathogen Number Three was now just a skeleton!

"Buzz~ Buzz~ Buzz~"

A faint light suddenly flickered within that skeleton, like a heart beating, becoming a light source, illuminating the Swarm Larva that were devouring the remaining skeleton.

"What is this?"

Seeing this irregular crystalline object, Nie Fangping's thoughts stirred slightly.

More than ten Tool Worm flew towards that direction.

Before long, this peach-sized dark red crystal was brought before him by the Tool Worm.