Evolution from Carp to Divine Dragon - Chapter 316

Chapter 316: The Scavengers! This Time, They’re Mutated!

TL: Etude

Several men dressed in armor but without helmets stared at the black, surging figures on the river’s surface, feeling their scalps tingle.

“Scavenger fish!”

The entire black mass consisted of scavenger fish!

Originally, scavenger fish were a type of bottom-dwelling fish, but after mutating, these creatures would swim up to the shore.

They also attacked boats on the river.

Many boats had been damaged by their gnawing.

Moreover, their numbers kept increasing, making it impossible to manage them!

“Are we just going to let them run rampant like this?”

The high-ranking government officials standing beside them also felt a headache coming on.

The number of mutant scavenger fish was increasing, and they were spreading from this river to other rivers.

The infestation was too outrageous!

Even more terrifying was that some, after evolving and mutating, would charge onto the shore. Even after being out of the water, they wouldn’t die immediately!

Just as they finished speaking, several scavenger fish, each about a meter long, charged toward them from the riverbank!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

A member of the HXLZ standing on the bank picked up a gun and fired at them, blowing their heads to pieces.

“There are so many mutant creatures now that even if we use missiles to bomb them, we can only kill a portion.”

“The number of scavenger fish at the bottom of the river is also very high now.”

“We can’t completely eradicate them, and their rapid breeding makes it very difficult to solve this problem.”

The man with the gun spoke in a somber tone.

They were responsible for dealing with the mutant creatures in East City.

While they had managed to handle the mutant creatures appearing within the city, the mutant scavenger fish in the river were a major headache.

No matter what methods they used, they couldn’t solve the problem.

Bombing them with missiles? Impossible. There were too many of them, and no amount of bombing could clear the entire river.

Using poison? That would pollute the river, causing severe ecological damage, and might not even be effective against the mutant creatures!

The very thought of it gave them headaches.

“If these creatures, after mutating, had more meat and tasted good, it would be great.” A woman in armor couldn’t help but voice her thoughts.

Any invasive species, as long as they tasted good and weren’t poisonous, could be put on the table and eaten away!

Steamed, braised, fried… try every method!

“But even if these mutant creatures had more meat, we probably couldn’t eat them…”

A high-ranking government official thought for a moment and said with a bitter smile.

Since the number of mutant creatures had increased, prices had risen dramatically.

Especially for fish meat.

There were hardly any normal seafood left in the oceans, and freshwater fish in rivers were also mutating more and more!

The price of meat kept rising daily, and some people even stopped selling it.

“Mutant creatures can be eaten, and according to the latest research, the protein they contain is higher and beneficial for us.

But there’s a catch: you have to be a warrior.

Otherwise, the high concentration of GT virus in the meat of these mutant creatures is too much for ordinary people to handle.”

As he spoke, the man continued shooting forward with his gun.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

With several gunshots ringing out, the heads of the mutant scavenger fish emerging on the riverbank were once again blown to pieces!

However, there were simply too many mutant scavenger fish. Despite his attacks, killing a few had no real effect.

It was like trying to put out a fire with a cup of water.

“But becoming a warrior doesn’t seem to be that easy…”

A government official couldn’t help but voice his concern.

Since the nation announced the existence of mutant creatures and the concept of warriors, everyone aspired to evolve into a warrior.

After all, becoming a true warrior meant gaining greater strength and potentially entering national departments to receive special battle suits.

In this increasingly chaotic world, having the power to protect oneself was crucial!

“People at headquarters and abroad are working together on this research, and they’ve made some progress. In time, everyone on Earth will eventually evolve into true warriors.” The man with the gun spoke seriously.

“It’s about time we head back and discuss countermeasures with headquarters. Staying here won’t help.” He holstered his gun and addressed the others.

“Agreed.” The others nodded slightly.

They glanced back and saw more scavenger fish crawling up the bank.

But these creatures could only crawl a short distance before becoming immobile due to dehydration.

For now, they posed no significant danger to East City.

However, if they continued to evolve and mutate, that could change.

As the group departed, a white light appeared in the distant northern part of the river.

“Hmm!? There really are so many!?”

Lin Hao, who had just teleported there, immediately noticed the large number of mutant scavenger fish in the river!

And further along the riverbank, there were even more, densely packed together!

“Heh heh. Talk about a blessing in disguise. These mutant scavenger fish might just net me a few million evolution points.”

Lin Hao felt a surge of excitement.

He was at a critical point in leveling up to sixty, and the key was to quickly accumulate more evolution points!

As he appeared, the mutant scavenger fish from all directions noticed him and started charging toward him!

Their mutated, suction-cup-like mouths were filled with sharp teeth!

As they approached Lin Hao, they attempted to bite into the black scales covering his body.

However, their attacks had no effect on Lin Hao. Instead, their mouths were pierced by his thorny scales.

“Come on, come on, the more, the merrier.”

Seeing the mutant scavenger fish swarming toward him, Lin Hao opened his mouth and started devouring them.

[Devoured a mutant juvenile scavenger fish, gained 600 evolution points.]

[Devoured a mutant juvenile scavenger fish, gained 700 evolution points.]

[Devoured a level 1 mutant scavenger fish, gained 4000 evolution points.]

[……]

In a short time, numerous notifications of gained evolution points appeared!