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Chapter 618 Rapidly Pushing Through the Apocalypse [Part Six]

A month is neither a long nor a short time.

Information about the naming of monsters also spread from the Xia Kingdom.

This has given people all over the world a basic understanding of this.

After these giant insect monster attacks were brought under control.

By analyzing the carcasses of these hunted insects, research teams from various countries have reached a chilling conclusion.

That is, as time goes by, the swarms of insects flying out of the mist are getting stronger and stronger.

These insects come in all shapes and sizes and have all sorts of strange abilities.

Some resemble dragonflies, and with the flapping of their wings, they fly at astonishing speeds, accompanied by a sharp whistling sound.

Some resemble beetles, with hard, highly defensive shells that can even provide some degree of immunity to ordinary handgun bullets.

There are also some insects similar to poisonous spiders and scorpions that can spray venom; their venom is so potent that it is almost always fatal upon contact.

Furthermore, some species that resemble chameleons have recently emerged, capable of achieving visual invisibility with a success rate of over 90%.

Especially at night, it is almost impossible to detect without the aid of a thermal imager.

Although they have not had any impact on humans at present, if these insects are allowed to continue to evolve, they will undoubtedly pose a serious threat to human survival.

This point has almost become a consensus.

In response to these sudden appearances of mystery, various countries inevitably began their own research.

In order to understand the root cause, they even sent an army deep into the fog to try to find the origin of these giant insect monsters.

Using thermal imaging combined with radar scanning.

The giant insect monsters can be easily found among them.

However, the fog has no effect on humans for the time being.

However, once one ventures a certain distance into the fog, it severely interferes with the technological artifacts themselves, and only some extremely simple firearms can be effective.

In response, several major powers have attempted to bombard these fogs with missiles in an effort to disperse or destroy them.

However, all the attacks were in vain.

Missiles that enter the fog are difficult to detonate, and even pre-triggered methods have little effect, failing to even shake the edge of the fog.

Even more worryingly, observations suggest that the explosion may have accelerated the spread of the fog to some extent.

If these fogs are allowed to spread, one day they will envelop the entire world.

The consequences at that time are self-evident.

Unable to directly resolve the fog, countries have had to temporarily shift their focus to research on evolved beings and these monsters.

In an attempt to find a breakthrough, various countries have established research laboratories to conduct analytical studies.

What truly made the world's nations pay such attention was the silver light barrier that stretched across the heavens and earth within the territory of Xia Kingdom.

There was no fog, so the giant insect monsters could not invade.

Upon contact, they will turn to ashes.

It is said that this barrier was created by a powerful evolver.

At first, the countries simply took this statement as a joke.

If evolved beings could achieve this, the world would definitely not be in this state.

However, with continued investigation, more detailed information eventually came into view.

Even they had no choice but to believe it.

Because this method is simply beyond the reach of modern technology.

Maintaining this barrier requires an astronomical amount of energy every day.

There is no way to explain this phenomenon other than through supernatural power.

After all, if the Xia Kingdom possessed this technology, it would have already dominated the world, and there would be no need for them.

After understanding this.

period.

Several countries have tried to make contact with this entity, offering extremely generous terms to bring it into their own countries.

Unfortunately, no one has been able to get close to that person to this day.

Hu Qi's importance is self-evident, and Xia Guo naturally regards him as a key strategic resource, strictly restricting any attempts by the outside world to make contact.

Hu Qi didn't care about this situation and stayed in the Qiyan City Building.

After realizing that the idea of ​​establishing contact with Huggies had failed.

Countries have not given up, but have instead focused their attention on the study of evolved beings.

If the other party can do it, then other evolved beings may be able to do it as well.

Instead of asking for an evolved being from the Xia Kingdom, it would be better to cultivate evolved beings from our own country.

After having this idea.

Countries immediately launched experiments and mobilized civilian evolutionists.

……

Xingguo was one of the three major hegemonic powers alongside Xiaguo and the Russian Empire.

In this regard, they have been the quickest to respond and the fastest to progress.

Inside a silver building buried deep underground.

A giant, silver-white laboratory operates silently, with only the faint hum of the instruments filling the air.

An elderly man in a silver-white lab coat stood in front of the control panel, his white eyebrows furrowed, his gaze fixed intently on the huge screen in front of him.

The screen was divided into dozens of segments, each corresponding to a huge transparent life support pod.

The cabin was filled with a pale blue nutrient solution, and figures could be vaguely seen floating silently inside.

Among them were men and women, their eyes closed, oxygen masks covering their mouths and noses, and the rise and fall of their chests proving that they were still alive.

Next to each figure, a separate data box is outlined by precise optical lines, reflecting the physiological state of the individual inside the cabin in real time.

"Incredible, truly a miracle of the Creator..."

The old man adjusted his glasses with his hand.

His gaze fell upon these images, a hint of fervor and obsession in his eyes.

Within those data boxes, the values ​​representing vital signs were climbing at an abnormally rapid rate, the curves so steep they were alarming.
Muscle density: The average increase has exceeded the baseline by 187%, and the muscle fiber microstructure shows that it is being reconstructed, with density and toughness continuing to increase.

Nerve conduction velocity: The reading spiked to 450 m/s and is still rising.

Cell activity index: Exceeds the safety threshold, metabolic rate reaches 25 times the normal level, and the body's tissue regeneration capacity is visibly enhanced.

Brainwave frequency: Strong and stable high-frequency oscillations, abnormal energy level...

Bone density: increasing at an astonishing rate of 0.7% per minute, with X-ray diffraction patterns revealing the formation of an unknown microscopic strengthening structure within the bone.

……

At this moment, without exception, all the data of these people's bodies are jumping upwards against common sense.

These sleeping figures seem to be propelled by an invisible force, transcending the boundaries of life in their slumber.

This is an experiment being conducted in the Star Kingdom.

It's called the 'Sky Ladder' project.

The meaning is to build a ladder to the realm of 'gods', enabling ordinary people to wield great power.

The people in these experiments.

There are battle-hardened, physically strong soldiers, and ordinary people who have not undergone training.

But they all have one thing in common.

That means they all possess 'talent' that surpasses that of ordinary people, thus falling into the category of evolved beings.

At this moment, through their research on those giant insect monsters, they discovered that some of them had a special crystal in their brains that was only the size of a fingernail.

This substance can stimulate the improvement of the body's overall health.

However, ordinary people simply cannot adapt to it, as it can cause genetic damage.

Therefore, the idea of ​​using evolved humans for experiments was conceived.

This idea proved to be feasible.

The crystals that would cause the collapse of the gene chain in ordinary people did not cause any problems when they entered the bodies of these evolved individuals. On the contrary, they caused these people's physical functions and qualities to begin to rise.

Steve Cavie is the head of the 'Sky Ladder' project and a leading biologist.

Even so, he had never encountered such a situation before.

But he firmly believed that once this experimental project succeeded, his name would be recorded in history.

No, perhaps it's possible to live forever.

The thought of this fueled his fervor even more.

At this point, the data on the panel began to decline.

Steve Cavie pondered for a moment, then gave the order.

"Continue injecting the magic crystal solution, increase the dosage by one-third." 'Magic crystal' is the crystal extracted from the giant insect-like monster.

Without hesitation, the researcher immediately carried out the order and injected the prepared magic crystal liquid into the cabin.

However, in the next second.

Sudden changes occur.

A bald, tattooed, burly man suddenly looked pained, and his skin turned bright red.

Immediately afterwards, he exploded, instantly turning the originally azure cabin into a scarlet red.

See this situation.

Steve Cavie remained unmoved.

It's perfectly normal for injuries or fatalities to occur during experiments.

That's why they need so many 'test subjects'.

During this period, countless evolved beings have died, but it is rare to see one die in such a gruesome manner.

Bang!Bang!Bang!
However, the explosions did not stop.

As time went on, in less than a minute, the experimental subjects inside the chamber exploded one after another, and some even lost all vital signs without a sound.

Faced with this out-of-control situation, Steve Cavey's face finally darkened, but he still did not order the experiment to be stopped.

...

hum!
At that moment, an invisible wave swept across the globe.

In an instant, everyone felt a chill run down their spines, as if some fundamental change was quietly taking place.

The global magnetic field was momentarily disrupted, then returned to normal in an instant.

Apart from a very few people who knew the truth, no one knew what this fleeting phenomenon meant.

——Crack!
at this time.

An unusual crisp sound rang out.

Steve Cavies thought it was yet another test subject who had died, but then he suddenly realized that the sound was strange.

His gaze instantly locked onto the last monitor screen.

In the scene, a slender, naked blonde girl floats quietly inside the separate cabin.

However, her eyes, which had been tightly closed, suddenly opened.

It revealed a pair of pure white eyes without pupils!

Almost simultaneously, the sturdy hull surface was covered with terrifying spiderweb-like cracks.

The cracking sound was incessant.

The next second, the hull shattered with a crash, and the nutrient solution poured down like a burst dam.

Under everyone's astonished gaze, the girl's body was slowly lifted up by an invisible force and suspended in mid-air.

The azure liquid slid down her fair skin, dripping from her feet.

Her long, golden hair moved without wind, fluttering behind her.

--boom! ! !

The girl turned her head sharply, her gaze like a cold arrow piercing straight at the surveillance camera next to her.

His face was expressionless, so indifferent it was chilling.

The next second, the camera exploded, scattering fragments everywhere.

Almost at the same moment, a piercing alarm blared throughout the laboratory.

However, the Star Kingdom had already prepared contingency plans for this.

At the only passageway, the heavy alloy door slammed shut instantly.

Anesthetic gas sprayed out from all directions, quickly filling the entire space.

The girl, who had been suspended in mid-air, suddenly lost her strength, her body went limp, and she fell to the ground.

Soon, the blonde girl's information appeared in front of Steve Cavie.

Name: Zona Ashton.

Age: Seventeen.

Ability: Lung function far exceeds that of ordinary people, able to hold their breath for more than half an hour.

Their endurance is several times that of ordinary people.

At this moment, after testing, Zona Ashton's physical strength has been enhanced.

But these are secondary.

The most important thing.

The other party possessed another strange ability: the ability to manipulate the air, or more accurately, the atmosphere.

This involves the extraordinary.

"Wake her up. I need to know what happened to her."

Steve Cavie thought for a moment.

After restraining her, they awakened the unconscious Zona Ashton.

Unlike some other test subjects, the other party entered the experiment voluntarily, not under duress.

Just now I realized that there were some unexpected events that led to the loss of control.

soon.

Zona Ashton opened her eyes.

At this moment, her eyes had returned to their original azure blue, and she had regained consciousness.

However, her first words were something no one expected.

"I have received divine revelation!"

While talking.

A hint of fanaticism rose in her calm tone.

……

This is not an isolated case.

At that moment, a very small number of evolved beings around the world also received divine revelation.

These evolved beings include men, women, young and old.

The only thing they have in common is that they have great potential.

The knowledge gained from divine revelation enabled them to take their abilities to a new level.

The term "evolver" refers to beings who have achieved a leap in their level of life, far surpassing their peers.

To use an analogy, evolved beings are like ordinary adults, while ordinary people are like babies.

Although adults can overpower infants in terms of strength, their understanding of their own strength remains at a very basic level.

They knew nothing about how to increase their strength or how to maximize it.

The divine revelation brought them sudden enlightenment.

It also provides a quick and clear way to enhance strength.

These are things that evolved beings may eventually come to understand on their own over a long period of time.

But under divine revelation, this process was shortened countless times.

At the same time, the divinely revealed knowledge also contains some information about the end times.

This has also made countries tense.

Because according to the contents of divine revelation.

The current apocalypse is merely the clarion call of the end times; the true horrors of the apocalypse are yet to come.

……

In a luxurious room in Qiyan City.

Hu Qi slumped lazily into the sofa.

Behind him, a pretty young woman wearing black-rimmed glasses was massaging his shoulders with her eyes lowered.

At the same time, he explained some recent events.

"...Under the impact of the first spiritual tide, although the strength of those demons increased greatly, the strength of evolved humans worldwide also improved to varying degrees, completely widening the gap between them and ordinary people."

In particular, those evolved individuals who received 'divine revelation' are far stronger than other evolved individuals.

Furthermore, in order to better control the evolved beings.

Various countries have also established evolutionary organizations.

Representatives include the "Foundation Society" of Singapore and the "Chita" of the Russian Empire.

(End of this chapter)