Evolution from Carp to Divine Dragon - Chapter 79

Chapter 79: Mutated Sea Loaches Everywhere

TL: Etude

The possibility left Lin Hao feeling a bit shaken. It was certainly not a good thing for so many of these mutated creatures to appear in the river!

As he continued to swim forward, he found no more of these mutated sea loaches. Moreover, there were no other aquatic creatures in the water.

“Probably all the aquatic life around here has been eaten by those mutated sea loaches,” he thought to himself.

Continuing to swim forward, he soon arrived at a relatively shallow area filled with various large and small rocks. Lin Hao crawled over and extended his claw to turn over some of the rocks.

“Hey, there really is something here!”

Looking closely, he clearly saw a large crab under one of the rocks! He opened his mouth and swallowed it whole.

Devoured stream crab, gained 50 evolution points

“Only fifty evolution points,” he muttered, slightly disappointed by the system’s notification. To him, fifty evolution points were now quite little. However, to complete his task, he had to keep searching for more stream crabs.

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Meanwhile, at the Longyin Research Center.

“The situation in Luoming City has been resolved.”

“But we lost quite a few people. The combat unit is expected to arrive in a few days.”

“However, many researchers from the headquarters have come.”

Standing in a spacious area, Zhao Chengkong listened to the report of a young man.

“Hmm. For now, there seems to be no problems beneath the ancient ruins, so there’s no need to rush,” Zhao Chengkong nodded slightly in response to the young man’s words.

The incident in Luoming City had been quite severe, with a giant beast appearing in the city! Although the higher-ups had taken measures to seal off the information, it was impossible to completely block such news.

“What kind of creature killed this ET?” He stood in front of the returned spaceship, his expression uncertain. Although the death of the extraterrestrial creature was a good thing, it was unclear who killed it – was it a human or a mutated creature? This uncertainty was the most troublesome part!

“Captain! Something bad has happened!” At that moment, someone rushed in from outside, looking very flustered.

“What happened?” Zhao Chengkong snapped out of his thoughts upon hearing the commotion, turning to see a middle-aged man at the door.

“We found two corpses in Longyin City. Their insides were completely hollowed out! And we discovered traces of mutated creatures in the river. These mutated creatures are those same mutated sea loaches from the ocean!” The man spoke excitedly.

“Mutated sea loaches!?”

“These creatures have entered the city’s river!?” Zhao Chengkong reacted quickly, his eyes widening. These creatures were extremely dangerous and reproduced in large numbers, which was why a marine ban had been enforced not long ago!

Moreover, thorough inspections had been conducted throughout the city previously, and there hadn’t been any issues. So, how could this situation arise now!?

“Yes, indeed! The officer who discovered this also got injured,” the middle-aged man added, his scalp tingling. These creatures were terrifying! They existed in large numbers and could parasitize other creatures, devouring them from the inside out.

“Take me to see!” Zhao Chengkong’s expression turned extremely grim as he spoke.

“Yes, sir!”

Soon, the Longyin Research Center, the members of the HXLZ, and the government and police forces were mobilized. The incident was simply too frightening to ignore.

…

Devoured stream crab, gained 60 evolution points

“Seven of them now!”

“It seems I can’t find any more for now.”

After swallowing another crab, Lin Hao continued to turn over rocks in the surrounding area but found no more crabs.

“How can there be so few?”

Lin Hao felt a bit helpless. He had hoped to complete the task directly.

“Forget it, I can’t waste time here.”

After searching a bit more, Lin Hao willed his body to transform into a beam of white light and instantly disappeared. This time, he directly teleported to the city’s river.

“Still the familiar stench,” Lin Hao complained as soon as he arrived. The water in the city’s river was polluted and smelled terrible.

“What?!”

“There are mutated sea loaches here too!?”

Scanning his surroundings, Lin Hao clearly saw faint golden glimmers flashing at the riverbed. If these weren’t mutated sea loaches, what else could they be!?

Lin Hao charged forward instantly, opening his huge mouth to devour the mutated sea loaches. These eels didn’t attempt to escape; instead, they tried to swim directly into Lin Hao’s mouth. They were designed to burrow into creatures and consume them from the inside out. However, Lin Hao’s stomach could digest anything.

After swallowing the mutated sea loaches, the system notification arrived immediately.

Devoured juvenile mutated loach, gained 350 evolution points

Devoured…

Each loach provided 350 evolution points, an extremely satisfying amount.

“So, even the city’s river has these mutated creatures. That’s troublesome.”

Swimming through the river, Lin Hao soon noticed more mutated sea loaches ahead. There weren’t too many, but he continued swimming until he reached the area near the ancient ruins. This area was now completely sealed off, with many people standing guard.

“Something happened by the Hanshui River. A few people seem to have died.”

“People died? What happened?”

“I heard mutated creatures appeared there, the same kind that appeared in the ocean before.”

“Hiss, really!?”

“…”

Some workers were quietly discussing the situation. When they mentioned the appearance of mutated sea loaches in the Hanshui River, several people inhaled sharply. Those who had witnessed the terror of the mutated sea loaches that night still felt their scalps tingle at the memory.

“Even the Hanshui River has them?”

“Damn! What’s happening?”

Lin Hao, with his sharp hearing, listened to their conversation and widened his eyes. He had been away from these rivers for just one day and such a thing had occurred. Where did these mutated sea loaches come from?

Lin Hao waited a while longer but didn’t hear any more useful information.

“First, I’ll patrol the city’s river and eat all these mutated sea loaches!”

He continued swimming forward. The river water had turned greenish-black. Even though he swam through it continuously, no one could see his presence.

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