Chapter 1 The Great Changes in Xichuan Town

Xichuan Town.

The red rain that had fallen all night had stopped, but a thick fog still enveloped the world.

The green trees and plants in the town had grown a lot taller. Some of the older trees had sprouted up as high as three stories overnight. Grass grew on the stone roads and asphalt streets, a lush green carpet covering the once blood-soaked ground.

Clearly.

Stimulated by the red rain, the plants had also begun to undergo abnormal changes.

"Xichuan Town, the changes are truly enormous!"

Zhang Youfu sighed.

Being trapped in the morgue for several days gave him a sense of unreality.

Zhang Ji accompanied him, and the two walked down the street, discussing the Xichuan Town of the past.

Around them, people gathered in small groups, arguing fiercely about something, their emotions running high. In the distance, bright red notices were posted on the walls.

A large crowd surrounded them.

Zhang Ji approached and saw that the official agency had finally posted a notice, announcing the truth about the strange fog disaster in Xichuan Town, telling everyone that they would turn into animals of their respective zodiac signs every night.

It also urged everyone to be mentally prepared and not to panic, as the relevant departments were working on solutions, searching for rescue and escape routes from Xichuan Town.

The people around him clearly didn't appreciate it, and curses filled the air.

"Bullshit, they're still lying to us. They must have known about the fact that we turn into monsters at night for a long time, but they didn't tell us."

"Where is there a way out? Where is there any rescue?!"

"We have to rely on ourselves!"

"Now they're telling us not to panic. They should ask the person who posted the notice to ask that two-headed snake if it agrees. Several of my friends died last night..."

The noisy curses continued.

Some people cried in despair, some sat by the garden in a daze, and others laughed like madmen, shouting that it was retribution, that the heavens were punishing them.

Everyone reacted differently.

In this desperate situation, with no hope in sight, people's emotions began to break down as time passed.

Zhang Youfu thought of his son Zhang Zhishan, his face sorrowful, his eyes red.

But suddenly, he caught sight of Old Lady Li in the crowd. His eyes lit up, and he quickly spat into his palm, smoothed his hair, straightened his collar, and walked over excitedly.

"Xiuer, is that you..."

"Ah, Youfu, you're still alive?..."

The two old people approached each other excitedly, their hands clasped tightly, tears glistening in their eyes.

Zhang Ji smiled, while also wondering how this Old Lady Li, the bloodthirsty lion-rabbit, had managed to survive the past few nights of his hunting in the west district; she really had good luck.

But he had to be careful in the future. Since she was his grandfather's old flame, he had to take care of her.

"When the opportunity arises, I'll bring Grandpa and her to develop and evolve together!"

Zhang Ji pondered.

His grandfather was old and indeed needed a companion.

In the distance, a group of people gathered in the square, discussing how to deal with the ferocious King Cobra.

Zhang Ji walked over and suggested, "You can gather everyone together and hide in the underground parking lot. The environment there is enclosed, and the King Cobra definitely won't be able to find you."

"The underground parking lot of the Huatian Building is very large. If you trust me, go there tonight."

After leaving these words, the crowd began to discuss heatedly. Some objected, while others thought it made a lot of sense.

Zhang Ji no longer participated in the discussion.

He went alone to the office building in the west district and found the busy Zhu Tiandao in the laboratory.

Wearing a white coat and holding a scalpel, he was busy at the dissection table. When he saw Zhang Ji, he hurried to greet him.

"Lord Snake!"

"How is the dissection and research on Wu Zhan, the three-tailed armadillo bloodline, going?"

"Very smoothly. The three-tailed armadillo bloodline is indeed powerful. The obsidian substance extracted from his body is very pure. Today, I will be able to research a stable, high-level obsidian evolution fluid!"

Zhu Tiandao revealed a confident smile, his expression tired, his eyes bloodshot, but very excited.

He was a scientific madman.

Before the disaster in Xichuan Town, there was no way he could have done human experiments so unscrupulously, but now he could go all out.

He approached Zhang Ji and said excitedly, "I also extracted some of the three-tailed armadillo's bloodline genes and am cultivating them in a petri dish. As long as the cultivation is successful, I can help Lord Snake transplant them into your body, so that you can also possess the three-tailed armadillo's bloodline."

Zhang Ji's eyes narrowed, and he smiled.

"When the time comes, I'll transplant a copy for you too. You're following me, so I won't mistreat you!"

Zhu Tiandao immediately thanked him excitedly and gratefully.

He was just an ordinary tiger. If he had other powerful bloodline enhancements, he would definitely be able to evolve to be incredibly ferocious and powerful in the future.

Zhang Ji walked over and saw a bloody figure lying on the dissection table. The figure was Wu Zhan, but his body was covered in dense tubes and instruments.

"Is he still alive?"

"Lord Snake, don't worry, he's still alive. After tonight, you can come and devour him tomorrow, and you can also see the high-level obsidian evolution fluid that I've researched!"

"Good, Professor Zhu is indeed an expert. I didn't misjudge you!"

Zhang Ji smiled approvingly and pondered, "I recently discovered a Suanni bloodline guy. I wonder if he has any research value?"

Zhu Tiandao's body trembled, and he said excitedly, "Suanni?! It is rumored to have the blood of a dragon in its body, and is the fifth son of the dragon. Tsk tsk tsk, this thing is too valuable for research!"

"I really don't know which lucky guy actually awakened such a bloodline after being beastified and mutated?!"

Zhu Tiandao's eyes were full of envy and jealousy, and he said with red eyes:

"Lord Snake, help me catch him too, and put him on the dissection table!"

"I can also transplant his bloodline into your body, so that you can also possess the blood of a dragon. When the time comes, it may not be impossible to evolve into a nine-clawed golden dragon!"

Zhang Ji's eyes lit up, revealing a look of hope.

The dragon, especially the nine-clawed golden dragon, was mysterious and noble, and had been circulating in the Chinese nation for countless years. It was known as the supreme of the nine-five, and Zhang Ji was very coveted and eager for it.

Moreover, it was rumored that there was an even more ancient Ancestral Dragon.

Zhang Ji took a deep breath, the smell of blood in the laboratory reverberating in his nose.

He nodded heavily and said, "I was originally planning to devour that guy directly, but I didn't expect him to have real dissection value."

"Since that's the case, I'll catch this guy tonight!"

Zhu Tiandao gave a thumbs up and praised, "Lord Snake is wise!"

The two talked a few more words about the red rain that appeared yesterday. Zhu Tiandao said that it was a more advanced evolutionary energy, and it came from the same source as the obsidian substance in the mist.

"Lord Snake should pay more attention to plants and animals recently. The red rain may have a greater stimulus on them, and there may be great changes in plants and animals in the near future."

Zhu Tiandao reminded him.

Zhang Ji kept it in mind, and saw that Zhu Tiandao was the only one busy here, and asked, "Do you need an assistant?"

Zhu Tiandao shook his head, "No, I can do it alone, but I need some guards. Today, I saw strangers wandering outside."

Zhang Ji raised his eyebrows, nodded, turned and left, Zhu Tiandao saw him off.

The laboratory fell silent.

On the bloody dissection table, Wu Zhan's eyelashes suddenly trembled.