Evolution from Carp to Divine Dragon - Chapter 291

Chapter 291: In Love?

TL: Etude

Just as the vessel they were on continued to rush forward, Sun Kun quickly saw the situation on the isolated island not far ahead.

His eyes widened, and a look of disbelief appeared in his gaze.

“Captain, what’s wrong!?”

Hearing his words, everyone immediately tensed up.

They aimed their laser guns at the location ahead. These laser guns had been acquired on the volcanic island last time. They were quite handy, and in times like these, using a laser gun was better than a battle knife.

After all, using a battle knife at sea was quite inconvenient unless fighting on a large island.

“It seems… there are people!”

Sun Kun’s eyes fixed on the situation ahead as he spoke.

His vision was excellent, and he could clearly see the small isolated island ahead with the figures of three men.

He immediately tensed up, ready to enter combat mode at any moment.

“Wait…”

As the vessel got closer, he noticed that these people were all frozen into ice sculptures!

Half of the island was covered in frost, while the other half was charred black!

“Be careful, there might be mutant creatures nearby!”

Sun Kun’s face became extremely grave as he observed the scene.

The situation was too bizarre.

How could these people suddenly be frozen like this!?

Moreover, there were clear signs of a large burned area on the island!

This situation did not seem man-made. It was very likely caused by mutant creatures!

As they remained on high alert, the vessel approached the isolated island.

There was still no movement!

“Captain…”

The others looked at Sun Kun, waiting for his instructions.

“I’ll go take a look.”

Sun Kun took a deep breath and jumped onto the isolated island.

Upon closer inspection, he noticed that the three people were wearing Type 3 Battle Suits.

It was clear they were not members of HXLZ.

“Members of the EL organization. So they did come.” Seeing this, Sun Kun muttered to himself.

His eyes continued to scan the area. On the ground, there were two corpses charred like coal. As the sea breeze blew, the bodies started to disintegrate into countless black charcoal particles.

Watching this, he felt a chill run down his spine.

Burned to such an extent?

Even their battle armor couldn’t protect them?

But how did these two get frozen!?

All of this was too incredible to believe.

What exactly had happened on this isolated island!?

…

“Now I can absorb the energy within, but it’s very slow.”

Meanwhile, in the headquarters’ laboratory, Luo Xue placed a crystal nucleus on the table and extended her right palm over it.

As she performed her cultivation technique, faint dark red energy threads, like smoke, began to emanate from the crystal nucleus and were absorbed into Luo Xue’s body.

“It worked! You are the fourth to succeed, besides the three leaders!”

Zhang Tianyang watched this scene, his eyes filled with joy.

“Mr. Zhang, you haven’t succeeded yet?” Hearing his words, Luo Xue was a bit curious.

She had thought that those with strong abilities in the headquarters would have already mastered the technique to extract energy from the crystal nucleus through cultivation.

“Ahem, I’m an old man now, my brain doesn’t work as fast as you young folks, I need more time to learn.” Zhang Tianyang responded with a hint of embarrassment.

While feeling happy for Luo Xue, he also felt a bit helpless.

After all, he had also tried to extract the energy from the crystal nucleus but hadn’t succeeded yet.

“Do you want me to teach you?” Luo Xue thought for a moment before speaking.

“No need!” Zhang Tianyang’s beard bristled and his eyes widened at her words.

Clearly, he was the one who had taught her the cultivation technique, and now their roles seemed to be reversed?

“It’s not that I don’t want to; I understand the principles, but I just can’t learn it.” Zhang Tianyang spoke with some helplessness.

Some things could only be achieved through continuous personal effort. While other people’s experiences were useful, they weren’t always significantly helpful.

“Alright,” Luo Xue nodded slightly.

“It’s just that my current absorption rate of the energy is still very slow,” she said with a bit of frustration as she picked up the crystal nucleus.

The energy contained within the crystal nucleus was indeed extremely powerful, but given her current abilities, she had no idea how long it would take to fully absorb all the energy within.

It felt like having a treasure chest before her, which she could open, but each time, she could only take out a little bit, which was quite frustrating.

“Don’t worry, you’re just getting started. Your absorption rate will increase continuously. When you become stronger, only a complete crystal nucleus will be enough for you to absorb.” Zhang Tianyang stroked his beard and smiled.

“However, for now, we need to reclaim this crystal nucleus. It needs to be used for further testing by others. Once everyone has been tested and the quotas are determined, crystal nucleus resources will be distributed later.” He spoke apologetically at this point.

Currently, there was a severe shortage of level 7 crystal nuclei.

For now, they could only test who could absorb the energy from the crystal nuclei. Those who could would be seen as having a deep understanding of the cultivation technique and would be considered key talents for cultivation.

“Alright,” Luo Xue handed the crystal nucleus back to Zhang Tianyang without hesitation.

“Mr. Zhang, I need to go back to Longyin City soon,” she continued.

She hadn’t seen Lin Hao in a while, and she missed him. Besides, the special tablet she had made for him was now complete.

Imagining a flood dragon sitting by the shore playing with a tablet was quite a comical thought.

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Luo Xue’s lips.

“Girl, are you in love?”

Zhang Tianyang was momentarily stunned by the change in Luo Xue’s expression, then he teased her.

In all the time he had known her, this was the first time he had seen such an expression on her face, and it was truly surprising.

“Yes,” Luo Xue replied directly.

“Haha! Who’s the lucky guy?” Zhang Tianyang laughed.

Lucky guy?

The lucky guy had now turned into a flood dragon!

Luo Xue found this thought amusing.

No matter what Lin Hao became, as long as he was alive, that was enough for her.

And the few days she had spent with Lin Hao had been the happiest time in years.

“I need to go now.”

Thinking of Lin Hao, she was already eager to return.

Moreover, this time she needed to help Lin Hao communicate with his parents.

His parents had been mourning his supposed death for a long time.

“Be careful. Longyin City isn’t very peaceful right now!”

Zhang Tianyang said as he saw Luo Xue preparing to leave, seemingly recalling something.

“Are you talking about the public panic?” Luo Xue responded instinctively.

Public panic incidents were happening worldwide, and Longyin City was no exception.

This issue was inevitable and needed to be faced eventually, with government and HXLZ cooperation to slowly restore order.

“No, it’s more than that. We received the latest news fifteen minutes ago. A large number of mutant black bees have appeared in Longyin City!”

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AN: Sorry for not posting more updates. I had to find a job. My family and relatives kept saying that writing wouldn’t make money and that sitting in front of a computer all day writing until night made me look like a ghost. I’ve moved out to work and continue writing. I’m very sorry, everyone. I’ll try to find time to post more updates. Thank you!