Chapter 1 The Influx

Massive numbers of mutated beasts were landing on the north side of Wildwind Island, densely packed, numbering in the tens of thousands. From the distant mountain peaks, their scales gleamed.

These mutated beasts were crowded together, appearing exceptionally terrifying and disgusting, their ferocious limbs and roars inspiring a chilling dread from the depths of the heart.

Regarding evolutionary genes, there was a difference in how they manifested in humans and animals.

When humans became evolvers, their body size didn't change at all; they looked no different from ordinary humans on the outside.

However, when animals evolved into Beast Kings, their body size would increase several times over, and they could also command mutated beasts, an ability that human evolvers did not possess.

Li Tianran wanted to analyze why the same evolutionary gene produced such different changes in different creatures, but these were difficult problems that could only be solved after Professor Nan conducted in-depth research.

These mutated beasts were the Beast Kings' most fearless vanguard, and they would carry out the first round of attacks on Wildwind Island.

Large numbers of buildings collapsed in the raging tide of beasts, and the already devastated northern district was thrown into further chaos. Tens of thousands of mutated beasts with ferocious limbs and huge bodies attacked frantically from all directions, a scene that was enough to terrify anyone.

Li Tianran sat in the helicopter, watching the tide of beasts in the northern district, and frowned.

Although these tides of beasts looked scary, in reality, the mutated beasts with their flesh and blood bodies posed no threat to the farm at all. Li Tianran surmised that these monsters were cannon fodder pushed out by the Beast Kings to test the farm's firepower; the real killing moves were still those Beast Kings with special abilities.

"Boss, should we open fire?" Ding Lu sat next to him and asked softly.

"Let the helicopter fleet and tank formations open fire, the bomber fleet and missile vehicle teams remain still." Li Tianran said softly. He intentionally pulled the battle line inward into the island, because on land, he had absolute firepower dominance. He needed to make himself look "not so strong," wanting the Beast Kings to land first.

If he exposed his powerful firepower from the start, the Beast Kings might weigh the pros and cons and choose to continue lurking.

Soon, the helicopters and tanks drove out of the farm, followed by a hundred adult-level Combat Maniacs, rushing straight towards the junction of the southern and northern districts along the large roads on the island that had not been destroyed.

Li Tianran stroked his chin. His farm's base and mining area were both in the southern district, but the mutated beasts chose to land and attack in the northern district, which seemed rather unwise.

"They want the mutated beasts to attract my attention, draw all the firepower to the northern district… and then the Beast Kings choose to sneak ashore from the southern district to attack my base camp?" Li Tianran smiled. He ordered the tank-level Combat Maniacs to go to the coastal edge of the southern district of the island, but they were not allowed to expose themselves or open fire without authorization.

Buzz!

The sound of helicopter propellers tearing through the air came, and nine helicopters headed towards the direction of the tide of beasts in the northern district. The machine gun mounts slowly descended, and then, the tongues of fire began to spray frantically.

Da da da!

The rain of bullets mixed with tracer rounds instantly poured into the tide of beasts, and in an instant, flesh and blood flew everywhere!

Li Tianran sat in the rear helicopter, watching this scene, gently rubbing his fingers.

Since the world changed, it was the first time he had faced such terrifying monsters alone. Leaving the state represented freedom, but it also meant that he had to face this danger alone.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

The tanks stopped, and small howitzer shells, dragging long tails of fire, flew into the sky, landing directly in the city in the northern district, blasting buildings and mutated beasts together into ashes.

"Roar!"

The tide of beasts was attacked and quickly dispersed, beginning to flee in all directions.

At the same time, a huge octopus sea beast waved its fleshy arm, which was tens of meters long, and rolled up stone pillars from the ruins, smashing them into the sky like cannonballs!

"Beep beep beep! Flying object attack detected, intercepting!"

An ear-piercing alarm sounded from a helicopter's central console, and then more than a dozen small gun muzzles protruded from eight angles on the helicopter's fuselage, and hundreds of finger-length bullets were fired simultaneously as the gun muzzles trembled.

These bullets formed a net within tens of meters of the helicopter, and the stone pillar had not yet approached when it was shattered by the net!

This was the armed helicopter's artillery interception system, but because the ammunition reserve of the interception system was not large, it could generally only be used once after each takeoff.

They thought that the helicopter squadron, with absolute air superiority, would easily suppress the sea beasts below, but they didn't expect that the extremely valuable artillery interception system would be used as soon as the war started.

Large chunks of rubble crashed and crumbled, falling from the sky. The adult-level Combat Maniac responsible for driving the helicopter pressed the machine gun firing button, but then, its head suddenly made a one hundred and eighty degree turn, its eyes staring straight at the rear of the helicopter cockpit.

Crack!

Crack!

A sound like iron being torn apart came from behind the cockpit, and the adult-level Combat Maniac's eyes quickly turned blood red.

"Warning! Warning! Helicopter No. 3 has been invaded by a sea beast, and the engine compartment protection layer has been damaged!"

Li Tianran suddenly heard the report from the adult-level Combat Maniac responsible for driving the helicopter. He frowned suddenly. A mutated beast had invaded the helicopter?

How was that possible?

Helicopter No. 3, which had just activated the artillery interception system, had been attacked. When its bullet net shattered the stone pillar, a small octopus sea beast hid behind the stone pillar. When the stone pillar was shattered, it jumped through the bullet net with extremely good luck, using its limbs full of suction cups to cling to the outside of the helicopter!

At this time, it had begun to frantically damage the helicopter's power system!

Crack!

Crack!

A large number of iron panels were torn apart. It moved quickly, rolled up a sharp piece of iron, and quickly stabbed it into the cooling pipe in the engine compartment!

Bang!

At this moment, a muffled gunshot rang out, and the sea beast's body instantly exploded, its remains tangled in the plane's engine, instantly scorched, emitting bursts of burnt smell.

Li Tianran expressionlessly put down the sniper rifle in his hand, the muzzle slowly smoking.