Mobile Shelter

Chapter 155 The Prelude to the Great Cataclysm: The Beginning of the Chaotic War

Watching the once dense swarm of insects clear a space in just a moment by the well-coordinated team members, no one present relaxed.

After all the vehicles in the convoy had left, Lu Ziye finally spoke up, "The convoy is gone, let's get out of here quickly."

Compared to the impressive performance of the other team members, just as everyone was preparing to retreat, Dong Qi first felt a gentle breeze surrounding his body, and then his entire body felt slightly lighter.

The reason the sensation was so weak was because Dong Qi's body had been strengthened many times. Therefore, when the superpower that could increase the movement speed of an ordinary person by several times was applied to Dong Qi, he would not receive much benefit.

Then another person ran to the front of the retreat route, and with both hands as if tearing something apart, forcefully pried it outwards in front of him.

To everyone's astonishment, a dark passage appeared ahead. As soon as the passage appeared, the man immediately said, "I can't hold on for much longer, everyone get out of here."

Without waiting for anyone else to react, he took the lead and plunged into the dark passage ahead.

After seeing the other side take the lead, the others looked around and found that even the area they had just cleared was about to be surrounded again by the insects that had crawled out of the ground in less than a minute.

Seeing this scene, everyone stopped hesitating and, led by Lu Ziye, entered the passage one by one.

As soon as Dong Qi approached the dark passage, he sensed the spatial fluctuations emanating from it.

Dong Qi never expected that among the car team he had randomly joined, there would be an awakened individual with spatial abilities.

Although the passage appeared completely dark from the outside, Dong Qi found that he couldn't actually detect any information inside after stepping into it.

Entering the passage is like stepping over a threshold; in the blink of an eye, the scene has changed.

Just as Dong Qi was wondering where the place behind the passage was, he heard the sound of vehicles driving not far away.

Before Dong Qi could even think about the origin of the vehicles approaching them, he sensed his own natal car following behind the convoy.

Unlike the other vehicles in the convoy which had other members inside, Dong Qilai, due to the urgency of the situation, not only entered the farm space but also notified Suzuki Masako to come out and drive.

So Dong Qi simply selected a car nearby and had his intelligent control system operate his own car to follow behind that car.

After such a long period of data feeding, the AI ​​intelligence of the vehicle's intelligent hub has improved from its initial state of artificial stupidity to the point where it can execute simple commands.

Like the pets in old-school games, they can only execute the three most basic commands: follow, attack, and defend.

However, once the player issues a specific command, the other party will act exactly according to the command.

Upon realizing that he was in control of his destined car, Dong Qi immediately took over it with his mind.

Compared to the intelligent central control system's mechanical execution of commands, the vehicle's behavior becomes more flexible after being taken over by Dong Qi's mind.

The other members of the convoy thought that even if they escaped the encirclement of the insect swarm, they would need to run at full speed to catch up with the convoy that had already left.

After all, everyone noticed that a member of the team had just cast a buff on them that increased their movement speed, similar to the "lightness" ability in a game.

But in the end, no one expected that there would be awakened individuals in the convoy who had awakened spatial abilities. They were able to move such a long distance in the blink of an eye simply by stepping into a spatial passage.

Just as everyone was marveling at the power of spatial abilities, the ground beneath their feet suddenly began to resemble what had just happened.

As they watched the small mounds gradually appear on the ground, everyone's expression changed drastically.

"Don't just stand there, everyone get back to your cars right away."

Upon hearing Lu Ziye's greeting, everyone immediately realized what was happening.

Fortunately, the convoy was originally waiting for the others to break through, so it was not moving very fast at the time.

But when they saw that the group that was originally surrounded by the insect swarm had now appeared in front of the caravan, although they did not know why they were in front of the caravan, the caravan immediately increased its speed after seeing the group.

So by the time Lu Ziye spoke up to remind them, the convoy was already quite close to the others.

Seeing the convoy approaching and beginning to slow down, Lu Ziye immediately shouted a reminder: "All vehicles slow down without stopping. Once we're in the cars, accelerate and leave this place immediately."

Upon hearing Lu Ziye's reminder, the drivers of the vehicles in the convoy who were originally preparing to turn off their engines and stop instantly tensed up.

When they got closer and saw a few scattered insect swarms emerging from the ground, all the drivers in the vehicles became even more nervous.

Fortunately, everyone is an Awakened One. Although their awakened abilities are all unique, their physical abilities have also been enhanced to varying degrees after they have awakened their abilities.

That's why they were able to locate their car within the convoy even before the other vehicles got close.

So after the vehicle approached, he climbed directly into the car door that the occupants had opened beforehand.

As most people returned to their cars, the mounds of earth that had quietly appeared on the ground had all cracked open, and hundreds of insects of various shapes and sizes emerged from the ground once again.

At this point, it was unlikely that the convoy could turn around and bypass the area, so Lu Ziye, as the leader of the convoy, simply went all out and ordered the drivers to rush into the swarm of insects and speed up to crush them.

In fact, by this time, almost all the vehicles in the convoy had undergone multiple modifications, with the majority having thickened body armor and having their hollow tires replaced with solid tires.

While this modification will greatly increase the fuel consumption of the vehicle, it has an unimaginable ability to adapt to various dangerous situations.

Especially in the current situation, although those insects that crawl out of the ground may not be strong individually, they still have some sharp attack organs.

While these sharp joints cannot penetrate hard steel, they can easily puncture a soft tire.

Fortunately, the first few vehicles in the convoy were all heavily modified, and the tires they used, even if they weren't solid tires, were specially made puncture-resistant tires.

So when the vehicles crossed the swarm of insects, none of their tires burst.

After the convoy successfully traversed the area densely populated by insects, everyone in the convoy relaxed a little.

As the convoy, led by Lu Ziye, left the muddy and remote area and returned to the paved asphalt road, everyone finally relaxed completely.

No one expected that the city would become chaotic due to the appearance of mutants, and the wilderness would be safe because of its sparse population.

But no one expected that there would be no humanoid mutants in the seemingly sparsely populated wilderness.

No one would have imagined that there were actually mutated insects hidden underground.

Now there are humanoid mutants inside the city and insect-like mutants outside. It seems there really is no safe place in the world.

Just as everyone returned to the main road and felt they could finally catch their breath, a voice transmission appeared in the minds of all the awakened ones once again.

Compared to the simple reminders of the previous two times, the message that appeared in my mind this time was somewhat complicated, but it was explained in a way that everyone could understand.

Simply put, the tiny alien life forms carried by the meteorite when it struck Earth are gradually devouring Earth's origins. If these alien visitors are not completely eliminated, Earth will eventually become a dead star as it is consumed by these tiny alien life forms.

All the natural disasters that occurred before, or the sudden appearance of awakened beings, were the original will of Earth resisting.

However, the repeated acts of resistance from the original will of Earth ultimately failed to completely eliminate those alien visitors.

To prevent Blue Star from becoming a dead star, the original will of Blue Star decided to make a final gamble and completely open up Blue Star.

The orbs of light that had fallen from the sky were remnants of shattered worlds.

After these lingering remnants descend upon Earth, they will form special areas, which are actually similar to secret realms, dungeons, or blessed lands.

After these areas descend upon Earth, if there is no interference from others, their coverage will gradually expand over time, much like the seaweed thickets that formed initially.

Each of these special areas has a core.

The core of a special area could be an object, a creature, or even a rule.

Regardless of what the core of a special region is, as long as someone destroys it, the special region will gradually dissipate and merge into the Earth.

As those special regions disappear, not only will the Earth's own resources be strengthened, but those who destroyed those special regions will also receive special rewards.

In addition, as the number of special areas destroyed increases, the destroyers will gradually gain the favor of the original will of Blue Star, which simply means they will become the chosen ones of Blue Star.

Finding money while walking or surviving a fall off a cliff to obtain a powerful secret manual are common occurrences.

However, as the number of destroyed special areas increases, their bond with Blue Star will also deepen. Once Blue Star's original will is destroyed by external forces, they will be doomed no matter where they hide because of this bond.

Therefore, if those special regions are allowed to continue to expand and strengthen, when the area covered by those special regions completely covers Blue Star, then the original will of Blue Star will be devoured by the remnants left in the special regions.

That lingering regret will then be reborn, becoming once again a fundamental will that controls the blue planet.

Leaving aside the ordinary creatures living on Earth who have not yet awakened their supernatural abilities, all those who have awakened their supernatural abilities have already been firmly marked with the original will of Earth.

These awakened ones are like royalty in a dynastic change. Once the original will controlling Blue Star changes, their fate is sealed, and everyone will inevitably perish with the original will of Blue Star.

Conversely, if they eliminate those special regions quickly and promptly, the foundation of the Blue Star's original will will continue to strengthen, and they will enjoy various privileges during the dynasty's heyday, just like the royal families in feudal dynasties.

Since those special regions, after growing, possess the ability to threaten the original will of Blue Star, why would the original will of Blue Star still draw them down to Blue Star at this time?

Don't forget that at this time, Earth was also suffering from an invasion by aliens, and Earth was in a weak position during this invasion.

To explain it in the way that everyone can understand, the Earth at this moment is like a chaotic era that has entered the end of a dynasty.

The fundamental will of Blue Star belongs to the royal family.

The otherworldly remnants that were introduced into the interior of Earth were powerful warlords who had seized control of their own territories and rebelled.

Extraterrestrial visitors are foreign invaders.

The three parties are hostile to each other, each wanting to eliminate the other, and there is absolutely no possibility of them joining forces.

The alien micro-life forms can infect all life, turning them into mutants that then attack all non-mutant life forms.

Therefore, those mutants not only attack the original native creatures on Earth, but also enter the special areas that appear later, infecting the creatures living in those special areas.

In order to expand and protect themselves, those special zones will naturally eliminate any mutants that enter or approach them.

Whether you call them secret realms or blessed lands, they are actually similar to the original areas covered by seaweed. Basically, as long as there are no other living beings around, the expansion speed will gradually increase.

At this moment, inside Blue Star, although the original will of Blue Star was in a slightly weaker position, it was still able to barely contend with the other two parties.

The struggle for supremacy within Blue Star at this time is like that at the end of the Han Dynasty, although most areas still belong to the original will of Blue Star.

However, the original will of Earth has greatly reduced its control over it, and it is constantly being devoured by the mutants created by those alien visitors.

This is why it attracts lingering remnants from another world, causing them to descend upon Earth.

It's important to understand that those special regions didn't just descend upon inland areas; many more remnants of otherworldly beings, drawn by the will of Earth, crashed directly into areas once covered by oceans.

It should be noted that these areas had long since broken free from the control of the original will of Earth after the emergence of mutated marine life.

Since it's already come to a final gamble, the fundamental will of Blue Star is willing to try any method, no matter what it may be.

Faced with the overwhelming infectious power of those alien visitors, the original will of Earth used its last remaining resources to divide the entire inland continent of Earth into several regions based on the number of surviving organisms.

In these areas, not only will the lingering remnants of otherworldly beings no longer appear, but the mutants mutated by alien visitors will also no longer approach this land on their own initiative.

Simply put, these areas are safe zones created by the original will of Earth using the last bit of its original energy.

Once these safe zones were completed, the original will of Earth fell into a deep slumber.

Unless enough primordial energy is collected again, it will be very difficult for the original will of Earth to be revived.

The specific method to collect enough primordial energy is not difficult: destroy those special areas formed by the remnants of other worlds.

Alternatively, you can directly attack in non-special areas and kill the mutants that were brought out by the alien visitors.

It was only after digesting this information that Dong Qi realized that the unknown energy consumed by the manifestation of thought was actually primordial energy.

It was at this moment that Dong Qi suddenly felt as if Blue Star had suddenly transformed from the real world into a game world.

However, the sense of alienation that Dong Qi inexplicably felt after transmigrating completely disappeared as a result.

After the original will of Earth completely fell into slumber, all awakened beings, as long as they concentrate on their perception, can inexplicably know the approximate location of those safe zones, even if they do not know the exact location of those safe zones.

Furthermore, by calming down and focusing, one can roughly judge the distance between safe zones and their current location using intuition.

Although the exact distance between them is unclear, at least it is known which safe zone is closest to oneself.

Because this information only appears in the minds of the awakened, the ordinary people driving the convoy continued on their original plan while the awakened ones sorted through the information they had just received.

Based on the location of the safe zone in his mind, Dong Qi confirmed that they were proceeding according to the original plan, and their direction was also towards the nearest safe zone without deviating.

Once all the awakened individuals in the convoy had sorted out the information in their minds, someone spoke directly into the vehicle's radio: "I believe everyone has now understood the information in their minds. What should we do next?"

After the person spoke, no one responded, and the radio seemed to be switched off, remaining silent for a long time.

After a long while, Lu Ziye finally spoke: "I believe everyone has already sensed in their minds that the location of the nearest safe zone is basically consistent with our original route of travel."

Therefore, I propose that we continue on our original plan and move forward.

Having just experienced this, I believe everyone understands that if we stay in one area for too long, insects will inevitably emerge from the ground and attack us. Therefore, the convoy cannot stop for rest for the time being.

However, based on the information in my mind, I can roughly guess that although we can't stop and rest in the wild, as long as we enter those so-called secret realms, we will no longer be bothered by those insects.

In any case, based on the information in my mind, we awakened beings who have gained superpowers have been deeply imprinted with the original will of Blue Star, and can be said to be bound to the original will of Blue Star by life and death.

Therefore, whenever we encounter those secret realms, we must delve deep into them, find their core, and destroy it directly.