The Great Flood of the End of Time: Female Neighbor Comes to Borrow Food

Chapter 688 The Shocked People of Lingyu Island
"Mr. Liang!"

Wang Ling'er was overjoyed, and her eyes instantly welled up with tears.

God knows how much she had been hoping these past few days, longing for someone to come and rescue them.

If she were alone, with Wang Ling'er around, she could easily leave this place.

But there were too many of them, and as the leader, she needed to be responsible for everyone.

She wanted to save everyone and leave this place alive.

However, once they leave, they will encounter the terrifying mutated beasts on Abyss Island.

They tried several times, but before they could even get out of the abyss island, they encountered several crises.

She was under so much pressure!
The moment she saw Liang Yuan, she suddenly felt at ease.

Liang Yuan was much stronger than her and was the only person she believed could come to their rescue.

I can't believe he actually came!

He came when they had been trapped there for so long, when she was starting to feel hopeless.

However, being a leader of a powerful group, she quickly suppressed her excitement and emotions, stepped forward, and generously extended her hand, saying joyfully, "Mr. Liang, I didn't expect you to actually appear here."

Liang Yuan shook hands with her and smiled, "When you left Yangshan to search for the floating island, I was worried."

"Later, I went to the mouth of the Linjiang River, but I didn't see you near the floating island, so I knew something might have happened to you."

"We sent people to search for a long time, but we couldn't find any news about you. We never expected to find you here."

Wang Ling'er smiled bitterly: "I didn't expect the giant tortoise to suddenly go out of control. Sure enough, my spirit control ability is still too weak, and I can't control a creature like the giant tortoise at all."

Liang Yuan also sighed. The cooperation model between Wang Ling'er and the giant tortoise seemed to be quite mutually beneficial at the time.

The giant tortoise needs Wang Ling'er and her group of humans to help it remove the mutated barnacles and excess rocks and soil from its back to reduce its weight.

Wang Ling'er also needs the giant tortoise's body as a vessel, a place where she can survive and stand.

However, it is not a model where one side controls the other; rather, both sides have autonomy.

This easily leads to a problem: when their wills conflict, the giant tortoise is prone to losing control and becoming uncontrollable.

For example, this time, the giant tortoise was clearly not under her command and slid down to the Abyss Island on its own.

That's why this tragedy happened.

This also served as a reminder to Liang Yuan that he should not easily entrust his life to another party without absolute certainty.

Upon learning that Liang Yuan had been searching for them all this time, even going to the floating island at the mouth of the Linjiang River, the people of Lingyu Island were deeply moved and expressed their gratitude to Liang Yuan.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, the people from Lingyu Island calmed down considerably.

Wang Ling'er, along with Wang Yu'er, Jiang Ziyan, Ling He, and others, invited Liang Yuan to a nearby tent for discussions.

Once inside the tent, Wang Yu'er asked, "Mr. Liang, Ye Nan didn't explain in detail earlier, how did you two meet?"

Ye Nan took the initiative to explain how Liang Yuan had saved him, and also mentioned the large number of merfolk and mermaid-like creatures that existed in the ancient tomb.

Hearing this, Wang Ling'er asked in confusion, "Mermaids and merfolk? Aren't they shapeshifters?"

Ye Nan shook his head and said, "Absolutely not. I can sense that they are definitely not human, but they possess intelligence."

Mr. Liang suspects that these creatures may have evolved from other aquatic organisms.

"What? Other aquatic creatures can evolve into merfolk and mermaids?" Ling He exclaimed in surprise.

Subconsciously, everyone feels that the ability to become a mermaid or merman, which is related to humans, should only be possessed by humans.

Hearing this news so suddenly is quite surprising.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ziyan, who was standing to the side, seemed to have her mind opened up, and a look of enlightenment appeared on her face.

"It's actually quite possible. From a biological perspective, a large portion of the genes contained in the human body are actually the same as those in other organisms in nature."

"The mutated genes of mermaids and merfolk should have evolved from specific gene mutations in the human body."

"This part of the gene may also exist in other organisms."

"During this great flood, it wasn't just humans who were evolving and mutating; other organisms were also rapidly evolving and mutating. Perhaps some of their genes in this area were activated."

Among the group, she is a biomedical doctor with profound expertise in fields such as viruses and genes.

The theory was presented in a way that surprised and amazed everyone.

However, Liang Yuan had already guessed this, so he was not surprised.

Wang Ling'er couldn't help but ask, "So they used that ancient tomb as their nest?"

Ye Nan nodded: "It should be. I haven't seen that many merfolk and mermaids in other places, only in that ancient tomb and the museum above the tomb."

"Moreover, after they captured us, they didn't rush to kill us. Instead, every now and then, they would capture some of us and take us out of the dungeon. We don't know exactly where they went."

Liang Yuan said in a deep voice, "These merfolk are not simple, and that ancient tomb also has big problems."

"what?"

"Mr. Liang, do you know anything?" Wang Ling'er and the others quickly looked at Liang Yuan.

Liang Yuan recounted what he had encountered in the ancient tomb.

Wang Ling'er exclaimed in surprise, "There's an altar in the ancient tomb?"

Jiang Ziyan also found it unbelievable, saying, "That shouldn't be the case. If they evolved from pure mutated beasts into mermaids and merfolk, it would only be because they share some genes with humans, which is why they have this commonality."

"But altar culture is clearly something that only appeared in the history of human civilization, so how could they have this kind of activity?"

Liang Yuan couldn't understand this either. He said in a deep voice, "So I think there might be a big problem with this ancient tomb. It's probably not a coincidence that this group of merfolk and mermaids gathered there."

"Mr. Liang, do you want to go and find out what's going on?"

Wang Ling'er immediately understood Liang Yuan's implied meaning and guessed his thoughts.

Liang Yuan nodded slightly: "That's indeed the idea."

"But there's no rush. Now that we're on Abyss Island, there's no need to leave."

He looked around and said, "Do you know what this Abyss Island is essentially?"

Wang Ling'er and the others looked at each other, shaking their heads in confusion.

Liang Yuan said, "Actually, this Abyss Island is the same thing as the Floating Island. Its predecessor should have been a certain Floating Island, but it sank to the bottom of the water because it could not bear the weight."

"That's why Abyss Island is what it is today."

"You mean, this used to be a floating island?"

Wang Ling'er and the others were taken aback, clearly not expecting this.

Liang Yuan then revealed another piece of news that shocked them.

"Moreover, all the floating islands we encounter now were formed after they fell from the sky."

"According to the military's observations, the floating islands, drifting islands, and abyss islands are actually formed from the corpses of some kind of giant mutated beasts."

"That's why they have such peculiar structures as brain cores and heart cores, as well as blood vessels, brain lakes, ventricles, and so on. These are actually just the internal body structures of the giant corpses."

"hiss--"

"Is the floating island a giant corpse?"

"What kind of creature could have such a large body?"

"Mr. Liang, are these claims reliable?"

"Mr. Liang, has the military detected the situation above the clouds?"

……

Liang Yuan's words caused a huge stir, leaving everyone in the tent gasping in surprise and immediately bombarding them with questions.

Liang Yuan didn't hide anything and recounted what he had encountered in the military's Tianyuan.

He added, "To be honest, the military is now attempting to explore the floating islands above the clouds."

"If the land is submerged in the future and floating islands become uninhabitable, perhaps humans will find a way to enter the floating islands."

"Moreover, this kind of exploration is not only being carried out by the Guangfu Military Region. It is likely that all the world's powers with a certain level of technology are trying to explore it."

Liang Yuan thought of the images above the clouds that the drones had detected inside the military base.

Above the endless sky, numerous giant corpses floated on floating islands in the void, amidst ethereal clouds, resembling a celestial paradise.

Liang Yuan also remembers that the footage showed aircraft flying and exploring those floating islands.

Although it was torn apart by a giant mutated beast, this is enough to show that an organization or force had already been able to enter the clouds in advance.

This technology far surpasses that of the Guangfu Military Region.

Liang Yuan suspected that this might be human forces exploring from the higher elevations in the central region, or even from the higher elevations in the northwest.

This momentous news was like a bomb, exploding deep within the hearts of Wang Ling'er and the others, leaving them all silent as various thoughts churned in their minds.

This news is absolutely explosive.

After a long silence, even Jiang Ziyan, a former staunch materialist, couldn't help but smile bitterly and say, "Is this still the Earth I know?"

Wang Ling'er looked at her and said, "It's not like that anymore. After the Great Flood, mutated beasts appeared, and humans have all developed superpowers."

Jiang Ziyan shook her head slightly: "These can all be explained by science, but floating islands and huge corpses comparable to a city are really beyond my imagination."

"If these are true, then where did these corpses come from? How did they suddenly appear in the skies above Earth?"

Her question was also a question on everyone's mind.

Liang Yuan sighed, "This problem is probably inextricably linked to this flood. The only way to find out is to go above the clouds, jump out of the blue planet, and observe the universe."

Liang Yuan thought of the enormous Milky Way that stretched across the sky, with a continuous stream of water cascading down from it.

These water flows are the root cause of the flood!

But nobody knows where these water streams come from.

If you want to know, you have to leave Earth and go out into the starry sky to see the source of the Milky Way with your own eyes.

He suddenly remembered that Ling Yurong had said she was immortal and vowed to walk out of the starry sky when the world was destroyed by this flood.

Perhaps she also wanted to find out the truth behind the flood.

It's just unknown whether, during Ling Yurong's several reincarnations, at her strongest, she ever entered the floating island in the sky.

Liang Yuan immediately shook his head, realizing he was thinking too far ahead.

Let's focus on the present.

Liang Yuan looked at everyone and said, "These are all things for the future. Now that we know that Abyss Island was once a floating island, it must have a brain core and a heart core."

"Everyone, since this was once a floating island, it probably contains a lot of resources. Now that we're here, we should try to acquire as many of these resources as possible before we leave."

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up.

(End of this chapter)