Chapter 168 The Sea Demon's Plot

A bloody slaughter was unfolding in this ruined city. The steel blades and energy bullets that should have been aimed at mutant beasts and Beast Kings were now being turned against fellow humans.

Energy bullets pierced the bodies of Evolver warriors, the high temperature setting them ablaze. Amidst the raging flames, mutant beasts, drawn by the sounds, watched the scene in confusion, unable to understand why these humanoid creatures were killing each other.

Why were these humanoids even more ferocious and powerful when slaughtering each other than when they were killing the beasts?

Was hatred between their own kind greater than that between different species?

In an unnoticed corner of the ruins, a small Beast King coldly watched the scene before quietly leaving.

The Mariana Trench.

The Sea Demon was surrounded by several small Beast Kings. Eerie vibrations of scales and murmurs echoed through the seabed as the small Beast Kings reported intelligence to her.

Soon, the Sea Demon understood everything.

Small Beast Kings, beast nests established with human deserters, planarian worm divisions, and mutant beast swarms formed the intelligence network of the Beast King race, allowing her to understand the changing world situation even from the depths of the abyss.

"Internal strife is always a major cause of a civilization's decline." The Sea Demon opened her eyes, her voice carrying far across the seabed. Countless Beast Kings gathered near the trench, listening to her commands. "The illusion of strength has made humans complacent. They are beginning to turn their blades against their own kind."

"Excellent!"

The Sea Demon spread her arms, her voice icy. "Humans have destroyed most of their traditional weapons! This process would have taken a long time, but the pioneers of our race sacrificed their lives to accelerate it!"

"Our era is finally about to begin!"

"Go! We no longer need to hide, disguise, or feign weakness. Unleash our full power and show those humans!"

"Show them how easily their created and highly anticipated Evolver warriors can be crushed!"

Boom!

The Mariana Trench churned as countless massive, terrifying figures roared and surged toward the surface, toward the human world.

The Beast King race had sacrificed countless Beast King lives and feigned weakness for a long time, all to deceive humanity.

With human traditional weapons severely depleted and internal strife on the rise, the Beast King race finally began to reveal its full power.

One could imagine how long the Beast King race had waited for this day. When they fully erupted, it would be an incredibly terrifying disaster.

This would be a battle that determined the fate of the Beast King race and humanity!

…

Lu Chi stood in a ruined landscape, surrounded by several Pioneers who were busily working. Corpses of mutant beasts lay scattered around them.

It had been more than half a month since he returned from the beast nest. His injuries had long healed. Under Li Tianran's command, he had led two expeditions to leave Mad Breath Island, search for survivors, and expand the Pioneer Legion.

This was the third.

In the previous two expeditions, Lu Chi found around three hundred suitable survivors and brought them back to Mad Breath Island. They were currently undergoing training, and after the training, they would be granted evolution abilities and become new Pioneer warriors.

During these missions, several warriors within the Pioneer Legion had shown outstanding performance, and Lu Chi had promoted them accordingly.

Like the young man standing to Lu Chi's left rear. He had displayed great strength and reaction speed in battle, and was also very resourceful in handling affairs. He was the fastest-rising member of the Pioneer Legion and had now become Lu Chi's deputy.

"Lu Xiao, come here!" Lu Chi waved to him, and the Pioneer warrior strode over.

This Pioneer was originally a Zona person and did not have the name Chen Xiao, but Lu Chi found his original name too long and cumbersome. Moreover, Zona had already been destroyed, and his parents were dead, so Lu Chi gave him a new name, directly using Lu Chi's surname.

The other party did not object, but instead felt a sense of honor.

"Check out the building ahead… If you still can't find any survivors, move on to the next city." Lu Chi rubbed his brow. Not every ruined city had survivors. After so long, most cities had become dead cities. His work was a matter of luck. If he was unlucky, he might not find suitable candidates even after searching ten cities.

This city had been almost completely searched, with only one last building that seemed suitable for hiding. If there were no living people inside, Lu Chi would leave.

Tap, tap, tap!

Lu Xiao led a few people toward the building.

Lu Chi wasn't holding out much hope. He simply sat quietly on a boulder, observing his surroundings.

This kind of "treasure hunt in the ruins" mission was actually very dangerous, because you never knew if a powerful Beast King would suddenly jump out of the ruins. It was difficult to distinguish between Beast Kings and mutant beasts using thermal imagers, especially with these cold-blooded creatures.

They also had to be constantly on guard against the arrival of Evolver squads from other countries.

In the past few days, Lu Chi had already crossed paths with Evolver squads from several countries, but he didn't want to cause too much trouble and affect his "treasure hunt," so he didn't kill the enemies, but just shook them off and left.

Soon, Lu Xiao led his men into the building.

"We've entered the first floor and are searching!"

"No personnel on the first floor!"

"No personnel on the second floor…"

"No personnel on the third floor…"

"…"

Lu Chi listened to the reports from the walkie-talkie, stood up, and said to the Pioneer warriors behind him, "Get ready. Tell the helicopter to come over. We're leaving!"

Based on past experience, there would be no surprises in this building.

But at this moment, the voice of one of the Pioneers who had entered the building to search sounded on the walkie-talkie.

"I found a basement! There are electromagnetic fluctuations in the basement, and there are some bloodstains at the entrance. Wait, these bloodstains have been wiped, very faint! The shape is… human footprints, leading to the inside of the basement door!"

Lu Chi raised his eyebrows sharply and said in a deep voice, "There might be someone in the basement. Go in and see!"

"Yes!" The Pioneer warrior responded, and then the sound of metal being cut came from the walkie-talkie.

Clang!

The iron door was violently broken open!

Just then, Lu Chi heard a muffled gunshot from the walkie-talkie, followed by a scream!

It was the scream of the Pioneer warrior!

"Enemy attack!" Lu Chi roared directly, grabbed his blade, jumped up, and rushed toward the building. "Everyone, surround the basement! Prepare for battle!"