Evolution from Carp to Divine Dragon - Chapter 212

Chapter 212: Concentration Continues to Rise

TL: Etude

As 2.5 million evolution points were deducted, Lin Hao gradually fell into a state of sleep.

With each level he advanced, the time it took for him to evolve and upgrade slightly increased.

Moreover, each time he evolved, the changes became more noticeable than before.

…

At this moment, at the Longyin Research Center.

Led by Zhang Tiansheng, the group began their meeting once again.

“The concentration of the virus in the air is still slowly rising.

Currently, sensitive individuals worldwide are starting to show symptoms one after another.

Anyone with a low fever won’t have major issues, but those with high fever and coma need special rescue measures.

Li Ye, have you completed the training at Longyin People’s Hospital today?”

As Zhang Tiansheng spoke, he looked at Li Ye, who was sitting not far away.

“The training has been completed.” Li Ye nodded seriously.

Today, he had gone to the hospital to conduct relevant training with some of the leaders and attending physicians.

They needed to identify those who developed fever symptoms due to the increased concentration of the virus in the air.

Typically, those affected by the virus would return to normal within a week.

“Good.” Zhang Tiansheng nodded slightly.

“Mr. Zhang, the concentration of the virus in the air is unusually high. Why is it continuing to rise?” An elderly man in a white research coat frowned deeply.

For some time, he had been monitoring the daily changes in the ‘airborne virus concentration.’

He noticed that the concentration had been rising rapidly.

Even if it increased by only 0.001 points, or even less, the impact was significant!

Everyone else also turned their attention to Zhang Tiansheng.

“I’m not sure. It could be related to the continuous discovery of new civilization relics around the world.” Zhang Tiansheng’s expression was solemn.

“Recently, countries around the globe have been detecting new civilization relics, and the number of mutant creatures has started to increase.

In Maple Leaf Country, a giant mutant electric eel appeared, and in America, there was a mutant giant chicken, dubbed the ‘King of Chickens.'”

As he continued speaking, the expressions of the people present grew more serious.

The frequent appearances of mutant creatures had indeed been more apparent recently, something they in Longyin City had deeply felt.

“A mutant chicken in America? The… King of Chickens!?” Li Ye couldn’t help but speak up.

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone present looked at him with strange expressions.

“I meant the ‘King of Chickens.'”

“Could it be a mutant White Feather Chicken?” He spoke again, somewhat embarrassed.

“Yes, it’s a White Feather Chicken. It reportedly mutant in a farm, growing six legs and six wings, with a body length reaching almost twenty meters.” Zhang Tiansheng responded calmly.

“That’s ridiculous.” Some people couldn’t help but laugh and cry at his words.

“Anyway, the increasing number of mutant creatures is something we cannot ignore. By the way, Luo Xue, have you found any trace of that ‘flood dragon’?” Zhang Tiansheng seemed to remember something and looked towards Luo Xue.

“No.” Luo Xue, who had been silent, shook her head.

In recent days, her task had been to search for the mutant creature known as the flood dragon. However, this creature seemed to have vanished, not appearing in either the Longyin Reservoir or the mangrove forests.

It was very strange.

“It must be hiding,” she said.

“What a pity. This creature is likely being directed by someone, possibly even helping us. If we could find the person behind this mutant creature and cooperate, it would be a great advantage for us.” Listening to Luo Xue’s words, Zhang Tiansheng couldn’t help but express his thoughts.

In his view, the so-called flood dragon was undoubtedly a mutant creature. Even if it had a certain level of intelligence, it probably wasn’t capable of independent, conscious decision-making to assist them.

Someone must be directing this mutant creature, making it act.

“Mr. Zhang, I came across some information: recently, all the rampant starfish around Dragon Island have disappeared.” Luo Xue seemed to recall something and continued speaking.

“The starfish around Dragon Island? This year, the starfish infestation there was severe. Those aquaculture farmers suffered huge losses. I heard that they were fishing for starfish every day, but they couldn’t have caught them all!” A middle-aged man was astonished upon hearing Luo Xue’s words.

Having lived in Longyin City for a long time, he was well aware of Dragon Island and the news about the starfish infestation.

News about the starfish infestation had been broadcasted just recently.

“Yes, it’s said that they completely disappeared overnight, with no trace left.” Luo Xue continued.

“Did a mutant creature appear there?” Luo Zhendong, who had been looking at information on his laptop, closed the screen and frowned slightly.

The sudden disappearance of so many starfish suggested they might have been eaten by a mutant creature.

“According to your reports, the number of rampant starfish should be extremely large. What kind of mutant creature could consume all those starfish in one night?” Zhang Tiansheng scanned the crowd with his eyes and spoke with a faint smile.

“Indeed.” Luo Xue nodded slightly, thinking about what kind of mutant creature could devour so many starfish.

But if it wasn’t a mutant creature, why did the starfish disappear overnight?

Just thinking about it felt eerie.

“Could it be a large mutant creature, like a mutant whale?” Li Ye pondered for a moment before speaking. “These large mutant creatures should be able to eat a lot.”

He recalled the situation in the mangrove forest a few days ago.

That ‘flood dragon’ had swallowed the giant mutant green crab whole, along with countless smaller mutant green crabs.

It was his first time witnessing the astonishing appetite of a mutant creature.

“It’s not impossible. But were there any witnesses? Let’s record this information for now and not dwell on it.” Zhang Tiansheng stroked his beard and smiled slightly.

“Yes.” Luo Xue nodded slightly.

Though the situation was bizarre, they were already short-handed and couldn’t afford to allocate more resources to investigate it.

Moreover, no witnesses had reported seeing any mutant creatures. For the past few days, Dragon Island had remained calm.

“The most important issue now is to handle the upcoming situation properly. Their arrival time seems to have been moved up.” Zhang Tiansheng placed his hands on the table and spoke seriously.

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