From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star.

Chapter 477 The Emergence of a Demigod Civilization
While the Phoenix family was experiencing turmoil, Liao Yifeng led a team of five warriors out of the anti-magic prison in Michel State and got into the car that picked them up.

Ten hours later, the five men returned to the Southern Theater Command headquarters via the evacuation route and handed over Lawrence Phoenix's DNA sample.

Twelve hours later, the team that had been identifying the core members of the Phoenix family returned, bringing back DNA samples from all the core members of the Phoenix family.

The laboratory expedited the process, and the DNA comparison results were obtained that same afternoon.

After receiving the results, Qi Jinghui immediately called Lu Heng: "Lawrence Phoenix's DNA sample does not match the DNA of other Phoenix family members."

Lu Heng wasn't surprised. He had felt there was something wrong with Lawrence Phoenix's performance, but he didn't know what the problem was.

Qi Jinghui then added: "There is a key point that needs to be emphasized: the DNA comparison results can only prove that Lawrence Phoenix is ​​not related to other members of the Phoenix family by blood, but cannot prove that he is fake. At present, it is only a suspicion."

The DNA results from the lab comparison were accurate, and Liao Yifeng had also confirmed that the DNA sample he obtained had never left his sight.

In other words, the DNA sample is correct, but from a strictly logical standpoint, it cannot prove that the deceased Lawrence Phoenix was a fake.

Because there is another possibility: perhaps Lawrence Phoenix was never actually of the Phoenix family bloodline.

Lu Heng also considered another possibility, so he asked, "Did the test results confirm Lawrence Phoenix's bloodline?"

Qi Jinghui: "Yes, bloodline characteristics were detected in the DNA sample."

Lu Heng then asked, "Does the process of bloodline conversion alter genetic material? Has that possibility been ruled out?"

Qi Jinghui: "According to the laboratory's research on bloodline conversion, bloodline conversion mainly leads to changes in the genetic material within the mitochondria. We compared the chromosomes from Lawrence Phoenix's DNA sample, and we conducted multiple comparisons to rule out the possibility of detection errors."

Bloodline conversion is essentially the injection of the genetic material of a bloodline demon into a human body, which is then transcribed and spliced ​​into the mitochondrial genetic material through DNA transcription.

Therefore, bloodline conversion does indeed lead to changes in human genetic material, but it is the mitochondrial DNA that is altered.

Laboratory testing capabilities can distinguish mitochondrial DNA.

Lu Heng considered for a moment and said, "It's a very clever escape plan. I think this Lawrence Phoenix is ​​a fake. The real Lawrence Phoenix should still be alive, but it will be more difficult to find him."

Qi Jinghui agreed, saying, "I think so too. The intelligence team has already sent people to monitor all members of the Phoenix family. We will receive the news as soon as there is any sign of Lawrence Phoenix appearing."

Lu Heng thought for a moment and said, "I estimate that he will no longer use any resources or channels of the Phoenix family. As long as he dares to use the resources of the Phoenix family, he will definitely be caught, and then his plan to escape will be meaningless."

If Lawrence Phoenix wants to go into hiding, he must sever all ties with the Phoenix family and have no further involvement; otherwise, no matter how well he hides, he will eventually be exposed.

As Lawrence Phoenix, he previously possessed immense wealth and the ability to instigate a war.

If he cuts ties with the Phoenix family, he will lose all the power that comes with his wealth, and it won't be so easy for him to stir up trouble again.

Without the wealth and resources of the Phoenix family, he couldn't even conduct transgenic research.

Lu Heng thought of something and asked, "Have you investigated anyone around Lawrence Phoenix? Everyone he's been in contact with?"

Qi Jinghui replied, "Of course, all the main members of Phoenix, as well as the people working at Lawrence Manor, have been investigated and none of them know the true situation of Lawrence Phoenix."

"Our staff has analyzed the situation and concluded that Lawrence Phoenix is ​​no longer able to stay on Earth. He is a capitalist, and without his wealth and subordinates, he will be constrained in everything he does."

Given Lawrence Phoenix's past wealth, it's possible he secretly cultivated a superpowered organization, but such an organization built with money wouldn't last long without continued financial investment.

“I feel that the invasion of the Bloodline is not over yet, and we need to continue to pay attention to the Bloodline group and reduce its number as much as possible,” Lu Heng finally said, expressing his judgment.

Qi Jinghui agreed: "I think so too. Unless we develop drugs to remove bloodline contamination or block bloodline transformation, combating bloodline invasion will be a long-term task."

After saying that, he changed the subject:

"Oh, right, there's another urgent matter I need to tell you. Around 3 PM this afternoon, the superpowered warriors we recruited for the Zero Civilization went missing."

Lu Heng glanced at the time; more than two hours had passed. He frowned and asked, "Have you found the person?"

Qi Jinghui replied, "We haven't found it. We've sent out a search team to look for it, but we haven't found any clues."

Lu Heng asked, "Two hours have passed, why didn't you notify me sooner?"

Qi Jinghui said helplessly, "When this soldier first went missing, we didn't know why he went missing."

"After all, if a conscription occurs, we will be teleported away, so our first reaction is to find someone."

"While searching for the person, we sent a staff team to retrieve the soldier's information, but we didn't find anything suspicious in the information."

"After reviewing the materials, I guessed that it might be related to the Zero Civilization. Since you've been to the Zero Civilization, I'd like to hear your thoughts."

In the Abyss Era, the sudden disappearance of superhumans was neither common nor unusual.

In a world where supernatural powers exist, anything is possible.

After listening to his explanation, Lu Heng said, "Your feeling may be correct, and it is very likely related to the Zero Civilization. The war zone needs to issue an immediate alert, reminding all soldiers who have come into contact with the Zero Civilization to be on high alert."

Lu Heng has never stopped paying attention to the Zero Civilization.

According to the reborn memories, the time when the sudden event occurred in the Zero Civilization was the same time when the last conscription ended.

Before returning, Lu Heng had communicated with the Zero Civilization, but received no response.

As it turns out, it did happen.

Since soldiers have gone missing in the war zone because of this incident, it means that the Zero Civilization is influencing the human world in some way.

After Lu Heng ended the call, he sent a message in the team group: "Emergency, meet at the usual place now."

After the message was sent out, several members of the team responded with emojis, indicating that they would arrive shortly.

Lin Zeyu was the only one who did not respond.

I don't know if this guy is hungover or just getting carried away with something.

Lu Heng simply dialed his cell phone and told him to come and meet up.

beep...

The phone emitted a beeping sound, eventually displaying a message indicating that the other party was out of service.

Something suddenly went wrong.

Lu Heng immediately pulled Su Muyu and Xie Shi'en into the video conference and said, "Lin Zeyu might be in trouble. Find him quickly."

"Okay, I'll go find it right away." As Su Muyu spoke, the Azure Phoenix had already flown away.

“I’ll go and find the last location where his signal appeared.” Xie Shi’en immediately sprang into action.

……

Three minutes later, Xie Shi'en was the first to give his answer: "I checked the last location where Lin Zeyu's cell phone signal appeared, and it was at his home, the one in Qionghua Tianluhu." Lu Heng had been in the Qionghua Tianluhu community the whole time. Hearing this, he used Shadow Step to enter the large apartment where Lin Zeyu lived.

As soon as I stepped into the house, I immediately sensed that something was wrong.

The entire space felt as if it were enveloped by an air bubble, giving people a soft, suffocating feeling.

Lu Heng had experienced this feeling before; it was the feeling he had before touching the essence of reincarnation in his previous life.

Lu Heng tried to take a step, but suddenly realized that no matter how he moved his feet, his body did not move.

It was as if space was fixed, and even if you ran, it was the same, as if the space in front of you stretched infinitely.

This is clearly a spatial ability, enveloping the house.

Since this situation has occurred, it means that Lin Zeyu must be here, or that something must have happened to him here.

Lu Heng shouted, "Lin Zeyu, can you hear me?"

It's unclear whether the person shouting heard him or not, but Lu Heng was very clear about one thing: he hadn't heard his own voice.

That's right, Lu Heng clearly shouted, but he couldn't hear his own voice.

It feels like suddenly going deaf, not even being able to hear your own voice.

Lu Heng quickly realized that he wasn't deaf, but rather that his voice wasn't being transmitted.

The situation is getting increasingly wrong.

Lu Heng quickly used his astral travel ability to move forward through space.

This time, the location finally changed, and we entered the game room in the large open-plan area.

Lin Zeyu decorated the house to his liking, and included a 50-square-meter game room where he could play VR games.

When the renovation was first completed, he invited Lu Heng to come and play, but fifty square meters was still a bit small for superhumans of their level, and he bumped into the wall in one step.

Lu Heng entered the game room and finally saw Lin Zeyu.

He was floating in mid-air, his body tilted upwards, his back to the doorway.

Before him was a blazing white light.

Lu Heng appeared behind him, the white light blocked by his body, so he couldn't see clearly.

Although it was unclear, this white light was definitely the cause of the accident.

Moreover, before coming here, I had already learned from Qi Jinghui that the Zero Civilization might have already appeared.

So Lu Heng quickly shouted, "Don't hurt him! Are you from the Zero Civilization? We can solve problems through communication. There must be a reason why you're here, right?"

hum!
A buzzing sound filled Lu Heng's brain, making him dizzy and disoriented.

Fortunately, he was physically strong enough to withstand the shock.

Lu Heng steadied himself and stared at the white light that Lin Zeyu's body was blocking.

The ball of white light began to move; more accurately, Lin Zeyu's body moved.

Lin Zeyu seemed to be pushed aside, drifting to the side and revealing the ball of white light behind him.

Lu Heng squinted, trying to adjust his eyes to the light, and then saw a white, human-shaped figure.

Its appearance was unclear, but its limbs could be vaguely discerned, though it was uncertain what kind of creature it was.

Lu Heng had an impression of this strange white light life form in his memory; this was a characteristic of the Zero Civilization.

However, it is not certain what this white light actually is.

Although it appears to be a white, humanoid figure of light and shadow, a demigod civilization can manifest itself in any form it desires.

Even more likely, this humanoid white shadow is simply mimicking the shape of a human.

Seeing that the white light had spared Lin Zeyu, Lu Heng realized that his earlier words had worked, and quickly said:

"What do you want? We can discuss it, please don't use extreme methods."

The white light shone a beam onto Lu Heng, like a gaze or a scanning beam.

Lu Heng was bathed in white light, and then heard a voice that directly entered his mind.

What have you taken from our world?

Upon hearing this, Lu Heng already guessed what was going on, but he couldn't act like he knew everything, otherwise the other party would think that he was the one who took the things.

Lu Heng took a deep breath and asked, "I took a precious pearl, which we agreed upon as compensation for being recruited. I communicated with you about it at the time, but I'm not sure if you were aware of it."

There is very little information about the Zero Civilization, and it is even unclear what the main body of the Zero Civilization is.

If, like other civilizations, the Zero Civilization is also composed of individual biological entities, then the Zero Civilization individual that communicated with Lu Heng in the weightless space was most likely not the one before him.

Of course, there is another possibility: the zero-based civilization may not necessarily have multiple biological individuals, or the entire civilization may be a single entity.

Zero Civilization: "The [Order Spacetime Orb] is compensation for you, no need to mention that. What I'm asking is, did you take anything else?"

Lu Heng countered, "Didn't you just scan me? I didn't take anything else."

Zero Civilization: "You're quite interesting; you've already acquired the ability of the [Astral Traveler]."

Upon hearing this, Lu Heng was certain of one thing: the Zero Civilization individual before him knew all the information he had exchanged in the weightless space.

For a demigod civilization, communicating a message might only take a femtosecond, so it's not surprising that he knew this information.

Lu Heng pondered for a moment and asked, "Did you lose something? Are you out looking for lost items?"

Zero Civilization: "You're very clever. During the recruitment process, you repeatedly asked if anything had happened to our civilization. Are you implying something?"

Lu Heng had indeed asked a few times before, and if he denied it now, the other party might notice that he was lying. So he replied, "I'm not sure either, but I feel that something might happen. If you've lost anything, I can help you, if you need any help."

Bai Guang fell silent for a moment, then said, "I will come back to find you."

After saying this, the white light rapidly shrank and disappeared.

Lin Zeyu also fell from mid-air, then clutched his buttocks and groaned in pain, "Ouch!"

(End of this chapter)