Above the sea, giant beasts that were hundreds of meters tall were walking slowly in the shallow waters of the seaside. Every time they moved, they would stir up waves that were more than ten meters tall and rush towards the shore. The buildings and trees by the seaside had long been washed away by the never-ending small tsunamis. Countless strange mutated creatures rose and fell on the beach along with the waves. Further away on the surface of the sea, countless mutated aquatic creatures were tumbling and swimming. From time to time, giant fish that were twenty to thirty meters long would rush out of the water and jump onto the beach like bombs. They would open their mouths and eat the mutated creatures on the beach before retreating when the tide came. Occasionally, huge shadows could be seen moving from the depths of the sea. Giant beasts that were more than twenty meters tall stood up from the sea, dripping countless water lines as they slowly moved towards the beach. From time to time, they would bend down to bite and devour the black scaled fish that had sharp rows of teeth and looked like flying shuttles.
There were many different types of mutated beasts in the sea, and their numbers were uncountable. These mutated beasts were all heading towards the shore or the Yangtze River, fighting to be the first to advance inland. Killing and hunting would occur from time to time. If someone were to observe the situation here, they would know that if it wasn't for external forces, these mutated beasts would not have gathered here, nor would they have gathered in such large numbers. After all, many mutated beasts had the relationship of hunter and prey.
The sky was gloomy and dark. The dark sky stretched on the surface of the sea. Only at the edge of the deepest part of the sea was there a line of blue. At the intersection of blue and darkness, countless faint lines connected the sky and water. If one were to get closer, they would see countless water pillars that were tens of kilometers away from the coastline sucking seawater into the sky. Every water pillar was larger than a football field. Their rotation seemed slow but was actually fast, causing millions of tons of seawater to be swept up into the sky and turned into water vapor. Swimming between these water pillars was like walking into the millstone of heaven and earth. The blue water surface turned as black as ink under the dark sky. Countless whirlpools appeared in the surging seawater, sending more waves into these countless water pillars. Beside each water pillar, there were countless humanoid creatures of varying numbers.
Most of the humanoid creatures had fish scales or shells. Some had parotid glands and faint fins on the outside of their arms. The first impression that these humanoid creatures gave was that they were hybrids of humans and beasts that had escaped from a forbidden biochemical laboratory. As far as the eye could see, tens of thousands of semi-disabled humanoid beasts were gathered here, floating on the surface of the water as if they were on a pilgrimage to these water pillars.
Tens of thousands of half-human, half-beast creatures created this miraculous scene in the surging seawater. At the center of these countless huge water pillars, there was a huge water pillar that was two to three kilometers long that rose from the sea like a mountain. Although the other water pillars were huge, compared to this water wall, they were like matchsticks that served as a foil to the python. Compared to the other water pillars that had more or less half-human, half-beast creatures gathered around them, this one was all in perfect human form. Although there were not many of them, one could see their flawless skin, shiny black long hair, and beautiful faces that were as beautiful as immortals from the upper half of their bodies that were exposed to the surface of the water.
There were twelve female creatures that were almost identical to humans. If it was not for the fact that one could not see if they had fish tails, one would think that they were mermaids that had emerged from the depths of the sea. These women were all stunningly beautiful. Their cheeks were as clean as water, and there was no adornment on them. All of them were the most natural beauty. If they were placed in human society, they would definitely cause countless men to go crazy for them. Not to mention that all of them were topless. Their towering breasts and blood-red peaches were the best way to stimulate the most primitive desires of humans.
However, this kind of beauty that could drive people crazy contained an unimaginable danger. Twelve people were able to hold up a water pillar with a radius of three kilometers. It was a miracle for humans in any era. This kind of ability could not be explained by science. Just as the seawater wall rose up into the sky, countless sea creatures were sent up into the sky by the water current, and then fell down from the sky like raindrops. Ever since the mutation, even the weakest creatures in the past had become fierce, and the fierce ones in the past had become peerless beasts. These huge mutated beasts with sharp teeth and hard shells fell from the sky onto the heads of the women. They opened their mouths wide and prepared to bite down, but without exception, the heads of these women swelled up and cracked. In the end, even their skin and bones turned into transparent clear water that fell onto the women's bodies, causing their snow-white skin to flush with excitement …
"Zhang Xiaoqiang, it is very likely that it will rain. According to my estimation, it should be a heavy rainstorm that only happens once in a thousand years. Of course, it should not be comparable to the previous three rainstorms after the apocalypse, but the amount of precipitation should be at least 200 milliliters. If it takes too long, the total amount of precipitation will be difficult to calculate …"
Zhang Xiaoqiang was still sitting in the helicopter. The helicopter did not return to the flight base, but instead flew towards the direction of the sea of zombies. The reporting work was carried out by Huang Tingwei. Now that Zhang Xiaoqiang's Hubei General Staff Headquarters had made some progress, after discovering the change in the cloud layer, the General Staff Headquarters quickly came up with a preliminary report.
"Get to the point, how will this heavy rain affect us?"
Zhang Xiaoqiang did not want to know if this heavy rain would break the historical record, nor did he want to know if this heavy rain would bring new changes to the apocalypse. Now that the Blood Phoenix was on the run, and the 8,000 survivors had perished, he needed to think about the possible changes that might occur. "We cannot defend Shanghai anymore.
The fire will be extinguished, the water level will rise, and the salt at the estuary will be diluted. Also, the pontoon bridge will have to be replanned, at least until the rain stops. Even so, we still need to study the hydrology and find a better crossing point. The only good news is that after the heavy rain, the zombies will have a much easier time blocking the line of defense. The rising water level will deepen the waterway area, and the river that was previously filled with zombies will be cleared again. The crossing point that the zombies had built before will be completely destroyed … "
Huang Tingwei deduced three possible changes based on the thousand-year rain. Two of the changes would be catastrophic for humans, and the third change might seem good, but it would be useless against the tens of millions of zombies. The impact on the zombies would not be as great as the impact on humans. Zhang Xiaoqiang's face turned gloomy when he heard this. Huang Tingwei could not say anything more. At this moment, he did not want to resign, because the current problem was far more serious than him giving orders to accidentally injure Zhang Xiaoqiang.
"Zhang Xiaoqiang, I personally suggest that we mobilize all the survivors to build boats to migrate to Shazhou Island. In the past, the survivors of Shanghai could go against the current from the edge of the city. I think, now that the distance is so much closer, and there are no evolvers blocking the way, we should be able to migrate a portion of the people …"
Zhang Xiaoqiang did not say anything. Huang Tingwei could not help but suggest in a low voice. He knew that it was not a good idea. According to his idea, it would be good if 20,000 survivors could survive. Ninety percent of them would be buried in the river. When the heavy rain came, the water level would rise, and the river would not be as calm as before.
At this moment, Zhang Xiaoqiang was not in the mood to speak. He was at a loss. He had done so many things in Shanghai, but in the end, it was all for naught. Originally, he had planned to build a pontoon bridge to connect the two sides of the river, and then lure the zombies to the city to fight with the mutant beasts. The survivors would then take the opportunity to cross the river. He thought that the mutant beasts would be killed by the zombies in the city, and the mutant beasts in the north of the river would be transferred back to Jiangnan. He did not expect that Xue Feng was the real mastermind behind the zombies, and the heavy rain would cause irreparable damage to the people crossing the river.
"Order the Sword Beheading Unit in Shanghai to ignite all the oil, and try to blow up the buildings in the city. Give them half a day, and after half a day, all of them will evacuate … Inform Xiaoshan to evacuate all the zombie sniping lines. The oil that was transported there earlier does not need to wait for the critical moment, and I will use it now. Also, try to withdraw all the armed personnel and soldiers, and … bring back as many weapons and ammunition as possible …"
Zhang Xiaoqiang gave two orders, and his confused mind gradually became clear. A new plan was formed in his mind. He still needed more time. The heavy rain was coming, and all the preparations would be for naught. The only thing he could do was to go with the flow and find a chance of survival in the midst of despair. Xue Feng's return to the zombie horde was the worst news for him. Instead of wasting ammunition, it would be better to withdraw the armed personnel and defend the last line of defense.