Evolution from Carp to Divine Dragon - Chapter 259

Chapter 259: 001 Awakens!

TL: Etude

Out of curiosity, Lin Hao placed both claws in the middle position and then tried to push slightly.

Given his current combat power, the strength in his claws had reached a very strong level.

However, even with this strength, the metal door remained completely unmoved despite his effort!

“Huh!?”

Feeling the situation, Lin Hao’s eyes were filled with astonishment.

He couldn’t push it open?

“Could it be that my weakened state has left me without enough strength…”

Lin Hao thought for a moment, and after waiting for a while, his body had already recovered from the weakened state.

“Let’s try again.”

He looked at the metal door with determination and continued to apply force with his claws!

But no matter what he did, the metal door remained unmoved.

“It’s still not working!”

Seeing this, his brow furrowed tightly.

The door didn’t budge at all!

And this was despite his current strength, which had reached around 3200; he still couldn’t push it open!

“Could it be that there’s a switch to open this door?”

Thinking this, Lin Hao continued to search with his eyes.

But no matter how he looked, he didn’t see any area that resembled a switch.

This L2 area seemed impossible to proceed further.

“Forget it, I’ll wait to level up one or two more times, then I’ll be able to kill that mutant creature.”

After trying for a while longer, Lin Hao decided to give up.

Evolution Points: 6,557,000 / 7,000,000

Looking at the evolution points he had accumulated, which were around 6.55 million points, he needed about 500,000 more points to level up again!

Each upgrade brought him closer to becoming a flood dragon!

“It’s almost noon. Once the teleportation time refreshes, I can head to the ocean and gather more evolution points. I can level up tonight.”

As he looked at the system’s task list, Lin Hao muttered to himself.

There were quite a few tasks available this time, such as finding the Mutant Sea Eel King.

Mutant salmon should be easy to find in areas where salmon used to live, but the Mutant King Crab might be hard to find in domestic waters.

Lin Hao continued to study the task list, planning his next moves.

Since no one came to the Dragon King Temple, he couldn’t gather news about the city from their conversations.

Luo Xue had her own tasks to complete, and if she kept coming here, people might become suspicious of what she was doing.

“If only I could use a phone.”

Swimming back to the Hualong Pond, Lin Hao sighed with frustration.

At that moment, many birds flew over from a distance, circling around him.

Several small animals also appeared near the Dragon King Temple, their eyes respectfully gazing at Lin Hao.

“It seems your bodies have all grown larger. Aren’t you afraid I’ll eat you?”

Lin Hao looked at the small animals with a hint of surprise.

Whether birds or other small animals, their bodies had grown significantly larger.

They had reached the maximum size theoretically possible according to biology.

And they continued to grow.

The most astonishing were the koi in the Hualong Pond; even though they hadn’t eaten much, their bodies had reached two meters in length!

“This Auspicious Guardian divine ability is indeed powerful. And it can continue to improve as my level increases.”

Watching this, Lin Hao couldn’t help but sigh.

Time passed quickly, and at noon, as soon as the teleportation time refreshed, he transformed into a beam of white light and disappeared from the Hualong Pond!

…

At this moment, Luo Xue was already in the waiting room, holding a tablet and leaning against the wall, watching.

She had now logged into that special forum, accessible only to officially recognized warriors.

Currently, the most discussed topic in the forum was the strange events happening in America.

In some posts, one could clearly see images not accessible to the general public.

These images were taken by drones, showing cities in America invaded by mutant turkeys.

The streets were filled with enormous turkeys!

Numerous buildings had been destroyed by these mutant turkeys, making the entire city look like a scene from an apocalyptic movie.

“Why are there suddenly so many mutant creatures…”

Luo Xue frowned slightly as she watched this, taking a sip of lemon water.

Given the situation over there, they would definitely need to use missiles for bombing.

The entire city would likely be destroyed.

As she continued to read other posts, it was clear that discussions about the invasion of mutant creatures were increasing worldwide.

Besides America, some giant mutant creatures had appeared in the rivers of South Korea, and after Japan had dealt with a powerful mutant tree lizard, they discovered huge mutant whales near the coast, attacking their ships…

“Is it because of the increased concentration of the virus in the air?” Luo Xue muttered to herself internally.

The waiting room was crowded, and she could clearly hear conversations around her.

“Recently, many people have been having low-grade fevers, but it’s not leukemia, don’t worry!”

“I wanted to get checked, but the hospitals are overcrowded, and most people are found to be normal!”

“…”

“I had a low-grade fever for a week, and now I feel stronger, it’s bizarre!”

“…”

Listening to the conversations around her, Luo Xue’s expression grew more serious.

Indeed.

The increased concentration of the virus in the air was likely affecting people worldwide.

Most would be fine, and some might even become stronger.

However, as the virus concentration continued to rise and reached a certain level, it would start having side effects.

Those who could withstand it would become stronger, but many might not survive.

Thinking of this, she couldn’t help but sigh.

Ding!

As Luo Xue continued to refresh the forum, she saw a new purple pinned post.

Possible Activity of No. 001!

This was a newly posted thread by the administrator!

Seeing the title, Luo Xue’s pupils contracted slightly, and she immediately clicked on the post!

The post contained a video, which Luo Xue promptly played.

Upon closer inspection, the entire area near the Bermuda Triangle had turned black!

Even more terrifying, a massive whirlpool had appeared in these waters!

The post noted strong life energy fluctuations and frequent undersea earthquakes, suggesting that No. 001 was awakening.

Beneath the post, warriors from various countries were continuously commenting, all expressing their shock.

“99! My father died in that incident!”

“This legendary monster is waking up!?”

“Since the 1999 incident, this mutant creature has only existed in rumors. We’ve never seen it; what level of creature is it!?”

“…”

Warriors from various countries were shocked.

After all, No. 001 had only been active in 1999. That year, many elite forces from around the world were sent but ultimately went missing.

Those events were classified as top-secret files by all nations.

Now, the new generation of human warriors only knew that No. 001 was an extremely mysterious and powerful mutant creature.

“Why has it suddenly become active?” Luo Xue felt very uneasy at this moment.

Buzzing——

As she stared at her tablet, the buzzing of insect wings filled the air around her.

The noise was unusually loud.

Feeling something was wrong, Luo Xue quickly turned around and saw a black bee the size of a child’s fist!

In an instant, its thick stinger was aiming for Luo Xue’s head!