Mobile Shelter

Chapter 150 Near-Death Counterattack

Chapter 151 Near-Death Counterattack

Led by Lu Ziye, Dong Qi and the others went directly to the traders who were still in the banquet hall.

Although they are likely to become members of the same team in the future, they will still trade individually when making transactions, paying attention to their personal privacy.

Because the sea was frozen, even though traders were only offering half the market price, the price of the giant mutated marine creature's flesh was still slightly higher than before the sea was frozen.

After some intense bargaining, the price offered by the dealer increased by one level, while the price of the materials provided to Dong Qi for procurement also decreased by one level.

Even so, Dong Qi knew that the other party had made a huge profit in this transaction.

Regardless of how much the other party earned, Dong Qi replenished many common living supplies before the natural disaster in this transaction, but he also used up nearly half of the giant mutated marine creatures stored in the warehouse.

Three days later, at 8:50 a.m., at the highway entrance.

Looking at the more than twenty cars parked by the roadside, Dong Qi thought that at the last gathering, it seemed that only a dozen or so people were willing to join the convoy. It looked like there were others who volunteered to follow later.

At exactly nine o'clock, Lu Ziye got out of the car and gathered all the car owners.

After everyone gathered around, Lu Ziye finally spoke up: "When we formed the car team at the last gathering, I already said that all members of our car team can come and go as they please."

Some people who had agreed to join the car team at the last gathering did not come, but there were others who, through introductions from friends, gathered here, wanting to leave with us.

I won't say anything more. On this trip, unless you want to leave the convoy, please try to stay with the convoy and don't stray too far.

As for fuel supplies needed along the way, I believe everyone has already made some preparations for this long journey before setting off.

Of course, as the team leader, I also considered the supply issue when planning the route. Therefore, we will pass through several supply points along the way, where people can replenish their supplies if needed.

As Dong Qi listened to Lu Ziye's impassioned speech, he glanced around at the expressions of the crowd and noticed that others were dismissive when Lu Ziye mentioned supply points and resupply.

Dong Qi immediately realized that Lu Ziye had only said that supplies could be replenished at the supply point after they arrived, but he hadn't explained how to obtain those supplies.

It was direct and violent robbery.

They still exchanged their own supplies.

Don't forget that the current social order is still under the control of the Great Xia Dynasty, and through the supernatural abilities of the awakened.

Although the recovery rate of science and technology among the general public is extremely low, most of the cutting-edge technologies researched in the imperial research institutes have made significant progress.

It could be said that the overall technological environment of Earth at this time was somewhat distorted, with a huge gap between its upper and lower limits.

However, these things did not have much impact on Dong Qi. In any case, he had already spent so much of the flesh and blood of giant mutated marine creatures to exchange for so many resources. As long as he did not go too extravagantly, he would not lack resources in the next few years.

Perhaps because the team members had not yet settled down, after Lu Ziye finished speaking, he did not let the other members introduce themselves, but instead dismissed them to prepare for departure.

According to Lu Ziye's planned route, if there are no accidents along the entire highway, it will take a maximum of seven days to reach the destination.

Compared to the coastal areas that were constantly harassed by mutated marine life, the further inland the area goes, the safer it becomes.

Of course, due to the famine, some people on some roads would inevitably gather men to engage in highway robbery and other risk-free businesses in order to survive.

Just as Dong Qi and his group were driving away from Kyoto, perhaps sensing Blue Star's intention to completely exterminate them, the tiny alien life forms brought by the meteorite from outer space could no longer afford to lie low and develop in a low-key manner, and began to resist in unison.

Those tiny alien life forms that blended into the earth along with the gray snow induced mutations in marine organisms after merging into the seawater.

Because the ocean covers the largest area on Earth, most of the snow and ice falls into the sea and blends in.

However, those tiny alien life forms can not only enter the bodies of living organisms and induce mutations, but also integrate into the earth, causing unimaginable natural disasters. When the will of Earth wanted to enter a great ice age to wipe out all life forms on Earth in one fell swoop, it was also the time when Earth's will wanted to directly exterminate all the tiny alien life forms.

Sensing danger, the tiny alien life forms, being invaders and fighting on foreign soil, resorted to any means necessary in their resistance.

Since the original will of Earth wants to plunge Earth into a great ice age and freeze the entire planet, it will directly annihilate all life on Earth.

Those tiny alien creatures simply ignited the earth's fire, triggering the eruption of scorching magma hidden underground, using this extremely drastic method to fight back.

Of course, it would take some time for those tiny alien life forms to ignite the subterranean fire. Coincidentally, just as Dong Qi's convoy was leaving Kyoto, the subterranean fire was successfully ignited by them.

Countless volcanoes hidden deep in the ocean floor began to erupt one after another, driven by tiny alien life forms.

The increased temperature during an underwater volcanic eruption quickly melted the already nearly frozen ice.

Furthermore, due to the massive underwater volcanic eruption, an unimaginable spectacle of scorching sea and boiling ocean appeared on the surface.

At the scorching sea surface, countless water vapors continuously rise and drift into the sky.

Countless tiny alien life forms that were originally hidden in the deep sea also entered the sky along with the water vapor that drifted into the air.

Most of those mutated marine creatures that originally lived in the sea were frozen into ice during the period when the ocean was frozen.

Even those remaining mutated marine creatures that managed to escape the freezing temperatures were inevitably cooked alive when all the seawater heated up at the same time.

Those mutated marine creatures that were originally a huge headache for humans and impossible to eradicate were completely wiped out in this battle.

Only a handful of mutated marine creatures, through a series of coincidences, were extremely lucky to escape this calamity.

When the convoy left Kyoto, the outdoor temperature was rising as it was far from the ocean, which was normal.

But when the entire ocean, like boiling water, continuously releases water vapor from the sea surface...

Even after the convoy had left Kyoto, they still vaguely sensed something unusual happening across the sea.

Upon realizing this situation, the convoy immediately stopped. Even though they were far from the ocean, they could still vaguely see a corner of the magnificent scene after getting out of their vehicles.

As water vapor continues to appear, the sea level is also dropping.

It's important to know that the ratio of ocean area to land area on Earth is 7:3. In terms of area alone, the ocean is more than twice the size of the land.

If we add the depth of the ocean, the difference between land and sea can be dozens of times greater.

As the rising water vapor drifts into the sky, the rain clouds, which were originally only covering the sea, have gradually begun to spread over the land.

Furthermore, this diffusion rate gradually accelerates as water vapor rises continuously from the sea surface.

Not only the awakened ones, but even ordinary people felt inexplicably fearful upon seeing this scene.

As the sea level continued to drop, in just two days, the entire planet was gradually enveloped by rain clouds composed of water vapor.

Logically speaking, if a large amount of water vapor accumulates in the clouds, it will inevitably condense back into water droplets and cause rain.

But what's strange is that even though the water vapor in the clouds in the sky is constantly increasing and the water content is constantly rising, the rain clouds in the sky are just expanding and covering a wider area, without showing any sign of wanting to bring rain.

Faced with this strange weather, the convoy, which had originally set up camp on the spot, perhaps because the place was not far from Kyoto, immediately broke away from the convoy and wanted to return to Kyoto.

Seeing that some people in the convoy were leaving, Lu Ziye did not step forward to stop them.

In his view, those who broke away from the caravan and returned to Kyoto were fools who did not see the unusual phenomenon in the sky, which originally spread from the other side of the sea. Therefore, even if they wanted to escape, they should not return to Kyoto, but should continue to move away.

However, since this was the first time he had encountered such a situation, Lu Ziye was unsure of the current circumstances and couldn't figure out whether it was safer to stay away from Kyoto or return to Kyoto.

Faced with this dilemma, Lu Ziye decided to wait in place for the anomaly to end.

Although waiting for the mutation to end might mean losing many opportunities, there are always trade-offs. Losing an opportunity will ensure that you know the safer options in the future.

The tiny alien life forms that were originally lurking in the seawater are now gradually enveloping the entire blue planet from the sky, accompanied by rising water vapor and the gradual expansion of rain clouds.

Although the original will of Blue Star does not possess intelligence, when the rain clouds expanded and spread, gradually threatening to engulf the entire Blue Star, the original will of Blue Star instinctively sensed the crisis.

And for some unknown reason, as the rain clouds continued to expand, the original will of Blue Star felt its control over Blue Star was decreasing and its own essence was constantly being lost.

Perhaps when the rain clouds in the sky completely cover the entire blue planet, he may disappear because he loses control of the blue planet and his own essence is completely lost.

At this critical moment, the original will of Blue Star seemed to have suddenly been enlightened in the face of life and death, and in just an instant, it found a way to break the deadlock.

Once dimensional ascension occurs, all life forms within the planet, whether native beings with their own imprints or external invaders, will be forcibly imprinted with the mark of Blue Star during the dimensional ascension process.

Simply put, any tiny alien creatures that the original will of Earth cannot deal with will directly betray their original allies and integrate into Earth's allies after Earth ascends to a higher dimension.

However, for Earth to ascend to a higher dimension, under normal circumstances, even accumulating for billions of years would be difficult to reach the required standard.

But the moment the Ganoderma lucidum awakened, the original will of Blue Star conceived of a heretical path of cultivation.

Since it is difficult to accumulate enough foundation for self-elevation through the orthodox path in a short period of time, let's try the method of unorthodox cultivation.

In any case, we have reached a critical moment. Even if we do not choose the evil cultivation method with a nine-out-of-ten chance of survival, we will still perish due to the complete loss of our own essence.

Having made the decision, the original will of Blue Star no longer hesitated. As the sudden appearance of intelligence disappeared again, the original will of Blue Star would proceed step by step according to the previously established method.

Just as the rain clouds in the sky were about to engulf the entire blue planet, countless orbs of light suddenly appeared, like piercing a curtain or like a meteor shower, and crashed one after another onto the earth.

As these orbs of light fell, the earth began to tremble.

Meanwhile, if someone could observe the blue planet from space at this time, they would find that the blue planet's volume has inexplicably begun to expand and grow.

The light orbs falling one after another from the sky on Earth are not, as most people imagine, meteorites or meteors falling from space.

At this moment, when observing the blue planet from space, one can only see that the blue planet is constantly expanding in size; no other changes can be observed.

However, if we must point out some changes, it is that the near-Earth satellites that originally orbited Earth are no longer able to continue orbiting Earth along their original trajectories due to the continuous expansion of Earth's size.

All the satellites, attracted by the increased gravity of the expanding planet, fell into the planet from space more like meteorites or meteors.

As the size of Earth continues to expand, the area covered by the thick rain clouds that were originally large enough to cover the entire planet is gradually shrinking.

Its own rain cloud thickness is also constantly thinning as it expands.

Along with the seawater in the ocean, all of it was evaporated into water vapor, which drifted into the sky and became rain clouds.

Without the replenishment of water vapor, the rain cloud's volume is like a rootless duckweed, unable to continue expanding.

Those tiny alien life forms lurking in the rain clouds also sensed the crisis brought about by the sudden change.

In an instant, the torrential rain carried those tiny alien life forms away from the rain clouds. The sudden downpour, as if to wash the earth anew, violently rushed towards the ground.

Due to the unusual external environment, the convoy, which should have already left the Kyoto area, remained stationed in place for two days without moving.

Over the course of these two days, the convoy, which were originally complete strangers, has gained a basic understanding of each other and can chat casually in small groups.

As Dong Qi listened to Lu Ziye recount his glorious past achievements, several other people in the convoy, not just Dong Qi and Lu Ziye, suddenly felt a strange sense of danger.

Then, within the convoy, not only Lu Ziye but also several others shouted simultaneously: "Everyone, get back to your vehicles immediately, and do not get out of your vehicles without further notice."

Then, ignoring the reactions of others, they quickly returned to their cars and slammed the doors shut.

As soon as Dong Qi became alert, he quickly ran towards where he was sitting in his car, taking the time to look back and observe the reactions of the other people in the convoy.

Judging from their reaction speed, Dong Qi realized that besides the few team members who shouted to remind the others, there were several others who reacted in the same way as Dong Qi.

Through this observation, Dong Qi was somewhat surprised to find that the number of awakened individuals in the car team that Lu Ziye had temporarily assembled seemed to be quite large.

Based on the situation just now, even disregarding the family scrolls carried by each vehicle, the number of awakened individuals among the vehicle owners alone might be several more than the number of ordinary people.

But thinking about it the other way around, it makes sense. It would be impossible to keep your private car at this time without some kind of trickery.

Without a trump card to back them up, ordinary people would never be willing to abandon everything and risk everything to leave their familiar living environment.

Sitting in the car, Dong Qi noticed that even though many people reminded him, some people still didn't believe it and didn't immediately return to their cars. Instead, they stood there chatting leisurely.

Because the awakened ones have become wary in unison, those who are still standing there chatting must just be ordinary people.

At the same time, Dong Qi saw several cars in the convoy open their windows and shout loudly for those who were still standing there chatting to go back quickly.

Several of them, heeding the call of acquaintances, immediately ran back to their vehicles.

However, a few people remained unconvinced and, although they stopped chatting, continued to walk slowly on their way back.

It's hard to reason with a damned devil.

Seeing this, apart from their relatives in the original car urging them on, everyone else in the other cars just watched coldly, and no one opened their windows to say anything.

Those who were still walking slowly, upon seeing that others were not even daring to open their car windows, seemed to have achieved some kind of victory. Instead of speeding up, they seemed to enjoy some kind of honor and slowed down their walking speed again.

Before they could even formulate their sarcastic remarks about others' cowardice, a torrential downpour suddenly descended from the sky.

The sudden, massive rainfall happened in an instant. Before anyone could react, those still standing outside the car were instantly soaked to the bone.

Just as those who were standing in the rain were trying to run back to their cars, their legs felt like lead, so heavy that they could hardly lift them even with all their might.

At this moment, the impression they gave to others in the rain was that they were deliberately staying in the rain, enjoying the cleansing effect of the downpour.

The other passengers in the car, though not entirely understanding the strange behavior of those people, expressed their respect for it.

Even the other members of the car that they were originally in immediately and decisively closed the windows the moment the downpour began, without any intention of going out to forcibly drag those people back into the car.