Evolution from Carp to Divine Dragon - Chapter 164

Chapter 164: The List of Mutant Creatures!

TL: Etude

“Huh!?”

Luo Xue was slightly surprised when she noticed the situation.

Usually, the rankings didn’t change much unless new mutant creatures appeared.

Instinctively, she clicked to take a closer look and saw a global list of mutant creatures.

001·Dark Octopus

Danger Rating: SSS

A mutant creature lurking in the deep sea, currently in a state of slumber.

Characteristics: Body length exceeds 100 meters. Specific movement and attack patterns are unknown.

First appeared in 1999, discovered in the Bermuda Triangle. Joint forces from various countries sent numerous submarines to explore and attack, but they all vanished in the end.

002·Golden Flame Demon Bird

Danger Rating: SS

Characteristics: Wingspan reaches one hundred twenty meters. Body surface temperature reaches two thousand degrees and can instantly release a special golden energy with extremely terrifying high temperatures. The exact temperature value is unknown.

1. First appeared on May 25, 2023, in Lin Tian Ancient City, incinerating the entire city to ashes upon its arrival.

2. Appeared on June 12, 2023, near the Mediterranean Sea. Its entire body emits a golden, scorching heat, making it impossible to discern its true appearance.

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Continuing to look down the list, she noticed changes in the ninety-ninth and hundredth positions.

These danger ratings were based on gathered data and dynamically ranked.

“Ninety-ninth place has changed to a mutant tree lizard from Japan. And in the hundredth place is a reptilian mutant creature that recently appeared in Longyin City.”

Luo Xue’s eyes held a hint of surprise as she read about the latest mutant creatures on the list.

The Top 100 Mutant Creatures list featured incredibly terrifying creatures at the top, but the strength of the ones listed further down wasn’t particularly frightening. New discoveries would cause the list to update.

Previously, the update speed was slow because globally, the discovery of significantly powerful mutant creatures was rare.

However, since the beginning of this year, the frequency of mutant creature appearances had drastically increased.

Thus, the list updates had also become faster.

100·???

Danger Rating: B

Characteristics: Entire body emits golden flames. An amphibious reptile approximately sixteen meters in length.

1. First appeared in Longyin City in June 2023, spotted in various major rivers. Disappeared mysteriously after devouring a mutant Tyrannosaurus Rex.

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There were also several photos of this mutant creature attached at the bottom, though the pictures either showed an unclear silhouette underwater or a golden flame-covered body that obscured its exact appearance.

But it was clear that this was a massive reptilian mutant creature.

“The information updates quite quickly.”

Luo Xue muttered to herself as she reviewed the data.

“But what exactly is going on with these mutant creatures…”

Given the current knowledge, this mutant creature seemed to be helping them, making the whole situation incredibly perplexing.

“Who knows if we will ever see that mutant creature again.”

After browsing the webpage for a bit more, Luo Xue checked the time and closed it.

She almost forgot!

She had a task today!

Quickly, she headed outside and met up with Luo Zhendong and Zhang Tiansheng. They, along with some other personnel from the Longyin Research Center and a government official, made their way toward the distant shore.

Before long, the group arrived at the coastline.

“The last time we collected samples, it was in another part of the sea. We didn’t find any trace of mutant sea loaches there,” one of the Longyin Research Center staff members said.

“This area is not far from the last one. It’s hard to say if we’ll find any here.”

The Longyin Research Center staff began preparing some intelligent underwater cameras.

“Teacher, should we go down and take a look first?” Luo Xue asked, looking at Zhang Tiansheng.

“Yes,” Zhang Tiansheng nodded slightly.

He had a black box on his back, and with a press, the black box disintegrated into countless particles, instantly covering his body.

In no time, it formed a snug battle suit.

Luo Zhendong and Luo Xue also activated their boxes, and within moments, they too were clad in these special combat suits.

All three wore Type 2 Battle Suits!

Compared to the Type 3 Battle Suit, the Type 2 Battle Suit had much better underwater performance.

The three of them exchanged glances and then dove into the water!

The suits immediately detected their entry into the ocean and activated special enhancements.

Underwater, the suits stored enough oxygen to allow them to continue breathing, and the pressure was mitigated.

Luo Xue peered through her transparent helmet at the area below.

The suits began emitting white light, illuminating the seabed.

“Nothing at all.”

Her eyes scanned the area, finding no traces of any mutant creatures below!

The seabed was almost completely empty!

“How strange, why is there nothing here?” Luo Zhendong and Zhang Tiansheng shared her surprised look.

The three of them split up, searching the underwater area at high speed, quickly covering a large swath of territory.

There was indeed no sign of any mutant creatures!

Splash!

After a while, the three of them emerged from the water.

“We still found no traces of any mutant creatures,” Luo Xue said, removing her helmet and taking a breath of fresh air.

“When we last took samples, this area was teeming with mutant sea loaches,” one of the Longyin Research Center members remarked, also surprised.

Their intelligent underwater cameras had scanned another section of the seabed and found no signs of life either.

Very strange.

“These creatures reproduce rapidly and were quite a headache for us before,” one researcher noted. “But why are they gone now?”

They all looked to Zhang Tiansheng.

“There are three possibilities,” Zhang Tiansheng said, after a moment of thought.

“First, the mutant sea loaches overpopulated and ran out of food, leading to natural death. But we haven’t found any bodies, so this seems unlikely.

Second, they left this area and moved into the deeper ocean.

Third, they were all devoured by some other creature.”

Zhang Tiansheng’s expression grew serious as he spoke.

The marine life was showing very clear signs of mutation!

And encountering other mutant creatures was becoming a regular occurrence!

“The most likely scenario is that they were devoured by other mutant creatures, right?”

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