Chapter 1 The Truth

Li Tianran quickly leaped through the ruins of the dilapidated building, following the images provided by the patrol-class surveillance guard, and arrived at this location.

A strong smell of blood wafted from ahead.

He stopped.

Before him lay the corpses of six military police. Some were twisted, others riddled with bullets, their blood like gaudy flowers blooming on the earth.

Li Tianran walked over in silence, feeling their still pulses, confirming that even Gu Yao-level (ancient medicine) crops could not save them.

Ten minutes prior.

He had seen on the patrol-class surveillance guard footage a rampaging masked figure burst out of the shelter's research institute, killing the military police on duty, some researchers, and fleeing wildly.

Li Tianran didn't know who this person was.

But it was easy to deduce from the footage that this was an evolver.

Another brutal evolver...

"..." Li Tianran stood up. He closed his eyes and saw another location from the surveillance guard footage.

He picked up a gun from the ground and stuffed it into his arms.

...

Soon, he arrived at an old village five kilometers away.

A muffled growl came from ahead.

Li Tianran saw amidst the corpses of several military police, one dragging his legs with great effort, using his arms to move forward. He was covered in blood, but not dead, only his legs were broken, rendering him unable to stand!

He saw Li Tianran from afar, looking extremely shocked, and then waved desperately, "Help! Help!"

Li Tianran strode over.

The scene before him was almost identical to what he had just seen.

Two squads had been ambushed and killed while trying to intercept the evolver...

"What happened here?" Li Tianran crouched down, his brow twitching slightly. "What exactly occurred?"

"Brother... take me away from here first. We encountered a very powerful enemy. He was injured by us just now and temporarily escaped, but his self-healing ability is very strong. Knowing I'm not dead, he'll soon return! If we stay here, he'll kill us!" The military policeman glanced at the gun in Li Tianran's hand, his brow twitching, but he only said in a trembling voice, "I've already called for backup, but before it arrives, we have to save ourselves!"

Li Tianran scanned the surrounding buildings. He also wanted to know what had happened at the research institute.

Why would an evolver escaping from the research institute commit such a violent bloodbath?

"Let's go to that building over there..." Li Tianran pointed to a semi-ruined building in the distance, helped the military policeman up, and the two quickly left the area.

In the semi-ruined building, Li Tianran found a broken sofa, placed the military policeman on it, and asked, "Now can you tell me what happened?"

"Actually, this kind of thing shouldn't be told to civilians like you... but now that monster is roaming outside, the commander-in-chief will announce it sooner or later, so I don't have to hide it." The military policeman took a deep breath. "My identity is Zhao Xiao, a first-class soldier from the Special Operations Battalion of the Second Corps of the Southern City Garrison. This afternoon, we received orders to hunt down a super human who escaped from the research institute. He killed researchers and military police in the research institute and escaped, and his whereabouts are still unknown."

"Super human?" Li Tianran asked.

"Yes, it is said that he was created using gene replication. Originally, it was a great thing, but for some reason... he suddenly lost control, committed a terrible massacre, and escaped." The military policeman's face showed anger. "I guess he must have seen some rumors about consortia extending olive branches to super humans in the world, and he's changing his mind, preparing to betray the country and leave home! That beast!"

"Even if he wants to escape, he shouldn't have killed so many of our comrades! He's a complete traitor!"

Li Tianran fell silent.

Profit, indeed, is the most attractive thing in the world.

Although at this moment, the major powers are the strongest forces and have the most resources, the country's resources cannot be entirely tilted towards the evolvers, nor will the evolvers want something and the country gives it. Moreover, when the country needs it, the evolvers also need to take risks.

But it is different in the consortium. Evolvers are treasures, evolvers can enjoy everything, can be unscrupulous and do whatever they want!

And what the consortium wants the evolvers to do is also risky.

Under the same danger, the treatment is completely different.

Perhaps some people will say that it is good to rely on the big tree of the country, and the consortium may collapse at any time...

But not everyone will look so far ahead.

Evolvers are no exception!

If it were a peaceful and prosperous age, even if the consortium gave great benefits, it would not make the evolvers tempted.

But this is the apocalypse!

The world situation is changing rapidly!

Who can guarantee the future trend?

Under this doomsday, a large number of people die, and even the evolvers may die at any time. The national system may also collapse. Under this dark premise, enjoying life early while still alive may be the urgent idea of many people!

"I see..." Li Tianran murmured.

Although the evolvers' physical fitness has been greatly improved, their minds will not become stronger. This is the only thing that is not related to evolution.

"Brother, you go... This place is not too concealed. If that beast runs back again and sees you with me, he will kill you together." The military policeman barely squeezed out a smile on his face and said, "You have already saved my life. You don't have to wait with me for rescue."

"By the way... you'd better drop the gun in your hand, otherwise, if my team members see it, they will treat you as an enemy." The military policeman kindly reminded.

Li Tianran raised the gun in his hand and looked at it, and said, "This thing is useless to me, and I don't know how to use it, so I'll return it to its original owner."

Li Tianran handed over the pistol.

The military policeman reached out to take it.

Li Tianran's hand suddenly paused, and then retracted again, his face filled with a smile: "Before that, can I ask you one last question?"

"Huh?" The military policeman's voice was full of doubt.

"If you can escape from Southern City, where do you plan to escape to next? Abroad?" Li Tianran asked with a smile.

"I..." The military policeman had just uttered two words when his voice suddenly stopped abruptly, and then his face became extremely ugly: "What are you talking about?"

"Your disguise is indeed good! The military police uniform, the fabricated lies, the anger that hates to the bone when cursing... I also really want to believe you." Li Tianran looked at the other party with a smile: "But when I saw you, your head was topped with the eight characters 'Human Evolver Chen Yuhang', what do you want me to do?"

"I'm also very helpless!"