Mutation Tree Emerges! Endless Mutated Creatures Gather

Dawn broke, and a new day arrived.

But, countless people would not see this day.

The once bustling cities across the country were now devoid of their former crowds.

In their place, swarms of mutated creatures roamed through residential areas and streets.

And many survivors, desperate and terrified, hid in the shadows awaiting rescue.

Yun City, after a night of rescue efforts by the Imperial Army and many Super Martial Artists, had managed to save over 800,000 survivors, despite heavy losses.

Yun City originally had a population of ten million. A full seventy percent had mutated, and of the remaining three million plus, over two million had likely fallen prey to mutated creatures.

The fact that the Imperial Army could rescue over 800,000 in a single night showed they had done their utmost.

The Yun City Imperial Army shelter was constructed in the eastern suburbs.

It was a shelter covering five million square meters, with walls reaching three hundred meters high.

Its capacity to house so many survivors was due to its nine underground levels.

Inside the shelter, in the central conference building.

In the luxurious hall, the surviving high-ranking officials of Yun City were seated around the conference table, looking at the central satellite projection screen.

At the head of the table sat a stern middle-aged man in a military uniform, two stars on his shoulders.

The others, men and women alike, also wore military uniforms and wore solemn expressions.

They had scanned the entire Yun City using satellites.

To their horror, they discovered that the total number of mutated creatures, of all kinds, reached over thirty million.

They were spread across every county, district, and town in the city...

The number of humans who had mutated was relatively small; most were insects, animals, and birds.

Rats and ants were particularly numerous.

Many towns situated near mountains had already become true ghost towns, with satellites detecting no survivors.

This was actually a good outcome.

In Gu Qijue's previous life, the entire Yun City had only twenty to thirty thousand survivors at most.

Among them, Super Martial Artists numbered only around two to three thousand.

Thanks to Mu Qingxue's rebirth and report, the Imperial Army had been prepared and managed to save twice as many survivors.

Gu Qijue's survival for eight years in such a deadly environment was largely due to luck.

"General, what kind of tree is this? It's growing far too fast, reaching two hundred meters in height in less than three minutes..."

Lin Manjiao, the head of the satellite division, divided the satellite projection into nine screens. On each screen, a colossal tree could be seen.

These trees, both their trunks and leaves, were a deep blue.

The fruits on the trees, resembling red apples, gradually ripened from deep blue to red, emitting a faint crimson glow.

Around these mysterious, towering trees, endless mutated creatures surged like a tide.

The sheer number of them was enough to make someone with trypophobia faint.

Creatures flying in the sky and crawling on the ground were all drawn by the aroma of the gradually ripening fruits of the towering trees.

In the center of Yun City, a mutation tree had also sprouted.

It grew under the morning sunlight.

Countless mutated creatures gathered around it, seemingly waiting for the fruit to ripen...

The Imperial Army's high-ranking officials in the conference hall stared at the images on the projection screen, their scalps tingling.

"What on earth are these trees and fruits that can attract mutated creatures within a ten-kilometer radius?"

A man with one star on his shoulder, Ye Zhanguo, the Deputy General, asked with a shiver.

"Mu Qingxue should know. I'll contact her and ask!"

General Lin frowned slightly and used the satellite to contact Mu Qingxue.

A moment later, the call connected, and Mu Qingxue's voice came through:

"General Lin, you're contacting me because you want to ask about the nine trees growing in Yun City, aren't you?"

"These are mutation trees. The fruits that grow on them can enhance the Super Martial Star level for Super Martial Artists, and cause rapid evolution for mutated creatures. They are very important to us."

"Furthermore, I am now leading all Super Martial Artists to the mutation tree in the city center. General Lin, could you bombard the area near that mutation tree?"

Having lived through a past life, Mu Qingxue was well aware of what the city center looked like now.

She had just wanted to contact Lin Zhengxiao to use rocket artillery to cover the area near the mutation tree in the city center.

General Lin Zhengxiao smiled, "Ever since I saw that ten-kilometer radius filled with mutated creatures, I've had this idea. Awaiting good news!"

After ending the call with Mu Qingxue, General Lin immediately ordered ten thousand rockets to bombard the area near the mutation tree in the city center.

Meanwhile, on the rooftop of a dozen-story building two kilometers from the mutation tree in the city center.

Led by Gu Qijue, White Fox, Zhao Hu, Ji Shang, and ten other Super Martial Artists were observing from afar.

Only they dared to get this close. Without Gu Qijue and White Fox here, Super Martial Artists like Zhao Hu and Ji Shang would have long been torn to shreds by the endless mutated creatures.

Deng Tian said with immense shock, "What a tall tree, its branches cover a radius of one li..."

"With a sea of mutated creatures, how can we harvest them? And even if we go with snake-skin bags, we can't pick much."

Tang Huang gazed at the mutation tree, which had at least several thousand fruits, wishing he could claim them all for himself.

Gu Qijue said calmly, "Pick as much as we can. Under the temptation of the mutation fruits, even I, the pinnacle of Calamity-tier, cannot make these mutated creatures retreat. Because the temptation of these fruits is like a drug addict encountering pure heroin."

He never thought of monopolizing this mutation tree.

With so many mutated creatures, even if he slashed one per second, he wouldn't be able to finish them all.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh--

Just as Gu Qijue finished speaking, several shadows leaped across the buildings, bypassing all the mutated creatures and landing beneath the mutation tree.

Roar! Roar--

The mutated creatures, like a tide, roared at the four figures, but none dared to charge forward.

With just a glance from those figures, the surrounding mutated creatures whimpered and retreated.

"That's... the strange creatures we encountered before. There are actually four of them..."

White Fox gasped.

The four figures that appeared beneath the mutation tree were indeed four strange creatures.

Apart from the difference in skin color and claws, they were almost identical to the one they had encountered before.

Among these four strange creatures, two had black skin and four claws, and one had golden skin and six claws.

All of them exuded a sinister, bizarre, and evil aura.

In the early stages, human Super Martial Artists, even Saint-tier Super Martial Artists, would only be slaughtered by strange creatures. They were beings that meant certain death upon encounter and absolutely should not be provoked.

"You guys stay here. White Fox, you come with me!"

Gu Qijue, however, was fearless, even showing a hint of excitement.

Devouring strange creatures was far more beneficial than devouring Calamity-tier creatures.

Saying this, he beckoned White Fox, and they leaped across the buildings towards the tree.